Acknowledgements I wish to acknowledge those learners, facilitators, tutors, developers and LMS administrators who helped with this work by being available for interview, and sharing their experiences of working in virtual learning environments. Special thanks are due to Steve Corich of Eastern Institute of Technology for sharing unpublished work, Richard Wyles of the Open Polytechnic for enlig...

In this paper the benchmark dose (BMD) method was introduced for spontaneous behavior data observed in 2-, 5-, and 8-month-old male and female C57Bl mice exposed orally on postnatal day 10 to different doses of 2,2',4,4',5-pentabromodiphenyl ether (PBDE 99). Spontaneous behavior (locomotion, rearing, and total activity) was in the present work quantified in terms of a fractional response define...

The blackboard model of problem solving is applied to the domain of portfolio management. A client­ server blackboard architecture to control and integrate heterogeneous knowledge sources is presented. Soft­ ware engineering benefits of the general approach, such as modularity, incremental development and ease of maintenance are discussed. Advantages of working with distributed, high granularit...

with the advent of ilkhan (mongols) in iran, the art of illustrating book was officially formed and, from this period onward, this art prospered. great mongolian shahnameh, the painting masterpiece of ilkhanid era, was illustrated in tabriz as the first courtly illustrated edition during the time of abu sae'd bahadorkhan; gradually afterward, other illustrated editions of shahnaneh came in...