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Routing Decision with Link-weight Calculating Function in WDM Switching Networks

  • Charoenphetkul, Pongnatee;Thipchaksurat, Sakchai;Varakulsiripunth, Ruttikorn
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.08a
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    • pp.1346-1349
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    • 2004
  • In this paper, we have proposed the new link-weight calculating function using for routing decision in WDM networks. The proposed link-weight calculating functions includes following factors those are available wavelengths per link, distance loss, total wavelengths, and limited wavelength conversion. The calculated link-weight is applied into the algorithm of routing decision in order to determine the available lightpath that qualifies user requests. The objective is to improve the performance of wavelengths assignment with fast determining the suitable lightpath by using the proposed link-weights calculating function. The analytical model of WDM switching networks is introduced for numerical analysis. The link-weight calculating function is performed. Finally, the performance of proposed algorithm is displayed with numerical results in term of the blocking probability, the probability that connection requests from users are rejected due to there are no available lightpath to be assigned for them. It is also shown that the blocking probability is varied in depending on the number of available wavelengths and the degree of wavelength conversion. The numerical results also show that the proposed link-weight calculating function is more cost-effective choice for the routing decision in WDM switching networks.

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Restriction of Metabolizable Energy in Broiler Growers and Its Impact on Grower and Breeder Performance

  • Sunder, G. Skyam;Kumar, Ch. Vijaya;Panda, A.K.;Raju, M.V.L.N.;Rao, S.V. Rama;Gopinath, N.C.S.;Reddy, M.R.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.20 no.8
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    • pp.1258-1265
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    • 2007
  • Metabolizable energy (ME) required for basal metabolism, activity and growth was considered as the criterion for targeting specific increases in body weight (100 g/week) of broiler chicks during the grower phase (5-20 weeks) and its impact was evaluated on breeder performance. Broiler female chicks (460) from a synthetic dam line were randomly distributed to 4 test groups with 23 replicates of 5 birds each and housed in cages. The first group (ME-100) was offered a calculated amount of ME by providing a measured quantity of grower diet (160 g protein and 2,600 kcal ME/kg) which increased with age and weight gain (133-294 kcal/bird/day). The other three groups were offered 10 or 20% less ME (ME-90 and ME-80, respectively) and 10% excess ME (ME-110) over the control group (ME-100). From 21 weeks of age, a single breeder diet (170 g protein and 2,600 kcal ME/kg) was uniformly fed to all groups and the impact of grower ME restriction on breeder performance evaluated up to 58 weeks. The targeted body weight gain of 1,600 g in a 16-week period was achieved by pullets of the ME-100 group almost one week earlier by gaining 8.7 g more weight per week. However, pullets in the ME-90 group gained 1,571 g during the same period, which was closer to the targeted weight. At 20 weeks of age, the conversion efficiency of feed (5.21-5.37), ME (13.9-14.1 kcal/g weight gain) and protein (0.847-0.871 g/g weight gain), eviscerated meat yield, giblet and tibia weights were not influenced by ME restriction, but the weights of abdominal fat and liver were higher with increased ME intake. Reduction of ME by 10% in the grower period significantly delayed sexual maturity (169.3 d), but increased egg production (152.5 /bird) with better persistency. Improved conversion efficiency of feed, ME and protein per g egg content were also observed in this group up to 56 weeks. The fertility and hatchability at 58 weeks of age were higher in the ME-90 group compared to the control and 10% excess ME feeding. In conclusion, the present study revealed the possibility of achieving targeted weight gain in broiler growers by feeding measured quantities of ME during the rearing period with consequential benefits in breeder performance.

The Effect of Vitamin E and Vitamin C on the Performance of Japanese Quails (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica) Reared under Heat Stress during Growth and Egg Production Period

