In this paper, Extended Statecharts are used as a comprehensive modeling mechanism for the behavior modeling of Sensible Agents. Extended Statecharts allow for the explicit representation of declarable problem-specific agent soft failures, thereby allowing for failure related information to be incorporated within the high level system design. An example of an air defense system is used to illus...

Authentication, the process of identifying an individual, currently plays a critical role in security systems. Graphical password schemes are believed to be more secure and resilient to dictionary attacks than traditional textual passwords. We designed a graphical password system with the novelty of incorporating the sense of touch via haptic technologies. Using haptics, the system utilizes the...

In modern economics, Intellectual capital is described as an intangible asset which can be used as a source of sustainable competitive advantage. However, intellectual capital components have to interact in themselves to create value. The paper seeks to examine the impact of intellectual capital on firms’ market value and financial performance. The efficiency of the value added by corporate int...

in modern economics, intellectual capital is described as an intangible asset which can be used as a source of sustainable competitive advantage. however, intellectual capital components have to interact in themselves to create value. the paper seeks to examine the impact of intellectual capital on firms’ market value and financial performance. the efficiency of the value added by corporate int...

introduction: nowadays human capital is the main asset in organizations. thus, the employees’ intellectual involvement is a key factor in the success of organizations. hence organizations should seek for factors that affect and boost the employees’ intellectual involvement. therefore, the present research aimed at discovering the relationship between organizational commitment and social capital...

To determine the directions of managing the intellectual capital of a university, the authors studied the impact of the knowledge economy on the education sector, analysed the most prestigious international rankings of universities and their criteria and methodologies, assessed the current state and prospects of Ukrainian universities in global rankings. The study of theoretical developments ha...

the late ‘allāma viewed knowledge (‘ilm) as an existential entity and agreed with ṣadr al-muti’allihīn in this respect, saying that knowledge is the presence of an object for an object, i.e. achievement of knowledge for a knower is the achievement of a de facto entity which is pure actuality; since, intuitively, we find that the cognitive form does not have the power to transform into another f...