The design of a building can provide the highest thermal comfort in the interior without any mechanical equipment and save energy to a large extent. The roof of a building is an important part for thermal loss. This research studies the thermal performance of 14 conventional roof structures in Tehran city by using designbuilder 4.5. It is found that the polystyrene block performs best compared ...

OBJECTIVE Left atrium (LA) and left atrial pulmonary venous anatomy have clinical importance for atrial fibrillation (AF) and cardiac tumor surgery. A detailed anatomic knowledge of these structures may faciliate clinical evaluations. The aim of this study was to assess LA size and to demonstrate other anatomic features of LA with pulmonary vein openings in normal population. METHODS This des...

In large-volume spaces such as atria and covered malls, smoke management systems are often an important aspect of fire protection, with their primary goal being to ensure that the impact of smoke and heat on occupants is not life threatening (NFPA 92B1). This involves keeping the height of the smoke layer above the highest level of occupancy for a defined period, longer than the expected time t...

BACKGROUND The patterns of activation of the human left atrium (LA), how they relate to atrial myocardial architecture, and their role in arrhythmogenesis remain largely unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS Left atrial endocardial activation was mapped in 19 patients with a percutaneous noncontact mapping system. Earliest endocardial breakthrough during sinus rhythm (SR) occurred more frequently in t...

The paper describes a method that extracts planar roof faces of building objects from point clouds obtained by a pre-segmentation of airborne laserscanner data. The method utilises a TIN-structure that is calculated into the point cloud. The parameters of every TINmesh are mapped into a triangle-mesh parameter space, which is then analysed by cluster analysis techniques. Both the utilisation of...

The use of flexible roof diaphragms is very common in the United States, both for residential buildings and large-scale commercial buildings. Due to its simplicity, the traditional diaphragm design method is commonly used in diaphragm design, in particular for the design of diaphragms with relatively small dimensions. The traditional diaphragm design method assumes the axial chord forces develo...

A 69-year-old woman with a 10-year history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation was initially treated with propafenone and amiodarone. Four years ago her arrhythmia burden worsened and she developed recurrent episodes of symptomatic persistent atrial fibrillation. After several cardioversions, she was referred to our institution for radiofrequency catheter ablation. Her amiodarone was discontinued...

Green roof system is considered a relatively new concept in Malaysia even though it has been implemented widely in the developed countries. Generally, green roofs provide many benefits such as enhancing aesthetical quality of the built environment, reduce urban heat island effect, reduce energy consumption, improve stormwater attenuation, and reduce noise pollution. A better understanding on th...

This paper presents new aspects of Anton Tedesko’s design for an important thin shell concrete roof. The study of this roof results from the examination of original engineering drawings and calculations which we present with the goal of promoting a greater understanding of the structural design of a major figure in the tradition of 20th century building. CE Database subject headings: Thin shell...