Shape provides one of the most relevant information about an object. This makes shape one of the most important visual attributes used to characterize objects. This paper introduces a novel approach for shape characterization, ...

The dynamical response of systems with shape memory alloy (SMA) presents a different behavior due to their nonlinear characteristic. SMA nonlinear response is associated with adaptive dissipation related to their hysteretic ...

Three females and a nymph of Ixodes stilesi were collected by dragging ground vegetation in a southern beech (Nothofagus) forest at San Martin (39º 38’S, 73º 75’W), Valdivia Province, Los Ríos Region (Region XIV), Chile, ...

This study aimed at evaluating the validity, reliability, and factorial invariance of the complete (34-item) and shortened (8-item and 16-item) versions of the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) when applied to Brazilian ...

The alpha-shape algorithm was developed to extract object shapes in 2-D space; however, the accuracy of the result depends on an appropriate choice of the parameter alpha. This parameter is directly related to point density ...

There are many techniques for reconstructing three-dimensional objects in a computer, some are used in controlled environments and others in environments that do not require great precision. Shape From Focus is one of the ...

There are many techniques for reconstructing three-dimensional objects in a computer, some are used in controlled environments and others in environments that do not require great precision. Shape From Focus is one of the ...