Lenna (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Lenna" in English language version.

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Eismann, Michael T. (2018). "Farewell, Lena". Optical Engineering. 57 (12) 120101. Bibcode:2018OptEn..57l0101E. doi:10.1117/1.OE.57.12.120101.
"A note on the Lena image". Nature Nanotechnology. 13 (12): 1087. 2018. Bibcode:2018NatNa..13Q1087.. doi:10.1038/s41565-018-0337-2. PMID 30523301. S2CID 54522374.
Thompson, Brian J. (1992). "Editorial: Copyright Problems". Optical Engineering. 31 (1): 5. Bibcode:1992OptEn..31....5T. doi:10.1117/12.60707.
Munson, David C. Jr. (1996). "A Note on Lena". IEEE Transactions on Image Processing. 5 (1): 3. Bibcode:1996ITIP....5....3M. doi:10.1109/TIP.1996.8100841. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
"On alternatives to Lenna". Journal of Modern Optics. 64 (12): 1119–1120. 2017. Bibcode:2017JMOp...64.1119.. doi:10.1080/09500340.2016.1270881.
"A note on the Lena image". Nature Nanotechnology. 13 (12): 1087. 2018. Bibcode:2018NatNa..13Q1087.. doi:10.1038/s41565-018-0337-2. ISSN 1748-3395. PMID 30523301.

arstechnica.com (Global: 473^rd place; English: 338^th place)

Edwards, Benj (29 March 2024). "Playboy image from 1972 gets ban from IEEE computer journals". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

arxiv.org (Global: 49^th place; English: 31^st place)

Needell, Deanna; Ward, Rachel (29 February 2012). "Stable image reconstruction using total variation minimization". arXiv:1202.6429 [cs.CV].

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

"Playboy Centrefold Photo Shrunk to Width of Human Hair". BBC News Online. 14 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.

blogspot.it (Global: 3,894^th place; English: low place)

nuit-blanche.blogspot.it

Carron, Igor (9 March 2012). "I can't believe it's not Lena". Nuit Blanche. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

claremontmckenna.edu (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Every Picture Tells A Story". Claremont McKenna College. 2 May 2013. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Eismann, Michael T. (2018). "Farewell, Lena". Optical Engineering. 57 (12) 120101. Bibcode:2018OptEn..57l0101E. doi:10.1117/1.OE.57.12.120101.
"A note on the Lena image". Nature Nanotechnology. 13 (12): 1087. 2018. Bibcode:2018NatNa..13Q1087.. doi:10.1038/s41565-018-0337-2. PMID 30523301. S2CID 54522374.
Thompson, Brian J. (1992). "Editorial: Copyright Problems". Optical Engineering. 31 (1): 5. Bibcode:1992OptEn..31....5T. doi:10.1117/12.60707.
Munson, David C. Jr. (1996). "A Note on Lena". IEEE Transactions on Image Processing. 5 (1): 3. Bibcode:1996ITIP....5....3M. doi:10.1109/TIP.1996.8100841. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
"On alternatives to Lenna". Journal of Modern Optics. 64 (12): 1119–1120. 2017. Bibcode:2017JMOp...64.1119.. doi:10.1080/09500340.2016.1270881.
"A note on the Lena image". Nature Nanotechnology. 13 (12): 1087. 2018. Bibcode:2018NatNa..13Q1087.. doi:10.1038/s41565-018-0337-2. ISSN 1748-3395. PMID 30523301.

icip2015.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"ICIP 2015 Banquet & Awards Ceremony". International Conference on Image Processing. 2015. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.

lenna.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

Hutchison, Jamie (2001). "Culture, Communication, and an Information Age Madonna" (PDF). IEEE Professional Communication Society Newsletter. 45 (3): 1, 5–7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
Rosenberg, Chuck (3 November 2001). "The Lenna Story: Imaging Experts Meet Lenna in Person". Carnegie Mellon University. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
Munson, David C. Jr. (1996). "A Note on Lena". IEEE Transactions on Image Processing. 5 (1): 3. Bibcode:1996ITIP....5....3M. doi:10.1109/TIP.1996.8100841. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

nih.gov (Global: 5^th place; English: 5^th place)

