Electrical Engineering and Information Technology

Contents The application of fuzzy lattice reasoning to nocturnal animal vocalization recognition; A nonlinear PCA-based variable forgetting factor RLS algorithm for blind source separation; A case study of distribution network reliability evaluation with parameter uncertainty; Buyer coalitions in Group Buying based on an AHP and improved K-means algorithm; A new Artificial Bee Colony algorithm for Set Covering Problems; Using an Ant Colony Optimization algorithm to solve a project scheduling problem; Image retrieval based on macro- and micro-sense visual vocabulary; A new approach using a Binary Firefly Algorithm for the Set Covering Problem; The numerical simulation of an underwater electric field excited by plate electrodes in a test pool; A zone-based CVE architectural model for improving scalability and consistency; Human abnormal activity detection based on multi-feature fusion; Cooperative communications combining opportunistic relaying and hybrid automatic repeat request; The analysis and optimization of the Partial Transmit Sequence technique for peak power reduction in an OFDM system; Determining the mobility state of user equipment in a heterogeneous network using distance estimates and by counting the number of camping; The mitigation of power quality problems by a SPWM STATCOM based on a modular multilevel converter; A modeling and dynamic performance analysis of a modular multilevel converter-based STATCOM; A comparative analysis of SLM- and PTS-based techniques to reduce the PAPR for an OFDM system; An interview platform for library books based on the readers recommended purchase system; A home monitoring system based on background frame H.264 WIFI video transmission system research; Optimal purchasing strategies for large power consumers by two-stage stochastic programming with linear partial information; Layered stereo matching using region boundary constraints; A WIFI positioning system based on an ensemble neural network algorithm; Ballast water sterilization using high voltage pulse power; Can real-time, in-home, mobile biosensor technology improve health care? A proposed medical and psychological experiment in a cross-cultural population to improve patient compliance related to human - computer interaction; A delay-based optimum routing protocol scheme for collision avoidance applications in VANETs; Cooperative cognitive radio networks with the Nth best reactive DF relay and performance analysis over i.ni.d Rayleigh fading channels; Research on the development of a university educational administration management system; Research on the key technologies of a wireless sensor network for monitoring aircraft health; Security risk analysis of the ICT supply chain; A technique for association rule mining in multiple datasets; The development of a single LED display with three colours for the brake, signal, reverse and rear lights on a car; A new security evaluation method using regular grammar to describe the required security mechanisms against software threats; Opinion ranking based on lists in search engines; The development of a Radio Frequency Identification card recognition system by using an image processing algorithm; Multimodal interactive teaching and learning in the multimedia environment; The provision of an optimal regularization for diffuse optical tomography by the normalized cumulative periodogram; Candidate joining trees of the tuples generation algorithm based on an index over keyword search in relational databases; A comparison between virtual reality and augmented reality for anxiety disorder treatment using heart rate variability; The balance monitoring of yoga using mobile sensing technology; Toward an approach for a partitioning BPEL process based on swarm intelligence; Personal lifetime data and its smart management; Adaptive fuzzy control based on an evaluation function; The control of a Quadrotor AR.Drone using the Microsoft Kinect Sensor Xbox 360: a feasibility study; Multiple Regression Analysis for house valuation using GIS: a case study; Using the Fuzzy Logic approach for the valuation of parcels; Determination of the locational, physical and legal status of parcels using the AHP method and GIS in real estate valuation