The SciX (Open, self organising repository for scientific information exchange) project is funded by the European Commission in order to demonstrate the feasibility of new alternative models of scientific publishing made possible by the Internet. The project builds upon the previous experience of some of the partners in running an electronic peer reviewed journal and in setting up an e-prints a...

In the study of coupled chaotic oscillators, investigation of transition of the attractor's region is important problem to clarify spatiotemporal chaos. We observe self-switching phenomena in chaotic oscillators coupled by one resistor. In our system, synchronization of self-switching phenomena is observed for the rst time. The term \synchronization of self-switching phenomena" means that the a...

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We consider the control design for a class of single-input single-output (SISO) switched linear systems of arbitrary order. Our approach is motivated by applications in which the major design objective is to achieve similar behaviour of the closed-loop system in each system mode ensuring stability for arbitrary switching. We study the stability of the resulting closed-loop system and exploit th...

The objective of this paper is to simultaneously survey the foreign exchange risk practices of large UK, USA and Asia Pacific multinational companies (MNCs). It investigated whether foreign exchange risk management practices vary internationally, including for the first time a large sample Asia Pacific MNCs. From 179 (30%) usable responses it is shown that there are statistically significant re...

Parallel alignment of nanotubes can be obtained by dispersion in a self-organizing anisotropic fluid such as a nematic liquid crystal. Exploiting the cooperative reorientation of liquid crystals, the overall direction of the nanotube alignment can be controlled both statically and dynamically by the application of external fields. These can be electric, magnetic, mechanic, or even optic in natu...

This paper focuses on how leaders in Japan, Russia, and Western countries talk about the “war on terrorism.” The paper discusses the difficulties of defining “terrorism,” because, unlike Marxism or capitalism, “terrorism” is not an ideology. Instead the term may be used to designate actions that are used by members of non-governmental organizations against civilian targets. In the case of the “...

We report on the self-organized growth of a regular array of Fe nanoclusters on a nanopatterned magnetite surface. Under oxidizing preparation conditions, the s111d surface of magnetite exhibits a regular superstructure with three-fold symmetry and a 42 Å periodicity. This superstructure represents an oxygen-terminated s111d surface, which is reconstructed to form a periodically strained surfac...

Community-based health information exchanges (HIEs) and efforts to consolidate and house data are growing, given the advent of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) under the Affordable Care Act and other similar population health focused initiatives. The Southeast Michigan Beacon Community (SEMBC) can be looked to as one case study that offers lessons learned, insights on challenges faced and ...

Digitalization of information across organizations has made information exchange between organizations easier. Information exchange, however, requires governmental organizations to define security policies, stating which information can be accessed, processed and indexed by which organizations, when, where and how. Ensuring that the information, once exchanged, stays up-to-date is a real challe...