scholarly journals Census of the longhorn beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae and Vesperidae) of the Macau SAR, China

ZooKeys ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1049 ◽  
pp. 79-161
Author(s):  
Mei-Ying Lin ◽  
Renzo Perissinotto ◽  
Lynette Clennell
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Of Occurrence ◽  
Forest Habitat ◽  
Saproxylic Insects ◽  
Aesthetic Appearance ◽  
Longhorn Beetles ◽  
Green Areas ◽  
Saproxylic Species ◽  
Macau Sar ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Insect Group

An intensive census, extended over a period of approximately three and a half years, October 2017– May 2021, was conducted in the remaining green areas of the Macau SAR in order to provide an updated status of the biodiversity of longhorn beetles in this region. This insect group includes more than 36,000 species worldwide, subdivided into four families of mainly xylophagous or saproxylic insects, the Vesperidae, Oxypeltidae, Disteniidae, and Cerambycidae. They are of key importance in agricultural and forestry science, and are often used as an indicator of forest habitat health. A total of 52 species was recorded during this census, 2.6 times more than previously reported in the literature for this area. However, recorded abundances and frequency of occurrence for the various species were remarkably low, and of the 20 species previously reported for the region, some prominent ones remained unaccounted for. Among others, these include Batocera horsfieldii (Hope, 1839), Apriona rugicollis Chevrolat, 1852 [previously incorrectly reported as Apriona germarii (Hope, 1831)], Aristobia reticulator (Fabricius, 1781) [previously reported as Aristobia testudo (Voet, 1778)] and Imantocera penicillata (Hope, 1831). It is hypothesised that this may be related to the ongoing manipulation of the natural vegetation of the Macau SAR, which is rapidly being converted to plantations, city parks, and gardens. In particular, dead or dying trees and lower tree branches are systematically removed in order to improve the aesthetic appearance of these green areas. However, this process is also depriving xylophagous and saproxylic species of their essential habitats.

Genetic manipulation on human beings

2010 ◽  
pp. 52-72
Author(s):  
Serena Zacchigna ◽  
Mauro Giacca
Keyword(s):  
Gene Therapy ◽  
Genetic Manipulation ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Genetic Characteristics ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
The Public ◽  
Aesthetic Appearance ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Definition Of

Since the early days of gene therapy, both the scientific community and the public have perceived the ethical challenges intrinsic to this discipline. First, the technology exploited by gene therapy is still experimental and burdened by important safety issues. Second, in several instances gene therapy aims at stably modifying the genetic characteristics of individuals. Third, the same modifications could in principle be applied also to embryos, foetuses or germ cells. Finally, while gene therapy applications are generally accepted for therapeutic purposes, the same gene transfer technologies could also be exploited to improve the aesthetic appearance, or the physical and intellectual performance of people. The definition of suitable guidelines for a controlled, ethically accepted translation of gene therapy to the clinics remains a major challenge for the near future.

scholarly journals Can we measure beauty? Computational evaluation of coral reef aesthetics

PeerJ ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. e1390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas F. Haas ◽  
Marine Guibert ◽  
Anja Foerschner ◽  
Tim Co ◽  
Sandi Calhoun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Monitoring Tool ◽  
Photographic Images ◽  
Aesthetic Appearance ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Monitoring Protocols ◽  
Aesthetic Values

The natural beauty of coral reefs attracts millions of tourists worldwide resulting in substantial revenues for the adjoining economies. Although their visual appearance is a pivotal factor attracting humans to coral reefs current monitoring protocols exclusively target biogeochemical parameters, neglecting changes in their aesthetic appearance. Here we introduce a standardized computational approach to assess coral reef environments based on 109 visual features designed to evaluate the aesthetic appearance of art. The main feature groups include color intensity and diversity of the image, relative size, color, and distribution of discernable objects within the image, and texture. Specific coral reef aesthetic values combining all 109 features were calibrated against an established biogeochemical assessment (NCEAS) using machine learning algorithms. These values were generated for ∼2,100 random photographic images collected from 9 coral reef locations exposed to varying levels of anthropogenic influence across 2 ocean systems. Aesthetic values proved accurate predictors of the NCEAS scores (root mean square error < 5 forN≥ 3) and significantly correlated to microbial abundance at each site. This shows that mathematical approaches designed to assess the aesthetic appearance of photographic images can be used as an inexpensive monitoring tool for coral reef ecosystems. It further suggests that human perception of aesthetics is not purely subjective but influenced by inherent reactions towards measurable visual cues. By quantifying aesthetic features of coral reef systems this method provides a cost efficient monitoring tool that targets one of the most important socioeconomic values of coral reefs directly tied to revenue for its local population.

