nowadays polymer nanocomposites have introduced as a new class of food packaging materials due to their enhanced mechanical, thermal, and barrier properties. in this study pet nano composites were prepared by melt blending of poly (ethylene terephthalate) pellets and mica nanoparticles. the morphology of pet/mica nanocomposites was characterized by x-ray diffraction and transmission electron mi...

We report on the design processes of two ongoing soma projects: Pelvic Chair and Breathing Wings. These projects take a first-person, approach, grounded in holistic perspective mind body (the soma). contribute reflective account our that deepens field’s understanding how is achieved through first-person approaches. show we use somas, experiences, to stimulate process, prototype as way critiquin...

Nowadays polymer nanocomposites have introduced as a new class of food packaging materials due to their enhanced mechanical, thermal, and barrier properties. In this study PET nano composites were prepared by melt blending of poly (ethylene terephthalate) pellets and mica nanoparticles. The morphology of PET/mica nanocomposites was characterized by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron mi...

Nowadays polymer nanocomposites have introduced as a new class of food packaging materials due to their enhanced mechanical, thermal, and barrier properties. In this study PET nano composites were prepared by melt blending of poly (ethylene terephthalate) pellets and mica nanoparticles. The morphology of PET/mica nanocomposites was characterized by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron mi...

Nowadays polymer nanocomposites have introduced as a new class of food packaging materials due to their enhanced mechanical, thermal, and barrier properties. In this study PET nano composites were prepared by melt blending of poly (ethylene terephthalate) pellets and mica nanoparticles. The morphology of PET/mica nanocomposites was characterized by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron mi...

The motion after-effect (MAE) is a phenomenon in which prolonged viewing of a moving stimulus results in the perception of illusory motion in the opposite direction. The MAE is believed to be caused by adaptation of motion sensitive neurons in the brain. The MAE comes two forms. In the static MAE the post-adaptation stimulus is a static pattern. In the dynamic MAE the postadaptation stimulus is...

Automated and accurate localization and morphometry of somas in 3D neuron images is essential for quantitative studies of neural networks in the brain. However, previous methods are limited in obtaining the location and surface morphology of somas with variable size and uneven staining in large-scale 3D neuron images. In this work, we proposed a method for automated soma locating in large-scale...

The motion after-effect (MAE) can be elicited by adapting observers to global motion of randomly distributed dots before they view a display containing dots moving in random directions, but no global motion. Experiments by others have shown that if the adaptation stimulus contains two directions of motion, the MAE points opposite to the vector sum of the adapting directions. The present study i...

If a motion aftereffect (MAE) for given adaptation conditions has a duration T s, and the eyes are closed after adaptation during a waiting period tw=T s before testing, an unexpected MAE of a 'residual' duration TrT s is experienced. This effect is called 'storage' and it is often quantified by a storage factor sigma=TrT/T, which can reach values up to about 0.7-0.8. The phenomenon and its nam...

Using a speed-matching task, we measured the speed tuning of the dynamic motion aftereffect (MAE). The results of our first experiment, in which we co-varied dot speed in the adaptation and test stimuli, revealed a speed tuning function. We sought to tease apart what contribution, if any, the test stimulus makes towards the observed speed tuning. This was examined by independently manipulating ...