We propose a music-box-type interface, “HomeOrgel”, which can express various activities in the home using sound. Users can also control the volume and content using common methods for controlling a music box: opening the cover and winding the spring. This system helps users look back on past activities in the home using sounds, imitating the recall of memories using a music box. We developed t...

The short-term variability of intertidal microphytobenthic biomass was characterized by analysing a 30-day time series encompassing two spring^neap tide cycles. Chlorophyll-a concentration was measured every day at the beginning and at the end of every diurnal exposure periods. Microalgal biomass exhibited predictible net increases during diurnal exposures due to a positive production-loss bala...

For effective Bayesian networks (BN) prediction with prior knowledge, this study proposes an integrated BN mechanism that adopts linear structural relation model (LISREL) to examine the belief or causal relationships which are subsequently used as the BN network structure for predicting tourism loyalty. Four hundred and fifty-two valid samples were collected from tourists with the tour experien...

A so called 'three-section' model for air bending is presented. It is assumed that a state of plane strain exists and that Bernoulli's law is valid. The material behaviour is described with Swift's equation, and the change of Young's modulus under deformation is addressed. As compared with other models, the model described in the paper is capable of generating information such as required punch...

We propose a force-directed approach for drawing graphs in a nearly symmetric fashion. Our algorithm is built upon recent theoretical results on maximum symmetric subgraphs. Knowing the sequence of edge contractions sufficient for turning an asymmetric graph into a symmetric subgraph, our approach in symmetric drawing begins by drawing a graph’s maximum symmetric subgraph using a force-directed...

Zernike phase contrast x-ray microscope has been developed at the undulator beamline 20XU and 47XU of SPring-8. The system consists of a pseudo-Köhler-illuminating system, a Fresnel zone plate objective with outermost zone width of 100 nm, a Zernike phase plate (0.96-m-thick tantalum, /4 or 3/4 phase-shifter at 8 keV) installed at the back-focal plane of the objective, and a visible-light co...

In order to understand the changes in human thermal sensation different seasons cold regions. The data on skin temperature and indoor environmental parameters(of head, back, chest, upper arm, forearm, hand, thigh, calf, ankle)were obtained by field test questionnaire survey four seasons. results showed that parts which had greatest influence were Spring forearms have most significant overall se...

woman who was referred to a physical therapist for management of chronic low back pain. The patient’s symptoms began 1 year prior, with no apparent cause. Initially, the patient’s low back pain episodes were self-limiting, with episodes typically lasting less than 10 days. However, pain and dysfunction increased over the previous 4 months, and, in addition to low back pain, the patient’s pain p...

Lethal spring traps are widely used for killing small mammals in the UK. Many require government approval, based primarily on humaneness. However, mole traps and break-back traps for rats and mice are exempt; those available vary widely in price and apparent quality. The EU is considering implementing a Trapping Directive that would alter UK legislation, and a recent report advised the EU that ...

production and preparation of many parts of the aircraft body including wings with long length, smooth form, and large radius of curvature are amongst the most important challenges in this industry. in this paper, the effective factors in the rubber pad forming method on a pieces contain curvature radius have been investigated by finite element method. the effect of variables such as curvature ...