aim and background: multiple sclerosis (ms) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system in which primary symptoms emerges in adults between the age 20 and 40 years old. previous findings indicate 15-20 percent of multiple sclerosis (ms) patients are diagnosed with executive function impairments. the purpose of this study is to evaluate planning function as one of executive f...

One resource playing a critical role in computer supported decision-making groups is the facilitator. Facilitation is a complex task, encompassing social abilities, pre-meeting planning of decision-making processes and supervising the technology usage during meetings. We identify one problem with current support to electronic facilitators: agenda builders do not allow inexperienced facilitators...

Many developing countries face strains in meeting the demands for provision of health services because of limited medical personnel. This situation has been exacerbated by the continued "brain drain" of highly trained medical professionals, and, more recently, by the increased demand for HIV services, especially in countries with a generalized epidemic. This has led to renewed interest in task ...

If classical planners are ever to automatically plan the actions of the smart machines, particularly robots for the automatic assembly of industrial objects, then they will have to know much more about geometry and topology as well as sensing. Consider that the simple act of changing an object’s grasp-the change might be necessitated by the nature of some assembly goal-involves the interaction ...