The tuning of the transient-stereopsis system to luminance contrast and spatial-frequency (SF) was investigated with narrow-band gabor targets with a constant sigma of 1 degree. They were presented for brief (140 ms) durations and subtended a large (6 degrees) disparity. When dichoptic gabor stimuli were matched in SF (0-5 cpd), transient stereo performance was either uniform across SF or great...

Collaborative Product Development (CPD) is an engineering process that involves decision-making through iterative communication and coordination among product designers throughout the lifecycle of the product. The high level of collaboration and communication of a CPD environment requires a robust Distributed Information System. In this paper, we review existing research related to CPD and prop...

Although Rh(I)Cl(CO)(cpd) (cpd = cyclopentadienone) complexes were identified more than 40 years ago, their exact structures have not been determined because of the polymeric nature of these complexes. We determined the structure of [Rh(I)Cl(CO)(cpd)](2), which was formed by the reaction of [Rh(cod)Cl](2) with a 1,6-diyne under CO. In addition, based on determination of the structure of the [Rh...

Most existing GP regression algorithms assume a single generative model, leading to poor performance when data are nonstationary, i.e. generated from multiple switching processes. Existing methods for GP regression over non-stationary data include clustering and changepoint detection algorithms. However, these methods require significant computation, do not come with provable guarantees on corr...

BACKGROUND As part of needs assessment processes, our Faculty of Medicine (FOM) continuing professional development office investigated the differences between physicians who do and those who do not frequently participate in planned group learning to gain insight into their interest in new forms of continuing professional development (CPD). METHOD We sent a 19 item questionnaire to 485 random...

Most existing GP regression algorithms assume a single generative model, leading to poor performance when data are nonstationary, i.e. generated from multiple switching processes. Existing methods for GP regression over non-stationary data include clustering and changepoint detection algorithms. However, these methods require significant computation, do not come with provable guarantees on corr...

The CPD provider, VET Trust, was set up by a group of vets nearly 25 years ago with the aim of making CPD accessible to vets and veterinary nurses in Scotland. Kathleen Robertson reports on the Trust's aims and its newest CPD prize.

The purposes of this study were to design a web-based continuing professional development program (CPD) for special educators and to evaluate it effectiveness. School’s faculties instead of programmers developed the CPD program. 17 teachers participated the program and completed the requested tasks finally. These results indicated that this CPD program was effective, usable and feasible based o...

Utilization of chronic peritoneal dialysis (CPD) continues to decline in the United States. Technique failure remains a key factor in this decline. Center size has been associated with technique failure. Afolalu et al. observed that technique failure rates were higher in units with fewer than 25 patients. We wondered if declining CPD utilization rates are reflective of changes in small or large...