Recent formulation of the Zaller model of mass opinion is generalized to include the interaction between agents. The mechanism of interaction is close to the bounded confidence model. The outcome of the simulation is the probability distribution of opinions on a given issue as dependent on the...

The adoption of cloud computing for engineering and scientific applications is still lagging behind, although many cloud providers today offer powerful computing infrastructure as a service, and enterprises are already making routine use of it. Reasons for this slow adoption are many: complex...