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 WORLD ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
ISSUE 0016 APRIL 2008

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On Diffusion Approximation of Discrete Markov Dynamical Systems
Jevgenijs Carkovs

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2 Relationship between Sums of Squares in Linear Regression and Semi-parametric Regression
Dursun Aydýn, Bilgin Senel		 6
3 A Two-Species Model for a Fishing System with Marine Protected Areas
Felicia Magpantay Kenzu Abdella		 11
4 Comparison of Finite Difference Schemes for Water Flow in Unsaturated Soils
H. Taheri Shahraiyni, B. Ataie Ashtiani		 21
5 Local Error Control in the RK5GL3 Method
J. S. C. Prentice		 26
6 Error Propagation in the RK5GL3 Method
J. S. C. Prentice		 31
7 Reflection of Plane Waves at Free Surface of an Initially Stressed Dissipative Medium
M. M. Selim		 36
8 Group Similarity Transformation of a Time Dependent Chemical Convective Process
M. M. Kassem, A. S. Rashed		 44
9 Partitioning Ordinary Differential Equations Using Multistep Formulas
Mohamed Suleiman, Zarina Bibi Ibrahim, Khairil Iskandar Othman		 52
10 Parallel Block Backward Differentiation Formulas for Solving Ordinary Differential Equations
Khairil Iskandar Othman, Zarina Bibi Ibrahim, Mohamed Suleiman		 54
11 Direct Block Backward Differentiation Formulas for Solving Second Order Ordinary Differential Equations
Zarina Bibi Ibrahim, Mohamed Suleiman, Khairil Iskandar Othman		 57
12 The Riemann Barycenter Computation and Means of Several Matrices
Miklos Palfia		 60
13 Basic Concepts of Interval Digital Signal Processing
Roque M. P. Trindade, Benjamin R. C. Bedregal, Adriao D. Doria-Neto		 66
14 Parallel Direct Integration Variable Step Block Method for Solving Large System of Higher Order Ordinary Differential Equations
Zanariah Abdul Majid, Mohamed Suleiman		 71
15 Is Management Science doing Enough to Improve Healthcare?
Lalit Garg, Sally McClean, Maria Barton		 76
16 Efficiency Comparison of Heterogeneous Operational Groups
K. M. Matawie, A. Assaf 		81
17 Project Selection by Using a Fuzzy TOPSIS Technique
M. Salehi, R. Tavakkoli-Moghaddam		 85
18 Stability of Electrical Drives Supplied by a Three Level Inverter
M. S. Kelaiaia, H. Labar, S. Kelaiaia, T. Mesbah		 91
19 Closely Parametrical Model for an Electrical Arc Furnace
Labar Hocine, Dgeghader Yacine, Kelaiaia Mounia Samira, Bounaya Kamel		 96
20 Simplified Models to Determine Nodal Voltages in Problems of Optimal Allocation of Capacitor Banks in Power Distribution Networks
L. A. Pereira, S. Haffner, L. V. Gasperin		 101
21 3 State Current Mode of a Grid Connected PV Converter
Attila Balogh, Eszter Varga, István Varjasi		 108
22 DC Link Floating for Grid Connected PV Converters
Attila Balogh, Eszter Varga, István Varjasi		 115
23 Analysis of Electrical Installation of a Photovoltaic Power Park in Greece
D. E. Gourgoulis, C. G. Yakinthos, M. G. Vassiliadou		 121
24 The Influence of the Commons Structure Modification on the Allocation
Oana Pop, Constantin Barbulescu, Mircea Nemes, Stefan Kilyeni		 126
25 Applying Wavelet Entropy Principle in Fault Classification
S. El Safty, A. El-Zonkoly		 133
26 Sensitivity of Small Disturbance Angle Stability to the System Parameters of Future Power Networks
Nima Farkhondeh Jahromi, George Papaefthymiou, Lou van der Sluis		 136
27 Intelligent Off-Grid Photovoltaic Supply Systems
Prashant Kumar Soori, Parthasarathy L., Masami Okano, Awet Mana		 141
