Social network,social trust and shared goals in organizational knowledge sharing

The aim of our study was to further develop an understanding of social capital in organizational-knowledge-sharing. We first developed a measurement tool and then a theoretical framework in which three social capital factors (social network, social trust, and shared goals) were combined with the theory of reasoned action; their relationships were then examined using confirmatory factoring analysis. We then surveyed of 190 managers from Hong Kong firms, we confirm that a social network and shared goals significantly contributed to a person's volition to share knowledge, and directly contributed to the perceived social pressure of the organization. The social trust has however showed no direct effect on the attitude and subjective norm of sharing knowledge.     

Liquid crystal oligo(cyclosiloxanes)

The synthesis and properties of individual liquid crystal oligo(cyclosiloxanes),, wherex=4–8 andR is a 4-methoxyphenyl-4-alkyloxybenzoate type of mesogenic group, is described. Preliminary results concerning the effect of ring size on the mesophase formation are included. X-ray diffraction studies have shown that the cyclosiloxanes form a smectic A₁ phase.     

Simulations, models, and testbeds: A mutual catalysis

Recent developments in the area of decentralized and infrastructureless systems opened avenues for novel applications. Along with these new technologies, new questions regarding their operational bounds in terms of e.g. scalability and security arose. Due to the sparse presence of real-world decentralized and infrastructureless systems, new protocols and applications have to be scrutinized by means of simulation, in (small-scale) testbeds, and by analytical models. In this paper, we discuss challenges of evaluating security mechanisms for mobile ad hoc networks and peer-to-peer systems. We focus on harmonizing predictions of analytical models and results obtained from simulation studies and testbed experiments.     

A Framework for Providing User Level Quality of Service Guarantees in Multi-Class Rate Adaptive Systems

The problem of channel sharing by rate adaptive streams belonging to various classes is considered. Rate adaptation provides the opportunity for accepting more connections by adapting the bandwidth of connections that are already in the system. However, bandwidth adaptation must be employed in a careful manner in order to ensure that (a) bandwidth is allocated to various classes in a fair manner (system perspective) and (b) bandwidth adaptation does not affect adversely the perceived user quality of the connection (user quality). The system perspective aspect has been studied earlier. This paper focuses on the equally important user perspective. It is proposed to quantify user Quality of Service (QoS) through measures capturing short and long-term bandwidth fluctuations that can be implemented with the mechanisms of traffic regulators, widely used in networking for the purpose of controlling the traffic entering or exiting a network node. Furthermore, it is indicated how to integrate the user perspective metrics with the optimal algorithms for system performance metrics developed earlier by the authors. Simulation results illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed framework.

Backshapes of seated persons—how close can the interface be designed?

The backshapes of 114 seated persons were measured. The horizontal and vertical positions of various spinal landmarks are given for male and female subjects and for those with lordotic, straight and kyphotic backs.     

Automatic parallelisation for LTI MIMO state space systems using FPGAs. An optimisation for cost & performance

The parallelism attained by the use of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) has shown remarkable potential for accelerating control systems applications. This comes at a time when well established methods based on inherited serial Central Processor Units (CPUs) cannot guarantee solutions for the increasing execution speed demands. However, the transition from serial to parallel architectures represents a tremendous challenge due to overwhelming numbers of unexplored options and conflicting factors. The work presented achieves a parallelisation characterisation for generic MIMO systems using stand-alone FPGA implementations. The main contribution is that a very fine subset of possible serial/parallel implementations is obtained. This is used to achieve a flexible trade-off between cost and performance. Automatic optimisation of latency, occupied FPGA area and execution speed is attained and justified in respect to most of the feasible scenarios.     

The "hidden observer" phenomenon in hypnosis: Some additional findings.

23 highly hypnotizable undergraduates (Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility) underwent 2 specially constructed 7-item hypnotic inductions. Over the 14 items, the main finding was of a relationship between E. R. Hilgard's (1973, 1977, 1979) "hidden observer" effect and 2 aspects of hypnotic age regression. Ss reporting a hidden observer experienced duality during regression to age 5, in which they were aware of being both adult and child. When asked to write a complex sentence, most did so, usually without spelling errors. The Ss not reporting this effect experienced quasi-lateral age regression in which they had the exclusive feeling of being 5 yrs old, with no sense of an adult identity. Most of these Ss were unable to write the same complex sentence when requested to during age regression. The study replicated Hilgard's finding of the hidden observer phenomenon in terms of its incidence and obtained similar verbal reports from Ss experiencing it. At the same time, the results suggest that a neodissociation account of hypnosis may need some modifications to accommodate these additional findings. (27 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

电力系统稳定性研究的方法论思考

文章对电力系统稳定性研究内涵进行了评述，然后从认识论和方法论上加以分析，讨论了认识过程从功角稳定到电压稳定的转变、从线性向非线性的转变、从简单系统到复杂系统的转变、从重视解析方法到重视非解析方法的转变过程，为电力系统稳定性研究提供方法论指导。     

用于MIS的实时数据共享软件平台的设计与实现

电网企业的各种信息,相互间具有相当紧密的关联关系,这些信息关联的核心就是电网实时数据。将电网实时数据引入到管理信息系统(MIS)中,使管理信息系统能够有效的分析利用实时数据对于促进电力系统的信息化发展具有重要意义。本文详细的阐述了用于管理信息系统(MIS)的电网实时数据共享软件平台的系统结构、工作原理以及设计与实现,提出了解决电网企业生产网和管理网信息共享以及MIS各个子系统同时共享调度实时数据的技术手段,并介绍了系统在电网信息管理系统中的具体应用。     

对工程项目管理系统的认识

工程项目管理系统是企业信息系统中关键的子系统。用于指导和协调其它子系统之间业务传递和数据共享。针对工程项目管理存在的信息沟通困难、数据易变化、书面文档多的难点，在建立工程项目管理系统时。可通过计算机网络系统、信息沟通系统、电子文档管理系统、项目数据管理系统等来实现对工程项目的管理。