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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON POWER SYSTEMS
Transactions ID Number: 27-598
Full Name: Boonruang Marungsri
Position: Senior Lecturer
Age: ON
Sex: Male
Address: Suranaree University of Technology, 111 University Ave., Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000
Country: THAILAND
Tel: +66 4422 4366
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E-mail address: bmshvee@sut.ac.th
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Title of the Paper: Stability Enhancement for Multi-machine Power System by Optimal PID Tuning of Power System Stabilizer using Particle Swarm Optimization
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Anant Oonsivilai, Boonruang Marungsri
Email addresses of all the authors: bmshvee@sut.ac.th , anant@sut.ac.th
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: This paper demonstrates the superior effectiveness of utilizing the artificial search technique to ascertain parameters optimization of power system stabilizer (PSS), contemplating proportional-integral-derivative controller (PID) for a multi-machine power system, compared to the customary Ziegler-Nichols method. As the PID - PSS parameters are also tuned by the Ziegler-Nichols method at the same operating point. Its effectiveness is presented using four machines power system. Acquire settings of PID - PSS which meliorate damping frequency of system are optimized by minimizing an objective function using Particle Swarm Optimization, an artificial search technique. The results convey eminent efficiency of the proposed PSO based PID controller.
Keywords: Power system stabilizer, PID tuning, Multi-machine power system, Particle Swarm Optimization, Artificial intelligent search technique
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Special (Invited) Session: Optimal PID Tuning of Power System Stabilizer for Multi-machine Power System using Particle Swarm Optimization
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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTERS
Transactions ID Number: 31-261
Full Name: FENG SHAO
Position: Lecturer
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Sex: Male
Address: Faculty of Information Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
Country: CHINA
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Title of the Paper: Color Correction for Multi-view Video Based on Background Segmentation and Dominant Color Extraction
Authors as they appear in the Paper: FENG SHAO, ZONGJU PENG and YOU YANG
Email addresses of all the authors: shaofeng@nbu.edu.cn, pengzongju@nbu.edu.cn, sayu_yangyou@163.com
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: Color correction is a necessary operation in multi-view video processing, because color tends to be influenced by camera characteristic, surface reflectance or scene illumination. To achieve high-quality correction results, a new color correction method, based on the theoretical model of multi-view imaging and image restoration, is proposed in this paper. Considering the illumination problem in multi-view imaging, foreground and background regions are separated from images and dominant color extraction is used only for background regions of reference and input images, so that uniform reference surface information is used. Then, color correction is extended to video sequences with a tracking approach. Furthermore, an objective performance evaluation is proposed to evaluate the color correction. We present a variety of results for different test sequences, arguing that background-based method outperforms foreground-based method, and better subjective and objective vi!
sual effect can be achieved for images as well as videos.
Keywords: Multi-view video, color correction, background segmentation, dominant color extraction, principal component analysis, color difference
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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS
Transactions ID Number: 31-260
Full Name: Mas Idayu Md Sabri
Position: Lecturer
Age: ON
Sex: Female
Address: Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603 Kuala Lumpur
Country: MALAYSIA
Tel: 03-79676336
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Title of the Paper: The Effectiveness of E-Learning among Undergraduates in Higher Learning Institution in Malaysia: A Case Study in University Malaya
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Amiruddin Kamsin, Mas Idayu Md Sabri
Email addresses of all the authors: amir@um.edu.my, masidayu@um.edu.my
Number of paper pages: 13
Abstract: In this information age, knowledge plays an important role to improve people's standard and quality. Therefore e-learning has become increasingly important as instruments for organizations as it supports the attributes of knowledge sharing and dissemination. Conventional learning that applied nowadays in most universities has been assumed, by educators to restrict learners from accessing knowledge and information from outside world. This condition has bound the learners from improving their education standard. So e-learning has become the best solution to all organizations in conducting their training effectively. Problems faced by universities also can be solved with e learning that educators and students from around the world can communicate together without boundary. This paper was written in accordance with the analysis and evaluation of a survey being carried out among the undergraduates of University of Malaya (UM). Throughout the survey, a total number!
of 200 respondents from various faculties had contributed to the questionnaires distributed for data elicitation. The research focuses on the e learning from the perspective of factor that affects e learning, effectiveness and awareness. In short, this paper highlights the output of a survey on the effectiveness of e-learning among the undergraduates in UM based on the factors such as (1) Cost/Time Saving, (2) Allows for self-scheduled learning, (3) Ease-of-use, (4) More Interesting, (5) Learning Materials are up-to-date and (6) Interactive Learning. Besides, this research article will also emphasize on the potential of e-learning in the future.
Keywords: E-learning, Web-based Learning, Effectiveness, Awareness, Potential, Undergraduate
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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON SIGNAL PROCESSING
Transactions ID Number: 31-259
Full Name: Soufiane Idbraim
Position: Ph.D. Candidate
Age: ON
Sex: Male
Address: 215, Bloc D3, Hay Dakhla, Agadir
Country: MOROCCO
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Title of the Paper: An automatic system for urban road extraction from satellite and aerial images
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Soufiane Idbraim,Driss Mammass,Driss Aboutajdine,Danielle Ducrot
Email addresses of all the authors: soufianeidbraim@yahoo.fr,driss_mammass@yahoo.fr,danielle.ducrot@cesbio.cnes.fr
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: we present in this paper an automatic system of urban road extraction from satellite and aerial imagery. Our approach is based on an adaptive directional filtering and a watershed segmentation. The first stage consists of an automatic procedure which adapts filtering of each block band to the dominant direction(s) of roads. The choice of the dominant direction(s) is made from a criterion based on the calculation of a factor of direction of detection. The second stage is based on watershed algorithm applied to a Shen-Castan gradient image. This process provides a decision map allowing correcting the errors of the first stage. A ratio of surface on perimeter is used to distinguish among all segments of the image those representing probably roads. Finally, in order to avoid gaps between pieces of roads, the resulting image follows a treatment, based on proximity and colinearity, for linking segments. The proposed approach is tested on common scenes of Landsat ETM+ and!
aerial imagery of the city of Agadir in Morocco. The experimental results show satisfactory values of completeness and correctness and are very prominsing.
Keywords: Road extraction,Satellite and aerial imagery,Urban areas,Adaptive directional filtering,Segmentation,Grouping,Evaluation.
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Transactions ID Number: 27-597
Full Name: Carlos Torre-Ferrero
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Title of the Paper: A Coarse-to-Fine Algorithm for 3D Registration based on Wavelet Decomposition
Authors as they appear in the Paper: C. Torre-Ferrero, S. Robla, E.G. Sarabia, J.R. Llata
Email addresses of all the authors: carlos@teisa.unican.es, srobla@teisa.unican.es, esther@teisa.unican.es, llata@teisa.unican.es
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: This paper introduces a coarse-to-fine algorithm for 3D registration that uses an alternative 3D Shape Representation: CIRCON (Cylindrical Image of Radial CONtours). Two point clouds can be aligned using their corresponding circon images for searching for correspondences. In order to accelerate this search, a coarse-to-fine approach based on wavelet image decomposition will be applied to the circon images. This permits to reduce, for each resolution level, the amount of indexes to be evaluated. The information obtained by the surface matching process is then used for calculating a coarse transformation (translation and rotation) between both surfaces; in such a way that two point clouds whose relative pose is unknown can be aligned.
Keywords: 3D registration, Surface alignment, Shape representation, Coarse transformation, Object recognition
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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION
Transactions ID Number: 27-596
Full Name: Livia Dana BEJU
Position: Professor
Age: ON
Sex: Female
Address: Cioran 4 , Sibiu code 550025
Country: ROMANIA
Tel: 0746112494
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Title of the Paper: Research Methodology for the National Knowledge Network INPRO- ROMANIA
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Paul Dan Brindasu, Livia Dana Beju, Sorin Borza
Email addresses of all the authors: dan.brindasu@ulbsibiu.ro,livia.beju@ulbsibiu.ro,sorin.borza@ulbsibiu.ro
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: The paper presents the systemic structure of the Romanian knowledge network in the area of integrated engineering of products and processes – INPRO. The systemic structure of the network is presented using IDEF0 functional modelling language. Such a structure underlines the possibilities of continuous improvement of the network. Teamcenter software and a complex database are the main elements of network functioning. A specific research methodology for projects carried out in the network system is presented. A research example (done in network frame) from cutting tool area shows the possibilities and advantages of the methodology. The research activity in the network frame can be done by students, PhD students and/or specialists.
Keywords: Knowledge, Network, Research, Design, Project, Integrated engineering
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Special (Invited) Session: Systemic Approach of the National Knowledge Network INPRO - ROMANIA
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Transactions ID Number: 27-595
Full Name: Andre Jasper
Position: Professor
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Sex: Male
Address: Avenida Avelino Tallini, 171, Bairro Universitario
Country: BRAZIL
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Title of the Paper: Permian and Triassic wildfires and atmospheric oxygen levels
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Dieter Uhl; André Jasper; Abdallah M.B. Abu Hamad; Michael Montenari
Email addresses of all the authors: dieter.uhl@senckenberg.de; ajasper@univates.br: dieter.uhl@senckenberg.de; m.montenari@esci.keele.ac.uk
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: Our present knowledge of Permian and Triassic occurrences of fossil charcoal, as direct evidence of palaeo-wildfire, is summarized. These data show that contrary to previous assumptions at least for the Permian a more or les continuous fossil record of charcoal exists. Permian gaps in the fossil record of charcoal are very likely to be explained by taphonomic biases and can not be linked to changes in atmospheric oxygen concentrations. In contrast the record of Triassic charcoal seems to be extremely scarce and this scarcity may be linked, at least to some extent, to rather low oxygen levels. However, parallel to the delayed recovery of terrestrial vegetation after the mass extinction at the Permian-Triassic boundary the fossil record of charcoal improves from the Ladinian up to the Rhaetian, contrary to a drop in atmospheric oxygen concentrations reconstructed by geochemical modeling. Probably a simple correlation between atmospheric oxygen concentrations and the !
fre-quency and intensity of naturally occurring wildfires may not be as easily linked to the abundance of fossil charcoal as proposed earlier. Additional factors like taphonomical filters should be taken into account whenever it is attempted to use the frequency and abundance of fossil charcoal as evidence for changes in atmospheric oxygen concentrations.
Keywords: Permian; Triassic; charcoal; atmospheric oxygen; taphonomy; vegetation recovery
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Transactions ID Number: 27-594
Full Name: Vladimir Simovic
Position: Associate Professor
Age: ON
Sex: Male
Address: Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Zagreb, Savska 77, Zagreb HR-10000, Croatia
Country: CROATIA (HRVATSKA)
Tel: 99 2100 400
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Title of the Paper: Software Project Management: New Analysis of Specific Engineering and Management Processes in Modern Graphical Printing Industry Production
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Vladimir Simovic
Email addresses of all the authors: vladimir.simovic@zg.t-com.hr
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: Proper and effective Software Project Management (SPM) is usually the most important factor in the outcome of a project for many companies in "modern graphical printing industry production" (MGPIP) and their project engineers and managers [7]. Article opens new analytical directions for proper management of the software project in MGPIP, which can be one of the important reasons for success. By using effective project management techniques a project manager can improve the chances of success in graphical printing production. Problem is how to analytically combine these techniques into a practical and best effective workable process? For effective solution one need a balanced process that covers the management and production of the entire project from inception to completion. This work proposes that only few simulation models (and stochastic simulations) can analytically (and on scientific research basis) solve specific management and engineering organisational, con!
trolling and monitoring problems of SPM in MGPIP. Mentioned simulation models are bases for simulations of components of whole graphical production process, from digital records arrivals to finished printing plate. Why to simulate components of whole graphical production process, from digital records arrivals to finished printing plate? Possible important answer is that nowadays MGPIP is in a time of big changing of (especially "mass printing") production technology in a way of to integration traditional printing with digital printing, and moving in the space of digital printing for internet, intranet and for wide web systems usage [5]. This research solve some practical problems of MGPIP in accordance with the stated before, and this paper shows the result of a scientific comparison of the existing practical systems that function in different ways in MGPIP of famous Croatian printing house "Vjesnik" Zagreb and largest Croatian (daily news) publishing house EPH ("Europapres!
s Holding") Zagreb, but whose main aim is offering solution contents,
knowledge, information, etc., and to reach as many users as possible by means of this and similar solutions. This research was part of main Scientific research named "Analytical Model for Monitoring of New Education Technologies for Long Life Learning" conducted by Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia (Registered Number 227-2271694-1699).
Keywords: Software Project Management, Stochastic Simulation, Modern Graphical Printing Industry Production
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Special (Invited) Session: Software Project Management: Analysis of Engineering and Management Processes by Simulation of Stochastic System of Graphical Printing Industry Production
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Address: Av. Los Castros s/n. 39005 Santander (CANTABRIA)
Country: SPAIN
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Title of the Paper: A Coarse-to-Fine Algorithm for 3D Registration based on Wavelet Decomposition
Authors as they appear in the Paper: C. Torre-Ferrero, S. Robla, E.G. Sarabia, J.R. Llata
Email addresses of all the authors: carlos@teisa.unican.es, srobla@teisa.unican.es, esther@teisa.unican.es, llata@teisa.unican.es
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: This paper introduces a coarse-to-fine algorithm for 3D registration that uses an alternative 3D Shape Representation: CIRCON (Cylindrical Image of Radial CONtours). Two point clouds can be aligned using their corresponding circon images for searching for correspondences. In order to accelerate this search, a coarse-to-fine approach based on wavelet image decomposition will be applied to the circon images. This permits to reduce, for each resolution level, the amount of indexes to be evaluated. The information obtained by the surface matching process is then used for calculating a coarse transformation (translation and rotation) between both surfaces; in such a way that two point clouds whose relative pose is unknown can be aligned.
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Transactions ID Number: 27-593
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Title of the Paper: Combined effects of potassium and wastewater application on the yield and quality of Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) in the Mediterranean regions
Authors as they appear in the Paper: José Beltrão, Rui Santos, Pedro José Correia
Email addresses of all the authors: jbeltrao@ualg.pt; pcorreia@ualg.pt
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: The reuse of treated wastewater is considered as an alternative disposable to potable water in the mediterranean agriculture and landscape, namely in golf courses. Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon, Peers) is used very often on the fairways, roughs and tees of golf courses of the Mediterranean Basin due to its tolerance to drought, salinity, high temperatures and damages. The objective of this work is to study the response of this cultivar to the combined effects of municipal wastewater and two levels of potassium fertilization, during Spring and Summer. The experimental design known as sprinkle point source was used to simulate the various levels of wastewater application, expressed by the crop coefficient kc. This procedure is characterized by the assumption that a point creates a linear irrigation gradient from the water point source, producing a gradual change in water application, and a high degree of irrigation uniformity must be obtained in parallel isohyets. !
Chemical analysis of wastewater irrigation water was monitored through all the experimental period (from April to September). Climatic data was also recorded. Yield (aboveground biomass) and the good visual appearance (GVA) of the lawn were assessed in two sampling dates, May and July. Municipal wastewater can be used to irrigate Bermuda grass, without an apparent decrease on grass quality. As concluding remarks, it may be seen that the irrigation water amount is the most pronounced limiting production factor of bermuda grass (Cynodon dactilon, Peers), when compared with potassium fertilization, but it is possible that there is a positive interaction between water and irrigation. This response is modulated by evaporative air conditions since lower yields were obtained in summer. On the other hand, if the potassium fertilization is increased, two situations may occur: 1) with high amounts of water application, leaching problems may occur, mainly on sandy soils,!
and production may decrease; 2) if potassium fertilization increases,
and irrigation water decreases, yield decreases due to the increase of salinity (potassium fertilizers are salts), mainly on salt affected soils.
Keywords: GVA – good visual appearance, kc – crop coefficient, salination, leaching, point source
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Title of the Paper: Combined effects of potassium and wastewater application on the yield and quality of Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) in the Mediterranean regions
Authors as they appear in the Paper: José Beltrão, Rui Santos, Pedro José Correia
Email addresses of all the authors: jbeltrao@ualg.pt; pcorreia@ualg.pt
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: The reuse of treated wastewater is considered as an alternative disposable to potable water in the mediterranean agriculture and landscape, namely in golf courses. Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon, Peers) is used very often on the fairways, roughs and tees of golf courses of the Mediterranean Basin due to its tolerance to drought, salinity, high temperatures and damages. The objective of this work is to study the response of this cultivar to the combined effects of municipal wastewater and two levels of potassium fertilization, during Spring and Summer. The experimental design known as sprinkle point source was used to simulate the various levels of wastewater application, expressed by the crop coefficient kc. This procedure is characterized by the assumption that a point creates a linear irrigation gradient from the water point source, producing a gradual change in water application, and a high degree of irrigation uniformity must be obtained in parallel isohyets. !
Chemical analysis of wastewater irrigation water was monitored through all the experimental period (from April to September). Climatic data was also recorded. Yield (aboveground biomass) and the good visual appearance (GVA) of the lawn were assessed in two sampling dates, May and July. Municipal wastewater can be used to irrigate Bermuda grass, without an apparent decrease on grass quality. As concluding remarks, it may be seen that the irrigation water amount is the most pronounced limiting production factor of bermuda grass (Cynodon dactilon, Peers), when compared with potassium fertilization, but it is possible that there is a positive interaction between water and irrigation. This response is modulated by evaporative air conditions since lower yields were obtained in summer. On the other hand, if the potassium fertilization is increased, two situations may occur: 1) with high amounts of water application, leaching problems may occur, mainly on sandy soils,!
and production may decrease; 2) if potassium fertilization increases,
and irrigation water decreases, yield decreases due to the increase of salinity (potassium fertilizers are salts), mainly on salt affected soils.
Keywords: GVA – good visual appearance, kc – crop coefficient, salination, leaching, point source
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Title of the Paper: Combined effects of potassium and wastewater application on the yield and quality of Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) in the Mediterranean regions
Authors as they appear in the Paper: José Beltrão, Rui Santos, Pedro José Correia
Email addresses of all the authors: jbeltrao@ualg.pt; pcorreia@ualg.pt
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: The reuse of treated wastewater is considered as an alternative disposable to potable water in the mediterranean agriculture and landscape, namely in golf courses. Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon, Peers) is used very often on the fairways, roughs and tees of golf courses of the Mediterranean Basin due to its tolerance to drought, salinity, high temperatures and damages. The objective of this work is to study the response of this cultivar to the combined effects of municipal wastewater and two levels of potassium fertilization, during Spring and Summer. The experimental design known as sprinkle point source was used to simulate the various levels of wastewater application, expressed by the crop coefficient kc. This procedure is characterized by the assumption that a point creates a linear irrigation gradient from the water point source, producing a gradual change in water application, and a high degree of irrigation uniformity must be obtained in parallel isohyets. !
Chemical analysis of wastewater irrigation water was monitored through all the experimental period (from April to September). Climatic data was also recorded. Yield (aboveground biomass) and the good visual appearance (GVA) of the lawn were assessed in two sampling dates, May and July. Municipal wastewater can be used to irrigate Bermuda grass, without an apparent decrease on grass quality. As concluding remarks, it may be seen that the irrigation water amount is the most pronounced limiting production factor of bermuda grass (Cynodon dactilon, Peers), when compared with potassium fertilization, but it is possible that there is a positive interaction between water and irrigation. This response is modulated by evaporative air conditions since lower yields were obtained in summer. On the other hand, if the potassium fertilization is increased, two situations may occur: 1) with high amounts of water application, leaching problems may occur, mainly on sandy soils,!
and production may decrease; 2) if potassium fertilization increases,
and irrigation water decreases, yield decreases due to the increase of salinity (potassium fertilizers are salts), mainly on salt affected soils.
Keywords: GVA – good visual appearance, kc – crop coefficient, salination, leaching, point source
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Title of the Paper: Combined effects of potassium and wastewater application on the yield and quality of Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) in the Mediterranean regions
Authors as they appear in the Paper: José Beltrão, Rui Santos, Pedro José Correia
Email addresses of all the authors: jbeltrao@ualg.pt; pcorreia@ualg.pt
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: The reuse of treated wastewater is considered as an alternative disposable to potable water in the mediterranean agriculture and landscape, namely in golf courses. Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon, Peers) is used very often on the fairways, roughs and tees of golf courses of the Mediterranean Basin due to its tolerance to drought, salinity, high temperatures and damages. The objective of this work is to study the response of this cultivar to the combined effects of municipal wastewater and two levels of potassium fertilization, during Spring and Summer. The experimental design known as sprinkle point source was used to simulate the various levels of wastewater application, expressed by the crop coefficient kc. This procedure is characterized by the assumption that a point creates a linear irrigation gradient from the water point source, producing a gradual change in water application, and a high degree of irrigation uniformity must be obtained in parallel isohyets. !
Chemical analysis of wastewater irrigation water was monitored through all the experimental period (from April to September). Climatic data was also recorded. Yield (aboveground biomass) and the good visual appearance (GVA) of the lawn were assessed in two sampling dates, May and July. Municipal wastewater can be used to irrigate Bermuda grass, without an apparent decrease on grass quality. As concluding remarks, it may be seen that the irrigation water amount is the most pronounced limiting production factor of bermuda grass (Cynodon dactilon, Peers), when compared with potassium fertilization, but it is possible that there is a positive interaction between water and irrigation. This response is modulated by evaporative air conditions since lower yields were obtained in summer. On the other hand, if the potassium fertilization is increased, two situations may occur: 1) with high amounts of water application, leaching problems may occur, mainly on sandy soils,!
and production may decrease; 2) if potassium fertilization increases,
and irrigation water decreases, yield decreases due to the increase of salinity (potassium fertilizers are salts), mainly on salt affected soils.
Keywords: GVA – good visual appearance, kc – crop coefficient, salination, leaching, point source