28 Electrical Impedance Imaging Using Eddy Current
A. Ambia, T. Takemae, Y. Kosugi, M. Hongo		 146
29 Hybrid Method Using Wavelets and Predictive Method for Compression of Speech Signal
Karima Siham Aoubid, Mohamed Boulemden		 150
30 Monitoring of Dielectric Losses and Use of Ferrofluids for Bushing Cooling
S. D. Nedelcut, V. Proca, D. M. Purcaru		 154
31 Infrared Face Recognition Using Distance Transforms
Moulay A. Akhloufi, Abdelhakim Bendada 		160
32 Realtime Lip Contour Tracking For Audio-Visual Speech Recognition Applications
Mehran Yazdi, Mehdi Seyfi, Amirhossein Rafati, Meghdad Asadi		 164
33 Performance Enhancement of Motion Estimation Using SSE2 Technology
Trung Hieu Tran, Hyo-Moon Cho, Sang-Bock Cho		 168
34 A 3D Virtual Navigation System Integrating User Positioning and Pre-Download Mechanism
Ching-Sheng Wang, Yu-Hung Su, Ching-Yang Hong		 172
35 Super Resolution Blind Reconstruction of Low Resolution Images using Wavelets based Fusion
Liyakathunisa, V.K.Ananthashayana		 177
36 Optimal Design of Airfoil with High Aspect Ratio in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Kyoungwoo Park, Ji-Won Han, Hyo-Jae Lim, Byeong-Sam Kim, Juhee Lee 		182
37 Effect of Inertia on the Fractal Dimension of Particle Line in three-dimensional Turbulent Flows using Kinematic Simulation
A. Abou El-Azm Aly, F. Nicolleau, T. M. Michelitsch, A. F. Nowakowski		 189
38 Experimental Study of the Pressure Drop after Fractal-Shaped Orifices in a Turbulent Flow Pipe
A. Abou El-Azm Aly, A. Chong, F. Nicolleau, S. Beck		 194
39 Effect of Particle Gravity on the Fractal Dimension of Particle Line in three-dimensional Turbulent Flows using Kinematic Simulation
A. Abou El-Azm Aly, F. Nicolleau, T. M. Michelitsch, A. F. Nowakowski		 198
40 Low Air Velocity Measurement Characteristics’ Variation Due to Flow Regime
A. Pedišius, V. Janušas, A. Bertašiene		 203
41 The New Semi-Experimental Method for Simulation of Turbine Flow Meters Rotation in the Transitional Flow
J. Tonkonogij, A. Pedišius, A. Stankevicius 		208
42 Experimental Validation of the Predicted Performance of a Wind Driven Venturi Ventilator
M. A. Serag-Eldin		 214
43 Effects of Annealing Treatment on Optical Properties of Anatase TiO2 Thin Films
M. M. Hasan, A. S. M. A. Haseeb, R. Saidur, H. H. Masjuki		 221
44 On the Flow of a Third Grade Viscoelastic Fluid in an Orthogonal Rheometer
Carmen D. Pricina, E. Corina Cipu, Victor Tigoiu 		226
45 The Investigation of Motor Cooling Performance
Chih-Chung Chang, Sy-Chi Kuo, Chen-Kang Huang, Sih-Li Chen 		230
46 Application of Artificial Neural Network for the Prediction of Pressure Distribution of a Plunging Airfoil
F. Rasi Maezabadi, M. Masdari, M. R. Soltani		 237
47 On Discretization of Second-order Derivatives in Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics
R. Fatehi, M. A. Fayazbakhsh, M. T. Manzari 		243
48 Fluid Flow Analysis and Design of a Flow Distributor in a Domestic Gas Boiler Using a Commercial CFD Software
Lukasz Peronski, Roy Bratley, Derek B. Ingham, Lin Ma, Mohamed Pourkashanian, Stephen Taylor		 247
49 Electroviscous Effects in Low Reynolds Number Flow through a Microfluidic Contraction with Rectangular Cross-Section
Malcolm R. Davidson, Ram P. Bharti, Petar Liovic, Dalton J. E. Harvie		 256
50 Control of Pressure Gradient in the Contraction of a Wind Tunnel
Dehghan Manshadi M., Mirzaei M., Soltani M. R., Ghorbanian K.		 261
51 Performance Improvement of a Supersonic External Compression Inlet by Heat Source Addition
