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Keyword: ResearchOptimization of the Sliding Mode Control (SMC) with the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) Algorithm for Photovoltaic Systems Based on MPPT
Photovoltaic systems are classified as non-linear systems. On the other hand, the characteristics of photovoltaic cells are non-linear. For this reason, researchers use several methods of maximum power monitoring (MPPT) to improve the performance of photovoltaic system. It is therefore necessary to use an adaptation stage between the photovoltaic generator (GPV) and the load to…
Read MoreA Novel Algorithm Design for Locating Fault Distances on HV Transmission Lines
The transmission network has been considered among the globe’s prevalent complex systems, comprised of hundreds of electrical transmission lines and other equipment used to transmit electrical energy from one location to another. Over a decade, power engineers have worked tirelessly to ensure that the transmission network operates reliably, transmitting electrical energy from the power station…
Read MoreThermoelectric Generators (TEGs) and Thermoelectric Coolers (TECs) Modeling and Optimal Operation Points Investigation
Sustainable energy is gradually becoming the norm today due to greenhouse warming effects; as a result, the quests for different renewable energy sources such as photovoltaic cells as well as energy efficient electrical appliances are becoming popular. Therefore, this article explores the alternative energy case for thermoelectricity with focus on the steady-state mathematics, mixed modelings…
Read MorePhysics behind the Concept of a Sodium-Potassium-Cesium-Cooled Martian Nuclear Reactor
The main goal of the work is to determine the basic conceptual solutions of a nuclear reactor operating on the surface of another planet. The problem was solved using the example of the Martian nuclear power plant. The article uses calculation and optimization research methods and corresponding program codes (well-known and author’s). The results of…
Read MoreOpinion and Effectiveness of Kahoot! use in Online Distance Learning in Crop Production at Higher Education Level: A Case of Study
Kahoot is one of the most popular learning platforms, with over 2.5 billion players per year worldwide, used mainly for knowledge review through gamification. However, students´ opinion and its effectiveness in online distance learning as well as in another language teaching has been little studied. With these aims, this study was carried out in the…
Read MoreSelf-Regulated Learning and Academic Achievement of Physics Students in Selected Secondary Schools in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria
The research investigated the consequence of self-regulated learning on students’ academic performance in physics, using selected public co-education schools in Aguata Educational Zone, Anambra State as the research area. The study became necessary as a result of the observed persistent poor performance of the student in Physics in external examinations over the years. The study…
Read MoreSpatio-Temporal Analysis of Drought over the Guinean-Sudano Ecological Zone, Northern Nigeria
Drought has become more common and severe in recent decades due to increased global changes in climatic conditions and anthropogenic activities thereby analyzing drought at both regional and local levels is crucial. And so, this study aims at assessing drought risk in Northern Nigeria using NDVI and SPI. Data used included satellite images (Landsat OLI-TIRS,…
Read MoreAssociated Risk Factors for the Development of Extensively Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis in the First Level of Health Care: From a Public Health Perspective
To determine the risk factors associated with the development of extensively resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in the DIRIS Lima Sur, 2017. The type of research was observational, quantitative, analytical, retrospective case-control approach. The population consisted of 158 patients with MDR-TB treatment schedule between 2016 and 2017. The sample consisted of 24 cases diagnosed with extensively drug-resistant…
Read MoreThe Influence of Online Learning on Learning Interest and Motivation and Their Impact on Student Achievement at Educational Technology Study Program – Ibn Khaldun University Bogor
The aim of this research was to prove the effect of online learning on interest and motivation to learn and its effect on student achievement in the Educational Technology Study Program – Ibnu Khaldun University, Bogor. This research method uses descriptive analysis and verification with a quantitative approach. The source of this research uses primary…
Read MoreIntermediation in Technology Transfer Processes in Agro-Industrial Innovation Systems: State of Art
Considering the importance of addressing innovation issues that impact the development of economic sectors, this document presents the research work aimed at establishing a state of the art related to technology transfer and intermediation issues, which can be adopted in the innovation systems. In this case, the agro-industrial innovation system is taken as a reference…
Read MoreAntecedents to Learners’ Satisfaction with Serious Games: An Investigation Using Partial Least Square
Serious games are at the forefront of discussions about the future of learning. Research shows that they can help improve student motivation and knowledge transfer by making learning experiences more pleasurable. Teaching practices are increasingly enhanced or complemented by serious games; skills and knowledge are developed by recreating realistic situations allowing learners to enhance their…
Read MoreService Robot Management System for Business Improvement and Service Extension
Service robots are applied in many kinds of business fields and its various kinds of data can be collected with service robot in business scenes. Therefore, it becomes more important to utilize such data for business improvement. Additionally, due to limitation of design such as body size and battery life, a service robot cannot prepare…
