360 research outputs found
Challenges facing transactional e-government systems
No full textThis thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University, 17/10/2005.A review of normative literature, in the field of e-government, indicates that the transactional stage of e-government is one of the most important to the implementation of an e-government system as it represents the highest level of interaction within organisations and between customers and government organisations. Due to the importance of the transactional stage of the e-government system and its positive impact, not only in making the delivery of external services quicker, but also in increasing the efficiency of internal government processes, government organisations might seek to reach this stage. In fact, in the literature, there appears to be an absence of theoretical models for the technical and organisational challenges facing transactional e-government systems. Furthermore, there is a lack of studies focusing on identification of the importance, categorisation and presentation of strategies for overcoming technical and organisational challenges. Consequently, this dissertation attempts to fill the information gap based on empirical data derived from two case studies. This work proposes a novel model for the technical and organisational challenges facing transactional e-government systems. In moving from the conceptual to the empirical, the work is based on a qualitative case study approach to examine the proposed model for the technical and organisational challenges facing transactional e-government systems. In doing so, two case studies were conducted, presented and analysed. During the empirical research, additional technical and organisational challenge(s) facing transactional e-government systems emerged, which resulted in modifications being made to the previously presented conceptual model. However, this dissertation proposes the conceptual model, identifies the importance, categorisation, and presentation of the strategies for overcoming, technical and organisational challenges facing a transactional e-government system. This results in the development of a frame of reference that will lead to a model that can be used to enhance decision-making
Using Unsupervised Machine Learning to make new discoveries in space data
No full textModern research in space science is accumulating an exponentially growing amount of data. The size of the datasets produced by simulations has grown in time with the speed of the computers, following its own Moore’s law. At the same time, also data from space mission has grown, with more images, more time series and more complex datasets such as spectrograms and velocity distribution function. Mining information and making discoveries out of this wealth of data has far transcended the ability of the human mind. Artificial intelligence (AI), instead, has taken off in many areas of research and applications. Space science can benefit from this new trend. We report here on the recent developments on the application of AI to the analysis of space data. Without limiting ourselves to it, we focus especially on the work done in the context of the AIDA Horizon 2020 project (Artificial Intelligence for Data Analysis, www.aida-space.eu). We show how AI developments are transforming the way we analyze space data. In particular, we find promise in unsupervised Machine Learning (ML) to give optimism for fundamental new discoveries. Supervised ML can expand the range of known methods of analysis, learning from human training and treat vast amount of data. But unsupervised ML, a method where the learning is not guided by previous knowledge, can truly find unexpected new discoveries. Unsupervised ML provides techniques to treat large data sets and discover within them features, correlations and physical laws that would escape traditional approaches. In this chapter we review some of the applications of unsupervised ML developed by AIDA
Modern Arabic literary biography : a study of character portrayal in the works of Egyptian biographers of the first half of the twentieth century, with special reference to literary biography
No full textIn Chapter one, I presented a comparative definition of the meaning of Sirah (PI.Siyar), Tarjamah (Pl. Tarajim), Manaqib, Tabaqat and Maghazi as they were understood in antiquity. I also showed how the meaning of Sirah in modern times has only narrowly developed. Although the method of biographical writing continuously developed in Europe, it hardly progressed in Modem Arabic Literature. The only exception was seen in the writings by the pioneers of enlightenment in Egypt at the beginning of the twentieth century. This change of direction relied on borrowing European methodology in biographical writing.
In chapter two, I reviewed the early attempts at writing biographies in the nineteenth century by Abd al Rahman al- Jabarti and Ali Mubarak. Although both were the first
pioneers in this respect, yet they followed the footpath of classical approach above all that of al-Maqarizi from whom -Ali Mubarak derived inspiration in his book Al-Khitat al-Tawfiqiyyah.
In chapter three, I studied the twentieth century, starting with traditional biography writers who could not employ European methodologies and whose writings oscillated between biographical notes and biographical sketches; or whose texts were more of a literary study than a biography proper.
In chapters four to nine, I selected the most renowned, productive writers who best represented methodologies of biography writing. Perhaps certain writers have not
been mentioned in this period of study. This is not out of negligence but simply because their texts were totally out of reach, or their writings did not exhibit the
required literary criteria.
All methodologies representing the theory of biography writing in Egypt have been analysed in these chapters. All, in fact, form a digestion or assimilation of French,English and German schools. In Egypt, Taha Husayn is considered the chairman of the French school, al-Mazini and al-Aqqad of the English/German schools, al-Nuwaihi of the psychoanalytical/anatomical school and Sidqi who employed both. By contrast, al Iryan was the trailblazer of the distinguished biographical novel.
