And if you don't trust your own artistic abilities, Spost says widely available pumpkin carving kits, complete with various patterns and stencils, are good to try.

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While the exterior walls are white washed, the inward-facing walls are comprised of panels of various shapes and sizes -- all of them covered with brick and tile work in various patterns.

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But as cells seem to respond most to patterns, the researchers experimented with various pulses of light.

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"As we finished the songs with the various artists, we started to notice some interesting patterns, " Burton says.

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On a wall hangs her "work in progress board, " covered with yarn samples, color groupings, photos of needlework patterns and printouts diagramming where various yarn patterns should go.

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Researchers may be able to understand the EEG patterns associated with the uncanny valley effect, and people's comfort with various robotic forms.

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The card-focused banking group pioneered the use of analytics to understand consumer spending patterns to come up with products and offers best suited to the requirements of various consumer groups.

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