Y. D. Cui, J. M. Lopez, T. T. Lim, and F. Marques Temasek Laboratories, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119260, Singapore School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119260, Singapore Departament de Física Aplicada, Universitat Politècnica de Cat...

women’s political representation has been for decades ahead of women’s rights movement. however, women presence in politics is not only limited to women political participation but their position in party politics as well. this paper aims to analyze the role of parties in empowering women at the uk parliament and tries to contribute towards the existing literature through presenting an interdis...

This article presents a new approach to understanding the physiological functions of the mastoid cell system. It is suggested that the cell system, in combination with the continuous blood flow through the adjacent large vessels, makes up a compound functional unit that serves to protect the sensitive vestibular part of the inner ear from inadequate stimulation by external temperature changes. ...

Smoke inhalation is a common cause of cyanide poisoning during fires, resulting in injury and even death. In many cases of smoke inhalation, cyanide has increasingly been recognized as a significant toxicant. The diagnosis of cyanide poisoning remains very difficult, and failure to recognize it may result in inadequate or inappropriate treatment. Findings suggesting cyanide toxicity include the...

We present a novel custom-built 3D immersive environment, called the Immersive Cabin (IC). The IC is fully enclosed with an automatic door on the rear screen, and thus very different from existing CAVE environments. Our IC, the construction of the projection screens and stereo projectors as well as the calibration procedure are explained in details. The projectors are driven by our Visual Compu...

This paper presents inverse kinematics using a novel adaptive Jacobian method, capable of altering the structure of a device’s Jacobian in response to a variety of dynamic constraints. These constraints are the result of a specific environment, but the adaptive Jacobian method can be applied to any task where the joints of a robot may become periodically inactive. This paper also summarizes the...

AIMS Encircling ablation of the right and left pulmonary venous antra is commonly practiced. The importance to procedure outcome of electrical isolation of unablated myocardium enclosed by the encircling lesions is increasingly clear. The safe and effective achievement of isolation is dependent on a thorough comprehension of the 'electroanatomic' ablation substrate. We sought to improve compreh...