The modern military (ground, air, sea) combat/ transport vehicles, not only depending on increasing information/communication systems and increased mobility in various and quite different environmental conditions over the world, must also be characterised by a high manoeuvrability and a even high reliability: that implies an optimised design, based on the modern analytical tools at disposal of ...

Cardiac function parameters are of utmost importance in the detection, characterization, and prognosis of acquired and congenital heart diseases. Cine and phase-contrast imaging are the basic imaging techniques for assessment of cardiac function. Beside a field strength of at least 1T or more, basic requirement for sufficient signal detection are the use of multi-element surface coils as they n...

We present a solution to bind a highly specialized, fine tuned software tool for performance evaluation of complex systems (GreatSPN) with a general purpose interactive numerical environment (Scilab). We show how users can benefit from the respective powers of these tools. Our package allows computation of various performance indices not directly available in GreatSPN. RÉSUMÉ. Nous présentons u...

This paper deals with the study of joint clearance on kinematics of mechanism and bearing stiffness along with links flexibility on modal analysis at higher frequency. Literature survey reveals that the studies were carried out for highspeed mechanism considering linkage flexibility without considering bearing stiffness. The method of calculating clearance at joints, checking for orientation of...

Generative educational assessments such as essays or drawings allow students to express their ideas. They provide more insight into student knowledge than most multiplechoice items. Formative guidance on generative items can help students engage deeply with material by encouraging students to e↵ectively revise their work. Generative items promote scientific inquiry by eliciting a variety of res...

The TomoTherapy Hi·Art System allows the application of rotational corrections as a part of the pretreatment image guidance process. This study outlines a custom method to perform an end-to-end evaluation of the TomoTherapy Hi·Art roll correction feature. A roll-sensitive plan was designed and delivered to a cylindrical solid water phantom to test the accuracy of roll corrections, as well as th...

One of the major advantages of face recognition, compared to other biometrics, is the ease-of-use: no contact with the sensor, fast, in-line with the human way of recognizing people. In a border control scenario, fully automated gates using face recognition have now been deployed. As a passenger may use an automated solution only once in his life, the deployed system must operate with as little...

Trusted Computing technology is now able to provide solutions to today's enterprise IT security issues. There is a need to increase control over the corporate network. Mobility increases productivity, but with new risks, which have to be handled by technology that is able to ensure security with acceptable costs. Creating security needs well-thought-out concepts, technology, infrastructures, an...

Table top games involve social interaction that is impossible in computer games, yet computer support can offer valuable features to game designers. By developing augmented table top games with video see-through augmented reality, we are exploring the possibilities of face to face computer supported games. We discuss the role of social interaction in both table top and computer gaming, introduc...

Background Cameroon’s health system is based on a pyramidal model, with three levels: central, intermediate and peripheral. This report describes the key findings of the assessments of the human resources of the Central Medical Stores (CENAME) and the 10 regional pharmaceutical supply centres (CAPRs) operating the public supply chain for pharmaceuticals and health commodities in Cameroon. The c...