Chan Ka Cheong. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-85). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction to Fingerprint Verification --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Biometrics --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Fingerprint History --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Fingerprint characteristics --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.4 --- A Generic Fingerprint Matching System Architecture --- p.6 / Chapter 1.1.5 --- Fingerprint Verification and Identification --- p.8 / Chapter 1.1.7 --- Biometric metrics --- p.10 / Chapter 1.2 --- Embedded system --- p.12 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Introduction to embedded systems --- p.12 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Embedded systems characteristics --- p.12 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Performance evaluation of a StrongARM processor --- p.13 / Chapter 1.3 --- Objective -An embedded fingerprint verification system --- p.16 / Chapter 1.4 --- Organization of the Thesis --- p.17 / Chapter 2 --- Literature Reviews --- p.18 / Chapter 2.1 --- Fingerprint matching overviews --- p.18 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Minutiae-based fingerprint matching --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2 --- Fingerprint image enhancement --- p.21 / Chapter 2.3 --- Orientation field Computation --- p.22 / Chapter 2.4 --- Fingerprint Segmentation --- p.24 / Chapter 2.5 --- Singularity Detection --- p.25 / Chapter 2.6 --- Fingerprint Classification --- p.27 / Chapter 2.7 --- Minutia extraction --- p.30 / Chapter 2.7.1 --- Binarization and thinning --- p.30 / Chapter 2.7.2 --- Direct gray scale approach --- p.32 / Chapter 2.7.3 --- Comparison of the minutiae extraction approaches --- p.35 / Chapter 2.8 --- Minutiae matching --- p.37 / Chapter 2.8.1 --- Point matching --- p.37 / Chapter 2.8.2 --- Structural matching technique --- p.38 / Chapter 2.9 --- Summary --- p.40 / Chapter 3. --- Implementation --- p.41 / Chapter 3.1 --- Fast Fingerprint Matching System Overview --- p.41 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Typical Fingerprint Matching System --- p.41 / Chapter 3.1.2. --- Fast Fingerprint Matching System Overview --- p.41 / Chapter 3.2 --- Orientation computation --- p.43 / Chapter 3.21 --- Orientation computation --- p.43 / Chapter 3.22 --- Smooth orientation field --- p.43 / Chapter 3.3 --- Fingerprint image segmentation --- p.45 / Chapter 3.4 --- Reference Point Extraction --- p.46 / Chapter 3.5 --- A Classification Scheme --- p.51 / Chapter 3.6 --- Finding A Small Fingerprint Matching Area --- p.54 / Chapter 3.7 --- Fingerprint Matching --- p.57 / Chapter 3.8 --- Minutiae extraction --- p.59 / Chapter 3.8.1 --- Ridge tracing --- p.59 / Chapter 3.8.2 --- cross sectioning --- p.60 / Chapter 3.8.3 --- local maximum determination --- p.61 / Chapter 3.8.4 --- Ridge tracing marking --- p.62 / Chapter 3.8.5 --- Ridge tracing stop criteria --- p.63 / Chapter 3.9 --- Optimization technique --- p.65 / Chapter 3.10 --- Summary --- p.66 / Chapter 4. --- Experimental results --- p.67 / Chapter 4.1 --- Experimental setup --- p.67 / Chapter 4.2 --- Fingerprint database --- p.67 / Chapter 4.3 --- Reference point accuracy --- p.67 / Chapter 4.4 --- Variable number of matching minutiae results --- p.68 / Chapter 4.5 --- Contribution of the verification prototype --- p.72 / Chapter 5. --- Conclusion and Future Research --- p.74 / Chapter 5.1 --- Conclusion --- p.74 / Chapter 5.2 --- Future Research --- p.74 / Bibliography --- p.77

Chan Yiu-Man. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 123-127). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract (in English) --- p.i / Abstract (in Chinese) --- p.iii / Acknowledgements --- p.iv / Contents --- p.v / List of Figures --- p.ix / List of Tables --- p.xi / Abbreviations --- p.xii / Chapter Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Source plants of Radix Stemonae --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Medicinal usage of Radix Stemonae --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Stemonaceae --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.4 --- Stemonaceae of China --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.5 --- Circumscriptions of Stemonaceae --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.6 --- Affinity of Stemonaceae --- p.7 / Chapter 1.2 --- Molecular Markers for Phylogenetic study --- p.10 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Choosing appropriate DNA region(s) --- p.10 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Chloroplast DNA markers --- p.10 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Nuclear sequences --- p.11 / Chapter 1.3 --- Objectives --- p.13 / Chapter Chapter 2. --- Materials and Methods --- p.14 / Chapter 2.1 --- Sources of Samples and Their Treatment --- p.14 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Fresh Materials --- p.14 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- DNA Samples --- p.15 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Dried Medicinal Material from Commerical Market --- p.15 / Chapter 2.2 --- DNA Isolation from Plant