A mesh smoothing method based on Riemannian metric comparison is presented in this paper. This method minimizes a cost function constructed from a measure of metric non-conformity that compares two metrics: the metric that transforms the element into a reference element and a specified Riemannian metric, that contains the target size and shape of the elements. This combination of metrics allows...

In this work we investigate the refinement propagation process in longest-edge based local refinement algorithms for unstructured meshes of triangles. The conformity neighborhood of a triangle, the set of additional triangles that is needed to be refined to ensure mesh conformity is introduced to define the propagation path. We prove that asymptotically the propagation path extends on average t...

BACKGROUND In Curitiba, systemic hypertension (SH) is the second leading cause of hospitalization and the leading cause of death from cardiovascular diseases. The protocols for the treatment of hypertension provide a systematic approach to patient management, aiming at improving the efficiency and quality of health services. OBJECTIVE To evaluate medical professionals' compliance with the pro...

Centrality in a social network is found to have a significant effect on Asch-type conformity. Friendship affinity and respect social network data was collected on two different groups of actors. The effects of Asch-type conformity were empirically tested on central actors and peripheral actors in each group using a culturally appropriate version of Asch’s test. Findings show that central actors...

objective: the aim of this study is to explore the confirmatory factor analysis results of the persian adaptation of statistics anxiety measure (sam), proposed by earp. method: the validity and reliability assessments of the scale were performed on 298 college students chosen randomly from tabriz university in iran. confirmatory factor analysis (cfa) was carried out to determine the factor stru...

designing breeding programs for winter rapeseed (brassica napus l.) cultivars with improved seed and oil yields requires information about the genetic variability of traits. in this study, 28 winter rapeseed cultivars were evaluated for genetic variation and relationships between 11 agro-morphological characters during 2010 and 2011. cultivars and cultivar × year interaction showed significant ...

this study concerns determining the factors that may influence the communication skill of those university teachers involved in the field of agricultural sciences in iran. accordingly, based on a cross-sectional survey method, a conceptual model of communication skill has been devised through reviewing the related literature. next, the model was revised by the expert panel of the study into a s...

during ramadan fasting quantity and quality of dietary intake may change. there was no data on nutrient patterns in ramadan fasting. the purpose of this study was to identify ramadan major nutrient patterns among those who fast in tehran, iran. 510 fasting people aged 18-65 years and bmi 18.5-40 kg/m2 were recruited in our study by 2-stage cluster sampling method in june-july 2014. data on the ...

background and objectives: spiritual intelligence makes a major contribution to people’s health and well-being. since religion is considered as an enriched context for muslim communities, which can provide them with spiritual experiences, the aim of this study was to develop and validate a questionnaire in order to assess spiritual intelligence among people in these communities. methods: in thi...

Memory conformity occurs when an individual endorses what other individuals remember about past events. Research on memory conformity is currently dominated by a 'forensic' perspective, which views the phenomenon as inherently undesirable. This is because conformity not only distorts the accuracy of an individual's memory, but also produces false corroboration between individuals, effects that ...