Cigarette smoking is the most prevalent risk factor for the development of adult-onset respiratory diseases associated with airflow obstruction, namely emphysema and chronic bronchitis, commonly called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Regrettably, childhood asthma does not reduce the likelihood of initiation of smoking [1] but it is not fully clear how smoking impacts pre-existing ...

Fluorescence lifetime imaging has emerged as an important microscopy technique, where high repetition rate lasers are the primary light sources. As fluorescence lifetime becomes comparable to intervals between consecutive excitation pulses, incomplete fluorescence decay from previous pulses can superimpose onto the subsequent decay measurements. Using a mathematical model, the incomplete decay ...

This paper presents a computer vision-based technique for object registration, real-time tracking, and image overlay. The capability can be used to superimpose registered medical images such as those from CT or MRI on to a video image of a patient's body. Real-time object registration enables an image to be overlaid consistently on to objects even while the objects and cameras viewing it are mo...

Uniform three-dimensional superstructures of spherical cobalt nanocrystals are produced by the interplay between dipolar interaction and applied magnetic field. An anomalous low-temperature magnetic behavior is observed, indicating that uncompensated surface spins become ordered below 10 K, as evidenced by the presence of two magnetic phases that superimpose in hysteresis loops as compared to m...

A realtime Augmented Reality binocular for the assistance of nautical staff is presented. AR systems combine the real environment with additional information. Nautical sea chart data is used to superimpose information into views with a magnification factor of 7 which cause a big effect on directional errors in the augmentation. We discuss the system requirements and present an analysis of the h...

We show that a recently discussed apparatus for aberration-cancelled interferometry may be modified to perform correlated-photon imaging in the so-called ”ghost” imaging configuration. For objects in the vicinity of a particular plane, the images are free of object-induced phase distortions. This apparatus has the distinctive feature that it may be used to superimpose images of two objects in a...

We describe a form of method-call interception (MCI) that allows the programmer to superimpose extra functionality onto method calls at run-time. We provide a reference semantics and a reference implementation for corresponding language constructs. The setup applies to class-based, statically typed, compiled languages such as Java. The semantics of MCI is used to direct a language implementatio...

ÐA new method for the visualization of state transition systems is presented. Visual information is reduced by clustering nodes, forming a tree structure of related clusters. This structure is visualized in three dimensions with concepts from cone trees and emphasis on symmetry. A number of interactive options are provided as well, allowing the user to superimpose detail information on this tre...

of proteinuria in patients with a long standing history of diabetes mellitus (DM). Primary glomerulonephritis, such as IgA nephropathy can superimpose on a background of diabetic glomerulosclerosis.1 In 1998, Tejinder et al,2 reported a case of anti glomerular basement membrane (GBM) nephritis superimposed on diabetic nephropathy in a 57 year old man. Then in 1999 Merlin et al3 reported simulta...

In this review article, we focus on recent studies of experiential influences on brainstem function. Using these studies as scaffolding, we then lay the initial groundwork for the Layering Hypothesis, which explicates how experiences combine to shape subcortical auditory function. Our hypothesis builds on the idea that the subcortical auditory system reflects the collective auditory experiences...