This paper describes a parallel algorithm for selecting activation functionsof an articial network. For checking the eciency of this algorithm a count ofmultiplicative and additive operations is used.[...]

Cloud Computing is a topic that has gained momentum in the last years. Current studies show that anincreasing number of companies is evaluating the promised advantages and considering making use ofcloud services. In this paper we investigate the phenomenon of cloud computing and its importance...

Neue Technologien und Innovationen stellen heutzutage wichtige Schlüsselelemente derWachstums‐ und Erfolgssicherung von Unternehmen dar. Durch einen in Geschwindigkeitund Intensität immer schneller zunehmenden Wettbewerb nehmen Innovationen eine immerzentralere Rolle im Praxisalltag von...

This article discusses the question of whether significance tests on simulation results are meaningful at all. It is also argued that it is the effect size much more than the existence of the effect is what matters. It is the description of the distribution function of the stochastic process...