• Consists of descriptions of: – components, connectors, rationale/constraints, ... • Shows high-level structure – Composition and decomposition, horizontal layers and vertical slices • Reflects major design decisions – Rationale for why one approach taken, what impact it has • Promotes shared mental model among developers and other stakeholders – Shows how functional and non-functional require...

This chapter describes a second-order adaptive networkAdaptive network model for mental processesMental process making use of shared modelsShared (SMM) team performance. The illustrates on the one hand value adequate SMM’s safe and efficient performance other in cases imperfections such models how this complicates To end, covers use, adaptationAdaptation controlControl modelShared model. It is ...

Sub-divisions of labour in health settings are common and medical dominance and encroachment from competitors are well known. This article considers this general picture but in specific relation to mental health work in Britain and its particular features of recent contestation. British psychiatric orthodoxy has faced challenges to its legitimacy for over a century. However, since the 1980s, in...

Background and objectives: Birth spacing is an important variable for identification of fertility acceleration, total fertility rate, and maternal and fetal health. Therefore, special attention has been paid to this issue by researchers in the fields of medical sciences, health, and population. In addition, proper analysis of this concept is of foremost importance. Application of classical anal...

Purpose The aim of this study is to understand how virtual teams experience perceived proximity. Existing literature suggests that proximity can be achieved through quality communication and increased identification. However, not much known as these two may within the context teams. Design/methodology/approach authors address their research question a comparative case study, with help software ...

The literature on psychological factors affecting the process of negotiation offers implications for conducting effective international negotiations. Recent advances in cognitive psychology provide useful insights into the "belief systems" of the negotiators, who need special skill in evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of other cultures. Mental model theory can also be applied to internati...