From the article: Business process management and business rules management both focus on controlling business activities in organizations. Although both management principles have the same focus, they approach manageability and controllability from different perspectives. As more organizations deploy …

Introduction: Ambient intelligence technologies are a means to support ageing-in-place by monitoring clients in the home. In this study, monitoring is applied for the purpose of raising an alarm in an emergency situation, and thereby, providing an increased sense of safety and security. Apart from these …

Although sustainability is often discussed solely in ecological terms, it cannot be disconnected from the way humans behave in their social environment. This article presents a theoretical approach toward sustainability that takes a human behavior and knowledge view on sustainability as a starting point. …

Connectivity does not automatically provide NEC, but there is no NEC without connectivity. The integration of UCSs into a C2 network can significantly reduce the amount of voice communication needed to coordinate and synchronize events. The integration of UCSs into an ATMnetwork provides the basis for …

This document contains development and test information regarding further development of the Universal Capacity Measurement (UCM)system. The UCM is a printed circuit board (PCB) to measure capacitance in the 0-10pF range with great accuracy.

In this paper the design and development of a new type of greenhouse with an integrated filter for reflecting near infrared radiation (NIR) and a solar energy delivery system is described. Especially the optical parts as the spectral selective film, the properties of the circular reflector and the efficiencies …

Reporting is a significant critical success factor for a sustainable development, and in the packaging industry an overall willingness to report and disclose information is determinable. It facilitates awareness for sustainability relevance, provides environmental benchmarking and motivates towards change …

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ABSTRACT: In a global society legal systems tend to become far more intertwined than they have been so far. Transplantation of legal arrangements from one legal system to another became an increasingly important issue as a consequence of growing interdependency among...

The global technological evolution in the field of information has changed the world. Information now not only integrates most elements of modern life, including the civil community and the military world, but also accelerates all processes. An operational shift of focus towards a systems approach to …