The speed quotient is related to the asymmetry coefficient and accounts for variations in the shape of the segment corresponding to the open phase of the glottal flow.
Each functional segment is fitted by cubic spline and the shape of the segment can be adjusted by moving the control points of the cubic spline.
The CE gives an idea of the spatial location and geometrical shape of the segmented image compared to the reference, and could have values higher than 100%.
The main contribution is a specially designed GUI which allows the characterization of segmented particles based on their morphological properties, with focus given to differentiation of the shapes of the segmented particles.
It can generally be separated from A. pedatum by the shape of the ultimate segments (the smallest divisions of the leaf), and by its habitat on thin, exposed serpentine soils rather than in rich woodlands.
One potentially distinguishing character is the shape of the ultimate segments in the middle part of the leaf blade, which are oblong in A. pedatum and long-triangular or reniform (kidney-shaped) in A. viridimontanum and some specimens of A. aleuticum.
If two individuals or groups are not geometrically similar, then their mechanical cost of transport will, in part, reflect the effect of the difference in the shape of the body segments included in the model.
Their precise affinity within the ginkgophytes remains unresolved, however, we hypothesise that the morphology of the differentiated leaves in some of the fossils (e.g., Ba22, 23, 32, Figure 1B-D), together with the linear shape of the leaf segments, strongly suggests affinities with the genus Baiera.
Furthermore, one finds that the while the calculated shape of the hard segment length distributions is predicted to be sensitive to the catalytic enhancement factor, the average hard segment length values are predicted to be essentially independent of catalysis.
There are several configurations of PD catheter design that may impact catheter function, such as the shape of the intraperitoneal segment, the number of cuffs, and the subcutaneous configuration.
