The distribution of continuous data can often be closely approximated by the normal distribution (1). For example, the distribution of Cobb angles for scoliotic females may be represented by a normal distribution with a notional mean (μ) = 15 degrees and a notional standard deviation (σ) = 5 degrees, and is shown in figure 1. By assuming that these Cobb angles follow a normal distribution, we a...

N. Faggian, I. Bohanna, L. A. Johnston, N. Georgiou-Karistianis, and G. F. Egan Center for Neuroscience, Melbourne University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Neuroimaging, Howard Florey Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Melbourne University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Centre for Developmental Psychiatry, Monash University, Melb...

Road simulation algorithm is the key point of developing a next-generation road simulation testing system. Traditional algorithms need to excite the test system to estimate the FRF matrixes and then iterate again and again until the real response approaches the expect response. The purpose of this paper is to develop a real-time control algorithm of vehicle road simulation test. Road simulation...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Panoramic radiography is a method widely used because of low absorbed dose in patients (ap-proximately 10 times less than that in the full mouth survey), reasonable cost and time. Disadvantages of this radiography technique are magnification and distortion as a result of unequal magnification, which can influence dimensional and angular measurements used in clinical dentistr...

This paper proposes an approach to generate test data specifically for dynamic pointer structures. A pointer is considered and handled as a location in a memory which is modeled as a linear array. Test data can be directly generated from this array. The method handles a variety of dynamic structures and the shape generation can be achieved in linear time in terms of the number of statements rel...

To automate a welding process, which is the present trend in fabrication industry, it is essential that mathematical models have to be developed to relate the process variables to the weld bead parameters. Submerged arc welding (SAW) is characterized by its high reliability, deep penetration, smooth finish and high productivity especially for welding of pipes and boiler joints. In the present w...

BACKGROUND Objective assessments of the shapes of various parts of the body can be made using images acquired with multidetector row computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. These images can be useful for understanding the changes in body shape that accompany aging. METHODS Data from our previous bilateral prone breast magnetic resonance imaging studies between March and August 2013...

In this paper, the mechanism of improvement of formability in pulsating hydroforming of T-shape tubes is investigated by the finite element simulation and experiment. It is shown that local thinning was prevented by oscillating the internal pressure, because the protrusion is formed gradually by the prevention of sharp bulging. In the hydroforming, for the pulsating pressure, several steps occu...

The Euclidean test mask T (r) is the minimum neighbourhood sufficient to detect the Euclidean Medial Axis of any discrete shape whose inner radius does not exceed r. We establish a link between T (r) and the well-known Farey sequences, which allows us to propose two new algorithms. The first one computes T (r) in time O(r) and space O(r). The second one computes for any vector − →v the smallest...