Searching for Patterns

Patterns 2.0: a Service for Searching Patterns

With ever-increasing number of patterns in the literature and online repositories, it can be hard for non-experts to know about new patterns and select patterns appropriate to their needs. We argue that a systematic way for searching patterns is required and we present the Patterns 2.0 service, a composite software service for facilitating pattern search and selection. The service combines seve...

Searching for Differentiated Use Patterns

The current scientific and political discussion on the under-representation of women within the Internet once again associates women with disinterest in technology in an essentialist manner. Gender-specific attributions are unquestioningly transferred to the new media, and it is assumed that women behave in unfailing conformity with existing gender stereotypes. The intention of this paper is to...

On Searching Zimin Patterns

In the area of pattern avoidability the central role is played by special words called Zimin patterns. The symbols of these patterns are treated as variables and the rank of the pattern is its number of variables. Zimin type of a word x is introduced here as the maximum rank of a Zimin pattern matching x. We show how to compute Zimin type of a word on-line in linear time. Consequently we get a ...

Playing with Patterns, Searching for Strings

International Transfer Pricing: Searching for Patterns

International transfer pricing is pervasive in that it can apply to all manner of goods, services, finance and intangible assets which flow between members of a group located in different parts of the world. Fiscal authorities in many countries are modernising their legislation to ensure they collect a fair amount of corporate tax revenue from companies operating within their jurisdiction. Howe...