Tuesday 30 November 2010

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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTERS
Transactions ID Number: 52-591
Full Name: Cheng-Chi Lee
Position: Assistant Professor
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Address: 510 Jhongjheng Rd., Sinjhuang City
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Title of the Paper: Improvement of Li-Hwang¡¦s biometrics-based remote user authentication scheme using smart cards
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Number of paper pages: 16
Abstract: Recently, Li and Hwang proposed an efficient biometrics-based remote user authentication scheme without storing the password tables. Their scheme uses random numbers to solve the problem of synchronized clocks. It also enables the user to freely choose or change their passwords. At the same time, they claimed that their scheme provides security, reliability and efficiency. However, we found that Li and Hwang¡¦s scheme is vulnerable to denial of service attacks. Therefore, in this paper we propose an improved scheme to solve this weakness.
Keywords: User authentication, password, biometrics, smart cards, security.
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Transactions: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND INFORMATICS
Transactions ID Number: 19-794
Full Name: Stavric Milena
Position: Researcher
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Address: Inffeldgasse 10/2 8010 Graz
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Title of the Paper: Parametric Modeling for Advanced Architecture
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Stavric Milena and Marina Ognen
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Number of paper pages: 8
Abstract: Computer simulation of evolutionary processes is already well established technique for the study of environmental, biological and economic dynamics. Use of algorithms for generation of virtual entities that will develop its functional and formal properties within the non-linear process of adaptation of complex system is a foundation for new point of view in understanding architecture and urban environment. This paper describes parametric approach in architectural design through elaboration of shift in paradigms in architecture that has brought to the idea of use of parametric modeling with emphasis on two different groups of parametric software and presents the possibilities of generative algorithms in modeling architectural form and development of cities and urban design.
Keywords: geometry, parametric design, generative algorithms urbanism, architectural design
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Special (Invited) Session: Application of Generative Algorithms in Architectural Design
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Transactions: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND METHODS IN APPLIED SCIENCES
Transactions ID Number: 19-793
Full Name: Jens Heger
Position: Researcher
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Address: Hochschulring 20, 28359 Bremen
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Title of the Paper: A MILP for installation scheduling of offshore wind farms
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Bernd Scholz-Reiter, Jens Heger, Michael Lütjen, Anne Schweizer
Email addresses of all the authors: bsr@biba.uni-bremen.de, heg@biba.uni-bremen.de, ltj@biba.uni-bremen.de, vir@biba.uni-bremen.de
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Abstract: Construction and utilization of offshore wind farms is going to increase within the next years. So far the first German offshore wind farm was constructed and put into operation by “Alpha Ventus”. Experiences illustrate that bad weather conditions are the main cause for delays in transport, handling and installation of offshore wind farms. This can lead to extensive project delays up to several months. The main objective of current logistical research activities is the robust design of planning and control methods for offshore installations. In this study, the basic conditions and existing disturbances of supply chains for offshore installations are analyzed. Based on these results, a planning and control concept will be introduced. Additionally, a mathematical model using mixed integer linear programming (MILP) is developed. It calculates the optimal installation schedule for offshore wind farms by observing different weather conditions. The model can be used !
to reduce vessel operation times in dependence on seasonal or up-to-date weather forecasts.
Keywords: Installation Scheduling, Maritime Logistics, Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP), Offshore Wind Farm
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Special (Invited) Session: Planning and Control of Logistics for Offshore Wind Farms
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Transactions ID Number: 19-792
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Title of the Paper: A MILP for installation scheduling of offshore wind farms
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Bernd Scholz-Reiter, Jens Heger, Michael Lütjen, Anne Schweizer
Email addresses of all the authors: bsr@biba.uni-bremen.de, heg@biba.uni-bremen.de, ltj@biba.uni-bremen.de, vir@biba.uni-bremen.de
Number of paper pages: 8
Abstract: Construction and utilization of offshore wind farms is going to increase within the next years. So far the first German offshore wind farm was constructed and put into operation by “Alpha Ventus”. Experiences illustrate that bad weather conditions are the main cause for delays in transport, handling and installation of offshore wind farms. This can lead to extensive project delays up to several months. The main objective of current logistical research activities is the robust design of planning and control methods for offshore installations. In this study, the basic conditions and existing disturbances of supply chains for offshore installations are analyzed. Based on these results, a planning and control concept will be introduced. Additionally, a mathematical model using mixed integer linear programming (MILP) is developed. It calculates the optimal installation schedule for offshore wind farms by observing different weather conditions. The model can be used !
to reduce vessel operation times in dependence on seasonal or up-to-date weather forecasts.
Keywords: Installation Scheduling, Maritime Logistics, Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP), Offshore Wind Farm
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Special (Invited) Session: Planning and Control of Logistics for Offshore Wind Farms
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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON POWER SYSTEMS
Transactions ID Number: 52-590
Full Name: Pei AO
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Title of the Paper: Aggregate Static Load Modelling in Power Grid with Environmental Characteristics
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Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: In practice, there are many defects that underground load model is built by using the traditional static load model in coal mine. To enhance the accuracy of load model, a new clustering method based on improved PSO algorithm is presented in this paper. This new clustering method is used to classify the load data in order to reduce the number of load model before modelling. Then, RBF neural network based on improved PSO algorithm is proposed to establish aggregate load model. Verified by an example, compared with traditional static load model, the method in this paper can greatly improve the accuracy of the model.
Keywords: aggregate static load model; particle swarm clustering algorithm; subtractive clustering algorithm; K-means clustering algorithm; radial basis neural network; power grid with environmental Characteristics
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Monday 29 November 2010

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Transactions: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS and SIGNAL PROCESSING
Transactions ID Number: 19-791
Full Name: YUKI ODAKA
Position: Student
Age: ON
Sex: Male
Address: Seikei University, 3-3-1 Kichijojikitamachi, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, 180-8633
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Title of the Paper: An Intrinsic Characteristic in the Multiple Use of Mobile Phone Terminals with GPS and its Application to the Positioning Error Reduction
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Yuki Odaka, Yusuke In, Mayuko Kitazume, Masakazu Higuchi, Shuji Kawasaki, and Hitomi Murakami
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Number of paper pages: 8
Abstract: In recent years, studies of location identification by mobile phone have been attracting a lot of attention. Especially, GPS contents of mobile phones are increasing for the purpose of various kinds of applications, such as games, navigations and so on. So far, many investigations have been carried out for the performance of conventional GPS devices, but few people study mobile phone GPS performance. In this paper, we measure and examine the performance of mobile phone GPS using various types of terminals of different venders under some environments. As for the performance improvement, we propose efficient methods and evaluate them for the methods including distance errors and direction errors of GPS. The reduction methods for such errors applying the group characteristics of mobile phones are also described.
Keywords: Mobile phone GPS, distance errors, direction errors, noise reduction, impulse noise
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Special (Invited) Session: Error Analysis of the Mobile Phone GPS and its Application to the Error Reduction
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Transactions: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, APPLICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT
Transactions ID Number: 19-790
Full Name: YUSUKE IN
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Address: Seikei University ,3-3-1 Kitijyoujikitamati, musashino, Tokyo 180-8633
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Title of the Paper: Using Fast Frame Decomposition and Sorting by Contour Tracing Mobile Phone Comic Imaging System
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Number of paper pages: 8
Abstract: As one of the mobile phone contents, electronic books and magazine, especially comics, are expected to have great potential. In order to view comics on mobile phones, the resolution and the size of screens must be adequate. A comic then needs to be decomposed into frames and put them in order so that they can be read properly. However, it is known that accurate decomposition is not an easy task. In this paper, we propose a fast and accurate clipping method using contour tracing and evaluate it comparing with an existing commercial system.
