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Stronger misdirection in curved than in straight motion

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2011
Illusions developed by magicians are a rich and largely untapped source of insight into perception and cognition. Here we show that curved motion, as employed by the magician in a classic sleight of hand trick, generates stronger misdirection than ...
Jorge eOtero-Millan, Jorge eOtero-Millan, Stephen L. Macknik, Stephen L. Macknik, Apollo eRobbins, Susana eMartinez-Conde   +5 more
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Anomalous extraocular muscles in Crouzon syndrome with V-pattern exotropia

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020
Strabismus associated with Crouzon syndrome is common and often complex. V-pattern strabismus is most commonly reported in this condition and is mainly thought to be due to an excyclorotation of the orbits and rectus muscle pulleys.
Seung Ah Chung, Seung Yeop Lee
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The collision of feminisms, sexuality, and trafficking in persons in the Caribbean—A place for Kempadoo

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract The existence and development of feminist scholarship and practice have been revisited by feminist anthropologists and sociologists exploring it among the gendered cultural and historical dynamics of the Caribbean. Feminist Caribbeanists’ pioneering efforts that fit within this theoretical family have challenged the Global North status quo to ...
Cherisse Francis
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Technological Innovations Tackling Biodiversity Loss: Solutions or Misdirection?

Law, Technology and Humans, 2019
Using original data derived from the thematic analysis of three international agreements and the 2016 Conference of the Parties (COP) and Meeting of the Parties (MOP) Decisions, this article examines the incorporation of technology and technological ...
Kate Wilkinson Cross
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Enabling pastoralist management of rangelands to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, EarlyView.
Rangelands cover 54% of the global terrestrial area and are threatened by land conversion and degradation, which erodes their global value and weakens the livelihoods of pastoralists who manage them. Sustainable Development Goal Target 15.3 on Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) provides a framework for sustainable rangelands management, but countries ...
Mounir Louhaichi, Jonathan Davies, Pedro Maria Herrera Calvo, Bora Masumbuko, Hanspeter Liniger, Rima Mekdaschi Studer, Nicole Harari, Maryam Niamir‐Fuller   +7 more
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Social misdirection fails to enhance a magic illusion

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2011
Visual, multisensory and cognitive illusions in magic performances provide new windows into the psychological and neural principles of perception, attention and cognition. We investigated a magic effect consisting of a coin vanish (i.e.
Jie eCui, Jorge eOtero-Millan, Jorge eOtero-Millan, Stephen L. Macknik, Mac eKing, Susana eMartinez-Conde   +5 more
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Greater New Orleans Education Foundation: A Commitment to Rebuilding a Better New Orleans [PDF]

, 2007
With support from the Ford Foundation, the Greater New Orleans Education Foundation (GNOEF) participated in Public Education Network's Gulf States Initiative, which was designed to enlarge the role of the public in school improvement in the Gulf States ...

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Can We Change? Applying Vosniadou's Theory to Assessment Reform in Dental Education

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Assessment reform in medical education is challenging, often encountering resistance from institutional norms and deeply held educator beliefs. These beliefs influence the success of reform initiatives. Sustained reform requires understanding educators’ conceptual models—how they form, persist, and transform over time—so that ...
Elvina Bonnici, Jennifer Gray, Nyoli Valentine   +2 more
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The Need for Fundamental Photovoltaics Research to Ensure Energy Security

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, EarlyView.
The center of this graphic focuses on the core of this paper—that fundamental research is central to the continued development of the photovoltaic (PV) industry. To the left, we have depictions of what is being studied—PV materials, PV cell structures, and PV module structures.
Rebecca Saive, Gavin Conibeer, Lisanne M. Einhaus, Jean‐François Guillemoles, Koami Soulemane Hayibo, Karin Hinzer, Jacob J. Krich, Martha Lenio, Michael P. Nielsen, Frederick U. Nitta, Ian R. Sellers, Daniel Suchet, Eric Tervo, Tom Tiedje, Jelle Westerhof   +14 more
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Kinematic and diffusion tensor imaging definition of familial Marcus Gunn jaw-winking synkinesis.

PLoS ONE, 2012
BackgroundMarcus Gunn jaw-winking synkinesis (MGJWS) is characterized by eyelid ptosis, which disappears during jaw movement. Familial MGJWS is an extremely rare condition.
Antonella Conte, Francesco Brancati, Francesco Garaci, Nicola Toschi, Matteo Bologna, Giovanni Fabbrini, Marika Falla, Bruno Dallapiccola, Patrizio Bollero, Roberto Floris, Alfredo Berardelli   +10 more
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