Applications in science and engineering

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Submission of papers
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The manuscript should comprise: abstract (200 words or less); main body of paper; acknowledgements; appendices; references. It is recommended that, where possible, authors supply a FAX number and an e-mail address so that any editorial queries can be speedily dealt with.
Regular manuscripts should be typed in double spacing throughout on good quality white paper, on one side of the page, with adequate margins.

Mathematical expressions
Mathematical symbols and formulae should be typed. Identify unusual mathematical symbols and abbreviations at their first appearance. Distinguish between capital and lower case; between the letter O and zero (0); between the letter l and the number 1; between k and kappa. Use the following sequence of parentheses: )] }. Vectors and tensors should be clearly identified throughout the manuscripts. Standard symbols should be used whenever possible, preferably those recommended by the American Standards Association. Equations should be numbered in a single sequence and equation numbers should appear in parentheses on the right-hand side of the page.

Units
Use Systeme International (SI) units. Other units may be included in parentheses.

Figures (photographs, diagrams and graphs)
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Figures should be numbered consecutively in the order which they are referred to. They should not be included in the manuscript pages. The following standard symbols should be used as they are readily available to the typesetter: O • × + [] squf; ˘ ˘. Figure captions should be typed on a single sheet and placed at the end of the manuscript. The amount of lettering on a drawing should be reduced as far as possible by transferring it to the legend.

Colour illustrations
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Tables
Tables should be numbered consecutively and given a suitable caption, and each table typed on a separate sheet.

References
References should be denoted in the text by numbers in brackets and listed, with full paper titles, at the end of the paper in numerical order, in the following style:
[1] McBryan O. Matrix and vector operations in hypercube parallel processors. Parallel Computering, 1987;5:117-125.
[2] Kwang K and Briggs FA. Computer architecture and parallel processing. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1984, pp. 10-23.
[3] Schwartz J. A taxonomic table of parallel computers based on 33 designs. Ultracomputer Note No. 69, Courant Institute, New York: New York University; 1983.

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