The purpose of the study was to determine the mechanical variables that are related to successful post-flight somersaulting performance of the Roche vault. The 23 Roche vaults performed during the 2000 Olympic Games were filmed by a 16-mm camera operating at 100 Hz. The 2-D direct linear transformation technique was used for spatial calibration. Approximately 60 frames were digitized per vault....

This paper provides a quantitative analysis of the e ects of legal schools of thought on appellate jurisprudence and criminal sentencing decisions. We construct measures of the in uence of a major school of conservative legal thought Law and Economics using the linguistic features of judicial opinions and attendance at a law-and-economics training program. We examine the impact of law-and-econo...

Introduction: An essential characteristic of the face and a key to facial beauty are the lips. Many studies have taken place in the past in order to measure lip characteristics, lip position, and define some ideal norms as perceived by lay people or professionals. It appears that fuller lips are currently associated with beauty. Purpose: To determine how lip protrusion affects facial beauty. Su...