In this paper, we propose a general method for creating integer wavelet transforms which can be used in both lossless (reversible) and lossy compression of signals and images with arbitrary size. This method allows us to get a series of transformations which are very close to the corresponding biorthogonal wavelet transforms or some non-orthogonal wavelet transforms, but can be calculated with ...

In this study, I have estimated the percentage of tumor by visual estimate in 447 prostatectomy specimens from American Veterans Affairs patients and related this measurement to overall survival. Although percentage of tumor was significantly related to the serum prostate-specific antigen level, tumor stage, and Gleason score-that is, it was not statistically independent from these-it was more ...

Tinea incognita is a dermatophyte infection of the skin whose clinical presentation has been modified by the misuse of steroids or, as has been described recently, calcineurin inhibitors. We report a case of pustular psoriasis treated with an antipsoriatic cream, composed of topical steroids and a vitamin D3 derivative, which gave rise to a tinea incognita. Our case underlines that clinical fea...

Ester prodrugs are commonly used to increase the intestinal absorption of drugs with permeabilitylimited absorption. The high functional activity of este rases in blood and liver allows a rapid bio acti va tion of the prodrug after reaching the sys temic circu lation. However, the increased efficiency of prodrugs to pass the intestinal barrier may be decreased by its rapid esterase-mediated hyd...

The need for a similarity measure for comparing two drawings of graphs arises in problems such as interactive graph drawing and the indexing or browsing of large sets of graphs. Many applications have been based on intuitive ideas of what makes two drawings look similar — for example, the idea that vertex positions should not change much. In this paper, we formally define several of these intui...

This paper summarizes recent efforts in the use of automation to create geographic immersive virtual environments on a testbed of the University of California, Santa Barbara campus and nearby neighborhood of Isla Vista. In particular, we discuss how aerial LiDAR point clouds can be processed and fused with aerial video sources, and distributed on the web via the X3D language.