Blockchain is an emerging technology for decentralized and transactional data sharing across a large network of untrusted participants. It enables new forms of distributed software architectures, where components can find agreements on their shared states without trusting a central integration point or any particular participating components. Considering the block- chain as a software connector...

Blockchain is an emerging technology for decentralized and transactional data sharing across a large network of untrusted participants. It enables new forms of distributed software architectures, where components can find agreements on their shared states without trusting a central integration point or any particular participating components. Considering the block- chain as a software connector...

in this paper, the linearly conforming enriched radial basis point interpolation method is implemented for the elasto-plastic analysis of discontinuous medium. the linear conformability of the method is satisfied by the application of stabilized nodal integration and the enrichment of radial basis functions is achieved by the addition of linear polynomial terms. to implement the method for the ...

Floating and fixed-point formats represent the most used representation in VLSI DSP systems. Fixed-point formats are often preferred for lower power and faster operation, when the algorithm permits the appropriate scaling factors. Floating-point formats require additional hardware and power, but guarantee better precision performance. This work compares the energy dissipated by the key arithmet...

introduction: direct and rapid access to information is one of the main necessities of the users in new technological world. nowadays, information users, particularly medical information in which rapid access is of necessity, do not have enough time to search and access to information. therefore, the present study aimed to determine strategies to access required information as soon as possible....

Data integration is a central problem in information systems. While the problem of data integration has been studied intensively from a technical point of view, less attention has been paid to user aspects of data integration. In this work, we present a user-centric approach to data integration that supports the user in finding and validating mapping rules between heterogeneous data sources. Th...