MicroEncapsulated Phase Change Materials (MEPCM) are green materials which could be used for thermal energy saving applications in buildings as a non-pollutant method for environmental. PCMs could passively reduce peak cooling loads in hot seasons because of their high energy storage capacities at a constant temperature. Purpose of this paper is manufacturing Microencapsulated PCM (MPCM) pr...

duction to a special issue based on the Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI) conference. Because IAAI is the premier venue for documenting the transition of AI technology into application, these special issues provide a snapshot of the state of the art in AI with the practical syllogism in mind; they present work that has value because it delivers value in use. As a result,...

Peer-to-peer applications (P2P) are no longer limited to home users, and start being accepted in academic and corporate environments. While file sharing and instant messaging applications are the most traditional examples, they are no longer the only ones benefiting from the potential advantages of P2P networks. For example, network file storage, data transmission, distributed computing, and co...

Shared storage has become commonplace with recent trends in storage technologies, such as storage consolidation and virtualization, etc. Meanwhile, storage QoS, which guarantees different storage service requirements from various applications toward shared storage, is gaining in importance. This paper proposes a new scheme which combines a feedback-controlled leaky bucket with a fair queuing al...

The use of remote sensing imagery to obtain land cover and land use maps is a common task in GIS applications. Segmentation techniques identify closed regions in images, producing vector datasets composed by polygons. Since segmentation is a bottom-up technique, the resulting vector datasets are often too detailed. Thus, we need to use generalization techniques to reduce data storage and genera...

As computers become more capable, researchers of all types are finding it necessary to store massive quantities of data generated by simulations or experiments and to retrieve them at high rate for analysis or visualization. As a consequence, strong needs have arisen for storage systems tuned for particular needs; significant improvements in storage speed and access control; optimized wide-area...