The Frameworks Quagmire, A Brief Look

Evolution of the frameworks quagmire - Computer

Computer V arious combinations of national and international standards bodies, government organizations, professional societies, and other quasilegislative bodies—each vying for influence over a particular market sector—have promulgated a dizzying array of software and system process standards, recommended practices, guidelines, maturity models, and other frameworks. The resulting quagmire has ...

A Taxonomy for Improvement Frameworks

The success of quality management and process improvement initiatives in revolutionizing performance excellence has driven an explosion of standards, models, bodies of knowledge, and statutes and regulations. Companies must deal with hundreds of requirements imposed by a diverse set of standards-setting bodies. Even if they wish to, organizations cannot simply ignore the “quagmire” of standards...

A Brief Look into Spike Sorting Methods

Spike sorting is a class of techniques used in the analysis of electrophysiological data. Studying the dynamics of neural activity via electrical recording relies on the ability to detect and sort neural spikes recorded from a number of neurons by the same electrode. This article reviews methods for detecting and classifying action potentials, a problem commonly referred to as spike sorting.

Letter to Editor: A Brief Look at Nursing Investment Based on the Slogan of the International Council of Nurses in 2018

Recent Advances in Crystal Engineering from Nanoscience Views: A Brief Review

Crystal engineering has recently emerged as a method of choice for the design and construction of organic as well as metal-organic functional materials. Crystal engineering attempts to establish packing trends in whole families of compounds and seeks to establish connections between structure and function. The utility of crystal engineering has also been expanded to the nanoscience and the deve...