Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Records management software'

Thesis (M.S. in Computer Science)--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2004.
Thesis Advisor(s): Cynthia E. Irvine, David J. Shifflett. "March 2004." Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-74). Also available in print.

The aim of this work is to create a solution for the electronization of the study department within the BUT IS, which will be universal for all faculties. The work deals with the electronization of administrative procedures within students. The final implementation consists of several parts, the first part is the settings module of administrative procedures and the second module is management for concrete procedures.

Senior Health Care System (SHCS) is created for users to enter participants' conditions and store information in a central database. When users are ready for quarterly assessments the system generates a simple summary that can be reviewed, modified, and saved as part of the summary assessments, which are required by Federal and California law.

Purpose – The purpose of the research is to enable dynamic customization of metadata that describe educational resources in digital repositories. Design/methodology/approach – Users need to describe educational resources in digital repositories according to the user-specific metadata set. Since users are mostly unskilled to customize the software application manually, our approach relies on the techniques of the model-driven software engineering, which should allow customization of the software application programmatically with no need to develop or order a new software application. In order to verify the proposed solution, we conducted an experiment which evaluated its characteristics. Findings – A software platform for managing educational resources described by dynamically extendable metadata is proposed. The platform enables creating data models which are programmatically transformed to the web application for the management of educational resources. In this way a user can create their own model of metadata that is relevant in a particular domain.Research limitations / implications – The solution has been verified by users with technical knowledge. We should still explore the appropriateness of the platform for domain experts with little technical knowledge who would define new metadata in their domain.Practical implications – The solution can be used for digital repositories that store diverse educational resources. Each resource could be described using metadata that relates to the domain the resource belongs to.Originality/value – Digital repositories standardly describe educational resources using some general metadata, which are more focused on the physical characteristics of resources rather than their semantics. The proposed solution introduces custom domain-specific semantics into the resources’ description, which improves their retrieval.
Cilj – Cilj disertacije je da se omogući dinamičko prilagođavanje metapodataka koji opisuju obrazovne resurse u digitalnim repozitorijumima.Metodologija - Postoji potreba da se u digitalnim repozitorijumima obrazovni resursi opišu putem skupa metapodataka koji je specifičan za određenog korisnika ili domen. Obzirom da korisnici ne mogu samostalno da ručno vrše izmenu softverske aplikacije, pristup predložen u ovoj disertaciji se zasniva na tehnikama modelom vođenog razvoja softvera, koji treba da omogući prilagođavanje softverske aplikacije programski, bez potrebe za razvojem ili naručivanjem nove aplikacije. Da bi se predloženo rešenje verifikovalo, sproveden je eksperiment koji evaluira njegove karakteristike.Rezultati - U disertaciji je predložena softverska platforma za upravljanje obrazovnim resursima opisanim dinamički proširivim skupom metapodataka. Platforma omogućuje kreiranje modela podataka koji se programski transformišu u veb aplikaciju za upravljanje obrazovnim resursima. Na ovaj način, korisnik može da kreira sopstveni model metapodataka koji je odgovarajući u određenom domenu.Ograničenja istraživanja/implikacije – Rešenje verifikovano od strane korisnicima sa određenim tehničkim znanjem. Potrebno je istražiti prikladnost platforme za domenske eksperte sa ograničenim tehničkim znanjem, koji treba da definišu nove skupove metapodataka u svom domenu.Praktične implikacije – Rešenje se može koristiti u digitalnim repozitorijuma koji skladište raznolike obrazovne resurse. Svaki resurs može biti opisan koristeći metapodatke iz domena kojem resurs pripada.Originalnost/vrednost - Digitalni repozitorijumi standardno opisuju obrazovne resurse koristeći neki generalni skup metapodataka, koji je više fokusiran na fizičke karakteristike resursa, umesto na njihovo značenje. Predloženo rešenje uvodi proizvoljnu domenski-zavisnu semantiku u opis resursa, čime se unapređuje njihovo dobavljanje.

