Introduction Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) have emerged in recent years as an increasingly popular form of entertainment. They offer persistent, richly detailed 3D universes in which players cooperate or compete with each other, trade, and socialize. In this, they share characteristics with the more broadly-defined virtual worlds (VWs), their distinguishing feature being a more obj...

background loss of motion is a well-known complication after elbow trauma and in severe cases, arthrolysis of elbow is the procedure of choice. the posterior approach might have some advantages especially in post-traumatic patients who have undergone the same surgical approach in the past. objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate the short-term outcomes of elbow arthrolysis through post...

Museums must assess visitors’ experience to understand them and their needs. TripAdvisor provides an accessible source of user-generated data about the visit experience, but there is limited empirical evidence on value automated elaboration this for museum management. This paper uses topic modeling identify latent dimensions 30 most-visited Italian museums in 2019 using online reviews. Differen...

Due to their nested structure, double emulsions have the potential encapsulate value-adding substances until application, making them of interest various industries. However, complex, structure negatively affects stability emulsions. Still, there is a lack suitable measurement technology fundamentally understand cause instability mechanisms taking place. This study presents novel method continu...

controlled release swellable tablets of phenobarbital were prepared by a simple direct compression process using hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (hpmc) as the matrix former. the effects of the viscosity grades of hpmc and hpmc/lactose ratio and ethylcellulose (ec)/sodium carboxymethylcellulose (nacmc) and their concentrations on the release behavior of phenobarbital from hpmc matrices were invest...

In recent years, games and learning researchers have increasingly become interested in the "affinity spaces" (Gee, 2004) around popular videogames, identifying them as instructional spaces (Squire and Giovanetto, 2008) and contexts in which sophisticated reasoning practices are enacted (Steinkuehler and Duncan, 2008). However, the motivation for participation in these communities as well as the...

AudioSapiana is a listening and walking robot designed by the audio group at the 2005 Neuromorphic Workshop. We added ears to a RoboSapien robot from Wow-Wee Entertainment to help it navigate in a difficult, obstacle-strewn environment. Previously, robots that oriented themselves towards a target beacon were designed to work in quiet environments. Audiosapiana, however, was designed so she coul...