scholarly journals Ear Reconstruction Simulation: From Handcrafting to 3D Printing

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisa Mussi ◽  
Rocco Furferi ◽  
Yary Volpe ◽  
Flavio Facchini ◽  
Kathleen S. McGreevy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Costal Cartilage ◽  
Surgical Reconstruction ◽  
Ear Reconstruction ◽  
Autologous Tissue ◽  
Aesthetic Appearance ◽  
History Of ◽  
Common Clinical Practice ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Manufacturing Technologies ◽  
High Level

Microtia is a congenital malformation affecting one in 5000 individuals and is characterized by physical deformity or absence of the outer ear. Nowadays, surgical reconstruction with autologous tissue is the most common clinical practice. The procedure requires a high level of manual and artistic techniques of a surgeon in carving and sculpting of harvested costal cartilage of the patient to recreate an auricular framework to insert within a skin pocket obtained at the malformed ear region. The aesthetic outcomes of the surgery are highly dependent on the experience of the surgeon performing the surgery. For this reason, surgeons need simulators to acquire adequate technical skills out of the surgery room without compromising the aesthetic appearance of the patient. The current paper aims to describe and analyze the different materials and methods adopted during the history of autologous ear reconstruction (AER) simulation to train surgeons by practice on geometrically and mechanically accurate physical replicas. Recent advances in 3D modelling software and manufacturing technologies to increase the effectiveness of AER simulators are particularly described to provide more recent outcomes.

scholarly journals Historical map viewer technology that guarantees nonlinear bijective conversion without distortion

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Kohei Otsuka
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
History Education ◽  
Historical Maps ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Historical Information ◽  
Old Maps ◽  
Aesthetic Appearance ◽  
Historical Education ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Coordinate Conversion

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Historical maps rich in historical information play an important role in fields such as tourism and history education. However, for ordinary people without knowledge of historical studies, it is difficult to understand inaccurate old maps that have not undergone surveying and to comprehend them in comparison with the current city townscape. Therefore, conventionally in GIS, a large number of corresponding points are prepared between an inaccurate historical map and an accurate map, the coordinates of the historical map are converted by forming a triangular mesh and conducting coordinate complement calculation, and the entire historical map image is re-represented by coordinate conversion. However, as shown in Figure 1, with this method there is a serious problem that causes distortion in the aesthetic appearance of the historical map, and remarkable impairment. It can be said that this problem has greatly damaged opportunities to use historical maps for tourism and historical education.</p><p>In this paper, we introduce our technology to solve this problem. Our technology has been implemented in the historical map viewer named Maplat, which is available at https://github.com/code4nara/Maplat as MIT-licensed open source.</p>

scholarly journals A New Design and Development Framework for Better Aesthetic Appearance for Consumers Products

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 262-273
Author(s):  
Mohd Qadafie Ibrahim ◽  
Fairuz Izzuddin Romli ◽  
Hassan Alli ◽  
Eris Elianddy Supeni ◽  
Hambali Arep
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Consumer Products ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Design Engineers ◽  
Development Framework ◽  
Aesthetic Appearance ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
The Aesthetic

One of the primary issues with many product design and development processes today is having a good balance between the elements of form and function. While all products must be able to perform their intended functions, considerations of aesthetic features are also necessary for them to be accepted as a good quality design. However, most available design and development processes of consumer products have been more focused on achieving the functional aspects and have tended to treat the aesthetic aspects as less crucial features. This approach has led to many failed functional products in the market, as their physical design lacks appealing factors to targeted users. To improve the situation, a new product design and development framework is proposed in this study to better facilitate designers or engineers in creating an all-rounded quality product design. This new method is developed based on the findings from a survey conducted among engineering students, who are future product design engineers, in order to identify and also resolve issues with the current methods that they typically apply for their design tasks. All in all, the new proposed method is fundamentally tailored to offer a structured guide for developing beautiful and useful products based on a semantic design approach.

scholarly journals Tratamento de trauma oclusal anterior com pino de fibra de vidro associado à coroa de dissilicato de lítio Anterior occlusal trauma treatment with fiberglass pin associated to lithium disilicate crown

RSBO ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Raisa Carolina Hintz ◽  
Rafaela Caramori Saab ◽  
Eugenio Garcia ◽  
Sergio Paulo Hilgenberg ◽  
Leonardo Fernandes da Cunha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lithium Disilicate ◽  
Tooth Color ◽  
Anterior Teeth ◽  
Aesthetic Appearance ◽  
New Treatment ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Aesthetic Dentistry ◽  
The Right ◽  
Dental Whitening ◽  
Treatment Alternatives

