Microsoft Visual Research Articles

Islamic events reminder system via short message service notifications alert

For persons working in the field of modern technology, the lack of awareness about Islamic events remains a significant obstacle. One of the numerous reasons why the event gets forgotten on its designated date. This prompted the creation of an automatic reminder system with mobile technology integration. This paper has the purpose of assisting people in remembering their daily Islamic events, as well as serving as a model for informing people of Islamic occasions via short message service (SMS) notifications. As a result, the main goal is to develop an Islamic model that uses SMS to inform people. To develop a free system based on the concept of recalling the most significant events in Muslim history in order to keep people informed. (Microsoft Visual Studio.net and Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express) as our main database. The text message reminder system is made up of two parts: an SMS application for automatic text messaging and a web-based application for customer registration and automatic reminder scheduling. The automated method delivered 100% of the SMS messages to the participants throughout the pilot testing. Finally, the system displayed a notice indicating that the text messages were successfully despatched, and the application was confirmed to be functional.

ADOPTION OF IFÁ AS A COMPUTER-BASED INFORMATION SYSTEM

Ifa scholars have primarily focused on its sociological and linguistic aspects while the scientific and computer aspects have been variously neglected. This paper explored the mathematical and computer model of Ifa corpus, which will assist Ifa priests to use the oracular process to simulate Ikin (the sixteen sacred palm nuts) and Ọpẹlẹ (the divining bead chain) on the way to produce Odu (Ifa poetries) signatures. Each signature links the 256 Odus in the database which invariably retrieved the corresponding verses with conforming sacrifices or advices. Microsoft Visual Studio.Net Express 2018 Community Edition on Window 10 Professional, 64-bit Operating System with Intel core duo CPU at 2.60 GHz, 12 GB memory was used to implement Ifa Application Tool (IAT). IAT interface supported Ikin and Ọpẹlẹ simulation, the manual inscription of Odu signature, display of verses, stories, advises and recommended sacrifices. Usability testers scored the tool high in the ease of finding information within the user interface while it was above average in the skill to capture essential features for Odu divination accomplishments. This model supported Ifa professionals to make informed decisions and assessment by eliminating the level of ambiguity to interpret Odu corpus with a clear demarcation of its meanings.

Development of Educational Game for Primary School Mathematics using Microsoft Kinect

<p>This research focuses on the design and development educational game using Microsoft Kinect. The edugame can be used as educational tool in a classroom as to create an interesting and interactive learning process. This research is also focused on mathematics as its educational content using Microsoft Visual C#, XNA Game Studio, Microsoft Kinect for Windows SDK, and Microsoft Kinect as the main hardware. There are about eleven topics regarding mathematics based on the module provided by the Malaysian Ministry of Education. The interface of the game has been designed and developed to be interactive and attractive using some cartoon graphics, such as Ipin, Boboiboy, and Yaya. The developed game is a quiz base program, where student will have 10 questions each round and 4 choices of answers for every question. Currently, this educational game is designed for Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 primary school students, and it has been evaluated by a group of 8 students. Furthemore, it has been evaluated and validated by a school teacher, in which they confirm the effectiveness of the developed game to improve student’s learning on Mathematics.</p>

Design of a Voice Based Intelligent Prototype Model for Automatic Control of Multiple Home Appliances

The revolution in Information Technology(IT) and Artificial Intelligent has provided innovations in diverse kinds of home automation where appliances can be controlled effortlessly and seamlessly .In this paper a review of several home automation technologies was presented and the advantages voice based technology was considered trending among other technologies in terms of flexibility and cost and comfort. In this paper, the conceptual prototype design model and the circuit diagram for controlling multiple home appliances at the same time were presented. The model uses Arduino Uno microcontroller system to control multiple home electrical or electronic appliances with maximum of 5 volts. The design transmits voice command through user wireless microphone (attached to the user cloth) to the intelligence micro controller via graphical user interphase (GUI). The control software developed for the prototype model was implemented using C# programming language, Microsoft Visual Studio.Net and Microsoft Speech recognition system.

