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The widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) necessitates effective end-of-life management strategies for their battery packs. When pursuing a recycling strategy to recover valuable materials such as nickel, manganese, cobalt, and lithium, the first step in most cases is to dismantle the battery at least down to module level. The state-of-the-art disassembly of EV battery packs relies on domain knowledge and is carried out manually for the most part. The potential hazards inherent in the dismantling process and increasing numbers of end-of-life batteries, coupled with a shortage of skilled workers, call for a safer and more efficient approach to dismantling than is currently the case. However, due to the high variety of end-of-life battery packs that return to recycling companies and their high system complexity, fully automating the disassembly process is not economically feasible. Therefore, the paper introduces an approach to extract and transfer domain knowledge from human experts to an accessible and structured information model. This model is intended to serve as the foundation for the development of disassembly assistance systems capable of aiding human operators during manual disassembly tasks and, in the long term, enabling the automation of critical disassembly steps. Furthermore, a theoretical concept for a disassembly station is proposed that allows a multi-faceted data collection process by providing a human-machine interface and multi-sensory equipment. This process encompasses detailed analysis of battery components, manual disassembly procedures, and expert insights. It aims at integrating, categorizing, and formalizing the collected data into a machine-readable format that captures both the procedural and semantic aspects of battery disassembly and enables the digital representation of the product and process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents a method for generating urban blocks. Urban blocks are the basis from which urban processes are modelled and assessments of the current situation are made. The proposed method allows with the additional land use data, clustering algorithms and computational operations to obtain a more complete representation of urban blocks. The resulting refined blocks are more suitable for modelling and assessing processes of urban environmental change. Huge blocks (most often encountered outside the city) are divided by the cluster of buildings into smaller blocks that are connected to the road network, which allows them to be considered as full-fledged blocks and not only as a group of buildings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mass customization demands a wide range of product variants being provided by the manufacturer in a short time. To respond to that, companies embrace approaches such as product platforms and modularization. This impacts the product development process (PDP), especially at the design stage. A major concern is the definition of component and system interfaces since these become essential inputs for later stages. Yet, a suitable method to describe the interfaces, represent them, and share them within a product model is still elusive. Since the information enclosed in the interface is multi-faceted, ranging from geometry to function or kinematics, it can be adjusted or enriched in every stage of product development. Then, it is crucial to understand how this information can support product preparation and planning, as well as how it can be reused in product design or redesign. Thus, this work aims to assess the extent to which these factors were considered in the assembly domain. The study started by presenting current practices on representing the interfaces in the product design and continued by exploring how the information on the interfaces can be used for assembly planning. Subsequently, it proposed a way to represent the knowledge enclosed in the interface and concluded by explaining how this knowledge can be exploited by different stakeholders to improve the process planning and the overall assembly system. A case study shows the application of the proposed approach. Overall, the results showed the benefits of a better representation of interfaces in product design, specifically for the assembly domain, aiming to contribute to defining a strategy for knowledge reuse in manufacturing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents an information model for the association of Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) behavior models and sensor-based simulation data under consideration of UML-association classes and artifacts of model-based testing (MBT). This scientific work extends the concept of the Digital Twin, consisting of a Digital Master and a Digital Shadow, by the entity of a Simulation Data Management in the Digital Twin (SDM-DT). The required information model of the SDM-DT represents the association between simulation data and simulation models and builds the foundation for the model-based management of simulation conditions for aggregating simulation load cases for predictive use cases. The information model is implemented for a 3D printing use case. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In order to return data from each product life cycle phase into product design, a methodology for data management is necessary. The product data should be managed in the associated Digital Twin in order to gain information along the product life cycle and to use this information in upstream development processes. In this way, central product information, consistent product models and holistic information flows can be implemented. In this paper, the potential of integrating Digital Twin data as product information in early stages is investigated. By defining requirements, an approach for an information management system for the product life cycle with Digital Twins is created. The novelty of the approach lies in the information model in the form of an UML class diagram. For this purpose, system properties, information flows and communication properties are considered. Using an exemplary data set, the concept is implemented as a Digital assistance system and validated using the case study of a 3D printer. Finally, returning production and usage information into product design holds potential for cost and resource savings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Human-centered system design is one way of ensuring required flexibility in assembly through cognitive and motor capabilities of humans. Human factors and ergonomics must be considered at an early stage in system development to improve productivity, quality and to secure well-being of workers. The paper presents a model-based approach for design reviews to ensure the ergonomics of assembly systems at an early stage enabled by different models of