Mohammad Reza Soltani, Mohammad Farahani, Javad Sepahi Younsi 		267
52 Power Spectrum and FFT-Based Signal Analysis in Turbulence Measurements
Dehghan Manshadi M., Tamadonfar P., Soltani M. R., Ghorbanian K., Masdari M. 		275
53 Magnetohydrodynamic Damping of Natural Convection Flows in a Rectangular Enclosure
M. Battira, R. Bessaih		 280
54 The Effect of Confinement Shapes on Over-Reinforced HSC Beams
Ross Jeffry, Muhammad N. S. Hadi 		286
55 The Comparison of Form Drag and Profile Drag of a Wind Turbine Blade Section in Pitching Oscillation
M. R. Soltani, M. Seddighi, M. Mahmoudi		 294
56 The Application of HLLC Numerical Solver to the Reduced Multiphase Model
Fatma Ghangir, Andrzej F. Nowakowski, Franck C. G. A. Nicolleau, Thomas M. Michelitsch		 302
57 Experimental and Numerical Simulation of Fire in a Scaled Underground Station
Nuri Yucel, Muhammed Ilter Berberoglu, Salih Karaaslan, Nureddin Dinler 		309
58 CFD Analysis of Two Phase Flow in a Horizontal Pipe – Prediction of Pressure Drop
P. Bhramara, V. D. Rao, K. V. Sharma, T. K. K. Reddy 		315
59 Developing Efficient Testing and Unloading Procedures for a Local Sewage Holding Pit
Esra E. Aleisa 		322
60 A New Framework and a Model for Product Development with an Application in the Telecommunications Services Sector
Ghada A. El Khayat 		329
61 An Intelligent System Framework for Generating Activity List of a Project Using WBS Mind map and Semantic Network
H. Iranmanesh, M. Madadi		 338
62 Finding Pareto Optimal Front for the Multi- Mode Time, Cost Quality Trade-off in Project Scheduling
H. Iranmanesh, M. R. Skandari, M. Allahverdiloo 		346
63 Risk Evaluation of Information Technology Projects Based on Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchal Process
H. Iranmanesh, S. Nazari Shirkouhi, M. R. Skandari		 351
64 Application of Association Rule Mining in Supplier Selection Criteria
A. Haery, N. Salmasi, M. Modarres Yazdi, H. Iranmanesh		 358
65 An Agent-Based Scheduling Framework for Flexible Manufacturing Systems
Iman Badr 		363
66 Using Degree of Adaptive (DOA) Model for Partner Selection in Supply Chain
Habibollah Javanmard 		370
67 The Risk and Value Engineering Structures and their Integration with Industrial Projects Management (A Case Study on I. K.Corporation)
Lida Haghnegahdar, Ezzatollah Asgharizadeh 		375
68 A Hybrid Neural Network and Traditional Approach for Forecasting Lumpy Demand
A. Nasiri Pour, B. Rostami Tabar, A.Rahimzadeh 		384
69 Sun, Salon, and Cosmetic Tanning: Predictors and Motives
Andrew Reilly, Nancy A. Rudd 		391
70 Reform-Oriented Teaching of Introductory Statistics in the Health, Social and Behavioral Sciences – Historical Context and Rationale
Rossi A. Hassad 		398
71 Explorations in the Role of Emotion in Moral Judgment
Arthur Yan 		404
72 Aggressive Driving in Young Motorists
Suneel M. Agerwala, Ashley Votta, Briana Hogan, John Yannocone, Steven Samuels, Sheila Chiffriller 		409
73 Terrorism’s Fear: Perceived Personal and National Threats
Gioacchino Lavanco, Floriana Romano, Anna Milio 		413
74 Cohabiting in Multiethnic Community: Forms, Representations and Images of the Diversity
Gioacchino Lavanco, Cinzia Novara, Floriana Romano, Elisabetta Di Giovanni		 417
75 Regret, Choice, and Outcome
Olimpia Matarazzo, Lucia Abbamonte 		420
76 Influence of Social-Psychological Training on Selected Features of University Students
Anezka Hamranová, Blandína Šramová, Katarína Fichnová 		429
77 Analyses of Socio-Cognitive Identity Styles by Slovak Adolescents
