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- Pediatrics, Growth, Humans, Design method
- by John Barker
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- Tools and Techniques, Design method, Clinical Sciences, Congenital malformation

We present a MOF-based metamodel for the SA/RT (Structured Analysis for Real-Time Systems) design method. The metamodel provides a well-defined interpretation of the SA/RT elements, allowing the designer to create unambiguous specifications of systems. The metamodel was designed to be easily combined with UML and UML tools, in order to provide support for creating, editing and manipulating SA/RT models in UML environments. The approach allowed us, to specify and implement automated model transformations both between SA/RT models and between SA/RT and UML models.

- by Dragos Truscan
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- Model Transformation, Design method, Real Time Systems, Structure Analysis

DNA computing is a new computing paradigm which uses bio-molecular as information storage media and biochemical tools as information processing operators. It has shows many successful and promising results for various applications. Since DNA reactions are probabilistic reactions, it can cause the different results for the same situations, which can be regarded as errors in the computation. To overcome the drawbacks, much works have focused to design the error-minimized DNA sequences to improve the reliability of DNA computing. In this research, Population-based ACO (P-ACO) is proposed to solve the DNA sequence optimization. P-ACO approach is a meta-heuristic algorithm that uses some ants to obtain the solutions based on the pheromone in their colony. The DNA sequence design problem is modelled by four nodes, representing four DNA bases (A, T, C, and G). The results from the proposed algorithm are compared with other sequence design methods, which are Genetic Algorithm (GA), and Mult...

Understanding text captured in real-world scenes is a challenging problem in the field of visual pattern recognition and continues to generate a significant interest in the OCR (Optical Character Recognition) community. This paper proposes a novel method to recognize scene texts avoiding the conventional character segmentation step. The idea is to scan the text image with multi-scale windows and apply a robust recognition model, relying on a neural classification approach, to every window in order to recognize valid characters and identify non valid ones. Recognition results are represented as a graph model in order to determine the best sequence of characters. Some linguistic knowledge is also incorporated to remove errors due to recognition confusions. The designed method is evaluated on the ICDAR 2003 database of scene text images and outperforms state-of-the-art approaches.

- by Pascale Sebillot
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- Pattern Recognition, Character Recognition, Neural Network, Design method

The data warehouse design task needs to consider both the end-user requirements and the organization data sources. For this reason, the data warehouse design has been traditionally considered a reengineering process, guided by requirements, from the data sources.Most current design methods available demand highly-expressive end-user requirements as input, in order to carry out the exploration and analysis of the data

- by oscar fernando barriga romero
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- Information Systems, Data Warehousing, Data Warehouse, Ontologies
- by John M Carroll
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- Information Systems, Community Informatics, Design Methods, Participatory Design

Systematic methods for improving response rates in surveys has been an area of interest for researchers for some time following the articulation of the Total Design Method (Dillman 1978) which included applying aspects of social influence and social exchange theory to encourage responses. One part of the literature focused on the idea of offering a tangible but token incentive to respondents at the time of the request for data. Subsequent research and experience has shown that appropriate incentives do improve respondent cooperation in terms of obtaining better response rates (eg Singer and Wilmot 1997; Yammarino, Skinner and Childers 1991). The focus of most work has been on using monetary or token material incentives for surveys of individuals, so little is known about the problem of how to motivate businesses and the individuals in them to respond. The situation of National Statistical Organisations (NSOs) conducting surveys of businesses is also different to that of many other s...

- by tenniel guiver
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- Survey Research, Social Influence, Social Exchange Theory, Design method

