International literature suggests that to improve student learning in a subject area, strategies should be taught for learning the subject and how to assess the effectiveness of these learning strategies. In software development, the Capability Maturity Model is used as process improvement model for software development. Can the model be adapted to provide a model for improving learning? A mode...

We consider a spatial problem arising in forest harvesting. For environmental reasons, blocks harvested should not exceed a certain total area, typically 40 hectares. Traditionally, this problem, called the adjacency problem has been solved by forming a priori blocks from basic cells of 5 to 20 hectares and solving the resulting mixed integer program. Better solutions can be obtained by includi...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus (PPTg) has been proposed to alleviate medically intractable gait difficulties associated with Parkinson's disease. Clinical trials have shown somewhat variable outcomes, stemming in part from surgical targeting variability, modulating fiber pathways implicated in side effects, and a general lack of mechanistic understanding ...