Technik des Electronic Commerce im Internet mittels Java/JDBC-Anbindung an die relationale Datenbank Oracle

Datenbanken kommen beim Einstieg von Unternehmen in das Inter- oder Intranet eine besondere Bedeutung zu, denn dort sind für den Mitarbeiter bzw. für den Kunden wichtige Informationen vorhanden: Kundenverzeichnisse, Warenwirtschafts- systeme, Rohdaten für Marketinganalysen, Produktkataloge etc. Die einheitliche Einbettung, d.h. Veröffentlichung, dieser Daten war bislang aufgrund der Heterogenität der Betriebssysteme, Datenbanksysteme und der Anwendungen, die mit ihnen arbeiten, oftmals zu aufwendig. Ziel zur Effizienzsteigerung und Wirtschaftlichkeit sollte es jedoch sein, daß alle Mitarbeiter jederzeit Zugriff auf alle Informationen haben, die sie für ihre Aufgaben benötigen, ohne ihren Arbeitsplatz verlassen zu müssen. Dank des World Wide Webs (WWW) und Java ist eine einheitliche Wahl des Betriebssystems heute nicht mehr zwingend, da WWW und Java Anwendungen ermöglichen, die auf beliebigen Rechnern lauffähig sind. Somit lassen sich Informationen im Inter- oder Intranet überall darstellen. Auf der anderen Seite des Informationskanals stehen verschiedenste Arten von Datenbankmanagementsystemen (DBMS), die die benötigten Informationen bereithalten. Dies sind vor allem Adabas, DB2, Informix, MS SQL-Server, Oracle, Sybase, sowie einige kleinere Systeme. Um die Lücke von der Informationsbereithaltung bis hin zur Informations- darstellung zu schließen, hat Sun Microsystems einen Standard definiert, der es Java-Programmen ermöglicht, über das Inter- bzw. Intranet auf relationale DBMS zugreifen zu können. Dieser Standard wird als JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) bezeichet. Hierdurch werden dem Programmierer Klassen, Interfaces und Methoden zur Verfügung gestellt, die ihm den Informationszugriff über das Netz hinweg ermöglichen sollen

Methods for structural design at elevated temperatures

A procedure which can be used to design elevated temperature structures is discussed. The desired goal is to have the same confidence in the structural integrity at elevated temperature as the factor of safety gives on mechanical loads at room temperature. Methods of design and analysis for creep, creep rupture, and creep buckling are presented. Example problems are included to illustrate the analytical methods. Creep data for some common structural materials are presented. Appendix B is description, user's manual, and listing for the creep analysis program. The program predicts time to a given creep or to creep rupture for a material subjected to a specified stress-temperature-time spectrum. Fatigue at elevated temperature is discussed. Methods of analysis for high stress-low cycle fatigue, fatigue below the creep range, and fatigue in the creep range are included. The interaction of thermal fatigue and mechanical loads is considered, and a detailed approach to fatigue analysis is given for structures operating below the creep range

An integrated assessment model with endogenous growth

We introduce endogenous directed technical change into numerical integrated climate and development policy assessment. We distinguish expenditures on innovation (R&D) and imitation (international technology spillovers) and consider the role of capital investment in creating and implementing new technologies. Our main contribution is to calibrate and numerically solve the model and to examine the model’s sensitivity. As an application, we assess a carbon budget-based climate policy and vary the beginning of energy-saving technology transfer. Accordingly, China is a main beneficiary of early technology transfer. Herein, our results highlight the importance of timely international technology transfer for efficiently meeting global emission targets. Most of the consumption gains from endogenous growth are captured in the baseline. Moreover, mitigation costs turn out to be insensitive to changes in most of the parameters of endogenous growth. A higher effectivity of energy-specific relative to labor-specific expenditures on innovation and imitation reduces mitigation costs, though

Influence of a Maternal Dietary Yeast Supplement on Immunoglobulin Concentrations in Foals from Birth to Four Months of Age

Agriculture/Environmental Science: 2nd Place (The Ohio State University Denman Undergraduate Research Forum)Previous studies in multiple species have shown that maternal diet can affect immunoglobulin concentrations in their resulting offspring. To our knowledge, the effect of maternal dietary yeast supplementation on immunoglobulin levels in foals has not been studied. In this study eight Quarter Horse mares (14.5 ± 7.5 yr) were randomly assigned to one of two groups: Yeast or Control. All mares received a control diet of 0.5% BW of a 16% CP pelleted concentrate with water and mixed grass hay ad libitum. Mares in the yeast treatment group also received 1g/45.4 kg of BW/d of a live culture of Saccharomyces cerevisiae from 250 d of gestation to 90 d post-foaling. All mares were vaccinated at d 300 of gestation against Eastern and Western equine encephalomyelitis, equine rhinopneumonitis (EHV-1 and EHV-4), equine influenza (type A2), tetanus and West Nile virus. Blood samples were collected from the foals via jugular venipuncture immediately after parturition (d 0), at 12 and 24 hr and 30, 60, 90, and 120 d post-foaling. Sera samples were analyzed for total IgG including IgGa, IgGb, and IgG(T), as well as IgA, IgM, and IgE concentrations using commercial ELISA kits. Data were analyzed using PROC MIXED of SAS and a p-value of ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Supplementing the maternal diet with live yeast did not influence foal IgGa, IgGb, IgA, IgM, or IgE concentrations. However, IgG(T) concentrations were significantly higher (P = 0.0063) on d 60 post-foaling in foals born from mares fed the yeast supplement compared to controls. Overall, maternal dietary yeast supplementation during late gestation and early lactation did not influence immunoglobulin concentrations in their foals.Academic Major: Animal Science

Integrated assessment modeling: Modules for cooperation

An integrated assessment (IA) model combines knowledge from very different disciplines in view of a practical problem. Most models developed so far are rather monolithic in the sense that it is difficult to combine components from different models for purposes of new assessments. We propose to develop a modular approach to IA based on advances in knowledge management as well as in object oriented software engineering. The incentive structure of modular IA is based on turning the knowledge produced neither into public nor into private, but rather into club goods. Competition amongst modelers becomes a process of discovery at the level of module design and module coupling, with strong synergies between competing teams. Together they develop a community pool of IAM-modules, along with software and know-how for running them in varying combinations

Complete Genome Sequences of Escherichia coli Strains 1303 and ECC-1470 Isolated from Bovine Mastitis

Escherichia coli is the leading causative agent of acute bovine mastitis. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of E. coli O70:H32 strain 1303, isolated from an acute case of bovine mastitis, and E. coli Ont:Hnt strain ECC-1470, isolated from a persistent infection

Results of the German Software Industry Survey 2013

This is the second year that we execute the Software Industry Survey in Germany and publish a report with the main results. As formulated in 2012, our goal is to investigate the current state of the German software industry on a yearly basis. Conclusions are made based on grounded data and empirical findings. We hope that this type of research will contribute to the work of both, practitioners and researchers