Bazin favored every means to increase the "reality coefficient" in cinema. He specially prized cinema showing events integrally, what means, on the one hand, to show simultaneously and fully all the characters and a...Bazin favored every means to increase the "reality coefficient" in cinema. He specially prized cinema showing events integrally, what means, on the one hand, to show simultaneously and fully all the characters and all the objects pertaining to an event, and on the other to show the event integrally as it develops in time. Additionally Bazin showed that such a procedure reduces the purely literary component in cinema, and, correspondingly, increases its illusory force--as to the fictional reality presented. Yet, Bazin's work is not systematic, giving us brilliant insights scattered through many essays. Following Bazin's main idea, this presentation attempts to systematically discuss the illusory potential of the shot presenting an event integrally as compared with the imaginary, that is, literary character introduced in cinema by suggesting an event by means of montage and fragmentary shots. We proceed by means of a detailed consideration of the belief-structure of the aesthetic experience corresponding to the single shot integrally showing an event and to montage suggesting an event by means of fragmentary shots. The core of the presentation lies in defining the concept of aesthetic belief as the propositional attitude having the structure accepting that P without believing that P is the case. We will carefully distinguish that structure in the case of illusion from the case of imagination as well as from illusion as sensory-based deception.展开更多
In this study, we developed a highly sensitive dual-mode imaging system using gold nanoparticles (GNPs) conjugated to various fluorophores in solid phantoms. The system consists of fluorescence-lifetime imaging micr...In this study, we developed a highly sensitive dual-mode imaging system using gold nanoparticles (GNPs) conjugated to various fluorophores in solid phantoms. The system consists of fluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) for surface imaging, diffusion reflection (DR) for deep-tissue imaging (up to 1 cm), and metal-enhanced fluorescence (MEF). We detected quenching in the fluorescent intensity (FI) for the conjugation of both gold nanospheres (GNS) and gold nanorods (GNRs) to Fluorescein, which has an excitation peak at a wavelength shorter than the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of both types of GNPs. Enhanced FI was detected in conjugation to Rhodamine B (RhB) and Sulforhodamine B (SRB), both with excitation peaks in the SPR regions of the GNPs. The enhanced FI was detected both in solution and in solid phantoms by the FLIM measurements. DR measurements detected the presence of GNRs within the solid phantoms by recording the dropped rates of light scattering in wavelengths corresponding to the absorption spectra of the GNRs. With the inclusion of MEF, this promising dual-mode imaging technique enables efficient and sensitive molecular and functional imaging.展开更多
The way we experience the world is determined by the way our brain works.The phantom limb phenomenon,which is a delusional belief of the presence of a non-existent limb,has a particular fascination in neurology.This p...The way we experience the world is determined by the way our brain works.The phantom limb phenomenon,which is a delusional belief of the presence of a non-existent limb,has a particular fascination in neurology.This positive phenomenon of the phantom limb raises theoretical questions about its nature.After a stroke,some patients experience the perception of an extra limb in addition to the regular set of two arms and two legs.This complex cognitive and perceptual distortion is called supernumerary phantom limb.Here,we review the pathogenesis and historical aspects,and report a new case.展开更多
文摘Bazin favored every means to increase the "reality coefficient" in cinema. He specially prized cinema showing events integrally, what means, on the one hand, to show simultaneously and fully all the characters and all the objects pertaining to an event, and on the other to show the event integrally as it develops in time. Additionally Bazin showed that such a procedure reduces the purely literary component in cinema, and, correspondingly, increases its illusory force--as to the fictional reality presented. Yet, Bazin's work is not systematic, giving us brilliant insights scattered through many essays. Following Bazin's main idea, this presentation attempts to systematically discuss the illusory potential of the shot presenting an event integrally as compared with the imaginary, that is, literary character introduced in cinema by suggesting an event by means of montage and fragmentary shots. We proceed by means of a detailed consideration of the belief-structure of the aesthetic experience corresponding to the single shot integrally showing an event and to montage suggesting an event by means of fragmentary shots. The core of the presentation lies in defining the concept of aesthetic belief as the propositional attitude having the structure accepting that P without believing that P is the case. We will carefully distinguish that structure in the case of illusion from the case of imagination as well as from illusion as sensory-based deception.
文摘In this study, we developed a highly sensitive dual-mode imaging system using gold nanoparticles (GNPs) conjugated to various fluorophores in solid phantoms. The system consists of fluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) for surface imaging, diffusion reflection (DR) for deep-tissue imaging (up to 1 cm), and metal-enhanced fluorescence (MEF). We detected quenching in the fluorescent intensity (FI) for the conjugation of both gold nanospheres (GNS) and gold nanorods (GNRs) to Fluorescein, which has an excitation peak at a wavelength shorter than the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of both types of GNPs. Enhanced FI was detected in conjugation to Rhodamine B (RhB) and Sulforhodamine B (SRB), both with excitation peaks in the SPR regions of the GNPs. The enhanced FI was detected both in solution and in solid phantoms by the FLIM measurements. DR measurements detected the presence of GNRs within the solid phantoms by recording the dropped rates of light scattering in wavelengths corresponding to the absorption spectra of the GNRs. With the inclusion of MEF, this promising dual-mode imaging technique enables efficient and sensitive molecular and functional imaging.
文摘The way we experience the world is determined by the way our brain works.The phantom limb phenomenon,which is a delusional belief of the presence of a non-existent limb,has a particular fascination in neurology.This positive phenomenon of the phantom limb raises theoretical questions about its nature.After a stroke,some patients experience the perception of an extra limb in addition to the regular set of two arms and two legs.This complex cognitive and perceptual distortion is called supernumerary phantom limb.Here,we review the pathogenesis and historical aspects,and report a new case.