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A New Mathematical Risk Management Model for Agile Software Development Methodologies

This paper proposes a new mathematical model for estimating the cost of explicit Agile software development risk management with its Impact Benefit s (savings/profits). This is necessitated by the fact that despite the increase in the need for managing risks explicitly in medium-to-large scale agile software development projects presently, there are no known ways to estimate explicit risk management costs/benefits. With the proposed model, explicit risk management procedures alongside with risk management estimation techniques is made known to Stakeholders who will be able to make the right decisions on risk management costs and its impacts as well as when to utilise implicit or explicit risk management. The proposed system proves to be feasible and dependable and is evidently capable of enhancing the agile methods for use for all sizes of software projects while still maintaining the swiftness of the agile process.
ON THE C°° INVARIANCE OF THE CANONICAL CLASSES OF CERTAIN ALGEBRAIC SURFACES

1. The results announced in this article concern certain aspects of the diffeomorphism classification of algebraic surfaces, and in particular, the role of the canonical class. We establish our results by developing a general criterion under which the possibilities for Donaldson's polynomial invariants for smooth 4-manifolds [2] are severely limited. We then use these limitations to conclude that in many cases the canonical class of an algebraic surface is a diffeomorphism invariant up to a multiple. Two classes of surfaces satisfying our general criterion are complete intersections and simply connected elliptic surfaces with pg = 0 (mod 2) (see Corollary 8). A third class of such surfaces are certain abelian branched coverings of CP x CP which are surfaces of general type (see §4). These latter surfaces provide infinitely many examples of pairs of homeomorphic, nondiffeomorphic, simply connected surfaces of general type. §2 gives a brief review of the part of Donaldson's theory needed for what we do here. The material described in §3 represents the work of the first and last authors and is some evidence for a general conjecture described in [5]. The material described in §4 represents the work of the second author and will be explained in detail in [6]. The authors owe much to Simon Donaldson. Not only were we inspired by his general theory, but also the earliest versions of Theorem 5 were worked out jointly with him. It is a pleasure to express our gratitude to him.
Godunov method for nonconservative hyperbolic systems

This paper is concerned with the numerical approximation of Cauchy problems for one-dimensional nonconservative hyperbolic systems. The theory developed by Dal Maso et al. [J. Math. Pures Appl. 74 (1995) 483–548] is used in order to define the weak solutions of the system: an interpretation of the nonconservative products as Borel measures is given, based on the choice of a family of paths drawn in the phase space. Even if the family of paths can be chosen arbitrarily, it is natural to require this family to satisfy some hypotheses concerning the relation of the paths with the integral curves of the characteristic fields. The first goal of this paper is to investigate the implications of three basic hypotheses of this nature. Next, we show that, when the family of paths satisfies these hypotheses, Godunov methods can be written in a natural form that generalizes their classical expression for systems of conservation laws. We also study the well-balance properties of these methods. Finally, we prove the consistency of the numerical scheme with the definition of weak solutions: we prove that, under hypothesis of bounded total variation, if the approximations provided by a Godunov method based on a family of paths converge uniformly to some function as the mesh is refined, then this function is a weak solution (related to that family of paths) of the nonconservative system. We extend this result to a family of numerical schemes based on approximate Riemann solvers.
Uncertainty and Bank Wholesale Funding

In this paper we relate a bank's choice between retail and wholesale liabilities to real economic uncertainty and the resulting volatility of bank loan volumes. We argue that since the volume of retail deposits is slow and costly to adjust to shocks in the volume of bank assets, banks facing more intense uncertainty and more volatile loan demand tend to employ more wholesale liabilities rather than retail deposits. We empirically confirm this argument using a unique dataset constructed from the weekly reports of the 122 largest U.S. commercial banks. The high frequency of the data allows us to employ dynamic identification schemes. Given the evidence presented in this paper we argue that regulatory measures targeting a cap on wholesale funding would limit funding uncertainty but will increase the exposure to asset-side shocks.
AIRBUS A350 XWB GVT - State of the art techniques to perform a faster and better GVT Campaign.

In April and May 2013, the ONERA-DLR specialized team has performed the GVT (Ground Vibration Testing) campaigns of the new composite design AIRBUS A350 XWB. The first GVT was performed on the first aircraft prototype with duration of 9 measurement days. Another GVT was performed within 2 measurement days on the third prototype with focus on the nose landing gear dynamics. The very short time devoted to those test campaigns, imposed by a strict and busy planning from AIRBUS A350 XWB FAL (Final Assembly Line), required to adapt test techniques and methods and an optimized workflow to meet the challenging test requirements. A strong synergy between AIRBUS, ONERA and DLR teams allowed performing the shortest GVT campaign on a long range aircraft never before realized. The test program involved mixing PSM (Phase Separation Methods) and PRM (Phase Resonance Methods), addressing nonlinear behaviours. Due to novel database systems, the most complete modal model database ever delivered was obtained. This paper is devoted to describe the processes followed and the methods used in this particularly hard context and how those contributed to the successful achievement of this demanding test campaign.
Considering Quality of a Service in an Intentional Approach

