Images taken with the IRAC instrument on the Spitzer Space Telescope show that the spatial distribution of warm dust emission in lenticular galaxies is often organized into dynamically-stable structures strongly resembling spiral arms. These galaxies have bulge-to-disk-ratios and colors for their stellar content appropriate for their morphological classification. Two of the three galaxies with ...

Categories can affect our perception of the world, rendering between-category differences more salient than within-category ones. Across many studies, such categorical perception (CP) has been observed for the basic-level categories of one's native language. Other research points to categorical distinctions beyond the basic level, but it does not demonstrate CP for such distinctions. Here we pr...

Supplementing the presentation of colors with tactile displays has yet to be developed. This study used Russell’s affective plane to investigate the association between the rainbow colors and vibrotactile and variable-friction stimuli presented as tactile displays. A user study indicated that high-frequency and rhythmical tactile stimuli that were perceived as arousing were suitable for present...

Contemporary landscape architecture studies have paid close attention to the interactions between public aesthetic preferences and environment. Scenic beauty has become an important evaluation indicator of quality. The quality plant color is factor affecting scenic beauty. Exploring relationship composition rules internal properties autumn landscapes in urban parks can provide new ideas for des...

We present high spatial resolution BIHK@-band imaging of a sample of ultralu(FWHMB 0A.3È0A.8) minous infrared galaxies ULIGs) with ““ cool ÏÏ mid-infrared colors (L ir[ 1012 L _ ; ( f25 km/f60 km\ 0.2), which select against active galactic nucleusÈlike (AGN-like) systems, a complementary sample to the ““ warm ÏÏ ULIGs of Surace and coworkers. We Ðnd that all of the cool ULIGs are either advance...

Artists often want to change the colors of an image to achieve a particular aesthetic goal. For example, they might limit colors to a warm or cool color scheme to create an image with a certain mood or feeling. Gamut masking is a technique that artists use to limit the set of colors they can paint with. They draw a mask over a color wheel and only use the hues within the mask. However, creating...

There has been considerable demand for the development of virtual spaces. When virtual spaces such as virtual cities or virtual offices are created, the material colors of 3D models in these spaces greatly influence the appearance, so designers of virtual spaces must use proper material colors. Material colors of 3D models can be specified with ambient color, diffuse color, specular color, emis...