Existing cancer driver prediction methods are based on very different assumptions and each of them can detect only a particular subset of driver genes. Here we perform a comprehensive assessment of 18 driver prediction methods on more than 3,400 tumor samples from 15 cancer types, all to determine their suitability in guiding precision medicine efforts. We categorized these methods into five gr...

Background Biocidal products are mixtures of one or more active substances (a.s.) and a broad range of formulation additives. There is regulatory guidance currently under development that will specify how the combined effects of the a.s. and any relevant formulation additives shall be considered in the environmental risk assessment of biocidal products. The default option is a component-based a...

Glenn Fulcher is the Professor of Applied Linguistics and Language Assessment in the English Department at the University of Leicester, UK. He got his PhD in Applied Linguistics and Language Testing from Lancaster University (1993) and his MA in Applied Linguistics from the University of Birmingham (1987). Professor Fulcher has been the editor of Sage's Language Testing (2006-2015) and an influ...

There are many software development process models that are used as a basis for generating assessment reports containing recommendations for software process improvement. For example, the CBA IPI assessment procedure is based on the CMM. An important question is: what to do about the recommendations in the assessment report? An obvious answer is to generate an action plan to implement the recom...

An intelligent classroom has been put into use for information systems instruction. It features 35 student workstations in a networked, multi-media classroom with interactive, application and activity control software. Capabilities of the intelligent classroom are reviewed, modes of instruction and their marginal cost are described, and a comprehensive cost effectiveness assessment methodology ...