Michael Pereira

Jan 16, 2025 | medicalxpress.com | Michael Pereira

Are you a parent or teacher frustrated that the children in your life can't seem to pay attention when you're trying to teach them something? You don't need to be, say psychologists at the University of Toronto. New research from the department of psychology in the Faculty of Arts & Science finds children learn just as much whether they're trying to or not—adults, on the other hand, tend to ignore information that they aren't paying attention to.

Jan 14, 2025 | mdpi.com | Matthias Weiss |Peng Zhang |Michael Pereira

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Jan 13, 2025 | medicalxpress.com | Michael Pereira

For over 100 years, psychologists have known that most people prefer curviness over angularity in practically everything—from lines and shapes to faces, paintings and interior spaces. Moreover, the phenomenon has been observed across cultures, in infants and even in great apes. Yet, it remains unclear what it is about our perception of curvature that translates into this widespread preference.

Oct 4, 2024 | mdpi.com | Timothy M. Devenport |Ping Lu |Bernard Rolfe |Michael Pereira

1. IntroductionSheet metal forming (SMF) is a common manufacturing process where an external force is applied to plastically deform the sheet into the desired component shape without removing material. Galling wear is a known problem in SMF. Galling wear is a severe form of wear during which material is transferred from the sheet to the forming tool during the forming process, damaging both the tool, the sheet, and future components. According to industrial data statistics reported by Cheung et al.

Sep 3, 2024 | netnewsmag.com | Michael Pereira |Cory Sekine-Pettite

By Michael Pereira, MS Sport Management, Head Racquets ProfessionalWouldn’t it be nice to read an article and immediately improve your game? It can be done. In my early teaching years, shifting the paradigm of my students’ minds was not a priority for me. Now I believe it’s imperative to set up students for success. The way you think and process information can drastically change your results.