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Volume 15 (2022)
Issue 1
Article 1
Gradient Boosting Machine and Deep Learning Approach in Big Data Analysis: A Case Study of the Stock Market (pages 1-20)
Lokesh Kumar Shrivastav (University School of Information, Communication, and Technology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, India), Ravinder Kumar (Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, India)
Article 2
An Ensemble of Random Forest Gradient Boosting Machine and Deep Learning Methods for Stock Price Prediction (pages 1-19)
Lokesh Kumar Shrivastav (University School of Information, Communication, and Technology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, India), Ravinder Kumar (Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, India)
Article 3
Deep Stacked Autoencoder-Based Automatic Emotion Recognition Using an Efficient Hybrid Local Texture Descriptor (pages 1-26)
Shanthi Pitchaiyan (National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India), Nickolas Savarimuthu (National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India)
Article 4
Phish-Shelter: A Novel Anti-Phishing Browser Using Fused Machine Learning (pages 1-23)
Rizwan Ur Rahman (Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India), Lokesh Yadav (Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India), Deepak Singh Tomar (Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India)
Article 5
Integration of Multi-Omics Data to Identify Cancer Biomarkers (pages 1-15)
Peng Li (School of Artificial Intelligence, Beijing Normal University, China), Bo Sun (School of Artificial Intelligence, Beijing Normal University, China)
Article 6
Segmentation of Pectoral Muscle in Mammograms Using Granular Computing (pages 1-14)
Divyashree B. V. (University of Mysore, India), Amarnath R. (University of Mysore, India), Naveen M. (University of Mysore, India), Hemantha Kumar G. (University of Mysore, India)
Article 7
A Robust Authentication System With Application Anonymity in Multiple Identity Smart Cards (pages 1-21)
Varun Prajapati (National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India), Brij B. Gupta (National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India)
Article 8
Automatic Text Summarization by Providing Coverage, Non-Redundancy, and Novelty Using Sentence Graph (pages 1-18)
Krishnaveni P. (National Institute of Technology, Trichy, India), Balasundaram S. R. (National Institute of Technology, Trichy, India)
Article 9
Mobility and Trajectory-Based Technique for Monitoring Asymptomatic Patients (pages 1-18)
Daniel Adu-Gyamfi (C K Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Navrongo, Ghana), Fengli Zhang (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China)
Article 10
Crowd Abnormality Detection Using Optical Flow and GLCM-Based Texture Features (pages 1-15)
Ruchika Lalit (Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, India), Ravindra Kumar Purwar (Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, India)
Article 14
Sustainable Smart Aquaponics Farming Using IoT and Data Analytics (pages 1-27)
Bikram Paul (M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, India), Shubham Agnihotri (M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, India), Kavya B. (M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, India), Prachi Tripathi (M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, India), Narendra Babu C. (M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, India)
Article 14
Adaptive Peak Environmental Density Clustering Algorithm in Cloud Computing Technology (pages 1-11)
Qiangshan Zhang (Xinyang Vocational and Technical College, China)
Article 15
Utilizing the Internet of Things in the Public Sector (pages 1-20)
Mai Al-Sebae (Ministry of Education, Jordan), Emad Ahmed Abu-Shanab (Qatar University, Qatar)
Article 16
Prediction of Nurses Allotment to Patient in Hospital through Game Theory (pages 1-15)
Satya Ranjan Dash (School of Computer Applications, KIIT University, India), Rekha Sahu (School of Computer Engineering, KIIT University, India)
Article 16
Intelligent Models for Stock Price Prediction: A Comprehensive Review (pages 1-17)
Kwabena Ansah (University of Ghana, Ghana), Ismail Wafaa Denwar (University of Ghana, Ghana), Justice Kwame Appati (University of Ghana, Ghana)
Article 17
MAC Protocol Analysis for Wireless Sensor Networks (pages 1-12)
Huanan Zhang (Guangdong Peizheng College, China), Feng Wang (Guangdong Peizheng College, China)
Article 17
A Multi-Budget-Based Approach to Enhance the Responsiveness of Aperiodic Task for a Bandwidth-Preserving Server in Real-Time Systems (pages 1-20)
Ajitesh Kumar (AKTU, Lucknow, India & GLA University, Mathura, India), Sanjai Kumar Gupta (Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jhansi, India)
Article 18
Multi-Class Classification of Agricultural Data Based on Random Forest and Feature Selection (pages 1-17)
Lei Shi (Henan Agricultural University, China), Yaqian Qin (Zhengzhou University of Science and Technology, China), Juanjuan Zhang (Henan Agricultural University, China), Yan Wang (Zhengzhou University of Science and Technology, China), Hongbo Qiao (Henan Agricultural University, China), Haiping Si (Henan Agricultural University, China)
Article 18
Stock Market Index Prediction Using Artificial Neural Network (pages 1-16)
Falah Hassan Ali Al-Akashi (University of Kufa, Iraq)
Article 19
A Dynamic Strategy for Classifying Sentiment From Bengali Text by Utilizing Word2vector Model (pages 1-17)
Mafizur Rahman (East West University, Bangladesh), Md. Rifayet Azam Talukder (East West University, Bangladesh), Lima Akter Setu (East West University, Bangladesh), Amit Kumar Das (East West University, Bangladesh)
Article 19
Research of Self-Attention in Image Segmentation (pages 1-12)
Fude Cao (Shandong Institute of Commerce and Technology, China), Chunguang Zheng (Shandong Institute of Commerce and Technology, China), Limin Huang (Shandong Institute of Commerce and Technology, China), Aihua Wang (Shandong Institute of Commerce and Technology, China), Jiong Zhang (Shandong Institute of Commerce and Technology, China), Feng Zhou (Shandong Institute of Commerce and Technology, China), Haoxue Ju (Shandong Institute of Commerce and Technology, China), Haitao Guo (Shandong Institute of Commerce and Technology, China), Yuxia Du (Shandong Institute of Commerce and Technology, China)
Article 20
Article 20
Internet Addiction: Processes for the Creation of Educational Prevention Project – New Approach Based on Digital Competence (pages 1-12)
Camino López García (University of Salamanca, Spain), Ma Cruz Sánchez (University of Salamanca, Spain), Ana García Valcárcel-Muñoz Repiso (University of Salamanca, Spain)
Article 20
Soft Biometrics Authentication: A Cluster-Based Skin Color Classification System (pages 1-17)
Abdou-Aziz Sobabe (Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Benin), Tahirou Djara (Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Benin), Blaise Blochaou (Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Benin), Antoine Vianou (Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Benin)
Article 21
Determinants of Mobile Cloud Computing Adoption by Financial Services Firms (pages 1-17)
Milind Sathye (University of Canberra, Australia), Sam Goundar (RMIT University, Vietnam), Akashdeep Bhardwaj (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, India)
Article 22
MATLAB-Based Real-Time Data Acquisition Tool for Multimodal Biofeedback and Arduino-Based Instruments: Arduino Firmata Data Acquisition (AfDaq) (pages 1-20)
Kulbhushan Chand (Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, India), Arun Khosla (Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, India)
Article 22
Technique of Classification, Organization, Creation, and Use of Collective Knowledge (pages 1-16)
Laura García Ruesgas (Universidad de Sevilla, Spain), Ángel Fidalgo Blanco (Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain), Pilar Fernández Blanco (Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain)
Article 23
Alignment Conservativity Under the Ontology Change (pages 1-19)
Yahia Atig (EEDIS Laboratory, Sidi Bel Abbes University, Algeria & University Center of Naama, Algeria), Ahmed Zahaf (University Dr. Tahar Moulay of Saida, Algeria), Djelloul Bouchiha (University Center of Naama, Algeria), Mimoun Malki (LabRI-SBA Laboratory, Ecole Superieure en Informatique, Sidi Bel-Abbes, Algeria)
Article 24
Creation of a Digital Learning Ecosystem Using Research-Based Learning for Future Programming Teachers (pages 1-14)
Susana Sastre-Merino (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain), José Luis Martín-Núñez (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain), Amparo Verdu-Vazquez (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain)
Article 24
A Novel Ensemble Learning Model Combined XGBoost With Deep Neural Network for Credit Scoring (pages 1-18)
Xiaowei He (Northwest University of Information Science and Technology, China), Siqi Li (Northwest University of Information Science and Technology, China), Xin Tian He (Northwest University of Information Science and Technology, China), Wenqiang Wang (Northwest University of Information Science and Technology, China), Xiang Zhang (Northwest University of Information Science and Technology, China), Bin Wang (Northwest University of Information Science and Technology, China)
Article 24
A Hybrid Approach for Enhancing the Classification Accuracy for Diabetes Disease (pages 1-18)
Maryam Mohammed Al-Nussairi (Isra University, Jordan), Mohammad Ali H. Eljinini (Isra University, Jordan)
Article 25
A New Fast Intersection Algorithm for Sorted Lists on GPU (pages 1-20)
Faiza Manseur (Ahmed Ben Bella Oran 1 University, Algeria), Lougmiri Zekri (Ahmed Ben Bella Oran 1 University, Algeria), Mohamed Senouci (Ahmed Ben Bella Oran 1 University, Algeria)
Article 25
Influencing Factors of Enterprise Intelligent Manufacturing Based on the Three Stages of Intelligent Manufacturing Ecosystems (pages 1-18)
Xuehong Ding (Huaibei Normal University, China), Li Shi (Huaibei Normal University, China), Mei Shi (Huaibei Normal University, China), Yuan Liu (Huaibei Normal University, China)
Article 26
Evaluation of Teachers' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ability in Universities Based on Artificial Neural Networks (pages 1-19)
Xingfeng Liu (Guangzhou Railway Polytechnic, China), An Qin (Guangzhou Railway Polytechnic, China)
Article 26
Machine Learning for Android Scareware Detection (pages 1-15)
Sikha Bagui (University of West Florida, USA), Hunter Brock (University of West Florida, USA)
Article 27
An Analysis of Route Duration Times in Vehicular Networks Considering Influential Factors (pages 1-16)
Danilo Renato de Assis (The Federal University of Technology, Paraná, Brazil), Joilson Alves Junior (The Federal University of Technology, Paraná, Brazil), Emilio Carlos Gomes Wille (The Federal University of Technology, Paraná, Brazil)
Article 28
Business Continuity in Data Centers and Seismic Isolation Applications (pages 1-23)
M. Fevzi Esen (University of Health Sciences, Turkey)
Article 28
Visualizing the ICT-Assisted Flipped Pedagogical Approach in EFL Education (pages 1-14)
Min Wang (Zhejiang Yuexiu University, China), Zhonggen Yu (Beijing Language and Culture University, China)
Article 30
Finding Relevant Documents in a Search Engine Using N-Grams Model and Reinforcement Learning (pages 1-17)
Amine El Hadi (Faculty of Sciences and Technics, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Morocco), Youness Madani (Faculty of Sciences and Technics, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Morocco), Rachid El Ayachi (Laboratory TIAD, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Morocco), Mohamed Erritali (Laboratory TIAD, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Morocco)
Article 32
Improved Segmentation of Cardiac MRI Using Efficient Pre-Processing Techniques (pages 1-14)
Nikita Joshi (Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India), Sarika Jain (Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India)
Article 36
Internet of Things and Its Significance on Smart Homes/Cities (pages 1-13)
Sam Goundar (British University, Vietnam), Akashdeep Bhardwaj (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, India), Deepika Bandhana (University of the South Pacific, Fiji), Melvin Avineshwar Prasad (University of the South Pacific, Fiji), Krishaal Kavish Chand (University of the South Pacific, Fiji)
Article 43
Let's Get United and #ClearTheShelters: The Factors Contributing to Users' Network Centrality in Online Social Networks (pages 1-18)
Ezgi Akar (Department of Information Systems, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, USA)
Article 45
Local Binary Pattern Regrouping for Rotation Invariant Texture Classification (pages 1-15)
Zitouni Asma (Arbi Ben M'hidi University, Algeria), Nini Brahim (Larbi Ben M'hidi University, Algeria)
Article 46
Model-Based Test Sequence Generation and Prioritization Using Ant Colony Optimization (pages 1-17)
Gayatri Nayak (Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed), India), Mitrabinda Ray (Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed), India)
Article 47
Multi-Objective Big Data View Materialization Using Improved Strength Pareto Evolutionary Algorithm (pages 1-23)
Akshay Kumar (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India), T. V. Vijay Kumar (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)
Article 48
Performance Enhancement of Cloud Datacenters Through Replicated Database Server (pages 1-23)
Sudhansu Shekhar Patra (Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, India), Veena Goswami (Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, India)
Article 49
Research on Photorealistic Virtual Face Modeling (pages 1-11)
Xiangzhen He (Northwest Minzu University, China), Shengyin Zhu (Northwest Normal University, China), Yihao Zhang (Northwest Minzu University, China), Yerong Hu (Northwest Minzu University, China), Dengyun Zhu (Northwest Minzu University, China), Xiaoyue Liu (Northwest Minzu University, China), Fucheng Wan (Northwest Minzu University, China)
Article 50
Research on the Multi-Objective Optimization for Return Rate and Risk of Financial Resource Allocation (pages 1-10)
Shuqi Wan (International College, Zhengzhou University, China)
Article 51
Security-Enabled Retransmission and Energy Conservation Architecture With Cluster-Based Multipath Routing in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks (pages 1-15)
Asha G. (Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya, Kanchipuram, India), Srivatsa S. K. (Anna University, Chennai, India)
Article 52
When Users Enjoy Using the System: The Case of AIS (pages 1-15)
Emad Ahmed Abu-Shanab (Qatar University, Qatar), Ines Ben Salah (Qatar University, Qatar)
Article 67
In-Depth Analysis and Prediction of Coupling Metrics of Open Source Software Projects (pages 1-16)
Munish Saini (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India), Raghuvar Arora (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India), Sulaimon Oyeniyi Adebayo (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India)
Article 72
Use of Artificial Neural Network for Forecasting Health Insurance Entitlements (pages 1-18)
Sam Goundar (The University of South Pacific, Fiji), Akashdeep Bhardwaj (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, India), Suneet Sonal Prakash (The University of South Pacific, Fiji), Pranil Sadal (The University of South Pacific, Fiji)
Article 73
Cluster-Based Vehicle Routing on Road Segments in Dematerialised Traffic Infrastructures (pages 1-14)
Christophe Feltus (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg)
Article 74
Benchmarking Serverless Computing: Performance and Usability (pages 1-17)
Mubashra Sadaqat (Østfold University College, Norway), Mary Sánchez-Gordón (Østfold University College, Norway), Ricardo Colomo-Palacios (Østfold University College, Norway)
Article 75
A Software Design Model for Integrating LMS and MOOCs (pages 1-14)
Talent T. Rugube (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa), Colin Chibaya (Sol Plaatje University, South Africa), Desmond Wesley Govender (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Article 76
Day-Level Forecasting of COVID-19 Transmission in India Using Variants of Supervised LSTM Models: Modeling and Recommendations (pages 1-14)
Elangovan Ramanuja (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, Christ University, Bengaluru, India), C. Santhiya (Department of Information Technology, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, India), S. Padmavathi (Department of Information Technology, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, India)
Article 77
Article 78
Prognostic Model for the Risk of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Using Fuzzy Logic Modeling (pages 1-14)
Florence Alaba Oladeji (University of Lagos, Nigeria), Jeremiah Ademola Balogun (Mountain Top University, Nigeria), Temilade Aderounmu (Adeoyo Maternity Teaching Hospital, Nigeria), Theresa Olubukola Omodunbi (Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria), Peter Adebayo Idowu (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria)
Article 79
Gender and Catalog: How Is Latin American Literature Written by Women Transposed Into Digital Formats? (pages 1-23)
Adrián R. Vila (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina & National University of Luján, Argentina), Gloria Alejandra Lynch (National University of Luján, Argentina)
Article 80
Machine Learning Tool to Predict Student Categories After Outlier Removal (pages 1-18)
Anindita Desarkar (Jadavpur University, India), Ajanta Das (Amity University, Kolkata, India), Chitrita Chaudhuri (Jadavpur University, India)
Article 81
AttentiveSDN: EndHost Awareness-Based Power-Optimized Software-Defined Networks (pages 1-22)
Mahmoud Al Ahmad (Kalinga Institue of Industrial Technology, India), Suchismita Rout (Sillicon Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, India), Sudhansu Shekhar Patra (Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, India), Bibhudatta Sahoo (National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India), Harishchandra Dubey (The University of Texas at Dallas, USA), Rabindra Kumar Barik (KIIT University (Deemed), India)
