Figure 1: Calligraphy made with our system This paper presents a novel 3D brush model consisting of a skeleton and a surface, which is deformed through constrained energy minimization. The main advantage of our model over existing ones is in its ability to mimic brush flattening and bristle spreading due to brush bending and lateral friction exerted by the paper surface during the painting proc...

this article presents the question whether it is correct to classify günter grass’s the tin drum as a work of magical realism. a brief scrutiny of the elements of magical realism, particularly authorial reticence and concept of hesitation indicates that contrary to the advertisement of certain sources and publishers, this novel in certain circumstances, contradicts and opposes these two indispe...

baha’ taher is one of the most prominent story writers of modern egypt who has ten works. he is a realist author who exploits artificial potential of realism. our purpose in this paper is to introduce technical and subjective aspects of his fiction. thus, in first section of this paper we study the trait of plot and conflict in baha' taher's works and treat some subjects as story of situation, ...

Abstract In 1966 Richard Levins argued that applications of mathematics to population biology faced various constraints which forced mathematical modelers trade-off at least one realism, precision, or generality in their approach. Much traditional modeling has prioritized and precision the place realism through strategies idealization simplification. This times created tensions with experimenta...

Display designers are often called upon to create visualizations of complex geo-spatial environments for users engaged in tasks such as civil emergency, air traffic, or military operations. What visualization principles exist to guide them? One principle is to strive towards realism, on the belief that realistic depictions result in near effortless comprehension. We think this faith in realism ...

10 / research in arabic language and literature: foreign languages faculty research biannual journal (autumn winter 2012-2013) issue 7 the manifestations of post-modernism in the novel barari alhoma by ibrahim nasr-allah ahmad reza saedi * aliyeh jafari zadeh ** abstract the word post-modernism expresses a new era in the history of western civilization, which is known by the feeling of disillus...