Blandína Šramová, Gabriel Bianchi, Barbara Lášticová, Katarína Fichnová, Anezka Hamranová 		432
78 The Relationship between Burnout, Negative Affectivity and Organizational Citizenship Behavior for Human Services Employees
Stephen B. Schepman, Michael A. Zarate 		437
79 Efficiency in Urban Governance towards Sustainability and Competitiveness of City: A Case Study of Kuala Lumpur
Hamzah Jusoh, Azmizam Abdul Rashid 		443
80 Human Capital and Capability Approach in European Lifelong Learning Development: A Case Study of Macedonia in the Balkan
E. Heikkilä 		457
81 Impact Assessment using Path Models of Microentrepreneurs developed by a Business Corporation in India
M. J. Xavier, J. Raja, S. Usha Nandhini 		461
82 Instruction Resource Recommendation Services for Elementary Schools in Taiwan
Hong-Ren Chen, Fang-Yu Yeh 		475
83 Building an e-Learning System Model with Implications for Research and Instructional Use
Kuan-Chou Chen, Keh-Wen “Carin” Chuang 		479
84 Italians’ Social and Emotional Loneliness: The Results of Five Studies
Vanda Lucia Zammuner		 482
85 The Use of a Tactical Simulator as a Learning Resource at the Norwegian Military Academy
O. Boe, A. Langaard Jensen		 495
86 The Epistemological Crisis in the Theory of Vittorio Guidano
Mauricio Otaíza Morales 		501
87 Issues in Procurement of Castings
T. Saarelainen, O. Piha, J. Orkas, P. E. Makkonen 		505
88 Casting Users’ Perspectives on Foundries as Suppliers
T. Saarelainen, O. Piha, P. Makkonen, J. Orkas 		511
89 mCRM’s New Opportunities of Customer Satisfaction
Cheng Fang Hsu, Shinn-Jong Lin 		517
90 An Efficient Data Mining Approach on Compressed Transactions
Jia-Yu Dai, Don-Lin Yang, Jungpin Wu, Ming-Chuan Hung 		522
91 A Distributed Topology Control Algorithm to Conserve Energy in Heterogeneous Wireless Mesh Networks
F. O. Aron, T. O. Olwal, A. Kurien, M. O. Odhiambo 		530
92 Remarks Regarding Queuing Model and Packet Loss Probability for the Traffic with Self-Similar Characteristics
Mihails Kulikovs, Ernests Petersons 		537
93 A Noble Flow Rate Control based on Leaky Bucket Method for Multi-Media OBS Networks
Kentaro Miyoko, Yoshihiko Mori, Yugo Ikeda, Yoshihiro Nishino, Yong-Bok Choi, Hiromi Okada 		544
94 QoS Management in the Future Internet
S. Rao, S. Khavtasi, C. Chassot, N. Van Wambeke, F. Armando, S. P. Romano, T. Castaldi 		549
95 Convergence of ICT and Education
Raju Kumar 		556
96 E-health in Rural Areas: Case of Developing Countries
Stella Ouma, M. E. Herselman 		560
97 The Application of Non-quantitative Modelling in the Analysis of a Network Warfare Environment
N. Veerasamy, JPH Eloff 		567
98 Intelligent Mobile Search Oriented to Global e-Commerce
Abdelkader Dekdouk 		574
99 The Experimental and Numerical Analysis of a Lightpipe using a Simulation Software
M. Paroncini, F. Corvaro, G. Nardini, S. Pistolesi		 580
100 Environmental Efficiency of Electric Power Industry of the United States: A Data Envelopment Analysis Approach
Alexander Y. Vaninsky 		584
101 Construction of Intersection of Nondeterministic Finite Automata using Z Notation
Nazir Ahmad Zafar, Nabeel Sabir, Amir Ali 		591
102 A New IT-Convergence Service Design Framework
Hwa-Jong Kim 		597
103 Customer Knowledge and Service Development, the Web 2.0 Role in Co-production
Roberto Boselli, Mirko Cesarini, Mario Mezzanzanica 		600
104 MIBiClus: Mutual Information based Biclustering Algorithm
Neelima Gupta, Seema Aggarwal		 607
105 Robust H∞ Fuzzy Control Design for Nonlinear Two-Time Scale System with Markovian Jumps based on LMI Approach
