IJACSA Vol. 6 Issue 12 (2015)

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Introducing a Method for Modeling Knowledge Bases in Expert Systems Using the Example of Large Software Development Projects

Author 1: Franz Felix Füssl Author 2: Detlef Streitferdt Author 3: Weijia Shang Author 4: Anne Triebel

Goal of this paper is to develop a meta-model, which provides the basis for developing highly scalable artificial intelligence systems that should be able to make autonomously decisions based on different dynamic and specific influences. An artificial neural network builds the entry point for developing a multi-layered human readable model… Read full abstract & cite →

Knowledge Engineering Ontology Engineering Knowledge Modelling Knowledge Base Expert System Artificial Intelligence Deductive Reasoning Element Pruning

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A Prediction Model for Mild Cognitive Impairment Using Random Forests

Author 1: Haewon Byeon

Dementia is a geriatric disease which has emerged as a serious social and economic problem in an aging society and early diagnosis is very important for it. Especially, early diagnosis and early intervention of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) which is the preliminary stage of dementia can reduce the onset rate… Read full abstract & cite →

random forests data mining dementia mild cognitive impairment risk factors

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Spectrum Sensing Methodologies for Cognitive Radio Systems: A Review

Author 1: Ireyuwa E. Igbinosa Author 2: Olutayo O. Oyerinde Author 3: Viranjay M. Srivastava Author 4: Stanley Mneney

Spectrum sensing is an important functional unit of the cognitive radio networks. The spectrum sensing is one of the main challenges encountered by cognitive radio. This paper presents a survey of spectrum sensing techniques and they are studied from a cognitive radio perspective. The challenges that go with spectrum sensing… Read full abstract & cite →

Cognitive radio Cooperative sensing Data Fusion OFDM Spectrum Sensing wideband sensing

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A Posteriori Pareto Front Diversification Using a Copula-Based Estimation of Distribution Algorithm

Author 1: Abdelhakim Cheriet Author 2: Foudil Cherif

We propose CEDA, a Copula-based Estimation of Distribution Algorithm, to increase the size, achieve high diversity and convergence of optimal solutions for a multiobjective optimization problem. The algorithm exploits the statistical properties of Copulas to produce new solutions from the existing ones through the estimation of their distribution. CEDA starts… Read full abstract & cite →

Multiobjective Optimization Problems Evolutionary Algorithms Estimation of Distribution Algorithms Copulas

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Vitality Aware Cluster Head Election to Alleviate the Wireless Sensor Network for Long Time

Author 1: P. Thiruvannamalai Sivasankar Author 2: Dr. M. RamaKrishnan

The Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) motivated by its unique characters such as it is capable of enduring callous ecological circumstances, and grant better scalability. The wireless sensor network is composed of insignificant sensors and a base station. The battery supplies the energy for the sensors. Hence, the lifetime of the… Read full abstract & cite →

Wireless Sensor Networks(WSNs) Residual energy Clustering Life span Sensor

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2015.061205 PDF

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Designing an IMS-LD Model for Collaborative Learning

Author 1: Fauzi El Moudden Author 2: Prof. Mohamed Khaldi Author 3: Prof. Aammou Souhaib

The context of this work is that of designing an IMS-LD model for collaborative learning. Our work is specifically in the field or seeking to promote, by means of information technology from a distance, a collective knowledge construction. Our approach is to first think about the conditions for creating a… Read full abstract & cite →

Collaborative Learning Pedagogy Project Socio-constructivist IMS-LD

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An Enhanced Steganographic Model Based on DWT Combined with Encryption and Error Correction Techniques

Author 1: Dr.Adwan Yasin Author 2: Mr.Nizar Shehab Author 3: Dr.Muath Sabha Author 4: Mariam Yasin

The problem of protecting information, modification, privacy and origin validation are very important issues and became the concern of many researchers. Handling these problems definitely is a big challenge and this is probably why so much attention directed to the development of information protection schemes. In this paper, we propose… Read full abstract & cite →

Steganography DWT LSB hamming code encryption and decryption

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A Multimedia System for Breath Regulation and Relaxation

Author 1: Wen-Ching Liao Author 2: Han-Hong Lin Author 3: He-Lin Ruo Author 4: Po-Hsiang Hsu

In the hectic life today, detrimental stress has caused numerous illness. To adjust mental states, breath regulation plays a core role in multiple relaxation techniques. In this paper, we introduce a multimedia system supporting breath regulation and relaxation. Features of this system include non-contact respiration detection, bio-signal monitoring, and breath… Read full abstract & cite →

breathing relaxation biofeedback interaction multimedia

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A Secure Network Communication Protocol Based on Text to Barcode Encryption Algorithm

