We advocate a novel approach to grid computing that is based on a combination of “classic” operating system level virtual machines (VMs) and middleware mechanisms to manage VMs in a distributed environment. The abstraction is that of dynamically instantiated and mobile VMs that are a combination of traditional OS processes (the VM monitors) and files (the VM state). We give qualitative argument...

Today, standardised enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are used in a majority of enterprises. There are many ERP systems with different technologies and philosophies available on the market. Therefore, the need for providing ERP knowledge by teaching the concepts of ERP systems in study courses and above all the possibilities of using these systems themselves in courses are frequently d...

We focus on the problem of controlling electrical microgrids with little inertia in real time. We consider a centralized controller and a number of resources, where each resource is either a load, a generator, or a combination thereof, like a battery. The centralized controller periodically computes new power setpoints for the resources based on the estimated state of the grid and an overall ob...

We advocate a novel approach to grid computing that is based on a combination of “classic” operating system level virtual machines (VMs) and middleware mechanisms to manage VMs in a distributed environment. The abstraction is that of dynamically instantiated and mobile VMs that are a combination of traditional OS processes (the VM monitors) and files (the VM state). We give qualitative argument...

Alignment combination (symmetrization) has been shown to be useful for improving Machine Translation (MT) models. Most existing alignment combination techniques are based on heuristics, and can combine only two sets of alignments at a time. Recently in [1], we proposed a power mean based algorithm that can be optimized to combine an arbitrary number alignment tables simultaneously. In this pape...

agent oriented software engineering (aose) is an emerging field in computer science  and  proposes some systematic ideas for multi agent systems analysis, implementation and maintenance. despite the various methodologies introduced in the agent-oriented software engineering, the main challenges are defects in different aspects of methodologies. according to the defects resulted from weaknesses ...

coalbed methane (cbm) plays an important role in coal mining safety and natural gas production. in this work, the cbm potential of b2 seam in parvadeh iv coal deposit, in central iran, was evaluated using a combination of local regression and geostatistical methods. as there were 30 sparse methane sampling points in the parvadeh iv coal deposit, no valid variogram was achieved for the methane c...

OBJECTIVES Effective goal management may potentially prevent or reduce disability in chronic pain. The aim of this study was to gain insight into the nature of goal management in the context of chronic headache (CH). METHODS Interviews with 20 patients were conducted, coded, and analyzed using a combined data-driven and theory-driven approach. The dual process model (DPM) was used as a theore...

this research has done in order to identifying the human resource performance key indicator; qom province electricity distribution company with regard to integrated balanced scorecard approach of human resource and analytic hierarchy process .the research method of the article is descriptive and library field data collecting. balanced scorecard (bscj translated the company visions and strategie...

The potential of inter-organisational alliances is well recognised but not always realised. An appropriate governance structure has been identified as an important contributor to success. However governance research has typically not examined influences on the coverage of an alliance and how they are reflected in the governance structure put in place. Based on resource dependency theory it is s...