Real-time systems are characterized by several nonfunctional properties which are used to describe the temporal behaviour. Traditional schedulability analysis allows to determine whether the timing requirements are going to be met or not. On the other hand sensitivity analysis is also capable to measure the admissible variation to the non-functional properties. This is extremely important in pr...

This article examines the work of Canadian physician and physical educator Dr. Robert Tait McKenzie. It argues that during and after World War I, McKenzie made a unique contribution in military and medical history, spanning physical training, rehabilitation and commemoration via sculpture. McKenzie returned veterans to better physical function either directly by his hand, through devices and te...

Arterial blood pressure was recorded through a Cournand needle inserted into the brachial artery. Distensibility of the capacity vessels was measured by comparing the increase in hand volume resulting from intermittent obstruction of the venous return from the hand with the simultaneous rise in venous pressure of the hand. Hand volume changes were measured with a waterfilled plethysmograph of 5...

This paper presents the study of tensile, flexural & moisture absorption properties of composites made from areca fibers, maize powder filler particles & epoxy resin. The specimens are prepared using hand lay-up techniques as per ASTM standard for different weight fractions of fiber, filler & matrix material. The specimens were tested as per ASTM standards. Experimental results showed that tens...

In his article, Keown articulates what I see as a basically valid reading of the implications of the texts of the Pali Canon on the issues at hand. I particularly like his formulation, 'to deny death and cling to life is wrong, but equally wrong is to deny life and seek death.' As the aging Arahat Sariputta says in the TheragMhaw. 1002-03: I do not long for death; I do not long for life; I shal...

Key to concerns about public involvement in technology governance is the concept of lay expertise, the idea that lay people possess some kind of special knowledge that neither trained experts in technology, ethics and social sciences nor professional politicians possess. There are at least four different meanings of “lay expert”: (1) Lay people who are educated into quasi-experts on a particula...

This special issue highlights the contribution ofthe lay theories approach to the study ofgroups. Six articles address the nature, development, and consequences ofa variety oflay theories for group perception and behavior. First, these articles illuminate the structural, functional, and dynamic properties of lay theories as well as their scope. Second, the articles address the development of la...

Lay theory research on intergroup relations has rapidly grown over the past two decades. Drawing on articles in this Special Issue, we showcase the latest developments. First, we define lay theories, addressing the extent of overlap with scientific theories and differences among lay theories in terms of type of representation, level of articulation, frequency of activation and use, range of app...

We investigated the effect of unseen hand posture on cross-modal, visuo-tactile links in covert spatial attention. In Experiment 1, a spatially nonpredictive visual cue was presented to the left or right hemifield shortly before a tactile target on either hand. To examine the spatial coordinates of any cross-modal cuing, the unseen hands were either uncrossed or crossed so that the left hand la...