Model verification and debugging of EOO models aided by model reduction techniques, in

Abstract Equation-based object-oriented modeling approach significantly reduced effort needed for model implementation by releasing modeler of performing many error-prone tasks. An increasingly more complex models can be built, preferably from components of different model libraries. However, complexity of the models complicate the process of verification -assuring that the model was implemented correctly and behaves as expected -and possible subsequent debugging. A cause of error in a model with over 1000 different equations can be often hard to find by the deskchecking method. This requires the development of new modeling environment tools for model understanding and automated discovery of the fault causes. The difficulty of designing such tools in EOO modeling environments is linked to the difficulty of mapping simulation form to the model sources. Furthermore, debugging of complex models consisting of over thousand equations by traversing each equation may be very ineffective, especially when the fault has multiple and not very evident causes. A model reduction methods is proposed and discussed as a method of verification. With model reduction methods it is possible to identify the most important parts of the model which have contributed to the specific model behavior. Because model reduction can be performed on original model representation, the difficulty of mapping simulation form back to model source is avoided

Analiza suradnje proizvođača namještaja i dizajnera u procesu razvoja proizvoda

The aim of our research was to analyze the cooperation of furniture industry and designers in product development process. The results indicate the diffi culties of and impediments to such cooperation. SWOT analysis was used for analyzing the strengths and opportunities as well threats and weaknesses of cooperation of furniture industry with designers in product development process. The leading management of furniture companies and designers indentifi ed greater creativity (more innovative solutions), better design and more fresh ideas as the highest strength and opportunity of cooperation.U istraživanju je analizirana suradnja industrije namještaja i dizajnera u procesu razvoja proizvoda. Rezultati upućuju na teškoće i suzdržanost pri takvoj suradnji. Primjenom SWOT analize istražene su prednosti i mogućnosti te opasnosti i nedostatci suradnje industrije namještaja s dizajnerima pri razvoju proizvoda. Najvećom korišću od te suradnje vodeći manadžment proizvođača namještaja i dizajneri ocjenjuju veću kreativnost (više inovativnih rješenja), bolji dizajn i više svježih ideja

The fracture moment of corner joints bonded by different glues

Cilj istraživanja bio je odabrati najpogodniju vrstu adheziva za novorazvijeni kutni spoj s drvenim prstenom. Primjena tog spoja najčešća je u proizvodnji prozorskih okvira. Kutni spoj s drvenim prstenom rezultat je slovenskog znanja i zaštićen je međunarodnim patentom. Rezultati sile loma u kutnih spojeva napravljenih uz pomoć različitih ljepila ispitivani su standardnom metodom na kidalici. Najbolji rezultati postignuti su upotrebom polivinilacetatnog ljepila grupe D3. Prednost primjene spoja s drvenim prstenom jest način proizvodnje koji omogućuje izradu okvira od prethodno površinski obrađenih elemenata koji se neposredno prije spajanja pile na željenu duljinu. Sastavljanjem dijelova proces izrade prozorskog krila završava. Zbog toga je izuzetno važno odabrati odgovarajuće ljepilo koje može potpuno ispuniti mjesto spoja i prekriti cijeli nezaštićen čelni dio elemenata u sastavu. Za tu su svrhu u eksperimentu upotrijebljena poliuretanska ljepila koja tijekom otvrdnjavanja djelomično ekspandiraju.The main goal of this research is to determine the most appropriate adhesive to fix angular joints with wooden ring for manufacturing window frames. The joint with wooden ring is the result of Slovenian experience and is protected by international patent. The destructive strength of angular joints adhered with different glues was tested by the tensile-testing machine. Polyvinyl acetate glue of the D3 group was found to be the most appropriate from the point of view of strength. The biggest advantage of using a joint with wooden ring lies in the possibility of manufacturing wooden frames from finished elements. In this way, the process of manufacturing a window ends after assembling its parts. It is, therefore, very important to choose the right glue that can completely fill the junction and cover the whole unprotected front part of the joint. For this purpose, polyurethane glues were used in the experiment, as they slightly expand during the hardening phase

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Narcissism and the strategic pursuit of short-term mating : universal links across 11 world regions of the International Sexuality Description Project-2.

