This study examined the effects of computer-assisted communication on team decision-making performance as a function of the team's openness to experience. Seventy-nine teams performing a multiple-cue probability learning task were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 experimental conditions: (a) verbal communication or (b) computer-assisted communication (which combined verbal and computerized communica...

Wireless relay networks have been studied extensively in the recent literature. Amplify and forward (AF) is one of the most widely used type of relaying. Even though special cases such as channel-noise-assisted, channel-assisted and blind relay modes have been analyzed, a unified performance analysis seems to be not available. In this paper, we present unified performance analysis results for t...

INTRODUCTION The American College of Sports Medicine prescribes regular performance of at least moderate-intensity physical activity for healthy aging. This study examined whether 1 session of 30 min of chair-assisted exercises for the elderly meets this intensity criterion. METHOD This cross-sectional study included 47 cognitively healthy volunteers (mean age 84 years). During the performanc...

In this pepper Fe2O3 nanoparticles were synthesized via a fast microwave method. Then Fe2O3-TiO2 nanocomposites were synthesized by a sonochemical-assisted method. The prepared products were characterized by X-ray diffraction pattern, scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The photocatalytic behaviour of Fe2O3-TiO2 nanocomposites was evaluated using the degrad...

This paper presents Adaptive Population Sizing Genetic Algorithm (AGA) assisted Maximum Likelihood (ML) estimation of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in the presence of Nonlinear Distortions. The proposed algorithm is simulated in MATLAB and compared with existing estimation algorithms such as iterative DAR, decision feedback clipping removal, iteration decoder, Geneti...

abstract: in this study, an analytical method is developed to determine 15 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pahs) in olive and refined pomace olive oils using hplc coupled with a fluorescence detector. the standardised method of ultrasound-assisted solvent extraction consisted of liquid–liquid extraction with organic solvent and purification on c18 and florisil bonded-phase cartridges was modi...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic performance of stereotactic core needle breast biopsy using spring-loaded or vacuum-assisted techniques for impalpable microcalcification lesions in Taiwanese women. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the data of patients who received stereotactic core needle breast biopsy for impalpable mammographic microcalcification lesions fro...

abstract background: for infertile women aged over 35 years, failure of the zp (zona pellucida) to rupture is believed to be associated with a decreased implantation rate in in vitro fertilization (ivf) or intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (icsi). objective: in this research, laser assisted hatching (lah) was offered to patients with advanced maternal age to evaluate a possible benefit. materia...

Wind-Assisted Propulsion Systems (WAPS) can play a key role in achieving the IMO 2050 targets on reducing total annual GHG emissions from international shipping by at least 50%. The present project deals with development of six degree freedom (DoF) Performance Prediction Program (PPP) for wind-assisted cargo ships aimed contributing knowledge WAPS performance. It is fast and easy tool, able to ...