In the August issue of The Rational Edge, we began a three-part series to provide an overview of the latest evolution of Rational Unified Process for Systems Engineering,® or RUP SE.® RUP SE is an application of the Rational Unified Process,® or RUP,® software engineering process framework. RUP users should note that the currently available RUP Plug-In for SE is the RUP SE v1 Plug-In, which was...

Let E be a vector valued sequence space with operator valued βdual E . If E satisfies certain gliding hump assumptions, we show that pointwise bounded subsets of E are sequentially equicontinuous. The result is established by considering uniform convergence of the elements in E .

metabolizable protein (mp) supply and amino acid balance were manipulated through selection of highly digestible rumen-undegradable protein (rup) sources. effects on production efficiency and n utilization of early post-partum dairy cows were determined. forty-two multiparous and 16 primiparous holstein cows were assigned to the diets in a randomized complete block design immediately after part...

Four experiments were conducted to evaluate RUP content and digestibility for smooth bromegrass, subirrigated meadow, upland native range, and warm-season grasses. Samples were collected from esophageally cannulated cows or ruminally cannulated steers. Forages were ruminally incubated in in situ bags for durations of time based on 75% of total mean retention time, which was based on IVDMD and r...

Metabolizable protein (MP) supply and amino acid balance were manipulated through selection of highly digestible rumen-undegradable protein (RUP) sources. Effects on production efficiency and N utilization of early post-partum dairy cows were determined. Forty-two multiparous and 16 primiparous Holstein cows were assigned to the diets in a randomized complete block design immediately after part...

Five trials were conducted to develop a system to estimate rumen-undegradable protein (RUP) of legume and grass silages using near infrared reflectance spectroscopy. In situ procedures were the reference method used to determine silage RUP content. Trials 1, 2, and 3 were devoted to improving in situ procedures. In trial 1, alfalfa silage with and without heat treatment was incubated ruminally ...

Five trials were conducted to develop a system to estimate rumen-undegradable protein (RUP) of legume and grass silages using near infrared reflectance spectroscopy. In situ procedures were the reference method used to determine silage RUP content. Trials 1, 2, and 3 were devoted to improving in situ procedures. In trial 1, alfalfa silage with and without heat treatment was incubated ruminally ...

The Rational Unified Process (RUP) is a comprehensive software development process framework emphasizing use-cases, architecture focus and an iterative approach. RUP is widely known and many organizations have tried to adopt it. Being a framework, RUP has to, in some way, be tailored to the specific context of use, no software development project is alike. This paper presents a case study of a ...

What exactly is the Rational Unified Process, or RUP as many call it now? I can give several answers to this question, from different perspectives: q What is the purpose of the RUP? It is a software engineering process, aimed at guiding software development organizations in their endeavors. q How is the RUP designed and delivered? It is a process product, designed like any software product, and...

I almost didn’t write this review. Extreme Programming (XP) and the whole agile software development movement are somewhat controversial, especially around Rational where the RUP is the party line. I certainly didn’t want to make a career-limiting move by advocating a software development methodology contrary to the one embraced by Rational! ☺ The perception (at least in some circles) seems to ...