Author 1: Abusukhon Ahmad Author 2: Bilal Hawashin

Nowadays, after the significant development in the Internet, communication and information exchange around the world has become easier and faster than before. One may send an e-mail or perform money transaction (using a credit card) while being at home. The Internet users can also share resources (storage, memory, etc.) or… Read full abstract & cite →

Encryption Decryption Algorithm Secured Communication Private Key Barcode Image

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Comparison Contour Extraction Based on Layered Structure and Fourier Descriptor on Image Retrieval

Author 1: Cahya Rahmad Author 2: Kohei Arai

In this paper, a new content-based image retrieval technique using shape feature is proposed. A shape features extracted by layered structure representation has been implemented. The approach is extract feature shape by measuring the distance between centroid (center) and boundaries of the object that can capture multiple boundaries in the… Read full abstract & cite →

Cbir Mlccd extract features rgb Fourier descriptor shape retrieval

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Arabic Sentiment Analysis: A Survey

Author 1: Adel Assiri Author 2: Ahmed Emam Author 3: Hmood Aldossari

Most social media commentary in the Arabic language space is made using unstructured non-grammatical slang Arabic language, presenting complex challenges for sentiment analysis and opinion extraction of online commentary and micro blogging data in this important domain. This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the important research works in the… Read full abstract & cite →

Arabic Sentiment Analysis Qualitative Analysis Quantitative Analysis Smoothness Analysis

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A Novel Ball on Beam Stabilizing Platform with Inertial Sensors

Author 1: Ali Shahbaz Haider Author 2: Muhammad Bilal Author 3: Samter Ahmed Author 4: Saqib Raza Author 5: Imran Ahmed

This research paper presents a novel controller design for one degree of freedom (1-DoF) stabilizing platform using inertial sensors. The plant is a ball on a pivoted beam. Multi-loop controller design technique has been used. System dynamics is observable but uncontrollable. The uncontrollable polynomial of the system is not Hurwitz… Read full abstract & cite →

stabilizing platform ball on beam multi-loop controller inertial sensors rapid control prototyping partial pole assignment

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A Feature Analysis of Risk Factors for Stroke in the Middle-Aged Adults

Author 1: Haewon Byeon Author 2: Hyeung Woo Koh

In order to maintain health during middle age and achieve successful aging, it is important to elucidate and prevent risk factors of middle-age stroke. This study investigated high risk groups of stroke in middle age population of Korea and provides basic material for establishment of stroke prevention policy by analyzing… Read full abstract & cite →

C4.5 stroke decision tree risk factor speech problem

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Analysis on Existing Basic Slas and Green Slas to Define New Sustainable Green SLA

Author 1: Iqbal Ahmed Author 2: Hiroshi Okumura Author 3: Khoei Arai

Nowadays, most of the IT (Information Technology) and ICT (Information and Communication Technology) industries are practicing sustainability under green computing hoods. Users/Customers are also moving towards a new sustainable society. Therefore, while getting or providing different services from different ICT vendors, Service Level Agreement (SLA) becomes very important for both… Read full abstract & cite →

SLA GSLA Green ICT Sustainability IT ethics ICT Product Life

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EMCC: Enhancement of Motion Chain Code for Arabic Sign Language Recognition

Author 1: Mahmoud Zaki Abdo Author 2: Alaa Mahmoud Hamdy Author 3: Sameh Abd El-Rahman Salem Author 4: Elsayed Mostafa Saad

In this paper, an algorithm for Arabic sign language recognition is proposed. The proposed algorithm facilitates the communication between deaf and non-deaf people. A possible way to achieve this goal is to enable computer systems to visually recognize hand gestures from images. In this context, a proposed criterion which is… Read full abstract & cite →

image analysis Sign language recognition hand gestures HMM hand geometry and MCC

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RETRACTED: A Novel Approach for Ranking Images Using User and Content Tags

Author 1: Arif Ur Rahman Author 2: Muhammad Muzammal Author 3: Humayun Zaheer Ahmad Author 4: Awais Majeed Author 5: Zahoor Jan

After careful and considered review of the content of this paper by a duly constituted expert committee, this paper has been found to be in violation of IJACSA`s Publication Principles. We hereby retract the content of this paper. Reasonable effort should be made to remove all past references to this… Read full abstract & cite →

