In eukaryotes the arrangement of genes along the chromosome is not as random as it at first appeared, and distinctive clusters of functionally related but non-homologous genes can be found in the genomes of certain animals and fungi. These include the major histocompatibility complex in mammals and gene clusters for nutrient use and secondary metabolite production in fungi. A growing number of ...

This paper describes the current status of ongoing research looking into students’ “gaming the system” behaviors in an open-ended learning environment—the game Newton’s Playground—in relation to their physics learning, enjoyment of the game, and persistence. Our next step is to code students’ gaming behaviors and then compare learning via pretest and posttest scores. We’ll also examine gaming b...

In previous work with Pous, we defined a semantics for CCS which may both be viewed as an innocent form of presheaf semantics and as a concurrent form of game semantics. We define in this setting an analogue of fair testing equivalence, which we prove fully abstract w.r.t. standard fair testing equivalence. The proof relies on a new algebraic notion called playground, which represents the ‘rule...

This paper gives an overview of Soundium2. Soundium2 is a unique combination of different areas of computer science ranging from real-time signal processing over programming languages to automatic software configuration. It not only serves as an experimental tool for exploring new ideas in computer science but also is frequently used in live multimedia performances in order to expose it to real...

“Playing Games,” one of the key parts of a child’s life, is essential to their growth and learning. In recent years, negligence and misuse of children's playground equipment, many with defects in design, have caused many cases of injury during play. On the average, one child dies each day due to accident related injuries. According to analysis of injury and safety management related information...