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

"A note on the Lena image". Nature Nanotechnology. 13 (12): 1087. 2018. Bibcode:2018NatNa..13Q1087.. doi:10.1038/s41565-018-0337-2. PMID 30523301. S2CID 54522374.
"A note on the Lena image". Nature Nanotechnology. 13 (12): 1087. 2018. Bibcode:2018NatNa..13Q1087.. doi:10.1038/s41565-018-0337-2. ISSN 1748-3395. PMID 30523301.

optica.org (Global: low place; English: 9,523^rd place)

opg.optica.org

"Express Journals Online Style Guide: OPTICS EXPRESS, BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS, OPTICAL MATERIALS EXPRESS". Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.

packet.cc (Global: low place; English: low place)

Roberts, Lawrence G. (1961). "Picture Coding Using Pseudo-Random Noise". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 26 September 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

playboy.com (Global: 4,392^nd place; English: 3,011^th place)

"The Search for Lena: Discovering one Playmate's role in the history of the Internet". Playboy Newsdesk. Playboy. 1997. Archived from the original on 4 July 1997. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

pudding.cool (Global: low place; English: low place)

Pudding, The. "Can Data Die? Tracking the Lenna Image". The Pudding. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

semanticscholar.org (Global: 15^th place; English: 8^th place)

api.semanticscholar.org

"A note on the Lena image". Nature Nanotechnology. 13 (12): 1087. 2018. Bibcode:2018NatNa..13Q1087.. doi:10.1038/s41565-018-0337-2. PMID 30523301. S2CID 54522374.

sfgate.com (Global: 248^th place; English: 142^nd place)

Kibbe, Kayla (3 December 2019). "How a Nude 'Playboy' Photo Became a Fixture in the Tech World". Inside Hook. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2021 – via San Francisco Chronicle.

siam.org (Global: 9,070^th place; English: 5,832^nd place)

epubs.siam.org

"SIIMS – Instructions for Authors". Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.

technologyreview.com (Global: 2,515^th place; English: 1,716^th place)

Zax, David (16 August 2012). "A Playboy Model and Nanoscale Printing". MIT Technology Review. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2013.

theconversation.com (Global: 840^th place; English: 594^th place)

Matthews, Richard (12 May 2015). "How Fabio and Playboy helped invent the internet: The bizarre photos used in research papers revealed". The Conversation. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

Hern, Alex (31 March 2024). "Institute bans use of Playboy test image in engineering journals". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 May 2025.

umd.edu (Global: 1,356^th place; English: 1,172^nd place)

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O'Leary, Dianne P. (25 June 1999). "But the instructor's attitude can't make the female student fail, can it?". Accessibility of Computer Science: A Reflection for Faculty Members. University of Maryland, Department of Computer Science. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2013.

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35^th place; English: 24^th place)

