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Context: There has been an increase in research into global software development (GSD) and in the number of systematic literature reviews (SLRs) addressing this topic. Objective: The aim of this research is to catalogue GSD SLRs in order to identify the topics covered, the active researchers, the publication vehicles, and to assess the quality of the SLRs identified.
We report coherent optical control of a single hole spin confined to an InAs/GaAs quantum dot. The hole spin was initialized by fast dissociation of a spin-polarized electron-hole pair, and controlled by combining coherent rotations about two perpendicular axes: Larmor precession about an external Voigt-geometry magnetic field, and optical rotation caused by the geometric phase shift induced by a...
We show population inversion in a semiconductor quantum dot with a chirped optical pulse via adiabatic rapid passage. This method is insensitive to variations in the dipole coupling and provides a new tool for preparing ensembles of quantum states.
Background: Teaching programming to novices is a difficult task due to the complex nature of the subject, as negative stereotypes are associated with programming and because introductory programming courses often fail to encourage student understanding. Aim: This study investigates the effectiveness of using robots as tools to aid the process of teaching programming and to determine whether such technology...
This study aims to compare the use of targeted manual searches with broad automated searches, and to assess the importance of grey literature and breadth of search on the outcomes of SLRs. We used a participant-observer multi-case embedded case study. Our two cases were a tertiary study of systematic literature reviews published between January 2004 and June 2007 based on a manual search of selected...
The aims of this research were to investigate the applicability of the systematic literature review (SLR) process within the constraints of a 13-week masterpsilas level project and to aggregate evidence about the effectiveness of pair programming for teaching introductory programming. It was found that, with certain modifications to the process, it was possible to undertake an SLR within a limited...
The authors are seeking the best ways to employ evidence-based practices in software engineering research and practice so that the outcomes can inform practice and policy-making. The objective of this study is to investigate how other academic disciplines use evidence-based practices in order to help assess the guidelines that the authors have developed for conducting systematic literature reviews...
The increasing power of mobile devices means that companies and institutions can now look to exposing their systems to these devices. As part of a research project, we need to re-engineer a system to expose it 'as a service' in order to enable access by multiple devices. The aim of this study was to identify approaches to the re-engineering of systems to provide multichannel service-oriented access...
There is little empirical knowledge of the effectiveness of the object-oriented paradigm. To conduct a systematic review of the literature describing empirical studies of this paradigm. We undertook a Mapping Study of the literature. 138 papers have been identified and classified by topic, form of study involved, and source. The majority of empirical studies of OO concentrate on metrics, relatively...
A recent report on the state of the UK information technology (IT) industry based most of its findings and recommendations on expert opinion. It is surprising that the report was unable to incorporate more empirical evidence. This paper aims to assess whether it is necessary to base IT industry and academic policy on expert opinion rather than on empirical evidence. Current evidence related to the...
A prototype information broker uses a software service model to collect and integrate diverse patient data from autonomous healthcare agencies, potentially solving many problems that challenge current enterprise-based file systems
We discuss what constitutes a 'software service model' and propose a framework that can accommodate both component-based and service-based systems, while also distinguishing between 'static' and 'dynamic' forms of service delivery. We then draw upon this, and upon our own experiences of developing service-based forms, to consider what characteristics a service architecture might possess
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