Previous studies have documented links between sub-clinical narcissism and the active pursuit of short-term mating strategies (e.g., unrestricted sociosexuality, marital infidelity, mate poaching). Nearly all of these investigations have relied solely on samples from Western cultures. In the current study, responses from a cross-cultural survey of 30,470 people across 53 nations spanning 11 world regions (North America, Central/South America, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Middle East, Africa, Oceania, Southeast Asia, and East Asia) were used to evaluate whether narcissism (as measured by the Narcissistic Personality Inventory; NPI) was universally associated with short-term mating. Results revealed narcissism scores (including two broad factors and seven traditional facets as measured by the NPI) were functionally equivalent across cultures, reliably associating with key sexual outcomes (e.g., more active pursuit of short-term mating, intimate partner violence, and sexual aggression) and sex-related personality traits (e.g., higher extraversion and openness to experience). Whereas some features of personality (e.g., subjective well-being) were universally associated with socially adaptive facets of Narcissism (e.g., self-sufficiency), most indicators of short-term mating (e.g., unrestricted sociosexuality and marital infidelity) were universally associated with the socially maladaptive facets of narcissism (e.g., exploitativeness). Discussion addresses limitations of these cross-culturally universal findings and presents suggestions for future research into revealing the precise psychological features of narcissism that facilitate the strategic pursuit of short-term mating

Narcisismo y búsqueda estratégica del emparejamiento a corto plazo a través de las culturas: Enlaces omnipresentes a través de 11 regiones mundiales del Proyecto de la descripción de la sexualidad internacional 2

Previous studies have documented links between sub-clinical narcissism and the active pursuit of short-term mating strategies (e.g., unrestricted sociosexuality, marital infidelity, mate poaching). Nearly all of these investigations have relied solely on samples from Western cultures. In the current study, responses from a cross-cultural survey of 30,470 people across 53 nations spanning 11 world regions (North America, Central/South America, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Middle East, Africa, Oceania, Southeast Asia, and East Asia) were used to evaluate whether narcissism (as measured by the Narcissistic Personality Inventory; NPI) was universally associated with short-term mating. Results revealed narcissism scores (including two broad factors and seven traditional facets as measured by the NPI) were functionally equivalent across cultures, reliably associating with key sexual outcomes (e.g., more active pursuit of short-term mating, intimate partner violence, and sexual aggression) and sex-related personality traits (e.g., higher extraversion and openness to experience). Whereas some features of personality (e.g., subjective well-being) were universally associated with socially adaptive facets of Narcissism (e.g., self-sufficiency), most indicators of short-term mating (e.g., unrestricted sociosexuality and marital infidelity) were universally associated with the socially maladaptive facets of narcissism (e.g., exploitativeness). Discussion addresses limitations of these cross-culturally universal findings and presents suggestions for future research into revealing the precise psychological features of narcissism that facilitate the strategic pursuit of short-term mating.Estudios previos, en primer lugar a través de las muestras de culturas occidentales, han documentado asociaciones sistemáticas del narcisismo subclínico con múltiples indicadores de estrategias del emparejamiento a corto plazo (p. ej. sociosexualidad ilimitada, infidelidad, caza de pareja). En este estudio se han usado respuestas de la encuesta transcultural de 30.470 personas de 53 naciones de 11 regiones mundiales (América del Norte, América del Sur/América Central, Europa del Norte, Europa del Oeste, Europa del Este, Europa del Sur, Oriente Próximo, África, Asia del Sur/Sudoeste de Asia, Asia del Este y Oceanía) para evaluar si el narcisismo (medido por el Inventario de Personalidad Narcisista; NPI) se asocia panuniversalmente con los indicadores del emparejamiento a corto plazo, tanto en la dirección, como en la intensidad. Los resultados sugieren que el narcisismo (incluidos muchos aspectos suyos medidos por el NPI) tiene las mismas asociaciones básicas con los rasgos de personalidad relacionados con el sexo (p. ej. extraversión alta) y con los resultados sexuales claves (p. ej. búsqueda más activa de las estrategias del emparejamiento a corto plazo) a través de las 11 mayores regiones mundiales del PDSI 2. La discusión se enfoca en las implicaciones y limitaciones del estudio actual