We investigate the problem related to the averaging procedure in functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) brain imaging studies. Typically, to reduce noise and to empower the signal strength associated with task-induced activities, recorded signals (e.g., in response to repeated stimuli or from a group of individuals) are averaged through a point-by-point conventional averaging technique. ...

Response inhibition is an attention function which develops relatively early during childhood. Behavioral data suggest that by the age of 3, children master the basic task requirements for the assessment of response inhibition but performance improves substantially until the age of 7. The neuronal mechanisms underlying these developmental processes, however, are not well understood. In this stu...

Ranging from booking to check-in to baggage drop to boarding to border crossing to baggage recovery, the trend is irrevocable and subject to significant growth. This growth goes both for increased use of mature self-service options, such as for check-in, but also for new services such as self-service bagdrop. Emerging technologies, like Near Field Communication (NFC), is also likely to play a r...

We have obtained high-resolution cw coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectra of the nu(1) Q branch of methane in an underexpanded supersonic jet at temperatures as low as 31.5 K and pressures below 2 Torr.

This article summarizes the basic principles of Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, with examples of methodologies and applications to different field sciences. Handbook of instrumental techniques from CCiTUB Applications of FTIR 1 ChT.3

This seemingly basic equation actually hides some sophisticated assumptions and concepts. First, it applies only to the time varying, alternating, or ac, components of the current and voltage. Secondly, it is not sufficient to just tell how big the voltage and current signals are, we must also say how they are related in time, since they are both timevarying, ac quantities. Finally, the sizeand...