The use of mindmapping software for patent search and management

Modern information technologies and in particular the internet have revolutionized the patent information professionals' work in terms of speed of access and information comprehensiveness from both company internal and external digital sources. Here, I describe how the digital mindmapping technique can be used to complement existing intellectual property management software solutions to meet the challenge of optimizing and managing patent search workflows as well as to rapidly organise and access highly dynamic, heterogeneous and scattered patent information sources. Both eye catching and highly memorable and at the same time self-explanatory mindmapping examples are presented. These were designed to include basic and advanced level digital mindmapping features tailored to significantly speed up and maintain a high work quality level of patent search professionals. A special emphasis is put on the great benefit of organising and accessing the plethora of internet-based worldwide online patent registers through mindmapping, both in terms of managing the constantly changing deep links to the actual search options for e.g., legal status information, and keeping track of the offered level of content.     

邻联茴香胺-H_2O_2-辣根过氧化物酶伏安酶联免疫分析检测四种重要植物病毒

将邻联茴香胺（ＯＤＡ） Ｈ２Ｏ２ 辣根过氧化物酶（ＨＲＰ）伏安酶联免疫分析体系应用于测定南芥菜花叶病毒（ＡｒａｂｉｃＭｏｓａｉｃＶｉｒｕｓ ＡｒＭＶ）、黄瓜花叶病毒（ＣｕｃｕｍｂｅｒＭｏｓａｉｃＶｉｒｕｓ ＣＭＶ）、南方菜豆花叶病毒（ＳｏｕｔｈｅｒｎＢｅａｎＭｏｓａｉｃＶｉｒｕｓ ＳＢＭＶ）和芜菁花叶病毒（ＴｕｒｎｉｐＭｏｓａｉｃＶｉｒｕｓ ＴｕＭＶ）等四种重要植物病毒,其灵敏度高于酶联免疫吸附显色光度法（ＥＬＩＳＡ）。     

Insult, aggression, and the southern culture of honor: An "experimental ethnography."

Three experiments examined how norms characteristic of a "culture of honor" manifest themselves in the cognitions, emotions, behaviors, and physiological reactions of southern White males. Participants were University of Michigan students who grew up in the North or South. In 3 experiments, they were insulted by a confederate who bumped into the participant and called him an "asshole." Compared with northerners (who were relatively unaffected by the insult) southerners were more likely to think their masculine reputation was threatened, more upset (as shown by a rise in cortisol levels), more physiologically primed for aggression (as shown by a rise in testosterone levels), more cognitively primed for aggression, and more likely to engage in aggressive and dominant behavior. Findings highlight the insult–aggression cycle in cultures of honor, in which insults diminish a man's reputation and he tries to restore his status by aggressive or violent behavior. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Business–IT alignment maturity of companies in China

Business–IT alignment has been consistently ranked as the number one concern of IT and business executives. Maintaining the alignment has been found to lead to stronger business performance, higher perceived value of IT and improved IS strategic planning; therefore addressing the issue is both important and timely. The economic growth in China in the last decade has led to greater availability of IT and its widespread use as a critical resource. Despite the increasing interest in Chinese IS issues by both researchers and practitioners, empirical research focusing on human- and organization-related IS issues in China is scarce. Using data collected from 130 business and IT executives from 22 companies in China, 11 of which were multinationals operating in China, we explored several questions in the area of business–IT alignment. An instrument designed to measure the six dimensions of business–IT alignment maturity was cross-validated using a sample of companies in China. Then, the instrument was refined to develop a measurement method that offered better reliability and validity in the context of Chinese companies. The relationship between the alignment maturity dimensions and IS strategic alignment was then examined. Finally, the alignment maturity of companies in China was assessed to provide a snapshot of business–IT alignment in China. A comparison between the 11 Chinese domestic companies and 11 multinational operating in China provided insight into the different IT practices of the two types of companies. Implications for researchers and practitioners are discussed.     

