688 research outputs found
Bulletin (Florin Japanese American Citizens League), no. 8 (May 16, 1942)
No full textNewsletter of the Florin chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League covering issues related to incarceration including an editorial by Mary Tsukamoto, news from Temporary Assembly Centers, care of pets, Japanese American soldiers, inoculation certificates, access to bank services, information about the Farm Security office, the Sacramento Workers Compensation Claims Administration, advice for incarcerees, work of the national Japanese American Citizens League, voting, verification papers, address changes, and recognition of individuals for their financial contributions. Newsletter labeled "Bulletin No. 8"The Japanese American Archival Collection documents the people, places, and daily life of Japanese Americans, primarily those who lived in the once thriving community of pre-war Florin in the Sacramento region, as well as the conditions in American incarceration camps during World War II. The approximately 7,000 original items include personal and official letters, photographs, diaries, arts and crafts, newsletters, textiles, camps artifacts, yearbooks and other publications
Bulletin (Florin Japanese American Citizens League), no. 9 (May 23, 1942)
No full textNewsletter of the Florin chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League covering issues related to evacuation including "Farewell" by Mary Tsukamoto, an editorial by John S. Hirohata, advice for evacuees, inoculation, want ads, social welfare, extra rice, access to bank services, recognition of volunteers and individuals for their financial contributions, information about the newsletter, care of pets, treasurers report, and information about control stations. Newsletter labeled "Bulletin No. 9."The Japanese American Archival Collection documents the people, places, and daily life of Japanese Americans, primarily those who lived in the once thriving community of pre-war Florin in the Sacramento region, as well as the conditions in American incarceration camps during World War II. The approximately 7,000 original items include personal and official letters, photographs, diaries, arts and crafts, newsletters, textiles, camps artifacts, yearbooks and other publications
Florin Chapter of Japanese American Citizens League newsletter, April 24, 1942
No full textNewsletter of the Florin chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League covering issues related to incarceration including storage of personal items, members trained in first aid, care of pets, and address changes. Also includes a memorial statement for Hiroyuki [Kato] and recognition of individuals for their financial contributions.The Japanese American Archival Collection documents the people, places, and daily life of Japanese Americans, primarily those who lived in the once thriving community of pre-war Florin in the Sacramento region, as well as the conditions in American incarceration camps during World War II. The approximately 7,000 original items include personal and official letters, photographs, diaries, arts and crafts, newsletters, textiles, camps artifacts, yearbooks and other publications
Prof. Florin Popenţiu - Vlădicescu
No full textDr. Florin POPENTIU VLÃDICESCU is at present an associated Professor to Department of Control Engineering and Industrial Informatics, University Politehnica of Bucharest and Co-Chairholder to UNESCO Chair in Information Technologies , University of Oradea. Following the approved Joint Council of Europe/UNESCO Convention on the recognition of qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region (Lisbon, 1997), Dr. Florin POPENTIU VLÃDICESCU has been appointed as UNESCO Chairholder , by City University London, at the beginning of the academic year 1998/1999. Dr. Florin POPENTIU VLÃDICESCU has been a Visiting Professor at: Telecom Paris, ENST Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines Paris, ENSMP Ecole Nationale Superieure de Techniques Avancees, ENSTA ETH - Zurich Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris, UPMC Delft University of Technology University of Twente Enschede Technical University of Denmark Lyngby Sultan Qaboos University University of Calcutta
He was a member of the Programme Committees for , ESREL\u27 95, \u2797 - \u2703 and \u2710 - \u2712 , held in UK, Portugal, Norway, Germany, Scotland, Italy and Holland, Czech Republic, Greece, France and Finland. Also he was a member of the Programme Committee for ISSAT RQD, 2007, 2014-2020 in Ho Chi Minth City, Vietnam, Washinton, Philadelphia , USA and Toronto, Canada, Las Vegas, Nevada,Miami,Florida USA , MA RS-2007-2012, 2014, 2019-2020 in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, WMSCI 2008-2012 in Orlando, Florida, USA , IADIS 2012, in Lisbon, Portugal MCCSIS 2013, held in Prague,Czech Republic, WBC 2014-2018, held Lisbon, Portugal, MCCSIS 2015and MCCSIS 2020 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain and and Zagreb, Croatia BDM & CC 2013 , ICCD 2014, ICCD 2020 and ICCC 2016 held in Bhubaneswar , ISDA 2018 , Vellore , eHaCON 2019 Kolkata, India, ICIEECT 2017 , Karachi, IMTIC \u2715 , Mehran University, Jamshoro, iCOMET 2019 , Sukkur IBA University, Pakistan, VECoS 2015 and eLSE 2012-2020, held in Bucharest, Romania, ICDSBA 2018 , in ChangSha, Hunan, ICCD 2018 in Guangzhou, China, ICIM 2019-202o , held in Cambridge and London UK, ICIC 2019-20, Mohali, Punjab,India, ICITEE 2019, Changsha, Human, China, ICIII2020, Puket, Thailand, ICICV 2020, Jaipur, India, ICIII 2020, Osaka, Japan, MMBD 2020, Beijing, China.
