Abstract. Limited availability of atmospheric ammonia (NH3) observations limits our understanding controls on its spatial and temporal variability interactions with the ecosystem. Here we used Model for Ozone Related chemical Tracers version 4 (MOZART-4) global chemistry transport model Hemispheric Transport Air Pollution 2 (HTAP-v2) emission inventory to simulate NH3 distribution year 2010. We...

This paper describes the development and applications of a computational tool, referred to as the Multi-Objective Zoning and AggRegation Tool (MOZART), for devising optimal zoning systems. MOZART aims to account for a diverse range of criteria that may arise in customising zones to suit different contexts. This flexibility is achieved by treating the problem of zone design as a problem of parti...

In its basic form, the Mozart effect refers to a temporary increase in the visual-spatial tasks performance, following the exposure to Sonata for Two Pianos in D major (K. 448) by Mozart. These results have stirred a scientific, social and commercial interest. Despite their popularity, the initial findings have proved to be very difficult to replicate, generating numerous conflicting results. I...

The author investigated the capability of aesthetic perceptual judgment of music in male children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) when compared to age-matched typically developing (TD) male children. Nineteen boys between 4 and 7 years of age with ASD were compared to 28 TD boys while listening to musical stimuli of different aesthetic levels. The results from two musical experime...

According to the first publication in 1993 by Rauscher et al. [Nature 1993;365:611], the Mozart effect implies the enhancement of reasoning skills solving spatial problems in normal subjects after listening to Mozart's piano sonata K 448. A further evaluation of this effect has raised the question whether there is a link between music-generated emotions and a higher level of cognitive abilities...

Music affects us all. We sing with it and dance to it. We accompany our most important rituals with music. We sing hymns to our Gods and pen anthems for our nations. There is no culture in the history of mankind that has not had music. Science has always tried to explain music, to tell us why and how it affects us so. Because music's influence is so subjective and the brain is so poorly underst...

According to the first publication in 1993 by Rauscher et al. [Nature 1993; 365: 611], the Mozart effect implies the enhancement of reasoning skills solving spatial problems in normal subjects after listening to Mozart’s piano sonata K 448. A further evaluation of this effect has raised the question whether there is a link between music-generated emotions and a higher level of cognitive abiliti...