Based on reviews of modelling techniques and data from flash fire field trials, models for the prediction of the burn area of a flammable cloud (in terms of fraction of mean LFL of the cloud), flame speed through the cloud and heat transfer from the flash fire have been produced. The validity of the typical assumptions used in the modelling of flash fires has been tested through comparison agai...

This study examined whether the average usability score for a series of tasks was the same as the usability score for the product if usability was measured only after all the tasks had been completed. Fifty participants completed a set of tasks for five websites and fourteen mock voting ballots. Subjective usability assessment was made with the System Usability Scale (SUS). Participants complet...

Most people who contract with financial managers do not have much understanding of how much benefit paid support provides them in terms of investment return. Similarly, most people who manage their own portfolios do not know how well they are doing with respect to the rest of the financial market – they simply define a successful portfolio by a positive return on investment. The goal of this pr...

We propose a new scheme of `automatic pricing' for digital contents, and describe an implemented system as well as concrete pricing algorithms for it. Automatic pricing refers to a methodology of automatically setting sales prices to optimal prices, based on past prices and sales. In particular, we consider the case in which automatic pricing is done in order to maximize the profit of an on-lin...

Previous research on the rapidly growing field of Internet recruitment has operated under the implicit assumption that recruitment websites can and do influence viewers’ opinions of recruiting organizations. This study empirically tested this assumption using a pre/post-test experimental design. Results indicated that viewers’ ratings on company familiarity, favorability, image as an employer, ...

In this study, we construct a transcription start site (TSS) prediction model using the logitlinear model and the genomic context features mined in promoter regions. We also develop a computational program named ProKey that is able to accurately predict TSSs in long DNA sequences. Performance evaluation results on the whole human genome show that ProKey could achieve 71.2% sensitivity and 76.3%...

Thank you for downloading this copy of "Evidence-Based Practices in Mental Health Services for Foster Youth." This report is a component of the CIMH Caring for Foster Youth initiative that has been funded and supported by the Zellerbach Family Fund. This project has focused upon the promotion of mental health assessments and services for foster children throughout California. Two screening tool...

Previous research found that media richness is associated with positive evaluation of a web site. An experiment was carried out where participants were instructed to explore a web site presenting a popular town: Venice. According to a random distribution, participants were exposed (or not) to street-sounds when exploring the web site and had the possibility to control (or not) the photography (...

BACKGROUND Depressive disorders are highly prevalent in the working population and are associated with excessive costs. The evidence for effective worker-directed interventions for employees with depressive symptoms is limited. Treating employees with depressive symptoms via the Internet before they report sick from work could be beneficial and cost saving. OBJECTIVE In this study, we tested ...

Background. Medical rehabilitation increasingly considers occupational issues as determinants of health and work ability. Information on work-related rehabilitation concepts should therefore be made available to healthcare professionals. Objective. To revise a website providing healthcare professionals in medical rehabilitation facilities with information on work-related concepts in terms of up...