This ar ticle presents an approach to modeling the Choreogr aphy the Web Ser vices based constr aints in or der to achieve a cer tain degree of automation in its defi nition. This propose the defin ition fr om the point of view str uctur al and dynamic compo­nents of the Web Services Choreography, with a view to their subsequent representation in terms of ...

Data captured from the physical world through receptor devices such as wireless sensor networks and RFID readers tend to be low-level, device-specific, inconsistent, and unreliable. Meanwhile, data management and query processing techniques in the digital world rely on understandable, consistent, and complete data. This paper aims to bridge this physical-digital divide by introducing Virtual de...

the household of the prophet (a) have played a significant role in explaining and interpreting the verses of qur'an. in addition to shia interpreters, sunni interpreters too have benefited much from these interpretations. they mostly refer to the virtues and the high status of the household (a) in their interpretations that show the elevated position of ahl al-bayt (as) in the interpretati...

The new field of sustainability science that has arisen over the past three decades, largely oriented toward cities, under closer examination may prove to be wholly inadequate deal with issues it was initially designed address. Built upon modernist value assumptions, its entire range outlooks failed account for character virtues needed realize sustainable approaches future, which are better fou...

Consumers' attempts to control their unwanted consumption impulses influence many everyday purchases with broad implications for marketers' pricing policies. Addressing theoreticians and practitioners alike, this paper uses multiple empirical methods to show that consumers voluntarily and strategically ration their purchase quantities of goods that are likely to be consumed on impulse and that ...