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Formal Analysis of Database Trigger Systems Using Event-B
Most modern relational database systems use triggers to implement automatic tasks in response to specific events happening inside or outside a system. A database trigger is a human readable block code without any formal...
Systems & Software Design Computer Science and Information Technology Systems and Software Engineering
Published by: IGI Global
The Rumble in the Meson
Abstract
We juxtapose global fits of two bottom-up models (an S 3 scalar leptoquark model and a...
Trust, Risk and Alternative Website Quality in B-Buyer Acceptance of Cross-Border E-Commerce
Cross-border e-commerce (CBEC) has become an imperative mode for global trade. Research on cross-border e-commerce historically focuses mainly on the customer's behavior intention to purchase on a CBEC platform. However...
Published by: IGI Global
PSK Method for Solving Mixed and Type-4 Intuitionistic Fuzzy Solid Transportation Problems
P. Kumar
Apr 01, 2019
In this article, the author categorises the solid transportation problem (STP) under uncertain environments. He formulates the mixed and fully intuitionistic fuzzy solid transportation problems (FIFSTPs) and utilizes the...
Published by: IGI Global
Bridging pre-surgical endocrine therapy for breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic
Rajiv V Dave, Beatrix Elsberger, Vicky P Taxiarchi, Ashu Gandhi, Cliona C Kirwan, Baek Kim, Elizabeth M Camacho, Charlotte E Coles, Ellen Copson, Alona Courtney, Kieran Horgan, Patricia Fairbrother, Chris Holcombe, Jamie J Kirkham, Daniel R Leff, Stuart A McIntosh, Rachel O'Connell, Ricardo Pardo, Shelley Potter, Tim Rattay, Nisha Sharma, Raghavan Vidya, Ramsey I Cutress, B-MaP-C study collaborative
Apr 17, 2023
PURPOSE: The B-MaP-C study investigated changes to breast cancer care that were necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here we present a follow-up analysis of those patients commenced on bridging endocrine therapy (BrET), whilst...
Maternal immunisation against Group B Streptococcus
Simon R Procter, Bronner P Gonçalves, Proma Paul, Jaya Chandna, Farah Seedat, Artemis Koukounari, Raymond Hutubessy, Caroline Trotter, Joy E Lawn, Mark Jit
Apr 14, 2023
Background
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) can cause invasive disease (iGBS) in young infants, typically presenting as sepsis or meningitis, and is also associated with stillbirth and preterm birth. GBS vaccines are under...
Humans Streptococcus Agalactiae Streptococcal Infections premature birth vaccines Immunization Vaccination Bayes Theorem Pregnancy Quality of life Infant Infant Newborn Cost-Benefit Analysis Female Stillbirth
Published by: PLoS Medicine
A Comprehensive Performance Analysis of Various Classifier Models for Coronary Artery Disease Prediction
Cardio Vascular Diseases (CVD) is the major reason for the death of the majority of the people in the world. Earlier diagnosis of disease will reduce the mortality rate. Machine learning (ML) algorithms are giving promising...
Published by: IGI Global
A randomised study of rituximab and belimumab sequential therapy in PR3 ANCA-associated vasculitis (COMBIVAS)
Mark E McClure, Seerapani Gopaluni, James Wason, Robert B Henderson, Andre van Maurik, Caroline C O Savage, Charles D Pusey, Alan D Salama, Paul A Lyons, Jacinta Lee, Kim Mynard, David R Jayne, Rachel B Jones
Apr 11, 2023
Background
Sequential B cell-targeted immunotherapy with BAFF antagonism (belimumab) and B cell depletion (rituximab) may enhance B cell targeting in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) through several...
Vasculitis Rituximab belimumab ANCA Humans Immunosuppressive Agents Antibodies Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Treatment Outcome Proteomics Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis
Published by: Trials
Investigation on Blockchain Technology for Web Service Composition
The blockchain is an incorruptible digital ledger of economic transactions that can be programmed to record not just financial transactions but virtually everything of value. Blockchain technology makes breakthroughs in business...
Published by: IGI Global
An Improved Image Compression Model Enabled by Adaptive Active Contour and Supervised Learning-Based ROI Classification
This paper plans to develop a novel image compression model with four major phases. (i) Segmentation (ii) Feature Extraction (iii) ROI classification (iv) Compression. The image is segmented into two regions by Adaptive ACM. The...