Materials --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Reagents for DNA Isolation --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Procedures of DNA Isolation --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2.2.1 --- Treatments of Plant Materials --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2.2.2 --- CTAB (Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide) Method --- p.23 / Chapter 2.2.2.3 --- DNeasy ® Plant Mini Kit --- p.24 / Chapter 2.2.2.4 --- GenElute Plant Genomic DNA Miniprep --- p.24 / Chapter 2.2.2.5 --- Extraction method of Kang et. al (1998) --- p.25 / Chapter 2.2.2.6 --- Agarose Gel Electrophoresis of Genomic DNA --- p.26 / Chapter 2.3 --- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) --- p.27 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Reagents --- p.27 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Procedures --- p.28 / Chapter 2.4 --- "Ligation, Transformation and Bacterial Culture for 5S rRNA Spacer Analysis" --- p.30 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Reagents --- p.30 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Procedures --- p.33 / Chapter 2.4.2.1 --- Ligation --- p.33 / Chapter 2.4.2.2 --- Transformation --- p.33 / Chapter 2.4.2.3 --- Blue-White Screening --- p.33 / Chapter 2.4.2.4 --- Plasmid Isolation --- p.34 / Chapter 2.4.2.5 --- Screening of plasmid DNA by PCR --- p.35 / Chapter 2.5 --- Cycle Sequencing and Electrophoresis --- p.36 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- Instruments and Reagents --- p.36 / Chapter 2.5.2 --- Procedures of Cycle Sequencing and Electrophoresis --- p.37 / Chapter 2.5.2.1 --- Cycle sequencing --- p.37 / Chapter 2.5.2.2 --- Ethanol Precipitation --- p.38 / Chapter 2.5.2.3 --- Electrophoresis --- p.38 / Chapter 2.6 --- Sequence Analysis --- p.40 / Chapter Chapter 3. --- Taxonomic Study of Chinese Stemona species --- p.41 / Chapter 3.1 --- History of the Genus Stemona --- p.41 / Chapter 3.2 --- Characteristics of the Genus Stemona --- p.42 / Chapter 3.3 --- Characteristics of Stemona sessilifolia (Miquel) Miquel (including Stemona shandongensis D. K. Zang) --- p.45 / Chapter 3.4 --- Characteristics of Stemona japonica (Blume) Miquel --- p.52 / Chapter 3.5 --- Characteristics of Stemona tuberosa Loureiro --- p.55 / Chapter 3.6 --- Characteristics of Stemona parviflora C. H. Wright --- p.61 / Chapter 3.7 --- Characteristics of Stemona mairei (H. Leveille) K. Krause --- p.65 / Chapter 3.8 --- Characteristics of Stemona kerrii Craib --- p.67 / Chapter Chapter 4. --- DNA Sequence Analysis for Authentication and Systematics --- p.69 / Chapter 4.1 --- DNA Extraction --- p.70 / Chapter 4.2 --- PCR --- p.73 / Chapter 4.3 --- DNA Authentication of Radix Stemonae --- p.77 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- TrnL intron sequences --- p.77 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- 5S rRNA spacer sequences --- p.86 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Conclusion of DNA Authentication --- p.107 / Chapter 4.4 --- Molecular Systematics Analysis --- p.108 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Circumscription of Stemonaceae and its affinity to other monocots based on trnL intron sequences --- p.109 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Interspecific relationship of Stemona --- p.114 / Chapter Chapter 5. --- Discussion --- p.116 / Chapter 5.1 --- Molecular Authentication of Radix Stemonae --- p.116 / Chapter 5.2 --- Molecular Markers --- p.117 / Chapter 5.3 --- The Variation in Stemona tuberosa --- p.117 / Chapter 5.4 --- Comparsion of Stemona sessilifolia and S. shandongensis --- p.118 / Chapter 5.5 --- Circumscription of Stemonaceae --- p.119 / Chapter 5.6 --- Affinity of Stemonaceae --- p.120 / Chapter Chapter 6. --- Conclusion --- p.122 / References --- p.123

Advancements in information technology have shaped the way customers and organisations interact with one another. Online brand communities (OBCs), especially have found their way into 21st century relationship marketing. While research embraces these OBCs for their cost-efficiency and ability for quicker and more intimate interactions, it has not thoroughly examined the procedure through which participation in such OBCs affects the major constructs of relationship marketing. Drawing from the commitment-trust theory and its central concepts of brand trust and brand commitment, this thesis utilizes this theory in a brand community and in an online context. Using probability sampling and a self-administered questionnaire, this study employs a deductive logic to investigate if higher levels of commitment and identification with an OBC translate to increased attachment, identification, trust and commitment toward the brand that the OBC supports. Furthermore, it demonstrates that this OBC-generated commitment is significant to brand managers since it enhances brand equity in terms of positive Word-Of-Mouth, customers' propensity to pay a price premium and oppositional brand loyalty. Similarly, this thesis underlines the importance of understanding the process through which an OBC member gradually develops strong emotional ties with the OBC, as a result of continuous interaction with other OBC members.

