Road sign support systems are not usually well managed, because bridges and pavements have budget and maintenance priority while the sign boards and sign supports are considered miscellaneous items. The authors of this paper developed a simple deteri...
Accurate vehicle localization must be maintained even in tunnel sections where GNSS reliability is degraded. However, conventional GNSS/INS-based localization rapidly accumulates errors in such environments, affecting lane-level decision-making and p...
Road sign support systems are not usually well managed because bridges and pavement have budget and maintenance priority while the sign boards and sign supports are considered as miscellaneous items. The authors of this paper developed a simple deter...
Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) features of granulomatous–lymphocytic interstitial lung disease (GLILD) in patients with Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID), and to describe a novel...
Metabolic pathway analysis is a key method to study a metabolism in its steady state, and the concept of elementary fluxes (EFs) plays a major role in the analysis of a network in terms of non-decomposable pathways. The supports of the EFs contain in...
Sign language is intentionally designed to allow deaf and dumb communities to convey messages and to connect with society. Unfortunately, learning and practicing sign language is not common among society; hence, this study developed a sign language r...
Rift Valley fever is a mosquito-transmitted, zoonotic disease that infects humans and ruminants. Dendritic cell specific intercellular adhesion molecule 3 (ICAM-3) grabbing non-integrin (DC-SIGN) acts as a receptor for members of the phlebovirus genu...
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Signs of suicide are commonly used in suicide intervention training to assist the identification of those at imminent risk for suicide. Signs of suicide may be particularly important to telephone crisis-line workers (TCWs), who have little background...
Medical support in crisis situations is a major challenge. Efficient implementation of the medical evacuation process especially in operations with limited human resources that may occur during armed conflicts can limit the loss of these resources. P...
A road sign recognition system based on adaptive image pre-processing models using two fuzzy inference schemes has been proposed. The first fuzzy inference scheme is to check the changes of the light illumination and rich red color of a frame image b...
Sign language is designed to assist the deaf and hard of hearing community to convey messages and connect with society. Sign language recognition has been an important domain of research for a long time. Previously, sensor-based approaches have obtai...
In modern high-volume industries, the serial production line (SPL) is of growing importance due to the inexorable increase in the complexity of manufacturing systems and the associated production costs. Optimal decisions regarding buffer size and the...
The area of military operations is a big challenge for medical support. A particularly important factor that allows medical services to react quickly in the case of mass casualties is the ability to rapidly evacuation of wounded soldiers from a battl...
The acquisition of a person’s first language is one of their greatest accomplishments. Nevertheless, being fluent in sign language presents challenges for many deaf students who rely on it for communication. Effective communication is essential...
Sepsis remains a major global health concern, causing high mortality rates, prolonged hospital stays, and substantial economic burdens. The accurate prediction of clinical outcomes, such as mortality and length of stay (LOS), is critical for optimizi...
Tachycardia is defined as a heart rate greater than 100 bpm for more than 1 min. Tachycardia often occurs after endotracheal intubation and can cause serious complication in patients with cardiovascular disease. The ability to predict post-intubation...
The central vein sign (CVS) is a supportive imaging biomarker for multiple sclerosis (MS), but its manual assessment on susceptibility-weighted imaging with phase enhancement (SWIp) is time-consuming and reader-dependent. Existing automated methods r...
Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) enable real-time health monitoring essential for timely clinical intervention, yet their performance is frequently hindered by sensor degradation, noise interference, and strict low-latency constraints in resource-...
This paper presents a complete traffic sign recognition system based on vision sensor onboard a moving vehicle which detects and recognizes up to one hundred of the most important road signs, including circular and triangular signs. A restricted Houg...
This manuscript presents a full duplex communication system for the Deaf and Mute (D-M) based on Machine Learning (ML). These individuals, who generally communicate through sign language, are an integral part of our society, and their contribution is...
The paper addresses the recognition of dynamic Polish Sign Language expressions in an experimental system supporting deaf people in an office when applying for an ID card. A method of processing a continuous stream of RGB-D data and a feature vector...
The article presents the results of research conducted in order to determine the comprehensibility (intelligibility) of the text of signs on educational paths in Warsaw’s city forests. This evaluation was carried out with the use of an online IT tool...
Students’ and teachers’ meaning making in science classrooms is dependent on language in a broad, multimodal, sense, comprising specialized lexicogrammar and ways of using semiotic resources such as models, diagrams, and subject specific...
The analysis aimed to assess the passive safety of supporting masts for road signs in accordance with EN 12767. Experimental tests were carried out based on the requirements of the standard for the smallest and the largest constructions within the pr...
