14-06-2013 | Ngoepe, Mpho ; Choonara, Yahya E.; Tyagi, Charu ; Tomar, Lomas Kumar; du Toit, Lisa C.; Kumar, Pradeep ; Ndesendo, V ..., Sensors, 2013

Recent advances in biosensor design and sensing efficacy need to be amalgamated with research in responsive drug delivery systems for building superior health or illness regimes and ensuring good patient compliance. A variety of illnesses require continuous monitoring in order to have ...

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14-06-2013 | Ghimire, Deepak ; Lee, Joonwhoan, Sensors, 2013

Facial expressions are widely used in the behavioral interpretation of emotions, cognitive science, and social interactions. In this paper, we present a novel method for fully automatic facial expression recognition in facial image sequences. As the facial expression evolves over time facial ...

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14-06-2013 | de Oliveira, Laura Siqueira; dos Santos Poles, Ana Paula; Balbino, Marco Antonio; Teles de Menezes, Matheus Manoel; ..., Sensors, 2013

A fast and non-destructive voltammetric method to detect cocaine in confiscated samples based on carbon paste electrode modified with methoxy-substituted N,N'-ethylene-bis(salcylideneiminato)uranyl(VI)complexes, [UO2(X-MeOSalen)(H2O)]·H2O, where X corresponds to the positions 3, 4 or 5 of ...

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13-06-2013 | Yang, Feng ; Ding, Mingyue ; Zhang, Xuming ; Wu, Yi ; Hu, Jiani, Sensors, 2013

Non-rigid multi-modal image registration plays an important role in medical image processing and analysis. Existing image registration methods based on similarity metrics such as mutual information (MI) and sum of squared differences (SSD) cannot achieve either high registration accuracy or ...

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13-06-2013 | Fontana, Marco ; Salsedo, Fabio ; Bergamasco, Massimo, Sensors, 2013

This paper introduces a novel contactless sensing principle conceived for measuring the rotation angle of a shaft. The sensor is based on a smart combination of low-cost components that can be effectively integrated in a mechanical assembly of a rotary joint. The working principle is based ...

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13-06-2013 | Ströbel, Ulrich ; Rose-Meierhöfer, Sandra ; Öz, Hülya ; Brunsch, Reiner, Sensors, 2013

Progress in sensor technique and electronics has led to a decrease in the costs of electronic and sensor components. In modern dairy farms, having udders in good condition, a lower frequency of udder disease and an extended service life of dairy cows will help ensure competitiveness. The ...

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13-06-2013 | Matese, Alessandro ; Vaccari, Francesco Primo; Tomasi, Diego ; Di Gennaro, Salvatore Filippo; Primicerio, Jacopo ; S ..., Sensors, 2013

A new wireless sensor network (WSN), called CrossVit, and based on MEMSIC products, has been tested for two growing seasons in two vineyards in Italy. The aims are to evaluate the monitoring performances of the new WSN directly in the vineyard and collect air temperature, air humidity and ...

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10-06-2013 | Martín-Ruiz, María Luisa; Valero Duboy, Miguel Angel ; Pau de la Cruz, Iván, Sensors, 2013

Neuro-evolutive development from birth until the age of six years is a decisive factor in a child’s quality of life. Early detection of development disorders in early childhood can facilitate necessary diagnosis and/or treatment. Primary-care pediatricians play a key role in its detection as ...

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10-06-2013 | Vallejo, Mónica ; Recas, Joaquín ; del Valle, Pablo García; Ayala, José L., Sensors, 2013

The demand for Wireless Body Sensor Networks (WBSNs) is rapidly increasing due to the revolution in wearable systems demonstrated by the penetration of on-the-body sensors in hospitals, sports medicine and general health-care practices. In WBSN, the body acts as a communication channel for ...

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10-06-2013 | Stančin, Sara ; Tomažič, Sašo, Sensors, 2013

This paper presents an analysis of a golf swing to detect improper motion in the early phase of the swing. Led by the desire to achieve a consistent shot outcome, a particular golfer would (in multiple trials) prefer to perform completely identical golf swings. In reality, some deviations ...

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