TitleEvaluation of Photovoltaic System Capacity for Self-sustaining Irrigation System in Kosovo
Paper ID6PTgJ
KeywordsPhotovoltaic System, Solar Modules, Water Pump, Drip Irrigation, PV GIS, Power System.
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This study assesses the capacity of Photovoltaic (PV) Systems for Autonomous
Irrigation in Kosovo, evaluating the feasibility and effectiveness of solar power in
meeting the energy demands of agricultural water management. The study quantifies the
potential of PV Systems to sustainably power Autonomous Irrigation technologies,
considering Kosovo's unique geographical and climatic conditions. Key factors such as
PV System efficiency, reliability under varying weather conditions, and economic
viability compared to conventional energy sources are analyzed. In practice, average daily
solar radiation, often expressed as "peak sun hours" (kWh/m²/day), is a critical parameter
for estimating PV energy generation. Geographic Information System (GIS) tools are
employed to identify peak solar radiation periods, particularly in June, July, and August,
when irrigation demand is highest. The findings of this study offer valuable insights into
the integration of renewable energy solutions to enhance agricultural productivity and
sustainability in Kosovo.

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TitleFracture Distribution Evaluation in Shallow Buried Sandstone Reservoir through 3D Seismic Attenuation Attributes and Frequency Analysis
Paper IDOhX0m
KeywordsFracture prediction; Seismic attenuation; Frequency spectrum; Drilling lost circulation; Shallow buried reservoir
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Fracture prediction poses a significant challenge in petroleum exploration
and development. The unexpected intersection with fractures during drilling,
particularly in horizontal drilling, can lead to substantial economic losses. Currently,
there is no widely accepted or efficient method for accurately estimating fracture
distribution in subsurface reservoirs. We propose a novel approach to evaluate fracture
distribution in a shallow-buried, high-porosity sandstone reservoir. This method utilizes
frequency analysis and seismic attenuation calculations while minimizing artificial
influence. By analyzing the frequency spectrum, we can identify the effective high and
low frequencies that reveal the impact of fractures on the seismic bandwidth. We
generate seismic attenuation attributes related to the quality factor using the spectral
ratio method. Finally, we calculate seismic attenuation based on the differences between
high and low frequencies. Areas with notable disparities in high-frequency and
low-frequency attenuation indicate the presence of fracture corridors. This proposed
method has successfully interpreted the fracture distribution responsible for drilling
failures in heavy oil production within the reservoir.

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TitleIntroduction of Balance Parameter in Performance Improvement of Text-Independent Speaker Recognition Systems
Paper ID1D0R8/NA
KeywordsRelifF, support vector machine,balance parameter, error rate, speaker recognition system
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Speaker recognition systems are some kind of biometric systems used in security applications based on remote control phones. This paper presents an approach to balancing the increase in the number of speakers, runtime and error rate of the system. The efficiency of these systems often depends on a particular number of people.With a sudden increase in the number of speakers in terms of time, the recognition error rate experiences a sharp rise. This paper introduces a parameter to select the optimal number,noisy samples for training and testing the Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifier.This approach aims to significantly increase learning speed andto test speaker recognition systems by setting noisy parameters for learning the model and recognizing people. In the first stage,we use the ReliefF algorithm to select the optimal feature subset, then the SVM classifier to achieve better accuracy in recognition by changing existing SVM kernels and automatically setting the balance parameter during training. This method is evaluated based on the accuracy/(Total time ) ratio. The results show that by setting the balance parameter compared with non-setting, above ratio always shows a higher value.

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TitleIncreasing Durability Path in Mobile Ad hoc Networks using Fuzzy-based Routing Algorithm
Paper IDcb7aA/NA
KeywordsMobile ad hoc Networks (MANET), Fuzzy logic, Fuzzy- based Routing Algorithm and Routing Protocol
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A mobile ad hoc network (MANET) consists of a set of mobile hosts that can communicate with each other without the assistance of base stations. In MANETs, the dynamic nature of the network topology is a major reason for link failures. In this paper, we proposed the Ad hoc on-demand distance vector (AODV) routing (FLAODV) protocol for routing in mobile ad hoc networks to increase durability path. The performance of this routing protocol is studied using opnet10.5. The simulation results of the FLAODV show that the protocol is quite efficient and superior to AODV with the respects to the average Route Discovery Time, the average Packets overhead, average throughput and average end-to-end delay.

