Object-oriented DBMS requirements

The requirements on an object-oriented DBMS for management of information in a large, complex enterprise are presented. These requirements aid in the achievement of an environment characterized by data sharing, open architectures, application and data portability, and assurance of data integrity. They were defined from the point of view of a user of the DBMS; therefore they describe the expected functionality of the DBMS and do not specify the method of implementation to achieve this functionality. They encompass requirements on the data model, query and data manipulation languages, the system architecure, interfaces to the system, change management, and transaction management.     

Numerical simulation of typical contact situations of brake friction materials

In the paper, a model typical for contact situations of automotive brakes is established based on the method of movable cellular automata. The processes taking place at local contacts in an automotive brake system are analysed. Based on microscopic and micro-analytical observations, the following contact situations were simulated: (i) a couple of ferritic steel against pearlitic steel, both covered by an oxide layer mixed with graphite nanoparticles and (ii) the same situation but without oxide layers. The results of calculated mean coefficients of friction of the oxide-on-oxide contact correspond well to expected values for a real braking system, whereas steel-on-steel contact are twice as high. This allows one to make some conclusions; for example, oxide formation will take place more quickly than friction layer elimination, and finally this is responsible for the stabilisation of the coefficient of friction.     

Adaptive user modelling in intelligent telephone and email assistants

With the burgeoning complexity and capabilities of modern information appliances and services, user modelling is becoming an increasingly important research area. Simple user profiles already personalise many software products and consumer goods such as digital TV recorders and mobile phones. A user model should be easy to initialise, and it must adapt in the light of interaction with the user. In many cases, a large amount of training data is needed to generate a user model, and adaptation is equivalent to retraining the system. This paper briefly outlines the user modelling problem and work done at BTexact on an intelligent personal assistant (IPA) which incorporates a user profile. We go on to describe FILUM, a more flexible method of user modelling, and show its application to the telephone assistant and email assistant components of the IPA, with tests to illustrate its usefulness.     

Holographic polymer‐dispersed liquid crystal fabrication under electric field

The transmission mode of holographic polymer‐dispersed liquid crystals (HPDLCs) was developed an under electric field. It is reported that orientation of LC molecules under an electric field induces orientation of oligomer molecules giving rise to low off‐state diffraction and small grating shrinkage. Copyright © 2005 Society of Chemical Industry     

Rheological and drug‐release behaviour of a scleroglucan gel matrix at different drug loadings

The aim of this study was to investigate the drug‐loading effects on release and mechanical properties of a scleroglucan gel, with the intention of considering them in delivery systems formulations. The rheological and kinetic properties of a 2 % w/w scleroglucan gel matrix loaded with 0, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, 0.2 and 0.4 % w/w of theophylline (Th, used as a model drug) were investigated. Rheological measurements were performed in a controlled‐stress rotational‐shear rheometer under isothermal conditions. For theophylline release from the gel a flat Franz cell was used and the kinetic parameters were derived applying a semi‐empirical power law. The influence of scleroglucan molar weight on kinetic and rheological behaviour was also studied. Results suggest two possible effects of drug loading on the gel network: in the 0.04–0.06 % w/w Th range a plasticizing effect and in the 0.2–0.4 % w/w Th range a rigidization effect. In the first range mentioned, the changes in the gel structural properties tested by means of rheological measurements are coincident with changes in drug‐release kinetics. Copyright © 2005 Society of Chemical Industry     

一个用户接口管理系统

本文介绍了一个用户接口管理系统NUUIMS的设计和实现.重点叙述了该系统基于规范化目标用户接口模型的设计思想,系统组成及描述方法.文章也讨论了使用NUUIMS设计而成的用户接口的特点.     

高炉煤气脉冲布袋除尘技术的应用

介绍了韶钢6号高炉脉冲布袋除尘技术的工艺流程、主要设备、控制措施及节能效果。     

软件构件技术在管理信息系统中的应用

软件构件技术是一种前沿的软件设计思想，其方法与传统的软件制作方法有很大区别．通过介绍软件构件技术在开发管理信息系统的应用，与其它软件制作方法进行比较，得出这样的结论：在软件编制中应用这种思想，不仅能大幅度地加快软件的开发速度，而且对整个软件行业的发展有着至关重要的推动作用。     

Fluctuations and waves in fluidized bed systems: The influence of the air-supply system

A general model of the response of a fluidized bed to disturbances is formulated, and the information provided by the model with respect to the dynamics of the bed, the bed plus the air-plenum and the bed plus the entire air-supply system, is investigated. Expressions given in literature on the fundamental frequency of the bed-plenum system are analyzed, and it is shown that they are a special case of the general model. In order to simulate various types of interaction between the bed and the rest of the system, experiments were performed in a cold fluidized bed unit operated under both non-circulating and circulating conditions. At low velocity, three regimes were identified: the multiple bubble regime with almost no interaction between bed and air-plenum, the single bubble regime with the interaction between bed and air-plenum only, and a regime with numerous irregular bubbles, where the bed interacted with the entire air-supply system. At high fluidization velocity, the exploding bubble regime was identified, with the same dominant frequency as that of the single bubble regime (the interaction with the air-supply system remains at that frequency). The models investigated correctly reproduce the dynamics when the bed is independent of the other parts of the system, or when the bed interacts only with the air-plenum. However, the models are only partially applicable when the bed interacts with the entire air-supply system. The reasons for this are investigated. In the case of system interaction, pressure waves, generated in the bed, interact with pressure pulsations from the air-supply system. This results in a coupled system, which is not covered by the models. Pressure waves resulting from events in the bed, are recognized as the coherent part of the cross power spectra of pressure fluctuations measured in the bed and the air-plenum.     

基于MAPINFO和VB的自来水管网信息系统的建立

介绍基于MapInfo平台，利用VB语言进行二次开发，建立自来水管网地理信息系统的关键技术及其注意的问题。