In this response the statistical contours of the so-called knowledge economy are first described. This description does not constitute a capitulation to the hyperbole of those who see the dawning of a utopia in the knowledge era. Rather it merely provides a context to introduce the contributors to this theme and their analyses of the social and cultural issues implicit in the globalization of k...

Opher Etzion IBM Haifa Research Lab [email protected] ABSTRACT Analysts have marked Event Processing as the most growing segment in enterprise computing during years 2008 and 2009, furthermore, this trend is expected to continue. Many of the large and medium software companies (IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, Sybase, Progress Software, Software AG and TIBCO) are now offering event processing products as...

In a clinical environment for rehabilitation therapy, one exoskeleton is usually shared by multiple patients. If the exoskeleton has a rigid structure which is actuated to mobilize a patient, it will be challenging to guarantee these on-site adjustments can make the rigid exoskeleton fit each patient kinematically perfectly. This paper proposes to design an exoskeleton using compliant continuum...

A n emerging trend in the software industry is to use scientific methods to achieve precision in managing software projects. In progressing toward this goal, the role of statistical and engineering modeling is pivotal. Modeling is a systematic way to describe the complex reality. The knowledge we gain from modeling can help us develop quality strategies scientifically and manage quality accordi...

This research focuses on reconstructing migration and dietary strategies of individuals in the Iron Age. Elemental analyses from archaeological skeletal remains yield an important perspective on temporal shifts in diet in relation to social and environmental circumstances. The elemental ratio data such as dietary and environmental changes have shed light on crucial issues in archaeology. The ce...

computer-integrated manufacturing (cim), technologies are presented as solutions tomanufacturing organizations, which need to perform well in all customer-related dimensionssimultaneously. in the literature, cim technologies providing such benefits as more frequentproduction changes, reduced inventory level, improved ability of producing complex parts with ahigh degree of accuracy and repeatabi...