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2015.061216 PDF

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A Disaster Document Classification Technique Using Domain Specific Ontologies

Author 1: Qazi Mudassar Ilyas

Manual data collection and entry is one of the bottlenecks in conventional disaster management information systems. Time is a critical factor in emergency situations and timely data collection and processing may help in saving several lives. An effective disaster management system needs to collect data from World Wide Web automatically… Read full abstract & cite →

Disaster Management Document Classification Ontology Supervised Learning Information Retrieval

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Intrusion Detection System in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Review

Author 1: Anush Ananthakumar Author 2: Tanmay Ganediwal Author 3: Dr. Ashwini Kunte

The security of wireless sensor networks is a topic that has been studied extensively in the literature. The intrusion detection system is used to detect various attacks occurring on sensor nodes of Wireless Sensor Networks that are placed in various hostile environments. As many innovative and efficient models have emerged… Read full abstract & cite →

Wireless sensor networks Intrusion Detction System Signature based IDS Anomaly based IDS Hybrid based IDS Algorithms

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A Survey on the Internet of Things Software Arhitecture

Author 1: Nicoleta-Cristina Gaitan Author 2: Vasile Gheorghita Gaitan Author 3: Ioan Ungurean

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a concept and a paradigm that considers the pervasive presence in the environment of a variety of things/objects through wired or wireless that are uniquely addressed and are able to interact with each other and cooperate with other things/objects in order to create new… Read full abstract & cite →

middleware Internet of Things things software architecture

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A Carrier Signal Approach for Intermittent Fault Detection and Health Monitoring for Electronics Interconnections System

Author 1: Syed Wakil Ahmad Author 2: Dr. Suresh Perinpanayagam Author 3: Prof. Ian Jennions Author 4: Dr. Mohammad Samie

Intermittent faults are completely missed out by traditional monitoring and detection techniques due to non-stationary nature of signals. These are the incipient events of a precursor of permanent faults to come. Intermittent faults in electrical interconnection are short duration transients which could be detected by some specific techniques but these… Read full abstract & cite →

NFF Intermittent Intermittency Fault detection Health Monitoring

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A Synchronous Stream Cipher Generator Based on Quadratic Fields (SSCQF)

Author 1: Younes ASIMI Author 2: Ahmed ASIMI

In this paper, we propose a new synchronous stream cipher called SSCQF whose secret-key is Ks=(z1,...zn) where zi is a positive integer. Let d1, d2,..., dN be N positive integers in {0,1,...2m -1} such that di=zi mod2m with m and m>=8. Our purpose is to combine a linear feedback shift… Read full abstract & cite →

Synchronous stream cipher SSCQF linear feedback shift registers LFSRs arithmetic of quadratic fields Boolean functions pseudorandom number generator and keystream generator

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Pneumatic Launcher Based Precise Placement Model for Large-Scale Deployment in Wireless Sensor Networks

Author 1: Vikrant Sharma Author 2: R B Patel Author 3: H S Bhadauria Author 4: D Prasad

Sensor nodes (SNs) are small sized, low cost devices used to facilitate automation, remote controlling and monitoring. Wireless sensor network (WSN) is an environment monitoring network formed by the number of SNs connected by a wireless medium. Deployment of SNs is an essential phase in the life of a WSN… Read full abstract & cite →

WSN deployment placement aerial coverage

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Tree-Combined Trie: A Compressed Data Structure for Fast IP Address Lookup

Author 1: Muhammad Tahir Author 2: Shakil Ahmed

For meeting the requirements of the high-speed Internet and satisfying the Internet users, building fast routers with high-speed IP address lookup engine is inevitable. Regarding the unpredictable variations occurred in the forwarding information during the time and space, the IP lookup algorithm should be able to customize itself with temporal… Read full abstract & cite →

IP address lookup compression dynamic data structure IPv6

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Performance Evaluation of K-Mean and Fuzzy C-Mean Image Segmentation Based Clustering Classifier

Author 1: Hind R.M Shaaban Author 2: Farah Abbas Obaid Author 3: Ali Abdulkarem Habib

This paper presents Evaluation K-mean and Fuzzy c-mean image segmentation based Clustering classifier. It was followed by thresholding and level set segmentation stages to provide accurate region segment. The proposed stay can get the benefits of the K-means clustering. The performance and evaluation of the given image segmentation approach were… Read full abstract & cite →

Segmentation image segmentation Evaluation image Segmentation K-means clustering Fuzzy C-means

