In this paper, we present the SensOrg, a musical CyberInstrument designed as a modular assembly of input/ output devices and musical software, mapped and arranged according to functional characteristics of the Man-Instrument system. We discuss how the cognitive ergonomics of non-verbal and symbolic task modalities influenced the design of our hardware interface for asynchronous as well as synch...

Because most shrinkage-reducing admixtures (SRAs) significantly reduce the surface tension of a cement paste pore solution, they will naturally influence all physical properties and processes that are dependent in some way on surface tension. Such properties include internal relative humidity, capillary stresses, and freezing point depression, all via the Kelvin equation and its variants (Kelvi...

Cell sheet-mediated tissue regeneration is a promising approach for corneal reconstruction. However, the fragility of bioengineered corneal endothelial cell (CEC) monolayers allows us to take advantage of cross-linked porous gelatin hydrogels as cell sheet carriers for intraocular delivery. The aim of this study was to further investigate the effects of biopolymer concentrations (5-15 wt%) on t...

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was used to determine the thermal events associated with freezing and melting of the cysts of the potato-cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis. There were no thermal events during the cooling of dry cysts from 5 to -60 °C and warming back to 5 °C, indicating the absence of water freezing in the dry cysts. During heating of dry cysts from 5 to 80 &...

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