A Roadmap for UEML

International audienceA Roadmap for Unified enterprise modelling languag

Attitudes and competence towards multilingualism. Why is it important that the staff in the kindergarten is dealing with attitudes and competence towards multilingualism in a group of children

Biološka rekultivacija je u Hrvatskoj, kao jedna od najvažnijih faza sanacije odlagališta, nedovoljno poznata u praksi. Provodi se u postupku zatvaranja odlagališta kao konačna faza koja zaokružuje cijeli proces. Osim što štiti rekultivacijski sloj odlagališta od erozije, smanjuje površinsko otjecanje, procjeđivanje te podiže estetsku vrijednost lokacije, ona se postupcima monitoringa i njege usmjerava prema krajnjem cilju ovisno o konačnoj namjeni lokacije. Cilj istraživanja bio je proučiti osnovne podatke o odlagalištu neopasnog otpada Mraclinska Dubrava, a posebno što je sve rađeno u procesu dosadašnje sanacije odlagališta, te koje su biljne vrste korištene prilikom biološke rekultivacije. Osnovni cilj rada bio je predložiti biljne vrste za sanaciju ostatka odlagališta te predložiti raspored sadnje. Za uspješnost biološke sanacije iznimno je važno poznavati biološka svojstva i ekološke zahtjeve planiranih vrsta za sadnju/sjetvu. Ovdje se radi o pionirskim vrstama koje svojim osobinama odgovaraju ovoj namjeni

Ontology-driven conceptual modeling: A'systematic literature mapping and review

All rights reserved. Ontology-driven conceptual modeling (ODCM) is still a relatively new research domain in the field of information systems and there is still much discussion on how the research in ODCM should be performed and what the focus of this research should be. Therefore, this article aims to critically survey the existing literature in order to assess the kind of research that has been performed over the years, analyze the nature of the research contributions and establish its current state of the art by positioning, evaluating and interpreting relevant research to date that is related to ODCM. To understand and identify any gaps and research opportunities, our literature study is composed of both a systematic mapping study and a systematic review study. The mapping study aims at structuring and classifying the area that is being investigated in order to give a general overview of the research that has been performed in the field. A review study on the other hand is a more thorough and rigorous inquiry and provides recommendations based on the strength of the found evidence. Our results indicate that there are several research gaps that should be addressed and we further composed several research opportunities that are possible areas for future research

Does Outdoor Recreation Decrease Stress? Investigating the Physiological Responses of Outdoor Recreation in Idaho

This poster was presented at the 2016 Idaho EPSCoR Annual Meeting, October 19-21, in Couer d\u27Alene Idaho

The Unified Enterprise Modelling Language – Overview and further work

International audienceThe Unified Enterprise Modelling Language (UEML) aims at supporting integrated use of enterprise and IS models expressed using different languages. To achieve this aim, UEML offers a hub through which modelling languages can be connected, thereby paving the way for also connecting the models expressed in those languages. This paper motivates and presents the most central parts of the UEML approach: a structured path to describing enterprise and IS modelling constructs; a common ontology to interrelate construct descriptions at the semantic level; a correspondence analysis approach to estimate semantic construct similarity; a quality framework to aid selection of languages; a meta-meta model to integrate the different parts of the approach; and a set of tools to aid its use and evolution. The paper also discusses the benefits of UEML and points to paths for further work

The unified enterprise modelling language – Overview and further Work

ISBN 978-1-1234-7890-2/08International audienceThe Unified Enterprise Modelling Language (UEML) aims to support integrated use of enterprise and IS models expressed in a variety of languages. The achieve this aim, UEML provides a hub through which different languages can be connected, thereby paving the way for connecting the models expressed in those languages. UEML offers a structured approach to describing enterprise and IS modelling constructs, a common ontology to interrelate construct descriptions at the semantic level, a correspondence analysis approach to estimate semantic construct similarity, a quality framework to aid selection of languages, a meta-meta model to organise the UEML and a set of tools to aid its use. This paper presents an overview of UEML and points to paths for further work

Fuel Savings Obtained by Replacing Traditional AC-distribution Systems onboard Vessels with DC-distribution Systems

Today most of the diesel-electric systems on board ships are based on an AC-distribution of the generated power. The electric power is fed directly from the synchronous generators into an AC-grid, where it is distributed to the different loads on board. This system requires a constant rotational speed to provide the grid with the rated frequency.By introducing a DC-grid, the system no longer has to depend on constant speed. This opens the possibility to vary the speed during operations and thereby optimize the fuel-efficiency of the prime mover to the load-situation. This thesis has investigated the fuel savings by replacing traditional AC-distribution systems on board ships with DC-distribution systems.The DC-distribution systems that have been considered is a DC-grid supplied by three-phase, full-bridge diode rectifiers, and a DC-grid supplied by active front-end (AFE) IGBT based rectifiers.The thesis has concluded that vessels which experience frequent low load situations will benefit from introducing an AFE based DC-distribution system on board. The thesis has also drawn the conclusion that vessels which mostly experience high load situations, the extra cost of investing in AFE-rectifiers cannot be justified, as the fuel savings will be virtually zero at high loads. For these vessels it will be expedient to replace the AC-distribution with the less expensive diode based DC-distribution system

Identification of Candidate Cellulose Utilizing Bacteria from the Rumen of Beef Cattle, Using Bacterial Community Profiling and Metagenomics

The ruminal microbiome allows ruminant animals to convert cellulosic biomass into food products. A majority of ruminal microorganisms remain uncharacterized due, in part, to the complexity of ruminal microbial communities. In order to gain further insight, selection-based batch culturing from bovine rumen fluid, in combination with metagenomics, was used to identify and characterize previously uncharacterized rumen bacteria capable of metabolizing cellulose, which was supplemented as a purified substrate. 16S rRNA-based population analysis was used to identify rumen bacteria enriched within 14 days of culturing. As a result of 4 independent experiments, seven different candidate cellulose-utilizing species-level operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were identified. Six of the enriched OTUs showed increased levels ranging between 46 and 445-fold compared to their respective rumen inocula, representing 14.1% to 41.3% of reads in samples supplemented with cellulose. One OTU corresponded to a known species (Ruminococcus flavefaciens), four OTUs were predicted to be uncultured species of known genera (Ethanoligenens sp., two Prevotella sp., and Rummeliibacillus sp.), and two were assigned to the family Ruminococcaceae. One enriched culture consisting of an uncultured Rummeliibacillus and Prevotella was used for metagenome analysis. Analysis revealed genes with predicted cellulolytic capabilities in the Rummeliibacillus-related organism (cellulase, endoglucanase, and beta-glucanase) and in the Prevotella-related organism (cellulase). Additionally, genes predicted to function in cellulose binding, as well as proteases and glutamate synthases needed for amino acid acquisition, were also found in both OTUs. The identification and characterization of novel cellulolytic species of ruminal bacteria will contribute to a better understanding of ruminal cellulose metabolism