WAC Virtual Inter-Congress Archaeology on the Global Stage

Towards a virtual archaeology

There is a long tradition of recording archaeological contexts. Early accounts are typically a bald statement of the kind: 'a Roman floor was found.' Later, longer textual descriptions appear. The correctness and truth of the observation or interpretation was confirmed by the personal standing of the reporter (cf. Hodder 1989). The more cautious added weight to their view by including another e...

World Congress on Global Optimization

Navigation Functionality for Virtual Archaeology

The paper reports the ongoing functional specification of a virtual archaeology system. Taking into account the goals of ISO standards MPEG-7 and SEDRIS, we have summarized methodologies from related IT fields (visualization, multimedia, HCI and VR) relevant for virtual archaeology system functionality. One part of the ideas has been used to specify the functionality of a particular system for ...

The Influence of Horizontal Velocity on Inter-Lower-Limbs Local and Global Asymmetry during Walking

Purpose: Considering the influence of horizontal velocity on many biomechanical characteristics of walking, the purpose of this study was to investigate how inter-lower-limbs local and global asymmetry is influenced by changes in walking speed from slow to fast. Methods: Ground reaction force data and trajectory of attached markers of bilateral lower limbs of 15 right leg-dominant able-bodied ...

Global Spine Congress 2015

It is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to the 2015 Global Spine Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina. With its rich cultural heritage, Buenos Aires will host expert surgeons, spine practitioners, clinicians, and researchers in spinal disorders from a global perspective. As the annual meeting of AOSpine, the 2015 Global Spine Congress (GSC) will provide an outstanding forum for the internation...