Topical Therapy of Skin Scabs in Psoriasis with Salicylic Acid: Case Report

The objective was to evaluate the keratolytic and anti-inflammatory action of salicylic acid in the affected area in the case reported. Methods. Clinical photography a digital camera was used Olympus SP570UZ with master software 2.0. The images obtained both in the initial phase without treatment and at the 72 hours of treatment were transferred and stored on a 4-core Sansung computer. The auto-dial adjustment option was selected. In this way, the camera selects the optimal way to take the photo shot. Analysis of the affected skin with scabs. Image J software was used to measure the area selected for the study in both cases. This measurement was made in pixels for the photographic region under study. Results. The image j software program measures the areas in pixels, to decrease in measurement error there was no calibration. That is, the measurement of the areas in pixels was maintained. The percentage ratios of the affected or non-affected areas for both left and right legs are presented in Tables. It is possible to observe the reduction of the affected area. The doubtful areas represent for the left leg 5.21% and for the right leg 30.08% after treatment. Only a clearly visible area with crusts and scabs of 1.60% was observed after treatment.

Study on the occlusion of the visibility window on highway exit ramps

Traffic accidents frequently occur at the nose of highway exit ramps for a variety of reasons. When attempting to take an exit, a driver’s line of sight may be obscured by the curvature or slope of the main expressway, roadside vegetation, traffic signs, and other vehicles traveling alongside. These increase the likelihood of accidents due to inaccurate or poor driver judgement when approaching a highway exit. Because of emotional responses that accompany the possibility of missing an exit, many drivers act irrationally through haphazard acceleration or braking, aggressive lane changes; in some cases, even coming to a complete stop and reversing against the flow of high speed traffic to correct their course. This study applies to curved highway exit corridors with a poor line of sight. The total visible area of the exit ramp is defined in accordance with the design specifications of both the highway routes and exit ramps, which was then further refined by considering the driving characteristics of both the drivers and of surrounding traffic. This study set out to establish a reliable occlusion model of highway exits with the following goals in mind. Geometric equations describing the area and volume of the target area of the exit ramp are established. Discrete expression equation was deployed to establish the occlusion model for the target area within the visual field. Parameters taken from specifications of the Hunan section of the Shanghai-Kunming Expressway are used for multiple calculations, in which obstruction patterns of objects with the same width, and objects with different width at different positions are analyzed. Based on the patterns observed from stimulated experiments mentioned above, multiple effective measures were proposed to prevent the obstruction of the highway exit ramp. In summary, this study provides theoretical support for prevention of obstruction as well as an anti-occlusion model for better identification of the highway exit ramps by intelligent vehicle systems.

Factor Analysis of Rent Using Space Syntax Measures: Comparative Analysis by Building Use around Shibuya Station

The determinants of residential, office and commercial rent are each analyzed by taking the 10 min walking distance area around Shibuya Station in Tokyo as the research target area. Conventional physical and quantitative factors such as distance from the nearest station, the width of the frontal road, age of the building, the number of floors, total floor area, contracted floor area, building structure etc. are included in the multiple-regression analysis as well as qualitative factors such as the visible area representing visibility on a main street and the integration value representing street network centrality—easy accessibility from other locations such as any intersection points—based on the space syntax measures (SS measures) used in the analysis by Jake Desyllas from University College of London. It is shown that both SS measures affect the rent for all the residential, office and commercial uses with the statistically significant level of 5%. It is quantitatively confirmed that the residential rent increases in a secluded location, and the office and commercial rent rise in a location with high street network centrality and good access, which would suggest that the SS measures are crucial important rent factors for residential, offices, and commercial uses in other places in Japan.

Chaos in Motion: Measuring Visual Pollution with Tangential View Landscape Metrics

Visual pollution (VP) in the form of outdoor advertisements (OA) is a threat to landscape physiognomy. Despite their proven usefulness in landscape aesthetic studies, landscape metrics have not yet been applied to address the phenomenon of VP. To fill this knowledge gap, a methodological framework for the measurement of VP using tangential view landscape metrics is proposed, which is accompanied by statistically significant proofs. Raster products derived from aerial laser scanning data were used to characterize two study areas with different topographic conditions in the city of Lublin, East Poland. The visibility of the cityscape in motion was simulated through viewshed measurements taken at equal intervals in the forwards and backwards directions along pedestrian walkways. The scrutinized tangential view landscape metrics (visible area, maximum visible distance, skyline, Shannon depth, view depth line) was the object of a two-fold interpretation wherein the spatial occurrence of VP as well as its impacts on the visual landscape character (VLC) were examined. The visible area metrics were found to be highly sensitive VP indicators. The maximum visible distance metrics provided evidence for the destructive effect of OA on view corridors. The Shannon depth and depth line metrics were not found to be statistically significant indicators of VP. Results from directional viewshed modelling indicate that distortion in the analyzed cityscape physiognomy depends on the view direction. The findings allow for particular recommendations with practical implementations in land use planning, which are discussed along with limitations to our proposed methods.

