Abstract: 3D fingerprint-based recognition and identification have several advantages compared to conventional 2D recognition systems. It is hygienic and secure due to its contactless sample ...

Abstract: Single-shot 3D surface imaging techniques with high accuracy and high resolution are very important in both academia and industry. In this paper, we propose a sparse-to-dense structured ...

Japanese apartments can be a challenge to furnish, especially if you’ve just moved to Japan. For small apartments, it’s best to pick furniture that stacks, slides and hides cables so the room gives ...

Muscle relaxers help reduce muscle stiffness and pain from conditions like cerebral palsy and lower back pain. There are two main types of muscle relaxers: antispastics and antispasmodics. Muscle ...

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From electronic health records and blood tests to the stream of data from wearable devices, the amount of health information people generate is accelerating rapidly. Yet, many users struggle to ...

Travel experts share their best tips for ensuring your trip is actually relaxing. By Jancee Dunn I once saved up for a year to spend a weekend at a beachside resort. But when I arrived, I found out ...

The ubiquitous ball spline. Basically, it is a type of mechanical element used in a variety of industrial applications where precise movement and alignment is required, like machine tools, robot arms ...

The PDF 2.0 spec in section 7.10.2 explains that Type 0 functions can use spline interpolation for the sample data. This is controlled by the /Order field in the Type 0 function dictionary (Table 39).

The solution of the nonlinear differential equation Y″ = F(x, Y, Y′) with two-point boundary conditions is approximated by a quintic or cubic spline function y(x). The method is well suited to ...

“Cozy games” are a huge phenomenon right now, because at the end of the day, who doesn’t like being cozy? While some games focus on visceral combat or thrilling narratives, cozy games often focus on ...