In this paper, we defined the Zq-linear codes and discussed its various parameters. We constructed Zq-Simplex code and Zq-MacDonald code and found its parameters. We have given a lower and an upper bounds of its covering radius for q is an even integer.

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Weisberg for guidance during this project. We would also like to extend our gratitude to Erin MacDonald and Joe Lyons for invaluable assistance in coding data. All data are available by request. 2 All duties on this paper were shared equally by the authors. Name order is presented alphabetically.

Home based enterprises (HBEs) are an accepted component in the informal sector in rapidly developing cities. However, they have generally received quite a bad press, especially through a concentration on the exploitation evident in piece-rate homework. From our work in low-income neighbourhoods in 1 The author gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the following in the data collection and an...

Adrian Stoica, “Toward Evolvable Hardware Chips: Experiments with a Programmable Transistor Array,” IEEE, Apr. 1999, pp. 1-7.* Zebulum et al, “Eiolvable Hardware: on the Automatic Synthesis of Analog Control Systems,” IEEE, Mar. 2000, pp. 451-463.* August0 et al, “Analog Fault Diagnostic in Nonlinear DC Circuits with an Evolutionaly Algorithm,” IEEE, Jul. 2000, pp. 609-616.* Stoica et al, “Evol...

Kernel methods for deconvolution have attractive features, and prevail in the literature. However, they have disadvantages, which include the fact that they are usually suitable only for cases where the error distribution is infinitely supported and its characteristic function does not ever vanish. Even in these settings, optimal convergence rates are achieved by kernel estimators only when the...

Head-up displays in automobiles offer a higher level of safety, driving comfort and an enhancement of prestige as well as feeding a passion for engineering. A critical component in designing head-up displays is the imaging mirror, which is typically designed as an optical freeform surface. This article will introduce the design methods and results and also emphasize that the freeform surface ca...

A SIGNAL CONDITIONING APPROACH FOR THE EXTRACTION OF THE OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL FROM THE ELECTRORETINOGRAM by Peter Haines Derr The oscillatory potential (OP), a signal component of the electroretinogram (ERG), was investigated to determine correlation of the OP and pathological conditions of the inner retina. Large transients characterize the ERG. Such transients stimulate a filter's natural re...