Osnovni istraživački problem ove disertacije predstavlja razvoj modelaza upravljanje lancima snabdevanja u cilju podizanje kvaliteta usluge.Stoga je razvijen adaptivni model za upravljanje lancima snabdevanjakoji se sastoji od modela za: upravljanje lancima snabdevanja,upravljanje korisničkim zahtevima i ocenu kvaliteta pružene usluge. Usvrhu primene adaptivni model je predstavljen algoritmom sa preciznodefinisanim koracima koje korisnik treba da sprovede da bi podigaonivo kvaliteta usluge i održao stabilnost lanca snabdevanja. Verifikacijamodela je urađena na primeru 17 lanaca snabdevanja na teritorijiRepublike Srbije, što je rezultiralo odgovorima na koji način se možepodići kvalitet usluge.Doprinos istraživanja ogleda u mogućnosti direktne primenerazvijenog modela i pružanja novih informacija za naučnu i stručnujavnost koje mogu predstavljati kvalitetnu podlogu daljem razvojumodela za upravljanje lancima snabdevanja.
The basic research problem of this dissertation is the development ofsupply chain management model in order to improve the quality ofservice. Therefore, an adaptive supply chain management model hasbeen developed that consists of a model for: supply chain management,management of user requirements and assessment of the quality ofservice provided. For the purpose of application the adaptive model, itis presented an algorithm with precisely defined steps that the userneeds to implement in order to raise the level of service quality andmaintain the stability of supply. The model verification was done onthe example of 17 supply chains in the territory of the Republic ofSerbia, which resulted in answers on how to improve the quality of theservice. The contribution of the research is reflected in the possibilityof direct application of the developed model and providing newinformation for the scientific and professional public, which canrepresent a quality basis for the further development of the supplychain management model.

У овом раду приказанa je анализа резултата истраживања,постојећих техничких решења и искустава из IT индустрије упојединачним и комбинованим областима: дистрибуираниразвој софтвера и управљање софтверским пројектима удистрибуираном окружењу, метричка заснованост управљањасофтверским пројектима, адатибилност у управљању агилнимсофтверским пројектима, адаптибилни дистрибуиранихинформациони системи.Предложен је функционално-технолошки теоријски моделсофтверске подршке адаптибилног дистрибуираногинформационог система за подршку управљању реализацијомсофтверских пројеката. Предложени су приступи у процесуразвоја система у оквиру креирања модела софтверскихфункција и концептуалног модела података. Предложени суметрички модели за евалуацију артефакта у развоју софтвера уобласти развоја информационих система, као и метричкимодели за процену трајања пројекта и мониторинг успехапроцеса у дистрибуираном развоју софтвера.Описана је имплементација почетног прототипа система(реализованог као web апликација www.it-project.rs), у оквируког су реализоване основне функције система. Извршена суемпиријска истраживања могућности коришћења прототипасистема у настави и професионалном усавршавању студената ианализа резултата пробног коришћења прототипа од стране ИТкадрова уз пратеће анкетирање. Извршена је бенчмаркинганализа најчешће коришћених расположивих алата издвојениханкетирањем. Извршена је анализа резултата емпиријскихистраживања у односу на ефикасност примене прототипа.Извршена је анализа резултата примене метричких модела заевалуацију артефакта развоја софтвера, мониторинг успехапроцеса и процену трајања пројекта у делу процесаимплементације софтвера. Реализовано је унапређењепрототипа у односу на претходно дефинисане захтевефункционално-технолошког теоријског модела система.
U ovom radu prikazana je analiza rezultata istraživanja,postojećih tehničkih rešenja i iskustava iz IT industrije upojedinačnim i kombinovanim oblastima: distribuiranirazvoj softvera i upravljanje softverskim projektima udistribuiranom okruženju, metrička zasnovanost upravljanjasoftverskim projektima, adatibilnost u upravljanju agilnimsoftverskim projektima, adaptibilni distribuiranihinformacioni sistemi.Predložen je funkcionalno-tehnološki teorijski modelsoftverske podrške adaptibilnog distribuiranoginformacionog sistema za podršku upravljanju realizacijomsoftverskih projekata. Predloženi su pristupi u procesurazvoja sistema u okviru kreiranja modela softverskihfunkcija i konceptualnog modela podataka. Predloženi sumetrički modeli za evaluaciju artefakta u razvoju softvera uoblasti razvoja informacionih sistema, kao i metričkimodeli za procenu trajanja projekta i monitoring uspehaprocesa u distribuiranom razvoju softvera.Opisana je implementacija početnog prototipa sistema(realizovanog kao web aplikacija www.it-project.rs), u okvirukog su realizovane osnovne funkcije sistema. Izvršena suempirijska istraživanja mogućnosti korišćenja prototipasistema u nastavi i profesionalnom usavršavanju studenata ianaliza rezultata probnog korišćenja prototipa od strane ITkadrova uz prateće anketiranje. Izvršena je benčmarkinganaliza najčešće korišćenih raspoloživih alata izdvojenihanketiranjem. Izvršena je analiza rezultata empirijskihistraživanja u odnosu na efikasnost primene prototipa.Izvršena je analiza rezultata primene metričkih modela zaevaluaciju artefakta razvoja softvera, monitoring uspehaprocesa i procenu trajanja projekta u delu procesaimplementacije softvera. Realizovano je unapređenjeprototipa u odnosu na prethodno definisane zahtevefunkcionalno-tehnološkog teorijskog modela sistema.
Тhis work presents analysis of research results, existingtechnical solutions and experiences from IT industry inseparate and combined fields of: distributed softwaredevelopment, software project management in distributedenvironment, metric-based software project management,adaptability in management of agile software projects, aswell in the field of adaptable distributed informationsystems.Functional-technological theoretical model of softwaresupport to adaptable distributed information system forsoftware projects realization has been proposed. Approachesto creating software functions model and conceptual datamodel within the process of the system development wereproposed. Metric models for evaluation of artefacts createdin software development within information systemdevelopment, as well as metric models for project durationestimation and monitoring of process success in distributedsoftware development were proposed.Implementation of initial prototype of the system(developed as web application www.it-project.rs), thatincludes basic functions, was described. Empirical researchon possibilities for using prototype in educationalenvironment and professional improvement of students, aswell as analysis of results from using the prototype by ITprofessionals, with additional questionnaire, has beenconducted. Benchmarking analysis of most frequently usedavailable tools, extracted from questionnaire results, hasbeen performed. Analysis of empirical research results hasbeen performed in the context of prototype using efficiency.Analysis of results in metric models application in evaluationof software development artefacts, process successmonitoring and project duration estimation, in softwareimplementation process part, has been conducted.Improvement of prototype has been implemented accordingto requirements defined in previously proposed functionaltechnologicaltheoretical model of the system.

