Software reuse is commonly used to leverage existing assets and to reduce development cost and time. Reuse can be accomplished by several different mechanisms. This paper describes these mechanisms and proposes a classification framework for them. The framework has two dimensions: retest scope⎯how the reuse impacts the need for testing⎯and binding time⎯when the reuse is realized. By examining t...

Theories of knowledge reuse posit two distinct processes: reuse for replication and reuse for innovation. We identify another distinct process, reuse for customization. Reuse for customization is a process in which designers manipulate the parameters of metamodels to produce models that fulfill their personal needs. We test hypotheses about reuse for customization in Thingiverse, a community of...

background: long-term extraction and production of various oil derivatives causes contamination of soil adjacent to production and refining area. the main important issue is the ecological hazard of these pollutants. the main aim of the study was to identify and separate native bacteria that are responsible for degradation of oil contaminated fields. methods: we prepared a compound sample of co...

Applying reuse-supporting techniques has the potential for increasing software productivity, shortening development time and decreasing maintenance costs. However, at present, there is no methodology incorporating reuse as a standard development practice and the question of which factors affect reuse, their level of significance and assessment is still a controversial issue. Code reuse, on the ...

Ontology reuse is still an unsolved matter on the Semantic Web. Even though ontology specification languages provide a means for knowledge reuse and ontology management technology has evolved, ontology reuse is seldom encountered in applications. The more resources there are available, the more possibilities there are for ontology reuse, and paradoxically the more difficult it is to perform ont...

Successful application of block-level verification reuse improves the effectiveness of the top-level environment by providing additional checks, coverage and messages (and in some cases stimulus) which, as well as detecting more bugs, helps speed up debug for other system-level defects by providing improved internal visibility and enhanced bug isolation. Despite these benefits consistent effici...