Virtual Environments (VE) represent advanced human computer interaction systems, communicating over several channels of information. The basic terms we need to describe human VE interaction are “communication channel” and “multimodality”. The communication channel is as a pathway between the user and the simulation that mediates the interaction. Multimodality is the quality of a system, which a...

The evolution of almost 40 oak-related volatile compounds and the sensorial characteristics of red wines from four Spanish denominations of origin (DOs) (Bierzo, Toro, Ribera de Duero, and Rioja) during aging in barrels made of Rebollo oak wood, Quercus pyrenaica, were studied and compared to the same wines aged in American and French oak barrels. Each oak wood added unique and special characte...

The aim was to improve nutritional quality of cows’ milk and use it as raw material for mozzarella cheese. Three treatments were tested with 23 healthy animals ranging power: control, palm oil and coconut oil. Collection was performed in 21 days and another after 36 days. Proximate composition (moisture, ash, fat, protein, carbohydrates), sensory, color (CIE L, a, b) and texture were made for m...

The present study was carried out on dried chamomile powder to compare yield of extraction, physicochemical characteristics and sensorial properties of extracts obtained from samples irradiated by gamma ray (GR) and electron beam (EB) at 10 kGy and 20 kGy. The results of the present study showed that radiation treatment with 10 kGy and 20 kGy of GR and EB did not affect significantly the yield ...

The aim of this study was to find out the effect of selected spices on chemical and sensorial markers in cakes formulated on rye and light buckwheat flour fortified with spices. Among collection of spices, rye-buckwheat cakes fortified individually with cloves, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, vanilla, and spice mix revealed the highest sensory characteristics and overall quality. Cakes fortified wi...

Most of control algorithms for robotic reaching and grasping tasks, from visual and motor perception systems, are based on feedbacked systems. It supposes a limitation for the performance of remote reaching applications and for the robustness of the system. In this paper, a very robust learning-based model for visual-motor coordination is presented. This architecture is based on how the human s...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES This prospective, randomised study examined the effect of injection speeds for unilateral epidural anesthesia on block characteristics, hemodynamic parameters, and discharge criteria in 60 patients. Levobupivacaine 5% was administered to Group F over 1 min (fast) and to Group S over 3 min (slow) (n=30 each) with the needle angulated at 5°-10° from the midline. Unilater...

Distilled spirits are usually made from fermented sugar-based materials, such as wines or fermented fruits, but other products can be used, namely berries or honey. In this work, an evaluation of honey spirits is done based on its physicochemical and sensory characteristics. Fourteen honey spirit samples of different brands of honey spirit were purchased at the market and from artisan Portugues...

The definition of " Intelligent Space " (IS) was formerly proposed for an environmental system capable of offering humans informative and physical support. Currently an IS denotes a space containing human and artificial systems, the space itself being considered an intelligent system. Human and artificial systems become clients of the IS and simultaneously the artificial systems become agents o...

O objetivo do texto é analisar as contribuições da Teoria Integração Sensorial na modulação sensorial de escolares com transtorno espectro autismo (TEA). Na abordagem Anna Jean Ayres (1920 – 1988), a integração um processo neurológico que ocorre no sistema nervoso central, porém, quando criança apresenta dificuldade em processar alguma sensação, pode emitir ações inadequadas aos estímulos. Nest...