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Nie, Jing. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 73-77). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Abstract (Chinese Version) --- p.iii / Acknowledgement --- p.iv / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- Technology Overview --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1 --- History --- p.5 / Chapter 2.2 --- RFID Systems --- p.7 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Tag --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Reader --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Software system --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Communication infrastructure --- p.13 / Chapter 2.3 --- Frequency Regulations and Standards --- p.13 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- RFID frequency --- p.13 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Standards --- p.14 / Chapter 2.4 --- Technology Comparison and RFID Applications --- p.16 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Technology Comparison --- p.16 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- RFID Applications --- p.19 / Chapter 3 --- Research Background --- p.22 / Chapter 3.1 --- Tag-Collision Resolution Techniques for RFID systems --- p.23 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Deterministic Collision-Resolution Technique --- p.25 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Stochastic Collision-Resolution Technique --- p.27 / Chapter 4 --- Optimized Anti-Collision Protocol --- p.30 / Chapter 4.1 --- System Description --- p.31 / Chapter 4.2 --- Mathematical System Model --- p.35 / Chapter 4.3 --- Optimal Parameter --- p.40 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Stochastic Shortest Path --- p.41 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Optimal Parameter --- p.44 / Chapter 4.4 --- Performance Evaluation --- p.45 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Initial and Optimal Policy --- p.45 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Performance Comparison --- p.48 / Chapter 4.5 --- Summary --- p.53 / Chapter 5 --- Unknown Tag Set Anti-Collision Protocol --- p.54 / Chapter 5.1 --- Protocol Description --- p.55 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- System Model --- p.55 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Tag Estimation --- p.57 / Chapter 5.2 --- Performance Evaluation --- p.62 / Chapter 5.3 --- Summary --- p.67 / Chapter 6 --- Conclusion and Future Work --- p.68 / Chapter 6.1 --- Conclusion --- p.68 / Chapter 6.2 --- Future Work --- p.70 / Bibliography --- p.73

Chan, Wing Hin. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 126-143). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgement --- p.ii / Abstract --- p.iii / 摘要 --- p.vi / Table of Content --- p.viii / List of Figures --- p.xiv / List of Tables --- p.xvi / Abbreviations --- p.xviii / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Food and herb authentication --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Background and definition --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Importance of species identification in food and herb authentication --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.2.1 --- Primary health care --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.2.2 --- Food and herb safety --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.2.3 --- Conservation --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Methods for species identification in food and herb authentication --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.3.1 --- Morphological identification --- p.5 / Chapter 1.1.3.2 --- Chemical analysis --- p.6 / Chapter 1.1.3.3 --- Molecular analysis --- p.9 / Chapter 1.1.4 --- Legislation --- p.11 / Chapter 1.1.4.1 --- Labeling ´ب --- p.11 / Chapter 1.1.4.2 --- Chinese medicine : --- p.12 / Chapter 1.1.4.3 --- Conservation --- p.12 / Chapter 1.2 --- Dongchongxiacao --- p.13 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Background information of Dongchongxiacao --- p.13 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Classification of fungal part of Dongchongxiacao --- p.14 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Dongchongxiacao as a Traditional Chinese Medicine. --- p.15 / Chapter 1.2.4 --- The Dongchongxiacao market --- p.16 / Chapter 1.2.5 --- Adulteration and contamination of Dongchongxiacao --- p.18 / Chapter 1.2.6 --- Authentication of Dongchongxiacao --- p.19 / Chapter 1.2.6.1 --- Morphological identification --- p.19 / Chapter 1.2.6.2 --- Chemical analysis --- p.20 / Chapter 1.2.6.3 --- Molecular analysis --- p.22 / Chapter 1.2.6.3.1 --- "FINS analysis with genomic ITS, nrLSU, EF-lα and rpbl regions for fungal analyses" --- p.22 / Chapter 1.2.6.3.2 --- FINS analysis with