Abstract Concerns about ozone layer, contamination, fossils resources and health, has banned or restricted the use of traditionally organic solvents in paints. As a consequence, new resins that employed water as main solvent are being studied. Among these resins, alkyds most studied one they can also be synthesised from natural vegetable sources, making them more acceptable. The aim this paper ...

The novel statistical distribution independent transfer policy model (SDITPM) is proposed to improve the serviceability of a logical agent server in a pervasive computing environment. Serviceability is defined as the “chance of obtaining a required service within a defined period”. The SDITPM helps the agent to make sound migration decision by leveraging different primary metrics from which sec...

We explore the implications of three basic and intuitive axioms for income redistribution problems: continuity, no transfer paradox stability. The combination characterizes in two-agent case a large family rules, which we call threshold rules. For each level total society, is considered agent. It impossible both agents to be below their respective thresholds. If an agent’s threshold, difference...

Controlled radical polymerization of N-vinylcarbazole (NVK) via microwave-assisted reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization is described. As chain transfer agent, 1,3,5-benzyl tri (diethyldithiocarbamate), was used. The chain transfer agent, containing a 1.3.5-trisubstituted benzene ring as core and three dithiocarbamate functionalities attached through an intermed...

Semi-Autonomous Systems (SAS) describe a class of systems that are explicitly controlled by both human and agent actors, incorporating the distinct capabilities of each. They are designed for domains that require quick and safe transfer of control between the agent and human, and embed control transfer decisions in the overall high-level plan. We formally define SAS as a hierarchical model and ...