Using time series data of spectral lines originating from a wide range of temperatures in the solar transition region, above a polar coronal hole, from SUMER (Solar Ultraviolet Measurements of Emitted Radiation) on SoHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory), we report on the detection of very long (≈170 min) periodic intensity fluctuations, above the limb. Our data also reveal long periodicities...

We investigate enhanced EW corrections to inclusive hard processes in the TeV energy region with emphasis on the small-x situation, in which the hard scale Q is significantly smaller than the available energy √ s ≡ Q/x. We first propose and justify a general factorization formula in which the (double-log) EW form factor at scale Q is factorized from EW parton distribution functions, which satis...

Line widths derived from observational data obtained by SUMER onboard SOHO in August 1996 at disk center and at the limb are used to confront those derived via assuming Alfvén and/or magneto-acoustic wave heating. The observational data clearly shows a center-to-limb variation in the upper chromospheric and transition region lines, with only a marginal difference in the coronal lines in the sen...

A survey analysis of innovation information and input sourcing of New South Wales regional exporting firms indicates that the majority of regional exporters were small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The analysis shows that these SMEs have been able to establish their own extensive information linkages into the international economy. Consequently, the need to assess and develop the benefits...

Personal area networks such as home or small office LANs are usually more vulnerable to cyber-attacks than those with dedicated support staff and the ability to invest consistently in security defenses. In this paper we propose leveraging physical characteristics of these personal area networks in order to enable non-technical individuals to secure their networks or at least be aware that their...

‘There is no overwhelming evidence of a significant expansion in this type of employment in the 1980s. The only employment forms for which the evidence of expansion is unambiguous are self-employment and part-time employment. The latter is in any case primarily both permanent and direct employment. Temporary and contract work, homeworking and black economy work are the employment forms where ex...

Based on a random sample of 500 South Yorkshire non-hi-tech manufacturing small, medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) the quantitative findings support the hypothesis that size, strategic, and market orientation associate with innovation. The results show that prospectors are medium-sized companies and small companies, defenders. Prospectors are more innovative and market-oriented than defenders. Th...

New York City is often held up as a successful example of arts-led economic development. Case studies have documented the influx of avant-garde artists and galleries into several neighborhoods, including Greenwich Village, SoHo, and Chelsea, followed by yuppies and boutiques. Some researchers have used these examples to argue that artists and galleries can spur gentrification. An alternative hy...

While entering WTO, Taiwan has become one of the members in the international community of globalization. The medium & small enterprises (M&SE), which accounts for 98 % of Taiwan industries facing even more competition due to insufficient capital, human resources, and limited organization scale. To achieve competitive edges for the globalization requires efficiency in doing business and scale i...

In this theoretical paper we propose an approach to the spatial implications of homeworking derived from the work of social theorist Henri Lefebvre. By highlighting the processes involved in the inherently contested and (re)constructed nature of space in the demarcated home / work environment we suggest a collapse of this demarcation and consider the impact of such a collapse on questions relat...