Agents, which are more or less autonomous programs performing tasks on behalf of users, act by exchange of messages. The content of messages is regulated by agreements called ontologies among the interoperating parties. In order for interoperation involving complex objects to be successful,...

Electronic Banking also referred as online banking, virtual banking, Internet banking simply means use of banking products and services through electronic means. Online banking services have become very popular among the customers from quite some time. It has become popular not only in advanced...

Bursting pacemaker neurons in the pre-Bötzinger complex (pBC) were modeled in the Hodgkin-Huxley style. The single neuron model included the fast sodium, persistent sodium, and delayed rectifier potassium channels. The kinetics of the fast and persistent sodium channels were modeled using...

Die Digitalisierung ist einer der gesellschaftlichen Megatrends - darin sind sich alle einig. Doch was bedeutet sie ganz konkret für Ökologie und Gerechtigkeit? Führt die Digitalisierung in eine smarte grüne Welt, in der alle vom technologischen Fortschritt profitieren und wir zugleich...

Technological breakthroughs and the interplay of a number of fields, including advanced robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, neurotechnology, data analytics, blockchain, cloud technology, biotechnology, Internet of Things, and 3D printing, have ushered in the Fourth Industrial...

Can algorithms assist firms in their decisions on nominating corporate directors? Directors predicted to do poorly by algorithms indeed do poorly compared to a realistic pool of candidates in out-of-sample tests. Predictably bad directors are more likely to be male, accumulate more...