 Managing the software development process has been an important issue in the IT field. Since the mid-1980s, the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) has been exploring effective ways of managing the software development process. In 1987, SEI proposed a software process maturity framework (Humphrey & Sweet, 1987). Later in 1991, it further announced the capability maturity model (CMM) (...

Quality attribute workshops (QAW) provide a method for evaluating the architecture of a software-intensive system during the acquisition phase of major programs. The architecture is evaluated against a number of critical quality attributes, such as availability, performance, security, interoperability, and modifiability. The evaluation is based on test cases that capture questions and concerns ...

A stable solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) is of crucial essence for realization lithium (Li) metal batteries. This article provides an overview attempts undertaken to understand the nature natural SEI, including growth behavior at open circuit potential and under cycling conditions as well underlying causes instabilities. Additionally, influence features such morphology composition SEI electr...

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Acknowledgments For me, this section has been the most difficult to write. The cynical Sei Jin told me to skip it all together since one is always bound to forget somebody deserving thanks. The sentimental Sei Jin was horrified. We struggled, we negotiated, and we finally came to a settlement… I will not specify names as my meager recall would shame me and all of you. However, I would like to t...

Neurons regulate ionic fluxes across their plasma membrane to maintain their excitable properties under varying environmental conditions. However, the mechanisms that regulate ion channels abundance remain poorly understood. Here we show that pickpocket 29 (ppk29), a gene that encodes a Drosophila degenerin/epithelial sodium channel (DEG/ENaC), regulates neuronal excitability via a protein-inde...

This study examines the implications of occupational stratification and job mismatches for the welfare of children, using data from the 2005-2009 American Community Survey. The results show that Black children of immigrants have household heads that are more likely to have occupations with low SEI scores than children in US-born households. More importantly, they demonstrate that intersections ...