the present article discusses and presents a new and comprehensive approachaimed at measuring the maturity and quality of software processes. this method has beendesigned on the basis of the software capability maturity model (sw-cmm) and themulti-level fuzzy inference model and is used as a measurement and analysis tool. among themost important characteristics of this method one can mention si...

With the increasing amount of Linked Data published on the Web, the community has recognised the importance of the quality of such data and a number of initiatives have been undertaken to specify and evaluate Linked Data quality. However, these initiatives are characterised by a high diversity in terms of the quality aspects that they address and measure. This leads to difficulties in comparing...

Since anger can be a frequent and debilitating client problem, it is important for practitioners to have a clear conceptualization of available and effective treatment strategies. This article presents a comprehensive treatment model based on reviews of empirical outcome studies of anger interventions. However, because this outcome literature is relatively small and restricted to a few therapeu...

We introduce and analyze a detailed biophysical model of the control of the lac operon. The model connects two spatial scales: the biophysical parameters of molecular interactions at a molecular scale and the resulting expression level of lac genes measured on the cellular level. We parameterize the model to the extent possible and find parameter bounds for 19 other parameters. We optimize a le...

Concomitant research and education are invaluable for patient care and medical practice in trauma. Elucidation of a foundation for the integration of training and service that can be combined with research in trauma is crucial, and every trauma case should be studied for this purpose. In this study, we investigated the unique features of trauma research to formulate a generic comprehensive mode...

A common understanding of the notion “eHealth literacy” is that it concerns the individual ability to use and understand the content of interactive health information technologies. The paper discusses the competencies and knowledge embedded in being an eHealth literate, and suggests a comprehensive, new model, and a new definition, of eHealth literacy.

This is a position paper modelling the domain of linguistic literacy and its development through the life span. It aims to provide a framework for the analysis of language development in the school years, integrating sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic notions of variation, language awareness, and literacy in a comprehensive model. The paper focuses on those aspects of literacy competence that...

This paper reviews our work on monitoring prediction and fault isolation methods for complex dynamic sys tems a ected by abrupt faults The key to this work has been our ability to model the transient behavior in response to these faults in a qualitative framework where the predicted transient e ects of hypothesized faults are captured in the form of signatures that spec ify future behavior for ...

1. A model can simplify complex events by helping to distinguish between critical elements. Its usefulness is more significant when responding to disasters with severe time constraints. 2. Comparing actual conditions with a theoretical model can lead to a better understanding of the current situation and can thus facilitate the planning process and the comprehensive completion of disaster manag...

A systematic model calibration procedure for the Activated Sludge Model No. 1 (ASM1) was presented and evaluated on a combined municipal-industrial WWTP. A careful definition of the purpose of the model determines how to approach the model calibration. It was illustrated how additional information obtained from tests specifically designed to describe the hydraulics and the biology of the system...