In this paper an optimized fuzzy logic based segmentation for abnormal MRI brain images analysis is presented. A conventional fuzzy c-means (FCM) technique does not use the spatial information in the image. In this research, we use a FCM algorithm that incorporates spatial information into the membership function for clustering. The FCM algorithm that incorporates spatial information into the m...

This paper presents an identification approach for an early-state cervical cancer called carcinoma in situ (CIS). Size of nucleus and cytoplasm of a squamous cell in the Pap (Papanicolaou’s) smear image is related to the cancer in CIS state. Segmentation techniques for the single squamous cell and the combined squamous cells are proposed. A proportion of the segmented nucleus area and the segme...

BACKGROUND In patients with bicuspid aortic valve and dilated proximal ascending aorta, we sought to assess (1) factors associated with increased longer-term cardiovascular mortality and (2) incremental prognostic use of indexing aortic root to patient height. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied 969 consecutive bicuspid aortic valve patients (50±13 years; 87% men) with proximal aorta ≥4 cm, who al...

Three patients with Tolosa-Hunt syndrome (THS) were examined using computed tomography (CT), orbital venography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). CT of the brain showed no definite abnormality in two patients, right optic nerve enlargement and an abnormal area around the orbital apex in one patient. Orbital venography showed an occlusion of the superior ophthalmic vein in one of three patie...

the Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) are now an essential component in the structure of network security. The logs of connections and network activity, with a large amount of information, can be used to detect intrusions. Despite the development of new technologies of information and communication following the advent of the Internet and networks, computer security has become a major challenge...

This chapter provides a brief introduction to the construct of emotional intelligence (EI), focusing on the conceptual distinction between trait EI (or emotional self-efficacy) and ability EI (or cognitive-emotional ability). The former encompasses emotion-related behavioral dispositions and self-perceived abilities measured via self-report, whereas the latter concerns actual emotion-related co...

Four emotionally arousing stimuli were used to probe the behavior of monkeys with bilateral ablations of the entorhinal and perirhinal cortex. The monkeys' behavioral changes were then contrasted with those observed earlier (M. Meunier, J. Bachevalier, E. A. Murray, L. Málková, & M. Mishkin, 1999) in monkeys with either neurotoxic or aspiration lesions of the neighboring amygdala. Rhinal cortex...

In this paper, we apply visual surveillance techniques to in-house abnormal event detection, where (elderly) persons are monitored in order to assure their well-being. By means of a camera installed in a living room, we are able to spot not only if the person falls, but also other, more subtle abnormal events. We summarize two existing methods and compare them on two video sequences. The approa...

Addictive drugs such as cocaine induce synaptic plasticity in the ventral tegmental area and its projection areas, which may represent the cellular correlate of an addiction trace. Cocaine induces changes in excitatory transmission primarily in the VTA, which persists for days after a single exposure. These initial alterations in synaptic transmission represent a metaplasticity that is permissi...