This paper describes an image compression system based on Evolvable HardWare (EHW) for High Precision Printers (HPP). These printers are especially flexible for book publishing, but require large disk space for images, in particular those of higher resolution. To increase the printing speed and reduce the disk space, the images should be compressed. The system for this compression must be 1) ad...

BACKGROUND The limited use of biosecurity practices by many in the farming community is likely to be due to a range of factors; further understanding of this issue is required. In this study, attitudes and behaviours of producers relating to selected biosecurity practices and the farming industry were studied by interviewing cattle farmers within a 100 km2 study area in north-west England using...

Mobile applications are a nascent market waiting to be tapped. Next generation mobiles offer a promise of specialized hardware such as multi-touch screens (like the Apple iPhone) or motion sensors (as with the Nintendo Wii) which will enable exciting new applications. In order to make optimal use of these hardware devices, applications must directly interact with the hardware. However, the abil...

System integration of an IBM eServer z990 begins when a z990 book, which houses the main processors, memory, and I/O adapters, is installed in a z990 frame, Licensed Internal Code is “booted” in the service element (SE), and power is turned on. This initial system “bringup,” also referred to as post-silicon integration, is composed of three major steps: initializing the chips, loading embedded ...

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The library can be referred to as a storage place for books and other references. reference in the form of digital media. Libraries if not managed properly will cause chaos organization. Many were lost due entry exit that out control. Currently, is only store but maximized by managing adding devices. use Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) libraries adds sophistication management items. In ad...

A survey of cotton producers was conducted in Mississippi and Texas. The econometric model consists of a multinomial logit model of cotton producers’ choice of marketing techniques. The results indicate that cotton acres positively influence pooling and negatively influence cash sales. Producers willing to incur higher transaction costs in market information systems and training tend to choose ...