对设计做为生产力要素的思考

中国在改革开放以后,由"科技生产力"带领"中国制造"走向了世界。如今,在后工业时代背景下,对传统生产力重新反思并提出"设计生产力"的构思愈来愈显重要。笔者对设计作为生产力要素的多重属性和运行机制进行探索,并对设计生产力的社会意义进行归纳。     

Analyzing Regional Inequality of Socioeconomic Development in China with Nighttime Light

Satellite\|derived nighttime light (NTL)data have been extensively used as an efficient proxy measure for monitoring urbanization dynamics and socioeconomic activity.This is because remotely sensed NTL signals can be quantitatively connected to demographic and socioeconomic variables.The recently composited cloud\|free NTL imagery derived from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)provides spatially detailed observations of human settlements.We quantitatively estimated socioeconomic development inequalities across 30 provinces andmunicipalities in mainland China using VIIRS NTL data associated with both regional gross domestic product (GDP)and population census data.We quantitatively investigated relations between NTL,GDP,and population using a linear regression model.Our results suggest that NTL have significant positive correlations with GDP and population at different levels.Several inequality coefficients were derived from VIIRS data and statistical data at multiple spatial scales.NTL\|derived inequality coefficients enabled us to elicit more detailed information on differences in regional development at multiple levels.Our study of provinces and municipalities revealed that county\|level inequality was more significant than city\|level.The results of population\|weighted NTL inequality indicate an obvious regional disparity with NTL distribution being more unequal in China’s undeveloped western regions compared with eastern regions.Our findings suggest that given the timely and spatially explicit advantages of VIIRS,NTL data are capable of providing comprehensive information regarding inequality at multiple levels,which is not possible through the use of traditional statistical sources.     

中国移动在车联网运营中发展策略探析

本文介绍了车联网概念及原理,详细分析车联网为运营商带来的机遇和挑战,结合中国移动发展实际,对中国移动在车联网行业发展策略进行探析。     

基于工程管理的南海地质数据库

从南海地质数据资源、工程实例出发,结合高级语言设计和开发了基于工程管理的南海地质信息数据库系统.该系统设计实现了南海地质信息数据共享、数据融合、数据分析,简单快捷的结合到工程实例中,并应用ADO、DAO、OLE等计算机技术实现的数据资源快速导入、导出便于工程应用的目的.对工程中土的性质做详细的介绍,包括随深度的下降有效重度、抗剪强度、单位表面摩阻力、单位桩端阻力的变化情况.可以按层号、深度、土体性质等不同的条件进行查找.汇总功能可以绘制曲线,比较同一工程土体参数和不同工程之间的参数等,对工程设计和施工进行指导.     

Large area forest stem volume mapping in the boreal zone using synergy of ERS-1/2 tandem coherence and MODIS vegetation continuous fields

ERS-1/2 tandem coherence was reported to have high potential for the mapping of boreal forest stem volume (e.g. Santoro et al., 2002, 2007a; Wagner et al., 2003; Askne & Santoro, 2005). Large-scale application of the data for forest stem volume mapping, however, is hindered by the variability of coherence with meteorological and environmental acquisition conditions. The traditional way of stem volume retrieval is based on the training of models, relating coherence to stem volume, with the aid of forest inventory data which is generally available for a few small test sites but not for large areas. In this paper a new approach is presented that allows model training using the MODIS Vegetation Continuous Fields canopy cover product (Hansen et al., 2003) without further need for ground data. A comparison of the new approach with the traditional regression-based and ground-data dependent model training is presented in this paper for a multi-seasonal ERS-1/2 tandem dataset covering several well known Central Siberian forest sites. As a test scenario for large-area application, the approach was applied to a multi-seasonal ERS-1/2 tandem dataset of 223 ERS-1 and ERS-2 image pairs covering Northeast China (~ 1.5 million km²) to map four stem volume classes (0-20, 20-50, 50-80, and > 80 m³/ha).     

Simulating multiple class urban land-use/cover changes by RBFN-based CA model

Land use systems are complex adaptive systems, and they are characterized by emergence, nonlinearity, feedbacks, self organization, path dependence, adaptation, and multiple-scale characteristics. Land use/cover change has been recognized as one of the major drivers of global environmental change. This paper presents a coupled Cellular Automata (CA) and Radial Basis Function Neural (RBFN) Network model, which combines Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to contribute to the understanding of the complex land use/cover change process. In this model, GIS analysis is used to generate spatial drivers of land use/cover changes, and RBFN is trained to extract model parameters. Through the RBFN-CA model, the conversion probabilities of each cell from its initial land use state to the target type can be generated automatically. Future land use/cover scenarios are projected by using generated parameters in the model training process. This RBFN-CA model is tested based on the comparison of model output and the real data. A BPN-CA model is also built and compared with the RBFN-CA model by using a variety of calibration metrics, including confusion matrix, figure of merit, and landscape metrics. Both the location and landscape metrics based assessment for model simulation indicate that the RBFN-CA model performs better than the BPN-CA model for simulating land use changes in the study area. Therefore the RBFN-CA model is capable of simulating multiple classes of land use/cover changes and can be used as a useful communication environment for stakeholders involved in land use decision-making.