BACKGROUND Revision joint replacements are challenging surgical tasks. Knowing the exact type of primary prosthesis is essential to avoid long preoperative organisation, long operation times, and especially loss of bone and soft-tissue during operation. In daily routine there is often no information about the primary prosthesis. OBJECTIVE We are developing methods for identifying implanted pr...

An alignment technique based on the combination of magnetic fields and a liquid crystal (LC) template uses the advantages of both approaches: the magnetic fields offer non-contact methods that apply to all sample sizes and shapes, whilst the LC templates offer high susceptibilities. The combination introduces a route to control the spatial organization of materials with low intrinsic susceptibi...

A text-to-speech system can effectively imitate distinctive speaking styles when a few critical prosodic features are modeled and controlled. This paper demonstrates the methodology with a number of examples, including the ornamental notes and the amplitude profile that define the singing style of Dinah Shore, the phrase curve that sets off the dramatic speaking style of Martin Luther King Jr, ...

This paper presents a systematic approach for development of a data-driven soft sensor using robust statistical technique. Data preprocessing procedures are described in detail. First, a template is defined based on a key process variable to handle missing data related to severe operation interruption. Second, a univariate, followed by a multivariate principal component analysis (PCA) approach,...

A new avenue for making porous frameworks has been developed by borrowing an idea from molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs). In lieu of the small molecules commonly used as templates in MIPs, soft metal components, such as CuI, are used to orient the molecular linker and to leverage the formation of the network. Specifically, a linear dicarboxylate linker with thioether side groups reacted sim...

Automatic chord recognition is the first step towards complex analyses of music. It has became an active research topic and is of importance for both scientific research and commercial applications. Many methods have been proposed to attack this problem, most of which are based on the Pitch Class Profile. I propose a novel automatic chord recognition method that improves the traditional methods...