Optimal capacity management and planning in services delivery centers

This paper considers human server systems of queues that arise within the information technology services industry. We develop a two-phase stochastic optimization solution approach to effectively and efficiently address the capacity management and planning processes of information technology services delivery centers. A large collection of numerical experiments of real-world human server system environments investigates various issues of both theoretical and practical interest, quantifying the significant benefits of our approach as well as evaluating the financial-performance trade-offs often encountered in practice.     

纤溶酶原饼环区5蛋白重组大肠杆菌高效表达体系的建立

目的　建立纤溶酶原饼环区 5 (Humanplasminogenkringle 5 ,hPK 5 )蛋白重组大肠杆菌高效表达体系 ,为高密度发酵创造条件。方法　观察一级、二级种子的生长状态 ,比较表达hPK 5蛋白的 4种重组工程菌株在相同条件下的表达情况 ,选出首选发酵种子 ;对其培养时间、诱导时间、培养基种类、pH等条件进行优化 ;并用凝胶成像分析系统对SDS PAGE结果进行分析。结果　经过筛选 ,JM10 9 pBV2 2 0 hPK 5 (简称JP5 )是获取hPK 5蛋白的首选工程菌株 ,其最佳表达条件是LB培养基 (pH 7.4、溶解氧充足 )、30℃培养 3h、4 2℃诱导 6h。在此条件下 ,JP5表达目的蛋白占菌体总蛋白的 38%左右。结论　为高密度发酵获取hPK 5蛋白奠定了实验基础     

Playing vibrotactile music: A comparison between the Vibrochord and a piano keyboard

A novel vibrotactile musical input device called the Vibrochord, which is designed to deliver patterns of vibration to the skin, not to the ear, through the use of a vibrotactile display called the Emoti-Chair, is evaluated using proposed evaluation frameworks. Findings show that the mixture of frameworks used in this study provided valuable insight into the design of this novel musical device. Results obtained through the implementation of a mixture of these frameworks show that the Vibrochord facilitated an increased accuracy rate over the traditional piano keyboard, when inexperienced vibrotactile musicians tried to repeat vibrotactile patterns or “melodies”.     

How social distance shapes human–robot interaction

This paper investigates how social distance can serve as a lens through which we can understand human–robot relationships and develop guidelines for robot design. In two studies, we examine the effects of distance based on physical proximity (proxemic distance), organizational status (power distance), and task structure (task distance) on people׳s experiences with and perceptions of a humanlike robot. In Study 1, participants (n=32) played a card-matching game with a humanlike robot. We manipulated the power distance (supervisor vs. subordinate) and proxemic distance (close vs. distant) between participants and the robot. Participants who interacted with the supervisor robot reported a more positive user experience when the robot was close than when the robot was distant, while interactions with the subordinate robot resulted in a more positive experience when the robot was distant than when the robot was close. In Study 2, participants (n=32) played the game in two different task distances (cooperation vs. competition) and proxemic distances (close vs. distant). Participants who cooperated with the robot reported a more positive experience when the robot was distant than when it was close. In contrast, competing with the robot resulted in a more positive experience when it was close than when the robot was distant. The findings from the two studies highlight the importance of consistency between the status and proxemic behaviors of the robot and of task interdependency in fostering cooperation between the robot and its users. This work also demonstrates how social distance may guide efforts toward a better understanding of human–robot interaction and the development of effective design guidelines.     

