Under the law: Masking reality

Spatial frequency masking and Weber's Law.

The threshold masking effect of one simultaneously presented grating upon another was studied as a function of mask contrast and frequency. The masking function typically obeys Weber's Law with method-of-adjustment psychophysics, and typically does not with forced-choice. This apparent discrepancy was studied in some detail. We suggest that thresholds can be set with at least two different crit...

The Harsh Reality of the Law

The rise of social collaboration technologies, collectively called Web 2.0 (O'Reilly 2005), and corresponding changes in the skills and preferences of students have posed fundamental challenges for institutions and educators. With their ability to engage learners as potential creators and active participants in the learning process, Web 2.0 technologies offer the potential to improve significan...

HIPAA compliance: the law, reality, and recommendations.

The physicians of today and tomorrow face the most daunting set of regulations ever imposed on the practice of medicine. Through the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the federal government has thrust its regulatory authority into three of the most controversial and cutting-edge issues in medical practice management: privacy, electronic transact...

the cooperative sectors law; the cooperative sector: myth not reality

in this research the cooperative sector's law has been analyzed under the general headings cooperative as an economic sector, cooperative's and cooperatives :union:’s nature, and damages of the acts to the law and the normal function of cooperatives and at the end it has been analytically concluded that regarding the stated structural and legal deficiencies while keeping the cooperati...

Practical Constraints on Collaterals under Iranian Law