Many of the technological and social systems our society has come to depend on can be classified as complex adaptive systems (CAS). These systems are made of many individual parts that self-organize to respond and adapt to changing outside and inside influences affecting the system and its actors. These CAS can be placed on a spectrum ranging from loosely- to tightly-coupled, depending on the degree of interrelatedness and interdependence between system components. This research has explored how the process of collaboration occurs in both a loosely- and tightly-coupled setting using one exemplar of each system. The loosely-coupled exemplar related to disaster risk reduction in two Canadian communities while the tightly-coupled one involved the implementation of a surgical information management system in a Canadian hospital. A list of core elements of collaboration that should be considered essential to the success of all collaborative endeavours was developed as a result: Engagement, Communication, Leadership, Role Clarity, Awareness, Time, and Technical Skills and Knowledge. Based on observing how the core elements of collaboration interacted with one another within each of these example systems, two models were created to represent their relationships. A list of considerations that collaborative tool designers should consider was also developed and the implications of these considerations were discussed. As businesses and other organizations increasingly incorporate team-based work models, they will come to depend more heavily on technology-based solutions to support collaboration. By incorporating collaborative technologies that properly support the activity of these teams—based on the specific type of complex adaptive system in which their organization exists—organizations can avoid wasting time and resources developing tools that hinder collaboration.

