Features of multimedia design presentation for a virtual art environment

When developing advanced intelligent user interfaces composing text, graphics, animation, hypermedia etc., the question of automatically designing the graphical layout of such multimedia presentations in an appropriate format plays a crucial role. This paper introduces the task, the functionality and the architecture of the constraint-based multimedia layout manager LayLab.

This study critically examines the design of multimedia in education. The study begins by reviewing existing media in education and then uses a series of empirical studies to uncover, and then examine the key issues for the design of educational multimedia.<br><br>The research involves two studies. The first, a preliminary study, that identifies specific areas of interest for the research. This study looks at the existing use of an interactive video disc program for training in Price Waterhouse. The literature search, combined with the outcomes of the preliminary study, identified the areas for further research as: the use of video, forms of interaction, and the role of narrative. The main study examines these areas using two phases. The first phase analyses three treatments of the same educational text, on linear video, multimedia, and structured multimedia, each treatment maintaining the same content and narrative structure, but differing in presentation and control. The second phases builds on the results of the first with the creation and analysis of an interactive multimedia program that takes advantage of the identified strengths of multimedia, and specifically tackles problems found in the first phase. Qualitative data collection techniques are used in both phases, and form the basis of the findings.<br><br>The findings are presented as implications for multimedia design, and discuss the use and development of narrative and grammar in multimedia, as well as the importance of carefully designed user interaction and goal definition.

Abstract. This research aims to develop innovative teaching materials chemistry-based multimedia to improve student learning outcomes in thermochemical material. This study is a Research and Development (R & D). This research was conducted in three schools, namely SMA Negeri 1 Percut Sei Tuan, SMA Taman Siswa, and SMA Al-Hidayah Medan. The sample in this study were selected by purposive sampling taken as many as two classes, experimental and control classes. Classroom teaching experiment were treated using innovative teaching materials chemistry-based multimedia classroom control while using the existing books in school. Prior to this research teaching materials have been assessed by two lecturers and 20 teachers chemical chemistry using a questionnaire BSNP. The results showed that (1) Analysis of the chemical on the material thermochemical book gives an average yield of assessing the feasibility of the contents of 3.61, 3.74 and appropriateness of language for the presentation of the feasibility of 3.59. (2) The components of learning be integrated into innovative chemistry teaching materials have been developed (with video integration laboratory activities carried out by the lab which penelit, integration methods and instructional media, and integration of multimedia learning). (3) Analysis of chemistry teachers and lecturers standard for analysis of the contents of about 4.33 eligibility standards, eligibility standard language of 4.12, and the standard of presentation of the feasibility of 4.20. It shows that the results of chemical analysis for innovative teaching materials based multimedia submitted are valid and do not need direvisi.Sedangkan for assessment of learning that has been developed multimedia gained an average of 3.80 is valid for use and does not need revision. (4) The results of experiments showed an increase chemistry student learning outcomes of each sample, namely: SMA Negeri 1 Percut Sei Tuan has an increased chemical learning outcomes by 69%, the SMA Taman Siswa amounted to 55.41% and the Al-Hidayah Private High School for 51.46%. (5) Analysis of student motivation measurements using innovative teaching materials chemistry-based multimedia teaching materials thermochemical the experimental class is high with an average of 72.94, and there is a positive relationship between learning motivation denagn chemistry student learning outcomes (r2 = 0.969 ) on thermochemical teaching. With the increased motivation of learning outcomes that are known from the results indicated that the results of studying chemistry students who are taught by using innovative teaching materials based multimedia kmia better than the results of studying chemistry students taught without the use of innovative teaching materials chemistry-based multimedia. Keyword : teaching materials , innovative, multimedia, learning outcomes, thermochemical

Presentations a la Coxeter are given for all irreducible nite com plex re ection groups They provide presentations for the corresponding generalized braid groups for all but six cases which allow us to generalize some of the known properties of nite Coxeter groups and their associated braid groups such as the computation of the center of the braid group and the construction of deformations of the nite group algebra Hecke algebras We introduce monodromy representations of the braid groups which factorize through the Hecke algebras extending results of Cherednik Opdam Kohno and others Summary Introduction Complex re ection groups and their presentations A Background from complex re ection groups B Presentations Braid groups and their diagrams A Generalities about hyperplane complements B Generalities about the braid groups C The braid diagrams Proofs of the main theorems for the braid groups B de e r A Notation and prerequisites B Computation of B de e r and of its center for d C Computation of B e e r and of its center Hecke algebras A Background from di erential equations and monodromy B A family of monodromy representations of the braid group C Hecke algebras Diagrams and tables Appendix Generators of the monodromy around a divisor Appendix tables to Mathematics Subject Classi cation Primary G We thank Jean Michel Peter Orlik Pierre Vogel for useful conversations and the Isaac Newton Institute for its hospitality while the last version of this manuscript was written up The second named author gratefully acknowledges nancial support by the Fondation Alexander von Humboldt for his stays in Paris Michel Brou e Gunter Malle Raphael Rouquier

