Over 200 cases of actinide intake, occurring over the last 25 years, have been re-assessed. Cases were selected for which the intake date was known, there was both urine and faecal data and there was negligible interference from earlier intakes. The IMBA software was used to obtain a best fit to the data and establish an estimate of intake for each case. It is found that the magnitudes of the i...

Estimation of the dynamic characteristics of buildings is a key issue in seismic design technology. Since 1957, the Building Research Institute (BRI), Japan, has been operating a network to monitor strong motion in buildings. In this study, dynamic characteristics of 25 actual buildings in the BRI network were estimated by using strong motion records. Acceleration records from two sensors respe...

Justification logics are refinements of modal logics, where justification terms replace modalities. Modal and justification logics are connected via the so-called realization theorems. We develop a general constructive method of proving the realization of a modal logic in an appropriate justification logic by means of cut-free modal nested sequent systems. We prove a constructive realization th...

PURPOSE To evaluate the surgical experience and outcomes of retroperitoneoscopic renal pedicle lymphatic disconnection (RRPLD) and to define a learning curve for this minimally invasive technique to treat patients with intractable chyluria. MATERIALS AND METHODS We collected the clinical records of 40 consecutive patients who were selected for RRPLD of 42 renoureteral units between 2007 and 2...

Finding the best makeup for a given human face is an art in its own right. Experienced makeup artists train for years to be skilled enough to propose a best-fit makeup for an individual. In this work we propose a system that automates this task. We acquired the appearance of 56 human faces, both without and with professional makeup. To this end, we use a controlled-light setup, which allows to ...

In this paper we show how to estimate facial surface reflectance properties (a slice of the BRDF and the albedo) in conjunction with facial shape from a single image. We show how an estimate of the surface reflectance function can be made by fitting a curve to the scattered and noisy reflectance samples provided by the estimated shape. We present a novel statistical face shape constraint which ...

Scalar multiplication is the key operation in hyperelliptic curve cryptosystem. By making use of Euclidean lengths of algebraic integral numbers in a related algebraic integer ring, we discuss the Frobenius expansions of algebraic numbers, theoretically and experimentally show that the multiplier in a scalar multiplication can be reduced and converted into a Frobenius expansion of length approx...

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an increased overbite may be due to a skeletal or dental etiology that may influence treatment. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the skeletal and dentoalveolar features in patients with deep bite malocclusion in an iranian population and to determine the most and least effective and contributory variables causing deep bite.lateral cephalograms and study casts of normal (n=85) and deep ...