White electroluminescence (EL) was observed for the
first time from diamond-like carbon (DLC) films at room
temperature. Electroluminescence was observed by the
application of ac voltages in excess of 200 V to a metal-insulator-
semiconductor (i.e. DLC)-insulator-metal (MISIM)
device structure.
For EL applications, three types of the DLC films were...
Since the "200 miles" fishery conservation zones
were established by some coastal countries, new arrangements
between countries to participate jointly in
fishing, processing, and marketing of fish products
have emerged. One such fish product is surimi. As a
result of extended jurisdiction, each coastal country's
interest in the surimi industry...
Vertical datum is a reference system used for specifying the elevation of specific points on or near the Earth. Precise and accurate definition and realization of vertical references are, therefore, crucial to ensure consistency between height measurements. The vertical datums can be divided into two categories: 1) vertical geodetic datums...
For the purpose of investigating the fundamental nature of the
interannual oscillation observed in the tropical Pacific in conjunction with
El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the Comprehensive Ocean
Atmosphere Data Set was analyzed. Based upon this analysis, an
"intermediate" tropical atmosphere-ocean coupled model was developed.
For reason of their particular importance...
The purpose of the study was to investigate practical guidelines based on empirical evidence for effective website design, including both home page and product pages. This research consists of two consecutive empirical studies. Study 1 was one factor (home page design: image- vs. text-oriented home page) between-subjects design with two...
Wireless LANs (WLANs) have been widely adopted and are more convenient as they are inter-connected as wireless campus networks and wireless mesh networks. However, time-sensitive multimedia applications, which
have become more popular, could suffer from long end-to-end latency in WLANs.
This is due mainly to handoff delay, which in turn...
The purpose of this study was to examine Korean
physical educators' attitudes toward teaching
handicapped students in their regular classes. Ninety-eight
schools were randomly selected from middle
schools in Korea. A total of 213 Korean physical
educators was the sample size used in this study.
The survey instrument used was...
Economic methodology is revisited to address issues in
fishery management, and survival analysis is suggested as an
analytical tool to solve the uncertainty problem in
evolutionary economics. Survival analysis can clarify in
statistical terms the impacts of fishery regulation and
economic and biological changes on the fisherman's final
decisions of...
Anthropogenic land-cover change and climate change are the major drivers of the steep loss of avian biodiversity in past decades. Loss of avian biodiversity is predicted to result in the reduction of ecosystem services and ecological functions. Identifying avian population changes and the drivers of these trajectories is essential for...