In these chapters, I tried to lay out the general outlines these writers have produced in the production of biographical texts, and how these attempts were a successful step on the road of presenting literary biographies characterized by high world standards.
Chapter ten may well seem traditional, but it is important to give a comparative outlook on the views of biography writers themselves when they study and analyse
the same character.
Among the characters studied ,I selected Bashsliar, Abu Nuwas, Ibn al-Run-i, al-Mutanabbi and al-Maarri. These are outstanding landmarks in the history of Arab verse and the subject of a multitude of studies as well. Modern biographers took these figures as a test field for the deployment and employment of biographical methodologies. I selected these examples to provide comparisons and explain how far these biographies were successful in producing a biography or a profile of those classical poets.
The conclusion and the bibliographical list arrived at the end of research.
I wish, however, to clarify one important point here. It seems that I could not fix the year 1950 as the temporal parameter of my research but took some textswhich were
published shortly beyond that point. The reason for this obvious extension was either to give additional useful details or simply because chapters of such texts had already
been published prior to that year and were known to the readership.
At times I would satisfy myself with analysing the part rather than the whole. This again was meant to eschew repetition or was due to the fact that the book in question
was not available
Challenges facing transactional e-government systems
No full textA review of normative literature, in the field of e-government, indicates that the transactional stage of e-government is one of the most important to the implementation of an e-government system as it represents the highest level of interaction within organisations and between customers and government organisations. Due to the importance of the transactional stage of the e-government system and its positive impact, not only in making the delivery of external services quicker, but also in increasing the efficiency of internal government processes, government organisations might seek to reach this stage. In fact, in the literature, there appears to be an absence of theoretical models for the technical and organisational challenges facing transactional e-government systems. Furthermore, there is a lack of studies focusing on identification of the importance, categorisation and presentation of strategies for overcoming technical and organisational challenges. Consequently, this dissertation attempts to fill the information gap based on empirical data derived from two case studies. This work proposes a novel model for the technical and organisational challenges facing transactional e-government systems. In moving from the conceptual to the empirical, the work is based on a qualitative case study approach to examine the proposed model for the technical and organisational challenges facing transactional e-government systems. In doing so, two case studies were conducted, presented and analysed. During the empirical research, additional technical and organisational challenge(s) facing transactional e-government systems emerged, which resulted in modifications being made to the previously presented conceptual model. However, this dissertation proposes the conceptual model, identifies the importance, categorisation, and presentation of the strategies for overcoming, technical and organisational challenges facing a transactional e-government system. This results in the development of a frame of reference that will lead to a model that can be used to enhance decision-making.EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo
Excimer laser processing of novel materials for optoelectronic and spintronic applications
