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Color and texture associations in voice-induced synesthesia
Voice-induced synesthesia, a form of synesthesia in which synesthetic perceptions are induced by the sounds of people's voices, appears to be relatively rare and has not been systematically studied. In this study we investigated the synesthetic color and visual texture perceptions experienced in response to different types of âvoice qualityâ (e.g., nasal, whisper, falsetto). Experiences of three different groupsâself-reported voice synesthetes, phoneticians, and controlsâwere compared using both qualitative and quantitative analysis in a study conducted online. Whilst, in the qualitative analysis, synesthetes used more color and texture terms to describe voices than either phoneticians or controls, only weak differences, and many similarities, between groups were found in the quantitative analysis. Notable consistent results between groups were the matching of higher speech fundamental frequencies with lighter and redder colors, the matching of âwhisperyâ voices with smoke-like textures, and the matching of âharshâ and âcreakyâ voices with textures resembling dry cracked soil. These data are discussed in the light of current thinking about definitions and categorizations of synesthesia, especially in cases where individuals apparently have a range of different synesthetic inducers
Antidepressants as a Standalone Treatment Modality Compared to Antidepressants with Conjunctive Therapies for Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depression Disorder is a wide spread epidemic in our country. Antidepressants are commonly prescribed by general medical practitioners as well as mental health practitioners with a low success rate ( de Jonghe, 2008). The purpose of this Independent Study was to conduct a literature review to determine if antidepressants are effective as a standalone therapy in the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder or if they have a higher success rate when used with conjunctive therapies such as cognitive therapy, exercise, and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). An evidence based review of the literature was conducted to determine the current knowledge base regarding the effectiveness of standalone antidepressants compared to antidepressants with other therapies. It was found that antidepressants as a standalone therapy was can be as effective as it is combined with other therapies provided certain measures are being followed. The antidepressant should be indicated, and before administration, a review of the case needs to be conducted. Upon completion of the Independent Study, the information was presented to the clinical staff at South Central Human Service Centre located at Jamestown, North Dakota (see appendix A
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Jet Zero and the politics of the technofix
Magazine articleIn the brave new geography of heat domes, torrential floods and woodland infernos, old-style climate denialism is as good as dead. From the ashes, we see its resurrection in new, sustainable-branded forms.
Nowhere is this more apparent than in the UK Governmentâs Jet Zero consultation, due to conclude next month. The wager is that aviation can be massively expanded even as its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions taper to zero.
In researching this essay, we read the governmentâs Jet Zero documents and interviewed aviation industry insiders and spokespeople. We found that of the three key termsâjet, zero, and consultationâtwo are misleading to the point of outright deception
Observations of the Io plasma torus
The short wavelength spectrography on the IUE satellite was used to obtain spectra of the plasma torus near the orbit of Io about Jupiter. Three exposures of about 8 hours each taken in March and May 1979 show emission features due to SII, SIII, and OIII. The absence of features at other wavelengths permits upper limits to be other species in the torus
The Cosmic Origins Spectrograph and the Future of Ultraviolet Astronomy
I describe the capabilities of the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph, scheduled for
May 2009 installation on the Hubble Space Telescope. With a factor-of-ten
increase in far-UV throughput for moderate resolution spectroscopy, COS will
enable a range of scientific programs that study hot stars, AGN, and gas in the
interstellar medium, intergalactic medium, and galactic halos. We also plan a
large-scale HST Spectroscopic Legacy Project for QSO absorption lines, galactic
halos, and AGN outflows. Studies of next-generation telescopes for UV/O
astronomy are now underway, including small, medium, and large missions to fill
the imminent ten-year gap between the end of Hubble and a plausible launch of
the next large mission. Selecting a strategy for achieving these goals will
involve hard choices and tradeoffs in aperture, wavelength, and capability.Comment: To appear in Future Directions in Ultraviolet Astronomy (AIP Conf
Proc
Observations of polar aurora on Jupiter
North-south spatial maps of Jupiter were obtained with the SWP camera in IUE observations of 10 December 1978, 19 May 1979, and 7 June 1979. Bright auroral emissions were detected from the north and south polar regions at H Ly alpha (1216 A) and in the H2 Lyman bands (1250-1608 A) on 19 May 1979; yet no enhanced polar emission was detected on the other days. The relationship between the IUE observing geometry and the geometry of the Jovian magnetosphere is discussed
Highly Ionized Envelopes of High Velocity Clouds
We present recent results on highly ionized gas in Galactic High-Velocity
Clouds (HVCs), originally surveyed in OVI (Sembach et al. 2003). In a new
FUSE/HST survey of SiII/III/IV (Shull et al. 2009) toward 37 AGN, we detected
SiIII (lambda 1206.500 A) absorption with a sky coverage fraction 81 +/- 5% (61
HVCs along 30 of 37 high-latitude sight lines). The SiIII (lambda 1206.500 A)
line is typically 4-5 times stronger than OVI (lambda 1031.926 A). The mean HVC
column density of perhaps 10^19 cm^-2 of low-metallicity (0.1 - 0.2 Z_sun)
ionized gas in the low halo. Recent determinations of HVC distances allow us to
estimate a total reservoir of ~10^8 M_sun. Estimates of infall velocities
indicate an infall rate of around 1 M_sun yr^-1, comparable to the
replenishment rate for star formation in the disk. HVCs appear to be sheathed
by intermediate-temperature gas (10^4.0 - 10^4.5 K) detectable in SiIII and
SiIV, as well as hotter gas seen in OVI and other high ions. To prepare for HST
observations of 10 HVC-selected sight lines with the Cosmic Origins
Spectrograph (COS), we compile FUSE/STIS spectra of these ions, plus FeIII,
CIII, CIV, and SIV. Better constraints on the physical properties of HVC
envelopes and careful treatment of HVC kinematics and infall rates should come
from high-quality (S/N ~ 30-40) COS data.Comment: 3 pages, 1 figure, published in Future Directions in Ultraviolet
Spectroscopy, Proceedings of the AIP Conference held October 20-22, 2008 in
Annapolis, Marylan
Spatial imaging of UV emission from Jupiter and Saturn
Spatial imaging with the IUE is accomplished both by moving one of the apertures in a series of exposures and within the large aperture in a single exposure. The image of the field of view subtended by the large aperture is focussed directly onto the detector camera face at each wavelength; since the spatial resolution of the instrument is 5 to 6 arc sec and the aperture extends 23.0 by 10.3 arc sec, imaging both parallel and perpendicular to dispersion is possible in a single exposure. The correction for the sensitivity variation along the slit at 1216 A is obtained from exposures of diffuse geocoronal H Ly alpha emission. The relative size of the aperture superimposed on the apparent discs of Jupiter and Saturn in typical observation is illustrated. By moving the planet image 10 to 20 arc sec along the major axis of the aperture (which is constrained to point roughly north-south) maps of the discs of these planets are obtained with 6 arc sec spatial resolution
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