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Cognitive Aeronautical Communication System
Authors: Haque Jamal , Erturk M. , Arslan Huseyin , Moreno Wilfrido
Published: November 2012

The paper explores the system and architecture requirements for cognitive driven reconfigurable hardware for an aeronautical platform, such as commercial aircraft or high altitude platforms. With advances in components and processing hardware, mobile platforms are ideal candidates to have configurable hardware that can morph itself, given the location and available wireless service. This paper proposes a system for an intelligent self-configurable software and hardware solution for an aeronautical system.
Best Approach for Video Codec Selection Over VoIP Conversation Using Wireless Local Area Network
Authors: Ismail Mohd Nazri
Published: November 2012

This study evaluates video codec performance over VoIP using a campus wireless network. Today, the deployment of VoIP occurs in various platforms, including VoIP over LAN, VoIP over WAN and VoIP over VPN. Therefore, this study defines which video codec provides good video quality over VoIP transmission. The soft phone is used as a medium for communication between two parties. A network management system is used to evaluate and capture the video quality performance over VoIP. The quality of video codec is based on MOS, jitter, delay and packet loss. The experimental scope is limited to G.722 with MP4V-ES, G.726 (16) with H.261 and G.726 (24) with H.264. The results show that audio codec G.722 with MP4V-ES generates good video quality over VoIP using wireless local area network. Whereas audio codec G.726 (16) with H.261 generates low rate video and voice quality performance. Therefore, using the appropriate video and audio, the codec selection increases video quality over VoIP transmission.
A Femtocellular-Cabled Solution for Broadband Wireless Access
Authors: Di Zenobio Dario , Celidonio Massimo , Pulcini Lorenzo , Rufini Arianna
Published: November 2012

Broadband Wireless Access is a strategic opportunity for mobile operators which aim to provide connectivity in digital divide areas, in order to accelerate speed of deployment and save in installation costs. This paper presents an innovative approach to access the end user, relying on infrastructural integration of femtocellular technology with existing cabled network. Usually, the adoption of Femtocell Access Points, operating in the licensed cellular bands typically designed to be used in SOHO, improves the radio coverage and the building penetration of the existing mobile networks, based on macrocells. In the proposed solution, the peculiar functionality of femtocells is further improved using a MATV/SMATV cabled infrastructure which facilitates the signal connection inside the building. The potentiality of the solution is even more evident, taking into account the growing interest towards the possible deployment of new mobile technologies, like LTE in both the last portion of the UHF band V and the GSM frequency band, resulting from the re-farming process.
Data Transmission Oriented on the Object, Communication Media, Application, and State of Communication Systems
Authors: Sabelkin Mike , Gagnon François
Published: November 2012

The proposed communication system architecture is called TOMAS, which stands for data Transmission oriented on the Object, communication Media, Application, and state of communication Systems. TOMAS could be considered a Cross-Layer Interface (CLI) proposal, since it refers to multiple layers of the Open Systems Interconnection Basic Reference Model (OSI). Given particular scenarios of image transmission over a wireless LOS channel, the wireless TOMAS system demonstrates superior performance compared to a JPEG2000+OFDM system in restored image quality parameters over a wide range of wireless channel parameters. A wireless TOMAS system provides progressive lossless image transmission under influence of moderate fading without any kind of channel coding and estimation. The TOMAS system employs a patent pending fast analysis/synthesis algorithm, which does not use any multiplications, and it uses three times less real additions than the one of JPEG2000+OFDM.
A Novel Approach to Avoid Mobile Phone Accidents While Driving and Cost- Effective Fatalities
Authors: Shabeer H. Abdul , Wahidabanu R. S. D.
Published: November 2012

This paper presents the results of mobile application which helps in preventing mobile phone accidents to the great extent. An electronic circuit (Transmitter and Receiver block) also designed to detect the driver’s mobile phone automatically once he or she starts the vehicle and the circuit will switch OFF and then ON the mobile phone without human intervention with the help of 5 pin relay in order to start the application automatically. The authors further extend the research by comparing the obtained results after installing this application with a recent study of the US National Safety Council, conducted on 2010. The authors also show how far this application helps in reducing economic losses in India.
A Study of Speed Aware Routing for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
Authors: Akunuri Kirthana , Arora Ritesh , Guardiola Ivan G.
Published: November 2012

