23 October 2017
Computer-tailored programs may help to prevent overweight and obesity, which are worldwide public health problems. This study investigated (1) the 12-month effectiveness of a video- and text-based computer-tailored intervention on energy intake, phys...
Partial differential equations are crucial in scientific computing, and this paper will consider some of the problems of partial differential equation singularities. The Composite Mesh Method (CGM) is a new and improved numerical method for solving p...
Today’s user experience (UX) educators and designers can no longer just focus on creating more usable systems, but must also rise to the level of strategists, using design thinking and human–computer interaction (HCI) solutions to improve academic an...
The interest in the implementation of demand response programs for domestic customers within the framework of smart grids is increasing, both from the point of view of scientific research and from the point of view of real applications through pilot...
A promising protein target for computational drug development, the human cluster of differentiation 38 (CD38), plays a crucial role in many physiological and pathological processes, primarily through the upstream regulation of factors that control cy...
This paper investigates the joint scheduling problem of battery electric bus fleets and plug-in charging infrastructure in an urban transit system. The operation of an electric bus network is inherently a multi-component system, where vehicle assignm...
Deep neural networks have been deployed in various hardware accelerators, such as graph process units (GPUs), field-program gate arrays (FPGAs), and application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chips. Normally, a huge amount of computation is requi...
Computer programmers require various instructive information during coding and development. Such information is dispersed in different sources like language documentation, wikis, and forums. As an information exchange platform, programmers broadly ut...
This work reports the personal computer implementation of a real-time simulator based on the widely used Electromagnetic Transients Program, version Alternative Transients Program (EMTP-ATP) software for testing protection and control devices. The pr...
Fluorinated glycomimetics are frequently employed to study and eventually modulate protein–glycan interactions. However, complex glycans and their glycomimetics may display multiple binding epitopes that enormously complicate the access to a co...
Mathematical computer models of the permittivity of silicon-based nanostructures upon interaction with electromagnetic radiation in a wide frequency range have been developed. To implement computer models for studying the electrophysical properties o...
This paper proposes a new multi-objective bi-level programming model for the ring road bus lines and fare design problems. The proposed model consists of two layers: the traffic management operator and travelers. In the upper level, we propose a mult...
Pre-conceptual schemas are a straightforward way to represent knowledge using controlled language regardless of context. Despite the benefits of using pre-conceptual schemas by humans, they present challenges when interpreted by computers. We propose...
In this paper, to improve the operational service capability and attractiveness of the flex-route transit system, the real dynamic interaction scenario between passenger travel choice preference and system operation scheme in the post-pandemic era is...
Under the vigorous development of global anticipatory computing in recent years, there have been numerous applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in people’s daily lives. Learning analytics of big data can assist students, teachers, and sc...
Traditional industrial robot programming methods often pose high usage thresholds due to their inherent complexity and lack of standardization. Manufacturers typically employ proprietary programming languages or user interfaces, resulting in steep le...
In recent years, the strategy of co-designing Hardware/Software (HW/SW) systems has been widely adopted to exploit the synergy between both approaches thanks to technological advances that have led to more powerful devices providing an increasingly b...
The interactive, web-based point-and-click application presented in this article, allows anonymizing data without any knowledge in a programming language. Anonymization in data mining, but creating safe, anonymized data is by no means a trivial task....
The performance of modern high-performance computing systems is increasingly constrained not by computational power, but by the efficiency of memory subsystem interaction. Cache behavior optimization thus becomes a critical requirement for developers...
A tangible user interface or TUI connects physical objects and digital interfaces. It is more interactive and interesting for users than a classic graphic user interface. This article presents a descriptive overview of TUI’s real-world applications s...
Laboratory experimentation has a vital role in science education. With the potential offered by information and communication technologies for the educational domain, virtual laboratories have emerged as a valuable alternative to face-to-face, hands-...
Land-surface temperature (LST) is a very important parameter in the geosciences. Conventional LST retrieval is based on large-scale remote-sensing (RS) images where split-window algorithms are usually employed via a traditional stand-alone method. Wh...
Although cadaveric dissection has historically been the cornerstone of anatomical education, it comes at the cost of some emotional, moral, safety, and environmental concerns. Computer assisted learning (CAL) programs are an increasingly common solut...
This study investigates the adoption of PyChatAI, a bilingual AI-powered chatbot for Python programming education, among female computer science students at Jouf University. Guided by the Technology Acceptance Model 3 (TAM3), it examines the determin...
Background/Objectives: Interpretation of high-dimensional molecular profiling data requires computational strategies that go beyond single-layer analyses to resolve coordinated biological programs. Although multi-omics integration has advanced latent...
