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  WORLD ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
ISSUE 6 JUNE
2007 

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1 A Multilevel Comparative Assessment Approach to International Services Trade Competitiveness: The Case of Romania and Bulgaria
Ana Bobirca, Paul-Gabriel Miclaus
1
2 Extensiveness and Effectiveness of Corporate Governance Regulations in South-Eastern Europe
Ana Bobirca, Paul-Gabriel Miclaus
7
3 Total Quality Management: The Socio-Demographic and Operational-Financial Determinants for Users’ Perception of the Services Quality
H. Silvestre
13
4 Factors Driving Changes in Income Distribution in Post-Reform Mexico
Gerardo Angeles – Castro
18
5 Ethics, Identity and Organizational Learning – Challenges for South African Managers
Jacobus A. A. Lazenby
25
6 Deployment of Service Quality Characteristics
Shuki Dror
31
7 Impact of ISO 9000 on Time-based Performance: An Event Study
Chris K. Y. Lo, Andy C. L. Yeung, T. C. Edwin Cheng
35
8 An Organizational Strategic Analysis for Dynamics of Generating Firms’ Alliance Networks
Takao Sakakura, Kazunori Fujimoto
41
9 Determinants of R&D Outsourcing at Japanese Firms: Transaction Cost and Strategic Management Perspectives
Dai Miyamoto
46
10 European and International Bond Markets Integration
Dimitris Georgoutsos, Petros M. Migiakis
52
11 Similar Cultural Factors Compensate for Communication Problems in Japan’s Software Globalization Business
Phong Tran
58
12 EU, US and Tax Incentives: An Application
Carlos F. Liard-Muriente
64
13 The Issues of Effectiveness of Advertisement Communication Process: A Case Study of Lithuania Consumers
Laimona Sliburyte
69
14 Credit Spread Changes and Volatility Spillover Effects
Thomas I. Kounitis
73
15 The Perception of Customer Satisfaction in Textile Industry According to Genders in Turkey
Ikilem Gocek, Senem Kursun, Yesim Iridag Beceren
79
16 Sustainable Development and the Problems of Measuring
Art Kovačič
83
17 Enforcement of Foreign Judgments: The Role of the Courts in Promoting (or Impeding) Global Business
Yeow-Choy Choong
92
18 Strategies for Developing e-LMS for Tanzania Secondary Schools
Ellen A. Kalinga, R. B. Bagile Burchard, Lena Trojer
96
19 Learning Objects: A New Paradigm for E-Learning Resource Development for Secondary Schools in Tanzania
S. K. Lujara, M. M. Kissaka, E. P. Bhalalusesa, L. Trojer
102
20 Describing Learning Features of Reusable Resources: A Proposal
Serena Alvino, Paola Forcheri, Maria Grazia Ierardi, Luigi Sarti
107
21 Augmented Reality in Schools: Preliminary Evaluation Results from a Summer School
Alexandru Balog, Costin Pribeanu, Dragos Iordache
114
22 Evaluation of Degree and the Effect of Order in the Family on Violence against Children A Survey among Guidance School Students in Gilanegharb City in Iran
Javadi Alimohammad, Javadi Maryam, Feizi Fereidoon
118
23 Information and Communication Technologies in Collaboration Projects via the Internet
Murat Öztok, Nesrin Özdener
125
24 Depression and Anxiety Levels in Armenian Crohn’s Disease Patients
Astghik Z. Pepoyan, Elya S. Pepoyan
131
25 Modelling Peer Group Dieting Behaviour
M. J. Cunha
134
26 Analysis of Statistical Data on Social Resources Dimension of Occupational Status Attainment: A Rational Choice Approach
Oleg Demchenko
139
27 Social Interventation from Social Maternage to Peer Advocacy
Gioacchino Lavanco, Elisabetta Di Giovanni, Floriana Romano
143
28 Toward Delegated Democracy: Vote by Yourself, or Trust Your Network
Hiroshi Yamakawa, Michiko Yoshida, Motohiro Tsuchiya
146
29 Modelling Multiagent Systems
Gilbert Ndjatou
151