The success of service-based applications is based on service technologies such as Web services. Nevertheless, the beneits of the Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) remain mainly at the software level, since business people are often unable to fully exploit its beneits due to their unfamiliarity with such software level technology. The intentional Service-Oriented Architecture (iSOA) suggests a move from the function-driven SOA to intention-driven SOA in order to provide service description understandable by business practitioners. However, such transposition from business to implementation level should also consider Quality of Service (QoS) aspects. In this paper, we propose modeling the Quality of intentional Service (QoiS) by introducing the quality goals and their qualitative and quantitative evaluation. We also propose populating the intentional service registry of the iSOA architecture with the QoiS description
Sub-Local Differences in Late Holocene Land Use at Orstad, Jæren in SW Norway, revealed by Soil Pollen Stratigraphy

Abstract Four soil profiles along an 84 m transect through a clearance cairn field on podsol soils at Orstad, Jæren, SW-Norway, were investigated. By relating pollen-analytical results to soil stratigraphical and morphological features, it was possible to reconstruct the landuse history of the site, and to reveal differences along the transect, although pollen preservation was poor. Human activity at Orstad began about 4500 uncalibrated 14C years BP. The reason for an intermediate abandonment of the site between about 4000 and 3600 uncalibrated 14C years BP was presumably a higher ground-water level, caused by local deforestation and/or by a climatic change. After that period, people seem to have grown cereals (Triticum and Hordeum) on at least two different field patches on the site. This land use was presumably occasional, and related to extraordinary needs. Fire-clearance seems to have been practised to prepare the fields for cultivation after long fallow periods. Between 2900 and 3200 uncalibrated 14C years BP, Orstad was possibly permanently inhabited. The agricultural fields were moved to higher levels, as the initial fields had become nutrient-depleted and too moist. Thin black layers in the profile may be remains of manure.
A Framework for Music-based Interactive Sonification

In this paper, a framework for interactive sonification is introduced. It is argued that electroacoustic composition techniques can provide a methodology for structuring and presenting multivariable data through sound. Furthermore, an embodied music cognition driven interface is applied to provide an interactive exploration of the generated output. The motivation and theoretical foundation for this work are presented as well as the framework’s implementation and an exploratory use case.
PLANO DE AGENDAMENTO DA COLHEITA FLORESTAL INTEGRADO À REDE DE ESTRADAS

In industrial forest plantations, the spatial distribution of management units for harvest scheduling influences the timber production cost and the nonrenewable resources consumption, due to issues related to transport logistic. In this context, this research aimed to formulate Integer Linear Programming (ILP) by means of the application of Floyd-Warshall network optimization algorithm to generate timber production routes, minimizing the production costs resulting from harvest activities and forest road maintenance. Then, scenarios were simulated considering different minimal harvest ages for Pinus spp. and Eucalyptus spp. stands. The planning horizon was five years with annual periodicity. The study area was 23,330 hectares of forests, located in Paraná state (southern Brazil). We compared the simulated scenarios according to the following parameter indicators: harvest income, building road network and the production unit cost. The decreasing of the minimal harvest age reduces the mean production of management units scheduled to be harvested, in other hand, it requires fewer roads to be built, and consequently increases the production unit cost. The solutions obtained by using ILP models presented an optimality gap lower than 0.1%. PLANO DE AGENDAMENTO DA COLHEITA FLORESTAL INTEGRADO À REDE DE ESTRADAS RESUMO: Nas plantações florestais industriais, a distribuição espacial das unidades de manejo agendadas para colheita influencia o custo de produção madeireira e o consumo de recursos não renováveis, devido às questões relacionadas com a logística de transporte. Neste contexto, o objetivo do estudo foi formular modelos de Programação Linear Inteira (PLI) por meio da aplicação do algoritmo de otimização em redes Floyd-Warshall na geração de rotas de produção madeireira, minimizando o custo de produção resultante das atividades de colheita e manutenção de estradas. Em seguida, foram simulados cenários considerando distintas idades mínimas de corte de talhões de Pinus spp. e Eucalyptus spp. O horizonte de tempo foi de 5 anos com periodicidade anual. A área de estudo foi 23.330 hectares de florestas, localizados no estado do Paraná (sul do Brasil). Nos comparamos os cenários simulados de acordo com os seguintes parâmetros indicadores: rendimento da colheita, rede de estradas utilizada e custo unitário de produção. A diminuição da idade mínima de corte reduz a produtividade média das unidades de manejo agendadas para colheita e, por outro lado, requer menos estradas edificadas, o que consequentemente diminui o custo unitário de produção. As soluções obtidas pelo uso dos modelos PLI estiveram menos de 0,1% distantes do ótimo global.
Mercury’s Internal Structure

