Abstract. Gamification, or the use of game attributes outside a context to affect learning-related behaviors attitudes, is seen as an innovative way support diverse needs students with learning behavioral challenges. One digital educational that gaining popularity Quizizz, game-based online test enables entertaining multiplayer teaching activities and allows learners practice their devices. Thi...

A 3D virtual geological route on Digital Earth of the geological-geomorphological and paleontological heritage in Algarve (Portugal) is presented, assessing nine representative geosites. Eighteen quantitative parameters are used, weighing scientific, didactic cultural tourist interest each site. has been created Google Earth, with overlaid georeferenced cartographies, as a field guide for stude...

Multi-player online gaming environments are designed with the intent of providing entertaining experiences to players that not only foster re-playability but also to cultivate an ongoing allegiance or loyalty to the game publishers’/developers’ brand or various assets (e.g. Master Chief, Grand Theft Auto etc.). Design elements such as webcams, activity monitoring between players, and online pre...

background: venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ecmo) provides systemic arterial support without directly unloading the left heart, which causes an elevated left ventricular (lv) pressure. the aim of the present study was to investigate the adjunctive application of the impella device for lv unloading in patients during ecmo. methods: this retrospective cohort study included patie...

this study aims to examine how iranian efl learners perceive and apply mitigation devices in request speech act in 4 asymmetrical situations. role-play interactions and questionnaires were used to elicit the required data from iranian informants (male vs. female). the results obtained from the analysis of data revealed that in identical situations, male requestors were comparably more certain t...

objectives the main objective of this study was to design and construct an optical device to determine the rbv in patients undergoing hemodialysis, during the process. materials and methods after initial studies in order to select a proper sensor, using the orcad software, an analog circuit was designed. the implementation and modification of the circuit was done by the clinical tests, using ex...

Multimodality has real potential to improve interaction between computers and people. Research in the fields of pervasive computing and ambient intelligence has resulted in multimodal interfaces that enable the communication between technology and people to be more natural and efficient. Pervasive technologies, such as the Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) and smart phones are prime examples of ...