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Title of the Paper: Flow analysis of annular jets by Proper Orthogonal Decomposition. Active control on in the initial zone of large diameter ratio annular instabilities with acoustic excitations.
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Abstract: Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (P.O.D.) is a technique used for analysis of vortex structures in a turbulent flow. In this study, complex shear flows are observed by P.I.V. measurements (Particle Image Velocimetry) of a large diameter ratio annular jet. The annular jet is an example of complex shear flow situations. Two axisymmetric shear layers, originating at the jet exit, one at the nozzle lip and the other at the centre body, eventually meet downstream or interact with each other. The main aim of this study is to observe and analyze the effects of active control using acoustic waves on an annular jet with a great diameter ratio (r= 0.91), in order to find a new way to reduce jet instabilities. This contribution discusses the application of Proper Orthogonal Decomposition to the P.I.V. (Particle Image Velocimetry) velocity fields of an annular jet and on a statistic of time resolved tomographic images of the initial zone of the annular jet. Acoustic waves are t!
hen applied on the annular jet with different frequencies (fundamental, first harmonic…). Measurements are conducted with a Reynolds number ReDo=107800. The fluctuation frequency of the stagnation point is known for this Reynolds number. The Strouhal number corresponding to this frequency is StDo = 0.27. The P.O.D. analysis applied on a natural annular jet and an excited annular jet enables us to see the importance of the triggering of the acoustic wave with the stagnation point motion. An active control is therefore necessary to use acoustic excitation to reduce instabilities in the initial zone of these turbulent jets. Active control has already been used with round jets and has given promising results, but only a few studies have been conducted on annular jets in this field. This work will permit us essentially to have a better knowledge of annular jets and to meet manufacturers' needs.
Keywords: Particle Image Velocimetry, Proper Orthogonal Decomposition, annular jet, control, acoustics excitations
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Transactions ID Number: 27-588
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Title of the Paper: Performance and Reliability Analysis of New Fault-Tolerant Advance Omega Network
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Abstract: The performance and fault tolerance are two very crucial factors in designing interconnection networks for a multiprocessor system. A new type of MIN, Fault Tolerant Advanced Omega network, which using 4¡Ñ4 ƒnswitches, is proposed on the basis of the idea of the Delta network and the Omega network. In this paper, it is proved that 4¡Ñ4ƒn switches have the better performance/cost ratios than 2¡Ñ2 ƒnswitches based on the current level of the VLSI technology. This paper expounds its topological properties and routing algorithm and makes performance/cost ratios comparisons. The mathematical analysis approach is used here to find the probability of acceptance and bandwidth with change in traffic. Furthermore reliability analysis of Fault-Tolerant Advanced Omega Network (FTAON) is discussed in detail, It is seen that FTAON is more reliable and cost effective than other previously proposed MINs of similar class. It has been also observed that it has fault tolerant an!
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Keywords: Interconnection Network, Advanced Omega Network, Fault-Tolerance, Reliability.
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Title of the Paper: Performance and Reliability Analysis of New Fault-Tolerant Advance Omega Network
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Abstract: The performance and fault tolerance are two very crucial factors in designing interconnection networks for a multiprocessor system. A new type of MIN, Fault Tolerant Advanced Omega network, which using 4¡Ñ4 ƒnswitches, is proposed on the basis of the idea of the Delta network and the Omega network. In this paper, it is proved that 4¡Ñ4ƒn switches have the better performance/cost ratios than 2¡Ñ2 ƒnswitches based on the current level of the VLSI technology. This paper expounds its topological properties and routing algorithm and makes performance/cost ratios comparisons. The mathematical analysis approach is used here to find the probability of acceptance and bandwidth with change in traffic. Furthermore reliability analysis of Fault-Tolerant Advanced Omega Network (FTAON) is discussed in detail, It is seen that FTAON is more reliable and cost effective than other previously proposed MINs of similar class. It has been also observed that it has fault tolerant an!
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Keywords: Interconnection Network, Advanced Omega Network, Fault-Tolerance, Reliability.
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Transactions ID Number: 27-586
Full Name: Amaia Méndez
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Title of the Paper: coPAS and monoPAS: APIs to Communicate C++ and C# with Octave for the implementation of Signal Processing Applications
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Amaia Méndez, Begoña García, Ibon Ruiz, Iker Alonso
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Abstract: This is an approach to provide signal processing learners two gateways between the programming languages C++ or C# and Octave mathematical software. They have been named coPAS and monoPAS, and have been developed in free software by the PAS research group at the University of Deusto (Spain). These gateways are developed with the shape of API, and have been made available to students doing degrees in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, so as to assist them in their lab training in signal processing, as well as for the drafting of their final projects. . They are very useful to research developments as well, not to rewrite existing code. The aim is to enable students to rapidly develop applications of signal treatment by using experience and simplicity in the design of graphic interfaces in the above-mentioned programming languages, which are widely used in engineering. Finally, it is important to stress the free-software nature of the developed gateways:!
as no license is necessary, student access to this program of scientific calculus is easier. The interest of this APIs increases according to the student's satisfaction. The PAS group has made several polls obtaining an average of 8.3, this has promoted the idea of new bridges. Exactly, the next step is the combination of Octave with other languages such as Python or with other platforms such Linux. The compatibility in a higher level is the next research. Hence, this research Group is actually working into other approaches, focused on biomedical applications.
Keywords: Engineering Education, API, C++, C#, Gateway, Octave
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Transactions ID Number: 31-257
Full Name: Guang ming Wu
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Title of the Paper: an efficient partition and matching algorithm for query-set-based broadcasting in multiple channel mobile environment
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Jing-Feng Lin,Derchian Tsaih
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Abstract: Broadcast is an efficient and scalable method for resolving the bandwidth limitation in a wireless environment. In many applications, mobile clients might need more than one data item. However, most previous researches on query-set-based broadcasting are restricted to a single broadcast channel environment. The results are limited applicability to the upcoming mobile environments. In this paper, we relax this restriction and explore the problem of query-set-based broadcasting in multiple broadcast channels. In multi-channel query-set-based broadcasting, we discover data collision (two data items in the same query set are arranged on two channels at the same time slot) is an important factor to affect users¡¦ access time. In this paper, we introduce the new data collision problem motivated by multi-channel query-set-based broadcasting environment. We then present a two-stage scheme of data partitioning and data matching to solve the new data collision problem. Exper!
iments are performed to justify the benefit of our approach.
Keywords: Access time,Data broadcast,Mobile environment,Multi-channel,Query-set-based broadcasting,Wireless
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Transactions ID Number: 31-256
Full Name: Hazem EL-Bakry
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Title of the Paper: A Modified Hopfield Neural Network for Perfect Calculation of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
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Abstract: In this paper, an automatic determination algorithm for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra of the metabolites in the living body by magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) without human intervention or complicated calculations is presented. In such method, the problem of NMR spectrum determination is transformed into the determination of the parameters of a mathematical model of the NMR signal. To calculate these parameters efficiently, a new model called modified Hopfield neural network is designed. The main achievement of this paper over the work in literature [30] is that the speed of the modified Hopfield neural network is accelerated. This is done by applying cross correlation in the frequency domain between the input values and the input weights. The modified Hopfield neural network can accomplish complex dignals perfectly with out any additinal computation steps. This is a valuable advantage as NMR signals are complex-valued. In addition, a technique ca!
lled "modified sequential extension of section (MSES)" that takes into account the damping rate of the NMR signal is developed to be faster than that presented in [30]. Simulation results show that the calculation precision of the spectrum improves when MSES is used along with the neural network. Furthermore, MSES is found to reduce the local minimum problem in Hopfield neural networks. Moreover, the performance of the proposed method is evaluated and there is no effect on the performance of calculations when using the modified Hopfield neural networks.
Keywords: Fast Intrusion Detection, Clustering, Data Mining, E-Government, Cross correlation, Frequency domain, and Neural Networks.
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Title of the Paper: A Real-Time Intrusion Detection Algorithm for Network Security
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Abstract: E-government is an important issue which integrates existing local area networks into a global network that provide many services to the nation citizens. This network requires a strong security infrastructure to guarantee the confidentiality of national data and the availability of government services. In this paper, a framework for network intrusion detection systems is presented. Such framework utilizes data mining techniques and is customized for the E-Government Network (EGN). It consists of two phases: an offline phase in which the intrusion detection system learns the normal usage profiles for each local network domain, and a real time intrusion detection phase. In the real time phase, known attacks are detected at a global layer at the EGN perimeters while normal behavior is filtered out at a local layer defined for each LAN domain. Clustering is used to focus the analysis on the remaining suspicious activity and identify whether it represents new intrusive !
or normal behavior. This framework is intended to detect intrusions in real-time, achieve low false alarm rates, and continuously adapt to the environment changes and emergence of new behavior. This research is a development for the work presented in [22,23]. The main achievement of this paper is the fast attack detection algorithm. Such algorithm based on performing cross correlation in the frequency domain between data traffic and the input weights of fast time delay neural networks (FTDNNs). It is proved mathematically and practically that the number of computation steps required for the presented FTDNNs is less than that needed by conventional time delay neural networks (CTDNNs). Simulation results using MATLAB confirm the theoretical computations.
Keywords: Fast Intrusion Detection, Clustering, Data Mining, E-Government, Cross correlation, Frequency domain, and Neural Networks.
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Transactions ID Number: 31-254
Full Name: Jalal Abdallah
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Title of the Paper: Modeling Additional Operational Costs Incurred Due to Absent of the Optimal Correction in Electrical Systems
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Zakaria Al- Omari and Jalal Abdallah
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Abstract: This paper presents a model of the additional embedded operational costs incurred due to the absent of the optimal correction in the electrical systems. The first contribution of this paper is the definition of a general model that combines into several important models. Next, it formulates a nonlinear algorithm that relaxes the optimal schedule and serves as a lower bound on the cost of an optimal mode this study also presents an efficient algorithm for finding a solution (approximated) to the nonlinear program. Also it emphasizes the importance of the power operation management as decision makers for the electric power system in the industrial sector where the dispatch operator can avoid the additional embedded operating costs by continuous correction to follow the optimality. The relationship between the additional costs and the absent of the optimal corrections as a function was demonstrated.
Keywords: Power losses, additional costs, mathematical model, optimal corrections, cost function
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Transactions ID Number: 27-585
Full Name: Tibor Takacs
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Title of the Paper: Output feedback guaranteeing cost control by matrix inequalities for discrete-time delay systems
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Eva Gyurkovics, Tibor Takacs
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Abstract: This paper investigates the construction of guaranteeing cost dynamic output feedback controller for linear discrete-time delay systems with time-varying parameter uncertainties and with exogenous disturbances. A necessary and sufficient condition for a controller to have the guaranteeing cost property is given by a nonlinear matrix inequality. As a sufficient condition, a linear matrix inequality is derived, the solution of which can be used for constructing a control of the desired type. It is also shown that the resulted trajectory is input-to-state stable. A numerical example illustrates the application of the results.
Keywords: Guaranteeing cost control, Delay systems, Discrete-time systems, Matrix inequalities
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Title of the Paper: automatic placement of micropipeline standard cells
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Abstract: A new algorithm for automated standard cell placement of asynchronous Micropipeline designs has been developed. The resulting placement solutions are targeted to meet all bundled-data timing constraints while providing efficient chip areas. The placement algorithm utilizes the simulated evolution iterative heuristic. The cost function is a weighted sum of an area factor and a timing factor. Results of five experimental circuits show that full routability with reasonably efficient areas are possible
Keywords: Asynchronous systems; Micropipelnes; Automatic placement and routing; Stochastic evolution
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Full Name: NOR BADRUL ANUAR
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Title of the Paper: GSM Mobile SMS/MMS using Public Key Infrastructure: m-PKI
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Nor Badrul Anuar, Lai Ngan Kuen, Omar Zakaria, Abdullah Gani, Ainuddin Wahid Abdul Wahab
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Abstract: Presently, mobile handheld device has successfully replaced traditional telephone to become the most popular wireless communication tools. Mobile Short Message Service (SMS) and Multimedia Message Service (MMS) fulfill almost all the user requirements as an effective communication and information delivering service. Since SMS/MMS become so popular on daily communication, there is a demand to communicate or exchange confidential information in a secure environment. Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is a proven solution, which using pairing of key, for secure communication encryption. In this paper, m–PKI is introduced to provide PKI encryption to the mobile SMS and MMS. This new approach allows the end-user to send private and classified message via SMS. The key pair generation and distribution are performed by the Certificate Authority (CA). The size of the key pair are studied and decided by the tradeoff between performance and security.
Keywords: cryptography, message classification, PKI, SMS/MMS, RSA
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Transactions ID Number: 27-583
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Title of the Paper: OFDM System under the Combined Effect Analysis of the Phase Noise, Carrier Frequency Offset, Doppler Spread, and Amplifier Nonlinearity of the SEL
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Mohammad Mahmoud and Mona Riad
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Abstract: In this paper, we provide an exact closed-form expression of the effective signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) performance under the combined effect of the phase noise, frequency offset, and amplifier nonlinearities of the soft envelope limiter (SEL). A simplified approximate expression is also obtained for the effective SNR under certain conditions. This formula describes explicitly the various parameters with the system performance. After deriving the effective SNR, we evaluate the bit-error-rate (BER) for slowly fading Rayleigh channel for QPSK and 16-QAM modulation formats. We also obtain the minimum total degradation (TD) versus phase noise rate for different values of frequency offset rate as a criterion of performance evaluation. We show that the degradation is increased as the phase noise levels and frequency offset levels are increased. For 16-QAM modulation format, we have obtained even worse results compared !
with QPSK modulation format.
Keywords: OFDM, Phase Noise, CFO, Doppler Spread, and Nonlinear Amplifier.
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Title of the Paper: OFDM System under the Combined Effect Analysis of the Phase Noise, Carrier Frequency Offset, Doppler Spread, and Amplifier Nonlinearity of the SEL
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Abstract: In this paper, we provide an exact closed-form expression of the effective signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) performance under the combined effect of the phase noise, frequency offset, and amplifier nonlinearities of the soft envelope limiter (SEL). A simplified approximate expression is also obtained for the effective SNR under certain conditions. This formula describes explicitly the various parameters with the system performance. After deriving the effective SNR, we evaluate the bit-error-rate (BER) for slowly fading Rayleigh channel for QPSK and 16-QAM modulation formats. We also obtain the minimum total degradation (TD) versus phase noise rate for different values of frequency offset rate as a criterion of performance evaluation. We show that the degradation is increased as the phase noise levels and frequency offset levels are increased. For 16-QAM modulation format, we have obtained even worse results compared !
with QPSK modulation format.
Keywords: OFDM, Phase Noise, CFO, Doppler Spread, and Nonlinear Amplifier.
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Transactions ID Number: 27-581
Full Name: Ionut Resceanu
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Title of the Paper: Real Time Monitoring in Web Telerobotics
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Ionut Resceanu, Marius Niculescu, Cristina Pana
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Number of paper pages: 14
Abstract: There is a growing need for humans to perform complex remote operations and to extend the intelligence and experience of experts to distant applications. A blending of human intelligence, modern information technology, remote control, and intelligent autonomous systems is required. Telerobotics goes beyond autonomous control in that it blends in human intelligence and action as appropriate. It goes beyond teleoperation in that it incorporates as much autonomy as is possible or reasonable. A new approach for solving one of the fundamental problems facing teleautonomous systems is discussed: the need to overcome time delays due to telemetry and signal propagation. Optimized maintenance can reduce operating costs by demanding less resources and avoiding equipment breakdown, hence ensuring that daily manufacturing and production will not be interrupted. Web-based maintenance is one of the most efficient methods for optimizing maintenance. The Web-based monitoring syste!
m discussed provides remote sensing, monitoring, and on-line fault diagnosis for equipment, together with a collaborative maintenance platform for international experts to interactively share their experiences in maintenance.
Keywords: Telerobotics, Web, Internet, Control, TCP/IP, UDP, Real-Time, Monitoring
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Title of the Paper: Investigation of steam injection on specific work increase in ABC gas turbine
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Mohsen Ghazikhani, Mohammad Passandideh-Fard, Masoud Mousavi
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Abstract: Abstract: An air bottoming cycle (ABC) was proposed in the 1980 decade as an alternative for the conventional steam bottoming cycle. In this cycle at the gas-air heat exchanger, thermal energy of exhaust is transferred to bottoming cycle. In fact, exhaust of topping cycle is using as a heat source for bottoming cycle. Nevertheless, higher power output in ABC cycle makes difficulties of gas to air heat exchanger and causes ABC power output limited in industrial applications. So ABC cycle, in compare with combined steam turbine cycles, is not favorable. In this paper, effect of steam injection on specific work promotion in combined ABC cycle is investigated by using a computer code. In the model, steam or water is injected in discharged of bottoming compressor. Corrosion reduction, specific work promotion of ABC gas turbine and reducing undesirable effect of higher ambient temperature are the advantages of using this method.
Keywords: ABC gas turbine, Steam injection, Specific work, Work growth coefficient,Exergy
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Address: Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa
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Title of the Paper: Sustainable water reuse in Portugal
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Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: Abstract: - Portugal, like most of Mediterranean EU member states, regularly experience severe water supply and demand imbalances, particularly in the summer months. Half of Portugal mainland suffers of water deficit. Tourism is a very important economic activity in Portugal and is pushing water demand particularly in regions suffering of water deficit, like the Algarve. Golf courses are an important tourist factor contributing to water demand rising. A number of golf courses are installed in tourist areas and need high amount of water for irrigation. Water reuse is a very important management strategy in situations of water scarcity. Portugal badly needs to include treated wastewater as a dependable water in the nation water resources management. Safe water reuse requires guidelines. This standard presents guidelines on: water quality, irrigation practice, management of environmental impacts, protection of public and animal health and aspects of control and monito!
ring.
Keywords: Golf course, Guidelines, Irrigation, Reuse, Wastewater, Water
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Title of the Paper: Combinatorial Effect of Various Features Extraction on Computer Aided Detection of Pulmonary Nodules in X-ray CT Images
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Noriyasu Homma, Kazunori Takei, Tadashi Ishibashi
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Abstract: In this paper, we propose a new method for computer aided detection of pulmonary nodules in X-ray CT images to reduce false positive rate under high true positive rate conditions. An essential part of the method is to extract and combine two novel and effective features from the original CT images: One is orientation features of nodules in a region of interest (ROI) extracted by a Gabor filter, while the other is variation of CT values of the ROI in the direction along body axis. By using the extracted features, pattern recognition techniques can then be used to discriminate between nodule and non-nodule images. Simulation results show that discrimination performance using the proposed features is extremely improved compared to that of the conventional method.
Keywords: Computer aided diagnosis, Lung cancer, Pulmonary nodules, Feature extraction, Image recognition, X-ray CT images
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Special (Invited) Session: A New Method for Computer Aided Detection of Pulmonary Nodules in X-ray CT Images
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Title of the Paper: Constructing the Multi-Agents Communication Model to Implement Dynamic Intelligent System
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Abstract: The intelligent agent communication mechanism is designed to execute under background when the application drives an event trigger and the telephony technologies have been rapidly grown up and provide the multi-functions and good interactive user graphic interface (GUI). The hardware of cellular phone device also provides the light , small size with wide screen, more convenient, stable, flexible and available to easy obtain the information from internet world wide web (WWW). According to magazine reporting, most of people have an above 2G cellular phone at least in Taiwan and use the multi-function to retrieve data from internet. In this paper, it is implemented the intelligent communication agent [3, 6, 8, 12] mechanism characterizes and integrated the RFID mechanism to establish a communication channel to automatically transmit data packets from source site to destination site. Using the RFID mechanism to obtain the data from tags through the reader/interrogator !
is the RFID agent primary task.
Keywords: Intelligent Agent, cellular phone, RFID, Single-agent system, Multi-agent system
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Full Name: Mihaela Cristina Dragoi
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Age: ON
Sex: Female
Address: Sos. Iancului, nr.17, bl.106C, sc. A, et. 5, apt. 24, sector 2, Bucharest
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Title of the Paper: An Economic Analysis of the Romanian Healthcare System based on an European Comparative Approach
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Mihaela Cristina Dragoi, Ecaterina Ionescu, Irina Eugenia Iamandi, Alina Chiciudean, Laura Gabriela Constantin
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Abstract: The paper presents the most important characteristics of three types of healthcare systems in Europe â€" Beveridge, Bismarck and SemaÅŸko systems â€" and intends to analyse the healthcare system in Romania based on a comparison with the countries that initiated and are representative for these models (United Kingdom, Germany, Russia). In order to outline the image of the healthcare system in Romania, we used multiple regression models to emphasize the impact of economic and social determinants of health on certain indicators. The results of the conducted analysis showed that the evolution of the Romanian health indicators are not always to be ascribed to the conventionally thought to be important factors.
Keywords: European healthcare system, Romanian healthcare system, Economic analysis, Health indicators, Regression models, Health determinants
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Transactions ID Number: 27-577
Full Name: Eusébio Conceição
