Abstract: A computer-implemented method for estimating surface area and/or volume of a subject's body or body part. First, at least one image, including the subject's face, is obtained. The image is processed to determine facial image parameter(s) of the subject's face. The subject's characteristic(s) including age, weight, height, and/or gender—is/are also determined. A facial parametric model and the facial image parameters are used to determine facial shape parameters of the subject's face, where the facial parametric model relates specific values for facial image parameters to a respective 3D representation of a face having respective values for the facial shape parameters. A prediction model with the characteristic(s) and the facial shape parameters are used to predict a 3D representation of the subject's full body. The predicted 3D representation of the subject's full body is analyzed to estimate the surface area and/or volume of the subject's body or body part.

Abstract: The invention provides a synthetic jet eductor pump that includes a synthetic jet actuator coupled to a fluid conduit. The synthetic jet actuator may include a vibratable membrane, an actuating portion that vibrates the vibratable membrane, a pump chamber coupled to the vibratable membrane, and a pump conduit in fluid communication with the pump chamber such that vibration of the membrane draws fluid into and ejects fluid from the pump conduit to create a net momentum of fluid in a predetermined direction. The fluid conduit may include a jet receiving portion between intake and ejection portions thereof, wherein the jet receiving portion is in fluid communication with the pump conduit. The net momentum of fluid created by the synthetic jet actuator may be communicated to the fluid conduit at the jet receiving portion to create fluid flow in the fluid conduit from the intake portion to the ejection portion.