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This paper presents a model of professional development through the participation in a virtual CoP. This model is rooted in a definition of professional development and of professional practice. The model is then used for analyzing the activity of a virtual CoP of tutors involved in a computersupported collaborative learning training. The analysis provides guidelines for developing online servi...

This paper reports on two strands of work that are being undertaken as part of the EPSRC funded DOPCHE project. The paper focuses on open software architectures for dynamic operating policies and a performance model used to find optimal operating policies.

We give an algorithmic characterisation of finite cop-win digraphs. The case of k > 1 cops and k l 1 robbers is then reduced to the one cop case. Similar characterisations are also possible in many situations where the movements of the cops and/or the robbers are somehow restricted. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Background and Aim: Midazolam is among routine agents used for inducing safe sedation. This study was designed to compare the sedative effect of oral administration of midazolam (Elixir vs Vial) in fearful children during dental treatment. Materials and Methods: A randomized double blind clinical trial was conducted in a cross over style on 20 young fearful aged 3-6 years with Frankl behavio...