This paper presents a low-power VLSI neural processor that has been developed for highspeed vision processing based upon the frequency-sensitive self-organization (FSO) neural algorithm. Performance of this self-organization neural algorithm is proved to be efficient for adaptive vector quantization and can achieve near-optimal results. A system-on-chip design of the whole FSO neural system is ...

This paper describes the Organization-based Multiagent System Engineering (O-MaSE) Process Framework, which helps process engineers define custom multiagent systems development processes. O-MaSE builds off the MaSE methodology and is adapted from the OPEN Process Framework (OPF). OPF implements a Method Engineering approach to process construction. The goal of O-MaSE is to allow designers to cr...

Recent sequencing of the metazoan Oikopleura dioica genome has provided important insights, which challenges the current understanding of eukaryotic genome evolution. Many genomic features of O. dioica show deviation from the commonly observed trends in other eukaryotic genomes. For instance, O. dioica has a rapidly evolving, highly compact genome with a divergent intron-exon organization. Addi...

An organization uses information strategically in three areas: to make sense of change in its environment; to create new knowledge for innovation; and to make decisions about courses of action. These apparently distinct processes are in fact complementary pieces of a larger canvas, and the information behaviors analyzed in each approach interweave into a richer explanation of information use in...

A general, reusable computational resource has been developed within the Penman text generation project for organizing domain knowledge appropriately for linguistic realization. This resource, called the u p p e r model , provides a domainand task-independent classification system' that supports sophisticated natural language processing while significantly simplifying the interface between doma...

OBJECTIVES The study has aimed to identify the relations between the supplementary person-organization fit (P-O fit) and the perceived stress among managerial staff, with special regard to the mediating role of the effort-reward balance. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study sample consisted of 715 middle-level managers, aged 25-64 years old, employed in large companies. To measure the selected vari...

The Salmonella enterica O antigen is a highly variable surface polysaccharide composed of a repeated oligosaccharide (the O unit). The O unit produced by serogroup D2 has structural features in common with those of groups D1 and E1, and hybridization studies had previously suggested that the D2 rfb gene cluster responsible for O-unit biosynthesis is indeed a hybrid of the two. In this study, th...