Adjustable compression method for still JPEG images

There are a large number of image processing applications that work with different performance requirements and available resources. Recent advances in image compression focus on reducing image size and processing time, but offer no real-time solutions for providing time/quality flexibility of the resulting image, such as using them to transmit the image contents of web pages. In this paper we propose a method for encoding still images based on the JPEG standard that allows the compression/decompression time cost and image quality to be adjusted to the needs of each application and to the bandwidth conditions of the network. The real-time control is based on a collection of adjustable parameters relating both to aspects of implementation and to the hardware with which the algorithm is processed. The proposed encoding system is evaluated in terms of compression ratio, processing delay and quality of the compressed image when compared with the standard method.

Lap belt angle measurement in adjustable rear seats: procedure development and vehicle survey. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Organizational maintenance repair parts and special tools lists : sweeper, rotary, towed, gasoline driven, 8 ft. lg. 30 inch dia. adjustable brush, NSN 3825-00-859-7926, Mars Industries model MP38-W, NSN 3825-00-832-5269, Mars Industries model MP38-67.

"Supersedes TM5-3825-209-20P dated 22 July 1970 and all changes"--P. i.

Direct support and general support maintenance repair parts and special tools lists : sweeper, rotary, towed, gasoline driven, 8 ft. lg, 30 inch dia. adjustable brush, NSN 3825-00-859-7926, Mars Industries model MP38-W, NSN 3825-00-832-5269, Mars Industries model MP38-67.

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Operator's, organizational, DS, and GS maintenance manual : sweeper, rotary, towed, gasoline driven, 8 ft. lg, 30 inch dia adjustable brush (Mars Industries models) (model MP38-W) FSN 3825-859-7926 ....

"July 1969."

Operator, organizational, direct support, general support, and depot maintenance manual : sweeper, rotary, towed, gasoline driven, 8 ft. lg, 30 in. dia. adjustable brush (Municipal Supply model KGV), FSN 3825-087-5019.

"October 1968."

A treatise on hernia. : the radical cure by the use of the buried antiseptic animal suture /

Cover title: The radical cure of hernia.

The insect cranium and the "epicranial suture."

Publication 3896.

Controlled synthesis and processing of a poly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) copolymer for biomedical use as an absorbable monofilament surgical suture

Poly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) 75:25% mol, P(LL-co-CL), was synthesized via bulk ring-opening polymerisation (ROP) using a novel tin(II)alkoxide initiator, [Sn(Oct)]2DEG, at 130oC for 48 hrs. The effectiveness of this initiator was compared withthe well-known conventional tin(II) octoateinitiator, Sn(Oct)2. The P(LL-co-CL) copolymersobtained were characterized using a combination of analytical technique including: nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetry (TG) and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The P(LL-co-CL) was melt-spun into monofilament fibres of uniform diameter and smooth surface appearance. Modification of the matrix morphology was then built into the as-spun fibresvia a series of controlled off-line annealing and hot-drawing steps. © (2014) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.

Accurate modelling of pulse transformation by adjustable-in-time medium parameters

A possibility of a strong change of an electromagnetic signal by a short sequence of time cycles of pulses that modulate the medium parameters is shown. The backward wave is demonstrated to be an inevitable result of the medium time change. Dependence of the relation between backward and forward waves on the parameters of the medium modulation is investigated. The finite statistical complexity of the electromagnetic signal transformed by a finite sequence of modulating cycles is calculated. Increase of the complexity with the number of cycles is shown.

Preparation of a poly(L-lactide-co-caprolactone) copolymer using a novel tin(II) alkoxide initiator and its fiber processing for potential use as an absorbable monofilament surgical suture

A poly(L-lactide-co-caprolactone) copolymer, P(LL-co-CL), of composition 75:25 mol% was synthesized via the bulk ring-opening copolymerization of L-lactide and ε-caprolactone using a novel bis[tin(II) monooctoate] diethylene glycol coordination-insertion initiator, OctSn-OCH2CH2OCH2CH2O-SnOct. The P(LL-co-CL) copolymer obtained was characterized by a combination of analytical techniques, namely nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, gel permeation chromatography, dilute-solution viscometry, differential scanning calorimetry, and thermogravimetric analysis. For processing into a monofilament fiber, the copolymer was melt spun with minimal draw to give a largely amorphous and unoriented as-spun fiber. The fiber's oriented semicrystalline morphology, necessary to give the required balance of mechanical properties, was then developed via a sequence of controlled offline hot-drawing and annealing steps. Depending on the final draw ratio, the fibers obtained had tensile strengths in the region of 200–400 MPa.

Les valves sans suture dans le traitement de la sténose aortique sévère

Rapport présenté en vue de l’obtention du grade de M.Sc.A génie biomédical option génie clinique

Prepuce-sparing plasty and simple running suture for phimosis

Aim. Circumcision is the most common procedure for phimosis. In recent years, the value of foreskin properties as well as aesthetic reasons determined to other operations preserving the foreskin. We report 5-years experience with a technique that preserve the physical foreskin appearance intact. Patients and methods. Fifty-two patients, eligible to undergo phimosis surgery, underwent prepuce-sparing plasty and simple running suture. Evaluation of results was made with photos comparative and verified by using presence/absence of recurrence, scarring evaluation, and VAS for patient satisfaction. Results. Forty-eight patients reported no complications. There were no cases of bleeding, infection, pathological scarring, phimosis recurrence. The scar showed a good pliability and a thin thickness. Patient satisfaction was high. Conclusions. The association of prepuce-sparing plasty and simple running suture highlighted an effective and easy method for the correction of acquired phimosis in adult patients, with excellent functional and cosmetic results.