Vaulted or domed roofs have been frequently adopted by builders and architects throughout the Middle East and other hot dry areas. However, the thermal performance of such buildings under hot dry climatic conditions has rarely been quantitatively studied. In this paper, a detailed finite element model for the investigation of the thermal performance of non air-conditioned buildings with vaulted...

We read with interest the article entitled “Volumetric thin-section CT: evaluation of pulmonary interlobar fissures” by Guan et al. (1) in the Nov-Dec 2015 issue of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology. The authors gave detailed information about interlobar fissures, their incompleteness, relationship to vascular structures, CT appearance, and defect location. The interlobar fissures and the...

The article concerns constructive peculiarities of Armenian cross-domed churches in comparison with Byzantine monuments the same period.
 Cross-domed type occupies central place architecture Eastern Christian countries. Central part consists nine bays, bay is a large square, corner bays smaller squares, remaining four are rectangular. bay, limited supports, domed, and rectangular vaulted. ...

Abstract Background Bearing dislocation is a problem following mobile bearing Oxford lateral Unicompartmental Knee Replacement (UKR). Therefore, the design of tibial component was changed from flat surface to domed with biconcave increase entrapment. This systematic review compared and revision rates two designs. Methods Two authors independently searched MEDLINE, EMBASE ISI Web Science, refere...

This paper presents an overview of observed distresses on low slope roofing systems collected for the Building Envelope Life Cycle Asset Management (BELCAM) project. The data include over 14,000 visible distresses from 600 roofs from seven different climatic regions across Canada. The distresses encountered for built up roofs, modified bituminous roofs and a limited number of single-ply roofing...

Pachycephalosaurids are small, herbivorous dinosaurs with domed skulls formed by massive thickening of the cranial roof. The function of the dome has been a focus of debate: the dome has variously been interpreted as the product of sexual selection, as an adaptation for species recognition, or as a weapon employed in intraspecific combat, where it was used in butting matches as in extant ungula...

A patient presenting with persistent headache of vascular quality and an intermittently progressive chiasmal syndrome had a blue-domed haemorrhagic cyst beneath the right optic nerve and underwent surgical drainage with good results. As prompt surgical intervention may proivde significant return of visual function, detailed diagnostic evaluation of similar cases is recommended.