It is suggested to take DjVu as the basic format for the DML. This format is publicly documented, controlled by software in the public domain (GPL), compatible with all known image and text formats (public domain converters to and from those other formats exist). It is a multi-layer format allowing annotation and linking of the encoded digitized objects, coding and decoding software exists for ...

In the paper there is discussed a mathematical framework suitable for speciica-tional problems of modern theory of databases. The main thesis is that a proper framework for a majority of hot problems should be built on the ground of graph-based logic and algebra as opposed to string-based logics and algebras over sets currently employed in the DB theory. Such a graph-based machinery was develop...

steel structures are usually built with some defects. according to the standard building codes, the central axes of the bracing members should go through the beam-column joints, however, in most of the braced steel structures, bracing members are unintentionally connected eccentrically. this paper presents a numerical investigation on performance analysis of cbfs (concentrically braced frames) ...

The costs associated with team failure are greater than the direct costs that can be accounted for on an organization’s balance sheet. This paper points out some of these costs and offers suggestions to avoid them by discussing two primary reasons for team failure: (1) when the nature of the tasks indicate that should not have been implemented in the first place and (2) when teams have been imp...