Aeskulap-Stab
Introduction
Luminance Contrast
Relief 
Phase contrast
Aperture Reduction 
Phase Contrast
Aperture Reduction 
Darkfield
Digital
 Phase Contrast
 Photomicrography
and Analysis
Cytometry in
Reflection Contrast
Capillaroscopy
Video-Endoscopy
Calculation of
Cardiovascular Risk
Behavioral 
Risk Management
Efficiency in
Rehabilitation
Diagnostics in 
Rehabilitation
Complementary 
Medicine
Publications
Curriculum vitae
University 
of Oradea
U.N.E. Brussels
Journals of optics
and microscopy
Optical Society 
of America
Publications

Overview of publications, listed in chronological order

Pera, F., Piper, J.: Quantitative morphological analyses of erythrocytes by reflection contrast microscopy.
Blut 41, 377-386,1980

Piper, J., Pera, F.: Reconstructions of the surface reliefs of erythrocytes with help of the Leitz equipment for reflection contrast.microscopy (in German)
Leitz-Mitt.-Wiss. u. Techn., Bd. VII, Nr. 7, 230-234, 1980

Pera, F., Piper, J., Kunde, V.: Morphometrc examinations of blood cell alterations induced by preparations in smears
(in German)
Verh. Anat. Ges. 76, 147-148, 1982

Wilgalis, M., Pera, F., Truebestein, G., Ludwig, M., Piper, J.:
Morphological variability of erythrocytes in patients affected with occlusive arterial disease, pernicious anemia  and Raynaud's syndrome - microscopic examinations in reflection contrast using systems for semiautomatic image analyses (in German)
German Society of Angiology, 1982

Piper, J.: Qualitative and quantitative morphological analyses of normal and pathological erythrocytes by reflection contrast microscopy (dissertation, in German), 1983

Piper, J.: Concomitant device diagnostics in a rehabilitation unit
Part 1: Sonographic procedures (in German)
Phys Rehab Kur Med 3, 144-147, Thieme, 1993

Piper, J.: Concomitant device diagnostics in a rehabilitation unit
Part 2: Long-term ECG (in German)
Phys Rehab Kur Med 3 (1993), 178-180, Thieme, 1993

Piper, J.: Importance of ultrasonic examinations for early diagnoses and prevention – results and efficiency on 3200 rehabilitation patients (in German)
Praev.-Rehab 6 / 2, 56-59, Dustri, 1994

Piper, J.: Long-term inprovement of hypertension by residential rehabilitation (in German)
Phys Rehab Kur Med 4, 113-117, Thieme, 1994

Piper, J.: Long-term improvement of dyslipidemia by residential rehabilitation (in German)
Phys Rehab Kur Med 4, 214-219, Thieme, 1994

Piper, J.: Long-term improvement of obesity by residential rehabilitation (in German)
Phys Rehab Kur Med 5, 19-22 Thieme, 1995

Piper, J.: Long-term improvement of cardiovascular risk factors by residential rehabilitation (in German)
Praev.-Rehab. 8 / 1, 29-34, Dustri, 1996

Piper, J.: Utilization of photographic magnifying lenses in clinical capillaroscopy
- an attractive mode in diagnostics and photographic documentation (in German)
Vasomed 9, 194-197, 1997

Piper, J.: Video-techniques in gastrointestinal endoscopy (in German)
Deutsches Aerzteblatt 95 / 23 B, 1192, Deutscher Aerzteverlag, 1998

Piper, J., Mack, R.: Long-term improvement of hypertension, dyslipidemia and obesity by residential rehabilitation - findings after a three years follow up (in German)
Phys. Rehab Kur Med 8, 46-51, Thieme, 1998

Piper, J.: The long-term improvement of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases by inpatient rehabilitation.
- results of a three-years-period-calculation of the economical benefit (in German)
Praev.-Rehab., 12 / 1, 31-44, Dustri, 2000

Piper, J., Berner, S., Wichmann, A., Pera, F.:
Sonomorphological findings on cardiological rehabilitation patients in the early postacute phase of cardiac diseases – differences in functional treatment results in correlation to the strategy of primary therapy (in German)
Herz-Kreisl. 32 / 9, 272-279, Pflaum, 2000