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TitleA Intelligent Wireless Ad hoc Routing Protocol to Increase Throughput in Mobile Ad hoc Networks
Paper IDdSLRH/NA
KeywordsMobile ad hoc Networks (MANET), Ad Hoc Network, IWARP, RL
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Ad hoc networks are dynamically configurable wireless networks that have no fixed infrastructures and do not require predefined configurations.
In large, distributed systems, like ad hoc networks, centralized learning of routing or movement policies may be impractical. We need to employ learning algorithms that can learn independently, without the need for extensive coordination. A search for alternative methods of routing packets has resulted in reinforcement learning (RL) as a good approach to adaptive routing. RL methods are able to learn and adapt to a unknown and changing environment. In This paper we propose a new intelligent routing protocol with RL approach for wireless ad hoc networks. The Intelligent Wireless Ad Hoc Routing protocol (IWARP) is an on-demand protocol and self configuring. It selects optimal routes based on local information and past experience.
The proposed scheme uses the distributed Q-Learning framework, to select a stable route in order to enhance system performance. Our study also compares the performance of the IWARP protocol with the well-known Ad hoc On-Demand Distance Vector (AODV) protocol, Results obtained by a simulation campaign show that IWARP increases the throughput and decreases the data dropped and number of hops per route.

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TitleOn Subclass of Harmonic Meromorphic Functions Associated with Basic Hypergeometric Functions
Paper ID51Eqt
KeywordsHarmonic meromorphic functions; $q$-hypergeometric functions; Convolution, $q$-derivative.
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In this article, a class of complex harmonic meromorphic functions with positive coefficients is introduced by making used of basic hypergeometric functions. We consider some properties such as coefficient inequality, growth theorems and extreme points.

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TitleSimultaneous Sentiment Topic Detection from Text
Paper IDjVF4m
KeywordsGibbs sampling, Joint Sentiment Topic(JST), Latent Dirichlet Allocation, opinion mining, Reverse JST, and sentiment analysis
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Sentiment analysis or Opinion mining is the process of detecting the subjective information in given text. Text may include subjective information like opinions, attitudes and feelings. Sentiment analysis also has an important potential role as enabling technologies for other systems. This paper employed two semi supervised probabilistic approaches called JST model and Reverse JST model to detect sentimental topic. The system designed in this paper classifies positive and negative labels of an online review. In JST, the document level sentiment classification is based on topic detection and topic sentiment analysis. JST process, the sentiment labels are associated with documents, the topics are generated dependent on sentiment distribution and words are generated conditioned on the sentiment topic pair. In Reverse JST, the sentiment label is dependent on the topics. In this process, where the topics are associated with documents, the sentiment labels are associated with topics and words are associated with both topics and sentiment labels. In LDA, where topic are associated with documents and words are associated with topic distribution. JST and Reverse JST are evaluated on four different domains using the Gibbs Sampling Algorithm. The nature of JST makes it highly portable to other domains. It compares JST and Reverse JST with latent dirichlet allocation. In this paper observed topic and topic sentiment detected by JST are indeed coherent and informative.

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TitleBank governance and risk-taking by Tunisian banks
Paper ID2PsD4
KeywordsBank Governance, Banks, Ownership Structure, Board of Directors, Banking Risk
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This study aims to analyze the relationship between internal governance mechanisms and risk-taking by banks in
Tunisia. Empirical analyzes conducted from a sample of 10 Tunisian banks during an analysis period of 8 years
from 2002 to 2009, also show significant results. Indeed, the concentration of capital and the size of banks have
negative impact and highly significant risk on banks. In addition, Tunisian banks are foreign owned and tend to
take less risk than other banks. As for the participation of the state in the capital, it has increased the risk in
Tunisian banks. In addition, the size of the board has a positive and highly significant impact on bank risks, while
the proportion of institutional administrators on the board is negatively and significantly related to the risk.

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TitlePrivatization in Central and Eastern Europe - between failure and success
Paper IDUoAHq
KeywordsPrivatization, transition, market economy, Central and Eastern Europe
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Transition to a market economy in Central and Eastern Europe countries was not successful for most of them, and to this situation have contributed a number of external and internal factors. After the collapse of communism the focus was on restructuring the industries through privatization process. Privatization in Central and Eastern Europe can not be seen only as a change of ownership but rather as a complex economic transformation. The transition to private ownership has not been fast, the privatization mechanisms differ from one state to another, which led to the establishment of a long period of decline. This article seeks to analyze the main aspects of the transformation from Central and Eastern European societies by approaching the main issues of privatization and its evolution in the most important central and eastern European countries.

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