In order to obtain basic information on the improving the surface integrity of machined surfaces, the relationship between the residual stress of cut surfaces and the cutting edge shapes of cutting tools was examined. Dry facing on a lathe was performed with cutting tools that had various nose radiuses and cutting edge roundnesses. The residual stresses of the cut surfaces were measured by X-ra...

This paper describes the design of multi-category support vector machines (SVMs) for classification of bags. To train and test the SVMs a collection of 120 images of different types of bags were used (backpacks, small shoulder bags, plastic flexible bags, and small briefcases). Tests were conducted to establish the best polynomial and Gaussian RBF (radial basis function) kernels. As it is well ...

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD), which affects ~10 million Americans, is characterized by atherosclerosis of the noncoronary arteries. PAD produces a progressive accumulation of ischemic injury to the legs, manifested as a gradual degradation of gastrocnemius histology. In this study, we evaluated the hypothesis that quantitative morphological parameters of gastrocnemius myofibers change in a...

Pathological diagnosis of prostate adenocarcinoma often requires complementary methods. On prostate biopsy tissue from 39 patients including benign nodular hyperplasia (BNH), atypical adenomatous hyperplasia (AAH), and adenocarcinomas, we have performed combined histochemical-immunohistochemical stainings for argyrophilic nucleolar organizer regions (AgNORs) and glandular basal cells. After asc...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of an iterative reconstruction method (IR) on shape reproducibility in three-dimensional (3D) computed tomography images. We used an IR (sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction: SAFIRE) implemented in a 64-channel multi slice computed tomography system (Siemens, SOMATOM Definition AS). We scanned a simulated vessel phantom with 180-HU vess...

In order to improve the accuracy and batch consistency of cylindrical roller machining, in this paper, a both-sides machining method based on hard ceramic plate is proposed. Traditional cast iron stainless-steel polishing were replaced by materials with high hardness good wear resistance. After processing centerless grinding, processed lapping using Al2O3 plates. The roundness, diameter surface...

Understanding the cement injection behaviour during vertebroplasty and accurately predicting the cement placement within the vertebral body is extremely challenging. As there is no standardized methodology, we propose a novel method using reproducible and pathologically representative flow models to study the influence of cement properties on injection behaviour. The models, confined between an...

The finishing process of advanced ceramic balls can be divided into two steps. The first step is lapping in which most of the stock from the ball is removed at a higher material removal rate. The second step is polishing in which the required ball surface roughness, roundness, dimensional and geometric accuracy are achieved. In polishing, the abrasive particle size is ≤ 1 μm, and the load and s...