Detection of manipulated face images has attracted a lot interest recently. Various schemes have been proposed to tackle this challenging problem, where the patch-based approaches are shown be promising. However, existing tend treat different patches equally, which do not fully exploit patch discrepancy for effective feature learning. In paper, we propose Patch Diffusion (PD) module can integra...

The landscape is considered a strategic asset by the Tuscan regional government, also for its economic role, meaning that specific Landscape Plan has been developed, dividing region into 20 Units and representing main planning instrument at level. Following aims of guidelines European Convention, it necessary to develop an adequate assessment landscape, evaluating typologies their characteristi...

Neurons in the fly lobula plate integrate motion signals over large regions of visual space in a directionally selective manner. This study is concerned with the details of this integration process. We used a stimulus consisting of a 4 x 4 lattice of locally moving Gabor patches, in which each patch could take any direction independently. We also presented only one patch at a time or two patche...

Palladium (Pd) belongs to the platinum group elements and its use has more than doubled in the past ten years. Encouraged by positive patch test results in some patients suffering from oral syndromes, Pd was included in the routine patch testing for contact dermatitis. In the present study, differences in the trend of sensitization to Pd in a contact dermatitis clinic population between 1996 an...

We describe here a new interface tool for Pure Data (Pd). GrIPD (Graphical Interface for Pure Data) is a cross-platform software package that allows one to design custom graphical user interfaces for Pd patches. GrIPD is not a replacement for the native Pd interface, but rather, is intended to allow one to create a “performance-time” front end for a Pd patch. GrIPD extends the usability of Pd t...

INTRODUCTION In this study we compared the effects of two different surgical procedures for closure of adult atrial septal defect (ASD) on postoperative P-wave changes. METHODS Patients who underwent cardiac surgery for secundum type ASD closure were evaluated retrospectively. Seventy-two patients with primary repair of ASD and 29 patients with pericardial patch plasty repair were compared ac...

Studies of the effects of patch size and isolation on plant species density have yielded contrasting results. However, much of the available evidence comes from relatively recent anthropogenic forest fragments which have not reached equilibrium between extinction and immigration. This is a critical issue because the theory clearly states that only when equilibrium has been reached can the numbe...

Partial Discharge is a phenomenon that indicates cables or joints deterioration in an electrical transmission or distribution system. Mechanical damages, voids or contamination in the insulation of cables or joints may contribute to the degradation thus emission of PD is present. The electromagnetic pulses emitted may represent the condition of the insulation. Current PD detector designed using...

CONTEXT Greater mammographic density is associated with increased breast cancer risk and reduced diagnostic mammographic sensitivity and may be seen with estrogen/progestin therapy (EPT). The effects of testosterone therapy on mammographic density in postmenopausal women not on EPT are not known. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to compare effects of two doses of the testosterone transdermal patch...

Less attention has been paid to the parasitoid-host system in which the host occurs in considerably high density with a hierarchical patch structure in studies on time allocation strategies of parasitoids. This study used the parasitoid Meteorus pulchricornis (Wesmael) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and the Oriental leafworm, Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) as the parasitoids-...