• Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.26-46
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• 2017

This article investigates perceptions and use of Open Access journals (OAJs) by master's degree students in two universities in the southwestern part of Nigeria. A descriptive survey design was used in the study and the study population was comprised of 7,423 master's degree students in the University of Ibadan and 1,867 from Obafemi Awolowo University. A multistage random sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 249 and the data collection instrument was a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using frequency counts, percentages, mean, standard deviation, correlation, and regression analyses. The findings revealed that OAJs were used for learning, dissertation writing, personal research, and development. OAJs were not frequently used because of download delays, unavailability of Internet facilities, and limited access to computers terminals, among other issues. OAJs were found to be of relative advantage, positively perceived, and found to be compatible with existing values and quality assurance in scholarly publications, hence their use for academic activities. The regression analyses showed that there was a significant positive relationship between positive perception, perception of relative advantage, perception of compatibility, perception complexity, and master's degree students' use of OAJs. Negative perception was found to have a significant negative correlation with the use of OAJs. This article recommends that quality assurance of OAJs should be ensured in order to boost users' positive perceptions to increase their patronage and usage of these scholarly outlets for various academic activities, which will in turn encourage research and development across the various institutions of higher learning in Nigeria.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartA
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• v.18A no.1
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• pp.25-32
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• 2011

NoC is actively being studied recently in order to overcome the limitations of shared-bus architecture. We proposed an NoC architecture which employs a buffer that plays a similar role of a proxy server in a computer network to enhance the communication efficiency of NoC architecture. In the proposed NoC architecture, whenever the master has a difficulty in communicating with the slave directly, the master communicates with the proxy server which is able to communicate with the slave on behalf of the master. With the proposed scheme in NoC, we can increase the speed and the bandwidth of communication channel. The experimental results showed that overall communication efficiency was significantly improved by sending the packets to the proxy server rather than holding them in the switch buffer.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.23 no.8 s.185
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• pp.203-210
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• 2006

This paper focuses on the development of RT technology suitable for manufacturing a small quantity of metal prototype of a precise part from an RP master. Dimensional accuracy and surface roughness are evaluated from Thermojet part of a 3D printer, and effective post-processing method is introduced. Investment casting is done using a prototype built from 3D printer as a wax pattern. Ceramic shell investment casting technique is developed to build a prototype with materials mostly wanted. Also, experimental result shows this research is very useful in manufacturing of a small quantity of functional part or a test part of a specific material.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.16 no.12
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• pp.7-13
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• 1999

The potential for growth and the future impact of Rapid Prototyping that it will have on the product development cycle are enormous. Since making tools, precedes making parts, Rapid Tooling becomes widely used in automobile, aerospace, electronic, and other industries. In this study, master models formed by Rapid Prototyping of Stereolithography have been applied for vacuum casting to obtain silicone patterns which have transformed into epoxy models. The epoxy models have been measured to check dimension errors, and tested their functions. These checking and measurement have provided information on plastic injection possibilities and data for die design, Temporary die making with the materials of Aluminum/Epoxy and powder injection metal (PIM) has also been discussed in terms of hardness, surface roughness, and SEM microstructures.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2007.05a
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• pp.673-676
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• 2007

These days, the damage of noise has increased seriously by rapid change of life style because of the centralization of urban population, and the rapid increase of traffic. The Ministry of Environment has emphasis on the systematic management about the noise of daily life and the close connection of daily noise management policy with relevant ministries, and put into practice "the master plan of lessening the noise of daily life" from year 2006. This study tried to find out the reduction methods and the effective management of railway noise in the action plan of railway part of "the master plan of lessening the noise of daily life". According to this study, railway noise can be reduced greatly by taking action of railway detail plans. The cause of railway noise varies by rolling stock, track and more, so the reduction methods of railway noise can be studied specially, scientifically and constantly in every field.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2005.07a
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• pp.9-11
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• 2005

kEPCO is now conducting a project called the "Feasibility Study & Basic Designs for the 500kV Transmission System in Myanmar" as its second overseas project following the "Development Study on the rover System Network Analysis in Myanmar" performed from 2001 to 2002. As a part of this project, this paper deals with the analysis process and results of the demand forecasts, master plan for transmission system expansion, and the major factors for the new 500kV transmission facilities.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.132.5-132
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• 2001

In teleoperation field robotic system such as hydraulically actuated robotic excavator, the maneuverability and convenience is the most important part in the operation of robotic excavator. Particularly the force information is important in dealing with digging and leveling operation in the teleoperated excavator. Excavators are also subject to a wide variation of soil-tool interaction forces. This paper presents a new force reflecting joystick in a velocity-force type bilateral teleoperation system. The master system is electrical joystick and the slave system is hydraulically actuated cylinder with linear position sensor. Particularly Pneumatic motor is used newly in the master joystick for force reflection and the information of the pressure of salve cylinder is measured and utilized as the force feedback signal. Also force-reflection gain greatly affects the ...

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.117-127
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• 1978

Slater type orbitals, located at two different points A and B, are expressed in a common coordinate system by expanding the spherical harmonics and the radial part of these orbitals in terms of the reference point A. Master formulas for two center overlap integrals are derived, using the general expansion formulas of slater type atomic orbitals. Two center overlap integrals for $CH_4,\;H_2O,\;NH_3,\;C_2H_6\;and\;PH_3$molecules are evaluated, using master formulas for two center overlap integrals. The results are in agreement with those of two center overlap integrals of Mulliken.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.39-44
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• 1985

For the application of (actory automation, a UNIX system with satellite processor, which can be categorized into master / slave hierarchical structure, is studied and implemented. The kernel part of UHIX is modified for the master/slavc structure, but it is designed fully compatible with the existing UNIX systems. 4 special user process is created to make easy to down load developed program from host to satellite processor with the concept of co-process. Also satellite processor can send messages and request retrain seNices from host computer. The design principles considered here art reliability, expamibility, and con-currency.

• IE interfaces
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.19-35
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• 1993

This paper presents the development of a knowledge-based expert system to assist for designer in the process of designing products for easier assembly. The developed expert system for supporting assembly-oriented product design, which is named as DFA-MASTER, consists of two subsystems such as "Assembly Method Selection System" which provides feasible assembly methods to designer and "DFA-Analysis System" which provides guidelines to improve assemblability of products in the early stage of product design. The developed system is interfaced with AutoCAD system and can be run under PC environments. By using DFA-MASTER, designer can obtain feasible assembly methods which have high assemblability under the given asssembly conditions and also evaluate the assemblability of part feature or product structure.