Stellarium: Finally at Version 1.0! And Beyond

Since the 1950s, numerous publications of analytical studies of tidal wave propagations in coastal aquifers have been appeared. This paper reviews the following aspects: importance of tidal effects in studies of coastal areas, analytical studies of tide-induced groundwater flow and related case studies. Finally several important open problems in analytical studies of tide-induced groundwater fl...

Multidimensional databases are large collections of data, often historical, used for sophisticated analysis oriented to decision making. This activity is supported by an emerging category of software technology, called On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP). In spite of a lot of commercial tools already available, a fundamental study for OLAP systems is still lacking. In this paper we introduce a...

Equipment qualification is the way to ensure that analytical equipment is fit for purpose. Qualification consists of four basic elements. Design qualification or DQ (Specification of what exactly the analytical scientist requires the equipment to do). Installation qualification or IQ (Does the instrument work to the manufacturer’s specification?). Operational qualification or OQ (Does the instr...

This paper demonstrates the embellishment of existing microfluidic devices with integrated three dimensional (3D) micronanostructures via femtosecond laser micronanofabrication, which, for the first time, proves two-photon photopolymerization (TPP) to be a powerful technology for chip functionalization. As representative examples, microsieves with various pore shape and adjustable pore size wer...

1. This paper discusses the framework within which mergers are assessed. It begins by considering the purpose of merger control. Without clear objectives for merger control, it is difficult to formulate an appropriate analytical framework. The paper then briefly reviews the relationship between jurisdiction and the analytical framework, before exploring some of the issues relating to the analyt...

We developed a computer-aided methodology – the Bio-Particle (BP) simulation technique – for the general particle movement in Lab-On-A-Chip devices. This has also been validated with experiments on biological cells (3T3 cell; diameter 10 μm). The cell motion under steady flow was calculated by applying the one-way coupled Lagrangian method. The equation of motion consists of multiple force term...

“Smart pricing” has been the goal of the networking research community and the telecommunications industry for decades. Yet it has also proved remarkably hard to achieve. This paper presents a brief overview of telecommunications economics and technology, and the major changes that are taking place. Special emphasis is placed on the many popular but harmful notions that continue to lead this in...