Keywords: Comic, mobile phone, image processing, layout analysis, Hough transform
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Special (Invited) Session: Fast Frame Decomposition and Sorting by Contour Tracing for Mobile Phone Comic Images
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Transactions ID Number: 19-789
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Title of the Paper: Using Fast Frame Decomposition and Sorting by Contour Tracing Mobile Phone Comic Imaging System
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Number of paper pages: 8
Abstract: As one of the mobile phone contents, electronic books and magazine, especially comics, are expected to have great potential. In order to view comics on mobile phones, the resolution and the size of screens must be adequate. A comic then needs to be decomposed into frames and put them in order so that they can be read properly. However, it is known that accurate decomposition is not an easy task. In this paper, we propose a fast and accurate clipping method using contour tracing and evaluate it comparing with an existing commercial system.
Keywords: Comic, mobile phone, image processing, layout analysis
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Special (Invited) Session: Fast Frame Decomposition and Sorting by Contour Tracing for Mobile Phone Comic Images
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Transactions: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS and SIGNAL PROCESSING
Transactions ID Number: 19-788
Full Name: YUKI ODAKA
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Address: 3-3-1 Kichijojikitamachi, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, 180-8633
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Title of the Paper: An Intrinsic Characteristic in the Multiple Use of Mobile Phone Terminals with GPS and its Application to the Positioning Error Reduction
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Yuki Odaka, Yusuke In, Mayuko Kitazume, Masakazu Higuchi, Shuji Kawasaki, and Hitomi Murakami
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Number of paper pages: 8
Abstract: In recent years, studies of location identification by mobile phone have been attracting a lot of attention. Especially, GPS contents of mobile phones are increasing for the purpose of various kinds of applications, such as games, navigations and so on. So far, many investigations have been carried out for the performance of conventional GPS devices, but few people study mobile phone GPS performance. In this paper, we measure and examine the performance of mobile phone GPS using various types of terminals of different venders under some environments. As for the performance improvement, we propose efficient methods and evaluate them for the methods including distance errors and direction errors of GPS. The reduction methods for such errors applying the group characteristics of mobile phones are also described.
Keywords: Mobile phone GPS, distance errors, direction errors, noise reduction, impulse noise
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Special (Invited) Session: Error Analysis of the Mobile Phone GPS and its Application to the Error Reduction
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Transactions: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of ENERGY and ENVIRONMENT
Transactions ID Number: 19-787
Full Name: Ricardo Teixeira
Position: Researcher
Age: ON
Sex: Male
Address: Cid. Universitária-Centro de Tecnologia-Bloco F, sala F-210, Ilha do Fundão - Caixa Postal 68505, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - CEP 21941-972
Country: BRAZIL
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Title of the Paper: Nanometric leveling and optical selectivity enhancement of black nickel electrodeposited on C81100 high conductive copper
Authors as they appear in the Paper: R. l. p. Teixeira, R. a. Simao, B. Coelho and A. c. Oliveira
Email addresses of all the authors: rlpteixeira@metalmat.ufrj.br,renata@metalmat.ufrj.br,bcoelho@fe.up.pt,acoliv@fe.up.pt
Number of paper pages: 8
Abstract: A black nickel solar absorber film with high absorptance in the solar spectrum (alfa) and low thermal emittance (epsilon) was electrodeposited on nickel films produced by the Watts solution on nanometric leveled C81100 copper. This high conductivity C81100 copper substrate was nanometrically leveled by electrochemical polishing to minimize textural surface effects as well as light trapping and optical losses. The nanometric leveled black nickel layer presented a thickness of (2.9 ± 0.1) micrometers and a selectivity (alfa/beta) of 11, against a selectivity (alfa/beta) of 8.9 for the non structured condition. The nanometric leveled black nickel presented a higher concentrated statistical dispersion of grain range size and lower nanometric RMS, a diameter deviation of 17 nm against 42 nm for the non structured condition. AFM and optical results confirmed that the nanometric size of black nickel grains and their grain size standard deviation are decisive factors to !
decrease the emittance and increase the final selectivity.
Keywords: Ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs), Solar absorber, Atomic force microscopy, Infrared (ir) spectroscopy, Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
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Special (Invited) Session: Nanostructuration of black nickel low cost solar absorbing electrodeposited on c81100 high conductive copper
Organizer of the Session: 638-124
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Transactions ID Number: 19-786
Full Name: Amaryllis Audenaert
Position: Professor
Age: ON
Sex: Female
Address: Paardenmarkt 92; 2000 Antwerpen
Country: BELGIUM
Tel: 003232137933
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Title of the Paper: Cost benefit analysis of Passive Houses and Low-Energy Houses compared to Standard Houses
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Amaryllis Audenaert-Sven De Cleyn
Email addresses of all the authors: amaryllis.audenaert@artesis.be, sven.decleyn@ua.ac.be
Number of paper pages: 8
Abstract: As the energy demand used for space heating accounts for 78% of EU15 household delivered energy consumption significant reductions in energy demand can be achieved by promoting low energy buildings. Energy efficiency in buildings has become a key goal of any energy policy. Europe relies on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), which has been converted by Flanders into the 'Energy Performance and Interior Climate' (EPB). Taking into account this Flemish EPB-standard (in terms of maximum U-values, E-level and K-value), Our study investigates three building types: the standard house, the low-energy house and the passive house. As more far-reaching measures concerning energy savings usually lead to higher investments, the aim of our study is to perform an economic analysis in order to determine the economic viability of the three building types [1].
Keywords: cash flow, cost benefit analysis, low-energy house, passive house, payback time
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Special (Invited) Session: Economis viability of Passive houses and Low-Energy Houses
Organizer of the Session: 638-260
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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON FLUID MECHANICS
Transactions ID Number: 52-589
Full Name: V Gnanaraj
Position: Associate Professor
Age: ON
Sex: Male
Address: Thiagarajar College of Engineering
Country: INDIA
Tel: 9442784592
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Title of the Paper: Numerical Investigation of Electroosmotic Flow in Convergent/ Divergent Micronozzle
Authors as they appear in the Paper: V.Gnanaraj ,V.Mohan , B.Vellaikannan
Email addresses of all the authors: bvkmat@tce.edu,hodmat@tce.edu
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: A fundamental understanding of the transport phenomena in microfluidic channels is critical for systematic design and precise control of such miniaturized devices towards the integration and automation of Lab-on- a-chip devices. Electroosmotic flow is widely used to transport and mix fluids in microfluidic systems. Electroosmotic transport in convergent divergent micronozzle is significant in many applications, such as biomolecular transport, DNA transport in cell patch clamps. The goal of this paper is to develop a theoretical model of electroosmotic flow in micronozzle to gain a better understanding of transport phenomena in microfluidics channels. Numerical study of electroosmotic flow through convergent divergent nozzle microchannels has been developed in this paper. The governing equations consist of a 2D Poisson-Boltzman equation and a 2D Navier-Stoke's equation with Electric Double Layer(EDL) field. The potential distribution of the EDL in the channel is ob!
tained by solving the non-linear 2D Poisson–Blotzmann equation using finite element technique. Then the solution for the 2D Navier-Stoke's equation for the velocity distribution is also obtained. The velocity distribution profiles are obtained using COMSOL Multiphysics software.
