This paper introduces an interaction pattern approach to "engineer" motivation. Its goal is to provide concrete ideas (in the form of patterns) on how to design software that motivates its users to stay on a task. The paper presents an example of a motivating pattern, the Task Status Display (TSD), and its empirical validation. Preliminary results support its motivational effect, thereby lendin...

In this report we provide an overview of known techniques for discovery of patterns of biological sequences (DNA and proteins). We also provide biological motivation, and methods of biological verification of such patterns. Finally we list publicly available tools and databases for pattern discovery. On-line supplement is available through http://monod.uwaterloo.ca/supplements/00motif .

1. Preface This report presents a compressive study on designing memory BIST. The study covers motivation behind memory BIST, algorithm of different test patterns, surveys of current memory BIST architecture, and discussion of various implementation issues. It is my best intention that this report will serve as a knowledge base for future design in memory BIST. The remainder of this report is o...

Considering admissible heuristics for cost-optimal planning, we present a generalization of patterndatabase homomorphism abstractions, called “structural patterns”. The basic idea of structural patterns boils down to projecting the problem in hand to provably tractable fragments of optimal planning. The key motivation behind this generalization of PDBs is to alleviate the requirement for the pr...

1. Scientific Introduction 2. Installation 3. Motivation 4. Retrieval of phylogenetic or taxonomic information 5. Defining input data standards 6. Performing a Standard Workflow for Evolutionary Transcriptomics Analyses 7. Statistical Assessment of Transcriptome Conservation Patterns 8. Details About Statistical Tests 9. Data Transformations and their Effects on Transcriptome Conservation Patterns

Objectives: This study explored how social physique anxiety (SPA) combined with different patterns of motivation regulations might facilitate versus deter effort and enjoyment in physical education (PE) and leisure-time physical activity. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Methods: High school students (N 1⁄4 298; Mage 1⁄4 15.72, SDage 1⁄4 1.24 years) completed an in-class survey including SPA in ...

introduction: many studies have investigated the relationship between motivation and educational outcomes. the present study was conducted to determine whether the students’ motivation in shiraz university of medical sciences (sums) decreases during educational years. methods: 770 students in sums were selected by multi-stage stratified random sampling from each field and entrance year. the fir...

background: test anxiety aggravates psychological distress and reduces the motivation among graduate students. this study aimed to identify psychological intervention for test anxiety, which reduces the level of psychological distress, amotivation and increases the intrinsic and extrinsic motivation among medical students. materials and methods: westside test anxiety scale, kessler perceived st...