This study investigated the occurrence of the redundancy effect in a normal classroom when presenting multiple formats of information with the assistance of electronic slideshows. A virtual classroom that simulates a normal classroom was developed as the experimental platform in this study. One hundred and twenty undergraduates and graduated students were randomly assigned to the following thre...

In this article we present an analysis of one of the main threads of the Microsoft “Browser War” and a proposed remedy that we believe is the most effective way to prevent Microsoft from repeating its illegal behavior in the future. Microsoft saw a combined threat to its operating system enterprise from the fusion of the World-Wide Web, Netscape’s popular web browser, and Sun’s cross-platform J...

In this contribution, we propose an experimentally validated system-level model of a magnetoelectric transducer and general methodology for future characterization similar transducers. This provides insights into the main origin power losses. An analogy with piezoelectric generators leads to figure merit which is strongly impacted by nonlinear behavior transducer. Considering complexity observe...

Background. Scoring is the main determinant factor for winning in any sport and good techniques can facilitate scoring. In Karate, there are series of punching and kicking techniques that fighters use for scoring. Objectives. The aim of this research was to determine the most scoring techniques and their frequencies in final kumite competitions of 2016 world karate championships. Methods. By ...

Stream power is a widely used parameter to investigate, engineer, and manage river systems. The varied uses of stream power are increasing as it becomes easier to derive stream power using remotely sensed data coupled with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and improved computational power and technology. This document was created to provide clarity to researchers and practitioners using stre...

METHODS: 59 experimental and 59 control facial images were obtained from the senior author’s practice. Experimental images included the following diagnoses (15 cleft lip, 15 facial aging, 12 ear deformity, 7 facial lesion, 6 HIV lipodystrophy, 3 facial asymmetry, 2 nasal deformity). Twenty standardized lookzone regions were mapped onto each facial image. 170 adult subject observers were recruit...