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  PROCEEDINGS OF
 WORLD ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
VOLUME 30, JULY 2008, ISSN: 1307-6884

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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 H1 Fuzzy Control Design for Nonlinear Two-Time Scale System with Markovian Jumps based on LMI Approach
Wudhichai Assawinchaichote, Sing Kiong Nguang 		612
106 Experimental Study on Gas-Viscous Liquid Mixture Flow Regimes and Transitions Criteria in Vertical Narrow Rectangular Channels
F. J. Sowiński, M. Dziubiński 		618
107 Heat Transfer at Convective Solid Melting in Fixed Bed
Stelian Petrescu, Adina Frunză, Camelia Petrescu 		622
108 Antiscale Efficiency of New Polymers Synthesized in Microwave Field
L. Popescu, A. Stanca, I. V. Branzoi, F. Branzoi 		628
109 Simulation of Thin Film Relaxation by Buried Misfit Networks
A. Derardja 		633
110 A Review of Heat Pipe Heat Exchangers Activity in Asia
Ehsan Firouzfar, Maryam Attaran 		639
111 Density Functional Calculations of N-14 and B-11 NQR Parameters in the H-capped (5, 5) Single-Wall BN Nanotube
Ahmad Seif, Karim Zare, Asadallah Boshra, Mehran Aghaie 		645
112 Structural Study of Boron - Nitride Nanotube with Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Parameters Calculation via Density Functional Theory method (DFT)
Asadollah Boshra, Ahmad Seif, Mehran Aghaei 		648
113 Density Functional Calculations of 27Al, 11B, and 14N and NQR Parameters in the (6, 0) BNAlN Nanotube Junction
Morteza Farahani, Ahmad Seif, Asadallah Boshra, Hossein Aghaie 		651
114 Isobaric Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium of Binary Mixture of Methyl Acetate with Isopropylbenzene at 97.3 kPa
Seema Kapoor, Baljinder K. Gill, V. K. Rattan 		654
115 Isobaric Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium Data for Binary Mixture of 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran and Cumene
V. K. Rattan, Baljinder K. Gill, Seema Kapoor 		658
116 A Study on Polymer Coated Colour Pigments for Water-Based Ink
T. K N. Hoang, P. A. Tuan, R. Finsy, L. Deriemaeker 		662
117 Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of Heavy Paraffin Dehydrogenation Reactor for Selective Olefin Production in Linear Alkyl Benzene Production Plant
G. Zahedi, H. Yaghoobi 		666
118 An Experimental Study on Autoignition of Wood
Tri Poespowati 		672
119 Software Tools for System Identification and Control using Neural Networks in Process Engineering
J. Fernandez de Canete, S. Gonzalez-Perez, P. del Saz-Orozco 		676
120 Artificial Neural Networks for Identification and Control of a Lab-Scale Distillation Column using LABVIEW
J. Fernandez de Canete, S. Gonzalez-Perez, P. del Saz-Orozco 		681
121 Photo-Fenton Treatment of 1,3-dichloro-2-Propanol Aqueous Solutions using UV Radiation and H2O2 – A Kinetic Study
Maria D. Nikolaki, Katerina N. Zerva, Constantine. J. Philippopoulos 		687
122 Effect of Flowrate and Coolant Temperature on the Efficiency of Progressive Freeze Concentration on Simulated Wastewater
M. Jusoh, R. Mohd Yunus, M. A. Abu Hassan 		692
123 Immobilized Liquid Membrane for Propylene-Propane Separation
Maryam TakhtRavanchi, Tahereh Kaghazchi, Ali Kargari 		696
124 The Game of Col on Complete K-ary Trees
Alessandro Cincotti, Timothee Bossart 		699
125 QCM-D Study on Relationship of PEG Coated Stainless Steel Surfaces to Protein Resistance
Norzita Ngadi, John Abrahamson, Conan Fee, Ken Morison		 702
126 New SUZ-4 Zeolite Membrane from Sol-Gel Technique
P. Worathanakul, P. Kongkachuichay		 707
127 Removal of Boron from Waste Waters by Ion-Exchange in a Batch System
Pelin Demirçivi, Gülhayat Nasün-Saygýlý		 712
128 Study of a Four-Bed Pressure Swing Adsorption for Oxygen Separation from Air
Moghadazadeh Zahra, Towfighi Jafar, Mofarahi Masoud		 716
129 Interactive Fuzzy Multi-objective Programming in Land Re-organisational Planning for Sustainable Rural Development
Bijaya Krushna Mangaraj, Deepak Kumar Das		 721
130 Automation System for Optimization of Electrical and Thermal Energy Production in Cogenerative Gas Power Plants
Ion Miciu 		731
131 An Autonomous Collaborative Forecasting System Implementation – The First Step towards Successful CPFR System
