This paper proposes a multi-criteria based approach for the analysis of building layouts, from space quality and cost related perspectives. A computational prototype is developed to analyse a building layout from various accessibility related measures in order to evaluate the quality of the building special layout. A case study is used to demonstrate the assessment of a building layout based on...

quality of life of mothers of children with special needs: a qualitative study    yaghmaei f [1] *, sahar m [2]     received: 29 sep , 2013 accepted: 16 nov , 2013   abstract:   background & aims: quality of life (qol) is important in today's society. by qol, the people’s experience of life could be measured. quality of life of mothers with children with special needs is the focus of this ...

The M3 workshop has, as its primary focus, the rapidly growing area of metagenomics, including the metadata standards and the meta-analysis approaches needed to organize, process and interpret metagenomics data. The PSB Workshop builds on the first M3 meeting, a Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting at ISMB 2009, organized by the Genomics Standards Consortium.