although, most of the abnormal structures of human brain do not alter the shape of outer envelope of brain (surface), some abnormalities can deform the surface extensively. however, this may be a major problem in a surface-based registration technique, since two nearly identical surfaces are required for surface fitting process. a type of verification known as the circularity check for the shap...

abstract water retention curve (wrc) is a fundamental property of soil. it is used to evaluate available water, permeability, drainage and movement of solutes. despite numerous studies on wrc of soils abroad, no local study has been carried out on charmahal-va-bakhtiari soils. the objective of this study was to compare the quality of fitting of several wrc models to lordegan soils and to select...

background: in our competing educational world, students spend a considerable part of their daily life, studying at library furniture. not surprisingly, due to lack of proper anthropometric databases, these products have typically been ill fitted for the intended user populations. objective: to verify the optimum anthropometric match of library furniture within an academic environment, through ...