The configuration of systems engineering methods is a challenging task. As a method engineer it is essential to have conceptual constructs capable of reducing the burden of details during method configuration and thus make it possible to create a balance between precision and cost. In this paper we present the method component construct, which seems fruitful for method configuration and meta me...

Method configuration is a specific type of Method Engineering (ME) that takes an existing organizationwide Information Systems Development Method (ISDM) as its point of departure. Existing assembly-based ME approaches are not well suited to this task. As an alternative, this paper suggests a metamethod approach to tailoring organization-wide ISDMs. We refer to this approach as the Method for Me...

The evolution of microprocessor architecture depends upon the changing aspects of technology. As die density and speed increase, memory and program behavior become increasingly important in de ning architecture tradeo s. While technology enables increasingly complex processor implementations, there are physical and program behavior limits to the usefulness of this complexity. Physical limits in...

We present preliminary results of an ongoing survey to probe the physical nature of a sample of open clusters ( POCRs, Bica et al. 2001) believed to be in an advanced stage of dynamical evolution. This kind of object is very important to constrain dynamical N -body models of clusters evolution and dissolution, and to understand the formation of the Galactic field stars population. Moreover they...

This report first surveys the architectures developed in the consortium and then points out fundamental questions in architecture design. Based on this discussion, a first sketch of a domain-specific language for rich motor skill architectures is introduced. Exemplary AMARSi architectures are rephrased in terms of the proposed language. Finally, a novel type of module is outlined which implemen...

Delayed graft function (DGF) is a frequent complication of renal transplantation, particularly in the setting of transplantation of kidneys derived from deceased donors and expanded-criteria donors. DGF results from tubular epithelial cell injury and has immediate and long term consequences. These include requirement for post-transplantation dialysis, increased incidence of acute rejection, and...

This study focuses on multi-step spatio-temporal wind speed forecasting for the Norwegian continental shelf. The aims to leverage spatial dependencies through relative physical location of different measurement stations improve local forecasts. Our models produce either 10-minute, 1- or 4-hour forecasts, with 10-minute resolution, meaning that more informative time series predicted future trend...

We aimed to develop alternative fishing gear for catching the common octopus, to decrease the use of bait and operating costs in comparison to commercial net pots. A tubular-type pot was designed, and behavioral responses of the common octopus were experimentally monitored in tank and replicated 10 times to compare fishing performances between 300 experimental and 300 commercial net pots in the...

Acute tubular necrosis (ATN), elicited by ischemia and/or toxicity, is a potentially life-threatening condition. Histologically, ATN corresponds to necrosis and detachment of renal tubular epithelial cells. However, the tubules possess a considerable regenerative capacity and may be restored. We have previously identified a scattered population of progenitor-like cells within the proximal tubul...