scholarly journals Serial dependence transfers between perceptual objects

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greg Huffman ◽  
Jay Pratt ◽  
Christopher J. Honey
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Time Perception ◽  
Serial Dependence ◽  
Visual World ◽  
Internal Response ◽  
The Past ◽  
Common Task ◽  
Visual Properties ◽  
Distinct Object ◽  
Perceptual Continuity

AbstractJudgments of the present visual world are affected by what came before. When judgments of visual properties such as orientation are biased in the direction of preceding stimuli, this is called visual serial dependence. Visual serial dependence is thought to arise from mechanisms that support perceptual continuity: because physical properties of an object usually vary smoothly in time, perception might be accurately stabilized by smoothing the perceived features in time. However, mechanisms that support perceptual continuity should be object-specific, because the orientation of one object is more related to its own past than to the past of a distinct object. Thus, we tested the perceptual continuity explanation by comparing the magnitude of serial dependence between objects and within objects. Across three experiments, we manipulated objecthood by varying the color, the location, and both the color and the location of Gabor patches. We observed a serial dependence effect in every experiment but did not observe an effect of objecthood in any experiment. We further observed serial dependence even when the orientations of two successive stimuli were nearly orthogonal. These data are inconsistent with explanations of serial dependence based on visual continuity. We hypothesize that serial dependence arises from a combination of perceptual features and internal response variables, which interact within a common task or decisional context.

scholarly journals The properties of early-type stars in the Magellanic Clouds

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (S256) ◽  
pp. 325-336
Author(s):  
Christopher J. Evans
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Mass Loss ◽  
Temperature Scale ◽  
Massive Stars ◽  
Magellanic Clouds ◽  
Early Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Galaxy ◽  
Stellar Temperature ◽  
Early Type Stars

AbstractThe past decade has witnessed impressive progress in our understanding of the physical properties of massive stars in the Magellanic Clouds, and how they compare to their cousins in the Galaxy. I summarise new results in this field, including evidence for reduced mass-loss rates and faster stellar rotational velocities in the Clouds, and their present-day compositions. I also discuss the stellar temperature scale, emphasizing its dependence on metallicity across the entire upper-part of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.

scholarly journals Kekasaran Permukaan Resin Komposit Nanofilled dan Nanohybrid Setelah Paparan Asap Rokok Kretek

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Johanna Chandra ◽  
Laksmiari Setyowati ◽  
Setyabudi Setyabudi
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Cigarette Smoke ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Composite Resins ◽  
Dental Composites ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
The Past ◽  
Nanohybrid Composite

Background: Cigarette smoking is a public health problem that may influence physical properties of dental composites. Surface roughness is one of the physical properties of restorative materials that can influence their success. The use of nanofilled and nanohybrid composites in dentistry has substantially increased over the past few years. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the surface roughness of nanofilled and nanohybrid composite resins exposed to kretek cigarette smoke. Methods: Twelve cylindrical specimens were prepared of each material and divided into two groups (n=6). For the control groups, the specimens were immersed in distilled water for 24 hours at 37oC and the water was renewed daily. For the experimental groups, the specimens were exposed daily to kretek cigarette smoke, then washed and stored in distilled water at 37oC. After 21 days, specimens were measured using a Surface Roughness Tester and the data was statistically analyzed. Result: Independent-T Test revealed that there were statistically significant differences in the surface roughness between control and experimental groups both nanofilled and nanohybrid, and between experimental groups nanofilled and nanohybrid. Conclusion: The exposure to kretek cigarette smoke can significantly increase the surface roughness of nanohybrid composites more than nanofilled composites.

scholarly journals Coated Metal Powders for Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) Processing: A Review

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1831
Author(s):  
Robert Bidulsky ◽  
Federico Simone Gobber ◽  
Jana Bidulska ◽  
Marta Ceroni ◽  
Tibor Kvackaj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Powder Bed Fusion ◽  
Metal Powders ◽  
Laser Powder Bed Fusion ◽  
Powder Bed ◽  
The Past ◽  
Coated Metal ◽  
Mechanical And Physical Properties ◽  
Interesting Approach ◽  
Coating Methods

