During the past forty years and more, the economics in Taiwan have grown rapidly and staidly. It has been making the national income and the level of living life a huge upgrading there. As well as the income distribution has become more averagely and reasonably. That is why Taiwan is taken as a successful model for developing countries. The research objective of this study is to understand the relationship between the socioeconomic indicators and the dimensions of economic development. This study started with the related literatures and effected factors of economic development. Then collecting the statistic data and indicators that are from the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan, Department of Statistics, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Ministry of the Interior to construct the dimensions of economic development and its effected factors. The following work is using Factor Analysis to combine these socioeconomic indicators and form them to four main dimensions that including the Condition of Industrialization, Investment and Consumption, the Condition of Employment, Trading and Saving. Afterwards using the Multiple Linear Regression to find out the influence of these four socioeconomic dimensions against each dimension of economic development. Finally using the Canonical Correlation Analysis to find out the Canonical Weights and make the biggest correlation between the linear combination of socioeconomic dimensions and the linear combination of dimensions of economic development. The conclusions found in this study are: (1) Economic Growth Rate was effected mainly by the Trading and Saving, (2) Per Capita GNP was effected mainly by the Condition of Industrialization, (3) Ratio of Highest 5th¡¦s income to Lowest 5th¡¦s was effected mainly by the Condition of Employment and Trading and Saving. Therefore, this study suggests that to improve future economics based on ¡§knowledge¡¨ in order to increase international competitive ability and adapt the changes of industrial structure. Extending the national compulsory education and reforming the education system in order to improve the quality of manpower. In order to access the labor force soon, a policy encouraging the advanced courses on the job. Moreover, making use of resources in Taiwan to develop the tourist industries in order to increase employments.

The work deals with the issues of network coordinate systems. The first chapter is devoted to a brief analysis of this systems and requirements placed on them. Furthermore, it deals with features of Vivaldi algorithm and its three versions: a centralized algorithm, algorithm with constant and adaptive time step. Subsequently it describes the GNP system and eash step of Nelder-Mead method for nodes localization. Next to it a developed simulation library is presented with its own graphical user interface for testing of these algorithms, which is capable of handling RTT responses database amongst individual IP network members. Simulations performed on data from PlanetLab network are evaluated in the conclusion.

This paper is focused on generating random number via entropy generators. There are described sources of entropy on personal computer and described methods of detecting their entropy. There are also described basic operations used for construction and for concept solution this generator under NIST recommendation for personal computer and methods of their testing.

Cette thèse vise à étudier le comportement multiéchelle (nano-, micro- et macroscopique) des composites, basé sur une étude fine utilisant les techniques les plus modernes pour comprendre les interfaces et les quantifier. Deux séries de renforts sur une échelle micrométrique, des fibres de carbone (CF) et des matériaux à base de graphène ont été utilisées ici. Pour améliorer l'interaction entre les nanorenforts et la matrice polymère, deux voies principales ont été utilisées dans cette thèse : l'oxydation des renforts et la greffe de nanotubes de carbone sur leur surface.L'étude en elle-même a été menée à une échelle microscopique pour étudier la résistance interfaciale entre une fibre de carbone (CF) et la matrice époxy, avec des essais de traction effectués in situ dans la chambre d'un microscope à double colonne MEB-FIB (microscope électronique à balayage couplé à un faisceau d'ions focalisé). Le faisceau d'ions a été utilisé pour découper une éprouvette de traction du composite contenant à la fois de l'époxy et de la CF. Le champ de tractiona été appliqué via le nanomanipulateur et l'essai a été observé via les deux colonnes ionique et électronique (sous deux angles de vue différents) et a permis d'estimer le champ de déformation, et donc la résistance interfaciale au moment de la rupture. Une expérience similaire a été menée sur un composite où les renforts sont des nanoplaquettes de graphène.Enfin, l'étude en microscopie électronique en transmission de la région de l'interface entre l'époxy et les renforts a révélé la présence d'une interphase et a permis de mesurer son épaisseur et donner une indication de sa nature. À cette fin, une analyse EELS (spectroscopie par pertes d'énergie des électrons) a été effectuée, permettant de mesurer la densité de l'échantillon très localement (taille de sonde de l'ordre du dixième de nanomètre) en travers ou parallèlement à l'interface. Un scénario sur les modes de liaison chimique entre les deux milieux en fonction du traitement de surface utilisé permet d'expliquer la nature des interphases observées. / This thesis aims to investigate the multiscale (nano-, micro-, and macro-scopic) behavior of the composites based on a fine investigation using the most modern techniques, to understand the interfaces and to quantify them. Two series of reinforcements on a micrometer scale, carbon fibers (CFs) and graphene-based materials, were studied here. To improve the interactions between these nanofillers and the surrounding polymer matrix, two major routes were used in this thesis: the oxidation of the fillers and the grafting of carbon nanotubes on their surface.The study itself was conducted on a microscopic scale on the interfacial strength between CFs and the epoxy matrix, with tensile tests carried out in-situ in the chamber of a double-column FIB-SEM microscope (scanning electron microscope coupled to a focused ion beam). The ion beam was used to mill a thin bond-shaped tensile specimen of composite containing both an epoxy and a CF part. Thetensile stress field was applied using the nanomanipulator and the test was observed both via the ionic and the electronic columns (with two different angles of view) to estimate the strain field, hence the interfacial strength when the failure is observed. A similar experiment was led on a composite with GNPs.Finally, the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) study of the interface region between the epoxy and the graphene-based nanofillers revealed the existence of an interphase and allowed to measure its thickness and give an indication of its nature. For this purpose, an EELS (electron energy-loss spectroscopy) analysis was carried out, making it possible to measure the density of the sample very locally (probe size of the order of a tenth of a nanometer) across or parallelly to an interface. A scenario on the chemical bonding modes between the two media as a function of the surface treatment used makes it possible to explain the nature of the observed interphases.

