Record linkage is an important technique in NASS for minimizing the presence of duplicate names on its list sampling frame of farm operators and agribusinesses. In the late 1970' s, NASS developed an automated record linkage system which runs on an IBM mainframe for this purpose. With changes in technology, the need has arisen for portability between platforms, integration with client/server te...

in this research, attention is focused on the resistantance of packages containing silver nanoparticles to gases such as oxygen as well as to the antimicrobial property of these packages. the effect of these packages on increasing quality and shelf time of the barberry was investigated in comparison with the current polyethylene packages. to do this, different microbial factors and the color of...

We surveyed practitioners about the use of HR technology in their organizations and expectations for future changes. We then surveyed faculty about the coverage of HR technology in their curriculum. While most practitioners reported they use technology primarily for administrative purposes, fully 82% felt their companies would be migrating in the next five years toward greater use of HRIS. By c...

In this tutorial we present an introduction to simulationbased optimization, which is, perhaps, the most important new simulation technology in the last five years. We give a precise statement of the problem being addressed and also experimental results for two commercial optimization packages applied to a manufacturing example with seven decision variables.

INTRODUCTION Wafer Level Packages have emerged as the fastest growing semiconductor packaging technology. Rather than a single solution, wafer level packaging technologies are a set of different solutions including flip-chip wafer bumping, electroplated gold, solder bumps and recent copper pillar technologies. These chips can be

This paper reviews the evolution of some major open source SNMP tools over the last decade. It focusses on open source packages that are widely used and which have shaped some of the SNMP technology. The paper identifies some lessons that can be learned.