The flexibility of movement for the wireless ad hoc devices, referred to as node mobility, introduces challenges such as dynamic topological changes, increased frequency of route disconnections and high packet loss rate in Mobile Ad hoc Wireless Network (MANET) routing. This research proposes a novel on-demand routing protocol, Speed-Aware Routing Protocol (SARP) to mitigate the effects of high node mobility by reducing the frequency of route disconnections in a MANET. SARP identifies a highly mobile node which forms an unstable link by predicting the link expiration time (LET) for a transmitter and receiver pair. NS2 was used to implement the SARP with ad hoc on-demand vector (AODV) as the underlying routing algorithm. Extensive simulations were then conducted using Random Waypoint Mobility model to analyze the performance of SARP. The results from these simulations demonstrated that SARP reduced the overall control traffic of the underlying protocol AODV significantly in situations of high mobility and dense networks; in addition, it showed only a marginal difference as compared to AODV, in all aspects of quality-of-service (QOS) in situations of low mobility and sparse networks.
A Survey of Cloud Computing Challenges from a Digital Forensics Perspective
Authors: Carlton Gregory H. , Zhou Hill
Published: November 2012

Computing and communication technologies have merged to produce an environment where many applications and their associated data reside in remote locations, often unknown to the users. The adoption of cloud computing promises many benefits to users and service providers, as it shifts users’ concerns away from the physical location of system components and toward the accessibility of the system’s services. While this adoption of cloud computing may be beneficial to users and service providers, it increases areas of concern for computer forensic examiners that need to obtain data from cloud computing environments for evidence in legal matters. The authors present an overview of cloud computing, discuss the challenges it raises from a digital forensics perspective, describe suitable tools for forensic analysis of cloud computing environments, and consider the future of cloud computing.
The Information Architecture of Music
Authors: Steyn Jacques
Published: November 2012

Information architecture is about information structures and their relations within the information space, and in this chapter the music information space. To determine what the structures and relationships are, an ontological investigation is launched. Ontology in Information Systems has a specific meaning, and is here considered to be a methodology that results in a specific information architecture. Ontologies can apply to many levels of investigation and description, and to any of contemporary music disciplines. Music is here demarcated to a core consisting of pitch-frequency and tempo-time relationships, mapped onto music space. The roles of PitchSets (“octaves”), scales, and tuning systems within this space are explained, and proposed as the core components of the object “music.” The most basic and generic markup language for music should thus start from this core. All other ontologies and markup are secondary to this object.
Towards an Encoding of Musical Interaction
Authors: Allombert Antoine , Desainte-Catherine Myriam
Published: November 2012

While representing musical processes or musical scores through Markup Languages is now well established, the authors assume that there is still the need for a format to encode musical material with which a musician can interact. The lack of such a format is especially crucial for contemporary music that involves computing processes. They propose such a formal representation for composing musical scores in which some temporal properties can be interactively modified during their execution. This allows the creation of scores that can be interpreted by a performer in the same way a musician can interpret a score of instrumental music. The formal representation comes with an XML format for encoding the scores and also interfacing the representation with other types of Markup Language musical description.
Structuring Music-Related Movements
Authors: Jensenius Alexander Refsum
Published: November 2012

The chapter starts by discussing the importance of body movement in both music performance and perception, and argues that for future research in the field it is important to develop solutions for being able to stream and store music-related movement data alongside other types of musical information. This is followed by a suggestion for a multilayered approach to structuring movement data, where each of the layers represents a separate and consistent subset of information. Finally, examples of two prototype implementations are presented: a setup for storing GDIF-data into SDIF-files, and an example of how GDIF-based OSC streams can allow for more flexible and meaningful mapping from controller to sound engine.
Universal Information Architecture of Acoustic Music Instruments
Authors: Steyn Jacques
Published: November 2012

The properties of a wide range of musical instruments have been considered, ranging from ancient acoustic instruments to modern ones, as well as including the instruments of many music cultures. Following on a logical analysis and synthesis of previous research rather than acoustic lab results, a high-level generic and universal model of the information architecture of acoustic music instruments is constructed.
Design and Development Considerations for a Multilingual Digital Library
Authors: Diekema Anne R.
Published: November 2012

Multilingual digital libraries provide access to resources in more than one language by allowing queries in one language to retrieve documents in multiple languages. By providing cross-lingual information access, multilingual digital libraries have the potential to improve international understanding, and they are an essential component of our global information society. Building a multilingual digital library presents a unique set of challenges in the areas of translation, language processing, user interface, system architecture, and project management. Perhaps the most challenging feature of the multilingual digital library is the crossing of the language barrier, which is achieved through translation, often introducing errors in the process. This chapter presents a general introduction to the challenges facing developers of multilingual digital libraries and provides references for further reading.
Digital Preservation
Authors: Kaushal Shivani , Bahl Sakshi
Published: November 2012

