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Many tools can be automatically derived from formal language definitions, such as compilers/interpreters, editors, analyzers, visualizers/animators, etc. Some examples of languagebased tools generated automatically by the LISA system are described in the paper. In addition the specification of an algorithm animator and program visualizer, Alma, generated from an extended LISA input-grammar is d...

With the ability to see into optically obscured regions with more than an order of magnitude better sensitivity and spatial resolution relative to current (sub)mm telescopes, ALMA will provide a unique look into the physics of galaxy formation and active galactic nuclei. In this paper I summarize the ALMA potential for studying star forming galaxies and active galactic nuclei from the nearby un...

During the fall of 2015, the Augusta University Libraries began the process of implementing Ex Libris’ nextgeneration library management solution, Alma. This process is occurring in various phases, with the initial steps being data clean-up and migration. As part of the migration process, cataloging records that are currently created and maintained by both university libraries will be migrated ...

We describe here an implemented small programming language, called Alma-0, that augments the expressive power of imperative programming by a limited number of features inspired by the logic programming paradigm. These additions encourage declarative programming and make it a more attractive vehicle for problems that involve search. We illustrate the use of Alma-0 by presenting solutions to a nu...

The mass of ISM in high redshift Galaxies is a major determinant of their morphology, star formation activity and how they will evolve to low redshift. Measurement of the CO lines at z > 0.5 are time consuming, even with the sensitivity of ALMA, and the derived ISM masses are subject to uncertainty in the CO-to-H2 conversion factor. Here I describe a much faster technique—measuring the long wav...

Debris disks are optically thin dust disks around stars produced by ongoing collisions of planetesimals left over from the planet formation process. They help us to improve our understanding of the formation and evolution of planetary systems. Our Herschel open time key program DUNES (DUst around NEarby Stars) aims at detecting debris disks with a fractional luminosity similar to the Edgeworth-...

We discuss our experiences in using ALMA, our method for Architecture-Level Modifiability Analysis. Like many other methods for software architecture analysis, such as SAAM and ATAM, our method is scenario-based. We found that the scenario elicitation process is tricky, and depends on the goal set for the analysis. Also, our experience in applying ALMA to business information systems indicates ...

The 1978 Alma Ata Conference presented the manifesto to attain global health for the next century by providing basic health care aimed at the urban and rural poor of the developing world. While the goals of Alma Ata were noble, they were untenable. Today, developing countries face serious issues of equity in health care delivery and fairness in health care management with even a greater need to...

In this memo we argue that interoperability between the existing radio-interferometry packages provides a fast, robust, flexible, complete, and user-friendly data reduction package for ALMA. We discuss the meaning of these terms from the point of view of the end-user, the data reduction specialist, and the package maintainer, and show that an open software environment provides a cost effective,...