Article 82
Target Sentiment Analysis Ensemble for Product Review Classification (pages 1-13)
Rhoda Viviane Achieng Ogutu (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya), Richard M. Rimiru (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya), Calvins Otieno (Maseno University, Kenya)
Article 83
Forecasting Stock Market Volume Price Using Sentimental and Technical Analysis (pages 1-13)
Siddesh G. M. (Ramaiah Institute of Technology, India), S. R. Mani Sekhar (Ramaiah Institute of Technology, India), Srinidhi H. (Ramaiah Institute of Technology, India), K. G. Srinivasa (National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, India)
Article 84
A Systematic Comparison of Machine Learning and NLP Techniques to Unveil Propaganda in Social Media (pages 1-14)
Deptii D. Chaudhari (Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Symbiosis International University (Deemed), India), Ambika V. Pawar (Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Symbiosis International University (Deemed), India)
Article 85
Risk Classification in Global Software Development Using a Machine Learning Approach: A Result Comparison of Support Vector Machine and K-Nearest Neighbor Algorithms (pages 1-21)
Asim Iftikhar (Institute of Business Management, Karachi, Pakistan & Malaysian Institute of Information Technology, University of Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), Shahrulniza Musa (Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), Muhammad Mansoor Alam (Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan & Malaysian Institute of Information Technology, University of Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia & Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Malaysia * School of Computer Science, University of Technology Sydney, Australia), Rizwan Ahmed (Institute of Business Management, Pakistan), Mazliham Mohd Su'ud (Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), Laiq Muhammad Khan (Institute of Business Management, Pakistan), Syed Mubashir Ali (College of Computing and Information Sciences, Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology)
Article 86
A Spatio-Temporal Resource Description Framework Schema Model for Aeronautical Dynamic Information Based on Semantic Analysis (pages 1-14)
Xin Lai (Civil Aviation Flight University of China, China), Jiwei Zeng (Civil Aviation Flight University of China, China), Yi Dai (Civil Aviation Flight University of China, China), Shuai Han (Civil Aviation Flight University of China, China)
Article 87
Wearable Technology and Women Empowerment in the Technology Industry: An Inductive-Thematic Analysis (pages 1-17)
Manali Gupta (Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, India), Neena Sinha (University School of Management Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, India)
Article 88
Semantic Segmentation: A Systematic Analysis From State-of-the-Art Techniques to Advance Deep Networks (pages 1-28)
Aakanksha (Amity University, Noida, India), Arushi Seth (Amity University, Noida, India), Shanu Sharma (ABES Engineering College, Ghaziabad, India)
Article 89
The Sensitivity of Research on COVID-19: An Analysis of the Response of Peer Review Systems of Predatory Journals (pages 1-12)
Rosy Jan (University of Kashmir, India), Sumeer Gul (University of Kashmir, India)
Article 90
COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights of Newspaper Trends (pages 1-23)
Jasdeep Kaur (Guru Nanak Dev University, India), Amit Chhabra (Guru Nanak Dev University, India), Munish Saini (Guru Nanak Dev University, India), Nebojsa Bacanin (Singidunum University, Serbia)
Article 91
Coronavirus Pneumonia Classification Using X-Ray and CT Scan Images With Deep Convolutional Neural Network Models (pages 1-23)
Brahami Menaouer (LABAB Laboratory, National Polytechnic School of Oran - Maurice Audin, Algeria), Dermane Zoulikha (National Polytechnic School of Oran, Algeria), Kebir Nour El-Houda (National Polytechnic School of Oran, Algeria), Sabri Mohammed (National Polytechnic School of Oran, Algeria), Nada Matta (TechCICO Laboratory, University of Technology of Troyes, France)
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Volume 14 (2021)
Issue 1
Article 1
An Auction-Based Incentivized Solution Against DDoS Attacks (pages 1-19)
B. B. Gupta (National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra, India), Amrita Dahiya (National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra, India)
Article 2
A Modified Binary Descriptor for Object Detection (pages 20-36)
Ritu Rani (HMR Institute of Technology and Management, India), Ravinder Kumar (Skill Faculty of Engineering, Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, India), Amit Prakash Singh (Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi, India)
Article 3
Vector-Based Realisation of Geographical Voronoi Treemaps With the ArcGIS Engine (pages 37-54)
Song Tian (South China Sea Institute of Planning and Environmental Research, China)
Article 4
Mobile Banking Continuance Intention: The Moderating Role of Security and Customization (pages 55-69)
Mousa Ahmed Albashrawi (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia)
Article 5
A Vision-Based Framework for Spotting and Segmentation of Gesture-Based Assamese Characters Written in the Air (pages 70-91)
Ananya Choudhury (Gauhati University, India), Kandarpa Kumar Sarma (Gauhati University, India)
Article 6
Algorithm for Vertical Handover Decision in Vehicular Environment (pages 92-109)
Siddharth Goutam (Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering, India), Srija Unnikrishnan (Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering, India)
Article 7
Performance Analysis of Naïve Bayes Classifier Over Similarity Score-Based Techniques for Missing Link Prediction in Ego Networks (pages 110-122)
Anand Kumar Gupta (Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India), Neetu Sardana (Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India)
Article 8
Industry 4.0 Adoption in Manufacturing Industries Using Technology-Organization-Environment Framework (pages 123-146)
Kanchan Pranay Patil (Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology, Symbiosis International University (Deemed), India)
Article 9
Design of a Public Vehicle Tracking Service Using Long-Range (LoRa) and Intelligent Transportation System Architecture (pages 147-166)
Ricardo Salazar-Cabrera (Telematics Engineering Research Group (GIT), Telematics Department, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia), Álvaro Pachón de la Cruz (Information Technology and Telecommunications Research Group (I2T), ICT Department, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia), Juan Manuel Madrid Molina (Information Technology and Telecommunications Research Group (I2T), ICT Department, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia)
Article 10
Employing Case Study and Survey Designs in Information Research (pages 167-177)
Philip Kwaku Kankam (University of Ghana, Ghana)
Issue 2
Article 1
Gamification of University Subjects: A Case Study for Operations Management (pages 1-29)
Miguel Ángel Montañés-Del Río (Universidad de Cádiz, Spain), Vanessa Rodríguez Cornejo (Universidad de Cádiz, Spain), Margarita Ruiz Rodríguez (Universidad de Cádiz, Spain), Jaime Sánchez Ortiz (Universidad de Cádiz, Spain)
Article 2
Predicting the Efficiency and Success Rate of Programming Courses in MOOC Using Machine Learning Approach for Future Employment in the IT Industry (pages 30-47)
Shivangi Gupta (Amity University, Noida, India), A. Sai Sabitha (Amity University, Noida, India), Sunil Kumar Chowdhary (Amity Univeristy, Noida, India)
Article 3
Content-Based Medical Image Retrieval Using Delaunay Triangulation Segmentation Technique (pages 48-66)
Sneha Kugunavar (Department of P. G. Studies and Research in Computer Science, Kuvempu University, India), Prabhakar C. J. (Department of P. G. Studies and Research in Computer Science, Kuvempu University, India)
Article 4
A Literature Review on MOOCs Integrated With Learning Analytics (pages 67-84)
Zhonggen Yu (Beijing Language and Culture University, China)
Article 5
Optimization of Favourable Test Path Sequences Using Bio-Inspired Natural River System Algorithm (pages 85-105)
Nisha Rathee (Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, India), Rajender Singh Chhillar (Maharshi Dayanand University, India)
Article 6
Silhouette Pose Feature-Based Human Action Classification Using Capsule Network (pages 106-124)
A. F. M. Saifuddin Saif (American International University, Bangladesh), Md. Akib Shahriar Khan (American International University, Bangladesh), Abir Mohammad Hadi (American International University, Bangladesh), Rahul Proshad Karmoker (American International University, Bangladesh), Joy Julian Gomes (American International University, Bangladesh)
Article 7
Gesture Controlled Tactile Augmented Reality Interface for the Visually Impaired (pages 125-151)
Siddharth Kalra (Amity University, Noida, India), Sarika Jain (Amity University, Noida, India), Amit Agarwal (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, India)
Article 8
Novel PSSM-Based Approaches for Gene Identification Using Support Vector Machine (pages 152-173)
Heena Farooq Bhat (Department of Computer Science, University of Kashmir, India), M. Arif Wani (Department of Computer Science, University of Kashmir, India)
Article 9
Enhanced Churn Prediction Using Stacked Heuristic Incorporated Ensemble Model (pages 174-186)
Sivasankar Karuppaiah (National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India), N. P. Gopalan (National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India)
Article 10
Improving Professional Skills of Music Teachers Through the Use of Distance Learning (pages 187-199)
Svetlana V. Karkina (Kazan Federal University, Russia), Roza A. Valeeva (Kazan Federal University, Russia), Andreja Istenič Starčič (University of Primorska, Slovenia)
Issue 3
Article 1
Cyber-Identity Theft and Fintech Services: Technology Threat Avoidance Perspective (pages 1-19)
Kwame Okwabi Asante-Offei (Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Ghana), Winfred Yaokumah (University of Ghana, Ghana)
Article 2
A Novel Intrusion Detection System for Internet of Things Network Security (pages 20-37)
Arun Kumar Bediya (Jamia Millia Islamia University, India), Rajendra Kumar (Jamia Millia Islamia University, India)
Article 3
Semantic Querying of News Articles With Natural Language Questions (pages 38-57)
Tuan-Dung Cao (Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam), Quang-Minh Nguyen (Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam)
Article 4
Investigation of the Software Code Vulnerabilities' Impact on the Popularity of Open Source Software Projects (pages 58-69)
Madanjit Singh (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India), Munish Saini (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India), Manevpreet Kaur (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India)
Article 5
Study on Green Construction Evaluation of Highway in Seasonal Frozen Zone (pages 70-86)
Zhenwu Shi (Northeast Forestry University, China), Zhaolin Li (Northeast Forestry University, China), Xianyu Tan (Northeast Forestry University, China), Shuxin Hua (Northeast Forestry University, China)
Article 6
SO-AODV: A Secure and Optimized Ad-Hoc On-Demand Distance Vector Routing Protocol Over AODV With Quality Assurance Metrics for Disaster Response Applications (pages 87-103)
Karan Singh (M. M. Institute of Computer Technology and Business Management, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, India), Rajeev Gupta (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, M. M. Engineering College, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, India)
Issue 4
Article 1
Efficient Discovery of Provider Services in a Cloud-Based Supply Chain (pages 1-17)
Souheila Boudouda (Abdelhamid Mehri Constantine 2 University, Algeria), Mahmoud Boufaida (Abdelhamid Mehri Constantine 2 University, Algeria)
Article 2
Cost Optimization for Dynamic Content Delivery in Cloud-Based Content Delivery Network (pages 18-32)
S. Sajitha Banu (Mohamed Sathak Engineering College, India), S. R. Balasundaram (National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India)
Article 3
Line Segment-Based Clustering Approach With Self-Organizing Maps (pages 33-44)
G. Chamundeswari (Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India), G. P. S. Varma (SRKR Engineering College, India), C. Satyanarayana (Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India)
Article 4
Stochastic Intrusion Detection Game-Based Arrangement Using Controlled Markov Chain for Prevention of DoS and DDoS Attacks in Cloud (pages 45-57)
Priti Narwal (Amity University, Noida, India), Deepak Kumar (Amity University, Noida, India), Shailendra Narayan Singh (Amity University, Noida, India), Peeyush Tewari (Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, India)
Article 5
Predicting Software Aging With a Hybrid Weight-Based Method (pages 58-69)
Yongquan Yan (School of Statistics, Shanxi University of Finance and Economics, China), Yanjun Li (College of Information, Shanxi University of Finance and Economics, China), Bin Cheng (North Automatic Control Technology Institute, China)
Article 6
Color Schemes for Training Artists: Didactic Experience Using Digital Tools That Aid in Color Visualization and Comparison (pages 70-81)
Carmen González García (Universidad de Salamanca, Spain), Felicidad García-Sánchez (Universidad de Salamanca, Spain), Juan Sebastián González Rodríguez (Universidad de Salamanca, Spain)
Article 7
Face Recognition Based on Fractal Code and Deep Belief Networks (pages 82-93)
Mohamed Benouis (Laboratory of Informatics and Its Applications of M'Sila (LIAM), Department of Computer Science, University of M'Sila, M'Sila, Algeria)
Article 8
An Overloading State Computation and Load Sharing Mechanism in Fog Computing (pages 94-106)
Pushpa Singh (KIET Group of Institutions, Delhi-NCR, Ghaziabad, India), Rajeev Agrawal (GL Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management, India)
Article 9
A Game Theoretic Mechanism for Management of IoT Resources in a Smart City (pages 107-121)
Priya Matta (Graphic Era University (Deemed), India), Bhaskar Pant (Graphic Era University (Deemed), India), Sachin Sharma (Graphic Era University (Deemed), India)
Article 10
The Oxymoron of Digitalization: A Resource-Based Perspective (pages 122-138)
Aihie Osarenkhoe (Department of Business and Economic Studies, University of Gävle, Gävle, Sweden), Daniella Fjellström (Department of Business and Economic Studies, University of Gävle, Gävle, Sweden)
Volume 13 (2020)
Issue 1
Article 1
Capacitive Touch Sensitive Vibro-Haptic Typing Training System for the Visually Impaired (pages 1-16)
Siddharth Kalra (Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India), Sarika Jain (Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India), Amit Agarwal (School of Computer Science, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India)
Article 2
How Could the Use of Game Elements Help Students' Affective and Cognitive Engagement During Game Play? (pages 17-29)
Ruth S. Contreras-Espinosa (University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Spain), Jose Luis Eguia Gomez (Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain)
Article 3
Software Aging Forecast Using Recurrent SOM with Local Model (pages 30-43)
Yongquan Yan (School of Statistics, Shanxi University of Finance and Economics,, Taiyuan, China)
Article 4
Is it a New Tulip Mania Age?: A Comprehensive Literature Review Beyond Cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin, and Blockchain Technology (pages 44-67)
Serkan Akar (University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, USA), Ezgi Akar (The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, USA)
Article 5
H-Index and Its Variants: Which Variant Fairly Assess Author's Achievements (pages 68-76)
Rosy Jan (University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India), Riyaz Ahmad (University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India)
Article 6
Visualizing Co-citations of Technology Acceptance Models in Education (pages 77-95)
Zhonggen Yu (Department of English Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing, China)
Article 7
Investigating the Adoption of ERP Systems: A Perspective from Case Study in Jordan (pages 96-117)
Sahem Isam Al-Adwan (Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan), Abdel salam Abdel hammed Habahbeh (Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan)
Article 8
Pedagogical Knowledge Acquisition During the Practicum: Individual Reflection and Mentoring Interactions as Ways for Teacher Learning (pages 118-129)
Raquel Gómez (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Juanjo Mena (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), María-Luisa García Rodríguez (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 9
Data-Driven Trend Forecasting in Stock Market Using Machine Learning Techniques (pages 130-149)
Puneet Misra (University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India), Siddharth Chaurasia (University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India)
Article 10
Taxonomy of Payment Structures and Economic Incentive Schemes in Internet (pages 150-166)
Brij B. Gupta (National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India), Prachi Gulihar (National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India)
Issue 2
Article 1
SZ-GESA: A Geodesical Efficient Self-Deployment Algorithm for Steppe Zones (pages 1-23)
Benyagoub Mohamed (LAADI Research Laboratory, University of Djelfa, Algeria), Saadi Slami (LAADI Research Laboratory, University of Djelfa, Algeria), Hafaifa Ahmed (LAADI Research Laboratory, University of Djelfa, Algeria)
Article 2
The Role of Personal Characteristics in Online Behaviors (pages 24-41)
Graham Kenneth Winley (Assumption University, Thailand), Tipa Sriyabhand (Assumption University, Thailand)
Article 3