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Title of the Paper: Application of an Indoor Greenhouse in the Energy and Thermal Comfort Performance in a Kindergarten School Building in the South of Portugal in Winter Conditions
Authors as they appear in the Paper: eusébio z. e. conceição, mª. manuela j. r. lúcio and margarida. c. lopes
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Abstract: In this work a numerical model, which simulates the buildings thermal response and evaluates the indoor environment comfort, in transient conditions, is used in the application of an indoor greenhouse in the energy and thermal comfort performance in a kindergarten school building, in the South of Portugal, in Winter conditions. In the numerical simulation of the kindergarten school building, the 25 compartments, the 498 building main bodies and the 42 windows glasses, as well as two schools and three residential surrounding main buildings, are considered. This numerical model is applied in the evaluation of the kindergarten thermal behavior, using the indoor temperature field, and the occupants thermal comfort levels, using the PMV and PPD indexes. After to be compared the numerical and experimental indoor air temperatures field and identified the indoor thermal uncomfortable spaces, the numerical model is used in the evaluation of the indoor greenhouse performance!
, in order to increase the indoor air temperature and thermal comfort levels, using solar renewable energy, without increase of the kindergarten energy consumption. It is analyzed in detail the greenhouse ventilation operating time and the warm airflow transport way, using an internal ducts system or a corridor space, from the greenhouse to the indoor coldest spaces.
Keywords: Kindergarten school building, Numerical simulation, Experimental tests, Building thermal behavior, Energy, Indoor greenhouse, Thermal comfort
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Special (Invited) Session: Energy and Thermal Comfort Management in a Kindergarten School Building in the South of Portugal in Winter Conditions
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Title of the Paper: Application of an Indoor Greenhouse in the Energy and Thermal Comfort Performance in a Kindergarten School Building in the South of Portugal in Winter Conditions
Authors as they appear in the Paper: eusébio z. e. conceição, mª. manuela j. r. lúcio and margarida. c. lopes
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Abstract: In this work a numerical model, which simulates the buildings thermal response and evaluates the indoor environment comfort, in transient conditions, is used in the application of an indoor greenhouse in the energy and thermal comfort performance in a kindergarten school building, in the South of Portugal, in Winter conditions. In the numerical simulation of the kindergarten school building, the 25 compartments, the 498 building main bodies and the 42 windows glasses, as well as two schools and three residential surrounding main buildings, are considered. This numerical model is applied in the evaluation of the kindergarten thermal behavior, using the indoor temperature field, and the occupants thermal comfort levels, using the PMV and PPD indexes. After to be compared the numerical and experimental indoor air temperatures field and identified the indoor thermal uncomfortable spaces, the numerical model is used in the evaluation of the indoor greenhouse performance!
, in order to increase the indoor air temperature and thermal comfort levels, using solar renewable energy, without increase of the kindergarten energy consumption. It is analyzed in detail the greenhouse ventilation operating time and the warm airflow transport way, using an internal ducts system or a corridor space, from the greenhouse to the indoor coldest spaces.
Keywords: Kindergarten school building, Numerical simulation, Experimental tests, Building thermal behavior, Energy, Indoor greenhouse, Thermal comfort
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Transactions ID Number: 31-251
Full Name: Yao-Ming Yu
Position: Ph.D. Candidate
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Address: 1, Sec. 3, Chung-hsiao E. Rd., Taipei, 10608, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Title of the Paper: Cortical signal recording using an economical microelectrode fabricated on printed circuit board
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Abstract: This work presents a simple, flexible and economical microwire array electrode for extracellular cortical recordings. The proposed procedure is relatively simple, even for a novice worker to implement in-house. These main steps include design and sculpturing PCB, straightening microwires, connecting PCB pattern, arraying and soldering microwires and packaging the microelectrode. A practiced researcher can assemble the microelectrode in about two hours and implant it in approximately three. The mass of this assembled microelectrode is 1.96g. The cost of the materials in the entire array is less than US$1.5, and the array is suitable for implantation in the cortex of rats for neurophysiology studies. In this study, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy is also applied to measure the impedance and the phase between the electrode and the electrolyte, and then to obtain an equivalent circuit. The improved microwire array electrode is adopted to record the extracellular!
cortical signal of cerebrum. The microwire array electrode can be fabricated and used for multi-site, multiple single-unit recording experiments.
Keywords: Microelectrode, Printed circuit board, Flexible flat cable, Extracellular, Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
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Full Name: Valeri Mladenov
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Title of the Paper: Neural networks for prediction of nucleotide sequences by using genomic signals
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Abstract: The conversion of symbolic sequences into complex genomic signals allows using signal processing methods for the handling and analysis of nucleotide sequences. This methodology reveals surprizing regularities, both locally and at a global scale, allowing us to predict nucleotides in a sequence, when knowing the preceding ones. Such experiments have a major biologic significance, as they explore the possibility and the efficiency of error correction in processes like replication, transcription and translation.
Keywords: Genomic signals, Nucleotide sequences, Time series prediction, Sequence prediction, Neural networks
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Transactions ID Number: 31-250
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Title of the Paper: A Real-Time Intrusion Detection Algorithm for Network Security
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Hazem El-Bakry and Nikos Mastorakis
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Abstract: E-government is an important issue which integrates existing local area networks into a global network that provide many services to the nation citizens. This network requires a strong security infrastructure to guarantee the confidentiality of national data and the availability of government services. In this paper, a framework for network intrusion detection systems is presented. Such framework utilizes data mining techniques and is customized for the E-Government Network (EGN). It consists of two phases: an offline phase in which the intrusion detection system learns the normal usage profiles for each local network domain, and a real time intrusion detection phase. In the real time phase, known attacks are detected at a global layer at the EGN perimeters while normal behavior is filtered out at a local layer defined for each LAN domain. Clustering is used to focus the analysis on the remaining suspicious activity and identify whether it represents new intrusive !
or normal behavior. This framework is intended to detect intrusions in real-time, achieve low false alarm rates, and continuously adapt to the environment changes and emergence of new behavior. This research is a development for the work presented in [22,23]. The main achievement of this paper is the fast attack detection algorithm. Such algorithm based on performing cross correlation in the frequency domain between data traffic and the input weights of fast time delay neural networks (FTDNNs). It is proved mathematically and practically that the number of computation steps required for the presented FTDNNs is less than that needed by conventional time delay neural networks (CTDNNs). Simulation results using MATLAB confirm the theoretical computations.
Keywords: Fast Intrusion Detection, Clustering, Data Mining, E-Government, Cross correlation, Frequency domain, and Neural Networks.
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Title of the Paper: A Modified Hopfield Neural Network for Perfect Calculation of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
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Abstract: In this paper, an automatic determination algorithm for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra of the metabolites in the living body by magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) without human intervention or complicated calculations is presented. In such method, the problem of NMR spectrum determination is transformed into the determination of the parameters of a mathematical model of the NMR signal. To calculate these parameters efficiently, a new model called modified Hopfield neural network is designed. The main achievement of this paper over the work in literature [30] is that the speed of the modified Hopfield neural network is accelerated. This is done by applying cross correlation in the frequency domain between the input values and the input weights. The modified Hopfield neural network can accomplish complex dignals perfectly with out any additinal computation steps. This is a valuable advantage as NMR signals are complex-valued. In addition, a technique ca!
lled "modified sequential extension of section (MSES)" that takes into account the damping rate of the NMR signal is developed to be faster than that presented in [30]. Simulation results show that the calculation precision of the spectrum improves when MSES is used along with the neural network. Furthermore, MSES is found to reduce the local minimum problem in Hopfield neural networks. Moreover, the performance of the proposed method is evaluated and there is no effect on the performance of calculations when using the modified Hopfield neural networks.
Keywords: Hopfield Neural Networks, Cross Correlation, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Fast Fourier Transform.
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Title of the Paper: Enhancement of Panel zone (PZ) contribution to the ductility of post-Northridge welded connections
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Amir A. Hedayat, Murude Celikag
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Abstract: In welded connections, beam-end and panel zone (PZ) are the only sources to dissipate the seismic energy released during an earthquake. Energy dissipation at the PZ is accompanied by the inelastic shear deformation at PZ. In seismic codes, in order to reach to the maximum plastic rotation capacity of connection, the inelastic shear deformation is controlled by a balance condition with respect to the initiation of flexural yielding of beam flanges. Hence, connections are classified as weak, balance and strong panel zone connections. In the case of weak PZ, balance condition can be obtained by increasing the thickness of the column's PZ or using doubler plates. This study was aimed to obtain balance condition for connections with strong panel zones. Therefore, a circular hole was opened at the column web in the PZ region. A pre-tested post-Northridge connection which has a strong panel zone was modeled using finite element analysis. Then the effects of different diam!
eter holes on the behavior of this type of connection were investigated. Further, a function was proposed to determine the PZ shear yielding resistance in the presence of a circular hole in PZ. Analytical results showed that the column with a PZ hole ratio (hole diameter divided by PZ height) of 18% associated with a PZ hole of 50 mm radius and balance ratio of 0.81 appears to be the best configuration for increasing the PZ plastic rotation from 0.05% to 0.2%. This increase in plastic rotation capacity of PZ would only increase the total plastic rotation capacity of the connection by 10%. This indicates that a connection of this type also require modifications at the beam-end to increase both the total plastic rotation capacity and contribution of panel zone to the inelastic behavior of connection.
Keywords: Post-Northridge connections; Panel zone; Ductility; Inelastic shear deformation
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Full Name: Ismail Ahmad Rasdan
Position: Lecturer
Age: ON
Sex: Male
Address: Dept. Mechanical & Materials Engineering, National University of Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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Title of the Paper: optimization of environmental factors towards industrial productivity by using taguchi method
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Abstract: - The objective of this study is to determine the dominance effects of environmental factors such as Illuminance, humidity and WBGT on the operators' productivity at Malaysian electronic industry. A case study was carried out at an electronic components assembly factory. The environmental factors examined were the Illuminance (lux), humidity and WBGT of the surrounding workstation area. Two sets of representative data including the illuminance, humidity and WBGT level and production rate were collected during the study. The production rate data were collected through observations and survey questionnaires while the illuminance level was measured using photometer model RS 180-7133, the humidity and WBGT level were measured by using Quest Temp apparatus and humidity . Taguchi Method was utilized to find the sequence of dominant factors that contributed to the productivity of operator at that specified production workstation. The study reveals that the dominant fact!
or contributed to the productivity was WBGT, followed by illuminance and humidity.
Keywords: Productivity, Illuminance, Humidity, WBGT, Dominant
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Title of the Paper: Parameter Estimation of Frequency Response Twin-Screw Food Extrusion Process using Genetic Algorithms
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Abstract: Autonomic control of food extruders has attracted considerable in recent years. With limited understanding of the complex physio-chemical interactions during the food extrusion process, designing a control system for food extruder is not easy. The common approach is to determine the operating conditions and then to maintain these values as closely as possible using various control loops, if not manual control. This paper applies genetic algorithms to achieve the parameters of the twin-screw food extrusion process. The genetic algorithms are very suitable for searching discrete, noisy, multimodal and complex space. The sum of square error on magnitude and phase of the twin screw food extrusion process is minimize and receiving outstanding in shape the measured system extracted from the frequency response analysis of the food extrusion process. As recognized, exploitation of the optimization based on Genetic Algorithms gives advanced results.
Keywords: Parameter Estimation, Genetic Algorithms, Food, Extrusion Process, Frequency Response
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Full Name: Juan Cruz-Victoria
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Abstract: In this paper we state the properties of fault diagnosis through differential algebra and how it can be used in conjunction with the Bond graphs modeling to design fault tolerant controllers. This controller is applied to a DC motor because it is a well known system has a wide range of applications. The faults are estimated through a reduced order observer to reject their effect on the system. This paper represents the first phase in a Bond Graphs´ based approach to determine the diagnosability condition.
Keywords: Fault, Diagnosis, Control, Motor, Bond, Tolerant, Differential, Algebra
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Title of the Paper: Sensor data acquisition for climate change modelling
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Abstract: This paper describes recent advances in sensor technology and wireless radio frequency (telemetry architecture) with the capability for measuring changes in weather and atmospheric conditions that permit modellers to analyse the climate change, its variability and effects on viticulture across the world's major wine producing regions. When combined with GPS (global positioning system) functionality enabling geo-referenced information to be gathered and analysed in real-time, new opportunities emerge for the development of wireless sensor networks (WSN) for decision making in precision agriculture (PA). The use of WSN technologies in precision viticulture (PV) to date is mostly confined to on-farm and narrow regions within a city or in the case of a larger region the data collection is limited to monitoring weather conditions alone. This paper reviews three application scenarios: a) within a vineyard b) regionally within the state of Washington in the USA and c) ci!
ties within the Asia Pacific Region. It then details the development of a system proposed for comparative analysis of viticulture management information from two countries, namely Chile and New Zealand that have the same latitude but are at different longitude points. The paper looks at a variety of remotely located real-time sensors (telemetry devices), associated hardware devices (server, workstation, architectures and topologies) and software suitable for data collection, logging, distribution and streaming. Data gathered by the sensors is relayed via a series of repeaters to a workstation, which logs the data and is connected directly to the Internet for transmission to a server acting as the final collection and data analysis point for a comparative information matching synthesis. The data collected is to be used for building models that could enhance our understanding about the effects of climate change on grapevine growth and wine quality within major wine regions !
in the two countries being studied in this initial research. Finally,
the paper describes variable parameters considered for analysis in this research so far in relation to plant growth, weather, climate, atmospheric influences such as climate change, pollution and also wine quality determinants such as soil, terrain and grape variety.
Keywords: Telemetry devices, plant growth factors, weather data, GPS and precision viticulture.
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Title of the Paper: SVM-based Method for Associative Memories Implementation
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Daniele Casali, Giovanni Costantini, Renzo Perfetti, Elisa Ricci
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Abstract: Generalized brain-state-in-a-box (GBSB) is one of the most known kind of Associative Memories. GBSB is based on a neural model, and needs an algorithm to perform the "training" operation that stores the patterns as equilibrium points of a system with a given state equation. Finding the optimum weight matrix to store a given set of patterns is the main objective of the training algorithm, and it can be seen as a classification problem. One of the most effective classification algorithms that we can find in literature is the Support Vector Machine (SVM). In this paper, we describe an algorithm that exploits capabilities of SVM to implement an efficient GBSB Associative Memory. Some properties of the networks designed in this way are evidenced, like a surprising generalized Hebb's law. The performance of the SVM approach is compared to existing methods with non-symmetric connections, by some design examples.
Keywords: Associative memories, neural networks, support vector machines
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Title of the Paper: Realtime Retinal Vessel Segmentation by means of a CNN-based system
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Abstract: In order to design a real time system for performing a retinal vessel segmentation, we present method that can be implemented with cellular neural networks (CNNs). CNN is kind of neural network that can be very efficiently implemented on an analog chip, and allow us to operate in real-time. The algorithm is based on linear, space-invariant 3x3 templates, and can be realized using real-life devices with minor changes. The proposed design is capable to perform vessel segmentation within short computation time. It was tested on a publicly available database of color images of the retina, using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves.
Keywords: Cellular neural networks, line detection, vessel segmentation, retinal imaging
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Title of the Paper: Polyphonic music transcription by means of a dynamic classifier
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Abstract: Two methods for automatic transcription of polyphonic piano music are presented in this paper, both of them makes use of neural networks. The input to these methods consists in piano music recordings stored in WAV files, while the pitch of all the notes in the corresponding score forms the output. The aim of this work is to compare the accuracy achieved using a feed-forward neural network, such as the MLP (MultiLayer Perceptron), with that supplied by a recurrent neural network, such as the ENN (Elman Neural Network). Signal processing techniques based on the CQT (Constant-Q Transform) are used in order to create a time-frequency representation of the input signals. Since large scale tests were required, the whole process (synthesis of audio data generated starting from MIDI files, comparison of the results with the original score) has been automated. Test, validation and training sets have been generated with reference to three different musical styles respective!
ly represented by J.S Bach's inventions, F. Chopin's nocturnes and C. Debussy's preludes
Keywords: Automatic piano music transcription, MultiLayer Perceptron, Elman Neural Network, Constant-Q Transform
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Abstract: Generalized brain-state-in-a-box (GBSB) is one of the most known kind of Associative Memories. GBSB is based on a neural model, and needs an algorithm to perform the "training" operation that stores the patterns as equilibrium points of a system with a given state equation. Finding the optimum weight matrix to store a given set of patterns is the main objective of the training algorithm, and it can be seen as a classification problem. One of the most effective classification algorithms that we can find in literature is the Support Vector Machine (SVM). In this paper, we describe an algorithm that exploits capabilities of SVM to implement an efficient GBSB Associative Memory. Some properties of the networks designed in this way are evidenced, like a surprising generalized Hebb's law. The performance of the SVM approach is compared to existing methods with non-symmetric connections, by some design examples.
Keywords: Associative memories, neural networks, support vector machines
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Transactions ID Number: 31-247
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Title of the Paper: improving probability education through statistical experiments
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Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: This study analyze some hypothesis on the difficulties facing the teaching of probabilities, and see how models of probability are useful to solve any confusion. This will be clarified by formulating questions that can be addressed with data, collect , organize, and display relevant data to answer them. In this part we will see the solution of the problem " who will win the million ", which is a good example of improving probability education through statistical experiments.
Keywords: Hazard , Confirmed , Change , Probability , Modeling , Random Experiment , Equiprobable
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Transactions ID Number: 27-566
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Title of the Paper: Distributed Resource Scheduling in Grid Computing Using Fuzzy Approach
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Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: Scheduling is a fundamental issue in achieving high performance in multiclusters and computational grids. In this paper, we investigate the scheduling problem using the proposed scheduler uses a distributed approach with the capability of considering the local clusters advantages for executing the jobs. On the other hand, the distributed scheduler exploits the capabilities of fuzzy logic to qualitatively deal with different parameters available in the scheduling decision. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the algorithm in terms of job completion time.
Keywords: Fuzzy theory, Grid computing, Job scheduling, Distributed scheduling
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Title of the Paper: Analysis of a drainage efficiency in stratified porous media
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Abstract: The oil recovery from reservoirs formed of more subsurface rock formations can be hindered by the variability of the rocks permeability. This element can strongly influence the oil recovery and the efficiency of the drainage process. In order to understand this phenomenon and to propose a technical solution thereafter, the simulation of an ascending air phase flow in a saturated vertical porous channel, composed of two layers with different permeabilities is done. The numerical study is performed in order to evaluate the effect of injected air mass flow rate, the effect of the porous column width and their permeability variations. The results show that some regions in the channel are not correctly drained due to high pressure losses in those regions.
Keywords: Two-phase flow, Pressure drop, Recovery process, Stratified porous matrix, Saturation behavior.
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Transactions ID Number: 27-565
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Title of the Paper: Regional analysis and calibration for the South of Portugal of a simple evapotranspiration model for use in an autonomous landscape irrigation controller
Authors as they appear in the Paper: JOSÉ TEIXEIRA, SHAKIB SHAHIDIAN, JOÃO ROLIM
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Abstract: Abstract: - This work is part of the development of an automatic and autonomous landscape irrigation controller which uses a simpler method for computing ETo than the FAO Penman-Monteith method (FAO-PM) in order to reduce the number of sensors required and lower the system cost. It is also intended to select a simple equation, since one of the requirements of this controller is that it should use an ETo formula with a reduced number of programming instructions due to its limited capacity. The controller to be developed should be autonomous and inexpensive, enabling it to be installed in small green areas such as small parks and gardens, having as main users the municipalities. Thus a regional analysis was made about the suitability of 6 methods for computing reference evapotranspiration (Hargreaves, Hargreaves-Samani, Jensen-Haise, Makkink, Priestley-Taylor and Turc) based only on the weather parameters temperature and solar radiation in the Alentejo. For this anal!
ysis a network of automatic weather stations was used, providing the meteorological data with a daily time-step for the period from 2003 to 2007. Results show that after the calibration, for each station, these methods present a good correlation with the ETo values calculated by the FAO-PM method. The best results were obtained by the Jensen-Haise method, and the worst results were computed by the Priestley-Taylor, Makkink, and Hargreaves-Samani methods. A considerable variation exists in the adjustment parameters from one weather station to another, so one can not use a single set of medium parameters to calibrate these functions for the entire region. Thus, it can be concluded that the Jensen-Haise is the best method for the Alentejo conditions, and it should be calibrated for each meteorological station. The results obtained by the Hargreaves-Samani method, based only on temperatures, are similar to other 5 methods and is the only one that does not need calibration, whic!