Comparison of Three‐Dimensional Korean Male Anthropometric Data with Modeling Data Generated by Digital Human Models

The purpose of this study was first to extract the anthropometric data of typical Korean male adults, based on the three‐dimensional anthropometric data measured through the Size Korea project. The data were then analyzed to identify the differences in the anthropometric characteristics between typical Koreans and 3D Korean mannequinmannequins generated by digital human models. Revision equations were then suggested to improve the inaccuracy of digital human models. Typical Korean adults subject to the 3D body scan data were selected by factor analysis with respect to the 5th, 50th, and 95th percentiles. Comparisons of anthropometric differences included the differences of the height and length variables in the vertical direction and the breadth, depth, and circumference variables in the horizontal direction. These comparisons demonstrated the differences in the anthropometric characteristics between typical Koreans and Korean mannequins based on differences in body shape and proportions between Korean and Western populations. Typical Koreans have shorter legs and longer torso than those of such mannequins generated from their own modeling algorithms, and the body shape of Koreans is more of an inverted triangular shape compared to the models. Although 3D digital human models are required to be modified to appropriately reflect the Asian body shape, modification of the modeling algoritms is not available to the public. The revision equations that convert the Korean modeling data of RAMSIS and Human in CATIA into typical Korean anthropometric data were instead suggested by regression analysis. It is expected that the proposed revision equations will help the designer evaluate design alternatives and improve the suitability of ergonomic evaluation for Korean customers. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

视线交互中两类扫视运动的人机工效评估研究

Fitts法则是人机交互领域预测人机工效的一个有效模型,在许多交互方式中都得到了验证,是传统人机工效研究的理论基础。然而在视线交互中,由于眼动肌肉神经控制机制与肢体运动不同,Fitts法则并不适用。近两年的相关研究提出了一个新的专门针对视线点击任务的难度指数IDeye,它比经典的Fitts指数更能准确预测视线交互的工效。然而,在新模型的有效性验证实验中并没有考虑两种典型的扫视运动(向心和离心运动)的差异。为此,在前期研究的基础上设计组织实验,验证了视线交互中离心和向心这两种眼球运动所带来的人机工效和稳定性的差异,并证实新的IDeye模型仍然能有效预测单纯的离心或向心扫视条件下的人机工效,是对视线交互工效研究的重要补充。     

医疗产品设计中的人性化研究

在经济飞速发展的今天,传统的医疗产品行业应该顺应社会的需求,更加重视人的情感需求,从人性化的设计角度,着眼于造型、色彩、人机上对医疗产品进行更深入的设计研究。     

表达HIV-1 Gag-Pol抗原的重组痘病毒的构建及免疫原性

目的构建稳定高效表达HIV-1Gag-Pol蛋白的重组痘病毒载体疫苗,并检测其体液免疫效果。方法将修饰型HIV-1Gag-Pol基因插入到痘病毒表达载体pSC11m2启动子P7·5下游,经与野生型痘病毒同源重组后,进行蓝白斑筛选。用筛选得到的重组病毒rM-GP转染HEK293细胞,经SDS-PAGE和Westernblot检测表达蛋白。用该重组病毒免疫BALB/c小鼠,并检测体液免疫应答。结果已筛选到稳定高效表达HIV-1Gag-Pol蛋白的重组痘病毒载体rM-GP,经Westernblot,在免疫小鼠血清中检测到抗HIV-1p24蛋白的特异性抗体。结论重组痘病毒载体rM-GP能稳定高效表达HIV-1Gag-Pol蛋白,并能引起有效的体液免疫应答。     

公共部门人力资源管理特点及其分析

我国长期以来并没有真正将政府公务员也当成人力资源来对待,更没有在管理体制上引入现代人力资源管理的理念和思路。学术界在人力资源管理研究领域中,对政府的关注度也非常低,并且这种状况一直没有发生改变。本文就政府人力资源开发和管理存在的主要问题和公共部门特有的状况进行分析,就政府绩效管理提出建设性意见。     

基于企业生命周期的人力资源经理角色分析

文章从企业生命周期的角度,探讨了人力资源经理在不同阶段主要扮演的角色,为企业选拔和培训人力资源经理提供新的视角。将企业生命周期分为创业期、成长期、成熟期和衰退期四个阶段,依据企业生命周期不同阶段的特点及人力资源管理的策略,得出人力资源经理在不同阶段分别主要扮演战略合作伙伴、HRM专家、员工激励者、变革推动者的角色。