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Automatic ranking of information retrieval systems
( Association for Computing Machinery, Inc , 2018 , Conference Paper)Typical information retrieval system evaluation requires expensive manually-collected relevance judgments of documents, which are used to rank retrieval systems. Due to the high cost associated with collecting relevance ... -
Automatic segmentation and reconstruction of historical manuscripts in gradient domain
( Institution of Engineering and Technology , 2018 , Article)Separating content from noise in historical manuscripts is a fundamental task in digital palaeography. This study presents a fully automated segmentation approach based on the response of Harris corner detectors. The ... -
Automatic seizure detection based on the combination of newborn multi-channel EEG and HRV information Advances in Nonstationary Electrophysiological Signal Analysis and Processing
(2012 , Article)This article proposes a new method for newborn seizure detection that uses information extracted from both multi-channel electroencephalogram (EEG) and a single channel electrocardiogram (ECG). The aim of the study is to ... -
Automatic signal abnormality detection using time-frequency features and machine learning: A newborn EEG seizure case study
( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)Time-frequency (TF) based machine learning methodologies can improve the design of classification systems for non-stationary signals. Using selected TF distributions (TFDs), TF feature extraction is performed on multi-channel ... -
Automatic Sleep Arousal Detection Using State Distance Analysis in Phase Space
( IEEE Computer Society , 2018 , Conference Paper)Defective sleep arousal can contribute to significant sleep-related injuries and affect the quality of life. Investigating the arousal process is a challenging task as most of such events may be associated with subtle ... -
An automatic time-frequency procedure for interference suppression by exploiting their geometrical features
( IEEE , 2011 , Conference Paper)This paper presents an adaptive method for interference suppression in the Wigner-Ville distribution. The structure of the artifacts in the Wigner-Ville distribution has been analyzed to optimally mask the signal Wigner-Ville ... -
Automatic verification of health regulatory compliance in cloud computing
( IEEE , 2013 , Conference Paper)This paper aims to develop an approach that enables cloud computing clients to verify health regulatory compliance claimed by cloud computing providers. In this approach, clients of cloud computing could check automatically ... -
Automation of systematic literature reviews: A systematic literature review
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article Review)Context: Systematic Literature Review (SLR) studies aim to identify relevant primary papers, extract the required data, analyze, and synthesize results to gain further and broader insight into the investigated domain. ... -
Autonomous and Privacy-preserving Energy Trading Based on Redactable Blockchain in Smart Grid
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Conference Paper)With the development of information and communication technologies in smart grid, peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading for distributed energy resources (DER) has achieved an efficient two-way flow of information and power. ... -
Autonomous corrosion detection in gas pipelines: A hybrid-fuzzy classifier approach using ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation protocols
( IEEE , 2009 , Article)In this paper, a customized classifier is presented for the industry-practiced nondestructive evaluation (NDE) protocols using a hybrid-fuzzy inference system (FIS) to classify the corrosion and distinguish it from the ... -
Autonomous electric vehicles can reduce carbon emissions and air pollution in cities
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Heavy dependence on personal vehicle usage made the transportation sector a major contributor to global climate change and air pollution in cities. In this study, we analyzed autonomous electric vehicles and compared their ... -
An Autonomous Packet Transmission Strategy for Opportunistic Wireless Sensor Networks
( Hindawi Publishing Corporation , 2012 , Article)We consider a wireless sensor network that comprises a single hop between the sensor nodes and the central controller node with multiple antennas. In this system model, we concentrate on the single-beam opportunistic ... -
Autonomous self-healing in epoxy coatings provided by high efficiency isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) microcapsules for protection of carbon steel
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)This work aims at investigating the self-healing ability of epoxy coatings, modified with microcapsules containing highly reactive isocyanate in their core. Highly efficient, thermally and chemically stable isophorone ... -
Autonomous vehicle sunshade using aluminum panels
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2021 , Conference Paper)The heat build-up inside of a vehicle cabin due to the direct composure of thermal energy when parked outside during the day can be a huge dilemma, the intensity of the problem can be decreased by covering the windows of ... -
Autonomous vehicles between anticipation and apprehension: Investigations through safety and security perceptions
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Due to the ongoing enormous infrastructural developments and car ownership culture in Qatar, it could be one of those countries to introduce Autonomous Vehicles (AV) technology at the early stages. Therefore, this study ... -
Average ber of multihop communication systems over fading channels
( IEEE , 2003 , Conference Paper)Multihop transmission is a way to attain broader coverage by splitting the communication link from the source to the destination into several, possibly shorter links/hops. This paper presents an expression for the moment ... -
Average outage duration of multihop communication systems with regenerative relays
( IEEE , 2005 , Article)Closed-form expressions for the average outage duration (AOD) of multihop regenerative communication systems over generalized fading channels are presented. Both noise-limited and interference-limited systems are studied. ... -
Average Secrecy Outage Rate and Average Secrecy Outage Duration of Wireless Communication Systems with Diversity over Nakagami-m Fading Channels
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Article)This paper presents an analytical methodology for the evaluation of two important physical layer security metrics in wiretap channels. Specifically, we first introduce the concept and the expression of average secrecy ... -
Axial crushing behavior and energy absorption efficiency of corrugated tubes
( Elsevier, Ltd , 2014 , Technical Report)This paper presents the effect of corrugations on the crushing behavior, energy absorption, and failure mode of circular aluminum tubes. Experimental investigations were carried out on five geometrical types of corrugated ... -
Axial pull-out response of a small-scale concrete pile subjected to cyclic thermal loading in sand
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2018 , Conference Paper)Energy piles support structural loads and exchange heat with surrounding soils using closed-loop ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems. A GSHP connected to an energy pile operates in cycles where it functions for a period ...