Energy Management in a Multi-Source Energy Harvesting IoT System (pages 42-59)
Ritu Garg (National Institute of Technology, India), Neha Garg (National Institute of Technology, India)
Article 4
SysSensory: A Web based Decision Support System for Sensory Analysis (pages 60-74)
Helena Alvelos (Center for Research and Development in Mathematics and Applications, Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal), Leonor Teixeira (Institute of Electronics and Informatics Engineering of Aveiro / Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies, Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal), Ana Luísa Ferreira Andrade Ramos (Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies, Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal), Ana Raquel Xambre (Center for Research and Development in Mathematics and Applications, Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal)
Article 5
Intuitionistic Fuzzy Decision Making Towards Efficient Team Selection in Global Software Development (pages 75-93)
Mukta Goyal (Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, India), Chetna Gupta (Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, India)
Article 6
Phishing Attack Detection using a Search Engine and Heuristics-based Technique (pages 94-109)
Brij B. Gupta (National Institute of Technology, India), Ankit Kumar Jain (National Institute of Technology, India)
Article 7
Identification of Co-Changed Classes in Software Applications Using Software Quality Attributes (pages 110-128)
Anushree Agrawal (Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University For Women, India), R. K. Singh (Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University For Women, India)
Article 8
Interpretive Structural Modeling of GIoT enablers (pages 129-140)
Pooja Gupta (DITU University, India), Vijay Kumar Jain (DIT University, India)
Article 9
Neuronal Communication Genetic Algorithm-Based Inductive Learning (pages 141-154)
Abdiya Alaoui (EEDIS Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, Djillali Liabes University Sidi Belabbes, Algeria), Zakaria Elberrichi (EEDIS Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, Djillali Liabes University Sidi Belabbes, Algeria)
Article 10
A Fuzzy Matching based Image Classification System for Printed and Handwritten Text Documents (pages 155-194)
Shalini Puri (Birla Institute of Technology, India), Satya Prakash Singh (Birla Institute of Technology, India)
Issue 3
Article 1
Social Climate and Classroom Adaptations for Blended Learning Practices (pages 1-20)
Thaisa Sampaio Sarmento (Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, Brazil), Alex Sandro Gomes (Centro de Informática, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil), Fernando Moreira (REMIT, IJP, Portucalense University, Portugal & IEETA, Aveiro University, Aveiro, Portugal)
Article 2
Regulations and Standards in Public Cloud: A Centrally Driven Technique for Subscribers (pages 21-36)
Jitendra Singh (Dyal Singh Evening College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India), Kamlesh Kumar Raghuvanshi (Department of Computer Science, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India)
Article 3
Perceptions and Attitudes of Future Primary Education Teachers on Technology and Inclusive Education: A Mixed Methods Research (pages 37-57)
Ana María Pinto-Llorente (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), María Cruz Sánchez-Gómez (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 4
Gamification and Its Application in the Social Environment: A Tool for Shaping Behaviour (pages 58-79)
Staling Cordero-Brito (Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Juanjo Mena (Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain & Institute of Psychology and Education, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia)
Article 5
Supervised Sentiment Analysis of Science Topics: Developing a Training Set of Tweets in Spanish (pages 80-94)
Patricia Sánchez-Holgado (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Carlos Arcila-Calderón (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 6
Dense Disparity Computing Method Based on Mesh Aggregation and Snake Optimization for Stereo Vision (pages 95-112)
Liu Shuang (School of Computer and Information Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, China), Yu Shuchun (Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, China)
Article 7
Who Should Provide Clothing Recommendation Services: Artificial Intelligence or Human Experts? (pages 113-125)
Ziyang Li (Department of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China), Pei-Luen Patrick Rau (Department of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China), Dinglong Huang (Shenzhen Malong Artificial Intelligence Research Center, Shenzhen, China)
Article 8
Impact of Managers on Agricultural Business Success (pages 126-141)
Carla Sofia Vicente Negrão (University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal)
Article 9
Social Network Analysis: Transforming a Black and White Approach Into a Grey Approach Using Fuzzy Logic System (pages 142-155)
Youness Madani (Faculty of Sciences and Technics, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco), Mohammed Erritali (Faculty of Sciences and Technics, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco), Jamaa Bengourram (Faculty of Sciences and Technics, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco), Francoise Sailhan (National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts(CNAM), Paris, France)
Article 10
Training on Social Economy Entrepreneurship: Social PlaNet (pages 156-173)
Natalia Padilla-Zea (Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR), Logroño, Spain), Stefania Aceto (Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR), Logroño, Spain), Daniel Burgos (Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR), Logroño, Spain)
Issue 4
Article 1
Telepsychiatry Use in Rural Areas in the United States: A Literature Review of the Benefits (pages 1-13)
Alberto Coustasse (Marshall University, USA), Morgan Ruley (Marshall University, USA), Tonnie C. Mike (Marshall University, USA), Briana M. Washington (Marshall University, USA), Anna Robinson (Marshall University, USA)
Article 2
Discrete Total Variation-Based Non-Local Means Filter for Denoising Magnetic Resonance Images (pages 14-31)
Nikita Joshi (Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India), Sarika Jain (Amity Institute of Information Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India), Amit Agarwal (Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Institute of Technology, Tanakpur, India)
Article 3
Visualizing Artificial Intelligence Used in Education Over Two Decades (pages 32-46)
Zhonggen Yu (Beijing Language and Culture University, China)
Article 4
LTI-Connections Between Learning Management Systems and Gaming Platforms: Integrating a Serious-Game Prototype Into Moodle Courses (pages 47-62)
Michael Winterhagen (Lehrgebiet Multimedia und Internetanwendungen FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany), Munir Salman (Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA), Germany), Matthias Then (Zentrum für Medien und IT (ZMI), Germany), Benjamin Wallenborn (Zentrum für Medien und IT (ZMI), Germany), Tobias Neuber (Lehrgebiet Multimedia und Internetanwendungen FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany), Dominic Heutelbeck (Forschungsinstitut für Telekommunikation und Kooperation e.V. (FTK), Germany), Michael Fuchs (Wilhelm Büchner University of Applied Science, Germany), Matthias Hemmje (Lehrgebiet Multimedia und Internetanwendungen FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany)
Article 5
Heterogeneous Weighted Voting-Based Ensemble (HWVE) for Root-Cause Analysis (pages 63-74)
Blessy Selvam (Anna University, Tiruchirappalli, India), Ravimaran S. (M. A. M. College of Engineering, Trichy, India), Sheba Selvam (B.N.M Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India)
Article 6
Reversible Watermarking in Medical Images Using Sub-Sample and Multiple Histogram Modification (pages 75-90)
Lin Gao (School of Computer and Information Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, China), Yunjie Zhang (School of Computer and Information Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, China), Guoyan Li (School of Computer and Information Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, China)
Article 7
Federation-Level Agreement and Integrity-Based Managed Cloud Federation Architecture (pages 91-117)
Afifa Ghenai (LIRE Laboratory, Constantine 2 - Abdelhamid Mehri University, Algeria), Chems Eddine Nouioua (Constantine 2 - Abdelhamid Mehri University, Algeria)
Article 8
A “New” View of Proof-of-Concept Practices Through the Lenses of Activity Theory and Hermeneutics (pages 118-135)
Antonio Jose Rodrigues Neto (University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal), Maria Manuel Borges (University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal), Licinio Roque (University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal)
Article 9
Multi-Agent-Based Acoustic Sensor Node Deployment in Underwater Acoustic Wireless Sensor Networks (pages 136-155)
Basaprabhu S. Halakarnimath (S. G. Balekundri Institute of Technology, India), Ashok V. Sutagundar (Basaveshwar Engineering College, India)
Article 10
Modelling Virtual Machine Workload in Heterogeneous Cloud Computing Platforms (pages 156-170)
Suliman Mohamed Fati (Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia), Ayman Kamel Jaradat (Al Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia), Ibrahim Abunadi (Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia), Ahmed Sameh Mohammed (Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia)
Volume 12 (2019)
Issue 1
Special Issue of Robotics and Mechatronics (HSST)
Guest Editorial Preface
Wai Chi Fang (National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan), Tai-hoon Kim (GVSA and UTAS, Australia), Sabah Mohammed (Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada), Mincong Tang (Beijing Jiaotong University, China)
Article 1
The Improved SIFT Algorithm Based on Rectangular Operator and Its Parallel Implementation (pages 1-17)
Weiwei Yang (Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China), Jing Yang (Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China), Haifeng Song (Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China)
Article 2
Human Action Recognition Based on Inertial Sensors and Complexity Classification (pages 18-35)
Lijue Liu (School of Information Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China), Xiaoliang Lei (School of Information Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China), Baifan Chen (School of Information Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China), Lei Shu (School of Information Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China)
Article 3
On the Conceptualization of Elastic Service Evaluation in Cloud Computing (pages 36-48)
Danqing Feng (Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China; & AirForce Communication NCO Academy, Dalian, China), Zhibo Wu (Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China), Zhan Zhang (Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China), Jinwei Fu (Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China)
Article 4
Research on Semi-Structured and Unstructured Data Storage and Management Model for Multi-Tenant (pages 49-62)
Xin Hu (Beijing Information Science & Technology University, Beijing, China), Yabin Xu (Beijing Information Science & Technology University, Beijing, China)
Article 5
Research on Resource Allocation Strategy of PaaS Platform (pages 63-76)
Hongen Peng (Beijing Information Science & Technology University, Beijing, China), Yabin Xu (School of Computer, Beijing Information Science & Technology University, Beijing, China)
Article 6
A New Hybrid Support Vector Machine Ensemble Classification Model for Credit Scoring (pages 77-88)
Jian-Rong Yao (ZheJiang University of Finance & Economics, Hangzhou, China), Jia-Rui Chen (ZheJiang University of Finance & Economics, Hangzhou, China)
Article 7
An Inductive Logic Programming Algorithm Based on Artificial Bee Colony (pages 89-104)
Yanjuan Li (College of Information and Computer Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China), Mengting Niu (College of Information and Computer Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China), Jifeng Guo (College of Information and Computer Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China)
Article 8
PLSA-Based Personalized Information Retrieval with Network Regularization (pages 105-116)
Qiuyu Zhu (School of Information Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China), Dongmei Li (School of Information Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China), Cong Dai (School of Information Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China), Qichen Han (School of Engineering Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China), Yi Lin (School of Information Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China)
Article 9
The Research on the Osmotic Stress Gene Mining Model Based on the Arabidopsis Genome (pages 117-132)
Xiao Yu (College of Electrical and Information, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China), Xiang Li (College of Electrical and Information, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China), Huihui Deng (College of Electrical and Information, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China), Yuchen Tang (College of Electrical and Information, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China), Zhepeng Hou (College of Electrical and Information, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China), Qingming Kong (College of Electrical and Information, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China)
Article 10
A Design of Autopilot Based on the Feedback Linearization Optimal Heading Control Algorithm (pages 133-148)
Zhipeng Sun (Jilin University, Changchun, China), Qin Wu (Jilin University, Changchun, China), Xiaogang Li (College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China), Hongbo Wang (Jilin University, State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science, Changchun, China)
Issue 2
A Spanish Proposal for Teaching Informatics in Pre-University Studies
Editorial Preface
Francisco José García-Peñalvo (Computer Science Department, Research Institute for Educational Sciences, Washington, D.C., USA & GRIAL Research Group, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 1
A New Topological Method for Examining Historical Inscriptions (pages 1-16)
Loránd Lehel Tóth (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary), Gábor Hosszú (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary)
Article 2
Feature Based Approach for Detection of Smishing Messages in the Mobile Environment (pages 17-35)
Ankit Kumar Jain (National Institute of Technology Kurukhetra, Kurukshetra, India), B. B. Gupta (National Institute of Technology Kurukshtra, Kurukshetra, India)
Article 3
Quantum Local Binary Pattern for Medical Edge Detection (pages 36-52)
Somia Lekehali (University of M'sila, M'Sila, Algeria), Abdelouahab Moussaoui (University of Ferhat Abbas Setif 1, El Bez, Algeria)
Article 4
Generative Matching Between Heterogeneous Meta-Model' Systems Based on Hybrid Heuristic (pages 53-71)
Zouhair Ibn Batouta (Hassan II University, Faculty of Science Ben M'Sik, LTI Laboratory, Casablanca, Morocco), Rachid Dehbi (Hassan II University, Faculty of Science Aïn Chock, LR2I Laboratory, Maarif, Morocco), Mohamed Talea (Hassan II University, Faculty of Science Ben M'Sik, LTI Laboratory, Casablanca, Morocco), Hajoui Omar (Faculty of Science Ben M'Sik Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco)
Article 5
Evaluation of High School Websites Based on Users: A Perspective of Usability and Performance Study (pages 72-90)
Ana Maria Santos (University Portucalense, Porto, Portugal), José Antonio Cordón-García (Department of Information and Documentation, Faculty of Translation and Documentation, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Raquel Gómez Díaz (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 6
A Context-Aware Approach for Generating User Interfaces Based on Usability Requirements (pages 91-114)
Dorra Zaibi (Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia), Meriem Riahi (Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia), Faouzi Moussa (Faculty of Science of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia)
Article 7
New Evolutionary Adoption Model for Innovation Diffusion (pages 115-133)
Somia Chikouche (University Mohamed El Bachir El Ibrahimi of Bordj Bou Arréridj, El Anasser, Algeria), Salah Eddine Bouhouita-Guermech (University of Mohamed Boudiaf, M'sila, Algeria), Abderraouf Bouziane (University Mohamed El Bachir El Ibrahimi of Bordj Bou Arréridj, El Anasser, Algeria), Messaoud Mostefai (University of Bordj Bou Arreridj, El Anasser, Algeria)
Article 8
Designing High Accuracy Statistical Machine Translation for Sign Language Using Parallel Corpus: Case Study English and American Sign Language (pages 134-158)
Achraf Othman (Research Lab. LaTICE, University of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia), Mohamed Jemni (Research Lab. LaTICE, University of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia)
Article 9
Mining Associations Between Collaborative Skills and Group Roles in Collaborative E-Learning Environments (pages 159-174)
Rosanna Costaguta (National University of Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero, Argentina), Pablo Santana-Mansilla (National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina), Germán Lescano (National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina), Daniela Missio (National University of Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero, Argentina)
Article 10
Design of a Novel Query System for Social Network (pages 175-193)
Charu Virmani (Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, India), Dimple Juneja (NIT, Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra, India), Anuradha Pillai (YMCA University of Science and technology, Faridabad, India)
