In this paper, we will present an efficient approach for distributed inference. We use belief propagation’s message-passing algorithm on top of a DHT storing a Bayesian network. Nodes in the DHT run a variant of the spring relaxation algorithm to redistribute the Bayesian network among them. Thereafter correlated data is stored close to each other reducing the message cost for inference. We sim...

During the last two-three decades the importance of computer simulations based on numerical full-wave solutions of Maxwell’s has continuously increased in electrical engineering. Software products based on integral equation methods have an unquestionable importance in the frequency domain electromagnetic analysis and design of open-region problems. This paper deals with the surface and volume i...

Web applications have become software commodities of choice due to advances in internet, and wireless communications. Web applications need to be tested during new development, and thereafter during maintenance when presented with changes. Models can be used to represent the desired behavior or to represent the desired testing strategies and testing environment. FSMWeb is a black box model-base...

Component markets, which facilitate the exchange of components between sellers and buyers, are a key prerequisite for the emergence of reusedriven component-based software engineering. Subsequently, numerous market forecasts have prophesied component marketplaces to quickly evolve and gain in profitability. However, a long-term observation indicated a rather leisure development until today and ...

Context: Prior research has established that a small proportion of individuals dominate team communication during global software development. It is not known, however, how these members’ contributions affect their teams’ knowledge diffusion process, or whether their personality profiles are responsible for their dominant presence. Objective: We set out to address this gap through the study of ...

A kind of novel 2‐DOF micromanipulator is designed and analysed based on the two scales of level amplifier principle, which adopts the flexure hinge to replace the traditional hinge. The kinematics, static and dynamic modelling are established, and the input stiffness and actual amplification ratios are calculated. Meanwhile, the finite element analysis (FEA...

results the ovarian hormones level showed a significant difference between the experimental and control groups (p < 0.05). furthermore, the unk cell population showed a significant difference between the two groups (p < 0.05). conclusions increased ovarian hormones due to low-dose aspirin administration resulted in decline in the unk cells number, which may be effective in successful pregnancy....

introduction: marginal adaptation is the most critical item in long-term prognosis of single crowns. this study aimed to assess the marginal quality as well asthe discrepancies in marginal integrity of some pfm single crowns of posterior teeth by employing parallel radiography in shiraz dental school, shiraz, iran. methods: in this descriptive study, parallel radiographies were taken from 200 f...

The knowledge and treatment of cardiology as practiced circa 1950 is discussed as abstracted from authoritative textbooks of that time and other sources. Advances in treatment and diagnostic techniques since 1950 are presented. Dramatic changes in cardiology have come at the expense of bedside cardiology which needs to be balanced with the technology.

Background: Semen quality is affected by environmental and genetically factors. The present study aimed to determine the association of varicocele surgery and males&#039; infertility based on semen analysis. Materials and Methods: In this case-control study, 188 men with infertility disorder in Ilam province were enrolled between May 2008 and May 2009. Semen analysis was done using the Weili Dy...