Hand gesture-based sign language recognition is a prosperous application of human– computer interaction (HCI), where the deaf community, hard of hearing, and deaf family members communicate with the help of a computer device. To help the deaf c...
Sign language recognition is challenging due to the lack of communication between normal and affected people. Many social and physiological impacts are created due to speaking or hearing disability. A lot of different dimensional techniques have been...
Human-to-human communication via the computer is mainly carried out using a keyboard or microphone. In the field of virtual reality (VR), where the most immersive experience possible is desired, the use of a keyboard contradicts this goal, while the...
Background: Continuous vital sign monitoring via wearable technology, combined with algorithm-based notifications, has been utilized for early detection of patient deterioration. In this retrospective observational study, we summarize a large-scale i...
Background: Identification of ICU patients at increased risk of death may support clinical assessment and prioritization of care. However, many mortality prediction approaches incorporate extensive laboratory information, conventional severity scores...
Background: There are a number of medications prescribed to address comorbid challenging behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including risperidone and aripiprazole. This retrospective case series reports the use of these drugs...
Human ageing is accompanied by poor responses to infection and decreased vaccine efficacy. While the causes of this can be attributed to defects in the immune system that increase with age, it is unknown whether mitochondrial dysfunction may also con...
The accessibility of Cultural Heritage content for the diverse user population visiting Cultural Heritage Institutions and accessing content online has not been thoroughly discussed. Considering the penetration of new digital media in such physical a...
The spectral composition of light has a significant influence on human wellbeing, emotion and health. Natural sunlight is often considered as the ideal light source in this regard. Therefore, artificial lighting solutions that mimic natural sunlight...
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a cornerstone therapeutic opportunity for selected patients with heart failure. For optimal patient selection, no other method has been proven to be more effective than the 12-lead ECG, and hence ECG charact...
In Mexico, around 2.4 million people (1.9% of the national population) are deaf, and Mexican Sign Language (MSL) support is essential for people with communication disabilities. Research and technological prototypes of sign language recognition have...
The aim of this paper is to analyze the existence of indications of complementarity/substitutability between the innovation agencies operating in Spain (regional, national, European, and Seventh Framework Programme), which will allow us to determine...
(1) Background: Valproic acid (VPA) is one of the frequently prescribed antiepileptic drugs and is generally considered well tolerated. However, VPA neurologic adverse effects in the absence of liver failure are fairly common, suggesting that in the...
The traffic sign recognition system is a support system that can be useful to give notification and warning to drivers. It may be effective for traffic conditions on the current road traffic system. A robust artificial intelligence based traffic sign...
Background: Central nervous system involvement is uncommon in patients with sarcoidosis. It remains a diagnostic challenge for clinicians, as there is a broad differential diagnosis that matches the presenting neurological signs. Often, the imaging f...
(1) Background: It has been hypothesized that a discrepancy exists in the understanding of a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order among physicians. We hypothesized that a DNR order signed in the emergency department (ED) could influence the patients’...
Traffic signs exposed to long-term outdoor conditions frequently exhibit deformation, inclination, or other forms of physical damage, highlighting the need for timely and reliable anomaly assessment to support road safety management. While point-clou...
Smart cities can improve the quality of life of citizens by optimizing the utilization of resources. In an IoT-connected environment, people’s health can be constantly monitored, which can help identify medical problems before they become serio...
In recent years, there has been a rise in environmental consciousness and community awareness of waste disposal issues. However, discrepancies remain between people’s attitude and their behavior regarding waste disposal and recycling; commonly known...
Road signs are critical components of road infrastructure that support safe and efficient traffic operations. With the rapid advancement of intelligent transportation and automated driving technologies, increasingly stringent requirements are being p...
This study presents the design, development, and evaluation of iSign, an Android-based educational mobile application developed to support sign language learning among deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals in rural communities. The project was conduct...
Canine distemper is caused by canine distemper virus (CDV), a multisystemic infectious disease with a high morbidity and mortality rate in dogs. Nanotechnology represents a development opportunity for new molecules with antiviral effects that may bec...
American Sign Language (ASL) makes extensive use of pointing signs, but there has been only limited documentation of how pointing signs are used for demonstrative functions. We elicited demonstratives from four adult Deaf signers of ASL in a puzzle c...
This study analyzed the decision-making times (DMTs) of participants at T-type indoor intersections according to the horizontal/vertical installation locations and the arrow directions of escape route signs. A total of 120 university students partici...
Fingerspelling is a critical component of many sign languages. This manual representation of orthographic code is one key way in which signers engage in translanguaging, drawing from all of their linguistic and semiotic resources to support communica...
Background/Objectives: Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation is associated with reduced survival and affects duration of hospitalization. Some patients with RV dysfunction on LVAD have significant...
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