This paper introduces the gesture and hand posture tracking systems for a prototype real-time New Zealand sign language recognition system. The novelty of this work is in the markerless tracking of 13 gestures plus an unknown gesture category. Currently the gesture set is limited, but over time a more extensive gesture library can be developed and

The Robot, named as TRAIN WALL BOT, is designed to navigate on smooth vertical surfaces with the capability to avoid obstacles and overcome if the height is about 1 cm. The design is inspired from train steel wheel movement that contains two actuated legs with rotary motion provided by a DC motor. The Robot uses pneumatic system and the suction for

Light microscopic (LM) and transmission electron microscopic (TEM) observations were performed in the kidneys of oral contraceptive treated mice. Experimental groups were given 0.1 ml of olive oil containing 0.015 fraction of (Neogynon) tablet daily. Control groups were give olive oil alone. Five experimental and three control animals were scarifi

Objective: To explore the risk factors related to road traffic accident in context of Bangladesh. Design: This was a cross sectional type of descriptive study. Settings: The study was conducted at emergency and casualty department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) and Sir Salimullah Medical College (SSMC) & Mitford Hospital, Dhaka respec

The aims of this study were to assess the differences in the percentages of abnormal morphology between the epididymal and testicular spermatozoa of mature male offspring mice whose mothers were injected with various doses of lead acetate during gestation. Seventy two healthy female mice were divided into three major groups according to the number

Purpose – This paper seeks to examine the effects of Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance on the nature of financial restatements in Malaysia and whether corporate governance characteristics are associated with financial restatements. Design/methodology/approach – Data for this paper are obtained from annual reports that had been restated for

The theoretical link between employment and productivity can be bi-directional, and the effect of one on the other can be both positive and negative. Unemployment reduces productivity through reduction in spending on education and training, but improves productivity by removing the least productive firms from the economy. Meanwhile, an increase in

In recent years, the advantages offered by Image Guided Surgery (IGS)/ Computer Aided Surgery (CAS) to patients and medical professionals during a minimally-invasive surgical operation are overwhelming. Imaging techniques have had immense growth in their sophistication and can provide the surgeon with high quality guidance. This notwithstanding the

Bottom sediment samples from Pahang river- estuary were analyzed for the sediment characteristics in order to understand better sedimentation processes in the estuary. The mean, sorting,skewness and kurtosis values of each sample were determined by the Moment’s method. This study showed that the sediment characteristics were not significantly dif

Monoamniotic twin pregnancy is a rare type of twin pregnancy which poses risk of cord entanglement and sudden death of either one or both fetuses. The role of antenatal surveillance by Ultrasound Doppler for umbilical cord and ultrasonic evidence of cord entanglement or knotting may predict the pregnancy outcome but yet unavoidable. The discussion