The purpose of this project was to develop a website to relieve Korean returnees' reverse culture shock and help their re-adaptation process. A website can be an outstanding resource for returnees in terms of accessibility because the target audiences are scattered all over the world.

The purpose of this project is to demonstrate an integration of real world, real time e-commerce with the knowledge and experience gained in participating in the Masters of Business Administration -- Information Management program at California State University, San Bernardino. It is this knowledge and experience that is used to create a Business-To-Consumer (B2C) electronic commerce application (ECA) using available Internet and information management technology. This project presents all aspects of the simulation beginning with the background research of the canine services and supplies industry and ending with an e-commerce simulation and post implementation audit.

We investigate whether usability aspects affect the design and development of the browsing experience in electronic commerce applications. The study is limited to the generic electronic commerce activities and does not address the financial perspective. As background we studied the electronic commerce domain, interaction design and information systems development methodologies. Within a quasi-experimental research design we then developed two experimental websites to test our hypotheses that the usability principles of consistency, structured information and navigation affect the users of a website: one adhering and one violating these principles. Respondents were required to record their perceptions of both using a questionnaire. We found that usability issues had a minimal influence on the perceived success of the websites. It is thus only one of many factors that needs to be considered in the design and development of a successful electronic commerce website, and cannot be treated as an isolated add-on. / Kotzé, P. / Information Science / M. A. (Information Science)

We investigate whether usability aspects affect the design and development of the browsing experience in electronic commerce applications. The study is limited to the generic electronic commerce activities and does not address the financial perspective. As background we studied the electronic commerce domain, interaction design and information systems development methodologies. Within a quasi-experimental research design we then developed two experimental websites to test our hypotheses that the usability principles of consistency, structured information and navigation affect the users of a website: one adhering and one violating these principles. Respondents were required to record their perceptions of both using a questionnaire. We found that usability issues had a minimal influence on the perceived success of the websites. It is thus only one of many factors that needs to be considered in the design and development of a successful electronic commerce website, and cannot be treated as an isolated add-on. / Kotzé, P. / Information Science / M. A. (Information Science)

Software as a service is an emerging but important aspect of the web. WebServices play a vital role in providing it. Web Services are commonly provided in one of two architectural styles: a "REpresentational State Transfer" (REST), or using the "Simple Object Access Protocol" (SOAP.) Originally most web content was text and small images. But more recent services involve complex data structures including text, images, audio, and video. The task of optimizing data to provide delivery of these structures is a complex one, involving both theoretical and practical aspects. In this thesis work, I have considered two architectures developed in the REST architectural style and tested them on mixes of data types (plain text, image, audio) being retrieved from a file system or database. The payload which carries the actual content of a data transmission process can either be in Extensible Markup Language (XML) or JavaScript Object Notation (JSON). Both of these language notations are widely used. The two architectures used in this thesis work are titled as Scenario 1 and Scenario 2. Scenario 1 proposes two different cases for storing, retrieving and presenting the data via a REST web service. We investigate the question of what is the best way to provide different data types (image, audio) via REST Web Service. Payload size for JSON and XML are compared. Scenario 2 proposes an enhanced and optimized architecture which is derived from the pros of the first two cases in Scenario 1. The proposed architecture is best suited for retrieving and serving non-homogeneous data as a service in a homogenous environment. This thesis is composed of theoretical and practical parts. The theory part contains the design and principles of REST architecture. The practical part has a Web Service provider and consumer model developed in Java. The practical part is developed using the Spring MVC framework and Apache CXF, which provides an implementation using JAX-RS, the Java API for RESTful services. A glossary of acronyms used in this thesis appears in the appendix on page 101.

Escoamentos bifásicos do tipo gás-líquido são encontrados em diversas aplicações. Na indústria petrolífera esses escoamentos são comumente encontrados em tubulações, como por exemplo, na extração e processamento de óleo e gás. No passado, diversos estudos foram realizados para investigar escoamentos bifásicos sobre condições controladas em pequenas e médias plantas de teste, onde os fluidos utilizados são frequentemente água e gás. Esses estudos dão suporte para o desenvolvimento de modelos de escoamento e correlações de engenharia. Nesse trabalho é descrito um sistema de aquisição e gerenciamento de dados experimentais, que possui 4 sensores distribuídos (expansível para até 32) conectados através de um barramento CAN (Controller Area Network). O sistema de gerenciamento foi desenvolvido utilizando tecnologias web, permitindo conexões simultâneas e acesso remoto através do navegador, provendo uma plataforma completa para aquisição, armazenamento, e compartilhamento de dados experimentais. O princípio de funcionamento dos sensores é baseado na medição da variação da condutividade elétrica do meio, permitindo diferenciar as fases líquida e gasosa num escoamento bifásico água-ar. Os sensores resistivos possuem baixo custo de fabricação, são minimamente invasivos, e possuem alta resolução temporal (2 kHz). O protocolo CAN foi escolhido por cobrir grandes distâncias, ter alta velocidade de transferência e baixo custo de implementação. Todos os dados experimentais coletados são armazenados em um banco de dados centralizado, permitindo visualização e acesso de qualquer computador que tenha acesso ao sistema. Resultados iniciais constataram o potencial da plataforma como um sistema flexível e confiável para investigação de escoamentos e gerenciamento de dados experimentais. / Two-phase gas-liquid flows are found in many industrial applications. In the petroleum industry, two phase flow are usually encountered confined to pipes, for instance, in oil and gas extraction and processing. In the past, several studies have been performed to investigate two-phase flows under controlled conditions at small and medium scale test facilities, whereas working fluids are often water and air. Such studies support the development of flow models and engineering correlations. In this work, a data acquisition and management system is introduced, in which 4 distributed sensors (expansible to up 32 sensors) are connected through a CAN bus. The data management system was developed using web technologies, allowing multiple simultaneous connections, providing a complete platform to acquire, store, visualize and share experimental data. The sensors’ operating principle is based on measurement of electrical conductivity of flowing media in order to distinguish liquid and gaseous phase in a two-phase air-water flow. The resistive sensors are low cost, minimally invasive, and have high temporal resolution (2 kHz). CAN bus protocol was chosen due to its robustness and possibility to cover long distances at high data transfer. All collected data are stored in a centralized database, allowing online visualization, and access to experimental data from external network. Initial results have shown the potential of the proposed platform as a flexible and reliable system for two-phase flow investigation and the associated data management.

The purpose of this project is to design an electronic commerce site for MarocMart company. MarocMart.com is an one-stop shopping company for a number of high quality products: carpets, jewelry, pottery, wood, leather, metals, and fashion items, etc... Each article is unique, hand-made by Moroccan craftsmen.

The aims of this project hope to trace the factors affecting teachers' use of technology, with a concentration on Internet usage, and offer steps in helping teachers move toward integrating the Internet into their curriculum.

The purpose of this project is to determine the feasibility of establishing a web site to promote international games worldwide through the United Arab Emirates.

The purpose of the project was to develop a comprehensive literature unit that integrates essential meteorology study within the relevant chapters of the book. Since the development of such a unit needed to encompass much more than merely the reading of the book and the study of applicable meteorological material, a multi-faceted literature experience was designed.