As a communication link between suburban and urban roads, terminals prevent buses from entering the cities, thus, they play an important role in improving traffic flow, reducing urban environmental pollution. Clearly, proximity of te rminals to cities will bring about environmental pollution in different forms (soil, water, air and wastewater). The current study tries to investigate the environ...

I GRl!E1" YOU, Fellows of the American College of SUI'gl:Ons, from what l believe is a unique position for a president of the College. I do not use unique jn me comparative sense in which it is often em',ployed. I mean really one of a kind. So far as I can determine, I am the only surgeon ever chosen for this high office who had retked from pr.tctice. That :should permit me to survey the surgic...

The Virtual Immersive Learning (VIL) test-bed implements a virtual collaborative immersive environment, capable of integrating natural contexts and typical gestures, which may occur during traditional lectures, enhanced with advanced experimental sessions. The main aim of the paper is to describe the test-bed motivations, as well as the most significant choices, both hardware and software, adop...

middle of squares, one of the components of physical aspect is considered as an appropriateindicator in designing successful urban squares, which consequently promotes visual quality. the present study aims todetermine how the above mentioned aspect was presented in the middle-ages and renaissance within italian squares.considering the aim of the investigation, library studies as well as visual...