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STIE XYZ is one of the universities of economics that has not been optimal in the use of information technology. IT implementation is applied when there are urgent and sudden needs. So it is not planned carefully according to the development needs of this educational institution. Therefore many patchy applications are created. As the consequence,…
Read MoreApplication of The Half-Sweep Egsor Iteration for Two-Point Boundary Value Problems of Fractional Order
The point of this study is to explore and elucidating the performance of the four-point Half-Sweep EGSOR (4HSEGSOR) iterative method to solve fractional two-point boundary value problems by using Caputo’s fractional operator and family of finite differences (FD) schemes. To apply the iterative methods, linear system needs to be constructed via the discretization process with…
Read MoreParallel Hybrid Testing Tool for Applications Developed by Using MPI + OpenACC Dual-Programming Model
Building massively parallel applications has become increasingly important with coming Exascale related technologies. For building these applications, a combination of programming models is needed to increase the system’s parallelism. One of these combinations is the dual-programming model (MPI+X) which has many structures that increase parallelism in heterogeneous systems that include CPUs and GPUs. MPI +…
Read MoreEffects of Educational Support Robots using Sympathy Expression Method with Body Movement and Facial Expression on the Learners in Short and Long-term Experiments
Recently, educational-support robots have been attracting increasing attention as studying-support gadgets. Previous studies used the sympathy expression method in which the robot expressed emotions in sympathy with the learners; however, the robots considered in those studies expressed only facial emotions. Presently, there is no study that uses body movements together with facial expressions in the…
Read MoreFeature Selection for Musical Genre Classification Using a Genetic Algorithm
Music genre classification is an important multimedia research domain, including aspects of music piece representation, distances between genres, and categorization of music databases. The objective of this study was to develop a model for automatic classification of musical genres from audio data by using features from low-level time and frequency domains. These features can highlight…
Read MoreEducational Domain Management Knowledge Content Identification and Knowledge Updating Method, Based on Enterprise Management Information Interactions
The aim of this paper is to develop the educational domain management knowledge content identification and knowledge updating method, based on formal descriptions of enterprise management information interactions. This is very important because the progress of modern science leads to the emergence of new factual or conceptual knowledge. There is a need for proper methods…
Read MoreDesign and Analysis of 32-bit Parallel Prefix Adders for Low Power VLSI Applications
The basic processes like addition, subtraction can be done using various types of binary adders with dissimilar addition times (delay), area and power consumption in any digital processing applications. To minimize the Power Delay Product (PDP) of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) processors is necessary for high performance in Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) applications. In…
Read MoreNovel CPW-fed UWB antenna for X-band applications
An ultra-wideband (UWB) printed antenna (PMA) powered by a compact coplanar waveguide (CPW) is featured. The propounded antenna is supposed to cover the UWB range from 7 GHz to 10 GHz, with return loss values below -10 dB in the whole frequency range, for X-band applications, often used for dense satellite communications. The 30 x…
Read MoreCoupling of Local and Global Quantities by A Subproblem Finite Element Method – Application to Thin Region Models
A method for coupling of local and global fields related to currents, voltages and magnetic fields in magnetodynamic problems is developed in the frame of the finite subproblem finite element method. The method allows to correct the errors arising from thin conducting regions, that replace volume thin regions by surfaces but neglect border effects in…
Read MoreHigh-Temperature Optical Characterization of Wide Band Gap Light Emitting Diodes and Photodiodes for Future Power Module Application
A systematic study of wide bandgap (WBG) based light emitting diodes (LEDs) and photodiodes (PDs) were conducted for the assessment of modular integration of optoelectronic devices into power modules. The temperature dependence of the photoluminescence (PL) efficiency of Indium gallium nitride/Gallium nitride (InGaN/GaN) multiple quantum wells (MQWs) material was studied from 10 to 800 K.…
Read MoreApplication Layer Security Authentication Protocols for the Internet of Things: A Survey
Network security challenges due to nearly limitless internet connectivity, platform limitations, ubiquitous nodal mobility and huge data transactions is burgeoning by the day and the need for transcend Internet of Things (IoT) based cloud security authentication protocols is on an exponential rise. Even though many secure classic layered security mechanisms are available for implementation, they…
Read MoreOver-The-Air Testing of Automotive Antennas and Wireless Links in The Installed State on The Basis of LTE Downlink Communication Parameters
Modern automobiles have been turning more and more into wireless sensor and communication networks. Accordingly, the number of radio systems is steadily increasing. Due to strict safety requirements, these radio systems need to be tested extensively for functionality and reliability, especially under poor radio channel conditions. Beside the large electrical size of cars at frequencies…
Read MorePerformance Investigation of Semiconductor Devices using Commutation-speed based methodology for the application of Boost Power Factor Correction
