Abstract Pattern 1 use Identify Problem A Pattern 1 Problem B Phenomenon Person Quantity Measurement Adapt Use stability concepts Extend Develop T ypeOfResorce cod e descriptio n set() get() Resou rce cod e descriptio n qtyOfInstancesAva ilable set() get() listByT ype() getBookingsB yResource () P ayment dueDate paymentDate installmentNumber value situation comingInstallments() overduePayments(...

In this paper, an integrated machine scheduling withits due date setting problem has been considered. It is assumed that the machine is subject to some kind of random unavailability. Due dates should be set in an attractive and reliable manner, implying that they should be short and possible to be met. To this end, first, long due dates are penalized in the objective function. Then, for each cu...

We studied the effect of two social settings (collaborative versus competitive) on the visual and auditory expressions of uncertainty by children in two age groups (8 and 11). We conducted an experiment in which children played a quiz game in pairs. They either had to collaborate or compete with each other. We found that the Feeling-of-Knowing of eight-year-old children did not seem to be affec...

A three layer feed forward neural network was constructed and tested to analyze the scheduling process on single machine. The operating variables studied are the operation, processing time, setup time, deadline time, duedate time, priority, machine, and fabric color. These variables were used as input to the constructed neural network in order to predict the scheduling completion time as the ou...

BACKGROUND Child screen viewing (SV) is positively associated with poor health indicators. Interventions addressing rule-based parenting practices may offer an effective means of limiting SV. This study examined associations between rule-based parenting practices (limit and collaborative rule setting) and SV in 6-8-year old children. METHODS An online survey of 735 mothers in 2011 assessed: t...

It is arguable that the instinct for survival in animal species has evolved due to the evolutionary elimination of those individuals who did not have enough inclination nor desire to cluster in a team. Thus, the roots of ethical conduct in its many facets in today’s world, may be sought in this very primeval concern for the society that enabled communities, rather than individuals, to survive i...

Despite ongoing concern about substance use during adolescence, very little is known about alcohol and drug use among teens living in affluent social settings. In this longitudinal study, cluster analysis was used to characterize patterns of substance use and change in other dimensions of psychosocial adjustment within a cohort of 292 high school students (54% girls) living in an affluent, subu...