A two-stage automatic color thresholding technique by Pootheri, Shamna, Ellam, Daniel, Grübl, Thomas, Liu, Yang

“…The segmentation of skin cancer lesions will help doctors to automate skin cancer detection. …”
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Is clicking mechanism good for flapping wing micro aerial vehicle? by Chin, Yao Wei, Lau, Gih Keong

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Free vibration properties of beetle elytron plate: Composite material, stacked structure and boundary conditions by Song, Yiheng, Hao, Ning, Ruan, Sihan, He, Chaochao, Quanjin, Ma

“…The results indicate that 1) the ranking of structural parameters on the 1st order frequency from a strong to weak sequence is as follows: length-to-width ratio, core height-to-thickness ratio, foam density and skin thickness; for the 2nd order natural frequency: length-to-width ratio, skin thickness, foam density and core height-to-thickness ratio. 2) Generally, an increase in the length-to-width ratio will reduce the frequency of the BEP, and increases in the core height-to-thickness ratio and skin thickness will raise its frequency. …”
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What does acne genetics teach us about disease pathogenesis? by Common, J. E. A., Barker, J. N., van Steensel, Maurice A. M.

“…Background: Acne vulgaris is a highly prevalent inflammatory skin disorder with a complex pathogenesis, characterized by comedones, papules, pustules and nodules. …”
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Infection patterns of scabies and tinea between inland and resettled indigenous Negrito communities in peninsular Malaysia by Er, Yi Xian, Than, Leslie Thian Lung, Muslim, Azdayanti, Yap, Nan Jiun, Tee, Mian Zi, Abdull-Majid, Nurmanisha, Lee, Soo Ching, Shahrizal, Shezryna, Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian

“…Skin infections cause significant health burden and affect underserved communities such as the indigenous Negrito communities disproportionately. …”
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The response of Pinus caribaea mor. var. Hondurensis seedlings to nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium fertilizers by Srivastava, P.B.L., Naruddin, Abang, Zainorin, B.Abang

“…For this purpose, seedlings were grown in plastic pots in soils collected from Bahau pine experimental area. These soils belong to Durian series and are generally poor in nutrients. …”
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Identification of proteins and genes as potential biomarkers in brown-marbled grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus forsskal) resistance to Vibrio sp by Low, Chen Fei

“…Skin lesion specimens observed under the scanning electron microscope revealed disintegration of skin around the lesion, and presence of bacterial cells under high magnification of 6000X. …”
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Understanding the implications of engineered nanoparticle induced autophagy in human epidermal keratinocytes in vitro by Gautam, Archana, Rakshit, Moumita, Nguyen, Kim Truc, Kathawala, Mustafa Hussain, Nguyen, Luong Thi Hien, Tay, Chor Yong, Wong, Esther, Ng, Kee Woei

“…While toxicological risks of applying these materials are generally regarded as low due to minute levels of penetration across the skin, our understanding of the physiological influence of potential cell-nanoparticle interactions in the skin is limited. …”
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Development of a vision-based gesture human-computer interface by Lim, Chun Ping.

“…From the evaluations, it was concluded that the two key modules, which are the skin segmentation by codebook method and the Kalman tracker, are robust. …”
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A novel approach to designing a guitar distortion effects pedal by Zheng, Luka

“…This was first done by overdriving the tube amplifier beyond its linear region, creating a harmonic distortion characteristic that is dominant in the 2nd harmonics, and changing to odd harmonic distortion as the output voltage swing is limited by the rail voltage. Guitar distortion pedals today seek to recreate the same sound effect of an overdriven tube amplifier with the use of nonlinear I-V characteristics of diodes. …”
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Atomic transistors beyond Moore's law by Li, Haifeng

“…The scope of the study is limited to reducing contact resistance, and future work may include optimizing parameters such as subthreshold swing. Overall, this study demonstrates the development of high-performance BP-based FETs and opens up new opportunities for their applications in the fields of electronics and optoelectronics.…”
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Effect of Z19n, a synthetic compound, on Cutibacterium acnes growth and biofilm by Choo, Ying

“…As a chronic inflammatory skin disease of the pilosebaceous units and one of the most common skin disorders in the world, acne has affected 88% of adolescents aged 13-19 in Singapore.[1] Treatment for acne is the use of antibiotics. …”
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Effects of various surface treatments on the storage life of guava (Psidium guajava L) at 10°C by Mohamed, Suhaila, Kyi, Khin Ma Ma, Yusof, Salmah

“…Paraffin treatment caused the skin to turn brown after 2 weeks storage. The ascorbic acid content was highest in control followed by clingwrapped guava. …”

Monitoring and alerting system for epilepsy patients by Amandis Singh Dhillon

“…The developed system makes uses of a galvanic skin response (GSR) sensor, heart rate sensor and the surrounding Pollutant Standard Index (PSI) to determine the stress level of the patient. …”
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Transmucosal insulin delivery by Muhammad Qadhin Ahmad

“…Most research on ultrasound-induced drug transport enhancement focus on the use of low-frequency ultrasound (<100 kHz) and skin tissue as the membrane of choice. However, the argument against using skin is its low passive permeability. …”
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Investigation on the braking characteristics of tractor-trailer on jackknifing by Gan, Zhilong

“…The results show that when the wheels remains in rolling motion, the brake input needs to be sufficient enough so as to inhibit the translational motion of the vehicle as well as work against the trailer swing motion or tractor spin-out. On the other hand, when the wheels are in sliding motion, the effective braking force exerted on the wheels is reduced and therefore increases the chance of jackknifing again. …”
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Swept-source Raman spectroscopy of chemical and biological materials by Song, Jeonggeun, So, Peter T. C., Yoo, Hongki, Kang, Jeon Woong

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Evaluation of keratin templates on dermal regeneration of full-thickness burns by Moay, Zi Kuang

“…The current gold standard for treating full-thickness burns is skin grafting. While autografts are preferred, they are limited by availability. …”
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Image transformation for beautification by Lim, Christine Kia Min

“…In Section II, it shows the literature review of face detection, skin detection and image warping. Section III is an overview of the skin-pixel based techniques used in the project. …”
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The level of knowledge, awareness and practice on sunscreen usage among nursing students in Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan by Jana, Nur Anis Syazana

“…Sunscreen has been proven to prevent our skin from sunburn and skin cancer. However, the application of sunscreen among people is still poor. …”
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