Rancang Bangun Sistem Informasi Jasa Ekspedisi Barang Studi Kasus: PT. XYZ

PT. XYZ is a company engaged on expedition delivery services.Currently, in the data processing has still some problems, such as: Calculate of trasport expenses and commissions for driver which is often wrong, bills for customer are difficult to controlling, because it has created based on customer documents and work order has returned from delivery, Can not present about delivery information by quickly and accurate, documents are easily to lost and damaged, and takes a long time for processing and control of transaction. To solve these problems required a system that capable to handling all problems so that administrative services can be run effectively and efficiently. The purpose of this research is build a system that capable to overcome problems services in PT. XYZ. In this research, to analyze and design the proposed system use Object-Oriented Analysis and Design(OOAD metodology), programming language use Microsoft Visual .Net 2008, database use MySQL and system testing use the Black Box System.

Sensitive chemiluminescent immunoassay of triclopyr by digital image analysis

An image based detection of chemiluminescence enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (CL-ELISA) for the quantification of triclopyr has been developed. The immunoassay was an indirect competitive immunoassay with an anti-rabbit secondary antibody conjugated to horseradish peroxidase (HRP). Chemiluminescence was produced by the luminol/H2O2/HRP reaction, detected by a monochrome video CCD camera and digitized with an Imagraph IC-PCI frame grabber using a custom program developed in C++ (Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0). Two main improvements are reported in the data processing software: the implementation of a circular mesh covering the perimeter of each well, eliminating diffuse light from the neighboring wells, and the use of volume (the integration of light intensity of all pixels that define a well) as an analytical signal instead of CL intensity or area (as usual in commercial plate readers) to improve precision for normalization of the total light output. The standard curve was produced for 0.01–10ng/L triclopyr. The limit of detection was 0.8ng/L and the variation coefficient was 3.07% (n=10, P=0.05).

Generating heavy particles with energy and momentum conservation

We propose a novel algorithm, called REGGAE, for the generation of momenta of a given sample of particle masses, evenly distributed in Lorentz-invariant phase space and obeying energy and momentum conservation. In comparison to other existing algorithms, REGGAE is designed for the use in multiparticle production in hadronic and nuclear collisions where many hadrons are produced and a large part of the available energy is stored in the form of their masses. The algorithm uses a loop simulating multiple collisions which lead to production of configurations with reasonably large weights. Program summary Program title: REGGAE (REscattering-after-Genbod GenerAtor of Events) Catalogue identifier: AEJR_v1_0 Program summary URL: http://cpc.cs.qub.ac.uk/summaries/AEJR_v1_0.html Program obtainable from: CPC Program Library, Queenʼs University, Belfast, N. Ireland Licensing provisions: Standard CPC licence, http://cpc.cs.qub.ac.uk/licence/licence.html No. of lines in distributed program, including test data, etc.: 1523 No. of bytes in distributed program, including test data, etc.: 9608 Distribution format: tar.gz Programming language: C++ Computer: PC Pentium 4, though no particular tuning for this machine was performed. Operating system: Originally designed on Linux PC with g++, but it has been compiled and ran successfully on OS X with g++ and MS Windows with Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition, as well. RAM: This depends on the number of particles which are generated. For 10 particles like in the attached example it requires about 120 kB. Classification: 11.2 Nature of problem: The task is to generate momenta of a sample of particles with given masses which obey energy and momentum conservation. Generated samples should be evenly distributed in the available Lorentz-invariant phase space. Solution method: In general, the algorithm works in two steps. First, all momenta are generated with the GENBOD algorithm. There, particle production is modeled as a sequence of two-body decays of heavy resonances. After all momenta are generated this way, they are reshuffled. Each particle undergoes a collision with some other partner such that in the pair center of mass system the new directions of momenta are distributed isotropically. After each particle collides only a few times, the momenta are distributed evenly across the whole available phase space. Starting with GENBOD is not essential for the procedure but it improves the performance. Running time: This depends on the number of particles and number of events one wants to generate. On a LINUX PC with 2 GHz processor, generation of 1000 events with 10 particles each takes about 3 s.