Issue 3
Managing the Digital Identity as Researchers
Editorial Preface
Francisco José García-Peñalvo (Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 1
Continuous Evaluation of the Learning Process of Algebra Through a Semi-Automated Tool (pages 1-20)
Blanca Estela Pedroza-Méndez (Tecnológico Nacional de México/ Instituto Tecnológico de Apizaco, Puebla, Mexico), Juan Manuel Gonzalez-Calleros (Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico), Josefina Guerrero-García (Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico), Cesar A. Collazos (Universidad Del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia)
Article 2
Gradual Learners' Assessment in Massive Open Online Courses Based on ODALA Approach (pages 21-43)
Haddadi Lynda (Mouloud Maameri University, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria), Farida Bouarab-Dahmani (Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi Ouzou, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria)
Article 3
Can Gamification Concepts Work With E-Government? (pages 44-59)
Emad Ahmed Abu-Shanab (Qatar University, Doha, Qatar), Malak Rasheed Al-Sayed (Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan)
Article 4
A Novel Cognitive Approach for Measuring the Trust in Robots (pages 60-73)
Akash Dutt Dubey (Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow, India), Bimal Aklesh Kumar (Fiji National University, Suva, Fiji)
Article 5
Edge Detection and Contour Based Ear Recognition Scheme (pages 74-92)
Deven Trivedi (G. H. Patel College of Engineering and Technology, Anand, India), Rohit Thanki (C. U. Shah University, Wadhwan, India), Surekha Borra (K. S. Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India)
Article 6
Sentiment Analysis of Brand Personality Positioning Through Text Mining (pages 93-103)
Ruei-Shan Lu (Takming University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan), Hsiu-Yuan Tsao (National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan), Hao-Chaing Koong Lin (National University of Tainan, Tainan, Taiwan), Yu-Chun Ma (National University of Tainan, Tainan, Taiwan), Cheng-Tung Chuang (Takming University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan)
Article 7
Automated Health Monitoring System Using Advanced Technology (pages 104-132)
Amgad Muneer (Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), Suliman Mohamed Fati (Information Systems Department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, Prince Sultan University, 11586, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
Article 8
ISEkFT: An IBE-Based Searchable Encryption Scheme With k-Keyword Fuzzy Search Trapdoor (pages 133-153)
Mamta (National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India), Brij B. Gupta (National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India), Syed Taqi Ali (Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India)
Article 9
Application of EDM to Understand the Online Students' Behavioral Pattern (pages 154-168)
Luis Naito Mendes Bezerra (UNIP - Universidade Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil), Márcia Terra da Silva (UNIP - Universidade Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil)
Issue 4
Women and STEM Disciplines in Latin America: The W-STEM European Project
Editorial Preface
Francisco José García-Peñalvo (Computer Science Department, Research Institute for Educational Sciences, GRIAL Research Group, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 1
MixAR: A Multi-Tracking Mixed Reality System to Visualize Virtual Ancient Buildings Aligned Upon Ruins (pages 1-33)
Telmo Adão (Centre for Robotics in Industry and Intelligent Systems (CRIIS), INESC Technology and Science (INESC-TEC), Porto, Portugal & School of Science and Technology, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal), Luís Pádua (Centre for Robotics in Industry and Intelligent Systems (CRIIS), INESC Technology and Science (INESC-TEC), Porto, Portugal & School of Science and Technology, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal), David Narciso (Centre for Information Systems and Computer Graphics (CSIG), INESC Technology and Science (INESC-TEC), Porto, Portugal & School of Science and Technology, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal), Joaquim João Sousa (Centre for Robotics in Industry and Intelligent Systems (CRIIS), INESC Technology and Science (INESC-TEC), Porto, Portugal & School of Science and Technology, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal), Luís Agrellos (GEMA - Digital and Technology Agency, Porto, Portugal), Emanuel Peres (Centre for Robotics in Industry and Intelligent Systems (CRIIS), INESC Technology and Science (INESC-TEC), Porto, Portugal & School of Science and Technology, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal), Luís Magalhães (ALGORITMI Center, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal)
Article 2
A Proposal of a Catalog of Gamification Patterns: A Way to Improve the Learning Motivation (pages 34-49)
Jhonny Paul Taborda Mosquera (Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia), Jeferson Arango López (Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia), César A Collazos (Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia), Francisco Luis Gutiérrez Vela (Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain)
Article 3
A Technology Tool for the Analysis of the Logistical Process in Small Pharmacies (pages 50-66)
Hilda Angélica Del Carpio Ramos (Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo, Lambayeque, Perú), Dante Alexander Mundaca Martos (Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo, Lambayeque, Perú), Pedro Antonio Del Carpio Ramos (Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo, Lambayeque, Perú), Walter Yoiber Castillo Facundo (Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo, Lambayeque, Perú), Sergio Rafael Bernardo Del Carpio Hernández (Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo, Lambayeque, Perú)
Article 4
User Experience of an Institutional Repository in a Private University in Mexico: A Fundamental Component in the Framework of Open Science (pages 67-87)
Laura Icela González-Pérez (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico), María Soledad Ramírez (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico)
Article 5
The Incremental Artificial Immune System for Arabic Handwritten Recognition (pages 88-106)
Khelil Hiba (Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran Mohamed BOUDIAF, USTO-MB, Oran, Algeria), Benyettou Abdelkader (Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran Mohamed BOUDIAF, USTO-MB, Oran, Algeria), Afef Kacem (Université de Tunis, Montfleury, Tunis)
Article 6
A Hybrid Hindi Printed Document Classification System Using SVM and Fuzzy: An Advancement (pages 107-131)
Shalini Puri (Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India), Satya Prakash Singh (Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India)
Article 7
Real Time Scheduling Optimization (pages 132-152)
Fateh Boutekkouk (Research Laboratory on Computer Science's Complex Systems (ReLaCS2), University of Oum El Bouaghi, Algeria)
Article 8
Genetic Algorithm With Hill Climbing for Correspondences Discovery in Ontology Mapping (pages 153-170)
Guefrouchi Ryma (Abdelhamid Mehri Constantine2 University, Constantine, Algeria), Kholladi Mohamed-Khireddine (Echahid Hamma Lakhdar University, El Oued, Algeria)
Article 9
An Empirical Study on the Network Model and the Online Knowledge Production Structure (pages 171-182)
Quan Chen (Zhongshan Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan, China & School of Business Administration, South China University of Technology, Guangdong, China), Jiangtao Wang (Zhongshan Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan, China), Ruiqiu Ou (Zhongshan Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan, China), Sang-Bing Tsai (Zhongshan Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan, China)
Volume 11 (2018)
Issue 1
Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing the Interoperability and Data Flows
Editorial Preface
Francisco José García-Peñalvo (Computer Science Department Research Institute for Educational Sciences, GRIAL Research Group, University of Salamanca, Spain)
Article 1
Systematic Literature Reviews in Social Sciences and Humanities: A Case Study (pages 1-17)
Almudena Mangas-Vega (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Taísa Dantas (CAPES, Brasília, Brazil & University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Javier Merchán Sánchez-Jara (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Raquel Gómez-Díaz (Department of Information and Documentation, Faculty of Translation and Documentation, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 2
An Open Perspective for Educational Games (pages 18-28)
Ismar Frango Silveira (Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, São Paulo, Brazil), Klinge Orlando Villalba-Condori (Universidad Nacional San Agustín, Arequipa, Peru)
Article 3
Mapping OWL-S Process Model to Timed Automata: A Model-Checking Timed Temporal Logic Oriented Approach (pages 29-48)
Amel Boumaza (University Constantine II-Abdelhamid Mehri, Algeria), Ramdane Maamri (University Constantine II-Abdelhamid Mehri, Algeria)
Article 4
A Systematic Mapping Study on Requirements Engineering in Software Ecosystems (pages 49-69)
Aparna Vegendla (Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway), Anh Nguyen Duc (Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway), Shang Gao (Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden), Guttorm Sindre (Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway)
Article 5
Web Knowledge Turbine as a Proposal for Personal and Professional Self-Organisation in Complex Times: Application to Higher Education (pages 70-90)
Enrique Rubio Royo (Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain), Susan Cranfield McKay (Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain), Jose Carlos Nelson-Santana (Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain), Ramiro N Delgado Rodríguez (University of the Armed Forces (ESPE), Sangolquí, Ecuador), Antonio A. Ocon-Carreras (Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain)
Article 6
Effective and Fast Face Recognition System Using Complementary OC-LBP and HOG Feature Descriptors With SVM Classifier (pages 91-110)
Geetika Singh (MCM DAV College for Women, Chandigarh, India), Indu Chhabra (Department of Computer Science and Applications, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India)
Article 7
Insights Into Tweets Associated With Congenital Heart Disease (pages 111-128)
Sophia Alim (Independent Researcher, United Kingdom)
Article 8
Improving Root Cause Analysis Using Fuzzy Polarity Identification and Conflict Resolution Techniques (pages 129-145)
Charles Britto Soosaimanickam (Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, India), Victor S.P. (St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai, India)
Article 9
Cognition of a Robotic Manipulator Using the Q-Learning Based Situation-Operator Model (pages 146-157)
Akash Dutt Dubey (Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur, India), Ravi Bhushan Mishra (Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India)
Article 10
Metaheuristic Techniques for Test Case Generation: A Review (pages 158-171)
Rashmi Rekha Sahoo (ITER College, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, India), Mitrabinda Ray (ITER College, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, India)
Issue 2
Emerging Information Technology Trends
Editorial Preface
Francisco José García-Peñalvo (Computer Science Department Research Institute for Educational Sciences, GRIAL Research Group, University of Salamanca, Spain)
Article 1
Visual Tracking with Multilevel Sparse Representation and Metric Learning (pages 1-12)
Baifan Chen (School of Information Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China), Meng Peng (School of Computer and Communication, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan, China), Lijue Liu (School of Information Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China), Tao Lu (Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Intelligent Robot, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, China)
Article 2
Fast and Effective Classification using Parallel and Multi-start PSO (pages 13-30)
Balasaraswathi M (Department of Information Technology, SNR Sons College, Coimbatore, India), Kalpana B (Department of Computer Science, Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore, India)
Article 3
Utility Based Frequent Pattern Extraction from Mobile Web Services Sequence (pages 31-52)
Krishna Kumar Mohbey (Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, India)
Article 4
A Support Based Initialization Algorithm for Categorical Data Clustering (pages 53-67)
Ajay Kumar (Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Jaypee University of Engineering & Technology, Guna, India), Shishir Kumar (Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Jaypee University of Engineering & Technology, Guna, India)
Article 5
An Exhaustive Requirement Analysis Approach to Estimate Risk Using Requirement Defect and Execution Flow Dependency for Software Development (pages 68-87)
Priyanka Chandani (Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India), Chetna Gupta (Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India)
Article 6
A Hybrid Heuristic for QoS Aware Matching of User's Job and Virtual Machines in Cloud Environment (pages 88-109)
Devki Nandan Jha (Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK), Deo Prakash Vidyarthi (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India)
Article 7
Web Page Recommender System using hybrid of Genetic Algorithm and Trust for Personalized Web Search (pages 110-127)
Suruchi Chawla (Shaheed Rajguru College Delhi University, Delhi, India)
Article 8
A Collaborative Approach for Improvisation and Refinement of Requirement Prioritization Process (pages 128-149)
Ankita Gupta (Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India), Chetna Gupta (Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India)
Article 9
A Hybrid Predictive Model Integrating C4.5 and Decision Table Classifiers for Medical Data Sets (pages 150-167)
Amit Kumar (Computer Science and Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, India), Bikash Kanti Sarkar (Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, India)
Article 10
Multidimensional Text Warehousing for Automated Text Classification (pages 168-183)
Jiyun Kim (University of Seoul, Seoul, Korea), Han-joon Kim (University of Seoul, Seoul, Korea)
Issue 3
Special Issue of Robotics and Mechatronics (HSST)
Guest Editorial Preface
Wai Chi Fang (APAIS, Korea), Tai-hoon Kim (APAIS, Korea), Sabah Mohammed (APAIS, Korea), Mincong Tang (APAIS, Korea)
Article 1
Research on Object Tracking Based on Graph Model in Sports Video (pages 1-14)
Zhexiong Cui (Harbin Normal University, Harbin, China), Jun Zhang (Harbin Normal University, Harbin, China), XiaoFei Zhang (Harbin Institute of Physical Education, Harbin, China), Lishu Xu (Harbin Normal University, Harbin, China)
Article 2
DCVS A Dynamic Control for Video Traffic in SPICE (pages 15-28)
Yu Chen (Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, China), Aiwu Shi (Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, China), Kai He (Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, China), Zhiqiang Hu (Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, China), Nan Su (Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, China)
Article 3
An Image Classification Algorithm and its Parallel Implementation Based on ANL-RBM (pages 29-46)
Haifeng Song (Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China), Guangsheng Chen (Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China), Weiwei Yang (Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China)
Article 4
Adaptive Four-dot Median Filter for Removing 1-99% Densities of Salt-and-Pepper Noise in Images (pages 47-61)
Xin-Ming Zhang (College of Computer and Information Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China), Qiang Kang (College of Computer and Information Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China), Jin-Feng Cheng (College of Computer and Information Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China), Xia Wang (College of Computer and Information Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China)
Article 5
Recognition on Images from Internet Street View Based on Hierarchical Features Learning with CNNs (pages 62-74)
Jian-min Liu (School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha, China & Hunan Institute of Humanities, Science and Technology, Loudi, China), Min-hua Yang (School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha, China)
Article 6
Application of Gray Projection Algorithm to the Quantization of Width between Textures of Instrument (pages 75-89)
Wentao Gao (Information and Computer Engineering College, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China), Yinglai Huang (Information and Computer Engineering College, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China), Peng Zhao (Information and Computer Engineering College, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China), Yue Sun (Information and Computer Engineering College, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China), Sainan Niu (Information and Computer Engineering College, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China)
Article 7
A New Kind of Image Edge Detection Based on The Theory of The Adaptive Lifting Wavelet and Morphology (pages 90-104)
Honge Ren (College of Information and Computer Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Forestry Intelligent Equipment Engineering Research Center, Harbin, China), Xiyan Xu (College of Information and Computer Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China), Meng Zhu (College of Information and Computer Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Forestry Intelligent Equipment Engineering Research Center, Harbin, China), Dongxu Huo (College of Information and Computer Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China)
