NoSQL databases offer a powerful and flexible means of querying non-relational data. However, leading NoSQL systems typically achieve high performance goals while minimizing support for traditional data management services and defying the establishment of solid formal models. In particular, the systems generally shun tools and design principles rendered conventional by the long history of RDBMS...

SHUKLA, ANUJA. Pair programming and the factors affecting Brooks’ Law. (Under the direction of Dr. Laurie Ann Williams). Frederick Brooks states in his book The Mythical Man-Month, “Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.” Brooks explains that often software development managers react to schedule problems by adding more manpower to the project. However, the new team members t...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of outdoor activity during class recess on myopia changes among elementary school students in a suburban area of Taiwan. DESIGN Prospective, comparative, consecutive, interventional study. PARTICIPANTS Elementary school students 7 to 11 years of age recruited from 2 nearby schools located in a suburban area of southern Taiwan. IN...