IJACSA Vol. 3 Issue 9 (2012)

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3D Face Compression and Recognition using Spherical Wavelet Parametrization

Author 1: Rabab M. Ramadan Author 2: Rehab F. Abdel-Kader

In this research an innovative fully automated 3D face compression and recognition system is presented. Several novelties are introduced to make the system performance robust and efficient. These novelties include: First, an automatic pose correction and normalization process by using curvature analysis for nose tip detection and iterative closest point… Read full abstract & cite →

3D Face Recognition Face Compression Geometry coding Nose tip detection Spherical Wavelets.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030901 PDF

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A Multi-Objective Optimization Approach Using Genetic Algorithms for Quick Response to Effects of Variability in Flow Manufacturing

Author 1: Riham Khalil Author 2: David Stockton Author 3: Parminder Singh Kang Author 4: Lawrence Manyonge Mukhongo

This paper exemplifies a framework for development of multi-objective genetic algorithm based job sequencing method by taking account of multiple resource constraints. Along this, Theory of Constraints based Drum-Buffer-Rope methodology has been combined with genetic algorithm to exploit the system constraints. This paper introduces the Drum-Buffer-Rope to exploit the system… Read full abstract & cite →

Synchronous Manufacturing Drum-Buffer-Rope Flow Lines Multi-Objective Optimisation Job Sequence.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030902 PDF

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The Risk Management Strategy of Applying Cloud Computing

Author 1: Chiang Ku Fan Author 2: Tien-Chun Chen

It is inevitable that Cloud Computing will trigger off some loss exposures. Unfortunately, not much of scientific and objective researches had been focused on the identification and evaluation of loss exposures stemming from applications of Cloud Computing. In order to fill this research gap, this study attempts to identify and… Read full abstract & cite →

Cloud Computing Risk Assessment Risk Management Insurance.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030903 PDF

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A Survey on Models and Query Languages for Temporally Annotated RDF

Author 1: Anastasia Analyti Author 2: Ioannis Pachoulakis

In this paper, we provide a survey on the models and query languages for temporally annotated RDF. In most of the works, a temporally annotated RDF ontology is essentially a set of RDF triples associated with temporal constraints, where, in the simplest case, a temporal constraint is a validity temporal… Read full abstract & cite →

Temporal RDF provenance semantics query languages.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030904 PDF

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An RGB Image Encryption Supported by Wavelet-based Lossless Compression

Author 1: Ch. Samson Author 2: V. U. K. Sastry

In this paper we have proposed a method for an RGB image encryption supported by lifting scheme based lossless compression. Firstly we have compressed the input color image using a 2-D integer wavelet transform. Then we have applied lossless predictive coding to achieve additional compression. The compressed image is encrypted… Read full abstract & cite →

Image compression Wavelet Transform image encryption Lifting Wavelet Secure Advanced Hill Cipher.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030905 PDF

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Feature Subsumption for Sentiment Classification of Dynamic Data in Social Networks using SCDDF

Author 1: Jayanag. B Author 2: Vineela. K Author 3: Dr. Vasavi. S

The analysis of opinions till now is done mostly on static data rather than on the dynamic data. Opinions may vary in time. Earlier methods concentrated on opinions expressed in an individual site. But on a given concept opinions may vary from site to site. Also the past works did… Read full abstract & cite →

Sentiment classification Natural language processing (NLP) opinions features Quick Test Professional (QTP) feature identification sentiment prediction summary generation.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030906 PDF

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Application of Relevance Vector Machines in Real Time Intrusion Detection

Author 1: Naveen N. C Author 2: Dr Natarajan.S Author 3: Dr Srinivasan.R

In the recent years, there has been a growing interest in the development of change detection techniques for the analysis of Intrusion Detection. This interest stems from the wide range of applications in which change detection methods can be used. Detecting the changes by observing data collected at different times… Read full abstract & cite →

Intrusion Detection Change Point Detection Relevance Vector Machine Outlier Detection.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030907 PDF

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Convenience and Medical Patient Database Benefits and Elasticity for Accessibility Therapy in Different Locations

Author 1: Bambang Eka Purnama Author 2: Sri Hartati

When a patient comes to a hospital, clinic, physician practices or other clinics, the enrollment section will ask whether the patient in question had never come or not. If the patient in question said he had never come then the officer will ask you Medication Patient Identification Card (KiB), which… Read full abstract & cite →

