Search engines rank web pages according to different conditions. Some of them use publication time, some use last time of update, some checks the currency of the content of the web page. In this paper, a new algorithm is proposed which will work on the time of the web page, temporal information of the content and forms a binary tree to rank among web pages.

This article discusses the architecture design of DMA controller on high performance GPS receiver based on RTEMS. We achieve the optimal integration of DMA IP and navigation baseband system. We designed the hardware architecture of DMA IP and make full use of hardware performance with the idea of multiplexing. We use register and FIFO buffer to achieve read-write control. And we design the DMA controller with Verilog HDL. Finally we verify the design on Altera Cyclone4 FPGA. The result demonstrates that DMA controller can ease the CPU’s burden and shorten the acquisition & tracking time thus improving the performance of the whole system.

In 43 AD, the fourth emperor of Imperial Rome, Tiberius Claudius Drusus, organized his military and invaded Britain. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the legitimate reasons for The Invasion of Britain led by Claudius. Before the invasion, his had an unfortunate life. He was physically distorted, so no one gave him an official position. However, one day, something unimaginable happened. He found himself selected by the Praetorian Guard to be the new emperor of Roma. Many scholars generally agree Claudius was eager to overcome his physical disabilities and low expectations to secure his position as new Emperor in Rome by military success in Britain. Although his personal motivation was understandable, it was not sufficient enough for Imperial Rome to legitimize the invasion of Britain. It is important to separate personal reasons and official reasons. A significant part of this research was library based. In this paper, I will focus on three possible reasons Claudius used to legitimatize the invasion of Britain: 1) Human Rights: To salvage refugees from Britain, 2) Social Welfare: To distribute land and resources for military veterans as part of a social welfare program, and 3) Natural Slave Theory: To apply ancient Greek philosophy by Plato and Aristotle. Because primary sources are limited during the first century, I applied an interdisciplinary view to analyze texts to complete my study.

Web-Commerce applications are now an indispensable aspect of businesses around the world. More businesses are now migrating from outdated applications to a new type of combined ebusiness designs. With such large volumes of applications that need to be put online, there is now a dire need for measurable and quantifiable metrics that can help in gauging the quality of these websites. The development considerations for both domains may be deemed similar in their final purpose, that is to provide a service to its end-users, however, web-applications today face a myriad of constraints, with most businesses opting to go online, the crucial questions are; Is the Web info metrics are any different, or is it just an application of classical metrics (desktop metrics) to a new medium (web metrics). In our research, we propose to investigate these issues, and present the distinguishable metrics for the Quality Assurance(QA) processes involved in Web-Applications, as opposed to traditional desktop software application.

In the field of medical imaging. Image fusion is an important application for extracting complementary information from different modality. In this work, we propose a fusion algorithm using CDF9/7 wavelet based on lifting scheme with specified fusion rules to combine pairs of multispectral Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) such as T1, T2. The experimental results of brain tumor show that the proposed algorithm preserves both edge and component information and also increases the efficiency of tumor detection. The parameters like mutual information MI, entropy EN, and spatial frequency SF, standard deviation SD are calculated to evaluate performance of proposed algorithm. Finally the results are compared with existing methods.

Despite the role of artisanal fishing in the economy of AkwaIbom state, Nigeria, the fishing households are still poor. Poverty among fishing households could be reduced if they establish good networks among themselves and a high degree of connectedness referred to as social capital. In this study, the effect of social capital on the poverty level of fishing households in AkwaIbom state was therefore investigated. A multi-stage random sampling method was used. With structured questionnaire and a sample size of 120; data were collected on socioeconomic characteristics, participation in local level institutions/associations, and households’ expenditure. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and two-stage least square (2SLS). Average age of the household head was 41.9 years with seven persons per household. Households belonged to at most two associations and the most important one was fishing association with 52.6% participation index in decision making. The level of heterogeneity was 21% with 80% meeting attendance index per household head. Core poor households were 6.70% while 39.20% and 54.10% were moderately and non-poor, respectively. Half (50%) of the total monthly households’ expenditure was spent on food whereas only 9.24% was spent on house rent. Participation in decision making, meeting attendance and heterogeneity in social groups were the significant social capital dimensions that had effect on poverty. The result also showed that social capital was truly exogenous implying no bi-causal relationship between social capital and poverty. It is concluded that social capital and its dimensions have remarkable contributing role in reducing the poverty among fishing households in AkwaIbom State, Nigeria.

The clinical isolate Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of illness such as pneumoniae, meningitis, bacteremia and otitis media in children and the elderly. The emergence of drug-resistant strains threatens to complicate the management of these diseases. An hospitalbased and community-based surveillance for drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in outpatients with respiratory infection in Abraka, Delta State Nigeria was conducted. Between August – October 2014, a cross-sectional study was conducted in Abraka general hospital and Abraka community to assess the prevalence of drug resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from sputum samples of patients with cough and catarrh (respiratory tract infection). A total of 125 sputum samples of patients with respiratory tract infection were collected and inoculated on 5% sheep-blood agar, incubated at 35oC for 24hours in 5-10% CO2. Susceptibility testing panels of Ofloxacin, Rifampicin and Oxacillin were tested against isolated Streptococcus pneumoniae. Of the 125 sputum samples collected 28 (22.4%) was positive for Streptococcus pneumoniae.

This study examined farmers’ perception and adoption of yam minisett technology. The study was carried out in Anambra State, Nigeria. A sample size of 120 yam farmers was used for the study. Data were collected using a structured and validated interview schedule. Data generated for the study were summarized using descriptive statistics such as frequency count, percentage and mean scores while the Sigma method was used for calculating adoption scores to ascertain the level of adoption for the various yam minisett technology items. Results of the study revealed that there were more male yam farmers (82 percent) than females. The mean age of respondents was 45years and the mean household size was 11 persons. Also, a mean farming experience of 12years was found for the respondents. Results on perception of yam minisett technology reveal that respondents had favourable perception on four statements out of the thirteen statements used to investigate their perception. These were statements 5,6,11 and 12. The remaining 9 statements were not favourably perceived. They include statements 1-4; 7- 10 and 13.

This study examined constraints and strategies for enhancing pig production. The study was carried out in Delta State, Nigeria. A sample size of 90 respondents was used for the study. Data were collected using a structured and validated interview schedule. Data for the study were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Frequency count, percentage and mean scores were used to summarize data, while factor analysis was used to ascertain constraints to pig production. Results of the study reveal that economic, poor management and socio-cultural biases were the major factors hindering pig production in Delta State. Specific issues highlighting these factors were also identified. Strategies for enhancing pig production that were identified by the study include: establishment of functional market for pig and pig products, subsidy for pig housing and equipment, adoption of improved pig production technologies, provision of transport facilities, subsidy for pig feeds, special credit scheme for pig farmers, public enlightenment on the nutritional value of pigs, enacting legislation against discrimination of pig products, and making veterinary services available and affordable.

The objective of this paper is to explore Bangladeshi engineering EFL learners’ attitude towards learning English. The study was conducted among 67 students of Computer Science and Engineering departments of United International University, a private University in Bangladeshi and Jahangir Nagar University, a public university in Bangladesh. Data were collected through a 34 items attitude test questionnaire. The findings report that, engineering EFL learners both in public and private universities have moderately positive emotional and cognitive attitudes and highly positive behavioral attitudes to learning English. The study also exposes that, public university students are less competent, more exam-oriented, and more discouraged by bad results. They are also more eager to continue English courses than private university learners. The study also offers some possible solutions to change the overall negative attitudes and to help public university learners stand up equally on the platform of learning the global language.