We present a non-analytic approach to selfassessment for Autonomic Computing. Our approach leverages utility functions, at the level of an autonomic application, or even a single task or feature being exercised within that application. This paper describes the fundamental steps of our approach: instrumentation of the application; collection of exhaustive samples of runtime data about relevant q...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to explore the quality attributes required for effective telemedicine encounters from the perspective of the patient. METHODS We used a multi-method (direct observation, focus groups, survey) field study to collect data from patients who had experienced telemedicine encounters. Multi-perspectives (researcher and provider) were used to interpret a rich ...

Using the results of previous studies of service quality attributes, "ve sets of quality measures are identi"ed. These indicators or measures, through the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), are then accurately and consistently weighted. The priority weights are, in turn, incorporated in a goal-programming model to help select the `besta set of quality control instruments for customer data collec...

nowadays, several non-automatic or semi-automatic software architecture evaluation methods have been proposed to evaluate their quality attributes as availability. In spite of their applicability, they are not effective in self-adaptive software architectures due to their off-line properties; e.g., scenario-based methods. Since the architectural tactics provide a bridge between architectural de...

This experiment was conducted at Namik Kemal University, Agriculture Faculty and Department of Horticulture in Turkey and Actinidia deliciosa cv. Hayward was used for this aim. In this study, Kiwifruits were irradiated with different doses of UV-C treatment (50, 75 and 100 cm distance for 5, 10 and 15 min). Later, they were put in polyethylene container with packed polyethylene bags and stored ...

Governmental agencies provide a large and open set of satellite imagery which can be used to track changes in geographic features over time. The current available analysis methods are complex and they are very demanding in terms of computing capabilities. Hence, scientist cannot reproduce analytic results because of lack of computing infrastructure. Therefore, we propose a combination of stream...

Cloud computing is a recent trend in IT that moves computing and data away from desktop and portable PCs into large data centers, and outsources the “applications” (hardware and software) as services over the Internet. Cloud computing promises to increase the velocity with which applications are deployed, increase innovation, and lower costs, all while increasing business agility. But, is the m...

This paper attempts to compare the classification of quality attributes using Kano’s method and the service gaps method proposed by Kong and Muthusamy (2011). Expectation and perception data from 80 articles were systematically reviewed. Only two articles with classification of quality attributes by Kano’s method were identified. Four service quality factors were apparent from this study, and e...