The study investigated whether a relationship existed between using technology for recreation, and attachment style with important individuals in the lives of respondents. The main results showed that (4) a decrease in friend anxiety contributes towards an increase in the positive attitude towards using the HES for explicit content; (5) An increase in romantic partner anxiety contributed towards an increase in the positive attitude towards using the HES for social replacement. (6) Decreased father avoidance and increased father anxiety lead to an increasingly positive attitude towards using the PC for social, romantic and sexual improvement; (7) an increase in mother avoidance and anxiety, partner anxiety and friend anxiety contributed towards an increase in the positive attitude towards using the cell phone for explicit content and relationship related activities. / Psychology / (M.A. (Psychology))

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 27-30, 1997 / Riviera Hotel and Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada / CAPS 2.0 provides a flexible, PC-based tool for meeting evolving data reduction and analysis requirements while supporting standardization of instrumentation data processing. CAPS 2.0 will accept a variety of data types including raw instrumentation, binary, ASCII, and Internet protocol message data and will output Engineering Unit data to files, static or dynamic plots, and Internet protocol message exchange. Additionally, CAPS 2.0 will input and output data in accordance with the Digital Data Standard. CAPS 2.0 will accept multiple input sources of PCM, MIL-STD-1553, or DDS data to create an output for every Output Product Description and Dictionary grouping specified for a particular Session. All of this functionality is performed on a PC within the framework of the Microsoft Windows 95/NT graphical user interface.

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 28-31, 1996 / Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center, San Diego, California / The ever-increasing power of PC hardware combined with the new operating systems available make the PC an excellent platform for a telemetry system. For applications that require multiple users or more processing power than a single PC, a network of PCs can be used to distribute data acquisition and processing tasks. The focus of this paper is on a distributed network approach to solving telemetry test applications. This approach maximizes the flexibility and expandability of the system while keeping the initial capital equipment expenditure low.

The study investigated whether a relationship existed between using technology for recreation, and attachment style with important individuals in the lives of respondents. The main results showed that (4) a decrease in friend anxiety contributes towards an increase in the positive attitude towards using the HES for explicit content; (5) An increase in romantic partner anxiety contributed towards an increase in the positive attitude towards using the HES for social replacement. (6) Decreased father avoidance and increased father anxiety lead to an increasingly positive attitude towards using the PC for social, romantic and sexual improvement; (7) an increase in mother avoidance and anxiety, partner anxiety and friend anxiety contributed towards an increase in the positive attitude towards using the cell phone for explicit content and relationship related activities. / Psychology / (M.A. (Psychology))

Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnologico / Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-17T00:27:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0Bitstream added on 2016-01-08T21:24:04Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 106549.pdf: 11541153 bytes, checksum: 7575f2206b683c6693ce7160231badbb (MD5) / Esta dissertação trata da descrição, projeto e implementação de metodologias da inteligência computacional em identificação e controle de processos, em escala laboratorial, com propósito ao tratamento adequado das restrições e dos requisitos exigidos no projeto de sistemas. As metodologias da inteligência computacional utilizados são: lógica nebulosa, computação evolucionária, redes neurais artificiais, "simulated annealing" e sistemas híbridos inteligentes.

The high competitiveness between companies, the projects complexity, the machinery modernization, the production flexibility and the costs reduction, lead small and medium companies to aim new diversification of equipments and products to maintain themselves in a worldwide market. One way of seeking a better mechanic production concerning these aspects is using the equipments of the Computerized Numeric Command (CNC). This paper has the objective of creating a computerized tool (a software) that works as a Computerized Numeric Command unit. The system has the function of controlling the communication with the machine devices, and it also works to make possible the creation or usage of a text file with a CNC programming, to interpret, analyze, simulate and execute the information of a preprogrammed sequence of operations (CNC programming). The implementation of the control functions, of the equipment operation resources, of the software CNC simulation on a graphic screen and of the techniques of linear and circle interpolation showed the viability of the personal computers (PCs) application as a command unit developing the CNC machines with stepping motor starting. / A alta competitividade entre as empresas, a complexidade de projetos, a modernização de maquinário, a flexibilidade da produção e a redução de custos, levam as pequenas e médias empresas a buscar novos equipamentos e diversificação de produtos para se manterem no mercado globalizado. Uma forma de buscar a melhoria da produção mecânica nesses aspectos é através da utilização de equipamentos de Comando Numérico Computadorizado (CNC). Esse trabalho tem o objetivo da criação de uma ferramenta computacional (programa) que opere como uma unidade de Comando Numérico Computadorizado. O sistema tem como função controlar a comunicação com os dispositivos da máquina, bem como possibilitar a criação ou utilização de um arquivo de texto com a programação CNC, interpretar, analisar, simular e executar as informações de uma seqüência pré-programada de operações (programação CNC). A implementação de funções de controle, de recursos de operação do equipamento, de simulação do programa CNC em tela gráfica e de técnicas de interpolação linear e circular, mostrou a viabilidade de aplicação de microcomputadores pessoais (PCs) como unidade de comando no desenvolvimento de máquinas CNC com acionamento por motores de passo.

