Abstract: A method for analyzing the placenta in two or three dimensions comprising: selecting one or more placental samples to be analyzed; obtaining a digital image of each placental sample; and performing an analysis on the digital images, wherein a mathematical algorithm is applied to the digital image. The results of the analysis are correlated with data on health outcomes in infants, children, or adults and are used to assess future health risks to a patient.

Abstract: A method for analyzing the placenta and histology slides of placental tissue comprising: selecting a placental sample to be analyzed; obtaining a digital image of the placental sample; and performing an analysis on the digital image, wherein a mathematical algorithm is applied to the digital image. The results of the analysis are correlated with data on health outcomes in infants, children, or adults and are used to assess future physiological risks to a patient.

Abstract: A method for analyzing the placenta in two or three dimensions comprising: selecting one or more placental samples to be analyzed; obtaining a digital image of each placental sample; and performing an analysis on the digital images, wherein a mathematical algorithm is applied to the digital image. The results of the analysis are correlated with data on health outcomes in infants, children, or adults and are used to assess future health risks to a patient.

Abstract: A method for analyzing the placenta and histology slides of placental tissue comprising: selecting a placental sample to be analyzed; obtaining a digital image of the placental sample; and performing an analysis on the digital image, wherein a mathematical algorithm is applied to the digital image. The results of the analysis are correlated with data on health outcomes in infants, children, or adults and are used to assess future physiological risks to a patient.

Abstract: A method of reconstructing the shape of an atomic force microscope. The shape of the probe, which is represented by a tip function, is derived from an image taken of a colloidal gold ball by the atomic force microscope. Since the size and shape of the colloidal gold ball is known, the probe shape can readily be determined. After the probe shape has been determined, it is possible to deconvolve or enhance the image of a target sample. This is done by removing the effect of the probe from the target sample image. Further, it is also possible to co-adsorb the colloidal gold balls with the target sample molecules to allow the simultaneous determination of the probe shape and the sample molecule shape.

Abstract: A nonholonomic camera space manipulation system which allows a mobile manipulator which can have both holonomic and nonholonomic movement to autonomously use computer vision to move with respect to a goal position without any prior knowledge or calibration between the two or more video cameras used with the computer vision and the manipulator base or arm, the cameras and the goal, or the base and arm and the goal position. Cues are associated with the manipulator arm and the goal position(s) or target bodies; the cues being distinguishable in the two dimensional focal plane camera spaces of the cameras from the surrounding environment. A processing unit, identifying the position of the cues in each camera space, compares those positions and instructs movements of the manipulator base and/or manipulator arm to achieve movement of the visual cue on the arm with respect to the goal position or target body visual cue in camera space.

Abstract: A hard surface cleaning and polishing composition is provided comprising mineral oil, a nonionic surfactant, a paraffinic solvent, water, from 1 to 15 parts of a monoalkyl ether of ethylene glycol and from 1 to 10 parts of a monoalkyl ether of diethylene glycol said monoalkyls containing from 3 to 5 carbon atoms.