How do you differentiate between architectural thinking and design thinking?

I have asked this question in various forum. We know the unique attributes and the roles and responsibilities of architects and designers in various industries. How does their thought processes...

04 May 2016 7,368 1 View

Is there any mathematical model where intermediary asymptotes are used to analyze the network traffic and congestion?

Intermediary asymptotes are a mathematical structure quite commonly applied in the study about the consequences of self-similarity and the different length scale analyses. In actuality, it is the...

10 November 2014 9,973 2 View

Can you cite an example of an application of 'knot theory' to the area of material science, especially related to the forces of friction and adhesion?

Knot theory is an interesting area of mathematics studying the unique properties of topological morphs in knot attribute. It is an investigation into the way to extend the one dimensional string...

09 October 2014 4,850 7 View

Is there a minimum threshold of users required to say that a usability study is comprehensive?

09 October 2014 2,879 10 View

How do native languages influence the verbal intelligence of polyglots, especially in decolonized societies?

Historicity and hetero-glossia in languages is the key theme in this thought. Heteroglossia is a key theme pioneered by Mikhail Bakhtin, the famous Russian formalist. As we live in a global...

08 September 2014 516 7 View

How can machines learn multiple abstract syntax trees from the same encoded syntax in a polyglot functional programming language?

A question on the frontiers of poly-normalized programming paradigms !

08 September 2014 1,600 2 View

Which is the best way to design 'Asynchronous REST' operations?

The following page mentions a few innovative ways to design asynchronous REST operations. Can you share your thoughts on the optimal approach?

03 April 2014 181 0 View

Is there a trend in the pharmaceutical industry that favors acquisitions?

Ranbaxy merger with Sun Pharma captured the market's interests recently. Talks between Pfizer and AstraZeneca over a $100 Billion deal is another one. Is there a new wave of market dynamics or...

03 April 2014 2,513 1 View

How to develop a design thinking approach that unifies digital and physical experiences?

As our interactions and machines are increasingly connecting and converging digital and physical worlds, how can we have a comprehensive design perspective?

02 March 2014 8,781 10 View

Is cybernetics still relevant? What are the major concepts of 'cybernetics'? Can it share insights with internet of things?

Cybernetics of living organisms has been a concept popular in 1970's in electrical engineering, systems biology, HMI and control systems. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybernetics.

10 November 2013 6,805 0 View

What is your perception on using visual analysis or quantitative approaches to evaluate data from single-case research designs (n of 1 trials)?

Results of single-case research designs (i.e., n-of-1 trials) are often evaluated by visually inspecting the time-series graph and computing quantitative indices. A question our research team is...

03 March 2021 687 1 View

Resistor definition in Piezoelectric bimorph with ANSYS workbench

Hello, good day! I am trying to simulate similar bimorph piezoelectric harvester with below commands. However, the output power doesn't change with resistor value. Please help to find the reason. ET,10,CIRCU94,0 !SET UP RESISTOR R,1,100000 !RESISTANCE VALUE TYPE,10 !SET ELEMENT TYPE E,1,2 !CREATE RESISTOR BETWEEN NODES 1 AND 2 Thanks in advance Regards,

02 March 2021 0 0 View

How can I integrate a routing protocol in a tiny device (e.g. Raspberry Pi)?

Hi Community, I'm facing the issue of integration/compiling a new routing protocol in a WSN simulator. The final goal is to successfully add, configure this routing protocol in hardware devices...

01 March 2021 9,332 6 View

Timeout error!! Processor in the loop (PIL) using STM32F4 Matlab 2018a?

Dear Researchers I am trying to perform a PIL simulation using STM32F4 Discovery board and comunication serial USB TO TTL. During simulation I receive the following timeout error: An error...

01 March 2021 2,327 1 View

How to improve and implement WBAN MAC and Radio modules under Castalia 3.2 ?

Hello researchers, Hello Castalia3.2 researchers I am a beginner with Castalia, I work on optimization of RFID systems used in wireless body networks. I simulated a WBAN with 10 nodes and one...

28 February 2021 400 1 View

The reason that the culture of white fungi Contamination with green mold(Trichoderma), the culture autoclave at121 for 15 min. What is it?

Is the period to autoclave not enough? The inoculation in a hood and flame and UV and alcohol.

27 February 2021 9,356 3 View

What are the patterns of human behavior that lead to COVID-19 infections?

Does data from contact tracing help in establishing patterns of behavior and social interactions that lead to infections? There are cases here in the Philippines where patients have no travel...

25 February 2021 9,002 13 View

How do you mesh a thin solid in Fluent?

Hello, I have used the shell function on SpaceClaim to create thin solids for the model I am studying. These are contained within an enclosure for my study. I chose this approach as it avoids the...

24 February 2021 8,856 3 View

Is anyone working on a project focused on immigrants/newcomers working in the hospitality industry and how they have been impacted by COVID?

The on-going Covid-19 pandemic has had devastating economic effects on many industries. However, few have suffered to the same extent as full-service restaurants. Numerous studies have shown that...

24 February 2021 9,496 4 View

Are there any databases for gene co-expression or expression pattern clustering?

I am currently working on gene clustering based on co-expression pattern in mouse brain. The problem is I do not have some solid way to test my result. Are there any suggestions for databases...

22 February 2021 4,374 3 View