Grooming pattern in captive Macaques: A comparative study

A comparative study on grooming behavior was done on three species of macaques, namely, Assamese macaque (Macaca assamensis), rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) and northern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca leonina) under captivity in Aizawl Zoological Park, Aizawl, India. Observations were recorded by Focal Sampling Technique. Time spent on different acts of grooming, and grooming visible and non-visible sites was recorded. Generally 75% of the time was spent on removal of ectoparasite and skin flakes (hygiene related acts). The time spent on various grooming acts varied in different age and sex categories in all three species. Time spent on grooming visible and non-visible sites was more in the Assamese macaque. Time spent on visible and non-visible site by all age and sex categories in all three species was found to be significant (p<0.05). The pattern of variations on grooming visible and non-visible area was similar in all the species. Time spent on grooming non-visible sites was more than on the visible sites. Adult males and females spent more time on grooming visible areas in all the species. Dissimilarity among macaque species and between age and sex category in grooming visible areas was significant. Grooming site preference is predisposed by the sex and age of individuals.

Monitoring Bituminous Layers Using Thermal Images

The importance of mastering the temperatures of laying and compacting the bituminous layers is addressed by a multitude of researches in the field, but the treatment of their control possibilities throughout the work surface is less addressed. Checking the temperatures through classical methods (usually point measurements with a manual thermometer or on the direction of the thermometer attached to the beam of the spreading-finishing machine) can outline an image of the working temperatures, but cannot certify that the entire surface of the layer is at the same temperature. This article presents a new method for monitoring bituminous layers during execution, on an experimental road sector, with the help of a UAV (UAV - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), equipped with two image capture cameras (for the visible area and for the infrared field). Following the qualitative analysis of the thermal images, information is obtained regarding the place where there are anomalies of the temperature uniformity, on the surface of the freshly laid bituminous layer.

Investigation of the Visible Light-Sensitive ZnO Photocatalytic Thin Films

ZnO photocatalytic thin films deposited on a glass substrate are obtained by chemical spraying technique, and they are active in the visible light spectrum. Optical studies have shown that ZnO thin films doped by nickel impurities absorb visible light at wavelengths from 400nm to 600nm. At the same time, this absorption rate increases with the increase of concentration of nickel impurities. At high concentration (5%), the absorption of light is reduced in the visible area, but after heat treatment at 6000C the light absorption in these samples improves, which allows us to conclude that the observed effect is caused by a violation of the homogeneity of the distribution of nickel impurities and the creation of agglomerates. Decoration of ZnO thin film surfaces by silver clusters improves light absorption, as it happens to the nanopowders, but in the case of thin films, this effect is much smaller. Experiments on methylene blue determine the significance of photocatalytic activity in the visible area of sun irradiation of ZnO thin films containing nickel impurities, which are obtained by chemical spraying technique.

Люминесценция Pd и Pt бензогидропорфиразинов в ближнем ИК диапазоне

Phosphorescence in the near-IR range under stationary lamp excitation was studied of three palladium and three platinum complexes of benzocondensed hydroporphyrazine phthalocyanine analogues in which molecule one or two isoindole fragments are replaced by a hydrogenated pyrrole ring, giving macrocycles of photosynthetic pigments analogues of chlorin, bacteriochlorin and isobacteriochlorin types. For the first time, the phosphorescence spectra of trans-dibenzotetrahydroporphyrazines (for both platinum and palladium) have been registered, which detection failed during long time due to the record removal of 0-0 bands from the visible area (1.67 and 1.52 µm for Pd and Pt), and also because of the small quantum yield of phosphorescence. The fluorescence of these complexes was also detected.in the near-IR range. On the basis of comparison of experimental results with own and literature data for palladium complexes of a number of tetrapyrroles is shown the approximate additivity of the influence of structural factors — hydrogenation of pyrrole rings, aza- and benzo substitution — on the energy of the lower triplet state T1. The information obtained is essential for targeted creation of emitters in the near-IR range (1.0-1.7 µm).

GEOCMS: TOWARDS A GEO-TAGGED MEDIA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> In this paper, we propose the design and implementation of the new geo-tagged media management system. A large amount of daily geo-tagged media data generated by user’s smart phone, mobile device, dash cam and camera. Geo-tagged media, such as geovideos and geophotos, can be captured with spatial temporal information such as time, location, visible area, camera direction, moving direction and visible distance information. Due to the increase in geo-tagged multimedia data, the researches for efficient managing and mining geo-tagged multimedia are newly expected to be a new area in database and data mining. This paper proposes a geotagged media management system, so called Open GeoCMS (Geo-tagged media Contents Management System). Open GeoCMS is a new framework to manage geo-tagged media data on the web. Our framework supports various types which are for moving point, moving photo – a sequence of photos by a drone, moving double and moving video. Also, GeoCMS has the label viewer and editor system for photos and videos. The Open GeoCMS have been developed as an open source system.</p>