Decision support systems are currently important tools to guide the clinician’s decisions and to help on the patient’s treatments. These systems have been studied over the last decades, leading to some well-defined best practices for building new solutions. This project had the objective of building a clinical decision system with a core engine based on predefined rules, which can be customized by end-users. This work had as main motivation the treatment of diabetic inpatients and outpatients, in hospital services others than endocrinology. To keep the solution generic, the system does not depend on any specific patient data, neither on the protocols. This application follows the client-server model. based on a microservice architecture, providing a modern web user interface. The project was carried out in a close collaboration with the Hospital Center of Baixo do Vouga, resulting in a solution that can assists health professionals in the treatment of patients, reducing errors and providing a better monitoring of health care services.
Nos últimos anos, têm sido estudadas diversas metodologias para aumentar a qualidade da execução dos tratamentos oferecidos aos doentes hospitalizados. Foram igualmente desenvolvidos sistemas computacionais para auxiliar a tomada de decisões clínicas. O objetivo deste trabalho consistiu no desenvolvimento de uma aplicação web para apoiar a execução de tratamentos clínicos, seguindo regras previamente estabelecidas. Estas regras constituem as premissas base que definem o procedimento a aplicar, ou seja, a estrutura do protocolo clínico. Este trabalho teve como principal motivação o tratamento de pacientes com diabetes que são internados ou atendidos em serviços hospitalares não especializados nesta doença. Contudo, para não limitar a sua aplicação a um cenário específico, a solução foi pensada para ser flexível e ser aplicável em qualquer cenário clínico. Esta aplicação segue o modelo cliente-servidor. com base numa arquiteture de microserviços, fornecendo uma interface de utilizador web moderna. O projeto decorreu em estreita colaboração com o Centro Hospitalar do Baixo do Vouga, tendo como resultado uma solução que auxilia os profissionais de saúde no tratamento de doentes internados, reduzindo o risco de erros e aumentando o controlo e monitorização dos cuidados de saúde.
Mestrado em Engenharia de Computadores e Telemática

This research investigated the potential benefits, risks and challenges, innovation properties and viability of cloud computing for records management on an Australian organisation within the mining software development sector. This research involved the use of a case study results analysis as well as a literature analysis. The literature analysis identified the ten potential benefits of cloud computing, as well as the ten risks and challenges associated with cloud computing. It further identified aspects, which needed to be addressed when adopting cloud computing in order to promote innovation within an organisation. The case study analysis was compared against a literature review of ten potential benefits of cloud computing, as well as the ten risks and challenges associated with cloud computing. This was done in order to determine cloud computing’s viability for records management for Company X (The company in the case study). Cloud computing was found to be viable for Company X. However, there were certain aspects, which need to be discussed and clarified with the cloud service provider beforehand in order to mitigate possible risks and compliance issues. It is also recommended that a cloud service provider who complies with international standards, such as ISO 15489, be selected. The viability of cloud computing for organisations similar to Company X (mining software development) followed a related path. These organisations need to ensure that the service provider is compliant with laws in their local jurisdiction, such as Electronic Transactions Act 1999 (Australia, 2011:14-15), as well as laws where their data (in the cloud) may be hosted. The benefits, risks and challenges of records management and cloud computing are applicable to these similar organisations. However, mitigation of these risks needs to be discussed with a cloud service provider beforehand. From an innovation perspective, cloud computing is able to promote innovation within an organisation, if certain antecedents are dealt with. Furthermore, if cloud computing is successfully adopted then it should promote innovation within organisations.
Information Science
M. Inf.

