Ultra-wideband phased array radar for short-range imaging applications

Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-108).Ultra-wide band (UWB) technology, as defined by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) on February 2002, refers to signals or systems that have bandwidth ≥500 MHz or instantaneous fractional bandwidth ≥0.20 [2]. Compared to the conventional narrowband radar that operates with the same centre frequency, UWB radar offers many advantages, including high spatial resolution, for detecting closely-spaced target; and lower probability of interception, for stealth-like military application. There are many types of UWB waveform. The most obvious and simplest-to-generate UWB waveform is the impulse or short pulse. The pulse width of these impulses is usually sub-nanosecond, which enable a range resolution of 15 cm or less, when it is being transmitted in free space

An Investigation on The Broadband Customers\u27 Satisfaction in Hsinchu Area

With the rapid growth of internet there are about fifty thousands of users get access to the internet in Taiwan area. Given the consensus of internet service providers (ISP’s) that soon will reach seventy-five thousands within two years. This would imply that the users of traditional dial up modems will be facing serious insufficient bandwidth problems. To make the problem worse, the internet applications are moving toward multimedia which always eats up bandwidth faster than expected. Moreover, to join WTO forces Taiwan to relin quish its telecom market to international players. These new players sure will jump into the broadband market. This research is to investigate the household consumers’ satisfaction in Hsinchu area on the broadband networking. The findings pointed out that important demographic variables affecting satisfaction are gender, age, education, and vocation. Additionally, dimensions of customers’ satisfaction do have a negative correlation with customers’ satisfaction. This is to say that when the higher the degree of a concern the lower the customer satisfaction. In general, expected service levels are always higher than that really experienced

Women and Matrimony: A Study of Mona Lisa Smile

This study intended to use the film Mona Lisa Smile (1993) as an example to examine how women in the traditional generation of 1950 were gender stereotyped and used to trade themselves off through marriage in consideration of a cost-and-benefit analysis. However, as the change of women’s gender consciousness from the conservative to the feminist in the USA of 1950, women began to realize their potential and subjectivity, hence questing for liberal spirit and autonomy to choose their career and husbands based on love. The researchers used the qualitative method, with both the primary and secondary data, to facilitate a latent-content analysis. After conducting a content analysis of the film and the script of Mona Lisa Smile, the researchers took notes regarding gender stereotyping and conventional gender norms in social interactions and conducted a literature review of Becker’s side bet theory and Homan’s social exchange theory to investigate how women in America in the 1950s were disciplined to meet the expectation of social norms to fit the notion of conventional matrimony, and how people, both men and women, while choosing their mates, seek the maximum interest and minimum cost. The film Mona Lisa Smile lets readers have a chance to see the transformation of a marital relationship from the old days to modern ones. With raised gender consciousness, women may now subject their choices to their own will and, hence, apply a different definition to the word “marriage.

El efecto de los letreros de información y la posición del diseño de la publicidad impresa en el comportamiento de compra: efecto moderador del conocimiento de la marca y el rango de precios

The purpose of this research is to discover the consumers’ buying behavior influence of information symbols in print advertisements, and also added the brand awareness and price range of the products as the interference, and to find out whether to increase or decrease the information symbols and page layout on purchasing behavior influence. A 3C electrical appliance retail channel in Taiwan has been applied as the research object, concentrating on the advertisement DM during the four promotions in 2013 and the sales volume. There were 1,196 product information and 136 3C electrical appliance brands. According to the variance analysis, the results indicated: First, some information symbols included the positive and negative effects on purchasing behavior; Second, overall, the interference effects only influenced low to medium brand awareness and low price range. In sum, the research generated both theoretical and practical implications and also provided future research advice.El propósito de esta investigación fue descubrir la influencia del comportamiento de compra de los consumidores de los símbolos de información en los anuncios impresos, y también agregó el conocimiento de la marca y el rango de precios de los productos como la interferencia, para averiguar si aumentar o disminuir la información, así como ver la influencia de los símbolos y el diseño de la página sobre el comportamiento de compra. Se ha aplicado un canal minorista de electrodomésticos 3C en Taiwán como objeto de investigación, concentrándose en el DM publicitario durante las cuatro promociones en 2013 y el volumen de ventas. Según el análisis de varianza, los resultados indicaron: Primero, algunos símbolos de información incluían los efectos positivos y negativos sobre el comportamiento de compra; En segundo lugar, en general, los efectos de interferencia solo influyeron en el conocimiento de la marca de bajo a medio y en el rango de precios bajo. En resumen, la investigación generó implicaciones tanto teóricas como prácticas y también brindó asesoramiento para futuras investigaciones

An Empirical Study of Civil Servants’ Lifelong E-Learning Continuance Intention

E-learning is an effective way for job-training and continuous education. In recognizing the need for civil servants to embrace the lifelong learning to sustain competitiveness, many countries around the world have created policies to develop e-learning. This study is focus on civil servants’ e-learning continuance intention and through e-learning experience to achieve lifelong learning. Based on Information system (IS) success model proposed by Seddon (1997) and adding organizational factors (Incentive, Supervisor Support, and Technical Support) to survey civil servants’ e-learning behaviour. The sample for the study was taken from the civil servants in Taiwan who have the experience of using the lifelong e-learning websites. The results also support Seddon’s IS success model. Finally, the implications and limitations of the study are discussed