E-learning systems versus instructional communication tools: Developing and testing a new e-learning user interface from the perspectives of teachers and students
Published in: Technology in Society
Sep 01, 2019
Focusing on Human E-learning Interaction (HEI), this interdisciplinary research integrates concepts from instructional communication and instructional technology and applies them to e-learning systems, focusing on academic stakeholders' roles and competencies. The purpose of this research is to propose and design an E-learning User Interface (ELUI) using web programming languages to support instructional communication in an online learning environment. The proposed interface, considering both s...
An Improved Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization and Tabu Search Algorithm for Expansion Planning of Large Dimension Electric Distribution Network
Published in: Energies
Sep 01, 2019
Optimal expansion of medium-voltage power networks is a common issue in electrical distribution planning. Minimizing the total cost of the objective function with technical constraints make it a combinatorial problem which should be solved by powerful optimization algorithms. In this paper, a new improved hybrid Tabu search/particle swarm optimization algorithm is proposed to optimize the electric expansion planning. The proposed method is analyzed both mathematically and experimentally an...
Stock market investment fantasy project
Published in: TEM Journal
Sep 01, 2019
In this paper, we argue that the stock market can be conceived, somehow, as a fantasy league project if it is played well. Envisioning the stock market within the fantasy sports framework, can stimulate the stock market investment and improve the chances for success. The player or investors can view the stock market as a checking list of the stock and their performance before do one' shopping. While the project was a software engineering item, the backend project has a front office website by w...
Evaluation of the difference between verification and validation of software and analyzing the significance among both
Published in: ICIC Express Letters, Part B: Applications
Sep 01, 2019
The Clinical Significance of Statins - Macrolides Interaction: Comprehensive Review of In vivo, Case-reports and Population Studies, Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
Published in: Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
Aug 30, 2019
The objectives of this article were to review the mechanism and clinical significance of statins-macrolides interaction, determine which combination has the highest risk for the interaction, and identify key patients' risk factors for the interaction in relation to the development of muscle toxicity. A literature review was conducted in PubMed and Embase (1946 to December 2018) using combined terms: statins - as group and individual agents, macrolides - as group and individual agents, drug inte...