Article 8
Particle-Size Analysis of Wood Fiber and Powder Based on Image Processing and Recognition (pages 105-118)
Honge Ren (Information and Computer Engineering College, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China), Jian Zhang (Information and Computer Engineering College, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China), Meng Zhu (Information and Computer Engineering College, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China), Mian Liu (Information and Computer Engineering College, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China)
Article 9
A New Method of Adaptive Filtering and Wavelet Transform to Filter Baseline Shift (pages 119-134)
Jianting Shi (College of Computer and Information Engineering, Heilongjiang university of science and technology, Harbin, China), Jiancai Wang (Office of Academic Affairs, Heilongjiang university of science and technology, Harbin, China)
Issue 4
The Utopia of the Technological Revolution
Guest Editorial Preface
Francisco José García-Peñalvo (Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 1
Evaluating Intercultural Sensibility in Compulsory Secondary Education: The Case of Salamanca (Spain) (pages 1-15)
Paloma No-Gutiérrez (Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), María-José Rodríguez-Conde (Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Eva-María Torrecilla-Sánchez (Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 2
Operation Patterns in Recommendation Systems: Limitations, Functionalities and Performance in the Digital Environment (pages 16-31)
José Antonio Cordón-García (E-Lectra group, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Raquel Gómez-Díaz (E-Lectra Group, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Araceli García-Rodríguez (Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Taísa Dantas (Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 3
Multi-Layer Agent Based Architecture for Internet of Things Systems (pages 32-52)
Kouah Sofia (RELA(CS)2 Laboratory, University of Larbi Ben M'Hidi, Oum El Bouaghi, Algeria), Kitouni Ilham (MISC Laboratory, MISC Laboratory, Constantine 2-Abdelhamid Mehri University, Algeria)
Article 4
Humanitarian Logistics: A Review and Scientometric Analysis (pages 53-71)
Anil Kumar (Faculty of Management, VNS Group of Institutions, Bhopal, India), G.S. Kushwaha (Department of Management Studies, MANIT, Bhopal, India)
Article 5
Job Scheduling in Computational Grid Using a Hybrid Algorithm Based on Particle Swarm Optimization and Extremal Optimization (pages 72-86)
Tarun Kumar Ghosh (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Haldia Institute of Technology, West Bengal, India), Sanjoy Das (Department of Engineering and Technological Studies, Kalyani University, West Bengal, India)
Article 6
Semantic Health Mediation and Access Control Manager for Interoperability Among Healthcare Systems (pages 87-98)
Abdullah Alamri (Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
Article 7
Automatic Detection of Career Recommendation Using Fuzzy Approach (pages 99-121)
Rajalakshmi Krishnamurthi (Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India), Mukta Goyal (Department of Computer Science, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India)
Article 8
Extraction of Blood Vessels in Retina (pages 122-136)
Thamer Mitib Al Sariera (University of Mysore, Mysore, India), Lalitha Rangarajan (University of Mysore, Mysore, India)
Article 9
Domain Knowledge Embedding Regularization Neural Networks for Workload Prediction and Analysis in Cloud Computing (pages 137-154)
Lei Li (School of Electronic and Information Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China), Min Feng (21CN Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, China), Lianwen Jin (School of Electronic and Information Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China), Shenjin Chen (School of Electronic and Information Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China), Lihong Ma (School of Electronic and Information Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China), Jiakai Gao (Xidian University, Xi'an, China)
Article 10
Meta-Heuristics Based Load Balancing Optimization in Cloud Environment on Underflow and Overflow Conditions (pages 155-172)
Amanpreet Kaur (IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala, India), Bikrampal Kaur (Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran, Mohali, India), Dheerendra Singh (Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology, Chandigarh, India)
Volume 10 (2017)
Issue 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Approaches in Information Technology Research
Editorial Preface
Francisco José García-Peñalvo (Computer Science Department, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 1
School Performance Analysis from a Scholastic Learning Process (pages 1-14)
Judit Lacomba Masmiquel (La Salle Open University, La Massana, Andorra), August Climent Ferrer (Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain), David Fonseca (Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain)
Article 2
A Cosine-Similarity Mutual-Information Approach for Feature Selection on High Dimensional Datasets (pages 15-28)
Vimal Kumar Dubey (Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, India), Amit Kumar Saxena (Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, India)
Article 3
Particle Swarm Optimization Research Base on Quantum Q-Learning Behavior (pages 29-38)
Lu Li (Information Center, Changsha Health Vocational College, Changsha, China), Shuyue Wu (School of Information Science and Engineering, Hunan International Economics University, Changsha, China)
Article 4
Geometric Representations Built with GeoGebra for Improving the Visualization and Reasoning Cognitive Process (pages 39-58)
Claudia Orozco (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Erla M. Morales-Morgado (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 5
Status of Non-Functional Requirements in Mobile Application Development: An Empirical Study (pages 59-84)
Varun Gupta (Amity University, Noida, India), Raj Kumar Chopra (Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun, India), Durg Singh Chauhan (GLA University, Mathura, India)
Article 6
Intelligent Content-Based Dermoscopic Image Retrieval with Relevance Feedback for Computer-Aided Melanoma Diagnosis (pages 85-108)
Khadidja Belattar (Constantine 2 University, Constantine, Algeria), Sihem Mostefai (Constantine 2 University, Constantine, Algeria), Amer Draa (Constantine 2 University, Constantine, Algeria)
Issue 2
Special Issue on Computer Science's Complex Systems and Their Applications: Comprised of Selected Papers from the ICCSA'2016 Conference
Guest Editorial Preface
Mokhati Farid (Larbi Ben M'hidi University, Oum El Bouaghi, Algeria), Nini Brahim (Larbi Ben M'hidi University, Oum El Bouaghi, Algeria)
Article 1
A Model Driven Engineering Approach to Reduce Large Queueing Networks (pages 1-18)
Ahlem Nasri (RELA(CS)2 Laboratory, University of Oum El Bouaghi, Oum El Bouaghi, Algeria), Abdelhabib Bourouis (RELA(CS)2 Laboratory, University of Oum El Bouaghi, Oum El Bouaghi, Algeria)
Article 2
Collaborative MOOC Content Design and Automatic Assessment Based on ODALA Approach (pages 19-39)
Nacera Hammid (Mouloud Mammeri University, Department of Computer Sciences, Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria), Lynda Haddadi (Mouloud Mammeri University, Department of Computer Sciences, Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria), Farida Bouarab-Dahmani (Mouloud Mammeri University, Department of Computer Sciences, Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria)
Article 3
Academic Virtual Meetings Management with a Synthesis Builder (pages 40-59)
Farida Bouarab-Dahmani (Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi Ouzou, Department of Computer Science, Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria)
Article 4
Scalability Property in Solving the Density Classification Task (pages 60-76)
Laboudi Zakaria (MISC Laboratory, Constantine2 University, Constantine, Algeria), Chikhi Salim (MISC Laboratory, Constantine2 University, Constantine, Algeria), Lakhdari Saliha (University of Oum El-Bouaghi, RELA(CS)2 Laboratory, Oum El Bouaghi, Algeria)
Issue 3
Publishing in Open Access
Editorial Preface
Francisco José García-Peñalvo (Computer Science Department, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 1
A New Progressive Method for Computing Skyline Queries (pages 1-21)
Zekri Lougmiri (Department of Computer Science, University of Oran1 Ahmed Ben Bella, Oran, Algeria)
Article 2
A Combined Dimensional Kernel Method for Graph Classification (pages 22-33)
Tiejun Cao (School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Hunan International Economics University, Changsha, China)
Article 3
Extracting Criminal-Related Events from Arabic Tweets: A Spatio-Temporal Approach (pages 34-47)
Feriel Abdelkoui (Constantine 2 University, Constantine, Algeria), Mohamed-Khireddine Kholladi (Echahid Hamma Lakhdar University, El Oued, Algeria)
Article 4
A Hybrid Approach Based on Genetic Algorithm and Particle Swarm Optimization to Improve Neural Network Classification (pages 48-68)
Nabil M. Hewahi (Department of Computer Science, University of Bahrain, Alsakheer, Bahrain), Enas Abu Hamra (Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine)
Article 5
Retrieving Objective Indicators from Student Logs in Virtual Worlds (pages 69-83)
Antonio Balderas (Department of Computer Science, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real, Spain), Anke Berns (Department of French and English Philology, University of Cadiz, Cadiz, Spain), Manuel Palomo-Duarte (Department of Computer Science, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real, Spain), Juan Manuel Dodero (Department of Computer Science, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real, Spain), Iván Ruiz-Rube (Department of Computer Science, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real, Spain)
Article 6
Strength-Based Link Prediction in Scientific Bibliographic Networks (pages 84-106)
Djamila Mohdeb (Department of Computer Science, Bordj Bou Arreridj University, El Anasser, Algeria), Abdelhak Boubetra (Department of Computer Science, Bordj Bou Arreridj University, El Anasser, Algeria), Mourad Charikhi (Department of Computer Science, Bordj Bou Arreridj University, El Anasser, Algeria)
Issue 4
Special Issue on Technologies and Innovation
Guest Editorial Preface
Gema Alcaraz-Marmol (University of Castilla-La Mancha, Department of Modern Philology, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain), Miguel Ángel Rodríguez-García (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Computational Bioscience Research Center, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia), Rafael Valencia-García (University of Murcia, Department of Informatics and Systems, Murcia, Spain)
Article 1
A Brief Review of Game Engines for Educational and Serious Games Development (pages 1-22)
Humberto Marin-Vega (Technological Institute of Orizaba, Division of Research and Postgraduate Studies, Orizaba, Mexico), Giner Alor-Hernández (Technological Institute of Orizaba, Division of Research and Postgraduate Studies, Orizaba, Mexico), Ramon Zatarain-Cabada (Technological Institute of Culiacan, Division of Research and Postgraduate Studies, Sinaloa, Mexico), Maria Lucia Barron-Estrada (Technological Institute of Culiacan, Division of Research and Postgraduate Studies, Sinaloa, Mexico), Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz (Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Juárez, Mexico)
Article 2
An Extension of the MiSCi Middleware for Smart Cities Based on Fog Computing (pages 23-41)
Jose Aguilar (Universidad de los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela), Manuel B. Sanchez (Universidad Nacional Experimental del Táchira, San Cristóbal, Venezuela), Marxjhony Jerez (University of the Andes, Mérida, Venezuela), Maribel Mendonca (Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado, Barquisimeto, Venezuela)
Article 3
An Ontology-Based Decision Support System for the Diagnosis of Plant Diseases (pages 42-55)
Katty Lagos-Ortiz (Agrarian University of Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ecuador), José Medina-Moreira (Agrarian University of Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ecuador), Mario Andrés Paredes-Valverde (University of Murcia, Department of Informatics and Systems, Murcia, Spain), Winston Espinoza-Morán (Agrarian University of Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ecuador), Rafael Valencia-García (University of Murcia, Department of Informatics and Systems, Murcia, Spain)
Article 4
Knowledge Acquisition Through Ontologies from Medical Natural Language Texts (pages 56-69)
José Medina-Moreira (University of Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador), Katty Lagos-Ortiz (University of Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador), Harry Luna-Aveiga (University of Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador), Oscar Apolinario-Arzube (University of Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador), María del Pilar Salas-Zárate (University of Murcia, Department of Informatics and Systems, Murcia, Spain), Rafael Valencia-García (University of Murcia, Department of Informatics and Systems, Murcia, Spain)
Volume 9 (2016)
Issue 1
Digital Humanities Data Processing
Editorial Preface
Francisco José García-Peñalvo (Computer Science Department, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 1
Information Technology as a Way To Support Collaborative Learning: What In-Service Teachers Think, Know and Do (pages 1-17)
Ana García-Valcárcel (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Juanjo Mena (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 2
Inverted Learning Environments with Technology, Innovation and Flexibility: Student Experiences and Meanings (pages 18-33)
María-Soledad Ramírez-Montoya (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico), Darinka del Carmen Ramírez Hernández (Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico)
Article 3
Latin American and Caribbean Literature Transposed into Digital: Corpus, Ecosystem, Canon (pages 34-53)
Adrián R. Vila (University of Buenos Aires, Chivilcoy, Argentina & Instituto de Formación Docente Nº 6 - Chivilcoy, Argentina)
Article 4
Skills of Digital Literacy to Address the Risks of Interactive Communication (pages 54-64)
Isabel Rodríguez-de-Dios (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Juan-José Igartua (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 5
Factors for the Management of Scarce Human Resources and Highly Skilled Employees in IT-Departments: A Systematic Review (pages 65-82)
Olaf Radant (BearingPoint, Berlin, Germany), Ricardo Colomo-Palacios (Faculty of Computer Sciences, Østfold University College, Halden, Norway), Vladimir Stantchev (SRH Hochschule Berlin, Berlin, Germany)
Issue 2
Issue on Mobile Information Technologies
Editorial Preface
Francisco José García-Peñalvo (Computer Science Department, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 1
Towards Modelling the Impact of Security Policy on Compliance (pages 1-16)
Winfred Yaokumah (Department of Information Technology, Pentecost University College, Accra, Ghana), Steven Brown (School of Business and Technology, Capella University, Minneapolis, MN, USA), Alex Ansah Dawson (School of Technology, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Accra, Ghana)
Article 2
Artificial Haemostasis System for Modern Information Retrieval with 3D Result-Mining (pages 17-46)
Hadj Ahmed Bouarara (GeCode Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, Dr. Moulay Tahar University of Saïda, Saïda, Algeria), Reda Mohamed Hamou (GeCode Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, Dr. Moulay Tahar University of Saïda, Saïda, Algeria), Abdelmalek Amine (GeCode Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, Dr. Moulay Tahar University of Saïda, Saïda, Algeria)
Article 3
New Bio Inspired Techniques in the Filtering of Spam: Synthesis and Comparative Study (pages 47-77)
Hadj Ahmed Bouarara (GeCode Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, Dr. Moulay Tahar University of Saïda, Saïda, Algeria), Reda Mohamed Hamou (GeCode Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, Dr. Moulay Tahar University of Saïda, Saïda, Algeria), Abdelmalek Amine (GeCode Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, Dr. Moulay Tahar University of Saïda, Saïda, Algeria)
Article 4
User Opinion and Differentiated Attribute based Ranking in Federated Cloud (pages 78-88)
C. S. Rajarajeswari (Computer Science Department, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India), M. Aramudhan (Department of Information Technology, Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nedungadu, India)
Article 5
A Case Study on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning in Spanish Schools (pages 89-102)
Marcos Cabezas (Department of Teaching, Organization and Research Methods, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Sonia Casillas (Department of Teaching, Organization and Research Methods, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Azucena Hernández (Department of Teaching, Organization and Research Methods, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Issue 3
What Computational Thinking Is
Editorial Preface
Francisco José García-Peñalvo (Computer Science Department, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 1
Extending the Technology Acceptance Model and Critical Success Factors Model to Predict the Use of Cloud Computing (pages 1-17)
Hayel Ababneh (Department of Business Administration, Al al-Bayt University, Mafraq, Jordan)
Article 2
Virtual Learning Communities in Google Plus, Implications, and Sustainability in MOOCs (pages 18-36)
Margarita Martinez-Nuñez (Technical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain), Oriol Borras-Gene (Technical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain), Ángel Fidalgo-Blanco (Technical University of Madrid, Spain)
