The main target of this article is to perform the multidimensional analysis of multipath propagation in an indoor and outdoor environment at higher frequencies i.e. 15 GHz, 28 GHz and 60 GHz, using “sAGA” a 3D ray tracing tool. A real world outdoor Line of Sight (LOS) microcellular environment from the Yokusuka city of Japan…

Reliable operation of a power transformer with a certain load depends on the technical condition of individual construction parts and the ability to prevent defects that can cause a failure. During the lifecycle of a transformer, valuable data is constantly accumulated, which forms the basis for technical or risk assessment of the equipment. Therefore it…

This article describes the modeling procedure of a direct resistive heat model of the molybdenum sheet and its simulation with electrodes made from various materials. The main characteristic of the proposed model is its dynamic behavior, because model considers the movement of the molybdenum sheet. The simulation results are mutually compared and the optimal material…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is dedicated to establishing the best teaching and learning environment for students and staff across all higher education institutions. To heed this call, the engineering division adopted the Learning-by-Doing (LBD) pedagogical philosophy for 21st Century education at the heart of its strategic directions. This study intends to explore how LBD…

Through-Silicon-Vias (TSVs) are utilized for high density 3D integration, which induce crosstalk problems and impact signal integrity. This paper focuses on TSV crosstalk characterization in 3D integrated circuits, where several TSV physical and environmental configurations are investigated. In particular, this work shows a detailed study on the influence of signal-ground TSV locations, distances and their…

Feature extraction is taking a very vital and essential part of bio-signal processing. We need to choose one of two paths to identify and select features in any system. The most popular track is engineering handcrafted, which mainly depends on the user experience and the field of application. While the other path is feature learning,…

The background of the article lies in South Eastern Finland, in Lappeenranta, where an active University campus has attracted a group of ICT startups as well as SME’s in the field to collaboration. The novel education approach also has another remarkable role as a developer and source of innovation. An experimental development ecosystem (EDE), where…

In this paper, we discuss the solvability of the nonlinear parabolic systems associated to the nonlinear parabolic equation: \(\frac{\partial b_{i}(x,u_{i})}{\partial t} -div(a(x,t,u_{i},\nabla u_{i}))- \phi_{i}(x,t,u_{i})) +f_{i}(x,u_{1},u_{2})=0\) where the function  \(b_{i}(x,u_{i})\) verifies some regularity conditions, the term \(\Big(a(x,t,u_{i},\nabla u_{i})\Big)\) is a generalized Leray-Lions operator and \(\phi_{i}\) is a Caratheodory function assumed to be  Continuous on \(u_i\) and satisfy only a…

The aim of this paper is to study the boundary enlarged gradient controllability problem governed by parabolic evolution equations. The purpose is to find and compute the control \(u\) which steers the gradient state from an initial gradient one \(\nabla y_{_{0}}\) to a gradient vector supposed to be unknown between two defined bounds \(b_1\) and…

In this work, we shall be concerned with the existence of weak solutions of anisotropic elliptic operators \(Au +\sum_{i=1}^{N}g_{i}(x, u, \nabla u)+\sum_{i=1}^{N}H_{i}(x, \nabla u)=f-\sum_{i=1}^{N} \frac{\partial }{\partial x_{i}}k_{i}\) where the right hand side \(f\) belongs to \(L^{p^{'}_{\infty}}(\Omega)\) and \(k_{i}\) belongs to \(L^{p_{i}^{'}}(\Omega)\) for \(i=1,...,N\) and \(A\) is a Leray-Lions operator. The critical growth condition on \(g_{i}\) is…

We consider the following Neumann elliptic problem \( \left\{ \begin{array}{rl} -\Delta u =\alpha\,m_{1}(x)\,u+m_{2}(x)\,g(u)+h(x)\quad & in \: \Omega,\\ \quad\\ \frac{\partial u}{\partial\nu} = 0\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\quad& on\: \partial\Omega. \end{array} \right. \) By means of Leray-Schauder degree and under some assumptions on the asymptotic behavior of the potential of the nonlinearity g, we prove an existence result for our equation…

This article is devoted to study the existence of solutions for the strongly nonlinear \(p(x)\)-elliptic problem: \(- \Delta_{p(x)} (u) + \alpha_0 |u|^{p(x)-2}u = d(x)\frac{|\nabla u|^{p(x)}}{|u|^{p(x)}+1} + f- div g(x) \quad \text{in } \Omega, \) \(u \in W_0^{1,p(x)}(\Omega), \) Where \(\Omega\) is an open set of \(\mathbb{R}^N\), possibly of infinite measure, we will also give some…

