Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordTruncated Estimate in Log-Binomial Model: Algorithm and SimulationLuyan Dai, Yang Li, Ye ShenProblem statement: Relative risk has concrete meanings of comparing two groups and measuring the association between exposures and outcomes in medical and public health studies. Log-binomial model, using a log link function on binary outcomes, is straightforward to estimate risk ratios, whereas generates boundary problems. When the estimates are located near the boundary of constrained parameter space, common approaches or … …Current Research in Biostatistics, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 7 May 2012 · 8,291 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordA Novel Distinguishability Based Weighted Feature Selection Algorithms for Improved Classification of Gene Microarray DatasetJ. Jeyachidra, M. PunithavalliData mining played vital role in comprehending, analyzing, understanding and interpreting microarray technology expression data. That includes search for genes that had similar or correlated patterns of expression. For that, the feature selection was one of the frequently used important techniques for data preprocessing. Many feature selection algorithms had been developed. Yet the persisting problem was in selecting optimal subset … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 2 Feb 2015 · 6,376 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordVariable Neighborhood Simplex Search Methods for Global Optimization ModelsPongchanun LuangpaiboonProblem statement: Many optimization problems of practical interest are encountered in various fields of chemical, engineering and management sciences. They are computationally intractable. Therefore, a practical algorithm for solving such problems is to employ approximation algorithms that can find nearly optimums within a reasonable amount of computational time. Approach: In this study the hybrid methods combining the Variable Neighborhood Search … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 15 Feb 2012 · 6,510 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordTax Exportability in Tourism MarketMohammad Mohebi, Khalid Abdul Rahim, Lee Chin, Khairil Wahidin AwangProblem statement: Tax incidence is a basic topic in public economics as the tourism industry is an increasingly major contributor to government revenue. Generally, government taxation objectives are for the purpose of financing programs that improve people’s lives and economic prosperity, accelerate economic growth and allow for access to sustainable development. In the first view, tax policy decisions by government … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 14 Jun 2011 · 7,679 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordTopology Control Using Efficient Power ManagementS. Karunakaran, P. ThangarajProblem statement: Effective Topology control will improve the performance and the capacity of Mobile Ad-hoc networks by building reliable network structure. Approach: Power level is used as the basis for topology control since it reduces spatial interference while increasing the effective channel capacity and network lifetime. Results: In this study, we design a topology control using efficient power management algorithm … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 4 Apr 2011 · 6,715 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordImplementation of Computer Aided Diagnosis System Based on Parallel Approach of Ant Based Medical Image SegmentationJayabalan Jaya, Keppanagowder ThanushkodiProblem statement: The aim of this study is to develop Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) system for the detection of brain tumor by using parallel implementation of ACO system for medical image segmentation applications due to the rapid execution for obtaining and extracting the Region of Interest (ROI) from the images for diagnostic purposes in medical field. Approach: For ROI segmentation, … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 25 Feb 2011 · 8,130 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordEstimation of the Extreme Value Type I Distribution by the Method of LQ-MomentsAni Shabri, Abdul Aziz JemainProblem statement: The study evaluated the effectiveness of the various quantile estimators of the LQ-moments method for estimating parameters of the Extreme Value Type 1 (EV1) distribution. Approach: The performances of the LQ-moments were analyzed and compared against a widely used method of L-moments by using simulated samples of both EV1 and generalized Lambda distribution, focusing on small and moderate … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2009 · 7,040 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordWeighted Semi-Blind Channel Identification by Cross Relation MethodMohamed Tahar Taba, S. FemmamProblem statement: The bandwidth efficiency of many communication systems could be improved if the transmission channel was estimated blindly without resort to training sequences. GMSK was a spectrum-efficient modulation scheme and it was adopted as the modulation standard of GSM systems. Approach: However, because of its phase modulation, Gaussian filtering and partial response signalling properties, Results: The simulation results showed … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 6 · 30 Jun 2009 · 6,891 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordOn Discrete Least Squares Polynomial Fit, Linear Spaces and Data ClassificationFrançois Dubeau, Youness MirThe best discrete least squares polynomial fit to a data set is revisited. We point out some properties related to the best polynomial and precise the dimension of vector spaces encountered to solve the problem. Finally, we suggest a basic classification of data sets based on their increasing or decreasing trend, and on their convexity or concavity form. …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 3, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2007 · 6,865 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordFault Detection of Computer Communication Networks Using an Expert SystemIbrahiem M.M. El Emary, Adanan I. Al RabiaThe main objective of this study was to build an expert system for assisting the network administrator in his work of management and administration of the computer communication network. Theory of operation of the proposed expert system depends on using a time series model capable of forecasting the various performance parameters as: delay, utilization and collision frequency. When the expert … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 10 · 31 Oct 2005 · 7,125 accessesView PDFCite