Wudhichai Assawinchaichote, Sing Kiong Nguang 		612
106 The Way Classroom Functions: Another Hidden Curriculum to be Explored
Victoria Konidari,  Yvan Abernot		 618
107 Teacher Education Reform and International Globalization Hegemony: Issues and Challenges in Turkish Teacher Education
Ismail Guven		 625
108 Creative Thinking Skill Approach Through Problem-Based Learning: Pedagogy and Practice in the Engineering Classroom
Halizah Awang,  Ishak Ramly		 635
109 Closing the Achievement Gap Within Reading and Mathematics Classrooms by Fostering Hispanic Students’ Educational Resilience
Hersh C. Waxman, Yolanda N. Padrón, Jee-Young Shin, Héctor H. Rivera		 641
110 Gendered Power Relations in the School: Construction of Schoolgirl Femininities in a Turkish High School
Alev Ozkazanc, Fevziye Sayýlan		 652
111 The Wheel Garden: Project-Based Learning for Cross Curriculum Education
Sherry S. Herron, Douglas Magomo,  Paula Gossard		 661
112 Principal Role and School Structure
Behnaz Mohajeran, Alireza Ghaleei		 669
113 A Retrospective Analysis of a Professional Learning Community: How Teachers’ Capacities Shaped It
S.Pancucci		 679
114 Knowledge Creation and Innovation in Classroom
Salina Daud, Rabiah Eladwiah Abdul Rahim,  Rusnita Alimun		 687
115 The Role of Faith-based Organizations in Building Democratic Process: Achieving Universal Primary Education in Sierra Leone
Mikako Nishimuko		 692
116 The Effect of a Free -Trade Agreement upon Agricultural Imports
Andres G. Victorio, Montita Rungswang		 700
117 Swedish: Being or Becoming? Immigration, National Identity and the Democratic State
Hans Lödén		 704
118 Learning and Relationships in the Cyberspace
Gioacchino Lavanco, Viviana Catania, Anna Milio,  Floriana Romano		 712
119 Bridging the Communication Gap at NASA – A Case Study in Communities of Practice
Daria Topousis, Keri Murphy,  Jeanne Holm		 717
120 The Turkish Version of Inventory of the Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood
(The IDEA)
Hasan Atak,  Figen Çok		 721
121 Aggressive Driving in Young Motorists
Suneel M. Agerwala, Ashley Votta, Briana Hogan, John Yannocone, Steven Samuels,  Sheila Chiffriller		 728
122 Analyses of Socio-Cognitive Identity Styles by Slovak Adolescents
Blandína Šramová, Gabriel Bianchi, Barbara Lášticová, Katarína Fichnová,  Anežka Hamranová		 732
123 A Symbol by Symbol Clustering Based Blind Equalizer
Kristina Georgoulakis		 737
124 NonStationary CMA for Decision Feedback Equalization of Markovian Time Varying Channels
S. Cherif, M. Turki-Hadj Alouane		 745
125 Different Approaches for the Design of IFIR Compaction Filter
Sheeba V.S , Elizabeth Elias		 753
126 Improvement of JPEG2000 Lossy Compression Performances using
Preliminary Non-linear Filtering
Emre H. Zeybek, Amine Nait-Ali		 760
127 Design Techniques and Implementation of Low Power High-Throughput Discrete Wavelet Transform Tilters for JPEG 2000 Standard
Grigorios D. Dimitroulakos, N. D. Zervas, N. Sklavos, Costas E. Goutis		 766
128 Self-tuned LMS Algorithm for Sinusoidal Time Delay Tracking
Jonah Gamba		 774
129 Implementing a Prototype System for Power Facility Management using RFID/WSN
 Young-Il Kim, Bong-Jae Yi, Jae-Ju Song, Jin-Ho Shin, Jung-Il Lee		 781
130 An Approach to Adaptive Load Balancing for RFID Middlewares
 Heung Seok Chae, Jaegeol Park		 787
131 Architecture, Implementation and Application of Tools for Experimental Analysis
 Tom Dowling, Adam Duffy		 792
132 A Virtual Learning Environment for Deaf Children: Design and Evaluation