In the last years, functionalized powders are becoming of increasing interest in additive manufacturing (particularly in laser powder bed fusion processing, L-PBF), due to their improved flowability and enhanced processability, particularly in terms of laser absorbance. Functionalized powders may also provide higher final mechanical or physical properties in the manufactured parts, like an increased hardness, a higher tensile strength, and density levels close to theoretical. Coatings represent a possible interesting approach for powders’ functionalizing. Different coating methods have been studied in the past years, either mechanical or non-mechanical. This work aims to present an overview of the currently obtained coated powders, analyzing in detail the processes adopted for their production, the processability of the coated systems, and the mechanical and physical properties of the final parts obtained by using L-PBF for the powders processing.

scholarly journals Neural Correlates of Temporal Presentness in the Precuneus: A Cross-linguistic fMRI Study based on Speech Stimuli

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Long Tang ◽  
Toshimitsu Takahashi ◽  
Tamami Shimada ◽  
Masayuki Komachi ◽  
Noriko Imanishi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Brain ◽  
Time Perception ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Temporal Discrimination ◽  
Neural Correlates ◽  
Speech Stimuli ◽  
The Past ◽  
Fmri Study ◽  
Verb Tense ◽  
Japanese English

Abstract The position of any event in time could be in the present, past, or future. This temporal discrimination is vitally important in our daily conversations, but it remains elusive how the human brain distinguishes among the past, present, and future. To address this issue, we searched for neural correlates of presentness, pastness, and futurity, each of which is automatically evoked when we hear sentences such as “it is raining now,” “it rained yesterday,” or “it will rain tomorrow.” Here, we show that sentences that evoked “presentness” activated the bilateral precuneus more strongly than those that evoked “pastness” or “futurity.” Interestingly, this contrast was shared across native speakers of Japanese, English, and Chinese languages, which vary considerably in their verb tense systems. The results suggest that the precuneus serves as a key region that provides the origin (that is, the Now) of our time perception irrespective of differences in tense systems across languages.

Task-specific Ionic Liquids as a Green Catalysts and Solvents for Organic Synthesis

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Swapnil A. Padvi ◽  
Dipak S. Dalal
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquids ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Organic Synthesis ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Present Review ◽  
Organic Transformations ◽  
The Past ◽  
Properties Characterization

Task-specific ionic liquids (TSILs) have received increased attention over the past few years as a Green Catalysts and Solvents for a large number of organic transformations. The present review article aims to provide an introduction, types of task-specific ionic liquids, preparation/synthesis, physical properties, characterization, use of TSILs as solvent and catalyst in organic synthesis.

Physical characterization of HfO2deposited on Ge substrates by MOCVD.

2004 ◽  
Vol 811 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Van Elshocht ◽  
B. Brijs ◽  
M. Caymax ◽  
T. Conard ◽  
S. De Gendt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Gate Dielectric ◽  
Substrate Material ◽  
Silicon Substrates ◽  
Enabling Technology ◽  
The Past ◽  
High K ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Made In

ABSTRACTGermanium is because of its intrinsically higher mobility than Si, currently under consideration as an alternative approach to improve transistor performance. Germanium oxide, however, is thermodynamically unstable, preventing formation of the gate dielectric by simple oxidation. At present, high-k dielectrics might be considered as an enabling technology as much progress has been made in the deposition of thin high-quality layers.In this paper, we study the growth and physical properties of HfO2 deposited on Ge by MOCVD, using TDEAH and O2 as precursors, and compare the results to similar layers deposited on silicon substrates. Our results show that the physical properties of MOCVD-deposited HfO2 layers on Ge are very similar to what we have observed in the past for Si. Unfortunately, some of the negative aspects observed for Si, such as diffusion of substrate material in the high-k layer, a low density for thinner layers, or a rough top surface, are also observed for the case of Ge. However, careful surface pretreatments such as NH3 annealing the Ge substrate prior to deposition, can greatly improve the physical properties. An important observation is the very thin interfacial layer between HfO2 and Ge substrate, allowing a more aggressive scaling for Ge.

scholarly journals On the measurement of the dielectric constants of liquids, with a determination of the dielectric constant of benzene

1929 ◽  
Vol 123 (792) ◽  
pp. 664-685 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Dielectric Constants ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
The Past ◽  
A Value ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Important Indication

