Abstract: A computer-implemented process for defining a telecommunications product in accordance with a predefined schema, the process including the steps of: receiving, via a user interface, a request from a user for a specification for the telecommunications product; receiving, via the user interface, characteristics data representing one or more characteristics for the specification from the user, including a plurality of properties for at least one of the characteristics; receiving, via the user interface, input rules data representing at least one rule for the specification, including: a selection of at least one of the received characteristics to provide a condition characteristic for the rule to operate, a selection of a rule type to define operation of the rule, and a selection of at least one of the received characteristics to provide a target characteristic on which the rule will operate; and processing the characteristics data and the input rules data, according to the predefined schema, to generate specific

Abstract: An optical coherence tomography (OCT) image composed of a plurality of A-scans of a structure is analysed by defining, for each A-scan, a set of neighbouring A-scans surrounding the A-slices scan. Following an optional de-noising step, the neighbouring A-scans are aligned in the imaging direction, then a matrix X is formed from the aligned A-scans, and matrix completion is performed to obtain a reduced speckle noise image.

Abstract: A surgical training system and method. The system comprises means for recording reference data representing a reference manipulation of a computer generated model of an object by a master user; means for physically guiding a trainee user based on the recorded reference data during a training manipulation of the model of the object by the trainee user; and means for recording assessment data representing an assessment manipulation of the model of the object by the trainee user without guidance.

Abstract: A computer-implemented process for defining a telecommunications product in accordance with a predefined schema, the process including the steps of: receiving, via a user interface, a request from a user for a specification for the telecommunications product; receiving, via the user interface, characteristics data representing one or more characteristics for the specification from the user, including a plurality of properties for at least one of the characteristics; receiving, via the user interface, input rules data representing at least one rule for the specification, including: a selection of at least one of the received characteristics to provide a condition characteristic for the rule to operate, a selection of a rule type to define operation of the rule, and a selection of at least one of the received characteristics to provide a target characteristic on which the rule will operate; and processing the characteristics data and the input rules data, according to the predefined schema, to generate specific

Abstract: A two-dimensional retinal fundus image of the retinal fundus of an eye is processed by optic disc segmentation (2) followed by cup segmentation 4. Data derived from the optic disc segmentation (i.e. the output of the disc segmentation (2) and/or data derived from the output of the optic disc segmentation step, e.g. by a smoothing operation 3) and data derived from the out-put of the optic cup segmentation (i.e. the output of the cup segmentation (4) and/or data derived from the output of the optic disc segmentation, e.g. by a smoothing operation 5) are fed (6) to an adaptive model which has been trained to generate from such inputs a value indicative of cup-to-disc ratio (CDR) of the eye. The CDR is indicative of glaucoma. Thus, the method can be used to screen patients for glaucoma.

Abstract: A surgical training system and method. The system comprises means for recording reference data representing a reference manipulation of a computer generated model of an object by a master user; means for physically guiding a trainee user based on the recorded reference data during a training manipulation of the model of the object by the trainee user; and means for recording assessment data representing an assessment manipulation of the model of the object by the trainee user without guidance.

Abstract: A two-dimensional retinal fundus image of the retinal fundus of an eye is processed by optic disc segmentation (2) followed by cup segmentation 4. Data derived from the optic disc segmentation (i.e. the output of the disc segmentation (2) and/or data derived from the output of the optic disc segmentation step, e.g. by a smoothing operation 3) and data derived from the out-put of the optic cup segmentation (i.e. the output of the cup segmentation (4) and/or data derived from the output of the optic disc segmentation, e.g. by a smoothing operation 5) are fed (6) to an adaptive model which has been trained to generate from such inputs a value indicative of cup-to-disc ratio (CDR) of the eye. The CDR is indicative of glaucoma. Thus, the method can be used to screen patients for glaucoma.