No full textThe interaction of the highly energetic pulsed excimer laser beam with a target material induces non-equilibrium physico-chemical processes which could be harnessed to synthesize a variety of novel and technologically attractive materials that are difficult to grow using more conventional thin film deposition techniques. In this paper, recent advances on two excimer laser based techniques that we have used in the processing of thin films and surfaces will be presented. First, we demonstrate the synthesis, by Pulsed Laser Melting (PLM), of silicon supersaturated with sulfur at concentrations several orders of magnitude greater than the solubility limit of silicon alloys, with strong sub-bandgap optical absorption. This material has potential applications in the fabrication of Si-based opto-electronic devices. Second, the capability of Remote Plasma Pulsed Laser Deposition (RP-PLD) in synthesizing the meta-stable half-metallic CrO 2 compound that is of great interest in the field of spintronics was assessed. Infra-Red spectroscopy and Magnetic Force Microscopy indicate that the use of the remote plasma is beneficial to the formation of the CrO 2 phase, at a deposition pressure of 30 mTorr and for deposition temperature below 350°C. Atomic Force Microscopy and Magnetic Force Microscopy studies respectively show that films containing the Cr02 phase have significantly different surface topography and magnetic characteristics from those in which the Cr 2O 3 phase is dominant.Anguelouch A, 2002, J APPL PHYS, V91, P7140, DOI 10.1063-1.1455604; Aziz MJ, 1996, METALL MATER TRANS A, V27, P671, DOI 10.1007-BF02648954; Barry A, 1998, J APPL PHYS, V83, P7166, DOI 10.1063-1.367791; Basting D, 2005, EXCIMER LASER TECHNO; Bauerle D., LASER PROCESSING CHE; Carey JE, 2005, OPT LETT, V30, P1773, DOI 10.1364-OL.30.001773; Chertihin GV, 1997, J CHEM PHYS, V107, P2798, DOI 10.1063-1.474637; Crouch CH, 2004, APPL PHYS LETT, V84, P1850, DOI 10.1063-1.1667004; GUILLAMET R, 1992, SOLID STATE COMMUN, V81, P633, DOI 10.1016-0038-1098(92)90609-D; Guinneton F, 2005, APPL SURF SCI, V247, P139, DOI 10.1016-j.apsusc.2005.01.073; Huang ZH, 2006, APPL PHYS LETT, V89, DOI 10.1063-1.2227629; Ingle NJC, 2001, J APPL PHYS, V89, P4631, DOI 10.1063-1.1355286; Ivanov PG, 2001, J APPL PHYS, V89, P1035, DOI 10.1063-1.1331343; Ji Y, 2001, PHYS REV LETT, V86, P5585, DOI 10.1103-PhysRevLett.86.5585; KHILLA MA, 1982, THERMOCHIM ACTA, V54, P319, DOI 10.1016-0040-6031(82)80022-1; Kim TG, 2006, APPL PHYS LETT, V88, DOI 10.1063-1.2212051; Kittl JA, 2000, ACTA MATER, V48, P4797, DOI 10.1016-S1359-6454(00)00276-7; MADI C, 2007, IN PRESS J PHYS C SE; Popovici N, 2004, APPL PHYS A-MATER, V79, P1409, DOI 10.1007-s00339-004-2795-7; Rabe M, 2000, J MAGN MAGN MATER, V211, P314, DOI 10.1016-S0304-8853(99)00753-2; REITANO R, 1994, J APPL PHYS, V76, P1518, DOI 10.1063-1.357728; Sheehy MA, 2005, CHEM MATER, V17, P3582, DOI 10.1021-cm049029i; Shima M, 2002, J APPL PHYS, V91, P7920, DOI 10.1063-1.1451881; Shwarz K, 1986, J PHYS F MET PHYS, V16, pL211; Sousa PM, 2005, APPL SURF SCI, V247, P423, DOI 10.1016-j.apsusc.2005.01.061; Tabbal M, 2006, THIN SOLID FILMS, V515, P1976, DOI 10.1016-j.tsf.2006.08.010; TABBAL M, UNPUB FORMATION SING; Wu C, 2001, APPL PHYS LETT, V78, P1850, DOI 10.1063-1.1358846; Xia L, 1998, J ELECTROCHEM SOC, V145, P3083, DOI 10.1149-1.1838768; Yu T, 2003, J APPL PHYS, V93, P3951, DOI 10.1063-1.1558204; ZORBA V, 2006, APPL PHYS LETT, V89, P8110310
A portable MIDI controller using EMG-based individual finger motion classification
No full textClassifying the motion of the five fingers of the hand using non-invasive bio-signal readings from the forearm is still an unsolved research challenge. Its solution is relevant to hands-free remote control devices, on-stage live performances, consumer entertainment, the video game industry, and most importantly the design of hand prosthetics for amputees. This paper proposes a solution that uses the Continuous Wavelet Transform (CWT) decompositions of electromyography (EMG) signals from the forearm muscles, and Support Vector Machines (SVM) classification. The resulting design is a low cost, low power and low complexity portable embedded system that is strapped to the arm, where it collects EMG signals, classifies them in real-time, and sends the resulting class labels via Bluetooth to a remote interface. These labels are then converted into Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) commands that can be used to control any MIDI-controllable device. While the design is still at the prototype stage at best, it provides a proof-of-concept of non-invasive finger motion classification solely based on EMG readings from the forearm muscles. Experimental simulation of the expected system achieved 91percent accuracy. © 2007 IEEE.Basmajian JV, 1985, MUSCLES ALIVE FUNCTI; Burges CJC, 1998, DATA MIN KNOWL DISC, V2, P121, DOI 10.1023-A:1009715923555; ENGLEHART K, 1999, INTELLIGENT DATA SUM; ENGLEHART K, 1999, 21 ANN INT C IEEE EN; Laterza F, 1997, ELECTRON LETT, V33, P357, DOI 10.1049-el:19970250; Misiti M., 2003, ONDELETTES LEURS APP; Willison R, 1963, J PHYSIOL-LONDON, V168, P3510
Uji Coba Laboratorium Pengaruh Desain Lengan Pada Kinerja Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Gelombang Laut Tipe Flap - Float Horizontal: Gelombang Reguler
