Many practically relevant polymers undergoing desorption change from the rubbery (saturated) to the glassy (nearly dry) state. The dynamics of such systems cannot be described by t...
A distinct characteristic of multistate systems (MSS) is that the systems and/or their components may exhibit multiple performance levels (or states) varying from perfect operation...
Suprasad V. Amari, Liudong Xing, Akhilesh Shrestha...
The analysis phase constitutes an essential step in the development of information systems. Nevertheless, learning materials design activities currently have reduced the analysis ...
The ability to argue is essential in many aspects of life, but traditional face-to-face tutoring approaches do not scale up well. A solution for this dilemma may be computer-suppor...
Frank Loll, Oliver Scheuer, Bruce M. McLaren, Niel...
Robert Rosen’s central theorem states that organisms are fundamentally different to machines, mainly because they are ‘‘closed with respect to effcient causation.’’ The p...