In the last few decades, rock mass classification had been used intensively in engineering design. The concern arises for potential occurrence of localized or global failure due to geological (such as discontinuities, water, weathering) and non-geological construction load, vibration) factors should be taken into consideration. ability a system represent condition straightforward effective way ...

In this paper we present an efficient computer aided mass classification method in digitized mammograms using Artificial Neural Network (ANN), which performs benign-malignant classification on region of interest (ROI) that contains mass. One of the major mammographic characteristics for mass classification is texture. ANN exploits this important factor to classify the mass into benign or malign...

In order to investigate the availability of laser-induced mass spectrometry for the determination of bacteria, ten strains of the genera Escherichia and Streptococcus were chosen. Gram-negative as well as Gram-positive lysogenic and non-lysogenic, pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains were examined. Giant pulses of a Nd: YAG laser (frequency quadrupled, wave-length 265 nm) were used to vaporize...

The collection and analysis of mass-movement data and the broader dissemination of results requires the adoption of standard methods for describing mass-movement style or type and activity state. Main mass-movement styles, such as falling, toppling, sliding, flowing, spreading, and creeping, are defined herein. Well-known substyles are explained and different activity states of mass movements a...