The exponential growth of data and information in the last decade has caused a rapid increase of system complexity. Two ways to face the emerging challenges are aspect-orientation and Software Product Line Engineering (SPLE). However, most of the works in these areas deal with specific aspects that are woven to concrete systems or product lines. Recent works suggest incorporating aspect-orienta...

Political evolutions and struggles of 19th century prepared the ground for realization of nationalities and emergence of nationalist movements. The realization of national identity in countries such as Iran, turkey and Egypt was partly due to the emphasis of governments on glorious history or ancient modernity of these nations. Emergence of nationalism in any country is affected by political, ...

Leterrier’s recent blockbuster, Clash of the Titans (2010), tells the story of the most famous adventures of Perseus, son of Zeus and the mortal Danaë, as he defeats the Gorgon Medusa before rescuing Andromeda, daughter of king Cepheus, from the gigantic sea monster. The basic details of these mythical adventures can be found in ancient sources. Furthermore, the film pays an immediate tribute t...

Any natural number can be expressed as an Egyptian fraction, i.e., P 1/ai with a1 < a2 < · · · < a`, where each denominator is the product of three distinct primes.

By considering the notion of multiplication modules over a commutative ring with identity, first we introduce the notion product of two submodules of such modules. Then we use this notion to characterize the prime submodules of a multiplication module. Finally, we state and prove a version of Nakayama lemma for multiplication modules and find some related basic results. 1. Introduction. Let R b...

Regeneration of neural injuries by formation of new axons and myelination to improve quality of patient life is undeniable difficulty in the world in which scientists examined different strategies from ancient times. Recently, 3D tissue engineering scaffolds simulated original extracellular matrix (ECM) and provide desirable substrate for cellular attachment, proliferation and differentiation. ...

We consider the problem of determining if two finite groups are isomorphic. The groups are assumed to be represented by their multiplication tables. We present an O(n) algorithm that determines if two Abelian groups with n elements each are isomorphic. This improves upon the previous upper bound of O(n log n) [23] known for this problem. We solve a more general problem of computing the orders o...

One of the grand goals of historical biogeography is to understand how and why species' population sizes and distributions change over time. Multiple types of data drawn from disparate fields, combined into a single modelling framework, are necessary to document changes in a species's demography and distribution, and to determine the drivers responsible for change. Yet truly integrated approach...

This chapter proposes an analytic approach for the study of ICTs in contentious politics and human rights advocacy. By applying the analytical frames of contingency and hybridity to study design, this approach aims to promote empirical analyses, strengthen data comparability, and improve understanding into how human rights activists strategically combine digital and grounded communications to r...