  • Ipek, A.;Canbolat, O.;Karabulut, A.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.252-256
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    • 2007
  • This study was carried out to determine the effect of vitamin E and vitamin C on the performance of Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) reared under heat stress during the growth and egg production period. A total of 810 seven-day-old Japanese quails were used in the trial. The birds received a diet with either three levels of vitamin E (DL-${\alpha}$Tocopheryl acetate) (60, 120 and 240 mg/kg of diet) and vitamin C (ROVIMIX STAY-C 35) (60, 120 and 240 mg/kg of diet). Live weight on day 35 and weight gain were the lowest in the group of chicks on a combination of 60 mg of vitamin E and 60 mg of vitamin C, whereas the highest live weight was demonstrated in chicks on a combination of 240 mg of vitamin E and 240 mg of vitamin C (p<0.01). The effects of treatments on cumulative feed consumption, feed conversion ratio, age at 5% lay, sexual maturity weight, rate of lay and mean egg weight values were found to be significant (p<0.01). The highest feed consumption, feed conversion ratio, age at 5% lay, sexual maturity weight, rate of lay and mean egg weight values were found in the group on a combination of 240 mg of vitamin E and 240 mg of vitamin C. The effect of treatments on the mortality ratio was found to be insignificant (p>0.01). The cost of supplementing diets with vitamin E and vitamin C is very low. Therefore such a combination of supplement can offer a potential protective management practice in preventing heat stress related losses in performance of Japanese quails.

Effect of Growell on Performance, Organ Weight and Serum Trace Element Profile of Broilers

  • Kalorey, D.R.;Kurkure, N.V.;Sakhare, P.S.;Warke, Subhangi;Ali, Murtuza
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.14 no.5
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    • pp.677-679
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    • 2001
  • Effect of Growell a herbomineral premix was evaluated on performance, organ weight, humoral immune response, tissue and serum trace element profile of boilers. Day old 50 Babcock broiler chicks were randomly divided in two groups (C and T) and reared on deep litter system for 6 weeks of age. Chicks from group C were given basal diet while chicks from T group were fed basal diet supplemented with Growell at the rate 0.35 g/Kg. The chicks were vaccinated with Lasota strain of NCDV at $4^{th}$ and $28^{th}$ day of age. The birds receiving Growell treatment had higher body weight with better feed conversion ratio as compare to that of control chicks. Growell treatment had significantly reduced per cent weight of spleen and kidney, whereas that of bursa was increased. There was no effect of treatment on relative weight of thymus. HI antibody titer against NCDV in Growell treated chicks were higher as compare to untreated chicks indicating better humoral immune status. Growell treatment had no effect on serum Fe and Zn concentration. Dietary supplementation of Growell had significantly increased iron content of liver, kidney and muscle; zinc content of kidney and muscle; copper content of kidney and muscle and Mn content of kidney. Growell treatment improved the body weight, FCR and humoral immune status of broilers. Similarly, deposition of trace minerals in various organs was also increased in comparison to control.

Ear Type and Coat Color on Growth Performances of Crossbred Pigs

  • Choy, Y.H.;Jeon, G.J.;Kim, T.H.;Choi, B.H.;Chung, H.W.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.15 no.8
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    • pp.1178-1181
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    • 2002
  • Records from a total of 202 crossbred pigs were classified by their ear type and coat color to examine the presence of interrelationships with growth performances. Crossbred pigs were F2 generations of full sib family out of ten Landrace sows bred by 5 Korean domestic boars. Heavily drooped ear type was predominant, 195 out of 202 pigs over the other two types (1 straight and 6 slightly drooped). Coat colors were classified as four categories, all white, all black, dominant white or dominant black. Ratio among coat color categories did not fall within Mendelian principle of independence regarding two loci involved. There was dependency between ear type and coat color. However, due to rarity of ear types other than heavy drooped, dependency comes from distribution of those rare ear types. Three least squares models to test the effect of ear type and coat colors on growth performances were analyzed. First model analyzed effects on birth weight, body weight at 3 and 6 weeks and ADG' before weaning and between 3 and 5 weeks of age. This model included sex in addition to ear type and coat color. Second model analyzed postweaning growth traits (initial weight, final weight and ADG between these periods) upon initiation of performance testing. This model included effects of sex, test group and start age (as a covariate) in addition. Third model was fit for fasted weight before slaughter and included the effects of sex, test group and age at slaughter (as a covariate). The effects of sex and ear type were not significant source of variation for all traits. Test group was a significant source of variation for all the postweaning traits. Effect of coat color was not significant until the initiation of performance testing and became significant then after. Least squares means of dominantly black pigs were significantly lower than the other three coat colored pigs in final weight around 195 days of age and in ADG from the start of performance test and final weight measure.

