Non-Traditional Labs and Lab Network Initiatives: A Review

Virtual labs: a substitute for traditional labs?

Current technologies give us the ability to enhance and replace developmental biology classes with computer-based resources, often called virtual labs. In the process of using these resources, teachers may be tempted to neglect the simpler technologies and lab bench activities, which can be labor intensive. In this paper, I take a critical look at the role of computer-based materials for the te...

Ontology: A Support Structure for a V-Labs Network: Euronet-Lab

A lab by any other name: integrating traditional labs and computer-supported collaborative investigations in science classrooms

Among the most common form of collaborative discourse in middle school science classrooms is the carefully planned laboratory investigation, where groups of students follow prescribed procedures in order to reproduce and measure some scientifically explainable event. While there are clear pedagogical benefits to replicating scientific processes in a controlled classroom setting, students often ...

Master Thesis, Network Labs, NEC

This Master thesis presents the design and implementation of AskMe, a new type of service for mobile telephony, within the area of ubiquitous computing. It is a novel approach to collaborative information retrieval, based on using the context of a community to discover and enquire the most qualified experts than can answer the questions of a subscriber. The work is focused on privacy issues, di...

Traditional uses, chemistry and pharmacology of Ruscus genus (“Murd esfarm” in traditional Persian medicine); a review

Background and objectives: Ruscus genus from Asparagaceae (popularly called Butcher`s broom) are perennial rhizomatous evergreen herbs and grows in Europe and south western Asia. They are generally used as anti-inflammatory, diaphoretic, diuretic, mildly laxative, and vasoconstrictive agents in many countries. Ruscus hyrcanus Woronov is widely distributed in n...