Piper, J., Koehler, S., Niestroy, M., Malek, F.A.:
Medical nutrition therapy of patients with atherosclerotic vascular diseases and hypertension by means of perilla oil and black grape extrakt as dietary food for special medical purposes (in German)
Ernaehrung & Medizin 20, 20-26, Hippokrates, 2005

Piper, J.: Calculation of cardiovascular risks in primary prevention
Part 1: Potentials and limitations of the estabilshed risk scores
Präv.-Rehab. 18, No 1/2006, 1 – 7
Dustri-Verlag, 2006 (in German)

Piper, J.: Calculation of cardiovascular risks in primary prevention
Part 2: New aspects for global estimations of individual risks
Präv.-Rehab. 18, No 1/2006, 8 – 21
Dustri-Verlag, 2006 (in German)

Piper, J.: Calculation of cardiovascular risks in primary prevention
Part 3: Mathematial models about the relativity of risk factors and risk scores.
Präv.-Rehab. 18, No 1/2006, 22 – 28.
Dustri-Verlag, 2006 (in German)

Piper, J.: Calculation of cardiovascular risks in primary prevention
Congress for research in rehabilitation
Charité, Berlin (22.-23. June, 2007)

Piper, J.: Relief phase contrast - an universally applicable modifikation of phase contrast with improved image quality (in German)
(submitted: 24 May 2006, accepted: 30 May 2006)
Mikrokosmos 96 / 4, 223-229, 2007

Piper, J.: Relief-phase-contrast - a new technique for phase-contrast light microscopy-
(submitted: 19 June 2006, accepted: 23 June 2006)
European Microscopy and Analysis 21 / 4, 9-12, 2007

Piper, J.: Technical realisation of digital photomicrography using digital cameras for consumers
Part 1: Technical basics, compact and bridge cameras (in German)
(submitted: 07 August 2006, accepted: 10 August 2006)
Mikrokosmos 96, Heft 2, 111-124, 2007

Piper, J.: Technical realisation of digital photomicrography using digital cameras for consumers
Part 2: Digital mirror-reflex cameras, flashlight-imaging, future developements (in German)
(submitted: 07 August 2006, accepted: 10 August 2006)
Mikrokosmos 96, Heft 3, 173-182, 2007

Piper, J.: Adapting consumer digital cameras for photomicrography: 
Technical aspects
(submitted: 18 September 2006, accepted: 04 October 2006)
European Microscopy and Analysis106, S5-8, 2007

Piper, J.: Advanced techniques of software-based three-dimensional reconstructions and optimizations in sharpness of microscopic images (in German)
(submitted: 21 October 2006, accepted: 26 October 2006)
Mikrokosmos 97 / 4, 221-229, 2008

Piper, J.: Benefit of astronomic filters in microscopy and photomicrography (in German)
(submitted: 22 January 2007, accepted: 23 January 2007)
Mikrokosmos 97 / 1, 43-49, 2008

Piper, J.: Annular artifacts in mikroscopy and digital photomicrography
classifikation, causality, physical characteristics (in German)
(submitted: 05 February 2007, accepted: 07 February 2007)
Mikrokosmos 97 / 3, 169-176, 2008

Piper, J.: Utilization of astronomic filters in light microscopy and photomicrography
(submitted: 20 February 2007, accepted: 21 April 2007)
Microskopy Today 15 / 3, 30-35, 2007
(magazine owned of the Microscopy Society of America / MSA)

Piper, J.: Luminance-contrast - a new visible light technique for examining transparent specimens
 (submitted: 07 June 2007, accepted: 08 June 2007)
Microskopy Today 15 / 4, 26-34, 2007
(magazine owned of the Microscopy Society of America / MSA)

Piper, J.: Multicolor contrast effects by monochromatic astro filters - utilization in light microscopy and photomicrography.
(submitted: 12.08.2008, accepted: 06.12.2008)
Microscopy Today 16 / 5, 20-26, 2008
(magazine owned of the Microscopy Society of America / MSA)

Piper, J.: RGB-Splitting and multi-shot techniques in digital photomicrography - utilization of astronomic RGB-filters in true color imaging.
(submitted: 17.10.2008, accepted: 13.11.2008)
Microscopy Today 17 / 1, 48-51, 2009
(magazine owned of the Microscopy Society of America / MSA)

