...Distance Learning and the Internet Conference 2008 5-2 Distance Learning Computer-based Hands-on Workshop: Experiences on Virtual and Physical Lab Environments Patcharee Basu, Shoko Mikawa, Achmad Basuki, Achmad Husni Thamrin, Keiko Okawa, Jun Murai Keio University Plenary Sessions Waseda University Presentations {yoo, funya, abazh, husni, keiko, jun}@sfc.wide.ad.jp Abstract In response to the educational demands of computer-skilled human resources, distance learning with ability to support hands-on computer lesson is needed. In this paper, a platform for region-wide distance learning computer-based hands-on workshop is presented through the actual developments. The proposed platform supports 1) teaching/learning activities in a hands-on computer workshop 2) efficient large-scale remote computer laboratory. Computer virtualization and StarBED large-scale computing testbed were utilized to create a distance learning computer laboratory, virtual and physical. This paper discusses various aspects of deploying virtual and physical lab environments for region-wide learners in a synchronous-style distance learning workshop. Keywords Hands-on computer workshop, remote laboratory, distance learning, educational technology 1 Introduction With digital and telecommunication technologies, distance education has been developed to extend boundary of knowledge sharing to be more location and time independent. It has been widely deployed in academic or training programs...
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...SimBio Virtual Labs® EcoBeaker®: The Barnacle Zone NOTE TO STUDENTS: This workbook accompanies the SimBio Virtual Labs® The Barnacle Zone laboratory. Only registered subscribers are authorized to use this material. Laboratory subscriptions may not be shared or transferred. Student’s Name: _________________________________ Signature: __________________________________ Date: __________________________________ This and other SimBio Virtual Labs® are accessible through SimBio’s SimUText System®. . SimBio Virtual Labs®: EcoBeaker® The Barnacle Zone Background When we tell our kids about different species and where they live, we naturally start talking about weather and the physical environment. Camels are adapted to life in the desert and can go a long time without water. Polar bears live in the Arctic and are adapted to cold with their thick layers of insulation. A polar bear wouldn’t be very happy in the desert, and a camel would have a hard time in the Arctic (though a herd of camels pulling a sled over the ice is an amusing image). The underlying idea is that in order to be adapted to one environment, you necessarily give up the ability to live in other environments. But is this true for most species? Do species live where they do primarily because of their adaptations to the physical environment, or might the other species in the environment also be important? The intertidal zone of rocky coastlines makes an interesting natural laboratory in which...
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...In the volume lab, my group and I were to perform four tasks that were all related to the measurement of the volume of fluids and solids. In the first task, we had to guess and count how many drops of water it would take to equate a milliliter. Using an eyedropper, we measured how many drops it took to get a ten milliliter graduated cylinder filled with seven milliliters of water to eight, nine, and ten milliliters, After that, we had to find the average of how many drops of water it took to raise the volume of water by one milliliter. We concluded with an average of 22 drops equating to 1 milliliter of water. The next task that my group had to do was to find the volume of three marbles by using the displacement of water. We had to fill a one...
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...During approximately which days in the 14-day tide cycle do organisms living low on the rock experience their greatest potential exposure to air? Explain. [ 7.4 ] During approximately which days in the 14-day tide cycle do organisms living on the upper part of the rock face their greatest potential exposure to air? Explain. [ 8 ] Click the RESET button to wipe the rock face clean. In the next set of simulation runs, focus on the barnacles. Use the STEP 7 button to run the simulation for seven days at a time. SimBio Virtual Labs® | The Barnacle Zone © 2013, SimBio. All Rights Reserved. 5 [ 8.1 ] Briefly describe what you notice about the distribution patterns for each species on the following days. Do both species settle on the same parts of the rock face? Do their distribution patterns of the rock face change over time? Days 1–7: On day 28: General observations: [ 9 ] Develop a hypothesis for the patterns of distribution for Chthamalus and Semibalanus that you observed. [ 9.1 ] Hypothesis: [ 10 ] Click the TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING button in the bottom right corner of the screen and answer the question in the window that pops up. SimBio Virtual Labs® | The Barnacle Zone © 2013, SimBio. All Rights Reserved. 6 Exercise 2: Counting Barnacles Connell studied many aspects of barnacle biology to address his question about their distributional patterns. He started out by making (and quantifying) some basic observations. Connell did A LOT of barnacle-counting by...
