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Facial models allow "band-efficient" video communication
Is it possible to combine a three-dimensional wire model of a face with real pictures of the same face? And is it possible to get the computer that is forming the new image to follow the face even when the person in question makes sudden movements or partially covers her face with her hand? These... view more (2002-02-11)

Image Velocity Estimation In Echocardiographs
BACKGROUND There are many instances in which a subject in an image is moving, and it is necessary to track the subject as it moves from frame to frame; this movement is known as optical flow or image velocity. Such measurement of optical flow may be done to improve the image encoding efficiency, or... view more (2005-04-26)

How can doctors best communicate health risks?
Doctors can improve the ways in which they communicate risk information, according to several articles in this week's Education and Debate section of the BMJ. Most approaches to communication of risk are based on the assumption that patients rationally review evidence, but for various reasons, we... view more (2003-09-24)

University of Ulster Students Designing the Future
The University of Ulster will soon be producing the leading designers of the future thanks to a unique Masters course. The MDes in Design Communication is the first of its kind in Northern Ireland. Based in the Centre for Creative and Performing Arts at Magee, it aims to nurture creative industry... view more (2004-02-19)

Gesture-controlled Communication with Computers
The handling of the new computer system of Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS is contactless and based on gestures and hand commands. This user-friendly man-machine communication can be used for toys and games, for presentation technology and to control autonomous robots. A computer... view more (2004-03-12)

New technique reduces radiation exposure by 60 percent in abdominal CT of children
By lowering the tube current to account for both the weight and body symmetry of a child, an abdominal CT radiation dose can be reduced by 60% without compromising the image quality.   view more (2006-05-02)

Communication problems affect one in four 999 ambulance calls
Communication problems affect more than a quarter of emergency ambulance calls, finds a study in this week's BMJ. A sample of 999 calls received by West Midlands Ambulance Service and Derbyshire Ambulance Service during one week of December 1998 was assessed for communication difficulties. Of 1830... view more (2001-10-03)

Mathematicians find way to improve medical scans
Mathematicians at the University of Liverpool have found that it is possible to gain full control of sound waves which could lead to improved medical scans, for technology such as ultra sound machines.   view more (2008-01-08)

CANCER DOCTORS COULD BENEFIT FROM TRAINING IN COMMUNICATION SKILLS (p 650)
Senior doctors working in cancer medicine could benefit from intensive communication-skills training to assist the often complex and distressing issues surrounding cancer care, conclude authors of a UK study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Doctors' communication with patients is commonly... view more (2002-02-20)

A Hungry Quasar Caught in the Act
The VLT Secures Spectacular Image of Distant Gravitational Interaction A new image of a distant quasar (the luminous core of an "active" galaxy) shows that it is engaged in a gravitational battle with its neighbouring galaxies. It also provides information on how supermassive black holes present in... view more (2001-05-31)

Burning oil cloud above northern Iraq
A burning oil pipeline in northern Iraq produced an immense cloud of black smoke that stretched across thousands of square kilometres, in this image acquired by Envisat's Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer. The smoke cloud is visible in the centre of this image of the alluvial plain occupied... view more (2003-09-12)

Faster, more precise MRI for the medical world
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) revolutionised the medical world two decades ago, providing doctors with an unparalleled view inside the human body. Now, MRI-MARCB has taken MRI to a new level with a system that enhances image quality, reduces scan time and improves diagnosis.   view more (2004-09-24)

Survey shows that scientists want training in communicating with the general public.
In a survey, commissioned by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, almost 60 per cent of researchers questioned said they have communicated with the general public but the majority had not received any specific training in this area. The findings of the survey coincide with an... view more (2002-03-21)

Europe leads the world in science communication
European science communication experts meeting in Poland strongly urge the governments of all European nations to increase their financial and motivational support for science communication events. EUSCEA, the European Science Events Association, brings together the leaders of Science Festivals and... view more (2003-06-17)

Perfect images transmitted via a laser link between Artemis and SPOT 4
ESA PR 75-2001. On 30 November, the first-ever transmission of an image by laser link from one satellite to another took place. The system, called SILEX, consists of the Opale terminal on Artemis and the Pastel terminal on the SPOT 4 satellite. It was designed in close cooperation between the... view more (2001-12-06)

Can email help doctors use their time more productively?
In almost every era doctors have perceived themselves as "running faster" but there is little evidence to support this. Doctors feel stressed because there is now so much more they can do. There are more external forces impinging on their practice and patients and the public have raised... view more (2001-08-01)

Hecates Tholus Volcano In 3D
Hecates Tholus volcano as seen by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on Mars Express during orbit 32 from an altitude of 275 km. The 3D image on the left requires stereoscopic (red/green) glasses to view. See: http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEMTXD2PGQD_0.html The colour image... view more (2004-03-01)

Media Invite: Mars Express attempts communication with Beagle 2
Media Invite: Mars Express attempts communication with Beagle 2 11.30 am GMT, 7th January 2004 Beagle 2 Media Centre, The Open University, 1-11 Hawley Crescent, Camden, London   view more (2004-01-05)

Drug resistance may travel same path as quorum sensing
The cellular "pumps" associated with multi-drug resistance in bacteria may also be involved in exporting signals responsible for cell-cell communication, a process known as quorum sensing.   view more (2006-02-07)

The image of Nobel laureates differ considerably in media
Canonized celebrities or respected scientists? The image of Nobel laureates can differ considerably in the media. This is shown in an ongoing study by the Italian media researcher Massimiano Bucchi from the University of Trento.   view more (2003-10-09)

Tiny endoscopes bring medical costs down
Viewing actual images of patients' internal organs is more and more common in medical procedures. However, in many cases the treatment can be painful or uncomfortable, and high sterilisation costs can limit the procedure's use. IVP's prototypes aim to overcome such challenges.   view more (2005-04-29)

Image processing for applications in artificial vision
For a robot to identify objects in a particular image, it is first necessary that it can "see" them. With this aim, in artificial vision, edge detectors are normally used, i.e. computer programmes that delimit the objects in an image and define the limits between them and the background,... view more (2006-01-17)

Hi-tech 'watermark' will expose digital images that have been tampered with
Digital images that have been tampered with could now be spotted - thanks to a digital 'watermark' developed by UK scientists    Digital images such as CCTV footage are increasingly being used as evidence in high profile court cases. However, it is easy to tamper with an image and... view more (2002-06-26)

COMPUTER EXPERTS TO HELP INTENSIVE CARE PATIENTS TO COMMUNICATE
The researchers, based at the University of Dundee and Ninewells Hospital, are hoping to have produced a prototype computer-based communications system within the next 18 months. The work is being funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.   view more (1999-12-08)

Is GP-patient communication related to their perceptions of illness severity, coping and social support?
The aim of the study was to explore the relationship between the communicative behaviour of general practitioner and patient on the one hand and the perception of the coping behaviour of the patient, the severity of the complaint and the presence of social support on the other hand. From twenty... view more (2002-11-12)
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