Author(s): Margot, JL; Hauck, SA; Mazarico, E; Padovan, S; Peale, SJ | Abstract: We describe the current state of knowledge about Mercury's interior structure. We review the available observational constraints, including mass, size, density, gravity field, spin state, composition, and tidal response. These data enable the construction of models that represent the distribution of mass inside Mercury. In particular, we infer radial profiles of the pressure, density, and gravity in the core, mantle, and crust. We also examine Mercury's rotational dynamics and the influence of an inner core on the spin state and the determination of the moment of inertia. Finally, we discuss the wide-ranging implications of Mercury's internal structure on its thermal evolution, surface geology, capture in a unique spin-orbit resonance, and magnetic field generation.
Retrieval of Optical Constant and Particle Size Distribution of Particulate Media Using the PSO-Based Neural Network Algorithm

An improved neural network algorithm was proposed and applied to the inverse radiative problems. A multi-strategy particle swarm optimization was applied to improve the performance of the back propagation multi-layer feed-forward neural network algorithm. Three commonly used particle size distribution (PSD) functions in a one-dimensional particle system were retrieved using the proposed algorithm. In addition, the optical constant was also estimated, and the measurement errors were considered. Results show that the proposed algorithm can be applied to the retrieval of PSDs and optical constant even with measurement errors. Finally, the proposed algorithm was applied to the simultaneous estimation of the PSDs and optical constant using the multi-wavelength and multi-thickness method.
Growth patterns and food habits of Baetis rhodani, Capnia pygmaea and Diura nanseni in a West Norwegian river

Baekken, T. 1981. Growth patterns and food habits of Baetis rhodani. Capnia pygmaea atid Diura nanseni in a West Norwegian river. - Holaret. Ecol. 4: 139-144. As a part of weir-pond-eco system project, the growth patterns and food habits of Baetis rhodani (Ephemeroptera), Capnia pygmaea (Plecoptera), atid Diura nanseni (Plecoptera) were itivestigated. S. rhodani was bivoltitie. The winter generation consisted ot three cohorts. C. pygmaea and D. nanseni accomplished their nymphal growth in one year. The predominate food consumed by B. rhodani and C pygmaea was detritus. Variations in the diet of these detritivores are discussed in relation to microdistribution and possible eompetition. The most common prey itetns of the carnivorous D. nanseni were chironomids and nymphs of B. rhodani and C pygmaea. Prey shortage is suggested to be the reason for small D. nanseni eating detritus. 7". Baekken, Dept of Animal Ecology, Univ. of Bergen, N-5014 Bergen, Norway.
Scalable Computing: Practice and Experience

Workflows management systems (WfMS) are aimed for designing, scheduling, executing, reusing, and sharing workflows in distributed environments like the Cloud computing. With the emergence of e-science workflows, which are used in different domains like astronomy, life science, and physics, to model and execute vast series of dependents functionalities and a large amount of manipulated data, the workflow management systems are required to provide customizable programming environments to ease the programming effort required by scientists to orchestrate a computational science experiment. A key issue for e-science WfMS is how to deal with the change of the execution environment constraints and the variability and confliction of end users and cloud providers objectives for the execution of the same workflow or sub-workflow. They have to customize their management processes to insure the adaptability of the execution environment to the scientific workflows specificities, especially when dealing with large-scale (data, computing, I/O)-intensive workflows. In this paper, we propose a dynamically re-configurable framework for the deployment of scientific workflows in the Cloud (called DR-SWDF) that allows customizing the workflow deployment process according to a set of objectives and constraints of end users or cloud providers defined differently for the tasks or partitions of the same workflow. The DR-SWDF framework offers a K-means based algorithm that allows dynamically clustering the input workflows or sub-workflows in order to identify the most convenient techniques or algorithms to be applied for their scheduling and deployment in the cloud. The simulations results run on three examples large-scale scientific workflows show that our proposed framework can achieve better results than the use of a generic purpose approach.
Association between HLA-B * 15 : 02 and carbamazepine induced severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions in Myanmar

Genetic predisposition to carbamazepine (CBZ)-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) had been reported in several Southeast Asian populations, but not in Myanmar. Previous studies had so far reported more than 70% of CBZ-induced SJS/TEN cases positive for HLA-B*15:02 allele. Myanmar, as the second largest country in Southeast Asia with a population of 54.5 million, has high HLA-B*15:02 carrier frequency in its general population (27.349.1%). We investigated the association of HLA-B alleles and CBZ-induced SJS/TEN in Myanmar population. HLA-B*15:02 was detected in 3/3 (100%) of cases and 6/53 (11.3%) of tolerant controls, and HLA-B*15:02 is significantly associated with CBZ-SJS/TEN in Myanmar population (OR 51.2, 95% CI 2.36-1106.95, p=0.003).
Acoustic resonance in the potential core of subsonic jets

