Partition-based random search (PRS) provides a class of effective algorithms for global optimization. In each iteration of a PRS algorithm, the solution space is partitioned into subsets which are randomly sampled and evaluated. One subset is then determined to be the promising subset for further partitioning. In this paper, we propose the problem of allocating samples to each subset so that th…
Abstract—Compliant off-chip interconnects as the first-level and second-level compliant interconnect structures are able to accommodate the differential displacement between the die and the substrate or between the substrate and the board due to their high in-plane and out-of-plane compliance. This paper presents experimental and simulation results of drop testing of silicon substrates with …
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to further extend research (Fan et al., 2012a) examining the attitudes of Chinese certified public accountants with respect to independence aspects of their professional codes of conduct and their influence on ethical judgement. These attitudes are compared with those of Australian public accountants Particular attention is given to refining a pre-existi…
Abstract. Ni catalysts promoted with 0.5 and 1.0 wt% boron were synthesized, characterized and tested during steam methane reforming, to evaluate the effect of boron on the deactivation behavior. Boron adsorbs on the γ -Al2O3 support and on the Ni particles and 1.0 wt% boron is found to enhance the stability without compromising the activity. Catalytic studies at 800 ◦C, 1 atm, a stoichi…
Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is a useful tool for functional characterization of genes in plants. Unfortunately, the efficiency of infection by Tobacco rattle virus (TRV) is relatively low for some non-Solanaceae plants, which are economically important, such as rose (Rosa sp.). Here, to generate an easy traceable TRV vector, a green fluorescent protein (GFP) gene was tagged to the 3’ …