9,656 research outputs found
Unified System on Chip RESTAPI Service (USOCRS)
Abstract. This thesis investigates the development of a Unified System on Chip RESTAPI Service (USOCRS) to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of SOC verification reporting. The research aims to overcome the challenges associated with the transfer, utilization, and interpretation of SoC verification reports by creating a unified platform that integrates various tools and technologies.
The research methodology used in this study follows a design science approach. A thorough literature review was conducted to explore existing approaches and technologies related to SOC verification reporting, automation, data visualization, and API development. The review revealed gaps in the current state of the field, providing a basis for further investigation. Using the insights gained from the literature review, a system design and implementation plan were developed. This plan makes use of cutting-edge technologies such as FASTAPI, SQL and NoSQL databases, Azure Active Directory for authentication, and Cloud services. The Verification Toolbox was employed to validate SoC reports based on the organizationâs standards. The system went through manual testing, and user satisfaction was evaluated to ensure its functionality and usability.
The results of this study demonstrate the successful design and implementation of the USOCRS, offering SOC engineers a unified and secure platform for uploading, validating, storing, and retrieving verification reports. The USOCRS facilitates seamless communication between users and the API, granting easy access to vital information including successes, failures, and test coverage derived from submitted SoC verification reports. By automating and standardizing the SOC verification reporting process, the USOCRS eliminates manual and repetitive tasks usually done by developers, thereby enhancing productivity, and establishing a robust and reliable framework for report storage and retrieval. Through the integration of diverse tools and technologies, the USOCRS presents a comprehensive solution that adheres to the required specifications of the SOC schema used within the organization.
Furthermore, the USOCRS significantly improves the efficiency and effectiveness of SOC verification reporting. It facilitates the submission process, reduces latency through optimized data storage, and enables meaningful extraction and analysis of report data
The nexus between e-marketing, e-service quality, e-satisfaction and e-loyalty: a cross-sectional study within the context of online SMEs in Ghana
The spread of the Internet, the proliferation of mobile devices, and the onset of the COVID-19
pandemic have given impetus to online shopping in Ghana and the subregion. This situation
has also created opportunities for SMEs to take advantage of online marketing technologies.
However, there is a dearth of studies on the link between e-marketing and e-loyalty in terms
of online shopping, thereby creating a policy gap on the prospects for business success for
online SMEs in Ghana. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to examine the relationship
between the main independent variable, e-marketing and the main dependent variable, e-loyalty, as well as the mediating roles of e-service quality and e-satisfaction in the link between
e-marketing and e-loyalty. The study adopted a positivist stance with a quantitative method.
The study was cross-sectional in nature with the adoption of a descriptive correlational design.
A Structural Equation Modelling approach was employed to examine the nature of the
associations between the independent, mediating and dependent variables. A sensitivity
analysis was also conducted to control for the potential confounding effects of the
demographic factors. A sample size of 1,293 residents in Accra, Ghana, who had previously
shopped online, responded to structured questionnaire in an online survey via Google Docs.
The IBM SPSS Amos 24 software was used to analyse the data collected. Positive
associations were found between the key constructs in the study: e-marketing, e-service
quality, e-satisfaction and e-Loyalty. The findings from the study gave further backing to the
diffusion innovation theory, resource-based view theory, and technology acceptance model.
In addition, e-service quality and e-satisfaction individually and jointly mediated the
relationship between e-marketing and e-loyalty. However, these mediations were partial,
instead of an originally anticipated full mediation. In terms of value and contribution, this is the
first study in a developing economy context to undertake a holistic examination of the key
marketing performance variables within an online shopping context. The study uniquely tested
the mediation roles of both e-service quality and e-satisfaction in the link between e-marketing
and e-loyalty. The findings of the study are novel in the e-marketing literature as they
unearthed the key antecedents of e-loyalty for online SMEs in a developing economy context.
