Data fusion for Japanese term and character N-gram search
Term segmentation plays a vital role in building effective information retrieval systems. In particular, languages such as Japanese and Chinese require a morphological analyzer or a word segmenter to...
View ArticleOptimal placement and number of energy transmitters in wireless sensor...
Energy efficiency is one of the most critical design issues in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Recently, RF energy transfer emerges as a promising solution to enhance energy efficiency. In RF energy...
View ArticleAnálise de investimentos na cadeia de suprimentos downstream da Indústria...
The Brazilian oil industry has gained new momentum with the discovery of large oil reserves in deep waters. Between 2011 and 2015 numerous investments in the oil production chain are expected in order...
View ArticleTheoretical demonstration of Weyl points in 3D srs photonic crystals
We present the theoretical study of achiral 2-srs-networks and we show that these structures possess the frequency-isolated linear point degeneracies in their three-dimensional dispersion relations...
View ArticleGraphene oxide as antireflection coating for silicon solar cells
Graphene oxide thin film is sprayed on the surface of silicon solar cells as an antireflection coating. The reflection loss of the solar cells is significantly reduced leading to enhanced short circuit...
View ArticleSurface morphology dependent light trapping of plasmonic nanoparticles on...
We reveal plasmonic nanoparticles are effective to enhance the light absorption in planar Si wafer cells, while the absorption enhancement can be significantly offset by the plasmonic induced losses in...
View ArticleDesign techniques for NCL-based asynchronous circuits on commercial FPGA
While asynchronous techniques are of increasing interest in low-power design, designers cannot simply transfer current synchronous techniques to that domain. In particular, commercial FPGA systems and...
View ArticleStudy of steel fiber distribution patterns of steel fiber reinforced...
Previous studies on Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete (SFRC) have focused on steel fiber distribution and mechanical properties of plastic, while less attention has been directed to the interrelated...
View ArticleEvaluating business value of IT in healthcare: Three clinical practices from...
Exponentially increasing costs in healthcare coupled with poor quality and limited access have motivated the healthcare industry to turn to IS/IT solutions to overcome these issues and facilitate...
View ArticleEffect of fixed point computations on anger classification in speech signals
This paper investigates the effect of fixed point calculations on the accuracy of automatic emotion detection from speech signals. The tests used natural emotional speech recordings representing 16...
View ArticleDesign of asynchronous RISC CPU register-file write-back queue
This paper presents the comparison results of Area, Performance and Power of FIFO and Data-Queue on a logically determined Null Convention Logic RISC CPU register file Write-Back circuit. A shift...
View ArticleRefinery operational planning: A convex relaxation application
The oil refining activity is certainly one of the most complex activities in the chemical industry. The complexity arises mainly from the nonlinear nature of the refining processes and the several...
View ArticleUm algoritmo heurístico multiobjetivo baseado no método de newton para o...
In this paper we propose a hierarchical heuristic algorithm for the integrated Resource Selection and Operation Sequences (iRS/OS) with the objective of minimizing the makespan and balancing workload....
View ArticleSizing and scheduling resources: A decision support system applied to oil...
In the competitive and growing oil and gas industry, efficiency plays a crucial role. Activities and its associated resources must be efficiently scheduled in order to maintain satisfactory production,...
View ArticlePrinciples of contract claims management - A review of the Nigerian...
This paper examines the management of contractual claims in the Nigerian construction industry. It explored issues bothering on availability of expertise in the area of managing claims, the principles...
View ArticleEfficient elliptic curve parallel scalar multiplication methods
In this paper we compare the computational complexity of two parallel scalar multiplication methods used to speed up scalar multiplications for Elliptic Curve Cryptography applications....
View ArticleControle de reposição e estoques de um Item com demanda incerta via...
In this paper, an inventory and replenishment control system is determined for a logistics network with one layer, assuming a single item with uncertain demand, via stochastic programming. The...
View ArticleStructural properties of polypropylene nanofibres fabricated by meltblowing
In this paper the structural properties of polypropylene (PP) nanofibres fabricated by meltblowing process by injecting fluids such as air and water at different flow rates in an extruder during...
View ArticleAnodized nanoporous WO3 Schottky contact structures for hydrogen and ethanol...
This paper reports the development of nanoporous tungsten trioxide (WO3) Schottky diode-based gas sensors. Nanoporous WO3 films were prepared by anodic oxidation of tungsten foil in ethylene glycol...
View ArticleRelease mechanism of omega-3 fatty acid in ?-carrageenan/polydextrose...
A high-solid matrix of K-carrageenan with polydextrose was developed to entrap a-linolenic acid, which is an omega-3 bioactive compound. Physicochemical analysis of this system utilised modulated DSC,...
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