Re-Evaluation Method by Index Finger Position in the Face Area Using Face Part Position Criterion for Sign Language Recognition.

Several researchers have proposed systems with high recognition rates for sign language recognition. Recently, there has also been an increase in research that uses multiple recognition methods and further fuses their results to improve recognition rates. The most recent of these studies, skeleton aware multi-modal SLR (SAM-SLR), achieved a recognition rate of 98.

Risk factors for knee osteoarthritis in Japanese men: a case-control study.

Risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA) was assessed in a population-based case-control study of Japanese men. The study covered three health districts in Wakayama and Osaka prefectures, Japan. Subjects were male individuals >or=45 years old diagnosed radiographically with knee OA, and who did not display any established causes of secondary OA.

Risk factors for knee osteoarthritis in Japanese women: heavy weight, previous joint injuries, and occupational activities.

Objective: Risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA) associated with constitutional factors, history of joint injuries, and occupational factors was assessed in a case-control study among women in Japan. Results were contrasted with a comparable study in Britain.

Methods: The study covered 3 health districts in Japan.