Laguerre function has many advantages such as good approximation capability for different systems, low computational complexity and the facility of on-line parameter identification. Therefore, it is widely adopted for complex industrial process control. In this work, Laguerre function based adaptive model predictive control algorithm (AMPC) was implemented to control continuous stirred tank rea...

The great attention toward environmental issues and especially on energy utilization, leads the European Union to implement the 2009/28/EC Directive, fixing three main goals to be achieved for 2020 by the EU member states: 20% reduction of the greenhouse gases emission, 20% increase of using renewable energy and 20% improving of energy efficiency. To achieve these objectives, new environmental ...

Socio-technical systems are characterized by the interplay of heterogeneous entities i.e., humans, organizations, and technologies. Application domains such as petroleum, e-health, and many others rely on solutions based on safety-critical socio-technical systems. To ensure a safe operation of these interacting heterogeneous entities, multifaceted and integrated modeling and analysis capabiliti...

The development of the information society is characterized by the introduction of new electronic services available through different types of technologies and devices. Publicly available electronic communications services create new possibilities for users, governments and businesses. However, at the same time, these services have large capacities and possibilities for processing personal dat...

porpose: the present study aims to determine the librarians' innovative behavior and its influential factors on the acquisition process. methodology: the methodology for this study is based on survey research. the instrument for collecting data was questionnaire. the research population consisted of 104 librarians and active managers in the acquisitions process of the organization of libraries,...

Publication and reuse of machine-readable data on the Web is one of the current trends in data management that is mainly manifested by the Open Data movement. This movement is especially strong in the government and public sector domain where many Open Government Data initiatives have been launched in a large number of countries across the globe. In the European Union the recent update of the P...