The role of visuomotor synchrony on virtual full-body illusions in children and adults.

The present study explored the effects of visuomotor synchrony in virtual reality during the embodiment of a full human avatar in children (aged 5-6 years) and adults. Participants viewed their virtual bodies from a first-person perspective while they moved the body during self-generated and structured movement. Embodiment was measured via questions and psychophysiological responses (skin conductance) to a virtual body-threat and during both movement conditions.

The well-worn route revisited: Striatal and hippocampal system contributions to familiar route navigation.

Classic research has shown a division in the neuroanatomical structures that support flexible (e.g., short-cutting) and habitual (e.

The potential of construction robotics to reduce airborne virus transmission in the construction industry in the UK and China.

This paper aims to identify construction robotics' potential to reduce airborne virus transmission, review factors limiting the technology's adoption and highlight how similar barriers have been addressed in other industries. Construction robotics were identified and classified into 8 themes with 25 categories through a critical literature review. We undertook interviews with 4 construction contractors and conducted an online questionnaire with 32 experts from the UK (n=14) and China (n=18) who reviewed the robotic systems we identified and ranked the potential ability of each to reduce airborne virus transmission within the construction industry.

A Model generation method and iteration algorithm for optimising fire protection thickness.

With temperatures rising above 1000 °C within 5 min, hydrocarbon fire causes rapid strength degradation of structural steel members. It is among the most dangerous hazards, such as boiling liquid expanding vapour explosion (BLEVE) in the oil and gas industry. Intumescent coating as passive protection is widely adopted to prevent the steel structure from material property reduction.

Alice in Wonderland: The effects of body size and movement on children's size perception and body representation in virtual reality.

Previous work shows that in adults, illusory embodiment of a virtual avatar can be induced using congruent visuomotor cues. Furthermore, embodying different-sized avatars influences adults' perception of their environment's size. This study (N = 92) investigated whether children are also susceptible to such embodiment and size illusions.

My body until proven otherwise: Exploring the time course of the full body illusion.

Evidence from the Full Body Illusion (FBI) has shown that adults can embody full bodies which are not their own when they move synchronously with their own body or are viewed from a first-person perspective. However, there is currently no consensus regarding the time course of the illusion. Here, for the first time, we examined the effect of visuomotor synchrony (synchronous/asynchronous/no movement) on the FBI over time.

Paediatric 99mTc-DMSA imaging: Reducing distress and rate of sedation using a psychological approach.

Aim: To evaluate the effect of a psychological approach on distress and sedation rates in children undergoing dimer captosuccinic acid-labelled with technetium-99 (99mTc) DMSA imaging.

Materials And Methods: Baseline data, on a retrospective consecutive sample of children examined using DMSA over a 6-month period (n = 81), were collected via medical note search and postal questionnaire. A further consecutive sample of 40 children was recruited prospectively to the intervention, which consisted of distraction during medical procedures and environmental manipulation.

Preterm blood counts vary with sampling site.

In preterm babies both haemoglobin and total neutrophil count values from capillary sites are significantly and variably higher than those from simultaneous arterial samples. Comparing simultaneous venous and arterial samples, the mean haemoglobin was slightly higher but the total neutrophil counts were similar.

Elastic recoil of the lung in cigarette smokers: the effect of nebulized bronchodilator and cessation of smoking.

The mechanical properties of the lung, forced vital capacity, flow-volume relationships, lung volume, and single-breath N2 curve were determined in 16 nonsmokers and 19 smokers. Pulmonary elastic recoil, Pst (1), was significantly lower at all lung volumes, as were flow parameters, whereas lung volumes were higher in smokers of both sexes. The variables derived from forced vital capacity and single-breath N2 were significantly different from nonsmokers in male smokers but not in female smokers.