Publicly available single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) allele frequencies are an important resource for the selection of genetic markers that may be most useful for gene mapping and association studies. Data mining these allele frequencies through disparate public databases and Websites is time consuming and can result in inconsistent findings. We have developed a web-based software tool, Freq...

This paper reviews and synthesises research findings to date on (1) the role of the tour guide as experience broker, (2) the relevance and efficacy of guide communication, and in particular the application of nature and heritage interpretation principles to enhance the guided tour experience, and (3) visitor demands and expectations of a tour guide’s communication. These collectively provide a ...

Following the CMS Cathode Strip Chamber Beam Test of Summer 2004, experimental validation of the performance of CMS Track-Finder Trigger is necessary. This study focuses on the analysis of the beam profile, φ distribution fits, the beam scattering due to iron blocks in the muon beam path, and the comparison of the Track-Finder Trigger hardware output to a software simulation. Employing statisti...

This paper proposes a new personal tour planning problem with time-dependent satisfactions, traveling and activity duration times for sightseeing. It is difficult to represent the time-dependent model using general static network models, and hence, Time-Expanded Network (TEN) is introduced. The TEN contains a copy to the set of nodes in the underlying static network for each discrete time step,...