We have used the technique of functional MRI to address the question of whether there are brain areas that are specifically engaged when subjects view paintings that they consider to be beautiful, regardless of the category of painting (that is whether it is a portrait, a landscape, a still life, or an abstract composition). Prior to scanning, each subject viewed a large number of paintings and...

An experiment was conducted to test the relationships between users' perceptions of a computerized system's beauty and usability. The experiment used a computerized application as a surrogate for an Automated Teller Machine (ATM). Perceptions were elicited before and after the participants used the system. Pre-experimental measures indicate strong correlations between system's perceived aesthet...

The contribution introduces the notion of framelets. They are essentially small frameworks. Thus framelets can be easily understood and modified. As framelets are not aimed at complex application domains, they can also be assembled without the problems associated with the combination of large frameworks. Our first experiences with framelets demonstrate that these architectural building blocks a...

proposals released by the Empowered Committee, have vehemently opposed the scheme of SSI itself and have recommended withdrawal of the SSI Exemption for the manufacturers, The Hon'ble Finance Minister in his proposals has showered benevolence to the SSI sector. This Budget has extended great concessions to the SSI sector as under: ¾ Rule 4 of Cenvat Credit Rules 2004, has been amended by notifi...

“The most obvious facts are most easily forgotten. Both the existing economic order and too many of the projects advanced for reconstructing it break down through their neglect of the truism that, since even quite common men have souls, no increase in material wealth will compensate them for arrangements which insult their self-respect and impair their freedom. A reasonable estimate of economic...

A person's physical appearance, along with his sexual identity, is the personal characteristic that is most obvious and accessible to others in social interaction. The present experiment was designed to determine whether physically attractive stimulus persons, both male and female, are (a) assumed to possess more socially desirable personality traits than physically unattractive stimulus person...