While in an earlier commentary (Honing & Ladinig, 2008) we stressed the potential of Web-delivered experiments for music perception research, the ongoing discussion on Web-based versus lab-based studies seems to circle around issues of method and control (Mehler, 1999; Kendall, 2008). We agree with the importance of these issues from a methodological point of view. However, we continue to stres...

This paper discusses the experimental investigation to find out the optimal electrolyte composition in improving the surface quality of the gear teeth profile during surfacing finishing of bevel gears by the electrochemical honing process. In this study, AISI 1040 was used as the workpiece material, mixtures of sodium chloride and sodium nitrate in different ratios were used as the input parame...

This paper proposes a theory of creativity, referred to as honing theory, which posits that creativity fuels the process by which culture evolves through communal exchange amongst minds that are self-organizing, self-maintaining, and self-reproducing. According to honing theory, minds, like other self-organizing systems, modify their contents and adapt to their environments to minimize entropy....

Copyright: © 2017. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. What are the causes of disease? How best can laboratories detect them? And what can we do with the knowledge that laboratories generate to improve disease prevention, containment and treatment? These are questions that fall within the African Journal of Laboratory Medicine’s sc...

The article presents a literature review dealing with the effect of honing parameters on quality machined parts, as well recent innovations in processes. First, an overview about and plateau-honing processes is presented, considering main that can be varied during machining. Then, influence surface finish, shape deviation material removal rate presented. Finally, some special innovative applica...

Creativity is thought to involve searching and selecting amongst multiple discrete idea candidates. Honing theory predicts that it involves actualizing the potentiality of as few as a single ill-defined idea by viewing it from different contexts. This paper reports on a study that tests between these theories. Participants were invited to “Create a painting that expresses yourself in any style ...