Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsRISK ANALYSIS IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS: A PRACTICAL SELECTION METHODOLOGYAlberto De Marco, Muhammad Jamaluddin ThaheemProject Risk Management (PRM) is gaining attention from researchers and practitioners in the form of sophisticated tools and techniques to help construction managers perform risk management. However, the large variety of techniques has made selecting an appropriate solution a complex and risky task in itself. Accordingly, this study proposes a practical framework methodology to assist construction project managers and practitioners … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 1 · 28 Nov 2013 · 9,193 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCardiovascular Diseases Identification Using Wavelet Optimization and Modify Cuckoo Search AlgorithmBanit Negi, Abhilekh Bartwal, Agya Ram Verma et al.The problem the author aims to solve is the extraction of discriminatory features in ECG (Electrocardiogram) signals for classification purposes. The scope of the work is to propose a new method for building wavelets that best reflect the discriminatory capacity of ECG signals. The approach involves optimizing the wavelets specifically for the classification function under consideration. To address the problem, … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 19, Issue 8 · 3 Aug 2023 · 5,403 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Design Method of SPEM-based Feature Methodology FrameworkChee-Yang Song, Eun-Sook ChoExisting feature methodologies have been presented primarily at the research level, lacking generalized frameworks suitable for commercial application. Critically, the absence of SPEM (Software & Systems Process Engineering Metamodel) standard compliance limits their standardization and systematization, hindering practical adoption. Furthermore, work-product-based feature methodology frameworks that facilitate methodological structuring are needed to address the evolving complexity of software development processes. This … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 21, Issue 11 · 26 Dec 2025 · 1,719 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAutomatic Digitization of Engineering Diagrams using Intelligent AlgorithmsPremanand Ghadekar, Shaunak Joshi, Debabrata Swain et al.At present usage of computational intelligence became the ultimate need of the heavy engineering industries. Digitization can be achieved in these sectors by scanning the hard copy images. When older documents are digitized are not of very high fidelity and therefore the accuracy, reliability of the estimates of components such as equipment and materials after digitization are remarkably low since … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 17, Issue 9 · 28 Sep 2021 · 7,058 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBiometric Gait Recognition Based on Machine Learning AlgorithmsMohamed SayedIt is crucial to find methods that analyze large amount of data captured by cameras and/or various sensors installed all around us. Machine learning becomes a prevailing tool in analyzing such data that signifies behavioral characteristics of human beings. Gait as an identifier for use in individual recognition systems has respective and almost certainly unique key features for each person … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 14, Issue 7 · 6 Aug 2018 · 8,984 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEnhanced Ensemble Prediction Algorithms for Detecting Faulty Modules in Object Oriented Systems Using Quality MetricsM. Punithavalli, C. NeelamegamThe high usage of software system poses high quality demand from users, which results in increased software complexity. To address these complexities, software quality engineering methods should be updated accordingly and enhance their quality assuring methods. Fault prediction, a sub-task of SQE, is designed to solve this issue and provide a strategy to identify faulty parts of a program, so … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 8, Issue 12 · 20 Dec 2012 · 6,435 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMost Used Rock Mass Classifications for Underground OpeningAl-Jbori A’ssim, Zhang Y. XingProblem statement: Rock mass characterization is an integral part of rock engineering practice. The empirical design methods based on rock mass classifications systems provide quick assessments of the support requirements for underground excavations at any stage of a project, even if the available geotechnical data are limited. The underground excavation industry tends to lean on empirical approaches such as rock … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 7,274 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractIs Rerum® the New Coley's Vaccine?Marco RuggieroColey's Vaccine and Cancer Immunotherapy Dr. William B. Coley is credited for having been the first to translate the observation of an association between bacterial infections, high fever and cancer remission into a successful cancer treatment. However, it is worth noting that such an association dates back to at least one century before Coley's times; as Wiemann and Starnes from … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 13, Issue 2 · 31 May 2017 · 12,281 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBenthic Macro-Invertebrate Survey in Little Beaver Creek, Kaw Lake WatershedDejene AlemayehuThe Kaw Nation Environmental Department, as part of the water quality monitoring parameters in its non-point source pollution project conducted a benthic macro-inventebrat sampling and taxonomic classification as a stream bioassessment of Little Beaver and Bear Creeks. Little Beaver Creek is located in the tall grass prairie of Kay County, Oklahoma. It is one of the tributary creeks that enter … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 1 · 29 Feb 2016 · 7,357 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Analysis of Hybrid Tool Estimator: An Integration of Risk with Software EstimationJ. Frank Vijay, C. ManoharanProblem statement: One important problem with software development projects is to get an early and nevertheless accurate estimation of the effort needed to complete the project within the schedule. In the literature various methods have been developed for this purpose. The most popular examples are Boehm’s COCOMO, Albrecht’s Function Point Method or Sneed’s object-point method. The two last named methods … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 7, Issue 11 · 25 Aug 2011 · 6,752 accessesView PDFCite