Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) is a measuring technique used for brain functionality. Observed fMRI data is generally a mixture of hidden sources and corresponding time courses. Different blind source separation (BSS) techniques are used for extracting these hidden sources and time courses. In this work a differential covariance based blind source separation technique is proposed ...

There is no simulation model on evacuation nowadays taking the architectural inducement into account, which means that most of the architectural environment which influences the evacuation behavior, is ignored. In this paper a concept model named AMUSE is presented based on an agent framework, with an agent that is designed to perceive the architectural environment as various clues, choose the ...

Two studies in this issue, Kristariyanto et al. (2015) and Michel et al. (2015), describe innovative ways to produce large quantities of atypical K29 and K33 ubiquitin chains and report structures and mechanisms of chain-specific recognition.

since the jurisprudential traditions have accepted clearly buying & selling the hunter dogs and there is no available jurisprudential traditions about other species of dogs like as flock, garden and..., many of the jurists don't accept the trading and selling of those dogs. but deliberating upon traditions show that the buying & selling of those dogs is correct and there is no problem. in ...

This study aims to build a framework for affect-focused (or affective) mathematical teaching (AMT), while promoting higher-order learning (e.g., pattern finding and deep understanding). The data sources were the class mathematics grounding activity designed by Taiwan’s educators, aiming enhance students’ affective performances in with theoretical base on enactivist perspective. Qualitative meth...

This study assessed smokers' beliefs about nicotine and the safety of nicotine medications and examined how these beliefs influence the use of nicotine medications. The data for this paper came from a nationally representative, random-digit-dialed telephone survey of 1,046 adults (18 years of age and older) current cigarette smokers conducted between May and September 2001. Respondents were que...