This paper presents calculations of a pulverized coal flame and a coal-fired utility boiler with advanced combustion technologies. A combustion model based on an extended Eddy Dissipation Concept (EDC) combined with finite rate chemistry is described and some applications are shown. This model can be regarded as an extension of the previously used Eddy Breakup model (EBU) where infinite fast ch...

The primary objective of the Idaho Bioterrorism Awareness and Preparedness Program (IBAPP) is to administer and deliver continuing-education classes relevant to bioterrorism preparedness to healthcare professionals in rural Idaho. This program will address the gaps and deficiencies in current curricula identified through our in-depth needs assessment data. In Idaho, the current training methodo...

there are different approaches to business model categorization. [5] in a point of view, the e-business model patterns can be categorized to content provider, direct to customer (d2c), full-service provider, intermediary, shared infrastructure, value net integrator, virtual community, and whole of enterprise.

The FlatWorld project at the University of Southern California’s (USC) Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) is developing a virtual reality environment which allows users to walk and run freely among simulated rooms, buildings, and streets. The system integrates Hollywood set construction techniques with state of the art computer graphics and immersive display technology. FlatWorld provide...

Tor is one of the most widely-used privacy enhancing technologies for achieving online anonymity and resisting censorship. Simultaneously, Tor is also an evolving research network on which investigators perform experiments to improve the network’s resilience to attacks and enhance its performance. Existing methods for studying Tor have included analytical modeling, simulations, small-scale netw...

How can training simulations be made more effective? An important insight in answering that question is to recognize that effective training depends both on the technology that is used to present the material and the content of the material itself. The Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) was created at the University of Southern California with the goal of bringing together researchers in...

The Box-Cox quantile regression model introduced by Powell (1991) is a flexible and numerically attractive extension of linear quantile regression techniques. Chamberlain (1994) and Buchinsky (1995) suggest a two stage estimator for this model but the objective function in stage two of their method may not be defined in an application. We suggest a modification of the estimator which is easy to...

In this article, the visual Internet-oriented Java-based E-net Simulation System (JESS) is considered. JESS supports all the simulation stages from constructing the models to experimenting with them. The basis of JESS is an object-oriented formal model and a specification language that supports several levels of model description with an E-net specification. The Internet-orientation of the syst...

Changing work practices and the evolution of more complex interventions in cardiovascular medicine are forcing a paradigm shift in the way doctors are trained. Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), carotid artery stenting (CAS), and acute stroke intervention procedures are forcing these changes at a faster pace than in other disciplines. A...

Technology offers educators active learning and new teaching strategies. Five lower cost and scalable technology applications are presented as alternative or complement to high-fidelity simulation. Professional nurse educators should adopt technology when teaching and interact with vendors to generate real-world applications that advance development. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2018;49(3):105-108.