The distinction between Objects and Components is well-known, but the distinction between Components and Services is much less clear. Therefore, we define the Product-ProcessQuality framework which intends to provide a clear understanding of the differences between Component-based software engineering (CBSE) and Service-Oriented software engineering (SOSE). Moreover, this framework handles the ...

Subdivision surfaces are de ned by a mesh of points and by one or more re nement rules according to which new subsets of points are substituted for existing subsets which are usually smaller in size, to yield re ned meshes. The re nement rules de ning a subdivision surface are known collectively as the re nement process de ning the surface. Re nement processes of interest are any for which the ...

Different components of global environmental change are often studied and managed independently, but mounting evidence points towards complex non-additive interaction effects between drivers of native species decline. Using the example of interactions between land-use change and biotic exchange, we develop an interpretive framework that will enable global change researchers to identify and disc...

Overviewing selected elements from the literature, this paper locates the notion of safety culture within its parent concept of organisational culture. A distinction is drawn between functionalist and interpretive perspectives on organisational culture. The terms ‘culture’ and ‘climate’ are clarified as they are typically applied to organisations and to safety. A contrast is drawn between strat...

Impersonal pronouns are prototypically used in generic sentences to make generalizations about people. Yet they unlike bare plural people or indefinite singular a person that exhibit sensitivity first-person perspective. This relationship can be seen ( a) inferences of experience associated with use these pronouns, b) additional meaning components carried by impersonally personal involving pres...