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Sample NIRS finger tapping data

Description: The subject is myself. I did a simple finger tapping task. I continuously tapped my right hand on the table for 10s, then rest for 20s. Then repeat this tapping-rest cycle for 20 times. NIRS signals were recorded by Hitachi ETG-4000. The
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Format a date the way you want in Excel

In one column of your excel your date is formatted as “03/06/2001”. How do you format it to “2001 Mar 6”? See: Reference: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/format-a-date-the-way-you-want-HA102809474.aspx
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Say No to SCA 5

Universities should not accept students based on race. Say No to SCA 5
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Find unique values in Excel

Assume you have two columns in an Excel sheet. Column A contains some names, Column B also contains some names, some of which are duplicates from A. You want to know which ones are unique, and you want to create a column C where only unique names are
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Use MatLab to move and click mouse, to press keyboard

We have an interesting challenge in one of our projects. In our neuroimaging experiment, we need the participant to play a computer game while his brain is scanned (using a NIRS device ETG 4000 in this case). As you can imagine, we need to start the
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NIH awards 4500 grants each month, peaks in summer

A recent analysis on NIH grants. On average there are 4,500 grants awarded each month. July-September is the grant season. For more detail, check out “NIH awards 4500 grants each month, peaks in summer” NIH Awards 4500 Grants per Month Up
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How to retrieve text from a picture

Update: a free online tool where you can paste image directly: https://alivelearn.net/?p=2047 I get a picture and would like to copy the text in the picture. But since there are a lot of text, I do not want to type. So I wish there is a tool which ca
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VMWare Player: guest OS not full screen?

VMWare Player is a great free tool if you want to run multiple operating systems on one computer. For example, you may have a Mac but need to run a few programs on Windows. Instead of purchasing a new Windows computer, you can simply use VMWare Playe
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Raspberry Pi for research labs (1)

Raspberry Pi for research labs (3) Raspberry Pi for research labs (2) Raspberry Pi is a mini and incredibly cheap PC. The size is like a credit card, and the price is $35. See how small it is compared to my hand. If you connect Pi with a TV (or monit
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