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This work presents an investigation of the most suitable scenarios for the generation of electrical energy from wind power and photovoltaic sources, focusing the changes that occur in the Brazilian electrical sector in the current scenario of economic and social development. The work was developed in a structure oriented to quality and productivity and instigates the use of these sources as a contribution to the supply of electrical energy, as well as the opportunity of the diversification to contribute to the sustainability and universal access by the whole population. As a means of information, the following elements were investigated: the increase of supply and demand of electrical energy compared to GNP (Gross National Product), the external dependance of electrical energy, the make-up of the matrix of electrical energy generation, universalization indices, human development indices and the quality of the supplied electrical energy. The results of this work show the following aspects: there is a relation between the GNP increase and the supply and demand of electrical energy; the production of electrical energy by the approached renewable sources has specific scenarios, with specific regulamentation and particular conditions of application; the indices of universalization can be easily reached making use of these sources; the wind power is a strategic investment for the country; the areas with the lowest human development index also suffer from the worst quality of supplied energy; low human development indices also have a relation with the no access to electrical energy; the regions with less development will be the last ones to be assisted by the universalization project 2004-2015. / Este trabalho apresenta uma investigação dos cenários mais propícios para geração de energia elétrica a partir das fontes eólica e solar fotovoltaica, enfocando as mudanças ocorridas no setor elétrico brasileiro no atual cenário de desenvolvimento econômico e social. O trabalho foi desenvolvido numa estrutura orientada à qualidade e produtividade e instiga o uso dessas fontes como contribuição ao suprimento de energia elétrica, oportunidade de diversificação para contribuição à sustentabilidade e universalização ao acesso por toda a população. Como meio de informação, foram investigados o crescimento na oferta e consumo de energia elétrica em comparação com o Produto Interno Bruto (PIB), dependência externa de energia elétrica, composição da matriz de geração de energia elétrica, índices de universalização, índices de desenvolvimento humano (IDH) e qualidade da energia elétrica fornecida. Os resultados deste trabalho apontam que: existe relação entre o crescimento do PIB e o consumo e oferta de energia elétrica; a produção de energia elétrica pelas fontes renováveis abordadas tem cenários pontuais, com regulamentação específica e condições particulares de aplicação; os índices de universalização podem ser mais facilmente alcançados fazendo-se o uso dessas fontes; a energia eólica é um investimento estratégico para o país; as áreas com menor IDH também são as atingidas pelo não-acesso e pior qualidade de energia fornecida; baixos IDHs também tem relação com o não acesso a energia elétrica; as regiões com menor desenvolvimento serão as últimas a serem atendidas pelo projeto de universalização 2004-2015.

This thesis deals with locating station in the digital television broadcast over the Internet Protocol. The aim of this thesis was to develop a general model for the location of stations in the system of internet TV. This work deals with the five known methods for locating stations in distributed systems, which compares as many criteria, such as coordinates of computation speed, accuracy of results. Based on the evaluation was selected optimal method, which has been incorporated into the simulation program IPTV and tested. The result of this work is the source code of the implemented methods.

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Gold nanoparticles (GNP) have been widely used as optical imaging and photothermal therapy agents due to their biocompatibility, simplicity of conjugation chemistry, optical tunability and efficient light conversion to heat. A number of in vitro and in vivo studies have demonstrated that they can be used as effective thermal therapy and imaging contrast agents to treat and diagnose cancer. As clinical applications of GNPs for cancer imaging and therapy have gained interest, efforts for understanding their accumulation kinetics has become more important. Given the recent demonstration of intrinsic two-photon induced photoluminescence (TPIP) of gold nanoshells (GNSs) and gold nanorods (GNRs), TPIP imaging is an efficient tool for investigating the microscopic distribution of the GNPs at intra-organ level. The following work explores these GNPs’ physical and optical properties for effective use of GNPs in TPIP imaging and examines the feasibility of using intrinsic TPIP imaging to investigate GNP’s biodistribution in bulk tumors and thin tissue slices processed for standard histology. Our results showed that GNPs yield a strong TPIP signal, and we found that the direct luminescence-based contrast imaging of GNPs can image both GNPs and nuclei, cytoplasm or vasculature simultaneously. Also, we present the effect of GNP morphology on their distribution within organs. Collected images showed that GNPs had a heterogeneous distribution with higher accumulation at the tumor periphery. However, GNRs had deeper penetration into tumor than GNRs due to their shape and size. In addition, GNPs were observed in unique patterns close to vasculature. Finally, we introduce single- and multiple-dose administrations of GNPs as a way of increasing GNP accumulation in tumor. Our results show that multiple dosing can increase GNP accumulation in tumor 1.6 to 2 times more than single dosing. Histological analysis also demonstrated that there were no signs of acute toxicity in tumor, liver and spleen excised from the mice receiving 1 injection, 5 injections of GNPs and trehalose injection. / text

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