Activation Likelihood Estimation (ALE) is an objective, quantitative technique for coordinate-based meta-analysis (CBMA) of neuroimaging results that has been validated for a variety of uses. Stepwise modifications have improved ALE's theoretical and statistical rigor since its introduction. Here, we evaluate two avenues to further optimize ALE. First, we demonstrate that the maximum contributi...

Abstract—The Adaptive Line Enhancer (ALE) is widely used for enhancing narrowband signals corrupted by broadband noise. In this paper, we propose novel ALE methods to improve the enhancing capability. The proposed methods are motivated by the fact that the output of the ALE is a fine estimate of the desired narrowband signal with the broadband noise component suppressed. The proposed methods pr...

ahmed mahmud is one of the most prominent iranian writers in recent decades. he began his work with writing the short story entitled “sob mishe” and continued with” mool”. he received a position among top rank writers with writing the novel  hamsayeha. many critics have criticized  and studied his works and often dealt with the content of his stories. the paper first addresses form and structur...

The debate about cloning and genetic engineering, which began in 1997, has been strongly influenced by fictional narratives, scripts, and images. They in turn provided the seeds for the creation of various metaphors used in the debate, especially by the media. The flow of metaphors and images associated with cloning is now ebbing away and is being replaced by a new wave of images and metaphors ...

We defend the view that an indexical uttered by an actor works on the model of deferred reference. If it defers to a character which does not exist, it is an empty term, just as ‘Hamlet’ and ‘Ophelia’ are. The utterance in which it appears does not express a proposition and thus lacks a truth value. We advocate an ontologically parsimonious, anti-realist, position. We show how the notion of tru...

In its quest for knowledge and understanding the Information Systems (IS) field has generally been torn between positivist and interpretivist approaches. However, in this paper an approach that accepts many of the underlying beliefs of both positivism and interpretivism is presented: the fictive approach. This blended approach – most comprehensively developed by Vaihinger reveals how much of wh...

Abstrakt. Sémantický web [1] je dnes populárnou oblasťou výskumu, ktorého cieľom je aby webu nerozumel len človek ale aj stroje. Cieľom sémantického webu je aj to aby človek nemusel tráviť čas s vyhľadaním relevantných informácií ale aby ich našiel rýchlo, aby ich vôbec našiel a najlepšie s pomocou softvéru, ktorý by rozumel požiadavkám a kontextu používateľa. Táto oblasť výskumu zatiaľ neprera...

This article explores approaches to envisionment in the field of interaction design. Design fictions are introduced as a method to articulate future possibilities. Three case studies are described which explore interaction in public space. The fictions create imaginative projections with the intention of generating reaction and responses in the public that will lead to a greater understanding o...