Despite the advantages and simplicity of stack machines, they are not very often found or supported in commercial computer systems. This paper explains the need for stacks in modern programming languages and describes three dimensions used to categorize the different stack implementations. Furthermore, we will discuss the application and support of stacks and their integration in modern computi...

We introduce a set of concise coding conventions for general software development. The conventions are meant to be simple and concise and fit on one side of paper for ease of use. They represent the most essential rules to follow for implementing a large project. They’re written with the C++ programming language in mind, but they are general enough to be applied to any imperative, object-orient...

as a commercial instrument, bank check has an important role in the life of international economy. therefore, along with unification of international regulations for bill of exchange and promissory note, the idea of applying uniform regulations to the check was gradually improved led to the approval of three genève conventions in march 1931. the said conventions were accepted by most countries ...

In this paper, we concentrate on how conventions among practitioners are put at work for the sake of cooperation in those work settings where coordination is mediated at a large extent by complex webs of documental artifacts. Our case study focuses on coordinative conventions exhibited in the hospital domain and mediated by compound patient records. We conceive of the provision of document-medi...

Procedure calling conventions are used to provide uniform procedure call interfaces. Applications, such as compilers and debug-gers, which generate, or process procedures at the machine-language abstraction level require knowledge of the calling convention. In this paper, we develop a formal model for procedure calling conventions called P-FSA's. Using this model, we are able to ensure several ...

Background: Although ontology naming conventions have been proposed by policy makers, the lack of tool support for testing and enforcing naming practices has hindered widespread compliance. We have developed OntoCheck, a Protégé plugin, which allows testing labels in an ontology on naming inconsistencies. Objective: We report on initial experience in applying the tool in different settings and ...

Social conventions are useful self-sustaining protocols for groups to coordinate behavior without a centralized entity enforcing coordination. The emergence of such conventions in different multi agent network topologies has been investigated by several researchers. In the literature we can observe two different approaches taken by agents to reach conventions: direct interactions with other age...

The present study was conducted to analyze the ratification status of International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions related to occupational safety and health (OSH) by ILO member states in terms of national indicators (length of ILO membership and national income status) and regional affiliation. 17 conventions designated as OSH-related by the 2003 International Labour Conference were exam...

The way in which social conventions emerge in communities has been of interest to social scientists for decades. Here we report on the emergence of a particular social convention on Twitter—the way to indicate a tweet is being reposted and to attribute the content to its source. Initially, different variations were invented and spread through the Twitter network. The inventors and early adopter...