Current Themes in Engineering Technologies: Selected Papers of the World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science San Francisco, California 24-26 October 2007

by Ao, Sio-Iong; Amouzegar, Mahyar A.; Chen, Su-Shing

• ISBN13: 9780735405264
• ISBN10: 0735405263
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-06-13
• Publisher: Amer Inst of Physics

Summary

All papers have been peer-reviewed. This volume contains revised and extended research articles on the engineering and computer science written by prominent researchers participating in the World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science (WCECS) 2007. The WCECS 2007 is organized by the International Association of Engineers (IAENG), a non-profit international association found by the engineering and the computer science pioneers in 1968.

Table of Contents

Constructing Linkage Disequilibrium Map with Iterative Approach	p. 1
Suspension of Fine Solid Particles through the Transversal Section of Horizontal Cylindrical Channels	p. 12
Fixed-Bed Adsorption Study of Metal Ions on Bagasse Fly Ash (BFA)	p. 24
Computational Flow Modeling of Hydrodynamics in Multiphase Trickle-Bed Reactors	p. 34
Single and Catalytic Ozonation for Phenolic Wastewaters Remediation	p. 46
Two-Stage Atomic Layer Deposition: Deposition of Aluminum Oxide Films on Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Surfaces	p. 57
Experimental Investigation and Simulation of Ferrous Biooxidation and Flow Hydrodynamics in a Bubble Column Bioreactor Using CFD Approach	p. 68
A Design of Asynchronous Quasi-Delay Insensitive Computer	p. 83
Exploitation of Multi-Beam Directional Antennas for a Wireless TDMA/FDD MAC	p. 95
Traffic Adaptive Energy Efficient and Low Latency Medium Access Control for Wireless Sensor Networks	p. 107
Functional Security Model: Managers and Engineers Working Together	p. 117
Characterizing Nanometer Sized Platinum Films for Temperature Measurements	p. 128
An Approach to the Lightning Overvoltage Protection of Medium Voltage Lines in Severe Lightning Areas	p. 140
A New Mode of Lecturing for Self-Directed Learning - Virtual Classroom on a DVD	p. 152
DCBITS: Distributed Case Base Intelligent Tutoring System	p. 162
Quantifying Learning and Teaching Performance of an Engineering Class	p. 177
Collaborate to Learn: A Case Study of Technology-Enhanced, Collaborative Language Learning	p. 189
EMC Corporation Provides Colleges with a Course in Storage Technologies	p. 199
Intelligent E-Learning Systems: Automatic Construction of Ontologies	p. 211
Computational Evolutionary Methodology for Knowledge Discovery and Forecasting in Epidemiology and Medicine	p. 223
On HIV Prevalence and AIDS Deaths in India	p. 235
Optimal Inspection Period and Replacement Policy for CBM with Imperfect Information Using PHM	p. 247
A Survey on Management of Software Engineering in Japan	p. 267
Author Index	p. 279
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