Factors shaping joint coordination during multijoint movements were studied using a one-handed ball-catching task. Typically developing (TD) boys between 9 and 12 yr of age, at which catching becomes consistently successful, and boys with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) of the same age participated in the study. The arm was initially stretched down. Catching was performed by flexing t...

This review paper discusses the Reo coordination language in the wider context of its research area. It explains the concept of coordination and argues its significance. Those concepts, models and languages that were of considerable importance in the preliminary research that lead up to the development of Reo, are explained, discussed and evaluated. In particular Linda, Manifold, and Reo itself...

nanoparticles of coordination polymer [co2(pydc)2(h2o)6]n.2n h2o [h2pydc = pyridine-2,5-dicarboxylic acid] have been synthesized by sonochemical method and characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectroscopy, powder x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, dls particle size analysis and tga/dta. the structure of single crystalline coordination polymer developed from nanosized coo...

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Based on the fact that the academe rarely researches the quality safety of farm products from the view of the game theory, we utilized choice behavior of the government which influences the purchaser (market) and the producer (farmers) by the combination of the compensation mechanism and the quality rating mechanism in Chinese quality safety management of farm products to enhance the quality of...

The IT consulting process can be usefully examined through a knowledge management lens from multiple perspectives and levels. Knowledge transfer is crucial for successful consultant engagement and depends upon the conditions of client understanding and client involvement which need to be considered by both provider and purchaser of the service. The example of Enterprise Systems services shows t...

The paper presents a stylised model of contracting for a specific health service. The benefit of this service differs across patients. A purchaser, National Health Service (NHS, insurer) offers a contract to providers (hospitals, GP's), under the constraint of limited information about the provider's costs and the contract specifies the payment as a function of the number of cases treated. A nu...

In recent years an increasing number of deformed or malnourished hand-reared Grey Parrots are offered for sale in the UK. In many cases neither the breeder nor the purchaser is aware that there is anything wrong with the bird. That is not just sad but frightening – that inexperienced people are producing young parrots which might be crippled for life or have to be euthanised at an early age. Bi...

2) Commissioning has often been described as the weak link in the NHS since the purchaser-provider split was introduced in 1991. This Committee and its predecessors have highlighted its shortcomings on a number of occasions. Commissioning health services is a complex and difficult task and no other health system in the world that we are aware of places as much emphasis on it as a means of drivi...

Potential Solution? March/April 2007 Timothy Hoffmann Metromedia International Group, Inc.’s board of directors faced a perplexing dilemma. Approached with an attractive offer from a potential purchaser, the board wanted to sell the corporation’s primary asset and cease operations. In order to consummate the transaction, however, Delaware law and the company’s certificate of incorporation requi...