Introduction: Mawrth Vallis, Mars, exhibits unique stratigraphy characterized by distinct phyllosili-cate units across an expansive region [1,2]. A potential analog for this site is the Painted Desert in Arizona, where striking profiles of clay and iron oxide units color the landscape [3]. Both sites contain multiple phyllosilicate units in similar stratigraphy across wide regions. We have acqu...

Multispectral karyotyping analyzes all chromosomes in a single cell by labeling them with chromosome-specific probes conjugated to unique combinations of fluorophores. Currently available multispectral karyotyping systems require the purchase of specialized equipment and reagents. However, conventional laser scanning confocal microscopes that are capable of separating multiple overlapping emiss...

Painted turtles (Chrysemys picta) are commercially harvested in large numbers in Minnesota for sale to biological supply companies and the pet trade. We investigated the possible effects of this harvest by comparing size, demography, and catch rates of painted turtles in 12 harvested and 10 nonharvested painted turtle populations in 2001 and 2002. We correlated turtle catch rates to harvest sta...

This paper proposes a method to generate realistic character images from on-line patterns. From the pen trajectory of an on-line pattern, the proposed method generates images of various stroke shapes using four painting modes: constant line mode, proportional mode and two calligraphic modes. Particularly, the calligraphic modes combine the pen trajectory with real stroke-shape images so that th...

statistical process control (spc) charts play a major role in quality control systems, and their correct interpretation leads to discovering probable irregularities and errors of the production system. in this regard, various artificial neural networks have been developed to identify mainly singular patterns of spc charts, while having drawbacks in handling multiple concurrent patterns. in this...