Purpose Based on a 2015 research survey by the author, the purpose of this paper is to evaluate a group of tablet- and smartphone-based software in order to recommend which one (or two) best matches the requirements for building construction field quality management. The secondary purpose of...

Theories of platform strategy and adoption have been largely derived from studies of their application in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector. These platforms vary in openness, with the model of open source software providing the best-known exemplar for open platforms....

Dynamic performance stubs provide a framework to simulate the performance behavior of software modules and functions. Hence, they can be used as an extension to software performance engineering methodologies. The methodology of dynamic performance stubs targets to gain oriented performance...

Purpose: Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) can be a fundamental aid for the design of new teaching methods that better adapt to the framework of the European Higher Education Area. In this context, this study aims to develop and assess a complex and truly interactive ICT-based...

Quality management in Open Source Software (OSS) has become a heated topic since the open source development model emerged. Much work has been done on exploring the distinct quality attributes in OSS, but very few studies covered quality estimation. In this paper, a general procedure is proposed...

This document provides the technical description of a software to be developed in the context of the EUROCLIMA project. EUROCLIMA is a cooperation program between the European Union and Latin America with a special focus in knowledge sharing on topics related to socio-environmental problems...

ARIPAR is a quantitative area risk assessment tool used to evaluate the risk resulting from major accidents in industrial areas where hazardous substances are stored, processed and transported. It is based on a geographical information system platform (GIS). This tool has already been applied to...

ARIPAR is a quantitative area risk assessment tool used to evaluate the risk resulting from major accidents in industrial areas where hazardous substances are stored, processed and transported. It is based on a geographical information system platform (GIS). This tool has already been applied to...