Fragile Terrain

Fragile States

Fragile States Fragile States T UNU-WIDER PROJECT ON “FRAGILITY AND development’’ began with the premise that dealing simultaneously with household vulnerability and state fragility is probably one of the most urgent development challenges of our time. Consequently, the project explored the dimensions of household vulnerability and state fragility in development. This research brief is about th...

Terrain Analysis

One main source of information were cartographic maps of the “Esteros del Iberá” developed by the Military Geographic Institute (IGM, Instituto Geográfico Militar). Nineteen maps in the scale 1:100000 were required to cover the study area. The main information retrieved from the maps were the Level Curves (LC). We decided to use the LC in order to define the limits of the watershed by using a G...

Terrain Analysis

Procedural Terrain

We produce procedurally generated terrain consisting of geometry and textures. Geometry is created using the GPU at run-time. The textures are precomputed using the CPU and saved to disk for later access. A shader applies textures without the use of UVs to the geometry to create complex and interesting environments that are interactive in real-time.

Fragile X syndrome and fragile X-associated disorders

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is caused by a full mutation on the FMR1 gene and a subsequent lack of FMRP, the protein product of FMR1. FMRP plays a key role in regulating the translation of many proteins involved in maintaining neuronal synaptic connections; its deficiency may result in a range of intellectual disabilities, social deficits, psychiatric problems, and dysmorphic physical features. A ...