Software export from developing nations

It is shown that software export is an attainable goal for developing nations, especially when government policies are favorable, and that the industrialized nations dominating the worldwide market can expect some serious competition. Examples of the efforts of developing nations to export software to North America and Europe are cited     

Wide- and narrow-band bandpass coplanar filters in the W-frequency band

This paper deals with the design of passive coplanar devices in the W-frequency band. As long as coplanar transmission lines are correctly dimensioned, analytical models based on quasi-TEM approximation can be used. Such models are associated with a correct definition of the reference planes at the junctions and employed for junction discontinuities, T- and cross-junctions. In order to validate these assertions, simulated and experimental data on classical quarter-wavelength shunt-stub filters are first presented. Then the design of traditional coupled-line filters is examined. The problems in terms of insertion loss associated with these kinds of narrow-band applications are discussed here. Minimization of insertion losses requires increasing the width of the strips. Consequently, the design becomes complex and modeling using transmission-line models less accurate. Nevertheless, as an optimization procedure is needed to tune the filter theoretically, such a very fast design method is necessary. Simulated and experimental results in the range 500 MHz to 110 GHz are compared throughout the paper.     

Some physico-chemical properties of ellagic acid

Examples of formation of troublesome deposits containing ellagic acid in the wood pulping process are mentioned. The deposit from one such process in the U.K. has been examined in detail. This paper is mainly devoted to the determination of some physico-chemical properties of ellagic acid, which are relevant to the study of minimising the formation of the deposit in the wood digester. A specially built apparatus was used for the determination of these properties at 170° (the normal digestion temperature). The ultra-violet and visible absorption spectra measured at different pH values and temperatures were used to determine a dissociation constant of the acid at 20° which was found to be 11·0. The solubility of the acid was determined at 20°, 90° and 170°. From the changes in absorbance at 250 nm the decomposition was found to consist of two consecutive firstorder reactions, the rate constant of the first reaction being inversely proportional to a fractional power of hydrogen ion concentration. The activation energy was estimated to be 5·5 kcal and was independent of pH value.     

耐候钢表面锈层稳定化处理用新型涂层研究

针对耐候钢裸露使用时出现的锈层稳定化时间过长及早期锈液流挂和飞散的问题，提出了Zn—Ca系磷化 丙烯酸树脂—SiO2复合膜新型耐候钢表面锈层稳定化处理技术．采用干湿周浸实验研究了该复合膜耐候钢试样的腐蚀行为和耐大气腐蚀性能．得出了能有效避免锈液流挂、促进耐候钢表面锈层稳定化的最佳复合膜处理工艺，即Zn—Ca磷化 B—13Si(120℃)复合膜处理．并从理论上探讨了该复合膜提高耐候钢抗大气腐蚀性能、促进表面锈层稳定化的作用机理和模型。     

Chemical sensor based on a novel capacitive microwave flexible transducer with polymer nanocomposite-carbon nanotube sensitive film

Microsystem Technologies - This study presents the results on the feasibility of a resonant planar chemical capacitive sensor in the microwave frequency range suitable for gas detection and...     

Analysis and characterization of comparison shopping behavior in the mobile handset domain

In this work we characterize the session-level behavior of users on an Indian mobile phone comparison shopping website. We also correlate the popularity of handset on various news sources to its popularity on the shopping website. There are three aspects to our study: data analysis, correlation between news sources of product information and popularity of a handset, and behavior prediction. We have used KL divergence to show that a time-homogeneous Markov chain is observed when the number of clicks varies from 5 to 30. Our results depict that Markov chain model does not hold in entirety for comparison shopping setting but tells us how far the Markov chain model holds for this setting. Our analysis corroborates intuition that increasing price leads to decrease in popularity. After the strong correlation between various variables and user behavior was found, we predict the users macro (the overall sales of handset) and micro behavior (whether a user will convert or exit the site) using Markov logic networks. Our predictive model validates the intuition that past browsing behavior is an important predictor for future behavior. Methodology of combining data analysis with machine learning is, in our opinion, a new approach to the empirical study of such data sets.     

Violence classifications and their impact on observed relationships with key factors in young offenders.

The understanding of violent criminal behavior is hindered by definitional problems in both the legal and research communities. Different definitions of violent criminal behavior and different classifications of the severity of violence are fundamental problems that need to be resolved in order to develop better conceptual models of the precursors to criminal violence that can inform management and treatment of violent young offenders. This study evaluated 6 classifications of violent juvenile offenses derived from the legal system and published research. The authors compare frequencies from different classifications and examine the influence of classifications on observed associations with expected predictor variables. Differences in frequencies and perceived associations between classifications highlight the need to adopt a consistent method of coding violent offenses for research purposes in order to obtain valid results that are capable of informing policy, the judiciary, and the development of effective interventions. The final classification system offers a method of systematic coding based on the type, frequency, and outcome of the violent behavior that distinguishes between levels of violence severity. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)