This paper presents an approach for improving final software system usability by designing for usability, in particular by addressing usability issues in the software architecture. This approach differs from the traditional idea of measuring and improving usability once the system is complete. The work presented in this paper is part of the research conducted within the European Union IST STATU...

In this paper we develop a technique of constructing bent– negabent Boolean functions by using complete mapping polynomials. Using this technique we demonstrate that for each ` ≥ 2 there exits bent– negabent functions on n = 12` variables with algebraic degree n 4 + 1 = 3`+ 1. It is also demonstrated that there exist bent–negabent functions on 8 variables with algebraic degrees 2, 3 and 4.

This paper introduces a reflective perspective on the role of computing in architectural design over the generations of computer aided architectural designs. Paradigms of the design process and computational models of designing are discussed. The evolution of computer aided architectural design is investigated. Both deadly sins and arguable virtues of computing in architecture and their implica...

While most design firms, professional artists, and educational programs continue to use conventional graphic modalities to communicate design intent and aesthetic expression, recent developments in computer graphics promise to revolutionize attitudes artists and designers now hold toward their work. Artists and designers will have to adopt new attitudes regarding the information utility of opti...

In analysis of the business and the system requirements, the identified elements are modeled using notations that fully describe their characteristics. Nevertheless, implicit relationships often exist between different types of elements that subsequently have to be identified and explicitly represented during the design of the system. This requires an in-depth analysis of the generated models o...

When applying RFID in production, it needs to be integrated into the used IT systems. However, till today system designers cannot rely on a standard solution for integrating RFID technology in manufacturing software systems. Each manufacturer has to deal with the same challenges: No consolidated findings on how to integrate RFID into the IT infrastructure exist. The consequence is that each IT ...

The Manager-Workers pattern is an architectural pattern for parallel programming, used when a design problem can be understood in terms of activity parallelism. This pattern proposes a solution in which the same operations are performed simultaneously and independently on different pieces of data. Operations carried out by each component are independent of operations by other components.

Quality goals have to be under a special consideration during software architectural design. Evolvability constitutes a quality goal with a special relevance for business critical systems. Architectural patterns can significantly contribute to the satisfaction of quality goals. But architectural design decisions regarding these goals have to be made in a systematic, methodical way and concernin...

Bliss is one of Katherine Mansfield’s masterpieces, which a short story containing large number discourses, i.e. speeches. Previous scholars analyzed this classical novel from many perspectives, among them the discursive power less mentioned and worth discussing. This paper applying critical discourse analysis theory on interrelation between power, discusses non-equivalence identity heroine, Be...