Object-oriented modeling is spreading in current simulation of physiological systems through the use of the individual components of the model and its interconnections to define the underlying dynamic equations. In this paper we describe the use of both the SIMSCAPE and MODELICA simulation environments in the object-oriented modeling of the closed loop cardiovascular system. The performance of ...

This paper provides a research model to analyze how decisions relating to the choice of modeling approach are made in the context of software engineering and how behavioral variables account for the intention and actual use associated with conceptual modeling frameworks. Modeling approach refers to the part of system development that involves investigating the problems and requirements of the u...

In this report we present the new standard tool of object oriented simulation, the object oriented programming language Modelica. Modelica is a modern language built on non-casual modeling with mathematical equations and object oriented constructs to facilitate reuse of modeling knowledge. The design of Modelica started in the continuous time domain since there is a common mathematical framewor...

Business Process Modeling (BPM) is the first and most important step in business process management lifecycle. Graph based formalism and rule based formalism are the two most predominant formalisms on which process modeling languages are developed. BPM technology continues to face challenges in coping with dynamic business environments where requirements and goals are constantly changing at the...

Serious criticisms of psychology's research practices and data analysis methods date back to at least the mid-1900s after the Galtonian school of thought had thoroughly triumphed over the Wundtian school. In the wake of Bem's (2011) recent, highly publicized study on psi phenomena in a prestigious journal, psychologists are again raising serious questions about their dominant research script. T...

A number of proposals for object-oriented extensions to VHDL deal with object-oriented extensions to support high-level modeling of data. They provide features for expressing data abstraction, encapsulation, and inheritance with polymorphism— features that are central to object oriented techniques. There are two approaches to object-oriented data modeling: class-based and programming by extensi...