This dissertation presents the Q-Compiler, which is a novel meta-data QoS programming and compilation framework for developing and deploying quality-aware applications. The Q-Compiler extends standard component construction ...

Cognitive diagnostic assessment is a growing area in psychological and educational measurement with the advantage of providing diagnostic profiles (mastery/non-mastery of measured attributes) for examinees, giving insights ...

The bc1 complex of the electron transport chain is critical to production of ATP through the proton gradient driven by quinone oxidation; a ubiquitous mechanism for energy conversion throughout the biosphere. In addition ...

In terms of application size---when an application involves one-to-many group communication, we explore resource sharing, both in network bandwidth and computational resources, by proposing a special type of multicasting ...

The second part of the thesis is devoted to the qualitative analysis of weighted operators, where the weights are obtained by almost everywhere sampling in a stationary stochastic process. The major theme of our investigation ...

A comparison of the action of two filter aids in the removal of selected flavor significant compounds in French fries with respect to non filtered treatment was carried out. Quantitative analysis of selected volatile flavor ...