Rodent baits containing systemic insecticides are potential tools to interrupt the cycle of transmission of Leishmania parasites by killing sand flies that take bloodmeals from rodents as adults. Bio-indicators that can be used in conjunction with rodent-targeted sand fly control methods also have been developed to demonstrate that the insecticide treatments are reaching the targeted life stage...

The premise of this work is that, like language, the meanings of written representations are contextual and their affordances are appropriated in sometimes-unexpected ways. This situation presents a dilemma for designers of collaborative learning technologies: there is a need for representational and interactional tools that guide and support learning through cognitive and social activities, bu...

When using the computer, each user has some notion that "these applications are important" at a given point in time. We term this subset of applications that a user values as high-utility applications. Identifying high-utility applications is a critical first step for Task Analysis, Time Management/Workflow Analysis, and Interruption research. However, existing techniques fail to identify at le...

Abstract The low-cost MEMS inertial system is difficult to achieve high-precision measurement for path track, which decreases accuracy of output. Aiming at this problem, a distributed optical track assisted the scheme proposed in paper. Firstly, positional relationship sub-modules pre-calibrated on test track. Secondly, position and speed are calculated by processing time difference photoelectr...

BACKGROUND Interruption of a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)-regimen is often necessary, but must be performed with caution because NNRTIs have a low genetic barrier to resistance. Limited data exist to guide clinical practice on the best interruption strategy to use. METHODS Patients in the drug-conservation arm of the Strategies for Management of Antiretroviral Therap...

Most current work on spoken human-computer interaction has so far concentrated on interactions between a single user and a dialogue system. The advent of ideas of the computer or dialogue system as a conversational partner in a group of humans, for example within the CHIL-project and elsewhere (e.g. Kirchhoff & Ostendorf, 2003), introduces new requirements on the capabilities of the dialogue sy...

AIM The optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) following the use of new generation drug-eluting stents is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS The association between DAPT interruption and the rates of stent thrombosis (ST) and cardiac death/target-vessel myocardial infarction (CD/TVMI) in patients receiving a Resolute zotarolimus-eluting stent (R-ZES) was analysed in 4896 patients from...

OBJECTIVE We examined the effect of interruption modality (visual or auditory) on primary task (visual) resumption to determine which modality was the least disruptive. BACKGROUND Theories examining interruption modality have focused on specific periods of the interruption timeline. Preemption theory has focused on the switch from the primary task to the interrupting task. Multiple resource t...