In this paper, behavioral approach has been adopted for the calculation of total power losses that has been further used to derive an analytical model for the conduction and switching losses in a boost Power Factor Correction (PFC) stage of an On-board Charger (OBC). Detailed investigation of power losses can help in finding out ways…
Read MoreDevelopment of Application Specific Electronic Nose for Monitoring the Atmospheric Hazards in Confined Space
The presence of atmospheric hazards in confined space can contribute towards atmospheric hazards accidents that threaten the worker safety and industry progress. To avoid this, the environment needs to be observed. The air sample can be monitored using the integration of electronic nose (e-nose) and mobile robot. Current technology to monitor the atmospheric hazards is…
Read MoreWeb Authentication: no Password; Listen and Touch
Just as electricity has an essential role in our lives, the internet network and especially web services have become of vital importance nowadays. Without security service layers, apparently small things like checking a child’s school schedule on web may turn the daily routine into a nightmare. Web services users are still required to use many…
Read MoreState Estimation based Echolocation Bionics and Image Processing based Target Pattern Recognition
This paper deals with the theoretical aspect of bat echolocation and bionics, and image processing-based target recognition and identification methods. The state estimation methods utilizing the linear rustic filters such as fixed gain and Kalman filters are studied and implemented for echolocation bionics for estimating the LOS distance. A complete mathematical modeling and simulation of…
Read MoreMorphological and Optoelectrical Characterization of Silicon Nanostructures for Photovoltaic Applications
Metal (silver)-Assisted Chemical Etching (MACE) method is used to fabricate silicon nanostructures like silicon nanowires (SiNWs) and silicon nanocones (SiNCs). The morphological characterization of fabricated SiNWs has shown that 5 minutes is the optimal time of silver deposition on silicon substrate. Silicon nanocones (SiNCs) were also fabricated by etching vertical SiNWs with a AgNO3=HF=H2O2 solution.…
Read MoreA Proposed Architecture for Parallel HPC-based Resource Management System for Big Data Applications
Big data can be considered to be at the forefront of the present and future research activities. The volume of data needing to be processed is growing dramatically in both velocity and variety. In response, many big data technologies have emerged to tackle the challenges of collecting, processing and storing such large-scale datasets. High-performance computing…
Read MoreA Practical PIR-based Scheme for Discovering Nearby Places for Smartphone Applications
We present a privacy-preserving approach for discovering nearby places of interest to Alice. In this approach, the proposed protocol allows Alice to learn whether there is any place that she is looking for near her. However, the location-based service (LBS) that tries to help Alice to find nearby places does not learn Alice’s location. Alice…
Read MoreSpectral Grid Impedance Identification on the Low-, Medium- and High-Voltage Level – System Design, Realization and Measurement Results of Grid Impedance Measurement Devices
The frequency dependent grid impedance at the terminals of an electrical supply grid is an essential parameter for power quality and grid feedback analysis. In this contribution the identification of the grid impedance is achieved using spectral excitation currents at the corresponding grid connection point, which generate measureable changes in the grid voltage spectra. Different…
Read MoreOmni-directional Dual-Band Patch Antenna for the LMDS and WiGig Wireless Applications
In this paper an omnidirectional dual band monopole antenna at 28 GHz and 60 GHz which is fit for indoor and outdoor wireless applications is developed. The proposed antenna consists of two rectangular patches with a T folded patch. The design, analysis, and optimization processes through this article are executed by the numerical method, Finite…
Read MoreMetaheuristics for Solving Facility Location Optimization Problem in Lagos, Nigeria
Facility location problem is a problem that many organizations still face today because of its increasing constraints and objectives. Decision makers want this problem solved in order to maximize profit and as such, it became a field of interest to many computer scientists over the years. The solution tool used by these scientists; a function…
Read MoreStudent Performance Evaluation Using Data Mining Techniques for Engineering Education
In this research work, we are implementing a student performance evaluation model using Mamdani Fuzzy Inference System (FIS) and Neuro Fuzzy system and comparing the results with classical averaging method for Network Analysis (NA) course studied by third semester Electronics and Communication Engineering students. This work explains the designing of scoring rubrics using Bloom’s levels…
Read MoreAn Improved Cross-Connection Abatement Algorithm with RSSI Using In-Band Magnetic Field Control in Densely Located LC Wireless Charger Environments
In densely located loosely coupled wireless charger environments, cross-connection errors can occur when wireless chargers operate at the same time within the same wireless communication range. In this work, an effective algorithm is proposed to prevent cross-connection error. The algorithm based on the cross-connection abatement technique with the received signal strength indicator of out-band BLE…
Read MoreA Novel Fair and Efficient Resource Allocation Scheduling Algorithm for Uplink in LTE-A
With the introduction of new services and new more sophisticated mobile devices the radio network operators are faced with new challanges to increase the system performance. The most recent standards introduced by 3GPP for the new architectures of the Long Term Evolution network address these issues and outline possibilities for optimizing network performance and user…
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