framed in a cognitive approach to task-supported l2 vocabulary learning, the present study used a pedagogical approach to investigate the relative effectiveness of tasks with different involvement loads on the vocabulary knowledge of iranian efl learners. the goal was to investigate the way that the construct of involvement load is related to the input hypothesis (krashen, 1985) and the output ...

Effects of extraversion, impulsivity, neuroticism and achievement motivation were investigated in prolonged signal detection task. Sixty-five subjects detected threshold auditory signal mixed with noise background. RT, d`, decision-making criterion index, bias of response confidence and measures of their dynamics were recorded. The introverts showed higher sensory sensitivity and stability of t...

Object-oriented applications execute by performing operations on objects. In suites of inter-operating or integrated applications, such as are essential in an enterprise setting, the same objects must be manipulated by multiple applications. Each application generally requires its own particular operations to be supported. For example, a Shipping application might require Truck objects to suppo...

Next generation SOA systems promise to enable an “Internet of Services” (IoS) an open environment, in which every participant is free to offer and consume services. Such an IoS gives businesses the opportunity to outsource parts of their internal processes and to replace them by using external services. However, businesses must ensure that external services are compatible with their processes a...

It has been demonstrated the product lines have introduced large improvements to quality, time to market and overall productivity. However, creating a successful product line is a highly complex and difficult task. There are still many technological barriers to overcome in effective product line development. The current industrial practice employs patterns, idioms and components to handle compl...

This primer aims towards quick wins in BPM based on a conceptual understanding of S-BPM modeling. We put forward the main constructs in terms of model elements and diagrams. Addressing primarily non-S-BPMexperts we introduce fundamental approaches, namely S-BPM modeling by construction (i.e., when starting from scratch), and S-BPM modeling by restriction (i.e., when refining a generalized peer-...