The Cartesian product of interconnection networks has been investigated recently as a method for combining desirable properties of component networks. This paper presents a unified framework for obtaining and comparing properties of a virtually unlimited number of product networks. This work complements results appeared in the literature for product networks and conducts a comparative study bet...

a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t The reload cost concept refers to the cost that occurs at a vertex along a path on an edge-colored graph when it traverses an internal vertex between two edges of different colors. This cost depends only on the colors of the traversed edges. Reload costs arise in various applications such as transportation networks, energy distribution networks, and telecom...

The growing interest in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in recent years has sparked an intensive debate on the benefits to be expected. With the growth of RFID implementations in size and scope comes a shift away from infrastructural aspects to the question of how to draw value from the large amounts of collected data. However, the necessary procedures for the handling of massi...

Data migration is required to run data-intensive applications. Legacy data storage systems are not capable of accommodating the changing nature data. In many companies, projects fail because their importance and complexity taken seriously enough. strategies include migration, database application business process migration. Regardless which strategy a company chooses, there should always be str...

OBJECTIVE To synthesize the cost-effectiveness (CE) of interventions to prevent and control diabetes, its complications, and comorbidities. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We conducted a systematic review of literature on the CE of diabetes interventions recommended by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and published between January 1985 and May 2008. We categorized the strength of evidence ...

Reference: Hassanein, K., Head, M. (2005/6). “The Impact of Infusing Social Presence in the Web Interface: An Investigation Across Different Products”. International Journal of Electronic Commerce (IJEC), 10(2), Winter, 31-55. ABSTRACT: Many online stores tend to exhibit little emotional or social appeal, and may be viewed as lacking human-warmth. A recent study conducted by the authors showed ...

Preliminary layout design of buildings has a substantial effect on the ultimate design of structural components and accordingly influences the construction cost. Exploring structurally efficient forms and shapes during the conceptual design stage of a project can also facilitate the optimum integrated design of buildings. This paper presents an automated method of determining column layout desi...

ous abstinence rate and intervention costs were estimated. a dynamic population model for COPD was used to project the long-term (cost-)effectiveness of one year implementation of minimal counseling, intensive counseling and intensive counseling plus pharmacotherapy for 50% of the smoking COPD patients compared to usual care. Time horizon was 25 years. Uncertainty and one-way sensitivity analys...

Binary morphology on large images is compute intensive, in particular for large structuring elements. Run-length encoding is a compact and space-saving technique for representing images. This paper describes how to implement binary morphology directly on run-length encoded binary images for rectangular structuring elements. In addition, it describes efficient algorithm for transposing and rotat...