h indicates that this method can be considered for the elimination of
the radiation sensor.
Keywords: Evapotranspiration, Landscape irrigation, Water management, Hargreaves, Hargreaves-Samani, Jensen-Haise, Makkink, Priestley-Taylor, Turc
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Title of the Paper: A robust image watermarking based on the Empirical Mode Decomposition
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Abstract: With the increasing amount of digital data sharing tools due to the growth of the internet; thing that increased the availability of images to the internet users; frauds are multiplied which accentuated the need to find robust marking techniques for digital data protection. Researches prove that watermarking is a valid solution for such a need. Here, we propose a robust watermarking technique based on the BEMD (Bidimensional Empirical Mode Decomposition) where an additive watermarking scheme is applied to each IMF (Intrinsic Mode Function) obtained by the BEMD and the watermark is a binary matrix differently ponderated for each one of the four first IMFs. The use of the BEMD in watermarking is motivated by the fact that it has better quality than Fourier, Wavelet and other decomposition techniques in extracting intrinsic components because of its fully data driven property, and this decomposition is also proven as a very powerful tool for multi-scale analysis of no!
n stationary and non linear signals and also by the characteristics of the IMF. All this mean that, our method can be applied to any image. Experimentation has ensured the mark invisibility, the facility of detection of the mark and the robustness against different kinds of attacks.
Keywords: Watermarking, invisibility, robustness, BEMD, IMF, noise, JPEG, private watermarking scheme
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Title of the Paper: A robust image watermarking based on the Empirical Mode Decomposition
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Abstract: With the increasing amount of digital data sharing tools due to the growth of the internet; thing that increased the availability of images to the internet users; frauds are multiplied which accentuated the need to find robust marking techniques for digital data protection. Researches prove that watermarking is a valid solution for such a need. Here, we propose a robust watermarking technique based on the BEMD (Bidimensional Empirical Mode Decomposition) where an additive watermarking scheme is applied to each IMF (Intrinsic Mode Function) obtained by the BEMD and the watermark is a binary matrix differently ponderated for each one of the four first IMFs. The use of the BEMD in watermarking is motivated by the fact that it has better quality than Fourier, Wavelet and other decomposition techniques in extracting intrinsic components because of its fully data driven property, and this decomposition is also proven as a very powerful tool for multi-scale analysis of no!
n stationary and non linear signals and also by the characteristics of the IMF. All this mean that, our method can be applied to any image. Experimentation has ensured the mark invisibility, the facility of detection of the mark and the robustness against different kinds of attacks.
Keywords: Watermarking, invisibility, robustness, BEMD, IMF, noise, JPEG, private watermarking scheme
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Abstract: Reconstruction on aged films contains two important processes: defect detection and defect removal. Aged films may contain different types of defects, such as spikes and scratch lines. Each type of defect has its different properties. It is relatively hard to precisely detect these defects on aged films by using only a single solution. Besides, it is relatively hard to precisely restore aged films if the continuation of image property is not considered in the temporal domain. This paper proposes two techniques to detect spikes and scratch lines on aged films and we also propose a technique on restoring aged films based on simultaneously considering the outmost patches/pixels which are going to be inpainted. The inpainting order plays an important factor for human visualization. The results of defect detection have good accuracy as compared to two well-known approaches and by eliminating the inpainting order problem, the results of restored films have good quality a!
s compared to earlier approach. Application of our technique can be used in the recovery and restoration of aged films.
Keywords: motion estimation, reconstruction by erosions/dilation, spike defect detection, scratch line detection, video inpainting, motion picture restoration
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Transactions ID Number: 31-242
Full Name: Intan Mat Darus
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Title of the Paper: Numerical Simulation of a Flexible Plate System
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Abstract: This research presents an investigation into the numerical simulation of a flexible thin plate using Finite Difference (FD) and Finite Element (FE). Based on the FD method, an appropriate model of a thin plate was derived and its corresponding natural frequencies were estimated. Then, FE modeling of the plate system was implemented using the ANSYS software and the corresponding modes of vibration were computed by modal analysis. The obtained vibration modes for both models were then evaluated and compared. A number of attempts have been carried out to determine the nodal lines on the plate in order to identify the critical observation points for appropriate locations of the sensors using the FE simulation. Finally, the effectiveness of FD method for real time application was verified by comparative assessment of the obtained natural frequencies with the exact value reported by other researchers. The FD method was found to be the better choice than FE method to mode!
l a plate structure for real-time active vibration control.
Keywords: Finite difference, Finite element, Flexible plate, Vibration
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Title of the Paper: Numerical Simulation of a Flexible Plate System
Authors as they appear in the Paper: AlirezaTavakolpour, Intan Zaurah Mat Darus, Musa Mailah
Email addresses of all the authors: alitavakolpur@yahoo.com,intan@fkm.utm.my,musa@fkm.utm.my
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Abstract: This research presents an investigation into the numerical simulation of a flexible thin plate using Finite Difference (FD) and Finite Element (FE). Based on the FD method, an appropriate model of a thin plate was derived and its corresponding natural frequencies were estimated. Then, FE modeling of the plate system was implemented using the ANSYS software and the corresponding modes of vibration were computed by modal analysis. The obtained vibration modes for both models were then evaluated and compared. A number of attempts have been carried out to determine the nodal lines on the plate in order to identify the critical observation points for appropriate locations of the sensors using the FE simulation. Finally, the effectiveness of FD method for real time application was verified by comparative assessment of the obtained natural frequencies with the exact value reported by other researchers. The FD method was found to be the better choice than FE method to mode!
l a plate structure for real-time active vibration control.
Keywords: Finite difference, Finite element, Flexible plate, Vibration
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Title of the Paper: Application of Non-Homogeneous Poisson Processes Modeling to Containership Arrival Rate
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Abstract: Abstract: - Estimating containership arrival rate is a key element in harbor operation and management; however, it is not easy to be described because of a wide range of external factors. Most of the literature discussing arrival processes is based on a homogeneous Poisson process, which is unable to describe the fluctuation status of growth or recession. In the paper, we propose the Non-Homogeneous Poisson Process to analyze the arrival process of containership. The Maximum Likelihood Method is used to estimate the parameters and the performance of the models. Finally, a real case of Taichung Harbor in Taiwan is taken as an example. The result shows that power law intensity function and logarithmic linear intensity function models all estimate that the containership arrival shows slow growth trend. Relative to power law intensity function, logarithmic linear intensity function is a model with better goodness-of-fit.
Keywords: Key-Words: - Non-homogeneous poisson process, containership arrival rate, power law intensity function, logarithmic linear intensity function.
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Title of the Paper: Application of Non-Homogeneous Poisson Processes Modeling to Containership Arrival Rate
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Abstract: Abstract: - Estimating containership arrival rate is a key element in harbor operation and management; however, it is not easy to be described because of a wide range of external factors. Most of the literature discussing arrival processes is based on a homogeneous Poisson process, which is unable to describe the fluctuation status of growth or recession. In the paper, we propose the Non-Homogeneous Poisson Process to analyze the arrival process of containership. The Maximum Likelihood Method is used to estimate the parameters and the performance of the models. Finally, a real case of Taichung Harbor in Taiwan is taken as an example. The result shows that power law intensity function and logarithmic linear intensity function models all estimate that the containership arrival shows slow growth trend. Relative to power law intensity function, logarithmic linear intensity function is a model with better goodness-of-fit.
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Transactions ID Number: 27-564
Full Name: Suwarno Harjo
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Title of the Paper: Investigation on Leakage Current Waveforms and Flashover Characteristics of Ceramics for Outdoor Insulators under Clean and Salt Fogs
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Suwarno Juniko P.
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Abstract: Outdoor insulators play an important role in high voltage transmission lines. Since long time ago, ceramic insulators are widely being used in power systems at medium, high and extra high voltage levels. During operation, the insulators may severe a certain degree of pollution which may reduce their performances such as surface resistance and flash over voltages. Under these conditions a large leakage current (LC) may flow on the surface and degradation may take place. In long term the degradation may lead to the flash over of the insulators. This paper reports the experimental results on the leakage current characteristics of ceramics under various simulated environmental conditions. The samples used are blocks of ceramics with dimension of 250 x 50 x 20 mm3. The samples were made from same materials for outdoor ceramic insulators. The samples were put in a test chamber with controlled humidity and artificial pollution conditions. AC voltage with frequency of!
50 Hz was applied. The tests were conducted according to IEC 60-1 (1989) and IEC 507 (fog test). The LC waveforms up to flash over were measured. The magnitudes as well as harmonic content of the LC were analyzed. The correlation between LC waveforms and dry band arching phenomenon was also elaborated. Experimental results showed that for clean insulators leakage current was much smaller than polluted insulators. The waveform distortion was observed particularly at positive half cycle when applied voltage was increased to higher than 20 kV. This indicated that electric discharges initiated from air proximity of the sample surface. For kaolin-salt polluted insulators, the LC amplitude was much higher than clean insulators. LC waveform distortion started at 10 kV. Unbalance distortion of LC waveforms was observed similar to those of clean samples. However, for kaolin-salt polluted samples, the distortion was observed mainly at negative half cycles which indicated !
that the electric discharges were initiated from the salt-kaolin layer
embedded on the sample surface. Observation of LC waveforms during the process of flashover revealed that THD of increased with the applied voltage.
Keywords: outdoor insulator, ceramics, leakage current, harmonic, dry band, flashover
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Transactions ID Number: 31-238
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Title of the Paper: The application of MPCG Algorithm in the three dimensional electric field calculation of SF6 Circuit Breaker in three-phase-in-one-tank GIS
Authors as they appear in the Paper: aiqing ma, xiuchen jiang, yi zeng
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Abstract: Based on the character of the complex structure of the SF6 circuit breaker in three-phase-in-one-tank GIS (Gas Insulated Switchgear), the modified preconditioned conjugate gradient (MPCG) algorithm applied to solve multi-nodes and multi-elements large sparse real positive defined symmetric matrix is analyzed. The program diagram of MPCG algorithm is also proposed. The finite element calculation mathematical model and physical equations of SF6 circuit breaker are founded in this paper. The large sparse matrix is solved by using the MPCG algorithm. The electric field intensity and potential distribution is calculated under power frequency voltage and their corresponding cutaway charts and planforms are given. They can provide a useful and optimized design parameter for designing the circuit breaker configuration in GIS.
Keywords: MPCG(Modified Preconditioned Conjugate Gradient); Three-phase-in-one-tank; Circuit breaker; Finite element method; Sparse matrix
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Transactions ID Number: 27-563
Full Name: Edson Paladini
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Title of the Paper: A Pattern Recognition and Adaptive Approach to Quality Control
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Abstract: Abstract: - The present paper describes some quality control tools that develop an interactive and on-line evaluation of industrial products. These tools use pattern recognition techniques in a dynamic way, it means, they control the variations of critical characteristics of industrial products during their effective use. They also make an adaptive evaluation because considers the characteristics of each product under analysis. The tools generate a dynamic and well structured model. The operation of the model considers a set of images of the product or parts of them during some specific use or specific moment. Using a Pattern Recognition Process, the images of the product or some parts of them are captured and they are associated to some special matrices. The model then analyses the properties of these images by evaluating the properties each corresponding matrix have. This process allows determining a set of values which describe the variations the product is s!
howing during its use. We gave so a model which develops a continuous evaluation of product quality. Thus, the model checks whether the variations of the characteristic under study are acceptable or not, considering a set of limits defined by procedures which take into consideration particularities of the product being studied. Thereto, the model itself determines which reference values are to be used to evaluate such variations. In the case of monochromatic analyses, the model seeks to define reference parameters for defect detection using maximum variation limits of gray levels on the product surface (this makes possible to detect the presence of a crack, for instance). In the case of polychromatic analyses, having established a specific property (such as intensity, saturation or chromatic hue), the model determines the most adequate values for that property. Variations complying with those parameters are considered to be acceptable. The top and bottom values of the accep!
table variations can accurately define product design characteristics
from the effective practical use the product is supposed to have. This paper describes the model, reports the most usual situations for its use, discusses practical cases where it was used and provides a critical evaluation of the results obtained.
Keywords: Quality control; Artificial intelligence; Pattern recognition; defect detection.
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Transactions ID Number: 31-237
Full Name: Ermira Shehi
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Address: Blvd. Deshmoret e Kombit, Sheshi Nene Tereza, Nr.3, Tirane
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Title of the Paper: Response surface methodology as a mathematical model for quality assessment of the sewing seam
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Abstract: Abstract: - The deformation of the fabric during the sewing process is a continuous problem, while the quality control methods are being improved with difficulty. The conventional methods of the optimisation of the machine variables often tend to be subjective or determinant and also they need time because they depend on the technicians or managers skills. Most of the specialists in the process of the selection of the sewing seam specifications take the decision basing on one or several reasons as: Sewability, seam performance (seam resistance, seam strength, seam appearance (seam puckering, color, color resistance, fabric damage from the needle), availability of the sewn product, cost [2]. Seam performance will be studied here as the combination of only two factors. Seam strength and seam puckering.
Keywords: Input factors, Output responses, Seam strength, Seam puckering, Fabric damage, Optimisation, Experiment design, Desired area of work
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Transactions ID Number: 31-236
Full Name: Sameh Ghwanmeh
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Title of the Paper: Effect of Excessive Letter Location in Arabic Lexical Items: a Stemmer Algorithm Approach
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Riyad Al-Shalabi, Ghassan Kanaan, Sameh Ghwanmeh, Foud Nour
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Abstract: The paper describes a new stemmer algorithm to find the roots and patterns for Arabic words based on excessive letter locations. The algorithm locates the trilateral (three consonants) root , quadri-literal (four consonants) root as well as the pentaliteral (five consonants) root. The algorithm is written with the goal of supporting natural language processing programs such as parsers and information retrieval systems. The algorithm has been tested on thousands of Arabic words. Results reveals an accuracy reached to 95%.
Keywords: Arabic Language, Arabic words, Roots and Patterns, Stemmer
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Title of the Paper: Effect of Excessive Letter Location in Arabic Lexical Items: a Stemmer Algorithm Approach
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Abstract: The paper describes a new stemmer algorithm to find the roots and patterns for Arabic words based on excessive letter locations. The algorithm locates the trilateral (three consonants) root , quadri-literal (four consonants) root as well as the pentaliteral (five consonants) root. The algorithm is written with the goal of supporting natural language processing programs such as parsers and information retrieval systems. The algorithm has been tested on thousands of Arabic words. Results reveals an accuracy reached to 95%.
Keywords: Arabic Language, Arabic words, Roots and Patterns, Stemmer
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Transactions ID Number: 27-562
Full Name: Joseph Raj Vaidyanathan
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Address: Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Architecture and Engineering, European University of Lefke, TRNC, Mersin 10
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Title of the Paper: Better Learning of Supervised Neural Networks Based on Functional Graph - An Experimental Approach
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Abstract: Multilayered feed forward neural networks possess a number of properties which make them particularly suited to complex problems. Neural networks have been in use in numerous meteorological applications including weather forecasting. As Neural Networks are being more and more widely used in recent years, the need for their more formal definition becomes increasingly apparent. This paper presents a novel architecture of neural network models using the functional graph. The neural network creates a graph representation by dynamically allocating nodes to code local form attributes and establishing arcs to link them. The application of functional graph in the architecture of Electronic neural network and Opto-electronic neural network is detailed with experimental results. Learning is defined in terms of functional graph. The proposed architectures are applied in weather forecasting and X-OR problem. The weather forecasting has been carried out based on various factors!
consolidated from meteorological experts and documents. The inputs are temperature, air pressure, humidity, cloudiness, precipitation, wind direction, wind speed, etc., and outputs are heavy rain, moderate rain and no rain. The percentage of correctness of the weather forecasting of the conventional neural network models, functional graph based neural network models and the meteorological experts are compared.
Keywords: Back propagation, Convergence, Functional Graph, Neural network, Optical neuron, Weather forecasting
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Transactions ID Number: 31-234
Full Name: Muhammad Shuaib Khan
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Title of the Paper: Quantile Analysis of the Generalized Exponential Distribution
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Abstract: This paper presents the Quantile analysis of the Generalized Exponential distribution also the properties of Quantile analysis as the percentile life used B-life in engineering terminology. The main interests are in the relationship between and various B-lives; measure of variability for B-lives as the numerical quantities that describe the spread of the values in a set of data. Here these quantiles models presented graphically and mathematically.
Keywords: Generalized Exponential distribution, Quantile analysis, percentile life.
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Title of the Paper: Simulation Analysis of Inverse Moment Estimation of Inverse Weibull Models
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Abstract: This study presents the simulation analysis of Inverse moment estimation of Inverse weibull Models. This paper presents the flexibility of the Inverse weibull distribution that approaches to different distributions. we presents the relationship of inverse moment estimation between shape parameter and other properties such as in probability function , mean, variance, coefficient of variation, coefficient of skewness and coefficient of kurtosis models are presented graphically and mathematically. Here we compare these relevant parameters such as shape, scale parameters by using Monte carol simulation.
Keywords: Inverse weibull Models, Inverse moment estimation, properties of Inverse weibull,
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Transactions ID Number: 31-232
Full Name: Hailun Huang
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Title of the Paper: the analysis on the l-index based optimal power flow considering voltage stability constraints
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Hailun Huang, Yigang Kong, Jian Zhang
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Abstract: In the environment of electricity markets, power systems are operated nearer against the voltage stability limit than before. For this reason, this paper presents a novel optimal power flow (OPF) formulation containing voltage stability constraints. By adopting the L index function that can reflect stability margin from the collapse point as voltage stability constraints, this model can obtain the demanded voltage security level by adjusting the upper limits of these constraints. So its optimal solution can satisfy the security and economical demand of power systems simultaneously. At the same time, the primal-dual interior point method (IPM) based on the perturbed Karush-Kuhn- Tucker (KKT) conditions is proposed to solve this problem. Simulation results on five test systems demonstrate the effectiveness of the presented OPF model with voltage stability constraints, and the proposed computation approach has good convergence.
Keywords: Optimal power flow, Voltage stability, L index, Primal-dual interior point method
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Transactions ID Number: 31-231
Full Name: Cherfa Yazid
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Title of the Paper: Semi-Automatic Segmentation and Characterization of Stroke Lesion
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Abstract: In this study, we present a semi automatic method to extract stroke lesion from 2D MR brain images, using edge and region cooperation. After an appropriate preprocessing using an improvement of image quality and skull stripping, we apply the cooperative segmentation to the preprocessed image. This segmentation is evaluated thereafter on reference image. The procedure is applied to several MR images from different subjects having undergone a cerebral vascular attack (stroke), this in order to extract the lesion and characterise them. Furthermore a comparison of our results with these obtained from manual measurements carried out by neurologists is presented. We apply the results of this extraction to do a reconstruction and visualisation of 3D stoke in the brain.
Keywords: Magnetic resonance image, Anisotropic filtering, Brain segmentation, Stroke, Characterisation
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Title of the Paper: Semi-Automatic Segmentation and Characterization of Stroke Lesion
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Abstract: In this study, we present a semi automatic method to extract stroke lesion from 2D MR brain images, using edge and region cooperation. After an appropriate preprocessing using an improvement of image quality and skull stripping, we apply the cooperative segmentation to the preprocessed image. This segmentation is evaluated thereafter on reference image. The procedure is applied to several MR images from different subjects having undergone a cerebral vascular attack (stroke), this in order to extract the lesion and characterise them. Furthermore a comparison of our results with these obtained from manual measurements carried out by neurologists is presented. We apply the results of this extraction to do a reconstruction and visualisation of 3D stoke in the brain.
Keywords: Magnetic resonance image, Anisotropic filtering, Brain segmentation, Stroke, Characterisation
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Full Name: Peter Kurdel
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Title of the Paper: Grid Workflows Specification and Verification
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Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: Grids are being adopted and developed in several scientific disciplines that deal with large-scale collaboration, massive distributed data, and distributed computing problems. The service orchestration is a problem of making multiple services coordinate themselves and communicate in an orderly fashion so as to accomplish a task more complex than the single tasks provided by the individual composing services. Composition is devoted to the aim of connecting services in a collaborative fashion. A Grid workflow system is a type of application-level Grid middleware that is supposed to support modelling, redesign and execution of large-scale processes. A grid workflow can be represented by a grid workflow graph, where nodes correspond to activities and edges correspond to dependencies between activities, called flows. Verification is usually based on an extension of a kind of formal method. Grid workflow verification and validation must be conducted so that we can identi!
fy any violations of the correctness in workflow specification and consequently remove them in time.
Keywords: Distributed computing, Grid infrastructure, Service orchestration, Workflow management system, Verification, Web portal
EXTENSION of the file: .pdf
Special (Invited) Session: Verification of Grid Workflows
Organizer of the Session: 591-211
How Did you learn about congress:
IP ADDRESS: 147.213.65.214

