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Manipulation of models of complex three-dimensional shapes is common in computer graphics and virtual reality, computer-aided-design, geographic information systems, medicine, etc. In this chapter, we deal with geometric models based on spatial decompositions, also known as geometric meshes. A mesh is an aggregate of a finite number of basic entities, called cells. When a mesh is used to descri...

In this chapter I aim to provide a review and critique of Women’s Ways of Knowing: The Development of Self, Voice and Mind (Belenky et al., 1986). The ideas that this book have given rise to are especially relevant to this thesis. I first read this book within a few years of its initial publication. Its ideas had resonance for me and gave me the tools to describe my own learning history. Furthe...

The quality of housing construction in border colonias and the impact of this on the environment and on the health, safety, and quality of life of their inhabitants stems directly from the methods of construction of these dwellings, the materials used, and their design. These were investigated for two Tecate communities, El Rincon and El Descanso, which included colonia sett lements. Conditions...

To determine how to represent the shape and depth of a layered transparent surface most effectively with sparse, opaque texture, we need both to understand the various potential sources of shape and depth information available in a two-dimensional representation of a threedimensional scene and to have some sense of how effectively our visual system might use this information to accurately infer...