It is a typical day. The computers start normally, but you think that it should not take that long to get the UPS going. Then you wonder about other obstacles. Thus, this chapter is about Digital Preservation and how it relates to shaping the principles and policies regarding the organization, improving performances of preserving the data that has been digitized. Thus, the scholars in the various disciplines concerned with the tendency towards the fragmentations of knowledge and the increasing complexity of the data have sought a unifying approach to knowledge. Notwithstanding the different strategies that will be necessary for different categories of digital objects at different stages in their lifespan, several principles have been identified that underpin all strategies. All of these generalizations are interdependent and no one principle is more important than any other principle. Individual principles should not be considered in isolation. Thus, the emphases are on the generalizations of preserving the data in all the formats that elaborate the concepts that are relevant to preserve the data and illustrate the knowledge of digital objects and their analyses.
Preservation of Digital Information in Library and Information Centers
Authors: Chander Ram
Published: November 2012

Preservation of digital resources in the 21st century has been a great challenge for library and information professionals. Digital libraries have been built all over the world. Libraries are engaged in creating and maintaining digital libraries. One of the main challenges in maintaining digital libraries is the digital preservation aspect. The aim of digital preservation is to ensure that digital records are filed and are made available through time. Digital information preservation is always the thinking of library and information society. Preservation of digital documents has now become more obvious and necessary because of the fragility of digital data and software and hardware platforms becoming obsolete. The present chapter focuses on the digital preservation, strategies, policies, functions, current activities, and guideline of digital preservation of information.
Stone Inscriptions of Srinagar
Authors: Khan Nadim Akhtar , Batoo Mohammad Farooq
Published: November 2012

Traditional monuments are repositories of various types of inscriptions including both epigraphs and epitaphs and are a means for gaining knowledge about historical facts and events. Inscriptions have associated historical and intellectual value, and therefore, need to be identified and digitized in order to preserve these intellectual assets and make their knowledge content accessible at a global level. This chapter is an attempt towards identification, documentation, and creation of a digital collection of stone inscriptions available in various monumental structures at Srinagar. The work mainly involves identification of historical monuments in Srinagar with a rich inscription collection. These inscriptions constitute an important addition to the corpus of known historical texts from different historical time periods. The study analyses their content and attempts to provide associated metadata and related information about each identified inscription by collecting data through reading the inscriptions, discussions and consultations with concierge and local people, and by consulting other secondary sources pertaining to such inscriptions. High definition digital cameras were used to capture images. Greenstone Digital Library Software was used for managing the digital collection for preserving and disseminating the historical facts available in the form of inscriptions which forms a means for bridging the void between known and unknown facts about our social, historical, and cultural aspects.
Emerging Trends in OAI-PMH Application
Authors: Khan Nadim Akhtar
Published: November 2012

Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) provides an application-independent interoperability framework based on metadata harvesting. It is an effective way of sharing metadata between gateway services. The chapter gives an overview of Open Archives Initiative and underscores development, structure, and basic working of OAIPMH for harvesting procedures. It also traces the emerging trends in the use of Open Archive Initiative-Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) by open access repositories to support interoperability among globally distributed information systems. The study was carried out by consulting the database of Directory of Open Access Repositories (OpenDOAR), which is an authoritative directory of academic open access repositories. The study observed growth in the use and application of OAI-PMH protocol by OA repositories at a global level. Growth in the number of OAI-PMH complaint repositories provides an ample justification for its distinction among varied protocols to be utilized for resource sharing in knowledge society. However, developing and underdeveloped nations need to be made aware of the benefits of utilizing the harvesting capabilities of this protocol. The study provides an opportunity to understand the astounding growing trends in the use of the protocol in different setups.
Institutional Repositories Initiatives in India
Authors: Singh Neeraj Kumar , Sharma Jyoti , Kaur Navneet
Published: November 2012

The purpose of this chapter is to present the development and current situation of Institutional Repositories (IRs) in India. This chapter explores the main concepts of open access, institutional repositories, and their needs and benefits. The chapter highlights the current status of Institutional Repositories (IR) in India by its collection type, subject coverage, and present working status of the repositories available to the academic community as open sources. This chapter examines the overall growth of IRs in Asia and enumerates the Institutional Repositories in India. The chapter analyzes the accessible institutional repositories based on the selected study criteria and studies various digital library software used in the development of IRs in India.
Empowering LIS Professionals and Academic Library Users in a Networked and Digital Environment
Authors: Sinha Manoj Kumar
Published: November 2012

