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miMic

2016

miMic, a sonic analogue of paper and pencil is proposed: An augmented microphone for vocal and gestural sonic sketching. Vocalizations are classified and interpreted as instances of sound models, which the user can play with by vocal and gestural control. The physical device is based on a modified microphone, with embedded inertial sensors and buttons. Sound models can be selected by vocal imitations that are automatically classified, and each model is mapped to vocal and gestural features for real-time control. With miMic, the sound designer can explore a vast sonic space and quickly produce expressive sonic sketches, which may be turned into sound prototypes by further adjustment of model…

sonic interaction design system architecture vocal sketching sound designSound (medical instrument)Settore INF/01 - InformaticaInformationSystems_INFORMATIONINTERFACESANDPRESENTATION(e.g.HCI)Computer scienceMicrophoneSound designSpeech recognition05 social sciencesModel parameterssystem architecturevocal sketchingsonic interaction designAugmented microphone050105 experimental psychologysound designGestureInertial measurement unitSonic interaction designSettore ICAR/13 - Disegno Industriale0501 psychology and cognitive sciences050107 human factorsPencil (mathematics)GestureProceedings of the TEI '16: Tenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction
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Development of microfluidics for sorting of carbon nanotubes

2018

Sorting of carbon nanotubes by their chirality is the current bottleneck in the way to their broad employment based on their exceptional electronic and optical properties. Despite the extensive effort, there is no known method, which would result in really pure chirality ensembles. Previously reported sorting protocols result in enrichment rather than in sorting, alter electronic structure, and suffer from low yield. This is mostly due to the statistical approach, where the nanotubes with mixed chiralities are treated as a set. In this thesis, we propose a new sorting technique based on nanotube-by-nanotube compartmelization, characterization, and sorting in a continuously running droplet-b…

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To embody or not to embody: A sound design dilemma

2019

Designing with sound is about constructing appropriate sound representations of a concept, from the early ideas to the final product. A survey research on embodied sound sketching is presented, and the problems of early representation in sound design are discussed by analysing the questionnaire results of three workshops on vocal sketching.

sound design embodymentSettore INF/01 - InformaticasketchingSettore ICAR/13 - Disegno IndustrialeSound design methodsdesign cognitionSound design methods sketching design cognition
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Growing the practice of vocal sketching

2015

Sketch-thinking in the design domain is a complex representational activity, emerging from the reflective conversation with the sketch. A recent line of research on computational support for sound design has been focusing on the exploitation of voice, and especially vocal imitations, as effective representation strategy for the early stage of the design process. A set of introductory exercises on vocal sketching, to probe the communication effectiveness of vocal imitations for design purposes, are presented and discussed, in the scope of the research-through-design workshop activities of the EU project SkAT-VG

sound designSettore INF/01 - Informaticaauditory displaysketchingSettore ICAR/13 - Disegno Industrialevocal sketchingsonic interaction designauditory display vocal sketching sonic interaction design
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Sketching sonic interactions by imitation-driven sound synthesis

2016

Sketching is at the core of every design activity. In visual design, pencil and paper are the preferred tools to produce sketches for their simplicity and immediacy. Analogue tools for sonic sketching do not exist yet, although voice and gesture are embodied abilities commonly exploited to communicate sound concepts. The EU project SkAT-VG aims to support vocal sketching with computeraided technologies that can be easily accessed, understood and controlled through vocal and gestural imitations. This imitation-driven sound synthesis approach is meant to overcome the ephemerality and timbral limitations of human voice and gesture, allowing to produce more refined sonic sketches and to think a…

sound synthesisvocal imitationsSettore INF/01 - Informaticasound design toolsSettore ICAR/13 - Disegno Industrialevocal sketching sound synthesis sound design toolsvocal sketchingsonic interaction design
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Does Stretching Training Influence Muscular Strength? A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression

2022

Thomas, E, Ficarra, S, Nunes, JP, Paoli, A, Bellafiore, M, Palma, A, and Bianco, A. Does stretching training influence muscular strength? A systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000-000, 2022-This aim of this study was to review articles that performed stretching training and evaluated the effects on muscular strength. Literature search was performed using 3 databases. Studies were included if they compared the effects on strength following stretching training vs. a nontraining control group or stretching training combined with resistance training (RT) vs. an RT-only group, after at least 4 weeks of intervention. The meta-analyses were performe…

stretch resistance training flexibility interset stretch PNF muscle stretching exercisesPhysical Therapy Sports Therapy and RehabilitationOrthopedics and Sports MedicineGeneral MedicineJournal of Strength and Conditioning Research
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