A method for spatial registering pairs of digital images of the retina is presented, using intrinsic feature points (landmarks) and dense local transformation. First, landmarks, i.e. blood vessel bifurcations, are extracted from both retinal images using filtering followed by thinning and branch point analysis. Correspondances are found by topological and structural comparisons between both ret...

an enhanced displacement feedback structural control procedure is presented for performance-based design in this paper. at first, a comparative study is implemented assessing three most common active control algorithms including state, acceleration, and displacement feedback controls. the advantage of the displacement feedback algorithm for active control of structures against earthquakes is de...

The object of research is the process transporting drilling slurry through specialized marine vessels Platform Supply Vessels class. subject sedimentation stability along height cargo tank, which proposed to be defined as a relative change in vertical density near surface and bottom tank. studies were carried out on sea vessel with displacement 7320 tons. design provided for reception transport...

In this paper, the closed form analytical expressions for the displacement field due to a cylindrical inclusion in a thermoelastic half-space are obtained. These expressions are derived in the context of steady-state uncoupled thermoelasticity using thermoelastic displacement potential functions. The thermal displacement field is generated due to differences in the coefficients of linear therma...

This research pertains to the three-dimensional (3D) finite element analysis (FEA) of the stress intensity factors (SIFs) along the crack front in a spherical pressure vessel coated with functionally graded material (FGM). The vessel is subjected to internal pressure and thermal gradient. The exponential function is adopted for property of FGMs. SIFs are obtained for a wide variety of crack sha...

BACKGROUND Aortic stenosis (AS) leads to variable stress for the left ventricle (LV) and consequently a broad range of LV remodeling. The aim of this study was to describe blood flow patterns in the ascending aorta of patients with AS and determine their association with remodeling. METHODS AND RESULTS Thirty-seven patients with AS (14 mild, 8 moderate, 15 severe; age, 63±13 years) and 37 hea...

      Dust storms are increasingly threatening the forest ecosystem in Western Iran. Due to its coverage of vast area of Zagros forest, the Quercus brantii is at the front line of the attack. Most tree deaths in this forest are from this species. This study aims to investigate the effect of simulated dust on wood development and leaf stomata from seedlings of Persian oak. The oak seedlings were...

A necessary condition for obtaining a high-quality image with optical coherence tomography (OCT) is the displacement of blood from visualized segment vessel to provide transparent medium between vascular wall and photo detector. Traditionally, liquid iodine-containing contrast used this, which can be dangerous in patients iodine allergy or renal insufficiency. We present clinical case successfu...

lateral and anterior displacements of mandible may cause malocclusion. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of these displacements in a population of 597 childrens age 12 in mashhad secondary schools. displacment of mandible was shown to be in 11.8 percent of the population (6.2 percent anterior and 5.6 percent lateral displacement).anterior displacement of mandible was diagnos...