Thermal and cardiovascular strain imposed by motorcycle protective clothing under Australian summer conditions

Motorcycle protective clothing can be uncomfortably hot during summer, and this experiment was designed to evaluate the physiological significance of that burden. Twelve males participated in four, 90-min trials (cycling 30 W) across three environments (25, 30, 35 °C [all 40% relative humidity]). Clothing was modified between full and minimal injury protection. Both ensembles were tested at 25 °C, with only the more protective ensemble investigated at 30 and 35 °C. At 35 °C, auditory canal temperature rose at 0.02 °C min^?1 (SD 0.005), deviating from all other trials (p < 0.05). The thresholds for moderate (>38.5 °C) and profound hyperthermia (>40.0 °C) were predicted to occur within 105 min (SD 20.6) and 180 min (SD 33.0), respectively. Profound hyperthermia might eventuate in ~10 h at 30 °C, but should not occur at 25 °C. These outcomes demonstrate a need to enhance the heat dissipation capabilities of motorcycle clothing designed for summer use in hot climates, but without compromising impact protection.

Practitioner’s Summary:

Motorcycle protective clothing can be uncomfortably hot during summer. This experiment was designed to evaluate the physiological significance of this burden across climatic states. In the heat, moderate (>38.5 °C) and profound hyperthermia (>40.0 °C) were predicted to occur within 105 and 180 min, respectively.     

无线传感器网络中一种高效IBE方案

无线传感器网络的应用日益广泛但安全性问题越发突出,由于其计算能力、存储能力和通信能力有限,一直被认为不适合使用公钥密码学方案。然而近年来不需要认证中心的IBE算法的研究成果表明,IBE方案非常适合无线传感器网络。本文提出一种高效的IBE方案,并做了算法介绍,同时在无线传感器网络中提出相应的密钥分配、认证、管理以及更新的应用方案。与现有其他算法相比,新方案具有系统参数短、安全性高等特点。     

Towards inverse modeling of turbidity currents: The inverse lock-exchange problem

A new approach is introduced for turbidite modeling, leveraging the potential of computational fluid dynamics methods to simulate the flow processes that led to turbidite formation. The practical use of numerical flow simulation for the purpose of turbidite modeling so far is hindered by the need to specify parameters and initial flow conditions that are a priori unknown. The present study proposes a method to determine optimal simulation parameters via an automated optimization process. An iterative procedure matches deposit predictions from successive flow simulations against available localized reference data, as in practice may be obtained from well logs, and aims at convergence towards the best-fit scenario. The final result is a prediction of the entire deposit thickness and local grain size distribution. The optimization strategy is based on a derivative-free, surrogate-based technique. Direct numerical simulations are performed to compute the flow dynamics. A proof of concept is successfully conducted for the simple test case of a two-dimensional lock-exchange turbidity current. The optimization approach is demonstrated to accurately retrieve the initial conditions used in a reference calculation.     

Impacts of essential elements of management on IT application maturity — A perspective from firms in China

This paper explores the impacts of essential elements of management on IT application maturity (ITAM). A game theoretical model is established to show that a firm's IT application maturity should match with its essential elements of management. In order to further validate the analytical result, a data set with 137 firms was collected via a survey instrument. Using reliability and factor analysis on the dataset, a four-dimension measurement construct of IT application maturity is proposed together with a three-dimension measurement construct of essential elements of management. Empirical analysis is then conducted to address research questions on the impacts of essential elements of management on IT application maturity. It is found that while a firm's strategic cooperation capability has no significant effect on IT application maturity, its internal coordination capability positively influences all four dimensions of IT application maturity. For the firm's execution capability, although it shows no significant effect on the overall IT application maturity, it does positively affect the technology and man-machine synergy dimensions of IT application maturity. The findings of this study offer practical guidance for organizations to better align their IT application maturity with essential elements of management.     

Developing a framework for analyzing IS sourcing

This paper develops a framework for the consideration of internal markets as an alternative to information systems (IS) outsourcing. It is based on an assessment of the pros and cons of both outsourcing and of insourcing based on the internal markets approach. It is formulated in terms of the operational, tactical, and strategic impacts of the choice among the alternatives. The framework, and the propositions that are developed from it, should be useful both for researchers, who can use it for developing testable research hypotheses, and for practitioners, who may use it as a basis for developing a comprehensive set of criteria for the evaluation of these sourcing options.     

基于CSCW的选煤厂生产调度管理系统

针对选煤厂生产调度的自身特点,以大屯选煤厂生产调度的实际情况为背景,介绍了基于CSCW的选煤生产调度管理系统,并对此系统的安全性和异构为数据库的访问做了阐述。     

Research and Implementation of Task Management Model in Product Development Process Management

The implementation of product development process management (PDPM) is an effective means of developing products with higher quality in shorter lead time. It is argued in this paper that product, data, person and activity are basic factors in PDPM With detailed analysis of these basic factors and their relations in product developmed process, all product development activities are considered as tasks and the management of product development process is regarded as the management of task execution A task decomposition based product development model is proposed with methods of constructing task relation matrix from layer model and constraint model resulted from task decomposition. An algorithm for constructing directed task graph is given and is used in the management of tasks. Finally, the usage and limitation of the proposed PDPM model is given with further work proposed.     

MIS在人事和月票管理中的实践和应用

叙述了MIS在厦门市轮渡公司的人事和月票管理中的实践和应用。首先从系统的组成、基本原理、基本功能阐述了MIS在人事管理中的实践 ,并取得既方便又快捷、且准确的效果 ;然后通过对轮渡TM卡的构成、基本功能、应用效果进行了阐述 ,证明了TM卡最适用于轮渡作为月票使用。在当今社会 ,MIS已成为现代企业不可缺少的组成部分 ,是企业升级的重要标志。     

基于进程管理的气象文件监控处理

文件实时监控处理过程在控制程序处理过程中被广泛运用。本文结合文件处理的实际工作,描述了文件处理程序的监控处理过程,实现了基于进程管理的文件监控处理与预处理过程的协同工作。     

基于Web的企业信息管理系统安全方案

分析了传统企业信息管理系统存在的安全问题,应用SSL协议、网络型人侵检测系统、虚拟专用网等技术,提出了一种新的企业信息管理系统安全设计方案。理论分析和实验结果表明,新方案是保证企业信息管理系统安全运行的一种有效方案。