Problem Frames and i* are two broadly used approaches that require a good background from the requirements engineering. Both approaches have typical traits that fit in equivalent. On the other hand, there are features that do not fit. Thereby, there are some points which need improvements on both of them. This work analyzes the five basic problem frames, defined by Michael Jackson, in the i* co...

Something happened to economics in the decade of the 1950s that is little appreciated by most economists and even by professional historians of economic thought. The subject went through an intellectual revolution as profound in its impact as the so-called Keynesian Revolution of pre-war years. I call it the Formalist Revolution after Ward (1972, pp. 40–41), who was the first to recognize the p...

The topic of this thesis is the relationship between formal and informal proofs. Chapter One opens the discussion by examining what a proof is, when two proofs are identical, what the purpose of proving is and how to distinguish the two categories of proof. Chapters Two and Three focus in on informal and formal proof respectively, with the latter also including descriptions of various computati...

Most accounts of contemporary Irish culture tend to be largely affirmative, evenWhiggish, in cast. The contemporary cultural moment is recurrently described as one characterized by renaissance, experiment, and iconoclasm, a moment vitalized by the emergence of radical new voices, styles, media, forms, and energies. This upbeat view is clearly underpinned by a broader sociohistorical narrative, ...

Many opinions have been discussed about the place of literature in society so far. The overwhelming majority is opinion that a mirror society. On other hand, Formalism, as literary theory, argues purpose literariness. Therefore, it accepted rebellion against understanding dating back to 1900s. Instead, suggested work should be studied text-oriented. Furthermore, Formalists argue language examin...

the “social” from its embeddedness in biophysical reality. In comparison to the many attempts at formalist unification that have taken place in sociology since the middle of last century (e.g. Parsons, Luhmann, Coleman), behavioral realist pleas are both a relatively new entry into the disciplinary contest

BACKGROUND Multiple micronutrients in powder (MNP) are recommended by WHO to prevent anemia in young children. However, evidences for its effectiveness in different populations and improvements in other outcomes (e.g. linear growth and vitamin A deficiency) are scarce. METHODS A multicentre pragmatic controlled trial was carried out in primary health centres. At study baseline, a control grou...