FutureGrab is a new wearable musical instrument for live performance that is highly intuitive while still generating an interesting sound by subtractive synthesis. Its sound effects resemble the human vowel pronunciation, which were mapped to hand gestures that are similar to the mouth shape of human to pronounce corresponding vowel. FutureGrab also provides all necessary features for a lead mu...

An important prerequisite for successful usage of computer systems and other interactive technology is a basic understanding of the symbols and interaction patterns used in them. This aspect of the broader construct “computer literacy” is used as indicator in the computer literacy scale, which proved to be an economical, reliable and valid instrument for the assessment of computer literacy in o...

T HE instrument* and catheterst used in the fiberoptic oximeter described earlier' can also be applied to the colorimetric measurement of indicator substances such as Cardiogreen.+ With such a technic, momentto-moment changes in indicator concentration may be measured instead of the average concentration obtained with conventional instruments. Furthermore, no more sampling of blood is necessary...

Responsiveness is a quality indicator presented by the World Health Organization in the field of health evaluation. Therefore, the objective of this study was to develop an instrument to evaluate the clients' opinions regarding the responsiveness of the nursing service of a public university hospital. The research was developed in the following stages: developing the instrument based on a liter...

We study the effects of differences in local financial development within an integrated financial market. We construct a new indicator of financial development by estimating a regional effect on the probability that, ceteris paribus, a household is shut off from the credit market. By using this indicator we find that financial development enhances the probability an individual starts his own bu...

BACKGROUND Self-esteem is positively associated to the well being of people and could be a good mental health indicator. AIM To determine the reliability and validity of the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale in a Chilean adult sample. MATERIAL AND METHODS The instrument was applied to 473 subjects living in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, evenly distributed according to gender, age, educatio...

The thermal mean-square displacement (MSD) of hydrogen in proteins and its associated hydration water is measured by neutron scattering experiments and used an indicator of protein function. The observed MSD as currently determined depends on the energy resolution width of the neutron scattering instrument employed. We propose a method for obtaining the intrinsic MSD of H in the proteins, one t...