The aim of this chapter is to give an overview of the modernisation of academic libraries in the ICT era, changing format of the library resources and types of computer-based services being offered by the academic libraries. In view of this, the present chapter discusses various aspects of LIS training and user education, emphasising the need to empower our LIS professionals and library users so that they benefit from the new technologies by using new ICTs for exploring the world of knowledge for their academic pursuit and excellence in higher education and research. The first part of the chapter discusses the recent development in the areas of application of ICT in academic libraries, availability, and usage of electronic resources by the library users, new services provided by the academic libraries to their end users. The second part of the chapter highlights the need for empowering LIS professionals working in academic libraries and their end users in electronic / digital era, enumerates the role of various agencies that are engaged in making library users aware of printed as well as e-resources, and explains the role of Web 2.0/Library 2.0 in making library users more interactive and well informed about the resources, products, and services of the academic libraries to their clientele. The third part of the chapter discusses the user education programme/user awareness programme being organised and offered to the students and research scholars by the Assam University Library (Rabindra Library, Silchar) as a case study. While concluding the chapter, some suggestions and recommendations are also discussed in brief.
Information Seeking Behavior of Users and Strategies to Overcome the Challenges in the Current Era
Authors: Dakshayani A. , Srinivasan S.
Published: November 2012

Due to the continuous research and development activities taking place in almost all the disciplines, information overload and information explosion has occurred, which in turn poses a challenge to the user community to keep up with the knowledge in their discipline. The dynamic nature of information has forced the users to change the way of seeking information. Hence, there is an immediate need for the information professionals to update the services and facilities of the library. He/she should act as a ultimate search engine and satisfy the information needs of the users. This chapter highlights the changing approach to information by the user community in the present scenario and also provides the solutions to information professionals to tackle the information expectations of the users. This chapter has been written based on the observation of library users and the way they seek information for their business requirements and research and development activities.
BTISNet
Authors: Kandpal K. N. , Khan Mohammad Faheem , Rawat S. S.
Published: November 2012

Bioinformatics plays an important role in speeding up the research in the field of biotechnology related to plant and animal science. A bioinformatics program under BTISNet has been catering to the information needs of ten-twelve thousand scientific personnel. The Apex Centre at the Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, along with fifty-six centers and thirty-one Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility Centres (BIFs) are engaged in this task to serve researchers, scientists, students, etc.
E-Books
Authors: Tapkir Samta , Kumar S.
Published: November 2012

The e-book is a digital medium for communication of information. The chapter recognizes various types of e-books available and discusses various issues such as the technology required, standardization, licensing, and pricing, etc. It also discusses the need of legal deposit of e-books and the problems facing this issue and the Legal Deposit Database (LDD) to solve it. Advantages and disadvantages of e-books and the barriers affecting the use are also discussed. An analysis of the survey is presented, which shows the views of readers, librarians, and publishers about e-books. The analysis reveals that libraries should purchase e-books because of online availability, 24x7 easy access, and simultaneous use, etc. The chapter concludes with the problems of e-books in India such as multiple languages used in the country. It visualizes the glorious future with the adoption of technology by users and minimizing DRM restrictions and the use of the open access model.
Project Managers’ Competence Identification
Authors: Aramo-Immonen Heli , Bikfalvi Andrea , Mancebo Núria , Vanharanta Hannu
Published: November 2012

The objective of this article is to help align higher education of future project managers to the contemporary requirements of global project business. The perspective is project managers’ competencies in knowledge intensive industry, such as in IT branch. In this paper, it is considered that a holistic view of competence self-evaluation helps to assess the current intentional change. The system introduced supports decision making by measuring and capturing the actual drivers designed specifically for the role of project manager. Generalizing the competence identification process appears to be more constructive than detailing about competence content itself. This study brings valuable and novel empirical data using a sample of students acting as project managers in Spain and a sample of experienced project managers from Finland. A number of possible future studies using the same experimental set up are apparent.
The Determinants of Information Technology Wages
Authors: Quan Jing ("Jim") , Dattero Ronald , Galup Stuart D. , Dhariwal Kewal
Published: November 2012

Anchoring this work to the classical human capital theory, the authors examine the effects of various human capital factors on IT professional compensation. Dividing IT salary into LOW (<$75,000) and HIGH (>=$75,000) ranges and using binomial logistic regression analysis, this paper estimates the effects of IT experience, education, IT degrees, IT certifications, and managerial positions on the probabilities of earning low wages in comparison to high wages, while controlling for industry type, organization size and location, gender, and marital status. Results indicate that the most important factors associated with high salaries are managerial positions, IT experience, education, and organization size. Practical advice is given on how IT professionals can employ these results to increase their compensation.
Proposals for Postgraduate Students to Reinforce Information Security Management Inside ITIL®
Authors: Larrocha Elena Ruiz , Minguet Jesús M. , Díaz Gabriel , Castro Manuel , Vara Alfonso , Martín Sergio , San Cristobal Elio
Published: November 2012

