We propose a cup-shaped device called Cup-le for conversational experiment. Cup-le has various sensors to record participants’ nonverbal behavior such as utterance. Cup-le saves the work of attaching sensors. Also, since Cup-le appears cup-shaped, it can sense without being aware of the sensor unlike conventional wearable sensors. Moreover, by attaching touch display, Cup-le can show informatio...

This study analyses whether the decision to work while sick can be linked workload fluctuations. Drawing on data collected from professional football, we exploit dynamics of a season and use additional (national international) cup games conducted in second half as source exogenous variation. We find robust evidence that players are 6.3 percentage points more likely return injuries earlier than ...

In total hip arthroplasty (THA) for dysplastic hip osteoarthritis, bony deformity makes it difficult to identify the correct cup height and medialization. The authors developed a new technique for registration and navigation of cup position for dysplastic hips using an imageless navigation system. Eighty dysplastic hips (Crowe type I, n=58; type II, n=18; type III, n=4) underwent THA. Thirty-fo...

PURPOSE The optic cup is created through invagination of the optic vesicle. The morphogenetic rearrangement creates a double-layered cup, with a hinge (the Optic Cup Lip) where the epithelium bends back upon itself. Shortly after the optic cup forms, it is thought to be sub-divided into separate lineages: i) pigmented epithelium in the outer layer; ii) presumptive iris and ciliary body at the m...

Gold bonding wires have been manufactured through multiple drawing steps with serial and reverse-direction drawing. The texture and microstrucure of the gold bonding wires were characterized with X-ray diffraction and EBSD and compared with the predictions of finite element (FE) imulation. Initial 〈1 0 0〉 fiber decreases during drawing and is replaced by 〈1 1 1〉 fiber. The 〈1 0 0〉 oriented grai...

Centrifugal atomization of metal melts is a cost-effective process for powder production and spray deposition. The properties of the as-produced powder and deposit are determined primarily by the characteristics of the atomized droplets, which in turn are largely dependent on the flow development of the melt on the atomizer. This paper develops a model for analysing the flow development of a fu...

Let $$F_1$$ and $$F_2$$ be two disjoint graphs. The union $$F_1\cup F_2$$ is a graph with vertex set $$V(F_1)\cup V(F_2)$$ edge $$E(F_1)\cup E(F_2)$$ , the join $$F_1+F_2$$ E(F_2)\cup \{xy\;|\; x\in V(F_1)\hbox { } y\in V(F_2)\}$$ . In this paper, we present characterization to $$(P_5, K_1\cup K_3)$$ -free graphs, prove that $$\chi (G)\le 2\omega (G)-1$$ if G -free. Based on result, further $$ ...

The use of acetabular cup revision arthroplasty is on the rise as demands for total hip arthroplasty, improved life expectancies, and the need for individual activity increase. For an acetabular cup revision to be successful, the cup should gain stable fixation within the remaining supportive bone of the acetabulum. Since the patient's remaining supportive acetabular bone stock plays an importa...

PURPOSE To investigate the effects of age, eye refraction, and disc area on topographic parameters of the optic nerve head in normal volunteers, using the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph. METHODS Seventy-seven eyes of 77 normal volunteers were examined by scanning laser tomography. The topographic parameters analyzed were disc area, cup area, cup/disc area ratio, rim area, cup volume, rim volume,...