Compared with the well documented neurophysiological findings on negative emotions, much less is known about positive emotions. In the present study, we explored the EEG correlates of ten different positive emotions (joy, gratitude, serenity, interest, hope, pride, amusement, inspiration, awe, and love). A group of 20 participants were invited to watch 30 short film clips with their EEGs simult...

In addition to the basic monitoring capabilities that have been described in Chapter 13, the SERENITY monitoring framework offers mechanisms for diagnosing the reasons that have caused the violation of security and dependability (S&D) properties and detecting potential violations of such properties, called “threats”. Diagnostic information and threat detection are often necessary for deciding w...

The flexibility and dynamism of ubiquitous computing systems have a strong impact on the way their security can be achieved, reaching beyond traditional security paradigms like perimeter security and communication channel protection. Constant change of both the system and its environment demand adaptive security architectures, capable of reacting to events, evaluating threat exposure, and takin...

I was born of highly educated parents into a middle class family where there was no drinking, smoking or drug abuse (prescription or nonprescription). Despite little emotional support at home we received privileged private school educations. All three of us were successful and all three of us were addicts of some sort. Though far from down and out my sister committed suicide at the age of thirt...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this naturalistic inquiry was to describe the experience of living with HIV infection in rural Alberta, Canada. Although the urban HIV epidemic has been well researched, the virus continues its spread into more remote populations where there is a need to understand and address its impact. Affected rural residents form a diverse and marginalized group that includes wo...

The launch of Amazon’s e-Marketplace to co-locate primary (sale of new books) and secondary (resale of used books) markets has disrupted the serenity of the book markets and invited enormous debate over the survivability of the primary market sellers. Grounded on information economics and decision under uncertainty, this study takes a different perspective by arguing that whether Amazon’s marke...

The Serenity Prayer asks for the courage to change what can be changed, the serenity to accept what cannot be changed, and the wisdom to know the difference. Medicine demands large doses of all three. The greatest difficulty is deciding when the times call for more courage or more serenity. Some of our problems seem so intractable that we stop expecting progress during our professional lifetime...

Chant is considered one of the greatest musical achievements of human history. It spread throughout the entire continent of Europe and inspired thousands of composers throughout the centuries. It survived the Dark Ages, a period of history spanning over a thousand years and characterized by invasions, starvation, and mass death. Chant continues to be a source of enlightenment for our modern age...