This review collates and examines critically a theoretically convergent but widely dispersed body of research on the influence of external environments on the functioning of families as contexts of human development. Investigations falling within this expanding domain include studies

We present a new tool, named DART, for automatically testing software that combines three main techniques: (1) automated extraction of the interface of a program with its external environment using static source-code parsing; (2) automatic generation of a test driver for this interface

Chromium is a trace element of estab-lished nutritional importance for the rat (1), squirrel monkey (2), and man (3). Human deficiency of this essential micronutrient may not be uncommon (4) and has been related to abnormalities of carbohydrate metabolism in man (5-7). At this time, however, the diagnosis of chromium deficiency remains difficult; solitary plasma chromium levels do not indicate the presence of a low chromium state (3), and factors effecting the rise in plasma chromium after a glucose load (8, 9) require further investigation (3, 9). Investi-gations of nutritional deficiencies of this ele-ment have, therefore, depended primarily on

and computer use, will adjust to reflect objective usability, perceptions of external control specific to the new system environment, and system-specific perceived enjoyment. The proposed model was tested in three different organizations among 246 employees using three measurements taken over a three

and places: about how the kinds of people in a place-a work organization, for example-come to define the way that place looks, feels, and behaves. My main thesis is that the attributes of people, not the nature of the external environment, or organizational technology, or organizational structure

Three key components of an autonomous intelli-gent system are planning, execution, and learning. This paper describes how the Soar architecture supports planning, execution, and learning in un-predictable and dynamic environments. The tight integration of these components provides reactive

higher education suggests that higher education institutions should continue to look internally and externally for sustainable solutions and greater resource diversification, and rather than choosing between economic and political frameworks, that -strategic‖ decisionmaking be employed.

and hierarchical memory. We discuss several important paradigms for how to solve batched and online problems efficiently in external memory. Programming tools and environments are available for simplifying the programming task. The TPIE system (Transparent Parallel I/O programming Environment) is both easy to use

-and-wait hypothesis predicts that virulence should be positively correlated with durability in the external environment because high durability reduces the dependence of transmission on host mobility. Reviewing the epidemiological and medical literature, we confirm this prediction for respiratory tract pathogens

This research has two main objectives. The first is to fill the knowledge gap on the role which the external environment plays in the strategic behavior of exporting companies, taking into account the psychological distances between the domestic and foreign markets. The second aim is to clarify