Multifractal analyses of binary images of soil thin sections (STS) are widely used to characterize pore structure. However, no geometrical model is known to exist for a binary multifractal. Thus, the multifractality of binary images, and the accuracy of multifractal parameters estimated from them, need to be carefully evaluated. We captured 8-bit depth resolution digital grayscale images of thr...

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In this paper we present an asymptotic analysis of the three-dimensional problem for a thin linearly elastic cantilever Ωε = ωε × (0, l) with rectangular cross-section ωε of sides ε and ε 2, as ε goes to zero. Under suitable assumptions on the given loads, we show that the threedimensional problem converges in a variational sense to the classical one-dimensional model for extension, flexure and...

This study experimentally tested the effects of playing with thin dolls on body image and food intake in 6- to 10-year-old Dutch girls (N = 117). Girls were randomly assigned to play with a thin doll, an average-sized doll, or Legos in a no doll control condition. After 10 min, they participated in a taste-test and completed questionnaires about body image. No differences were found between con...

The present study investigated the contribution of a contextual body image perspective to understanding disordered eating in high performance women athletes. Because existing questionnaires were not suitable for measuring body image in the contexts of sport and daily life, we developed the 'Contextual Body Image Questionnaire for Athletes' (CBIQA) in which body image is divided into 'appearance...

The ability to identify similar sandstones a given sample is important where the provenance of unknown or quarry origin no longer in operation. In case building stones from heritage buildings protected areas, it may be mandatory. Here, proof concept for an automated similarity measure presented by means convolutional autoencoder that able extract features thin section and use these most existin...

The high frequency conductivity of thin metallic and graphitic nano-films attracts interest due to many potential applications in spin electronics, electromagnetic shielding, flexible antennas, displays, and in solar cells. Surface morphology of thin conducting nano-films typically consists of an isolated clustering structure, which can evolve into a conducting percolated network [1]. The high ...

The cell envelope of a marine pseudomonad as seen in thin section by electron microscopy has the double-membrane structure typical of other gram-negative bacteria. Cells washed with a solution containing Na+, K+, and Mg++ at their concentrations in the growth medium, when suspended briefly in 0.5 M sucrose, lost 13% of their hexosamine in a form nonsedimentable by centrifugation at 73,000 x g. ...

The main feature of CMOS image sensors is that they allow for the introduction of processing hardware at the pixel level. Using this characteristic, it is possible to extract from the image only the desired data, thereby reducing the output data rate. The analog processing also has the advantage of enabling high-speed operation. Owing to these features, in the last few years there has been a st...