The jig swap puzzle is a variant of traditional jigsaw puzzles, wherein all pieces are equal-sized squares that must be placed adjacent to one another to reconstruct an original, unknown image. This paper proposes an agglomerative hierarchical clustering-based solver that can simultaneously reconstruct multiple, mixed jig swap puzzles. Our solver requires no additional information beyond an uno...

A virtual training system has been developed to train novice surgeons on using the new jig and fixture in a knee replacement surgery. In this study, we described how a virtual hand was employed in a Virtual Knee Replacement Surgery Training System. The virtual hand is equipped with HOMER-G, a selection and manipulation technique that combines the Arm-extension and Ray-casting technique for easy...

School of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221 005, India Biological Science Group, Birla Institute of Technology, Pilani, 333 031, India Biotechnology Laboratory, Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, P O Jakhini-Shahanshahpur, Varanasi 221 305, India Laboratory of Plant Molecular Morphogenesis, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science an...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate treatment effects of Jones jig appliance during class-II molar correction with a focus on the magnitude of maxillary first molar distalization, its tipping, extrusion and rotation as well as anchorage loss at premolarincisor unit. A complete set of pre and post distalization records including history, clinical examination, Lateral cephalometric radiogra...

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