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The following information was submitted:

Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON ADVANCED DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE
Transactions ID Number: 31-229
Full Name: Ermira Shehi
Position: Ph.D. Candidate
Age: ON
Sex: Female
Address: Rr. Hasan Sufa, P.3, Sh.1, Ap.5, Tirane
Country: ALBANIA
Tel: 00355 4 2224889
Tel prefix: 00355 4
Fax:
E-mail address: ermira.shehi@gmail.com
Other E-mails: eshehi@worldlearning.org.al
Title of the Paper: Response Surface Methodology as a mathematical model for quality assessment of the sewing seam
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Dr. Ermira Shehi, Prof. Dr. Jorgaq Kacani
Email addresses of all the authors: jorkacani@yahoo.com
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: Abstract: The deformation of the fabric during the sewing process is a continuous problem, while the quality control methods are being improved with difficulty. The conventional methods of the optimisation of the machine variables often tend to be subjective or determinant and also they need time because they depend on the technicians or managers skills. Most of the specialists in the process of the selection of the sewing seam specifications take the decision basing on one or several reasons as: Sewability, seam performance (seam resistance, seam strength, seam appearance (seam puckering, color, color resistance, fabric damage from the needle), availability of the sewn product, cost [2]. Seam performance will be studied here as the combination of only two factors. Seam strength and seam puckering.
Keywords: Keywords: INPUT VARIABLES, OUTPUT RESPONSES, SEAM STRENGTH, SEAM PUCKERING, FABRIC DAMAGE, OPTIMIZATION, EXPERIMENT DESIGN, DESIRED AREA OF WORK.
EXTENSION of the file: .doc
Special (Invited) Session:
Organizer of the Session:
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IP ADDRESS: 217.24.246.179

