The National Quality Standard (NQS) is the benchmark for quality in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) within Australia. Australian Government positioned reflective practice at core of NQS (ACECQA, 2013) order to raise standards inform future planning decision making (COAG, 2009; Kennedy, 2011). Critical reflection was identified as foundational good with educators expected engage a 'liv...

The implementation of network coding in energy-challenged sensor networks, such body area networks, requires consideration of the energy cost of coding and the benefits that coding can provide in reducing the number of transmissions for successful reception. In this talk, we consider three different aspects of implementing network coding in body area networks, from low-level construction of mod...

The paper presents learning mechanisms for MAS based on Distributed Default Logic (DDL), the formalism for multi-agent knowledge representation and reasoning. In the distributed environment learning processes provide measures to order default rules, which gives the agent better use of its local and external knowledge. Such mechanisms allow the system to work effectively in a changing environmen...

The present trend in communications technology is toward greater reliance on software-defined radios and a lessening dependence on dedicated hardware components. However, in general, dedicated hardware components will likely maintain a significant edge in processing capability. Thus, for high-performance systems, it is worth considering the advantages and disadvantages associated with both full...

Various alternatives are explored for converting the Moog four-pole Voltage Controlled Filter (VCF) to discrete-time form for digital implementation in such a way as to preserve the usefulness of its control signals. The well known bilinear transform method yields a delay-free loop and cannot be used without introducing an ad-hoc delay. Related methods from digital control theory yield realizab...

results implementation of modern techniques of immune monitoring, allograft function, awareness about the specific infectious and non-infectious disease in each region improves the quality of renal transplantation. conclusions we need to combine the advance scientific vision with local vigilance to achieve the best outcome in renal allograft recipients evidence acquisitions in this process we s...

BACKGROUND Developers, users and others have requested or advocated for guidance on how to plan for, and implement guidelines concurrent to their development given that existing resources are lacking such information. The purpose of this research was to develop a guideline implementation planning checklist. METHODS Documents that described or evaluated the processes of planning or undertaking...

The Pearl is a multi-modal computer interface initially conceived as an interactive prop for a multi-artistic theatrical performance. It is a spherical hand-held wireless controller embedded with various sensor technologies and interactive lighting. The lighting was a key conceptual component in the instrument’s creation both as a theatrical prop and also as an interface for musical performance...

The tcltk package allows the use of the Tk graphical user interface elements from within R by embedding Tk commands into the R language. The design considerations are discussed, and also the shortcomings of the current implementation.