mixed reality. An information model is proposed to enable standardized review reports for the combined use of physical, digital and virtual models. System designers are supported by actionable knowledge gathered in MR enabled design reviews. Thus, efforts limiting the economic applicability of Hybrid Prototyping can be significantly reduced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Digital Twin concept and CPS- and IIoT-based approaches are increasingly important topics concerning future Industry 4.0 architectures. They offer high potential for dynamical aspects in intelligent production planning and control as well as part traceability and documentation. Standardized information exchange is an upcoming requirement among the whole supply chain. This paper presents a concept for a Digital Twin architecture based on motor production in the automotive industry. The key aspect is an information exchange structure for Digital Twins of products and production systems that are combined using principles of Dynamic Aggregation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In view of the lack of research on the information model of tufting carpet machine in China, an information modeling method based on Object Linking and Embedding for Process Control Unified Architecture (OPC UA) framework was proposed to solve the problem of "information island" caused by the differentiated data interface between heterogeneous equipment and system in tufting carpet machine workshop. This paper established an information model of tufting carpet machine based on analyzing the system architecture, workshop equipment composition and information flow of the workshop, combined with the OPC UA information modeling specification. Subsequently, the OPC UA protocol is used to instantiate and map the information model, and the OPC UA server is developed. Finally, the practicability of tufting carpet machine information model under the OPC UA framework and the feasibility of realizing the information interconnection of heterogeneous devices in the tufting carpet machine digital workshop are verified. On this basis, the cloud and remote access to the underlying device data are realized. The application of this information model and information integration scheme in actual production explores and practices the application of OPC UA technology in the digital workshop of tufting carpet machine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For the development of OPC UA servers for machine tools the complex architecture of numeric controls and programmable logic controllers is often depicted in a structure focused on data. The information models provide access to a wide set of available data points but lack intuitive functions, such as handling of NC programs and controlling auxiliary systems, which would be used by machine operators in manual mode. The information model presented in this paper shows a possible solution to combine data and functionality of machine tools in an intuitive structure in order to simplify navigation for clients and users. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Embroidery, as a decoration of the folk costume, is an integral part of the overall composition of the garment. It is a source of information for contemporary researchers about the aesthetic and moral norms of our ancestors, about their ancient gods, beliefs and traditions that have lost their popularity these days. Over time, the embroideries have lost the meaning of a sacral element, and many of them have been modified, geometricized and stylized, but in their infinite variety they represent an extremely valuable historical heritage. Regardless their uniqueness and diversity, national embroideries carry some compulsory elements that can be summarized and required when creating knowledge bases with information about them. A formalized model of semantic information, carried by the Bulgarian national embroidery, is presented, with a detailed description of its specifics. Along with the commonly accepted standardized forms, the characters encoded as a positive, negative or hidden element are also stored. The characteristics thus selected, make it possible to build a knowledge base such as a semantic network based on the subjective semantics of the elements. The aim is to provide an opportunity to search and display comprehensive information about an individual artefact, to study it in the context of such monuments and to create a collection for further socialization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Nowadays, consumers are no longer merely satisfied with functional use of products. They are seeking for a kind of comprehensive experience which combines multisensory factors and takes the product-service system (PSS) as the carrier. Due to the lack of key information affecting user experience (UX) such as target users' persona, PSS scenarios, interaction sequence and modality, the traditional product concept information model cannot effectively support UX-centered PSS development activities. In this respect, first, the process of UX formation and its influencing factors were analyzed. Second, the object-oriented and semantic network methods were employed to characterize the meta-design information related to UX, a Meta scenario interaction-centered model was proposed. Then the seven layers structure scenario interaction-centered conceptual information model to support UX design of PSS was constructed. It incorporates the semantic network as its basis and is particularly suitable for characterizing dynamic Interactive behaviors. Finally, a prototype modeling system for user-oriented PSS design concept was developed based on Neo4j graph database and a sweeping robot PSS conceptual modeling case was introduced to analyze the application prospect of this model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In modern automated industrial plants, the share of components embedded in a complex network using nowadays communication protocols grows. This leads to plants having several interfaces which offer data and which must be addressed during commissioning. To ease integration and avoid errors, communication interfaces of all involved components can be aggregated. However, as the components' cooperation realises higher level functions-in the plant, it is necessary to enhance aggregations with a plant-specific information model, that incorporates aggregated data and abstract specific plant functions. This paper introduces a model-driven approach to realise locally deployable data aggregation systems that integrate plant-specific information models. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Modern manufacturing companies desire rapid responsiveness from their production systems, in order to operate efficiently in highly dynamic environments. There is a need for design tools, which can support production system design and reconfiguration by providing automatic matchmaking between product requirements and resource capabilities. Such matchmaking is currently time consuming and heavily dependent upon designer's experience. This paper introduces a prototype of a web-based software service, which carries out this matchmaking task automatically, and how it is designed to meet the requirements of manufacturing industry. Software engineering process has been followed for the development. We also describe a case example, which illustrates how the production system designer can interact with matchmaking activity through its web service interface. We expect that web service-based approach to matchmaking will reduce the technical barrier for adoption by the manufacturing industry as existing planning and reconfiguration systems can utilize the service with small efforts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Variability is crucial in the design of many advanced goods and it is also receiving increasing attention in production systems engineering. Since OPC Unified Architecture plays an important role when it comes to standardized information exchange in modern production systems, it can be a melting pot for information from various engineering domains, such as product design and production engineering — thus, it is an ideal place to hold variability information of products and production systems alike. Based on an initial variability information model we propose additional concepts for the persisting of configurations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract This paper presents an approach to business process modeling that aims to benefit from research on the artifact-oriented perspective and on case management. It draws the notion of entity life cycle from the former and the notion of hierarchical stage from the latter. The main purpose of the approach, which is called ELBA (Entity-Lifecyle Based Approach), is to leverage the notion of dataflow to coordinate the life cycles of the entities involved in a business process. For this reason, the approach takes advantage of a number of patterns, structural and functional, which are illustrated with the help of two examples, one related to the handling of papers submitted to conferences and the other concerning the many-to-many mapping between requisition orders and procurement ones in build-to-order processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Capability-based matchmaking aims to support rapid design and reconfiguration of modular plug-and-produce type production systems. It relies on formal ontological descriptions of product requirements and resource capabilities. This paper introduces the structure and content of the developed Product Model ontology, and explains its role as a part of the capability matchmaking procedure. A case product is modelled in order to visualize a matchmaking scenario. We expect that such matchmaking will reduce the workload of system designers and reconfiguration planners as it can automatically suggest potential resources for a certain need from large resource catalogues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this technological world, Hindi text is speedily increasing on web and attracting many users and researchers to retrieve useful information from this data. In Information Retrieval (IR) process, user comes across many words of least or no semantic importance are called as stop words. Removal of such common words can result in to effective indexing of corpus and enhancement of IR systems performance. To achieve performance of IR systems construction of stop word list becomes the basic requirement of any IR process. Many stop words lists are created for English, Chinese and other European languages, but no such standard list is available for Hindi language over Internet. In order to save user time and overhead of manual picking of stop words; we have tried to implement aggregation model based on social choice theory of election process. In aggregation model, both statistical and information based methods are implemented to construct stop words list for Hindi. Results are shown with the help of tables and graphs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the domain of business process modeling, a case denotes a situation that requires a customized treatment, and this may take place if the case workers are entitled to decide the tasks to perform as well as their ordering. In the recent CMMN (Case Management Model and Notation) standard, a case involves both an information structure and a process. The former is patterned on the file system structure and the latter is made up of stages, which are groupings of interrelated tasks. The standard leaves some open issues, such as the determination of the performers of the tasks, and the definition of the inputs and outputs of the tasks in terms of the information items affected. To address these issues, this paper proposes an extension to CMMN in which stages represent states of information items whose types along with their attributes and relationships are defined in an information model. The benefits of the extension are illustrated by means of an example that concerns the handling of papers submitted to conferences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Earth Science researchers require access to integrated, cross-disciplinary data in order to answer critical research questions. Partially due to these science drivers, it is common for disciplinary data systems to expand from their original scope in order to accommodate collaborative research. The result is multiple disparate databases with overlapping but incompatible data. In order to enable more complete data integration and analysis, the Observations Data Model Version 2 (ODM2) was developed to be a general information model, with one of its major goals to integrate data collected by in situ sensors with those by ex-situ analyses of field specimens. Four use cases with different science drivers and disciplines have adopted ODM2 because of benefits to their users. The disciplines behind the four cases are diverse - hydrology, rock geochemistry, soil geochemistry, and biogeochemistry. For each case, we outline the benefits, challenges, and rationale for adopting ODM2. In each case, the decision to implement ODM2 was made to increase interoperability and expand data and metadata capabilities. One of the common benefits was the ability to use the flexible handling and comprehensive description of specimens and data collection sites in ODM2's sampling feature concept. We also summarize best practices for implementing ODM2 based on the experience of these initial adopters. The descriptions here should help other potential adopters of ODM2 implement their own instances or to modify ODM2 to suit their needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In construction one of the important factors of the effective