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In this paper, we combine two frameworks in the context of an important application. The first framework, called “artificial physics,” is described in detail in a companion paper by Spears and Gordon [13]. The purpose of artificial physics is the distributed spatial control of large collections of mobile physical agents. The agents can be composed into geometric patterns (e.g., to act as a sens...

In this paper, we combine two frameworks in the context of an important application. The rst framework, called \artiicial physics," is described in detail in a companion paper by Spears and Gordon (1999). The purpose of artiicial physics is the distributed spatial control of large collections of mobile physical agents. The agents can be composed into geometric patterns (e.g., to act as a sensin...

This study compared focus attention and interpretation biases in social phobia patients and normal subject. In this study with causal- comparative method 100 subjects with social phobia and 100 normal individuals have compared. Subjects were selected through cluster sampling among Tabriz university students. Data scale of social phobia, attention bias and interpretation of the data was performe...

The present study examined the effects of instructional and motivational self-talk on handball performance using a novel task (nondominant arm) and a learned task (dominant arm) in primary school students. Participants were randomly assigned into two experimental groups (instructional and motivational) and one control group. The results revealed that for both tasks instructional and motivationa...

Particles and um-s used in spontaneous Estonian speech as initiators of different types of repair are analysed. Our model and typology of repair based on conversation analysis is introduced. Three main types of repair and particles used to initiate those are described: prepositioned self-initiated selfrepair, postpositioned self-initiated self-repair (addition, substitution, insertion and aband...

Plasticity in connections between neurons allows learning and adaptation, but it also allows noise to degrade the function of a network. Ongoing network self-repair is thus necessary. We describe a method to derive spike-timing-dependent plasticity rules for self-repair, based on the firing patterns of a functioning network. These plasticity rules for self-repair also provide the basis for unsu...