A Gestão de Documentos de Arquivo é um processo essencial para as Organizações Públicas ou Privadas e para indivíduos focando-se no registo, descrição, acesso e preservação dos documentos associados às suas atividades. Cada vez mais organizações e indivíduos têm de gerir enormes massas documentais não se referindo estes documentos apenas a textos escritos, mas também arquivos fotográficos, sonoros, entre outros. Entretanto o crescimento da massa documental digital, com as evoluções tecnológicas dos últimos anos, tem vindo a acelerar, contrariamente ao suporte físico, que cada vez mais é digitalizado e destruído ou simplesmente substituído pelo formato digital. A evolução dos Sistemas de Informação permitiu avanços na Gestão de Documentos de Arquivo, pois facilitou a sua operacionalização, contribuindo para maturar práticas e conceitos. Em especial, o movimento do Software Livre trouxe novos sistemas nas mais diversas áreas, incluindo as da Gestão de Documentos de Arquivo. A implementação mais alargada destes sistemas trouxe a descoberto necessidades que podem ser colmatadas com implementações de arquiteturas mais modernas, garantindo maior elasticidade e disponibilidade. Ao verificar a existência limitada de investigações sobre este tema, esta dissertação procura, em termos gerais, identificar se é possível implementar um Sistema de Gestão de Documentos de Arquivo unicamente com software livre. No âmbito da investigação, foi necessário identificar os principais requisitos alinhados com normas e standards relevantes, criar um modelo conceptual para selecionar implementações e, criar um protótipo que demonstre ser possível resolver o problema definido. A investigação foi conduzida socorrendo-se da metodologia DSRM, ao realizar cada uma das atividades definidas, aplicando-as ao problema e objetivos da dissertação. Finalmente, a investigação demonstra, através da concretização do modelo conceptual, desenhado a partir das técnicas investigadas e descritas na revisão de literatura, que é possível implementar um Sistema de Gestão de Documentos de Arquivo, com Software Livre ou de Código Aberto.
Document Management is an essential process for Public or Private Organizations and also for individuals, that focuses in recording, describing, accessing and preserving documents linked to their activities. In an increasing matter, individuals and organizations need to manage huge amounts of documents, these documents not being solely text-based but also photographic archives, sound archives, among others. Meanwhile the growth of digital assets, with all the technological evolution from the past years, has been accelerating, and the physical assets have been decreasing in proportion, as they are mostly scanned and destroyed or simply replaced by a digital format. The evolution of Information Systems allowed breakthroughs in Document Management as it has facilitated it’s operationalization, contributing to practices and concept maturity. In particular, the Free Software Movement brought a wave of new systems in the most diverse fields, including Document Management. The increase in implementations in the field uncovered new requirements that can be covered with the use of modern architectures, that warrant more elasticity and availability. Observing the limited amount of investigations on this theme, this dissertation aims, in general, to identify if it is possible to implement a Document Management System only with Open Source Software. Within the scope of the research, it was necessary to identify the main requirements aligned with relevant norms and standards, create a conceptual model to select implementations and, create a prototype that demonstrates that it is possible to solve the defined problem. The research was conducted using the DSRM methodology, by performing each activity defined, applying them to the problem and goals of the dissertation. Finally, the research demonstrates, through the implementation of the conceptual model, designed based on the investigated techniques and described in the literature review, that it is possible to implement a Document Management System, with Free or Open Source Software.

The last few years are the initial stage of the development of “Internet + medical” in China, and the market is in a blue ocean area. So far, the electronic medical records of various hospitals in China cannot be well shared. Under such a circumstance, this business project aims to explore the commercial value and feasibility of developing a personal electronic medical record management software and corresponding web platform suitable for the Chinese in the context of the Chinese market. First of all, through the literature review, this project reviews the current state of private electronic medical record management in the Chinese market and the status of electronic medical record management in Chinese hospitals. It found that a satisfactory private electronic medical record management software and corresponding web platform have not yet appeared in the Chinese market. This project then raises related issues and proposes a business plan from the literature review, and collects relevant market information and data through desktop research, then conducts market analysis, competition analysis, feasibility analysis, financial analysis from a business perspective. Finally, it concluded the value evaluation conclusion based on the above analysis.
Os últimos anos são a fase inicial do desenvolvimento da “Internet + medical” na China, e o mercado está em uma área de oceano azul. Até agora, os registros médicos eletrônicos de vários hospitais na China não podem ser bem compartilhados. Sob tal circunstância, este projeto empresarial visa explorar o valor comercial e a viabilidade de desenvolver um software de gerenciamento de registros médicos eletrônicos pessoais e a plataforma da web correspondente adequada para os chineses no contexto do mercado chinês. Em primeiro lugar, por meio da revisão da literatura, este projeto analisa o estado atual do gerenciamento de registros médicos eletrônicos privados no mercado chinês e o status do gerenciamento de registros médicos eletrônicos em hospitais chineses. Ele descobriu que um software de gerenciamento de prontuário eletrônico privado satisfatório e a plataforma da web correspondente ainda não apareceram no mercado chinês. Este projeto, então, levanta questões relacionadas e propõe um plano de negócios a partir da revisão da literatura e coleta informações e dados de mercado relevantes por meio de pesquisa de desktop e, em seguida, realiza análises de mercado, análises de concorrência, análises de viabilidade e análises financeiras de uma perspectiva de negócios. Por fim, concluiu a conclusão da avaliação do valor com base na análise acima.