development of the construction production is improving the methodology of management, as an economic entity. This became especially possible in view of the rapid development of computer technology and logical-linguistic methods. Active application of information and computing technology allows you to select economically feasible methods of management based on reliably grounded methods of artificial intelligence. The ways of solving the tasks in these studies were developed on the basis of the extension of mathematical and symbolic logic. Given the characteristics of the condition of application of methods of artificial intelligence in the field of organizational solutions for the construction. Stages of formation of organizational and technological solutions using rule-based expert systems, artificial neural networks, genetic algorithms. The proposed method is effective implementation of organizational and technological solutions with the use of its information models and systems of making management decisions on the results of monitoring the construction process. The basic information based on models of knowledge representation (semantic, frames, production rules and regulations, precedents), and concepts on the application of artificial neural networks in construction and information about the methods of extraction of knowledge and formation of knowledge bases. Examines the structure and functions of expert systems and decision support systems solutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Current trends in manufacturing focus on the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The physical world and its virtual representation are increasingly converging, which leads to Cyber-Physical Production Systems (CPPS) in the manufacturing environment. CPPS synergize conventional production technology as well as ICT, allowing machines and products to exchange information, trigger actions and control other components autonomously. Therefore, seamless communication between physical objects of the shop floor and various computer systems is required. The Reference Architecture Model Industrie 4.0 (RAMI4.0) provided by the Plattform Industrie 4.0 specifies requirements for CPPS consisting of Industrie 4.0-components. In such systems, a major goal is to enable communication of I4.0 components among each other via industrial networks. For this purpose, RAMI4.0 suggests that each component has a virtual representation and uses Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) based communication with I4.0-semantics. This paper describes a systematic approach to OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) information model for representing the static and dynamic behavior of manufacturing systems. Moreover, the approach is generic in the sense that it can be used to define information models for multiple target technologies, such as OPC UA, MTConnect and others. It even allows to reuse large parts of the generated models for similar manufacturing utilities and various target technologies. Therefore, we first present a concept for system analysis and design by using the Unified Modeling Language (UML), which is widely accepted for interdisciplinary work. The information gathered is then transformed to OPC UA information models which serves as target technology in this paper. The purpose of this approach is to simplify the process of defining virtual representations of manufacturing systems. Applying the presented concept allows transformation of classic manufacturing systems into CPPS with SOA-based communication and semantically rich virtual representations of individual components. It is therefore well suited to meet the requirements specified by RAMI4.0. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Following the algorithm based product development process, integral bifurcated sheet metal profiles are optimized. However mathematical optimized profiles do not contain information about manufacturing restrictions or additional information. Therefore many iterations between product development and manufacturing are necessary until the production of the profile. The following contribution introduces manufacturing restriction models and their integration as non-geometric information into mathematical optimized profiles to reduce the time costing iterations for adapting a profile. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The process of engineering design requires the product development team to balance the needs and limitations of many stakeholders, including those of the user, regulatory organizations, and the designing institution. This is particularly true in medical device design, where additional consideration must be given for a much more complex user-base that can only be accessed on a limited basis. Given this inherent challenge, few projects exist that consider design domain concepts, such as aspects of a detailed design, a detailed view of various stakeholders and their capabilities, along with the user-needs simultaneously. In this paper, we present a novel information model approach that combines a detailed model of design elements with a model of the design itself, customer requirements, and of the capabilities of the customer themselves. The information model is used to facilitate knowledge capture and automated reasoning across domains with a minimal set of rules by adopting a terminology that treats customer and design specific factors identically, thus enabling straightforward assessments. A uniqueness of this approach is that it systematically provides an integrated perspective on the key usability information that drive design decisions towards more universal or effective outcomes with the very design information impacted by the usability information. This can lead to cost-efficient optimal designs based on a direct inclusion of the needs of customers alongside those of business, marketing, and engineering requirements. Two case studies are presented to show the method's potential as a more effective knowledge management tool with built-in automated inferences that provide design insight, as well as its overall effectiveness as a platform to develop and execute medical device design from a holistic perspective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Government business process reengineering is the basis and prerequisite for the implementation of e-government, business process reengineering will largely influence the potential of e-government information technology, and the effect of E-government in the reform of government management mode. This paper from the relationship between e-government and government business process reengineering based on the effective use of information technology and information resources as the goal, to clarify the e-government and government business process reengineering are interactive, complementary and mutually reinforcing. And then from the point of view of e-government information system implementation, the e-government information system model based on government business process reengineering is put forward, and the current government information model and e-government information model are compared. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper we discuss the creation of an information centric framework to develop a virtual reality environment for micro surgery. An information model of micro surgery was built through interactions with an expert micro surgeon using the engineering Enterprise Modeling Language (eEML). The overall approach and architecture of the micro surgical environment is discussed. An enterprise level surgical manager, surgical planner and other components work together to enable the functioning of the virtual environment for micro surgery. Such virtual environments are essential to educating / training young budding surgeons. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the smart information model that can be used in the rationalization and decision-making aspects of clinical research and associated trials. Topics discussed include the challenges in clinical programs such as information sharing, inconsistency, and incomplete information, the advantages of information modeling to improve access to information and best practices, and the cost effectiveness of information model for clinical trial.

Abstract: One of the key impediments to the expansion of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) practice across the lifecycle, particularly in competitive tendering environments, is the continued reliance on documents to define the contractual interface between the acquirer and the supplier. This paper describes the collaborative research project between the University of South Australia (UniSA), the Defence Systems Innovation Centre (DSIC), and the Defence Science Technology Organisation (DSTO) that is investigating the capability of the DSTO Whole-of- System Analytical Framework (WSAF) to supplant contractual documents within the tender process and the degree to which the model passed from acquirer through the contractual interface can be used by the supplier as the basis of their tender response and subsequent systems development. The paper opens with background material and then describes the “learning-by-doing” approach that is being employed. This is followed by a description of methods and tools used to support the design of the tender response and the capture of the design rationale in the same MBSE environment used to capture the project definition. The paper concludes with a discussion section that surfaces the key issues and challenges inherent in utilising this MBSE approach across the contractual boundary and ways that the selected approach could address these. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: According to ISO standards, the specification and verification of surface texture includes an ordered set of operations. In order to reduce the specification uncertainty, it is of importance to model the significant information related to surface measurement. This paper documents the development of a XML-based information model for surface metrology. Traditional paper-based documents with unstructured data are intergraded into one structured data for surface metrology. Therefore, it limits the specification uncertainty and enhances the reproducibility of surface measurement. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: An increasing need for collaboration and resources sharing in the Natural Language Processing (NLP) research and development community motivates efforts to create and share a common data model and a common terminology for all information annotated and extracted from clinical text. We have combined two existing standards: the HL7 Clinical Document Architecture (CDA), and the ISO Graph Annotation Format (GrAF; in development), to develop such a data model entitled “CDA+GrAF”. We experimented with several methods to combine these existing standards, and eventually selected a method wrapping separate CDA and GrAF parts in a common standoff annotation (i.e., separate from the annotated text) XML document. Two use cases, clinical document sections, and the 2010 i2b2/VA NLP Challenge (i.e., problems, tests, and treatments, with their assertions and relations), were used to create examples of such standoff annotation documents, and were successfully validated with the XML schemata provided with both standards. We developed a tool to automatically translate annotation documents from the 2010 i2b2/VA NLP Challenge format to GrAF, and automatically generated 50 annotation documents using this tool, all successfully validated. Finally, we adapted the XSL stylesheet provided with HL7 CDA to allow viewing annotation XML documents in a web browser, and plan to adapt existing tools for translating annotation documents between CDA+GrAF and the UIMA and GATE frameworks. This common data model may ease directly comparing NLP tools and applications, combining their output, transforming and “translating” annotations between different NLP applications, and eventually “plug-and-play” of different modules in NLP applications. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: The configuration and management of service components is a complex task, while now the works are mainly done by manual operations. The logic businesses of the service platform are often provided by several distributed service components, so the management of the service platform has to cover these components. Aiming at an efficient way of managing the service components under the service platform, we introduced the configuration and management system. We build it by defining an information model for the service components, which captures the information needed to the management of services. We propose our system design and implementation to support the management of service platform. The system is mainly composed of five parts: model repository, configuration model, configuration restrictions, configuration editor and management user interface. Then we introduce an application of the system. Finally we give a conclusion. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: The successful realization of the goal of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) practice, to contain all project information in models, is predicated on the ability of the system model to represent the information needs of a broad range of stakeholders such as the owners, acquirers, suppliers, maintainers, and users. The paper opens by discussing the interface between the acquirer and supplier within the pre-contract competitive Australian defence context. From this and earlier work, the need for the model of the system of interest to be built upon a comprehensive knowledge representation that can support the creation and integration of multiple stakeholder specific models is derived. Elicitation of further requirements from both stakeholder workshops and from functional analysis follows. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The successful realization of the goal of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) practice, to contain all project information in models, is predicated on the ability of the system model to represent the information needs of a broad range of stakeholders such as the owners, acquirers, suppliers, maintainers, and users. The paper opens by discussing the interface between the acquirer and supplier within the pre-contract competitive Australian defence context. From this and earlier work, the need for the model of the system of interest to be built upon a comprehensive knowledge representation that can support the creation and integration of multiple stakeholder specific models is derived. Elicitation of further requirements from both stakeholder workshops and from functional analysis follows. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this paper we discuss the creation of a virtual reality environment for micro surgery. An information model was developed and used as the basis to understand the complex domain of micro surgery. An information model using a modeling language is used to propel the various simulation activities in the virtual environment. An enterprise level surgical manager, surgical planner and other components work together to enable the functioning of the virtual environment for micro surgery. The creation of a virtual surgical environment will enable surgical residents to learn the appropriate way of managing various conditions with safety considerations to the residents (students) and patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Informatics methods and techniques have been increasingly developed and applied in the field of the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). However, because of the lack of research on the conceptual information model of the TCM and the absence of theoretical guidance to the top-level model, the current TCM information research is usually demand oriented and hardly reflects the characteristics and advantages of the TCM. This article analyzes the theoretical foundation and research status of the TCM conceptual information model and makes a proposal to establish the conceptual information model of the TCM based on domain ontology. This proposal emphasizes the motion law of the TCM information, including the generation and variation law of human self information, the influence and variation law of human bodies induced by natural information and social information, and the mutual influence and association law of external information, natural information, and social information, based on which the TCM conceptual information model can be established. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Informatics methods and techniques have been increasingly developed and applied in the field of the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). However, because of the lack of research on the conceptual information model of the TCM and the absence of theoretical guidance to the top-level model, the current TCM information research is usually demand oriented and hardly reflects the characteristics and advantages of the TCM. This article analyzes the theoretical foundation and research status of the TCM conceptual information model and makes a proposal to establish the conceptual information model of the TCM based on domain ontology. This proposal emphasizes the motion law of the TCM information, including the generation and variation law of human self information, the influence and variation law of human bodies induced by natural information and social information, and the mutual influence and association law of external information, natural information, and social information, based on which the TCM conceptual information model can be established. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As universities seek to adopt increased e-business, e-commerce and e-learning initiates, the overall approach taken for security management within the organisation plays an increasingly relevant role. In many cases security in universities is approached through the addition of tactical solutions. Often systems security is added on as a final consideration instead of during early design stages. This approach can be incomprehensive and inefficient. Although this approach can provide limited security, there is no guarantee that business requirements for security are incorporated and integrated effectively. This situation is partly due to security management in Australian universities being challenged by the complexity of both university culture and diverse operating environments. In many circumstances the champion for security in universities tends to be relegated to an officer in the IT department, hidden away from the business itself. Often this person with operational responsibility for security will have a detailed understanding of what should occur in security, but faces difficulties in determining exactly how to go about achieving this on an enterprise level. In order to assist in securing university IT systems and thereby improving e-business security, this research proposes a security practitioner's management model. This model is aimed at facilitating the transition of security knowledge into actual implementation across the enterprise, with an end goal of an improved culture of compliance towards security practices in the university sector. This work is of significant value as it results from a study into specific security management issues facing Australian universities. This study highlights that future research would be well-placed to focus on benchmarking information security management within the university sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For derivation of information model of development of rapid dangerous ecological accident we for the first time suggest an information technology of integration of methodologies of aerospace monitoring and land-based contact measurements by the criterion of minimization of time expenditure T and material resources S for the whole necessary cycle "selection of techniques of additional exploring - accident identification - liquidation of its consequences". An essential constituent part of this technology is principle of temporal ranking of methodologies by speed of distant probing, first suggested by its authors, which is reduced to forming a scale of speed of receiving information of proper quality by specific distance methodologies with subsequent minimization of material losses and expenditures for neutralization of the ecological accident. Examples of possible use of this technology are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]