Zugl.: Wedel, Fachhochsch., Diplomarbeit, 2005

ITC/USA 2005 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-First Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 24-27, 2005 / Riviera Hotel & Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada / The Range Commanders Council (RCC) Inter-Range Instrumentation Group (IRIG) 106 Chapter 10 (CH 10) Solid State recording standard has made the possibility of large scale interoperability between ranges, test and operational communities, and maintenance a reality. The standard allows for software and hardware playback/analysis tools to be created that will work seamlessly with any IRIG-106 CH 10 compliant recorder. Incorporation of a standard also allows the same recorder to record Video, Audio as well as data from MIL-STD-1553 busses and instrumentation data (PCM, UART, etc.). The IRIG-106 CH 10 standard provides enormous benefits for its users, but without a fully compliant IRIG-106 CH 10 recorder, these benefits cannot be realized.

1. enth. Werk zugl.: Stuttgart, Hochsch. der Medien, Bachelorarbeit, 2007. - 2. enth. Werk zugl.: Stuttgart, Hochsch. der Medien, Bachelorarbeit, 2007

Submitted to the faculty of the University Graduate School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Sciences in the School of Informatics Indiana University July 2004 / Integrating large volumes of data from diverse sources is a formidable challenge for many investigators in the field of molecular biology. Developing efficient methods for accessing and integrating this data is a major focus of investigation in the field of bioinformatics. In early 2003, the Hereditary Genomics division of the department of Medical and Molecular Genetics at IUPUI recognized the need for a software application that would automate many of the manual processes that were being used to obtain data for their research. The two primary objectives for this project were: 1) an application that would provide large-scale, integrated output tables to help answer questions that frequently arose in the course of their research, and 2) a graphic user interface (GUI) that would minimize or eliminate the need for technical expertise in computer programming or database operations on the part of the end-users. In early 2003, Indiana University (IU), IBM, and the Indiana Genomics Initiative (INGEN) introduced a new resource called Centralized Life Sciences Data Services (CLSD). CLSD is a centralized data repository that provides programmatic access to biological data that is collected and integrated from multiple public, online databases. METHODS 1. an in-depth analysis was conducted to assess the department's data requirements and map these requirements to the data available at CLSD 2. CLSD incorporated new data as necessary 3. SQL was written to generate tables that would replace the targeted manual processes 4. a DB2 client was installed in Medical and Molecular Genetics to establish remote access to CLSD 5. a graphic user interface (GUI) was designed and implemented in HTML/CGI 6. a PERL program was written to accept parameters from the web input form, submit queries to CLSD, and generate HTML-based output tables 7. validation, updates, and maintenance procedures were conducted after early prototype implementation RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS This application resulted in a substantial increase in efficiency over the manual methods that were previously used for data collection. The application also allows research teams to update their data much more frequently. A high level of accuracy in the output tables was confirmed by a thorough validation process.

published_or_final_version / Electrical and Electronic Engineering / Master / Master of Philosophy

Fan Bin. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-76). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Motivation --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Our Contribution --- p.5 / Chapter 1.4 --- Structure of the thesis --- p.7 / Chapter 2 --- Related Work --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1 --- Measurement Based Studies --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2 --- Analytical Modeling of Bit Torrent System --- p.9 / Chapter 2.3 --- Fairness and Incentive Mechanism --- p.11 / Chapter 3 --- Scalability --- p.12 / Chapter 3.1 --- Analytical Model --- p.12 / Chapter 3.2 --- Steady-State Performance Measures --- p.18 / Chapter 3.3 --- Model Validation and Evaluation --- p.22 / Chapter 3.4 --- Model Extension For Peers behind Firewalls --- p.28 / Chapter 3.5 --- Summary --- p.32 / Chapter 4 --- File Availability --- p.33 / Chapter 4.1 --- Modeling the File Availability --- p.34 / Chapter 4.2 --- Performance of Different Chunk Selection Algorithms --- p.38 / Chapter 4.3 --- Summary --- p.42 / Chapter 5 --- Fairness --- p.44 / Chapter 5.1 --- Mathematical Model --- p.45 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- The Generic Model of Uplink Sharing --- p.45 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- A Dynamic Model of Multiple Classes of Peers --- p.46 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- Performance Metric --- p.47 / Chapter 5.1.4 --- Fairness Metric --- p.49 / Chapter 5.2 --- Rate Assignment Strategies --- p.51 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Uploading Rate --- p.51 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Rate Assignment for Optimal Downloading Time --- p.51 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Rate Assignment for Optimal Fairness --- p.53 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- Rate Assignment for Max-min Allocation --- p.54 / Chapter 5.2.5 --- Performance and Fairness Comparison --- p.56 / Chapter 5.3 --- A Family of Distributed Algorithms --- p.58 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Selective Uploading --- p.60 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Non-discriminative Uploading --- p.62 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Design Knobs --- p.63 / Chapter 5.4 --- Performance Evaluation --- p.63 / Chapter 5.5 --- Summary --- p.69 / Chapter 6 --- Conclusion --- p.70 / Bibliography --- p.72 / Chapter A --- Proof of Theorem 3.1 --- p.77 / Chapter B --- Proof of Theorem 5.2 --- p.81

