Quality Assessment of Visual Content

Quality Assessment of Visual Content
Author: Ke Gu
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2022-10-19
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9811933472

This book provides readers with a comprehensive review of image quality assessment technology, particularly applications on screen content images, 3D-synthesized images, sonar images, enhanced images, light-field images, VR images, and super-resolution images. It covers topics containing structural variation analysis, sparse reference information, multiscale natural scene statistical analysis, task and visual perception, contour degradation measurement, spatial angular measurement, local and global assessment metrics, and more. All of the image quality assessment algorithms of this book have a high efficiency with better performance compared to other image quality assessment algorithms, and the performance of these approaches mentioned above can be demonstrated by the results of experiments on real-world images. On the basis of this, those interested in relevant fields can use the results obtained through these quality assessment algorithms for further image processing. The goal of this book is to facilitate the use of these image quality assessment algorithms by engineers and scientists from various disciplines, such as optics, electronics, math, photography techniques and computation techniques. The book can serve as a reference for graduate students who are interested in image quality assessment techniques, for front-line researchers practicing these methods, and for domain experts working in this area or conducting related application development.

Drosophila

Drosophila
Author: Christian Dahmann
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 423
Release: 2022-08-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1071625411

This third edition expands on the previous editions by providing updated protocols and current methods that cover recent breakthroughs in Drosophila research. Chapters guide readers through FlyBase, versatile gene expression systems, analysis of microRNA function, single-cell transcriptome data and metabolism, recent applications of CRISPR for precise genome editing, transcriptional activation and cell lineage tracing, protein inhibition and tagging, optogenetic and optochemical control of tissue mechanics, AFM measurements, sample preparation for electron microscopy, live imaging of different tissues and organs, and quantitative image analysis. Written in the format of the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include an introduction to their topic, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step and readily reproducible laboratory protocols, as well as tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls Authoritative and cutting-edge, Drosophila: Methods and Protocols, Third Edition serves as a useful and practical guide to new researchers and experts using Drosophila as a model system. Chapter 7 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Mind Chi

Mind Chi
Author: Vanda North
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2010-01-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1907321373

8 minutes a day is all it takes to open up a world of superiormental performance. Just as Tai Chi has been used for centuries to balance body andmind, Mind Chi will help you increase your mentalenergy and be more effective in everything you do. And all you needis 8 minutes a day... Mind Chi is a powerful synthesis of thought andaction based on the most recent research into how the brain works.By following the simple, daily exercises in this book, you willraise your mental performance to a level you never thoughtpossible. Discover: Sharper powers of concentration and information management Improved control over your attention span, memory, thoughts andfeelings Fast and easy ways to reduce your stress and increase yourconfidence New positive habits, thoughts and mental resilience Fantastic energy levels, during and after your work day Plus: 50 Strategies for Success in Business &Life "An eight minute daily dose of Mind Chi willimprove vitality, reduce stress and allow us to see the manyblessings of life more clearly." --Stephen C. Lundin PhD, author ofthe five million copy bestselling FISH!

Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention – MICCAI 2020

Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention – MICCAI 2020
Author: Anne L. Martel
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 819
Release: 2020-10-02
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3030597253

The seven-volume set LNCS 12261, 12262, 12263, 12264, 12265, 12266, and 12267 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2020, held in Lima, Peru, in October 2020. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 542 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 1809 submissions in a double-blind review process. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Part I: machine learning methodologies Part II: image reconstruction; prediction and diagnosis; cross-domain methods and reconstruction; domain adaptation; machine learning applications; generative adversarial networks Part III: CAI applications; image registration; instrumentation and surgical phase detection; navigation and visualization; ultrasound imaging; video image analysis Part IV: segmentation; shape models and landmark detection Part V: biological, optical, microscopic imaging; cell segmentation and stain normalization; histopathology image analysis; opthalmology Part VI: angiography and vessel analysis; breast imaging; colonoscopy; dermatology; fetal imaging; heart and lung imaging; musculoskeletal imaging Part VI: brain development and atlases; DWI and tractography; functional brain networks; neuroimaging; positron emission tomography

Neurovirology: Viruses and the Brain

Neurovirology: Viruses and the Brain
Author:
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 661
Release: 2001-07-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0080493807