Published by: IGI Global
Segmentation of Pectoral Muscle in Mammograms Using Granular Computing
In this paper, pectoral muscle segmentation was performed to study the presence of malignancy in the pectoral muscle region in mammograms. A combined approach involving granular computing and layering was employed to locate the...
Published by: IGI Global
A Machine Learning Method with Threshold Based Parallel Feature Fusion and Feature Selection for Automated Gait Recognition
Muhammad Sharif, Muhammad Attique, Muhammad Tahir, Mussarat Yasmim, Tanzila Saba, Urcun Tanik
Apr 01, 2020
Gait is a vital biometric process for human identification in the domain of machine learning. In this article, a new method is implemented for human gait recognition based on accurate segmentation and multi-level features...
Published by: IGI Global
Will Environmental Regulation Narrow the Gap in Regional Economic Growth?
Empirical studies have shown that China's Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law (APPCL2000), as an environmental regulation, has significantly alleviated the air pollution problem and improved the TFP of air polluting...
Published by: IGI Global
THE "INDIFFERENCE-ke CONSTRUCTION" IN MODERN CONVERSATIONAL PERSIAN
Nima Sadat-Tehrani
Aug 01, 2013
This paper deals with a construction in Persian called here the Indifference-ke
Construction (or IKC). This construction has the structure A ke B, where A is a clause (minimally a verb), ke is a particle, and B is a verb, a...
Published by: Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association
Forming of Tailor-Welded Blanks Through Centerline and Offset Laser Welding
The forming of low and high strength tailor welded steel sheets into preferred three-dimensional shapes by a homogeneous distribution of plastic strain is highly difficult. In this work, the formability of tailor-welded blanks...
Published by: IGI Global
Multi-Objective Big Data View Materialization Using MOGA
The COVID 19 Pandemic, has resulted in large scale of generation of Big data. This Big data is heterogeneous and includes the data of people infected with corona virus, the people who were in contact of infected person...
Published by: IGI Global
Lean Manufacturing Towards Sustainability
This paper intends to capture the attention of the lean researchers towards a shift of priorities of the various techniques implemented in lean and its journey of 40 years in the global scenario. In particular, the paper focuses...
Published by: IGI Global
Multi-Objective Optimization-Oriented Resource Allocation in the Fog Environment
Fog computing is a decentralized computer system where data, processing, storage, as well as applications are located anywhere between the cloud and data source. Fog computing takes the cloud closer to users, decreasing the...
Published by: IGI Global
Security Threat Modelling With Bayesian Networks and Sensitivity Analysis for IAAS Virtualization Stack
Designing security mechanisms for cloud computing infrastructures has assumed importance with the widespread adoption of public clouds. Virtualization security is a crucial component of the overall cloud infrastructure security....
Published by: IGI Global
The Challenges and Coping Strategies of KM Implementation in HEIs
The pace of competition has increased in every sphere of the economy, and to face such high level of competition, organizations look for sustainable competitive edge. Knowledge as a tool of competition has been found to be...
Published by: IGI Global
Mission accomplished? Balancing market growth and moral legitimation in the fair trade moral market
How can moral market growth be pursued while sustaining the market’s moral legitimation? We address this question in a study of how Fairtrade International (FTI), the ‘market mediator’ responsible for regulating the fair trade...
Doctoral Education, Pedagogy, and Autoethnography
This special issue of the Morning Watch brings together papers written for a doctoral course in the Faculty of Education. As facilitators of ED 702A/B Advanced Research Methodology in Education, a core course in the Faculty of...
Published by: The Morning Watch: Educational and Social Analysis
Color Image Contrast Enhancement Using Modified Firefly Algorithm
The image enhancement process is used for improving the standard of the image, it's inspired by the development of human perception pictorial information. Increasing the contrast of the image, removing the unwanted noise from...
Published by: IGI Global
A Conceptual Study on Employer Perception towards Hiring Employee with Online Degree/Certification
Higher education is enduring a transition across the world. This transition leads to the introduction of technology into the education system and provides opportunities to pursue a degree through online participation. According...
Web-Based Teaching & Learning Education Curriculum Development and Instructional Design Computer Science and Information Technology Media and Communications
Published by: IGI Global
Supporting Real-Time Data Transmissions in Cognitive Radio Networks Using Queue Shifting Mechanism
As cognitive radio networks are conceptualized to make use of the opportunistic spectrum access, the users of these networks may face problems in satisfying their quality of service (QoS) requirements. Some services of users...
Published by: IGI Global
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