The project used Macromedia Flash MX to develop a series of web-based animated drawing lessons for first grade students.

Compared to traditional hard-disk drives (HDDs), non-volatile (NV) memory technologies offer significant performance advantages on one hand, but also incur significant cost and asymmetric write-performance on the other. A common strategy to manage such cost- and performance-differentials is to use hierarchies such that a small, but intensely accessed, working set is staged in the NV storage (selective caching). However, when this working set includes write-heavy data, the low write-lifetime of NV storage necessitates significant over-provisioning to maintain required lifespans (e.g., storage lifespan must match or exceed 3 year server lifespan). One may think that employing DRAM-based write-buffers can filter writes that trickle through to the NV storage and thus alleviate the write-pressure felt at the NV storage. Unfortunately, selective caches, when used with common recency-based or frequency-based replacement, have access patterns that require large write buffers (e.g., 100MB+ relative to a 12GB cache) to filter writes adequately. Further, these large DRAM write-buffers also require backup-power to ensure the durability of disk writes. More sophisticated replacement policies that combine recency and frequency can reduce the size of the DRAM buffer (while preserving write-filtering), but are so computationally-expensive that they can limit the I/O rate, especially for simple controllers (e.g., RAID controller). <br>My first contribution is the design and implementation of WriteGuard– a self-tuning sieving write-buffer algorithm that filters writes as well as the highly-effective (but computationally-expensive) algorithms while requiring lightweight computation comparable to a simple LRU-based write-buffer. While WriteGuard reduces the capacity needed for DRAM buffering (to approx. 64 MB), it does not eliminate the need for DRAM buffers (and corresponding power backup).<br>For my second thrust, I identify two specific application characteristics – (1) the vast majority of the write-buffer’s contents is composed of write-dominant blocks, and (2) the vast majority of blocks in the write-buffer are overwritten within a period of 28 hours. I show that these characteristics help enable a high-density, optimized STT-MRAM as a replacement for DRAM, which enables durable write-buffers (thus eliminating the cost of power backup for the write-buffer). My optimized STT-MRAM-based write buffer achieves higher density by (a) trading off superfluous durability by exploiting characteristic (2), and (b) deoptimizing the read-performance of STT-MRAM by leveraging characteristic (1). Together, the techniques increase the density of STT-MRAM by 20% with low or no impact on write-buffer performance.<br>

Ce projet de recherche-création prend la forme d’un court métrage, intituté Persistance de la mémoire, accompagné d’un texte écrit. Ces deux parties articulées explorent le concept du double et les notions du temps, de la mémoire et du flash-back. Développé comme une recherche-création autopoïétique, selon une méthodologie de « practice based research », ce mémoire-création cherche à répondre aux questions suivantes : Dans une œuvre cinématographique, quels outils narratifs sont employés afin de véhiculer des émotions et des moments clés pour représenter le temps et la mémoire ? Cette question se décline en deux sous-questions : 1. Comment le flash-back devient-il un moyen d’altérer ou de réviser le passé? 2. Est-ce que le flash-back est un point de vue subjectif du protagoniste ou de l’auteur? À partir de mes recherches et de mon processus créatif, je souhaite porter une réflexion épistémologique sur cette question en examinant l’usage, les particularités et les modalités des outils narratifs dans la mise en récit. Le concept du double émerge comme un fil conducteur à travers ma recherche et la partie création ainsi que dans les instances de la temporalité et du flash-back. / This research-creation project comprises two components; the short film entitled Persistence de la mémoire, and the written document section. These two enunciated segments explore the concept of the double and the concepts of time, memory and the flashback. Developed as an autopoietic research-creation pursuant to a “practice-based research” methodology, this research-creation seeks to answer the following questions: In a film, what narrative tools are used to convey emotions, and key moments to represent time and memory? This question is divided into two sub-questions, which are: 1. How does the flashback become a way to alter or revise the past? 2. Is the flashback a subjective point of view of the protagonist or the author? Based on my research and my creative process, I wish to bring an epistemological reflection to this question by examining the uses, particularities and modalities of narrative tools in storytelling. The concept of the double emerges as a common thread through my research and in the creation portion, as well as in the instances and uses of temporality and the flashback.