>Magister Scientiae - MSc / This thesis presents a system for performing whole gesture recognition for South African Sign Language. The system uses feature vectors combined with Hidden Markov models. In order to construct a feature vector, dynamic segmentation must occur to extract the signer's hand movements. Techniques and methods for normalising variations that occur when recording a signer performing a gesture, are investigated. The system has a classification rate of 69%.

<p> A relatively simple climatic model based on the energy balance has been used to examine the climatic responses due to increases in carbon dioxide CO2. Simulations concerning the CO2 concentration, the cloud fraction and the ocean's mixed-layer depth were all performed using an IBM-PC personal computer. The results were intended to provide a better understanding of the processes involved in an EBM, as well as the importance of this type of model in simulating climatic responses. There were four main areas of study within the research centred around both a decrease and an increase in CO2 concentration, changes in the cloud fraction and the influence of the ocean's mixed-layer. </p> <p> The role of the oceans in the climate system is still somewhat of a mystery to most scientists. in terms of its affect on a CO2 enhanced climate. Changes in the cloud fraction serve either to enhance or suppress the effect of CO2 on the surface temperature of the planet. This is dependant on whether the amount of cloud is reduced or increased. The focus of the study is based on the changes in carbon dioxide concentration levels. Simulations confirm, that when CO2 is reduced. the surface temperature will decrease as well. When CO is halved. the temperature decrease is 2.51 ° C. In contrast, when CO2 is doubled the surface temperature rose by 2.91 °C . Thus. causing the present clay climate of the model to warm drastically. </p> <p> The reliability of the results proved to be difficult to assess. The model tends to overestimate decreases in temperature when co~ is reduced in content. However. Burt's model does seem to accurately represent increases in temperature for 2x CO2 .The simulation results fall within a range defined by the results of selected radiative convective models (RCM). Nevertheless. there is a need for increased research in the area of effects. produced by other parameters on a CO2 enhanced climate. </p> / Thesis / Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Multitasking systems are being used increasingly for real-time applications. Multitasking is suited very well for real-time systems since events in the real world do not occur in strict sequence but rather tend to overlap. Multitasking operating systems coordinate the activities of the different overlapping functions and give the user the appearance of concurrent activity. The coordination and scheduling is performed according to a user defined order of importance or priority. There are many multi tasking operating systems available for all the popular microprocessors. One such multitasking executive is VRTX/86 for the 8086 microprocessor. This executive comes in a PROM and is independent of any specific hardware configuration. Using this executive the IBM PC has been converted into a multitasking environment and multitasking test programs have been executed on the PC. A general methodology for defining tasks and assigning priorities to these tasks has been defined. Using this methodology a typical real-time application called a Vehicle Instrumentation System was developed. / M.S.

