Why Journal Paper Gets Rejected?

Peter Thrower, PhD, Editor-in-Chief of International journal of the American Carbon Society, reveals the 8 top reasons so many manuscripts don’t make it to the peer review process. His thought can also be applied to other discipline. Here is the 'Eight reasons I rejected your article':

1. It fails the technical screening.
2. It does not fall within the Aims and Scope.
3. It's incomplete.
4. The procedures and/or analysis of the data is seen to be defective.
5. The conclusions cannot be justified on the basis of the rest of the paper.
6. It's is simply a small extension of a different paper, often from the same authors.
7. It's incomprehensible.
8. It's boring.

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Meet the experts in New SoC FPGA Technologies, November 3, 2015, Shenzhen, China

There will be Altera® SoC Developers Forum(ASDF) in Shenzhen, China on November 3, 2015. The ASDF event gives you an edge in developing your next system design through in-depth technical content and workshops, alone with the opportunity to interact with industry leaders such as Arrow, ARM, Lauterbach, MathWorks, Terasic, WindRiver and more.

Why should you attend?

• Get insightful keynotes from Altera executives and industry leaders on the future of technology
• Get in-depth technical content with presentations from industry experts, and experience a hands-on software workshop
• View leading-edge technology demos from SoC FPGA technology partners

Chance to Win an Apple Watch

Online registration is now open until October 27. Click here to register for the event and secure your seat now!

Digital Fundamentals Lecture Notes

Engineers are responsible for truly understand how their designs work. What do you do when the real-world doesn't match the simulation? As they say in the Army, if the map doesn't match the terrain, trust the terrain.. Therefore, you should understand the analysis, even if the arithmetic was done by a computer. If you don't know how to do at least a reasonable approximation by hand, then how can you trust the result of the program? Learn the fundamental of Digital Logic Design as follow:  

• Number System: Representation and Code(2a)
• Number System: Representation and code (2b)
• Number System: Representation and code (2c)
• Hamming Code
• Boolean Algebra: Theorem and Boolean Function Law (3a)
• Boolean Algebra Calculator
• Boolean Algebra: Theorem and Boolean Function Law (3b)
• Function Simplification: Algebra manipulation and mapping method with don’t care state (4a)
• Function Simplification: Algebra manipulation and mapping method with don’t care state (4b)
• Basic logic gates (5)
• 7400 Series TTL IC
• Combinational circuit (6a)
•  XOR formula
•  Combinational circuit (6b) 
  •  4-bit Adder 
  •  M74HC238 3 to 8 Line Decoder 
• Combinational circuit (6c)
•  74AC32, 74ACT32 Quad 2-Input OR Gate 
• Latches and flip-flop (7a)
• Latches and flip-flop (7b)
• Crystal oscillator
• Sequential Circuit: Clock, counter, synchronous & asynchronous circuit, state diagram (8a)
• Sequential Circuit: Clock, counter, synchronous &asynchronous circuit, state diagram (8b)
• Sequential Circuit: Clock, counter, synchronous &asynchronous circuit, state diagram (8c) 
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Seminar on Smart City Framework, 10 September 2015, Cyberjaya, KL

MCMC, in collaboration with MTSFB, is hosting a Seminar on Smart City Framework that will focus on  Malaysia's smart city landscape, international guidelines and standards framework available for smart city strategy, planning and development.  This seminar is the follow up to their successful Symposium on Empowering a Smart Digital Nation at KL Converge! 2015.

The seminar will be held on 10 September 2015 at Auditorium, MCMC Old Building, Cyberjaya. There will be 8 presentation sessions and a panel discussion. The tentative agenda for this seminar is as follows:

Time	Potential Topic
8.30	Registration
9.00	Welcoming Remark by Mr. Toh Swee Hoe MCMC Chief Officer, Digital Empowerment Sector
9.15	Official Opening by Dato’ Sri Dr Halim Shafie, MCMC Chairman
9.30	Smart Cities and Smart Communities – How to Make Them Work -      Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
10.00	Smart City Malaysia -      Huawei
10.30	COFFEE BREAK
11.00	Smart City Implementation – Requirements for Standards & Regulatory Input -      Telekom Malaysia (TM)
11.30	Smart City Services Enabled By Telecoms Operators' Digital Platforms -      Analysys Mason
12.00	Smarter Cities Analytics -      IBM Smarter Cities
12.30	NETWORKING LUNCH
2.00	ITU-T Activities on Smart City -      Dr Sang Ziqin, Vice Chairman ITU-T SG 20
2.30	IEEE Activities on Smart City -      IEEE Smart City Initiative
3.00	Smart Community Infrastructures - Principles and Requirements for Performance Metrics -      Mr. Isao Endou, Secretary ISO/TC 268/SC 1
3.30	Panel Discussion Moderator: MTFSB Panel members: BCG, ITU-T, IEEE, ISO
4.15	REFRESHMENT

This event is free to all participants from the industry, government agencies, regulatory bodies, academia, researchers and local authorities. Interested participants can register at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/seminar-on-smart-city-framework-tickets-18430432921 .