Where are the reusable class libraries as promised by the literature on Object-Oriented (OO)methods? We argue that within corporate data processing groups, resource pressures prevent the development of reusable class libraries based on an optional, additional, generalisation of some specific OO application. We observe that the development of such general libraries need not wait for the completi...

Reusable software components need to be developed in a generic fashion that allows their reusability in context level. Components identification based on quality metrics for reusability and indexing had been the desired technique in the field of reusable software components. However, the methodologies utilized for the identification of reusable components are not able to handle the reusability ...

The performance of various measures of rectal mucosal proliferation has been evaluated in the literature, but the performance of the forceps used to obtain the tissue has received little attention. We used data from two large studies of proliferation at a single institution to compare reusable and disposable endoscopic forceps. Endoscopic pinch biopsies were taken 10 cm from the anal verge usin...

Context: In recent years, UML-based domain-specific model languages (DSMLs) have become a popular option in model-driven development projects. However, making informed design decisions for such DSMLs involves a large number of non-trivial and inter-related options. These options concern the language-model specification, UML extension techniques, concrete-syntax language design, and modeling-too...

BACKGROUND It is unknown if disposable electrocardiographic lead wires (ECG-LWs) reduce infection rates compared with cleaned, reusable lead wires. PURPOSE To compare infection rates in intensive care unit (ICU) patients receiving disposable versus reusable ECG-LWs. METHODS Matched adult ICUs were randomly assigned to disposable or reusable ECG-LWs. Outcomes were bloodstream infection, vent...

We modelled the financial and environmental costs of two commonly used anaesthetic plastic drug trays. We proposed that, compared with single-use trays, reusable trays are less expensive, consume less water and produce less carbon dioxide, and that routinely adding cotton and paper increases financial and environmental costs. We used life cycle assessment to model the financial and environmenta...

Due to rapid development in software industry, it was necessary to reduce time and efforts in the software development process. Software Reusability is an important measure that can be applied to improve software development and software quality. Reusability reduces time, effort, errors, and hence the overall cost of the development process. Reusability prediction models are established in the ...

Conference time-tables provide information that is indispensable for all attendees. Since there are a lot of reusable data structures and tasks, we have designed the Conference TimeTable Management (CTTM) system, which is intended to be used as a reusable component in a large diversity of conference Web sites. CTTM features a flexible concept for timetables and provides users with personalizati...

Abstract: Custom instruction generation is fast becoming popular as it provides an alternative means to realize application specific processors. In this paper, we propose an efficient methodology for rapid instruction set customization on RISPs (Reconfigurable Instruction Set Processors) using predefined sets of dataflow structures that are based on templates and reusable structures. A novel te...