Multiple measures exist that examine the attentional aspects of meditation practice, but measurement of the compassion component is relatively understudied. This paper describes the development and initial validation of a scale designed to measure application of the four immeasurable qualities at the heart of Buddhist teachings: loving kindness, compassion, joy and acceptance toward both self a...

Michelia macclurei Dandy is a significant tree species that has extensive cultivation for forestry and horticulture purposes in southern China, owing to its economic practical importance. Light quality influences plantlet growth development during tissue culture. However, the characteristic molecular regulation of M. under different light conditions are not well understood yet. In thi...

Using a therapeutic jurisprudential framework of estate planning as its analytical foundation, this Article examines the role of testamentary formality in the estate planning process. This analysis demonstrates that formal will-execution requirements bolster the overall therapeutic potential of estate planning, or, put differently, it suggests that testamentary formality serves a therapeutic fu...

The traditional distinction between primary (observation independent) and secondary (observation dependent) qualities is not based on a difference that can be sustained in the full light of contemporary scientific understanding. An alternative division of physical and chemical properties is proposed. Like the traditional division of qualities, the alternative system has two main categories. Pro...

All people share implicit mappings across the senses, which give us preferences for certain sensory combinations over others (eg light colours are preferentially paired with higher-pitch sounds; Ward et al, 2006 Cortex 42 264-280). Although previous work has tended to focus on the cross-modality of vision with other senses, here we present evidence of systematic cross-modality between taste and...

Research on the visual perception of materials has mostly focused on the surface qualities of rigid objects. The perception of substance like materials is less explored. Here, we investigated the contribution of, and interaction between, surface optics and mechanical properties to the perception of nonrigid, breaking materials. We created novel animations of materials ranging from soft to hard ...