Introdução: A aparência estética é uma das preocupações do ser humano, o que leva a uma busca constante por uma estética que expresse harmonia, naturalidade e expressividade. Sendo assim, os procedimentos restauradores têm contribuído positivamente para a resolução dos desafios odontológicos estéticos. Objetivo e relato de caso: Relatar um caso clínico com associação de clareamento dental, confecção de pino intrarradicular e coroa indireta em dissilicato de lítio em que foi devolvida ao paciente a estética desejada. Pacientede 23 anos de idade fraturou o incisivo central superior direito na infância; insatisfeito com a instabilidade de cor do dente, buscou novas alternativas de tratamento. Conclusão: A associação de diferentes tratamentos na Odontologia estética pode apresentar resultados satisfatórios para o restabelecimento estético e funcional de dentes anteriores.Introduction: The aesthetic appearance is one of the human being concerns, leading to constant search for an aesthetic that expresses harmony, naturalness and expressiveness. So, the restorative procedures have contributed positively to overcome the aesthetic dentistry challenges. Objective and case report: Report a clinical case in association to dental whitening, making of intraradicular pin and indirect crown of lithium disilicate when it was returned to the patient the desired aesthetic. A 23 years old patient fractured the right central incisor in the childhood, dissatisfied with the tooth color instability, he looked for new treatment alternatives. Conclusion: The association of different treatments in the aesthetic dentistry might present satisfactory results to the aesthetic and functional reestablishment of anterior teeth.

Endoscopic Brow Lift Without Muscle Resection: Objective and Subjective Changes in Intereyebrow Width

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-103
Author(s):  
Brian A. Hollabaugh ◽  
Jon Perenack ◽  
Brian J. Christensen
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
P Value ◽  
Brow Lift ◽  
Aesthetic Appearance ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Endoscopic Brow Lift ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Pearson Correlations

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the objective and subjective changes in medial intereyebrow distance following endoscopic brow lift without corrugator resection. The authors designed a retrospective cohort study. The eligible patients included those receiving endoscopic brow lifts at Williamson Cosmetic Center in Baton Rouge, LA between June 1, 2014 and March 31, 2018. The primary outcome variable was the distance between the left and right medial brow. The secondary outcome variables were nonsurgeon evaluator’s perception of the change in intereyebrow distance and the aesthetics of the intereyebrow region. The relationship of the outcome variables to the primary predictor (time point—preoperative and postoperative) was analyzed using paired sample t-tests. The relationship of the outcome variables to the other predictors was analyzed using Pearson correlations. A P-value of less than .05 was considered significant. A total of 41 patients were included in the study. The average age was 55.3 ± 8.5 years and all patients were women. The average time from surgery to postoperative photos was 6.2 ± 3.2 (range: 3-15) months. The average preoperative intereyebrow width was 31.5 mm, and the average postoperative width was 33.1 mm ( P < .0001). Correct perception of the intereyebrow change was found to be positively correlated with increasing patient age ( P = .047) and increasing change in intereyebrow width ( P = .008). The intereyebrow distance was perceived as aesthetic for 73.4% ± 31.0% of preoperative patients and 76.1% ± 27.6% of postoperative patients ( P = .346). Patients with a preoperative intereyebrow distance perceived as aesthetic are very likely to be perceived as aesthetic postoperatively (correlation coefficient 0.817, P-value < .0001). Following endoscopic brow lift without corrugator muscle resection, there is a small, but statistically significant increase in the intereyebrow distance. However, this change was not associated with negative perception of the aesthetic appearance of the intereyebrow region.

Multidisciplinary Approach for Reestablishing Function and Aesthetic of Unilateral Cleft Lip Defect: A Case Report

2020 ◽  
pp. 105566562094656
Author(s):  
Catarina Borges da Fonseca Cumerlato ◽  
Cinthia Studzinski dos Santos ◽  
Mateus Bertolini Fernandes dos Santos ◽  
César Dalmolin Bergoli ◽  
Noéli Boscato
Keyword(s):  
Cleft Lip ◽  
Clinical Report ◽  
Oral Rehabilitation ◽  
Partial Denture ◽  
Functional Activities ◽  
Fixed Partial Denture ◽  
Aesthetic Appearance ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Lip Defect

Cleft lip and/or cleft palate defects often result in a functional deficiency in the patient’s chewing, speech ability, and aesthetic appearance, usually demanding multidisciplinary effort for addressing the aesthetic and functional patient’s requirements. This clinical report describes the planned oral rehabilitation of a 46-year-old woman with unilateral cleft lip defect based on the patient’s peculiarities and age. Due to limitations concerning bone grafts and implant procedures, as well as orthodontic treatment, the prosthodontic rehabilitation using the metal-ceramic fixed partial denture was chosen. The treatment adequately reestablished the aesthetic and functional activities, positively impacting the patient’s quality of life.

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