Chi-Fang Huang, Yun-Shiow Chen, Yun-Kung Chung 		736
132 Modeling of Dielectric Heating in Radio-Frequency Applicator Optimized for Uniform Temperature by Means of Genetic Algorithms
Camelia Petrescu, Lavinia Ferariu 		746
133 An algorithm for computing the Analytic Singular Value Decomposition
Drahoslava Janovska, Vladimir Janovsky, Kunio Tanabe 		752
134 Matrix Decompositions for Quaternions
Drahoslava Janovska, Gerhard Opfer 		758
135 The Characteristic Straight Line Method for Soil Displacement Monitoring
Mahmoud M. S. Albattah 		760
136 Performance of Random Diagonal Codes for Spectral Amplitude Coding Optical CDMA Systems
Hilal A. Fadhil, Syed A. Aljunid, R. Badlishah Ahmed 		764
137 Compression and Filtering of Random Signals under Constraint of Variable Memory
Anatoli Torokhti, Stan Miklavcic 		768
138 Optimal Data Compression and Filtering: the Case of Infinite Signal Sets
Anatoli Torokhti, Phil Howlett		 774
139 110 MW Geothermal Power Plant Multiple Simulator, using Wireless Technology
Guillermo Romero-Jiménez, Luis A. Jiménez-Fraustro, Mayolo Salinas-Camacho, Heriberto Avalos-Valenzuela 		786
140 Graphical Environment for Modeling Control Systems in Full Scope Training Simulators
Guillermo Romero-Jiménez, Víctor Jiménez-Sánchez, Edgardo J. Roldán-Villasana		 792
141 Optimization of kinematics for birds and UAVs using evolutionary algorithms
Mohamed Hamdaoui, Jean-Baptiste Mouret, Stephane Doncieux, Pierre Sagaut 		798
142 Neural Network Controller for Mobile Robot Motion Control
Jasmin Velagic, Nedim Osmic, Bakir Lacevic 		810
143 Design of Smith-like Predictive Controller with Communication Delay Adaptation
Jasmin Velagic 		816
144 The First Integral Approach in Stability Problem of Large Scale Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
M. Kidouche, H. Habbi, M. Zelmat, S.Grouni 		821
145 Design of the Mathematical Model of the Respiratory System Using Electro-acoustic Analogy
M. Rozanek, K. Roubik 		827
146 Automatic Fingerprint Classification using Graph Theory
Mana Tarjoman , Shaghayegh Zarei 		831
147 A Finite Element Model for estimating Young’s Modulus of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Composites Incorporating Elastic Cross-Links
Kaveh PourAkbar Saffar, Nima JamilPour, Ahmad Raeisi Najafi, Gholamreza Rouhi, Ahmad Reza Arshi, Abdolhossein Fereidoon 		836
148 Representation of Power System for Electromagnetic Transient Calculation
P. Sowa 		840
149 Simulating Action Potential as a Linear Combination of Gating Dynamics
S. H. Sabzpoushan 		844
150 Speed Regulation of a Small BLDC Motor using Genetic-Based Proportional Control
S. Poonsawat, T. Kulworawanichpong 		849
151 Distribution Voltage Regulation under Three-Phase Fault by using D-STATCOM
Chaiyut Sumpavakup, Thanatchai Kulworawanichpong 		855
152 Application of Load Transfer Technique for Distribution Power Flow Analysis
Udomsak Thongkrajay, Padej Pao-La-Or, Thanatchai Kulworawanichpong 		860
153 The Optimal Design for Grip Force of Material Handling
Tawiwat V., Sarawut S. 		864
154 Combining Minimum Energy and Minimum Direct Jerk of Linear Dynamic Systems
Tawiwat V., Jumnong P. 		869
155 Micro-Controller based Oxy-Fuel Profile Cutting System
A. P. Kulkarni, P. Randive, A.R Mache 		875
156 Modeling and Simulation of a Hybrid Scooter
W. K. Yap, V. Karri 		880
157 Simulation and Configuration of Hydrogen Assisted Renewable Energy Power System
V. Karri, W. K. Yap, J. Titchen 		886
158 An Approach in the Improvement of the Reliability of Impedance Relay
D. Ouahdi, R. Ladjeroud, I. Habi 		894
159 Application of Boost Converter For Ride-through Capability of Adjustable Speed Drives During Sag and Swell Conditions
S. S. Deswal, Ratna Dahiya, D. K. Jain 		899
160 Evolution, Tendencies and Impact of Standardization of Input/Output Platforms in Full Scale Simulators for Training Power Plant Operators
Zabre Eric, Román Rafael 		904
161 Effect of Endplate Shape on Performance and Stability of Wings-in Ground (WIG) Craft
Kyoungwoo Park, Chol Ho Hong, Kwang Soo Kim, Juhee Lee		 913
162 TRS: System for Recommending Semantic Web Service Composition Approaches
Sandeep Kumar, R. B. Mishra 		920
163 Single-Camera EKF-vSLAM
ML. Benmessaoud, A. Lamrani, K. Nemra, AK. Souici 		924
