Pradeep K. Majhi¹, Rifat Azam¹, Richa Kothari^2,*, Naveen Kumar Arora¹, V. V. Tyagi³

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.1, pp. 419-427, 2022, DOI:10.32604/EE.2022.016973

Abstract Dyes are an integral part of the dying industry and have significantly resulted in environmental pollution by altering the standard water quality after their discharge into the water bodies. The culprits behind the altered water quality are the pretreatment chemicals used during dying manufacturing processes. Various advanced treatment methods using conventional and advanced treatment options including solar energy have been put forth by researchers for the treatment of the dying effluents but, these methods have not proved significantly considerable. Therefore, the present study intends to check the efficiency of solar parabolic trough collector for treating the dying effluents in terms… More >

Jianghao Niu^*

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.17, No.6, pp. 1003-1013, 2021, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2021.015225

Abstract The falling film of an ionic liquid ([EMIM] [DMP] + H₂O) and its effect on a refrigeration system are numerically simulated in the framework of a Volume of Fluid (VOF) method (as available in the ANSYS Fluent computational platform). The properties of the liquid film and the wall shear stress (WSS) are compared with those obtained for a potassium bromide solution. Different working conditions are considered. It is noted that the ionic liquid demonstrates a better absorption capability, with a coefficient of performance (COP) of 0.55. It is proved that the [EMIM] [DMP] + H₂O ionic liquid working substance is… More >

Animesh Kumar Dubey^*, Kavita Choudhary, Richa Sharma

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.30, No.3, pp. 929-943, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.018382

Abstract Heart disease is a major health concern worldwide. The chances of recovery are bright if it is detected at an early stage. The present report discusses a comparative approach to the classification of heart disease data using machine learning (ML) algorithms and linear regression and classification methods, including logistic regression (LR), decision tree (DT), random forest (RF), support vector machine (SVM), SVM with grid search (SVMG), k-nearest neighbor (KNN), and naive Bayes (NB). The ANOVA F-test feature selection (AFS) method was used to select influential features. For experimentation, two standard benchmark datasets of heart diseases, Cleveland and Statlog, were obtained… More >

Mohammed Hamdi¹, Fekry Olayah², Amin A. Al-Awady³, Ahlam F. Shamsan⁴, Mokhtar M. Ghilan^5,*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.29, No.2, pp. 605-617, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.018170

Abstract Cloud computing plays a significant role in business organisations by offering many benefits and opportunities. However, the adoption of cloud computing involves some trepidation. The adoption of cloud computing in developing countries is still in the early phase. The bank sector in Saudi Arabia aims to benefit from opportunities offered by the cloud computing technology; however, some banks continue to hesitate in the implementation of this technology. Therefore, this study aims to investigate factors that influence the attitude of the Saudi Arabian bank sector towards adopting cloud computing. A model that incorporates factors derived from the literature is developed in… More >

Beenish Khan¹, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti², Asad Habib³, Humaira Afzal⁴, Mohammad Abdul Moiz Zia⁵, Afshan Almas⁶, Shahid Hussain^7,*, Bashir Ahmad¹

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.28, No.2, pp. 337-352, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.015034

Abstract The high turnover of developers in the Open-Source Software (OSS) systems is due to the lack of restriction on a developer’s involvement and contributions. The primary developers start and administer an OSS project. However, they do not manage those who contribute. The literature shows that 80% of issues are resolved by 20% of developers when developing an OSS. Therefore, identifying influential developer communities is quite necessary for OSS stakeholders to reduce the efforts required to solve the issue through releases and predict quality. The purpose of this proposed empirical study is to explore influential communities by analyzing the relationship between… More >

Yu Liu¹, Ruiting Jiao¹, Liyao Zhao¹, Kai Liu^1,2,*

Energy Engineering, Vol.118, No.2, pp. 363-378, 2021, DOI:10.32604/EE.2021.013472

Abstract The impact of greenization on the marginal utility of the intensity of carbon emissions in China and factors influencing this relationship are explored in this study. China’s level of greenization is evaluated by using an index system developed based on the comprehensive index method. The intensity of carbon emissions is determined by using the standards for the coefficients of conversion of coal equivalent and coefficients of carbon emission. The impact of greenization on the marginal utility of the intensity of carbon emissions is then evaluated by using an elastic formula and factors affecting this relationship are verified by regression analysis.… More >

Babar Shazad¹, Hikmat Ullah khan², Zahoor-ur-Rehman¹, Muhammad Farooq², Ahsan Mahmood¹, Irfan Mehmood^3,*, Seungmin Rho³, Yunyoung Nam^4,*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.26, No.1, pp. 87-98, 2020, DOI:10.31209/2019.100000130

Abstract The social media has become an integral part of our daily life. The social web users interact and thus influence each other influence in many aspects. Blogging is one of the most important features of the social web. The bloggers share their views, opinions and ideas in the form of blog posts. The influential bloggers are the leading bloggers who influence the other bloggers in their online communities. The relevant literature presents several studies related to identification of top influential bloggers in last decade. The research domain of finding the top influential bloggers mainly focuses on feature centric models. This… More >

K. Donald Tham^a, Asad M. Madni^b

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.24, No.1, pp. 17-26, 2018, DOI:10.1080/10798587.2017.1284411

Abstract The Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act 2002 resulted from the mounting accounting and corporate scandals in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Since the passage of the SOX Act, companies are facing even greater challenges to meet raised expectations to provide accurate, visible, and timely information for SOX compliance. This research puts forth a systems design framework to achieve a real time, accurate, consistently traceable and easily verifiable SOX compliant technology. Our multidisciplinary and integrative systems design incorporates Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) to ensure effective business performance within a knowledge represented company modeled as Enveloped Activity Based Enterprise Model (EABEM) that facilitates… More >

Rubim MAL¹, PR Isolino Sampaio¹, P Parolin^2,3

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.84, No.1, pp. 244-251, 2015, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2015.84.244

Abstract Fish is a very important part of the human diet in Amazonia. Near the growing cities, fish populations and individual size have decreased over the past decades. Alternatives to traditional and industrial fishing arise, including fish farming. Strategies to minimize the impact of fish farms on the environment are needed to have a regular and healthy fish supply. This is to avoid a reduction of biodiversity, a depletion of natural resources, and/or the induction of significant changes in the structure and functioning of adjacent ecosystems. Very little research has been performed on management of effluents as to maintain the quality… More >

Hongwang Zhao^{1, *}, Yuanhua Chen¹, Xiaogang Liu²

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.15, No.4, pp. 293-305, 2019, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2019.08361

Abstract In order to ensure that the lithium-ion battery pack keeps good working performance during the driving of electric vehicle, the heat generation mechanism and heat transfer characteristics of lithium-ion battery are analyzed. The power battery pack of electric vehicle is simulated by advanced vehicle simulator. The simulation results of battery pack current under typical cycle conditions and the heat source curve of lithium ion battery are obtained, which provide data for the simulation of heat source input of battery temperature field. On this basis, the flow field and temperature fiel d of the original lithium-ion battery pack of electric vehicle… More >