Some solutions proposed in the original design pattern literature were shaped by techniques as well as language deficiencies from object-oriented software development. However, new modularity constructs, composition and transformation mechanisms offered by aspect-oriented programming address deficiencies of object-oriented modeling. This suggests classical design pattern solutions to be revisit...

Software reliability for business applications is becoming a topic of interest in the IT community. An effective method to validate and understand defect behaviour in a software application is Fault Injection. Fault injection involves the deliberate insertion of faults or errors into software in order to determine its response and to study its behaviour. Fault Injection Modeling has demonstrate...

Measurement has been emphasized as an effective method for gaining control and insight into software development projects. For that reason many organizations have incorporated measurement based controlling mechanisms into their software development processes. However, an integrated coupling between controlling mechanisms and the organization wide standardized process definitions on different ap...

Product designers need to consider users’ requirement changes in the product life cycle. Existing practices of product design lack an effective method to quantify uncertainty effects on products. This research proposes a method to evaluate product sustainability under the generational variety uncertainty. An integrated method of agent-based modeling, quality function deployment (QFD), and axiom...

Graphs are widely used to represent complex and structured information of interest in various fields of science and engineering. When using graph representations, problems of special interest often imply searching. For example, searching for the prototypes representing a dataset of graphs or for the graph that optimizes a set of parameters. In any case, it is necessary that the problem solution...

As a bioabsorbable metal with mechanical properties close to bone, pure magnesium or its alloys have great potential to be developed as medical implants for clinical applications. However, great efforts should be made to degradation rate of pure magnesium or its alloys is one of the focuses in Research and Development (R&D) of medical implants. It has been recognized that surface modification i...

This study proposes a research model based on a Governmental initiative that aims to increase the success of commercialization for technology-oriented SMEs. It particularly focuses on supporting the identification and development of innovative product ideas. Although the success of a new product is dependent on the customers’ satisfaction, technology entrepreneurs often pay significantly less a...

The dithiocarbamate fungicide mancozeb is used extensively around the world for control of foliar diseases. Initial yield decline research in the early 1990s investigated soil application of fungicides for the amelioration of poor root health in sugarcane. Experiments in both the glasshouse and field have since shown that root health and plant growth improve dramatically following mancozeb appl...