Limited research exists on the hedonic dimensions of HCI and their relevance to usability and an even smaller set of this research is empirical in nature (Hoffman & Krauss, 2004; Schenkman & Jonsson, 2000; Zhang and Li, 2005). Furthermore, it appears that there are gender differences regarding perceptions of attractiveness, usability, and the consequent affective state of satisfaction, in websi...

We present an extensive survey of the CO emission from the conspicuous complex of dark nebulae in Chamaeleon. The CO observations together with IRAS, extinction and H I data are used to study the distribution of interstellar matter in the complex. The comparison of the cloud 100μm emission with AV shows that the far-infrared brightness traces the gas over most of the surface of the complex, spe...

In the restoration of historic facades, specialists need to tackle problem colors applied ornamental elements that appear different on a facade than if they were isolated, because surrounding surfaces influence them through color induction. This study evaluates difference between ornaments observed in isolation, which we call nominal colors, and background induced considering palette Valencia a...

the significance of mysticism can be traced in relying on illumination rather than logic and reasoning to discover the truth. theoretically speaking, mysticism means having belief in understanding the truth and practically speaking it means leaving superficial customs and resorting to suffering. mysticism among muslims is exclusive to mystics who have changed names over time. sufi is someone wh...

this article is an attempt to investigate the aesthetics of color themes in arabic poetry. as a means of psychological description, color is one of the manifestations of realism in poetic images. in the application of colors some mythical and civilized structures are portrayed in the culture of nations. since languages have their own specific organizations of colors, the author aims to measure ...