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Developing multiagent systems: the Gaia Methodology

, 2003
Systems composed of interacting autonomous agents offer a promising software engineering approach for developing applications in complex domains. However, this multiagent system paradigm introduces a number of new abstractions and design/development ...
N. Jennings, Jennings, N. R., Zambonelli, F., M. Wooldridge, ZAMBONELLI, Franco, Jennings, NR, Wooldridge, M, Wooldridge, M., Zambonelli, F   +8 more
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Discovery of Design Methodologies

, 2000
In this paper we present an AI-based approach for the discovery of design methodologies for multi-disciplinary design situations. The approach is based on sim- ulating the design process using a multi-agent system that mimics the behavior of the design team. The system activates the pieces of design knowledge when they become applicable.
Cirrus Shakeri, David C. Brown, Mohammad N. Noori   +2 more
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Residual tail twisting in ascidian larvae is stabilized by asymmetric myofibrils that resist bilateral symmetry restoration

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ascidian Ciona larvae initially show strong clockwise tail twisting, which is largely corrected during development. However, a small residual twist remains. This study shows that organized helical myofibrils in tail muscles mechanically stabilize this residual asymmetry, preventing complete restoration of bilateral symmetry and revealing how embryos ...
Yuki S. Kogure, Misaki K. Nishio, Satoru Okuda, Kohji Hotta   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Applying Scenarios in the context of Specific User Design: Surgeon as an Expert User, and Design for Handicapped Children. [PDF]

, 2009
Organised by: Cranfield UniversityIn the context of specific user (surgery or handicap domain), the list of requirements is especially difficult to establish.
Rasoulifar, Rahi, Thomann, Guillaume, Villeneuve, François, Thomann, G., Villeneuve, F., Rasoulifar, R.   +5 more
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Gender differences in literacy in PIAAC: do assessment features matter?

Large-scale Assessments in Education
Background Previous research based on large-scale studies consistently suggests that on average, male students tend to have lower literacy compared to their female students during secondary schooling.
Ai Miyamoto, Britta Gauly, Anouk Zabal
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Design Pattern Canvas: An Introduction to Unified Serious Game Design Patterns [PDF]

Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems, 2014
The aim of this article is to start a dialogue and search for a unified game design tool within the game design and research community. As a possible direction, presented paper outlines the practice and importance of design pattern use in serious game ...
Gregor Zavcer, Simon Mayr, Paolo Petta
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Modulation of Homer1 EVH1 domain internal dynamics by putative autism‐associated mutations

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The putative autism‐associated M65I and S97L variants of the EVH1 domain of the postsynaptic scaffold protein Homer1 do not exhibit substantial changes in their overall structure or partner binding. Both of them, but especially the M65I variant, show altered internal dynamics relative to the wild‐type domain on the μs‐ms timescale, indicated by the ...
Fanni Farkas, Brigitta Maruzs, Zsófia E. Kálmán, Tomas Klumpler, Gyula Batta, Bálint Péterfia, Zoltán Gáspári   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A unified framework for characterizing response quality in surveys with multi-item scales

Communications Psychology
Self-administered surveys are widely used but the quality of the survey responses have been a major concern. Low-quality responses threaten the validity and replicability of studies.
Nivedita Bhaktha, Henning Silber, Clemens M. Lechner   +2 more
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Cell geometry and membrane protein crowding constrain Escherichia coli growth rate, overflow metabolism, respiration, and maintenance energy

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The physical dimensions and shape of bacterial cells define the surface area available to acquire nutrients and the volume available for synthesizing proteins and DNA. Here, we use computational systems biology to decode the importance of cell geometry as a major determinant of prokaryotic phenotype, including growth rate and metabolic efficiency. This
Ross P. Carlson, Tomáš Gedeon, Mauricio Garcia Benitez, Campbell Putnam, William R. Harcombe, Radhakrishnan Mahadevan, Ashley E. Beck   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

An aerospace component cost modelling study for value driven design [PDF]

, 2009
Demand is increasing in aero-engine products for better efficiency and environmental performance whilst keeping the cost low. Unlike performance, the physics behind cost is least understood.
Cheung, J. M. W., Wiseall, S.S., Scanlan, J. P., Wiseall, S. S., Cheung, J.M.W., Scanlan, J.P.   +5 more
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