In this paper, we are discussing the effect of the use of magnetic compasses on the orientation of ancient Chinese architectonical complexes. As Czech researchers proposed in 2011, assuming these complexes ideally oriented by the ancient architects along north-south direction, in the case that the surveys were made by means of magnetic compasses, we can find the axes of the complexes deviating ...

Affecting multiple parts in software systems, security requirements often tangle with functional requirements. In order to separate crosscutting concerns and increase modularity, we propose to represent security requirements as aspects that can be woven into functional requirements. Using problem frames to model the functional requirements, weaving is achieved by composing the modules represent...

In this paper, we propose a new approach of similarity retrieval in ancient handwritten documents. Similarities are retrieved on shape fragments which can be analysed according to different granularities (from the grapheme to the character size) depending on the handwriting quality, regularity and sharpness. The approach is based on a “segmentation free” methodology which considers the image wi...

Studies continue to report ancient DNA sequences and viable microbial cells that are many millions of years old. In this paper we evaluate some of the most extravagant claims of geologically ancient DNA. We conclude that although exciting, the reports suffer from inadequate experimental setup and insufficient authentication of results. Consequently, it remains doubtful whether amplifiable DNA s...

service oriented enterprises (soes) are subject to constant change and variation. in this paper, the changes are considered from an economic perspective based on service culture notion. once a change is implemented, the costs of some member services may increase, whereas the costs of some other services may reduce. we construct a game theoretic model trying to capture the possible conflicting i...

emphasizing collective memory and based on bakhtin's idea of the dialogical principle and multi-voice novelistic discourse, as well as considering the idea of the perspectival truth of historical fact, the present paper deals with the capacity of the history-oriented novel genre in introducing multiple perspectives of history. such an emphasize and description can be connected to analyzing...

The purpose of the present study was first to offer a tentative solution to the problems observed in writing pedagogy in Iran by devising a more comprehensive approach to genre-based writing instruction. In the second phase, a quasi-experimental research design was adopted to determine how effective the model was in writing instruction, compared with the traditional, product-oriented approach, ...

Ancestral genome reconstruction is an important step in analyzing the evolution of genomes. Recent progress in sequencing ancient DNA led to the publication of so-called paleogenomes and allows the integration of this sequencing data in genome evolution analysis. However, the assembly of ancient genomes is fragmented because of DNA degradation over time. Integrated phylogenetic assembly address...

Personal skills in rhetoric and face-to-face communication are not outdated by the development of modern media—on contrary, potential power efficient speaker is as evident today it was ancient Greece or Rome, be a student at an oral exam, applicant job interview upcoming politician on social media. Becoming good just matter luck talent; can taught developed. The article presents phenomenologica...