Piper, J.: Use of Baader astronomy filters in microscopy and photomicrography
- a propaedeutic intrstruction (in German)
Monograph for the Baader-Planetarium Company, 43 pages, July 2008

Piper, J.: Use of Baader RGB-filters (Contrast-Booster- und Semi-Apo-filter) in microscopy und photomicrography
- a propaedeutic instruction (in German)
Monograph für Fa.for the Baader-Planetarium Company, 8 pages, Jan. 2009

Piper, J.: Use of monochromatic astronomy filters in microscopy und photomicrography
- an introduction for practice (in German)
Monograph for the Baader-Planetarium Company, 8 pages, Jan. 2009

Piper, J.: Use of Baader RGB-color filters for multi-shot-techniques in microscopy  and photomicrography
- an introduction for practice (in German)
Monograph for the Baader-Planetarium Company, 7 pages, Jan. 2009

Piper, J.: Use of Baader Contrast-Booster- and Semi-Apo-filters in general photography
- a short indroduction for practice (in German)
Monograph for the Baader-Planetarium Company, 8 pages, Jan. 2009

Piper, J.: use of Baader RGB-CCD-filters in general photography
- a short introduction to multi-shot-techniques (in German)
Monograph for the Baader-Planetarium Company, 5 pages, Jan. 2009

Piper, J.: Software-based three dimensional reconstructions and enhancements of focal depth in microphotographic images
(submitted: 27. March 2007, accepted: 15. Mai 2007)
In: Méndez-Vilas, A., Diaz, J. (Eds): Modern Research and Educational Topics in Microscopy, Vol. 2, 900-905
Formatex Research Center, Badajoz, SPAIN, 2007
ISBN-13: 978-84-611-9420-9
http://www.formatex.org/microscopy3/index.htm
http://www.formatex.org/microscopy3/pdf/pp900-905.pdf

Piper, J.: Wide field photomicrography in large specimens - comparison of various techniques (in German).
(submitted: 18. Oct. 2007, accepted: 22. Oct. 2007)
Mikrokosmos 97 / 5, 304-307, 2008

Piper, J.: Peripheral occlusive artery disease - an angiological review for practice.(in German)
Facharzt Innere Medizin, 1 / 2008, 12-18, Verlag der Mediziner, Graz, Austria, 2008

Piper, J.: Wide field and deep focus imaging in photomicrography - optical and software-based techniques.
(submitted: 17.12.2007, accepted: 30.12.2007)
Microscopy Today 16 / 2, 32-37, 2008
(magazine owned of the Microscopy Society of America / MSA)

Piper, J.: Luminance contrast, a new illumination technique in light miroscopy: optical basics, practical evaluations, further developements
(submitted: 03.11.2007, accepted without modifications: 30.03.2008)
Opt. Int. J. Light Electron. Opt. (2008) doi: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2008.03.032, Elsevier, 2008
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2008.03.032
Opt. Int. J..Light Electron. Opt. 120, 963-975, Elsevier, 2009

Piper. J.: Use of software to enhance depth of field and improve focus in photomicrography.
(submitted: 02.01.2008, accepted: 06.03.2008)
European Microscopy and Analysis 113, 15-19, May 2008

Piper, J.: Improved techniques for imaging of high ranges in brightness and contrast in photomicrography (HDR- und DRI-techniques) (in German).
(submitted: 09.04.2008, accepted: 11.04.2008)
Mikrokosmos 97 / 6, 375-382, 2008

Piper, J.: Improved imaging of three-dimensional transparent specimens in modified darkfield techniques and digitized interference contrast (in German)
(submitted: 02.06.2008, accepted: 03.06.3008)
Mikrokosmos 98 / 2, 117-123, 2009

Piper, J.: Freehand digital photography of a lunar eclipse (in German) .
Sterne und Weltraum 2, 72-75, Spektrum der Wissenschaft-Verlag, 2008

Piper, J.: Freehand digital photography of the International Space Station (ISS) (in German).
Sterne und Weltraum 5, 104-106, Spektrum der Wissenschaft-Verlag, 2008

