We documented the types and degree of functional disability in 74 patients with AIDS at the Hospital de Clínicas of the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil. Few of these patients are referred for rehabilitation services and there is only a limited team approach in their care. We found that 91% of the patients had some degree of functional impairment; in 81% the complaint was weakness and in 47...

This work describes the progress of a research line started two years ago that aims at creating a framework to assess the performance of planning-based autonomy software for robotics. In particular it focuses on an open problem in the literature: the definition of a methodology for fairly comparing different approaches to deliberation, while synthesizing a tool to automate large test campaigns ...

What are some effective ways to assess your IS program educational objectives and program outcomes? Today, assessment is a focus point for AACSB, ABET as well as regional accrediting agencies. Practical examples for different aspects of assessment will be presented that help faculty develop meaningful and comprehensive program assessment techniques and tools. Eight experienced speakers will sha...

Technology evolution in the field of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) will affect the Air Traffic Management (ATM) performance regarding to new military and civil applications. UAS, as new airspace users, will represent new challenges and opportunities to design the ATM system of the future. The goal of this future ATM network is to keep intact (or improve) the network in terms of security, safe...

We study a variety of image deblocking algorithms for improving quality of visual signals degraded by blocking artifacts from compression. The image improvements afforded by these algorithms is measured using the PSNR, PSNR-B, and SSIM. Rather than relying on PSNR, which correlates poorly with subjective judgment, we propose a new Deblocking quality index that is sensitive to blocking artifacts...

In this essay, I present a framework for assessing conflict resolution programs and indicate how practitioners or educators can do research which will enable them to productively reflect on their practice. There are many kinds ofresearch, all ofwhich have merit. They have different purposes and often require varying types of skills. There is a tendency among both researchers and practitioners t...

Now a days, cloud computing has been an emerging concept in the IT industry. Cloud computing is not a new technology but is a new way of using or delivering the resources. It also enhances the efficiency of computation by providing the facility of centralized database, memory processing and on demand network access. This paper examines the different categories of risks which can be controlled o...