BACKGROUND Furniture companies can analyze their safety status using quantitative measures. However, the data needed are not always available and the number of accidents is under-reported. Safety climate scales may be an alternative. However, there are no validated Portuguese scales that account for the specific attributes of the furniture sector. OBJECTIVE The current study aims to develop a...

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We present a Deep Cuboid Detector which takes a consumer-quality RGB image of a cluttered scene and localizes all 3D cuboids (box-like objects). Contrary to classical approaches which fit a 3D model from low-level cues like corners, edges, and vanishing points, we propose an end-to-end deep learning system to detect cuboids across many semantic categories (e.g., ovens, shipping boxes, and furni...

Introduction More than two years ago a multinational company producing office furniture asked for an appropriate tool to integrate ECODESIGN into their product development process. A company adaptation of the ECODESIGN Product Investigation, Learning and Optimization Tool (PILOT) [1] has been carried out and this initiated a continuous improvement process within that company. Today the former t...

arquetry, also known as moaragh, derived from intarsia or inlay, is the ar t and craft of producing pictures and decorative designs by the skillful use of the grain, figure, and color of thin veneers of wood and other materials. In marquetry, the design is applied to a prepared base material, unlike the related craft of inlay where decorative bandings or designs are let into a solid item for em...

The colony composition and behavioral characteristics of the trap-jaw ants Myrmoteras iriodum and M. jaitrongi were studied in Ulu Gombak, Peninsular Malaysia. The following colony characteristics were common in both species: (1) Colony size was remarkably small, less than 10 workers on average with one mated dealate queen. Alate sexuals were produced in colonies with less than 10 workers. (2) ...