Patient Medical Record.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030908 PDF

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A computational linguistic approach to natural language processing with applications to garden path sentences analysis

Author 1: DU Jia-li Author 2: YU Ping-fang

This paper discusses the computational parsing of GP sentences. By an approach of combining computational linguistic methods, e.g. CFG, ATN and BNF, we analyze the various syntactic structures of pre-grammatical, common, ambiguous and GP sentences. The evidence shows both ambiguous and GP sentences have lexical or syntactic crossings. Any choice… Read full abstract & cite →

Natural language processing computational linguistics context free grammar Backus–Naur Form garden path sentences.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030909 PDF

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Effect of Driver Strength on Crosstalk in Global Interconnects

Author 1: Kalpana. A. B Author 2: P.V.Hunagund

The Noise estimation and avoidance are becoming critical, in today’s high performance IC design. An accurate yet efficient crosstalk noise model which contains as many driver/interconnect parameters as possible, is necessary for any sensitivity based noise avoidance approach. In this paper, we present an analysis for crosstalk noise model which… Read full abstract & cite →

Coupling crosstalk Interconnect noise victim.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030910 PDF

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E-learning System Which Allows Students’ Confidence Level Evaluation with Their Voice When They Answer to the Questions During Achievement Tests

Author 1: Kohei Arai

E-learning system which allows students’ confidence level evaluation with their voice when they answer to the question during achievement tests is proposed. Through experiments of comparison of students’ confidence level between the conventional (without evaluation) and the proposed (with evaluation), 17-57% of improvement is confirmed for the proposed e-learning system. Read full abstract & cite →

learnng system confidence level evaluation emotion recognition with voice.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030911 PDF

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Error Analysis of Air Temperature Profile Retrievals with Microwave Sounder Data Based on Minimization of Covariance Matrix of Estimation Error

Author 1: Kohei Arai

Error analysis of air temperature profile retrievals with microwave sounder data based on minimization of covariance matrix of estimation error is conducted. Additive noise is taken into account in the observation data with microwave sounder onboard satellite. Method for air temperature profile retrievals based on minimization of difference of brightness… Read full abstract & cite →

Error analysis leastsquare method microwave sounder air temperature profile.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030912 PDF

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Fast DC Mode Prediction Scheme For Intra 4x4 Block In H.264/AVC Video Coding Standard

Author 1: Tajdid UI Alam Author 2: Jafor Ikbal Author 3: Touhid Ul Alam

In this paper, the researchers proposed a new scheme for DC mode prediction in intra frame for 4X4 block. In this scheme, the upper and left neighboring pixels would be used to predict each of the pixels in the 4X4 block with different weight. The prediction equations for each position… Read full abstract & cite →

Intra macroblock (MB) DC mode luma prediction.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030913 PDF

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Free Open Source Software: FOSS Based GIS for Spatial Retrievals of Appropriate Locations for Ocean Energy Utilizing Electric Power Generation Plants

Author 1: Kohei Arai

Free Open Source Software: FOSS based Geographic Information System: GIS for spatial retrievals of appropriate locations for ocean wind and tidal motion utilizing electric power generation plants is proposed. Using scatterometer onboard earth observation satellites, strong wind coastal areas are retrieved with FOSS/GIS of PostgreSQL/GIS. PostGIS has to be modified… Read full abstract & cite →

free open source software postgres SQL GIS spatial retrieval.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030914 PDF

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Knowledge Sharing Protocol for Smart Spaces

Author 1: Jussi Kiljander Author 2: Francesco Morandi Author 3: Juha-Pekka Soininen

In this paper we present a novel knowledge sharing protocol (KSP) for semantic technology empowered ubiquitous computing systems. In particular the protocol is designed for M3 which is a blackboard based semantic interoperability solution for smart spaces. The main difference between the KSP and existing work is that KSP provides… Read full abstract & cite →

Semantic Web SPARQL Ambient Intelligence Ubiquitous Computing embedded system M3.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030915 PDF

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Localisation of Numerical Date Field in an Indian Handwritten Document

Author 1: S Arunkumar Author 2: Pallab Kumar Sahu Author 3: Sudeep Gorai Author 4: Kalyan Ghosh