由於網際網路技術的發展與運用發展迅速，足以對目前的經營模式造成巨大的衝擊，為了瞭解個人電腦廠商如何運用網際網路提升企業客戶價值，本研究採用個案分析方式，以網站實際觀察、面對面訪問及電子郵件訪問及次級資料搜集蒐集康柏電腦、IBM、Dell電腦、惠普科技等四家個人電腦廠商相關資料，並依研究架構分析回答以下研究問題：(一)個人電腦廠商運用網際網路可以提升的企業客戶價值有那些？(二)個人電腦廠商運用網際網路的方式有何異同？(三)個人電腦廠商如何運用網際網路策略來提升較高的企業客戶價值？主要研究結論如下： 一、 個人電腦廠商運用網際網路，可以提升的企業客戶網際網路特定價值，主要在於(一)成本的降低；(二)反應速度的增加與作業流程的縮短兩項 二、 個案廠商善用目前網際網路技術與特性，提升其企業客戶的價值，其線上銷售的比重也日漸增加，並且朝向地區與顧客客製化的方向邁進 三、 四家個案廠商在網際網路運用上主要的差異在於(一)網際網路定位差異–本身運用於產品服務的銷售，或視為「資訊服務」提供給企業客戶。(二)銷售通路策略的差異 四、 個人電腦廠商網際網路的運用和實體業務活動相配合，提供企業客戶較高的價值 五、 個人電腦廠商運用網際網路配合直銷模式能提升企業客戶較高的價值 圖目錄 5 表目錄 7 第一章 緒論 9 第一節 研究背景與動機 9 第二節 研究目的與問題 11 第三節 論文組織結構 12 第二章 文獻整理 13 第一節 個人電腦業概況 13 壹、個人電腦業的發展歷程 13 貳、產業現況 14 參、銷售通路 15 肆、未來趨勢 17 伍、個人電腦業技術特性 18 陸、個人電腦產品特性 20 柒、個人電腦業文獻小結 22 第二節 網際網路相關文獻探討 23 壹、全球資訊網與網際網路的特性 23 貳、網站做為行銷通路 28 參、網站經營模式 31 肆、網站應用於一對一行銷 34 伍、企業與企業間的電子商務 36 陸、網站顧客服務 41 柒、網站經營的關鍵成功因素 42 捌、網際網路虛擬社群的經營 48 玖、網路技術發展與趨勢 50 拾、網際網路運用小結 51 第三節 企業客戶價值相關文獻 52 壹、顧客價值的學術定義 52 貳、顧客價值的構面 56 參、價值鏈與星系價值網 67 肆、顧客價值的創造與提升 69 伍、顧客價值管理 73 陸、企業客戶價值文獻小結 74 捌、 本章小結 77 【本章註釋】 81 第三章 研究方法 83 第一節 研究架構與變數說明 83 壹、 研究架構 83 貳、 變數說明 84 第二節 研究設計與資料搜集 87 壹、 研究範圍 87 貳、 研究對象的選取 88 參、 資料蒐集方式 89 第三節 研究流程 95 第四章 個案廠商介紹與分析 97 第一節 康柏電腦 97 壹、 個案廠商背景介紹 97 貳、 網際網路與企業客戶的策略定位 101 參、 公司網站提供產品與服務的運用 107 肆、公司網站蒐集企業客戶回饋機制 112 伍、企業客戶個案 113 第二節 IBM 115 壹、 個案廠商背景介紹 115 貳、 網際網路與企業客戶價值的策略定位 118 參、公司網站提供產品與服務運用情形 127 肆、公司網站蒐集企業客戶回饋機制 131 伍、企業客戶個案 132 第三節 DELL電腦 136 壹、 個案廠商背景介紹 136 貳、 網際網路與企業客戶價值的策略定位 143 參、 公司網站提供產品與服務運用情形 150 肆、 公司網站接受企業客戶回饋的運用情形 156 伍、 企業客戶個案分析 158 第四節 惠普科技 160 壹、 個案廠商背景介紹 160 貳、 網際網路與企業客戶價值的策略定位 163 參、 公司網站提供產品與服務運用情形 177 肆、 公司網站接受企業客戶回饋的運用情形。 181 伍、企業客戶個案分析 181 第五章 個案綜整與研究發現 185 第一節 個案比較分析 185 壹、 個案基本資料 185 貳、網際網路與企業客戶價值的策略定位 186 參、網站或網際網路技術所提供之產品與服務 188 肆、企業客戶回饋資訊 191 第二節 研究發現 193 第六章 結論與建議 201 第一節 研究發現 201 第二節 研究限制 203 第三節 建議 205 參考文獻 207 一、 中文部份 207 二、 英文部分 208 個案引用文獻 211 附錄A 217 個案廠商企業網站全球各地運用情形整理表 217 附錄B 個案廠商詢問信件回覆情形記錄 228 附錄C 各個案廠商與台灣廠商代工關係 230 / Much of the current expansion in internet use is accelerated by the emergence of the World Wide Web. In short time , the number of web sites and population is increasing rapidly. And the using of internet promises to transform the business operation, especially in business-to-business market . Personal computer companies are facing keen competition, for the standard of CPU and software platform is controlled by companies like Intel and Microsoft, so manufacturing of personal computers is creating fewer and fewer value. So personal computer companies need to find new sources of value differentiation. The research try to observe and analysis how personal computer companies use internet to enhance their enterprise clients' value, and answer the following questions: (1)What enterprise clients' value can personal computer companies create by using internet ? ; (2)What is the similarities and differences of how personal computer companies use internet? ; (3)How personal computer companies should use internet to enhance higher enterprise clients' value? Findings of the research ● The internet specific enterprise clients' values personal computer companies can enhance by using internet are the reduction of cost, the increase of reaction speed and simplification of operation procedure. ● The case personal computer companies can use internet well to enhance enterprise clients' value. The increasing of online sale proportion and customizing by area and customer differentiation is the main trend. ● The difference of internet usage between case companies is the focus on using internet as channel of products and services or providing internet technology to enterprise clients as a "information service". ● Personal computer companies can enhance higher enterprise clients' value by matching their operation activities with internet strategy. ● With direct model, personal computer companies can enhance higher enterprise clients' value