The Brain-Derived Neurotrofic Factor (BDNF) is one of the most important neurotrophins in the brain and it is suggested influences the activity of the serotonergic, noradrenergic and dopaminergic pathways. In the last few years, it has been hypothesized that BDNF level is related with depression and sleep. Several studies show that depressive subjects present low levels of BDNF in the brain. Po...

The advent of widespread computer use in general and increasing developments in the domain of hypertext in particular have increased awareness of the issue of reading electronic text. To date the literature has been dominated by reference to work on overcoming speed deficits resulting from poor image quality but an emerging literature reveals a more complex set of variables at work. The present...

Mobile systems are characterised by the fact that they operate in an environment prone to rapid and drastic changes [4]. More specifically, attributes like network quality of service (QoS) or power availability can vary significantly compared to non-mobile systems. Mobile applications should be capable of being informed of such changes and should also be able to adapt their behaviour accordingl...

Quality management in production networks is often neglected. To raise awareness for this subject, we developed an educational game in which players are responsible for managing orders and investments in quality assurance of a manufacturing company. To understand individual performance differences and playing strategy, we conducted a web-based study with 127 participants. Individual performance...

VERITAS employs a multi-stage data acquisition chain that extends from the VME readout of custom 500 MS/s flash ADC electronics to the construction of telescope events and ultimately the compilation of information from each telescope into array level data. These systems provide access to the programming of the channel level triggers and the FADCs. They also ensure the proper synchronization of ...

whereas in our county (iran), software engineering activities and production of mechanized information systems are increasingly continuing as per requirements of the organizations, quality has got an important role in this regard. in this research, it has been elaborated on surveying the matter of quality in computerized information systems and finding a quality discipline in producing these sy...