Social comparison involves positioning the self relative to others on a vertical or status dimension (ranging from upward to downward comparisons) and a horizontal or solidarity dimension (ranging from contrastive to connective comparisons). Across 3 studies in which 389 undergraduates recorded everyday social comparisons (n = 4,417), downward and connective comparisons were rated as more helpf...

We study a data-driven approach to multi-mode interval velocity analysis in laterally inhomogeneous and anisotropic media. We obtain a simple model-independent description of long-spread reflection moveout versus offset for both symmetric and asymmetric wave modes. It resolves a trade-off between anisotropy and lateral heterogeneity. This is done using offset-dependent arrivalangle and wavefron...

We present the spherical harmonic equation for the gravitational potential inside the Earth. The equation satisfies Poisson's equation and converges uniformly. It obviates the need for downward continuation of the exterior potential with its attendant convergence difficulties but of course requires some knowledge of the Earth's density distribution. Equipped with the equation, we derive the gen...

Different flow patterns of downward gas-liquid two-phaseflow using simple mixer are studied in an experimental manner. An experimental setup is designed and fabricated to allow the visual observation of downward two-phase flow patterns and their transitions. The flow patterns are recorded by a 1200 frames per second high speed video camera. The quality of downward two-phase flow patterns photos...

A transversely isotropic (TI) model in which the tilt is constrained to be normal to the dip (DTI model) allows for simplifications in the imaging and velocity model building efforts as compared to a general TI (TTI) model. Although this model cannot be represented physically in all situations, for example, in the case of conflicting dips, it handles arbitrary reflector orientations under the a...

PURPOSE Downbeat nystagmus (DBN) is a typical ocular motor sign in patients with lesions of the vestibulocerebellum. A vertical vestibular tone asymmetry, an upward shift of the eyes' null position for vertical gaze holding, or an imbalance of vertical smooth-pursuit signals have been proposed as mechanisms of DBN. The purpose of this study was to elaborate a possible link between an imbalance ...

Dr. James Pitágoras de Mattos – Rua Santa Clara 50 / 702 22041-012 Rio de Janeiro RJ Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a taupathy of unknown etiology, representing 7.5% of all cases of Parkinsonism and 50% of atypical Parkinsonism. It was first described as a clinicopathological entity by Steele, Richardson and Olszewski in 1964. Clinically, PSP mus...