let $g$ be a connected graph. the multiplicative zagreb eccentricity indices of $g$ are defined respectively as ${bf pi}_1^*(g)=prod_{vin v(g)}varepsilon_g^2(v)$ and ${bf pi}_2^*(g)=prod_{uvin e(g)}varepsilon_g(u)varepsilon_g(v)$, where $varepsilon_g(v)$ is the eccentricity of vertex $v$ in graph $g$ and $varepsilon_g^2(v)=(varepsilon_g(v))^2$. in this paper, we present some bounds of the multi...

As every software artifact, also software models are subject to continuous evolution. The operations applied between two successive versions of a model are crucial for understanding its evolution. Generic approaches for detecting operations a posteriori identify atomic operations, but neglect composite operations, such as refactorings, which leads to cluttered difference reports. To tackle this...

The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of Salmonella for individual, pooled, and composite fecal samples and to compare culture results from each sample type for determining herd Salmonella infection status and identifying Salmonella serovar(s). During the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Animal Health Monitoring System Dairy 2007 study, data and samples were colle...

Predefined composite operations are handy for efficient software modeling, e.g., for the automatic execution of refactorings, and for the introduction of patterns in existing models. Some modeling environments provide an initial set of basic refactoring operations, but hardly offer any extension points for the user. Even if extension points exist, the introduction of new composite operations re...

Incorporating abstraction methods, such as aggregation and association, into information system design methodologies has improved our ability to model the real world. The semantically-higher level objects that result from these abstractions are referred to as composite objects. These objects play an important role in spatio-temporal knowledge representation and query formulation, although littl...

With the popularity of the Web services technology, more and more software systems’ functionalities become available by being published and registered as Web services. Registered Web services need to be dynamically combined to form “composite services” when individual “simple services” fail to meet service requestors’ complex service needs. In this article, we propose a semi-automatic approach ...

Predefined composite operations are handy for efficient modeling, e.g., for the automatic execution of refactorings, and for the introduction of patterns in existing models. Some modeling environments provide an initial set of basic refactoring operations, but hardly offer any extension points for the user. Even if extension points exist, the introduction of new composite operations requires pr...

Operations design in a network of suppliers and service providers requires a scheme by which the operations are assigned to the suppliers and service providers. This paper introduces a scheme for pattern-based operations design in an evolving multi-company network (i.e. “virtual enterprise”). It presents operations design patterns for solving four problems of managerial importance for customizi...

Predefined automatically applicable composite operations such as refactorings are a prerequisite for efficient software modeling. Some modeling environments provide an initial set of basic refactorings, but they hardly offer extension points for user-specified refactorings. Even if extension points exist, the introduction of new refactorings requires programming skills and deep knowledge of the...