Piper, J.: Image processing for the optimization of dynamic range in photomicrography.
(submitted: 27.06.2008, accepted: 05.09.2008)
European Microscopy and Analysis 117, 23 (1), S5-S9 (EU), 2009

Piper, J.: Improved techniques for imaging of three-dimensional transparent specimens in advanced darkfield and interference contrast modes.
(submitted: 15.02.2009, accepted: 06.04.2009)
Microscopy Today, 17 / 3, 20-28, 2009
(magazine owned of the Microscopy Society of America / MSA)

Piper, J.: Aperture reduction phase contrast - an attractive tool for improved imaging in phase contrast microscopy (in German)
(submitted: 05.01.2009, accepted: 21.01.2009)
Mikrokosmos 98 / 4, 249-254, 2009

Piper, J.: Software-based amplification of low differences in brightness and density in bright field imagery (in German)
(submitted: 20.01.09, accepted: 02.02.2009)
Mikrokosmos 98 / 5, 315-318, 2009

Piper, J.: Ultra-high contrast amplifying in bright-field images.
(submitted: 11.07.2009, accepted: 16.07.2009)
Microscopy Today x / y, zz-zz, 2010
(magazine of the Microscopy Society of America / MSA)
Cambridge Universtiy Press
doi: 10.1017/S1551929510000222

Piper, J.: Software-based stacking techniques to enhance depth of field and dynamic range in digital photomicrography. In: Hewitson, T.D., Darby, I.A. (Hrsg.): Springer Protocols, Methods in molecular biology 611, Histology protocols, Chapter 16, 193-210, Humana Press, 2010

Piper, J., Chmela, G.: Optimized observation and photomicrography of small structures in diatom shells near the resolution limit in normal light microscopy (in German)
(submitted: 12.08.2009, accepted: 14.08.2009)
Mikrokosmos 99 / 2, 115-122, 2010

Piper, J., Chmela, G.: Advanced techniques in observation and photomicrography of subcellular structures in diatom shells
(submitted: 11.09.2009, accepted: 12.09.2009 )
Microscopy Today x / y, zz-zz, 2009
(magazine of the Microscopy Society of America / MSA)
Cambridge University Press

Piper, J.: Mirror lenses in microscopy - a pleading for optical dinosaurs
submitted: 12.09.2009, accepted: 14.09.2009)
Mikrokosmos

Piper, J.: Mirror lenses in light microscopy - theoretical considerations and practical implications
(submitted: 06.10.2009, accepted without modifications: 20.10.2009)
Microscopy Research and Technique, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

Piper, J.: Condenser aperture reduction phase contrast - a new technique for improved imaging in light microscopy
(submitted: 24.03.2010, accepted: 09.04.2010)
Journal of Advanced Microscopy Research (JAMR)

Piper, J.: Image processing for the optimization of dynamic range and ultra-high contrast amplification in photomicrography
(submitted: 06.03.2010, accepted: 12.03.2010)
In: Méndez-Vilas, A., Diaz, J. (Eds): Modern Research and Educational Topics in Microscopy, Vol. 3, xxx-xxx
Formatex Research Center, Badajoz, SPAIN, 2010
ISBN
http://www.formatex.org/microscopy3/index.htm
http://www.formatex.org/microscopy3/pdf/pp900-905.pdf

Piper J.: High-grade imaging of diatoms and radiolarians in light microscopy - optical and software-based techniques
(submitted: 05.05.2010, accepted: )
Diatom Research

 

[Introduction]
[Luminance Contrast]
[Relief Phase Contrast]
[Aperture Reduction Phase Contrast]
[Aperture Reduction Darkfield]
[Digital Phase Contrast]
[Digital Photomicrography and Analysis]
[Cytometry in Reflexion Contrast]
[Capillaroscopy]
[Video-Endoscopy]
[Calculation of Cardiovascular Risk]
[Behavioral Risk Management]
[Efficiency in Rehabilitation]
[Diagnostics in Rehabilitation]
[Complementary Medicine]
[Publications]
[Curriculum vitae]
[University of Oradea]
[U.N.E. Brussels]
[Journals of optics and microscopy]
[Optical Society of America]