Keywords: micronozzle, eleectroosmotic flow, Poisson-Boltzmann equation, Navier-Stokes equation.
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Special (Invited) Session: micronozzle, eleectroosmotic flow, Poisson-Boltzmann equation, Navier-Stokes equation.
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Transactions ID Number: 52-588
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Address: Thiagarajar College of Engineering
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Title of the Paper: Numerical Investigation of Electroosmotic Flow in Convergent/ Divergent Micronozzle
Authors as they appear in the Paper: V.Gnanaraj ,V.Mohan , B.Vellaikannan
Email addresses of all the authors: bvkmat@tce.edu,hodmat@tce.edu
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: A fundamental understanding of the transport phenomena in microfluidic channels is critical for systematic design and precise control of such miniaturized devices towards the integration and automation of Lab-on- a-chip devices. Electroosmotic flow is widely used to transport and mix fluids in microfluidic systems. Electroosmotic transport in convergent divergent micronozzle is significant in many applications, such as biomolecular transport, DNA transport in cell patch clamps. The goal of this paper is to develop a theoretical model of electroosmotic flow in micronozzle to gain a better understanding of transport phenomena in microfluidics channels. Numerical study of electroosmotic flow through convergent divergent nozzle microchannels has been developed in this paper. The governing equations consist of a 2D Poisson-Boltzman equation and a 2D Navier-Stoke's equation with Electric Double Layer(EDL) field. The potential distribution of the EDL in the channel is ob!
tained by solving the non-linear 2D Poisson–Blotzmann equation using finite element technique. Then the solution for the 2D Navier-Stoke's equation for the velocity distribution is also obtained. The velocity distribution profiles are obtained using COMSOL Multiphysics software.
Keywords: : micronozzle, eleectroosmotic flow, Poisson-Boltzmann equation, Navier-Stokes equation.
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Transactions: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, APPLICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT
Transactions ID Number: 19-785
Full Name: Dragu Gabi Georgiana
Position: Ph.D. Candidate
Age: ON
Sex: Female
Address: Bucharest, Colentina no.31, R48, ap.57
Country: ROMANIA
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Title of the Paper: Accounting of Public Institutions- New Approaches of Partnership Contracts
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Dragu Gabi Georgiana
Email addresses of all the authors: georgiana.dragu@yahoo.com
Number of paper pages: 8
Abstract: The combination between irredeemable external funds with private public partnership represents an objective that the EU Commission has been working at for many years. Particularly, there was a need to highlight the necessity of adapting the chart of accounts of public institutions, the budgetary classification to the evolution of contractual relations of public institutions, the partnership contracts, the research contracts, the energetic efficiency contracts etc. The prospect of approaching the subject partnerships is new and unique in this field .The research methodology applied is based on observation and practical experience of testing theoretical approaches and new methodologies and ideas. It extensively considers desk surveys of the existing documentation and success stories existing in the field.
Keywords: European System of Accounts ESA95, energetic efficiency contracts partnership contracts, research contracts
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Special (Invited) Session: Implementation of partnership contracts – a challenge for the accounting of public institutions
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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON SYSTEMS AND CONTROL
Transactions ID Number: 52-587
Full Name: Gaber Shabib
Position: Associate Professor
Age: ON
Sex: Male
Address: South Valley University, Aswan
Country: EGYPT
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Title of the Paper: ON PLANT MODELING FOR THE PIM DIGITAL REDESIGN OF A POWER SYSTEM STABLIZER
Authors as they appear in the Paper: G. SHABIB
Email addresses of all the authors: gabershabib@yahoo.com
Number of paper pages: 11
Abstract: This paper is concerned with the plant modeling for the digital redesign of a continuous-time power system stabilizer PSS for the single machine power system using the so-called Plant –Input-Mapping PIM method. The traditional approach has been to use the bilinear transform (Tustin's method), but this gives numerical difficulties with large sampling intervals which are now becoming usual with modern control hardware. The proposed technique guarantees the stability for any sampling rate and takes the closed-loop characteristics into account. The proposed technique is successfully applied to the discretization of a continuous time PSS for single-machine power system. For comparison studies the proposed technique is compared with continuous-time PSS and Tustin's PSS. The simulation results show that the proposed digital redesign technique reflects the frequency and dynamic responses of the system more accurately as the continuous-time PSS. Also, they show that Tustin!
's method falls when sampling interval becomes larger while the proposed PIM method guarantees stability even with relatively slow sampling rates.
Keywords: Digital redesign, Discretization, Dynamic stability, Power systems, Sampled-data system
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Transactions: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
Transactions ID Number: 19-784
Full Name: Pauziah Mohd Arsad
Position: Associate Professor
Age: ON
Sex: Female
Address: Fac. of Electrical Engineering, Univ. Tek. MARA, Selangor,
Country: MALAYSIA
Tel: 603-55435055
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Title of the Paper: Profiling The Performance Of Electrical Engineering Bachelor Degree Students Based On Different Entry Levels
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Pauziah Mohd Arsad, Norlida Buniyamin, Jamalul-lail Ab Manan
Email addresses of all the authors: pauzia167@salam.uitm.edu.my,nbuniyamin@salam.uitm.edu.my,jamalul.lail@yahoo.com
Number of paper pages: 8
Abstract: In Malaysia, students will qualify to enroll into a Malaysian public university via three ways, that is, through three different entry requirement levels. The objective of this study is to investigate the performance of students of Universiti Teknologi MARA's (UiTM) Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Degree program based on the student's entry levels. We initiated a study of the longitudinal progress based on two consecutive intakes of matriculation students in July 2005 and July 2006. We applied the same methodology to two other consecutive intakes of Diploma July 2006 and July 2007 students' intakes. As a measure of the students' performance, we used the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) as the key performance index. In addition, this paper includes an overview of the Malaysian educational system. The outcomes of the research indicate that there is a relationship between the entry level and the final academic performance. Thus it can be concluded that the !
entry level requirement is an important factor in influencing the student's academic performance.
Keywords: Academic Performance, Ability, Entry Levels, CGPA
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Special (Invited) Session: Evaluation of Academic Performance of Electrical Engineering Bachelor Degree Students from Varoius Entry Level: a Case Study
Organizer of the Session: 635-357
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Sunday 28 November 2010

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Transactions: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of BIOLOGY and BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Transactions ID Number: 19-783
Full Name: Alexandru Ogodescu
Position: Assistant Professor
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Title of the Paper: Digital Tools in the Interdisciplinary Orthodontic Treatment of Adult Patients
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Alexandru S. Ogodescu, Cosmin Sinescu, Emilia A. Ogodescu, Meda Negrutiu, and Elisabeta Bratu
Email addresses of all the authors: ogodescu@yahoo.com
Number of paper pages: 8
Abstract: Orthodontic treatment of adult patients with complex dental problems is done in interdisciplinary teams where different specialist of dental medicine have to manage a vast quantity of data. In such complicated cases good diagnostic tools and easy communication are essential. Computer science has an increasing impact in almost every aspect of the orthodontic practice, research and education. The paper will present, discuss and evaluate the applications of computer technology in interdisciplinary orthodontics like digital photographs, virtual study models, cone beam computed tomography, three-dimensional craniofacial imaging, communication, virtual reality, software for prediction and treatment planning, video imaging, manufacture of orthodontic appliance, web-based digital orthodontic records and network-attached storage device. In conclusion all this digital tools and the new digital paradigm will change the way of imaging, diagnosing, documenting and will propel w!
ell the interdisciplinary orthodontic treatment of adult patients in the future.