This paper describes a method to localise all those areas which may constitute the date field in an Indian handwritten document. Spatial patterns of the date field are studied from various handwritten documents and an algorithm is developed through statistical analysis to identify those sets of connected components which may… Read full abstract & cite →

Connected Components Feature Extraction Spatial Arrangement K-NN classifier.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030916 PDF

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Particle Swarm Optimization for Calibrating and Optimizing Xinanjiang Model Parameters

Author 1: Kuok King Kuok Author 2: Chiu Po Chan

The Xinanjiang model, a conceptual hydrological model is well known and widely used in China since 1970s. Therefore, most of the parameters in Xinanjiang model have been calibrated and pre-set according to different climate, dryness, wetness, humidity, topography for various catchment areas in China. However, Xinanjiang model is not applied… Read full abstract & cite →

Conceptual rainfall-runoff model Particle Swarm Optimization Xinanjiang model calibration.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030917 PDF

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Probabilistic: A Fuzzy Logic-Based Distance Broadcasting Scheme For Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

Author 1: Tasneem Bano Author 2: Jyoti Singhai

An on-demand route discovery method in mobile ad hoc networks (MANET) uses simple flooding method, whereas a mobile node blindly rebroadcasts received route request (RREQ) packets until a route to a particular destination is established. Thus, this leads to broadcast storm problem. This paper presents a novel algorithm for broadcasting… Read full abstract & cite →

Broadcasting Distance based broadcasting Fuzzy Optimization Technique AODV.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030918 PDF

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SAS: Implementation of scaled association rules on spatial multidimensional quantitative dataset

Author 1: M. N. Doja Author 2: Sapna Jain Author 3: M Afshar Alam

Mining spatial association rules is one of the most important branches in the field of Spatial Data Mining (SDM). Because of the complexity of spatial data, a traditional method in extracting spatial association rules is to transform spatial database into general transaction database. The Apriori algorithm is one of the… Read full abstract & cite →

association rules spatial dataset X tree.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030919 PDF

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Students’ Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Discussion Boards: What can we get from our students for a freebie point

Author 1: Abdel-Hameed A. Badawy

In this paper, we investigate how the students think of their experience in a junior (300 level) computer science course that uses blackboard as the underlying course management system. Blackboard’s discussion boards are heavily used for programming project support and to foster cooperation among students to answer their questions/concerns. A… Read full abstract & cite →

collaborative learning cooperative learning peer learning teaching evaluation pedagogy discussion boards Blackboard pedagogy survey student feedback.1

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030920 PDF

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The Impacts of ICTs on Banks

Author 1: Matthew K Luka Author 2: Ibikunle A. Frank

ICT has taken the center stage in almost every aspect of human endeavor. ICT help banks improve the efficiency and effectiveness of services offered to customers, and enhances business processes, managerial decision making, and workgroup collaborations, which strengthens their competitive positions in rapidly changing and emerging economies. This paper considers… Read full abstract & cite →

Banking industry CBN Customers Economic growth ICT productivity.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030921 PDF

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Security Analysis of Image Cryptosystem Using Stream Cipher Algorithm with Nonlinear Filtering Function

Author 1: Belmeguenaï Aïssa Author 2: Derouiche Nadir Author 3: Mansouri Khaled

In this work a new algorithm for encryption image is introduced. This algorithm makes it possible to cipher and decipher images by guaranteeing a maximum security. The algorithm introduced is based on stream cipher with nonlinear filtering function. The Boolean function used in this algorithm is resilient function satisfying all… Read full abstract & cite →

cipherImage cryptosystem key-stream nonlinear filtering function stream cipher.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030922 PDF

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A Multi-Stage Optimization Model With Minimum Energy Consumption-Wireless Mesh Networks

Author 1: S. Krishnakumar Author 2: Dr.R.Srinivasan

Optimization models related with routing, bandwidth utilization and power consumption are developed in the wireless mesh computing environment using the operations research techniques such as maximal flow model, transshipment model and minimax optimizing algorithm. The Path creation algorithm is used to find the multiple paths from source to destination.A multi-stage… Read full abstract & cite →

optimization breakthrough transportation aximization superimposed transshipment.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030923 PDF

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Time-Domain Large Signal Investigation on Dynamic Responses of the GDCC Quarterly Wavelength Shifted Distributed Feedback Semiconductor Laser

