Our objective is to permit in situ visualization of ultrasound images so that direct hand-eye coordination can be employed during invasive procedures. A method is presented that merges the visual outer surface of a patient with a simultaneous ultrasound scan of the patient's interior. The method combines a flat-panel monitor with a half-silvered mirror such that the image on the monitor is refl...

The purpose ef this study was to investigate the aecuracy of temporary fixation with Laser welding for fixed partial dentures (FPDs). Five kinds of experimental FPD with different weldinglsoldering gaps were fabricated (O, 20, 501im for welding; 300um for seldering). Then, FPDs were temporary-fixed by laser welding or with a self-curing resin. Fixation accuracy was evaluated by thc changc in di...

This paper first describes the different activities conducted for MERIS regarding it’s spectral calibration. The onboard spectral calibration is based on the use of a panel which presents well defined absorption peaks. In this absorption bands, each MERIS detector is characterized in wavelength. Limitations of this method are in the near infra red because of the lack of absorption lines in the ...

O June8-10,1981, the Lipid Metabolism-Atherogenesis Branch of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute sponsored a workshop entitled, "The Relationship of Hypertriglyceridemia to Atherosclerosis," in Bethesda, Maryland. The purpose of the workshop was to bring together a large number of investigators with primary interests in epidemiology, genetics, nutrition, pathology, and basic and clin...

As essential elements of buildings, roofs traditionally correspond to about 3-8% of total project cost. Despite this considerable share, in the literature there have been only a few researches that investigate roof types preferred by owners/designers and make a cost analysis to reveal cost differences between alternatives. Toward this aim, in this study, twelve types of roofs installed in const...

Personalized classification refers to allowing users to define their own categories and automating the assignment of documents to these categories. In this paper, we examine the use of keywords to define personalized categories and propose the use of Support Vector Machine (SVM) to perform personalized classification. Two scenarios have been investigated. The first assumes that the personalized...

In the spirit of the elasticity of taxable income literature, which has primarily considered federal taxes using individual data, we estimate panel regressions of state personal income tax bases on state tax rates, structures, and other controls. We consider actual tax base data gathered directly from revenue offi cials, a calculated tax base defi ned as collections divided by the top tax rate,...

Employee participation and establishment-level codetermination via works councils are central elements of the German system of industrial relations. The existence of a works council is widely observed to be positively correlated with productivity. However, much less is known about the transmission channels that works councils use to affect productivity. In this paper two hypotheses have been de...

An efficient support of a single decision maker is vital in constructing scalable systems addressing complex decision-making (DM) tasks. Fully probabilistic design (FPD) of DM strategies, an extension of dynamic Bayesian DM, provides a firm basis for such a support. The limited cognitive and evaluation resources of the supported decision maker cause that theoretically optimal solutions are real...

Mireille Akilian Mark L. Schattenburg Abstract — Many leading technologies, such as flat-panel displays and precision optics, require sheet glass with exceptional surface qualities. Commercially available sheet glass of <1-mm thickness typically has a surface warp on the order of hundreds of microns, rendering it a challenge to utilize progressively thinner sheets. A novel method of shaping ind...