Keywords: Interdisciplinary adult orthodontics, computerized diagnostic tools, digital patient records, virtual reality, simulation and manufacture in orthodontics, network-attached storage
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Special (Invited) Session: The Digital Decade in Interdisciplinary Orthodontics
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Transactions: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
Transactions ID Number: 19-782
Full Name: Elena Botezat
Position: Professor
Age: ON
Sex: Female
Address: Universitatii Str., No. 1, 410087-Oradea
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Title of the Paper: Learning Women from Western Romania Business: An Empirical Aproach
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Elena Botezat
Email addresses of all the authors: ebotezat@uoradea.ro
Number of paper pages: 8
Abstract: The article analyse how entrepreneurial training releaved in the process of doing a business plan contribute to an entrepreneurial education in order to develop business among women from the West part of Romania. The business plans elaborated by the 576 graduates of the Entrepreneurial Business School at a Local Level organized under the project AntrES and the data collected through questionnaires administered at the start and end of the courses are the key-elements standing at the base of the research. In our view, developing a business plan is a first step towards success in business because in its development, the entrepreneur will have to find answers to many different questions that will allow better understanding of the business. The two target-groups of women in the Western part of Romania show a relative constancy of options concerning their chances to start a business, as arised: the self-confidance of women compose in their chances to open a business; the!
reasons for women to begin a business; the opinions related to the main abilities necessary for a business women. The study regards a limited area determined by the 6 counties from the West part of Romania: Bihor, TimiÅŸ, Arad, MaramureÅŸ, CaraÅŸ-Severin, Satu-Mare.
Keywords: Business plan, Learning, Self-confidance, Self-development, Town business
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Special (Invited) Session: WOMEN’S BUSINESS POTENTIAL FROM THE WESTERN PART OF ROMANIA
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Transactions: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of ENERGY and ENVIRONMENT
Transactions ID Number: 19-781
Full Name: Virginia Gherasim
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Age: ON
Sex: Female
Address: Sibiu, str. Tipografilor nr. 4 Cod. 550164
Country: ROMANIA
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Title of the Paper: The tourism activities of Romania in the context of sustainable development nesessity
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Virginia Gherasim, Teodor Toderas, Traian Cracea, Marioara Costea, Istvan Raduly, Stefan Dombay
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Abstract: Landscape diversity, plus the special value of the anthropic tourism potential, create for Romania a significant opportunity for development in the current and future global economic environment. The article attempts to outline a series of coordinates which currently runs the Romanian tourism industry and identify its future development directions, based on application of modern management principles. They must be consistent with local, regional and national characteristics, but to be correlated as well with international tourism trends.
Keywords: Tourism trends, Romania, Tourism resources, Tourism activities, sustainable development
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Special (Invited) Session: Current coordinates of tourism activities from Romania
Organizer of the Session: 648-212R
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Saturday 27 November 2010

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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS
Transactions ID Number: 52-586
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Title of the Paper: Presenting a new methodology for implementation of E-Business systems with Multi-Layer Security (MLS) agents
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Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: In this paper, a new model and methodology for implementing E-Business systems and projects has been introduced with focus on its security aspects. Multi-Layer security has been covered all of E-Business transactions and can guarantee all of security-based tasks in E-Business modules. It has been called "MLS agents" in presented model of this paper. Since the security level is the most important for E-Business involvements, this research has been focused on this subject for making a high trustful environment of E-Business actions.
Keywords: E-Business, security level, Multi layer security (MLS) agent, E-government , business strategy
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Transactions: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
Transactions ID Number: 19-780
Full Name: Cristina Lincaru
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Address: 6-8 Povernei Street, Sector 1, Bucharest
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Title of the Paper: Assessing the propensity for interdisciplinary development of the doctoral scientific fields in the academic research. Case study: The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Cristina Lincaru, Vasilica Ciuca, Luise Mladen, Draga Atanasiu
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Number of paper pages: 8
Abstract: In this paper we intend to evaluate the probability of development of interdisciplinary field of science as a result of finalized doctoral thesis. We assume that every finalized doctorate thesis can be described by a vector with three dimensions. First dimension is given by the position in the doctoral scientific field taxonomy (at national level), the second is set by the position in the advanced high education program taxonomy (ISCED 6-7) and the third dimension reflects the place occupied in an international scientific taxonomy. The relative positioning to the frontier of the new in the taxonomy's coordinates offer the opportunity to evaluate the distributions of the probability density for chosen dimensions by application of the Generalized EM and k-Means Cluster Analysis.
Keywords: interdisciplinary research, interdisciplinary field, doctoral process, academic research, doctorate academic program
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Special (Invited) Session: Assessing the propensity for interdisciplinary development of the doctoral scientific fields in the academic research Case study: The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON SIGNAL PROCESSING
Transactions ID Number: 52-585
Full Name: Santhi Chelladurai
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Title of the Paper: Intrinsic time scale analysis of Heart rate variability
Authors as they appear in the Paper: C.Santhi, N.kumaravel
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Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: The analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) demands specific capabilities which are not provided either by parametric or nonparametric conventional spectral estimation methods. The principle objective of this paper is to identify the intrinsic time scales that change with age and pathological conditions. The key part of the method is the Empirical mode decomposition, in which the complicated HRV data can be adaptively decomposed into a finite and often small number of intrinsic time scales. EMD decomposes half an hour HRV signal into nine intrinsic time scales. The average period and energy density function of intrinsic time scales are computed as time domain measures. As a specific application the method is applied to HRV of 20 healthy young control subjects, 20 healthy old control subjects, 20 congestive heart failure patients and 33 long term ST patients. The main advantage of this method is, it does not make any prior assumption about the HRV signal being anal!
yzed and no artificial information is introduced into the filtering method. The healthy young control subject's absolute and normalized energy scaling pattern provide a reference for detecting changes or differences in the scaling pattern of healthy old and patients groups. The results show that the average period and energy density of the lowest intrinsic time scale decreases with pathological conditions and aging. The average period of the lowest intrinsic time scale discriminates healthy control group and patients group with a sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 85%. The observed high sensitivity of the method makes it a promising approach to be used as a screening test in clinical practice for specific risk-groups.