This paper is complementary to the previous work published and awarded as Best Student Paper at the International Conference EDUCON 2010 (sponsored by the IEEE Education Society): “Filling the gap of Information Security Management inside ITIL®: proposals for postgraduate students”. This paper reviews and updates those different proposals made at UNED, for post-graduate students, at the area of IT Services Management and tries to fill the gap of the treatment due in ITIL® (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) to Information Security Management. The treatment given to Information Security Management in ITIL, both versions 2 and 3, are analyzed. The different post-graduate courses offered that fill these methodologies and the opinions and evaluations of the students are discussed.
Sustainability and Social Responsibility in Raising Awareness of Green Issues through Developing Tertiary Academic Provision
Authors: Pattinson Colin , Oram Denise , Ross Margaret
Published: November 2012

While it is important to promote sustainability throughout ICT-related education, there is a need for individuals who can deliver in the short term. One way to achieve this is the taught Master of Science course, such as Leeds Metropolitan University’s Green Computing MSc, believed to be the first to commence in the UK. Glyndwr and Southampton Solent Universities have developed awareness of sustainability across the broader curriculum, primarily using professionalism and social responsibility. This paper describes the experiences and thinking behind these developments and offers some suggestions for further development to secure sustainability within the IT education sphere.
Re/membering Pedagogical Spaces
Authors: McWilliam Erica , Sweet Charlie , Blythe Hal
Published: November 2012

Educational spaces across the world largely continue to be designed with little variance from the traditional industrial classroom model, and pedagogies seem stuck somewhere between the Sage-on-the-Stage, lecture-dominated paradigm, and the Guide-on-the-Side, in which the instructor acts primarily as an aide watching, encouraging, and monitoring students working on projects individually or in groups. Rather than “reinventing the wheel,” the authors argue for an academic environment based on the British coffee house or French café of the 18th and 19th centuries. Not only should this 21st-century classroom offer an innovative melding of space and technology but also introduce a new pedagogical model. The Meddler-in-the-Middle model repositions the teacher and students as co-facilitators in the creation and use of knowledge in an environment where bodies move seamlessly in and out of collegial collaborations filled with free-to-fail open debate.
Studying Learning Spaces
Authors: Gierdowski Dana
Published: November 2012

The author presents a review of empirical studies of learning spaces conducted primarily in the disciplines of science education and library sciences to aid researchers in the design of future learning space assessments. The studies included a variety of perspectives, such as examinations of spaces on learning outcomes, student engagement, and pedagogy. The selections also represent varying methods, including surveys, observations, and interviews, and include both quantitative and qualitative data analysis. This review of literature suggests that learning space studies should be designed to include multiple targets and approaches, as well as innovative methods combined with traditional methods for triangulation. Learning space researchers should also strive for detailed reporting and wider dissemination of their studies for better knowledge sharing in the field.
Creating a Digital Support Center
Authors: Littlejohn Sara , Cuny Kimberly M.
Published: November 2012

On a mid-sized university campus, the library proposes a new functional digital technology support service, and Communication Across the Curriculum (CAC) proposes a new critical and rhetorical digital support service; however, the collaborative process leading to the renovation of the library basement into a digital commons that will house these two differing digital centers has revealed missing, yet fundamental, questions about the purpose and structure of both services. Though building the digital commons could provide support in all three technological literacies, functional, critical, and rhetorical (Selber, 2004), decisions about the material aspects of the renovation preceded discussions of the theoretical foundations that necessarily inform mission and purpose and that should shape the work of the two centers. As a result, the collaboration has thus far produced an emphasis on only the first layer of technological literacy: creating functional users. The primary stakeholders’ distance from the disciplinary knowledge of speaking and writing center scholarship combined with a lack of familiarity with recent trends in multiliteracy scholarship have resulted in a problematic disconnect between how the space should look and what the space should do.
The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Sustainability Courtyard as a Center for Campus Engagement
Authors: Cusick John
Published: November 2012

The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Sustainability Courtyard provides a venue for campus engagement to educate and increase awareness of developing solutions and/or adaptations to geopolitical and environmental challenges, particularly energy, water, and food security. Few institutions are immune to coping and addressing triple bottom line issues of energy (economy), water, food and waste management (environment), and workplace comfort and safety concerns (equity), so the limited window of time students have on university campuses is an opportunity to engage and prepare them for an uncertain future (+ education).
Transform, Interact, Learn, Engage (TILE)
Authors: Ingram Beth , Jesse Maggie , Fleagle Steve , Florman Jean , Van Horne Sam
Published: November 2012

