This paper presents a psychophysical experiment using a multi-fan device to communicate information to the user via air intensity and direction. We describe the implementation of a prototype, the AirDisplay. We identify the most effective configuration at which users can discern different air patterns by manipulating the fans’ speed, the distance between the fans, and the different air patterns...

In this article, we first give some elementary proprieties of monoids and fans, then construct a toric scheme over an arbitrary ring, from a given fan. Using Valuative Criterion, we prove that this scheme is separated and give the sufficient and necessary condition when it is proper. We also study the regularity and logarithmic regularity of it. Finally we study the morphisms of toric schemes i...

marketers apply a variety of approaches to attract customers and gain more profits. one method is the utilization of nostalgia marketing. the use of nostalgic sport characters has not been sufficiently studied. this research determined the reliability and validity of the questionnaires presented in the studies evoked nostalgia by pascal et al. (2002), familiarity with nostalgic character by mey...

Building on existing literature on fan studies, this ethnography examines the multiple modes of engagement between the audience and the performers/producers at live professional wrestling events. This study identifies five ways in which fans interact with the pro wrestling texts at live events: as spectators, as critics, as performers, as community members, and as theorists, and also suggests t...

In wireless sensor networks, the limited battery resources of sensor nodes have a direct impact on network lifetime. To improve energy efficiency, there have been a variety of sensor node scheduling methods to keep only a minimum number of sensor nodes in active mode. However, those existing sensor node scheduling methods mainly focus on the coverage problems, largely ignoring the fault-toleran...

In this paper we develop a framework of pro-social behaviour for understanding and explaining soccer fans’ intentions to buy shares from their club in order to provide assistance in times of financial need. Based on the theory of norms, two alternative versions of the framework are empirically tested. Our results yield support for a mediating role of personal norms in the relationship between s...