No existing studies of badminton technique have used full-body biomechanical modeling based on three-dimensional (3D) motion capture to quantify the kinematics of the sport. The purposes of the current study were to: 1) quantitatively describe kinematic characteristics of the forehand smash using a 15-segment, full-body biomechanical model, 2) examine and compare kinematic differences between n...

Much indirect evidence supports the hypothesis that transformations of mental images are at least in part guided by motor processes, even in the case of images of abstract objects rather than of body parts. For example, rotation may be guided by processes that also prime one to see results of a specific motor action. We directly test the hypothesis by means of a dual-task paradigm in which subj...


 This research aims to find out the effect of different types substrates on growth Balinese local isolate Rhizopus oligosporus DPO2 in making tempeh yeast and identify right type substrate for R. DP02 yeast. was an experimental that analyzed descriptively with as main factor consists 5 flours including: rice, tapioca, corn, wheat soybeans. Each treatment repeated 3 times resulting 15 unit...

the first spoken dialogue system developed for the persian language is introduced. this is a ticket reservation system with persian asr and nlu modules. the focus of the paper is on learning the dialogue management module. in this work, real on-line training data are used during the learning process. for on-line learning, the effect of the variations of discount factor (g) on the learning speed...

The production of Schizophyllan by Schizophyllum commune and Scleroglucan by Sclerotium rolfsii is growth associated. Shear stress as a result of the impeller type and rotation speed as well as an optimum but not maximum oxygen supply are the key factors for enhanced production. Batch cultivations resulted maximum yields of 13 g L for both ß-glucans. In oxygen limited chemostats with biomass fe...

Pink snow mold (Mirodochium patch) and gray snow mold [Typhula blight) are the most prevalent and destructive winter diseases on cool-season turfgrass in the northern United States. They are especially destructive in the Intermountain Northwest where deep snow cover may last four to five months. Pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB, Quintozene) has been use to manage these diseases in turf on golf cou...