The purpose of this paper is to characterize and model waves that are observed within the potential core of subsonic jets and relate them to previously observed tones in the near-nozzle region. The waves are detected in data from a large-eddy simulation of a Mach 0.9 isothermal jet and modelled using parallel and weakly non-parallel linear modal analysis of the Euler equations linearized about the turbulent mean flow, as well as simplified models based on a cylindrical vortex sheet and the acoustic modes of a cylindrical soft duct. In addition to the Kelvin–Helmholtz instability waves, three types of waves with negative phase velocities are identified in the potential core: upstream- and downstream-propagating duct-like acoustic modes that experience the shear layer as a pressure-release surface and are therefore radially confined to the potential core, and upstream-propagating acoustic modes that represent a weak coupling between the jet core and the free stream. The slow streamwise contraction of the potential core imposes a frequency-dependent end condition on the waves that is modelled as the turning points of a weakly non-parallel approximation of the waves. These turning points provide a mechanism by which the upstream- and downstream-travelling waves can interact and exchange energy through reflection and transmission processes. Paired with a second end condition provided by the nozzle, this leads to the possibility of resonance in limited frequency bands that are bound by two saddle points in the complex wavenumber plane. The predicted frequencies closely match the observed tones detected outside of the jet. The vortex-sheet model is then used to systematically explore the Mach number and temperature ratio dependence of the phenomenon. For isothermal jets, the model suggests that resonance is likely to occur in a narrow range of Mach number, $0.82
Advanced synchronization scheme for wideband SS modulation system

This paper describes a high performance scheme of synchronization with simplified algorithm and numerical operations. Analog numerical operation has been introduced, and a set of parallel matched filters has been applied to realize the scheme. An enhanced wideband Spread Spectrum (SS) modulation system was designed for a prototype hardware providing a type of Software Defined Radio (SDR) with an MPU and a FPGA. A new scheme of synchronization has proved effectively fast and reliable operation and reduction of circuit complexity and power consumption.
The Role of Nurses in Parkinson's Disease

Background: The complexity of motor and nonmotor symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) requires multidisciplinary health actions. Objective: To describe the role of nurses as members of multidisciplinary teams tasked with treatment of motor and nonmotor symptoms and provide nursing protocols for the care of patients with Parkinson's disease. Methods: Analysis of the main diagnoses, outcomes, and ICNP ® interventions identified by cross‐mapping empirical evidence described in 2123 nursing documents and data from medical records of patients with Parkinson's disease in the specialized rehabilita‐ tion program at the Sarah Network of Rehabilitation Hospitals in Brazil. The protocols were based on scientific evidence and international recommendations. Results: Clinical nursing protocols were developed based on a standardized nursing language of diagnoses, outcomes, and interventions focused on motor and nonmotor symptoms and principles of rehabilitation. Conclusion: These protocols are expected to guide the clinical reasoning of nurses for comprehensive care of patients with Parkinson's disease and their families.
An Alternative Graph Cut Algorithm for Morphological Edge Detection

Problem statement: Image analysis has some basic importance of edge detection. Characterize the object boundaries are helpful for object segmentation, registration and identification in a scene. There are many methods for edge detection, but it can be identified by two major methods, search-based and zero-crossing based. Approach: Proposed method tries to follow searching the edge points by applying graph cuts in the place of morphological approach. The graph cut edge detection algorithm is very effective to detect edges with minimum searches. Results: The new approach produces connectives edge boundary with recursive approach in short duration comparatively with morphological approach. It is obtained by identifying the edge points with cut measure within its boundary. Conclusion: The graph cut algorithm detect boundary for any shapes with normal structure, this identification of edges in a complex background is always required a lot of user inputs. In each level only the local neighboring boundaries to be separated with labels. It is optimized approach for unknown region boundaries in complex basins.
In-plane strain measurement by digital image correlation

This paper presents a "fast and simple" (FAS) detection algorithm based on the digital image correlation for measurement of the surface deformation of planar objects. The proposed algorithm uses only fine search at the pixel level resolution and surface fitting for sub-pixel level. Two different specimens are investigated to explore the feasibility of this proposed algorithm. The displacements calculated by the FAS algorithm are compared with the ones obtained from Newton-Raphson method (N-R) and Enhanced Sequential Similarity Detection Algorithm (ESSDA). The results show that the experimental data are in good agreement with the theoretical solution. The proposed algorithm is found to be much faster than Newton-Raphson method with inferior, yet reasonable, accuracy for displacement and strain evaluation in the cases of uniaxial tension and disk under diametrical compression tests.