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Showing papers in "Procedia Technology in 2013"


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TL;DR: A novel load balancing strategy using Genetic Algorithm (GA) that thrives to balance the load of the cloud infrastructure while trying minimizing the make span of a given tasks set is proposed.

301 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, a new procedure for automatic diagnosis of pathologies of the larynx is presented, which has the advantage over other traditional techniques of being non-invasive, inexpensive and objective.

255 citations


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TL;DR: A new algorithm is proposed which combines KNN with genetic algorithm for effective classification and Experimental results shows that the algorithm enhance the accuracy in diagnosis of heart disease.

213 citations


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TL;DR: Simulation results show that the computational efficiency of ANN training process is highly enhanced when coupled with different preprocessing techniques, particularly Min-Max, Z-Score and Decimal Scaling Normalization preprocessing technique.

163 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, a conceptual model for leanness measurement in the manufacturing industry has been developed and designed in two main levels, namely the dimensions and the factors, where seven main dimensions in measuring leanness in lean manufacturing practices such as manufacturing process and equipment, manufacturing planning and scheduling, visual information system, Supplier relationship, customer relationship, workforce and product development & technology.

158 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate and overview the effectiveness of information sharing in supply chain management, in order to increase the efficiency of the organizational performance in the manufacturing sector, as a result of enhanced supply chain integration among enterprises.

138 citations


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TL;DR: This work attempts correlatio n-based feature selection (CFS) with linear forward selection search for cardiac arrhythmia disease classification by using incremental back propagation neural network (IBPLN), and Levenberg-Marquardt (LM) classification tested on UCI data base.

96 citations


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TL;DR: This paper reviews literature on ERP implementation with an aim of building a case for involving users in this implementation and focuses on user participation and the contribution of users towards the successful implementation of ERP systems.

90 citations


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TL;DR: An improved Levenberg Marquardt (LM) based back propagation (BP) trained with Cuckoo search algorithm for fast and improved convergence speed of the hybrid neural networks learning method.

84 citations


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TL;DR: This work foresees future technological answers to Accounting domain challenges, like external and compliance reporting, which include web services, mobile devices, cloud computing, environmental scanning, business intelligence, enterprise application integration, business process management and computer assisted auditing tools and techniques.

83 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe and discuss organizational issues, technical approaches, and solutions for Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in the context of work-related tasks in the workplace.

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TL;DR: This paper attempts to review and evaluate articles published between 2000 and 2012 regarding the integration of BI and ERP and finds the literature is still classified as fragmented and diversified.

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TL;DR: A new skeletonization algorithm is proposed which is combining between parallel and sequential which categorized under iterative approach and obtaining much better results comparing with other thinning methods.

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TL;DR: Taxonomy for characterizing Question Answer (QA) systems is proposed, major QA systems described in literature are surveyed, and a comparison between these approaches based on certain features of QA system found critical in this study has been done.

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TL;DR: This research validates the UTAUT model in the Greek context focusing on the importance of CSCs as intermediaries and helps e-Government policy decision makers and web designers to better plan, design and implement policies and strategies to increase the take up of e- government services.

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TL;DR: This research focuses on ERP system use in companies’ maturity phase, and exposes and examines three groups of external factors which influence ERP usage.

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the significance of scope on project success and what can be the major factors behind mismanagement of scope and how it can be overcome, and conclude that a better understanding of the distinction between project and product scope can bring a higher possibility of project success.

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TL;DR: Experimental results show a substantial improvement in the Peak Signal Noise Ratio (PS NR) and Image Fidelity (IF) values after optimization over the base technique.

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the specific characteristics of the agri-food sector focusing on how information management in this area will take place under a highly heterogeneous group of actors and services, based on the EU SmartAgriFood project.

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TL;DR: PMT (Pixel Matching Technique) is used to verify the signature of the user with the sample signature which is stored in the database and the performance of the proposed method has been compared with the existing ANN (Artificial Neural Network's) back-propagation method and SVM (Support Vector Machine) technique.

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TL;DR: Results of simulation through the use of OMNeT++ simulation software shows that higher threshold values gives less packet drops providing more reliable communication.

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TL;DR: An edge adaptive image steganography mechanism which combines the benefits of matrix encoding and LSBM to embed data and also uses a chaotic mapping scheme to provide enhanced security to the payload is proposed.

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TL;DR: Main focus is on security at the policy level in order to protect electronic patient record.

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TL;DR: In this paper, the problems encountered in the adoption of e-commerce in Indonesia, and presents the analysis of Indonesian MSMEs condition and needs for the development of Online Marketplace for MSME.

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TL;DR: Application of BPR before implementation of HIS or even after implementation can be helpful to improve effectiveness of HIS, and critical success factors for healthcare organizations to consider while implementing BPR in their process are highlighted.

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TL;DR: In this article, a linear mathematical model is presented in order to design a sliding mode controller that allows avoid the induced road variations over the car body, the results show that the main control objective can be reached: the passengers comfort.

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TL;DR: A set of principles that will support a choice from two main methodologies to use in different context projects are discussed, directed to software development projects, where increasingly there is a need to apply management knowledge.

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TL;DR: In this paper, the feasibility of SWOT analysis and analytic hierarchy process integration to incorporate stakeholder preferences in the decision making process in watershed management has been discussed in the Beysehir Lake Basin, the largest freshwater lake in Turkey.

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TL;DR: Results show that the value propositions of ERP delivered thru SaaS model can be grouped into the following 10 factors: costs, security, availability, usability, implementation, ubiquity, flexibility, compatibility, analytics and best-practices.

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TL;DR: A new framework for medical imaging classification consisting of six phases namely: data acquisition, data pre-processing, data partition, soft set classifier, data analysis and performance evolution is presented and it is expected that soft setclassifier will provide better results in terms of sensitivity, specificity, running time and overall classifier accuracy.