The objective of this chapter is to describe and analyze the factors that enabled a new strategic vision and rapid change for course delivery at a large, decentralized research university. The authors outline how the university leadership facilitated collaboration among faculty, staff, and technology specialists to design, implement, and assess the value of special technology-rich learning environments. This case focuses on the following factors: the issue of balancing top-down (administrative) and bottom up (faculty-led) approaches that often characterize campus change; the role that external effects had on the ability to move the campus in the direction of a new type of classroom and teaching; an analysis of the University of Iowa’s decision-making structure, which sought a balance between the decentralized structure that characterizes faculty’s control over the curriculum and the centralized structure that characterizes decisions about facilities; the importance of a faculty-development program; and the role of assessment in evaluating the initiative.
Making Noise in the Library
Authors: Schendel Ellen , Garrison Julie , Johnson Patrick , Van Orsdel Lee
Published: November 2012

In this case study, the authors describe the library’s physical and programmatic designs, focusing in particular on the Knowledge Market as the heart of student-centered learning in this new environment. They tie the library’s design and Knowledge Market programming to the Association of American Colleges and University’s (AAC&U) Liberal Education and America’s Promise (LEAP) Goals, which form the basis of Grand Valley State University’s general education program. By describing the Knowledge Market’s space and the collaborative programming offered within it by the University Libraries, Writing Center, Speech Communication Center, and other student support services, they will show how the Knowledge Market disrupts the traditional notion of the library and traditional methods of learning.
Studio Pedagogy
Authors: Carpenter Russell G. , Valley Leslie , Napier Trenia , Apostel Shawn
Published: November 2012

This chapter establishes a studio pedagogy for space design that integrates concepts from communication, collaboration, and innovation in its approach. The model offered is derived from the experience of designing and implementing the Noel Studio for Academic Creativity that has had a campus-wide impact at Eastern Kentucky University (EKU). In this chapter, the authors discuss a rationale for a studio pedagogy, the need for a studio approach, the technological implications of space design, and the value and impact of a studio model, explaining the importance of designing student-centered spaces. The authors begin by addressing the need identified by EKU administrators and explaining the process that brought multiple voices around the same table to develop an initial and sustained support unit for program development.
Ernst & Young Leadership and Professional Development Center
Authors: Ellis Jennifer Butler , West Timothy D. , Grimaldi Angela , Root Gerald
Published: November 2012

This case highlights a unique program for students pursuing a graduate degree in accounting. The program’s mission is to prepare students to be effective leaders and communicators in their careers. To accomplish this mission, the program has developed a Leadership and Professional Development Center (LPDC) that uses physical, virtual, and external space to support programmatic goals through cross-disciplinary collaboration. The LPDC houses trained consultants who provide services such as feedback on written documents, mock interviews, presentation assessment, and self-awareness development. The LPDC also hosts workshops on a variety of leadership and professional development topics. Furthermore, consultants partner with faculty and professionals to provide instruction and experiential learning inside and outside the classroom. The goal of this chapter is to highlight how cross-disciplinary partnerships promote learning in physical, virtual, and external spaces. Recommendations for navigating and utilizing cross-disciplinary collaborations are provided as well as suggestions for implementation in various learning spaces.
A Comparative Study on a Built Sun Tracker and Fixed Converter Panels
Authors: Shama Farzin , Roshani Gholam Hossein , Roshani Sobhan , Ahmadi Arash , Karami Saber
Published: November 2012

Producing non-polluting renewable energy in large scale is essential for sustainability of future developments in industry and human society. Among renewable energy resources, solar energy takes a special place because of its free accessibility and affordability. However, the optimization of its production and consumption processes poses important concerns, essentially in the affordability issue. This paper investigates several optimization and performance issues regarding solar panel converters using two-axis controlled solar tracer that has been practically implemented in comparison with fixed converter panels. Results shown in tables and graphs demonstrate clearly the advantages and disadvantages of the methods. Based on these results, large scale solar power plants are being suggested to be equipped with similar devices.
Retrieval of Web Pages on Real-World Events related to Physical Objects
Authors: Okadome Takeshi , Funai Hajime , Ito Sho , Nakajima Junya , Kakusho Koh
Published: November 2012

