Interim Reports on work of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis receive only limited review. Views or opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of the Institute, its National Member Organizations, or other organizations supporting the work. Abstract In China the problem of aging is only now emerging, however, when the population does start to age, it will ...

API design is known to be a challenging craft, as API designers must balance their elegant ideals against “real-world” concerns, such as utility, performance, backwards compatibility, and unforeseen emergent uses. However, to date, there is no principled method to collect or analyze API usability information that incorporates input from typical developers. In practice, developers often turn to ...

banach contraction principle has been generalized in different spaces by mathematicians over the years. mustafa and sims [18] proposed a new class of generalized metric spaces, which are called as g-metric spaces. in this type of spaces a non-negative real number is assigned to every triplet of elements. many mathematicians studied extensively various results on g-metric spaces by using the con...

the compatibility of beauveria bassiana isolate debi 002 (atashgah) with fipronil, pyriproxyfenand hexaflumuron insecticides was assayed. to determine the impact of the insecticides on thegermination of the fungal spore, different concentrations of the compounds were added to the culturemedium (malt agar). in order to calculate the mycelial growth in different treatments, each colonydiameter wa...

Imitative compatibility, or automatic imitation, has been used as a measure of imitative performance and as a behavioral index of the functioning of the human mirror system (e.g., Brass, Bekkering, Wohlschlager, & Prinz, 2000; Heyes, Bird, Johnson, & Haggard, 2005; Kilner, Paulignan, & Blakemore, 2003). However, the use of imitative compatibility as a measure of imitation has been criticized on...

PURPOSE A mixing and compatibility guide for commonly used aerosolized medications was developed. SUMMARY Compatibility guides for injectable drugs are available as a reference for pharmacists, nurses, and medical personnel. These charts are commonly used in hospitals and other health care institutions and provide a quick, easy reference for compatibility of frequently used intravenous medica...

Theoretical and empirical research in technology acceptance, while acknowledging the importance of individual beliefs about the compatibility of a technology, has produced equivoDebbie Compeau was the accepting senior editor for this paper. James Thong was the associate editor. Darren Meister served as a reviewer. Two other reviewers chose to remain anonymous. cal results. This study focuses on...

Innovation literature has long advocated that an innovation may be compatible or incompatible with an organization’s existing systems or resources (Rogers 1983). Compatibility of an innovation has traditionally meant that the innovation is compatible with the existing values, skills, and work practices of potential adopters. However, Tornatzky and Klein (1982) criticized this multi-faceted defi...

Theoretical and empirical research in technology acceptance, while acknowledging the importance of individual beliefs about the compatibility of a technology, has produced equivo 1 Debbie Compeau was the accepting senior editor for this paper. James Thong was the associate editor. Darren Meister served as a reviewer. Two other reviewers chose to remain anonymous. cal results. This study focuses...