164 A New Approach for the Fingerprint Classification based on Gray-Level Co-Occurrence Matrix
Mehran Yazdi, Kazem Gheysari 		930
165 On Preprocessing of Speech Signals
Ayaz Keerio, Bhargav Kumar Mitra, Philip Birch, Rupert Young, Chris Chatwin		 934
166 Determining Optimal Production Plan by Revised Surrogate Worth Trade-off Method
Tunjo Peric, Zoran Babic 		941
167 Numerical Solution of Infinite Boundary Integral Equation by using Galerkin Method with Laguerre Polynomials
N. M. A. Nik Long, Z. K. Eshkuvatov, M. Yaghobifar, M. Hasan 		951
168 Power Flow Control with UPFC in Power Transmission System
Samina Elyas Mubeen, R. K. Nema, Gayatri Agnihotri 		955
169 A Parallel Architecture for the Real Time Correction of Stereoscopic Images
Zohir Irki, Michel Devy		 960
170 Children of Famous Parents: An Exploratory Study
Surabhika Maheshwari		 967
171 Some Aspects regarding I.R. Absorbing Materials based on Thin Alumina Films for Solar- Thermal Energy Conversion, using X- Ray Diffraction Technique
Sorina Adriana Mitrea, Silvia Maria Hodorogea, Anca Duta, Luminita Isac, Elena Purghel, Mihaela Voinea		 977
172 Numerical Investigation of the Chilling of Food Products by Air-Mist Spray
Roy J. Issa		 981
173 A Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization Solution to Ramping Rate Constrained
Dynamic Economic Dispatch
Pichet Sriyanyong		 991
174 Momentum and Heat Transfer in the Flow of a Viscoelastic Fluid Past a Porous Flat Plate Subject to Suction or Blowing
Motahar Reza, Anadi Sankar Gupta		 997
175 Auto Tuning PID Controller based on Improved Genetic Algorithm for Reverse Osmosis Plant
Jin-Sung Kim, Jin-Hwan Kim, Ji-Mo Park, Sung-Man Park, Won-Yong Choe, Hoon Heo		 1001
176 Arsenic Mobility from Mining Tailings of Monte San Nicolas to Presa de Mata in
Guanajuato, Mexico
I. Cano-Aguilera, B. E. Rubio-Campos, G. De la Rosa, A. F. Aguilera-Alvarado		 1007
177 Recycling Poultry Feathers for Pb Removal from Wastewater: Kinetic and Equilibrium Studies
G. de la Rosa, H.E. Reynel-Avila, A. Bonilla-Petriciolet, I. Cano-Rodríguez, C. Velasco-Santos, A.L. Martínez-Hernández		 1011
178 Predicting Radiative Heat Transfer in Arbitrary Two and Three-Dimensional Participating Media
Mohammad Hadi Bordbar, Timo Hyppänen		 1020
179 Physical Modeling of Oil Well Fire Extinguishing Using a Turbojet on a Barge
M. Abbaspour, D. Mansouri, N. Mansouri		 1026
180 Encrypted Audio Transmission using Synchronized Nd:YAG Lasers
R. M. López-Gutiérrez, C. Cruz-Hernández, C. Posadas-Castillo, E.E.García-Guerrero		 1032
181 Large-Deflection Analysis of Automotive Vehicle’s Door Wiring Harness System Using Finite Element Method
Byeong-Sam Kim, Kangsu Lee, Kyoungwoo Park, Samir Ben Chaabane		 1037
182 Effect of One-Handed Pushing and Puling Strength at Different Handle Heights in Vertical Direction
Tarik H. Badi, Amer A. Boushaala		 1042
183 Thermo-Sensitive Hydrogel: Control of Hydrophilic-Hydrophobic Transition
Wanwipa Siriwatwechakul, Nutte Teraphongphom, Vatcharani Ngaotheppitak, Sureeporn Kunataned		 1046
184 A Multiple-Objective Environmental Rationalization and Optimization for Material
Substitution in the Production of Stone-Washed Jeans- Garments
Nabil A. Ibrahim, Nabil M. Abdel Moneim, Mohamed A. Ramadan, Marwa M. Hosni		 1052
185 Privacy in New Mobile Payment Protocol
Tan Soo Fun, Leau Yu Beng, Rozaini Roslan, Habeeb Saleh Habeeb		 1060
186 A New Shock Model for Systems Subject to Random Threshold Failure
A. Rangan, A. Tansu		 1065
187 Optimal Manufacturing Scheduling for Dependent Details Processing
Ivan C. Mustakerov, Daniela I. Borissova		 1071
188 Learning through Shared Procedures - A Case of using Technology to Bridge the Gap between Theory and Practice in Officer Education
O. Boe, S-T. Kristiansen, R. Wold		 1076
189 A Unity Gain Fully-Differential 10bit and 40MSps Sample-And-Hold Amplifier
in 0.18μm CMOS
Sanaz Haddadian, Rahele Hedayati		 1084
190 The Economic Lot Scheduling Problem in Flow Lines with Sequence-Dependent Setups
M. Heydari, S. A. Torabi		 1090
191 Process-based Business Transformation through Services Computing
Sinnakkrishnan Perumal, Nitish Pandey		 1098
192 Numerical Solving of General Fuzzy Linear Systems by Huang’s Method
S. J. Hosseini Ghoncheh, M. Paripour		 1103

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