Seizures are the most common neurological disorder in the clinical setting. Its etiology is multifactorial and is mainly divided into primary and secondary epilepsy. Secondary epilepsy can be caused by vascular events, inflammatory conditions (encephalitis), toxins, traumatic injuries, metabolic derangements, neoplasia, congenital and inherited (degenerative) disorders. Although primary (idiopathic) epilepsy was thought to be rare in cats, it is now established as a common cause. Seizures in cats appear with various clinical presentations including the typical generalized tonic-clonic, focal with or without secondary generalization seizures, or solely as behavioral changes. Type of seizures is not indicative of their etiology. Diagnostic investigation is crucial in order to establish final diagnosis and to determine the therapeutic plan. Diagnostics include physical and neurological examination with detailed history (drug or toxin exposure), routine hematology (CBC, biochemistry, urinalysis), specific laboratory tests if concurrent or metabolic disease are suspected, advanced diagnostic imaging (CT/MRI) whether intracranial disease is suspected and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis. Most commonly used antiepileptic drugs (AED) in cats are phenobarbital and levetiracetam. Bromide is contraindicated in cats due to severe respiratory disease caused as an adverse life-threatening reaction. Diazepam is an emergency AED used to eliminate cluster seizures or status epilepticus but it should be avoided as a long-term medication because it has been associated with fatal hepatotoxicity. Gabapentin in another potential antiepileptic drug however its long-term efficacy has to be evaluated. Prognosis depends on the underlying etiology and treatment response. In most cats quality of life is improved and (>50% reduction of seizures) regardless of etiology. The complete remission of seizures in cats is rare and most cats should be maintained on anti-epileptic therapy.

Multimodal resources and digital multimedia technologies have been modifying and remodelling social practices in any field over the last decades. In business communication, histories of business, corporate vision and mission are today instantiated by the ‘About Us’ webpage, a sort of multimodal self-portrait or short autobiography created by the company itself. From a discursive perspective, this webpage typology has always been disregarded if compared with the crucial role played by the homepage that, according to the Usability guidelines, is to present the company, its business and market value. Only recently, web marketers have focused on the strategic function the undervalued ‘About Us’ page fulfils. It has revealed itself to be a goal-oriented sales page which focuses on highlighting the most relevant credentials of a company, its brand, and on making a strong impression on potential customers. Its aim is to remodel practices of Self presentation into practices of Self branding and this process takes place thanks to the co-deployment of different semiotic resources which, in turn, make use of different digital media technologies. This contribution will show how the specialized discourses of marketing and branding are translated, or rather transducted, into multimodal artefacts, the corporate ‘About Us’ pages, and how persuasive discursive strategies are embedded in a well-defined digital text pattern. Through the analysis of a small sample of corporate ‘About Us’ pages, we will demonstrate that these pages are the loci where business reputation and corporate identity can be constructed more effectively.

Hands-on Training: Practical Applications of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in Chemical Safety Assessment: Applying US EPA Tools and Approaches in Practice. Presentation given to the The American Society for Cellular and Computational Toxicology (ASCCT) annual meeting October 23, 2020

Studies aiming at increasing the sense of reality by using scents with the picture medium, such as movies, have lately attracted much attention. In the picture medium, multiple objects with different scents are seen at the same time. Therefore, it is thought that by controlling the presentation of scent in accordance with the various scented objects seen, the viewer will experience a greater sense of realism. This realism will be further heightened by expressing through scent the distance relation between the multiple objects, that is, stronger scent for objects in the foreground and weaker scent for those in the background. However, this requires a technique that can not only present multiple scents which must be perceived simultaneously, but also express a distance relation between them. In this study, by using pulse ejection which emits scents for only very short periods of time and by measuring the olfactory characteristics for various scent presentation patterns by changing the relative amount and presentation frequency of the two scents, we succeeded in enabling around 90 percent of users to sense the distance relation between two scents. The proposed method for presenting scent depicting multiple objects shown simultaneously in the picture medium is expected to further enhance the sense of reality.

The aim of this research is to find out the accounting treatment of biological assets at PT. Sriwijaya Palm Oil Palembang. Data collection techniques used in this study were interviews and documentation. Research subjects are PT. Sriwijaya Palm Oil Palembang. The research objects are journals, balance sheet / financial position reports and other supporting documents. Research instruments with the variable Biological Asset Accounting Treatment, the indicators are recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure. Data analysis techniques using qualitative descriptive analysis methods by data reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions and verification. Based on the results of research and discussion, it is known that accounting treatment of biological assets at PT. Sriwijaya Palm Oil Palembang, namely recognition of biological assets as Fixed Assets and agricultural products as inventories, measurement of biological assets and inventories based on acquisition prices, presentation of biological assets on the Balance Sheet at the Non-Current Asset heading and Inventory at the Balance Sheet at the Current Asset post and all operational activities and Company policies are disclosed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. The accounting treatment of biological assets based on PSAK No. 69 which is the adoption of IAS 41, namely the recognition of biological assets as biological assets themselves and agricultural products as Inventories, measurement of biological assets based on fair value after deducting the estimated cost of sales (fair value less to cost point of sell), presentation of biological assets on Balance sheet in Non-current Assets and Inventory items in the balance sheet in Current Assets and all of the company's operations and policies are disclosed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. Keywords: Biological Assets

