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The development and validation of the Business Cultural Intelligence Quotient
2016
Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to present a new instrument for measuring cultural intelligence in the business context (BCIQ).Design/methodology/approach– The paper describes the process of the conceptualization of the model and the development of the instrument, the sample, as well as the validation of the instrument. Directions on the use of the instrument and future research are discussed.Findings– The instrument shows good psychometric properties and good predictive power and outperforms other publicly available CQ measures on a number of dimensions.Originality/value– The unique features and advantages of the present instrument are as follows: first, a refined factor structure co…
Virtual Acoustic Rendering in Old Spaces: Application to an Early-Modern Theatre in València, “L’Olivera”
2018
The application of the VR to the renderization of ancient and lost buildings is one important topic in the cultural heritage field nowadays. Moreover, the addition of other senses apart from the graphical view, increases the sensation of immersion in a virtual application. The aim of this paper is to show the work on a virtual acoustic system, based on Unity, FMOD and Csound. This system has been implemented to render binaural auralizations and has been applied to the renderization of an old and lost theatre in Valencia (Spain). This theatre was firstly build in the 16th century, and rebuilt several times until the 18th century. It has been modelled from ancient documents. The auralization …
Valutazione quantitativa tridimensionale del parenchima polmonare affetto da fibrosi cistica : risultati preliminari
2007
Purpose. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of three-dimensional (3D) reconstructions and quantitative analysis of the volume of each component of the lung with cystic fibrosis (CF). Materials and methods. Twenty-two patients with CF (mean age 17±8 yeas) were included in the study. The patients underwent an unenhanced single-slice spiral computed tomography (CT) chest scan with the following parameters: collimation 3 mm, table feed 6 mm×rot-1, reconstruction interval 1 mm, soft tissue reconstruction kernel. Four image data sets were obtained: native axial slices, cine-mode display, virtual bronchographic volumerendered images with algorithm for tissue transition display and…
3D grafikas atveidošana reālā laikā ar Vulkan API
2017
Maģistra darba mērķis veikt pētījumu par dažādām 3D grafikas atveidošanas iespējām uz mūsdienu datoriem, fokusējoties uz Vulkan programmsaskarni (turpmāk API), apskatot tās stiprās un vājas puses kā arī atšķirības no alternatīvām. Līdz šim tirgu ir dominējušas 2 API, lai izmantotu videokartes grafisko procesoru (turpmāk GPU) grafikas atveidošanai – OpenGL un DirectX. Tā kā mūsdienās 3D grafikas detalizācija un sarežģītība ir augoša, ir nepieciešami jauni risinājumi, kas precīzāk atbilst mūsdienu datoru arhitektūrai un ierīču daudzveidībai, kā arī dotu izstrādātājiem lielāku kontroli pār visiem notiekošajiem aprēķinu procesiem. Darba ietvaros ir izstrādāti divi 3D grafikas dzinēji. Vienā ir …
Drawing between history and digital innovation
2015
Le tecniche di rappresentazione ed i metodi hanno avuto un percorso di trasformazione nei secoli che ha sempre sottolineato il rapporto tra pensiero e disegno. Un rapporto biunivoco, in cui l'assunto teorico influenza la codifica dei metodi e, contestualmente, l'introduzione di tecniche e strumenti innovativi influenza la strutturazione del pensiero. Tale processo è riscontrabile dalla forme del disegno della Roma Imperiale ai giorni nostri, sia quando la rappresentazione è eseguita con tecniche manuali, sia quando è eseguita con tecniche digitali. The issue study the relationships between architectural thought and tecniques of drawing in history, from the first Century AC to the contempora…
Un'occasione perduta: l'Eden Teatro Biondo di Ernesto Basile. Dai disegni di archivio alla ricostruzione digitale
2016
Il lavoro si pone come obiettivo la ricostruzione congetturale del progetto dell’Eden Teatro Biondo (1912) a Palermo di Ernesto Basile (Palermo 1857–1932) a partire dai disegni originari. L’edifico propone una tipologia che fonde cinematografo (al piano terra) e teatro (al piano superiore). Pensato su un fronte di Piazza Verdi, non sarà realizzato per i costi ritenuti troppo elevati dai committenti. Le scansioni dei disegni originari (conservati presso il Fondo Basile del Dipartimento di Architettura dell’Università di Palermo) hanno consentito la vettorializzazione piana utilizzata per l’analisi e per la modellazione 3D. Gli apparati decorativi sono stati realizzati integrando la modellazi…
Making interaction with virtual reality accessible : rendering and guiding methods for subtitles
2021
AbstractAccessibility in immersive media is a relevant research topic, still in its infancy. This article explores the appropriateness of two rendering modes (fixed-positioned and always-visible) and two guiding methods (arrows and auto-positioning) for subtitles in 360° video. All considered conditions have been implemented and integrated in an end-to-end platform (from production to consumption) for their validation and evaluation. A pilot study with end users has been conducted with the goals of determining the preferred options by users, the options that result in a higher presence, and of gathering extra valuable feedback from the end users. The obtained results reflect that, for the c…
Segmentation and Navigation Support of Clinical Data Sets to Simulate the Bronchoscopy and Rhinoscopy
2007
A training and simulation system for therapy planning is developed based on patient specific imaging data. A real endoscope is used for navigation through the virtual patient. For this purpose sensors were built in the endoscope in order to track the translation, rotation and the angle of the distal end. Pre-processing (segmentation, tissue characterization) speeds-up the volume rendering up to real-time. Collision detection enables a realistic fly through the virtual patient.
Dental anatomy portrayed with microscopic volume investigations
1993
The clinical treatment of the root canal of teeth--called endodontics--assumes a precise idea of the spatial arrangement of the anatomy of teeth and their inner structure. By using computer-assisted data acquisition from filmed sequences of histologic serial sections and a special kind of magnetic resonance microscope--the Stray Field Imaging (STRAFI)--volume investigations were carried out using special functions of a newly developed 3D software. Possible applications and future perspectives are discussed.
Computer-assisted orientation and drawing of archaeological pottery.
2018
Archaeologists spend considerable time orienting and drawing ceramic fragments by hand for documentation, to infer their manufacture, the nature of the discovery site and its chronology, and to develop hypotheses about commercial and cultural exchanges, social organisation, resource exploitation, and taphonomic processes. This study presents a survey of existing solutions to the time-consuming problem of orienting and drawing pottery fragments. Orientation is based on the 3D geometry of pottery models, which can now be acquired in minutes with low-cost 3D scanners. Several methods are presented: they are based on normal vectors, or circle fittings, or profile fittings. All these methods see…