We present a new type of wearable musical instrument called the DJammer. The DJammer brings turntable like creative functionality to the MP3 world while offering a collaborative platform for sharing the creative process over the network. It not only provides a new tool to DJs but also empowers each listener to a new type of community experience by giving them the ability to actively participate...

Following publication of our article [1], we found errors in analyses performed by the corresponding author (DJS) related to the phylogenetic relationship between Xylella species and the other xanthomonads. These errors do not make any difference to the main findings and conclusions reported in our paper. For example, the phylogenetic positions of NCPPB1131, NCPPB1132 and NCPPB4393 within the G...

The art form of manipulating vinyl records done by disc jockeys (DJs) is called scratching, and has become very popular since its start in the seventies. Since then turntables are commonly used as expressive musical instruments in several musical genres. This phenomenon has had a serious impact on the instrument-making industry, as the sales of turntables and related equipment have boosted. Des...

Esse trabalho foi realizado para a disciplina de Pós-graduação do Departamento Antropologia da USP: “Música, localidade e marcadores sociais diferença”, ministrada pelo professor Gibran Teixeira Braga, no segundo semestre 2019. Trata-se uma etnografia evento SP na Rua, tendo como foco atenção apresentação coletivo Baile dos Ratos fazendo discotecagem forró evento. O artigo busca, por meio etnog...

Muscle- and movement-specific fascicle-tendon interaction affects the performance of the neuromuscular system. This interaction is unknown among elderly and consequently contributes to the lack of understanding the age-related problems on neuromuscular control. The present experiment studied the age specificity of fascicle-tendon interaction of the gastrocnemius medialis (GM) muscle in drop jum...

BACKGROUND Fractional flow reserve (FFR) specifically relates to the severity of a stenosis to the mass of tissue to be perfused. Accordingly, the larger the territory to be perfused, the greater the flow and the pressure gradient induced by maximal hyperemia. Although this notion may be considered intuitive, its unequivocal demonstration is still lacking. The aim of our study was to evaluate t...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to prospectively characterize the safety and effectiveness of moderate sedation/analgesia for performing radiologic non-vascular abdominal intervention. MATERIALS AND METHODS During a 3-month period, a total of 63 adult patients with a mean age of 64 years (range: 27-82) underwent moderate sedation for 72 radiologic non-vascular interventional procedure...

This paper presents Mmmmm; a Multimodal Mobile Music Mixer that provides DJs a new interface for mixing music on the Nokia N900 phones. Mmmmm presents a novel way for DJ to become more interactive with their audience and vise versa. The software developed for the N900 mobile phone utilizes the phones built-in accelerometer sensor and Bluetooth audio streaming capabilities to mix and apply effec...

We analyze how VJs produce visuals to support DJs in dark and noisy club environments, enhancing the overall experience. We suggest that mobile technologies could improve the interaction between the audience and the VJ. As a first step to the generation of new applications, we tease out some characteristics of VJ production and live performance, which might influence the design of such technolo...