30 Estimating Word Translation Probabilities for Thai – English Machine Translation using EM Algorithm
Chutchada Nusai, Yoshimi Suzuki, Haruaki Yamazaki
156
31 Neural Networks: From Black Box towards Transparent Box Application to Evapotranspiration Modeling
A. Johannet, B. Vayssade, D. Bertin
162
32 Flexible Heuristics for Project Scheduling with Limited Resources
Miloš Šeda
170
33 Learning Spatio-Temporal Topology of a Multi-Camera Network by Tracking Multiple People
Yunyoung Nam, Junghun Ryu, Yoo-Joo Choi, We-Duke Cho
175
34 Accurate Optical Flow Based on Spatiotemporal Gradient Constancy Assumption
Adam Rabcewicz
181
35 Cross Layer Optimization for Fairness Balancing Based on Adaptively Weighted Utility Functions in OFDMA Systems
Jianwei Wang, Timo Korhonen, Yuping Zhao
187
36 Perturbations of the EM-field Meters Reading Caused by Flat Roof Security Wall
Alfonso Bahillo, Juan Blas, Santiago Mazuelas, Patricia Fernanadez, Ruben Mateo Lorenzo, Evaristo Jose Abril
193
37 Scanning Device for Sampling the Spatial Distribution of the E-Field
Juan Blas, Alfonso Bahillo, Santiago Mazuelas, David Bullido, Patricia Fernndez, Rubn M. Lorenzo, Evaristo J. Abril
199
38 A Fitted Random Sampling Scheme for Load Distribution in Grid Networks
O. A. Rahmeh, P. Johnson, S. Lehmann
204
39 A Perceptually Optimized Wavelet Embedded ZeroTree Image Coder
A. Bajit, M. Nahid, A. Tamtaoui, E. H. Bouyakhf
210
40 Wiener Filter as an Optimal MMSE Interpolator
Tsai-Sheng Kao
216
41 Energy-Efficient Sensing Concept for a Micromachined Yaw Rate Sensor
D. Oshinubi, M. Rocznik, K. Dostert
219
42 A Cost Function for Joint Blind Equalization and Phase Recovery
Reza Berangi, Morteza Babaee, Majid Soleimanipour
223
43 Quality Factor Variation with Transform Order in Fractional Fourier Domain
Sukrit Shankar, Chetana Shanta Patsa, K. Pardha Saradhi, Jaydev Sharma
228
44 A New Method for Estimation of the Source Coherency Structure of Wideband Sources
Yong-jun Zhao, Heng-li Zhang, Zong-yun Hu
232
45 A Simple Adaptive Algorithm for Norm-Constrained Optimization
Hyun-Chool Shin
237
46 The Assessment of Interactions in Ratios Control Schemes for a Binary Distillation Column
R. Bendib, A. Khelassi
241
47 Multi-Objective Cellular Manufacturing System under Machines with Different Life-Cycle using Genetic Algorithm
N. Javadian, J. Rezaeian, Y. Maali
247
48 Software Development for the Kinematic Analysis of a Lynx 6 Robot Arm
Baki Koyuncu, Mehmet Güzel
252
49 Knowledge Impact on Measurement: A Conceptual Metric for Evaluating Performance Improvement (PI) at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR)
AlMatrouk H. S., Juszczak M. D.
258
50 Design Based Performance Prediction of Component Based Software Products
K. S. Jasmine, R. Vasantha
266
51 Automatic Deactivation in Phased Array Probe for Human Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 1.5T
Fotios N. Vlachos, Anastasios D. Garetsos, Nikolaos K. Uzunoglu, Efstathios D. Gotsis
270
52 A Comparison of Signal Processing Techniques for the Extraction of Breathing Rate from the Photoplethysmogram
Susannah G. Fleming, Lionel Tarassenko
276
53 Process Optimization Regarding Geometrical Variation and Sensitivity Involving Dental Drill- and Implant-Guided Surgeries
T. Kero, R. Söderberg, M. Andersson, L. Lindkvist
281
54 A New Muscle Architecture Model with Non-Uniform Distribution of Muscle Fiber Types
Javier Navallas, Armando Malanda, Luis Gila, Javier Rodriguez, Ignacio Rodriguez
288
55 Mathematical Model of the Respiratory System – Comparison of the Total Lung Impedance in the Adult and Neonatal Lung
M. Rozanek, K. Roubik
293
56 Computer Aided Docking Studies on Antiviral Drugs for SARS
