In collected data information about a single property may be presented with variable resolution and focus. The present paper describes how hierarchically structured attribute domains support the transfer of knowledge between alternative frames of discernment allowing to flexibly serve information needs and facilitate the processing of inhomogeneous data. The approach is later extended to accomm...

Groupware applications introduce new requirements in terms of access control that are not adequately handled by access control models developed for non collaborative applications. The central presence of humans in the context of collaborative applications adds additional constraints on the access model and data protection mechanism to be used. In this paper, we propose a hierarchy−based general...

Sharing research data has the potential to make research more reproducible and efficient. Scientific research is a complex process and it is crucial that at the different stages of this process, researchers handle data in a way that will allow sharing and reuse. In this paper, we present a framework for the different steps involved in managing research data: a hierarchy of research data needs, ...

The product design concept selection is an integral part of product development process. It is a team based decision making effort to evaluate the product design concepts generated. In the present competitive market environment, the design team has to identify the design solution which should reflect the customer needs to ensure customer satisfaction. In this paper an attempt has been made to d...

Since the leading cause of morbidity and mortality is cardiovascular diseases, every individual should think regularly about possessing and maintaining cardiovascular health. In reality, this self-processing is delayed until the occurrence of complications related to cardiovascular inefficiency manifested as chest pain and/or dyspnea. However, people should be trained to think about their cardi...

the increasing of emigration from villages to cities and decreasing of services to villagers to afford of daily needs causes that they recourse to the cities especial in central business districts. it needs to spend much time and causes to increase the villagers’ costs. so in this article it have been tried to compare between the services centers for villagers in zabol city and it have been tri...

Motivation is a well established topic in psychology and other disciplines such as business management, education, and health care. Despite the di↵erences in defining motivation, see [4], motivation is widely seen as the“psychological processes that cause the arousal, direction, and persistence of behaviour” [6]. A motive can be described as the substance that can increase the will of a person ...