mitochondrial CytB and COI regions for caterpillar analyses --- p.24 / Chapter 1.3 --- Abalone --- p.26 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Background information of abalone --- p.26 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Abalone as food --- p.27 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- The abalone market --- p.28 / Chapter 1.3.4 --- Adulteration of abalone --- p.31 / Chapter 1.3.5 --- Authentication of abalone --- p.32 / Chapter 1.3.5.1 --- Morphological identification --- p.32 / Chapter 1.3.5.2 --- Chemical analysis --- p.32 / Chapter 1.3.5.3 --- Molecular analysis --- p.33 / Chapter 1.3.5.3.1 --- FINS analysis with mitochondrial COI and 16S rDNA --- p.33 / Chapter 1.3.5.3.2 --- Haliotis-specific detection --- p.34 / Chapter 1.4 --- Aim and Objectives --- p.35 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.36 / Chapter 2.1 --- Materials used in this sutdy --- p.36 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Dongchongxiacao and Cordyceps samples --- p.36 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Downloaded sequences from NCBI database included in Dongchongxiacao study. --- p.45 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Abalone and gastropod samples --- p.48 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Downloaded sequences from NCBI database included in abalone study --- p.54 / Chapter 2.2 --- Reagents and equipments : --- p.56 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Chemical test on the presence of potassium alum in Dongchongxiacao --- p.56 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Sample preparation and DNA extraction --- p.57 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Polymerase Chain Reaction --- p.57 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Agarose gel electrophoresis and Gene Clean --- p.57 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Cloning --- p.58 / Chapter 2.2.6 --- Cycle sequencing --- p.58 / Chapter 2.3 --- Experimental procedures --- p.58 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Morphological observation of Dongchongxiacao and abalone --- p.59 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Chemical test of potassium in Dongchongxiacao --- p.59 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Sample preparation and DNA extraction --- p.60 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Polymerase Chain Reaction --- p.61 / Chapter 2.3.5 --- Agarose gel electrophoresis and Gene Clean --- p.64 / Chapter 2.3.6 --- Cloning --- p.65 / Chapter 2.3.7 --- Cycle sequencing --- p.67 / Chapter 2.3.8 --- Sequence analyses --- p.67 / Chapter 2.3.9 --- Haliotis-specific primer design and PCR test --- p.68 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Results --- p.71 / Chapter 3.1 --- Dongchongxiacao --- p.71 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Morphological observations --- p.71 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Chemical test of potassium alum --- p.77 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Sequence analyses --- p.79 / Chapter 3.1.4 --- The dendrograms --- p.81 / Chapter 3.2 --- Abalone --- p.91 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Morphological observations --- p.91 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Sequence analyses --- p.92 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- The dendrograms --- p.94 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Haliotis-specific PCR --- p.96 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Discussion --- p.98 / Chapter 4.1 --- Dongchongxiacao --- p.98 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Species identification of Dongchongxiacao and related Cordyceps species --- p.98 / Chapter 4.1.1.1 --- Ophiocordyceps sinensis --- p.98 / Chapter 4.1.1.2 --- Cordyceps gunnii --- p.100 / Chapter 4.1.1.3 --- Metacordyceps taii --- p.102 / Chapter 4.1.1.4 --- Cordyceps militaris --- p.103 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Adulteration of Dongchongxiacao and labeling --- p.104 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Hosts of Dongchongxiacao fungi and relationship between them --- p.107 / Chapter 4.2 --- Abalone --- p.109 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Species identification of abalones and other gastropod species by FINS analysis --- p.109 / Chapter 4.2.1.1 --- Haliotis species --- p.109 / Chapter 4.2.1.1.1 --- Haliotis diversicolor --- p.110 / Chapter 4.2.1.1.2 --- Haliotis discus --- p.110 / Chapter 4.2.1.1.3 --- Haliotis asinina --- p.111 / Chapter 4.2.1.1.4 --- Haliotis rufescens --- p.111 / Chapter 4.2.1.1.5 --- Haliotis midae --- p.111 / Chapter 4.2.1.1.6 --- Haliotis madaka --- p.112 / Chapter 4.2.1.1.7 --- Haliotis rubra --- p.113 / Chapter 4.2.1.1.8 --- Haliotis iris --- p.113 / Chapter 4.2.1.1.9 --- Haliotis