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The following information was submitted:

Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON SYSTEMS
Transactions ID Number: 31-228
Full Name: Sau loong Ang
Position: Lecturer
Age: ON
Sex: Male
Address: Department of Sciences and Mathematics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, USM, 11800, Minden, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia
Country: MALAYSIA
Tel: 124592617
Tel prefix: +60
Fax:
E-mail address: dellphin1223@yahoo.com
Other E-mails: dellphin1223@hotmail.com
Title of the Paper: criterion in selecting the clustering algorithm in radial basis functional link nets
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Sau Loong Ang, Hong Choon Ong, Heng Chin Low
Email addresses of all the authors: dellphin1223@yahoo.com, hcong@cs.usm.my, hclow@cs.usm.my
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: K-means and k-median clustering algorithms can help in the selection of centres for the Radial Basis Functional Link Nets. Radial Basis Functional Link Nets is used to classify the data. In this paper, we will show the importance of knowing the skewness of the data in deciding to choose between k-means or k-median clustering algorithm in finding the centre of Radial Basis Functional Link Nets and we will also show that this initial selection criterion will result in the improvement of efficiency in terms of speed and accuracy in data classification. Two sets of real data are used to demonstrate our results.
Keywords: Radial Basis Functional Link Nets; Radial Basis Function Network; K-means; K-median; Clustering; Skewness.
EXTENSION of the file: .pdf
Special (Invited) Session:
Organizer of the Session:
How Did you learn about congress: USM Malaysia Library, Universiti Sains Malaysia, USM, 11800, Minden, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia, www.lib.usm.my .
IP ADDRESS: 60.50.41.15

