Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFusion of Features and Extreme Learning Machine for Facial Expression RecognitionBayezid Islam, Arfat HossainHuman emotion is highly correlated to facial expressions. Due to its growing demand in different sectors, an emotion recognition method is proposed through recognizing facial expressions. The input image is preprocessed and then the resulting image is segmented into four facial expression regions following the newly proposed segmentation method. Histogram of Oriented Gradients (HOG) and Local Binary Patterns (LBP) are … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 15, Issue 12 · 28 Dec 2019 · 7,404 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractProtecting crop species from biotic and abiotic constraints in the era of Global Change: are we ready for this challenge?Marco Landi, Giovanni BenelliReliable and affordable supply of food is of crucial importance to the progress and stability of human societies. During the last century, we have assisted to an extraordinary increase of crop yields, especially for the most widespread and consumed crop species, such as rice, wheat, corn and soybean. The Broadbalk experiment, one of the oldest continuous agronomic experiments in the … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 4 Jun 2016 · 8,399 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Framework for a Multi-Layered Security of an Automated Programming Code Assessment ToolMohd Fadzli Marhusin, Muhammad Firdaus Zul Kafli, Rossilawati Sulaiman et al.In a learning environment, a low student-lecturer ratio is considered a practical solution by many educational institutions. However, the number of students in information technology is increasing every year. This could lead to a significant increase in the workload of lecturers, who need to evaluate assignments, quizzes and projects. Hence, it is desirable that an automated assessment tool is used … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 18 Sep 2014 · 6,630 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractForecasting Peak Load Electricity Demand Using Statistics and Rule Based ApproachZ. Ismail, A. Yahya, K. A. MahpolProblem statement: Forecasting of electricity load demand is an essential activity and an important function in power system planning and development. It is a prerequisite to power system expansion planning as the world of electricity is dominated by substantial lead times between decision making and its implementation. The importance of demand forecasting needs to be emphasized at all level as … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 8 · 31 Aug 2009 · 7,936 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEnvironmental Factors Influence on Mobile Learning BusinessAlireza Nasiri, Guishi DengProblem statement: Recently, there has been growing interest in m-learning consequently emerging m-learning technology is promising technological and educational business. Nevertheless, m-learning is a new business and the different actors are still trialing by ways of a diversity of business models to overcome in able to achieve a sustainable and profitable place in this market. Numbers of m-learning products providers … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 6 · 30 Jun 2009 · 6,967 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAutonomic Middleware Services for Just-In-Time Grid Services ProvisioningWail M. Omar, A. Taleb-Bendiab, Yasir KaramThe advent of widespread distributed computing environment, such as information systems and computational grids computing has enabled a new generation of applications that are based on seamless access, aggregation and interaction. The dramatic side of the story is a strong presence of the plea that those decentralized Grids are potentially affected by a number of primitives derived from their anatomy, … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 2, Issue 6 · 30 Jun 2006 · 6,579 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Impact of Applying IT and E-Learning in Economic Information SystemsJihad A.A.Abu Al SondosThe purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of using the E-learning approach as well as IT technologies in the teaching process of Economics Information System (EIS) course to graduate students. Also, this study concentrates on two trends, the first one related to the befits of using E-learning approach in teaching EIS. The benefits of this approach are: … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 28 Feb 2006 · 6,712 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAutomated Evaluation of Short Answers Using Text Similarity for the Portuguese LanguageSilvério Sirotheau, Joao C.A. dos Santos, Eloi L. Favero, Simone N. de FreitasAlong with the development of distance education, emerges the demand for virtual environments as the automated evaluation studies of essays that has already produced promising results. However, when dealing with short answers, replicating the decisions of a human grader is still a challenge, as the portability of essay evaluation techniques to short answers has not produced results with the same … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 15, Issue 11 · 21 Nov 2019 · 6,899 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractData Mining in Time Series: Current Study and Future TrendTan Yan, Liudmila Ulanova, Ye Ouyang, Fengyuan XuTime series represent sequences of data points where usually their order is defined by the time when they were recorded. Thus, virtually any sequential recordings can be stored as time series: Stock prices, weather conditions, physical system parameters change, product quality monitoring, etc. This leads to ubiquity of time series in all scientific and practical fields (Esling and Agon, 2012); … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 10, Issue 12 · 26 Jan 2015 · 8,756 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Theory of the Mind as a Complex SystemCraig P. Speelman, Kim Kirsner, Stephan HalloyFive principles of skill acquisition are presented based on a review of research on human learning and expertise. Essentially these principles state that practice leads to faster and more efficient uses of knowledge. This enables faster performance and results in less demand on mental resources. In turn these outcomes enable higher level behaviours to be attempted. Ultimately skills are developed … …Current Research in Psychology, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 9 Jul 2012 · 9,149 accessesView PDFCite