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... Project Part 4: Forensic Lab Introduction Forensic laboratories need to follow specific guidelines in order to be accredited by certain organizations. One such organization is the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors, which has over thirty years of experience in certifying labs...
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...Lab 7 VBA Fixed Income Financial Model ------------------------------------------------- In this lab, you will start to build VBA application related to Fixed Income Financial Model Part 1: Commonly Used Financial Functions There are many EXCEL functions that you may use in FI Financial Modeling. In this lab, we explore the following functions: 1. RATE 2. PV 3. PRICE 4. YIELD 1. RATE The Rate function calculates the interest rate required to pay off a specified amount of a loan, or reach a target amount on an investment, over a given period. Alternately, it calculates the return you will have to earn in order to accumulate a certain amount of money by making a number of equal periodic investments. The syntax of the function is: RATE( nper, pmt, pv, [fv], [type], [guess] ) Where the arguments are as follows: nper | The number of periods over which the loan or investment is to be paid | pmt | The (fixed) payment amount per period | pv | The present value of the loan / investment | [fv] | An optional argument that specifies the future value of the loan / investment, at the end of nper payments . If omitted, [fv] takes on the default value of 0 | [type] | An optional argument that defines whether the payment is made at the start or the end of the period The [type] argument can have the value 0 or 1, meaning: 0 - the payment is made at the end of the period 1 - the payment is made at the beginning of the period If the [type]...
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...Attendance, P4 Lab Schedule, P4 Lab Replacement, P5 Lab Regulation 6.1 General Rules, P5 6.2 Safety Rules, P6 Lab Rules & Regulations on Computer Usage 7.1 ICT Computer Lab, P7 7.2 ICT Internet Lab, P8 Appendix 1 (Lab Replacement Flow Chart), P10 Appendix 2 (Lab Session Replacement Form), P11 Policy for Laboratory Usage after Office Hours, 10.1 Operating Procedure, P12 10.2 Warnings on liability, P12 10.3 Rules and Regulations, P12 Use of Laboratory After Office Hours 11.1 Appendix 3 (Application Form), P14 11.2 Appendix 4 (Student’s Declaration Form), P15 Ambulance Services, P16 Lab Safety Handbook on Chemical Hazards, Physical Hazards and Biological hazards, P17-P64 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman 2 Definitions • • • • • Lab Session: Time duration allocated for student to do lab experiment. Lab Sheet: A printed material usually contains a series of instructions and information given to the student on how to conduct lab experiment. Lab Report: A written report prepared by student based on individual observation and data analysis after the lab experiment. The format and requirements are usually stated in the lab sheet. Lab Coordinator: A person in charge of coordinating all the lab sessions of the semester and administrating lab matters. Lab Instructor: An academic staff (lecturer or tutor) in charge of the lab session. The lab instructor will give briefing and instructions to students during the lab session. 1. Introduction Practical lab is one...
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...STEPHEN KRAWCZYK Contact Information 3055 Whisperwood Dr. Apt. 381 Ann Arbor, MI 48105 (415)794-5754 OBJECTIVE To use my education and experience to learn and contribute to a research position in the general area of machine learning, computer vision, and pattern recognition. Email: steve.krawczyk@gmail.com Website: www.stevekrawczyk.com EDUCATION Ph.D., Computer Science Michigan State University, East Lansing MI GPA 4.0 ADVISOR - Dr. Anil K. Jain THESIS - Video-based Face Recognition using 3D Models (Incomplete) Master of Science, Computer Science Michigan State University, East Lansing MI GPA 4.0 ADVISOR - Dr. Anil K. Jain THESIS - User Authentication using Online Signature and Speech Bachelor of Science, Computer Science Michigan State University, East Lansing MI COGNATE - Classic Literature and Arts August 2006 - December 2007 January 2003 - June 2005 GPA 3.56 August 1999 - December 2003 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SoarTech Senior AI Engineer Ann Arbor, MI September 2012 - Present • Design and implement algorithms related to expert systems, cognitive architectures, machine learning and machine vision. • Build algorithms designed to maximize situational awareness for controlling and monitoring multiple autonomous vehicles. • Integrate a verb learning and vision system with a ground robot; allow the robot to learn spacial relationships among specific targets and interact with the environment. Quantcast Senior Modeling Scientist San Francisco, CA May 2011 - September...