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The following information was submitted:

Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON SYSTEMS
Transactions ID Number: 27-560
Full Name: Carlos Parra Ortega
Position: Ph.D. Candidate
Age: ON
Sex: Male
Address: Carrera 34 No. 12-23 los pinos
Country: COLOMBIA
Tel: 76454200
Tel prefix: 57
Fax: 76454200
E-mail address: cparra@ula.ve
Other E-mails: parra.carlos@gmail.com
Title of the Paper: Design Framework for Intelligent Supervision of industrial processes
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Carlos Parra Ortega, Eliezer Colina Morles, Edgar Chacon Ramirez
Email addresses of all the authors: cparra@ula.ve,ecolina@ula.ve,echacon@ula.ve
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: Timely faults detection in an industrial process is a key aspect for designing a framework for intelligent supervisory control. A way to perform supervisory control is by providing intelligence to the supervision mechanism in continuous processes exposed to faults in order to cope with the identification of a diversity of faults, classify them and to be able to anticipate the consequences derived by their occurrence. In this article we propose an extension of the multiresolutional models approach to construct a fuzzy logic-agent technology-event detection approaches-based supervisory framework. Also the suggested framework is validated by means of a discrete-event simulation program.
Keywords: Intelligent supervisory control, Multiresolutional models, Fault detection, Fuzzy events detection, Discrete-event simulation.
EXTENSION of the file: .doc
Special (Invited) Session: Intelligent Supervisory Control of Continuous Processes exposed to Faults: a practical approach.
Organizer of the Session: 577-853
How Did you learn about congress: Aldo Pardo García, apardo13@unipamplona.edu.co
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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON SYSTEMS AND CONTROL
Transactions ID Number: 27-559
Full Name: Khalid Sorensen
Position: Doctor (Researcher)
Age: ON
Sex: Male
Address: 2470 Park Avenue
Country: UNITED STATES
Tel:
Tel prefix:
Fax:
E-mail address: KhalidS@gatech.edu
Other E-mails:
Title of the Paper: ZV, ZVD, and UMZV Input Shaping on Systems with Rate Limiting
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Philipp Andersch, Khalid L. Sorensen, William E. Singhose
Email addresses of all the authors: philipp.andersch@gmx.de, khalids@gatech.edu, Singhose@gatech.edu
Number of paper pages: 11
Abstract: Input Shaping is an effective method for reducing the oscillatory motion of flexible systems. However, hard non-linearities, such as rate limiting, can reduce the effectiveness of input shaping at suppressing oscillation. The aim of this paper is to quantify these effects for commonly used input shapers. The results provide a guideline to designers of input-shaped systems. Mitigation techniques are discussed.
Keywords: Input Shaping, Rate Limiting, Vibration, Command Shaping, R-Value Analysis
EXTENSION of the file: .pdf
Special (Invited) Session: Effects of Rate Limiting on Common Input Shaping Filters
Organizer of the Session: 587-281R
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IP ADDRESS: 71.56.97.70

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Non-registered authors that have not their papers in the program
received a special extension and their papers will be published not now, but
in another Volume and CD (also be inscluded in ISI (Thomson).
Especially, if some of them have received additional Journal publication
they must do it until August 31. Contact us NOW!

