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Scale-space and edge detection using anisotropic diffusion
The scale-space technique introduced by Witkin involves generating coarser resolution images by convolving the original image with a Gaussian kernel. This approach has a major d...
Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids. Solvents for Synthesis and Catalysis
ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTRoom-Temperature Ionic Liquids. Solvents for Synthesis and CatalysisThomas WeltonView Author Information Department of Chemistry, Imp...
Bayes Factors
Abstract In a 1935 paper and in his book Theory of Probability, Jeffreys developed a methodology for quantifying the evidence in favor of a scientific theory. The centerpiece wa...
Cancer statistics, 2014
Abstract Each year, the American Cancer Society estimates the numbers of new cancer cases and deaths that will occur in the United States in the current year and compiles the mo...
Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet
Crossing the boundaries in global sustainability The planetary boundary (PB) concept, introduced in 2009, aimed to define the environmental limits within which humanity can safe...
Diagnosis and Management of the Metabolic Syndrome
The metabolic syndrome has received increased attention in the past few years. This statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood I...
The Norm of Reciprocity: A Preliminary Statement
The manner in which the concept of reciprocity is implicated in functional theory is explored, enabling a reanalysis of the concepts of survival and exploitation. The need to di...
Empagliflozin, Cardiovascular Outcomes, and Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes
Patients with type 2 diabetes at high risk for cardiovascular events who received empagliflozin, as compared with placebo, had a lower rate of the primary composite cardiovascul...