Nowadays, every public or private company has to provide the access to their services through Internet. Unfortunately, the access channels and devices increase both in numbers and heterogeneity. We started few years ago with a PC, wired connected to Internet, moved to wireless access through mobile phone and looking, in the next future, at wearable devices. If we also would like to take into ac...

The study of the feeding ecology of amphibians is an old issue in herpetology. Notwithstanding, the lack of food resources data in many studies of amphibians feeding has lead to partial understanding of frog feeding strategies. In this study we evaluate the trophic selectivity of a red spotted green frog (Hypsiboas punctatus) population from a Middle Paraná River floodplain pond in Argentina, a...

To determine the distribution pattern of ribonucleic acid (RNA) coliphages (classified by serological groups I through IV) in animal sources, we isolated RNA phages from (i) feces samples from domestic animals (cows, pigs, horses, and fowls), some other animals in a zoological garden, and humans, (ii) the gastrointestinal contents of cows and pigs, and (iii) sewage samples from treatment plants...

Many researches has focused mainly on how to expedite the search for frequently co-occurring groups of items in “shopping cart” and less attention has been paid to the methods that exploit these “frequent itemsets” for prediction purposes. This study contributes to this task by proposing a technique that uses the partial information about the contents of a shopping cart for the prediction of wh...

BoardTalker is an assistive technology system that is designed to help visually impaired students by allowing them to hear material that is written extemporaneously on a whiteboard during class. The system uses a touch-sensitive electronic whiteboard that the teacher can write on with his or her finger. Material written by the teacher is converted to ASCII text and displayed on the surface of t...

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of substrate to inoculum ratio (S/I ratio) on the biochemical methane potential (BMP) and anaerobic biodegradability (Ddeg) of different piggery slaughterhouse wastes, such as piggery blood, intestine residue, and digestive tract content. These wastes were sampled from a piggery slaughterhouse located in Kimje, South Korea. Cumulative methane produ...

about release-modulating receptors at noradrenergic axon terminals. Receptors for angiotensin, acetylcholine, prostaglandins, opioids, and adrenergic agents are discussed separately, followed by general problems such as the cellular mechanism of modulation and the general significance of presynaptic receptors. [The SCV’ indicates that this paper has been cited in over 1,035 publications, making...

Anthropogenic debris in the world's oceans and coastal environments is a pervasive global issue that has both direct and indirect impacts on avifauna. The number of bird species affected, the feeding ecologies associated with an increased risk of debris ingestion, and selectivity of ingested debris have yet to be investigated in most of Australia's coastal and marine birds. With this study we a...

Contents: 1. Introduction: Suitability issues in mass appraisal methodology (Kauko & d'Amato) 2. Mass-appraisal practice and recommendations (Borst & Thompson, Siniak) 3. Orthodox methods (des Rosiers, Francke, Renigier) 4. Heretic methods (Kauko, d'Amato, Stumpf Gonzales) 5. Comparison of tools using a set of specific criteria (all authors) 6. Conclusions 1 1. Introduction: Suitability issues ...