Long-standing debates about the role of natural selection in the growth of biological complexity over geological time scales are difficult to resolve from the paleobiological record. Using an evolutionary model-a computational ecosystem subjected to natural selection-we investigate evolutionary trends in an information-theoretic measure of the complexity of the neural dynamics of artificial age...

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In this paper the potential of combining low cost systems with technologies for modelling and rendering populated urban scenes and multilingual interactive avatars is presented. As an example, a medieval European city was recreated, such that within this virtual environment, visitors can see for themselves how buildings look and hear from a multilingual interactive guide the history of the plac...

which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Although there have been debates and different practice guidelines on the indication of epidural blocks for pain management [1], there remain patients for whom few alternative options are available, including painless delivery and some postoperative patients...

During surgery for an abdominal aortic aneurysm, coagulation may be impaired and the use of thrombelastography (TEG) is described in six patients with a perioperative blood loss of 3L. During surgery blood products were infused but not platelets. When the patients were admitted to the intensive care unit, the TEG report demonstrated a lowered MA value indicating impaired function of platelets. ...

This paper describes Viktoria, an entertaining interactive guide on the Web that informs visitors about the Viktoria Research Institute. By applying the models of communication used in the well-known Eliza program, it expresses emotional states and communicates by using natural language. It has enhanced functionality compared to Eliza in that it has the ability to associate and remember the sub...

In this chapter we discuss various aspects of adaptive mobile guide applications. After having motivated the need for web based mobile applications, we will discuss technologies that are needed to enable adaptive mobile web applications, including not only positioning technologies but also sensor technologies needed to determine additional information on the context and situation of usage. We w...

We hypothesise that warm bounded learning communities (WBLC) contribute to social and academic integration of students. Eleven students facing study delay participating in a WBLC write their bachelor thesis were interviewed. They described important episodes graduation process, prior during participation. Results indicate supports interaction, stimulates the development community identity, focu...