Web-based experimentation is a key feature in the deployment of eLearning solutions for engineering education. At the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Web-based experimentation is deployed thanks to a comprehensive environment called the Cockpit. This environment integrates all the components necessary to carry out hands-on practice in a flexible learning context. The C...

17 Computer simulation models can be usefully applied to many different outdoor recreation situations. Model outputs can also be used for a wide variety of planning and management purposes. The intent of this chapter is to use a collection of 12 case studies to illustrate how simulation models have been used in a wide range of recreation situations and for diverse planning and management applic...

Critical illness intersects with the workload of rural doctors in Australia, mostly via their on-call responsibilities to rural hospitals. A significant proportion of these are prehospital incidents - vehicle crashes, farming injuries, bushfire etc. Effective care for such patients requires an integration of prehospital ambulance services, retrieval services and tertiary level trauma services a...

North regions and distant areas assimilated to them cover more than 50% of territory of Russia, where ~ 20 mln. people live. These regions are characteristic of remoteness from year-round water traffic arteries and railways. The richest mineral resources are found and developed there. 2/3 of the country natural – resources potential is concentrated in the North of Russia, the potential implemen...

Some writers have predicted that new technologies mean the ‘death of distance’, allowing suitably skilled economies to converge with high income countries. This paper evaluates this claim. It argues that geography matters for international income inequalities, and that new technologies will change, but not abolish this dependence. Some activities may become more entrenched in high income countr...

The slightly submerged Bering Shelf-Chukchi Sea region comprises over 50% of the total U.S. continental shelf area and forms a broad isthmus of continental crust connecting the North American and Asian continents (Fig. 1). Although harsh climate and remoteness make this a difficult area to work in, there has been much interest in the stratigraphic framework and evolution of sedimentary basins o...

Transient thermography, which employs pulse surface heating of an inspected component followed by acquisition of the thermal decay stage, is gaining wider acceptance as a result of its remoteness and rapidness. Flaws in the component’s material may induce a thermal contrast in surface thermograms. An important issue in transient thermography is estimating the depth of a subsurface flaw from the...

Autobiographical memory relies on complex interactions between episodic memory contents, associated emotions and a sense of self-continuity along the time axis of one's life history. The neural correlates underlying autobiographical memory are known to primarily comprise areas of prefrontal cortex, medial and lateral temporal cortex, as well as posterior cingulate and retrosplenial cortex. By c...

Advanced driver assist systems are being promoted with the expectation that enhanced support will mitigate road trauma. While these technologies optimised for certain and traffic conditions, not all roads across Australasia equipped ADAS-supportive infrastructure. This study developed a desk-top methodology using classes (disaggregated by remoteness levels) to estimate presence of quality roads...