Article 3
Investment Location Selection based on Economic Intelligence and Macbeth Decision Aid Model (pages 37-48)
Mostafa Bachrane (Mohammadia Engineering School, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco), Abdelilah Khaled (Ministry of Economy and Finances, Rabat, Morocco), Jamila El Alami (Mohammadia Engineering School, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco), Mostafa Hanoune (Laboratory of Modeling and Information Processing, University of Ben m'sick Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco)
Article 4
Short and Open Answer Question Assessment System based on Concept Maps (pages 49-67)
Safa Ben Salem (Higher Institute of Computer and Communication Techniques (ISITCom), University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia), Lilia Cheniti-Belcadhi (Higher Institute of Computer and Communication Techniques (ISITCom), University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia), Rafik Braham (Higher Institute of Computer and Communication Techniques (ISITCom), University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia), Nicolas Delestre (Normandie University, Saint-Ettienne-du-Rouvray, France)
Article 5
Personality Traits among Information Technology Officers and the Expectations of Human Resource Personnel (pages 68-90)
Puckpimon Singhapong (Faculty of Science and Technology, Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand), Graham Kenneth Winley (Faculty of Science and Technology, Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand)
Issue 4
The WYRED Project: A Technological Platform for a Generative Research and Dialogue about Youth Perspectives and Interests in Digital Society
Editorial Preface
Francisco José García-Peñalvo (Computer Science Department, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 1
Bridging the Gap between LMS and Social Network Learning Analytics in Online Learning (pages 1-15)
Ángel Hernández-García (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain), Miguel Ángel Conde-González (Department of Mechanical, Computer Science and Aerospace Engineering, University of León, León, Spain)
Article 2
The eAssessment of Key Competences and their Relationship with Academic Performance (pages 16-27)
Fernando Martinez-Abad (University Institute of Educational Sciences, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Patricia Torrijos-Fincias (University Institute of Educational Sciences, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), María José Rodríguez-Conde (University Institute of Educational Sciences, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 3
Critical Factors Influencing E-Government Adoption in India: An Investigation of the Citizens' Perspectives (pages 28-44)
Kriti Priya Gupta (Symbiosis International University, Pune, India), Preeti Bhaskar (Symbiosis International University, Pune, India), Swati Singh (Symbiosis International University, Pune, India)
Article 4
An Optimal Fuzzy Load Balanced Adaptive Gateway Discovery for Ubiquitous Internet Access in MANET (pages 45-63)
Prakash Srivastava (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur, India), Rakesh Kumar (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur, India)
Article 5
Four-Layer Grapheme Model for Computational Paleography (pages 64-82)
Raymond E.I. Pardede (Department of Electron Devices, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary), Loránd L. Tóth (Department of Electron Devices, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary), György A. Jeney (Department of Electron Devices, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary), Ferenc Kovács (Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest, Hungary), Gábor Hosszú (Department of Electron Devices, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary)
Volume 8 (2015)
Issue 1
Information Technology Research
Editorial Preface
Francisco José García-Peñalvo (Computer Science Department, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 2
Using Incoming Traffic for Energy-Efficient Routing in Cognitive Radio Networks (pages 1-24)
Constandinos X. Mavromoustakis (Department of Computer Science, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus), Athina Bourdena (Department of Computer Science, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus), George Mastorakis (Department of Informatics Engineering, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Crete, Greece), Evangelos Pallis (Department of Informatics Engineering, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Crete, Greece)
Article 3
Information and Password Attacks on Social Networks: An Argument for Cryptography (pages 25-42)
Enrico Franchi (Department of Information Engineering, University of Parma, Parma, Italy), Agostino Poggi (Department of Information Engineering, University of Parma, Parma, Italy), Michele Tomaiuolo (Department of Information Engineering, University of Parma, Parma, Italy)
Article 4
Cloud Computing for Secure Services in E-Government Architecture (pages 43-61)
Sajjad Hashemi (Department of Computer Engineering, Sama Technical and Vocational Training College, Islamic Azad University Miandoab Branch, Miandoab, Iran), Khalil Monfaredi (Engineering Faculty, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran), Seyyed Yasser Hashemi (Department of Computer Engineering, Islamic Azad University Miandoab Branch, Miandoab, Iran)
Article 5
Evaluation of FLOSS by Analyzing Its Software Evolution: An Example using the Moodle Platform (pages 62-81)
Héctor J. Macho (Rey Juan Carlos University, Fuenlabrada, Spain), Gregorio Robles (Rey Juan Carlos University, Fuenlabrada, Spain), Jesus M. González-Barahona (Rey Juan Carlos University, Fuenlabrada, Spain)
Article 6
How to Design an Active e-Course?: Meta Models to Support the Process of Instructional Design of an Active e-Course (pages 82-106)
Lilia Cheniti Belcadhi (PRINCE Research Unit, Higher Institute of Computer and Communication Techniques (ISITC), Sousse, Tunisia), Sonia Ayachi Ghannouchi (RIADI Lab, Higher Institute of Management of Sousse (ISG), Sousse, Tunisia)
Issue 2
Issue on Visual Analytics
Editorial Preface
Francisco José García-Peñalvo (Computer Science Department, Research Institute for Educational Sciences, GRIAL Research Group, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 1
Information Extraction in the Medical Domain (pages 1-15)
Aicha Ghoulam (Department of Computer Science, University of Oran 1, Ahmed Ben Bella, Oran, Algeria), Fatiha Barigou (Department of Computer Science, University of Oran 1, Ahmed Ben Bella, Oran, Algeria), Ghalem Belalem (Department of Computer Science, University of Oran 1, Ahmed Ben Bella, Oran, Algeria)
Article 2
An Evolutionary Approach for Balancing Effectiveness and Representation Level in Gene Selection (pages 16-33)
Nicoletta Dessì (Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy), Barbara Pes (Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy), Laura Maria Cannas (Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy)
Article 3
The New Economic Environment to Manage Resources in Cloud Computing (pages 34-49)
Samah Bouamama (Department of Computer Science, University of Oran 1, Ahmed Ben Bella, Oran, Algeria), Ghalem Belalem (Department of Computer Science, University of Oran 1, Ahmed Ben Bella, Oran, Algeria)
Article 4
Economic Intelligence Information and Process in Shipping Companies in Morocco: The Case of TangerMed Area (pages 50-60)
Mostafa Bachrane (Mohammadia Engineering School, University of Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco), Jamila El Alami (School of Technology, University of Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco), Mostafa Hanoune (Laboratory of Modelling and Information Processing, University of Ben M'sick - Casablanca, Mohammedia, Morocco)
Issue 3
Entrepreneurial and Problem Solving Skills in Software Engineers
Editorial Preface
Francisco José García-Peñalvo (Computer Science Department, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 1
Wrapper Feature Selection based on Genetic Algorithm for Recognizing Objects from Satellite Imagery (pages 1-20)
Nabil M. Hewahi (Department of Computer Science, University of Bahrain, Zallaq, Bahrain), Eyad A. Alashqar (Department of Computer Science, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza City, Palestinian Territories, Israel)
Article 2
Role of Karaka Relations in Hindi Word Sense Disambiguation (pages 21-42)
Satyendr Singh (Department of Electronics and Communication, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India), Tanveer J. Siddiqui (Department of Electronics and Communication, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India)
Article 3
Design of the Micro-Strip Antenna for Wireless Capsule Endoscope (pages 43-58)
Dechun Zhao (College of Bio-Information, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunication, Chongqing, China), Xiaoyu Chen (College of Bio-Information, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunication, Chongqing, China), Longsheng Zhang (College of Bio-Information, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunication, Chongqing, China), Huiquan Zhang (College of Bio-Information, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunication, Chongqing, China)
Article 4
Towards an Efficient Management of Mobile Cloud Computing Services based on Multi Agent Systems (pages 59-72)
Amel Beloudane (Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Exact Sciences and Computing, University of Mostaganem, Algeria), Ghalem Belalem (University of Oran1, Ahmed Ben Bella, Algeria)
Article 5
Improving Context Aware Recommendation Performance by Using Social Networks (pages 73-87)
Golshan Assadat Afzali Boroujeni (Department of Computer Engineering and Information Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran), Seyed Alireza Hashemi Golpayegani (Department of Computer Engineering and Information Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran)
Issue 4
Massive Open Online Courses as Data Sources for Making Decisions in Learning Processes
Editorial Preface
Francisco José García-Peñalvo (Computer Science Department, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 1
A Smart City System Architecture based on City-level Data Exchange Platform (pages 1-25)
Jinfu Chen (School of Computer Science and Communication Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China), Yuchi Guo (School of Computer Science and Communication Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China), Chenfei Su (School of Computer Science and Communication Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China), Jiamei Chen (Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China), Shen Chang (Zhenjiang Hitec Information Engineering Consulting Supervision Co., Ltd., Zhenjiang, China)
Article 2
Mobile Devices and Apps, Characteristics and Current Potential on Learning (pages 26-37)
Laura Briz-Ponce (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Juan Antonio Juanes-Méndez (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 3
Influence of Personality on Programming Styles an Empirical Study (pages 38-56)
Zahra Karimi (Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Computer Engineering, University of Isfahan, Iran), Ahmad Baraani-Dastjerdi (Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Computer Engineering, University of Isfahan, Iran), Nasser Ghasem-Aghaee (Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Computer Engineering, University of Isfahan, Iran), Stefan Wagner (University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany)
Article 4
A New Compacting Non-Contiguous Processor Allocation Algorithm for 2D Mesh Multicomputers (pages 57-75)
Saad Bani-Mohammad (Department of Computer Science, Al al-Bayt University, Mafraq, Jordan), Ismail M. Ababneh (Department of Computer Science, Al al-Bayt University, Mafraq, Jordan), Mohammad Yassen (Department of Computer Science, Al al-Bayt University, Mafraq, Jordan)
Volume 7 (2014)
Issue 1
Special Issue from the International Conference on Health and Social Care (HCist'2013)
Guest Editorial Preface
Ricardo Martinho (School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal & Centre for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems (CINTESIS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal)
Article 1
Enrichment/Population of Customized CPR (Computer-Based Patient Record) Ontology from Free-Text Reports for CSI (Computer Semantic Interoperability) (pages 1-11)
David Mendes (Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal), Irene Pimenta Rodrigues (Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal), Carlos Rodriguez-Solano (Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Spain), Carlos Fernandes Baeta (Unidade Local de Saúde do Norte Alentejano, Portalegre, Portugal)
Article 2
Clinical Pathway Analytics (pages 12-26)
Filip Caron (Department of Decision Sciences and Information Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium), Jan Vanthienen (Department of Decision Sciences and Information Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium), Bart Baesens (Department of Decision Sciences and Information Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium)
Article 3
Endoscopic Imaging Results: Web-Based Solution for Video Diffusion with Real-Time Assistance (pages 27-40)
Joel Braga (Computer Science and Technology Center (CCTC), Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal), Isabel Laranjo (Computer Science and Technology Center (CCTC), Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal), Carla Rolanda (Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal & ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal & Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal), Luís Lopes (Department of Gastroenterology, Santa Luzia Hospital, Viana do Castelo, Portugal), Jorge Correia-Pinto (Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal & ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal & Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal), Victor Alves (Computer Science and Technology Center (CCTC), University of Minho, Braga, Portugal)
Article 4
Information Technology Supporting Healthcare and Social Care Services: An e-Marketplace Case Study (pages 41-58)
Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha (Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Barcelos, Portugal & GCIT Research Centre, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal), Ricardo Simoes (Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Barcelos, Portugal & Institute for Polymers and Composites – IPC/I3N, Guimarães, Portugal & Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), University of Minho, Braga, Portugal), João Varajão (University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal & Algoritmi Research Centre, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal), Isabel Miranda (Câmara Municipal de Guimarães, Guimarães, Portugal)
Article 5
See-Through-Sound: Transforming Images into Sonic Representations to Help the Blind (pages 59-77)
J. Tomás Henriques (SUNY at Buffalo State, Buffalo, NY, USA & CESEM, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal), Sofia Cavaco (CITI, Departamento de Informática, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal), Nuno Correia (CITI, Departamento de Informática, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal)
Article 6
Group-Based Discretionary Access Control in Health Related Repositories (pages 78-94)
João Zamite (LaSIGE, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal), Dulce Domingos (LaSIGE, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal), Mário J. Silva (IST/INESC-ID, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal), Carlos Santos (LaSIGE, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal)
Issue 2
Article 1
Technological Advances and Teaching Innovation Applied to Health Science Education (pages 1-6)
Juan A. Juanes (VisualMed System Research Group, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Pablo Ruisoto (VisualMed System Research Group, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 2
E-Learning Experiences in La Ribera Health Department (pages 7-23)
Juan Vicente Izquierdo Soriano (La Ribera University Hospital, Valencia, Spain), Felix Buendia Garcia (Politechnical University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain), Jose Luis Ortega Monzo (La Ribera University Hospital, Valencia, Spain), Eduardo Tabernero (Alba, La Ribera University Hospital, Valencia, Spain)
Article 3
Scientific Knowledge Transfer Training Through a Virtual World (pages 24-35)
Ana Martin-Suarez (Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Juan Cruz Benito (Research Group in Interaction and eLearning (GRIAL), University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Jonás Samuel Pérez-Blanco (Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Mª del Carmen Gutierrez Millan (Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Aranzazu Zarzuelo Castañeda (Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Hinojal Zazo Gomez (Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Cristina Maderuelo Martin (Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 4
Computerized-Aid Medical Training: Ecographic Simulator For Echo-Guided Infiltration Of Botulinic Toxin (pages 36-51)
Javier Nieto (Department of Rehabilitation, Universitary Hospital Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Juan A Juanes (VisualMed System Research Group, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Pablo Alonso (Department of Anesthesia, Universitary Hospital Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Belén Curto (Department of Computer Science and Automatic, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Felipe Hernández (Department of Anesthesia, Universitary Hospital Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Vidal Moreno (Department of Computer Science and Automatic, Universitary Hospital Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Pablo Ruisoto (VisualMed System Research Group, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 5
