... conversation Inthe CS protocols, on average, 94% ofthe words belong to the tutor, and most ofthe tutors’ discourse is some form of direct instruction On the other hand, theinteraction with the system ... especially because the nature oftheinteractionof a student with a computer system differs from theinteraction with a human tutor When working with a computer system, most oftheinteraction happens ... ns The learning gain of students that received tutoring is significantly higher than the learning gain ofthe students inthe control group, for all the topics This is showed by ANOVA between the...
... the user’s rating in 𝑁 to calculate the interest of user 𝑢 to item 𝑖 The weight of user in 𝑁 is the similarity of them to the current user The following equation is used to generate the predictions: ... the data-mining, machine learning to find pattern based on training dataset The Figure 2.3 demonstrates the common process of collaborative filtering systems Figure 2.3: Collaborative filtering ... Strength Inthe chapter 2, the thesis has presented about the Recommendation Systems and Social Tie In this section of chapter 3, the thesis is going to illustrate the role of tie strength in Recommendation...
... also includes a complete list ofthe bank's security holdings (not shown in Appendix A), are two pages of notes written by the examiner The first of these contains the initial estimates of assets ... table of doubtful investments in securities The last formal page ofthe report includes a list of officer names, positions, and salaries; a table of earnings and charges since the last examination; ... possibility of eliminating deposit rate ceilings The costs of these ceilings were well-documented during the hearings, and both the Cox and Benston studies were cited as evidence that the ceilings were...
... returns in both the domestic country and the US for bonds Standard errors are reported in parenthesis J-Stat denotes the p-value ofthe Jstatistic to test the null hypothesis that the overidentifying ... borrowing in US dollars, converting to the domestic currency, lending at the domestic interest rate, and converting the proceed back to dollars The stock and bond returns are excess returns over the ... 0.722 0.203 J-Stat The results refer to the estimation of system (14) by one stage GMM estimation with the optimal weighting matrix being the unity matrix The instruments used inthe system are:...
... to the regions ofthe protein involved ininteraction with Cdk2 and cyclin A: 1, domain interacting with cyclin A; 2, a linker helix involved in binding both cyclin A and Cdk2; 3, domain interacting ... with binding diversity and helps to explain the role for structural disorder in mediating binding specificity in biological systems [66] The p27Kip1 protein is another member ofthe p21 family of ... binds and rearranges the amino-terminal lobe and also inserts into the catalytic cleft, mimicking ATP inthe context ofthe cyclin A–Cdk2 complex [120] In contrast, the unbound p27Kip1 Cdk-inhibition...
... study, theinteractionof ATP and S1 with actin during activation of myosin S1 ATPase using caged ATP did not produce an increase in rotational motion inthe environment ofthe Cys374 site of actin ... complexes the motion ofthe probe is less restricted relative to the strong binding state and there is no difference between the two weak binding complexes Inthe case of cross-linked F-actin, the ... subdomain 1, where the spin probe is attached, is not directly involved inthe intermonomer cross-link, because one ofthe cross-linking sites is occupied by the spin probe, therefore, the rigidity...
... needs ofthe Canadian economy could explain why immigrants are having difficulty inthe labour market.15 Sweetman and McBride (2004) examine the role of field of study in immigrant earnings and find ... earnings gap) This suggests that investing in more extensive language training for immigrants could be worthwhile, particularly if the cost of language training is inexpensive relative to the ... 16–64, who are inthe labour force at the time ofthe survey; for the wage regressions, only full-time employees are included The wage data is for the year 2005 The controls used inthe wage regression...
... to tearing inthe internal structure ofthe paper and blistering inthe printed areas (see figures) binding agents and coating pigments used, the amount of binding agents contained inthe paper ... situation in paper production and printing industry ˿ The situation in printing and finishing industry ˿ Circumstances inthe workshop ˿ Paper handling 11 ˿ ˿ ˿ ˿ Blistering Breaking inthe fold Fluting ... temperature ˿ The influence of humidity on curling tendency ˿ The influence of stack humidity and temperature on ink drying VI Special issues in web offset printing VII Problems in web offset printing...
... The Economics of Cloud Computing Addressing theBenefitsof Infrastructure inthe Cloud The federal government is embracing cloud computing as a means of reducing expenditures for information ... estimate the potential absolute savings across the federal government (As part ofthe Information Technology Infrastructure Line of Business [ITI LoB] initiative, GSA is coordinating a benchmarking ... be many times the original investment in this area.”2 The language inthe budget makes three key points: (1) up-front investment will be made in cloud computing, (2) long-term savings are expected,...
