Consistency Models1 David Mosberger TR 93/11 Abstract This paper discusses memory consistency models and their influence on software in the context of parallel machines. In the first part we review previous work on memory consistency models. The second part discusses the issues that arise due to weakening memory consistency. We are especially interested in the influence that weakened consistency models have on language‚ compiler‚ and runtime system design. We conclude that tighter interaction between
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Software Qual J (2006) 14: 159–178 DOI 10.1007/s11219-006-7600-8 Usability measurement and metrics: A consolidated model Ahmed Seffah · Mohammad Donyaee · Rex B. Kline · Harkirat K. Padda C Springer Science+Business Media‚ Inc. 2006 Abstract Usability is increasingly recognized as an important quality factor for interactive software systems‚ including traditional GUIs-style applications‚ Web sites‚ and the large variety of mobile and PDA interactive services. Unusable user interfaces
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Channel Models A Tutorial 1 V1.0 February 21‚ 2007 Please send comments/corrections/feedback to Raj Jain‚ jain@acm.org Please send comments to jain@acm.org 1 This work was sponsored in part by WiMAX Forum. Channel Models: A Tutorial 2 V1 Created on 2/21/2007 TABLE CONTENTS CHANNEL MODELS: A TUTORIAL..................................................................................................................................3 CHANNEL MODELS: A TUTORIAL.....................
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forces forces Mission and strategy Firm Organisational Human structure resource management Source: Fombrun et al (1984) The Warwick model of Strategic Change and Human Resource Management Socioeconomic Technological Political-legal Competitive Inner context Culture Structure Politics/leadership Task-technology
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"THE FISHBEIN MODEL" 1975‚ 1980 and Apple`s I-phone Attitude – How does a consumer develop and change attitude? When we buy products we weight the most important attributes. Psychologist Martin Fishbein states that the attitude toward an object is the sum of the consequences of that object weighted by the evaluation of those consequences In order to understand the consumer behavior the Ajzen and Fishbein´s theory of reasoned action (TRA) can be used. TRA was initially associated to voluntary
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Nonverbal communication Nonverbal communication (NVC) is usually understood as the process of communication through sending and receiving wordless messages. i.e.‚ language is not the only source of communication‚ there are other means also. NVC can be communicated through gestures and touch (Haptic communication)‚ by body language or posture‚ by facial expression and eye contact. NVC can be communicated through object communication such as clothing‚ hairstyles or even architecture‚ symbols and infographics
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Salvador Minuchin’s Structural Model focuses on the family’s underlying organizational framework and its adaptability towards changing conditions throughout the family cycle that help regulate functional or dysfunctional patterns. His belief was that families experience life cycles searching for a balance between stability and change. Minuchin felt that there must be change within the family structure before any symptoms could be alleviated within the individual. By attempting to do so‚ the therapist
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happened because of your mental illness would be dismissed as a placebo effect. Although over the last 50 years the medical model has slowly began to change‚ the “Biopsychosocial model” has become more widely adopted. This medical model accepts that health and disease are strongly influenced by a combination of biological‚ psychological‚ and social factors. The biopsychosocial model describes health as a state of well-being that we can actively attain and maintain. This shows
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setting. All schools across the country are now using the inclusion model. There are many challenges facing the regular education teacher in an inclusion classroom. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the challenges presented in creating an effective inclusion program on a middle school campus. The Attitude of School Personnel towards Inclusion Research shows that the attitude of the school personnel towards the inclusion model is directly related to the effectiveness of the program. Through
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MODELS OF STRESS Stress is something people can experience when they are responding to certain demands. Stress can affect the way a person feels both emotionally and physically. If a person finds certain situations too difficult they may begin to experience symptoms of stress such as a racing heart‚ heightened senses and sweaty palms. Although the symptoms of stress can feel unpleasant‚ stress is not always a bad thing. There are several different models of stress including engineering
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