We introduce a physical media art installation in which the user interacts with virtual characters by turning pages of a physical book. The physical book is placed under a display that shows the characters, a virtual book, and the user's hands. The novelty of the system is in the tight synchronization between the physical book and virtual book and the feedback to the user showing the captured h...

Fasting to postprandial transition requires a tight adjustment of insulin secretion to its demand, so tissue (e.g., skeletal muscle) glucose supply is assured while hypo-/hyperglycemia are prevented. High muscle glucose disposal after meals is pivotal for adapting to increased glycemia and might drive insulin secretion through muscle-released factors (e.g., myokines). We hypothesized that insul...

Knowledge and management do not fit prima facie. Management aims at goal-oriented action while in many sciences, especially in the humanities, knowledge and the creation of knowledge have a discursive nature. This process of knowledge creation, interpreting and discussing selected observed or postulated phenomena, is leading to some progress but hard to control. It is important to recognize tha...

High-pressure membrane process is one of the cost-effective technologies for the treatment of groundwater containing excessive dissolved solids. This paper reports a pilot study in treating a typical groundwater in Huaibei Plain containing excessive sodium, sulfate and fluoride ions. Three membrane systems were set up and two brands of reverse osmosis (RO), four low-pressure RO (LPRO) and one t...

OBJECTIVES The blood-brain barrier is a selective diffusion barrier between brain parenchyma and the intravascular compartment. Tight junctions are integral components of the blood-brain barrier. Pro-inflammatory cytokines are important in the pathogenesis of brain injury and could modify the protein constituents of tight junctions. We hypothesized that interleukin-6 (IL-6) downregulates key pr...

Loose coupling and tight coupling are two main interworking architectures have been proposed by European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI) for integrating between the different types of technologies (3GPP, non-3GPP) such as Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM), Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), Universal Mobile Telecommunicati...