The effects of interior design on wellness - Eye tracking analysis in determining emotional experience of architectural space. A survey on a group of volunteers from the Lublin Region, Eastern Poland.

Introduction And Objective: Using the concepts of Ulrich's theory of supportive design and Malkin's healing environment, an eye tracking experiment was designed in order to measure respondents' reactions while looking at visualisations of various interiors, with the aim of verifying whether certain parameters of an interior are related to emotional reactions in terms of positive stimulation, and the sense of security and comfort.

Material And Methods: 12 boards were designed, incorporating standard features of an interior, i.e.

Bi-Axial Buckling of Laminated Composite Plates Including Cutout and Additional Mass.

In the presented paper, a study of bi-axial buckling of the laminated composite plate with mass variation through the cutout and additional mass is carried out using the improved shear deformation theory (ISDT). The ISDT mathematical model employs a cubic variation of thickness co-ordinates in the displacement field. A realistic parabolic distribution of transverse shear strains through the plate thickness is assumed and the use of shear correction factor is avoided.

Sensitivity of Vi phages III to gamma-radiation in the presence of cisplatin.

In this study we determined Vi bacteriophage III sensitivity to native cisplatin, gamma radiation ((60)Co) or to irradiated cisplatin, and checked the possibility of enhanced Vi bacteriophage III inactivation under combined exposure to cisplatin and gamma radiation. We used highly purified phage suspensions in 0.9% NaCl solution or phosphate-buffered saline.

Effect of hydroxyethyl starch (HAES) on degree and kinetics of erythrocyte aggregation studied with dielectric spectroscopy method.

Background: Colloidal fluids, e.g. hydroxyethyl starch (HAES), used as blood plasma substitutes during acute controlled normovolemic hemodilution may cause erythrocyte aggregation.