Burton M. Altura, Nilank C. Shah, Gatha Shah, Aimin Zhang, Wenyan Li, Tao Zheng, Jose Luis Perez-Albela, and Bella T. Altura Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and Medicine, Center for Cardiovascular and Muscle Research, and School of Graduate Studies Program in Molecular and Cellular Science, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn; Bio-Defense Systems, Incorpor...

We want to understand he concentration of damage in microfractured elastic media. Due to the different scallings of the volume and area (or area and length in two dimensions) the traditional method of homogenization using periodic arrays of cells seems to fail when applied to the Mumford-Shah functional and to periodically fractured domains. In the present paper we are departing from traditiona...

We propose and analyze extensions of the Mumford-Shah functional for the color images. Our main motivation is the concept of images as surfaces. We also review most of the relevant theoretical background and computer vision literature.

shah ismail established a dynasty in iran on the premises of nationality and religion. to establish national unity in iran, he announced shia as the official religion. his goal was to strengthen iranian national bonds. the presence of uzbeks in the east and ottomans in the west made it necessary that iranian people reinforce their feeling of patriotism and love for they homeland. shah ismail be...

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