SIGNALETIC, HAPTIC AND REAL-TIME MATERIAL

Signaletic, haptic and real-time material

This introductory article to the following “cluster of articles” proposes to apply the term “signal” as a theoretical and analytical category for a new approach to the bearings of electronic and new media in particular.As the term “sign” was formerly developed from linguistics, the term signal was developed

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Strength Performance of an Eccentric Jacket Substructure

An eccentric jacket substructure is comprised of circular hollow section tubular joints with complete overlap of braces.The joint is formed with the lap brace overlapping the diagonal through the brace joining the chord face.In this study, the jacket substructure is subjected to a static vertical load due to self-weight and facilities, and four hor

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Towards improving sterile insect technique: Exposure to orange oil compounds increases sexual signalling and longevity in Ceratitis capitata males of the Vienna 8 GSS.

The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata, is a notorious insect pest causing huge economic losses worldwide.The sterile insect technique (SIT) is widely used for its control.Using sexually mature sterilized males of the Vienna 8 (tsl) strain in the laboratory, we explored whether exposure of males to citrus Model Paint compounds (se

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