This paper presents a study of bimanual control applied to sound synthesis. This study deals with coordination, cooperation, and abilities of our hands in musical context. We describe examples of instruments made using subtractive synthesis, scanned synthesis in Max/MSP and commercial stand-alone software synthesizers via MIDI communication protocol. These instruments have been designed accordi...

OBJECTIVE This article reviews methods used to teach psychopharmacology to psychiatry residents that utilize principles of adult learning, enlist active participation of residents, and provide faculty with skills to seek, analyze, and use new information over the course of their careers. METHODS The pros and cons of five "nonlecture" methods of teaching are reviewed: 1) journal clubs, 2) prob...

A QoS routing protocol based on alternative path selection is described. Using a combination of source routing and shortest path routing, packets are routed along alternate paths when available resources along the shortest path cannot satisfy the QoS requirements of end to end ows. For path selection, the QoS routing protocol makes use of the information already available in the OSPF link infor...

This study evaluated the efficacy of a combination tablet formulation of buprenorphine containing 8 mg of buprenorphine and 2 mg of naloxone for every other day treatment and whether increasing the daily maintenance dose was essential for maintaining an efficacious alternate-day treatment. Twenty-six opioid-dependent outpatients completing a 16-day baseline entered a double-blind, placebo-contr...

Background & Objective:  Islamic fasting is observed by millions of Muslims across the world during the holy month of Ramadan and other specific  days of the lunar year. Fasting  Muslims  abstain from eating and drinking from dawn until sunset. Depending on season and geographical location, Muslims  maintain fasting for approximately 13-18 hours per day. The present study aimed to review the be...

Irrigation water is limiting for crop production in arid and semi-arid areas. Furthermore, excess nitrogen (N) application is a source of groundwater contamination. Partial root drying irrigation (PRD) can be used as water saving technique and a controlling measure of groundwater N contamination. The objectives of this investigation were to evaluate the effect of ordinary furrow irrigation (OFI...