Selective segmentation involves incorporating user input to partition an image into foreground and background, by discriminating between objects of a similar type. Typically, such methods involve introducing additional...
Background The academic and practical benefit of global health education have been recognized and endorsed by the Association of Faculties of Medicine in Canada (AFMC) and articulated by the AFMC Resource Group (2011). Clinical...
Background The academic and practical benefit of global health education have been recognized and endorsed by the Association of Faculties of Medicine in Canada (AFMC) and articulated by the AFMC Resource Group (2011). Clinical...
This study aims to analyze the Chan-Vese model's performance using a variety of tumor images. The processes involve the tumors' segmentation, detecting the tumors, identifying the segmented tumor region, and extracting the...
Dr Catherine Rhodes is a research fellow at the Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation specialising in the international regulations relevant to control of biotechnology. Professor John Harris is director of the Institute...
Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) reside in the nuclear membrane and mediate macromolecules exchange between the nucleus and cytoplasm. Although the protein components of NPCs, termed collectively nucleoporin, have been identified...
A major threat to human health, obesity is associated with increased risk of cardiometabolic complications such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and many types of cancers. Whereas white adipocytes...
MicroRNAs constitute a vital new component of our evolving understanding of regulatory mechanisms that shape cellular gene expression. As ubiquitous regulators of protein translation, microRNAs have a unique regulatory function...
Background North American medical school accreditation requires career counseling. The Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) MedCAREERS program was implemented in 2000 before published evidence of efficacy of Canadian...
Background North American medical school accreditation requires career counseling. The Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) MedCAREERS program was implemented in 2000 before published evidence of efficacy of Canadian...
Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a common cause of painful hip in the young and middle-aged population. This condition frequently leads to a labral tear, damage of acetabular cartilage, and secondary arthritis of the hip....
Direct feedback on energy use presented by in-home displays (IHDs) has been found to be useful in helping people learn about their energy use and make a reduction. However, it is not yet clear what is the best form in which to...
It is common practice in the lead halide perovskite solar cell field to add a small molar excess of lead iodide (PbI2) to the precursor solution to increase the device performance. However, recent reports have shown that an...