No full textGelombang laut merupakan salah satu sumber energi baru dan terbarukan di wilayah perairan. Secara umum, terdapat dua prinsip kerja pembangkit listrik tenaga gelombang laut (PLTGL) yaitu, Oscillating Water Column (OWC) dan Bottom Fixed Oscillating Flap (BFOP). Kedua prinsip tersebut mempunyai kelemahan dan kelebihan masing – masing yaitu, pada OWC kelemahannya lebih banyak mereduksi gelombang laut dan kelebihannya pada proses instalasi sangat mudah, sedangkan kelemahan BFOP proses instalasi sangat sulit dan kelebihannya tidak mereduksi gelombang laut. Sehingga, dibutuhkan prinsip PLTGL yang tidak dapat mereduksi gelombang laut dan dapat diinstal dengan mudah. Prinsip tersebut yang ditawarkan penulis dalam penelitian tugas akhir ini yaitu, prinsip PLTGL tipe Flap – Float Horizontal (FFH). Adapun tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu, mengidentifikasi desain lengan, mengetahui pengaruh besar sudut β terhadap torsi dan tegangan listrik, serta mengetahui pengaruh sensitivitas desain lengan terhadap kondisi lingkungan. PLTGL FFH meninjau dari Wave Star Energy yang telah dikomersialkan di Denmark yang mempunyai bentuk dasar pelampung setengah bola, dengan diameter 5 meter dan panjang lengan 10 meter, hanya saja pada Wave Star Energy menggunakan piston untuk pembangkit listrik, sedangkan pada PLTGL FFH menggunakan gear dan dinamo untuk pembangkit listik. Pada penelitian ini, penulis menggunakan metode pemodelan fisik yang dilakukan di Laboratorium Energi dan Lingkungan Laut, Departemen Teknik Kelautan FTK ITS. Percobaan dilakukan menggunakan skala 1:20, dengan variasi desain lengan yaitu, posisi lengan di atas atau di bawah permukaan air, variasi panjang lengan yaitu, 0,4 m, 0,5 m dan 0,6 m serta variasi H/gT2. Adapun langkah – langkah dalam penelitian ini yaitu, mencari sumber referensi dan survei lokasi penelitian, mengumpulkan peralatan dan bahan, proses pembuatan model fisik, kalibrasi alat di laboratorium, proses pengukuran, pengujian, perekaman data dan pengolahan data sampai ke tahap analisis data dan kesimpulan hasil. Hasil akhir penelitian ini, didapatkan pengaruh besar sudut β sebanding dengan torsi dan tegangan listrik dan pengaruh besar H/gT2 yang cenderung sebanding dengan torsi dan tegangan listrik yang dihasilkan.
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Sea waves are one of the new and renewable energy sources in the territorial waters. In general, there are two working principles of ocean wave power plant (PLTGL), Oscillating Water Column (OWC) and Bottom Fixed Oscillating Flap (BFOP). Both of these principles have their weaknesses and advantages, OWC weaknesses are more likely to reduce sea waves and its advantages is in the installation process which is very easy, while the weakness of BFOP is the installation process is very difficult and the advantages is it does not reduce sea waves. Thus, it takes the PLTGL principle that does not reduce sea waves and can be installed easily. The principle offered by the author in this final project is the principle of PLTGL Flap-Float Horizontal (FFH). The purpose of this research is to identify the arm design, to know the influence of the angle of β to the torque and the electric voltage, and to know the effect of sensitivity of the arm design to the circumstances. PLTGL FFH reviews from a commercialized in Denmark named Wave Star Energy that has a base shape of a half-ball buoy, with a diameter of 5 meters and a length of 10 meters, but Star Energy Wave uses a piston for a power plant, whereas in PLTGL FFH uses a gear and a dynamo For power plant. In this study, the authors use physical modeling methods conducted in the Laboratory of Energy and Ocean Environment, Department of Ocean Engineering FTK ITS. The experiments were performed using a 1:20 scale, with variations of arm design: arm position above or below water level; arm length variation: 0.4 m, 0.5 m and 0.6 m and variation of H/gT2. The steps in this research that is, looking for source of reference and survey of research location, collecting equipments and materials, process of making physical model, calibrating tools in laboratory, measurement process, testing, data recording and data processing up to stage of data analysis and result conclusion. The final result of this research, the effect of the β angle is proportional to the torque and the electric voltage and the effect of H/gT2 which tends to be proportional to the torque and the voltage generated
Domestic violence against women during pregnancy: The case of Palestinian refugees attending an antenatal clinic in Lebanon
