Prevention of drowsy driving by means of warning sound

Traffic accidents occur due to inattentive driving such as drowsy driving. A variety of support systems that make an attempt to prevent inattentive driving are under development. The development of a system to prevent drowsy driving using auditory or tactile alarm system is undertaken. It is essential to detect the low arousal state and warn drivers of such a state so that drowsy can be prevented. EEG (Electroencephalography) was used to evaluate how an arousal level degraded with time for eight participants under a low arousal level. Mean power frequency (MPF) was calculated to evaluate an arousal level. The value of MPF was compared between high and low arousal levels. The difference of arousal effect among four warning sounds was examined. As a result, there was no significant difference of arousal effect among four alarm sounds. The alarm sound was found to temporarily heighten participants' arousal level

Putrid Pistols EP

Prose by Carissa Marquardt

Technology that enhances without inhibiting learning

Technology supported information sharing could be argued to both enhance and inhibit learning. However, social and affective issues that motivate learners' technology interactions are often overlooked. Are learners avoiding valuable learning applications because of privacy fears and trust issues? Will inaccurate technology assumptions and awareness inhibit information sharing? Do learners need control over technology enhanced safe creative spaces or can they be motivated to overcome badly designed systems because sharing is 'valuable' or 'fun'. This presentation details a model of privacy and trust issues that can be used to enhance elearning. Several OU case-studies of multimedia, mobile and elearning applications (conducted within IET, KMI and the Open CETL) are evaluated using this model. The model helps to identify trade-offs that learners make for technology enhanced or inhibited learning. Theories of control, identity, information sensitivity and re-use are discussed within the context of these elearning examples

Boston University All-Campus Orchestra, March 5, 2013

This is the concert program of the Boston University All-Campus Orchestra performance on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 8:00 p.m., at the Boston University Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. Works performed were Valse Triste by Jean Sibelius, and Symphony No.1 in C Major, op. 21 by Ludwig van Beethoven. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Humanities Library Endowed Fund

Spartan Daily, September 25, 1989

Volume 93, Issue 16https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/7876/thumbnail.jp

Asian Spring for organic agriculture: Korea takes a lead

Korea’s Organic World Congress (OWC) was a milestone for Korea, for Asia, and for the world. It perhaps signals an Asian Spring for organics where Korea, in particular, and Asia, in general, are set to make rapid progress in meeting their aspirations and goals for reclaiming food and agriculture as organic. Korea’s OWC can serve to reinvigorate the momentum of organics in Asia where the organic statistics are dominated by the ‘organic giants’ of China and India. One remarkable enduring legacy of the OWC is the Namyangju Organic Museum. It is the world’s first museum dedicated to organic agriculture and was launched to coincide with the OWC. It is housed in a bold and strikingly modern new building. The museum presents a timeline of the history of organic agriculture and interactive experiences for visitors. An output of the OWC are two volumes of proceedings of the Third Scientific Conference of ISOFAR offering a total of 1090 pages of peer reviewed research on organic food and farming. The success of Korea’s Organic World Congress was an affirmation of the resolve, the vision, the vibrancy and the persistence, that remain wedded to the odd idea that we really don’t want out food pesticided, irradiated, and genetically modified and otherwise corporatised, industrialised and patented

Liszt Competitions Winners in Concert, September 23, 2009

This is the concert program of the Liszt Competitions Winners in Concert performance on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 7:30 p.m., at the Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. Works performed were Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI/52 by Joseph Haydn, Three Lied Transcriptions by Franz Schubert, Kinderszenen, op. 15 by Robert Schumann, Piano Sonata No. 2, op. 19 by Alexander Scriabin, and Six Moments Musicaux, op. 16 by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Center for the Humanities Library Endowed Fund