Psilocybe argentipes is a hallucinogenic mushroom. The present study examined the effects of P. argentipes on marble-burying behavior, which is considered an animal model of obsessive-compulsive disorder. P. argentipes significantly inhibited marble-burying behavior without affecting locomotor activity as compared with the same dose of authentic psilocybin. These findings suggest that P. argent...

Liquid marbles are micro reservoirs of fluid surrounded by a powder shell. Their unique properties show promise for high-value technological applications in the medical, biotechnology, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. In this study, liquid marbles were prepared from six mixtures of water and glycerol by releasing droplets from different heights onto a loosely packed powder bed using a 1m...

A video game application was developed using SmartSkin, a body shape sensing device. The video game uses a table-sized SmartSkin that can recognize players’ arms on the tabletop. Sensor values are translated to a virtual potential field and the system calculates dynamics of game characters on the field. At most four players can play the game, and the players control many independent game charac...

INTRODUCTION 2 The " Bag of marbles " example " Bag of marbles " problems (Walley, 1996) • " I have. .. a closed bag of coloured marbles. I intend to shake the bag, to reach into it and to draw out one marble. What is the probability that I will draw a red marble? " • " Suppose that we draw a sequence of marbles whose colours are (in order): blue, green, blue, blue, green, red.

The concept of blue marble health emerged as a novel framework for global health in 2013 [1, 2]. Succinctly put, today most or at least one-half of the world’s neglected diseases occur among the poor living in wealthy countries, especially in the group of 20 (G20) nations and Nigeria [1–4]. Based on data mostly compiled and released by theWHO (and other published sources), approximately one-hal...

marble wares found in excavations in jirof and shahr-i sokhta were analyzed by xrf and xrf and examined based on petrographic tests in order to reveal the structural differences. samples of jiroft are mainly yellow in color with scattered yellow veins, while those of the shahr-i sokhta are quite different in form and have colorful veins ranging from yellow to brown. the present study aimed main...

the marble slurry wastes (msw) produced by marble industry is left unattended in theenvironment which causes serious environmental problems. in order to evaluate its potential usage in normal1:2:4 concrete, this study was designed, where the partial replacement of cement with msw was examined.replacement of cement with msw from 0 to 100%, and also its usage as an additive material 10% and 20% b...