This work is focused on thermomechanical and electric analyses of microelectronic structures in the ANSYS program. Firstly an analysed model was formed in the program Solidworks. Then structures with components SOT23, SMD 1206, FlipChip and chip with wire bonding interconnection were analyzed. The analyses were performed for the temperatures 50, 100, 150 °C and various materials. The simulations outputs are presented as pictures in colours with models deformations and calculated values. The results will be utilised in education and presented on the web. The Flash, ActionScript and XML technologies were used for application to present results of the research.

Using of computer technology brings advantages of quick and well-arrange data. Computer technology offers change of transferring information the same way as that often using. Capacity and execution of computer technology is depending on kind and size of elaborated information. It is necessary to use to computer technology in application working with big data range and in application which needs many steps to finish calculation it means when we are using iterative methods. It is computer technology which creates main part of simulation, computation and visualization methods which are using in technical application. Plasma is using in many way of industry from technical manufacturing of materials to application in power electronics. Attention is paid to plasma. To description to fourth state of substance and for description to processes in plasma are used mathematic and physic equations. To solve to equations is hard and we need many steps to cover it. It is necessary to use computer technology to work up different method performs to describe electric arc.

This thesis deals with the influence of degradation mechanisms to change the parameters of photovoltaic panels. The aim of the study was the long-term monitoring of selected solar modules, comparing their parameters with measurements from previous years and the evaluation of degradation mechanisms on their properties. The theoretical part is focused on the description of the monitored parameters and defects Panel, are discussed measuring methods by which the modules were monitored. Experimental part then consists of measuring modules individual test methods. The measured values were subsequently constructed graphical dependence, and the results were compared with measurements from previous years. The last part of the thesis is devoted to evaluation of the degradation of PV modules.

The Master thesis describe basic electrochemical processes in lithium-ion batteries and characteristic organic polar solvents for these articles. It focuses primarily on the aprotic liquid electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries and the subsequent use of gas chromatography to analyze the collected gas sample from the test article. For this experiment is, in this Master thesis, designed and described experimental arrangement in the form of a glass cell, which allows collection from the space above the working electrode. Finally, the work evaluates the effect of electrode potential on the stability of electrolytes in strongly positive potentials.

In recent years a number of cases of flight crew illumination by laser beam have been reported. Such events are considered dangerous for flight safety and for aviator´s health. If a human eye is illuminated by laser beam of high intensity such event can lead to temporary or permanent eye damage.

The final thesis is focused on assessing the current state of hydrological system in the watershed area Jankovice stream and on draft proposal of food protection measures of the village Jankovice. In the first part of the thesis, there is documented the current situation Jankovice stream, its appreciation and draft measures for a improvement the current state. In the following part, there is the elaboration of the sediment transport balance in the stream. In the last part of the final thesis, there is documented the current state Jankovice stream in the village Jankovice and the stream regulation is designed for the purpose of flood protection of the village.

1 Abstract Aim of the present study was to test antipredatory function of fulguration (or flash display), which means sudden exposition of conspicous body part on otherwise cryptic animal during escape. Adult squash bugs (Coreus marginatus; Heteroptera) were used as model prey, while as model predator served two species of passerine birds - blue tit (Cyanistes caerulus) and great tit (Parus major). Three approaches were undertaken. Test of palatability should have assessed the efficiency of squash bug chemical defence against bird predators. Experiment was carried out in experimental cage without interference of experimenter and without occurrence of fulguration. The results show that chemical defense of squash bug is less efficient than defense of other species of true bugs (Pyrrhocoris apterus, Graphosoma lineatum) and that the efficiency differs between two generations of squash bugs. In the test of efficiency of fulguration, the prey was forced by experimenter to fly in response to bird attack. Blue tits attacked the immobile prey more often than the flying and fulgurating one, but the same relation wasn't significant with great tits. The latencies of birds' returns to the bugs that landed after fulguration wasn't influenced by colour of the bugs' abdomen. Third experiment consisted of computer...