In this paper, we propose an activity-based human identification approach using discriminative sparse projections (DSP) and orthogonal ensemble metric learning (OEML). Unlike gait recognition which recognizes person only from his/her walking activity, this study aims to identify people from more general types of human activities such as eating, drinking, running, and so on. That is because peop...

As reported in a previous paper (1) we have developed a new technique, Digital Image Ratio (DIR), which theoretically avoids some of the drawbacks of quantitative digital substraction radiography. DIR allows the direct computation and visualization of bone-mass-ratio changes. This second paper describes the use of DIR analysis to examine 20 sites in 8 patients undergoing regenerative periodonta...

Speech is human’s most efficient communication mode. Beyond its efficiency, humans are comfortable and familiar with speech. Other modalities require more concentration, restrict movement and cause body strain due to unnatural positions. This need brings the development of a speech to text conversion. In spoken language, syllables are often considered as the phonological "building blocks" of wo...

In this paper, we present an approach for directing a mobile robot under real-world conditions into a target position by means of pointing gestures only. Because one objective of our work is the development of a low-cost system, we only used a monocular vision system. As first step, our approach employes a Background Substraction technique and a histogram equalization in a preprocessing step to...

A 22-year-old female patient presented to the Emergency Department of a tertiary care hospital with symptoms of headache and nausea. She has been on a regular follow-up for the preceding three and a half years after being diagnosed as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). She had been treated earlier for SLE nephritis in the same institution, and had two relapses of nephrotic syndrome in the last...

Epilepsy is one of the most frequent chronic neurological disorders, affecting 1-2% of the population. Patients with complex partial drug resistant episodes may benefit from a surgical treatment consisting in the excision of the epileptogenic area. Localization of the epileptogenic area was classically performed with video-EEG and magnetic resonance (MR). Recently, functional neuroimaging studi...

a 22-year-old female patient presented to the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital with symptoms of headache and nausea. she has been on a regular follow-up for the preceding three and a half years after being diagnosed as systemic lupus erythematosus (sle). she had been treated earlier for sle nephritis in the same institution, and had two relapses of nephrotic syndrome in the last...

Introduction. As a result of the conducted route reconnaissance and geological engineering surveys, data about development pattern exogenous processes at site adjoining city Ufa were obtained. This region is well studied due to extensively developed karst. Although landslides are less prevalent here, their frequently connected with karst intensification. Landslides, formed in sites sinkholes to...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the technical success, safety and outcome of endovascular coiling procedure in intracranial aneurysms. METHODS From April 2003 to April 2009, 43 patients (23 males and 20 females), age range 11 to 70 years, mean age 46.67 +/- 11.57 years were treated for intracranial aneurysms by detachable coil deployment at Radiology Department of Aga Khan University Hospital. Aneurysm...