Reviewed, accepted September 10, 2008 The aim of this work is to determine how to combine a subtractive process (HSM) and an additive process (SLS) to realize tools (dies or molds). In fact, the design and manufacturing of tools may be optimized with hybrid and modular points of view. Tools are not seen as single pieces but as 3-D puzzles with modules; each module is manufactured by the best pr...

This paper is foremost about experiments in embodying a transformative narrative of self that makes possible mutual collaborative practice with others. The focus less on what we ought to think or do, but rather subtracting, letting go, self-identities are no longer fit for purpose. We refer this as subtractive awareness by which mean becoming aware obstacles inhibit creative action In time when...

Color tuning is a fascinating and indispensable property in various applications. Thus far, variety of reconfigurable approaches have been implemented to achieve color change. However, it still challenge enable continuous over the entire hue range simple, stable, rapid manner without changes configuration material properties. Here, an all-optical continuously tunable plasmonic pixel scheme demo...

Background:Shigella flexneri is a gram negative bacteria that causes the infectious disease "shigellosis." S. flexneri is responsible for developing diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps in human. Antibiotics are mostly given to patients infected with shigella. Resistance to antibiotics can hinder its treatment significantly. Upon identification of essential therapeutic targets, vaccine and drug ...

let $r$ be a right artinian ring or a perfect commutative‎‎ring‎. ‎let $m$ be a noncosingular self-generator $sum$-lifting‎‎module‎. ‎then $m$ has a direct decomposition $m=oplus_{iin i} m_i$‎,‎where each $m_i$ is noetherian quasi-projective and each‎‎endomorphism ring $end(m_i)$ is local‎.

One of the most commonly used file formats in manufacturing industry is .STL. We developed a semi-automated C++ -based preprocessor with command line interface and an OpenGL-based visual module to extract topological features from simplified 3D volumes presented .STL format. The evaluates input models five major steps: (i) edge identification, (ii) 2D regional grouping, (iii) region characteriz...

The combination of theoretical models of macromolecules that exist at different spatial and temporal scales has become increasingly important for addressing complex biochemical problems. This work describes the extension of concurrent multiscale approaches, introduces a general framework for carrying out calculations, and describes its implementation into the CHARMM macromolecular modeling pack...