the production, distribution, and consumption of information are the most important development indices of any nation. plenty of opportunities were created by e-learning which have overall paved the grounds for and enriched the presentation of learning materials through advanced audiovisual educational facilities. such learning environments are by and large flexible and provide more appropriate...

Development of Electronic Archive Information System was the final step in completing Lithuania’s preparation for signed electronic documents. The system is unique not only in Lithuania, but also in Europe. It allows to submit to the state archives the official electronic documents signed by qualified e-signature, assuring their integrity, authenticity, non-repudiation and possibility to use an...

We investigate a particle velocity in the κ-Minkowski space-time, which is one of the realization of a noncommutative space-time. We emphasize that arrival time analyses by high-energy γ-rays or neutrinos, which have been considered as powerful tools to restrict the violation of Lorentz invariance, are not effective to detect space-time noncommutativity. In contrast with these examples, we poin...

This paper describes how the Open University, as a large distance education institution, has used the Internet to transform the learning environment for distance students. We review the process involved in understanding the requirements of distance education students and how they can be supported via the Internet. We describe the tools developed in our Internet-based implementation and how they...

Public health surveillance is undergoing a revolution driven by advances in the field of information technology. Many countries have experienced vast improvements in the collection, ingestion, analysis, visualization, and dissemination of public health data. Resource-limited countries have lagged behind due to challenges in information technology infrastructure, public health resources, and the...

We describe quality improvement and practice-based research using the electronic medical record (EMR) in a community health system-based department of neurology. Our care transformation initiative targets 10 neurologic disorders (brain tumors, epilepsy, migraine, memory disorders, mild traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, neuropathy, Parkinson disease, restless legs syndrome, and stroke)...

Floorplan and placement are very critical problems in ULSI CAD design. The common ULSI system design objectives are such as improving or maximizing wiring ability, reliability and/or yield, and reducing or minimizing chip size, power consumption, crosstalk and coupling noise. These are crucial factors in designing next generation EDA (Electronic Design Automation) tools. Semiconductor scaling l...

We investigate a particle velocity in the κ-Minkowski space-time, which is one of the realization of a noncommutative space-time. We emphasize that arrival time analyses by high-energy γ-rays or neutrinos, which have been considered as powerful tools to restrict the violation of Lorentz invariance, are not effective to detect space-time noncommutativity. In contrast with these examples, we poin...

In this paper, we describe linguistically sophisticated tools for the automatic annotation and navigation of on-line documents. Creation of these tools relies on research into finite-state technologies for the design and development of lexicallyintensive semantic indexing, shallow semantic understanding, and content abstraction techniques for texts. These tools utilize robust language processin...