 Nicoletta Adamo-Villani		 798
133 Performance Comparison and Analysis of Serial Concatenated Convolutional Codes
 Dongwon Lee, Eon Kyeong Joo		 804
134 Addressing Security Concerns of Data Exchange in AODV Protocol
 Monis Akhlaq, M Noman Jafri, Muzammil A Khan, Baber Aslam		 809
135 Comparison of Reliability Systems Based Uncertainty
 A. Aissani, H. Benaoudia		 814
136 Qualitative Parametric Comparison of Load Balancing Algorithms in Parallel and Distributed Computing Environment
 Amit Chhabra, Gurvinder Singh, Sandeep Singh Waraich, Bhavneet Sidhu, Gaurav Kumar		 819
137 Image Mapping with Cumulative Distribution Function for Quick Convergence of Counter Propagation Neural Networks in Image Compression
 S. Anna Durai, E. Anna Saro		 823
138 Content and Resources based Mobile and Wireless Video Transcoding
 Ashraf M. A. Ahmad		 829
139 Bio-Inspired Generalized Global Shape Approach for Writer Identification
 Azah Kamilah Muda, Siti Mariyam Shamsuddin, Maslina Darus		 835
140 Reduction of Overheads with Dynamic Caching in Fixed AODV based MANETs
 Babar S. Kawish, Baber Aslam, Shoab A Khan		 840
141 Algebraic Approach for the Reconstruction of Linear and Convolutional Error Correcting Codes
 Johann Barbier, Guillaume Sicot, Sebastien Houcke		 846
142 New Features for Specific JPEG Steganalysis
 Johann Barbier, Eric Filiol, Kichenakoumar Mayoura		 852
143 Memory Leak Detection in Distributed System
 Roohi Shabrin S., Devi Prasad B., Prabu D., Pallavi R. S., Revathi P.		 858
144 HIV Modelling - Parallel Implementation Strategies
 Dimitri Perrin, Heather J. Ruskin, Martin Crane		 864
145 Generating Class-Based Test Cases for Interface Classes of Object-Oriented Black Box Frameworks
 Jehad Al Dallal, Paul Sorenson		 870
146 Generating State-Based Testing Models for Object-Oriented Framework Interface Classes
 Jehad Al Dallal, Paul Sorenson		 876
147 The Coverage of the Object-Oriented Framework Application Class-Based Test Cases
 Jehad Al Dallal, Paul Sorenson		 883
148 An Efficient Algorithm for Computing all Program Forward Static Slices
 Jehad Al Dallal		 888
149 A General Model for Acquiring Knowledge
 GuoQiang Peng, Yi Sun		 892
150 A Consistency Protocol Multi-Layer for Replicas Management in Large Scale Systems
 Ghalem Belalem, Yahya Slimani		 897
151 Web Usability: A Fuzzy Approach to the Navigation Structure Enhancement in a Website System, Case of Iranian Civil Aviation Organization Website
 Hamed Qahri Saremi, Gholam Ali Montazer		 903
152 Harnessing Replication in Object Allocation
 H. T. Barney, G. C. Low		 909
153 Hardware Implementation of Stack-Based Replacement Algorithms
 Hassan Ghasemzadeh, Sepideh Mazrouee, Hassan Goldani Moghaddam, Hamid Shojaei, Mohammad Reza Kakoee		 915
154 Mining Genes Relations in Microarray Data Combined with Ontology in Colon Cancer Automated Diagnosis System
 A. Gruzdz, A. Ihnatowicz, J. Siddiqi, B. Akhgar		 920
155 Real-Time Specific Weed Recognition System Using Histogram Analysis
 Irshad Ahmad, Abdul Muhamin Naeem, Muhammad Islam		 925
156 MJPEG Real-Time Transmission in Industrial Environments Using a CBR Channel
 J. Silvestre, L. Almeida, R. Marau, P. Pedreiras		 929
157 Many-Sided Self Risk Analysis Model for Information Asset to Secure Stability of the Information and Communication Service
 Jin-Tae Lee, Jung-Hoon Suh, Sang-Soo Jang, Jae-Il Lee		 935
158 Layered Multiple Description Coding for Robust Video Transmission Over Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks
 Joohee Kim		 943
159 Shift Invariant Support Vector Machines Face Recognition System
 J. Ruiz-Pinales, J. J. Acosta-Reyes, A. Salazar-Garibay, R. Jaime-Rivas		 947
160 Unified Fusion Approach with Application to SLAM
Xinde Li, Xinhan Huang, Min Wang		 952
161 A Text Clustering System based on k-means Type Subspace Clustering and Ontology
Liping Jing, Michael K. Ng, Xinhua Yang,  Joshua Zhexue Huang		 960
162 Churn Prediction: Does Technology Matter?
John Hadden, Ashutosh Tiwari, Rajkumar Roy,  Dymitr Ruta		 973
163 Controller Design for Euler-Bernoulli Smart Structures Using Robust Decentralized FOS via Reduced Order Modeling
T.C. Manjunath, B. Bandyopadhyay		 980
164 A Modular On-line Profit Sharing Approach in Multiagent Domains
Pucheng Zhou,  Bingrong Hong		 1000
165 Recognition Machine (RM) for On-line and Isolated Flight Deck Officer (FDO) Gestures
Deniz T. Sodiri,  Venkat V S S Sastry		 1007
166 A New Implementation of PCA for Fast Face Detection
Hazem M. El-Bakry		 1014
167 Representation of Coloured Petri Net in Abductive Logic Programming (CPN-LP) and Its Application in Modeling an Intelligent Agent
T. H. Fung		 1023
168 Fast Wavelet Image Denoising Based on Local Variance and Edge Analysis
Gaoyong Luo		 1033
169 Near-Field Robust Adaptive Beamforming Based on Worst-Case Performance Optimization
Jing-ran Lin, Qi-cong Peng,  Huai-zong Shao		 1044
170 Efficient System for Speech Recognition using General Regression Neural Network
Abderrahmane Amrouche,  Jean Michel Rouvaen		 1051
171 Kalman’s Shrinkage for Wavelet-Based Despeckling of SAR Images
Mario Mastriani, Alberto E. Giraldez		 1058
172 Evaluating some Feature Selection Methods for an Improved SVM Classifier
Daniel Morariu, Lucian N. Vintan,  Volker Tresp		 1065
173 An Efficient Technique for Extracting Fuzzy Rules from Neural Networks
Besa Muslimi, Miriam A. M. Capretz,  Jagath Samarabandu		 1076
174 Enhancement of Stereo Video Pairs Using SDNs To Aid In 3D Reconstruction
Lewis E. Hibell, Honghai Liu, David J. Brown		 1083
175 Fast Painting with Different Colors Using Cross Correlation in the Frequency Domain
Hazem M. El-Bakry		 1089
176 An Agent Oriented Approach to Operational Profile Management
Sunitha Ramanujam, Hany El Yamany,  Miriam A. M. Capretz		 1101
177 A Self Supervised Bi-directional Neural Network (BDSONN) Architecture for Object Extraction Guided by Beta Activation Function and Adaptive
Fuzzy Context Sensitive Thresholding
Siddhartha Bhattacharyya, Paramartha Dutta, Ujjwal Maulik and Prashanta Kumar Nandi		 1112
178 Automatic Removal of Ocular Artifacts using JADE Algorithm and Neural Network
V Krishnaveni, S Jayaraman, A Gunasekaran, K Ramadoss		 1133
179 Effect of a Linear-Exponential Penalty Function on the GA’s Efficiency in Optimization of a Laminated Composite Panel
A. Abedian, M. H. Ghiasi, B. Dehghan-Manshadi		 1145

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