OPERA is a dedicated experiment for the observation of nm into nt oscillations through t appearance using a 730 km long baseline nm beam from CERN to the Gran Sasso underground laboratory. The detector is equipped with two spectrometers for muon identification and charm background rejection. Bakelite RPCs are used as inner trackers inside the iron magnet of the spectrometers. The experiment has...

Learning scientists are only beginning to appreciate the potential of synergy between two concurrent developments—theory of embodied cognition and technology of embodied interaction. We characterize and evaluate this prospective synergy from a sociocultural perspective. First we analyze learning in explicitly embodied cultural practices (e.g., surfing), then analogize to the implicitly embodied...

Ney is an end-blown flute which is mainly used for Makam music. Although from the beginning of 20 century a score representation based on extending the Western music is used, because of its rich articulation repertoire, actual Ney music can not be totally represented by written score. Ney is still taught and transmitted orally in Turkey. Because of that the performance has a distinct and import...

ALTERNE (Alternative Realities in Networked Environments) platform aims at providing a high level of integration between various techniques supporting mixed reality, graphics, interaction and behavioral models. This paper focuses on two collaborative aspects the platform provides. First, it contains a virtual object repository, which allows artists to share their ideas and support collaboration...

Note that the symmetry property implies that the channel output coincides with the log-likelihood ratio `(y) = y. By this correspondence, symmetric densities admit a partial ordering by physical degradation Z1 Z2 if the corresponding chanels are ordered in the same way Q1 Q2 (i.e. Q1 is less noisy than Q2). Consider now belief propagation decoding with messages {hi→a}, {ĥa→i} and soft decisions...

Cricket is becoming a fashionable team game throughout the world. One day internationals (ODI) have been able to bring more and more spectators to the cricket ground, due to the nature of its’ format. Among the ODI tournaments, the Champions trophy takes a significant place, as it is the second largest tournament after the global event of cricket world cup. This paper investigates the performa...