Virupakshaiah DBM, Chandrakanth Kelmani, Rachanagouda Patil, Prasad Hegade
297
57 Development for the Evaluation Index of an Anesthesia Depth using the Bispectrum Analysis
Soo-young Ye, Jun-mo Park, Jae-hyung Kim, Jae-hee Jung, Ah-young Jeon, In-cheol Kim, Jung-man Son, Ki-gon Nam, Seong-wan Baik, Jung-hoon Ro, Gye-rok Jeon
300
58 Implementation of the Personal Emergency Response System
Ah-young Jeon, In-cheol Kim, Jae-hee Jung, Soo-young Ye, Jae-hyung Kim, Ki-gon Nam, Seoung-wan Baik, Jung-hoon Ro, Gye-rok Jeon
305
59 Solving the Quadratic Assignment Problems by a Genetic Algorithm with a New Replacement Strategy
Yongzhong Wu, Ping Ji
310
60 Manufacturers-Retailers: The New Actor in the U.S. Furniture Industry. Characteristics and Implications for the Chinese Industry
Lidia Martínez Murillo
315
61 Optimization of Multicast Transmissions in NC-HMIPv6 Environment
Souleymane Oumtanaga, Kadjo Tanon Lambert, Koné Tiémoman, Tety Pierre, Kimou Kouadio Prosper
318
62 Estimating Correlation Dimension on Japanese Candlestick, Application to FOREX Time Series
S. Mahmoodzadeh, J. Shahrabi, M. A. Torkamani, J. Sabaghzadeh Ghomi
323
63 Chaos Theory and Application in Foreign Exchange Rates vs. IRR (Iranian Rial)
M. A. Torkamani, S. Mahmoodzadeh, S. Pourroostaei, C. Lucas
328
64 Project Selection by Using Fuzzy AHP and TOPSIS Technique
S. Mahmoodzadeh, J. Shahrabi, M. Pariazar, M. S. Zaeri
333
65 Selection Initial modes for Belief K-modes Method
Sarra Ben Hariz, Zied Elouedi, Khaled Mellouli
339
66 Labeling Method in Steganography
H. Motameni, M. Norouzi, M. Jahandar, A. Hatami
349
67 Simulation of Online Communities Using MAS Social and Spatial Organisations
Maya Rupert, Salima Hassas, Carlos Li, John Sherwood
355
68 Development of Indwelling Wireless pH Telemetry of Intraoral Acidity
Jung-hoon Ro, Soo-young Ye, Jae-hee Jung, Ah-young Jeon, Yun-jin Kim
In-cheol Kim, Chul-han Kim, Gye-rok Jeon
361
69 A Simulation for Estimation of the Blood Pressure using Arterial Pressure-Volume Model
Gye-rok Jeon, Jae-hee Jung, In-cheol Kim, Ah-young Jeon, Sang-hwa Yoon, Jung-man Son, Jae-hyung Kim, Soo-young Ye, Jung-hoon Ro, Dong-hyun Kim, Chul-han Kim
366
70 Elliptical Features Extraction Using Eigen Values of Covariance Matrices, Hough Transform and Raster Scan Algorithms
J. Prakash, K. Rajesh
372
71 A Finite Precision Block Floating Point Treatment to Direct Form, Cascaded and Parallel FIR Digital Filters
Abhijit Mitra
378
72 Sonic Localization Cues for Classrooms: A Structural Model Proposal
Abhijit Mitra , Cemal Ardil
387
73 The Multi-Layered Perceptrons Neural Networks for the Prediction of Daily Solar Radiation
Radouane Iqdour , Abdelouhab Zeroual
394
74 Semi-Blind Two-Dimensional Code Acquisition in CDMA Communications
Rui Wu, Tapani Ristaniemi
400
75 Assesing Extension of Meeting System Performance in Information Technology in Defense and Aerospace Project
Hakan Gürkan,  Ahmet Denker
409
76 A New Vector Quantization front-end Process for Discrete HMM Speech Recognition System
M. Debyeche, J.P Haton,  A. Houacine
416
77 Signal Reconstruction using Cepstrum of Higher Order Statistics
Adnan Al-Smadi, Mahmoud Smadi
422
78 Suspended Matter Model on Alsat-1 Image by MLP Network and Mathematical Morphology: Prototypes by K-Means
S. Loumi, H. Merrad, F. Alilat,  B. Sansal
428
79 Hardware Implementations for the ISO/IEC 18033-4:2005 Standard for Stream Ciphers
Paris Kitsos
436
80 Multivariable Control of Smart Timoshenko Beam Structures Using POF Technique
T.C. Manjunath, B. Bandyopadhyay
444
81 Color Image Segmentation and Multi-Level Thresholding by Maximization of
Conditional Entropy

