The Perceptive Workbench enables a spontaneous, natural, and unimpeded interface between the physical and virtual worlds. It uses vision-based methods for interaction that eliminate the need for wired input devices and wired tracking. Objects are recognized and tracked when placed on the display surface. Through the use of multiple light sources, the objectÕs 3D shape can be captured and insert...

Singing in unison is usually easier than singing alone, but the neural mechanism underlying these two contrasting modes of singing remains unknown. We investigated neural correlates of singing by a functional magnetic resonance imaging study focusing on the capacities of spontaneity and synchronization and compared them with those of speaking. The left inferior frontal gyrus appears important f...

In the emerging network society, the continuous homogenisation of the city leads to an anesthetization of the public realm due to the expulsion of every possible element of friction and conflict that we assume to be essential in the concept of vital urbanity and public domain. Interactions and exchange are instead suppressed in the “new public spaces”: places oriented towards consumption and wh...

Acute infantile encephalopathy predominantly affecting the frontal lobes (AIEF) is proposed as a novel form of acute encephalopathy in infancy. To establish the diagnostic criteria for AIEF, we reviewed the clinical data of 10 patients who were seen by us and diagnosed as having AIEF, and those of 7 patients in the literature compatible with the diagnosis of AIEF. The mean age of onset was 1 ye...

Humans seem to decide for themselves what to do, and when to do it. This distinctive capacity may emerge from an ability, shared with other animals, to make decisions for action that are related to future goals, or at least free from the constraints of immediate environmental inputs. Studying such volitional acts proves a major challenge for neuroscience. This review highlights key mechanisms i...

abstractinteraction of ni complex(salen= n, n´-ethylene bis(salicylideneimine)) with hen egg-white lysozyme (hewl) was studied by absorption spectroscopy, competitive binding study and thermal denaturation study. the protein binding affinity of ni complex was found to be (3.0×103m−1). the binding plot obtained from the absorption titration data gives a binding constant of 2.4 (± 0.3)×103 m-1. i...

Three studies examine the hypothesis that people spontaneously (i.e., unintentionally and without awareness of doing so) infer causes (the Spontaneous Causal Inference, or SCI, hypothesis). Using a cued-recall paradigm, Study 1 examines whether SCIs occur and Study 2 allows for a comparison between implicitly inferred and explicitly mentioned causes. Study 3 examines whether SCIs can be fully e...

Polyethylene wax was obtained from pyrolysis experiments on Low Density (LDPE) wastes using a muffle furnace in inert condition. 60 – 80% of the initial mass were as heating added at rate 10oC/min. Operating conditions for reaction 400 450oC over time 30 50min and effects these parameters discussed. Using Friedman’s iso-conversional model, kinetic - activation energy, pre-exponential factor fre...

An exploratory study to determine the effectiveness of discussion sessions as a teaching strategy Thermodynamics in Basic Physical Chemistry fundamental concepts this area spontaneity by explaining students according their ideas. A previously validated questionnaire was used an instrument on Thermochemistry, Enthalpies Bonding, and Gibbs Function. The performance who participated intervention c...

The article proposes the IVAOS index for assessing attractiveness of territory. it is an important factor in regional development and territoryюThe due to fact that a modern city specific (in economic socio-cultural sense) formation: it, as rule, combines objects from different eras, broadcasting stylistic, ideological, aesthetic functional modes. polymorphism spontaneity space do not always ma...