The GPS units are presented as a powerful technology enabling students to learn basic ideas of motion, along with concepts of physical geography. The use of GPS technology in this way is a form of studio based education (close-to-life collaborative construction contexts). Such a context enables students to construct and analyze their own data, thus providing an opportunity to develop critical g...

General practitioners (GPs) should develop sound learning habits to ensure successful independent, life-long learning throughout their professional life. However, GPs with their busy schedules usually face numerous daily demands leaving considerably little time for effective self-study.1 Trainees need to realise that learning is not merely to pass examinations but to continually keep up-to-date...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess knowledge and opinions of Italian general practitioners about the effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions and physicians' attitudes in addressing tobacco-related issues. METHODS The survey was carried out through a questionnaire administered to general practitioners (GPs) attending a medical refresher course. 133 Italian GPs participated...

Background. Bus transit time prediction is to predict how long it takes for a bus to travel from point A to point B. Good prediction helps with urban transportation planning and bus riders’ time planning. Artificial neural networks have been proven to work well in this field. Aim. This project aims to make good travel time predictions for both route and segments of route with the bus GPS data u...

BACKGROUND Approximately one in ten of the UK population are unpaid carers supporting a family member or friend who could not manage without their help, saving the UK economy an estimated £87 billion. This role is known to sometimes have a negative impact on carers and to require support both informally and from statutory services. General practice is a first point of contact for carers but res...

Following proposals that primary care become increasingly involved in the delivery of genetic services, the aims of our research are: (a) to explore GPs’ knowledge and attitudes towards new developments in genetics, and the role they envisage for primary care (b) to clearly define GPs’ educational requirements (c) to assess consumer information needs and consultation preferences (d) to develop ...

Today, mobile data owners lack consent and control over the release and utilization of their location data. Third party applications continuously process and access location data without data owners granular control and without knowledge of how location data is being used. The proliferation of IoT devices will lead to larger scale abuses of trust. In this paper we present the first design and i...

Many ad hoc network protocols and applications assume the knowledge of geographic location of nodes. The absolute location of each networked node is an assumed fact by most sensor networks which can then present the sensed information on a geographical map. Finding location without the aid of GPS in each node of an ad hoc network is important in cases where GPS is either not accessible, or not ...

In this paper we describe a LIDAR-based navigation approach applied at both the C-Elrob (European Land Robot Trial) 2007 and the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge. At the C-Elrob 2007 the approach was used without any prior knowledge about the terrain and without global positioning system (GPS). At the Urban Challenge the approach was combined with a GPS-based path follower. At the core of the method ...

This paper will focus on Global Positioning System (GPS) and it’s applied use as technological assistance for dynamic wayfinding. Through an overview of the cognitive strategies utilized in wayfinding i t identifies some of the affordances offered by mobile GPS devices. As background it discusses map use and the acquisition of spatial knowledge, and additionally outlines the nature of spatial d...