Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractConstruction and Application of a Statistical Test for Coefficient of Variation on Normal DistributionsSolly Matshonisa Seeletse, Gezani Richman MiyambuIn this study a novel statistical test is derived for the Coefficient of Variation (CV) under normal distributions. This is a newly derived test with value to engineering sciences in aspects of production of accurate items. The CV can measure the precision of a measuring instrument, among other applications. In order to determine instrument reliability, start by generating measures using … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 11 · 11 Nov 2017 · 7,853 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractVisual Tracking using Invariant Feature DescriptorLee-Yeng Ong, Siong-Hoe Lau, Voon-Chet KooThe process of identifying the state of an object in a video sequence is referred as visual tracking. It is mainly achieved by using the appearance information from a reference image to recognize the similar characteristics from the other images. Since a digital image is built-up with rows and columns of pixels that are represented with finite set of digital … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 9 · 21 Sep 2017 · 7,721 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractChoice Meaning and Context: Two Sides of the Same Coin?Saadettin Sel, Joachim Storsberg, Mark A. Brown, Christian SchmidtThe human intellect is a powerful instrument to be applied to problems. Expressed differently, sharpening one’s acumen by regular exposure to conundra can be likened to exercising a muscle or refining a tool such as creating brushes to suit certain tasks. Such applications hinge on a reasonable understanding of a given problem and the presentation of opposing viewpoints of the … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 13, Issue 2 · 24 May 2017 · 6,926 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractApproaches for Conservation of an Ethnomedicinal Plant: Asparagus racemosus Willd.Shubha Thakur, Kishan Lal Tiwari, Shailesh Kumar JadhavIndia is one of the megadiversity regions over the globe, gifted with the immense forest resources having the richness of the medicinal plants. The increasing demand of herbal medicines has led to destructive harvesting practices hampering the existence of natural population. Asparagus racemosus, a female-friendly herb, is one such asset to Indian flora having numerous pharmacological applications. Steroidal saponins are … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 3 · 12 Jul 2015 · 7,311 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractRECENT TRENDS AND CHALLENGES OF ENERGY EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGSChiara BedonAccording to several studies (e.g., the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2014), the US Energy Information Administration (US EIA, 2014), warming of the climate system is unequivocal and mainly derives from greenhouse gas emissions due to human activities. Global Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels, for example, are estimated to be 29% higher in 2035 than they were … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 11 Sep 2014 · 8,503 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA NOVEL ROBUST AND EFFICIENT TOOL FOR DETECTING HETEROSCEDASTICITYWei Xiong, Maozai TianOne of the greatest values of Quantile Regression (QR) is that it provides a good procedure in the sense that QR could be much more efficient and sometimes arbitrarily more efficient in recovering the mean function than the Least Squares (LS) even when without moment conditions. However, heteroscedasticity definitely causes conditional variances of parametric or nonparametric estimates of mean functions … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 10, Issue 2 · 21 Mar 2014 · 6,662 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A RECOMMENDER SYSTEM FOR E-LEARNING MODULESBaseera, SrinathExtensive literature review revealed that, different recommender systems for E-learning were developed. A preliminary version of the development was undertaken and evaluated in an experiment during an introduction psychology course in an open university. The activities were integrated in to a model which operates on a network. No curriculum structure was assigned and the users were allowed to undergo learning … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 10, Issue 5 · 26 Dec 2013 · 7,104 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAgent and Radio Frequency Identification Based Architecture for Supermarket Information SystemHasan Al-SakranIn recent years the acceptance of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in business environments has been increasing rapidly due to its competitive business value. Adopting a suitable RFID-based information system has become increasingly important for supermarkets. However, most supermarkets still use conventional barcode-based systems to manage their information processes, which are consistently reported as one of the most unenthusiastic aspects … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 9, Issue 6 · 1 Jun 2013 · 6,746 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractION-IMPLANTED GLASS WAVEGUIDES: A REVIEWShu Cheng, Bo Peng, Hai-Tao Guo et al.As a well-known technique for material modification, ion implantation has become an effective method to fabricate waveguide in optical glasses. The guiding structures can be accurately controlled by the adjustment of the species, energies and fluences of the implanted ions. In the present work, we review the results of up-to-date research on the fabrication, characterization and applications of the ion-implanted … …Physics International, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 20 May 2013 · 13,468 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractLearning Software Component Model for Online TutoringM. Balakrishnan, K. DuraiswamyProblem statement: Web services are interface elements which allow applications to render functional services to requesting clients using open standard protocols. A lecture method combines both social association and urban processing as course design and delivery is termed as Interface Learning. Many Interface learning services is presenting through online. To make an online tutoring scheme more effective, the previous study … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 8, Issue 7 · 9 Jun 2012 · 6,776 accessesView PDFCite