† Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo, SUNY ‡ Department of Computer Science, Canisius College Abstract  Educators wishing to use e-learning materials must choose between homegrown solutions and off-the-shelf materials. Each choice has distinct benefits and drawbacks. Handcrafted materials are often expensive to develop and maintain, yet their content will lik...

Chemical Workflow Manager (CWM) provides the non computer specialist a graphical user interface (GUI) to execute predefined chemistry related workflows. We provide several such predefined (and supported) workflows as products such as CWM Lead Finder and CWM Structure Comparer. CWM products are ready to use ‘one-click’ workflows. CWM is not a toolbox such as most of other workflow shells. Our vi...

This paper investigates the incentives of firms to produce compatible products in a market where consumers’ choice among brands depends on the availability of complementary services supporting the individual brands. We analyze a computer industry in which consumers treat computers and computer specific software as complementary products. Our main result shows that, despite the fact that a compu...

The paper presents the recent development and application of image analysis and computer vision system in quality evaluation of products in the field of agricultural and food. It is very much essential to through light on basic concepts and technologies associated with computer vision system, a tool used in image analysis and automated sorting and grading is highlighted. In India the ever-incre...

Сontrolling the users’ motivation can significantly improve the efficiency and prognostic value of usability studies. The distinction between the extrinsic and intrinsic motivation plays a decisive role in computer-related activities. A well-developed theory of flow experience, introduced by M. Csikszentmihalyi within the school of positive psychology, is intimately related to intrinsic motivat...

This paper empirically examines the joint pricing decision of products in a firm’s product line. When products are distinguished by a vertical characteristic, those products with higher values of that characteristic will command higher prices. We investigate whether, holding the value of the characteristic constant, there is a price premium for products on the industry and/or the firm frontier,...