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Chapter 4: Getting Images into and out of Photoshop

Chapter 4: Getting Images into and out of Photoshop

... camera-mounted flash fires, the result is often red-eye This result is caused when light (such as a flash) bounces off the blood vessels at the back of an eye, and it gives the subject a spooky vampire ... De-glaring glasses Although hindsight is usually 20/20, many people need spectacles Unfortunately, those eyeglasses can be a photographer s nightmare! The reflections off glass are usually specular ... interaction Lasso selection tools Three lasso selection tools are available in Photoshop CS4 On the Options bar, all three of the lasso selection tools offer you the same basic features that you...

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SAP2000®  Linear and Nonlinear  Static and Dynamic  Analysis and Design  of  Three-Dimensional Structures

SAP2000® Linear and Nonlinear Static and Dynamic Analysis and Design of Three-Dimensional Structures

... Display of Assigns command to clear the display of the assigned loads Step Assign Gravity Loads - 27 Introductory Tutorial for SAP2000 Version Step Assign Area Stiffness Modifiers In this Step, ... Step Assign Gravity Loads 2-26 Step Assign Area Stiffness Modifiers 2-28 Step Run the Analysis 2-29 Step Graphically Review the Analysis Results 2-30 Design the Steel Frame Objects 2-34 Step 10 ... click the Design menu > Steel Frame Design > Verify Analysis vs Design Section command A message similar to the one in Figure 40 appears Figure 40 Analysis vs Design Section message The message in...

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SAP2000 Integrated Finite Elements Analysis and Design of Structures

SAP2000 Integrated Finite Elements Analysis and Design of Structures

... static load cases .51 11 Assigning frame static loads 53 12 Assigning shell static loads 61 13 Assigning joint static loads .63 14 Assigning joint masses ... 32 Defining shell sections 34 Assigning groups 35 Assigning frame sections 41 Assigning shell sections 47 Assigning frame end releases 48 ... Analysis menu to perform the pushover analysis The results are now ready for viewing See steps 6, and in part D for information on viewing results See part E for additional discussion of results...

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The Design and Implementation of a Log-Structured File System

The Design and Implementation of a Log-Structured File System

... 1990 s Section discusses the design alternatives for a log-structured file system and derives the structure of Sprite LFS, with particular focus on the cleaning mechanism Section describes the crash ... results of a benchmark that creates, reads, and deletes a large number of small files Sprite LFS is almost ten times as fast as SunOS for the create and delete phases of the benchmark Sprite LFS is ... than SunOS in all cases It is substantially faster for random writes because it turns them into sequential writes to the log; it is also faster for sequential writes because it groups many blocks...

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The Breadth and Depth of DSP

The Breadth and Depth of DSP

... kilometers is typical In comparison, passive sonar simply listens to underwater sounds, which includes: natural turbulence, marine life, and mechanical sounds from submarines and surface vessels Since ... not be visible behind the ribs Second, it is not always possible to distinguish between similar tissues For example, it may be able to separate bone from soft tissue, but not distinguish a tumor ... simulated by passing the excitation signal through a digital filter with similar resonances This approach was used in one of the very early DSP success stories, the Speak & Spell, a widely sold electronic...

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Cambridge.University.Press.Fearing.Others.The.Nature.and.Treatment.of.Social.Phobia.Mar.2007.pdf

Cambridge.University.Press.Fearing.Others.The.Nature.and.Treatment.of.Social.Phobia.Mar.2007.pdf

... please Undesirable demands are resisted passively and surreptitiously Discomfort and displeasure are carefully dissimulated Physically, such individuals report muscular (neck, shoulders) stiffness, ... frustrations of submissive social phobic individuals, stoking their insecurities Emotional expressivity (e.g of affection but especially anger) is circumscribed Passive/aggressive gestures of omission or ... expressions of separate diseases There was a major conceptual shift when these phenomena began to be considered as neuroses (i.e resulting from disorders of the autonomic nervous system) Against...

