Most local adaptive image binarization techniques have been inspired by Niblack's method
and thus use local thresholding. Niblack's and the NICK methods that is based on it …

Ancients document usually contains multiple noises such as unevenbackground, show-
through, water-spilling, spots, and blur text. The noise will affect the binarization process …

The classification of degradation in historical document images plays a pivotal role in their
preservation and restoration. This paper introduces a novel approach for noise classification …

Physical damages (such as torn-offs and scratches) are commonly seen in historical
documents. Recognition of such damages is currently absent in digitization-and-information …

Physical distortions (such as thorn-offs and scratches) are commonly seen in historical
documents. Their presence disturbs downstream processes such as optical character …

While the biomedical records are available in digital form in some areas, huge amounts of
paper-based health records are still generated on a daily basis. This data used to store for …

” Wasan” is a type of mathematical texts unique from Japan developed during the Edo
period (1603-1867). These ancient documents present a wealth of knowledge and are of …

Featured Application Automatic Method for the detection of kanji characters within historical
japanese “wasan” documents. Blob-detector-based kanji detection with deep learning …

Archiving, restoration and analysis of damaged manuscripts have been largely increased in
recent decades. Usually, these documents are physically degraded because of aging and …