In this paper we review the latest understandings about what emotions are and their roles in perception, cognition and action in the context of entertainment computing. We highlight the key influence emotions have in the perception of our surrounding world, as well as in the initiation of action. Further to this we propose a model for emotions and demonstrate how it could be used for entertainm...

Jessica P Hodge, M.S. University of Delaware Project Staff Introduction Although scientific knowledge is extraordinarily valuable as it assists the trier of fact to make an informed, legal decision, courts continue to struggle with admissibility decisions that evaluate such evidence. Judges must differentiate relevant and reliable experts from the socalled “hired guns” motivated by money alone,...

Assessments of mathematical knowledge for teaching (MKT), which are often designed to measure specialized types of mathematical knowledge, typically include a representation of teaching practice in the assessment task. This analysis makes use of an existing, validated set of 10 assessment tasks to both describe and explore the function of the teaching contexts represented. We found that teachin...

In order to promote efficiency and realize democracy ideal, Italy transplanted adversary system in 1988. Because of rampancy of organized crimes and compulsory prosecution system and material truth ideal, reformer’s effort was nibbled away by constitutional court of Italy. In 1999, the legislature of Italy amended Article 111 in Constitution which formed the constitutional basis of adversary sy...

Teachers must be more than just facilitators in the era of independent learning, they also innovators and agents change. The purpose this study is Analysis Effects Organizational Justice, Ki Hajar Dewantara's leadership trilogy on achievement motivation through physical work environment between public private school teachers. Methods data analysis using descriptive inferential methods. Sampling...

Great white sharks are responsible for about 10 cases of death annually worldwide, as compared with millions of deaths caused by sepsis. However, the basic principles of avoiding shark attacks and fighting sepsis seem to be similar: avoidance, attention, and speed, if necessary. The present review discusses the current status of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria, which...