traditional knowledge is commercialized without due respect for the cultural and economic interests of the communities in which it originates. at the same time, and often, no share of the returns from its exploitation is conceded to the communities, which have developed and maintained it. today, traditional knowledge is valuable economic and cultural assets within the global information society...

background and objectives: philosophical mentality grant an individual the ability to think critically, analyse the situation correctly, make insightful decisions, and find appropriate solutions for the problems. evidence shows that this mental capability can also positively affect the individuals’ creativity. in the health domain, where the complexity of healthcare procedures poses challenges ...

Creativity is imperative to the progression of human civilization, prosperity, and well-being. Past creative researches tends to emphasize the default mode network (DMN) or the frontoparietal network (FPN) somewhat exclusively. However, little is known about how these networks interact to contribute to creativity and whether common or distinct brain networks are responsible for visual and verba...

Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713697886 Effects of physical workload on cognitive task performance and situation awareness Carlene M. Perry a; Mohamed A. Sheik-Nainar a; Noa Segall a; Ruiqi Ma a; David B. Kaber a aCarlene M.PerryMohamed A.Sheik-NainarN...

An aim of WP8 is to develop ‘objective’ components of creativity that could be used to evaluate the creativity of artificial systems and humans. Ideally, the components should form a semantic map with concepts related to the concept of creativity and related to each other. The notion ‘objective’ entails that the sematic map should be derived by objective (i.e., repeatable) methods, instead of c...

Introduction: Recent studies have revealed the possibility of learning skills through alternative methods and repetitive tactile stimulation without explicit training. This study aimed to examine the effect of involuntary tactile stimulation on the memory and creativity of healthy participants. Methods: A group of 92 right-handed students participated in this study voluntarily. They were assig...