In a cone-beam computed tomography (CT) system, the Feldkamp, Davis, and Kress (FDK) algorithm produces cone-beam artifacts due to insufficient object sampling in the missing cone region of frequency space.While total variation minimization-based iterative reconstruction (TV-IR) may reduce cone-beam artifacts by filling in the missing cone region,

The description of the method and algorithm for embedding a hidden message or a digital watermark into files of Microsoft Word electronic documents in.DOCX format based on two steganographic methods is given.A Microsoft Word electronic document in.DOCX format is used as a steganographic container.One of the methods uses the features of displaying a

This text aims Full Length Mirror to confront the Ruyerian concept of philosophy with the Wittgensteinian one.The main opposition consists of the idea defended by Ruyer that one cannot conceive what a mind is without defining a domain, interior to the subject, that one can identify with its subjectivity.Such an idea is understood by Ryle as a myth,

Venoms are complex mixtures of toxic compounds delivered by bite or sting.In humans, the consequences of envenomation range Patterns from self-limiting to lethal.Critical host defence against envenomation comprises innate and adaptive immune strategies targeted towards venom detection, neutralisation, detoxification, and symptom resolution.In some

Background:.Nipple-sparing mastectomy is psychologically advantageous and can result in superior cosmetic outcomes.However, nipple position adjustment is challenging, and ischemic complications may arise.For patients who require timely mastectomies and reconstructions, concurrent mastopexy may prevent nipple malposition and reduce the risk for futu