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Preliminary observation by the author demonstrated that the learning achievement of graphic design of the students at SMK of Dharmasraya Regency was relatively low. It was allegedly due to the poor support from the media for learning achievement. This research aims to analyzing the need for the construction of the Graphic Design interactive CD for the improvement of the students' learning achievement in the entrepreneurship product-oriented graphic design subject. Based on the analysis result of the student needs, from 30 respondents, it was found that 22 respondents (73.33%) answered that they were highly agreed with the development of the Graphic Design interactive CD and the Learning Modul of the entrepreneurship product-oriented Graphic Design and 8 respondents (26.67%) agreed. The other factors, some of school still has lack facilities, such as lack computer or lack in focus. The purpose of these facilities to make the student interested in learning process. Based on the explanation above in this paper will discussed about construction of graphic design interactive CD for learning achievement using frequency distribution of respondents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives To develop and pilot-test the feasibility and effectiveness of an interactive DVD about misconceptions within South Asian communities regarding insulin treatment in type 2 diabetes, for educating patients and community members and training healthcare providers. Methods The project setting was a South Asian (mainly Indian) community in Leicester, UK. Qualitative evidence from our previous studies was used to inform the content of the DVD script and accompanying resources. The intervention involved three components: facilitating DVD viewings for people with/without diabetes in community settings; training healthcare providers involved in managing South Asian patients with diabetes in primary care; and using the DVD and resources in primary care patient consultations. Evaluation involved a range of approaches including face-to-face interviews, telephone feedback and questionnaires. Results Analysis of questionnaires and qualitative feedback from community participants showed some significant changes in attitudes and understanding about insulin and high acceptability of the DVD. Healthcare providers who attended the training found it informative and perceived the DVD and visual resources as potentially useful for facilitating acceptance of insulin. Primary care patient recruitment was challenging, but participants described the DVD as an acceptable and informative way of learning about insulin therapy. Conclusion The DVD intervention was effective and feasible at community and healthcare provider levels. Practice implications Although based on a small sample, at patient level our findings suggested that the DVD worked at different levels helping some to accept the need for insulin and others to consolidate a decision to commence this treatment. Consideration needs to be given to patient engagement strategies for implementation in primary care consultations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Wiggles produce hugely successful CDs, DVDs and interactive entertainment for pre-school children. They are Top of the Tots, as their 2004 album of the same name proclaims. However, the artists have been largely overlooked by the popular music and media academies. I argue that this omission can be attributed to problems of categorisation, particularly existing frameworks in television studies that limit how we gauge 'quality entertainment' and its audience; and in popular music and sound studies traditions that are yet to formally engage with listeners who are of pre-school age. The Wiggles are artists whose target audience historically has been overlooked by sophisticated, diverse and evolving academic traditions. As a result, their pioneering cross-media and international successes have largely been ignored. In this article, I seek to explore The Wiggles in terms that go beyond the narrow parameters of 'children's entertainment', offering more 'grown-up' ways to understand the group's success. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

One of the newest methods for desalinating water is capacitive deionization (CDI). This technology is based on carbon electrodes capable of adsorbing ionic components from water. The aim of this paper is to present the power electronic stage required in a water desalination system that permits recovery of part of the energy involved in the process and its reuse in a high efficient manner. First, the CDI process and the energy recovery are described. Second, a buck-boost converter is designed that allows energy to be recovered while taking into account the large voltage variations at its input and output. The converter is modeled using a mathematical algorithm to study its behavior with large input and output capacitor values. Simulation results are provided as well as experimental data agreeing with them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ever wondered where a data point came from? Ever been looking through some Tables, Figures and Listings (TFLs) and thought 'I wonder how this number came to be here?'. Chances are you are wondering about the traceability through your data collection, management, and reporting process. Where do you start tracing the data? Where do you finish? How am I going to trace this data effectively? This paper looks into the 'breadcrumb trail' through the data management and reporting cycle of clinical trials. Is there a simple solution out there to manage the traceability of the data in your trial? What will you do when the FDA come knocking and want to see the links through the steps in your process? These questions will soon be answered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Since many years shortening of pulse duration down to femtosecond regime is propagated as a recipe for achieving higher precision in micro machining with lasers. The drawback of this approach is a loss in productivity which cannot be accepted when large work pieces such as rolls, cylinder liners or solar panels have to be treated. A novel development tool based on disk technology will be presented allowing finding application specific highest productivity at still acceptable inaccuracy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In today's studies of how computer technologies are used in college art lessons, limited examples are focused on both digital instructional technology design and learning achievement. This study attempts to measure the learning achievement of college students from two intact groups in an art class when a multimedia form of instruction was utilized in place of traditional instruction. The researcher developed an instructional CD-ROM followed by the steps of the Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate ([ADDIE], Hall, 1997) instructional model. Only the experimental group received digital content-based instruction and the three-dimensional visualization module. A pretest and posttest instrument was utilized for both the experimental group and the control group. A one-way ANOVA was used to determine significant differences between groups. The usage of the three-dimensional visualization module (the experimental group) produced a significant difference in student performance, compared to traditional instruction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Describes the development of the Compact Disc Interactive (CD-I) at the Amparo Museum in Puebla, Mexico. Objectives of the museum; Selection of the city of Puebla de los Angeles; Details on the history of multimedia computing in Mexico; Features of the CD-I; Reaction of users to the system; Use of multimedia in museums; Problems with copyrights.

