网络编码的研究进展

网络编码允许网络节点在传统数据转发的基础上参与数据处理,已成为提高网络吞吐量、鲁棒性和安全性的有效方法.在介绍网络编码基本原理的基础上,比较了集中式和分布式网络编码构造方法的优缺点,并对实用网络编码设计中涉及的同步、纠错、编解码速度等问题进行了评述;进而,对网络编码在无线网络、P2P系统、分布式文件存储和网络安全等领域的最新应用进行了总结;最后对网络编码的理论和应用研究的发展趋势进行了分析与展望.设计简单高效的实现机制,并与其他领域的技术如信道编码与调制、路由算法、队列调度以及流媒体技术等的结合,将是网络编码发展的一个重要趋势.

research on user-centered design and recognition pen gestures

Pen-based user interface has become a hot research field in recent years. Pen gesture plays an important role in Pen-based user interfaces. But it’s difficult for UI designers to design, and for users to learn and use. In this purpose, we performed a research on user-centered design and recognition pen gestures. We performed a survey of 100 pen gestures in twelve famous pen-bases systems to find problems of pen gestures currently used. And we conducted a questionnaire to evaluate the matching degree between commands and pen gestures to discover the characteristics that a good pen gestures should have. Then cognition theories were applied to analyze the advantages of those characteristics in helping improving the learnability of pen gestures. From these, we analyzed the pen gesture recognition effect and presented some improvements on features selection in recognition algorithm of pen gestures. Finally we used a couple of psychology experiments to evaluate twelve pen gestures designed based on the research. It shows those gestures is better for user to learn and use. Research results of this paper can be used for designer as a primary principle to design pen gestures in pen-based systems.

A survey for paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) in Vancouver Harbour

Shellfish samples were collected from seven inter-tidal and two sub-tidal sites between 23 May and 8 June 1999 in Vancouver Harbour and were analysed for paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) using a mouse bioassay. PSP was detected in mussels collected at four sampling sites in English Bay and Burrard Inlet, at a concentration below 20 mug saxitoxin equivalents (STXeq)/100 g wet weight. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.