The creation and application of a multimedia digital library to support learning and Eeaching in the performing arts is described. PATRON (Performing Arts Teaching Resources Online) delivers audio, video, music scores, dance notation, and theater scripts to the desktop via an innovative Web-based interface. Digital objects are linked subjectively by users in profiles with different formats and ...

A domestic power faces an enemy and commits terrorist atrocities to increase the likelihood of victory. A foreign patron can grant aid to the power but prefers fewer or no atrocities. The domestic power responds by acquiescing in the creation of uncontrollable paramilitaries that commit even more atrocities. Once the paramilitaries are set up, aid flows and the atrocity level is high. Now suppo...

RÉSUMÉ. Un patron d’ingénierie constitue une base de savoir-faire pour résoudre un problème fréquemment rencontré dans des domaines particuliers. L’adaptation de la solution du patron à un cas concret est une opération de réutilisation appelée imitation. Lors de la conception d’un système d’information, une imitation d’un patron de conception (fragment de spécification) doit pouvoir s’intégrer ...

This paper describes the Intelligent Energy and Power Management System (IEPMS) to manage power distribution and power consumption in home space. The thought of dynamic assignment of priorities for all the patron is delineate during this paper. Slicing of interrupt timings conjointly mentioned which might be wont to improve the performance and additionally we are able to show the Units of Power...

Reference departments track patron interactions to illustrate the type and number of services provided as well as to tailor librarians' time and expertise to the interest and needs of their patrons. Until 2010 the Reference, Education, and Community Engagement Department at the Calder Memorial Library tracked statistics using a complicated system of paper tic sheets and two Excel™ spreadsheets....

Recently, several online social networking sites (OSNs; e.g., FourSquare) have emerged that allow people to record and broadcast their presence at physical locations. We examined the viability of using images of frequent patrons listed on an establishment’s FourSquare page to infer the ambiance of the establishment. In Study 1, 10 judges independently rated 25 bars and 24 cafes in Austin, Texas...

OBJECTIVES To describe youth access to indoor UV tanning and youth discount pricing incentives in 4 states with different age restrictions: Colorado (no age restrictions), Texas (age 13 years), Illinois (age 14 years), and Wisconsin (age 16 years). DESIGN Cross-sectional telephone survey conducted in October 2003 using a standardized script to assess the practices of randomly selected UV tann...

résumé. — Amplitude et spécialisation de la sélection du microhabitat : le cas de souris à queue courte (mus spretus) dans le centre de l’espagne. — la présente étude analyse la sélection de l’habitat et le patron de distribution spatiale à petite échelle de la souris à queue courte, une espèce typique des milieux méditerranéens sur laquelle il n’existe que très peu d’informations. l’échelle du...