Authors’ version: This paper presents a novel approach to obtain plausible soft shadows for complex dynamic scenes and a rectangular light source. We estimate the lights occlusion at each point of the scene using pre-filtered occlusion textures, which dynamically approximate the scene geometry. The algorithm is fast and its performance independent of the light’s size. Being image based, it is m...

Recent innovations in smartphone technology have led to the development of a number of applications for the valid and reliable measurement of physical performance. Smartphone applications offer a number of advantages over laboratory based testing including cost, portability, and absence of postprocessing. However, smartphone applications for the measurement of running speed have not yet been va...

The purpose of this research project is to study current practices in enhancing visibility and protection of highway maintenance vehicles involved in moving operations such as snow removal and shoulder operations, crack sealing, and pothole patching. The results will enable the maintenance staff to adequately assess the applicability and impact of each strategy to their use and budget. The repo...

I critically discuss two kinds of argument in favour ontological pluralism and argue that they fail to show ways being are explanatorily fruitful.

The veil of ignorance has been used often as a tool for recommending what justice requires with respect to the distribution of wealth. We show that John Harsanyi’s and Ronald Dworkin’s conceptions of the veil, when modeled formally, recommend wealth allocations in conflict with the prominently espoused view that priority should be given to the worse off with respect to wealth allocation. It fol...

In this study, a novel single-image based dehazing framework is proposed to remove haze artifacts from images through local atmospheric light estimation. We use a novel strategy based on a physical model where the extreme intensity of each RGB pixel is used to define an initial atmospheric veil (local atmospheric light veil). Across bilateral filter is applied to each veil to achieve both local...

Nowadays, huge tendency to fashion and consumerism could be assumed as the origin of identitycrisis among women and in their houses. This phenomenon is like a veil between man and the fact of his human being. Given that the physical properties of man-made environments (house) are influenced by human properties and, in return, have an important role in giving identity to their audience, identifi...

In this article, we comparatively analyse radical right-wing parties’ intervention into the veil debate in Turkey, Sweden, and France which are characterised by different understandings of legal normative secularism. We explore intersection gender religion dynamic formation populist categories how they can be mobilised differently along vertical horizontal axes example veil. all three countries...

The paper elaborates the possibility of extending arbitration clause to entities which are not formal parties agreement (Non-Signatories) through piercing corporate veil. Piercing veil is a company law concept separate legal existence being disregarded (pierced) in order for creditors be able expand their claims against assets or other rights company's shareholders. Basic substantive standards ...

Abstract Gastric cancer (GC) represents an important contributor to the global burden of cancer, being one most common and deadly malignancies worldwide. According TCGA ACRG classifications, microsatellite instable (MSI) group a significant subset GCs is currently in limelight many researches due its favorable survival outcome resectable stages compared stable tumors. MSI hypermutated ...