Fisher Vector (FV) and deep Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) are two popular approaches for extracting effective image representations. FV aggregates local information (e.g., SIFT) and have been state-of-the-art before the recent success of deep learning approaches. Recently, combination of FV and CNN has been investigated. However, only the aggregation of SIFT has been tested. In this work, ...

AIM To provide age and gender-specific reference values for orbital fat and muscle volumes (MV) in Caucasian adults. PATIENTS AND METHODS Computed tomographic scans of 160 orbits from 52 men and 55 women, aged 20-80 years, not affected by orbital disease were evaluated. Orbital bony cavity volume (OV), fat volume (FV) and MV were calculated by a previously validated method using the software ...

Epidemiological evidence supports a positive relationship between fruit and vegetable (FV) intake, lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Increasing FV intake may attenuate the oxidative stress and inflammation associated with COPD. An exploratory randomised controlled trial to examine the effect of increased consumption of FV on oxidative stress and inflammation in mod...

We examined whether there are sex differences in children's fruit and vegetable (FV) intake and in descriptive norms (i.e. perceived FV intake) related to parents and friends. We also studied whether friends' impact is as important as that of parents on children's FV intake. Data from the PRO GREENS project in Finland were obtained from 424 children at the age 11 years at baseline. At baseline,...

Almost two decades ago an anticoagulant function of factor V (FV) was discovered, as an anticoagulant cofactor for activated protein C (APC). A natural mutant of FV in which the R506 inactivation site was mutated to Gln (FV(Leiden)) was inactivated slower by APC, but also could not function as anticoagulant cofactor for APC in the inactivation of activated factor VIII (FVIIIa). This mutation is...

Whole genome sequencing of an individual completely devoid of plasma- and platelet-derived factor V (FV) identified 167 variants in his F5 gene including previously identified and damaging missense mutations at rs6027 and Leu90Ser. Because the administration of fresh frozen plasma (FFP) prevents gastrointestinal bleeding in this individual, its effects on his plasma- and platelet-derived FV con...

The objective of this paper was to identify the relationships and associations between child and parent characteristics with child fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption in an online obesity prevention program for 8-10 year old African American girls. Girls and a parent (n = 342 child-parent pairs) in the southwestern US completed baseline data collection from 2012 to 2014. Girls and a parent com...

BACKGROUND Coagulation factor V (FV) plays a key role in hemostasis, is present in plasma and platelets, and has both pro- and anticoagulant properties; however, the contribution of platelet-derived FV to arterial thrombosis remains undetermined. METHODS AND RESULTS Using transgenic mice with various levels of FV gene expression that was restricted to the plasma or platelets, the roles of pla...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In carriers of the factor V (FV) Leiden mutation, different trans-acting gene variants (HR2 haplotype and FV Cambridge mutation) affect activated protein C (APC) sensitivity. Among a series of FV gene variants characterized, the Asp79His polymorphism appeared to be a good candidate for the modulation of FV activity. DESIGN AND METHODS In a group of 150 apparently hea...

BACKGROUND Home environment has an important influence on children's fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption, but children may in turn also impact their home FV environment, e.g. by asking for FV. The Squire's Quest II serious game intervention aimed to increase asking behaviors to improve home FV availability and children's FV intake. This study's aims were to assess: 1) did asking behaviors at b...