Keywords: Average period, Autonomous nervous system, Empirical Mode Decomposition, Energy density function, Heart Rate Variability, Intrinsic time scales, RR intervals, Scaling pattern
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Friday 26 November 2010

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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTERS
Transactions ID Number: 52-583
Full Name: G.A.Sathish kumar
Position: Associate Professor
Age: ON
Sex: Male
Address: Dept of Electronics and Communication Engg,Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering ,post Bag no:3 ,Pennalur,Sriperumbudur,Chennai,Tamil Nadu
Country: INDIA
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Title of the Paper: A Novel Image Encryption Algorithm Using Pixel Shuffling and BASE 64 Encoding Based Chaotic Block Cipher
Authors as they appear in the Paper: G.A.SATHISHKUMAR and Dr.K.BHOOPTHAY BAGAN
Email addresses of all the authors: sathish@svce.ac.in ,kbhoopathy02@yahoomail.com
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: The image encryption is widely used to secure transmission of data in an open internet and internet works. Each type of data has its own unique features; therefore different data requires a different type of encryption algorithm. Most of the present day techniques are suitable for textual data and they are not suitable for multi- media content rich data such as images. Combined with nonlinear dynamic (chaotic) maps, a new algorithm is developed and applied to image based cryptosystems. In this proposed algorithm, we propose a pixel shuffling, base 64 encoding based algorithm, which is a combination of block permutation, pixel permutation and value transformation. In general, diffusion and permutation is performed in an iterative fashion. These two methods are opened and operated alternatively in every round of encryption process; at least four such chaotic sub keys are employed in every round of primitive encryption process. Decryption has the same structure, which!
operates in reverse order. The statistical analysis shows that the proposed algorithm has good immunity to various attacks and it is suitable for various software and hardware applications. A new approach is proposed to generate a random-bit sequence with a high degree of randomness. The proposed algorithm is a better alternative to satisfy the need for information security services. The performance analysis of the proposed new approach is tested for randomness by carrying out various testing rules and statistical test. Results of the various types of analysis are encouraging and imply that the proposed approach is very successfully able to adeptly trade offs between the speed and protection. Hence it is suitable for the real-time transmission of image and wireless communication applications.
Keywords: Image encryption, Base 64 encoding, chaotic maps, logistic map and block cipher
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Title of the Paper: A Novel Image Encryption Algorithm Using Pixel Shuffling and BASE 64 Encoding Based Chaotic Block Cipher
Authors as they appear in the Paper: G.A.SATHISHKUMAR and Dr.K.BHOOPTHAY BAGAN
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Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: The image encryption is widely used to secure transmission of data in an open internet and internet works. Each type of data has its own unique features; therefore different data requires a different type of encryption algorithm. Most of the present day techniques are suitable for textual data and they are not suitable for multi- media content rich data such as images. Combined with nonlinear dynamic (chaotic) maps, a new algorithm is developed and applied to image based cryptosystems. In this proposed algorithm, we propose a pixel shuffling, base 64 encoding based algorithm, which is a combination of block permutation, pixel permutation and value transformation. In general, diffusion and permutation is performed in an iterative fashion. These two methods are opened and operated alternatively in every round of encryption process; at least four such chaotic sub keys are employed in every round of primitive encryption process. Decryption has the same structure, which!
operates in reverse order. The statistical analysis shows that the proposed algorithm has good immunity to various attacks and it is suitable for various software and hardware applications. A new approach is proposed to generate a random-bit sequence with a high degree of randomness. The proposed algorithm is a better alternative to satisfy the need for information security services. The performance analysis of the proposed new approach is tested for randomness by carrying out various testing rules and statistical test. Results of the various types of analysis are encouraging and imply that the proposed approach is very successfully able to adeptly trade offs between the speed and protection. Hence it is suitable for the real-time transmission of image and wireless communication applications.
Keywords: Image encryption, Base 64 encoding, chaotic maps, logistic map and block cipher
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Title of the Paper: A Novel Image Encryption Algorithm Using Pixel Shuffling and BASE 64 Encoding Based Chaotic Block Cipher
Authors as they appear in the Paper: G.A.SATHISHKUMAR and Dr.K.BHOOPTHAY BAGAN
Email addresses of all the authors: sathish@svce.ac.in ,kbhoopathy02@yahoomail.com
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: The image encryption is widely used to secure transmission of data in an open internet and internet works. Each type of data has its own unique features; therefore different data requires a different type of encryption algorithm. Most of the present day techniques are suitable for textual data and they are not suitable for multi- media content rich data such as images. Combined with nonlinear dynamic (chaotic) maps, a new algorithm is developed and applied to image based cryptosystems. In this proposed algorithm, we propose a pixel shuffling, base 64 encoding based algorithm, which is a combination of block permutation, pixel permutation and value transformation. In general, diffusion and permutation is performed in an iterative fashion. These two methods are opened and operated alternatively in every round of encryption process; at least four such chaotic sub keys are employed in every round of primitive encryption process. Decryption has the same structure, which!
operates in reverse order. The statistical analysis shows that the proposed algorithm has good immunity to various attacks and it is suitable for various software and hardware applications. A new approach is proposed to generate a random-bit sequence with a high degree of randomness. The proposed algorithm is a better alternative to satisfy the need for information security services. The performance analysis of the proposed new approach is tested for randomness by carrying out various testing rules and statistical test. Results of the various types of analysis are encouraging and imply that the proposed approach is very successfully able to adeptly trade offs between the speed and protection. Hence it is suitable for the real-time transmission of image and wireless communication applications.
Keywords: Image encryption, Base 64 encoding, chaotic maps, logistic map and block cipher
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Transactions ID Number: 52-580
Full Name: Prakash PS Sundararajan P
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Address: Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College Coimbatore
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Title of the Paper: A Multi Constrained Path Quality of Service Routing Algorithm
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Prakash P.S, Selvan. S
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Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: Providing Quality-of-Service (QoS) in packet switched networks has many challenging problems. One of the m is how to determine a feasible path that satisfies additive multiple constraints. A difficulty of multi constrained path problem is that it is intractable. In this context Multi Constraint path Problem version 3 (MCPv3) is presented where all constraints are approximated and return a feasible path in much quicker time. This problem is modeled by using a graph with K additive QoS constraints associated with each edge for any constant K≥2.MCpv3 is an approximation algorithm that finds a path between a given source and destination pair such that the path weight is not more than (1+α)W where α is approximation factor and W is constraint bound. By properly selecting α and constraint bounds MCPv3 performs well in terms of better quality of paths, less running time and improved scalability irrespective of nature of constraints. A variety of exper!
imental validations are carried out on different scenario to analyze the performance of the proposed schemes
Keywords: QoS, Multi constraint, Approximation algorithm, Routing, Additive, Intractable.
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Transactions: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of ENERGY and ENVIRONMENT
Transactions ID Number: 19-779
Full Name: Liliana Guran
Position: Associate Professor
Age: ON
Sex: Female
Address: B-dul Timisoara, nr. 58, Bucuresti
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Title of the Paper: Evolution and Impact of Migration Flows in Rural-Urban Fringe Areas. The Case of Romania
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Liliana Guran-Nica, Cornelia Marin, Narcizia Todicã-ªtefan
Email addresses of all the authors: liliana_guran@yahoo.co.uk, mrn_cornelia@yahoo.com, narcizia_stefan@yahoo.com
Number of paper pages: 8
Abstract: Human migration is one of the main phenomena that profoundly influenced the Romanian society and especially the rural areas, causing different advantages and disadvantages. This paper is the result of an analysis concerning the characteristics and evolutionary trends of the migratory movements, trying to reveal their causes. The research work was carried out at the local level (commune) and also at regional and national levels, aiming to discover the migration behaviour changes that took place in the last 20 years and their geographical distribution. All this information is a good scientific basis for future studies concerning the causes and the impact of the migrations on the rural Romanian communities.
