Alper YILMAZ Mubarak Ali Shah University of Central Florida {yilmaz, shah}@cs.ucf.edu Abstract In this study, a new framework for parsing a video sequence into shots is presented. The new algorithm uses eigenspace decomposition of the RGB color space to describe the frames in a more descriptive coordinate system. The new basis eliminates the stumbling blocks of current shot detection approaches...

Lack of substantial occupational therapy research is a recognized and persistent problem; which is often discussed throughout the literature but not truly addressed. Action must be taken to involve clinicians in the effort to substantiate the efficacy of treatments through outcome studies. We offered several proactive recommendations that could be implemented on a national level to encourage he...

The Spring 2013 issue of Global Media Journal American edition focuses on the rapid changes occurring in the "Arab World." In the midst of rapid social and governmental change, as well as the rise and fall of political regimes, personal and social media seem to stay at the forefront. During the initial period of revolution in Egypt, the Mubarak government tried to "turn the internet off." Rathe...

During the previous 34 months, 3 hypertensive patients on long-term thiazide therapy were admitted to the medical department, Mubarak Hospital, Kuwait, with atrial fibrillation (AF) and hypokalaemia. They received potassium chloride by intravenous infusion, followed by oral therapy with reversion to sinus rhythm. There were no clinical, electrocardiographic, radiological, or echocardiographic s...

*Corresponding author: Muhammed Mubarak, Department of Histopathology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), Karachi, Pakistan. E-mail: [email protected] R en al B io ps y Te ac hi ng P oi nt Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: Atheroembolic renal disease is often overlooked as a cause of kidney injury. This diagnosis should be strongly cons...

AIM Clinical supervisors are appointed to ensure that medical trainees receive a satisfactory education, improve their academic orientation and develop professional attitudes. The aim of this study was to find out, from the paediatric trainee's perspective, how their clinical supervisor could best do that. METHODS We conducted in-depth interviews with seven paediatric trainees in a university...

PURPOSE To provide a model for assessing occupational therapy workforce needs by using a demand-based approach to determine current workforce status in the Northwest region. Regional information may have implications for addressing national occupational therapy service needs. METHOD A questionnaire was sent to a proportional random sample of 234 facilities that hire occupational therapy pract...

Health reform promotes the delivery of patient-centered care. Occupational therapy's rich history of client-centered theory and practice provides an opportunity for the profession to participate in the evolving discussion about how best to provide care that is truly patient centered. However, the growing emphasis on patient-centered care also poses challenges to occupational therapy's perspecti...