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A dynamic MOPSO algorithm for multiobjective optimal design of hybrid renewable energy systems
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2014 , Article)In this paper, a dynamic multiobjective particle swarm optimization (DMOPSO) method is presented for the optimal design of hybrid renewable energy systems (HRESs). The main goal of the design is to minimize simultaneously ... -
A dynamic prognosis scheme for flexible operation of gas turbines
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)The increase in energy demand has led to expansion of renewable energy sources and their integration into a more diverse energy mix. Consequently the operation of thermal power plants, which are spearheaded by the gas ... -
A facile biliquid-interface co-assembly synthesis of mesoporous vesicles with large pore sizes
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2016 , Article)In this study, novel mesoporous siliceous vesicles with ultrathin walls (50 nm in thickness) and large cavities were synthesized through a facile biliquid-interface co-assembly method by using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide ... -
A failure assessment method of island distribution lines based on model-data hybrid drive
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2022 , Article)Open circuit faults of island distribution lines account for more than 70% of the total number of faults in the distribution network. Failure assessment of lines plays a crucial role in the operational safety of the island ... -
A Fair Reputation-Based Incentive Mechanism for Cooperative Crowd Sensing
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Conference Paper)Crowd Sensing (CS) is a paradigm empowered by the pervasiveness of mobile smart devices, in which crowds of device owners cooperate to provide information about their surrounding environment. In this paper, we introduce ... -
A Family of Discontinuous PWM Strategies for Quasi Z-Source Nine-Switch Inverters
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2021 , Article)This paper proposes a new family of discontinuous PWM strategies to control the quasi-Z-source nine-switch inverters (qZS-NSI). The presented strategies provide buck and boost inversion capabilities, and suitable for ... -
A Family of High Step-Up A-Source Inverters with Clamped DC-Link Voltage
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Conference Paper)A family of novel impedance source inverters based on an auto-transformer is presented in this manuscript. The proposed topologies utilize minimal coupled inductors turns ratio to obtain high voltage boost ability in ... -
A fast convergent homotopy perturbation method for solving selective harmonics elimination PWM problem in multi level inverter
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2021 , Article)Pulse width modulation (PWM) control for power converters have been vastly investigated and used in many industrial application. For medium voltage and high power applications, low switching frequency PWM techniques are ... -
A fast method for approximate registration of whole-slide images of serial sections using local curvature
( SPIE , 2014 , Conference Paper)We present a method for fast, approximate registration of whole-slide images (WSIs) of histopathology serial sections. Popular histopathology slide registration methods in the existing literature tend towards intensity-based ... -
A fast numerical method for ideal fluid flow in domains with multiple stirrers
( Institute of Physics Publishing , 2018 , Article)A collection of arbitrarily-shaped solid objects, each moving at a constant speed, can be used to mix or stir ideal fluid, and can give rise to interesting flow patterns. Assuming these systems of fluid stirrers are ... -
A Fast Responsive Ultraviolet Sensor from mSILAR-Processed Sn-ZnO
( Springer New York LLC , 2017 , Article)Microwave-assisted successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction was employed to synthesize Sn-ZnO (tin-doped zinc oxide), and its sensitivity to ultraviolet radiation is compared with zinc oxide (ZnO). The sensing films ... -
A fast sensitivity analysis method for voltage control applications with distributed generation
( IEEE Computer Society , 2020 , Conference Paper)Sensitivity Analysis has been widely used for voltage control of power grids. Typically, the sensitivity coefficients of network voltages are extracted from the inverse of Jacobian matrix. However, updating these coefficients ... -
A Fatigue Measuring Protocol for Wireless Body Area Sensor Networks
( Springer New York LLC , 2015 , Article)As players and soldiers preform strenuous exercises and do difficult and tiring duties, they are usually the common victims of muscular fatigue. Keeping this in mind, we propose FAtigue MEasurement (FAME) protocol for ... -
A FCM and SURF based algorithm for segmentation of multispectral face images
( IEEE , 2013 , Conference Paper)In this paper, we propose a novel clustering algorithm based on Fuzzy C-Means (FCM) and Speeded-Up Robust Feature (SURF) for multispectral image segmentation. In the experiments, color images and multispectral images from ... -
A feasibility study of utilizing hydrothermal liquefaction derived aqueous phase as nutrients for semi-continuous cultivation of Tetraselmis sp.
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)The feasibility of substituting 50% nutrients by aqueous phase liquid (APL), derived from hydrothermal liquefaction of Tetraselmis sp. biomass, in a semi-continuous cultivation of Tetraselmis sp. was studied. Growth ... -
A feature-based approach for guiding the selection of Internet of Things cybersecurity standards using text mining
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2021 , Article)Cybersecurity is critical in realizing Internet of Things (IoT) applications and many different standards have been introduced specifically for this purpose. However, selecting relevant standards is not trivial and requires ... -
A finite context intrusion prediction model for cloud systems with a probabilistic suffix tree
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2014 , Conference Paper)The success of the cloud computing paradigm depends on how effectively the cloud infrastructures will be able to instantiate and dynamically maintain computing platforms that meet Quality of Service (QoS) requirements. ... -
A finite state hidden markov model for predicting multistage attacks in cloud systems
( IEEE , 2014 , Conference Paper)Cloud computing significantly increased the security threats because intruders can exploit the large amount of cloud resources for their attacks. However, most of the current security technologies do not provide early ... -
A Firewall Policy Anomaly Detection Framework for Reliable Network Security
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2022 , Article)One of the key challenges in computer networks is network security. For securing the network, various solutions have been proposed, including network security protocols and firewalls. In the case of so-called packet-filtering ... -
A Fitness Index model for Italian adolescents living in Southern Italy: The ASSO project
( Edizioni Minerva Medica , 2016 , Article)BACKGROUND: Strong relations between physical fitness and health in adolescents have been established in the last decades. The main objectives of the present investigation were to assess major physical fitness components ...