The method proposed in this paper searches for web pages using an event-related query consisting of a noun, verb, and genre term. It re-ranks web pages retrieved using a standard search engine on the basis of scores calculated from an expression consisting of weighted factors such as the frequency of query words. For the genres that are characterized by their genre terms, the method optimizes the weights of the expression. Furthermore, the method attempts to improve the scores provided of relevant pages by using machine learning techniques. In addition, some evaluations are provided to show the effectiveness of the method.
Use of Statistical Quality Control for Estimating the Machine Interference
Authors: Mandavgade Nitin K. , Jaju S. B. , Lakhe R. R.
Published: November 2012

Although it is important to test quality of coal used in thermal power station, it is more important to know how to interpret the data from the results. No single test can be used independently to determine the quality of coal. Machine interference is a significant problem in many manufacturing system and testing equipments. The variation of results for testing equipments may be due to various factors which need to calculate the uncertainty of measurement to show the accuracy of the machine. In case of coal testing laboratory, the plant layout and surrounding environment affects the performance of the system. The machine interference comes under variable cause which may effect on the result. This paper, proposes a methodology for constructing system performance measures, finding out the various factors responsible for variations in result. The study is based on performance of coal used in thermal power station in India. The paper deals with estimation of machine interference existence using variable control chart approach for coal testing equipments. The paper gives the solution for the coal testing laboratory to improve their performance. The analysis of results for such machine interference will be useful and significant for system designers and practitioners.
Efficient Artifact Elimination in Cardiac Signals using Variable Step Size Adaptive Noise Cancellers
Authors: Fathima S. Yasmin , Karthik G. V. S. , Rahman M. Zia Ur , Lay-Ekuakille A.
Published: November 2012

In this paper several variable step size adaptive filter structures for extracting high resolution electrocardiographic (ECG) signals are presented which estimates the deterministic components of the ECG signal and removes the artifacts. The noise canceller minimizes the mean square error (MSE) between the input noisy ECG signal and noise reference. Different noise canceller structures are proposed to remove diverse forms of artifacts: power line interference, baseline wander, muscle artifacts and electrode motion artifacts. The proposed implementation is suitable real time applications, where large signal to noise ratios with fast convergence are required. Simulation studies shows that the proposed realization gives better performance compared to existing realizations in terms of signal to noise ratio, convergence rate and MSE.
Remarks to Calibration in Chemistry
Authors: Patoprsty Viliam , Valkova Miroslava
Published: November 2012

Calibration is the operation establishing metrological traceability of values of calibrated measuring instrument scale (or reference material) to stated reference. In the case of indirect measurement it is necessary to know the relationship between determined quantity values and corresponding measurand values. If mathematic form of this relationship is unknown, it is substituted by its approximation. In this process a real situation is simplified by neglecting of influence quantities to a relation of two variables- independent versus dependent. Metrological traceability of certified reference materials (CRM) values intended for calibration purposes and characterised by means of a method working on the base of approximative function could be questionable. If a measurement method based on original relationship already exists, it should be strongly preferred in the process of CRM certification to methods based on approximation of original relationship.
Investing in IT Security
Authors: Eisenga Amanda , Jones Travis L. , Rodriguez Walter
Published: November 2012

Investing in information technology (IT) security is a critical decision in the digital age. And, in most organizations, it is wise to allocate a significant amount of resources to IT infrastructure. However, it is difficult to determine how much to invest in IT as well as quantifying the maximum threshold where the rate of return of this investment is diminishing. The main research question in this paper is: how much and what financial resources should be allocated to IT security? This paper analyzes different practices and techniques used to determine the calculation for investments in IT security and analyzes and recommend some suitable methods for deciding how much should be invested in IT security.
Newborn Verification Using Headprint
Authors: Tiwari Shrikant , Singh Sanjay Kumar
Published: November 2012

Missing, swapping, mixing, and illegal adoption of newborns is a worldwide challenge and research done to resolve this issue is minimal and least reported in the literature. Most of the biometric systems developed are for adults and very few of them address the issue of newborn identification. The headprint of a newborn is an important source of data for passive recognition, as they are non cooperative users of biometrics. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate the concept of using headprint recognition for verification of newborns. The main contributions of the research are: (1) The preparation of headprint biometric database of newborn and (2) Performance and analysis of the appearance and texture based algorithm for verification of 200 newborn.
Dataveillance
Authors: Connolly Regina , McParland Cliona
Published: November 2012

