Human engineering in school zones

Peanut-Free School Zones Don't Work

Over-the-top responses to peanuts aren't uncommon. People are under the impression that the mere whiff of a peanut is enough to send some kids to the emergency room. But, that's simply not true [3]. The molecules in peanuts that are responsible for aroma are not the same as the ones that trigger allergies. Also, an allergic reaction only occurs if peanuts are eaten or inhaled; touching a peanut...

Speeding in school zones: violation or lapse in prospective memory?

Inappropriate speed is a causal factor in around one third of fatal accidents (OECD/ECMT, 2006). But are drivers always consciously responsible for their speeding behavior? Two studies are reported which show that an interruption to a journey, caused by stopping at a red traffic light, can result in failure to resume the speed of travel prior to the interruption (Study 1). In Study 2 we showed ...

Topography of Human Erogenous Zones.

Touching is a powerful means for eliciting sexual arousal. Here, we establish the topographical organization of bodily regions triggering sexual arousal in humans. A total of 704 participants were shown images of same and opposite sex bodies and asked to color the bodily regions whose touching they or members of the opposite sex would experience as sexually arousing while masturbating or having...

AALTO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Department of Electrical Engineering

AALTO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Department of Mechanical Engineering

Effectual entrepreneurship research has played a big role in deepening the understanding of the entrepreneurial process. While effectuation theory has originally been focused on discovering entrepreneurial opportunities and the early creation of new venture, it may well have applications also in the phase where companies open new international markets. This study first compares effectuation the...