Games can provide an effective and replicable space in which stakeholders learn skills necessary for deliberative and pluralist policymaking. These skills are especially important for “nexus” policy issues that are typically characterised by multiple, competing problem frames involving overlapping networks of stakeholders. In this position paper, we describe three serious games that serve as a ...

In this paper a novel adaptive bandwidth allocation scheme called Prudent Creditization Polling (PCP) is proposed and adapted with the reservation protocol IPACT. PCP attempts to reduce the average queue length at the ONUs and the average packet delay throughout the network. At each polling period, PCP attempts to creditize the request of the ONUs that suffer from high RTT, high average delay p...

A vast amount of indices has been proposed in the literature [1] to quantify the deviation of a pairwise comparison matrix A = (aij)n×n from the consistency property aik = aijajk ∀i, j, k. In this paper we propose a unifying approach by expressing an inconsistency index as a function of the matrix entries aij satisfying a set of suitable properties. More precisely, we first consider the ‘local’...

In this paper, free longitudinal vibration of nanorods is investigated from the wave viewpoint. The Eringen’s nonlocal elasticity theory is used for nanorods modelling. Wave propagation in a medium has a similar formulation as vibrations and thus,  it can be used to describe the vibration behavior. Boundaries reflect the propagating waves after incident. Firstly, the governing quation of nanoro...

the aim of our research is to show: firstly, how possible it develop-ment professional reflection future teachers in modern system higher education; secondly, what extent development ensures growth students’ professionalism; thirdly, spe­cificity depends on orientation and a set personal characteristics individual.methods research. The following theoretical methods re-search were used solve tas...

this article, in two separate parts is dedicated to review the history of desecration in hadith and history, and sireh masuman in encounter to desecration. hence it tries to show that always there was a group of dissidents who endeavors to stop the invitation to the right by using desecration against masuman and their teachings. by reflection on the sireh masuman we can find the way of their en...

In this paper we present an algorithm for a glass-painting filter. The filter inputs any arbitrary 2D image and converts it into its equivalent glass painted form. The initial image is processed through various nonphotorealistic rendering stages. The major steps involved in the process include – edge detection and refinement, conversion of image into painted form, changing the appearance of the...

This paper explores the potential of widgets for reflection, viz. instructional widgets that would be designed to prompt and support students' reflection in eLearning courses. The investigation builds on a literature review, an inventory of 35 reflection techniques and a survey amongst eLearning course owners. The outcomes demonstrate that a large part of the reflection techniques are acknowled...