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Characterization and deactivation of sulfided red mud used as hydrogenation catalyst

Characterization and deactivation of sulfided red mud used as hydrogenation catalyst

... brightness) Fig 10 shows the cumulative brightness distributions (fraction of the sample surface that has a brightness less than a given level B) for the iron maps of the different catalyst samples ... catalyst, iron would be present as small granules deposited non-uniformly on the larger particles Acknowledgements This work was supported by the Spanish Interministerial Commission for Science ... 0.7 0.3 catalyst being almost completely deactivated These samples, and samples of fresh unsulfided and sulfided catalyst, were characterized by nitrogen adsorption and SEM The results of textural...

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Bơm ECD-V - P - Composition and Construction of ECD-V3 Pump System

Bơm ECD-V - P - Composition and Construction of ECD-V3 Pump System

... quick response at a higher level of precision It consists of a spool valve and a solenoid coil The spool valve, which acts directly in accordance with electric signals, opens and closes the passage ... Pump Chamber Speed Sensor Cam Plate Solenoid Spill Valve (closed) Roller Ring Suction Port : open Distribution Port : closed Solenoid Spill Valve: closed Suction Port (open) Pulsar Pressure Chamber ... signals from the engine ECU When the coil of the solenoid spill valve is energized, the spill valve closes, thus closing the passage that links the pressure chamber with the pump chamber As a result,...

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Báo cáo y học: "Management of chest pain: exploring the views and experiences of chiropractors and medical practitioners in a focus group interview"

Báo cáo y học: "Management of chest pain: exploring the views and experiences of chiropractors and medical practitioners in a focus group interview"

... missed or misdiagnosed as psychological in nature The misdiagnosis of musculoskeletal chest pain as psychological could cause much distress, cost, and unnecessary suffering for patients It is important, ... the Results, below) As a methodological 'cross-check', the investigative group 's consensus process confirmed observations drawn from each investigator 's independent analysis of the transcripts, ... opportunities for interprofessional referrals, that guidelines and care standards are an issue for all professions, that interactions between providers and professions (e.g referrals) may also be standardized,...

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Báo cáo y học: "Translational Medicine and Reliability of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Studies: Can We Believe in SNP Reports or Not"

Báo cáo y học: "Translational Medicine and Reliability of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Studies: Can We Believe in SNP Reports or Not"

... reporting positive results in study groups All statistical analyses were done using the SPSS software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA, version 11.5) All tests were two-sided with a significance ... of statistical significance on genetic association studies have been proposed [94] whereas no consensus has been reached, there is the risk that some of these studies could be misclassified as ... examine the possibility of a bias for positive results in studies examined 1-3 polymorphisms, logistic regression analysis, with adjustment for sample size, was used to calculate the odds ratio (OR)...

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Báo cáo y học: "Mirror-Image Arachnoid Cysts in a Pair of Monozygotic Twins: A Case Report and Review of the Literature"

Báo cáo y học: "Mirror-Image Arachnoid Cysts in a Pair of Monozygotic Twins: A Case Report and Review of the Literature"

... temporal fossa arachnoid cysts Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010; 7: 6-13 20 Helland CA, Aarhus M, Knappskog P, et al Increased NKCC1 expression in arachnoid cysts supports secretory basis for cyst formation ... cystogenesis The association of AC and other diseases in families suggested that PAPB2, SPG4 and SOX2 gene might be linked to AC21-23 Consequently, further sequencing of those candidate genes ... Previous reports have presented mirror symmetries in various structures such as handedness, hair whorl direction, tooth patterns, unilateral eye and ear defects, and even tumor locations and un-descended...

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Báo cáo y học: "Aplasia and Agenesis of the Frontal Sinus in Turkish Individuals: A Retrospective Study Using Dental Volumetric Tomograph"

Báo cáo y học: "Aplasia and Agenesis of the Frontal Sinus in Turkish Individuals: A Retrospective Study Using Dental Volumetric Tomograph"

... agenetic patients show almost normal frontal recesses and sinuses, although there is only one frontal sinus ostium The size of the sinus and, therefore, its anatomic relationships also depend upon ... verified cystic fibrosis patients due to less well-developed paranasal sinuses In conclusion, the low percentage of the frontal sinus agenesis must be taken into consideration during the pre-surgical ... with a smooth superior margin and an absence of the sinus septa [20] http://www.medsci.org Int J Med Sci 2011, 280 Table Frequency of frontal sinus agenesis Discussion Sex The variations in the...

