although the internet has become one of the most important information resources for university students, excessive internet use can be defined as uncontrolled and harmful use of the internet, in other words, internet addiction. internet addiction (ia) can be described as a maladaptive preoccupation with internet use impairing social, occupational and other areas of a person’s functioning. rece...

In this paper we first present two tagging mechanisms; the SCISM and IA-64; thereafter we describe the mapping of IA-64 ISA to a SCISM configuration without changing or reassigning the IA-64 instructions to preserve the original architectural properties. Under this limiting SCISM scenario, opcode reassignment will improve even more the SCISM performance, it is shown that SCISM tagging will sign...

New computer applications, such as the infamous “Napster” system enable the sharing of music over the Internet, with limited communication around this sharing of music. This paper discusses the use and opportunities for these music sharing technologies using interviews with users of both conventional and new music sharing technologies. The data show that music sharing is a practice that is rich...

Background: Positive effects of music on the state of mood as well as on anxiety, pain and physiological measures were described for the postoperative setting on the ICU. Objectives: To examine the influence of a music intervention in the early postoperative period on patients undergoing open heart surgery. Methods: We examined 126 patients undergoing open cardiac surgery, randomly assigned to ...

Background and aims Data on Internet addiction (IA) and its association with personality disorder are rare. Previous studies are largely restricted to clinical samples and insufficient measurement of IA. Methods Cross-sectional analysis data are based on a German sub-sample (n = 168; 86 males; 71 meeting criteria for IA) with increased levels of excessive Internet use derived from a general pop...

Background IAs are detected in 2.3% of adults. Systemic hypertension is a risk factor. Screening for IA in certain highrisk groups, such as patients with coarctation of the aorta, has been discussed in international guidelines. Patients with coarctation often have concomitant systemic hypertension. Moreover, the prevalence of hypertension in patients with coarctation and IA is significantly hig...

Self-regulated learning is an important means of supporting students’ self-awareness and self-regulation level so as to enhance their motivation and engagement. Interaction Analysis (IA) contributes to this end, and its use in studying learning dynamics involved in asynchronous Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) activities has rightfully increased in recent years. This paper prese...

Five human malignant non-T lymphoid cell lines have been established. THP-4 and THP-7 were derived from two children with common type acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), THP-6 and THP-8 from two children with null cell type ALL and THP-9 from a child with malignant lymphoma. THP-4 was positive for cytoplasmic mu, B4, common ALL antigen (CALLA) and Ia-like antigen (Ia), THP-7 positive for B4, CA...