In this paper, we describe the Virtual Computing Lab (VCL) with its main features and services. Also, we introduce the recent advances of the VCL system and its usage in research and education. The VCL is a cloud computing system that has been optimized for the educational services and research needs of the academic community. VCL is an open source cloud orchestration stack with a self-service ...

This paper overviews design of VCL, a new visual language for abstract specification of software systems at level of requirements. VCL is designed to be visual, formal and modular, and aims at expressing precisely structural and behavioural properties of software systems. Novelty of VCL design lies in its emphasis on modularity.

Vinculin (Vcl) plays a key structural role in ventricular myocytes that, when disrupted, can lead to contractile dysfunction and dilated cardiomyopathy. To investigate the role of Vcl in myocyte and myocardial function, cardiomyocyte-specific Vcl knockout mice (cVclKO) and littermate control wild-type mice were studied with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and in vivo magnetic resonance i...

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) based on virtual computing laboratories (VCL) model has been implemented in a small or medium scale on cloud computing in universities. Conventional physical computing laboratories with thousands of PCs are still widely used and co-exist with the VCL, however, the conventional PCs are not fully utilized in VCL. The demand of VDI is growing but the numbers of...

Sperm motility measurement using computer assisted sperm analysis (CASA) has been widely accepted as a substitute for manual but still faces several challenges. In the tracking phase, errors caused by detection failure often occur when measuring fresh bull semen. Tracking two reasons: (1) move very fast, which makes them appear blurry, and (2) partial occlusion, frequently occurs. This study pr...

In education laboratory is the main contrivance for students’ learning improvement. Therefore we developed a 3D interactive virtual chemistry laboratory (VCL) for chemistry experiments. This paper describes the potential contribution of the VCL in students’ learning improvement which is based on advanced 3D interaction interface. The aim of VCL is to provide more immersive virtual environment t...

Post-secondary institutions are looking for ways to provide virtual computing labs to students. Using the open source systems Apache VCL and OpenStack, as well as a preexisting OpenStack provisioning module for Apache VCL, we implemented a pilot project to provide virtual computing labs. As the pilot continued we altered and improved our implementation and discovered new requirements. These imp...

Von Willebrand factor and platelet membrane glycoprotein lb receptors interact to mediate platelet adhesion and thrombogenesis in stenosed and endothelium-injured arteries. We wished to determine whether blocking glycoprotein Ib receptors with a recombinant von Willebrand factor binding domain (VCL) increases the time required for thrombus formation after injury to the coronary arteries. We als...

OBJECTIVE Verrucous carcinoma of the larynx (VCL) is a rare entity with reportedly favorable prognosis. Current analyses are limited primarily to case reports and case series, thus making a population-based analysis useful in characterizing frequency, incidence, and survival trends to guide clinical diagnosis and decision making. STUDY DESIGN Analysis of the National Cancer Institute's SEER (...