A number of software quality enhancement approaches have been suggested and implemented. Over the last decade, software (SW) companies in developed countries have reported significant enhancements in productivity and quality by using various quality approaches. Software companies operating in developing countries have also undertaken quality initiatives in the recent years. This chapter present...

This paper briefly summarizes some recent IBM work in the areas of distributed commit protocols, and recoverable messaging and queuing. We discuss the original presumed nothing commit protocol of SNA LU 6.2 and the current industry standard presumed abort (PA) protocol which we originally developed in IBM’s R* project. We also discuss generalized presumed abort (GPA) which resulted from the int...

background and purpose: water is the most important limiting factor of sustainable development. poor quality of water sources and lack of appropriate management in some regions are the main reasons of water crises in the country. this study was conducted to assess water sources quality and the trend of their change in rural area of sabzevar county in a five year period. materials and methods: i...

Background and purpose: Water is the most important limiting factor of sustainable development. Poor quality of water sources and lack of appropriate management in some regions are the main reasons of water crises in the country. This study was conducted to assess water sources quality and the trend of their change in rural area of Sabzevar County in a five year period. Materials and Met...

Given n taxa, exactly one topology for every subset of four taxa, and a positive integer k (the parameter), the Minimum Quartet Inconsistency (MQI) problem is the question whether we can find an evolutionary tree inducing a set of quartet topologies that differs from the given set in only k quartet topologies. The more general problem where we are not necessarily given a topology for every subs...

Background and Objectives: Increased environmental concerns about synthetic packaging have promoted developments of novel, environmentally-friendly edible films. In the present study, the quality parameters of chicken egg coated with pectin or pectin incorporated cinnamon hydrosol was assessed. Materials and Methods: Egg chicken were coated with pectin and pectin prepared with cinnamon hydroso...

In addition to reinforced concrete and steel buildings, a large part of the existing building stock in Europe is made stone masonry. Prediction structural behavior requires development systematic material characterization mechanical properties details (units, arrangement, bonding, inter-connection). This study aims analyze physical stones historical city Gjirokastër, Albania, known also as Ston...

River Ganga is one of the prime sacred National Rivers of India, closely associated with economic, social, and cultural heritage of Indian people. Recently, it has been subjected to immense degradation and pollution as a result of receiving huge amounts of domestic and industrial wastewater as well as religious ritual activities and surface runoff. The present study attempts to study spatial an...

River Ganga is one of the prime sacred National Rivers of India, closely associated with economic, social, and cultural heritage of Indian people. Recently, it has been subjected to immense degradation and pollution as a result of receiving huge amounts of domestic and industrial wastewater as well as religious ritual activities and surface runoff. The present study attempts to study spatial an...