Holding her hand

YourGlove: a device for remote hand holding

Computer mediated communication (CMC) systems, as with the great majority of interactive systems, rely on their users’ ability to encode and decode messages in sight and sound. They are however notoriously problematic for implicit communication and fostering a sense of intimacy between couples. We describe the design concept and construction of a device intended to exploit existing behaviour an...

Hand-holding by Belizean black howler monkeys: intentional communication in a neotropical primate.

Altering Distance Perception from Hitting with a Stick by Superimposing Vibration to Holding Hand

Distance perception by hitting objects with a handheld stick is an important cue for people with visual impairments who use a white cane in daily life. In a previous paper, we found that adding vibration to the thumb side of the cane shortened the perceived collision distance more than adding vibration to the little-finger side, which partly agrees with our hypothetical model. In this paper, we...

Holding the World in Your Hand: Creating a Mobile Learning Environment

30 What do you do when the world outside the campus seems much more interesting to language students than what you have to offer in your functional but outdated language lab? How do you engage jaded students in such a way that they leave your class wanting to know more about the language and culture of the people they’ve been studying? How do you know whether keeping up with the latest in digit...

Expression of heregulin, phosphorylated HER-2, HER-3 and HER-4 in HER-2 negative breast cancers.

A significant number of HER-2 amplified breast cancers is effectively treated by trastuzumab and further shows receptor-enhanced chemosensitivity. Recent studies have postulated transactivation of HER-2 also in tumors expressing phosphorylated/activated HER-2 (pHER-2) and of the HER-3/HER-4 ligand heregulin (HRG), independent of HER-2 amplification. As a consequence, a subset of tumors without ...