794 research outputs found
La traduzione specializzata all’opera per una piccola impresa in espansione: la mia esperienza di internazionalizzazione in cinese di Bioretics© S.r.l.
Global markets are currently immersed in two all-encompassing and unstoppable processes: internationalization and globalization. While the former pushes companies to look beyond the borders of their country of origin to forge relationships with foreign trading partners, the latter fosters the standardization in all countries, by reducing spatiotemporal distances and breaking down geographical, political, economic and socio-cultural barriers. In recent decades, another domain has appeared to propel these unifying drives: Artificial Intelligence, together with its high technologies aiming to implement human cognitive abilities in machinery. The “Language Toolkit – Le lingue straniere al servizio dell’internazionalizzazione dell’impresa” project, promoted by the Department of Interpreting and Translation (Forlì Campus) in collaboration with the Romagna Chamber of Commerce (Forlì-Cesena and Rimini), seeks to help Italian SMEs make their way into the global market. It is precisely within this project that this dissertation has been conceived. Indeed, its purpose is to present the translation and localization project from English into Chinese of a series of texts produced by Bioretics© S.r.l.: an investor deck, the company website and part of the installation and use manual of the Aliquis© framework software, its flagship product. This dissertation is structured as follows: Chapter 1 presents the project and the company in detail; Chapter 2 outlines the internationalization and globalization processes and the Artificial Intelligence market both in Italy and in China; Chapter 3 provides the theoretical foundations for every aspect related to Specialized Translation, including website localization; Chapter 4 describes the resources and tools used to perform the translations; Chapter 5 proposes an analysis of the source texts; Chapter 6 is a commentary on translation strategies and choices
Tradition and Innovation in Construction Project Management
This book is a reprint of the Special Issue 'Tradition and Innovation in Construction Project Management' that was published in the journal Buildings
Remote file access over low-speed lines
A link between microcomputer and mainframe can be useful in several ways, even when, as is usually the case, the link is only a normal terminal line. One interesting example is the ‘Integrated application’, which divides a task between microcomputer and mainframe and can offer several benefits; in particular, reducing load on the mainframe and permitting a more advanced user interface than possible on a conventional terminal.
Because integrated applications consist of two co-operating programs, they are much more difficult to construct than a single program. It would be much easier to implement integrated applications concerned with the display and/or modification of data in mainframe files if the microcomputer could confine its dealings with the mainframe to a suitable file server. However, file servers do not appear practical for use over slow (compared to disc access speed) terminal lines.
It was proposed to alleviate the problems caused by the slow link with extended file operations, which would allow time-consuming file operations such as searching or copying between files to be done in the file server. It was discovered after attempting such a system that extended file operations are not, by themselves, sufficient; but, allied to a record-based file model and asynchronous operations (i.e. file operations that do not suspend the user program until they complete), useful results could be obtained.
This thesis describes FLAP, a file server for use over terminal lines which incorporates these ideas, and MMMS, an inter-application transport protocol used by FLAP for communication between the microcomputer file interface and the mainframe server.