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...Cath Lab Introduction Today I had the opportunity of observing in the cath lab at The term cath lab or cardiac catheterization laboratory refers to an examination room in a hospital or medical facility, in which diagnostic imaging equipment is used to view the arteries of the heat and its chambers. A cath lab is a highly sterile room, everyone has to wear, caps, gowns, mask and gloves during a procedure. Education of Cath lab nurse In order to perform the role of a cath lab nurse, one should possess a nursing degree, and a registered nurse license. A RN may opt to merely specialize in cath lab nursing. According to the not-for-profit, Cardiovascular Credentialing International, Inc. (CCI) website, a cath lab nurse should obtain the RCIS examination and credential. “CCI administers the Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) examination. This credential has been recognized by our own society (the Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals, or SICP) as the only credential for professionals working in cardiac catheterization laboratories that tests for all of the knowledge and skills that are necessary to do so.” (cathlabdigest, 2015). Role of the Cath Nurse Patient Assessment and Preparation Registered nurses who work in a cardiac catheter laboratory assist physicians with patient assessments. This includes task such as ensuring that the patient’s chart and records are updated, helping the patient to overcome fear by...
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...Date of Resource: April 10th, 2014’ Title of Article: Lab-Grown Vaginas Implanted in 4 Girls Author: Bahar Gholipour Article Synopsis: Researchers have grown vaginas in a lab, and the organs are working normally in four teenage patients who were among the first people to receive such an implant. All of the patients in the study underwent surgery five to eight years ago because they were born with a rare genetic condition in which the vagina and uterus are underdeveloped or absent. The girls had a congenital deformation called Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome, which affects between one in 1,500 and one in 4,000 female infants. So scientists grew each vagina from the patient's own cells, and then implanted it in her body when the girls were between 13 and 18 years of age. The researchers took a small piece of vulvar tissue, less than half the size of a postage stamp, from each patient, and then allowed the cells to multiply in lab dishes. The vagina is made up of two major layers with two cell types: muscle cells and vaginal epithelial cells. To build these layers, the researchers placed one cell type on one face of a scaffold, made of a fabriclike material, and placed the other cell type on the other face of the scaffold. "We were able to shape the scaffold specifically for each patient, and place this device with the cells in a bioreactor (an ovenlike device and has the same conditions as the human body) for about a week, until it was slightly more mature," Dr...
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...tradeoffs due to economic scarcity and that every society faces ... For a given set of laboratory services, there is a defined cost. Nt2580 Lab 4 - Term Papers - Jrains www.termpaperwarehouse.com › Computers and Technology Jan 18, 2013 – Nt2580 Lab 4. 1. Define why change control management is relevant to security operations in an organization. Change control is a systematic ... NT2580 Introduction to Network Security stankong.bol.ucla.edu/NT2580/index.htm Welcome to NT2580 Introduction to Network Security ... Home Work , Labs, PowerPoint , Project and Exam Reviews. Fall Quarter 2012 ... Itt tech nt2580 lab 6 - 6 ebooks - free download www.getbookee.org/itt-tech-nt2580-lab-6/ Itt tech nt2580 lab 6 download on GetBookee.org free books and manuals search - 094 ALB 01-09-13 01-09-13 Vol 37-a. Nt2580 unit 9 lab - 4 ebooks - free download www.getbookee.org/nt2580-unit-9-lab/ Nt2580 unit 9 lab download on GetBookee.org free books and manuals search - NT2580 Introduction to If ti S itInformation Security. Nt2580 unit 6 lab - 4 ebooks - free download www.getbookee.org/nt2580-unit-6-lab/ Nt2580 unit 6 lab download on GetBookee.org free books and manuals search - NT2580 Introduction to If ti S itInformation Security. Lab itt edition nt2580 answers - 1 ebooks - free download www.getbookee.org/lab-itt-edition-nt2580-answers/ Jan 30, 2013 – Lab itt edition nt2580 answers download on GetBookee.org free...