The study suggested areas for further related studies and also highlighted the limitations
ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy-Linked Chemometrics:A Novel Approach to the Analysis and Control of the Invasive Species Japanese Knotweed
Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica), an invasive plant species, causes negative environmental and socio-economic impacts. A female clone in the United Kingdom, its extensive rhizome system enables rapid vegetative spread. Plasticity permits this species to occupy a broad geographic range and survive harsh abiotic conditions. It is notoriously difficult to control with traditional management strategies, which include repetitive herbicide application and costly carbon-intensive rhizome excavation. This problem is complicated by crossbreeding with the closely related species, Giant knotweed (Reynoutria sachalinensis), to give the more vigorous hybrid, Bohemian knotweed (Fallopia x Bohemica) which produces viable seed. These species, hybrids, and backcrosses form a morphologically similar complex known as Japanese knotweed âsensu latoâ and are often misidentified. The research herein explores the opportunities offered by advances in the application of attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy-linked chemometrics within plant sciences, for the identification and control of knotweed, to enhance our understanding of knotweed biology, and the potential of this technique. ATR-FTIR spectral profiles of Japanese knotweed leaf material and xylem sap samples, which include important biological absorptions due to lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids, were used to: identify plants from different growing regions highlighting the plasticity of this clonal species; differentiate between related species and hybrids; and predict key physiological characteristics such as hormone concentrations and root water potential. Technical advances were made for the application of ATR-FTIR spectroscopy to plant science, including definition of the environmental factors that exert the most significant influence on spectral profiles, evaluation of sample preparation techniques, and identification of key wavenumbers for prediction of hormone concentrations and abiotic stress. The presented results cement the position of concatenated mid-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning as a powerful approach for the study of plant biology, extending its reach beyond the field of crop science to demonstrate a potential for the discrimination between and control of invasive plant species
PLA Logistics and Sustainment: PLA Conference 2022
The US Army War College Peopleâs Liberation Army Conference (PLA) Conference was held March 31 to April 2, 2022, at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.
The conference focused on PLA logistics and sustainment. As the PLA continues to build and modernize its combat forces, it is important to examine if the capabilities meant to support combat operations are also being developed.
Specific topics included: 1) Chinaâs national-level logistics, including how China mobilizes national resources for the military and how it provides joint logistics support to the PLA Theater Commands; 2) the logistics capabilities of the different PLA services, especially the Army, Navy, and Air Forces; 3) PLA logistics in Chinaâs remote regions, such as airpower projection in the Western Theater Command along the Indian border; and, 4) the PLAâs ability to sustain overseas operations at its base in Djibouti.
Despite notable potential shortfalls and points of friction, the PLA has successfully sustained counterpiracy maritime operations for many years and conducted noncombatant evacuation operations well-distant from China. It is increasingly able to move forces across the vast distances of China and conduct large training exercises. Far more must be known about PLA sustainment and logistics before the hard questions about PLA operational reach and endurance can be answered.https://press.armywarcollege.edu/monographs/1954/thumbnail.jp
Investigating the use of multimodal screencasts to teach disciplinary concepts in higher education.
This research study explores the use of multimodal lecture screencasts to teach disciplinary concepts in an Irish higher education (HE) context. It builds on an Inquiry Graphics (IG) framework, extending it into a multimodal inquiry framework (MMI) to examine screencasts crafted by lecturers to teach key concepts within their discipline. Multimodality is a widely recognised and applied approach that observes communication as including language but also encompassing other modes of communication, such as sound, image, touch, gesture, feeling, etc. However, studies that provide an in-depth examination of multimodality in teaching and learning in higher education are still scarce. The proposed MMI framework provides a lens to explore graphic-pictorial, linguistic, aural, and spatial- design modes and analyse the semiotic organisation of lecturersâ screencasts, to understand how multimodality relates to teaching and reveals lecturersâ semiotic choices. Qualitative IG elicitation interviews were conducted with 16 HE lecturers from a range of disciplines, where the IG framework provided an analytical opportunity to co-examine the underlying assumptions about how content is presented multimodally. An awareness of the semiotic dimensions of each mode was uncovered, along with structures within the lecturersâ sociocultural context which influenced their decision-making. The use of the MMI framework revealed the semiotic purpose of the graphic-pictorial elements primarily as unprobed representations of the chosen concept. Linguistic choices helped explain the concept within the discipline, while prosodic features of the voice, along with music, were often used intentionally by the lecturer to highlight the relative importance of the elements on screen. The enactment of software features in the screencast design indicated lecturersâ embodied cognition through multimedia, along with digital fluency. The MMI framework may be a helpful teaching tool to support HE lecturers in video and multimedia analysis to unpack the plurality of conceptual representations within multimodal digital artefacts
A fault tolerant, peer-to-peer based scheduler for home grids
This thesis presents a fault-tolerant, Peer-to-Peer (P2P) based grid scheduling system for highly dynamic and highly heterogeneous environments, such as home networks, where we can find a variety of devices (laptops, PCs, game consoles, etc.) and networks.