컬러이미지-소리 변환 시스템에 관한 기초연구

본 논문은 컬러이미지에서 소리를 연상하는 인간의 공감각적 기능을 모방하는 지능로봇의 개발을 위하여 색-음 상호변환에 기초한 응용 시스템의 구축을 목표로 하고 있다. 그 첫 번째 단계로서 컬러 이미지를 소리로 변환하는 방법론에 관한 기초 연구 및 이에 기반한 기본 시스템을 구현하고자 한다. 본 연구에서는 컬러 영상이 갖고 있는 색상과 소리의 파동, 즉 상호 주파수 특성에서의 유사성을 이용하여 가시영역에서 가청영역으로 변환하는 방법을 제시하고, 컬러모델 변환 및 변환된 모델에서의 히스토그램을 이용하여 컬러 영상을 소리의 청각적인 요소로 변환 가능하게 하는 색-음 변환 방법을 제시하고 있다. 또한 본 연구에서 제시된 색-음 변환 방법을 토대로 Microsoft Visual C++을 이용하여 코딩하고 실제 기본 응용 시스템을 구현해 보았다. 그 결과 색채와 소리의 상호 연관성 즉, 색채의 색상(Hue), 채도(Saturation)및 명도(Intensity)를 음의 높이(Fundamental Frequency), 하모닉(Harmonics) 및 옥타브(Octave)에 각각 대응시키고, 변환된 음향 요소를 Csound로 합성하여 웨이브 파일로 변환됨을 확인하였다. This paper aims for developing the intelligent robot emulating human synesthetic skills which associate a color image with sound, so that we are able to build an application system based on the principle of mutual conversion between color image and sound. As the first step, in this study, we have tried to realize a basic system using the color image to sound conversion. This study describes a new conversion method to convert color image into sound, based on the likelihood in the physical frequency information between light and sound. In addition, we present the method of converting color image into sound using color model conversion as well as histograms in the converted color model. In the basis of the method proposed in this study, we built a basic system using Microsoft Visual C++(ver. 6.0). The simulation results revealed that the hue, saturation and intensity elements of a input color image were converted into F0, harmonic and octave elements of a sound, respectively. The converted sound elements were synthesized to generate a sound source with WAV file format using Csound toolkit.

Development of the Picking Manipulator Simulation Platform Based on Multi-Domain System

In order to reduce the research and experimental cost of hand-picking machine, to make the design of manipulator more reasonable, and to provide more optimized program for the design, an agricultural picking manipulator simulation system based on intelligent design was designed. Firstly ,based on the research needs, to simplify the real picking manipulator under the premise of that the simulation accuracy reach the requirement, the model of picking manipulator had been simplified. Secondly, the finished model was put into EON Studio to build the virtual procedure, and movement properties were added to the manipulator to realize the function of motion simulation. Thirdly, the picking manipulator mathematics motion model of 4 freedoms was established, and the inverse kinematics of the picking manipulator was analyzed by MATLAB analysis tools, and the reverse solution program was written. Finally, Microsoft Visual C++ was used to complete the design of simulation platform, in order to realize the calling of various functions of the manipulator.

A modelling and simulation system of space robot for capturing non-cooperative target

Space robotic systems are expected to play an increasingly important role in the future. The applications include repairing, refuelling or the de-orbiting of a satellite, or removal of space debris. Such objects are generally non-cooperative, i.e. neither any artificial patterns used for the measurement nor grappling fixtures applied for the capture are mounted on the targets. In this article, we propose a method for autonomous rendezvous with and capturing of a non-cooperative object in space and develop a modelling and simulation system to verify the corresponding algorithms. The system, realized in VC® (Microsoft Visual C++) environment, is composed of seven modules: Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction, the Planning and Control of the Chaser, the Target Controller, the Dynamic Model, the Geometry Model, the Binocular Cameras Model and the Stereo Calibration Module. With the system, the closed-loop simulations, including image grabbing, image processing, pose measurement, chaser guidance, navigation and control (GNC) and the system's dynamic motion, were conducted and the key algorithms validated.