R.Sukesh Kumar, Abhisek Verma, Jasprit Singh
461
82 Variable Rough Set Model and Its Knowledge Reduction for Incomplete
and Fuzzy Decision Information Systems

Da-kuan Wei, Xian-zhong Zhou, Dong-jun Xin,  Zhi-wei Chen
470
83 Database Placement on Large-Scale Systems
Cherif Haddad, Faouzi Ben Charrada
475
84 N-grams: A Tool for Repairing Word Order Errors in ill-formed Texts
Theologos Athanaselis, Stelios Bakamidis, Ioannis Dologlou, Konstantinos Mamouras
481
85 Performance Improvements of DSP Applications on a Generic Reconfigurable Platform
Michalis D. Galanis, Gregory Dimitroulakos,  Costas E. Goutis
487
86 Blind Identification of MA Models using Cumulants
Mohamed Boulouird , Moha M’Rabet Hassani
495
87 Spread Spectrum Image Watermarking for Secured Multimedia Data Communication
Tirtha S. Das, Ayan K. Sau,  Subir K. Sarkar
500
88 IMM based Kalman Filter for Channel Estimation in MB OFDM Systems
C.Ramesh, V.Vaidehi
510
89 2D Bar Codes Reading: Solutions for Camera Phones
Hao Wang,  Yanming Zou
516
90 High Dynamic Range Resampling for Software Radio
Arthur David Snider, Laiq Azam
523
91 Object Recognition in Color Images by the Self Configuring System MEMORI                
Michela Lecca
529
92 System Performance Comparison of Turbo and Trellis Coded Optical CDMA Systems
M. Kulkarni, R. K. Sinha,  D. R. Bhaskar
539
93 New Enhanced Hexagon-Based Search Using Point-Oriented Inner Search for Fast Block Motion Estimation
Lai-Man Po, Chi-Wang Ting, Ka-Ho Ng
545
94 Objects Extraction by Cooperating Optical Flow, Edge Detection and Region Growing Procedures
C. Lodato, S. Lopes
550
95 Controller Design for Euler-Bernoulli Smart Structures Using Robust Decentralized POF via Reduced Order Modeling
T.C. Manjunath, B. Bandyopadhyay,
558
96 Combined Hashing/Watermarking Method for Image Authentication
Vlado Kitanovski, Dimitar Taskovski,  Sofija Bogdanova
575
97 Continuous Feature Adaptation for Non-Native Speech Recognition
Y. Deng, X. Li, C. Kwan, B. Raj,  R. Stern
582
98 Analysing and Classifying VLF Transients
Ernst D. Schmitter
590
99 An Overview of Handoff Techniques in Cellular Networks
Nasıf Ekiz, Tara Salih, Sibel Küçüköner, Kemal Fidanboylu
100

A Taxonomy of Group Key Management Protocols: Issues and Solutions
Yacine Challal, Abdelmadjid Bouabdallah, Hamida Seba

101

Finding More Non-Supersingular Elliptic Curves for Pairing-Based Cryptosystems
Pu Duan, Shi Cui, Choong Wah Chan

102

ISCS (Information Security Check Service) for the Safety and Reliability of Communications
Jong-Whoi Shin, Jin-Tae Lee, Sang-Soo Jang, Jae-II Lee

103

Net-Banking System as a Game
N. Ghoualmi-Zine, A. Araar

104

Status and Requirements of Counter-Cyberterrorism
Jeong-Tae Kim, Tchanghee Hyun

105

Key Exchange Protocol over Insecure Channel
Alaa Fahmy

106

Svision: Visual Identification of Scanning and Denial of Service Attacks
Iosif-Viorel Onut, Bin Zhu, Ali A. Ghorbani

