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Monthly Archives: September 2017

Consensus in Group Decision Making and Social Networks

Enrique HERRERA-VIEDMA1,6*, Francisco Javier CABRERIZO1*, Francisco CHICLANA2*, Jian WU3, Manuel Jesús COBO4, Konstantin SAMUYLOV5 ABSTRACT: The consensus reaching process is the most important step in a group decision making scenario. This step is most frequently identified as a process consisting of some discussion rounds in which several decision makers, which …

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Enabling Assistive Technologies to Shape the Future of the
Intensive Senior-Centred Care: A Case Study Approach

Adriana ALEXANDRU,  Marilena IANCULESCU* National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics, 8-10 Averescu Avenue, Bucharest, 011455, Romania adriana@ici.ro, manina@ici.ro  (*Corresponding author) ABSTRACT: Nowadays, the proportion in the older ages and the average life expectancy is increasing dramatically throughout the world. The health problems associated with wealthy and aged populations …

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A Big Data Framework for Mining Sensor Data Using Hadoop

Engy A. EL-SHAFEYI*, Ali I. EL-DESOUKY Computers and Systems Department, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Egypt (*Corresponding author) e-mail: engy.elshafeiy@gmail.com. ABSTRACT: The data gathered from IOTs is considered of high business value. The IOTs devices sense the natural conditions using sensor network comprised of sensor nodes. Mining of big sensor …

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Improved Energy Detector for Spectrum Sensing Using Neuro-Fuzzy Double Threshold Technique

Barnali DEY1, Ashraf HOSSAIN1, Valentina. E. BALAS2*, R. N. BERA3 1 Department of ECE, National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam, India e-mail: ashraf@ece.nits.ac.in, barnali.mou.dey@gmail.com. 2 Department of Automation and Applied informatics, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, 310130, Romania valentina.balas@uav.ro (*Corresponding author) 3 Department of ECE, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, …

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The Meaningful Mixed Data TOPSIS (TOPSIS-MMD) Method and its Application in Supplier Selection

Sourour AOUADNI1*, Abdelwaheb REBAI2, Zenonas TURSKIS3 1, 2 Laboratory of Modeling and Optimization for Decisional, Industrial and Logistic Systems, Faculty of Economics and Management, Route de l’aéroport, Km 4, B.P. 1088, Sfax 3018, Tunisie *sourour_aouadni@yahoo.fr (* Corresponding author) 3 Research Institute of Smart Building Technologies, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Vilnius …

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A Conceptual Framework for Modeling and Design of Cyber-Physical Systems

Ioan DUMITRACHE,  Ioan Stefan SACALA*, Mihnea Alexandru MOISESCU, Simona Iuliana CARAMIHAI University “Politehnica” of Bucharest 313 Splaiul Independentei, Bucharest, Romania ioan.sacala@acse.pub.ro, mihnea.moisescu@upb.ro * Corresponding author ABSTRACT: Systems that can tightly integrate physical with virtual components have represented a priority of research and development in the area of ICT. An intensive …

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Stabilization and Voltage Regulation of the Buck DC-DC
Converter Using Model Predictive of Laguerre Functions

Chala Merga ABDISSA1, Kil To CHONG2* 1 Jeonbuk National University, Baekje-daero 567  Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, 561-756, South Korea chalmer.abdissa@gmail.com 2 Jeonbuk National University, Baekje-daero 567  Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, 561-756, South Korea. kitchong@jbnu.ac.kr (*Corresponding author) ABSTRACT: This paper proposes a solution to stability and voltage regulation of switched mode buck DC-DC converter using a model predictive …

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Dorsal Hand Vein Pattern Analysis and Neural Networks for Biometric Authentication

Bogdan BELEAN1, Mihaela STREZA1, Septimiu CRISAN2, Simina EMERICH3 1 National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, CETATEA Research Centre, 67-103 Donat St., Cluj-Napoca, 400293, Romania bogdan.belean@itim-cj.ro 2 Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Department of Electrical Engineering and Measurements, 28 Memorandumului, Cluj-Napoca, 400114, Romania Septimiu.Crisan@ethm.utcluj.ro 3 Technical University …

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Extreme Learning Machine Based on Stationary Wavelet Singular Values for Bearing Failure Diagnosis

Nibaldo RODRIGUEZ1, Carolina LAGOS1*, Enrique CABRERA2, Lucio CAÑETE3 1 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Av Brasil 2241, Valparaíso, 2362807, Chile nibaldo.rodriguez@pucv.cl; carolina.lagos.c@mail.pucv.cl (*Corresponding author) 2 CIMFAV, Universidad de Valparaíso General Cruz 559, Valparaíso, 2363326, Chile enrique.cabrera@uv.cl 3 Universidad de Santiago de Chile Av. Ecuador 3769, Santiago, 9170124, Chile lucio.canete@usach.cl ABSTRACT: …

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