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This paper was prepared as the result of work sponsored by the California Air Resources Board (ARB) and the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA). It does not necessarily represent the views of the California Energy Commission, ARB, Cal/EPA, their employees, or the State of California. The Energy Commission, ARB, Cal/EPA, the State of California, their employees, contractors, and...

This work presents an extension of our study on multimedia patterns of interactions and development of computer aided-learning (CAL) engineering tools. We used four approaches in implementing the CAL tools for user visualization that is, that is, 2-D, 3-D, coach environment and desktop virtual reality. The designed CAL tools have been enhanced to enable the integration and investigation of visu...

Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) is a cytoplasmic protein-tyrosine kinase that catalyzes the transfer of the γ-phosphate group of adenosine triphosphate to the hydroxyl groups of specific tyrosine residues in signal transduction molecules. JAK2 mediates signaling downstream of cytokine receptors after ligand-induced autophosphorylation of both receptor and enzyme. The main downstream effectors of JAK2 are...

Our approach provides an alternative to traditional CAL-authoring. It is based on a different concept of a course, that is generated dynamically during instruction in a way to suit better the student's individual progress and preferences. The teacher is actively involved in the creation of a course without the need of knowledge in authoring. The actual authoring process is shifted to a higher l...

The actual computer technology allows in many cases to simulate in real time the tought phenomena. CAT/CAL software taking advantage of that, will allow the students to gain a deep understanding of the basic concepts, eventually even before having seen the related equations. This paper presents the backgrounds and the contents of a new course for the teaching of rotating machines based on this ...

BACKGROUND Poor adherence to topical therapy in psoriasis remains an issue; it is associated with poor clinical outcomes, reduced quality of life and increased costs. Treatment-related factors leading to poor adherence include lack of efficacy, excessive time applying medication and poor cosmetic characteristics (e.g. slow absorption, greasiness). OBJECTIVE To assess the topical treatment att...

In to day’s heal th ca re system the pre va len ce of me di cal er ro rs see ms to be hi gh as sta ted by the re po rt of the In sti tu te of Me di ci ne (IOM). An er ror rate of about 10% in cli ni cal me di cal la bo ra to ries has been con sis ten tly re por ted in the li te ra tu re. Mo st of the se er ro rs oc cur in the pre-a na lyti cal phase. Be cau se on ly a sma ll num ber of er ro rs...

Chemists have defined the point group of a molecule as the group of rigid symmetries of its molecular graph in R3. While this group is useful for analyzing the symmetries of rigid molecules, it does not include all of the symmetries of molecules which are flexible or can rotate around one or more bonds. To study the symmetries of such molecules, we define the topological symmetry group of a gra...