by Ling Ho-Wan Howard, Ryoo Byung-Hoon.
Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-74).
ABSTRACT --- p.ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --- p.vi
LIST OF TABLES --- p.vii
PREFACE --- p.viii
Chapter
Chapter I. --- IT PROFILE OF HONG KONG --- p.1
IT Penetration in2002 --- p.1
Government Initiatives --- p.2
Software Industry of Hong Kong --- p.2
Chapter II. --- IT STRATEGY --- p.5
IT Strategy - 3 Check Points --- p.5
Flexible Platform --- p.5
Strategy vs. ROI --- p.8
Outsourcing or Internal Development --- p.9
Quality Management System ´ؤ Instituting Best Practices --- p.10
Deming's 14 Points --- p.11
The Juran Trilogy --- p.12
Crosby's 14 Quality Steps --- p.13
Chapter III. --- SOFTWARE QUALITY MANAGEMENT - CMM --- p.16
Software Development Project --- p.16
Software Project Process Model --- p.17
Software Quality Management --- p.19
Capability Maturity Model (CMM) --- p.20
Bootstrap 3.2 --- p.23
Trillium --- p.25
ISO 9001/TickIT --- p.26
SPICE --- p.27
Chapter IV. --- CMM PRACTICES IN THE WORLD --- p.29
The CMM Practices - Worldwide --- p.29
Two studies on Software Process Management in Taiwan --- p.32
Software Process Management in Taiwan: A Longitudinal Study of Top 1000 Companies --- p.32
Software Project Process Management Maturity and Project Performance --- p.34
Chapter V. --- SOFTWARE PROCESS MANAGEMENT IN HONG KONG --- p.36
The CMM in Hong Kong --- p.37
Case Studies on the SPM in Hong Kong --- p.41
Case 1: Dow Chemical --- p.41
Case 2: Oracle Hong Kong --- p.44
Case 3: Bentley Systems Inc. (Hong Kong) --- p.48
Case 4: i-Cable --- p.50
Case 5: SinoPac Securities (Asia) Ltd --- p.53
Implications of the Statistics --- p.55
Factor comparison of mean value --- p.56
Implications --- p.58
Chapter VI. --- CONCLUSION --- p.60
APPENDIX --- p.62
BIBLOGRAPHY --- p.72