The most popular diagnostic criteria for SLE is the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria, which does not often help in diagnosis due to several pitfalls, especially when it presents with haematological manifestations, which is confirmed by our observations over more than three decades and our studies on SLE. The problems and challenges in diagnosis are illustrated by the case histories and our own studies described in this article. The diagnosis of SLE is often delayed or even missed when patients come with haematological manifestations. The problem is even more serious when the index of clinical suspicion is low, especially in a situation where patients go doctor-shopping with improper follow up, which is common without a strong primary care set up and a referral system which are essential for streamlining patient care. Our first study had shown that majority of the patients had haematological manifestations at initial presentation. But the ACR criteria, which we currently use for diagnosis, do not give any importance to haematological manifestations. To compound that further, autoimmune hypothyroidism is also not included in the ACR criteria, in spite of it being a very common coexisting abnormality in these patients. The commonest haematological abnormalities at presentation were ITP, followed by autoimmune haemolysis and APLAS. Interestingly those with haematological manifestations often did not have any rheumatic complaints. It thus appeared to us that SLE is more of a haematological disorder rather than a rheumatologic disorder. A significant number of our patients did not satisfy the ACR criteria at the time of diagnosis but did so only on prolonged follow up. Thus the present criteria cannot help us to diagnose SLE presenting with haematological problem or other atypical manifestations and therefore needs an alternative. We have developed the “Kozhikode Criteria for SLE” to circumvent this lacunae. The second study was to validate the new criteria. The outcome of both these studies and on how to make diagnosis and management of SLE easy will be discussed in this article based on the case histories, my personal observations and our original studies. Those with SLE, just like any other chronic disease, were found to have abnormalities in diet and lifestyle, the modification of which could prevent the development of this diseases or modify the course after developing it.

This study aims to analyze: 1) the form of application of work learning model and class exhibition presentations in learning art-culture and 2) the implications of implementing the work learning model and class exhibition presentations to the improvement of student art-culture learning outcomes. The research type is classroom action research. The researcher actively participates and is directly involved in the research process from the beginning to the end of the study and provides a regular and systematic framework for the effectiveness of the work learning model and class exhibitions presentation in learning art-culture on illustrative drawing material. The subjects in this study were the teacher of arts-cultural (researcher) and XI IPS 3 students at Senior High School (SMA) Negri 2 Soppeng learning year 2018/2019 with 25 students total. The results of the study show that the application of the work learning model and class exhibition presentation can improve the outcomes of learning art-cultural on illustration drawing material to XI IPS 3 students at Senior High School (SMA) Negeri 2 Soppeng. This is based on student learning completeness reaching 100% with a grade point average of 84.8.

A ribbon n-knot Kn is constructed by attaching m bands to m + 1n-spheres in the euclidean (n + 2)-space. There are many way of attaching them; as a result, Kn has many presentations which are called ribbon presentations. But concerning the case of m = 1, it was proved in the case of n = 1 by M. Scharlemann, and n ≥ 2 by Y. Marumoto that if Kn is unknotted, its ribbon presentation is essentially unique. In this note, we will prove in the case of m = 1 and n ≥ 2 that there are infinitely many ribbon n-knots which has essentially different two ribbon presentations.

Introduction : Malrotation is a common anomaly in the pediatric age group which includes a wide spectrum of anomalies of Rotation. Both acute and chronic presentations are common. Atypical malrotation not having all the features of classic mal Rotation is frequently found which a diagnostic dilemma and the management varies from centre to centre. Materials and Methods : The medical records of all patients with symptomatic malrotation, who underwent surgery between July 2001 to June 2011, were retrospectively reviewed. Patients’ presentation, management, operative findings and complications were evaluated. Results : 68 patients underwent surgery for malrotation at a median age of 2 years. Male to female ratio was 2:1. 28(41%) presented with acute symptoms and 40(59%) with chronic symptoms. 54(79%) patients had vomiting, 36 (%3%) presented with abdominal distension, 19(28%) had recurrent abdominal pain. Diagnostic laparoscopy was done in 7(10%) patients. Ladd’s band was found in 16(24%) patients and Volvulus was found at the time of surgery in 5(7%) patients. 5(7%) patients also had associated anomalies. Ladd’s procedure was done in 15(22%) patients and 23(34%) patients needed resection and anastomosis. Median length of hospital stay was 10 days. Postoperative bowel obstruction was seen in 4(6%) patients and 2(3%) patients had post operative intussusceptions. There was 2(3%) death due to septicaemia with volvulus and gangrenous gut. Conclusion : The clinical presentation and anatomy of malrotation occurs along a wide clinical and anatomic variations and a high index of suspicion is required to prevent a delay in diagnosis. JCMCTA 2011; 22(2): 17-21

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An integrated architecture for tightly coupled design and evaluation of educational multimedia