This paper presents an automatic error tolerance specification system to control the performance of hierarchical volume rendering. Rather than requiring the user to provide an explicit error tolerance numerically, we let the user to specify only the target rendering speed. Our system can then calculate an appropriate error tolerance adaptively to satisfy the user’s performance goal. The system ...

We developed an experimental method which enabled continuous determination of the circulatory blood volume, when the blood volume was subjected to alterations. The blood volume was modified by a servo system to control transfer of the blood between an external reservoir and the cardiovascular system. Possible application of our method to the analysis of circulatory responses to blood volume cha...

Abstract. In this work, it is employed the regional level set as a solution to the problem of tracking interfaces in multiphase fluid simulations, with special attention to the treatment of the thin film between distinct phases. In this context, properties of each phase are tracked as they are merged or split, and a new algorithm to apply these operations is proposed. Furthermore, it is brought...

introduction: as a physical treatment, electrochemical therapy (echt) has provided an effective and useful  approach  for  treating  localized  tumors.  the  chemical  changes  due  to  a  direct  electric  current  destroy  the  tumor. this study evaluates the effect of electrical dose and polarity on the efficacy of the treatment of a  colon tumor model.  materials and methods: in order to in...

Volume rendering is now a common tool for multidimensional data exploration in biology, medicine, meteorology, geology, material science, and other fields. In order to perform volume rendering, users are often forced to preprocess and segment their data. This step of processing before visualization often inhibits the use of volume rendering as it can be quite cumbersome and can also introduce u...

The objective of this study was to evaluate effect of different concentrations of catalase in two extenders on motility, viability and lipid peroxidation bull spermatozoa during semen freezing process. Thirty ejaculates collected from ten Holstein bulls were pooled and evaluated at 37 °C. Pool ejaculated was split into two main experimental groups, 1 and 2. In experiment 1, specimen was dilute...

Power systems are composed of power units that are constantly connected to each other and the electric power flux is constantly moving between them. All systems must be implemented in such a way that not only under normal conditions but also unwanted inputs or disturbances, are applied. It also remains stable or returns to a stable name at the earliest possible time. The fundamental factors...