These days we are witnessing a spread of many new digital systems in public spaces featuring easy to use and engaging interaction modalities, such as multi-touch, gestures, tangible, and voice.
Since the early cemented hip replacements in the 1960s there has been a constant spread of new materials, and ever more complex designs are being used in these implant devices.
In tumours, an excessive spread of new vessels promotes growth and metastasis [ 2].
In one of the design magazines to which he turns when he wants to relax, he sees a spread of X's new loft in SoHo.
But Myst's legacy is palpable in Rapture and a spread of similarly minded new video games, which prefer to stoke the fires of your brain than demand swift reflexes to prevent bloody death by ballistics.
Ninety-six countries have taken steps to inhibit NGOs from operating at full capacity, in what the Carnegie Endowment calls a "viral-like spread of new laws" under which international aid groups and their local partners are vilified, harassed, closed down and sometimes expelled.
The median age of case-patients was 26 years (interquartile range 11 39 years), but all age groups were affected, which is a pattern typical of spread of new microorganisms (or subtypes) in a susceptible population.
These super-sized events aren't just an entry-level gateway for new fans; they're also a powerful platform for the spread of new ideas and sounds, and a glimpse into where the culture is heading.
We report results from a study of a tularemia outbreak in Sweden, with a spread of the disease into new geographic areas.