The creation of an electronic publication is a challenging procedure especially if the selected platform is CD-i. The paper presents the stages in the project "Olympos", a CD-i production based on Mount Olympos developed under the IMPACT II Programme. The European project involves two Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) (one from Greece, one from UK) and a University department of Archaeology. Issues related to the formation of the consortium and problems faced during the development of the title are addressed in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Time reversal in acoustics is a very efficient solution to focus sound back to its source in a wide range of materials including reverberating media. It expresses the following properties: A wave still has the memory of its source location. The concept presented in this letter first consists in detecting the acoustic waves in solid objects generated by a slight finger knock. In a second step, the information related to the source location is extracted from a simulated time reversal experiment in the computer. Then, an action (turn on the light or a compact disk player, for example) is associated with each location. Thus, the whole system transforms solid objects into interactive interfaces. Compared to the existing acoustic techniques, it presents the great advantage of being simple and easily applicable to inhomogeneous objects whatever their shapes. The number of possible touch locations at the surface of objects is shown to be directly related to the mean wavelength of the detected acoustic wave. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information about Compact Disc-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) and Compact Disc-Interactive (CD-I) is presented. CD-ROM and CD-I are specifications for multimedia publishing. Each specification presents word, image and sound in an interactive environment. In 1986, Philips first introduced CD-I as a specification for multimedia publishing. One major difference between the two specifications is the target platform. While all CD-I discs will play in all CD-I players, the same is not true for CD-ROM. Another clear distinction between CD-ROM and CD-I lies in the CD-I bootstrap.

Reports on the development of compact disk technology in the United States that allows users to read, write and rewrite data. Shipment of CD-RW (ReWritable) products by several companies in 1997; Use of phase-change technology on CD-ReWritable products; Difference with CD-ROM drives and CD-R (Recordable) disks.

Reports that the Cd-i Division of Philips Media Inc. will be seceded from the Los Angeles, California office in acknowledgement of the slumping stateside sales for its CD-i format publishing and hardware line. CD-ROM-oriented ventures as the redirected effort of the division; Immediate consequence of the CD-i Division's departure; Contact information.

The article reports on the production of a bilingual interactive compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM) on dental plaque by Guillaume Lépine and Philippe Chahine, graduate students at the dental faculty of the University of Montreal in Quebec.

Presents statistical data on the number of units of each brand of compact disc-digital video disc-ROM that had been sold in the second quarter of 1999.

The article presents information on Video Arts, the world leader in video training programmes has joined forces with Philips Media, the pioneers of CD technology, to make available a series of flexible access management training programmes on Philips CD-I (Compact Disc Interactive) based on its best-selling titles. In the first year CD-I versions of ten Video Arts programmes will be released for distribution in the European Community and the United States. Philips CD-I is a revolutionary system that plugs into any television set delivering sound, text, pictures, graphics, and digital video but is also interactive. The user is therefore in charge of what is on-screen at all times. The professional application of CD-I is such that it allows presenters, trainers and other staff to deliver seamless presentations in a fun, educational but interactive way.