We propose an environment that supports the development of software products using a product line engineering approach in the domain of embedded weapon fire control systems. The environment is a set of integrated tools that facilitate the various processes of product line engineering. Some of the tools are commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS). Some tools are proposed as aids to integration of the e...

marine environment of the caspian sea, due to extensive human exploitation and discharge of large magnitudes of urban, industrial and agricultural waste, is under extensive pressure and human wastes threaten marine life and ecosystem of the sea. therefore, there is a substantial need for a good understanding of physical and chemical characteristics of the caspian waters. however, the data avail...

BACKGROUND The essence of nudging is to adapt the environment in which consumers make decisions to help them make better choices, without forcing certain outcomes upon them. To determine how consumers can effectively be guided to select healthier snacks, we examine the effect of manipulating the assortment structure and shelf layout of an impulse display including both healthy and unhealthy sna...

Software Architecture provides a high-level model of the components and connectors that comprise a complex system. Visualizing both its static description and dynamic execution facilitates understanding of its key properties by software architects. Off-the-shelf components provide a rich foundation on which an advanced architecture visualization tool can be constructed. This paper discusses our...

In the rapidly changing environment of Fast Moving Consumer Goods sector where new product launches are frequent, retail channels need to reallocate their shelf spaces intelligently while keeping up their total profit margins, and to simultaneously avoid product pollution. In this paper we propose an optimization model which yields the optimal product mix on the shelf in terms of profitability,...

Many environmental factors may contribute to acoustic clutter and adversely affect the performance of tactical sonar by introducing false alarms in the system. During the Main Acoustic Experiment (MAE) 2003 of the Acoustic Clutter program, densely populated fish shoals were identified to be the dominant cause of shallow water acoustic clutter in the New Jersey Continental Shelf. The mixing of c...

As we tentatively proceed into this brave new teaching world of the 21 st century, much debate is centering on the effective teaching of English to young learners. Key to this discussion has been the role of the young learner syllabus. While this article makes reference to the teaching of English to young learners in an ESL context based on documentation developed within the European Union, the...

Mixing has long been recognized as having an important role in influencing underwater light and nutrient budgets and thus regulating phytoplankton bloom. Mixing related to stratification and destratification is a key parameter of the physical environment that can control the timing and magnitude of blooms. Here we use a high-resolution three-dimensional biogeochemical model in the Mid-Atlantic ...

The search for a certain book in a library that contains many books can be a time-consuming task. Even if one finds the right shelf, one still has to browse an often huge area in the shelf. The same problem occurs when searching for a specific product in a supermarket shelf that fits one personal preferences (e.g. a allergic or diet profile). With ShelfTorchlight we present a prototype that aim...