corrugata --- p.114 / Chapter 4.2.1.2 --- Concholepas concholepas --- p.114 / Chapter 4.2.1.3 --- Hemifusus species --- p.115 / Chapter 4.2.1.4 --- """Dried abalone slice"" samples (D1 to D3) and canned top-shell (E5)" --- p.115 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Haliotis-speciflc PCR --- p.115 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Adulteration of abalone and labeling --- p.116 / Chapter 4.3 --- Significance and limitation of molecular approaches in authentication of food and herbs --- p.117 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- FINS analysis --- p.117 / Chapter 4.3.1.1 --- High interspecific variability but low intraspecific variations --- p.118 / Chapter 4.3.1.2 --- Amplification with universal primers --- p.118 / Chapter 4.3.1.3 --- Insufficient DNA sequence available in database --- p.119 / Chapter 4.3.1.4 --- Contamination by foreign DNA and amplification of undesirable DNA in sample mixture --- p.120 / Chapter 4.3.1.5 --- Amplification of degraded DNA --- p.121 / Chapter 4.3.1.6 --- Suggested regions for authentication of Dongchongxiacao and abalone based on FINS analysis results --- p.121 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- PCR with specific primers for targeted amplicons --- p.122 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Other limitations of molecular approaches in authentication of food and herbs --- p.123 / Chapter 4.4 --- Further investigation --- p.124 / Chapter 4.5 --- Conclusion --- p.124 / References : --- p.126 / Chapter Appendix 1 --- Sequence alignment of 16S rDNA gene sequences of abalone for Haliotis-specific primer design --- p.144 / Chapter Appendix 2 --- Accession numbers of sequences of Dongchongxiacao and Cordyceps samples in this study --- p.149 / Chapter Appendix 3 --- Search results of CytB sequences of caterpillar host of Cordyceps samples based on BLAST search results from GenBank --- p.150 / Chapter Appendix 4 --- Search results of COI sequences of caterpillar host of Cordyceps samples based on BLAST search results from GenBank --- p.151 / Chapter Appendix 5 --- Search results of COI sequences of caterpillar host of Cordyceps samples based on BLAST search results from GenBank --- p.152 / Chapter Appendix 6 --- Sequence alignment of ITS sequences of Cordyceps samples and related sequences --- p.153 / Chapter Appendix 7 --- Sequence alignment of nrLSU sequences of Cordyceps samples and related sequences --- p.161 / Chapter Appendix 8 --- Sequence alignment of EF-lα sequences of Cordyceps samples and related sequences --- p.168 / Chapter Appendix 9 --- Sequence alignment of rpbl sequences of Cordyceps samples and related sequences --- p.173 / Chapter Appendix 10 --- "Sequence alignment of combined dataset of three regions (nrLSU, EF-lα and rpbl) of Cordyceps samples and related sequences" --- p.179 / Chapter Appendix 11 --- Sequences alignment of CytB sequences of caterpillar host of Cordyceps samples and related sequences --- p.188 / Chapter Appendix 12 --- Sequence alignment of COI sequences of caterpillar host of Cordyceps samples and related sequences --- p.191 / Chapter Appendix 13 --- Sequence alignment of COI sequences of Cordyceps samples D12-2 and D14 and related sequences --- p.195 / Chapter Appendix 14 --- Sequence distance matrix of ITS sequences of Cordyceps samples and related samples based on K2P algorithm --- p.196 / Chapter Appendix 15 --- Sequence distance matrix of nrLSU sequences of Cordyceps samples and related samples based on K2P algorithm --- p.203 / Chapter Appendix 16 --- Sequence distance matrix of EF-lα sequences of Cordyceps samples and related samples based on K2P algorithm --- p.208 / Chapter Appendix 17 --- Sequence distance matrix of rpbl sequences of Cordyceps samples and related samples based on K2P algorithm --- p.213 / Chapter Appendix 18 --- "Sequence distance matrix of combined dataset of three regions (nrLSU, EF-lα and rpbl) sequences of Cordyceps samples and related samples based on K2P algorithm" --- p.217 / Chapter Appendix 19 --- Sequence distance matrix of CytB sequences of caterpillar host of Cordyceps samples and related samples based on K2P algorithm --- p.219 / Chapter Appendix 20 --- Sequence distance matrix of COI sequences of caterpillar host of Cordyceps samples and related samples based on K2P algorithm --- p.223 / Chapter Appendix 21 --- Sequence alignment of chloroplast trnH-psbA sequences of Cordyceps sample D12-2 and related sequences --- p.226 / Chapter Appendix 22 --- Accession numbers of sequences of abalone and gastropod samples in this study --- p.227 / Chapter Appendix 23 --- Search results of 16S rDNA sequences of the abalone and gastropod samples based on BLAST search results from GenBank --- p.228 / Chapter Appendix 24 --- Search results of COI sequences of the abalone and gastropod samples