Attention: Speakers that want to be involved in WSEAS Activities
like organizing WSEAS Conferences in their countries can contact now
us by email and we can arrange appointments to see them in Crete.

BANQUET FOR THE CONFERENCES CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS, COMMUNICATIONS and COMPUTERS:
21:30 - 24:30, July 23

A super self-service buffer menu with more than 50 different plates,
Traditional Folklore Dances and Live Music are waiting for us!!!

FOR THE CONFERENCES ENGINEERING EDUCATION, UPT, EMESEG and CUHT:
19:00-21:30 July 23

A super self-service buffer menu with more than 50 different plates,
Traditional Folklore Dances and Live Music are waiting for us!!!

Visit the Web pages of the Conferences via:
http://www.worldses.org/expired.htm
and Go to the Conference Program

http://acc2008.wseas.us/

http://www.ionio.gr/~mpoulos/wseas-conferences-wseas-books-wseas-journals.ht
m

http://wseas.blogspot.com/2008/02/wseas-in-wikipedia.html

The Hotel is in a walking distance from the Harbour of Heraklion as
well as from the IMPORTANT Archaeological Museum of Heraklion
(2nd in importance in Greece, after the Archaeological Museum of Athens)

From the Harbour of Herakleion you can catch super fast ferries and you can
go to SANTORINI, the most beautiful island of Greece (after Crete, of
course) with the famous Volcano of Santorini. See pictures of Santorini via
Google!
http://harvardconferences.blogspot.com/

You can get to the conference place
1) BY AEROPLANE
The Airport of Heraklion is connected by Charters and Regular Flights
with all the European Capitals during the summer and other
Capitals of the World and is the second airport in importance in Greece
after the Airport of Athens

2) BY BOAT (recommended because it is cheap)
Heraklion is connected with Athens with FAST FERRIES
(6 hours trip with Luxurious Modern Boats.
The trip during the summer is a pleasure and you can
travel with the modern Ships of MINOAN LINES
www.minoan.gr Internet Access is available inside the Boat

Our general Chairmen which are also Editor of the Proceedings are kindly
requested to supervise the Plenary Sessions each morning where
as the regular Session Chairmen must be 30 minutes before their session in
the Conference Place.

No entrance in the conference room is allowed after the opening of the
session and nobody can come out from the conference room until the end of
the session.

ATTENTION: Certification of Attendance and Receipt of Payment will be
collected from the Secretariat Desk, only after the end of the Session that
you present. The Secreatariat will check the Chairman Report and will grant
the relevant documents

For your participation in the Conference in CRETE, you must see the
following attached files

deliver.doc, you must fill in and give it to the Secretariat for receiving
the Conference Bag. Please, read it carefuly.

biography.doc, you must fill in and give it to your Session Chairman.
Session Chairman must have it in order to present it to the audience

complaints-improvements.doc, it is optional, you can send it to us by email
AFTER the conference or you can print it out and give it to the Secretariat

641 Lectures - Papers over than 1350 papers that were submitted in WSEAS
CSCC (acceptance rate 641/1350) compose the program
http://www.wseas.org/conferences/2008/greece/
Similar acceptance rates were also obtained for CUHT, UPT and EMESEG 2008.

From them, only 32 papers which is a very small number of the best of the
best papers were also promoted to the WSEAS Journals!!

Now, the program of all these conference are on-line (we have now Updated
Versions on the web, check your papers, please)

The Secretariat of the Conference will be open from 10:00 of the MONDAY
(one day before the conference) in order to distribute the conference
material. Each participant will receive the CD-ROM of all the conference and
one hard-copy (ISI Book) together with secondary material. These will be
given to you on Monday, July 21 from
10:00 - 22:00. Come and take them from Secretariat Desk on Monday , July 21.

By the way, visit

The Deputy Minister of National Defense (Greece), Mr. Ioannis Plakiotakis
www.worldses.org/programs/plakiotakis.doc
will be in the Conference and will award the Title of "WSEAS Fellow" to
Prof. Sifakis.
We remind that WSEAS had awarded the same title to Prof. Zadeh in the past.
Up to now only a few colleagues have been elevated to WSEAS Fellow Rank.

Prof. Joseph Sifakis ( Turing Award 2007, See please
http://www.acm.org/press-room/news-releases/turing-award-07/)
will be with us in our Conference with a KEYNOTE LECTURE
He will give 1 hour Lecture, especialy for the WSEAS
on Wednesday, July 23, 16:00-17:00

During this CEREMONY no other activity will take place and the Secretariat
will be closed for one hour (the time that Prof. Sifakis will speak)

Nobel of Computing:
www.cmu.edu/homepage/practical/2008/winter/nobel-of-computing.shtml
Also: http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~sifakis/

30 (thirty) other PLENARY SPEAKERS will accompany our Distinguished
Professor (Nobel Level) Prof. J.Sifakis
See the web

VISA:
=====
To facilitate the authors that they need VISA to enter GREECE, we have
uploaded a letter with my stamp and my signature on the WSEAS site and you
can download it from:
http://www.worldses.org/forms/invitation.doc

IMPRESSIONS from recent WSEAS conferences
==================================================
http://www.wseas.org/reports

BEST PAPERS AWARD:
====================
We will follow a procedure similar to the procedure of the recent WSEAS
Conferences
http://www.wseas.org/reports

AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT:
=======================
Laser Pointers, Data Projector, Computer with PowerPoint, PDF, Word for
Windows
will exist in each conference room.
All the presentations will take place digitally by Computer.
Old-fashioned Overhead Projector(s) will not be used.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR PRESENTATION:
==================================
See:
http://www.worldses.org/drafts/presentation.htm
http://www.worldses.org/drafts/presentation.ppt

Before the beginning of each session, each present must deliver his CV
(Short Biography) which must be printed out according to the format:
http://www.worldses.org/drafts/biography.doc

BEST REGARDS.
WE WILL BE GLAD TO HELP IN EVERY ISSUE RELATED THE CONFERENCE

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UNIVERSITY ELECTION: The WSEAS Executive Director is now
HONORARY PROFESSOR in the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania (JUNE
2008).

The WSEAS Executive Director and former WSEAS President,
Prof. Nikos E. Mastorakis (University URL: http://tinyurl.com/2p7thl
and Institutional URL: http://www.wseas.org/mastorakis)
was elevated as Honorary Professor in the Technical University of
Cluj-Napoca
Romania in June 24th 2008. Mr. Rector of the University, Prof. Radu Munteanu
reported the exceptional scientific task
of Prof. Mastorakis and his outstanding worldwide contribution to the
development of Science and technology.
The Ceremony took place in the Academy of Romania in Bucharest in June 24,
2008.
See below pictures from this official ceremony.

For the academic year, 2008-2009, Prof. N.E.Mastorakis will be also Visiting
Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department
of the Technical University of Sofia in Bulgaria where he will teach the
Course: "Multidimensional Systems"

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speech. WSEAS Blogs. WSEAS IEEE IASME IARAS Students. WSEAS Books. WSEAS
Proceedings. WSEAS Conferences in China (Hangzhou). WSEAS KEYNOTE and WSEAS
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Harvard. WSEAS in MIT. WSEAS in Spain. WSEAS in Bulgaria. WSEAS in China.
WSEAS in Romania. WSEAS in NCD (USA). Outstanding WSEAS papers. WSEAS in
Canada. WSEAS in France. WSEAS in USA. WSEAS in MEXICO. WSEAS in Canada.
WSEAS in Brazil. WSEAS in Italy. WSEAS in Crete. WSEAS in Turkey. WSEAS in
Laredo. WSEAS in Corfu. WSEAS in Norway. WSEAS in Portugal. WSEAS discussion
for Evolution. WSEAS Internet Tutorial. WSEAS Izmir. WSEAS Students. WSEAS
Academical Affairs. WSEAS WOMAC. WSEAS ISI. WSEAS Indexing. WSEAS
International Collaboration. WSEAS Blogs. WSEAS Special Sessions. WSEAS
Staff. WSEAS Email accounts. copyrighted@ by WSEAS
Last updated by WSEAS Groups - Feb 27 - 1 author - 10 pages long
WSEAS Rejection Rates. WSEAS Conferences. WSEAS Books. WSEAS Journals. WSEAS
Indexing. WSEAS Reviewers. WSEAS Collaborators. WSEAS Conferences in a
prestigious University. WSEAS Members and WSEAS Friends. WSEAS Chairmen.
WSEAS Special Sessions. WSEAS Invited Speakers. WSEAS Plenary Speakers.
WSEAS keynote Speakers and many others

http://wseas2007.wordpress.com/

http://cordis.europa.eu/greece/rd_events170804.htm

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Moral Reward to WSEAS. WSEAS Conf. in Univ. of Cambridge. WSEAS keynote
speech. WSEAS Blogs. WSEAS IEEE IASME IARAS Students. WSEAS Books. WSEAS
Proceedings. WSEAS Conferences in China (Hangzhou). WSEAS KEYNOTE and WSEAS
PLENARY SPEAKERS in WSEAS Upcoming Conferences. WSEAS at Wikipedia. WSEAS in
Harvard. WSEAS in MIT. WSEAS in Spain. WSEAS in Bulgaria. WSEAS in China.
WSEAS in Romania. WSEAS in NCD (USA). Outstanding WSEAS papers. WSEAS in
Canada. WSEAS in France. WSEAS in USA. WSEAS in MEXICO. WSEAS in Canada.
WSEAS in Brazil. WSEAS in Italy. WSEAS in Crete. WSEAS in Turkey. WSEAS in
Laredo. WSEAS in Corfu. WSEAS in Norway. WSEAS in Portugal. WSEAS discussion
for Evolution. WSEAS Internet Tutorial. WSEAS Izmir. WSEAS Students. WSEAS
Academical Affairs. WSEAS WOMAC. WSEAS ISI. WSEAS Indexing. WSEAS
International Collaboration. WSEAS Blogs. WSEAS Special Sessions. WSEAS
Staff. WSEAS Email accounts. copyrighted@ by WSEAS

Last updated by WSEAS Groups - Feb 27 - 1 author - 10 pages long

WSEAS Rejection Rates. WSEAS Conferences. WSEAS Books. WSEAS Journals. WSEAS
Indexing. WSEAS Reviewers. WSEAS Collaborators. WSEAS Conferences in a
prestigious University. WSEAS Members and WSEAS Friends. WSEAS Chairmen.
WSEAS Special Sessions. WSEAS Invited Speakers. WSEAS Plenary Speakers.
WSEAS keynote Speakers and many others

http://wseas2007.wordpress.com/

http://cordis.europa.eu/greece/rd_events170804.htm

Bucharest, Romania, November 7-9, 2008
10th WSEAS Int. Conf. on MATHEMATICAL and COMPUTATIONAL METHODS in SCIENCE
and ENGINEERING (MACMESE'08)
7th WSEAS Int. Conf. on DATA NETWORKS, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS (DNCOCO
'08).
1st WSEAS Int. Conf. on SENSORS and SIGNALS (SENSIG '08).
1st WSEAS Int. Conf. on VISUALIZATION, IMAGING and SIMULATION (VIS'08).

OR

Bucharest, Romania, November 7-9, 2008
1st WSEAS Int. Conf. on NATURAL HAZARDS (NAHA'08)
1st WSEAS Int. Conf. on CLIMATE CHANGES, GLOBAL WARMING, BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
(CGB '08).
1st WSEAS Int. Conf. on URBAN REHABILITATION AND SUSTAINABILITY (URES'08)
1st WSEAS Int. Conf. on MATERIALS SCIENCE (MATERIALS'08)

RECENT IMPORTANT DISTINCTIONS of the Society:
======================================
1st
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All the recent WSEAS Books (hard-copy of the Proceedings)
have been selected as Books for Abstracting and Indexing by ISI (Thomson).

2nd
----
The IEE (IET) has in its citation index (INSPEC)
more than 7000 papers from WSEAS, only for the last 3 years.
Visit:
www.worldses.org/indexes/iee/2004-2007.txt

In WSEAS Conferences, the accepted papers are published in:

(1) Books (All these books participate in ISI, IEE, ELSEVIER, SCOPUS etc...)
http://www.worldses.org/books/index.html

(2) CD-ROM Proceedings

(3) Web Publishing: www.wseas.org/online

(4) Extended versions of the best papers (after further review) in a Journal
(participate in the most important
citation indices www.worldses.org/indexes/)