Femtocells and WiFi are often presented as opposing technologies. The reality is that both have a vital role to play in supporting future mobile traffic growth. In many cases both technologies will eventually be employed in a single box with access via an intelligent mobile deviee that will automatically select the best option. Deploying Femtocells in WiFi hotspots would let access providers ad...

Abstract—Nowadays, the spectrum is becoming more and more scarce because of not only the demand increase for wireless services and applications but also inflexible and rigid spectrum allocation policies. A promising solution to overcome this challenge is to exploit spectrum holes for secondary users in cognitive radio. Taking advantage of cognitive radio and dynamic spectrum access improves the...

Dibutyl-Disulfide Montmorillonite (DD-MMT) was synthesized successfully and found to bean excellent adsorbent for Hg(II) removal. The fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR),x-ray diffraction spectrum (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used tocharacterize properties of the absorbent. The effects of several parameters such as solutionpH, adsorbent dose, contact time and the...

In this paper, we apply fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) method in the decision process of Cognitive Radio Networks (CRN) spectrum handoff. Based on the pre-determined target spectrum list model, considering the multiple indicators which influence the handoff performance, we designed a spectrum handoff method based on spectrum reservation strategy. Simulation results show that the algori...

Cerium oxide (CeO2) or ceria has been shown to be an interesting support material for noble metals in catalysts designed for emission control, mainly due to its oxygen storage capacity. Ceria nanoparticles were prepared by precipitation method. The precursor materials used in this research were cerium nitrate hexahydrate (as a basic material), potassium carbonate and potassium hydroxide (as pre...

A comprehensive two-dimensional (2D) reverse phase (RP) liquid chromatography (LC) method is developed for alkaloid analysis. This offline comprehensive 2D method is developed using different pH values. With a pH value of 10.5, most alkaloids appear in the form of neutral molecules possessing high retention factors based on their polarity, while the alkaloid polarity order is changed when the p...