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...The Organizing Function of Management MGT/330 [ July 20, 2012 ] The Organizing Function of Management Sikorsky Aircraft is an aerospace company that was founded in 1925 by Igor Sikorsky, a born Engineer and American Immigrant. These days, Sikorsky Aircraft makes several different models of rotary aircraft, which fills business and armed forces roles worldwide. In addition, the United States of America Presidential Transport Program contracts at this time belong to Sikorsky Aircraft. Igor Sikorsky built a company that is currently one of the best in helicopter design and development. Sikorsky aircraft currently owns quite a few subsidiaries, as well as but not limited to Helicopter Support Inc. which deals with after market support, and Schweizer Aircraft Corporation that builds small helicopters, light planes, gliders, and U.A.V.s. Now in terms of vertical structure, Sikorsky Aircraft is a strong business that is made up of several integrated departments and sub departments, which lead up in the course of several layers of allocation. At the top of the ladder is of course, a CEO, the board of directors, and shareholders. Horizontally, Sikorsky Aircraft is a bit of a "crossbreed" organization because it is divisional, however not every department has its own marketing sub division, for example. Sikorsky Aircraft is made up of several departments because there are several facets that make up the helicopter production business. For example, the interior paint shop....
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...Lab Rules & Regulations 1. The computer lab provided by the University is solely for educational and research activities. Students are prohibited from using the lab for any other reasons. 2. Students must have a valid student ID card to use the computer labs. 3. Students must abide by all rules and regulations, such as those shown on booking sheets, computer screens, and notices near the computers or on the wall. 4. Two-hour Usage Rule: When the lab is full and students are waiting for a vacant computer, the two-hour rule will apply. Students will be limited to 2 hours on the computer per session. 5. All users must abide by the license requirements of any software or resources being used on the computer. 6. The downloading of non-coursework related materials is strictly prohibited on the campus network as it uses much of the network bandwidth, thus slowing down all internet access. 7. All personal data must be saved on a floppy disk, handy drive or on your Home drive. Do not save personal data on the computer hard drive. 8. Please be reminded to scan your handy drive before use to reduce the risk of any virus outbreak. 9. The Management is not responsible for any loss of data or personal belongings regardless of the cause. 10. No moving or unplugging of any equipment in the labs. 11. No pornographic and offensive images & videos. 12. No games (both computer and physical). 13. No...
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...always in solid crystal form at room temperature. Only a few covalently bonded compounds are solids at room temperature. Of those covalent compounds that are solid, not all form crystals. The ones that do not are referred to as amorphous. Many covalently bonded compounds which are liquids or gases at room temperature will crystallize at lower temperatures (i.e. water forming ice). In this experiment, you will be using styrofoam spheres as models of atoms or ions to gain insight into the ways in which metallic or ionic crystals are formed. You will investigate three basic crystal structures which can form if all of the particles are the same size, as would happen in a pure metal: simple cubic (SC), body-centered cubic (BCC), and face-centered cubic (FCC). structures. Using the styrofoam models, you will determine the number of nearest neighbors (the coordination number) of the particles in each of these structures. In a simple crystal structure, all atoms or ions of the same type should have the same coordination number; in other words, any atom or ion of the same element is identical with respect to size and position relative to its neighbors. When ions form crystals, the cations and anions are normally different sizes. Often, the resulting lattice (a term that refers to the repeating layout of particles in the crystal) resembles one of the basic structures, however the difference in size will cause slight alterations in the packing arrangement. The coordination...
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...However, this has been lacking6 due to the minimal use of records. To help alleviate this problem, communication tools that provide important clinical information must be engaged7,8, so that laboratories can competently complete lab requests. This would ensure clarity and accuracy in the fabrication and delivery of prosthodontic work9. Background: Max Align Max Align (Max) is a tablet-based application, complete with peripherals, supplied by Whip Mix (Louisville, KY). Max has a clinical component10 of capturing an image of the patient!s face in proper orientation, and a record of occlusion. This provides essential information for communication with the laboratory, and other individuals. The clinical component contains necessary information needed for the novel approach to mounting of the maxillary cast. Mounting may be completed by the clinician or the information can be emailed to the lab, where a technician would complete the mounting. This case report will demonstrate the laboratory component of how to effectively utilize Max Align to accurately mount the maxillary and mandibular casts of a...
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