Author 1: Abdelkarim Moumen Author 2: Abdelkarim Zatni Author 3: Abdenabi Elyamani Author 4: Hamza Bousseta

A numerical investigation on the dynamic large-signal analysis using a time-domain traveling wave model of quarter wave-shifted distributed feedback semiconductor lasers diode with a Gaussian distribution of the coupling coefficient (GDCC) is presented. It is found that the single-mode behavior and the more hole-burning effect corrections of quarter wave-shifted distributed… Read full abstract & cite →

component Distributed feedback laser optical communication systems Dynamic large signal analysis Time domain model.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030924 PDF

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Mutual Exclusion Principle for Multithreaded Web Crawlers

Author 1: Kartik Kumar Perisetla

This paper describes mutual exclusion principle for multithreaded web crawlers. The existing web crawlers use data structures to hold frontier set in local address space. This space could be used to run more crawler threads for faster operation. All crawler threads fetch the URL to crawl from the centralized frontier… Read full abstract & cite →

Web Crawlers Mutual Exclusion principle Multithreading Mutex locks.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030925 PDF

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A Novel Image Encryption Supported by Compression Using Multilevel Wavelet Transform

Author 1: Ch. Samson Author 2: V. U. K. Sastry

In this paper we propose a novel approach for image encryption supported by lossy compression using multilevel wavelet transform. We first decompose the input image using multilevel 2-D wavelet transform, and thresholding is applied on the decomposed structure to get compressed image. Then we carry out encryption by decomposing the… Read full abstract & cite →

Image compression wavelet transform thresholding image encryption compression ratio.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030926 PDF

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Ethernet Based Remote Monitoring And Control Of Temperature By Using Rabbit Processor

Author 1: U. SUNEETHA Author 2: K.TANVEER ALAM Author 3: N.ANJU LATHA Author 4: B.V.S.GOUD

Networking is a major component of the processes and control instrumentation systems as the network’s architecture solves many of the Industrial automation problems. There is a great deal of benefits in the process of industrial parameters to adopt the Ethernet control system. Hence an attempt has been made to develop… Read full abstract & cite →

RMACS Control system Ethernet.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030927 PDF

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A study on Security within public transit vehicles

Author 1: A. N. Seshukumar Author 2: Dr.S.Vasavi Author 3: Dr.V.Srinivasa Rao

In public transit vehicles, security is the major concern for the passengers. Surveillance Systems provide the security by providing surveillance cameras in the vehicles and a storage that maintains the data. The applications that allow monitoring the data in surveillance systems of public transit vehicles will provide different features to… Read full abstract & cite →

Surveillance Cameras Global Positioning System Automation public transit vehicles.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030928 PDF

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Image Denoising using Adaptive Thresholding in Framelet Transform Domain

Author 1: S. Sulochana Author 2: R.Vidhya

Noise will be unavoidable during image acquisition process and denosing is an essential step to improve the image quality. Image denoising involves the manipulation of the image data to produce a visually high quality image. Finding efficient image denoising methods is still valid challenge in image processing. Wavelet denoising attempts… Read full abstract & cite →

Discrete Wavelet Transform(DWT) Framelet Transform(FT) Peak signal to noise ratio(PSNR) Structural similarity index measure(SSIM).

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030929 PDF

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Improved Accuracy of PSO and DE using Normalization: an Application to Stock Price Prediction

Author 1: Savinderjit Kaur Author 2: Veenu Mangat

Data Mining is being actively applied to stock market since 1980s. It has been used to predict stock prices, stock indexes, for portfolio management, trend detection and for developing recommender systems. The various algorithms which have been used for the same include ANN, SVM, ARIMA, GARCH etc. Different hybrid models… Read full abstract & cite →

Differential evolution Parameter optimization Stock price prediction Support vector Machines Normalization.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030930 PDF

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The Impact on Effectiveness and User Satisfaction of Menu Positioning on Web Pages

Author 1: Dr Pietro Murano Author 2: Kennedy K. Oenga

The authors of this paper are conducting research into the usability of menu positioning on web pages. Other researchers have also done work in this area, but the results are not conclusive and therefore more work still needs to be done in this area. The design and results of an… Read full abstract & cite →

Usability menu design menu positioning affordances.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030931 PDF

