Publications

right: left:: east: west. evidence that individuals from east asian and south asian cultures emphasize right hemisphere functions in comparison to euro-american cultures.	we present evidence that individuals from east or south asian cultures (japanese college students in japan and east or south asian born and raised college students in the usa) tend to exhibit default thinking that corresponds to right hemisphere holistic functions, as compared to caucasian individuals from a western culture (born and raised in the usa). in two lateralized tasks (locating the nose in a scrambled face, and global-local letter task), both asian groups showed a greater right hemisph ...	27343688
space and time variability of heating requirements for greenhouse tomato production in the euro-mediterranean area.	the euro-mediterranean area is the seat of a relevant greenhouse activity, meeting the needs of important markets. a quantitative assessment of greenhouse energy consumption and of its variability in space and time is an important decision support tool for both greenhouse-sector policies and farmers. a mathematical model of greenhouse energy balance was developed and parameterized for a state-of-the-art greenhouse to evaluate the heating requirements for vegetables growing. tomato was adopted as ...	27110994
economic cost of the treatment of fractures among old people: a preliminary study in dakar teaching hospital.	the aim of this study was to assess the cost of hospital care related to fractures among the elderly patients.	25360343