Computer and video games often requires that users, represented by characters (or avatars) on the screen, interact with other characters on the screen that either represent other real people or characters that are controlled by computer code running within the game (non player characters). The difference between game play with other avatars (player controlled characters) or agents (characters c...

In other to study the effects of salicylic acid on reproductive characters of ‘Elberta’ Peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch) tree, an experiment was carried out based on randomized complete blocks design with four replications in commercial orchard, Kerman, Iran. The application of three concentrations of salicylic acid 0 (control), 1and 2 mM at swollen bud stage were used. Results showed that appl...

As personal projection devices become more common they will be able to support a range of exciting and unexplored social applications. We present a novel system and method that enables playful social interactions between multiple projected characters. The prototype consists of two mobile projector-camera systems, with lightly modified existing hardware, and computer vision algorithms to support...

US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm made an astounding – but sadly not surprising admission in early June 2021. When asked whether adversaries have the capability of interrupting electri...

In other to study the effects of salicylic acid on reproductive characters of ‘Elberta’ Peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch) tree, an experiment was carried out based on randomized complete blocks design with four replications in commercial orchard, Kerman, Iran. The application of three concentrations of salicylic acid 0 (control), 1and 2 mM at swollen bud stage were used. Results showed that appl...

gavaznha(deer) and kandu(hive) as two of the pre-revolutionary movies in the history of iranian cinema carry signs of the iranian new wave. since these movies were somehow the social reality of their time, they succeeded in having a different influence on the minds of social actors. on the other hand, developing the screenplay’s characters in these two movies was quite distinct from the routine...

The interruption of vectorial transmission of Chagas disease in Venezuela is attributed to the combined effects of ongoing entomoepidemiological surveillance, ongoing house spraying with residual insecticides and the concurrent building and modification of rural houses in endemic areas during almost five decades. The original endemic areas which totaled 750,000 km(2), have been reduced to 365,0...

Holding phone conversations while driving is dangerous not only because it occupies the hands, but also because it requires attention. Where driver and passenger can adapt their conversational behavior to the demands of the situation, and e.g. interrupt themselves when more attention is needed, an interlocutor on the phone cannot adjust as easily. We present a dialogue assistant which acts as ‘...