by Chi-sum, Ho.
Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 110-113).
Abstract --- p.i
Acknowledgement --- p.iii
Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1
Chapter 1.1 --- Overview --- p.1
Chapter 1.2 --- Cache Memories --- p.1
Chapter 1.3 --- Improving Cache Performance --- p.3
Chapter 1.4 --- Improving System Performance --- p.4
Chapter 1.5 --- Organization of the dissertation --- p.6
Chapter 2 --- Related Work --- p.8
Chapter 2.1 --- Cache Performance --- p.8
Chapter 2.2 --- Non-Blocking Cache --- p.9
Chapter 2.3 --- Cache Prefetching --- p.10
Chapter 2.3.1 --- Hardware Prefetching --- p.10
Chapter 2.3.2 --- Software-assisted Prefetching --- p.13
Chapter 2.3.3 --- Improving Cache Effectiveness --- p.22
Chapter 2.4 --- Other Techniques to Reduce and Hide Memory Latencies --- p.25
Chapter 2.4.1 --- Register Preloading --- p.25
Chapter 2.4.2 --- Write Policies --- p.26
Chapter 2.4.3 --- Small Specialized Cache --- p.26
Chapter 2.4.4 --- Program Transformation --- p.27
Chapter 3 --- Stride CAM Prefetching --- p.30
Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.30
Chapter 3.2 --- Architectural Model --- p.32
Chapter 3.2.1 --- Compiler Support --- p.33
Chapter 3.2.2 --- Hardware Support --- p.35
Chapter 3.2.3 --- Model Details --- p.39
Chapter 3.3 --- Optimization Issues --- p.39
Chapter 3.3.1 --- Eliminating Reductant Prefetching --- p.40
Chapter 3.3.2 --- Code Motion --- p.40
Chapter 3.3.3 --- Burst Mode --- p.44
Chapter 3.3.4 --- Stride CAM Overflow --- p.45
Chapter 3.3.5 --- Effects of Loop Optimizations --- p.46
Chapter 3.4 --- Practicability --- p.50
Chapter 3.4.1 --- Evaluation Methodology --- p.51
Chapter 3.4.2 --- Prefetch Accuracy --- p.54
Chapter 3.4.3 --- Stride CAM Size --- p.56
Chapter 3.4.4 --- Software Overhead --- p.60
Chapter 4 --- Stride Register Prefetching --- p.67
Chapter 4.1 --- Motivation --- p.67
Chapter 4.2 --- Architectural Model --- p.67
Chapter 4.2.1 --- Stride Register --- p.69
Chapter 4.2.2 --- Compiler Support --- p.70
Chapter 4.2.3 --- Prefetch Bits --- p.72
Chapter 4.2.4 --- Operation Details --- p.77
Chapter 4.3 --- Practicability and Optimizations --- p.78
Chapter 4.3.1 --- Practicability on NASA7 Benchmark Programs --- p.78
Chapter 4.3.2 --- Optimization Issues --- p.81
Chapter 4.4 --- Comparison Between Stride CAM and Stride Register Models --- p.84
Chapter 5 --- Small Software-Driven Array Cache --- p.87
Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.87
Chapter 5.2 --- Cache Pollution in MXM --- p.88
Chapter 5.3 --- Architectural Model --- p.89
Chapter 5.3.1 --- Operation Details --- p.91
Chapter 5.4 --- Effectiveness of Array Cache --- p.92
Chapter 6 --- Conclusion --- p.96
Chapter 6.1 --- Conclusion --- p.96
Chapter 6.2 --- Future Research: An Extension of the Stride CAM Model --- p.97
Chapter 6.2.1 --- Background --- p.97
Chapter 6.2.2 --- Reference Address Series --- p.98
Chapter 6.2.3 --- Extending the Stride CAM Model --- p.100
Chapter 6.2.4 --- Prefetch Overhead --- p.109
Bibliography --- p.110
Appendix --- p.114
Chapter A --- Simulation Results - Stride CAM Model --- p.114
Chapter A.l --- Execution Time --- p.114
Chapter A.1.1 --- BTRIX --- p.114
Chapter A.1.2 --- CFFT2D --- p.115
Chapter A.1.3 --- CHOLSKY --- p.116
Chapter A.1.4 --- EMIT --- p.117
Chapter A.1.5 --- GMTRY --- p.118
Chapter A.1.6 --- MXM --- p.119
Chapter A.1.7 --- VPENTA --- p.120
Chapter A.2 --- Memory Delay --- p.122
Chapter A.2.1 --- BTRIX --- p.122
Chapter A.2.2 --- CFFT2D --- p.123
Chapter A.2.3 --- CHOLSKY --- p.124
Chapter A.2.4 --- EMIT --- p.125
Chapter A.2.5 --- GMTRY --- p.126
Chapter A.2.6 --- MXM --- p.127
Chapter A.2.7 --- VPENTA --- p.128
Chapter A.3 --- Overhead --- p.129
Chapter A.3.1 --- BTRIX --- p.129
Chapter A.3.2 --- CFFT2D --- p.130
Chapter A.3.3 --- CHOLSKY --- p.131
Chapter A.3.4 --- EMIT --- p.132
Chapter A.3.5 --- GMTRY --- p.133
Chapter A.3.6 --- MXM --- p.134
Chapter A.3.7 --- VPENTA --- p.135
Chapter A.4 --- Hit Ratio --- p.136
Chapter A.4.1 --- BTRIX --- p.136
Chapter A.4.2 --- CFFT2D --- p.137
Chapter A.4.3 --- CHOLSKY --- p.137
Chapter A.4.4 --- EMIT --- p.138
Chapter A.4.5 --- GMTRY --- p.139
Chapter A.4.6 --- MXM --- p.139
Chapter A.4.7 --- VPENTA --- p.140
Chapter B --- Simulation Results - Array Cache --- p.141
Chapter C --- NASA7 Benchmark --- p.145
Chapter C.1 --- BTRIX --- p.145
Chapter C.2 --- CFFT2D --- p.161
Chapter C.2.1 --- cfft2dl --- p.161
Chapter C.2.2 --- cfft2d2 --- p.169
Chapter C.3 --- CHOLSKY --- p.179
Chapter C.4 --- EMIT --- p.192
Chapter C.5 --- GMTRY --- p.205
Chapter C.6 --- MXM --- p.217
Chapter C.7 --- VPENTA --- p.220