It has long been recognised that the dielectric constant of a substance gives an important indication of its constitution, and the classical papers of Nernst and Drude giving methods for the determination of dielectric constants, have been followed by a long series of papers giving the dielectric constants of several hundreds of pure liquids and solutions. Since the publication of Debye’s dipole theory in 1912, the literature of the subject has become even more voluminous than before. In surveying the mass of data one is struck by the very large discrepancies which exist in the values obtained by different observers for any one substance, and it is very difficult to decide whether they are due to the difficulty of pre­paring and purifying the substance, differences in experimental conditions such as frequency of the applied E. M. F., or errors in the methods of measure­ment. In order to make it possible to compare the results of different observers, and to provide a fundamental basis for new measurements, it is important that the value of at least one standard liquid should be known with unquestion­able accuracy. The object of the present investigation was to provide such a value. Benzene was chosen as the standard liquid since it has been very widely used in the past, and it is used as a standard in the measurement of other physical properties.

scholarly journals Stimuli-Responsive Polypeptides for Biomedical Applications

Polymers ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 830 ◽  
Author(s):  
DaeYong Lee ◽  
N. Rejinold ◽  
Seong Jeong ◽  
Yeu-Chun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Adenosine Triphosphate ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Stimuli Responsive ◽  
The Past ◽  
Bioactive Properties ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Ph Reduction ◽  
Biomedical Fields

Stimuli-responsive polypeptides have gained attention because desirable bioactive properties can be easily imparted to them while keeping their biocompatibility and biodegradability intact. In this review, we summarize the most recent advances in various stimuli-responsive polypeptides (pH, reduction, oxidation, glucose, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and enzyme) over the past five years. Various synthetic strategies exploited for advanced polypeptide-based materials are introduced, and their applicability in biomedical fields is discussed. The recent polypeptides imparted with new stimuli-responsiveness and their novel chemical and physical properties are explained in this review.

Investigation of the Machinability of PA-6/nano-CaCO3 Composite

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Farshbaf Zinati ◽  
Mohammad Reza Razfar ◽  
Mehdi Haghi
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Cutting Forces ◽  
Nano Composites ◽  
Milling Parameters ◽  
The Past ◽  
Caco3 Content ◽  
Extrusion Method

Nowadays, polymer nano-composites have attracted manufacturers’ attention because of good mechanical, thermal, and physical properties. During the past decade, the requirement of the direct machining of polymer nano-composites increases because most of the polymer nano-composites were produced by extrusion method in simple cross section shapes and request for personalized products increases. In this study, the effect of milling parameters (spindle speed and feed per tooth) and nano-CaCO3 content on the machinability properties of PA-6/nano-CaCO3 composites was studied by means of analysis of variance. Additionally, the effect of nano-CaCO3 content on the mechanical properties of PA-6/nano-CaCO3 composites was investigated. To this end, several experiments were carried out on PA-6/nano-CaCO3 composites to attain the required data. The results reveal that the nano-CaCO3 content on PA-6 significantly decreases the cutting forces, but does not have a considerable significance on surface roughness.

scholarly journals The conductivity of uni-univalent salts in methyl alcohol at 25°C

1925 ◽  
Vol 109 (750) ◽  
pp. 351-368 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Methyl Alcohol ◽  
Experimental Work ◽  
Complete Understanding ◽  
Systematic Data ◽  
The Past ◽  
Aqueous Solvent ◽  
Solutions Of Electrolytes

The physical properties of solutions of electrolytes in non-aqueous solvents have been investigated in the past by a number of workers, but until recently the work in this field has been characterised to some extent by lack of accuracy and of co-ordination. The need for accurate experimental work in this direction is clear when it is realised that modern theories of the behaviour of electrolytes in solution are based almost entirely on data obtained for solutions in water. It is probable that a more complete understanding of the nature of solutions can come only through experimental work extending over a range of solvents: the peculiar properties of water as a solvent have tended hitherto to obscure many of the fundamental difficulties of the problem by cloaking them in the garb of simplicity. The work which forms the substance of this paper was undertaken with a view to obtaining some systematic data for the electrical conductivity of dilute solutions of uni-univalent salts in a non-aqueous solvent, of an accuracy comparable with that of Kohlrausch and his co-workers in the case of aqueous solutions. The choice of methyl alcohol as a solvent was governed by the fact that it is most closely allied to water in type, and is experimentally well suited for such an investigation.

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