scholarly journals Prospective Motion correction improves the sensitivity of fMRI pattern decoding

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pei Huang ◽  
Johan D. Carlin ◽  
Arjen Alink ◽  
Nikolaus Kriegeskorte ◽  
Richard N. Henson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Motion Correction ◽  
Visual Task ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
Multiple Data ◽  
Additional Testing ◽  
Multivariate Approaches ◽  
Subject Motion ◽  
Data Analysis Methods

ABSTRACTWe evaluated the effectiveness of prospective motion correction (PMC) on a simple visual task when no deliberate subject motion was present. The PMC system utilizes an in-bore optical camera to track an external marker attached to the participant via a custom-moulded mouthpiece. The study was conducted at two resolutions (1.5mm vs 3mm) and under three conditions (PMC On and Mouthpiece On vs PMC Off and Mouthpiece On vs PMC Off and Mouthpiece Off). Multiple data analysis methods were conducted, including univariate and multivariate approaches, and we demonstrated that the benefit of PMC is most apparent for multi-voxel pattern decoding at higher resolutions. Additional testing on two participants showed that our inexpensive, commercially available mouthpiece solution produced comparable results to a dentist-moulded mouthpiece. Our results showed that PMC is increasingly important at higher resolutions for analyses that require accurate voxel registration across time.

scholarly journals Objective assessment of SERS thin films: comparison of silver on copper via galvanic displacement with commercially available fabricated substrates

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (33) ◽  
pp. 4783-4789 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Mabbott ◽  
Yun Xu ◽  
Royston Goodacre
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Objective Assessment ◽  
Galvanic Displacement ◽  
Sers Signal ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
Data Analysis Methods

Reproducibility of SERS signal acquired from thin films developed in-house and commercially has been assessed using seven data analysis methods.

Omaha System Public Health Data: Analysis Methods

2010 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. e22-e23
Author(s):  
Karen A. Monsen ◽  
Karen S. Martin ◽  
Bonnie L Westra
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Health Data ◽  
Public Health Data ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
Omaha System ◽  
Data Analysis Methods

Peak detection in sediment - charcoal records: impacts of alternative data analysis methods on fire-history interpretations

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip E. Higuera ◽  
Daniel G. Gavin ◽  
Patrick J. Bartlein ◽  
Douglas J. Hallett
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Fire History ◽  
Threshold Value ◽  
Decomposition Methods ◽  
Peak Detection ◽  
Detection Methods ◽  
Statistical Framework ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
Decomposition Models ◽  
Data Analysis Methods

Over the past several decades, high-resolution sediment–charcoal records have been increasingly used to reconstruct local fire history. Data analysis methods usually involve a decomposition that detrends a charcoal series and then applies a threshold value to isolate individual peaks, which are interpreted as fire episodes. Despite the proliferation of these studies, methods have evolved largely in the absence of a thorough statistical framework. We describe eight alternative decomposition models (four detrending methods used with two threshold-determination methods) and evaluate their sensitivity to a set of known parameters integrated into simulated charcoal records. Results indicate that the combination of a globally defined threshold with specific detrending methods can produce strongly biased results, depending on whether or not variance in a charcoal record is stationary through time. These biases are largely eliminated by using a locally defined threshold, which adapts to changes in variability throughout a charcoal record. Applying the alternative decomposition methods on three previously published charcoal records largely supports our conclusions from simulated records. We also present a minimum-count test for empirical records, which reduces the likelihood of false positives when charcoal counts are low. We conclude by discussing how to evaluate when peak detection methods are warranted with a given sediment–charcoal record.

scholarly journals Weighing the Giants – I. Weak-lensing masses for 51 massive galaxy clusters: project overview, data analysis methods and cluster images

2014 ◽  
Vol 439 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja von der Linden ◽  
Mark T. Allen ◽  
Douglas E. Applegate ◽  
Patrick L. Kelly ◽  
Steven W. Allen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Galaxy Clusters ◽  
Weak Lensing ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
Massive Galaxy ◽  
Data Analysis Methods

A Survey of FMRI Data Analysis Methods

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anahid Ehtemami ◽  
Rollin Scott ◽  
Shonda Bernadin
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Fmri Data ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
Fmri Data Analysis ◽  
Data Analysis Methods
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document