Computational thinking and problem-solving skills have become vital for students to develop. Digital games and serious games are increasingly being used in educational settings and present great potential to aid students’ learning. This study a...
In this study, we investigated the inhibitory potential of 60 flavonoids from six distinct subgroups on the programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) dimer through molecular docking and dynamics simulations. Using AutoDock Vina for docking, the binding...
The increasing ubiquity of wearable computing and multimodal interaction technologies has created unprecedented opportunities for natural and seamless human–computer interaction. However, most existing systems adapt only to external user action...
Several therapeutic monoclonal antibodies approved by the FDA are available against the PD-1/PD-L1 (programmed death 1/programmed death ligand 1) immune checkpoint axis, which has been an unprecedented success in cancer treatment. However, existing t...
Production optimization is a complex process because it must take into account various resources of the company and its environment. In this process, it is necessary to consider the enterprise as a whole, taking into account the interaction between i...
Decoding skills are crucial for literacy development and they tend to be acquired early in transparent languages, such as Brazilian Portuguese. It is essential to better understand which variables may affect the decoding process. In this study, we in...
There is a growing demand to train Earth Observation (EO) data users in how to access and use existing and upcoming data. A promising tool for data-related training is computational notebooks, which are interactive web applications that combine text,...
Recent advancements in intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) driven by artificial intelligence (AI) have attracted substantial research interest, particularly in the domain of computer programming education. Given the diversity in learners’ backgr...
This study examines how different programming paradigms are associated with learning experiences and cognitive challenges as encountered by non-computer science novice learners. Using a case-study approach situated within specific instructional conte...
The declining interest in STEM disciplines and the limitations of existing cloud-based collaborative tools, including restricted real-time collaboration, privacy concerns, and limited institutional integration, highlight the need for open-source, on-...
Inspired by the mobile phone market boost, several low cost credit card-sized computers have made the scene, able to support educational applications with artificial intelligence features, intended for students of various levels. This paper describes...
Alternariol is a metabolite produced by Alternaria fungus that can contaminate a variety of food and feed materials. The objective of the present paper was to provide a prediction of Phase I and II metabolites of alternariol and a detailed ADME/Tox p...
Bilingual communication is increasingly prevalent in this globally connected world, where cultural exchanges and international interactions are unavoidable. Existing automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems are often limited to single languages. Ho...
The growing share of the population over the age of 65 is putting pressure on the social health insurance system, especially on institutions that provide long-term care services for the elderly or to people who suffer from chronic diseases or mental...
In recent years, achieving safety, efficiency, and comfort among interactive automated driving has been a formidable challenge. Model-based approaches, such as game-theoretic and robust control methods, often result in overly cautious decisions or su...
String edit distances have been used for decades in applications ranging from spelling correction and web search suggestions to DNA analysis. Most string edit distances are variations of the Levenshtein distance and consider only single-character edi...
Protein–RNA interactions (PRIs) are essential for many biological processes, so understanding aspects of the sequences and structures involved in PRIs is important for unraveling such processes. Because of the expensive and time-consuming techniques...
Human–robot interaction in board games is a rapidly developing field of robotics. This paper presents a robot capable of playing Russian checkers designed for entertaining, training, and research purposes. Its control program is based on a nove...
This study establishes a mechanical model of wood trusses incorporating the slip characteristics of tooth-plate connections, based on their unique load–slip constitutive relationship. By coupling the slip effect into the constitutive equations...
This paper addresses the problem of optimal planning for collection, sorting, and recycling operations. The problem arises in industrial waste management, where distinct actors manage the collection and the sorting operations. In a weekly or monthly...
The world is changing, and university education must be able to adapt to it. New technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics are requiring tools such as simulation and process control to develop products and services. Thus, control syst...
Trust is crucial to establishing reciprocal, positive social interactions and seems to be compromised in psychosis. The trust game offers methods to assess an individual’s trust responses to trust-reciprocating, positive feedback. Various compu...
Molecular docking is a key method for structure-based drug design used to predict the conformations assumed by small drug-like ligands when bound to their target. However, the evaluation of molecular docking studies can be hampered by the lack of a f...
Microfluidics platforms can program small amounts of fluids to execute a bio-protocol, and thus, can automate the work of a technician and also integrate a large part of laboratory equipment. Although most microfluidic systems have considerably reduc...
Quantum technologies are currently being explored for various applications, including computing, secure communication, and sensor technology. A critical aspect of achieving high-fidelity spin manipulations in quantum devices is the controlled optical...
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