Therapeutic Seal Robot as Biofeedback Medical Device: Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluations of Robot Therapy in Dementia Care

2012 ◽  
Vol 100 (8) ◽  
pp. 2527-2538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takanori Shibata
Keyword(s):  
Medical Device ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Quantitative Evaluations

Integrated Multi-Scalar Approach for 3D Cultural Heritage Acquisitions

2019 ◽  
pp. 443-468
Author(s):  
Michele Russo ◽  
Anna Maria Manferdini
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Structure From Motion ◽  
Gold Standard ◽  
3D Models ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Digital Representations ◽  
Architectural Survey ◽  
Quantitative Evaluations

This contribution presents the results of investigations on the reliability of techniques based on the Structure from Motion approach used for 3D digitizations of build heritage. In particular, we tested the performances of different SfM technologies within an architectural survey context and we developed a procedure with the purpose of easing the work of surveyors called to restore digital representations of artifacts at different scales of complexity. The restored 3D models were compared among each other and with a gold standard acquisition. These analysis led to qualitative and quantitative evaluations and to considerations on times and skills required by all tested technologies. In this work strengths and weaknesses are highlighted and the integration of different technologies is presented, as it represents the best solution in many and recurrent multi-scalar contexts.

AUTOMATIC PEDESTRIAN SEGMENTATION COMBINING SHAPE, PUZZLE AND APPEARANCE

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (05) ◽  
pp. 1360004 ◽  
Author(s):  
YANLI LI ◽  
ZHONG ZHOU ◽  
WEI WU
Keyword(s):  
Integration Scheme ◽  
Partial Occlusion ◽  
Still Images ◽  
Multiple Cues ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Public Datasets ◽  
Human Silhouette ◽  
Quantitative Evaluations

In this paper, we address the problem of automatically segmenting non-rigid pedestrians in still images. Since this task is well known difficult for any type of model or cue alone, a novel approach utilizing shape, puzzle and appearance cues is presented. The major contribution of this approach lies in the combination of multiple cues to refine pedestrian segmentation successively, which has two characterizations: (1) a shape guided puzzle integration scheme, which extracts pedestrians via assembling puzzles with constraint of a shape template; (2) a pedestrian refinement scheme, which is fulfilled by optimizing an automatically generated trimap that encodes both human silhouette and skeleton. Qualitative and quantitative evaluations on several public datasets verify the approach's effectiveness to various articulated bodies, human appearance and partial occlusion, and that this approach is able to segment pedestrians more accurately than methods based only on appearance or shape cue.

scholarly journals IRDP Credit for the Poor: What is the Evidence?

1988 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-72
Author(s):  
Inderjit Khanna
Keyword(s):  
Careful Analysis ◽  
Development Programme ◽  
Rural Credit ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Rural Development Programme ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Integrated Rural Development ◽  
Adequate Understanding ◽  
Anil Gupta ◽  
Quantitative Evaluations

Among schemes for alleviating poverty, the Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) is unparalleled in its size and spread. Its evaluation, therefore, has to take account of its size and the fact that it has been in operation for less than eight years. What is disturbing is that the qualitative and quantitative evaluations of the Programme are at variance. Based on action research and careful analysis, Anil Gupta and Manu Shroff ("Rural Credit: How do the Poor See It?" Vikalpa October-December 1987) argued that the plight of the poor had not changed much because the Programme did not reflect an adequate understanding of the nature of poverty. Commenting on that article, Inderjit Khanna counters their conclusion to provide figures on credit flows as well as official survey findings to show that beneficiaries have expressed satisfaction. Detailed research and analysis on both qualitative and quantitative aspects of the Programme at various levels are called for to reconcile these differences to identify the problems and devise better ways to reduce poverty

scholarly journals Significance of qualitative and quantitative evaluations of anti-HLA antibodies in kidney transplantation

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideki Ishida ◽  
Toshihito Hirai ◽  
Naoki Kohei ◽  
Yutaka Yamaguchi ◽  
Kazunari Tanabe
Keyword(s):  
Kidney Transplantation ◽  
Hla Antibodies ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Quantitative Evaluations

scholarly journals The Efficiency of Biocidal Silica Nanosystems for the Conservation of Stone Monuments: Comparative In Vitro Tests against Epilithic Green Algae

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 6804
Author(s):  
Flavia Bartoli ◽  
Martina Zuena ◽  
Armida Sodo ◽  
Giulia Caneva
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Salt ◽  
In Vitro Tests ◽  
Green Product ◽  
Stone Monuments ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Initial Reduction ◽  
Inorganic Nanomaterials ◽  
Silica Nanocapsules ◽  
Quantitative Evaluations

In the last decade, worldwide research has focused on innovative natural biocides and the development of organic and inorganic nanomaterials for long-lasting reliability. In this work, the biocide effects of two different biocides encapsulated in two different silica nanosystems for a multifunctional coating have been performed through in vitro tests, by using Chlorococcum sp. as a common stone biodeteriogen. Zosteric sodium salt (ZS), a green biocide, was compared with the commercial biocide, 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT), widely used in the treatment of cultural heritage. The analyzed systems are the following: silica nanocapsules (NC) and silica nanoparticles (MNP) not loaded with biocides, two nanosystems loaded with ZS and MBT, and free biocides. The qualitative and quantitative evaluations of biocide efficiency were performed periodically, analyzing pigment autofluorescence to discriminate between active and inactive/dead cells. The analyses showed multiple differences. All the nanocontainers presented an initial reduction in chlorophyll’s autofluorescence. For the free biocide, the results highlighted higher efficiency for MBT than ZS. Finally, the nanosystems loaded with the different biocides highlighted a higher activity for nanocontainers loaded with the commercial biocide than the green product, and better efficiency for MNP in comparison with NC.

Integrated Multi-Scalar Approach for 3D Cultural Heritage Acquisitions

2015 ◽  
pp. 337-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Russo ◽  
Anna Maria Manferdini
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Structure From Motion ◽  
Gold Standard ◽  
3D Models ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Digital Representations ◽  
Architectural Survey ◽  
Quantitative Evaluations

This contribution presents the results of investigations on the reliability of techniques based on the Structure from Motion approach used for 3D digitizations of build heritage. In particular, we tested the performances of different SfM technologies within an architectural survey context and we developed a procedure with the purpose of easing the work of surveyors called to restore digital representations of artifacts at different scales of complexity. The restored 3D models were compared among each other and with a gold standard acquisition. These analysis led to qualitative and quantitative evaluations and to considerations on times and skills required by all tested technologies. In this work strengths and weaknesses are highlighted and the integration of different technologies is presented, as it represents the best solution in many and recurrent multi-scalar contexts.

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