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Torque meter aids study of hysteresis motor rings
Torque meter, simulating hysteresis motor operation, allows rotor ring performance characteristics to be analyzed. The meter determines hysteresis motor torque and actual stresses of the ring due to its mechanical situation and rotation, aids in the study of asymmetries or defects in motor rings, and measures rotational hysteresis
HCMM imagery for the discrimination of rock types, the detection of geothermal energy sources and the assessment of soil moisture content in western Queensland and adjacent parts of New South Wales and South Australia
The author has identified the following significant results. Day-visible and day-IR imagery of northwest Queensland show that large scale geological features like the Mitakoodi anticlinorium, which involves rocks of contrasting lithological type, can be delineated. North of Cloncurry, the contrasting lithological units of the Knapdale quartzite and bedded argillaceous limestones within the Proterozoic Corella sequence are clearly delineated in the area of the Dugald River Lode. Major structural features in the Mount Isa area are revealed on the day-visible cover. Which provides similar but less detailed information than the LANDSAT imagery. The day-IR cover provides less additional information for areas of outcropping bedrock than had been expected. Initial studies of the day-IR and night-IR cover for parts of South Australia suggest that they contain additional information on geology compared with day-visible cover
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Rethinking privacy in social networks: A case study of beacon
Popular online social network sites (SNS) such as Facebook and Bebo are technological platforms that are posing questions about personal privacy. This paper contributes to our understanding of the nature and form of online privacy by critically analysing the issues surrounding the failed launch of Facebookâs advertising tool Beacon. Beacon is an interesting case study because it highlighted the complexity of information ownership in an online social network. Qualitative data was gathered from 29 weblogs (blogs) representing user opinions published between 6th November 2007(when Beacon was launched) and 28th February 2008 (when commentary had dwindled). A thematic analysis of the blogs suggest that concerns such as commercialism, terms of service (TOS), lack of user control, lack of user awareness and data protection are factors that influence user perceptions of information ownership as a subset of online privacy
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A heuristic evaluation of the Facebook's advertising tool beacon
Interface usability is critical to the successful adoption of information systems. The aim of this study is to evaluate interface of Facebook's advertising tool Beacon by using privacy heuristics [4]. Beacon represents an interesting case study because of the negative media and user backlash it received. The findings of heuristic evaluation suggest violation of privacy heuristics [4]. Here, analysis identified concerns about user choice and consent, integrity and security of data, and awareness and notice. Beacon was an innovative tool, therefore, its systematic evaluation was needed in order to identify privacy problems, their causes and subsequent consequences. The study provides useful insights to human computer interaction (HCI) designers of online social networks
HCMM and LANDSAT imagery for geological mapping in northwest Queensland
The author has identified the following significant results. Photographic prints made from negatives of day-visible and day-IR cover of selected areas were compared with enhanced color composites generated from LANDSAT computer compatible tapes and films. For geological mapping purposes, HCMM imagery is of limited value. While large scale features like the Mikadoodi anticlinorium, contrasting lithological units, and major structures may be distinguished on day-visible and day-IR cover, the spectral bands are too broad and the resolution too coarse even for regional mapping purposes. The imagery appears to be most useful for drainage studies. Where drainage is seasonal, sequential imagery permits monitoring of broad scale water movement while the day-IR imagery yields valuable information on former channels. In plains areas subject to periodic change of stream courses, comparable IR cover at a larger scale would offer considerable potential for reconstruction of former drainage patterns essential for the correct interpretation of geochemical data relative to mineral exploration
The use of ERTS/LANDSAT imagery in relation to airborne remote sensing for terrain analysis in western Queensland, Australia
The author has identified the following significant results. Series of linears were identified on the March imagery of Lady Annie-Mt. Gordon fault zone area. The series with a WSW-ENE orientation which is normal to the major structural units and also several linears with NNW-SSE orientation appears to be particularly important. Copper mineralization is known at several localities where these linears are intersected by faults. Automated outputs using supervised methods involving the selection of training sets selected by visual recognition of spectral signatures on the color composites obtained from combinations of MSS bands 4, 5 and 7 projected through appropriate filters, were generated
Anomalous low temperature specific heat of He-3 inside nanotube bundles
Helium atoms and hydrogen molecules can be strongly bound inside interstitial
channels within bundles of carbon nanotubes. An exploration of the low energy
and low temperature properties of He-3 atoms is presented here. Recent study of
the analogous He-4 system has shown that the effect of heterogeneity is to
yield a density of states N(E) that is qualitatively different from the
one-dimensional (1D) form of N(E) that would occur for an ideal set of
identical channels. In particular, the functional form of N(E) is that of a 4D
gas near the very lowest energies and a 2D gas at somewhat higher energies.
Similar behavior is found here for He-3. The resulting thermodynamic behavior
of this fermi system is computed, yielding an anomalous form of the heat
capacity and its dependence on coverage.Comment: 11 pages, 6 figure
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