The service-oriented architecture paradigm prescribes the development of systems through the composition of services, i.e., network-accessible components, specified by (and invoked through) their… (More)
BACKGROUND
HIV-infected patients develop multiple metabolic abnormalities including insulin resistance, lipodystrophy and dyslipidemia. Although progression of these disorders has been associated… (More)
Business processes need to adapt to changes in the operating conditions and to meet the service-level agreements (SLAs) with a minimum of resources. Changes in operating conditions include hardware… (More)
Web services are designed to provide rich functionality for organizations and support interoperable interactions over a network. Web services are mainly realized in two ways: 1) SOAP-based services… (More)
Most web applications deliver personalized features by making decisions on behalf of the user. Thus, the user’s web experience is still a fractionated process due to a lack of user-centric web… (More)
Process knowledge, such as tasks involved in a process and the control flow and data flow among tasks, is critical for designing business processes. Such process knowledge enables service composition… (More)
OBJECTIVE
Diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are at higher risk of poor outcome than are non-diabetic patients with ACS. Few studies have focused on sex-related ACS incidence,… (More)
Web services are widely used as basic constructs to build complex distributed applications with fast speed and low cost. However, existing service discovery techniques provide users with poor results… (More)
There is an ever-increasing demand on modern companies to adapt quickly to fast changes in their environment, such as new opportunities and threats. Agility is the most valuable thing a company… (More)