The benefi ts of regular exercise to one’s physical health are widely known. Besides its benefi ts to physical health, exercise is also effective for improvements to both mental health and quality of life [Takenaka, (1998, 1999)]. However, although those benefi ts are recognized, it is not easy to continue regular exercise practices. In Japan, it is less than 30% of the total population those w...

Although it is widely known that brain regions such as the prefrontal cortex, the amygdala, and the ventral striatum play large roles in decision making, their precise contributions remain unclear. Here, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging and principles of reinforcement learning theory to investigate the relationship between current reinforcements and future decisions. In the experim...

We report the thermal, mechanical, and diffusion properties of bisphenol E based polycyanurate nanocomposites with three forms of graphene derived from sequential processing of the same carbon nanostructure. Edgefunctionalized graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) were converted to graphene oxide (GO), then heated to produce thermally reduced graphene oxide (TRGO). All three reinforcements were individu...

Metallic glass-reinforced metal matrix composites are an emerging class of composite materials. The metallic nature and the high mechanical strength of the reinforcing phase offers unique possibilities for improving the engineering performance of composites. Understanding the structure at the amorphous/crystalline interfaces and the deformation behavior of these composites is of vital importanc...

This research began as an examination of the problem solving strategies of individuals who believe they can control reinforcements they recelve (internals) and those who believe that outside forces control reinforcements (externals) under different conditions of skill and chance. This developed into a study of the cognitive functioning of internals and externals in concept formation tasks. Inte...

We consider a class of infrastructures composed of discrete components that can be disrupted by either cyber or physical attacks, and are protected by cyber and physical reinforcements. We formulate a game between the provider and attacker, wherein their utility functions are in the form of sum of two terms, an infrastructure survival probability term and a cost term. We present a novel formula...

The purpose of this investigation was to quantify the structural strength of various trans-tibial composite sockets. To conduct the study, loading parameters and methods were developed that emulate the International Standards Organisation (ISO) standards for structural testing of lower limb prostheses since specific guidelines for the testing of the trans-tibial socket portion of a prosthesis h...

The objective of this study is to develop a new environmentally-friendly brake pad made from eggshells (Es) and banana peels (BPs) as reinforcement agents. E BP particles dual with various compositions were combined. E/BP mixture was then embedded on polymer matrix composing resin/hardener in 1:1 ratio. As standard, pads using single also fabricated. Physical properties (i.e. particle size, sur...

Designing robotic controllers can quickly become a challenging problem. Indeed, such controllers have to face a huge number of possible inputs that can be noisy (e.g. think of visual inputs as furnished by cameras), to select actions among a continuous set, and to automatically adapt themselves to evolving or stochastic environmental conditions. In realworld robotic applications, it is difficul...

This study investigates the wear performance of Hybrid composite Aluminium Al 7075 (SiC/Al2O3). The Reinforcements used for preparation are Silicon Carbide (SiC) and Oxide (Al2O3). added in 5%, 10% 15% volume percentage to aluminium alloy preparation. developed composites was analysed using dry sliding test apparatus. effect parameters such as load, distance, velocity on response rate were pred...