The main field of application of Alpha-Active is in helping individuals to consistently achieve their personal best in challenging situations. These include in sporting events, appearing in front of the public (e.g. in performing arts, speeches, business meetings, etc.,), and in other stressful situations where clear focus and composure are required. In the sports field, this is often known as ...

BACKGROUND Internationally-accredited laboratories are recognised for their superior test reliability, operational performance, quality management and competence. In a bid to meet international quality standards, the Mozambique National Institute of Health enrolled the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory (NTRL) in a continuous quality improvement process towards ISO 15189 accreditation. ...

INTRODUCTION Creative expression of scientific observations and principles through poetry and other media can enrich medical and science education. This debunks the expectation that science and poetry, for example, are mutually exclusive (Figure 1). Instead of coexisting as parallel lanes without interaction, poetry and science can cross over as one merges lanes. Kurtz and Loewenstein suggest t...

H. Ebrahimnejad, Y. Ren, S.M. Frolov, 2 I. Adagideli, J.A. Folk, and W. Wegscheider Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia,Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, 2628CJ Delft, The Netherlands Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Tuzla, Istanbul 34956, Turkey Laboratorium...

We focus on the development of artificial art critics. These systems analyze artworks, extracting relevant features, and produce an evaluation of the perceived pieces. The ability to perform aesthetic judgments is a desirable characteristic in an evolutionary artificial artist. As such, the inclusion of artificial art critics in these systems may improve their artistic abilities. We propose art...

Computers can be very helpful to us by performing tasks on our behalf. For example, they are very good at performing calculations, storing information and producing visualisations of objects that do not yet exist as a made artifact. Increasingly, however, a different role is being found for the computer. It is the role of a catalyst, or a stimulant, to our own creative thinking. In such cases t...

3 Jin Zhang*, Peter Friedrich*, Antonio J. Pierik, Berta M. Martins, Wolfgang Buckel 4 5 Laboratorium für Mikrobiologie, Fachbereich Biologie and Synmikro, Philipps-Universität, 35032 6 Marburg, Germany; Max-Plank-Institut für terrestrische Mikrobiologie, 35043 Marburg; Institut 7 für Zytobiologie, Philipps-Universität, 35032 Marburg, Germany; Present address: Fachbereich 8 Chemie, Universität ...

This paper presents the case for extending programming languages to support digital artists engaged in technologically-innovative work. The anticipated result is an “environment for building environments”, which will need to satisfy certain technological requirements according to the areas in which digital artists most need creative support. A review of these areas is undertaken, and a proposal...