Impact of the Objective Evaluation of Clinical and Surgical Basic Skills (CSBS) On Medicine Students (Spain): An Experimental Design (pages 52-62)
Marcelo F. Jimenez (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Maria Jose Rodriguez-Conde (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Susana Olmos-Miguelañez (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Gonzalo Varela (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Francisco S. Lozano (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Francisco J. Garcia (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain), Fernando Martinez-Abad (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Article 6
An Update on Health Information Technology (pages 63-74)
Juan A. Juanes (VisualMed System Research Group, University of Salamanca, Slamanca, Spain), Pablo Ruisoto (VisualMed System Research Group, University of Salamanca, Slamanca, Spain), Francisco J Cabrero (VisualMed System Research Group, University of Salamanca, Slamanca, Spain), Alberto Prats-Galino (VisualMed System Research Group and Laboratory of Surgical NeuroAnatomy (LSNA), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain)
Article 7
Open Source Applications for Image Visualization and Processing in Neuroimaging Training (pages 75-87)
Juan A. Juanes (VisualMed System Research Group, University of Salamanca, Slamanca, Spain), Pablo Ruisoto (VisualMed System Research Group, University of Salamanca, Slamanca, Spain), Alberto Prats-Galino (VisualMed System Research Group and Laboratory of Surgical NeuroAnatomy (LSNA), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain), Andrés Framiñán (VisualMed System Research Group, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain)
Issue 3
Article 1
Improving Context Aware Recommendation Performance by Using Social Networks (pages 1-14)
Golshan Assadat Afzali Boroujeni (Department of Computer Engineering and IT, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran), Seyed Alireza Hashemi Golpayegani (Department of Computer Engineering and IT, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran)
Article 2
Comparison of Tied-Mixture and State-Clustered HMMs with Respect to Recognition Performance and Training Method (pages 1-17)
Hiroyuki Segi (NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Science & Technology Research Laboratories, Fukushima, Japan), Kazuo Onoe (NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), Science & Technology Research Laboratories, Fukushima, Japan), Shoei Sato (NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Science & Technology Research Laboratories, Fukushima, Japan), Akio Kobayashi (NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Science & Technology Research Laboratories, Fukushima, Japan), Akio Ando (Faculty of Engineering, University of Toyoma, Toyoma, Japan)
Article 3
Multi-Disciplinary Research Issues in Cloud Computing (pages 32-53)
Jitendra Singh (PGDAV College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India), Vikas Kumar (Asia-Pacific Institute of Management, New Delhi, India)
Article 4
Information Attacks on Online Social Networks (pages 54-71)
Enrico Franchi (Department of Information Engineering, University of Parma, Parma, Italy), Agostino Poggi (Department of Information Engineering, University of Parma, Parma, Italy), Michele Tomaiuolo (Department of Information Engineering, University of Parma, Parma, Italy)
Issue 4
Guest Editorial Preface
Mohamed Fakir (Computer Science Department, Sultan Moulay Slimane Univeristy, Beni Mellal, Morocco)
Article 1
Classification of Printed Moroccan Town and Village Names (pages 1-11)
Said Nouri (Faculty of Science and Technology, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco), Mohamed Fakir (Faculty of Science and Technology, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco)
Article 2
Mining Students' Learning Behavior in Moodle System (pages 12-26)
K. Touya (Faculty of Science and Technology, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco), Mohamed Fakir (Faculty of Science and Technology, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco)
Article 3
Extracting Knowledge from Web Data (pages 27-41)
Hanane Ezzikouri (Faculty of Science and Technology, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco), Mohamed Fakir (Faculty of Science and Technology, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco), Cherki Daoui (Faculty of Science and Technology, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco), Mohamed Erritali (Faculty of Science and Technology, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco)
Article 4
Information Retrieval (IR) and Extracting Associative Rules (pages 42-62)
Asmae Dami (Faculty of Science and Technology, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco), Mohamed Fakir (Faculty of Science and Technology, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco), Belaid Bouikhalene (Faculty of Science and Technology, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco)
Article 5
Explanation in OLAP Data Cubes (pages 63-78)
Rahhal Errattahi (Faculty of Science and Technology, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco), Mohammed Fakir (Faculty of Science and Technology, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco), Fatima Zahra Salmam (Faculty of Science and Technology, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco)
Article 6
Application of Data Mining in e-Commerce (pages 79-91)
Mohamed Chajri (Faculty of Science and Technology, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco), Mohamed Fakir (Faculty of Science and Technology, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco)
Volume 6 (2013)
Issue 1
Article 1
Software Engineering Research Gaps in the Cloud (pages 1-19)
Sitalakshmi Venkatraman (Department of Higher Education-Business, Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE, VIC, Australia)
Article 2
Consumer Acceptance of Electronic Reading Devices (pages 20-31)
Jari Salo (Oulu Business School, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland), Sami Kajalo (Aalto University School of Business, Aalto, Finland), Matti Mäntymäki (Turku School of Economics, Turku, Finland), Antti Sihvonen (Aalto University School of Business, Aalto, Finland), Seppo Leminen (Aalto University School of Business, Aalto, Finland, & Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Espoo, Finland)
Article 3
An Empirical Investigation of the Effects of Gender and Quantity of Search Results on Web-Based Impression Formation (pages 32-50)
Leslie Jordan Albert (San Jose State University, USA), Timothy R. Hill (San Jose State University, USA), Tatyana Rozenblum (San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA)
Article 4
Universal Access to Health Services Through the Digital Terrestrial Television (pages 51-87)
Aldo Franco Dragoni (Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy)
Issue 2
Article 1
An Agent-Based Wellness Indicator: Experimental Results and Future Directions (pages 1-23)
Chitsutha Soomlek (Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand), Luigi Benedicenti (University of Regina, Regina, Canada)
Article 2
Implementation of Telecytology in Georgia for Quality Assurance Programs (pages 24-45)
Ekaterine Kldiashvili (Georgian Telemedicine Union (Association), Tbilisi, Georgia)
Article 3
Determinants of Telemedicine Utilization in Rural America: Application of the Dynamic Capability Theory (pages 46-59)
Ricky Leung (Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, SUNY-Albany, Albany, NY, USA)
Article 4
Wheelchairs Embedded Control System Design for Secure Navigation with RF Signal Triangulation (pages 60-92)
Leonimer Flávio de Melo (Department of Electrical Engineering, State University of Londrina, Londrina, PR, Brazil), Felipe Andrade Allemand Borges (Department of Electrical Engineering, State University of Londrina, Londrina, PR, Brazil), João Maurício Rosário (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil)
Issue 3
Article 1
Precision Wireless Positioning Scheme in Small Range Based on First-Order Difference and Correlation Inspection (pages 1-15)
Zhengping Li (College of Information Engineering, North China University of Technology, Beijing, China), Ziren Wang (College of Information Engineering, North China University of Technology, Beijing, China), Yongmei Zhang (College of Information Engineering, North China University of Technology, Beijing, China), Li Ma (College of Information Engineering, North China University of Technology, Beijing, China)
Article 2
Computer Physician Order Entry (CPOE): Benefits and Concerns - A Status Report (pages 16-31)
Alberto Coustasse (Graduate School of Management,College of Business,Marshall University, South Charleston, WV, USA), Joseph Shaffer (Graduate School of Management, College of Business, Marshall University, South Charleston, WV, USA), David Conley (Graduate School of Management, College of Business, Marshall University, South Charleston, WV, USA), Julia Coliflower (Graduate School of Management, College of Business, Marshall University, South Charleston, WV, USA), Stacie Deslich (Graduate School of Management, College of Business, Marshall University, South Charleston, WV, USA), Andrew Sikula (Graduate School of Management, College of Business, Marshall University, South Charleston, WV, USA)
Article 3
Study and Modeling of an Underwater Cleaning Robot (pages 32-48)
Lafaete Creomar Lima Junior (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil), Armando Carlos de Pina Filho (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil), Aloísio Carlos de Pina (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil)
Article 4
Distributed Cooperative Localization (pages 49-67)
Stefano Panzieri (University Roma Tre, Roma, Italy), Federica Pascucci (University Roma Tre, Roma, Italy), Lorenzo Sciavicco (University Roma Tre, Roma, Italy), Roberto Setola (University Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, Italy)
Issue 4
Article 1
Social Capital in Management Information Systems Literature (pages 1-17)
Hossam Ali-Hassan (York University, Toronto, ON, Canada)
Article 2
The Impact of Australia’s Government Policy on Broadband Internet Access: An Australian Experience (pages 18-35)
Qiuyan Fan (University of Western Sydney, South Penrith, NSW, Australia)
Article 3
Application of Behavioral Theory in Predicting Consumers Adoption Behavior (pages 36-54)
Mahmud Akhter Shareef (Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada), Vinod Kumar (Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada), Uma Kumar (Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada), Ahsan Akhter Hasin (Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Article 4
On Some Lessons from Modeling Contexts in Complex Problem Solving in Information Technology (pages 55-70)
D. Petkov (Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT, USA), O. Petkova (Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT, USA), T. Andrew (Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa)
Volume 5 (2012)
Issue 1
Article 1
Dependability in Pervasive Computing: Challenges and Chances (pages 1-17)
Frank Ortmeier (Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Germany)
Article 2
The Cloud Computing as the Tool for Implementation of Virtual Organization Technology for eHealth (pages 18-34)
Ekaterine Kldiashvili (Georgian Telemedicine Union, Georgia)
Article 3
Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: Interdisciplinary Crossroads (pages 35-67)
Richard A. Stein (Princeton University, USA)
Article 4
Security Challenges and Selected Legal Aspects for Wearable Computing (pages 68-87)
John Lindström (Luleå University of Technology, Sweden), Claas Hanken (Nemetschek Bausoftware GmbH, Germany)
Issue 2
Article 2
Newborn Verification Using Headprint (pages 15-30)
Shrikant Tiwari (Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, India), Sanjay Kumar Singh (Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, India)
Article 3
Dataveillance: Employee Monitoring & Information Privacy Concerns in the Workplace (pages 31-45)
Regina Connolly (Dublin City University, Ireland), Cliona McParland (Dublin City University, Ireland)
Article 4
Critique and Proposed Revision of Crew Resource Management (CRM): A New Paradigm (pages 46-72)
Ronald John Lofaro (FAA (ret.), USA), Kevin M. Smith (United Airlines (ret.) & USNR (ret.), USA)
Article 5
Issue 3
Article 1
Success Factors for ICT Shared Services in the Higher Education Sector (pages 1-24)
Suraya Miskon (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia), Wasana Bandara (Queensland University of Technology, Australia), Guy G. Gable (Queensland University of Technology, Australia), Erwin Fielt (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
Article 2
Adaptive Robot Soccer Defence Strategy via Behavioural Trail (pages 25-45)
Awang Hendrianto-Pratomo (Center for Artificial Intelligence Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia, & University Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Yogyakarta, Indonesia), Anton Satria Prabuwono (Center for Artificial Intelligence Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia), Siti Norul Huda Sheikh Abdullah (Center for Artificial Intelligence Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia), Mohammad Faidzul Nasrudin (Center for Artificial Intelligence Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia), Muhamad Syafiq Shohaimi (Center for Artificial Intelligence Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia), Teddy Mantoro (Advanced Informatics School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia)
Article 3
License Plate Detection and Segmentation Using Cluster Run Length Smoothing Algorithm (pages 46-70)
Siti Norul Huda Sheikh Abdullah (Center for Artificial Intelligence Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia), Muhammad Nuruddin Sudin (Center for Artificial Intelligence Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia), Anton Satria Prabuwono (Center for Artificial Intelligence Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia), Teddy Mantoro (Advanced Informatics School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia)
Article 4
Cloud Computing Implementation Strategy for Information Dissemination on Meteorology, Climatology, Air Quality, and Geophysics (MKKuG) (pages 71-84)
Sardjoeni Moedjiono (Budi Luhur University, Jakarta, Indonesia), Ali Mas’at (Agency of Meteorology, Meteorological, Climatology, and Geophysics (BMKG), Indonesia)
Article 5
An Empirical Investigation on Internet Privacy on Social Network Sites among Malaysian Youths (pages 85-97)
Norsaremah Salleh (International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia), Ramlah Hussein (Sri Jentayu Sdn Bh, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), Norshidah Mohamed (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia)
Article 6
ICT Based Communication Channels Preferences towards Knowledge Sharing among Multicultural Students (pages 98-113)
Media Ayu (International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia), Swaleh Maulid Omari (International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia)
Issue 4
Article 1
Parallel ACO with a Ring Neighborhood for Dynamic TSP (pages 1-13)
Camelia M. Pintea (Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Northern University Centre, Baia Mare, Romania), Gloria Cerasela Crisan (Department of Mathematics, Informatics, and Educational Sciences, “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacau, Bacau, Romania), Mihai Manea (“Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacau, Bacau, Romania)
Article 2
A Molecular Solution to the Three-Partition Problem (pages 14-29)
Maryam S. Nuser (Computer Information Systems Department, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan)
Article 3
MDABC: Motif Discovery Using Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm (pages 30-47)
Vikas Singh (ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior, Gwalior, India), Deepak Singh (Raipur Institute of Technology, Raipur, India), Ritu Tiwari (Department of Information and Communication Technology, ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior, Gwalior, India), Anupam Shukla (Department of Information and Communication Technology, ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior, Gwalior, India)
Article 4
Clock Drift Management Using Nature Inspired Algorithms (pages 48-62)
Prakash Tekchandani (ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India), Aditya Trivedi (ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India)
Article 5
Computing the Risk Indicators in Fuzzy Systems (pages 63-84)
Irina Georgescu (Department of Economic Cybernetics, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, & Department of Quantitative Methods, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Cordoba, Spain)
Article 6
Classification Method for Learning Morpheme Analysis (pages 85-98)
László Kovács (Department of Information Technology, University of Miskolc, Miskolc City, Hungary)
Volume 4 (2011)
Issue 1
Article 1
The Consistency of the Medical Expert System CADIAG-2: A Probabilistic Approach (pages 1-20)
Pavel Picado Klinov (The University of Manchester, UK), Bijan Parsia (The University of Manchester, UK), David Muiño (Institut für Diskrete Mathematik und Geometrie, Austria)
Article 2
Development of a Knowledge Based System for an Intensive Care Environment Using Ontologies (pages 21-33)
Ana Torres Morgade (University of A Coruña, Spain), Marcos Martínez-Romero (University of A Coruña, Spain), José M. Vázquez-Naya (University of A Coruña, Spain), Miguel Pereira Loureiro (Meixoeiro Hospital of Vigo, Spain), Ángel González Albo (University of A Coruña, Spain), Javier Pereira Loureiro (University of A Coruña, Spain)
Article 3
Breast Cancer Diagnosis Using Optimized Attribute Division in Modular Neural Networks (pages 34-47)
Rahul Kala (Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior, India), Anupam Shukla (Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior, India), Ritu Tiwari (Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior, India)
Article 4
DISMON: Using Social Web and Semantic Technologies to Monitor Diseases in Limited Environments (pages 48-59)
