Thursday, July 01, 2004

Two psychology journals open backfiles. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, both published by the Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, have recently released their fulltext backfiles, from mid-1996 through 2001. Future volumes are to be released for free access annually, maintaining approximately a two year lag. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis - Fulltext v29(3)-34 (Fall 1996-2001); Selected fulltext v28+ (1995+); ISSN: 0021-8855. ISI Total Citations in 2002: 2,015; Impact Factor: 1.105 Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior - Fulltext v66-76 (July 1996-2001); Selected fulltext v63+ (1995+); ISSN: 0022-5002. ISI Total Citations in 2002: 2,111; Impact Factor: 1.579 Thanks to Victor Laties, University of Rochester, executive editor of JEAB. [Open Access News] 10:44:21 PM      Google It!.

Phone counseling helps snuff users kick the habit [Science Blog - Science News Stories] 6:29:56 PM      Google It!.

Engineers Develop Artificial Neuron that 'Learns' [Science Blog - Science News Stories] 6:27:36 PM      Google It!.

Playing Nice: Reviews of CrossOver Office, WineX 4 [Slashdot] 6:26:27 PM      Google It!.

System spots 'fiddled with' digital images [Science Blog - Science News Stories] "can determine if someone has manipulated the photos, like blending two photos into one, or adding or taking away objects or people in an image." 6:23:11 PM      Google It!.

Army: Combat Degrades Some Troops' Mental Health [Science Blog - Science News Stories] 6:18:01 PM      Google It!.

Panasonic's Blu-ray Recorder To Hit Market In July [Slashdot] 50 gigs on a disc 9:23:48 AM      Google It!.

Apple Releases Rendezvous for Linux, Java, Windows [Slashdot] 9:21:46 AM      Google It!.

Therapeutic cloning no longer a dream [Science Blog - Science News Stories] 9:19:37 AM      Google It!.

Electronic game use linked to childhood obesity [Science Blog - Science News Stories] 9:19:12 AM      Google It!.

Gene alteration points to longevity, thinness [Science Blog - Science News Stories] 9:18:37 AM      Google It!.

Mobile Cell Phone Towers For Disaster Relief [Slashdot] This has potential for field trips into area of poor reception 9:17:12 AM      Google It!.

Microsoft Rolls Out Revamped Web Search Service. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. late on Wednesday rolled out a revamped version of its MSN Web search service with partner Yahoo Inc. and made an early test version of its homegrown search engine available to Webmasters and search enthusiasts. [Reuters: Technology] 9:13:01 AM      Google It!.

Internet TV: Don't Touch That Mouse!. Independent television stations streamed over the Internet offer something for just about everyone. By By TIM GNATEK. [The New York Times > Technology] as storage and TV recording devices become popular this public educational television begins to open up some impressive options when combined with some front end that schedules on the basis of demand/requests, anounces schedules with weblogs and evaluates productions with weblog trackback.  Imagine the potential for time shifting small segments of video (under 15 min) of just-in-time training into the schedules of  an audience of student/employee participants with smartphones (suplimented with something like video ipods connected to the web to provide time-shifting flexibility).  The user case is to vote for "interesting things to learn about", automatically monitor the schedule weblog for when the video will be streamed and then depending on the matchin with your schedule either book the live video into your schedule or book in the recording and then local replay into your schedule.  The live video streams could if properly designed could also include a parallel class chat/discussion with other live students.   The live streams also have the potential for small gatherings as an interesting meeting place with ambiance of watching the same show together even when spatially separated in the internet extended living room. -- BL 9:10:58 AM      Google It!.

Through the Taste Buds, an Idyll Relived. Summers past do not have to be gone forever with sites that sell nostalgia-inspiring food. By By MICHELLE SLATALLA. [The New York Times > Technology] 8:53:03 AM      Google It!.

Knock 3 Times on the Ceiling (to Turn on the DVD Player). Inexpensive sensors can turn a table, window or other surface into a tap-sensitive switch. By By ANNE EISENBERG. [The New York Times > Technology] this has potential for safe non-invasive communication devices that open up many erogonomic design options for communication with computers the would lend themselves to both accessiblity and artistry. --BL 8:51:59 AM      Google It!.

Could Your Voice Betray You?. A technology developed for lie-detector tests, which analyzes the subject’s voice to help separate truth from falsehood, is finding its way into applications far beyond criminal investigations. By By DOUGLAS HEINGARTNER. [The New York Times > Technology] premised on a fundamental misunderstanding of human cognition and memory as well as lack of appreciation of the nature of antisocial personality disorder.  They would do better as technicolor hearing aids.  -- BL 8:44:28 AM      Google It!.