based on BLAST search results from GenBank --- p.229 / Chapter Appendix 25 --- Search results of COI sequences of the abalone and gastropod samples based on BOLD-IDS --- p.230 / Chapter Appendix 26 --- Sequence alignment of 16S sequences of abalone samples and related sequences --- p.231 / Chapter Appendix 27 --- Sequence alignment of COI sequences of abalone samples and related sequences --- p.234 / Chapter Appendix 28 --- Sequence alignment of COI sequences of abalone product sample D2 and related sequences --- p.238 / Chapter Appendix 29 --- Sequence distance matrix of 16S sequences of abalone samples and related samples based on K2P algorithm --- p.239 / Chapter Appendix 30 --- Sequence distance matrix of COI sequences of abalone samples and related samples based on K2P algorithm --- p.243

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The research background of this thesis is Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), where an object can be identified remotely using electromagnetic waves. The focus of this thesis is on the in-depth investigation of two major problems in the RFID deployment in supply chain applications, namely the reader collision problem in dense reader environments and the tag performance problem in hostile environments. To resolve the reader collision problem, the first part of this thesis offers a comprehensive path loss model for the analysis of the positioning of RFID reader antennas. Simulation software was developed to predict the signal strength at a certain distance from a reader antenna in a dense reader environment. This simulation software was also utilised to publish insights and research results in four major areas, which are: (i) Investigation on the sources of error in RFID simulation, to provide sensible and meaningful simulation results before actual deployment of RFID readers. (ii) The development of the idea of reader synchronisation, mainly to address the strict regulations imposed on the deployment of RFID readers in Europe. (iii) The determination of the threshold value for second carrier sensing in RFID, to enable the proper enforcement of second carrier sensing to avoid tag confusion in dense reader environments. (iv) The examination of Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) to ensure human safety in a dense RFID reader environment. The second part of this thesis addresses the RFID tag performance problem in hostile environments. The focus is on the development of HF and UHF tags, from the initial tag antenna design, tag antenna simulation, tag antenna prototyping and measurement, to the manufacturing of fully functional RFID tags at laboratory standards by combining RFID chips on to tag antennas. Though there are existing commercial grade HF and UHF RFID tags, they are mostly aimed at pallet level applications and are not suitable for deployment in hostile environments. The study cases presented in this thesis are mostly industrially driven, where there is a need to design specialty HF and UHF tag antennas. With a strong foundation in the development of HF and UHF RFID tags for various industrially driven applications, the research then concentrates on the development of a novel dual-frequency RFID antenna, which operates in both the HF and UHF regions. This dual-frequency RFID tag antenna embraces the benefits of both the HF and UHF tag antenna, which enable it to have a good read range while operating in environments that pose difficulties for RFID technology, for example applications in which ionised liquid is present, such as in cases of wine or bottled drinks. Several methodologies were used to develop a dual-frequency antenna, including the merging of HF and UHF antennas, and having a UHF resonance point on a typical HF antenna. With the successful development of an original dual-frequency antenna, the research was then expanded to miniaturise this dual-frequency antenna. The benefits of RFID deployment in supply chains are undoubtedly massive, though there are still issues and challenges to be resolved before a world-wide adoption is possible. This thesis contributes in recommending various reader antenna positioning and deployment techniques, and also contributes in developing HF tag antennas and UHF tag antennas for hostile environments, and a novel dual-frequency tag antenna to progress towards the aim of ubiquitous object identification. / http://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url= http://library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1330885 / Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Adelaide, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2008

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2007. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains x, 102 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 66-67).