Integrin beta subunits contain a highly conserved I-like domain that is known to be important for ligand binding. Unlike integrin I domains, the I-like domain requires integrin alpha and beta subunit association for optimal folding. Pactolus is a novel gene product that is highly homologous to integrin beta subunits but lacks associating alpha subunits [Chen, Y., Garrison, S., Weis, J. J., and ...

This invited paper concerns a revised version of the ITU-T Specification and Description Language standard, which is scheduled to be consented for approval by ITU-T during 2011. In this document and ongoing ITU-T work, the revised version is called SDL-2010. The current standardized (or in ITU-T terminology Recommended) version at the time of initially writing this paper (April 2011) was called...

This paper presents an automated transition from OMT* (a formal variant of OMT) towards SDL. This work is a partial result from a larger research eeort proposing an integrated methodology and toolset based on the combination of Object-Orientation and Formal-Description Techniques. In this project OMT is used as the systems requirements analysis technique while SDL (Speciication Description Lang...

Large amounts of legacy software create a “barrier” for adoption of formal description techniques in the telecommunication industry. To overcome this barrier, algorithms and methods for automated re-engineering of legacy telecommunication software into formal specifications are required. In this paper we present a “dynamic scenario-based” approach to re-engineering of legacy telecommunication s...

In this poster we show how to use Specification and Description Language (SDL) to represent cellular automata models. To achieve that we use a generalization of the common cellular automata, named m:n-CA. Also we add some extension to SDL language to simplify the representation of these automata. Thanks to SDL and m:n-CA the behavior of the cellular automata model can be defined in a graphical ...

It is predicted that, in the next years, wireless sensor networks could be massively deployed in a wide variety of application areas, such as agriculture, logistics, automation, or infrastructure monitoring. An extremely low power consumption, high dependability, and low cost are common requirements for sensor nodes in all these applications. This can be achieved only by tiny, power-efficient m...

AIM This paper reports the findings of an investigation into teachers' and students' understanding of the term self-directed learning (SDL), and their views concerning its value in paediatric intensive care (PIC) nurse education. METHODS Qualitative methods of data collection and analysis were used. The findings from interviews with teachers and students across eight PIC nursing courses are r...

The COVID-19 pandemic demanded pedagogical transformation that could engage Chinese English learners in a technology-mediated authentic language learning environment, which turn challenged to develop both self-directed and collaborative skills order achieve meaningful learning. To understand students’ online learning, this study surveyed 529 university students on their perceptions of (AULL), (...

The dependency of the teachers' role in teaching learning process carried out by students is one crucial problems Indonesia. On other hand, this digital age, independence needed for students. Students who only depend on teacher class will be left behind and make slower progress their achievement. Classroom time limited, so learners are encouraged to take responsibility own learn independently b...