Keywords: Migration, Rural space, Out-migrants, In-migrants, Rural-urban fringe, Romania
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Special (Invited) Session: Migration movements in the Romanian rural space (1990-2008)
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Transactions: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
Transactions ID Number: 19-778
Full Name: Ilinca Hotaran
Position: Assistant Professor
Age: ON
Sex: Female
Address: Alee Arinii Dornei, no 10, bl M30, Bucharest
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Title of the Paper: ERP software – the opportunity to bypass the time of crisis
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Ilinca Hotaran, Gabriela-Maria Horga
Email addresses of all the authors: ilincahotaran@yahoo.com, gabihorga@gmail.com
Number of paper pages: 8
Abstract: : Integrated supply chain management is a business philosophy that focuses on improving and coordinating business processes, on the integration of these elements at the organizational and inter-organizational systems level. The market is becoming harder to forecast and the profit is increasingly difficult to achieve. We have to respond faster to the opportunities which the market sales us. In the context of a global economic crisis in full swing, all areas try to resolve existing problems. How do we know when we need to change and how do we do in order to not have the need to change?
Keywords: Enterprise Resource planning, Island of data, Integration, Effectiveness, Efficiency
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Special (Invited) Session: Leadership - crucial element in implementing ERP systems
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Transactions ID Number: 52-579
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Address: University of Algarve
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Title of the Paper: Applying the Interpretive Model for Management of Linear Infrastructure Cultural Landscapes in a Highway of Portugal
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Elena Berte, Thomas Panagopoulos
Email addresses of all the authors: tpanago@ualg.pt
Number of paper pages: 14
Abstract: The relationships between the development of the A22 Via do Infante de Sagres highway in the Portuguese region of the Algarve, and the development of a contemporary landscape by using the Cultural Landscape Dynamics Interpretative Model are studied. The model evaluates the kind of development followed by contemporary landscapes based on transportation infrastructures in relation to contemporary cultural landscapes, which according to the theoretical approach of the work are based on the sustainable development principles. The presented model provides guidelines for future transportation infrastructure projects towards the development of contemporary cultural landscapes. In the Portuguese case study, the model is used to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the contemporary landscape formed after the construction of the A22 highway.
Keywords: Transportation, Linear infrastructure, Cultural Landscape, Dynamics, Interpretative Model, Contemporary landscape, Cultural landscape, Algarve, Portugal
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Transactions: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND METHODS IN APPLIED SCIENCES
Transactions ID Number: 19-777
Full Name: Monica Matei
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Sex: Female
Address: 6-8 Povernei Street
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Title of the Paper: survival rates in unemployment
Authors as they appear in the Paper: vasilica ciuca, monica matei
Email addresses of all the authors: matei.monicamihaela@gmail.com
Number of paper pages: 8
Abstract: In this paper we use survival analysis tools for the examination of some aspects of the labor market in 16 counties of Romania. Our analysis is developed on a database which includes individual information about the subjects registered at the National Agency for Employment of Romania during three years, starting with 2007. We analyzed the unemployment duration and we used the Kaplan Meier estimator of the survival functions in unemployment in order to estimate the probabilities of leaving unemployment.The results of our estimation show that the survival rates in unemployment are influenced by age, education, gender and also that each county has a different survival function.
Keywords: Hazard, Kaplan Meier, Survival, Unemployment duration.
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Transactions ID Number: 19-776
Full Name: Caruntu Constantin
Position: Professor
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Address: Alexandru Vlahuta street (Gorj Hotel area), block 6, Tg-Jiu, Gorj, code 210163
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Title of the Paper: The analysis of the inflation's influence over the profit corresponding to turnover and profitability ratios
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Professor Ph.D. Căruntu Constantin, Lecturer Ph.D. Lăpăduşi Mihaela Loredana
Email addresses of all the authors: caruntu_ctin@yahoo.com, loredana@utgjiu.ro
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: The priority given to prices stability should be a fundamental objective of the monetary policy towards promoting a sustainable economic growth, to the extent in which it does not damage the fulfilment of its fundamental objective. The financial structure reflects the financing method through own resources or borrowed. The adoption of a certain financial structure represents an important aspect of financial policy of the company. The decision of the financial structure depends on the company, of its economic growth objectives, on the level of the planned profitability and on the risks is prepared to assume and also on the shareholders, banks, state, as the economic conjuncture. The study of the profitability evolution can be done in absolute changes through profit and in relative measures through profitability ratios. The classic patterns of analyzing dynamic rates of return (between accounting periods) met in the specialized literature are built by leaving aside !
the inflation, and results cannot be compared. The information of the profit and loss account is reported at the date when sales and expenses are made. For a better understanding, We will present IAS 29 "Current cost financial statements", par. 30 "Global income statement" according to which: the statement of the global income to the current cost, before retreatment, generally reports current costs at the date the transactions or events generating them occur. The cost of sales and depreciation are recorded at current cost at the time of consumption; sales and expenses are recorded at current costs at the time of consumption; sales and expenses are recorded at money value at that time. This is why all values should be retreated in the unit of measurement existing at the end of the reporting period, using a general price index.12 We will present next the methods to analyze sales related profit and the rates of return under conditions of inflation, using presen!
t values as compared to rated values.
Keywords: Commercial Profitability, Current Cost, Economic Profitability, Financial Profitability, Incomes, Inflation, Profit
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Transactions: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of ENERGY and ENVIRONMENT
Transactions ID Number: 19-775
Full Name: Andrei Madalina-Teodora
Position: Senior Lecturer
Age: ON
Sex: Female
Address: 58 Timisoara Bvd, district 6, 061333, Bucharest, Romania
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Title of the Paper: The Relationship Tourism-Environment in the Romanian Danube Valley. Study of Case: Giurgiu – Calarasi Area.
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Madalina-Teodora Andrei
Email addresses of all the authors: m.andrei.geo@spiruharet.ro
Number of paper pages: 8
Abstract: The relationship tourism – environment is very dynamic and involves many changes on both sides. The tourism depends on the environment quality and landscapes that it offers. The environment offers the support, the unfolding frame for the tourist activity. This bi-univocal system determines the balance of relationship between the two elements: tourism and environment. The Giurgiu-Calarasi area is situated near from the Bucharest, and could be considered a nice and attractive touristic area. In the studied counties, in the localities along the river Danube, between Giurgiu and Calarasi there are different aspects of pollution, due to the unequal concentrations of polluters, as well as the different values exceeding the admitted actual norms The tourist activity influences very little the quality of water because the Danube area is not exploited in the true meaning of the tourist potential, and the Danube has a great capacity of self-cleaning, its waters falling in t!
he 1st category of pollution. We cannot state that the degree of pollution does not influence the tourism. The degradation of the natural and anthropogenic environment leads to the decrease of the tourist value of the natural or anthropogenic landscapes, determining the decrease of the tourist interest for certain objectives, sometimes extremely valuable. The solution is to keep clean environment for a sustainable tourism.
