As a major structural dynamic criterion in designing thin shells, the fundamental frequency is maximized for a specified total structural mass. The general optimization problem of metallic conical shell structures with clamped / free ends has been treated formally among all other types of boundary conditions. Both stiffened and unstiffened constructions are examined with the effective design va...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study is to investigate the rate and degree of ocular-hypertensive response to topical steroids in Chinese children. DESIGN The study design was an institutional, randomized, clinical trial. PARTICIPANTS A total of 19 consecutive patients were studied. INTERVENTION Topical steroids were administered to Chinese children younger than 10 years of age who underwen...

We propose an extension of the FML-APML specification to match our needs for specifying the communicative strategies of an engaging interactive toy. This intelligent toy uses various strategies defined in previous work to try to engage the child in a long-term relationship. We have identified several useful tags that are not yet incorporated in FML, in particular, tags to represent actions, emo...

We discuss our current architecture for the generation of natural language and non-verbal behavior in ICT virtual humans. We draw on our experience developing this architecture to present our current perspective on several issues related to the standardization of FML and to the SAIBA framework more generally. In particular, we discuss our current use, and non-use, of FML-inspired representation...