... being naive (in the sense ofthe opportunity cost of not being strategic) In particular, in out ofthe 14 games in CGW, the L1 action guarantees a payoff of at least 45 ECU out of a maximum of ... independent parameters inthe model which also incorporates search patterns Before proceeding, let us briefly sketch the design ofthe experiment as well as the main findings The main part ofthe ... Estimation the proportion of naive types (simply the sum ofthe relevant previous lines) and the estimate ofthe proportion of risk neutral types (again, simply the sum ofthe relevant previous lines)...
... diversity of terms highlights the ever growing interest in MR systems and the very dynamic and challenging domain they define 1.1.1 Variety ofMixedRealitySystemsThe growing interest of designers ... 6: TangibleInteractioninMixedRealitySystems This chapter discusses the design oftangibleinteraction techniques, a particular form ofmixedreality environments An engineering-oriented software/hardware ... made of intrinsic and extrinsic characteristics of a mixed object We first present the modeling of a mixed object and the induced intrinsic characteristic framework We then put themixed objects into...
... allow the characterization ofthe poultry production (sub-) systems, the scale of breeding and the realisation ofthe cost-benefit analysis ofthe mass vaccination campaign against H5N1 in these ... 2.3 Methodology ofthe research 2.3.1 Data gathering The research began by the collection of official data concerning the poultry production from the reports ofthe Department of Livestock Production ... during the 2004-2006 period because ofthe outbreak, inthe early months of 2004, ofthe Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) caused by H5N1 virus (GSO, 2006) In this way, the Southern provinces...
... 64 samples of size 100, 32 of size 110, and of size 121 In sampling a nonrectangular area, variability ofthe sample size will further be increased depending on the irregularity ofthe particular ... use ofthe simple random sampling variance estimator or one ofthe alternatives offered inthe literature (e.g Wolter 1985) The simple random sampling variance estimator often overestimates the ... 311 the estimate ofthe true mean is unbiased and the variance ofthe mean decreases (Tables and 4) with In theory, in a population with mean µ and va- increasing n, its histogram approximates the...
... that the β2integrin/ICAM-1 interaction between AM and lung epithelial cells are important inthe chemotaxis of AM inthe lung and their phagocytosis of inhaled particles but that this adhesive interaction ... from the marrow as well as their recruitment into the lung The close proximity of AM and epithelial cells inthe lung suggests that interaction between these cells is critically important in generating ... CA) Cells were then co-cultured and exposed to PM10 for 24 h inthe presence ofthe blocking antibodies before analysis by RPA To determine whether ligand binding to CD54 on HBEC inof itself contributes...
... regulations In this white paper, we’ll illustrate thebenefitsof integrated, in- house payroll software You’ll find comparisons of how in- house payroll software stacks up against outsourcing in terms of: ... This minimizes the amount of manual data entry or importing and exporting of files that you have to perform There are many benefitsof having integrated HR capabilities with the payroll software ... Sage HRMS Stay in control: Thebenefitsof in- house payroll software Table of contents Introduction3 Why choose in- house payroll? In- house payroll puts you in control Outsourcing may not save...
... Crosses The choice of suitable activities depends on the following factors: the time available, the material available, the ability ofthe class, the interests ofthe class, the interests ofthe ... led inthe content ofthe text and explained the new vocabulary inthe last activity Students showed their interest in these activities because they were led to the content ofthe listening text ... discuss in pairs then asked some of them to give out the answer in front ofthe class She did not correct the answers but asked them to find out the correct ones inthe next stage An interesting point...
... mutuality of engagement of social interaction is increasing the use of patterns of social interaction with high mutuality and reducing the use of patterns of social interaction with low mutuality Interaction ... for increasing the use of patterns of social interaction high in mutuality and reducing the use of patterns of social interaction low in mutuality Evaluating the effectiveness of AR technology in ... Thus, extending the investigation of joint commitments in social interaction to the context of collaborative learning is beneficial for attaining an insight into the efficacy ofthe social process...
... structures and there is a continuous shuttling of splicing factors in and out ofthe speckles Inthe event of transcription inhibition, either through the use of inhibitors or as a consequence of heat-shock, ... other family members evolutionally as it encodes only a single PHD domain instead of a cluster found in other members, with the SET domain located nearer to the N-terminal region ofthe protein ... exons, linked by a single intron (black line) from the 5’to the 3’ splice sites (SS) For simplicity, only the ordered interactions ofthe snRNPs (indicated by circles), but not those of non-snRNP...