Accurate ”first-principle” expressions for the excess free energy Fex and internal energy Uex of the classical one-component plasma (OCP) are obtained. We use the Hubbard-Schofield transformation that maps the OCP Hamiltonian onto the Ising-like Hamiltonian, with coefficients expressed in terms of equilibrium correlation functions of a reference system. We use the ideal gas as a reference syste...

The WebTeach [1] project started in 1999 as a simple web interface to a database for the management of students scheduling for examinations. At present it has grown to include three different tools: WebCheck, which corresponds to the original database interface, WebWrite, a powerful version of the WikiWikiWeb [2] concept, and WebTest, a set of tools for the generation and automatic evaluation o...

1 Koji Murai, Kobe University, [email protected] 2 Yuji Hayashi, Kobe University, [email protected] 3 Laurie C. Stone, Maine Maritime Academy, [email protected] Abstract We describe the relationship between a navigator’s aptitude and the body’s center of gravity and/or heart rate variability while using a ship’s bridge simulator. Navigator aptitude relates directly to kansei ...

The new interactive digital television, based on transmission standards like DVB-T, offers an interesting variety of services to both producers and consumers. This technology requires special decoders (STB’s), which implement an intermediary software layer (MHP) that is able to execute applications. In order to achieve the interactivity of these applications, STB’s must have what is known as re...

Methods: This author conducted one-on-one semi-structured interviews with six faculty members in mathematics and earth sciences at a private university in Tokyo to examine (1) the use of L1 and L2 as well as language use activities involving reading, listening, speaking, and writing in English in content courses they were teaching or had taught previously and (2) their perceptions of four-skill...

College-bound students in Japan undergo a process of intense preparation known as examination hell. An extreme manifestation of examination hell is the ronin phenomenon. Typically thirty percent of students choose the ronin option under which they spend years in addition to high school preparing for the next year’s college entrance examinations. Using the mean scores of the entrance examination...

BACKGROUND This study was planned to investigate the relationship between musculoskeletal problems, depression, and quality of life in students preparing for university entrance exams. METHODS A total of 180 students were included in the study, 104 were female (57.77%), and 76 were male (42.22%). Students were reached through the cram schools ("dershane") in Denizli. Musculoskeletal system pr...