107

A Web Designer Agent, Based on Usage Mining Online Behavior of Visitors
Babak Abedin, Babak Sohrabi

108

Modified Levenberg-Marquardt Method for Neural Networks Training
Amir Abolfazl Suratgar, Mohammad Bagher Tavakoli, Abbas Hoseinabadi

109

Unknown Environment Representation for Mobile Robot Using Spiking Neural Networks
Amir Reza Saffari Azar Alamdari

110

Application of Neural Networks in Power Systems; A Review
M. Tarafdar Haque, A.M. Kashtiban

111

Using Neural Network for Execution of Programmed Pulse Width Modulation (PPWM) Method
M. Tarafdar Haque, A. Taheri

112

Anti-Synchronization of two Different Chaotic Systems via Active Control
Amir Abbas Emadzadeh, Mohammad Haeri

113

Parallel Branch and Bound model using Logarithmic Sampling (PBLS) for Symmetric Traveling Salesman Problem
Sheikh Muhammad Azam, Masood-ur-Rehman, Adnan Khalid Bhatti, Nadeem Daudpota

114

Safety Automation of Cars Using Embedded Microcontrollers
Abhinav Ray, Pratosh Deepak Rajkhowa

115

AGV Guidance System: An Application of Simple Active Contour for Visual Tracking
M.Asif, M.R.Arshad, P.A.Wilson

116

Discrete-Time Delay Control for Euler-Lagrange Mechanical Systems
Hassan Sleiman, Christian Mélin, Boris Vidolov

 
117

Towards a Method of Automatic Design of Multi-Classifiers System Based Combination
Gasmi I., Merouani H.

118 Design of an Stable GPC for Nonminimum Phase LTI Systems
Mahdi Yaghobi, Mohammad Haeri
119

Supervisory Fuzzy Learning Control for Underwater Target Tracking
C.Kia, M.R.Arshad, A.H.Adom, P.A.Wilson

120

Strategies in Dynamic Environment with Trace Emergence, Using Exclusion Process
Ali Lemouari, Mohammed Benmohammed

121

Modeling Language for Machine Learning
Tsuyoshi Okita, Tatsuya Niwa

122

Intelligent Agent Communication by Using DAML to Build Agent Community Ontology
Cheng-Hsiung Hung, Hong-Jie Dai, Jason Jen-Yen Chen

123

Tagging by Combining Rules- Based Method and Memory-Based Learning
Tlili-Guiassa Yamina

124

Duality in Fuzzy Variable Linear Programming
N. Mahdavi-Amiri, S. H. Nasseri

125

Nonlinear Torque Control for PMSM: A Lyapunov Technique Approach
M. Ouassaid, M. Cherkaoui, A. Nejmi, M. Maaroufi

126

Self Organizing Analysis Platform for Wear Particle
Qurban A. Memon, Mohammad S. Laghari

127

Application of Neuro-Fuzzy Dynamic Programming to Improve the Reactive Power and Voltage Profile of a Distribution Substation
M. Tarafdar Haque, S. Najafi

128

Comparison of the Existing Methods in Determination of the Characteristic Polynomial
Mohammad Saleh Tavazoei, Mohammad Haeri

129

An Adaptive Approach to Synchronization of Two Chua’s Circuits
Majid Reza Naseh, Mohammad Haeri

130

Electric Load Forecasting Using Genetic Based Algorithm, Optimal Filter Estimator and Least Error Squares Technique: Comparitive Study
Khaled M. EL-Naggar, Khaled A. AL-Rumaih

131

Robustness of Hybrid Learning Acceleration Feedback Control Scheme in Flexible Manipulators
M. Z Md Zain, M. O. Tokhi, M. S. Alam

132

Modeling and Control of Two Manipulators Handling a Flexible Beam
Amer S. Al-Yahmadi, T.C. Hsia

133

Sensorless PM Motor with Multi Degree of Freedom Fuzzy Control
Faeka M. H. Khater, Farouk I. Ahmed, Mohamed I. Abu El- Sebah