This volume is the first in a planned series of thematic volumes for Advances in Virus Research. It covers the etiology, pathogenetic mechanisms, and clincial consequences of human neurotropic viruses. Buchmeier is a virologist, Campbell an immunologist, and both are extremely well known in their fields. - Numerous illustrations including colour - Knowledgeable discussion of the potential role of viral infections in teratogenic and developmental disorders - Frank discussion of the role of stress in disease - Behavioural consequences of chronic CNS infection

Emotionomics

Emotionomics
Author: Dan Hill
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2010-10-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0749457880

'I believe that 'emotion' is where it's at' Tom Peters For far too long, emotions have been ignored in favour of rationality and efficiency, but breakthroughs in brain science have revealed that people are primarily emotional decision-makers. Many companies have not yet accepted that fact, much less acted on it. In this fully revised edition, Emotionomics will help you to understand emotions in terms of business opportunities - both in the marketplace and in the workplace. In today's highly competitive marketplace where many products look alike, it is the emotional benefit that can make the difference. At the same time, companies with engaged, productive work forces will undoubtedly achieve competitive advantage. Dan Hill's book draws on insights gathered through facial coding, the single best viable means of measuring and managing the emotional response of customers and employees, to help you to leverage emotions for business success in terms of branding, product design, advertising, sales, customer satisfaction, leadership and employee management. Emotions matter and Emotionomics will help you to step closer to customers and employees, but step ahead of your competitors.

Encyclopedia of Movement Disorders

Encyclopedia of Movement Disorders
Author:
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 1633
Release: 2010-02-26
Genre: Science
ISBN: 012374105X

The Encyclopedia of Movement Disorders is a comprehensive reference work on movement disorders, encompassing a wide variety of topics in neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry and pharmacology. This compilation will feature more than 300 focused entries, including sections on different disease states, pathophysiology, epidemiology, genetics, clinical presentation, diagnostic tools, as well as discussions on relevant basic science topics. This Encyclopedia is an essential addition to any collection, written to be accessible for both the clinical and non-clinical reader. Academic clinicians, translational researchers and basic scientists are brought together to connect experimental findings made in the laboratory to the clinical features, pathophysiology and treatment of movement disorders. The Encyclopedia targets a broad readership, ranging from students to general physicians, basic scientists and Movement Disorder specialists. Published both in print and via Elsevier’s online platform of Science Direct, this Encyclopedia will have the enhanced option of integrating traditional print with online multimedia. Connects experimental findings made in the laboratory to the clinical features, pathophysiology, and treatment of movement disorders Encompasses a wide variety of topics in neurology neurosurgery, psychiatry, and pharmacology Written for a broad readership ranging from students to general physicians, basic scientists, and movement disorder specialists

Handbook of Neurotoxicity

Handbook of Neurotoxicity
Author: Richard M. Kostrzewa
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 2551
Release: 2023-01-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3031150805

This handbook is a reference source for identifying, characterizing, instructing on use, and describing outcomes of neurotoxin treatments – to understand mechanisms associated with toxin use; to project outcomes of neurotoxin treatments; to gauge neurotoxins as predictors of events leading to neurodegenerative disorders and as aids to rational use of neurotoxins to model disease entities. Neuroprotection is approached in different manners including those 1) afforded by therapeutic agents – clinical and preclinical; or 2) by non-drug means, such as exercise. The amorphous term ‘neurotoxin’ is discussed in terms of the possible eventuality of a neuroprotectant producing an outcome of excess neuronal survival and a behavioral spectrum that might produce a dysfunction – akin to a neurotoxin’s effect. This new edition significantly expands on the information provided in the first edition, providing the latest research in neurotoxicity and highlighting the relationship between specific neurotoxins and the neurodegenerative disorders they can cause. It also includes new sections on the neurotoxicity of heavy metals, fungi, and snake venom. The Handbook of Neurotoxicity is thus an instructive and valuable guide towards understanding the role of neurotoxins/neurotoxicity in the expansive field of Neuroscience, and is an indispensable tool for laboratory investigators, neuroscientists, and clinical researchers.

Mind

Mind
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 526
Release: 1921
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN:

Issues for 1896-1900 contain papers of the Aristotelian Society.