The number of devices found in a house that are capable of processing data has been increasing in the last few years. However, being able to process data does not mean that these devices are powerful, and, in a home environment, there will be a demand for some applications that need significant computing resources, beyond the capabilities of a single domestic device, such as a set top box (examples of such applications are TV recommender systems, image processing and photo indexing systems). A computational grid is a possible solution for this problem, but the constrained environment in the home makes it difficult to use conventional grid scheduling technologies, which demand a powerful infrastructure.
Our solution is based on the distribution of the matchmaking task among providers, leaving the final allocation decision to a central scheduler that can be running on a limited device without a big loss in performance.
We evaluate our solution by simulating different scenarios and configurations against the Opportunistic Load Balance (OLB) scheduling heuristic, which we found to be the best option for home grids from the existing solutions that we analysed. The results have shown that our solution performs similar or better to OLB. Furthermore, our solution also provides fault tolerance, which is not achieved with OLB, and we have formally verified the behaviour our solution against two cases of network partition failure
Computerspielforschung: InterdisziplinÀre Einblicke in das digitale Spiel und seine kulturelle Bedeutung
Computerspiele sind ein wichtiger Bestandteil der digitalisierten Medienkultur der Gegenwart. Seit der Jahrtausendwende ist auch das wissenschaftliche Interesse an digitalen Spielen und ihrer lebensweltlichen Bedeutung gestiegen. Die Digital Game Studies sind interdisziplinĂ€r angelegt, und der vorliegende Sammelband vermittelt einen breiten Einblick in aktuelle AnsĂ€tze, Modelle, Methoden und Ergebnisse verschiedener beteiligter Fachdisziplinen. SpĂ€testens seit den 1980er Jahren haben sich digitale Spiele in der Lebenswelt von Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen ausgebreitet und so maĂgeblich zur Verbreitung von Computertechnologie in privaten Haushalten beigetragen. Inzwischen werden digitale Spiele von Menschen fast aller Altersgruppen gespielt, sei es auf einem Smartphone, einer Spielkonsole, einem PC oder einem anderen EndgerĂ€t. In den AnfĂ€ngen der Computerspielforschung standen hĂ€ufig mögliche negative Wirkungen oder Begleiterscheinungen des digitalen Spielens im Fokus des Interesses. Seit der Jahrtausendwende hat sich die Forschung erheblich ausgeweitet, ausdifferenziert und auch konsolidiert. Die Digital Game Studies wenden sich z.B. den Spielen als kulturellen Artefakten, den Spielpraktiken als Alltagskulturen und den Spielenden als aktiv Handelnden im sozialen und gesellschaftlichen Kontext zu. Beteiligt an diesem Forschungsfeld sind u.a. Literatur-, Kultur- und Medienwissenschaft, Sozial-, Erziehungs- und Kommunikationswissenschaft, Design- und Kunstwissenschaft, Psychologie und Informatik etc. Der vorliegende Band vermittelt einen aktuellen und breit angelegten Einblick in das interdisziplinĂ€re Feld der Digital Game Studies. Die BeitrĂ€ge fokussieren im ersten Teil die Nutzung und die Nutzenden digitaler Spiele, und berĂŒcksichtigen dabei auch neuere technische Entwicklungen (wie VR-Games) und gesellschaftliche Rahmenbedingungen (Computerspiele in Corona-Zeiten). Im zweiten Teil stehen Fragen des Designs und der Analyse digitaler Spiele und ihrer MedialitĂ€t im Mittelpunkt. Im dritten Teil schlieĂlich werden soziale, gesellschaftliche und kulturelle Kontexte von Computerspielen untersucht. Das Ziel des Bandes ist zugleich, die spezifischen theoretischen und methodischen AnsĂ€tze der unterschiedlichen Fachdisziplinen zu illustrieren, mit denen sie sich den Spielen, den Spielenden und den Kontexten zuwenden
A METHOD AND PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR MANAGING EXPENSES BY USING A PAYMENT CARD
