We present an algorithm for automatically constructing a decompositional shape model from examples. Unlike current approaches to structural model acquisition, in which one-to-one correspondences among appearance-based features are used to construct an exemplar-based model, we search for many-tomany correspondences among qualitative shape features (multi-scale ridges and blobs) to construct a ge...

savage races is interestingly told. The classification of foetal diseases has before been attempted and carried out somewhat unsatisfactorily by many writers owing to the difficulties in making an entirely etiological, pathological or regional classification, but the author following in the steps of Kleinwachter has resolved ou a combination of all these methods, and this excellent idea places ...

The purpose of this study was to examine the opinions of medical students and physician writers regarding the medical humanities as a subject and its inclusion in the medical school curriculum. Furthermore, we addressed whether an assessment test should be added to the National Medical Licensing Examination of Korea (KMLE). A total of 192 medical students at Inha University and 39 physician wri...

Emigration is a very frequent phenomenon in West Africa. Southern Europe highly coveted destination for many African people willing to find fortune away from their home. This dream turns into nightmare irregular immigrants due reasons such as the difficulties that they must overcome during journey and, also, after arrival arrive Europe. Some women writers, like Fatou Diome, Oumou A. Traoré or F...