Department of Mechatronics Engineering, National Changhua University of Education, No. 2, Shi-da Road, Changhua City 500, Taiwan, ROC Department of Industrial Education and Technology, National Changhua University of Education, No. 2, Shi-da Road, Changhua City 500, Taiwan, ROC College of Business Administration, National Changhua University of Education, No. 2, Shi-da Road, Changhua City 500, ...

Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, No. 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu City 30013, Taiwan Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Chang Gung University, No. 259, Sanmin Rd., Guishan Township, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan Department of Computer Science and Communication Engineering, Providence University, No. 200, Sec. 7, Taiwan Boulevard, Sha...

The Pearl River Delta, one of the main regions of China’s export-oriented economy, has benefited from its traditional economic structure for three decades which in turn appeared to hinder further economic development recently. To advance industrial restructuring and upgrading, the governments have promulgated policies and appropriated special funds to optimize the industrial structure of the Pe...

The purpose of this study was to characterize spatial and temporal variations of carbonyl compounds in Gumi city, where a number of large electronic-industrial complexes are located. Carbonyl samples were collected at five sites in the Gumi area: three industrial, one commercial, and one residential area. Sampling was carried out throughout a year from December 2003 to November 2004. At one ind...

Atmospheric corrosion is a significant problem given destruction of various materials, especially metals. The corrosion investigation in the industrial city environment was carried out during one year exposure. Corrosion potential was determined using the potentiometric method. The highest effect of corrosion processes was observed during the winter season due to increased air pollution. Corros...

BACKGROUND Health complaints have been reported to be higher among the industrial area residents when compared with reference community. METHODS Such reports being only a few, a questionnaire survey was conducted in three different areas (Industrial, Residential, Commercial) of Ahmedabad city of India to determine the pattern of morbidity and to do a comparative analysis of different areas wi...