The effects of the size a designed fire on ventilation system an adjacent zone is estimated in this study based visibility requirement 5 m non-fire at 600 s after ignition. To verify adequacy dynamics simulator (FDS) input file, smoke movement and ceiling temperature under hot test conditions AS4391-1999 were compared with those from FDS results. average temperatures measured 12 locations withi...

Twenty-three patients with a major depressive disorder were deprived of a night's sleep twice weekly, one week staying up in the dimly lit living room of the ward (less than 60 lux), and one week in a brightly lit room (greater than 2000 lux). Immediate, but transient beneficial effects of sleep deprivation were observed primarily in eight patients (the 'responders'). The immediate effects did ...

BDICTIL 245 We hope that the building is an effective expression of our wish to provide for both group and individual activities; for openness of communication with due allowance for privacy; and for therapeutic, educational, and recreational activities (which are so closely interrelated). We have attempted to plan and equip the various rooms so that they can be used for a variety of functions-...

This paper describes a multimodal spoken language system, which allows users to furnish a virtual 3D living room. Speech and touch modalities are tightly integrated in a single user i nput turn. An advanced dialogue manager allows users to have a natural flexible style of interaction with the "virtual assi stant" (a talking head). The system is mixed initiative, with a system intelligence which...