Read MoreThe Effect of Obstacle Design Architectures on Randomly Ranging AGVs in a Shared Workspace
As mobile robots or Automated Guided Vehicles age, and their navigation components wear down, downtime may increase, and therefore robots may lose their path planning capabilities. In such blind-navigation scenarios, we assume robot(s) is programmed to undergo a default random-walk locomotion in a two-dimensional confined workspace with spatially populated obstacles. The robot(s) has only one…
Read MoreEnhancing Decision Trees for Data Stream Mining
Data stream gained obvious attention by research for years. Mining this type of data generates special challenges because of their unusual nature. Data streams flows are continuous, infinite and with unbounded size. Because of its accuracy, decision tree is one of the most common methods in classifying data streams. The aim of classification is to…
Read MoreComparative Analysis and Modern Applications of PoW, PoS, PPoS Blockchain Consensus Mechanisms and New Distributed Ledger Technologies
Central authorities have registered economic transactions based on trust since the dawn of time. With the advent of paper, methods for documenting transactions and records became more difficult and detailed. With the widespread use of computers in recent years, digital recording has made record keeping easier and since then every technical advancement has made data…
Read MoreA Task-based Paradigm for Promoting an Alternative Thinking Style in Teaching Mathematics
The article identifies an alternative style of thinking as one of the important components of human intellectual development. It is shown that it can be effectively implemented in mathematics lessons at school. The purpose of this study is to develop and substantiate a strategy for the formation of an alternative style of thinking among students…
Read MoreCyberbullying Detection by Including Emotion Model using Stacking Ensemble Method
Cyberbullying is a serious problem and caused an immense impact to the victim. To prevent the cyberbullying, the solution is to develop an automatic detection system. In this research, we propose a combined model for cyberbullying detection and emotion detection by using stacking method. The experiment is to create a better model for cyberbullying detection…
Read MoreMachine Learning Algorithms for Real Time Blind Audio Source Separation with Natural Language Detection
The Conv-TasNet and Demucs algorithms, can differentiate between two mixed signals, such as music and speech, the mixing operation proceed without any support information. The network of convolutional time-domain audio separations is used in Conv-TasNet algorithm, while there is a new waveform-to-waveform model in Demucs algorithm. The Demucs algorithm utilizes a procedure like the audio…
Read MoreA Summary of Canonical Multivariate Permutation Entropies on Multivariate Fractional Brownian Motion
Real-world applications modelled by time-dependent dynamical systems with specific properties such as long-range dependence or self-similarity are usually described by fractional Brownian motion. The investigation of the qualitative behaviour of its realisations is an important topic. For this purpose, efficient mappings from realisations of the dynamical system, i.e., time series, to a set of scalar-valued…
Read MoreEmotion Mining from Speech in Collaborative Learning
Affective states, a dimension of attitude, have a critical role in the learning process. In the educational setting, affective states are commonly captured by self-report tools or based on sentiment analysis on asynchronous textual chats, discussions, or students’ journals. Drawbacks of such tools include: distracting the learning process, demanding time and commitment from students to…
Read MoreSurvey on Novelty Detection using Machine Learning Techniques
Novelty detection affords to identify data patterns that stray strikingly from the normal behavior. it allows a good identification and classification of objects which were not known during the learning phase of the model. In this article, we will introduce an organized and comprehensive review of the study on novelty detection. We have grouped existing…
Read MoreCyber Incident Handling and the Perceptions of Learners on Cyber Incidents in South African Schools
With increases in technological usage, cyber incidents are also on the rise and have become a major concern in schools across the globe. What is of significant concern is that cyber incidents in South African schools are also on the rise. Existing evidence suggests that, in South Africa there are no clear procedures that are…
Read MoreSyncBIM: The Decision-Making BIM-Based Cloud Platform with Real-time Facial Recognition and Data Visualization
In this research we developed an BIM-based system to monitor and visualize the real-time building users information. Concentrating on building in-use stages, advantages in tracking facial recognition should be revealed through the availability of real-time information. In this way could explore the possibility of how BIM and IoT could improve data-oriented facility management. The integration…
Read MorePersonalized Clinical Treatment Selection Using Genetic Algorithm and Analytic Hierarchy Process
The development of Machine Learning methods and approaches offers enormous growth opportunities in the Healthcare field. One of the most exciting challenges in this field is the automation of clinical treatment selection for patient state optimization. Using necessary medical data and the application of Machine Learning methods (like the Genetic Algorithm and the Analytic Hierarchy…
Read MoreAutomated Agriculture Commodity Price Prediction System with Machine Learning Techniques
The intention of this research is to study and design an automated agriculture commodity price prediction system with novel machine learning techniques. Due to the increasing large amounts historical data of agricultural commodity prices and the need of performing accurate prediction of price fluctuations, the solution has largely shifted from statistical methods to machine learning…
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