134

A New Stabilizing GPC for Nonminimum Phase LTI Systems Using Time Varying Weighting
Mahdi Yaghobi, Mohammad Haeri

135

Chaos Synchronization Using Sliding Mode Technique
Behzad Khademian, Mohammad Haeri

136

Identifying Attack Code through an Ontology-Based Multiagent Tool: FROID
Salvador Mandujano

 
137

Implementation of SSL Using Information Security Component Interface
Jong-Whoi Shin, Chong-Sun Hwang

 
138

Steganalysis of Data Hiding via Halftoning and Coordinate Projection
Woong Hee Kim, Ilhwan Park

139

Authenticast: A Source Authentication Protocol for Multicast Flows and Streams
Yacine Challal, Abdelmadjid Bouabdallah

 
140

Balanced k-Anonymization
Sabah S. Al-Fedaghi

141

Dynamic Anonymity
Emin Islam Tatli, Dirk Stegemann, Stefan Lucks

142

Biometrics Authorize Me!
João Nóbrega Brites Moita

143

Intelligent Agents for Distributed Intrusion Detection System
M. Benattou, K. Tamine

 
144

IKEv1 and IKEv2: A Quantitative Analyses
H.Soussi, M.Hussain, H.Afifi, D.Seret

145

Dual Pyramid of Agents for Image Segmentation
K. Idir, H. Merouani, Y. Tlili

146

A Selective Markovianity Approach for Image Segmentation
A. Melouah, H. Merouani

147

Sperm Identification Using Elliptic Model and Tail Detection
Vahid Reza Nafisi, Mohammad Hasan Moradi, Mohammad Hosain Nasr-Esfahani

 
148

Design and Implementation of a Neural Network for Real-Time Object Tracking
Javed Ahmed, M. N. Jafri, J. Ahmad, Muhammad I. Khan

149

A Study of the Variability of Very Low Resolution Characters and the Feasibility of Their Discrimination Using Geometrical Features
Farshideh Einsele, Rolf Ingold

150

A System to Integrate and Manipulate Protein Database Using BioPerl and XML
Zurinahni Zainol, Rosalina Abdul Salam, Rosni Abdullah, Nur’Aini, Wahidah Husain

151

HERMES System: a Virtual Reality Simulator for the Angioplasty Intervention Training
Giovanni Aloisio, Lucio T. De Paolis, Luciana Provenzano, Lucio Colizzi, Gianluca Pantile

152 Learning to Order Terms: Supervised Interestingness Measures in
Terminology Extraction

Jérôme Azé, Mathieu Roche, Yves Kodratoff,  Michèle Sebag
153 DNA Computing for an Absolute 1-Center Problem: An Evolutionary Approach
Zuwairie Ibrahim, Yusei Tsuboi, Osamu Ono, Marzuki Khalid
154 Greek Compounds: A challenging case for the parsing techniques of PC-KIMMO v.2
Angela Ralli, Eleni Galiotou
155 Levenberg-Marquardt Algorithm for Karachi Stock Exchange Share Rates Forecasting
Syed Muhammad Aqil Burney, Tahseen Ahmed Jilani, Cemal Ardil
156 Decision Maturity Framework: Introducing Maturity In Heuristic Search
Ayed Salman, Fawaz Al-Anzi, Aseel Al-Minayes
157 Morpho-Phonological Modelling in Natural Language Processing
Eleni Galiotou,  Angela Ralli
158 Novel Perceptual Modeling Watermarking with MLF Neural Networks
Frank H.L. Lai, Chen ZhenYong, Tang Long
159 Alphanumeric Hand-Prints Classification: Similarity Analysis between Local Decisions
G. Dimauro, S. Impedovo, M.G. Lucchese, R. Modugno, G. Pirlo
160 Generation of Sets of Synthetic Classifiers for the Evaluation of Abstract-Level Combination Methods
N. Greco, S. Impedovo, R.Modugno, G. Pirlo
161 Mobile Robot Navigation Using Local Model Networks
Hamdi. A. Awad, Mohamed A. Al-Zorkany
162 An Enhanced Tool for Implementing Dialogue Forms in Conversational Applications
Ilias Spais, George Bafas
163 An HCI Template for Distributed Applications
Xizhi Li

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