The acoustics of residential balcony spaces in the presence of road traffic noise has been investigated by several authors over a period of several decades. However it would appear there remains an absence of a simple and yet reliable method to predict the acoustics of balcony spaces. There are two primary elements requiring consideration. The first element is to predict road traffic noise leve...

In this paper, we present a fast approach to automated generation of textured 3D city models with both high details at ground level, and complete coverage for bird’s-eye view. A close-range facade model is acquired at the ground level by driving a vehicle equipped with laser scanners and a digital camera under normal traffic conditions on public roads; a far-range Digital Surface Map (DSM), con...

Interoperability between statically typed and dynamically typed languages is increasingly important, as can be witnessed by the many statically typed languages targeting JavaScript. Interoperating with both the object-oriented and functional features of JavaScript is essential, if only to manipulate the DOM, yet existing languages have very poor support for this. We present Scala.js, a dialect ...

Greening of facades is a non-expensive option to increase the amount of vegetation in urban areas. Especially in areas with dense settlement, the filtering effect of facade greening can improve urban air quality. In this paper, results from field experiments and numerical simulations are presented. Using Atomic Absorption Spectrometry the amount of heavy metals on leaf samples from seven houses...

BACKGROUND Double-eyelid blepharoplasty is a popular aesthetic surgery in Asians. However, the buried suture technique is associated with complications related to implantation of the suture thread. The present study was performed to identify optimal surgical suture removal techniques in Japanese patients with suture-related complications after buried suture double-eyelid blepharoplasty. METHO...