Information privacy concerns are a dominant concern of the information age. Such concerns emanate from the tension between the correct use of personal information and information privacy. That tension has extended to the computer-mediated work environment as employees are becoming increasingly aware of the ways in which management can employ technologies to monitor their email and Internet interactions. Such information privacy concerns have the potential to negatively impact organisational productivity and employee morale. The aim of this paper is to outline some of the major issues relating to workplace surveillance and provide a balanced perspective that identifies the emerging issues and subsequent privacy concerns from the employee’s perspective as well as the rationale underlying managements’ decision to employ monitoring technologies in the workplace. In doing so, it attempts to progress academic understanding of this issue and enhance practitioners’ understanding of the factors that influence employees’ technology-related privacy concerns.
Critique and Proposed Revision of Crew Resource Management (CRM)
Authors: Lofaro Ronald John , Smith Kevin M.
Published: November 2012

It is well over 30 years since the first (then called) cockpit resource management (CRM) training, now called crew resource management was introduced. It is a shibboleth, a sacred cow as it were, despite many issues, concerns, and changes over the years. Some 20 years ago, 1992, an Air Transport Association (ATA)/Federal Aviation Association (FAA)-sponsored Workshop was convened in an attempt to deal with some specific CRM issues. Yet the issues and needs as articulated in Workshop, and some newer ones, remain. Thus, this Chapter is 20 years overdue, leading to the questions: why now and is it still relevant? Why now? As said, some needs, issues, concerns remain. The relevancy is that we present both a critique of civil aviation CRM on many levels and a look/comparison with current USAF, USCG, and USN CRM. The authors include a proposed skeleton/template for a long-overdue revision of civil aviation CRM.
Cloud Computing Implementation Strategy for Information Dissemination on Meteorology, Climatology, Air Quality, and Geophysics (MKKuG)
Authors: Moedjiono Sardjoeni , Mas’at Ali
Published: November 2012

Cloud computing technology utilizing virtual server facility of the Internet services in order to maintain or process the data and applications, will revolutionize the way of how the information systems work in organization due to the simplification of the information technology (IT) management and services by working remotely. The Indonesian Agency of Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BMKG) as a government institution has the responsibility to disseminate the information of Meteorology, Climatology, Air Quality, and Geophysics through its technical implementation unit (UPT) throughout Indonesian region. An integrated cloud computing technology implementation strategy for MKKuG dissemination information system is needed for BMKG dissemination systems best service, cutting edge technology, and sustainable to its users. This research will use the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis and the Analytic Network Process (ANP) with Super Decision Software as a tool to determine the need. A cloud computing technology implementation strategy is achieved and presented with four best alternatives, namely the development of a web centre, implementation of virtual hosting concept, procurement of network infrastructure, and ICT development program.
Numerical Simulation of Partial Cavitating Flow of 2-D Hydrofoil in Viscous Flow
Authors: He Xiao Hui , Gao Lei , Liu Hong Bing , Li Zhi Gang
Published: November 2012

This paper has studied the partial cavitation of 2-D hydrofoil based on the theory of viscous flow. The numerical calculation sets forth from the complete N-S equation and adopts the two-equation turbulence model closed Reynolds equation. As the basic control equation, the cavitating flow adopts the Rayleigh plesset model and calculates the zero angle of attack. At the same time, it calculates the influences of different ship speeds on the hydrofoil partial cavitating flow and analyzes the flow field of the hydrofoil. In addition, it makes comparisons on the calculation results and the published test conclusions. The results have shown that the calculation method in this paper has relatively good calculation precise degree.
Effects of Coefficient of Excess Air on the Combustion Performance of Marine Two-Stroke Diesel Engine
Authors: Wei Hai Jun , Xie Hai Bo
Published: November 2012

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the coefficient of excess air to the performance of engine. Through a series of the sea trials for newly built ships, the factors that have a great influence of engine’s performance are determined. In addition, methods of raising the coefficient of excess air are proposed to reduce the thermal load and accordingly enhance the performance of diesel engine. Finally, to achieve an efficient operation of the main engine, an example of trouble shooting and maintenance of the engine is given for practical applications. The scavenging pressure increased from 0.162 MPa to 0.207 MPa and the average exhaust temperature dropped from 423 °C to 336 °C under 90% load condition.
Preparation and Properties of Shape Memory Epoxy Resin Composites
Authors: Jing Xiang Hai , Liu Yu Yan , Liu Yu Xi , Tan Hui Feng
Published: November 2012

Kevlar fiber and carbon fiber reinforced shape memory epoxy composites were prepared respectively. The fold-deploy shape memory properties of the composite system were studied at the temperature which was 30°C higher than the glass transition temperature of resin. The results shows that shape fixed rate and shape recovered rate of the composites are decreased with the increase of Kevlar and carbon fiber volume. The shape fixed rate of Kevlar fiber reinforced shape memory composite is higher than that of carbon fiber reinforced shape memory composite, but the shape recovered rate of the former is much lower than the latter.