DRAGON: Monte Carlo generator of particle production from a fragmented fireball in ultrarelativistic nuclear collisions

A Monte Carlo generator of the final state of hadrons emitted from an ultrarelativistic nuclear collision is introduced. An important feature of the generator is a possible fragmentation of the fireball and emission of the hadrons from fragments. Phase space distribution of the fragments is based on the blast wave model extended to azimuthally non-symmetric fireballs. Parameters of the model can be tuned and this allows to generate final states from various kinds of fireballs. A facultative output in the OSCAR1999A format allows for a comprehensive analysis of phase-space distributions and/or use as an input for an afterburner. Program summary Program title: DRAGON Catalogue identifier: AEDK_v1_0 Program summary URL: http://cpc.cs.qub.ac.uk/summaries/AEDK_v1_0.html Program obtainable from: CPC Program Library, Queen's University, Belfast, N. Ireland Licensing provisions: Standard CPC licence, http://cpc.cs.qub.ac.uk/licence/licence.html No. of lines in distributed program, including test data, etc.: 6383 No. of bytes in distributed program, including test data, etc.: 32 756 Distribution format: tar.gz Programming language: C++ Computer: PC Pentium 4, though no particular tuning for this machine was performed Operating system: Linux; the program has been successfully run on Gentoo Linux 2.6, RedHat Linux 9, Debian Linux 4.0, all with g++ compiler. It also ran successfully on MS Windows under Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition as well as under cygwin/g++ RAM: 100 Mbytes Supplementary material: Sample output files from the test run, provided in the distribution, are available. Classification: 11.2 Nature of problem: Deconfined matter produced in ultrarelativistic nuclear collisions expands and cools down and eventually returns into the confined phase. If the expansion is fast, the fireball could fragment either due to spinodal decomposition or due to suddenly arising bulk viscous force. Particle abundances are reasonably well described with just a few parameters within the statistical approach. Momentum spectra integrated over many events can be interpreted as produced from an expanding and locally thermalised fireball. The present Monte Carlo model unifies these approaches: fireball decays into fragments of some characteristic size. The fragments recede from each other as given by the pre-existing expansion of the fireball. They subsequently emit stable and unstable hadrons with momenta generated according to thermal distribution. Resonances then decay and their daughters acquire momenta as dictated by decay kinematics. Solution method: The Monte Carlo generator repeats a loop in which it generates individual events. First, sizes of fragments are generated. Then the fragments are placed within the decaying fireball and their velocities are determined from the one-to-one correspondence between the position and the expansion velocity in the blast wave model. Since hadrons may be emitted from fragments as well as from the remaining bulk fireball, first those from the bulk are generated according to the blast wave model. Then, hadron production from the fragments is treated. Each hadron is generated in the rest frame of the fragment and then boosted to the global frame. Finally, after all directly produced hadrons are generated, resonance decay channels are chosen and the momenta and positions of final state hadrons are determined. Running time: Generation of 100 events can take anything between 2 hours to a couple of days. This depends mainly on the size and density of fragments. Simulations with small fragments may be very slow. At the beginning of a run there is a period of up to 1 hour in which the program calculates thermal weights due to statistical model. This period is long if many species are included in the simulation.

Integrated simulation application design for short-term production scheduling

This paper focuses on the development of an integrated short-term production scheduling simulation model for a complex manufacturing operation. The decision making tool has a front-end user data interface built with Microsoft Access and Visual Basic for Applications software. The model assists production planners to make informed decisions on how best to schedule simultaneously two lanes of daily or weekly production on a unique plastic parts manufacturing line. The advantages and disadvantages (model weaknesses) of using the simulation model, especially as a scheduling tool, are discussed. In this particular application, we find that the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.

