Extreme Programming (XP) shows several interesting approaches which are very attractive for education. It is centered around early and incremental creation of working software. In the following, the chances XP offers for class are shown – especially for use in a class project, but also for practical phases in all lessons where programming is useful. Finally several common problems which can occ...

Let X, Y be compact convex sets such that every extreme point of X and Y is a weak peak point and both extX and extY are Lindelöf spaces. We prove that, if there exists an isomorphism T : Ac(X) → Ac(Y ) with ‖T‖ · ‖T‖ < 2, then extX is homeomorphic to extY . This generalizes results of H.B. Cohen and C.H. Chu.

Integrated optics is an extreme useful technology for the production of high sensitive and compact devices for biosensing purposes. Devices can be further integrated in complete lab-on-a-chip platforms for point-of-care diagnostics. Keywords-optical biosensor; interferometer; point-of-care; microfluidics, grating couplers.

Let S be a semigroup. In certain cases we give some characterizations of extreme amenability of S and we show that in these cases extreme left amenability and extreme right amenability of S are equivalent. Also when S is a compact topological semigroup, we characterize extremely left amenable subalgebras of C(S), where C(S) is the space of all continuous bounded real valued functions on S

The diiculty encountered in designing an interaction region (IR) for a 2-TeV Muon Collider lies in the extreme constraints placed on beam parameters at the point of collision. This paper examines a relaxation of the interaction-point criterion insofar as it impacts luminosity, the design, and stability of the interaction region.

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Engaging and motivating students is always a challenge particularly when teaching subjects that do not have a high practical content. In this situation it was also necessary to present an overview of the subject to be studied while at the same time introduce new members to the existing class. The XP Game is a simple and interactive set of activities that simulates the eXtreme Programming (XP) d...

Disclaimer Alberta Environment funded this study for the Climate Change Research Users Group. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use. The author, not the publisher, is responsible for the conclusions and opinions expressed. SUMMARY This report examines recent studies on trends and changes in extreme weather events in Canada and as...

A modi®ed random pulse Bartlett±Lewis stochastic rainfall model is used for extreme rainfall simulation. The model features the use of a generalised pareto distribution (GPD) to represent the depths of high intensity raincells. A point rainfall record, obtained from a UK site is used to test the model. Parameter estimation is carried out using a two-stage approach based on the generalised likel...

We present a novel explanation for the group polarization effect whereby discussion induces shifts toward the extreme. In our theory, rhetorically-induced asymmetry preferentially facilitates majority formation among extreme group members thereby skewing consensus outcomes further in the extreme direction. Additionally, heuristic issue substitution can shift the effective reference point for di...