OBJECTIVE Psychobiological traits may be associated with excessive Internet use. This study assessed the relationships between biogenetic traits, the amount of time spent in online game playing, and the genre of the online game being played. METHODS Five hundred sixty five students who enjoyed one of the four types of games included in this study were recruited. The types of games examined in...

Companion Modeling is a methodology of refining initial models for understanding reality through a role-playing game (RPG) and a multiagent simulation. In this research, we propose a novel agent model construction methodology in which classification learning is applied to the RPG log data in Companion Modeling. This methodology enables a systematic model construction that handles multi-paramete...

Designing a game that is both educational and enjoyable can present some unique challenges. Kanakatana is an exploration into finding areas of overlap between foreign language learning and role-playing-games (RPG). It is designed so that its most important mechanics leverage similarities between learning a new language and playing an RPG. We are able to demonstrate success of this strategy thro...

RPG (http://ribosome.miyazaki-med.ac.jp/) is a new database that provides detailed information about ribosomal protein (RP) genes. It contains data from humans and other organisms, including Drosophila melanogaster, Caenorhabditis elegans, Saccharo myces cerevisiae, Methanococcus jannaschii and Escherichia coli. Users can search the database by gene name and organism. Each record includes seque...

In undergoing this life, many people always try to do and get the best. New knowledge, experience, lesson, and everything that can improve the life will be done. However, many people sometimes feel confused to get those things. Feeling the limited of experience and sources to be better is one of the lacks to own. However, there is a very simple thing that can be done. This is what your teacher ...

Of all modern aircraft, helicopters are the least survivable due to their low altitude and relatively low speed flight profiles compared with jet aircraft, and their high acoustic and radar signatures. These are inherent limitations of rotary wing aircraft, which cannot be easily or affordably designed out. Formal survivability analysis is centred on two components: the first being susceptibili...

El juego se concibe como una actividad libre, voluntaria y estéril, cuya única retribución es la diversión el disfrute. Como consecuencia, libertad para participar voluntariamente en un puede entrar conflicto con alcance de objetivos curriculares. propósito este trabajo investigar las posibilidades articular contenidos matemáticos escolares a rol (RPG) sin poner riesgo disfrute los jugadores. L...

Game creation tools like Game Maker or RPG Maker democratize game making and facilitate the development of amateur game design. The best known among these programs have dynamic web-communities with active members making thousands of games. However, as of now, there is little research on amateur game design except for modding or education fields. In this paper I argue that approaching amateur ga...

The activation of plasminogen at the surface of fibrin by single-chain urokinase-type plasminogen activator (scu-PA) was investigated using recombinant forms of a plasmin-resistant mutant of scu-PA, rscu-PA-Glu158, and an inactive catalytic site mutant of human plasminogen, rPg-Ala741. Conversion of cleavable 125I-labeled single-chain proteins to their two-chain forms, was quantitated by radioi...