in the .50 and .60 range may be regarded as problematic by some researchers. We feel that there is no need for concern on this issue, however, because internal consistency that is based on the alpha coefficient may not be an adequate reliability estimate for a scale made up of a small number of items. Indeed

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to be managed in an equally adaptive and predictable way. To address this need, we introduce a novel, tool-supported framework for the development of adaptive servicebased systems called QoSMOS (QoS Management and Optimization of Service-based systems). QoSMOS can be used to develop service-based systems

We present Flush, a reliable, high goodput bulk data trans-port protocol for wireless sensor networks. Flush provides end-to-end reliability, reduces transfer time, and adapts to time-varying network conditions. It achieves these proper-ties using end-to-end acknowledgments, implicit snooping

and cost-effective suggestion is presented that allows to bypass current USB backchannel issues, leading to a more robust testbed that avoids manual maintenance of individual nodes. Index Terms—experimentation; testbeds; testbed reliability; sensor node reprogramming; universal serial bus I.

-owned data centres, making the market entry affordable only for big companies. Focusing on the reduction of entry and operational costs, we investigate a new dynamic resource provisioning method for MMOG operation using external data centres as low-cost resource providers. First, we identify in the various

in the loop; a practice that is often called crowd-sensing. Crowd-sensing has not traditionally been considered a CPS topic, largely due to the difficulty in rigorously assessing its reliability. This paper aims to change that status quo by developing a mathematical approach for quantitatively assessing

and governing decentralized event-based enterprise systems at runtime. We present a dashboard based on industry-strength technology as proof of concept and discuss how to integrate usage statistics provided on-the-fly by ASIA into metrics for runtime governance. We evaluate our monitoring approach in terms

A language for databases with sets, tuples, lists, object identity and structural inheritance is proposed. The core language is logic-based with a fixpoint semantics. Methods with overloading and methods evaluated externally providing extensibility of the language are considered. Other important

This study provides information on the interrater reliability of the quantitative scoring system of he Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery Form!I (LNNB-li). The accuracy of each rater follow-ing a training procedure was also evaluated. Six college students served as raters, and participated