One of the major issues of mesh generation today is access to CAD geometry in an accurate and efficient manner. This paper will provide an overview the process of accessing CAD geometry for mesh generation and will review several of the issues associated with accessing CAD geometry for mesh generation. This paper will also evaluate alternative techniques for accessing CAD geometry and review ho...

Public health management is a pillar of public health practice. Only through effective management can research, theory, and scientific innovation be translated into successful public health action. With this in mind, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed an innovative program called Improving Public Health Management for Action (IMPACT) which aims to address th...

This literature survey article discusses the impact of brand image and advertising on purchase intent decision making with aim generating research hypotheses about effects between variables that can be used in further research. The method writing this review is a library derived from online media such as Google Scholar, Mendeley, other media. results search are: 1) Brand influences intention. 2...

abstract aims: the reason of selecting self-immolation as a mean to commit suicide is unclear. this study was designed to compare 2 groups of people with and without intention to suicide that had self-immolated. instrument & methods: all 227 self-immolated patients who had been admitted to the burn unit of imam khomeini hospital of kermanshah city, iran, during 2003 to 2004  participated in thi...

Incorporating blockchain into Halal traceability systems is developing in nature; the research aspires to examine participation intent blockchain-empowered fashion (BHFT) system via a joint framework that includes diffusion of innovation theory, institutional and Halal-oriented approach. The study uses simple random sampling method collect data from 165 Indonesian manufacturing companies. PLS-S...

OBJECTIVE To demonstrate that rephrasing the questions used to assess childbearing intentions to quantify the strength of the intent to remain nonpregnant, rather than the strength of the intent to become pregnant, would make teenagers' responses more useful to health care providers, family planning counselors, and health policy makers. METHODS Examples from the teen pregnancy prevention lite...

The phenomena that maintain or transition dictatorship and democracy have recently become understandable enough to pose dynamic (testable) hypotheses amenable to simulation [1]. As such, the ability to address intervention dynamics and unintended, higher order consequences is key focus of this work. The objective of the described work is to develop a systemslevel, capability that will allow ana...

In a pervasive system it is essential to understand the intent of the user in order to predict his/her future behaviour. This in turn will help to minimise the user’s administrative overheads and assist the user to achieve his/her goals. The aim of this paper is to present some aspects of how user intent may be handled. It focuses on the architecture supporting the proactive features of the Per...

Hostile reconnaissance is vital to successful terrorist activity. Individuals carrying out this activity are likely to experience raised levels of stress and this will manifest itself at biological, physiological, psychological and behavioural levels, providing an opportunity for detection. A field trial was undertaken in an ecologically valid environment measuring variables considered likely t...