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Identifying Cancer Biomarkers Via Node Classification within a Mapreduce Framework

Author 1: Taysir Hassan A. Soliman

Big data are giving new research challenges in the life sciences domain because of their variety, volume, veracity, velocity, and value. Predicting gene biomarkers is one of the vital research issues in bioinformatics field, where microarray gene expression and network based methods can be used. These datasets suffer from the… Read full abstract & cite →

Big data cancer biomarkers MapReduce node classification

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Intelligent Mobility Management Model for Heterogeneous Wireless Networks

Author 1: Sanjeev Prakash Author 2: R B Patel Author 3: V. K. Jain

Growing consumer demands for access of communication services in a ubiquitous environment is a driving force behind the development of new technologies. The rapid development in communication technology permits the end users to access heterogeneous wireless networks to utilize the swerve range of data rate service “anywhere any time”. These… Read full abstract & cite →

FNS MNS MN WLAN Mobile Agent

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Development of Adaptive Mobile Learning (AML) on Information System Courses

Author 1: I Made Agus Wirawan Author 2: Made Santo Gitakarna

In general, the learning process is done conventionally, where the learning process is done face to face between teachers with learners in the classroom. Teachers have a very important role in determining the quantity and quality of the implementation study. Therefore, teachers must think and plan carefully to improve learning… Read full abstract & cite →

Mobile Learning Information System Course Learning Media Adaptive Learning Learners Response Research and Development

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Ontology-Based Clinical Decision Support System for Predicting High-Risk Pregnant Woman

Author 1: Umar Manzoor Author 2: Muhammad Usman Author 3: Mohammed A. Balubaid Author 4: Ahmed Mueen

According to Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), Pakistan is facing a shortage of approximately 182,000 medical doctors. Due to the shortage of doctors; a large number of lives are in danger especially pregnant woman. A large number of pregnant women die every year due to pregnancy complications, and usually… Read full abstract & cite →

High-risk patient Pregnant woman Ontology-based CDSS Clinical Decision Support System

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Distributed Optimization Model of Wavelet Neuron for Human Iris Verification

Author 1: Elsayed Radwan Author 2: Mayada Tarek

Automatic human iris verification is an active research area with numerous applications in security purposes. Unfortunately, most of feature extraction methods in human iris verification systems are sensitive to noise, scale and rotation. This paper proposes an integrated hybrid model among Discrete Wavelet Transform, Wavelet Neural Network and Genetic Algorithms… Read full abstract & cite →

Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) Wavelet Features Wavelet Neural Network (WNN) Distributed Genetic Algorithms (GA) Human Iris Verification

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Composable Modeling Method for Generic Test Platform for Cbtc System Based on the Port Object

Author 1: WAN Yongbing Author 2: WANG Daqing Author 3: MEI Meng

The Communications-based train control(CBTC) system has gradually become the first choice for signal systems of urban mass transit. However, how to guarantee its safety has become a research hotspot in safety fields. The generic test system with high efficiency has become the main means to verify the function and performance… Read full abstract & cite →

composable modeling test platform CBTC port object line simulation

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JPI UML Software Modeling

Author 1: Cristian Vidal Silva Author 2: Leopoldo López Author 3: Rodolfo Schmal Author 4: Rodolfo Villarroel Author 5: Miguel Bustamante Author 6: Víctor Rea Sanchez

Aspect-Oriented Programming AOP extends object-oriented programming OOP with aspects to modularize crosscutting behavior on classes by means of aspects to advise base code in the occurrence of join points according to pointcut rules definition. However, join points introduce dependencies between aspects and base code, a great issue to achieve an… Read full abstract & cite →

JPI UML AOP JPI UML Class Diagram JPI UML Sequence Diagram

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Association Rule Hiding Techniques for Privacy Preserving Data Mining: A Study

Author 1: Gayathiri P Author 2: Dr. B Poorna

Association rule mining is an efficient data mining technique that recognizes the frequent items and associative rule based on a market basket data analysis for large set of transactional databases. The probability of most frequent data item occurrence of the transactional data items are calculated to present the associative rule… Read full abstract & cite →

Association rule mining transactional data privacy preservation Association Rule Hiding (ARH) Privacy Preserving Data Mining (PPDM)

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Improving Video Streams Summarization Using Synthetic Noisy Video Data

