A 8-month-old female baby presented with cushingoid facies, with large skin folds involving the extremities and trunk since birth (Fig. 1). The child was born to healthy parents in a non-consanguineous marriage. The child weighed 8 kgs, was exclusively breast fed and developmentally normal and had no dysmorhic features. There was no history of similar complaints in other family members. Serum c...

Abstract Nowadays, finite element tyre models are often used to perform vehicle NVH (noise, vibration, harshness) simulations. To account for the specific operating conditions, a road surface must be properly included in model. This paper deals with methodology experimentally evaluate and process irregularity measurements, so as generate input. These surfaces simulate tyre/road interaction at f...

We present a localization system which computes, by extended Kalman filtering, the position and heading of a vehicle using both odometry and the measurement of the relative azimuth angles of known landmarks. Observability of the continuous system is studied and gives information on situations where the performance of the filter may deteriorate. Results of extensive real outdoor experiments with...

Traffic related sources are a significant contributor of particulate matter, particularly in urban environments and major cities. Traffic related particles can be distinguished into: exhaust traffic related particles, which are emitted as a result of incomplete fuel combustion and lubricant volatilization during the combustion procedure, and nonexhaust traffic related particles, which are eithe...