He has been invited in October 2014 to joint Steering Committee for Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Leading Mobility between Europe and Asia in Developing Engineering Education and Research ( LEADERS) project as the representative of the University of Oradea, for the period 2014 - 2018.
Prof. Florin POPENTIU VLÃDICESCU has published over 100 papers in International Journals and Conference Proceedings and is author of one book and co-author of 4 books.
He has worked for many years on problems associated with software reliability and has been Co-Director of two NATO research projects involving collaboration with partner institutions throughout Europe. He is on advisory board of several international journals, Reliability: Theory & Applications , IJCS , ARIV and Microelectronics Reliability . He is reviewer for ACM Computing Reviews, Neural Computing and Applications , IJCSIS, and Associated Editor to IJICT .
Also he is a member of ENBIS, IEE, IEEE and IEEE Communications Society. Dr. Florin POPENTIU VLÃDICESCU was elected active member of The New York Academy of Science in 1996 and of the ARA in 2004. Also Dr. Florin POPENTIU has been elected Fellow of the Academy of Romanian Scientists in 2008.
He is EU Expert for the H2020 and ALL EU Programme. His Research ID is E-5787-2010. Also in 2009 he has been nominated UNESCO Expert in the field of Higher Education, Research and Knowledge.
Prof. Florin POPENTIU VLÃDICESCU is currently Visiting Professor at ParisTech which includes the Grandes Ecoles , The ATHENS Programme , where he teaches courses on Software Reliability. He also lectures on Software Reliability at International Master of Science in Computer Systems Engineering - Technical University of Denmark.
Prof. Florin POPENTIU VLÃDICESCU has been Keynote Speaker to ICCRT 2017 Karachi and iCOMET 2019 , Sukkur IBA University, Pakistan , ICCD 2018 in Guangzhou, China, , WICT 2018 in Kochi , ICIC 2018 in Mohali, Punjab, India.https://www.interscience.in/mentors/1055/thumbnail.jp
Boston Consulting Group II – A Business Portfolio Analysis Matrix
No full textThe continuous development and market introduction of new businesses can play an important role in the future performance of companies. The business portfolio analysis represents an analytical approach by means of which managers have the possibility to view the corporation as a set of strategic business units that must be managed in a profitable way. Also, by taking into account features specific to the area in which the company operates, by taking into account the competitive advantage and the modalities of earmarking financial resources thereof, the business portfolio analysis provides managers the opportunity to approach companies from a different point of view and to pay increased attention to all activities that need to be undertaken. The present paper aims at presenting from a conceptual standpoint the Boston Consulting Group II Matrix, its strategic consequences and the characteristic advantages and disadvantages. Moreover, the paper will emphasize the importance that the business portfolio analysis holds within a company.BCG II, business, matrix, strategic analysis, portfolio
A HOLISTIC APPROACH OF RELATIONSHIP MARKETING IN LAUNCHING LUXURY NEW PRODUCTS
No full textOn the basis of increased complexity of the exchange mechanism, at the beginning of the third millennium the contemporary marketing suffers some physiognomic changes. Holistic orientation of the contemporary marketing is imposed by the new dimensions therelationship marketing, holistic marketing, luxury marketing, residential complex, research on perception of luxury
Non-Binary Spin Wave Based Circuit Design
No full textBy their very nature, Spin Waves (SWs) excited at the same frequency but different amplitudes, propagate through waveguides and interfere with each other at the expense of ultra-low energy consumption. In addition, all (part) of the SW energy can be moved from one waveguide to another by means of coupling effects. In this paper we make use of these SW features and introduce a novel non Boolean algebra based paradigm, which enables domain conversion free ultra-low energy consumption SW based computing. Subsequently, we leverage this computing paradigm by designing a non-binary spin wave adder, which we validate by means of micro-magnetic simulation. To get more inside on the proposed adder potential we assume a 2-bit adder implementation as discussion vehicle, evaluate its area, delay, and energy consumption, and compare it with conventional SW and 7 nm CMOS counterparts. The results indicate that our proposal diminishes the energy consumption by a factor of 3.14 × and 6 ×, when compared with the conventional SW and 7 nm CMOS functionally equivalent designs, respectively. Furthermore, the proposed non-binary adder implementation requires the least number of devices, which indicates its potential for small chip real-estate realizations.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository 'You share, we take care!' - Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Computer EngineeringQuantum & Computer Engineerin
Spin Wave Based Approximate Computing