by Ng Mei Po Mabel.
Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994.
Includes bibliographical references (leave 51-52).
ABSTRACT --- p.ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii
Chapter
Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1
Chapter II. --- PROBLEM IN FOCUS --- p.3
Chapter III. --- SCOPE OF STUDY --- p.7
Chapter IV. --- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY --- p.8
Chapter V. --- ORGANISATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT --- p.8
Function --- p.8
Mission --- p.8
Organisation Structure --- p.8
Personnel Schedule --- p.8
Requests for Computerisation --- p.10
Departmental IS Strategic Planning --- p.10
Microcomputer Systems and Items --- p.10
Mainframe Systems and Mid Range Systems --- p.10
Chapter VI. --- SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE --- p.12
Introduction --- p.12
Detailed Description --- p.15
What is SSADM+ in ITSD ？ --- p.22
Implementation of SSADM+ in ITSD --- p.26
Chapter VII. --- THE ROAD TO ACHIEVE IS09001 --- p.28
The Principal Concepts and Significance of IS09000 --- p.28
Why is IS09000 Recommended to be Necessary for ITSD? --- p.29
Overview of the Feasibility of Applying IS09000 in ITSD --- p.30
Recommendations --- p.35
Problems of Study --- p.38
APPENDIX --- p.39
BILIOGRAPHY --- p.51

In infinitely repeated games, we also give definitions to risk attitude and reputation. As art infinitely repeated game is a repetition of a constituent strategic game, we transform each single round of an infinitely repeated game as a risk game. We extend the definitions of risk strategies and risk strategy equilibrium to infinitely repeated games. We also research some properties of risk strategy equilibrium and show that players can obtain higher payoffs in risk strategy equilibrium than in pure strategy Nash equilibrium.
In multi-agent systems, agents often need to make decisions, especially under uncertainty. When a decision-maker needs to choose among a number of choices, each having a certain probability to happen, one of the traditional ways discussed in economics is to calculate the expected utility of each choice and choose the one with the maximum expected utility. However, most of the humans do not do so in real situations. Very often, humans choose a choice with a lower expected utility. One of the famous examples is the Allais paradox.
In strategic games, we define risk attitude and reputation, which are factors that decision-makers take into account in making decisions. We transform a strategic game to a risk game. We propose a new kind of strategies, called risk strategies. In the transformed risk game, we find a new kind of equilibrium, called risk strategy equilibrium. We also find out some properties of risk strategy equilibrium. In addition, we find that players can obtain higher payoffs in risk strategy equilibrium than in pure strategy Nash equilibrium.
One of the key properties defining an intelligent agent is social ability. This means that an intelligent agent should be able to interact with other agents or humans. Before designing an intelligent agent for any multi-agent system, we need to first understand how agents should behave and interact in that particular application.
One way to understand how agents should behave in a particular application is to model the application as a game. Besides, many real-life situations can be modeled as games. So, we extend the model of attractiveness maximization and apply the extended model to strategic games and infinitely repeated games.
The reason why most of the people do not maximize the expected utility is that people have different attitudes towards risk in different situations and people are generally risk-averse. To model this human behavior, we propose another way of decision-making, called attractiveness maximization. In this model, every choice has an attractiveness, which is calculated from the risk attitude of the decision-maker, probability, and utility. In making decisions, decision-makers choose the choice with the maximum attractiveness. Using attractiveness maximization, the phenomenon that human do not maximize expected utility can be explained. We also find some properties of the model of attractiveness maximization, which match the human behaviors.
We develop several applications of attractiveness maximization and risk strategies. First, we apply the proposed concepts to the Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma, which is widely used by economists and sociologists to model and simulate many of the human interactions. Simulation shows that agents have improved performance and are reactive as well as pro-active. Second, we construct behavioral predictors and an adaptive strategy for Minority Games, which model many real life situations like the financial market, auctions and resources competitions. Simulations show that the adaptive strategy works much better than previous models. Third, we model a resource allocation problem as a Minority Game and apply the behavioral predictors and the adaptive strategy to the resource allocation problem. Simulations also show that agents with the proposed adaptive strategy are able to make more right decisions and better resource utilization than previous work.
Lam, Ka Man.
"August 2007."
Adviser: Leung Ho Fung.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-02, Section: B, page: 1107.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-173).
Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web.
Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web.
Abstract in English and Chinese.
School code: 1307.