The 21st Century is driven by the enrolment of the industry 4.0 to a society 4.0. The concept of being digitally connected in human-machine-networks is more and more spread over the entire society. Smart Cities, eGovernment and quantified-self movements are only some of the key phrases. Physical reality and virtuality increasingly melt together and international teams collaborate across the glo...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease of the motor neuron. While most cases of ALS are sporadic, 10% are familial (FALS) with 20% of FALS caused by a mutation in the gene that codes for the enzyme Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1). There is variability in sporadic ALS as well as FALS where even within the same family some siblings with the same mutation ...

Recently, dimethyl ether (DME) has been paid much attention as a clean fuel. DME has many advantages as a substitute for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Sulfur oxides (SOx), and particulate matters (PM) are not produced at the combustion. Infrastructures and equipments for LPG can be used with slight improvements, because physical properties of DME are similar to those of light hydrocarbons, pro...

The reliable solution of nonlinear parameter estimation problems is an important computational problem in the modeling of vapor-liquid equilibrium (VLE). Conventional solution methods may not be reliable since they do not guarantee convergence to the global optimum sought in the parameter estimation problem. We demonstrate here a technique, based on interval analysis, that can solve the nonline...

This paper focuses mainly on the relation between the use of a virtual learning environment (VLE) and students’ performance. Therefore, virtual learning environments are characterised and a study is presented emphasising the frequency of access to a VLE and its relation with the students’ performance from a public higher education institution during the academic year of 2014-15. The main aim of...

This study explores secondary school students’ competencies and motivation to engage in mathematical modelling (MM) tasks a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). The is based theoretically on the didactical cycle sub-competencies required for its application, situated expectancy-value theory, VLEs’ design literature. Participants were 770 ninth graders who took part 5-day online summer camp, desi...

Acetaldehyde diethyl acetal (herein called acetal) is an important pollutant of anhydrous ethanol. Isobaric vapor–liquid equilibrium (VLE) ethanol–acetal binary system was measured using a vapor condensate and liquid circulation VLE still. The experimental data were correlated with Wilson, nonrandom two-liquid (NRTL), universal quasichemical (UNIQUAC) activity coefficient models, which found su...

Industrial revolution 4.0 in the 21st century, many countries have made their country's roadmaps to be able survive midst of dynamic changes. The century is marked by information that can accessed anyone, anytime and anywhere, computing or use robots, automation work done routinely communication becomes unlimited every aspect people's lives. purpose this research to, 1) find out feasibility dev...

Introduction: Medical schools face increasing challenges toaccommodate new health care needs. However, little has changedregarding the students’ education. In addition, educators face thechallenge of improving their teaching approach, making it suitableand effective for the new generation. The purpose of this work wasto describe and contextualize the application of active pedagogicalmethodologi...

Examines a project to integrate digital libraries and virtual learning environments (VLE). Conducted a user needs analysis and evaluated three reading or resource list management systems including TalisList, Sentient Discover and an open source solution, Bookworm. Reports on the technical specification for the system, but also subsequent work to develop a rights management system and a ‘library...