A Scalable Approach to Harvest Modern Weblogs

The Role of Weblogs in Iranian EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Knowledge and Writing Ability

Nowadays Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is becoming not only enormously popular but also increasingly important in our lives and education system. Generally, learners are usually eager to work on computers or with various kinds of modern technology. This research was carried out to find out whether using weblogs is effective in Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary and writing skill...

Dynamic configuration and collaborative scheduling in supply chains based on scalable multi-agent architecture

Due to diversified and frequently changing demands from customers, technological advances and global competition, manufacturers rely on collaboration with their business partners to share costs, risks and expertise. How to take advantage of advancement of technologies to effectively support operations and create competitive advantage is critical for manufacturers to survive. To respond to these...

Intelligent scalable image watermarking robust against progressive DWT-based compression using genetic algorithms

Image watermarking refers to the process of embedding an authentication message, called watermark, into the host image to uniquely identify the ownership. In this paper a novel, intelligent, scalable, robust wavelet-based watermarking approach is proposed. The proposed approach employs a genetic algorithm to find nearly optimal positions to insert watermark. The embedding positions coded as chr...

Studying Knowledge Transfer with Weblogs in Small and Medium Enterprises: An Exploratory Case Study

Scalable Discovery of Contradicting Opinions in Weblogs

Weblogs are a popular means of information communication, where people discuss a variety of topics, and often times also express their opinions on these topics. In this work, we address the problem of analyzing the evolution of community opinions across time, as these are represented in the weblogs. In particular, we are interested in identifying topics and time windows, for which contradictory...