The present disclosure relates to a method and payment system for making payments from a specific account. The method includes receiving a transaction request from a user for making a payment of at least one of, travel expense or miscellaneous expense. Followed by determining a payment account by detecting a transaction domain based on predefined keywords associated with the transaction request. The payment account is associated with at least one of, travel expense or miscellaneous expense. Thereafter, redirecting the transaction request to the identified payment account and performing a verification to check whether balance associated with the identified payment account satisfies an amount associated with the transaction request. Finally, approving the transaction request based on the verification for making the payment
Data Rescue : defining a comprehensive workflow that includes the roles and responsibilities of the research library.
Thesis (PhD (Research))--University of Pretoria, 2023.This study, comprising a case study at a selected South African research institute, focused on the creation of a workflow model for data rescue indicating the roles and responsibilities of the research library. Additional outcomes of the study include a series of recommendations addressing the troublesome findings that revealed data at risk to be a prevalent reality at the selected institute, showing the presence of a multitude of factors putting data at risk, disclosing the profusion of data rescue obstacles faced by researchers, and uncovering that data rescue at the institute is rarely implemented.
The study consists of four main parts: (i) a literature review, (ii) content analysis of literature resulting in the creation of a data rescue workflow model, (iii) empirical data collection methods , and (iv) the adaptation and revision of the initial data rescue model to present a recommended version of the model.
A literature review was conducted and addressed data at risk and data rescue terminology, factors putting data at risk, the nature, diversity and prevalence of data rescue projects, and the rationale for data rescue.
The second part of the study entailed the application of content analysis to selected documented data rescue workflows, guidelines and models. Findings of the analysis led to the identification of crucial components of data rescue and brought about the creation of an initial Data Rescue Workflow Model. As a first draft of the model, it was crucial that the model be reviewed by institutional research experts during the next main stage of the study.
The section containing the study methodology culminates in the implementation of four different empirical data collection methods. Data collected via a web-based questionnaire distributed to a sample of research group leaders (RGLs), one-on-one virtual interviews with a sample of the aforementioned RGLs, feedback supplied by RGLs after reviewing the initial Data Rescue Workflow Model, and a focus group session held with institutional research library experts resulted in findings producing insight into the instituteâs data at risk and the state of data rescue.
Feedback supplied by RGLs after examining the initial Data Rescue Workflow Model produced a list of concerns linked to the model and contained suggestions for changes to the model. RGL feedback was at times unrelated to the model or to data and necessitated the implementation of a mini focus group session involving institutional research library experts. The mini focus group session comprised discussions around requirements for a data rescue workflow model.
The consolidation of RGL feedback and feedback supplied by research library experts enabled the creation of a recommended Data Rescue Workflow Model, with the model also indicating the various roles and responsibilities of the research library.
The contribution of this research lies primarily in the increase in theoretical knowledge regarding data at risk and data rescue, and culminates in the presentation of a recommended Data Rescue Workflow Model. The model not only portrays crucial data rescue activities and outputs, but also indicates the roles and responsibilities of a sector that can enhance and influence the prevalence and execution of data rescue projects. In addition, participation in data rescue and an understanding of the activities and steps portrayed via the model can contribute towards an increase in the skills base of the library and information services sector and enhance collaboration projects with relevant research sectors. It is also anticipated that the study recommendations and exposure to the model may influence the viewing and handling of data by researchers and accompanying research procedures.Information SciencePhD (Research)Unrestricte
- âŠ