The study of random surfaces as a generalization of Brownian motion, led to a renewed interest after the work of A. N. Polyakov[1]. In 1984, A. Billore, D.J. Gross and E. Marinari[2] applied Monte Carlo techniques to the numerical study of free random surfaces defined as a set of a fixed number of triangles embedded in a continuum space. This method, in practice, is a simulation of a microcanon...

The authors hypothesized that activated self-stereotypes can influence the strategies of task solution by inducing regulatory foci. More specifically, positive self-stereotypes should induce a promotion focus state of eagerness, whereas negative stereotypes should induce a prevention focus state of vigilance. Study 1 showed that a negative ascribed stereotype with regard to task performance lea...

the diagnosis and classification of periodontal diseases has remained a dilemma since long. two distinct concepts have been used to define diseases: essentialism and nominalism. essentialistic concept implies the real existence of disease whereas; nominalistic concept states that the names of diseases are the convenient way of stating concisely the endpoint of a diagnostic process. it generally...

The generation of random sequences is considered to tax different executive functions. To explore the involvement of these functions further, brain potentials were recorded in 16 healthy young adults while either engaging in random number generation (RNG) by pressing the number keys on a computer keyboard in a random sequence or in ordered number generation (ONG) necessitating key presses in th...

This work is concerned with the applicability of mutual information as a measure of relevance in neural coding. We give a detailed overview of common approaches to the application of information-theoretic measures in neuroscience. In order to create an environment that allows for the analysis of mutual information, we generate synthetic spike trains based on stimulus models that are easy to des...

An electrochemical analysis on a single channel PEM fuel cell was carried out by Computational Fuel Cell Dynamics (CFCD). The objective was to assess the latest developments regarding the effects of change in the current collector materials, porosity of electrodes and gas diffusion layer on the fuel cell power density. Graphite, as the most applicable current collector material, was applied fol...

We investigated whether attention could be modulated through the implicit learning of temporal information in a rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) task. Participants identified two target letters among numeral distractors. The stimulus-onset asynchrony immediately following the first target (SOA1) varied at three levels (70, 98, and 126 ms) randomly between trials or fixed within blocks of...