The Information Fusion Journal (IFJ), an Elsevier publication, is planning a special issue devoted to Localized Algorithms for Information Fusion in Resource-Constrained Networks. Resource-Constrained Networks (RCNs) include a wide variety of networks in which resources – such as processing, communication, and energy – are limited. Examples of RCNs include ad hoc networks, sensor networks, mobi...

Given increased global competition and consumers’ increasing price sensitivity, apparel retailers such as J. C. Penney have begun to focus on quick response and cycle time reduction as part of their overall business strategy. Extensive use of interorganizational linkages with major suppliers has become a key component in designing more effective, responsive strategies to meet changing corporate...

In embedded systems, memory is one of the most expensive resources. Due to this, program code size has turned out to be one of the most critical design constraints. Code compression is one of the approaches to reduce the program code size; it results in smaller memories and reduced cost of the chip. Furthermore, code compression can decrease the power consumption of the chip. In this paper, a c...

The simplest examples where the simplex method cycles and conditions where expand fails to prevent cycling This paper introduces a class of linear programming examples which cause the simplex method to cycle indefinitely and which are the simplest possible examples showing this behaviour. The structure of examples from this class repeats after two iterations. Cycling is shown to occur for both ...

The moduli space of static finite energy solutions to Ward’s integrable chiral model is the space MN of based rational maps from CP 1 to itself with degree N . The Lagrangian of Ward’s model gives rise to a Kähler metric and a magnetic vector potential on this space. However, the magnetic field strength vanishes, and the approximate non–relativistic solutions to Ward’s model correspond to a geo...

We study the reduced dynamics of a spin (qubit) coupled to a spin-boson environment in the case of pure dephasing. We derive formal exact expressions which can be cast in terms of exact integro-differential master equations. We present results for a SB environment with ohmic dissipation at finite temperatures. For the special value of the ohmic damping strength K = 1/2 the reduced dynamics is f...

A worldwide shortage of SAP related skills threatens the viability of many Enterprise Systems implementations limits the adoption of Enterprise Systems in developing countries. SAP, the leading Enterprise Systems vendor, has established its University Alliance Program (UAP) to help address these skill shortages. The SAP UAP provides the opportunity for universities to access SAP solutions and a...

Wireless local area network (WLAN) has been widely used in many sectors. The popularity gained is due to many reasons, such as ease of installation, installation flexibility, mobility, reduced cost-of-ownership, and scalability. However, regardless of the benefits, WLAN have some security threats. This paper begins by introducing the concept of WLAN. The introductory section gives brief informa...

We study a Fokker-Planck equation modelling the firing rates of two interacting populations of neurons. This model arises in computational neuroscience when considering, for example, bistable visual perception problems and is based on a stochastic Wilson-Cowan system of differential equations. In a previous work, the slow-fast behavior of the solution of the Fokker-Planck equation has been high...

Organizations spend significant resources tracking customer satisfaction and managing service delivery. Although a great deal of effort is expended in understanding what goes on within each of these areas, little or no effort has been applied to identifying and quantifiing the relationships between the two. The objective of this research is to discover and establish potential relationships betw...