Health-related information is nowadays accessible from many sources and is one of the most searched-for topics on the internet. However, existing search systems often fail to provide users with a good list of medical search results, especially for classic (keyword-based) queries. In this paper we elaborate on whether and how we can exploit biomedicine-related entities from the emerging Web of D...

Cooperation is the foundation of many protocols in wireless networks. Without cooperation, the performance of a network significantly decreases. Hence, all nodes in traditional networks are required to cooperate with each other. In this paper, instead of traditional networks, a network of rational and autonomous nodes is considered, which means that each node itself can decide whe...

This paper considers blind multiuser detection for uplink long code DS-CDMA systems. In this research, by taking the spread and scrambled chiprate signals as the inputs, the long code CDMA system is characterized with a time invariant multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) model. Under this framework, multistep linear predictor-based (MSLP) method is applied to transform the system model from co...

A new Markovianity approach is introduced in this paper. This approach reduces the response time of classic Markov Random Fields approach. First, one region is determinated by a clustering technique. Then, this region is excluded from the study. The remaining pixel form the study zone and they are selected for a Markovianity segmentation task. With Selective Markovianity approach, segmentation ...

The equilibrium contact angle of a droplet resting on solid substrate can reveal essential properties the solid's surface. However, when motion surface shows significant hysteresis, it is generally accepted that cannot be determined. Here, we describe method to measure tensions soft solids with strong wetting hysteresis. With independent knowledge tension fluid and linear-elastic response solid...

Ethylbenzene (EB) dehydrogenation to styrene (SM) on an industrial scale is generally performed using classic and SMART (Styrene Monomer Advanced Reheat Technology) technologies. In the current study, spent catalysts structural changes through classic and SMART technologies were investigated and compared with the fresh catalyst. For this purpose, XRF, XRD, SEM-EDX, FT-IR, BET and crushing s...