RFID is an automatic identification technology that enables tracking of people and objects. We propose a scalable and robust 3-D localization method of RFID tags, derived in two schemes, that uses the diversity of pervasive environments to improve its accuracy. RFID readers are placed on the floor and ceiling of a room. In the first scheme, static and mobile tags are localized using only connec...

This paper reports on our first experiments in using the feature extraction tools of the MPEG-7 international standard for multimedia content description on a novel problem, the automatic identification and analysis of scorebased performance features in audio recordings of music. Our test material consists of recordings of two pieces of 17thand 18th-century lute music in which our aim is to rec...

in this paper, for the first time, blood inventory-routing problem (irp) is defined and a mixed integer linear programming formulation is presented. to do so, the concepts of assigned inventory, transfusion to crossmatch ratio, crossmatch release period, older-first policy and order-up-to level inventory policy along with perishability considerations are incorporated into the latest inventory-r...

ticks and tick-borne diseases, including theileriosis, constitute a major constraint to livestock production. two species, known as theileria lestoquardi and theileria ovis, are suspected to contribute to ovine theileriosis in iran. however, the epidemiological aspects of ovine theileriosis are poorly understood in this country. in a survey, designed to identify theileria species in sheep, 52 (...

Integration between maritime industry and ships’ current operation is increasing. It can be seen as on-line access of on-shore company’s monitoring team to all ships’ systems. It is enabled by satellite link and modern communications. This paper deals with advances in integration of all ship’s systems, which leads to Internet of things aboard and Internet of everything when linking to land thro...

Safety has emerged as an issue for the fresh fruit and vegetable industry with reports of several food poisoning outbreaks traced to E. Coli. Although these outbreaks generate a great deal of attention, probably many more fresh food contamination instances go undetected. While the agricultural supply chain is complex, new technologies are available that hold the promise of better track and trac...

This paper deals with the overview of the methods in perceptual language identification and the suggestion of a new approach based on a two-step methodology integrating to perception “genetic” considerations and resulting into the modeling of perceptually identified discriminative cues. The first study reported here concerns experimental designs for perceptual and automatic identification of th...

The success of a product in today’s global marketplace depends on capabilities of firms in the product’s supply chain. Among these capabilities, effective inventory management is a capability necessary to lead in the global marketplace. The chapter provides a discussion of four fundamentals of effective inventory management. First, it requires managers to know how best to use available informat...