No full textObjectives: To determine the factors associated with domestic violence against pregnant Palestinian refugee women residing in Lebanon and currently using the United Nation Relief and Work Agency's (UNRWA) primary healthcare services. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at a polyclinic of primary healthcare of the UNRWA in South Lebanon during the years 2005-2006. The sample was 351 pregnant women who were 15-42 years of age and not accompanied by their husbands or relatives. All women were invited by the midwife to participate in the study during their visit to the clinic for their first checkup or during a follow-up visit. The Abuse Assessment Screen instrument was used to screen for past and recent history of physical and emotional abuse among the participants. Results: Domestic violence was significantly associated with education, gestational age, fear of husband or someone else in the house, and unintended pregnancy. The odds of abuse for women with an elementary or lower education were 6.86 (95percent CI 1.2-38.1) and for women with an intermediate or secondary education 6.84 (95percent CI 1.4-33.3) compared with women with a university education. The odds of abuse during pregnancy for women whose husbands did not desire their pregnancy were 3.80 (95percent CI 1.5-9.7) compared with other women. 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विघातक प्रौद्योगिकियां (डिसरप्टिव टेक्नोलॉजी) और नई संभावनाएँ एक सारगर्भित अवलोकन (Disruptive Technologies and New Possibilities: A Brief Overview)
No full textThis study provides a comprehensive overview of disruptive technologies, explores the characteristics of disruptive technologies, delves into their potential impacts, and assesses the challenges and opportunities they present. Special emphasis is placed on the transformative power of AI in healthcare and finance, as well as the role of blockchain in facilitating secure transactions across industries. While these technologies offer unprecedented possibilities to address global challenges and improve lives, the abstract underscores the importance of addressing concerns related to privacy, security, job displacement, and ethical considerations. Navigating this era of rapid technological change requires the development of responsible strategies to harness the power of disruptive technologies for the benefit of all and contribute to a more sustainable future
The extraordinary decline of infant and childhood mortality among Palestinian refugees
No full textThis article documents the levels and patterns of infant and child mortality among Palestinian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon and the Palestinian areas based on comparable data from household sample surveys conducted since 1995. The findings show that Palestinian refugees have clear advantage in mortality levels as compared to their non-refugee counterparts in every setting, and refugees living in the camps have similar or lower levels of mortality than their non-camp counterparts, other things being equal. The recent decline of infant and child mortality among this vulnerable segment of the Palestinian population demonstrates the importance of political will in halting the truncation of infant lives. An examination of the mortality patterns by sex and education sheds light on the nature of the decline currently underway. © 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Barghouthi M, 1990, INTIFADA PALESTINE C, P73; CALDWELL JC, 1986, POPUL DEV REV, V12, P171, DOI 10.2307-1973108; CALDWELL JC, 1983, POP STUD-J DEMOG, V37, P185, DOI 10.2307-2173981; CURTIS SL, 1995, 3 MACR INT INC; DOAN RM, 1990, SOC SCI MED, V31, P783, DOI 10.1016-0277-9536(90)90173-P; Fargues P, 2000, POPUL DEV REV, V26, P441, DOI 10.1111-j.1728-4457.2000.00441.x; HANSSENBAUR J, 1998, JORDANIAN SOC JORDAN; HILL K, 1995, POPUL DEV REV, V21, P127, DOI 10.2307-2137416; Jamison D. T., 1993, DIS CONTROL PRIORITI, P117; KHAWAJA M, 2002, MARGINS MIGRATION LI; KHAWAJA M, 2003, DIFFICULT PAST UNCER, P29; Khawaja M, 2000, POP STUD-J DEMOG, V54, P331, DOI 10.1080-713779091; Madi HH, 2000, LANCET, V356, P312, DOI 10.1016-S0140-6736(00)02511-3; Nathanson CA, 1996, POPUL DEV REV, V22, P609, DOI 10.2307-2137803; *PCBS, 1997, DEM SURV W BANK GAZA; Pedersen J, 2000, J BIOSOC SCI, V32, P527, DOI 10.1017-S0021932000005277; Preston SH, 1996, POP STUD-J DEMOG, V50, P525, DOI 10.1080-0032472031000149596; Szreter S., 1988, SOC HIST MED, V1, P1, DOI DOI 10.1093-SHM-1.1.199
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