Zug, Maddie (24 April 2015). "A centerfold does not belong in the classroom". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"Playboy Centrefold Photo Shrunk to Width of Human Hair". BBC News Online. 14 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
"SIIMS – Instructions for Authors". Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
"Express Journals Online Style Guide: OPTICS EXPRESS, BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS, OPTICAL MATERIALS EXPRESS". Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
Edwards, Benj (29 March 2024). "Playboy image from 1972 gets ban from IEEE computer journals". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
Kibbe, Kayla (3 December 2019). "How a Nude 'Playboy' Photo Became a Fixture in the Tech World". Inside Hook. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2021 – via San Francisco Chronicle.
Kinstler, Linda (31 January 2019). "Finding Lena, the Patron Saint of JPEGS". Wired. Archived from the original on 22 April 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2019. IPA pronunciation of Leena inserted into the quotation in brackets for clarity. /ˈliːnə/ is a common English pronunciation of the name Lena. The quotation reads, "At her suggestion, the editors [of Playboy] spelled her first name with an extra 'n,' to encourage proper pronunciation. 'I didn't want to be called Leena," she explained.'
Roberts, Lawrence G. (1961). "Picture Coding Using Pseudo-Random Noise". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 26 September 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
Hutchison, Jamie (2001). "Culture, Communication, and an Information Age Madonna" (PDF). IEEE Professional Communication Society Newsletter. 45 (3): 1, 5–7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
Pudding, The. "Can Data Die? Tracking the Lenna Image". The Pudding. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
"The Search for Lena: Discovering one Playmate's role in the history of the Internet". Playboy Newsdesk. Playboy. 1997. Archived from the original on 4 July 1997. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
Zax, David (16 August 2012). "A Playboy Model and Nanoscale Printing". MIT Technology Review. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
O'Leary, Dianne P. (25 June 1999). "But the instructor's attitude can't make the female student fail, can it?". Accessibility of Computer Science: A Reflection for Faculty Members. University of Maryland, Department of Computer Science. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
Rosenberg, Chuck (3 November 2001). "The Lenna Story: Imaging Experts Meet Lenna in Person". Carnegie Mellon University. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
"ICIP 2015 Banquet & Awards Ceremony". International Conference on Image Processing. 2015. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
Munson, David C. Jr. (1996). "A Note on Lena". IEEE Transactions on Image Processing. 5 (1): 3. Bibcode:1996ITIP....5....3M. doi:10.1109/TIP.1996.8100841. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
Brown, Janelle (20 May 1997). "Playmate Meets Geeks Who Made Her a Net Star". Wired. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
Carron, Igor (9 March 2012). "I can't believe it's not Lena". Nuit Blanche. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
"Every Picture Tells A Story". Claremont McKenna College. 2 May 2013. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
Matthews, Richard (12 May 2015). "How Fabio and Playboy helped invent the internet: The bizarre photos used in research papers revealed". The Conversation. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
Zug, Maddie (24 April 2015). "A centerfold does not belong in the classroom". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

wired.com (Global: 254^th place; English: 178^th place)

Kinstler, Linda (31 January 2019). "Finding Lena, the Patron Saint of JPEGS". Wired. Archived from the original on 22 April 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2019. IPA pronunciation of Leena inserted into the quotation in brackets for clarity. /ˈliːnə/ is a common English pronunciation of the name Lena. The quotation reads, "At her suggestion, the editors [of Playboy] spelled her first name with an extra 'n,' to encourage proper pronunciation. 'I didn't want to be called Leena," she explained.'
Brown, Janelle (20 May 1997). "Playmate Meets Geeks Who Made Her a Net Star". Wired. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

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"A note on the Lena image". Nature Nanotechnology. 13 (12): 1087. 2018. Bibcode:2018NatNa..13Q1087.. doi:10.1038/s41565-018-0337-2. ISSN 1748-3395. PMID 30523301.
Hern, Alex (31 March 2024). "Institute bans use of Playboy test image in engineering journals". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 May 2025.

Lenna (English Wikipedia)

adsabs.harvard.edu (Global: 14th place; English: 9th place)

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blogspot.it (Global: 3,894th place; English: low place)

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semanticscholar.org (Global: 15th place; English: 8th place)

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siam.org (Global: 9,070th place; English: 5,832nd place)

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technologyreview.com (Global: 2,515th place; English: 1,716th place)

theconversation.com (Global: 840th place; English: 594th place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16th place; English: 11th place)

umd.edu (Global: 1,356th place; English: 1,172nd place)

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sfgate.com (Global: 248^th place; English: 142^nd place)

siam.org (Global: 9,070^th place; English: 5,832^nd place)

technologyreview.com (Global: 2,515^th place; English: 1,716^th place)

theconversation.com (Global: 840^th place; English: 594^th place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

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