A new homogenization technique, the temperature-related Cauchy–Born (TCB) rule, is proposed in this paper with the consideration of the free energy instead of the potential energy. Therefore, temperature effects at the nanoscale can be investigated using continuum approximation with the implementation of the TCB rule. The TCB rule is verified via stress analyses of several crystalline solids. T...

In applications of predictive modeling, such as insurance pricing, indirect or proxy discrimination is an issue major concern. Namely, there exists the possibility that protected policyholder characteristics are implicitly inferred from non-protected ones by models, and thus having undesirable (or illegal) impact on prices. A technical solution to this problem relies building a best-estimate mo...

In the era of Industry 4.0, as main force intelligent logistics systems, multi-Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) systems have developed rapidly. At present, multi-AGV are a research hotspot, where task allocation key technology is being paid much attention. this study, new scheme for proposed based on distributed framework. The AGVs can autonomously select tasks, plan paths, and communicate with i...

An experiment on how users assess relevance in a foreign language they know well is reported. Results show that relevance assessment in a foreign language takes more time and is prone to errors compared to assessment in the reader’s first language. The results are related to task and context and an enhanced methodology for performing context-sensitive studies is reported. 1. Cross-linguality an...

Given the prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI), and the fact that many mild TBIs have no external marker of injury, there is a pressing need for innovative assessment technology. The demand for assessment that goes beyond traditional paper-and-pencil testing has resulted in the use of automated cognitive testing for increased precision and efficiency; and the use of virtual environment te...

Past research in task modeling suggests the need to introduce objects when using task models for the design of interactive applications. Objects are however rarely included in the task model notations and formalisms. Furthermore, when part of the formalism, their definition is usually informal; and the supporting tool does not generally take them into account for simulation. K-MADe is the first...

Even though the importance of Web applications is still increasing, design practice in this area is still mainly based on informal techniques and methods. Currently, few descriptive techniques are available to support web modeling and in practice, it is unusual to model web applications even though modeling is usually the corner stone of “classical” computer applications. Models not only formal...

A credible theory of intelligence must provide a satisfactory account of the wide spectrum of learning abilities displayed by humans and some other animals. One of the most impressive of these is skill acquisition—the ability to create new skills, refine them through practice, and apply them in new task contexts. This ability to retain and refine solutions to important subproblems and then empl...