We intend to show that transient chaos is a very appealing, but still not widely appreciated, subfield of nonlinear dynamics. Besides flashing its basic properties and giving a brief overview of the many applications, a few recent transient-chaos-related subjects are introduced in some detail. These include the dynamics of decision making, dispersion, and sedimentation of volcanic ash, doubly t...

Sex pheromones provide an important means of communication to unite individuals for successful reproduction. Although sex pheromones are highly diverse across animals, these signals fulfil common fundamental roles in enabling identification of a mating partner of the opposite sex, the appropriate species and of optimal fecundity. In this review, we synthesize both classic and recent investigati...

With the help of an experimental artistic approach and in reference to positions from semiotics and linguistics, I investigate under which conditions visualisations are experienced as interesting and charming. After extensive research in the semiotic fundamentals of the visualisation of theoretical texts (Reichl, 2008; Reichl, 2009), this research project is concerned with what makes visualisat...

JOPERD • Volume 77 No. 6 • August 2006 D own syndrome (DS) is the most frequently occurring chromosomal abnormality. It results from the presence of an extra partial or complete 21st chromosome. This increase in genetic material disrupts all aspects of an individual’s physical, mental, and social development. While the specifi c sensory and perceptual-motor impairments associated with DS have b...

The objective of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) is to support drivers in mastering the driving task. Until now, the development of ADAS has mainly focused on technology, safety and comfort. This paper aims to complement this by a more experiential view. A study explored how Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), as an example of ADAS, impacts people’s driving experience. It showed that ACC c...

This study investigates neural correlates of music-evoked fear and joy with fMRI. Studies on neural correlates of music-evoked fear are scant, and there are only a few studies on neural correlates of joy in general. Eighteen individuals listened to excerpts of fear-evoking, joy-evoking, as well as neutral music and rated their own emotional state in terms of valence, arousal, fear, and joy. Res...

My teaching experience comes from three semesters as a teaching assistant (TA) of Computer Science at the undergraduate and graduate levels. My rst exposure to teaching came when I served as a TA for the introductory course on programming atWisconsin. This role involved running weekly discussions, grading programming assignments and exams, and assisting students during office hours. I found it ...