In this article, we review di verse studies of the anteced ents, facial display, and social consequences of embarrass ment. These studies indicate that embarrassment serves an appeasement function, recon ciling social relations when they have gone awry. We then speculate about how embar rassment is elaborated into more complex social interac tions, such as teasing and flir tation. We conclude b...

“Nature” is one of the most challenging concepts in philosophy, and notoriously difficult to define. In ancient Greece, two strategies for coming to terms with nature were developed. On the one hand, nature was seen as a perfect geometrical order, analysable with the help of geometry and deductive reasoning. On the other hand, a more Dionysian view emerged, stressing nature’s unpredictability, ...

The discussion of a philosophy of engineering and/or engineering education has encouraged the community to try and bring some coherence to the field. This select and annotated bibliography is one resource intended to enhance and continue the conversation. In conjunction with a preparatory review, this bibliography introduces the 2011 FIE special workshop on the subject of exploring the philosop...

Data Verse Domain Specific Data Burns research has shown that high-time and high-space (or integrated view visualization) supports performance better than multiple-view visualizations presented either simultaneously or sequentially (Burns, 2000). She argues that the reason for this is that integrated-view visualizations are able to show the data in a meaningful way. That particular piece of res...

As is well-known, cultures are rooted in their unique regions, histories and languages. Communication media have been developed to circulate these cultural characteristics. As a part of our research “Cultural Computing”, which means the translation of cultures using scientific methods representing essential aspects of Japanese culture[1], an interactive Renku poem generation supporting system w...

RATIONALE The efficacy of rehabilitation therapy for aphasia caused by stroke is uncertain. AIMS AND HYPOTHESIS The Very Early Rehabilitation of Speech (VERSE) trial aims to determine if intensive prescribed aphasia therapy (VERSE) is more effective and cost saving than non-prescribed, intensive (usual care-plus) and non-intensive usual care (UC) therapy when started within 15 days of stroke ...

Over the centuries, there has been almost a consensus among Muslims and non-Muslims that crucifixion of Jesus is denied in Qur’an, mainly because al-Nisāʾ 4:157. This overwhelmingly accepted interpretation challenged recent times, albeit by small minority scholars, suggesting novel interpretations 4:157 seeking support from history other verses. study first reviews how, early days Islam, denyin...