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Automatic detection of pectoral muscle with the maximum intensity change algorithm (2010)
Book Chapter
Zhang, Z., Lu, J., & Yip, Y. (2010). Automatic detection of pectoral muscle with the maximum intensity change algorithm. In Research and Development in Intelligent Systems. Springer

The accurate segmentation of pectoral muscle in mammograms is necessary to detect breast abnormalities in computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) of breast cancer. Based on morphological characteristics of pectoral muscle, a corner detector and the Maximum In... Read More about Automatic detection of pectoral muscle with the maximum intensity change algorithm.

Dancing to the moon (2010)
Book Chapter

Devils, demons, werewolves and other creatures of the night don’t have to be scary. In fact, at times they can be downright funny. They have their fair share of the type of problems we humans have – pesky monthly cycles, others out to get them, a lac... Read More about Dancing to the moon.

Venezuela (2010)
Book Chapter

Provides an overview of the criminal justice system in Venezuela.

Telematic practice and research discourses: Three practice-based research project case (2010)
Book Chapter
Sermon, P. (2010). Telematic practice and research discourses: Three practice-based research project case. In H. Gardine, & C. Gere (Eds.), Art Practice in a Digital Culture (153-164). Ashgate Publishing

This chapter focuses on the production, documentation and preservation of the author’s telematic, practice-based research in the interactive media arts. It reflects a timely practice review with significant implications for the future of exhibiting a... Read More about Telematic practice and research discourses: Three practice-based research project case.

Studying organisations (2010)
Book Chapter
Staniland, K. (2010). Studying organisations. In I. Bourgeault, R. Dingwall, & R. de Vries (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Methods in Health Research (249-264). Sage Publications Ltd

The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Methods in Health Research is a comprehensive and authoritative source on qualitative research methods.
The Handbook compiles accessible yet vigorous academic contributions by respected academics from the fast-growin... Read More about Studying organisations.

Disco Galactica : futures past and present (2010)
Book Chapter

An examination of the sexual politics and ideological framings of the original and recent versions of the American television series Battlestar Galactica.

A detective story: emphatics in Mehri (2010)
Book Chapter
Watson, J., & Bellem, A. (2010). A detective story: emphatics in Mehri. In J. Starkey (Ed.), Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies : Papers from the forty-third meeting, London, 23–25 July 2009 (345-356). Archaeopress

Until 1970, Ethio-Semitic was believed to be the only Semitic language sub-family in which the main correlate of “emphasis” is
glottalization, a feature said at the time to be due to Cushitic influence. Since the work of T.M. Johnstone, however, it... Read More about A detective story: emphatics in Mehri.

Reading holocaust poetry : genre, authority and identification (2010)
Book Chapter
Boswell, M. (2010). Reading holocaust poetry : genre, authority and identification. In The Future of Memory. Berghahn

This article looks at the relationship between Holocaust testimony and fictional works of poetry written by non-victims, with particular attention to Geoffrey Hill's 'September Song'.

The man pond (2010)
Book Chapter

"The Man Pond" is a short story about the swans who live on a disused mill pond in Radcliffe. It is told from the point of view of the male swan. All of the stories in the collection are told from the point of view of animals or of peopel workign clo... Read More about The man pond.