A great need exists in many fields of eye-tracking research for a robust and general method for scanpath comparisons. Current measures either quantize scanpaths in space (string editing measures like the Levenshtein distance) or in time (measures based on attention maps). This paper proposes a new pairwise scanpath similarity measure. Unlike previous measures that either use AOI sequences or forgo

This article focuses on a theoretical evaluation of a hybrid excited synchronous machine where the excitation circuit is a combination of electrically magnetized (EM) and permanent magnetized (PM) magnet poles in the rotor. This alternating pole configuration of electrically magnetized (EM) or permanent magnet (PM) poles determines the hybrid magnetization. The target of the analysis is a traction

Latvia offers an excellent point of departure for evaluating the influence of international human rights law through the European Convention on Human Rights on a sovereign state that has established itself as a democratic political system in the decline of the 20th century. This book explores the impact of the Convention on the domestic implementation of human rights provisions by studying the cas

In response to stakeholder expectations from corporate social responsiblity (CSR), many firms create written policies about principles of social responsibility to be applied in their corporate activities. In this book, it is suggested that CSR could be integrated as part of the firm's marketing strategies. The perspective is that of a retail organisation. The retailer not only has immediate contac

This paper reports proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) analyses for the velocity fields measured in a test burner. The Cambridge/Sandia Stratified Swirl Burner has been used in various studies as a benchmark for high resolution scalar and velocity measurements, for comparison with numerical model prediction. Flow field data was collected for a series of bluff-body stabilized premixed and stratif

Popular Abstract in Swedish Ett material som utsätts för varierande last, även under gränslasten för statisk kollaps, riskerar att utveckla sprickor som i sin tur kan orsaka brott. Denna typ av materialnedbrytning kallas utmattning och är ett ständigt aktuellt forskningsområde. Väldigt korta sprickor är kända för att växa på ett sätt som avviker från hur längre utmattningssprickor beter sig, ävenThe growth of short fatigue cracks deviates from the behaviour of long fatigue cracks even if subjected to the same nominal driving force. The influence from the microstructure is pronounced, while crack closure effects may not be that important as for longer cracks. The objective of this thesis is to study the local conditions for crack growth for two different short crack problems, and to develo

Popular Abstract in Swedish Drömmen om evigt liv och evig ungdom är inte ny. Föreställningarna om vägen dit är ungefär desamma idag som för 300 år sedan. Men de tekniska möjligheterna har vidgat gränserna. Att förbli ung, eller åtminstone se ung ut, är ett ideal som växer sig allt starkare. Åldrande och död ska bekämpas, att hålla sig ung och att leva länge är viktigt. Det gäller att träna och skThe aim of this thesis is to explore discursive changes in conceptions of life course and ageing. In a sense the Life- Span embodies the boundaries of human existence, but furthermore, it symbolizes a discursive system with distinctive symbols and meaning, that regulates and re-construct a cultural context. Hence, a cultures notion of the Life-Span also reveals its images and apprehensions of agei

Abstract in Spanish Cuando en los años sesenta del siglo pasado mucha gente empezó a hablar de la sociedad de imágenes, esto nada más podría significar que había un aumento cuantitativo de imágenes teniendo funciones importantes en la cultura. Sin embargo, los cambios que han habido después tienen una naturaleza más cualitativa. Si la fotografía constituye la primera forma de imagen mecanográfica,

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