The AHP/ANP are multicriteria decision-making theories that deal with both hierarchic structures when the criteria are independent of the alternatives and with networks when there is any dependence within and between elements of the decision. Both of them have been repeatedly used in practice by various researchers and practitioners. From the perspective of almost 40 years of practice in solvin...

The current study examined relationships between eudaimonic dimensions of individual conceptions of well-being (e.g., self-development, contribution), meaning in life, and selfreported well-being, and whether meaning in life mediates associations between eudaimonic conception dimensions and well-being. A sample of 275 adult volunteers completed several instruments assessing the above constructs...

A large set of partial data models is used in designing a large information system. These partial data models provide several complementary views on the system to be developed. This however leads to a need for compositional models that are able to produce a single integrated model. These data models are often described by a class diagram of Unified Modeling Language because it is a very popular...

A physically based fault conceptual model is presented for modeling multiphase flow and transport processes in fractured rock of fault zones. In particular, we discuss a general mathematical framework model for dealing with fracture-matrix interactions, which is applicable to both continuum and discrete fracture conceptualization in fault zones. In this conceptual model, faults or fault zones o...

We first present multicomponent flow models derived from the kinetic theory of gases. We then investigate the symmetric hyperbolic-parabolic structure of the resulting system of partial differential equations and discuss the Cauchy problem for smooth solutions. We also address the existence of deflagration waves also termed anchored waves. We further indicate related models which have a similar...

water changes information in the hydrological system, in time and space, as an environmental issue takes heed of managers and decision makers in watershed management and river engineering, which can be addressed by using spatially distributed modeling. in this study simulation of water balance components in taleghan mountainous watershed is performed using the spatially distributed hydrological...

We study the Cauchy problem for the dissipative Benjamin-Ono equations ut +Huxx + |D| αu+ uux = 0 with 0 ≤ α ≤ 2. When 0 ≤ α < 1, we show the ill-posedness in Hs(R), s ∈ R, in the sense that the flow map u0 7→ u (if it exists) fails to be C 2 at the origin. For 1 < α ≤ 2, we prove the global well-posedness in Hs(R), s > −α/4. It turns out that this index is optimal.

We present a technique to enhance control-flow analysis of business process models. The technique considerably speeds up the analysis and improves the diagnostic information that is given to the user to fix control-flow errors. The technique consists of two parts: Firstly, the process model is decomposed into single-entry-single-exit (SESE) fragments, which are usually substantially smaller tha...

The traffic flow at an arterial intersection in a congested urban transportation network in the city of Dublin is modelled in this paper. Three different time-series models, viz. random walk model, Holt-Winters’ exponential smoothing technique and seasonal ARIMA model are used for modeling of traffic flow in Dublin. Simulation and short-term forecasting of univariate traffic flow data are done ...

A configurable process model is an integrated representation of multiple variants of a business process. It is designed to be individualized to meet a particular set of requirements. As such, configurable process models promote systematic reuse of proven or common practices. Existing notations for configurable process modeling focus on capturing tasks and control-flow dependencies, neglecting e...