This paper presents a new method for image retrieval using a graph object oriented database for processing the information extracted from the image through the segmentation process and through the semantic interpretation of this information. The object oriented database schema is structured as a classes hierarchy based on graph data structure. A graph structure is used in all phases of the imag...

The article is about the importance of applying schema theory in English as a second language teaching especially in reading teaching. Then in 1993, Nunan defined Schema as a theory of language processing which suggest that discourse is interpreted with reference to the background. These analyses showed that the application of image schema theory as a design language may be a powerful tool for ...

AIM The phantom phenomenon is a well-known example of the difference between body awareness and body schema. The present study is aimed at showing how body changes and prosthesis use are reflected in body schema and body awareness-the latter relating to the image that various amputees have of their bodies. SUBJECT AND METHODS (i) Examining the configuration of body schema: A trial examining t...

Intuitive interaction with technology is based on the unconscious application of prior knowledge by the user. Using conceptual metaphor theory and a continuum model of prior knowledge a quantitative review of 77 research articles on user interface metaphors was conducted. Of the 105 metaphors extracted, only 26 were found to draw on sensorimotor knowledge proposed to be the preferred knowledge ...

INTRODUCTION The concept and term of "Body Image" (l'image de soi, Lhermitte, 1937) has frequently been used interchangeably in neurological and psychological studies with that of "Body Schema" (Körperschema) (Schilder, 1935) thus leading to enduring methodological and conceptual confusions in various fields. In a recent review, Shaun Gallager (1992) stressed the serious implications that the t...

INTRODUCTION The concept and term of "Body Image" (l'image de soi, Lhermitte, 1937) has frequently been used interchangeably in neurological and psychological studies with that of "Body Schema" (Körperschema) (Schilder, 1935) thus leading to enduring methodological and conceptual confusions in various fields. In a recent review, Shaun Gallager (1992) stressed the serious implications that the t...

This paper describes the use of Group Schema Therapy for Eating Disorders (ST-E-g) in a case series of eight participants with chronic eating disorders and high levels of co-morbidity. Treatment was comprised of 20 sessions which included cognitive, experiential, and interpersonal strategies, with an emphasis on behavioral change. Specific schema-based strategies focused on bodily felt-sense an...

Our phenomenological study of Heavy Rain reveals the pleasure found in the discovery of the game’s interaction schema and the immersion into each character that this somewhat paradoxically enables. This schema is presented through diegetic quick time events presented in a way that is faithful to the conditions the game characters find themselves in. The match between player action and character...