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A New Automatic Method to Adjust Parameters for Object Recognition

Author 1: Issam Qaffou Author 2: Mohamed Sadgal Author 3: Aziz Elfazziki

To recognize an object in an image, the user must apply a combination of operators, where each operator has a set of parameters. These parameters must be “well” adjusted in order to reach good results. Usually, this adjustment is made manually by the user. In this paper we propose a… Read full abstract & cite →

component Parameters adjustment image segmentation Q-learning reinforcement learning.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030932 PDF

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An Emergency System for Succoring Children using Mobile GIS

Author 1: Ayad Ghany Ismaeel

The large numbers of sick children in different diseases are very dreaded, and when there isn't succor at the proper time and in the type the sick child need it that makes us lose child. This paper suggested an emergency system for succoring sick child locally when he required that… Read full abstract & cite →

GPS GPRS Mobile GIS SMS Tracking device Emergency System.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030933 PDF

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Billing System Design Based on Internet Environment

Author 1: Muzhir Shaban Al-Ani Author 2: Rabah Noory Author 3: Dua'a Yaseen Al-Ani

This paper deals with the design of Internet billing system, in which it is possible pay invoices electronically. This approach is implemented via virtual banks, in which the process of money transfer can be implemented. In other hand many applications can be realize such as; deposit e-money, withdrawal e-money and… Read full abstract & cite →

Billing System Internet Billing system E-Commerce E-bank bill payment Authentication Security.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030934 PDF

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A Performance Evaluation of Multiple Input Queued (MIQ) Switch with Iterative Weighted Slip Algorithm

Author 1: S N Kore Author 2: Sayali Kore Author 3: Ajinkya Biradar Author 4: Dr. P J Kulkarni

Many researchers had evaluated the throughput and delay performance of virtual output queued (VOQ) packet switches using iterative weighted/un-weighted scheduling algorithms. Prof. Nick Mckeown from Stanford University had evolved with excellent iterative maximal matching (i-slip) scheme which provides throughput near to 100%. Prof. Kim had suggested multiple input queued architecture… Read full abstract & cite →

Network communications Packet-switching networks routing protocols Sequencing and scheduling.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030935 PDF

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An integrated modular approach for Visual Analytic Systems in Electronic Health Records

Author 1: Muhammad Sheraz Arshad Malik Author 2: Dr.Suziah Sulaiman

Latest visual analytic tools help physicians to visualize temporal data in regards to medical health records. Existing systems lack vast support in the generalized collaboration, a single user-centered and task based design for Electronic Health Records (EHR). Already existing frameworks are unable to mentor the interface gaps due to problems… Read full abstract & cite →

Visual analytic Systems EHR Information visualization CARE 1.0.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030936 PDF

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Developing Backward Chaining Algorithm of Inference Engine in Ternary Grid Expert System

Author 1: Yuliadi Erdani

The inference engine is one of main components of expert system that influences the performance of expert system. The task of inference engine is to give answers and reasons to users by inference the knowledge of expert system. Since the idea of ternary grid issued in 2004, there is only… Read full abstract & cite →

expert systems ternary grid inference engine backward chaining.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030937 PDF

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Comparison Study of Commit Protocols for Mobile Environment

Author 1: Bharati Harsoor Author 2: Dr.S.Ramachandram

This paper presents a study of protocols to commit the transactions distributed over several mobile and fixed units and provides the method to handle mobility at the application layer. It describes the solutions to defeat the dilemma related to principle implementation of the Two Phase Commit (2PC) protocol which is… Read full abstract & cite →

Mobile Transactions Transaction Log Transaction Recovery Network disconnection handoff ACID properties.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030938 PDF

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Optimized Pessimistic Fibonacci Back-off Algorithm (PFB)

Author 1: Muneer Bani Yassein Author 2: Mohammed Ahmed Alomari Author 3: Constandinos X. Mavromoustakis

MANET is a self-directed system consisting of mobile nodes, which can be either routers and/or hosts. Nodes in MANET are connected by wireless links without base stations. The Backoff algorithm considered as a main element of Media Access Control (MAC) protocol, which is used to avoid collision in MANET’s. The… Read full abstract & cite →

Back-off collision end-to-end delay normalized routing load packet delivery Ratio MANET’s PLEB PFB and MAC.

Abstract doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2012.030939 PDF