Keywords: Danube Valley, economic activity, environment, pollution, tourism
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Organizer of the Session: The Impact of Quality Requirements of the Environment on the Tourism from the Danube Valley of Giurgiu and Calarasi Counties
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Transactions: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND METHODS IN APPLIED SCIENCES
Transactions ID Number: 19-774
Full Name: Mihaela Neamtu
Position: Professor
Age: ON
Sex: Female
Address: Str. J.H.Pestalozzi nr. 16, 300115, Timisoara
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Title of the Paper: Discrete-time deterministic and stochastic triopoly game with heterogeneous players and delay
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Mihaela Neamtu, Nicoleta Sirghi, Carmen Babaita, Renata Antonie Nitu
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Abstract: In this paper the discrete-time triopoly game with heterogeneous players has been studied. We take into consideration the deterministic and stochastic cases. A study for the local stability of the fixed points is carried out. The bifurcation flip and its normal form are analyzed. Also, the case when the system contains delay is discussed. Numerical simulations are performed for the above models. Finally, some conclusions and future prospects are provided.
Keywords: Triopoly game, Heterogeneous players, Flip bifurcation, Discrete-time dynamical system, Stochastic dynamical system
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Special (Invited) Session: Discrete-time deterministic and stochastic triopoly game with heterogeneous players
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Transactions ID Number: 19-773
Full Name: Luminita Filimon
Position: Lecturer
Age: ON
Sex: Female
Address: 1, Universitatii str., Oradea
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Title of the Paper: Spatial planning and local development. Beius Land (Romania) as project territory
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Luminita Filimon, Ribana Linc, Paul Olau, Claudiu Filimon
Email addresses of all the authors: palelumi@yahoo.com,ribanalinc@yahoo.com,emilolau@yahoo.com,filimonpunct@yahoo.fr
Number of paper pages: 9
Abstract: Romania has 18 territorial entities known as "lands" within its territory, with series of specific features making the difference between them and the surrounding areas. These are not artificially created territories, but ones with a regional coherence expressed in the objective reality, both on territorial and especially mental aspect of the respective area's inhabitants. Because of their territorial reality, spatial planning could make the most of the quality of "land'' by imposing them as project territories. The present study suggests an association of three major concepts as endogenous development, local development and project territory, in order to propose Beius Land as project territory, trying thus to promote a different spatial planning approach. This would eventually serve to the local implementation of sustainable development strategies, with practical applicability and utility, as tools for spatial planning professionals and local decision makers. The !
main reason for proposing Beius Land as project territory is to keep the traditional identity marks of this area, fully developed during the 19th century. The more recent socio-economic transformations, related to the Communist Regime, the difficult transition to the market economy, the admission into the European Union and the globalisation, contributed to the fading of some of this identity marks. Nowadays there are still being maintained elements related to the traditional Professions and crafts. Within an adequate strategic planning process, this new untapped side of Beius Land identity (which is a general asset of the land-type spaces) could be capitalized in order to map out a sustainable evolution direction which would conserve the authenticity, and offer alternative economic development anchored into the territorial reality.
Keywords: Endogenous development, Local development, Project territory, Spatial planning
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Special (Invited) Session: Beius Land as project territory for sustainable territorial development through rural tourism. Case study: Poieni de Jos
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Transactions ID Number: 52-578
Full Name: Sunil Agrawal
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Title of the Paper: Generalization and Optimization of Feature Set for Accurate Identification of P2P Traffic in the Internet using Neural Network
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Sunil Agrawal, Balwinder Sohi
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Number of paper pages: 11
Abstract: P2P applications supposedly constitute a substantial proportion of today's Internet traffic. The ability to accurately identify different P2P applications in internet traffic is important to a broad range of network operations including application-specific traffic engineering, capacity planning, resource provisioning, service differentiation, etc. In this paper, we present a Neural Network approach that precisely identifies the P2P traffic using Multi-Layer Perceptron (MLP) neural network. It is general practice to reduce the cost of classification by reducing the number of features, utilizing some feature selection algorithm. The reduced feature set produced by such algorithms are highly data-dependent and are different for different data sets. Further the feature set produced from one data set does not yield good results when tried upon other data sets. We propose an optimum and universal set of features which is independent of training and test data sets. The p!
roposed feature set has enabled us to achieve significant improvement in performance of the MLP classifier. The few features in the proposed feature set results in a significant reduction in training time, while maintaining the performance, thereby making this approach suitable for real-time implementation.
Keywords: Peer-to-Peer (P2P), Traffic classification, Flow features, Multi-Layer Perceptron (MLP) Neural Network
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Transactions ID Number: 19-772
Full Name: Laura Mariana Cismas
Position: Professor
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Sex: Female
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Title of the Paper: How environment-friendly is the modern society?
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Cismas Laura Mariana, Pãrean Mihai Olimpiu, Boldea Monica, Miculescu Andra
Email addresses of all the authors: laura. cismas@feaa.uvt.ro,mihai.parean@feaa.uvt.ro,monica.boldea@feaa.uvt.ro,andra.miculescu@feaa.uvt.ro
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: The economic development based solely on natural resource extraction activities has major negative effects for society. In these circumstances the mining projects (such as the one related to the Rosia Montana) may have serious social effects. Therefore there is a need for sustainable and more diversified economic activities. At a first sight, modern civilization, of a consumer type character, the modern activities that rely on information technologies are environment- friendly, but these also require the consumption of resources, and the equipment supporting them contains elements which are very harmful for nature especially if the optimal conditions are not met regarding recycling. Tourist activities are also an important issue for the environment.
Keywords: modern civilization consume, economic activities, environment
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Special (Invited) Session: Aspects of the inter-relation between the economic activity and environment
Organizer of the Session: 648-273
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Transactions ID Number: 19-771
Full Name: Mirela Mazilu
Position: Professor
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Title of the Paper: Romania - an attractive tourist market after the world economic crisis
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Mirela Mazilu
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Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: Through the geopolitical position that it holds within the continent, Romania enjoys a great advantage over competing countries. Romania is located at the crossroads of the most important trade routes of the continent: midway between the northern and southern Europe, and on the road linking Western Europe to Asia. This advantage can be developed in terms of transit tourism, but also in terms of relaxation tourism due to the relatively small distances between Romania and the western countries. The imperativeness of the road infrastructure development at the western standard will reduce the time spent on the road, given that road trips have the largest share of transport preferences of foreign tourists arriving in Romania. If one mentions the possibility of the future oil and gas pipe from the Caspian Sea to transit Romania, the country's geopolitical importance in the Central European area is more and more increased. However, Romania has ceased to be an attractive t!
ourist destination because of the competition, limited offers, inadequate infrastructure and services, according to the tourism development strategy published by the Romanian National Tourism Authority (NTA). According to the strategy, the Romanian tourism offer faces more problems. All types of programs offered by Romania encounter fierce competition on Western European markets, while the competing destinations offer a wide range of facilities for all the tourists. Also, the Romanian offer is relatively limited, confined to a few resorts, and within these to only a few hotels. The services are inferior to those of the competing destinations such as Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece and Cyprus, while entertainment does not match the offer of other destinations. To these problems we can add the inadequate road and technical infrastructure, lack of superior hotels in major cities and in tourist resorts of international interest. In terms of quality-price ratio, Romania has ceased to b!
e an attractive tourist market.