This study discusses the effectiveness of contingent valuation methods in evaluating the visual quality of streets. Economic valuation methods provide effective design methods that balance cost-effectiveness with the quality of urban design. Research on conventional contingent valuation methods concentrates on estimating the total value of landscape resources such as forests, wetlands, and parks. In contrast, we assess street design plans from both economic and psychological points of view and analyze by factor analysis the relative importance of design elements such as vegetation, lighting columns, and pavements on the economic and perception-based values. We conducted experiments by using computer-simulated photomontage images as virtual alternatives for two street design projects in Saitama City. The elements considered various types of design with a varying cost of materials for street furniture. The respondents participating in this experiment were asked to evaluate the alternatives by a bidding game method, which is one of the elicitation methods used in contingent valuation. In the economic evaluation of alternatives, the availability of amenities and high design quality of a street are seen as benefits, and these can be compared with the material cost of an alternative. In this study, we use six indices for the economic evaluation of street design that include an acceptable cost derived from a contingent valuation method as well as composite indices related to the cost and benefits (cost (C), amenity (A), acceptable cost (AC), A/C, AC/C, A − C) and clarify their characteristics indicating cost-effectiveness. Acceptable cost had a strong correlation to the amenity score for each of the two street design projects. In addition, our analysis suggests that AC/C is highly correlated to low cost plans and that A/C is a moderate index balancing high amenity value and low cost. We also discuss how these six indices can help planners and designers in making decisions regarding the design strategy of a project. Our results should prove useful in actual street design where cost-effectiveness is an issue.

- by Yoichi Kubota
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- Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Factor analysis, Urban Design
- by Shogo Muramatsu
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- Mathematics, Computer Science, Signal Processing, Multidisciplinary
- by Peter and Barbara Gronn
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- Business and Management, Design method
- by Juan C Miñano
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- Optics, Video, Image Quality, Higher Order Thinking
- by youngsoo park
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- Mobile Computing, Design method, Mobile Device, Chip

This article describes the user-centred development of play scenarios for robot assisted play, as part of the multidisciplinary IROMEC11The work described in this article is conducted within the EU project IROMEC (Interactive Robotic Social Mediators as Companions) and was co-funded by the European Commission in the 6th Framework Program under contract IST-FP6-045356. project that develops a novel robotic toy for

- by Ester Ferrari
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- Assistive Technology, European Commission, Design process, Design method
- by Simon Hatcher and +1
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- Brief Psychotherapy, Primary Care, General Practice, Research Design

Many studies have focused in designing a set of good DNA sequences as it is one of the crucial tools in improving the reliability and efficiency of DNA computing. In this paper, an improved model of Ant Colony System is developed in optimizing DNA sequences design. The proposed model suggests that each artificial ant represents a possible solution of the

The field of 3d animation has addressed design processes and work practices in the design disciplines for in recent years. There are good reasons for considering the development of systematic design processes for the development of 3d... more

- by muqeem khan
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- Computer Science Education, Higher Education, Industrial Design, Computer Animation
- by Sotiris Goudos
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- Design method, Global Optimization, Impedance Matching, Progress
- by Scott Hofer and +1
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- Psychiatry, Research Design, Australian and New Zealand Cinema, Humans
- by Leandro Nascimento
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- Computer Science, Software Architecture, Software Reuse, Domain Engineering

Blank design is an important task in sheet metal forming process optimization. The initial blank shape has direct effect on the part quality. This paper presents a deformation based blank design approach to determine the initial blank shape for a formed part. The blank design approach is integrated separately into ABAQUS, and DD3IMP, a research purpose in-house FEA code, to

- by Yu-Jiu Wang
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- High Frequency, Design method, Frequency, Design Methodology
- by Yuri Hanin
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- Education, Sport And Exercise Psychology, Seasonality, Design method

The series-parallel resonant converter and its magnetic components are analysed by fundamental frequency techniques. The proposed method allows an easy design of the integrated transformer and the calculation of the losses of all components of the converter. Thus, an optimisation of the whole converter system – minimising either the volume and/or the losses of the converter (upper temperature is restricted) – could be done based on the derived set of equations. Moreover, the equations also include a ZCS condition for one leg of the converter, the control of the converter by the frequency and duty cycle and a load with offset voltage. The proposed analytic model is validated by simulation as well as by experimental results.

