Digital sound synthesizers, ubiquitous today in sound cards, software and dedicated hardware, use algorithms (Sound Synthesis Techniques, SSTs) capable of generating sounds similar to those of acoustic instruments and even totally novel sounds. The design of SSTs is a very hard problem. It is usually assumed that it requires human ingenuity to design an algorithm suitable for synthesizing a sou...

Eight cases of the acanthosis nigricans form of epidermal nevus have been described in literature. The present case is impressive and has an extensive segmental distribution. Although etiological factors, such as mutations in the FGFR3 gene, are becoming recognized, treatment options remain limited. We present a case of a 14-year-old male with multiple hyperpigmented, hyperkeratotic plaques on ...

objective: the sheehan disability scale (sds) assesses disability in four domains of home management, work responsibilities, close relationships and social life. the main objective of this study was to develop the persian version of the sds. method: two steps of field work followed the persian translation and cultural adaptation of the tool: first, the internal consistency and convergent validi...

Composites of concentric cylinders can fail by microcracks that span the thickness and length of one cylinder but arrest at the boundary to adjacent cylinders. This failure mode was analyzed by developing a new polar shear-lag analysis for stresses in a cross section of a concentric-cylinder composite. The analysis can accurately calculate stresses in each cylinder in the presence of microcrack...