Author 1: Nada Jasim Al-Musawi Author 2: Saad Talib Hasson

For monitoring public domains, surveillance camera systems are used. Reviewing and processing any subsequences from large amount of raw video streams is time and space consuming. Many efficient approaches of video summarization were proposed to reduce the amount of irrelevant information. Most of these approaches do not take into consideration… Read full abstract & cite →

Video summarization Histogram of Oriented Gradient (HOG) Correlation coefficients (R) key frames illumination changes noise Random Numbers Generator function

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A New Algorithm for Post-Processing Covering Arrays

Author 1: Carlos Lara-Alvarez Author 2: Himer Avila-George

Software testing is a critical component of modern software development. For this reason, it has been one of the most active research topics for several years, resulting in many different algorithms, methodologies and tools. Combinatorial testing is one of the most important testing strategies. The test generation problem for combinatorial… Read full abstract & cite →

Software testing Combinatorial testing Covering arrays Post-Processing

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Database Preservation: The DBPreserve Approach

Author 1: Arif Ur Rahman Author 2: Muhammad Muzammal Author 3: Gabriel David Author 4: Cristina Ribeiro

In many institutions relational databases are used as a tool for managing information related to day to day activities. Institutions may be required to keep the information stored in relational databases accessible because of many reasons including legal requirements and institutional policies. However, the evolution in technology and change in… Read full abstract & cite →

Database Preservation Transformation Rules

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Detection of Denial of Service Attack in Wireless Network using Dominance based Rough Set

Author 1: N. Syed Siraj Ahmed Author 2: D. P. Acharjya

Denial-of-service (DoS) attack is aim to block the services of victim system either temporarily or permanently by sending huge amount of garbage traffic data in various types of protocols such as transmission control protocol, user datagram protocol, internet connecting message protocol, and hypertext transfer protocol using single or multiple attacker… Read full abstract & cite →

Denial of service Rough set Lower and upper approximation Dominance relation Data analysis

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Enhanced Version of Multi-algorithm Genetically Adaptive for Multiobjective optimization

Author 1: Wali Khan Mashwani Author 2: Abdellah Salhi Author 3: Muhammad Asif jan Author 4: Rashida Adeeb Khanum Author 5: Muhammad Sulaiman

Multi-objective EAs (MOEAs) are well established population-based techniques for solving various search and optimization problems. MOEAs employ different evolutionary operators to evolve populations of solutions for approximating the set of optimal solutions of the problem at hand in a single simulation run. Different evolutionary operators suite different problems. The use… Read full abstract & cite →

Multi-objective optimization Multi-objective Evolu-tionary algorithms (MOEAs) Pareto Optimality Multi-objective Memetic Algorithm (MOMAs)

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Extracting Topics from the Holy Quran Using Generative Models

Author 1: Mohammad Alhawarat

The holy Quran is one of the Holy Books of God. It is considered one of the main references for an estimated 1.6 billion of Muslims around the world. The Holy Quran language is Arabic. Specialized as well as non-specialized people in religion need to search and lookup certain information… Read full abstract & cite →

Statistical models Latent Dirichlet Analysis (LDA) Holy Quran Unsupervised Learning

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Localisation of Information and Communication Technologies in Cameroonian Languages and Cultures:Experience and Issues

Author 1: Mathurin Soh Author 2: Jean Romain Kouesso Author 3: Laure Pauline Fotso

In this paper, we tackle the problem of adapting Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in local languages of Cameroon. The objectives are to reduce the digital and language divides, and to pave the way for the usage of such technologies to local populations who don’t understand this technological language. We… Read full abstract & cite →

Culture Digital divide ICTs Language divide Localisation National language

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Real-Time Talking Avatar on the Internet Using Kinect and Voice Conversion

Author 1: Takashi Nose Author 2: Yuki Igarashi

We have more chances to communicate via the in-ternet. We often use text/video chat, but there are some problems, such as a lack of communication and anonymity. In this paper, we propose and implement a real-time talking avatar, where we can communicate with each other by synchronizing character’s voice and… Read full abstract & cite →

Talking avatar Voice conversion Kinect Inter-net Real-time communication

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Fine-Grained Quran Dataset

Author 1: Mohamed Osman Hegazi Author 2: Anwer Hilal Author 3: Mohammad Alhawarat

Extracting knowledge from text documents has become one of the main hot topics in the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) in the era of information explosion. Arabic NLP is considered immature due to several reasons including the low available resources. On the other hand, automatically extracting reliable knowledge from… Read full abstract & cite →

Arabic Language Holy Quran Quranic Dataset Text Mining NLP

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