A novel technique for multi-scale smoothing of a freeform 3-D surface is presented. Complete triangulated models of 3-D objects are constructed at our center [4] and using a local parametrization technique, are then smoothed using a 2-D Gaussian filter. Our method for local parametrization makes use of semigeodesic coordinates as a natural and efficient way of sampling the local surface shape. ...

conclusions considering the weight percentage of food wastes (70%), solid wastes of babolsar city could be used for composting. also as large quantities of infectious wastes were produced by hospitals of babolsar, it is recommended that sterilization systems (hydroclave) be used for decontamination of these hazardous wastes. materials and methods this study was a descriptive and cross-sectional...

For electromagnetic analysis using Method of Moments (MoM), three-dimensional (3-D) arbitrary conducting surfaces are often discretized in Rao, Wilton and Glisson basis functions. The MoM Galerkin discretization of the magnetic field integral equation (MFIE) includes a factor 0 equal to the solid angle external to the surface at the testing points, which is2 everywhere on the surface of the obj...

UNLABELLED Ocular trauma in children can result in catastrophic visual and psychological outcomes both for the child and his/her family. According to the WHO, childhood blindness is one of the major causes of avoidable blindness and so target of the Vision 2020 program. To achieve this program's goals, it is necessary to explore the epidemiological patterns of ocular trauma in different countri...

We review the properties of hybrid stars with a quark matter core and hadronic mantle, focusing on role key micro-physical such as quark/hadron surface curvature tensions conversion speed at interface between both phases. summarize results works that have determined from microscopic calculations. If these quantities are large enough, mixed phases energetically suppressed would be separated mant...

Recently Arnold (2011) asked “Why is binocular rivalry uncommon?”. He answered in an entertainingly written, provocative article, for which I thank and congratulate him. However, I will argue that Arnold’s answer falls short in two respects and his assumption that rivalry is uncommon is correct for two reasons other than the one he discusses. Binocular rivalry is a phenomenon of human visual pe...

Introduction Physical injury is a major cause of premature death and/or disability worldwide. South African mortality statistics indicate approximately half all injury-related deaths were intentional, often from sharp-force injuries. Injury surveillance data for victims penetrating scarce in low- to middle-income countries with reliance on data. The aim was provide an epidemiological descriptio...