Drum beat / East african poems chosen by Lennard Okola

• Record Nr.: UNIORUON00075122
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Nairobi, : East African Publishing House, 1973
• Descrizione fisica: 148 p. ; 19 cm
• Classificazione: AF821.008
• Soggetti: POESIA AFRICANA (lett. anglofona) - Antologie
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Proceedings of Ninth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology : ICICT 2024, London, Volume 6 / / edited by Xin-She Yang, Simon Sherratt, Nilanjan Dey, Amit Joshi

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910878069203321
• Autore: Yang Xin-She
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024
• ISBN: 981-9732-99-9
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2024.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (635 pages)
• Collana: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, , 2367-3389 ; ; 1002
• Altri autori (Persone): SherrattSimon; DeyNilanjan; JoshiAmit
• Disciplina: 621.382
• Soggetti: Telecommunication; Technology - Sociological aspects; Information technology; Internet of things; Computational intelligence; Artificial intelligence; Communications Engineering, Networks; Information and Communication Technologies (ICT); Internet of Things; Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- Academic Rating Index: 4IR Supervision Model -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Supervisor Challenges -- 3 Design Science Research Methodology: Academic Rating Index -- 3.1 Problem Relevance -- 3.2 Design Search Process -- 3.3 Design of the Artifact -- 3.4 Research Rigor -- 4 Development Results (Contribution and Communication) -- 5 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Variational Quantum Algorithms in Finance -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Hybrid Quantum-Classical System -- 2.1 The Cost Function -- 2.2 Ansatze -- 2.3 Optimizers -- 3 Portfolio Optimization-Mean Variance Analysis -- 4 Price/Option Prediction -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Early-Stopped Technique for BCH Decoding Algorithm Under Tolerant Fault Probability -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Early Stopped Approach Based on the View of Discrepancy for the BM Algorithm -- 2.1 Heuristics for Consecutive Zero Discrepancies -- 2.2 Numerical Analysis of Fault Probability for the Proposed Early Stopped Technique -- 3 Complexity Analysis -- 4 Numerical Results -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Value Creation via Blockchain Technology: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Research Agenda -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 RQ1: What Is the Current State of Blockchain Value and Value Creation Research? -- 3.2 RQ2: What Are the Underlying Research Themes? -- 3.3 RQ3: What Are the Potential Opportunities for Future Research? -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- A 3D Virtual Laboratory for Computer Hardware Classes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Works -- 3 Design and Development -- 3.1 Design -- 3.2 Development and Results -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Method of Multifactor Analysis of the Alternatives Using the Example of Multi-criterial Selection of the Optimal Cargo Transportation Route -- 1 Introduction.; 2 The Idea of Solving the Problem -- 3 Infological Model of Optimal Cargo Transportation Routing Indicators -- 4 Calculation of the Route Optimality Indicators -- 4.1 Building a Graph of the Transport Network -- 4.2 Calculating Partial Criteria for an Optimal Route on a Graph -- 4.3 Construction of Routes on a Graph -- 5 Determination of Route Optimality from the List of Alternatives -- 5.1 Normalization Partial Optimality Criteria -- 5.2 Formation of Generalized Criteria for Route Optimality -- 5.3 Normalized of Generalized Criteria of Route Optimality -- 5.4 Establish an Integrated Optimality Criterion -- 5.5 Choosing the Optimal Route -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Detection of Cyberbullying Text in Bangla Using N-Gram Analysis and Machine Learning Approaches -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Proposed Method -- 3.1 Data Collection -- 3.2 Pre-processing -- 3.3 Word Tagging -- 4 Result and Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Sound Source Distance Measurement Using Complex Sparse Bayesian Estimation with a Small Microphone Array System -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Overview of the Estimation Method -- 2.1 Configuration of Microphones and Voxels -- 2.2 Problem Formulation -- 2.3 Sparse Bayesian Estimation -- 2.4 Overview of Estimation Algorithm -- 3 Evaluation with Sinusoidal Signals -- 3.1 Evaluation with One Sound Source -- 3.2 Evaluation with Two Sound Sources -- 4 Evaluation with Speech Signals -- 4.1 Speech Signals Used ; in Experiments -- 4.2 Simulation Experiment Results -- 4.3 Discussions -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- How Blockchain and the Metaverse Can Transform the E-Commerce Domain -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Research -- 2.1 Blockchain and E-Commerce -- 2.2 Metaverse and E-Commerce -- 3 Case Study -- 3.1 Methodology -- 3.2 Implementation -- 4 Conclusion and Future Research -- References.; HR Development Strategy Through Training Towards Superior Tourism on the Department of Tourism, Youth and Sports at Bulukumba Regency, Indonesia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Method -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Recruitment -- 3.2 Education -- 3.3 Training -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Predictive Modelling of Himalayan Soil Movement: Addressing Imbalance with Synthetic Variational Autoencoder Data in Kamand Valley -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 3 Study Area and Data Description -- 4 Methods -- 4.1 Proposed Multi-LSTM-RF -- 4.2 Model Optimisation -- 5 Results -- 6 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Using the Decision Tree Model Method for Data Analysis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Method -- 3 Results -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Localization of Region of Interest from Retinal Fundus Image for Early Detection of Glaucoma -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 Proposed Methodology -- 3.1 Pre-processing Fundus Images -- 3.2 Deep CNN Model for Classification -- 3.3 Features Extracted Between the Layers -- 4 Results and Discussions -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Hardware Accelerators for Classification of Thoracic Disorders: A Survey -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background and Motivation -- 3 Classification of Accelerators -- 4 FPGA-Based Hardware for Deep Learning -- 4.1 Performance Study -- 4.2 Addressing the Challenges -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Offline Signature Verification Based on Neural Network -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Works -- 3 Principal Component Analysis (PCA) -- 4 Proposed Verification System -- 5 Artificial Neural Network Results -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Multi-hop Wireless Network for Residential DC Microgrid Energy Management -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Development and Methodology -- 2.1 Battery Energy Storage System, Power Balancing and Control.; 3 Residential Energy Management and Control System Model -- 4 Multi-hop Network Simulation -- 5 Simulation Results -- 5.1 Scenario1 -- 5.2 Scenario 2 -- 5.3 Scenario 3 -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Deliberative Communication in Bulgaria: Risks and Opportunities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Deliberative Democracy Developments -- 3 Deliberative Communication -- 4 Risks and Opportunities for Deliberative Communication -- 4.1 Legal and Ethical Regulation -- 4.2 Journalism -- 4.3 Media Usage Patterns -- 4.4 Media-Related Competences -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Development of an Automated Feeder for Free Grazing Meat-Producing Animals -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Principle of Operation -- 3 Technical Equipment -- 4 Algorithm and Block Schemes -- 5 Potential Challenges and Solutions in Implementing Such a System -- 6 Future Steps -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Businesses-ErfindenTech Pvt. Ltd. -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Research Objective -- 4 Research Methodology -- 5 Findings -- 6 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- A Comparative Study on Two Apple Leaves Datasets Captured Under Diverse Conditions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Background -- 3.1 Image Processing -- 3.2 Computer Vision -- 3.3 Deep Learning -- 4 Material and Methods -- 4.1 Apple Datasets -- 4.2 Data Augmentation -- 4.3 Architecture -- 5 Results and Discussions -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- A New Classification of Target Coverage ; Models in WSNs, Survey and Algorithms and Future Directions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Wireless Sensor Network Issues -- 3 Coverage Types Classification and the Relationship Between Them -- 4 Target Coverage Problem -- 5 Our Classification of Target Coverage -- 6 Current, Challenges, and Future Trends of Target Coverage -- 7 Conclusion -- References.; Neural Network MPPT Control of an On-Grid Wind Energy System -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Boost Converter Modeling -- 3 MPPT Control -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Color-Based Segmentation of Geometrical Shapes Using the Modified PCNN -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Modified PCNN Model -- 3 The Experimental Results -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Addressing the Business Disruption Through the Development and Pilot Testing of Caviturismo: A Web Portal for Cavite Tourism -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Content Creation -- 2.2 Software Design -- 2.3 Software Development -- 2.4 Software Testing -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Description of the System -- 3.2 Test Results -- 4 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- An Overview on Testing Big Data Applications -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 3 Typical Components of Big Data Applications -- 4 Testing the Identified Components -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- What Is a Managed Backup?-A Literature Review Delimiting Terminologies -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 2.1 Cloud Computing -- 2.2 Managed Service -- 2.3 Backup -- 3 Examination of the Terminology -- 3.1 The Review Protocol -- 3.2 The Findings -- 3.3 Delimitation of the Concepts -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- iFCVP: An Integrated FCNP-VWA-PROMETHEE Method for On-Demand Charging Scheduling in WRSNs -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Works -- 3 Preliminaries -- 3.1 An Overview of an Integrated FCNP-VWA-PROMETHEE -- 3.2 System Model -- 4 Proposed Scheme -- 4.1 Ordering the Charge Locations -- 4.2 Partial Charging Time -- 4.3 Determination of pCT -- 5 Performance Evaluation -- 5.1 Simulation Settings -- 5.2 Simulation Results and Analysis -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Predicting Drought Based on Weather and Soil Data Analysis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 Dataset Description -- 4 Methodology.; 4.1 Random Forest Model Without Resampling.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book gathers selected high-quality research papers presented at the Ninth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology, held at Brunel University, London, on 19–22 February 2024. It discusses emerging topics pertaining to information and communication technology (ICT) for managerial applications, e-governance, e-agriculture, e-education and computing technologies, the Internet of Things (IoT), and e-mining. Written by respected experts and researchers working on ICT, the book offers an asset for young researchers involved in advanced studies. The book is presented in 10 volumes.