Two simple FLAP applications are presented, a customer records maintenance program and a screen editor. Details are given of their construction and response time in use at various line speeds
Development of a microencapsulated functional ingredient formulated with the neurotransmitter GABA and the Lactiplantibacillus plantarum K16 produced through biotechnological processes
208 p.This PhD thesis has developed a new functional ingredient characterised by the novelty of combining anew L. plantarum K16 strain, isolated from the fermented food Kimchi, with the postbiotic metaboliteGABA produced by a fermentation process using agri-food by-products as substrate media. According tothe scientific literature, this functional ingredient intends to exert a beneficial effect on human health byacting in the intestine, guaranteeing a synergistic effect of the probiotic and GABA. The first step in thedeveloping process was focused on isolating and characterising a GABA-producer lactic acid strain fromfermented food kimchi. Then, am evaluation of the ability to produce GABA by this strain wasconducted, firstly, using commercial MRS broth where the effect of different parameters was assessed.Next, several agri-food by-products have been selected to be used as fermentation media due, on onehand, to their high environmental impact and, on the other hand, to their nutritional value for developinglow-cost culture media. Finally, one of this agri-food by-products was chosen to grow the isolatedbacteria and to produce GABA with it, for finally develop a microencapsulated functional ingredient.Tecnalia Research and Innovatio
Enhancing State Estimator for Autonomous Race Car : Leveraging Multi-modal System and Managing Computing Resources
This paper introduces an innovative approach to enhance the state estimator
for high-speed autonomous race cars, addressing challenges related to
unreliable measurements, localization failures, and computing resource
management. The proposed robust localization system utilizes a Bayesian-based
probabilistic approach to evaluate multimodal measurements, ensuring the use of
credible data for accurate and reliable localization, even in harsh racing
conditions. To tackle potential localization failures during intense racing, we
present a resilient navigation system. This system enables the race car to
continue track-following by leveraging direct perception information in
planning and execution, ensuring continuous performance despite localization
disruptions. Efficient computing resource management is critical to avoid
overload and system failure. We optimize computing resources using an efficient
LiDAR-based state estimation method. Leveraging CUDA programming and GPU
acceleration, we perform nearest points search and covariance computation
efficiently, overcoming CPU bottlenecks. Real-world and simulation tests
validate the system's performance and resilience. The proposed approach
successfully recovers from failures, effectively preventing accidents and
ensuring race car safety.Comment: arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:2207.1223
PROOF-OF-CONCEPT SOLUTION FOR RE-CENT SERVICE METHOD DESIGN
Με την αύξηση των κινητών συσκευών και παράλληλα του όγκου δεδομένων που λαμβάνονται και μεταδίδονται από αυτές, η τωρινή αρχιτεκτονική του κινητού δικτύου αντιμετωπίζει προκλήσεις στην προσαρμογή τους. Τα τελευταία χρόνια, εμφανίζονται καινοτόμες αρχιτεκτονικές δικτύου που παρέχουν λύσεις στα προβλήματα που υπάρχουν στην τωρινή αρχιτεκτονική δικτύου. Μία τέτοια μέθοδος είναι η προσέγγιση σχεδίασης υπηρεσιών RE-CENT. Σε αυτήν τη διατριβή, παρουσιάζουμε μία λύση προσέγγισης απόδειξης βασισμένη στη μέθοδο υπηρεσίας RE-CENT, χρησιμοποιώντας ευρέως διαθέσιμο υλικό και λογισμικό. Αναλύουμε i) την αρχιτεκτονική αυτής της λύσης, διαχωρίζοντας τα κύρια της συστατικά καθώς και τις τεχνολογίες που χρησιμοποιούνται τόσο στο επίπεδο του δικτύου όσο και της εφαρμογής, ii) τα βήματα του πρωτοκόλλου που σχεδιάστηκε για την επικοινωνία τους και iii) τις περιπτώσεις δοκιμών που μετρούν την αποτελεσματικότητα της λύσης. Μέσω των αποτελεσμάτων μας, αποδείξαμε την εφικτότητα της λύσης, χωρίς καμία ποινή στην απόδοση, ανεξαρτήτως αριθμού ταυτόχρονων κινητών χρηστών και ποσότητας δεδομένων που αιτούνται και μεταδίδονται μέσω του δικτύου.With the increase in mobile devices and simultaneously the volume of data received and transmitted by them, the current mobile network architecture faces challenges in accommodating them. In recent years, innovative network architectures have emerged, providing solutions to the issues present in the current network architecture. One such method is the RE-CENT service design approach. In this thesis, we present a proof-of-concept solution based on the RE-CENT service method, by utilizing widely available hardware and software. We analyze i) the architecture of this solution by breaking it down to its main components as well as the technologies used for both the network and application layer, ii) the steps of the protocol designed for their communications and iii) the test cases that measure the effectiveness of the solution. Through our results we showed the viability of the proof-of-concept solution, having no penalty in performance no matter the number of concurrent mobile users and amount of data requested and transmitted through the network
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