REF‐11: A database for references

Online Review ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Faraone
Keyword(s):  
Reference Data ◽  
Set Up ◽  
User Friendly

If you find yourself drowning in reference data, unable to organize information to your satisfaction, REF‐11 may be the package to help you. With REF‐11, users can set up a file of bibliographic references, and search the file. It is quite user friendly. An optional utility ($30) produces bibliographies from the files. A second utility ($25) stores text material in REF‐11 files.

scholarly journals A Simulation Tool for Evaluating Video Streaming Architectures in Vehicular Network Scenarios

Electronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1970
Author(s):  
Pedro Pablo Garrido Abenza ◽  
Manuel P. Malumbres ◽  
Pablo Piñol ◽  
Otoniel López Granado
Keyword(s):  
Video Transmission ◽  
Vehicular Networks ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Video Encoding ◽  
Simulation Tool ◽  
Simulation Research ◽  
Integrated Simulation ◽  
Network Simulators ◽  
Set Up ◽  
User Friendly

An integrated simulation tool called Video Delivery Simulation Framework over Vehicular Networks (VDSF-VN) is presented. This framework is intended to allow users to conduct experiments related to video transmission in vehicular networks by means of simulation. Research on this topic requires the use of many independent tools, such as traffic and network simulators, intermediate frameworks, video encoders and decoders, converters, platform-dependent scripting languages, data visualisation packages and spreadsheets, and some other tasks are performed manually. The lack of tools necessary to carry out all these tasks in an integrated and efficient way formed the motivation for the development of the VDSF-VN framework. It is managed via two user-friendly applications, GatcomSUMO and GatcomVideo, which allow all the necessary tasks to be accomplished. The first is primarily used to build the network scenario and set up the traffic flows, whereas the second involves the delivery process of the whole video, encoding/decoding video, running simulations, and processing all the experimental results to automatically provide the requested figures, tables and reports. This multiplatform framework is intended to fill the existing gap in this field, and has been successfully used in several experimental tests of vehicular networks.

scholarly journals MESPEUS: a database of the geometry of metal sites in proteins

2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 963-968 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Hsin ◽  
Y. Sheng ◽  
M. M. Harding ◽  
P. Taylor ◽  
M. D. Walkinshaw
Keyword(s):  
Protein Molecule ◽  
Data Bank ◽  
Web Interface ◽  
Coordination Numbers ◽  
Data Resolution ◽  
Metal Metal ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Stored Information ◽  
Interacting Atoms ◽  
User Friendly

A database with details of the geometry of metal sites in proteins has been set up. The data are derived from metalloprotein structures that are in the Protein Data Bank [PDB; Berman, Henrick, Nakamura & Markley (2006).Nucleic Acids Res.35, D301–D303] and have been determined at 2.5 Å resolution or better. The database contains all contacts within the crystal asymmetric unit considered to be chemical bonds to any of the metals Na, Mg, K, Ca, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu or Zn. The stored information includes PDB code, crystal data, resolution of structure determination, refinement program andRfactor, protein class (from PDB header), contact distances, atom names of metal and interacting atoms as they appear in the PDB, site occupancies,Bvalues, coordination numbers, information on coordination shapes, and metal–metal distances. This may be accessed by SQL queries, or by a user-friendly web interface which searches for contacts between specified types of atoms [for example Ca and carboxylate O of aspartate, Co and imidazole Nδ of histidine] or which delivers details of all the metal sites in a specified protein. The web interface allows graphical display of the metal site, on its own or within the whole protein molecule, and may be accessed at http://eduliss.bch.ed.ac.uk/MESPEUS/. Some applications are briefly described, including a study of the characteristics of Mg sites that bind adenosine triphosphate, the derivation of an average Mg—Ophosphatedistance and some problems that arise when average bond distances with high precision are required.

An investigation into critical service determinants of customer to business (C2B) type product returns in retail firms

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (6/7) ◽  
pp. 606-633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamrul Ahsan ◽  
Shams Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Support Service ◽  
Product Returns ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Customer Support ◽  
Reference Guide ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Returns Management ◽  
User Friendly

Purpose – In spite of regular occurrence of product returns, research into determinants of returns services in retail businesses is still limited. To fill the gap, the purpose of this paper is to investigate critical determinants of customer to business type product returns services in the retail industry. Design/methodology/approach – The authors develop a framework of product returns services that consists of three major service categories and 16 returns service determinants. The criticality of the determinants of product returns management are assessed employing the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) based multi-criteria decision-making approach. Under AHP set up the authors interview retail operations managers of major retail firms in Australia to identify critical determinants of product returns services. Findings – Results indicate that the most important returns services dimensions are the way in which returns services are handled through interaction, and the outcome of service delivery. The top five critical service determinants of product returns are related to: communication support service for customer, money back for any type of returns, customer support access, user-friendly interaction, and product replacement. Originality/value – The findings of the study can be considered by senior managers of retail firms as a reference guide for designing efficient and effective returns service systems and developing strategies for competitive advantage through product returns, namely, customer retention.

