Model transformations in practice workshop.

Model Transformations in Practice (MTiP) 2005 was a workshop which provided a forum for the model transformation community to discuss practical model transformation issues. Although many different model transformation approaches have been proposed and explored in recent years, there has been little work on comparing and contrasting various approaches. Without such comparisons, it is hard to assess new model transformation approaches such as the upcoming OMG MOF/QVT recommendation, or to discern sensible future paths for the area. Our aims with the workshop were to create a forum that would help lead to an increased understanding of the relative merits of different model transformation techniques and approaches. A more advanced understanding of such merits is of considerable benefit to both the model transformation and wider modelling communities

Удосконалення транспортно-технологічного процесу перевезення будівельних сумішей з Києва до Херсона власним рухомим складом

Значну долю в вантажообороті автомобільного транспорту складають перевезення мінеральних будівельних матеріалів. Транспорт є однією з найважливіших галузей суспільного виробництва і покликаний задовольняти потреби населення та суспільного виробництва в перевезеннях. Основними напрямками розвитку транспорту є: – підвищення рівня транспортних послуг шляхом розвитку конкурентноспроможної системи, яка базується на передових технологіях і сприяє охороні навколишнього середовища та безпеки; – прогнозування більш точних об’ємів перевезень на основі даних за минулі роки та з урахуванням попиту на перевезення; – удосконалення функціонування єдиного транспортного ринку з метою підвищення його ефективності, рівня надання транспортних послуг, які забезпечують право вибору і врах

Анализ особенностей возникновения ЧС на автомобильных дорогах в условиях Сибири и разработка мероприятий по их предупреждению.

Автодорожный травматизм занимает третье место в мире среди причин смертности населения. В России погибает более 30 тыс. человек в год. К числу главных причин ЧС на автотранспорте относятся: нарушение правил движения; превышение скорости; управление автомобилем в нетрезвом состоянии; плохое состояние дороги, метеоусловия; неисправность автомобиля. В условиях Сибири для прогнозирования параметров ЧС на автомобильных дорогах и их предупреждения используются параметры погодных явлений.Road injuries rank third in the world among the causes of mortality. In Russia, more than 30 thousand people per year die. Among the main causes of emergencies on motor vehicles are: violation of traffic rules; over speed; Driving in a state of intoxication; Poor condition of the road, weather conditions; Car breakdown. In Siberia, predicting the parameters of emergencies on highways and their prevention uses the parameters of weather phenomena

Dagstuhl-Manifest zur Strategischen Bedeutung des Software Engineering in Deutschland

Im Rahmen des Dagstuhl Perspektiven Workshop 05402 "Challenges for Software Engineering Research" haben führende Software Engineering Professoren den derzeitigen Stand der Softwaretechnik in Deutschland charakterisiert und Handlungsempfehlungen für Wirtschaft, Forschung und Politik abgeleitet. Das Manifest fasst die diese Empfehlungen und die Bedeutung und Entwicklung des Fachgebiets prägnant zusammen

Statistical Techniques Complement UML When Developing Domain Models of Complex Dynamical Biosystems

Computational modelling and simulation is increasingly being used to complement traditional wet-lab techniques when investigating the mechanistic behaviours of complex biological systems. In order to ensure computational models are fit for purpose, it is essential that the abstracted view of biology captured in the computational model, is clearly and unambiguously defined within a conceptual model of the biological domain (a domain model), that acts to accurately represent the biological system and to document the functional requirements for the resultant computational model. We present a domain model of the IL-1 stimulated NF-κB signalling pathway, which unambiguously defines the spatial, temporal and stochastic requirements for our future computational model. Through the development of this model, we observe that, in isolation, UML is not sufficient for the purpose of creating a domain model, and that a number of descriptive and multivariate statistical techniques provide complementary perspectives, in particular when modelling the heterogeneity of dynamics at the single-cell level. We believe this approach of using UML to define the structure and interactions within a complex system, along with statistics to define the stochastic and dynamic nature of complex systems, is crucial for ensuring that conceptual models of complex dynamical biosystems, which are developed using UML, are fit for purpose, and unambiguously define the functional requirements for the resultant computational model

The Economic Impact of Enlargement on the European Economy: Problems and Perspectives. CEPS Working Document No. 188, October 2002

Much of the attention on the economic aspects of the forthcoming enlargement of the EU have concentrated upon the high-profile issues which are linked to the level of relative economic development in the acceding countries; the perceived threat of large-scale migration and the budgetary costs arising from implementation of EU agricultural and regional policies. This paper briefly discusses that these are not insurmountable problems and stresses that the main difficulties from the next enlargement may arise from the effective inclusion of the acceding countries into the Single Market, the microeconomic hub of the EU. We discuss that the process of regulatory harmonisation will become more difficult in an EU of 25 or more members, which entails greater emphasis on the principle of mutual recognition as the main tool for ensuring freedom of movement of goods and services. However, mutual recognition has its limits and is likely to be less effective the more diverse the countries involved