A template for real-time image processing development - Windows-based PCs and webcams for computer vision research and education

A free and open-source software package called TRIPOD: Template for Real-time Image Processing Development, is described. TRIPOD was designed for classroom implementation or self-instruction. USB Logitech, Windows PC, Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 compiler, and ANSI C/C++ are used in TRIPOD. The motivation for TRIPOD stemmed from observations that affordable, widely available, and portable components have made a strong impact on robotics. The article showcased applications like laser rangefinding and visual servoing.

Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling Using Microsoft Excel and Visual Basic for Applications

Physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models are mathematical descriptions depicting the relationship between external exposure and internal dose. These models have found great utility for interspecies extrapolation. However, specialized computer software packages, which are not widely distributed, have typically been used for model development and utilization. A few physiological models have been reported using more widely available software packages (e.g., Microsoft Excel), but these tend to include less complex processes and dose metrics. To ascertain the capability of Microsoft Excel and Visual Basis for Applications (VBA) for PBPK modeling, models for styrene, vinyl chloride, and methylene chloride were coded in Advanced Continuous Simulation Language (ACSL), Excel, and VBA, and simulation results were compared. For styrene, differences between ACSL and Excel or VBA compartment concentrations and rates of change were less than ±7.5E−10 using the same numerical integration technique and time step. Differences using VBA fixed step or ACSL Gear's methods were generally <1.00E−03, although larger differences involving very small values were noted after exposure transitions. For vinyl chloride and methylene chloride, Excel and VBA PBPK model dose metrics differed by no more than −0.013% or −0.23%, respectively, from ACSL results. These differences are likely attributable to different step sizes rather than different numerical integration techniques. These results indicate that Microsoft Excel and VBA can be useful tools for utilizing PBPK models, and given the availability of these software programs, it is hoped that this effort will help facilitate the use and investigation of PBPK modeling.

Knowledge Base System for Human Resource Evaluation in a University Environment

Abstract The statutory objectives of a university include teaching, research, and community development. The major assets employed in the attainment of these objectives include man, money, materials, and time. Man, who serves as the major driver of the other assets, has three components, namely academic staff, administrative staff, and technical staff. An essential management function is the evaluation of the academic staff of the university in order to determine their contributions to the aims and objectives of the university. In this study, a knowledge base system has been developed for the evaluation of the performance of human resources in a university environment, with emphasis on the academic staff component. The system, christened HURES, is developed in a Microsoft Access and Visual Basic 6.0 environment. A case study of the academic staff of a university community is carried out in order to demonstrate the practicality of the system.

Utility and features of a customized PC Windows-based relational database for managing microbial strain data

In addition to storing microbes, culture collections in industry, government or universities manage a vast and continuously expanding library of information on strain history and properties. An efficient and cost-effective computer database system is required for entering, analyzing and searching these data. This report describes the utility and features of a comprehensive database which consists of a commercially available relational database system combined with customized screens for data entry, viewing and report generation. The application was developed using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic to operate in the Windows environment on a local area network.

A German Grammar Tutorial in Microsoft Excel

This project exploits the combined strengths of Microsoft Excel and Visual Basic for Applications to create a model of German grammar that can serve as a flexible foundation for sophisticated computer-aided language learning (CALL) applications. A structural representation of a sentence is first built using spreadsheet tables of inflectional forms and endings, a lexicon of appropriate vocabulary, and procedures that implement the basic rules of German grammar. The sentence is then presented to the student leaving some problem to be solved (such as endings left blank). Extensive feedback is available to the student, including step-by-step interactive guidance that leads to the correct answer while reinforcing understanding of the relevant principles. Tutorials such as this one can offer the kind of guidance that many students need in order to learn and practice grammar on their own and can thus make an important contribution to a balanced approach to language learning.