The 3D Tractus (Latin for drawing, space and movement) is a simple and inexpensive physical interface for intuitive and direct exploration, manipulation and inputting of three-dimensional (3D) data. The interface is a straightforward evolution of the non-computerized drawing board, preserving the drawing board physical spatial affordances and enhancing it by allowing the interactive planar surf...

With 10m class telescopes as well as with time-tagging detectors on board of HST and FUSE, the analysis of time-resolved spectra for pulsating white dwarfs becomes feasible. We present simulated time-resolved spectra for the hot pulsating white dwarf PG 1159-035 and compare these models with observational data of the 516 s mode based on HST-STIS spectroscopy. A determination of the pulsation mo...

ERP experiments were conducted to analyze the underlying neural events when chess players make simple judgments of a board position. Fourteen expert players and 14 age-matched novices viewed, for each of four tasks, 128 unique positions on a mini (4 × 4) chess board each presented for 0.5 s. The tasks were to respond: (a) if white king was in check, (b) if black knight was present, (c) if white...

Pr. Franco Franchignoni, the President of the UEMS PRM Board (UEMS PRM Board), Pr. Alessandro Giustini, the President of the European Society of Rehabilitation Medicine (ESPRM) and Pr. Gustaaf Lankhorst, the President of the European Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine (EARM) [1,2] and myself recently published a special report entitled ‘‘European Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, three year...

Interactive Images are a natural extension of three recent developments: digital photography, interactive web pages, and browsable video. An interactive image is a multi-dimensional image, displayed two dimensions at a time (like a standard digital image), but with which a user can interact to browse through the other dimensions. One might consider a standard video sequence viewed with a video ...

Articulation errors commonly occur in children with Cleft Lip and/or Palate (CLP) and adversely affect overall speech intelligibility. It is important to address articulation early reduce the impact on long term communication skills. Parental involvement has been shown increase effectiveness of therapy because parents were able carry out tasks consistently their own homes. This study aimed deve...

BACKGROUND In recognition of the ongoing discussion on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, the Board of Directors of the European Association for Palliative Care commissioned this white paper from the palliative care perspective. AIM This white paper aims to provide an ethical framework for palliative care professionals on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. It also aims to prov...

Marco Arnaudo in Storytelling the Modern Board Game: Narrative Trends from Late 1960s to Today – through lens of game studies and narratology explores synergy board games, designers players story-oriented designs. A story can emerge only interactive ergodic way, rules, material components actions taken by players. The aim this paper is show that games which be understood as transmedial narrativ...