You have an application that reads in configuration data at start-up. Your program consists of multiple threads with similar functionality. Some of the configuration data applies to all threads; the other part of the data applies to individual threads only. The configuration data should be read-only after it has been provided at start-up. This paper introduces the pattern Configuration Provider...

Social psychological research often relies on measures of group identification in assessing levels o f group consciousness. However, for women, the relationship between gender identification and group consciousness may not be a straightforward one. Questionnaire data were used to examine the relationships between measures of group identity and group evaluations with other attitudinal, phenomeno...

We address an important communication issue arising in wireless cellular networks that utilize frequency division multiplexing (FDM) technology. In such networks, many userswithin the samegeographical region (cell) cancommunicate simultaneously with other users of the network using distinct frequencies. The spectrum of the available frequencies is limited; thus, efficient solutions to the call ...

We analyze number agreement in English in the version of Situation Semantics I put forth in [1]. We propose two theoretical notions, agreement target situations and relevance of situations. We propose that structural constraints shift the former in a way governed by the latter. Our analysis shows that number agreement reflects our knowledge about the structure of the world and the speaker's int...

Stick insects can usually be seen doing one of two unexciting things: standing still or walking. During walking, stepping movements are generally considered to be governed by one to several control centres associated with the joints that make up each leg. In order to walk in a coordinated fashion, the activity of these control centres must be synchronised, so that all the joints in one leg are ...

The concept of situations has a long past, but the conceptualization of situations only has a short history. This article provides a survey of the concept of situations. Based upon Milgram’s [Human Relations 18 (1965), 57] vision toward ‘a compelling theory of situations,’ the authors examine the concept of situations in three specific literatures: definitions of situations, taxonomies of situa...

The present research explores situations that demonstrate enhancing effects on motivation based on the amount of choice seen by individuals. Individuals who are intrinsically motivated see more choice in certain academic settings, including those that foster self-regulation and autonomy. Extrinsically motivated individuals are predicted to see more promise in reward and external regulation stra...