Search results for "MIF"

Integrable systems, Frobenius manifolds and cohomological field theories

2022

In this dissertation, we study the underlying geometry of integrable systems, in particular tausymmetric bi-Hamiltonian hierarchies of evolutionary PDEs and differential-difference equations.First, we explore the close connection between the realms of integrable systems and algebraic geometry by giving a new proof of the Witten conjecture, which constructs the string taufunction of the Korteweg-de Vries hierarchy via intersection theory of the moduli spaces of stable curves with marked points. This novel proof is based on the geometry of double ramification cycles, tautological classes whose behavior under pullbacks of the forgetful and gluing maps facilitate the computation of intersection…

A VR-Enhanced Rollover Car Simulator and Edutainment Application for Increasing Seat Belt Use Awareness

2021

Most countries have active road safety policies that seek the objective of reducing deaths in traffic accidents. One of the main factors in this regard is the awareness of the safety measures, one of the most important being the correct usage of the seat belt, a device that is known to save thousands of lives every year. The presented work shows a VR-enhanced edutainment application designed to increase awareness on the use of seat belts. For this goal, a motorized rollover system was developed that, synchronized with a VR application (shown in a head-mounted display for each user inside a real car), rolls over this car with up to four passengers inside. This way, users feel the sensations …

Elena+ care for COVID-19, a pandemic lifestyle care intervention : intervention design and study protocol

2021

Background: The current COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is an emergency on a global scale, with huge swathes of the population required to remain indoors for prolonged periods to tackle the virus. In this new context, individuals' health-promoting routines are under greater strain, contributing to poorer mental and physical health. Additionally, individuals are required to keep up to date with latest health guidelines about the virus, which may be confusing in an age of social-media disinformation and shifting guidelines. To tackle these factors, we developed Elena+, a smartphone-based and conversational agent (CA) delivered pandemic lifestyle care intervention. Methods: Elena+ utilizes varie…

The case of literacy motivation : Playful 3D immersive learning environments and problem-focused education for blended digital storytelling

2018

The University of Patras' Library Services designed and offered to primary and secondary schools the pilot educational program “From the Ancient to the Modern Tablets”, featuring immersive multimedia learning experiences about the book history. The pilot program consisted of three stages: a playful library tour, followed by an interactive game-based digital storytelling activity with game elements, and a collaborative creative reflective hands-on activity. Utilizing the avatar psychology power, the visualization and simulation affordances of 3D immersive learning environments and the appeal of storytelling and game-based learning, the “gamified” blended narrative on the book evolution enabl…

Latvijas Universitātes Raksti; 767 .sēj.

2011

Divisible designs from semifield planes

2002

AbstractWe give a general method to construct divisible designs from semifield planes and we use this technique to construct some divisible designs. In particular, we give the case of twisted field plane as an example.

LET'S PLAY INTO THE ENGLISH CLASSROOM.

2015

The role of playing as an extremely effective teaching tool with learners at every age has been already well acknowledged by authors from all over the world. In the FL classroom the fundamental characteristic of the gaming approach is the turn over of the perspective that not only emphasizes the affective relationship that occurs between teacher and student in the teaching/learning process, but also underlines the centrality of the learner as the main actor in the learning process. Games in the classroom help create communicative and significant learning environments where attention to individuals or to special education needs, respect of the rules, cooperation, solidarity, overcoming of di…

Typification of the name Senecio pygmaeus (Asteraceae), with some additional taxonomic and phytogeographic remarks

2023

A thorough research on the scientific activity of Guglielmo Gasparrini, Giovanni Gussone and Augustin Pyramus De Candolle allowed the authors to adress a research in several European herbaria looking for the type of the name Senecio pygmaeus DC. The original specimen sent by Gussone and mentioned in the protologue by Candolle is still kept at G-DC and is designated as the lectotype, whilst three other herbarium sheets, preserved at NAP-GUSS, PAL and PAV herbaria respectively, in all probability belong to the same gathering, and are considered as isolectotypes. The authors provide an updated description of this taxon in order to better point out its diagnostic characters. However, further bi…

Edutainment - nowy wymiar praktyki miłosierdzia

2016

New forms of materiał, morał and spiritual poverty (Pope Francis) that are still changing and developing reąuire new forms and ways of practicing charity. According to the teaching of Pope Francis, it is not enough to give bread to the poor and the needy, they need the access to work, education and development. Following this path, it is worth noting the poor in other areas than just materiał poverty. This paper will focus on two groups: “the poor in sensitivity to others”, that is ailing in being merciful and those suffering from a lack of freedom, that is enslaved and endangered by this form of poverty. The novelty of the proposed form of the practice of mercy is to use methods of edutain…

IL-6 stimulates annexin 1 expression and translocation and suggests a new biological role as class II acute phase protein.

1998

Annexin 1 (Ax 1), a protein whose synthesis and secretion are induced during the inflammatory response, has been proposed as a mediator of the anti-inflammatory action of glucocorticoids. To gain insight into a broader role of Ax 1 during the inflammatory response, the authors have investigated how pro-inflammatory cytokines [interleukin 1 (IL-1), IL-6 and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha)] affect Ax 1 expression and regulation at transcriptional and translational levels. The authors show that induction of the Ax 1 protein and its translocation to the cell membrane are stimulated by interleukin 6. However neither IL-1 nor TNF-alpha display these effects. Analysis of 5'-deletion mutan…