The preceding chapters of this book have covered the steps necessary to configure an environment suitable for the development of Android applications using the Android Studio IDE. Before moving on to slightly more advanced topics, now is a good time to validate that all of the required development packages are installed and functioning correctly. The best way to achieve this goal is to create an Android application and compile and run it. This chapter will cover the creation of a simple Android application project using Android Studio. Once the project has been created, a later chapter will explore the use…
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Now that you’ve learned a little about the normal distribution, you can use Excel to randomly generate observations from a normal distribution. You’ll start by creating a single sample of 100 observations coming from a normal distribution with m 5 100 and s 5 25. To do this, you need to have the StatPlus add-in installed on Excel. To create 100 random normal values: 1. Open a new blank workbook in Excel, click cell A1, and type Normal Data in the cell. 198 Fundamentals of Statistics 2. Click Create Data from the StatPlus menu and then click Random Numbers. The…
A number of lithography techniques like electron beam, ion beam, X-ray etc. are possible to use in order to pattern nanometric features. However they are too expensive for large scale production. Recently some new techniques have been developed known as Soft Lithography. Soft-litho means use of ‘soft materials’ i.e. polymers. An elastomer of PDMS (poly dimethyl siloxane) of Sylgard 184, Dow Corning is used to prepare microstructures. There are different techniques used in soft lithography: Microcontact printing (CP), Replica molding (REM), Microtransfer molding (TM), Micromolding in capillaries (MIMIC), and Solvent assisted micromolding (SAMIM). Introductory Nano (Soft) Lithography Using PDMS This…
The steps performed so far have installed Java, the Android Studio IDE and the current set of default Android SDK packages. Before proceeding, it is worth taking some time to verify which packages are installed and to install any missing or updated packages. This task can be performed using the Android SDK Settings screen, which may be launched from within the Android Studio tool by selecting the Configure -> SDK Manager option from within the Android Studio welcome dialog. Once invoked, the Android SDK screen of the default settings dialog will appear as shown in Figure 2-5: Figure 2-5 Immediately…
In the New Project window, set the Application name field to AndroidSample. The application name is the name by which the application will be referenced and identified within Android Studio and is also the name that will be used when the completed application goes on sale in the Google Play store. The Package Name is used to uniquely identify the application within the Android application ecosystem. It should be based on the reversed URL of your domain name followed by the name of the application. For example, if your domain is www.mycompany.com, and the application has been named AndroidSample, then…
The rent-a-distributor model is rarely used and limited to producers with enough of a checkbook and a track record they can pay for production costs and bargain for reduced distribution fees. The most famous example of this model is Lucasfilm’s deal with 20th Century Fox for the three Star Wars prequels, Episodes I, II, and III in the Star Wars saga. Due to the success of the original Star Wars trilogy, George Lucas had the financing and leverage to pay for the three prequels himself. Fox was reputedly investing no direct production costs, receiving a negotiated fee for distributing the…
Although video and DVD technology has been driven by European and Asian (in particular Japanese) consumer electronics companies, market growth and penetration has been driven by software and Hollywood pressures. The international video and DVD markets have usually lagged the United States in terms of maturation and retail sophistication. In terms of retail and consumer patterns, the DVD market has generally mirrored the prior VHS sell through market. In territories such as France, for example, where there was a long sell through tradition and sophistication of key retailers such as the hypermarkets (Auchan, Carrefour) the DVD market is vibrant. Accordingly,…
As the economy is booming, competition for truck driving jobs is getting tougher. There are more people applying for each job. To make your chances of success higher, you need to find the right way to get through to the company or recruiter. There are many ways you can find truck load jobs easily, but these 6 tips will help you narrow down your search and improve your chances of getting hired. Job boards can be a great way for truckers to find truck loads and get driving. Truckloads make it easy for truckers to get jobs and there are…
The video business has emerged as a kind of hidden caryatid holding up the theatrical film business on the back of its retail sales. While there is a general awareness of the importance of the video revenue stream (~50% of the total revenue pie), what is less understood is that video is uniquely profitable for distributors and accordingly provides the studios with its most important source of positive cash flow. Video Revenues Video/DVD revenues have become so significant that they represent a critical if not the primary hedge strategy against the risk of making a film. There is an assumed…
People are the key organisational resource; without them organisations would not exist or function. All businesses need to plan for and manage the people they employ if they are to use this resource effectively and efficiently in pursuit of their objectives. In modern and forward-looking organisations this implies a proactive approach to the management of people which goes beyond the bounds of traditional personnel management and involves the establishment of systems for planning, monitoring, appraisal and evaluation. Visit the site : Satta mataka143 Training and development and for integrating the internal needs of the organisation with the external demands of…