This paper investigates automated segmentation of malaria parasites in images of Giemsa-stained thin blood film specimens. The Giemsa staining exhibits not only on the malaria parasites, but also platelets and artifac...
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(纸本)9781467381406
This paper investigates automated segmentation of malaria parasites in images of Giemsa-stained thin blood film specimens. The Giemsa staining exhibits not only on the malaria parasites, but also platelets and artifacts. We aim to extract erythrocytes both normal and infected cells from other particles and separate overlapping cells. Our approach is compared with manual cell counting and existing program named CELLCOUNTER. Our processing framework provides 97% accuracy, which yields predominant detection more accurate than the CELLCOUNTER. The results also indicate high correlation between our proposed method and the manual cell counting.
Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) and stroke are statistically the leading causes of death world-wide. Both diseases deal with various types of cardiac arrhythmias, e.g. premature ventricular contractions (PVCs), ventricul...
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(纸本)9781509039418
Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) and stroke are statistically the leading causes of death world-wide. Both diseases deal with various types of cardiac arrhythmias, e.g. premature ventricular contractions (PVCs), ventricular and supra-ventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation. For monitoring and detecting such an irregular heart rhythm accurately, we are now developing a very cost-effective ECG monitor, which is implemented in 8-bit MCU with an efficient QRS detector using steep-slope algorithm and arrhythmia detection algorithm using a simple heart rate variability (HRV) parameter. This work shows the results of evaluating the real-time steep-slope algorithm using MIT-BIH Arrhythmia Database. The performance of this algorithm has 99.72% of sensitivity and 99.19% of positive predictivity. We then show the preliminary results of arrhythmia detection using various types of normal and abnormal ECGs from an ECG simulator. The result is, 18 of 20 ECG test signals were correctly detected.
The low attenuation areas (LAA) in lung are understood one of the important factor for promoting Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Mortality of COPD has been increasing, and World Health Organization (WHO)...
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This study presents a DEP-based lab-on-a-chip (LOC) system for label-free detection of multidrug resistant (MDR) K562 leukemia cells in a cell mixture, consisting of red blood cells (RBCs) and MDR-K562 cells, for the ...
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Transcriptomics, regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF), and a virtual reality-based spatial motor task were integrated using mediation analysis in a novel demonstration of "imaging omics." Data collected in Na...
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Transcriptomics, regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF), and a virtual reality-based spatial motor task were integrated using mediation analysis in a novel demonstration of "imaging omics." Data collected in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I football athletes cleared for play before in-season training showed significant relationships in 1) elevated levels of miR-30d and miR-92a to elevated putamen rCBF, 2) elevated putamen rCBF to compromised Balance scores, and 3) compromised Balance scores to elevated microRNA (miRNA) levels. rCBF acted as a consistent mediator variable (Sobel's test < 0.05) between abnormal miRNA levels and compromised Balance scores. Given the involvement of these miRNAs in inflammation and immune function and that vascular perfusion is a component of the inflammatory response, these findings support a chronic inflammatory model in these athletes with 11 years of average football exposure. rCBF, a systems biology measure, was necessary for miRNA to affect behavior.
Fluid slip has been reported by a large number of studies using different techniques[1].However, the obtained slip lengths for Newtonian liquids vary from a few nanometers to about 1 μm, and there is little agreement...
Fluid slip has been reported by a large number of studies using different techniques[1].However, the obtained slip lengths for Newtonian liquids vary from a few nanometers to about 1 μm, and there is little agreement on the fundamental mechanisms that lead to slip.
We investigated the process of a bromination reaction of malonic acid and methylmalonic acid in the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction by using a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM). The process involves an enolization react...
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In this study, a full-color computer generated holography system is constructed for providing viewers with panoramic scene. For obtaining high image quality, the color mix proportion and correction of color difference...
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