In this paper we present a class of linear whitening filters termed linear extended whitening filters (EWFs) which are whitening filters that have desirable secondary properties and can be used for simplifying algorithms, or achieving desired side-effects on given secondary matrices, random vectors or random processes. Further, we present an application of EWFs for simplification of QR decompos...

PURPOSE To investigate ocular involvement (prevalence, incidence, lesion characteristics) following postnatally acquired infection with an "atypical" genotype of Toxoplasma gondii during a well-characterized 2001 outbreak in Santa Isabel do Ivaí, Brazil, attributed to a contaminated municipal reservoir. DESIGN Prospective longitudinal cohort study. METHODS We performed ophthalmic examinatio...

We investigate the cryptanalysis of reducedround RC6 without whitening. Up to now, key recovery algorithms against the reduced-round RC6 itself, the reduced-round RC6 without whitening, and even the simplified variants have been infeasible on a modern computer. In this paper, we propose an efficient and feasible key recovery algorithm against reducedround RC6 without whitening. Our algorithm is...

A pomegranate extract (PE) from the rind containing 90% ellagic acid was tested for its skin-whitening effect. PE showed inhibitory activity against mushroom tyrosinase in vitro, and the inhibition by the extract was comparable to that of arbutin, which is a known whitening agent. PE, when administered orally, also inhibited UV-induced skin pigmentation on the back of brownish guinea pigs. The ...

The aim of this study was to determine heritability estimates of treatment responses to a 10% hydrogen peroxide strip-based whitening system in twins. Eighty-five twin pairs were randomly assigned to 10% hydrogen peroxide whitening strips or placebo strips without peroxide. Both twins (monozygotic or dizygotic) received the same treatment. Maxillary teeth were treated for 30 minutes twice daily...

This paper introduces new contrast functions for blind separation of sources with different time-frequency signatures. Two contrast functions based on the Kullback-Leibler and Jensen-Rényi divergences in the time-frequency (T-F) plane are introduced. Two iterative algorithms are proposed for the proposed contrasts optimization and source separation. One algorithm consists of spatial whitening a...

INTRODUCTION Common clinical experience suggests that tooth whitening agents are 100% effective. This study uses meta-analysis of data from published randomized controlled clinical trials to determine the efficacy of tooth whitening agents. METHODS A MEDLINE search strategy was developed and implemented to systematically identify clinical trials on dentist-prescribed, home-applied tooth white...

In [1] it was shown that a n-bit balanced Feistel cipher with identical round functions and independent preand post-whitening keys can be broken using n2n=2+1 chosen plaintexts in O(n2n=2) time and space. This paper presents an extension of that result showing that the “sliding with a twist” technique of [2] can be used to break a more general class of Feistel cipher with essentially the same r...

3,6-Anhydro-l-galactose (AHG), a major monomeric constituent of red macroalgae (Rhodophyta), was recently reported to possess skin whitening activity. Moreover, AHG-containing oligosaccharides, such as agarooligosaccharides (AOSs) and neoagarooligosaccharides (NAOSs), have various physiological activities, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and skin moisturizing effects. In this study, A...