scholarly journals Developing a Coupling Model System of Global Rainfall Data and Open-Source Model for Water Forecast in Poorly Gauged Basins

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duong Du Bui ◽  
Duc Minh Tran ◽  
Huong Thi Vu ◽  
Nuong Thi Bui
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Input Data ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Coupling Model ◽  
Source Model ◽  
Rainfall Data ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Set Up ◽  
User Friendly

Water security is under severe pressures from human interventions and climate change in all over the world and improved water forecast is essential for water management. HYPE is a semi-distributed hydrographic model, running on Windows or Linux operating systems. The code of the model is written by the Fortran programming language and open source as Lesser GNU Public License. HYPE has been becoming a widely used tool in the forecasting of transboundary flows. However, the application of HYPE encounters many difficulties in processing input data and serving the construction, calibration, and validation of the model. This article introduces the development of the V-HYPE tool that helps a couple of global rainfall data and HYPE model for operational use. V-HYPE allows developing a user-friendly interface and setting parameters of the HYPE model as well as evaluating errors and transforming and visually displaying the results of the model. Besides, the V-HYPE has the ability to show related maps (i.e. sub-basins, river network, lake, and dams, etc), set up input data, automatically download global rainfall data, and visually display results on WebGIS. V-HYPE also can generate bulletins supporting for operational water resources warning and forecasting works in Vietnam. The utilities of this tool are demonstrated in the case study of Serepok river basin.This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited.

scholarly journals ProsNet – a Modelica library for prosumer-based heat networks: description and validation

2021 ◽  
Vol 2042 (1) ◽  
pp. 012031
Author(s):  
I Elizarov ◽  
T Licklederer
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Heat Generation ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
District Heating ◽  
Heating Systems ◽  
Heat Networks ◽  
Operating Modes ◽  
Set Up ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Steady State Performance

Abstract Prosumer-based heat networks are a new concept in district heating systems that uses the ability of prosumers to operate as either producers or consumers. This type of networks allows for utilizing distributed heat generation and renewable energy sources. A broad range of individual operating modes, heat generation technologies, and topologies determine complex thermo-hydraulic behavior of such networks. Simulations help gain insights into their properties. In this paper, a Modelica library ProsNet is presented for such simulations. It is designed to set up models of prosumer-based heat networks to investigate their dynamic and steady-state performance in a user-friendly way. Important models of the library are described in more detail. Finally, a successful validation of the developed components was performed by comparing simulation results with another software for modeling bidirectional heat networks in steady-state.

scholarly journals Generation of Cobalt-Containing Nanoparticles on Carbon via Pyrolysis of a Cobalt Corrole and Its Application in the Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes

Catalysts ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Jessica Michalke ◽  
Michael Haas ◽  
Dominik Krisch ◽  
Thomas Bögl ◽  
Stephan Bartling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Active Material ◽  
Metal Catalyst ◽  
Noble Metal Catalyst ◽  
Wet Impregnation ◽  
Laboratory Bench ◽  
Gas Atmosphere ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Heterogeneous Hydrogenation ◽  
User Friendly

We report on the manufacture of a state-of-the-art heterogeneous non-noble metal catalyst, which is based on a molecularly well-defined phosphine-tagged cobalt corrole complex. This precursor compound is readily synthesized from convenient starting materials while the active material is obtained through wet-impregnation of the pertinent metalliferous macrocycle onto carbon black followed by controlled pyrolysis of the loaded carrier material under an inert gas atmosphere. Thus, the obtained composite was then applied in the heterogeneous hydrogenation of various nitroarenes to yield a vast array of valuable aniline derivatives that were conveniently isolated as their hydrochloride salts. The introduced catalytic protocol is robust and user-friendly with the entire assembly of the reaction set-up enabling the conduction of the experiments on the laboratory bench without any protection from air.

scholarly journals Random Assignment with a Smile: How to Love “TheRandomiser”

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 233-237
Author(s):  
Benedict Linton ◽  
Barak Ariel
Keyword(s):  
Random Assignment ◽  
Access To Treatment ◽  
Text Format ◽  
Plain Text ◽  
Treatment Providers ◽  
Online Portal ◽  
Police Agencies ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Randomised Controlled ◽  
User Friendly

