In this paper we present a pilot study evaluating the effectiveness of a tactile metronome for music performance and training. Four guitar players were asked to synchronize to a metronome click-track delivered either aurally or via a vibrotactile stimulus. We recorded their performance at different tempi (60 and 120 BPM) and compared the results across modalities. Our results indicate that a ta...

In the frame of the development of the DIAMEX process, first studies including counter-current hot tests were performed, with the DiMethyl-DiButylTetraDecylMAlonamide as reference extractant. In parallel, the diamide formula has been optimised so that a new extractant was proposed: the DiMethylDiOctylHexylEthoxyMAlonamide. This new reference extractant was used in two inactive flowsheets. The p...

Experiment 1 involved the use of plastic and wooden objects and trial-unique problems. The rats performed successfully on nonconceptual oddity problems given.before and after conceptual training, showing that the testing conditions were suitable, but they showed chance performances on the trial-unique problems. Experiment 2 involved the use of olfactory discriminanda. Five pretraining problems ...

purpose to verify whether active recovery (ar) applied after a kickboxing match resulted in better performance in anaerobic tests when compared to passive recovery (pr). methods eighteen kickboxers volunteered to participate on a kickboxing match preceded and followed by anaerobic tests: squat jump (sj), the counter movement jump (cmj) and the upper-body wingate test. blood lactate (bl), heart ...

background: ascorbic acid (vitamin c) is one of the most commonly water soluble vitamins. extra energy is necessary for the exercise is not often attributed to intake of vitamin c, long-term and intense exercise can lead to oxidative damage to cellular compounds and also contribute to muscle fatigue and decrease exercise performance. limited data are available regarding to the efficacy of vitam...

background: noise is defined as unwanted or meaningless sound that apart from auditory adverse health effects may distract attention from cues that are important for task performance. human performance is influenced by many job-related factors and workplace conditions including noise level. objective: to study the effect of noise on human performance. methods: the participants included 40 healt...

The recent years have seen a considerable increase in the number of cluster systems. These systems provide a very good performance-cost ratio. However, in order to meet the requirements for ever-increasing computing power of present day applications, several SMP cluster systems have emerged. By deploying two or more processors per workstation can increase the performance of a cluster significan...

The chapter provides an overview of virtual music communities focusing on novel collaboration environments aiming to support networked and geographically dispersed music performance. A key objective of the work reported is to investigate online collaborative practices during virtual music performances in community settings. To this effect, the first part of the chapter is devoted to reviewing d...