This paper presents a framework for the conversion of audiotape spoken books to full featured digital talking books. It is developed within the context of the IPSOM project. The introduction of search, cross-referencing and annotation mechanisms, with multimedia and trough multimodal capabilities are considered. Different formats and standards are taken into consideration, as well as different ...

We propose a new method of ensuring the redundant storage of information on tertiary storage, especially tape storage. Conventional methods for redundant data storage on tape include mirroring (storing the data twice) and Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Tapes (RAIT). Mirroring incurs high storage costs, while RAIT is inflexible because special hardware is used and all tapes in a stripe must be ...

The propagation of electrical trees in bent sections of mica tapes is described. The investigations have been made because tapes in coil insulations of high voltage rotating machines cannot always be wound in a perfectly even manner. The tapes are bent at the coil edges, at places where tapes overlap or due to the tapingand manufacturing process. Possible tape bends were therefore analysed by t...

Can 'they'-government agencies and big business-discover too much about the individual too easily? One implication of the growth of data banks could be discrimination and monitoring on an Orwellian scale.

This paper demonstrates the application of full Bayes multivariate linear intervention models to evaluate the impact of the Signal Head Upgrade Program in the City of Surrey, British Columbia. The program was implemented by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) and is aimed at reducing the number of collisions by improving signal visibility. Specific improvements include: upgradi...

The need for hot water in residential buildings requires a significant energy potential. Therefore, an efficient heating system is important to achieve the goal of saving high-grade energy. most simple and cheapest solar heater flat plate collector (FPSC), which can increase thermal fluid by absorbing radiation. performance FPSC comparatively low due dilute nature insolation. advancement being ...