In this paper, we describe an architecture for the development of autonomy software for multi-robot distributed control and collective estimation. CAMPOUT, the Control Architecture for Multi-Robot Planetary OUTposts, provides communication facilities for sharing of state information across robots and it uses a behavior network for representation and execution of group activities as well as the ...

Union representation is in strong decline in most industrialized countries. What drives this decline? We contribute to answering this question by developing and implementing a detailed decomposition approach based on Fairlie (2005). Using linked employer-employee data from the German Structure of Earnings Survey for 2001 and 2006, we document a sharp drop in collective bargaining coverage that ...

Collective Intelligence takes advantage of collaboration, competition and integration. It often uses mixed groups of humans and computers to research in new unexplored ways. Ontologies, which are the main building block of the Semantic Web, are usually prepared by domain experts. We introduce a novel approach, which employs Collective Intelligence, towards building simple domain ontologies thro...

Many complex systems can be described by population models, in which a pool of agents interacts and produces complex collective behaviours. We consider the problem of verifying formal properties of the underlying mathematical representation of these models, which is a Continuous Time Markov Chain, often with a huge state space. To circumvent the state space explosion, we rely on stochastic appr...

Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) is considered one of the "fathers" of sociology because of his effort to establish sociology as a discipline distinct from philosophy and psychology. This effort is evident in the two main themes that permeate Durkheim's work: the priority of the social over the individual and the idea that society can be studied scientifically. Durkheim's concept of social facts, in ...

: In this paper, it is tried to explain the concept of representation and architectural representation through a qualitative methodology, approach its procedure for gradual creation in architecture and then according to scholars and to obtain the effect of this concept in the process of architectural facts the concepts are presented. In addition, it is referred to theories and practical texts b...

We consider the problem of conducting large experimental campaigns in programming languages research. Most research efforts require a certain level of bookkeeping of results. This is manageable via quick, on-the-fly infrastructure implementations. However, it becomes a problem for large-scale testing initiatives, especially as the needs of the project evolve along the way. We look at how the Co...

During the past decade, infection prevention programs have been presented with an unending series of challenges and expectations. The challenges, more often than not, have resulted in additional responsibilities, functions, and workload for infection control professionals (ICPs) and healthcare epidemiologists. These additional responsibilities have not been accompanied by proportional increases...