The aim of the present study was to design, implement, and evaluate a software system for discriminating between metastases, meningiomas, and gliomas on MRI. The proposed classifier is a modified probabilistic neural network (PNN), incorporating a second degree least squares features transformation (LSFT) into the PNN classifier. Thirty-six textural features were extracted from each one of 75 T...

We propose a framework for investigating the properties of apparently normal tissues on brain structural magnetic resonance images of patients with small vessel disease (SVD). It involves the extraction of textural features in regions of interest (ROIs) obtained from an anatomically-relevant template, combined with a statistical analysis that considers the relative distribution of SVD markers (...

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles with properly designed textural properties and tailored release of corrosion inhibitors are highly efficient smart carriers for advanced anticorrosive nanocomposite coatings.

A LapBox derivative, the Textural Crossfader is a keyboardbased embedded acoustic instrument, which sits comfortably across the performer s lap and radiates sound out of integrated stereo speakers. The performer controls the sound by manipulating the keys on a pair of mini-keyboard interfaces. A unique one-to-one mapping enables the performer to precisely crossfade among a set of looped audio w...

In this paper, the synthesis and characterization of thermal properties of porous copolymers 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone with trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate are presented. They were obtained by suspension polymerization as a pure polymers or composite materials with different inorganic fillers. The influence of the type of filler on the textural and thermal properties was investigated in details....

We report the in situ formation of two novel metal-organic frameworks based on terbium and dysprosium ions using azobenzene-4,41-dicarboxylic acid (H2abd) as ligand, synthesized by soft hydrothermal routes. Both materials show isostructural three-dimensional networks with channels along a axis and display intense photoluminescence properties in the solid state at room temperature. Textural prop...

This paper presents a new approach for shadow detection of moving objects in visual surveillance environment, improving localization, segmentation, tracking and classification of detected objects. An automatic segmentation procedure based on adaptive background difference is performed in order to detect potential shadow points so that, for all moving pixels, the approach evaluates the compatibi...

The aims of the present work were to study the composition of almond and pistachio juices processing by-products and their use in cookies formulation. These by-products have relatively high carbohydrate, protein, fat, calcium and magnesium contents. There were slight difference (p>0.05) in essential amino acid contents between almond by-products and pistachio by-products and also both juices pr...

NO is the primary product of the oxidation of char nitrogen, and in some combustion processes the NO can be reduced on the char surface to give N2O and/or N2. In this study a range of bituminous coals (low, medium and high volatile matter content) were pyrolysed in a fixed bed reactor at various heating rates. Textural characterisation was carried out by measuring true (He) and apparent (Hg) de...

In this study, the effect of different hydrocolloid combination and storage period on physicochemical, textural sensory characteristics keşkül, a dairy dessert, was determined. Guar gum-xanthan gum, carrageenan-guar gum carrageenan-xanthan combinations were assessed as in keşkül production. Some textural, properties determined days 1, 5 10 storage. Keşkül samples containing carrageenan had high...