States in 176Hf Populated by the (a,2n) Reaction See

The level structure of the even-even deformed nucleus 176Hf has been studied by means of the 174yb (a,2n) 176Hf reaction through y-ray singles, conversion electron and extensive prompt and delayed y-y coincidence measurements. The&#...

Optical Properties of Normal and Diseased Human Breast Tissues in the Visible and Near Infrared See

A knowledge of the fundamental optical properties of breast tissues is necessary in order to optimize transillumination imaging techniques for the diagnosis of breast disease. The optical absorption and scattering coefficients have been&...

A Database Interface System for the Preop Expert System See

PREOP is a medical expert system which is being developed on the expert-system shell NEXPERT. PREOP determines the risk of cardiac complications for a patient about to undergo noncardiac surgery, and recommends a programme of&#...

Robust Formant tracking for Continuous Speech with Speaker Variability See

Exposure to loud sounds can cause damage to the inner ear, leading to degradation of the neural response to speech and to formant frequencies in particular. This may result in decreased intelligibility of speech. An amplif...