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This paper presents a palmprint recognition system with palmprint images collected by a high-resolution color scanner. The scanned RGB image of the palmprint is pre-processed and the region of interest (ROI) of the palm is determined by the finger gap locations. Three sets of features extracted from the ROI image by the 2D Gabor filter using the palmprint phase orientation code (PPOC) represent texture...
LEARNING OUTCOME: To develop an organized means of providing discharge nutrition education for cardiac catheterization patients. Lack of an effective communication network on the in-patient floor serving cardiac patients led to patients being discharged without adequate nutrition education and heightened tensions between nursing and nutrition staff. The procedure in place at this time, involved nursing...
LEARNING OUTCOME: To establish guidelines for nutrition intervention of head and neck surgery patients in a critical path. Head and neck cancer patients who undergo surgical resection of the oropharyngeal area and tissue reconstruction often experience dysphagia and require tube feeding (TF) during the early post-operative period. Pre-existing malnutrition in this population is prevalent. Prompt assessment...
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