We prove an existence result of entropy solutions for the nonlinear parabolic problems: \(\frac{\partial b(x,u)}{\partial t} + A(u) - div(\Phi(x,t,u))+H(x,t,u,\nabla u) =f,\) and \(A(u)=-div(a(x,t,u,\nabla u))\) is a Leary-Lions operator defined on the inhomogeneous Musielak-Orlicz space, the term \(\Phi(x,t,u)\) is a Cratheodory function assumed to be continuous on u and satisfy only the growth condition \(\Phi(x,t,u)\leq…

The purpose of this conference is to present and analyze di_erent models accounting for the thermal degradation of combustible materials (biomass, coals, mixtures…), when submitted to a controlled temperature ramp and under non-oxidative or oxidative atmospheres. Because of the possible rarefaction of fossil fuels, the analysis of di_erent combustible materials which could be used as…

This article is devoted to the problem of blocking the propagation of sound in a gas stream. This can be useful in the problems of pipeline acoustics and the design of automotive silencers, when it is necessary to ensure the opacity of the boundary (cross section of the pipe) for sound simultaneously with the free…

 denotes circulant graph  of order  for a set  where  Circulant graph  is said to have the Cayley Isomorphism (CI) property if whenever  is isomorphic to , there is some  for which . In this paper, isomorphic properties of circulant graphs that includes  Self-complementary circulant graphs;  Type-2 isomorphism, a new type of isomorphism other than already known Adam’s isomorphism of circulant graphs and  Cartesian product and factorization of…

Two technology trends – a move toward software defined capabilities and toward networked devices – support both unprecedented innovations and requirements for security. A fundamental aspect of security is user authentication, which allows devices and software applications to establish their user’s identity and identity is in turn used to establish which of its capabilities the…

In remote measurements on large-sized objects main focus is on measuring deformations of bridge surfaces and determination of the dynamic amplification factor in particular. The proposed method estimates deflections of entire lower surface of a bridge due to placement of secondary radiators on this surface. Antenna array directivity pattern (ADP) is distorted during deflection of…

Radio frequency Identification (RFID) is currently considered as one of the most used technologies for an automatic identification of objects or people. Based on a combination of tags and readers, RFID technology has widely been applied in various areas including supply chain, production and traffic control systems. However, despite of its numerous advantages, the technology…

We describe a mathematical model for the industrial heating and cooling processes of a steel workpiece representing the steering rack of an automobile. The goal of steel heat treating is to provide a hardened surface on critical parts of the workpiece while keeping the rest soft and ductile in order to reduce fatigue. The high…

In this paper, we prove the existence of a solution of the strongly nonlinear degenerate \(p(x)\)-elliptic equation of type: \(\mathcal{(P)}\left\{\begin{array}{rl} - div\; a(x,u,\nabla u) +g(x,u,\nabla u)& = f \quad in \;\Omega, \\ u = 0 \quad on \quad \partial\Omega, \end{array}\right.\) where \(\Omega\) is a bounded open subset of \( I\!\!R^{N}, N\geq 2, a\) is a…

In this article we will present a method simplifying 3D point clouds. This method is based on the Shannon entropy. This technique of simplification is a hybrid technique where we use the notion of clustering and iterative computation. In this paper, our main objective is to apply our method on different clouds of 3D points.…

Combinatorial optimization is an area of great importance since many of the real-world problems have discrete parameters which are part of the objective function to be optimized. Development of combinatorial optimization algorithms is guided by the empirical study of the candidate ideas and their performance over a wide range of settings or scenarios to infer…

The antenna proposed is a new geomantic structure of Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Anti- Podal Vivaldi antenna (AVA). It remarkably offers an attractive performance over the bands of cellular networks. However, its benefits are not limited only in particular applications, whereas radar imaging, mining detection, the biomedical science in the heating of brain cancer tumor and treatment,…

In acronym Captology – Computers as Persuasive Technology, a persuasive component (lat. persuasibilibus – enticing) refers to the persuasive stimulation by intelligent technologies. Latter being transitive and interactive as intelligent systems, they have imposed, by their persuasivity, a ‘cult of information’, after which information has become a type of goods that as a utilitarian resource…