title: Surface Reconstruction by Triangular Mesh of Models with Uneven Density and with Hole

authors: Ye, Chen

subjects: reverse engineering

abstract: With the fast development of computer software, 3D computer aided design (CAD) and computer aided manufacturing (CAM) are being improved rapidly and have been commonly used in industry, especially in medical area and moulding field. 3D CAD/ CAM has greatly shortened the mould development time, thus it plays an important role in product development and automatic production.

It has been a serious topic about how to get the product design and also being manufactured in a short time to grasp the market opportunities in the competition of the developing manufacturing techniques, diversification and complexification of product demand. But not all the products have the design draft, for example, some of them were made by the mould of clay which came from craftsman by their hands. In order to conquer those problems, reverse engineering came into being. Reverse engineering could achieve a faster product design and manufacture, it also could be used in the field of vehicle components, home appliances, medical supplies (like human body measurement such as for artificial leg bones, tooth, etc.,), and rapid prototyping (such as precision casting products, industrial design, etc.). The so-called reverse engineering now targets to the existing mould (samples or manual model). It starts with the existing model, sampling surface data by data acquisition equipment (DAE) then acquire an ordered or unordered could of points. After that by the use of discrete geometry processing technology to get the CAD model of solid entity which computer could recognize. The following procedures of the CAD model could be redesigned or improved as required.

text: Surface Reconstruction by Triangular Mesh of Models with Uneven Density and with Hole With the fast development of computer software, 3D computer aided design (CAD) and computer aided manufacturing (CAM) are being improved rapidly and have been commonly used in industry, especially in medical area and moulding field. 3D CAD/ CAM has greatly shortened the mould development time, thus it plays an important role in product development and automatic production.

It has been a serious topic about how to get the product design and also being manufactured in a short time to grasp the market opportunities in the competition of the developing manufacturing techniques, diversification and complexification of product demand. But not all the products have the design draft, for example, some of them were made by the mould of clay which came from craftsman by their hands. In order to conquer those problems, reverse engineering came into being. Reverse engineering could achieve a faster product design and manufacture, it also could be used in the field of vehicle components, home appliances, medical supplies (like human body measurement such as for artificial leg bones, tooth, etc.,), and rapid prototyping (such as precision casting products, industrial design, etc.). The so-called reverse engineering now targets to the existing mould (samples or manual model). It starts with the existing model, sampling surface data by data acquisition equipment (DAE) then acquire an ordered or unordered could of points. After that by the use of discrete geometry processing technology to get the CAD model of solid entity which computer could recognize. The following procedures of the CAD model could be redesigned or improved as required.

year: 2015

title: 'It's been a long hard fight for me': The Stolen Generations and Narratives of Poor Health in Australia 1883-2009

authors: Campbell, Lisa Vicki

subjects: Stolen Generations

abstract: Health, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), can be defined as ‘a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.’  Using this definition of health, and others, as guiding principles, this thesis takes a thematic approach in order to demonstrate how nineteenth- and twentieth-century Australian government policies have influenced the health of Indigenous Australians today.  The four key themes investigated are alienation, mental illness, alcohol abuse, and crime.  By weaving the narratives taken from a number of published oral interviews, testimonies from Bringing Them Home: Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their Families and Telling Our Story: A Report by the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (Inc) on the Removal of Aboriginal children from their families in Western Australia, and other edited collections, this thesis argues that from the perspective of numerous members of the Stolen Generations, the forcible removal of Aboriginal children and the subsequent feelings of alienation  produced by removal, have had significant and on-going implications for the current state of poor health within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

text: 'It's been a long hard fight for me': The Stolen Generations and Narratives of Poor Health in Australia 1883-2009 Health, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), can be defined as ‘a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.’  Using this definition of health, and others, as guiding principles, this thesis takes a thematic approach in order to demonstrate how nineteenth- and twentieth-century Australian government policies have influenced the health of Indigenous Australians today.  The four key themes investigated are alienation, mental illness, alcohol abuse, and crime.  By weaving the narratives taken from a number of published oral interviews, testimonies from Bringing Them Home: Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their Families and Telling Our Story: A Report by the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (Inc) on the Removal of Aboriginal children from their families in Western Australia, and other edited collections, this thesis argues that from the perspective of numerous members of the Stolen Generations, the forcible removal of Aboriginal children and the subsequent feelings of alienation  produced by removal, have had significant and on-going implications for the current state of poor health within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

year: 2012

title: Co-opting or valuing the indigenous voice through translation? A decision for research teams

authors: Kidd, Jacquie

subjects: Māori

abstract: Although te reo Māori is an official language of Aotearoa New Zealand, translation of research material such as information sheets, consent forms and questionnaires into te reo Māori remains highly variable. Translation tends to occur in research projects where Māori lead the work and that exclusively focus on Māori communities and topics. Translations are not offered or undertaken as a matter of course for all research. As a team of Māori and Indigenous researchers working within the health sector, we believe that there are important questions that need to be explored around the practice of using Indigenous languages, rich in similes and metaphors, to convey English/Western concepts/constructs/ideologies. In this paper, we draw on the story of one project to deconstruct and challenge the hegemonic terms through which translation of research material occurs. We explore the messages that translated material sends to potential research participants.
We contend that the choice about whether to translate research material into te reo Māori is one that should be undertaken within a robust decision-making framework that considers the reasons for a translation and its impact on the participants. Translation should not be undertaken primarily to attract Māori participants, but should reliably signal that the research is being undertaken in a way that honours a Māori worldview.

text: Co-opting or valuing the indigenous voice through translation? A decision for research teams Although te reo Māori is an official language of Aotearoa New Zealand, translation of research material such as information sheets, consent forms and questionnaires into te reo Māori remains highly variable. Translation tends to occur in research projects where Māori lead the work and that exclusively focus on Māori communities and topics. Translations are not offered or undertaken as a matter of course for all research. As a team of Māori and Indigenous researchers working within the health sector, we believe that there are important questions that need to be explored around the practice of using Indigenous languages, rich in similes and metaphors, to convey English/Western concepts/constructs/ideologies. In this paper, we draw on the story of one project to deconstruct and challenge the hegemonic terms through which translation of research material occurs. We explore the messages that translated material sends to potential research participants.
We contend that the choice about whether to translate research material into te reo Māori is one that should be undertaken within a robust decision-making framework that considers the reasons for a translation and its impact on the participants. Translation should not be undertaken primarily to attract Māori participants, but should reliably signal that the research is being undertaken in a way that honours a Māori worldview.

year: 2019