FACIAL PARALYSIS DETECTION IN INFRARED THERMAL IMAGES USING ASYMMETRY ANALYSIS OF TEMPERATURE AND TEXTURE FEATURES

Facial Paralysis Detection in Infrared Thermal Images Using Asymmetry Analysis of Temperature and Texture Features

Facial temperature distribution in healthy people shows contralateral symmetry, which is generally disrupted by facial paralysis.This study aims to develop a quantitative thermal asymmetry analysis method for early diagnosis of facial paralysis in infrared thermal images.First, to improve the reliability of thermal image analysis, the facial region

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Screening of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola in the free-ranging snake community annually harvested for the popular ritual of San Domenico e dei Serpari (Cocullo, AQ, Italy)

In the Abruzzi village of Cocullo (Italy), each year, on May 1st, local snake hunters (known as Serpari) display colubrids, captured in the Harness wild, to commemorate the ancient ritual of San Domenico.The ascomycete Ophidiomyces ophidiicola (Oo) is the causative agent of ophidiomycosis, an emerging disease with sublethal effects.Skin lesions, su

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Comer para existir: trauma, oralidade e contornos do Eu

Our objetctive is to investigate forms of organization of the self derived from the experience of crossing traumatic situations.The starting point was the treatment of a young woman that, after having suffered cranioencephalic trauma, developed compulsion for Body Cream eating sweets and talking.This can be a resource in face of traumatic experienc

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