The purpose of my research is to examine the music industry from both the perspective of a musician and a lawyer, and draw real conclusions regarding where the music industry is heading in the 21st century. Digital technologies are overhauling the way in which musicians, record labels, and other industry professionals make a living, and my goal is to decipher what these changes mean in the long term. In light of this transformation, my research investigates whether musicians still need record labels in the digital era, and what role copyright law will continue to have in this new model.<p> The method of research for my thesis was slightly atypical. While I utilized any textbook and scholarly journal that was available on the topic, much of my most valuable research came in the form of personal interviews with some of the biggest players in the music industry, as well as various articles and studies found online.<p> My thesis argues that the roles played by artists and record labels have completely changed in the last five years, and the parties that will find success on either side of the bargaining table will be those most appreciative of and adaptive to this change. Directly related to this is the changing face of copyright in the music industry. My thesis argues that while copyright used to provide massive value from a single source in the short term, it now generates smaller amounts of value from an infinite array of sources, in the long term. The significance of this finding cannot be understated, for both artists and their investors. In this way, my research aims to be equally significant and accessible to musicians, industry professionals, and academics.

The purpose of my research is to examine the music industry from both the perspective of a musician and a lawyer, and draw real conclusions regarding where the music industry is heading in the 21st century. Digital technologies are overhauling the way in which musicians, record labels, and other industry professionals make a living, and my goal is to decipher what these changes mean in the long term. In light of this transformation, my research investigates whether musicians still need record labels in the digital era, and what role copyright law will continue to have in this new model.<p> The method of research for my thesis was slightly atypical. While I utilized any textbook and scholarly journal that was available on the topic, much of my most valuable research came in the form of personal interviews with some of the biggest players in the music industry, as well as various articles and studies found online.<p> My thesis argues that the roles played by artists and record labels have completely changed in the last five years, and the parties that will find success on either side of the bargaining table will be those most appreciative of and adaptive to this change. Directly related to this is the changing face of copyright in the music industry. My thesis argues that while copyright used to provide massive value from a single source in the short term, it now generates smaller amounts of value from an infinite array of sources, in the long term. The significance of this finding cannot be understated, for both artists and their investors. In this way, my research aims to be equally significant and accessible to musicians, industry professionals, and academics.

<p>This study focuses on the proactive methods against illegal downloading. This study will look into the new implemented IPRED law that could be seen as one attempt to prevent the illegal downloading. Furthermore, this study investigates how new services such as Spotify can be a legal alternative to the illegal downloading and also how the music industry has handled the transition from CD sales to the new digital media.</p><p> </p><p>Our research consists of both qualitative and quantitative study where a survey has been conducted among 50 people in Jönköping University. The study also consists of two interviews from experts within the field which gave the study more credibility.</p><p> </p><p>We discovered through our research that the music industry has been going through four different phases and that the actual state the music industry is that they have started to accept the technology and adjust their business to it. We have also discovered through our survey that the IPRED law has had an impact in the fight against illegal downloading. The winner is Spotify that most users have turned to when the IPRED law was introduced.</p>

Thesis (Ph. D.)--School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004. Directed by John A. Copeland. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 79-86).