- by Johann Kolar
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- Fundamental Frequency, Design method, Integral Transforms, Analytical Model
- by Nikolaos Andritsos
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- Chemical Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Stress analysis, Design method
- by Dimos Katsis and +1
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- Engineering, Optimal Control, Power Quality, Genetic Algorithms
- by Bao-Guo Chen
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- Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, New Orleans
- by Tracy Fullerton
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- Game Design, Interactive Media, Prototyping, Iterative Process

The new concept of designing global manufacturing for world markets has emerged in the 21 century. Global manufacturing refers to technologies and systems that represent the best modern manufacturing practices successfully implemented in the industries. The concept of dynamic global world-class manufacturing(WCM) has become the single most motivating theory in many major industries and reliability management is one of the

- by Nicole Segers
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- Information Systems, Creativity, Computer Aided Design, Design studies
- by Hossam Hassan
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- Civil Engineering, Leaching, Oil Spill, Design method

Contemporary architecture has been strongly influenced by the concept of landscape in recent times. The landscape analogy that accompanied architecture for a long time in tectonics or ornament is now transforming the concepts of form and space. The landscape analogy has moved from marginal subjects to the core of the discipline. We are looking for principals of architectural theory, which can not be derived anymore from an big predominant ideology. What framework for architecture do we still need in the more or less lucky freedom of our time? We might want to use the proposed exercise of knowledge transfer to rediscover some basic principles. A study of landscape as a means of architecture could lead to such a basic theory, not derived from any ideology nor adopting philosophical terms to a practical field. We prefer looking in our own backyard, enjoying the freedom of thoughts about our own subject matter.

- by Daniel Jauslin
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- Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, Knowledge Transfer
- by Greg Foliente
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- Civil Engineering, Arsenic, Engineering Design, Structural Design
- by B. Stroustrup
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- Programming Languages, Software Maintenance, Productivity, Generic Programming
- by D. Marinos-Kouris
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- Engineering, Membrane Science, Structural Design, Design method
- by Neville Stanton
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- Information Systems, Design Methods, Signal Detection Theory, Design studies
- by Stefano Tomasin
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- Signal Processing, Computational Complexity, Iterative Methods, Fading Channel
- by Hassan Gomaa
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- Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Software Design, Design method
- by Tare Iwhewhe
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- Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Design method, Case Study
- by Amjad Khashan
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- Applied Mathematics, Control Theory, Design Methods, Adaptive Control
- by Raf Dewil
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- Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Microbiology, Anaerobic Digestion

... Maturity thus implies an evolutionary progress in the demonstration of a specific ability or in the ... An example is the Rasch algorithm-based approach [22, 28], which is discussed and enhanced in ... the fact that the acceptance of... more

- by Tobias Mettler
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- Design Science, Business Intelligence, Maturity Model, Design method

This article is concerned with the design and implementation of multimodal user interfaces. The use of multiple modalities such as vision, speech and gesture opens a vast world of possibilities in user interface design. Although the potential for innovation is high, the current understanding of how to design and build multimodal user interfaces is still primitive. The power and versatility of multimodal interfaces result in an increased complexity that current design methods and tools do not address appropriately. In this article we present the INTUITION design process for multimodal interaction. We then present the tools that are dedicated to several phases of our design process. In particular we focus on the tools for developing multimodal interfaces and the resulting software architecture of a developed multimodal interface. In the INTUITION project, our main application domain is military and we focus on the design and development of multimodal interaction for military aircraft ...

- by Ashesh Tiwari
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- Cryogenics, Materials Science, Heat Transfer, Heat Exchanger
- by Reza Osgoui
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- Civil Engineering, Design, Density, Engineering Geology
- by Bumman Kim
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- Design method, Power Amplifier, High Efficiency, Base station
- by Mahmood Amani and +1
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- Design method

In this paper, an experimental investigation, an analytical analysis and a numerical model of a typical four-point bending test on a honeycomb sandwich panel are proposed. The honeycomb core is modelled as a single solid layer of equivalent material properties. Analytical and numerical (finite element) homogenization approaches are used to compute the effective properties of the honeycomb core. A general kinematic model (unified formulation) has been adopted and used for the modelling of honeycomb sandwich panel submitted to the bending test. A comparative study of major classes of representative theories has been considered. Qualitative and quantitative assessments of displacement, stress have been presented and discussed.

- by Salim Belouettar
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- Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering