Action Diagram Research Articles

Biodiversity and health: prioritizing actions for productive inclusion, territorial development, and environmental conservation.

The ArticulaFito Project conducted a broad analysis of the production base of plants with medicinal, cosmetic, and food value, mapping 26 value chains (CdV) of traditional peoples and communities and family farmers (PCTAFs). The objective is to define criteria to prioritize actions in order to strengthen the mapped CdV, maintaining the identified challenges and opportunities as a reference. Data Envelopment Analysis and Pareto Diagram methodologies were applied to quantitative data extracted from each CdV map. In this way, the CdV set was divided into four groups of performance levels. For each group, an action diagram was drawn, which, ordered the occurrences and their origins, enabling the reporting and indication, in order of priority, of the institutions and actors to be considered in the strengthening process. The group with the best performance had ten species, 70% in the cosmetic segment, in the Amazon biome, and in the northern region, with 80% native under an extractive regime and 20% exotic under a cultivation regime. The Action Diagram generated prioritized actions and investments, optimizing public resources in the productive inclusion of PCTAFs for the sustainable use of (socio) biodiversity.

Biodiversidade e saúde: priorizando ações para inclusão produtiva, desenvolvimento territorial e conservação ambiental

Abstract The ArticulaFito Project conducted a broad analysis of the production base of plants with medicinal, cosmetic, and food value, mapping 26 value chains (CdV) of traditional peoples and communities and family farmers (PCTAFs). The objective is to define criteria to prioritize actions in order to strengthen the mapped CdV, maintaining the identified challenges and opportunities as a reference. Data Envelopment Analysis and Pareto Diagram methodologies were applied to quantitative data extracted from each CdV map. In this way, the CdV set was divided into four groups of performance levels. For each group, an action diagram was drawn, which, ordered the occurrences and their origins, enabling the reporting and indication, in order of priority, of the institutions and actors to be considered in the strengthening process. The group with the best performance had ten species, 70% in the cosmetic segment, in the Amazon biome, and in the northern region, with 80% native under an extractive regime and 20% exotic under a cultivation regime. The Action Diagram generated prioritized actions and investments, optimizing public resources in the productive inclusion of PCTAFs for the sustainable use of (socio) biodiversity.

Development of user interface design module based on the use of integration-variable concept model

The paper presents the architecture of the user interface design module based on the use of an integration- variable concept model, based on the idea of constructing user interface from fragments of user actions, which should be presented as a holistic model of interrelated user actions. The implementation of the module is demonstrated on the example of screens for adding actions to stages, forming an action diagram, and binding functions.

Agent action diagram: Toward a model for emergency management system

Agent-based modeling (ABM) has become a useful tool in describing microcosmic action mode of emergency management system (EMS). However, one of key challenges in multi-agent model for EMS could be how to prevent inconsistency between the simulation model established by technicians of computer simulation engineering and the conceptual model established by domain experts. In this paper, a novel multi-view modeling paradigm, agent action diagram (AAD), which has a normalized conceptual model driven architecture and combines the high-layer conceptual model and simulation model, is proposed by establishing its rule symbol system to resolve the above technology problem. Visualization representations of AADs including agent entity organization diagram, agent entity action attribute diagram, single-agent action diagram and multi-agent action diagram are presented. These different views depend on each other according to their functions and form a mutually coupled entirety, thus giving a complete description of EMS with different perspectives. Subsequently, agent model template is constructed, thus affording an automatic mechanism of transforming this graphical conceptual model to its simulation model. Finally, scenarios of emergency command for a great traffic accident and an explosion of a chemical plant are set and two case studies of EMS modeling are implemented, thus verifying feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed approach. This fact shows that the approach has more advantages in model credibility and development efficiency compared with the traditional ABM paradigm.

Drivers of consumer purchase intentions for remanufactured products

Purpose– The purpose of this study is to understand whether being relocated to a society where remanufactured products are promoted can change consumers’ perception towards them. Also, the authors wish to identify major underlying factors for remanufactured product purchase intentions. There is strong evidence in the literature that factors such as societal norms, price, age, income, education level, and availability can have significant influence on the behavioral intentions of consumers.Design/methodology/approach– The nature of the study is to draw an embedded theory from data itself. To explore the research questions in this study, a grounded theory was used. The authors use a theoretical sampling technique and interviewed 45 India-born consumers residing in the USA for at least a period of more than six months.Findings– The results indicate that the level of environmental consciousness, individual values, post-use perceptions, nature of purchase and socio-cultural norms are the major drivers of consumer purchase intentions. Sub-categories of these five drivers are personal and contextual factors. Personal factors include personal attitudes and beliefs, individual personality and environmental consciousness. Contextual factors are societal norms, price, promotion/advertisement, service quality and brand image.Social implications– Use of remanufactured products is one of the ways to achieve sustainability. It is not only an environmentally friendly but also cost-effective approach. Given the major drivers identified through this study, firms can focus some on these drivers to improve their carbon footprint and bottom line.Originality/value– This study is first to consider the decision-making process of consumer purchase of remanufactured products. In this regard, our study offers some understanding of the entire process through an action diagram.

GW24-e0772 Clinical efficacy of Wilkins integral in patients with percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty

ObjectivesTo investigate patients with mitral stenosis of the valve morphology passing through the short-term effect of balloon mitral valvuloplasty.MethodsAccording to the integral of the the wilkins ultrasound mitral valve morphology...

Exploring the role of the spouse in expatriate failure: a grounded theory-based investigation of expatriate' spouse adjustment issues from India

This paper applied the grounded theory method in a study of the expatriates' spouses' relocation adjustment process and the impact of such adjustment problems in expatriate failure. A qualitative enquiry approach using open-ended questions in the form of personal interviews was adopted. Iteratively, the questions were changed to reach theoretical saturation and we allowed the respondents to lead us through the data collection process during our eventual theory development process. An action diagram technique was used to help structure and process the data. The study was conducted with 26 Indian origin spouses who had to encounter relocation issues one time or the other. We found the spouses' perceived gender role ideology to play a critical part in their adjustment process. Other factors that influenced the adjustment process in expatriate assignments were personality factors such as extraversion, organizational and family support, country demographics and pre-departure training.

해상초장대교량의 지진재난 방재시스템개발

The purpose of this study is to define emergency response procedures by BDMS [Building Disaster Management System] when earthquake occurs on long-span bridge structures. The study is about developing a computer-based algorithm for various earthquake intensities that works with the System. Presently, long-span bridge disaster prevention relies on closed-system centered on human intervention alone. However, this study combines IT technology and internet-based open system creating a more practical system. Additionally, assigned duties and tasks are clearly defined to all personnel involved in various disaster situations using the Active Action Diagram(AAD) techniques. Also, the design of 3-dimensional view assists to determine the appropriate initial response in times of earthquake and other disasters. The combination of the existing manual emergency response procedures and the scenario-based (IT) response system being developed will create an efficiency and fast response actions in times of emergencies.

The agile improvement of MMORPGs based on the enhanced chaotic neural network

Massive multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPGs) should be continuously and incrementally modified to meet with the customers’ increasing demand. However, that is a tough task since the number of customers is huge and all of the customers are geographically dispersed. Therefore, this paper presents an agile improvement system by using the action diagram and the enhanced chaotic neural network (ECNN) model, combining the merits of chaotic neural network, fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (AHP), and genetic algorithm in one consolidated model. It is expected that the proposed method will overcome most of the disadvantages of published models, particularly the accuracy of customer satisfaction model and the validity of modification decision. Also, it gives a chance to meet the demands of customers at an optimal cost and make the hard but necessary improvement decisions whenever they are required.

Improved Device Performance of Organic Crystal Field-Effect Transistors Fabricated on Friction-Transferred Substrates

We have improved performance of organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) composed of organic nanomolecular single crystals of a thiophene/phenylene co-oligomer. A poly(tetrafluoroethylene) thin layer was applied with friction-transfer technique to an insulator layer of silicon dioxide covering a silicon substrate. The crystals were grown in a liquid phase on the friction-transferred substrate such that the bottom-contact device was completed through depositing the crystals in firm contact with the premade metal electrodes. This technique ensures an excellent electrical contact between the crystal and the electrodes. The device shows the carrier mobility up to 0.26 cm2/Vs. The linear increase in the drain currents is clearly noted around the origin of the drain current-drain voltage action diagram. Thus we have achieved a high performance with the OFETs whose fabrication is based upon the friction-transfer technique.

Semantics and verification of action diagrams with linear timing

Specifications containing linear timing constraints, such as found in action diagrams (timing diagrams) defining interface behaviors, are often used in practice. Although efficient O(n 3 ) shortest path algorithms exist for computing the minimum and maximum time distances between actions, subject to the timing constraints, there is so far no accurate method that can decide (a) whether a specification of this kind is realizable (i.e., can be simulated by a causal system), and (b) given the action diagrams of the interfaces of two or more communicating systems, whether the systems implementing such independent specifications will correctly interoperate (i.e., satisfy the respective protocols and timing assumptions). First we illustrate the weakness of existing action diagram verification techniques: the causality issue is not addressed, and the proposed methods to answer the compatibility (interoperability) question yield false negative answers in many practical situations. We then define the meaning of causality in an action diagram specification and state a set of sufficient conditions for causality to hold. This development then leads to an exact procedure for the verification of the interface compatibility of communicating action diagrams. the results are illustrated on a practical example.

A Graphical Interpretation of Time‐Temperature Related Quality Changes in Frozen Food

ABSTRACTFrozen food quality change was presented graphically as a response parameter to the storage variables time and temperature. Computer graphics were used to portray sensory changes in frozen hamburger during storage. The resulting three‐dimensional surface (a “quality‐response surface”) was simplified by contour plotting and the responses of both full‐ and partial‐history time‐temperature indicators were superimposed. Examples of the resulting indicator action diagram were developed for frozen hamburger, and possible applications to frozen inventory management were discussed.