Abstract Objectives This note describes a free online portal (www.therandomiser.co.uk) that allows researchers to design randomised controlled trials and then delegate the random assignment process to pracademics delivering the experiment. Methods Observation of the use of this tool in repeated randomised trials in police agencies. Findings Researchers are able to design RCTs using the online portal, which offers many ways to customise the experimental design. Results are downloadable in excel or plain text format. Researchers can grant access to treatment providers, enabling them to log in securely, enter identifiers for cases, and assign different treatments to each case. Email notifications of assignment can be sent to designated list of recipients who can track the allocation of treatments. This tool delivers this functionality at zero cost and at the time of writing is being used by 78 researchers, who have set up 70 experiments that have processed 5778 randomisations. Conclusions TheRandomiser has been used in multiple experiments with feedback suggesting it is a powerful and user-friendly tool. The ability to deliver trickle-flow randomisation with high degrees of researcher control are attractive, as is the ability to edit an unlimited number of qualification questions prior to randomisation.

Low Cost, User-Controlled Peroneal Stimulator for Foot Drop in Patients With Stroke

2022 ◽  
pp. 279-303
Author(s):  
Kriti Mishra ◽  
Raji Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Foot Drop ◽  
Ankle Foot Orthosis ◽  
Mixed Response ◽  
Angle Change ◽  
Ankle Angle ◽  
Set Up ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Foot Orthosis ◽  
Walking Endurance

Foot drop is a common disabling condition following stroke. It has been conventionally managed using an ankle foot orthosis (AFO). An alternate rehabilitation option is the functional electrical stimulation (FES) systems that has undergone numerous improvisations over past few decades to make it more efficient and user friendly. This chapter aims to evaluate a prototype low-cost FES device in an Indian rehabilitation set-up to match the patients' cultural and socio-economic needs. It illustrates a pilot study designed to test the orthotic and clinical efficacy of the device in terms of dynamic ankle angle change during ambulation and comparing the walking speed and endurance with the AFO. A significant change with nearly two-thirds of normal ankle angle change during swing phase of the gait cycle was observed with nearly equivalent orthotic effects in terms of walking endurance and speed. In terms of receptivity, the device received a mixed response from the patients regarding its effectiveness as an orthosis.

scholarly journals Instrument for Label-Free Detection of Noncoding RNAs

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Noy ◽  
Roger Steiner ◽  
Joerg Voelkle ◽  
Martin Hegner ◽  
Christof Fattinger
Keyword(s):  
Noncoding Rnas ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Label Free ◽  
Cantilever Arrays ◽  
Label Free Detection ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Direct Binding ◽  
Experimental Protocols ◽  
Set Up ◽  
User Friendly

We set up a label-free direct binding assay for the detection of noncoding RNAs. The assay is based on nanomechanical cantilever arrays for the detection of surface stress induced by immobilized biomolecules and their interaction partners. We used various means to significantly reduce the drift of the cantilever readout that was a prominent feature in experiments with readout in stationary fluid before and after sample injection. Major improvements were achieved by focusing on a faster system equilibration (for instance temperature control and diffusion independence). Experimental protocols were improved to provide user-friendly and less time-consuming measurements. Further enhancements were achieved by, for example, using pre-gold-coated cantilever array wafers compared to individually prepared ones and a directly implemented data analysis tool as real-time feature of the measurement software. We have demonstrated picomolar specific biomarker target detection and can easily distinguish modified targets with single-nucleotide mismatches that hybridize with lower affinity.

Design and Manufacture of an Ergonomic Computer Pen

2013 ◽  
Vol 824 ◽  
pp. 239-245
Author(s):  
O. Odeghe ◽  
U.J. Udosen
Keyword(s):  
Normal Mouse ◽  
Handwriting Recognition ◽  
Input Device ◽  
Repetitive Strain Injuries ◽  
English Alphabet ◽  
Computer Input ◽  
Repetitive Strain ◽  
Set Up ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Design And Manufacture

A user friendly ergonomic computer input pen capable of obviating the use of the keyboard has been developed. It integrates the standard or conventional mouse functions with the touch stick input device functions. The pen-shaped input device developed can perform the normal mouse functions of scrolling and clicking together with handwriting recognition functions. From the stand point of ergonomic considerations, an input device which does not involve the keyboard and allows an operator to work efficiently is to be preferred in order to reduce the medical conditions called cumulative traumatic disorders (CTD) and repetitive strain injuries (RSI). A test set up to determine the acceptability of the ergonomic input pen using participants drawn from traditional mouse and keyboard users indicated a preference for the ergonomic computer pen. Also the average time by 15 participants to type a particular sentence containing all the letters of the English alphabet using the keyboard was 39.6 seconds, while the average time of the same 15 participants to write the same sentence using the ergonomic pen was 38.5 seconds.

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