Estimating and analysis of deformation, either rigid or non-rigid, is an active area of research in various medical imaging and computer vision applications. Its importance stems from the inherent inter- and intra-variability in biological and...
Catalog of an exhibition of prints from the collection of Judge Lafon Allen presented by the University of Louisville, Allen R. Hite Art Institute from September 29-October 25, 1952.
Image processing; Computer vision; Pattern recognition systems
Image segmentation is one of the most important problems in image processing, object recognition, computer vision, medical imaging, etc. In general, the objective of the segmentation is to partition the image into the meaningful areas using the...
Healthy Hoops Kentucky; Asthma in children--Social aspects; Asthmatics--Social conditions
Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children aged 7 to 17 years of age in the United States. An average, one of every ten school-aged children has asthma, and 13 million school days are missed each year due to asthma. Interventions to...
Blind--Education--Arithmetic; Arithmetic--Study and teaching--Data processing; Speech synthesis
The design and development of a microprocessor-controlled mathematics trainer is described. The trainer is designed primarily for a blind student, and uses synthetic speech to verbally present mathematics problems in the form of incomplete...
Children; Men; Women; Indians of North America; Windmills; Animals; Circuses & shows; Sailboats; Churns
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at left: picture, within frame of birds and leaves, of boys on hill looking at houses below; man with ponytail and earring carrying child wrapped in blanket on his back through snowy woods -...
CDCIWHO only "recommends" that rings be removed under gloves because of cross-contamination between health care workers and patients. Microbiological samples of oral streptococci beneath rings and between fingers under non-sterile exam...
Depression is one of the most frequent causes of disability worldwide. It can
affect the psychological, social, and physical wellbeing of those that suffer from it, the
majority of which are women. Depression has been linked to immune activation as...
Ranard, John--Exhibitions; Photography, Artistic--Exhibitions; Museum exhibits
This thesis project documents the curatorial and archival work completed using the collection of photographs, negatives, and ephemeral materials of John Ranard. This collection belongs to his estate and is currently housed at the University of...
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at left: scene of Belgium, with man watching woman making lace before backdrop of cathedral and thatched-roof cottage; scene of Ireland, with man watching woman carry pail on her head across...
Warren, Edward Perry, 1860-1928; Art in universities and colleges--United States; Art museums--United States; Art--History--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States; Archaeology--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States; Art--Collectors and...
This dissertation assesses the influence of Edward Perry Warren (1860-
1928) on the development of collegiate collections of Greek and Roman art and the rise
of art history and archaeology in elite academic institutions in the United States....
Women prisoners--Family relationships--Kentucky; Children of women prisoners--Kentucky; Prisoners' families--Effect of imprisonment on--Kentucky; Mothers--Kentucky
A phenomenological study of the lived experience of mothering during incarceration was conducted at a women's multi-custody level prison in Kentucky. The purpose of the study was to explore and describe the experience of mothering among...
Dentist and patient; Dentists--Training of; Dentistry--Practice; Orthodontics, Corrective
Competition for orthodontic patients is at an all time high. Ways to differentially market an orthodontic practice are essential in attracting patients. It is hypothesized that the patients don't understand the extra training that an orthodontist...
England; Men; Women; Children; Animals; People associated with religion; Sculpture; Greek temples; Military personnel; Soldiers; Uniforms; Portugal; France; Lyres; Stringed instruments
Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left: scene of England, signed "Hartwell," with man, woman, and children seated in front of thatched hut among chickens, with horse, carriage, and Tower of London visible in...
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at left: centurion watching man wearing crown accompanied by children with brooms and whips; bearded man wearing fur pelt witnesses arrival, by boat, of colonists, who have already begun hunting;...
Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left: men with plumed hats holding swords and men with helmets holding spears looking over valley at distant mountain range, from which smoke signals emanate; man sitting outdoors with books...
Beauty, Personal--Social aspects--United States; Body image--Social aspects--United States; Public opinion--United States
Background: Facial esthetics plays a major part in diagnosis and treatment planning in orthodontics. One aspect of facial esthetics that orthodontist can drastically change, for better or worse, is that of lip position. What is considered esthetic,...
Intonation (Musical pitch); Flute--Intonation; Singing--Intonation; Music--Instruction and study
The purpose of this study is to measure the effect of listening to and singing a tuning
pitch on a flute player's intonation. This investigation determines if these two
variables-hearing and singing-will have an effect on playing a single...
The purpose of this study was to compare the differences between 2 sets of ballistic stretching and 2 sets of a dynamic stretching routine on vertical jump performance. The intraclass reliability coefficients for maximum jump height, force, and...
Military nursing--History; World War, 1914-1918--Women; World War, 1914-1918--Medical care; Women and war--History--20th century
World War I resulted in the deaths of over 8,500,000
military personnel and in addition, millions of civilians.
There were not enough doctors to provide the necessary
medical care for the masses of seriously sick and wounded,
and other than in...
