Similarity and proximity: When does close in space mean close in mind?

Similarity and proximity: when does close in space mean close in mind?

People often describe things that are similar as close and things that are dissimilar as far apart. Does the way people talk about similarity reveal something fundamental about the way they conceptualize it? Three experiments tested the relationship between similarity and spatial proximity that is encoded in metaphors in language. Similarity ratings for pairs of words or pictures varied as a fu...

Enabling Multiple QR Codes in Close Proximity

Quick response codes – 2D patterns that can be scanned to access online resources – are being used in a variety of industrial and consumer applications. However, it is problematic to use multiple QR codes in close proximity: scans can fail or result in access to the wrong resource. While this problem is, strictly speaking, due to the design of the scanning software, the very large number of ext...

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Close Proximity Operations for Implementing Mitigation Strategies

Central to almost any characterization or mitigation mission to a small solar system body, such as an asteroid or comet, is a phase of close proximity operations on or about about that body for some length of time. This is an extremely challenging environment in which to operate a spacecraft, surface vehicle, or human mission. Reasons for this include the a priori uncertainty of the physical ch...

Co-expression analysis in close physical proximity using tumor data

There is increasing evidence that gene order within the eukaryotic genome is not random[1], and the genes that have a similar function have a tendency to express concurrently (co-expression). We analyzed expression data from six eukaryotic species (yeast, fruit fly, worm, rat, mouse and human) using publicly available datasets[2]. In the six species, there was a consistent tendency that neighbo...