No full textBy their very nature Spin Waves (SWs) enable the realization of energy efficient circuits, as they propagate and interfere within waveguides without consuming noticeable energy. However, SW computing can be even more energy efficient by taking advantage of the approximate computing paradigm as many applications, e.g., multimedia and social media, are error-tolerant. In this paper, we propose an ultra-low energy Approximate Full Adder (AFA) and an Approximate 2-bit inputs Multiplier (AMUL). AFA consists of one Majority gate whereas AMUL is built by means of 3 AND gates. We validate the correct functionality of our proposal by means of micromagnetic simulations and evaluate AFA's figures of merit against state-of-the-art accurate SW, 7nm CMOS, Spin Hall Effect (SHE), Domain Wall Motion (DWM), accurate and approximate 45nm CMOS, Magnetic Tunnel Junction (MTJ), and Spin-CMOS FA implementations. Our results indicate that AFA consumes 38% and 6% less energy than state-of-the-art accurate SW and 7nm CMOS FA implementations, respectively. Moreover, it saves 56% and 20% energy when compared with accurate and approximate 45nm CMOS counterparts, respectively. Furthermore, it provides 2 orders of magnitude energy reduction when compared with accurate SHE, accurate and approximate DWM, MTJ, and Spin-CMOS, counterparts. In addition, it achieves the same error rate as approximate 45nm CMOS and Spin-CMOS FAs whereas it exhibits 50% less error rate than the approximate DWM FA. Last but not least, it outperforms its contenders in terms of area by saving at least 29% chip real-estate. AMUL is evaluated and compared with state-of-the-art SW and 16nm CMOS accurate and approximate designs. The evaluation results indicate that AMUL energy consumption is at least 2.8x and 2.6x smaller than the one of state-of-the-art SW and 16nm CMOS accurate and approximate designs, respectively. AMUL has an error rate of 25%, whereas the approximate CMOS multiplier has an error rate of 38%, and requires at least 64% less chip real-estate than the CMOS counterpart.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Computer EngineeringQuantum & Computer Engineerin
Spin Wave Based 4-2 Compressor
No full textBy their very nature, Spin Waves (SWs) consume ultra-low amounts of energy, which makes them suitable for ultra-low energy consumption applications. In addition, a compressor can be utilized to further reduce the energy consumption and enhance the speed of a multiplier. Therefore, we propose a novel energy efficient SW based 4-2 compressor consisting of 4 XOR gates and 2 Majority gates. The proposed compressor is validated by means of micromagnetic simulations and compared with the state-of-the-art SW, 22 nm CMOS, Magnetic Tunnel Junction (MTJ), Domain Wall Motion (DWM), and Spin-CMOS technologies. The performance evaluation shows that the proposed compressor consumes 2.5x less and 1.25× less energy than the 22 nm CMOS and the conventional SW compressor, respectively, whereas it consumes at least 3 orders of magnitude less energy than the MTJ, DWM, and Spin-CMOS designs. Furthermore, the compressor achieves the smallest chip real-estate. In summary, the performance evaluation of our proposed compressor shows that the SW technology has the potential to progress the state-of-the-art circuit design in terms of energy consumption and scalability.Accepted author manuscriptComputer EngineeringQuantum & Computer Engineerin
Tumor necrosis factor-α serum levels in healthy smokers and nonsmokers
No full textFlorin Petrescu1, Sebastian Cosmin Voican1, Isabela Silosi21Department of Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, Romania; 2Department of Immunology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, RomaniaBackground: Tobacco smoking is the most important risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) development. Inhaled cigarette smoke can induce tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a) production by alveolar macrophages, which in turn may enhance the production of metalloproteinases (MMPs). MMPs have been involved in mediating airway inflammation and lung destruction.Objectives: We aimed to measure the TNF-a serum levels in healthy heavy smokers and healthy nonsmokers to determine the dose-response relationship based on the cigarette smoke exposure.Subjects and methods: We included in our study 43 healthy heavy smokers and 19 healthy nonsmokers (the control group). The smokers group was classified as less than one pack, one pack, and more than one pack per day. A clinical and paraclinical evaluation was performed in both groups, without any evidence of infection or COPD. The serum levels of TNF-a were assessed by ELISA.Results: The TNF-a serum levels were significantly higher for the group of smokers compared to the group of nonsmokers (P < 0.004). We also noticed an increased TNF-a concentration in the serum of smokers with more than one pack per day compared with those with less than one pack per day (P < 0.03). There was a positive correlation between the serum level of TNF-a and tobacco smoke exposure.Conclusions: The high levels of TNF-a in the serum of smokers suggest an imbalance between the proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory factors as a result of tobacco smoke exposure. The concentration of TNF-a is elevated in the serum of healthy heavy smokers in a cigarette dose-dependent manner. We speculate that the serum level of TNF-a might be a useful biomarker for the selection of heavy smokers with a high risk of developing smoke induced pulmonary diseases.Keywords: tobacco smoking, inflammation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, metalloproteinase
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