Ángel M. Lagares-Lemos (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain), Miguel Lagares-Lemos (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain), Ricardo Colomo-Palacios (Østfold University College, Norway), Ángel García-Crespo (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain), Juan Miguel Gómez-Berbís (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain)
Issue 2
Article 1
Self-Organizing Tree Using Artificial Ants (pages 1-16)
Hanene Azzag (Université Paris 13, France), Mustapha Lebbah (Université Paris 13, France)
Article 2
Co-Evolutionary Algorithms Based on Mixed Strategy (pages 17-30)
Wei Hou (Harbin Engineering University and Northeast Agricultural University, China), HongBin Dong (Harbin Engineering University, China), GuiSheng Yin (Harbin Engineering University, China)
Article 3
A Hyper-Heuristic Using GRASP with Path-Relinking: A Case Study of the Nurse Rostering Problem (pages 31-42)
He Jiang (Dalian University of Technology, China), Junying Qiu (Dalian University of Technology, China), Jifeng Xuan (Dalian University of Technology, China)
Article 4
Pareto Artificial Life Algorithm for Multi-Objective Optimization (pages 43-60)
Jin-Dae Song (Hyosung Ebara Engineering Co., Korea), Bo-Suk Yang (Pukyong National University, Korea)
Article 5
An Optimization Model for the Identification of Temperature in Intelligent Building (pages 61-69)
ZhenYa Zhang (Anhui University of Architecture and University of Science and Technology of China, China), HongMei Cheng (Anhui University of Architecture, China), ShuGuang Zhang (University of Science and Technology of China, China)
Article 6
Research of Biogeography-Based Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm (pages 70-80)
Hongwei Mo (Harbin Engineering University, China), Zhidan Xu (Harbin Engineering University, China)
Issue 3
Article 1
The Effects of Investments in Information Technology on Firm Performance: An Investor Perspective (pages 1-13)
Jeffrey Wong (University of Nevada, Reno, USA), Kevin E. Dow (University of Alaska, Anchorage, USA)
Article 2
Design of an Integrated Project Management Information System for Large Scale Public Projects: Iranian Case Study (pages 14-28)
Mona Taghavi (University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia), Ahmed Patel (University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia, and Kingston University, UK), Hamed Taghavi (Iranian Strategic Information Solutions Company (ISISCO), Iran)
Article 3
An Aspect Oriented Component Based Archetype Driven Development (pages 29-49)
Rachit Mohan Garg (Jaypee University of Information Technology, India), Deepak Dahiya (Jaypee University of Information Technology, India)
Article 4
Software Developers in India and Norway: Professional or National Cultures? (pages 50-63)
Gheorghita Ghinea (Brunel University, UK, and Norwegian School of Information Technology, Norway), Bendik Bygstad (Norwegian School of Information Technology, Norway), Manoranjan Satpathy (Abo Akademi University, Finland)
Issue 4
Article 1
Secure Electronic Healthcare Records Management in Wireless Environments (pages 1-17)
Petros Belsis (Technological Education Institute, Greece), Christos Skourlas (Technological Education Institute, Greece), Stefanos Gritzalis (University of the Aegean, Greece)
Article 2
Enhancing the Disaster Recovery Plan Through Virtualization (pages 18-40)
Dennis Guster (St. Cloud State University, USA), Olivia F. Lee (Northwest University, USA)
Article 3
The Value of Government Mandated Location-Based Services in Emergencies in Australia (pages 41-68)
Anas Aloudat (The University of Jordan, Jordan), Katina Michael (University of Wollongong, Australia), Roba Abbas (University of Wollongong, Australia), Mutaz Al-Debei (The University of Jordan, Jordan)
Volume 3 (2010)
Issue 1
Article 1
Older Adults and Diffusion of Assistive Web-Base Technologies (pages 1-12)
Senaka Fernando (Brunel University, UK), Arthur Money (Brunel University, UK), Tony Elliman (Brunel University, UK), Lorna Lines (Brunel University, UK)
Article 2
Interorganisational Networks of Pressure and Influence: A Study of B2B in the Thai Tourism Industry (pages 13-27)
Savanid Vatanasakdakul (Macquarie University, Australia), Chadi Aoun (Macquarie University, Australia)
Article 3
Implementing Electronic Invoicing in a Textile and Cleanliness Company – Impacts on Buyer-Seller Relationships (pages 28-42)
Esko Penttinen (Helsinki School of Economics, Finland), Petri Hallikainen (Helsinki School of Economics, Finland), Tuija Salomäki (Helsinki School of Economics, Finland)
Article 4
New Frontiers in Industrial Organizations (pages 43-54)
Farley Simon Nobre (Federal University of Parana, Brazil), Andrew M. Tobias (University of Birmingham, UK), David S. Walker (University of Birmingham, UK)
Article 5
Applying Cognitive Theories to Evaluate Conceptual Models in Systems Analysis (pages 55-72)
Stephen Rockwell (University of Tulsa, USA), Akhilesh Bajaj (University of Tulsa, USA)
Issue 2
Article 1
Automatic Image and Speech Recognition Based on Neural Network (pages 1-17)
Dariusz Król (Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland), Boguslaw Szlachetko (Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland)
Article 2
Extending the Social Identity of Information Systems: Telemedicine Transfer to Sub-Saharan Africa (pages 18-33)
Pratim Datta (Kent State University, USA), Victor W. Mbarika (Southern University, USA), Chitu Okoli (Concordia University Montréal, Canada)
Article 3
An Efficient Network Utilization Scheme for Optical Burst Switched Networks (pages 34-49)
Rajneesh Randhawa (Regional Institute of Management and Computer Sciences, India), J.S. Sohal (Ludhiana College of Engineering and Technology, India), Amit Kumar Garg (Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (J&K), India), R. S. Kaler (Thapar University, India)
Article 4
Perceived and Actual Web Page Loading Delay: What Difference Do Predictive Feedback Information (PFI) Cues Make? (pages 50-66)
Mohamed El Louadi (Tunis University, Tunisia), Imen Ben Ali (Tunis University, Tunisia)
Issue 3
Article 1
Templates for the Development of Business Technology Strategies (pages 1-10)
Stephen J. Andriole (Villanova University, USA)
Article 2
Business Technology Strategy for a: Specialty Chemicals Company (pages 11-18)
Anne Wilms (Villanova University, USA), Stephen J. Andriole (Villanova University, USA)
Article 3
Business Technology Strategy for an Energy Information Company (pages 19-42)
Stephen J. Andriole (Villanova University, USA)
Article 4
Business Technology Strategy for a Major Real Estate and Mortgage Brokerage Company (pages 43-53)
Charlton Monsanto (Villanova University, USA), Stephen J. Andriole (Villanova University, USA)
Article 5
Business Technology Strategy for an Energy Management Company (pages 54-65)
Nora Swimm (Villanova University, USA), Stephen J. Andriole (Villanova University, USA)
Issue 4
Article 1
Comparing the Effect of Use Case Format on End User Understanding of System Requirements (pages 1-20)
Balsam A. Mustafa (Swinburne University of Technology - Sarawak, Malaysia)
Article 2
Application of Evolutionary Algorithms for Humanoid Robot Motion Planning (pages 21-33)
G. Capi (University of Toyama, Japan), K. Mitobe (Yamagata University, Japan)
Article 3
ERP Systems in Hospitals: A Case Study (pages 34-50)
Bernabé Escobar-Pérez (University of Seville, Spain), Tomás Escobar-Rodríguez (University of Huelva, Spain), Pedro Monge-Lozano (University of Huelva, Spain)
Article 4
The Four Paradigms of Archival History (pages 51-82)
Iván Székely (Open Society Archives at Central European University, Hungary)
Volume 2 (2009)
Issue 1
Article 1
Subgroup Biases in Partially-Distributed Collaboration (pages 1-18)
Nathan Bos (John Hopkins University, USA), Judith S. Olson (University of California-Irvine, USA), Ning Nan (University of Oklahoma, USA), Arik cheshin (Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel)
Article 2
Artificial Intelligence Heuristic for Combinatorial Routing Problem (pages 19-38)
R. Dhanalakshmi (D-Link India Ltd., India), T. Arunkumar (Vellore Instituteof Technology, India), P. Parthiban (National Institute of Technology, India), K. Ganesh (Tata Consultancy Services Limited, India)
Article 3
Economic Analysis of Airline Tickets and the Role of IT in Affecting the Aviation Industry (pages 39-52)
Evon M.O. Abu-Taieh (Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission & Arab Academy, Jordan)
Article 4
A Distributed Dynamic Channel Allocation Scheme in Cellular Communication Networks (pages 53-69)
Hussein Al-Bahadili (The Arab Academy for Banking & Financial Sciences, Jordan), Arafat Abu Mallouh (The Hashemite University, Jordan)
Article 5
Governing Information Technology (IT) and Security Vulnerabilities: Empirical Study Applied on the Jordanian Industrial Companies (pages 70-85)
Asim El Sheikh (The Arab Academy for Banking & Financial Sciences, Jordan), Husam A. Abu Khadra (The Arab Academy for Banking & Financial Sciences, Jordan)
Issue 2
Article 1
Role of Wireless Grids in Outsourcing and Offshoring: Approaches, Architectures, and Technical Challenges (pages 1-10)
Ashish Agarwal (Carnegie Mellon University, USA), Amar Gupta (University of Arizona and MIT, USA)
Article 2
Supplier Capabilities and eSourcing Relationships: A Psychological Contract Perspective (pages 11-27)
Vanita Yadav (Management Development Institute, India), Mahadeo Jaiswal (Management Development Institute, India)
Article 3
Decision Making Concerning the Acquisition and Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Medical Practices: Do These Differ Between Male and Female General Practitioners (GPs)? (pages 28-41)
R.C. MacGregor (University of Wollongong, Australia), P.N. Hyland (University of Wollongong, Australia), C. Harvie (University of Wollongong, Australia)
Article 4
An Evaluation of Multiple Approaches for Federating Biological Data (pages 42-64)
Zhiming Wang (University of Georgia, USA), Xin Gao (University of Pennsylvania, USA), Congzhou He (University of Georgia, USA), John A. Miller (University of Georgia, USA), Jessica C. Kissinger (University of Georgia, USA), Mark Heiges (University of Georgia, USA), Cristina Aurrecoechea (University of Georgia, USA), Eileen T. Kraemer (University of Georgia, USA), C. Pennington (University of Georgia, USA)
Article 5
A New Theory of Cognition and Software Implementations in Information Technology (pages 65-89)
Tom Adi (Management Information Technologies, Inc., USA), O. K. Ewell (Management Information Technologies, Inc., USA), Patricia Adi (Management Information Technologies, Inc., USA), Tim Vogel (Heur-e-ka, LLC, USA)
Issue 3
Article 1
Flexible Negotiation Modeling by Using Colored Petri Nets (pages 1-16)
Quan Bai (University of Wollongong, Australia), Minjie Zhang (University of Wollongong, Australia), Kwang Mong Sim (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea)
Article 2
Embedded Relationships in Information Services: A Study of Remote Diagnostics (pages 17-34)
Katrin Jonsson (Umeå University, Sweden)
Article 3
Integration of Knowledge Resources in R&D Organizations: A Human Resource Management Perspective (pages 35-48)
Valentina Janev (The Mihajlo Pupin Institute, Serbia), Sanja Vraneš (The Mihailo Pupin Institute, Serbia)
Article 4
Data Modeling for Tools and Technologies for the Analysis and Synthesis of NANOstructures (TASNANO) Project (pages 49-70)
M. Giacomini (University of Genoa, Italy), L. Pastorino (University of Genoa, Italy), F. Caneva Soumetz (University of Genoa, Italy), J.A. Mielczarski (LEM, UMR 7569 INPL/CNRS, France), E. Mielczarski (LEM, UMR 7569 I NPL/CNRS, France), Ivo Rangelow (University of Kassel, Germany), Teodor Gotszalk (University of Wroclaw, Poland)
Article 5
A Methodology to Extract a New Set of Core Indicators of the Information Society (pages 71-95)
P. Hanafizadeh (Allameh Tabataba’i University, Iran), M. Khodabakhshi (Isfahan University of Technology, Iran), M. R. Hanafizadeh (Islamic Azad University, Iran)
Issue 4
Article 1
Police Operational Planning and Crime Detection through Adopting an Information Systems Approach (pages 1-16)
Peter Kinloch (Liverpool John Moores University, UK), Hulya Francis (Liverpool John Moores University, UK), Michael Francis (Liverpool John Moores University, UK), Mark Taylor (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)
Article 2
On the Use of Intelligent Systems for the Modelling of Financial Literacy Parameters (pages 17-35)
H. Tawfik (Liverpool Hope University, UK), R. Huang (Liverpool Hope University, UK), M. Samy (Liverpool Hope University, UK), A.K. Nagar (Liverpool Hope University, UK)
Article 3
Semantic Metadata Interoperability and Inference-Based Querying in Digital Repositories (pages 36-52)
Dimitrios A. Koutsomitropoulos (University of Patras, Greece), Georgia D. Solomou (University of Patras, Greece), Andreas D. Alexopoulos (University of Patras, Greece), Theodore S. Papatheodorou (University of Patras, Greece)
Article 4
Electronic Government: Assimilation Gaps and Implications (pages 53-66)
Nabeel A. Al-Qirim (UAE University, Al-Ain, UAE)
Article 5
Arabic Phonetic Dictionaries for Speech Recognition (pages 67-80)
Mohamed Ali (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia), Moustafa Elshafei (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia), Mansour Al-Ghamdi (King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia), Husni Al-Muhtaseb (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia)
Article 6
Parallelization and Performance Evaluation of an Edge Detection Algorithm on a Streaming Multi-Core Engine (pages 81-91)
Hashir Karim Kidwai (UAE University, UAE), Fadi N. Sibai (UAE University, UAE), Tamer Rabie (UAE University, UAE)
Volume 1 (2008)
Issue 1
Article 1
A Generic Framework for Bluetooth Promoted Multimedia on Demand (BlueProMoD) (pages 1-13)
Panayotis Fouliras (University of Macedonia, Greece), Nikolaos Samaras (University of Macedonia, Greece)
Article 2
Changing Healthcare Institutions with Large Information Technology Projects (pages 14-26)
Matthew W. Guah (Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Article 3
Fuzzy Logic in Medicine (pages 27-33)
Michelle LaBrunda (Cabrini Medical Center, USA), Andrew LaBrunda (University of Guam, USA)
Article 4
Article 5
The FIFTH Perspective: Extending the Balanced Scorecard for Outsourcing (pages 47-56)
Preeti Goyal (Management Development Institute, India), Bhimaraya A. Metri (Management Development Institute, India)
Article 6
Agile Software Processes for the 24-Hour Knowledge Factory Environment (pages 57-71)
Nathan Denny (University of Arizona, USA), Igor Crk (University of Arizona, USA), Ravi Sheshu (University of Arizona, USA)
Article 7
Information Technology/Systems Offshore Outsourcing: Key Risks and Success Factors (pages 72-92)
Mahesh S. Raisinghani (Texas Woman’s University, USA), Brandi Starr (Texas Woman’s University, USA), Blake Hickerson (Texas Woman’s University, USA), Marshelle Morrison (Texas Woman’s University, USA), Michael Howard (Texas Woman’s University, USA)
Issue 2
Article 1
Leveraging Knowledge Reuse and Systems Agility in the Outsourcing Era (pages 1-20)
Igor Crk (University of Arizona, USA), Dane Sorensen (Raytheon Missile System, USA), Amit Mitra (TCS Global Consulting Practice, USA)
Article 2
Outsourcing Non-Core Business Processes: An Exploratory Study (pages 21-37)
Adriana Romaniello (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain), B. Dawn Medlin (Appalachian State University, USA)
Article 3
Offshoring in the Pharmaceutical Industry (pages 38-53)
Jason McCoy (Global Seawater, Inc., USA), Johannes Sarx (ALCIMED, France)
Article 4
Voice-Based Approach for Surmounting Spatial and Temporal Separations (pages 54-60)
Kate O’Toole (GreenSun and Kastle Data Systems, USA), Srividhya Subramanian (Univesity of Arizona, USA), Nathan Denny (Univesity of Arizona, USA)
Article 5
Information Systems, Offshore Outsourcing, and Relevancy in the Business School Curriculum (pages 61-77)
William J. Tastle (University of Iceland and Ithaca College, USA), Bruce A. White (Quinnipiac University, USA), Arsaell Valfells (University of Iceland, Iceland), Peter Shackleton (Victoria University, Australia)
Article 6
Transformation from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age: Impact on Outsourcing (pages 78-86)
A.B. Patki (Governement of India, India), Tapasya Patki (University of Arizona, USA), Mahesh Kulkarni (Center for Development of Advanced Computing, India)
Issue 3
Article 1
Experiences in Ethical Usability Testing with Children (pages 1-13)
Kirsten Ellis (Monash University, Australia), Marian Quigley (Monash University, Australia), Mark Power (Monash University, Australia)
Article 2
Social Interaction with a Conversational Agent: An Exploratory Study (pages 14-26)
Yun-Ke. Chang (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), Miguel A. Morales-Arroyo (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), Mark Chavez (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), Jaime Jimenez-Guzman (National University of Mexico, Mexico)
Article 3
On Bias-Variance Analysis for Probabilistic Logic Models (pages 27-40)
Huma Lodhi (Imperial College London, UK)
Article 4
Intelligent Biometric System: A Case Study (pages 41-56)
Anupam Shukla (Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Technology and Management, India), Ritu Tiwari (Rungta College of Engineering & Technology, India)
Issue 4
Article 1
Analysis and Modelling of Hierarchical Fuzzy Logic Systems (pages 1-10)
Masoud Mohammadian (University of Canberra, Australia)
Article 2
The Use of Outsourcing as a Business Strategy: A Case Study (pages 11-24)
Ram B. Misra (Montclair State University, USA)
Article 3
Offshoring Entertainment and Media to India (pages 25-40)
Alyssa D. Schwender (Lions Gate Entertainment, USA), Christopher J.M. Leet (Intuit Inc., USA)
Article 4
A Paradigmatic and Methodological Review of Research in Outsourcing (pages 41-61)
Vanita Yadav (Management Development Institute, India), Rajen K. Gupta (Management Development Institute, India)
Article 5
A Unified Approach To Fractal Dimensions (pages 62-85)
Witold Kinsner (University of Manitoba, Canada)