Relationship between the abdominal sagging index and the reproductive performance of the Roman goose

  • S. C. Chang;M. J. Lin;L. J. Lin;S. Y. Peng;Tzu Tai Lee
    • Animal Bioscience
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    • v.36 no.4
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    • pp.584-590
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    • 2023
  • Objective: This research aimed to explore the changes in the observed abdominal sagging index (ASI) and reproductive performance of Roman male and female geese during the breeding period. Methods: The 339 six-month-old breeding geese (109 male; 230 female) were used in this study, in which five male and five female geese were slaughtered on a monthly basis to record the ASI. Results: The short diameter of the testes of the male goose when the female goose lays eggs and in the second, third, and fourth months was significantly wider than in the fifth months (19.0, 20.8, 21.4, and 19.6 vs 12.7 and 14.0 mm/bird; p = 0.0105). On the other hand, the testicular weight of the male goose in the second and third months after the female goose lays eggs was significantly higher than that in the second and fifth months after laying (0.33% and 0.37% vs 0.11% and 0.19%; p = 0.0212). During the exploring period, the length and weight of the fallopian tube, the weight of the ovary, the number of follicles in 2 to 3 cm, the number of follicles in 3 to 4 cm, the fallopian tube weight in the carcass weight percentage, and the ovary weight in the carcass weight percentage all demonstrated a significant curve response. Further, female ASI was positively correlated with reproductive tract length (r = 0.815; p<0.05) and egg production per female (r = 0.790; p<0.05). Conclusion: The ASI classification method is more objective and easy to distinguish. This scoring method has a high correlation with the number of eggs laid by each goose and the length of the reproductive tract, inferring that the goose observation could take advantage of ASI during egg-laying and can predict the reproductive system development during the laying period and determine when the breeding goose begins to lay eggs.

A Novel Approach to Improving the Performance of Randomly Perturbed Sensor Arrays (불규칙하게 흔들리는 센서어레이의 성능향상을 위한 새로운 방법)

  • Chang, Byong-Kun
    • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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    • v.14 no.1E
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    • pp.65-72
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    • 1995
  • The effects of random errors in array weight and sensor positions on the performance of a Linearly constrained linear sensor array is analyzed in a weight vector space. It is observed that a nonorthogonality exists between an optimum weight vector and the steering vector of an interference direction du e to random errors. A novel approach to improving the nulling performance by compensating for the nonorthogonality is proposed. Computer simulation results are presented.

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An experimental study on the field sound insulation performance of the light weight concrete panel using bottom ash (저회를 이용한 경량패널의 현장 차음성능에 관한 실험 연구)

  • Chung, J.Y.;Jeong, G.C.;Lee, B.K.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2007.05a
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    • pp.65-69
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    • 2007
  • Recently, the method of the apartment building design is changing from wall type to moment structure. Because of this reason, dry wall systems are used plentifully. This study examines the sound insulation performance of the light weight concrete panel using bottom ash. There is the difference of airborne sound isolation between laboratory and field test. For the purpose of searching deviation, we use the prediction tool(Insul 6.0). First, we calculated the prediction data and measured the sound isolation in the wall at the lab. Then, we measured it in the field and compared them. At the base of these datum, we measured the difference.

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A Study on the Trade-off Analysis of Combat Weight for Conceptual design of a Landing Craft Air Cushion (공기부양상륙정의 개념설계를 위한 전투중량 대안분석 연구)

  • 이제동;신용석
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.66-75
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    • 2000
  • The purpose of this study is to develop and illustrate methods of applying trade-off techniques to landing craft air cushion design evaluation. The problem areas of concern are the application of quantitative analytical methods to conceptual design. The interrelationships between composite system measures and selected performance requirements(speed, cruising range, cargo etc.) are analyzed and the expressions for gross weight are developed as functions of performance parameters. Trade-offs of performance parameters in terms of weight are then calculated. The application of these results to evaluation of Require Operational Capabilities are illustrated.

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Performance Comparison of Convolution Neural Network by Weight Initialization and Parameter Update Method1 (가중치 초기화 및 매개변수 갱신 방법에 따른 컨벌루션 신경망의 성능 비교)

  • Park, Sung-Wook;Kim, Do-Yeon
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.441-449
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    • 2018
  • Deep learning has been used for various processing centered on image recognition. One core algorithms of the deep learning, convolutional neural network is an deep neural network that specialized in image recognition. In this paper, we use a convolutional neural network to classify forest insects and propose an optimization method. Experiments were carried out by combining two weight initialization and six parameter update methods. As a result, the Xavier-SGD method showed the highest performance with an accuracy of 82.53% in the 12 different combinations of experiments. Through this, the latest learning algorithms, which complement the disadvantages of the previous parameter update method, we conclude that it can not lead to higher performance than existing methods in all application environments.