Keywords: world economic crisis, development, tourism
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Special (Invited) Session: Opportunities and Threats for Romania as a Tourist Destination after
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Title of the Paper: Romania - an attractive tourist market after the world economic crisis
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Abstract: Through the geopolitical position that it holds within the continent, Romania enjoys a great advantage over competing countries. Romania is located at the crossroads of the most important trade routes of the continent: midway between the northern and southern Europe, and on the road linking Western Europe to Asia. This advantage can be developed in terms of transit tourism, but also in terms of relaxation tourism due to the relatively small distances between Romania and the western countries. The imperativeness of the road infrastructure development at the western standard will reduce the time spent on the road, given that road trips have the largest share of transport preferences of foreign tourists arriving in Romania. If one mentions the possibility of the future oil and gas pipe from the Caspian Sea to transit Romania, the country's geopolitical importance in the Central European area is more and more increased. However, Romania has ceased to be an attractive t!
ourist destination because of the competition, limited offers, inadequate infrastructure and services, according to the tourism development strategy published by the Romanian National Tourism Authority (NTA). According to the strategy, the Romanian tourism offer faces more problems. All types of programs offered by Romania encounter fierce competition on Western European markets, while the competing destinations offer a wide range of facilities for all the tourists. Also, the Romanian offer is relatively limited, confined to a few resorts, and within these to only a few hotels. The services are inferior to those of the competing destinations such as Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece and Cyprus, while entertainment does not match the offer of other destinations. To these problems we can add the inadequate road and technical infrastructure, lack of superior hotels in major cities and in tourist resorts of international interest. In terms of quality-price ratio, Romania has ceased to b!
e an attractive tourist market.
Keywords: world economic crisis, development, tourism
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Transactions ID Number: 19-769
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Title of the Paper: Statistics – reference point in the analysis of the tourism phenomenon
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Dumitru Bala, Mirela Mazilu, Roxana Cristina Marinescu, Irimie Nicoleta Daniela
Email addresses of all the authors: dumitru_bala@yahoo.com,mirelamazilu2004@yahoo.com,roxanaseverineanu@yahoo.com,irimiedanna@yahoo.com
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: Statistics represent an essential element of the information system and occupies a special place in the information supply regarding the status and trends of country's economic, social, demographic and tourism development. The transformations of the global economy driven by the liberalization of the global trade and modern information technologies, lead to a globalization, where the notion of national statistical territory leaves gradually, place to the regional or global statistical area. This phenomenon is more pronounced in the European Union, where accelerated mergers between groups of countries, the removal of control on internal trade (goods, capital, services and people), settlement of a single currency are essential to harmonize the concepts and statistical standards in order to obtain a unique statistical language. Also, all these lead to the development of statistics that capture the transactions between economic and social groups within the European Unio!
n, rather than to statistics limited geographically to national level. Romanian statistical system must keep pace with these developments and to participate effectively in Europe and globally, adapting its concepts and standards. Under the newly created circumstances, especially those for integration into Europe and expanding the international cooperation, the role of statistics as a leading producer of information becomes increasingly important. The interest of investors in Romanian tourism is greater and greater, but a huge obstacle in the way of launching the investment projects is the insufficiency of statistics in this field, which hinder a lot the completion of the feasibility studies and of the investment projects. How many foreigners are visiting Romania for business and how many for pleasure? What was the value of the private investments in Poiana Brasov last year or in any other tourist resort in our country? What was the average expense of a foreign tourist in re!
sort X? There is not exact information, only estimations. "Romanian t
ourism is suffering from an acute lack of statistics, and those which exist are doubtful and are not available on time", and "the investments have been hindered by the fact that we have not had sufficient statistical data. I consider there should exist a department within the Ministry of Tourism which should deal mainly with this problem, declare more and more professionals from Romanian tourism. Until last year, the only existing data regarding the evolution of the Romanian tourism were the ones published by the National Institute of Statistics (NIS). The publishing frequency of these data – every trimester – is too small for the private sector, which needs monthly information. Moreover, the majority of the business people from the industry do not use this information because they do not believe in it. "Even now statistical data are collected, but it would be extremely interesting to check the accuracy of these data through polls, data which is insufficient anyway", thinks !
the president of the hotel consultancy company Peacock Management Consulting. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle in Romania … that we need statistics it is obvious, and tourism and statistics are connected and lead to the desired quality information which statistics has used us with.
Keywords: tourism, statistics, information, prognosis, poll.
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Special (Invited) Session: Tourism and Statistics, Inseparable Binominal
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Transactions ID Number: 52-577
Full Name: Nallusamy R
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Title of the Paper: Neural Networks Based Straightforward Hierarchical Routing in Solar Powered Wireless Sensor Networks
Authors as they appear in the Paper: R.NALLUSAMY, K.DURAISWAMY
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Abstract: Wireless sensor networks play an important role in monitoring and collecting data from difficult geographical terrains. They find useful applications in various fields ranging from environmental monitoring to monitoring parameters within patients in hospitals. Constraints such as limited battery life and less processing capability of the sensors make the routing of WSNs a tedious and challenging task. A great emphasis is laid on the development of alternate sources of power and energy efficient routing protocol to maximize network life. This paper proposes clustering and shortest path based straight forward routing for solar powered wireless sensor networks. For clustering k-means clustering algorithm is proposed. A feedforward neural network based shortest path routing is proposed for routing within clusters. The simulation results show that the proposed neural networks provide quick solutions for route calculation comparing to other existing neural networks.
Keywords: Solar powered wireless sensor networks, Neural networks, Shortest path routing, and k-means clustering
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Transactions: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND METHODS IN APPLIED SCIENCES
Transactions ID Number: 19-768
Full Name: Eva Militaru
Position: Researcher
Age: ON
Sex: Female
Address: no. 6-8 Povernei Street, Bucharest
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Title of the Paper: Labor market participation, social benefits and wages in Romania
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Eva Militaru, Cristina Stroe, Silvia Cojanu
Email addresses of all the authors: militaru@incsmps.ro, cristinaradu@incsmps.ro, silviaflorina2004@yahoo.com
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Abstract: A large share of the Romanian population relies on social benefits and labor market participation is decreasing. The present paper aims, firstly, at investigating the determinants of labor market participation in Romania with a special emphasize on the relationship between social benefits and labor market participation. We find out that more dependent an individual is to social benefits, less likely is for him to participate on the labor market. Secondly, using the results of this estimation we shall construct a wage equation by controlling for selection bias in participation using the Heckman two-step procedure. The independent variables used in the wage equation account for human capital endowment (education, work experience), socio-demographic characteristics (gender, marital status) and geographical characteristics (region). The wage equation shall be further used in order to build a counterfactual for the wage of non-participants to the labor market if they ha!
d participated. We find out that observed characteristics such as socio-demographic and geographic characteristics as well as the endowment with human capital have statistically significant effects on wage levels, and unobserved characteristics which make labor market participation less likely tend to be associated with lower wages. We shall discuss whether the income gain measured as the difference between the simulated wage (in work income) and the unemployment benefit received (out of work income) could be an incentive for labor market participation and work does pay. We build our analysis on 2007 EU-SILC micro data for Romania.
Keywords: In/out of work income, Labor market participation, Social benefits, Wages, Work disincentives
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Special (Invited) Session: Labour market participation and the dependency to social benefits in Romania
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