Computer-supported collaborative learning has the potential to be an effective learning method for pupils with cognitive disabilities, but there is just little research in this area. A computer-supported environment offers several possibilities to handle the specific demands of this target group, for example, by structuring the learning situation with Floor Control. Floor Control explicitly str...

We describe an approach to automatically generate a floor plan for the interior environment of a building using laser scan data. This floor plan is meant to accurately indicate the positions of walls within an area of interest in the building. The proposed algorithm separates the floors of a building scan, selects a representative sampling of wall scans for each floor, and triangulates these sa...

This study assessed the radiographic appearance of bone graft domes longitudinally after osteotome sinus floor elevation using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). This study presents the radiological findings of a 6-month follow-up CBCT study in maxillary osteotome sinus floor elevation. We examined 52 patients with a crestal bone height of less than 8 mm in the posterior maxilla who required...

Past applications of artificial intelligence techniques to shop floor control tasks arc reviewed. In the area of resource allocation in distributed manufacturing D’stems, the issue of resource reconfiguration is identified as a neglected problem. A game theoretic planning model suitable for use in a distributed shop floor control environment is introduced. Autonomous machine controllers consult...

The fork head domain family of genes defines a growing group of proteins that serve important regulatory functions in pattern-forming events of both invertebrates and vertebrates. Here we add three closely related, novel members to this family in Xenopus laevis, termed XFD-12, XFD-12' and XFD-12". All three genes reveal indistinguishable expression patterns during Xenopus embryogenesis. During ...

The ongoing undertaking of construction industrialization in China is redefining the industry and creating a new era for building construction. In order to identify the construction industrialization status and progress, a national survey is conducted across 19 key provinces and municipalities in China. Based on the collected data, construction industrialization is analyzed from various perspec...

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The high rate of pulmonary TB in working area ​​the Barengkrajan Health Center can be physical conditions house such as type wall, floor, ventilation area, lighting, temperature, humidity, and occupancy density that does not meet requirements 17.9% (2,386 houses). purpose study was to analyze risk factors f...

In light of the climate crisis and conflicting political ambitions in many countries to rapidly increase number dwellings, what housing strategies could reduce emissions? Co-living is one strategy sometimes highlighted but rarely implemented mainstream construction practices. Using two Swedish case studies, potential embodied carbon savings are explored for co-living designs. When comparing bui...

We present a new type of iterative decoders for low-density parity check (LDPC) codes that use simple Boolean functions for variable node processing and surpass the belief propagation decoders in the error floor region. We discuss the error performance, guaranteed error correction capability and speed and implementation complexity of these decoders as factors crucial for application that requir...

Vaginal prolapse due to pelvic floor dysfunction occurs frequently in postmenopausal women. The disease usually involves all compartments of the vagina, so that isolated defects are uncommon. In advanced disease, it can be difficult to identify which organs are prolapsed, owing to the large bulge in vaginal area. Accurate diagnosis of pelvic floor defects, actual prolapsed organs, and presence ...