The synchronization index model of sensory dissonance and roughness accounts for the degree of phase-locking to a particular frequency that is present in the neural patterns. Sensory dissonance (roughness) is defined as the energy of the relevant beating frequencies in the auditory channels with respect to the total energy. The model takes rate-code patterns at the level of the auditory nerve a...

We have addressed the role of occipital and somatosensory cortex in a tactile discrimination task. Sight-ed and congenitally blind subjects rated the roughness and distance spacing for a series of raised dot patterns. When judging roughness, intermediate dot spacings were perceived as being the most rough, while distance judgments generated a linear relation. Low-frequency rTMS applied to somat...

The research goals of the work target accurate parameterization and modeling of nearshore waves, currents and turbulence in complex reef environments. A central theme of this work is the response of steady and oscillating flow to highly irregular, broad-banded roughness. Previous ONR supported study by the PI’s group have quantified reef roughness, examined the hydrodynamic response to a variab...

introduction : the aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of a newly introduced nanosilver based irrigant on dentin roughness in comparison with three commonly used root canal irrigants. material and methods : irrigants tested were: naocl 5.25%, edta 17%, chx 2% and newly introduced imidazolium-based silver nanoparticle (im agnp) irrigant at 5.8×10 -8 mol/l. distilled water was used as con...

the micro milling operation is one of the manufacturing processes, which can produce 3d parts in the range of less than a millimetre. miniaturization of components results in increasing the ratio of surface area to volume of components, which in turn increases the role of surface on the component performance. therefore, anticipating the relationship between micro milling parameters and surface ...

The use of multilayer coated carbide tool in hard turning has several advantages over grinding process such as; reduction of processing costs, increased productivity, short cycle time, compatible surface roughness and less enviornment problems without the use of cutting fluid. In the present study, an attempt has been made to evaluate the performance of multilayer coated carbide inserts during ...

Metal matrix composites have been increasingly used as materials for components in automotive and aerospace industries because of their improved properties compared with non-reinforced alloys. During machining the selection of appropriate machining parameters to produce job for desired surface roughness is of great concern considering the economy of manufacturing process. In this study, a surfa...

A new relationship between the roughness height and the main hydrodynamic and sediment parameters for plane beds under oscillatory conditions is presented. In order to derive such a relationship, a large data base encompassing plane-bed experiments was compiled from previous investigations and analyzed. Different methods to estimate the roughness height were investigated. Comparisons between th...

Synthetic Aperture Radar has shown its large potential for retrieving soil moisture maps at regional scales. However, since the backscattered signal is determined by several surface characteristics, the retrieval of soil moisture is an ill-posed problem when using single configuration imagery. Unless accurate surface roughness parameter values are available, retrieving soil moisture from radar ...

To date, mapping of femoral head damage on a global implant level has been limited to representation by standard surface roughness parameters, usually the average roughness, Ra. Attempts to relate average regional roughness parameters to clinical wear rates however, have proven difficult [1]. Average surface roughness alone fails to suitably describe scratch damage as observed in retrievals, be...