In this study we investigate the relation between stellar mass, dust extinction and star formation rate (SFR) using ∼ 150, 000 star-forming galaxies from the SDSS DR7. We show that the relation between dust extinction and SFR changes with stellar mass. For galaxies at the same stellar mass dust extinction is anti-correlated with the SFR at stellar masses < 10M⊙. There is a sharp transition in t...

OBJECTIVE We evaluated the effects of tooth displacement on frictional force when conventional ligating lingual brackets (CL-LBs), CL-LBs with a narrow bracket width, and self-ligating lingual brackets (SL-LBs) were used with initial leveling and alignment wires. METHODS CL-LBs (7th Generation), CL-LBs with a narrow bracket width (STb), and SL-LBs (In-Ovation L) were tested under three tooth ...

A research program has been initiated to develop a Solid Freeform Fabrication (SFF) technology for combining nanosized particulate or fiber reinforcements with a photocurable thermoset matrix resin in order to produce functional graded composites. The composites that are being studied initially are optical components filled with nano-phase ceramic particles that form gradient refractive index l...

Shape-from-focus (SFF) uses a sequence of space-variantly defocused observations captured with relative motion between camera and scene. It assumes that there is no motion parallax in the frames. This is a restriction and constrains the working environment. Moreover, SFF cannot recover the structure information when there are missing data in the frames due to CCD sensor damage or unavoidable oc...

This work revisits the star formation rate (SFR) model of Krumholz and McKee, extends it to the case of a magnetized medium, and verifies it with a set of numerical simulations of driven, supersonic, magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence, where collapsing cores are captured with accreting sink particles. The main results are: i) a new physical interpretation of the critical density for star for...

Critical examination of the slanted-edge method for color SFR measurement reveals inaccuracies in the estimated SFR, due to the use of demosaicing. The proposed method resolves these inaccuracies by eliminating the need for demosaicing during SFR measurement. OCIS codes: (110.4100) Modulation transfer function; (110.4850) Optical transfer functions

Historically, the field of image processing grew from electrical engineering as an extension of the signal processing branch, whereas the discipline of computer science was largely responsible for developments in computer vision. An image processing operation typically define a new image in terms of existing image. On the other hand, computer vision deals with meaningful representation of an en...

The potential of a Super Flavor Factory (SFF) for searches of New Physics is reviewed. While very high luminosity B physics is assumed to be at the core of the program, its scope for extensive charm and τ studies are also emphasized. The possibility to run at the Υ(5S) as well as at the Υ(4S) is also very briefly discussed; in principle, this could provide very clean measurements of Bs decays. ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of tooth displacement and vibration on frictional force and stick-slip phenomenon (SSP) when conventional brackets were used with a levelling/alignment wire. MATERIALS AND METHODS The samples consisted of six groups (n = 10 per group) with combinations of tooth displacement (2mm lingual displacement [LD], 2mm gingival displacement [GD], and no displacement [c...

Solid freeform fabrication (SFF) allows 3D-printing of arbitrarily shaped structures, directly from computer-aided design (CAD) data. SFF has traditionally focused on printing passive mechanical parts. Advances in this technology and developments in materials science make it feasible to begin the development of a single, compact, robotic SFF system – including a small set of materials which can...