The research was conducted to identify atrium design criteria and their impacts on social environmental aspects at commercial buildings in the Klang Valley area, Malaysia. of affects conditions building. Thus, objectives are for selected investigate aspects. There two methods namely literature study qualitative descriptive research. lists had been produced based document reviews. Four were as c...

This is the case of a 38-year-old man with history two female relatives Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and personal factors high cardiovascular risk (gender, stress, smoking, chronic consumption electronic cigarette). The patient presented tamponade due to pericardial effusion secondary Lupus-like syndrome that preceded accompanied at all times an angiosarcoma roof anterior wall right atrium. His...

BACKGROUND Ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) can be difficult and time-consuming. Systems facilitating catheter navigation may be helpful. AIM To compare the efficacy of the LocaLisa system with the conventional mapping/ablation approach to radiofrequency (RF) ablation of AF. METHODS Group 1, consisting of 64 patients (48 male; aged 51.5+/-10.6 years), underwent segmental isolation of th...

Registration of multi-source remote sensing data is an essential task prior their efficient integrated use. It is known that accurate registration of different data sources, such as aerial frame images and lidar data, is a challenging process, where extraction and selection of robust tie features is the key issue. In the presented approach, we used linear features, namely roof ridges, as tie fe...

We assessed the total energy required to manufacture, install and maintain an extensive, sedumplanted green roof over its assumed life of 20 years in the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. using the method of emergy analysis. We estimated its environmental benefits as the sum of summer electricity savings due to cooler building temperatures, primary production of biomass and reduction in intensity...

This paper describes an improved version of our system for robust detection of buildings with a gable roof in varying rural areas from very-high-resolution aerial images. The algorithm follows a custom-made design, extracting key features close to modeling, such as roof ridges and gutters, in order to allow a large freedom in roof appearances. It starts by detecting straight line-segments as ro...

Design optimization of a class of plane trusses called the N-Shaped Truss (NST) is addressed. The parametric model of NST presented is intended for real-world application, avoiding simplifications of the design details that compromise the applicability. The model, which includes twenty-seven discrete variables concerning topology, configuration and sizing of the truss, presents a challenging op...

Atrium is a popular architectural feature utilized widely by building designers and owners to bring various benefits such as adequate daylight, circulation spaces and surfaces for landscape applications. But atrium problems in tropical climates such as excessive daylight, glare and high temperature, which lead to increase building energy demand, have been reported. Atrium has been used with var...