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Báo cáo y học: "MALDI-TOF MS Combined With Magnetic Beads for Detecting Serum Protein Biomarkers and Establishment of Boosting Decision Tree Model for Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer"

Báo cáo y học: "MALDI-TOF MS Combined With Magnetic Beads for Detecting Serum Protein Biomarkers and Establishment of Boosting Decision Tree Model for Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer"

... were expressed as mean S. D., and P values < 0.01 were considered statistically significant Sensitivity was calculated as the ratio of the 42 number of correctly classified diseased samples to the ... Protein peaks were selected based on a first pass of signal-noise ratio of and a minimum peak threshold of 20% of all spectra This process was completed with a second pass of peak selection at ... high-risk patients using a less invasive test would decrease the numbers of such procedures required Serial feacal occult blood testing was proved to be useful but suffers from high false-negative...

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Báo cáo y học: "Refractive Status and Prevalence of Refractive Errors in Suburban School-age Children"

Báo cáo y học: "Refractive Status and Prevalence of Refractive Errors in Suburban School-age Children"

... class Self-study time at school: sometimes teachers gave additional lectures while other times the students studied themselves Homework time outside class: times that the students spent outside ... examinations, nine had potential risks for cycloplegia, 36 had eye discomforts, 86 had other pathological conditions (systematic diseases such as congenital brain diseases and cardiovascular diseases), ... cause pressures on eyeballs, specifically corneas These pressures may result in mild morphological changes on corneas which result in hyperopic and myopic astigmatism, especially mild astigmatism...

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Báo cáo y học: "Pravastatin Provides Antioxidant Activity and Protection of Erythrocytes Loaded Primaqe"

Báo cáo y học: "Pravastatin Provides Antioxidant Activity and Protection of Erythrocytes Loaded Primaqe"

... erythrocytes were hemolysed by adding distilled water (1:1) Then the lysates were used for the following biochemical investigations Assessment of erythrocytes non-protein thiols status Erythrocytes NPSH ... there are some reports which suggested that antioxidants are able to decrease the oxidative stress caused by drugs or chemicals [31] Osmotic fragility is used to display structural changes of the ... stress induced by primaquine through normalization of TBARS as well as PCO levels However, statins protects against lipids peroxidation in different situation of oxidative stress [30] Likewise,...

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Báo cáo y học: "omparative Efficacy and Tolerability of 5-Loxin® and Aflapin® Against Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Double Blind, Randomized, Placebo Controlled Clinical Study"

Báo cáo y học: "omparative Efficacy and Tolerability of 5-Loxin® and Aflapin® Against Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Double Blind, Randomized, Placebo Controlled Clinical Study"

... disability was assessed by the investigators at baseline and on each follow-up visit (days 7, 30, 60 and 90) Questionnaire-based assessment of pain, stiffness and physical function were done using ... inhibits ICAM-1 expression induced by TNF-α (p

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Báo cáo y học: " Post-traumatic glioma: Report of one case and review of the literature"

Báo cáo y học: " Post-traumatic glioma: Report of one case and review of the literature"

... tumor As regards the pathogenesis of post-traumatic glioma, the regenerative and scarring processes secondary to the trauma may in some rare instances stimulate neoplastic proliferation; for these ... reasons it is important that the tumor arises at the site of the old scar to demonstrate a relationship between trauma and tumor6 If the tumor arises at different site of the old lesion, should ... epidemiological studies have not shown marked increase of the relative risk may reflect the fact that the association, if it exists, is not a direct one The mechanism of post-traumatic brain cancer is unclear...

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Báo cáo y học: " Treatment of oroantral fistula with autologous bone graft and application of a non-reabsorbable membrane"

Báo cáo y học: " Treatment of oroantral fistula with autologous bone graft and application of a non-reabsorbable membrane"

... procedures, such as sinus floor elevation, the routine http://www.medsci.org Int J Med Sci 2010, soft tissue closure of OAF has become a major problem Therefore, a method that makes use of autogenous ... swelling and thickening of the sinus mucosa; only close the root of 2.7 a periapical lesion was present; radiopacity of different degrees was evident in sinus space An explorative surgery was ... or discomforts were described The soft tissues appeared healthy, with normal color, consistence and no bleeding was present in the incision site and around the periodontal pockets of mesial and...

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