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Examining the Success Factors for Mobile Applications for Self-Management of Diabetic Treatment in a South African Context 在南非的背景下检查糖尿病治疗自我管理的移动应用程序的成功因素

2018 Open Innovations Conference (OI) Pub Date : 2018-10-01 DOI: 10.1109/OI.2018.8535910

Ganizani Fidelis Mainoti, Naomi Isabirve

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引用次数: 4

A Review of the Impact of Reflection of Transient Signals on TEM Transmission Lines 瞬态信号反射对瞬变输电线路影响的研究进展

2018 Open Innovations Conference (OI) Pub Date : 2018-10-01 DOI: 10.1109/OI.2018.8535769

J. Fadeyi, E. Markus, Kusakana Kanzumba

{"title":"A Review of the Impact of Reflection of Transient Signals on TEM Transmission Lines","authors":"J. Fadeyi, E. Markus, Kusakana Kanzumba","doi":"10.1109/OI.2018.8535769","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OI.2018.8535769","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigates the impact of reflection of transient signals on TEM transmission lines. Firstly, an overview is done to look at transient signal reflections and distortions as well as signal integrity problems and its effect on TEM transmission lines. Considerations are also given to transient signal structure and its characterization, signal integrity and problems associated with it were reviewed. Transmission line effects, cross talk, and impedance mismatch effects on the integrity of signals that move on the transmission lines are analyzed. With high speed digital signal transmission, even the shortest passive printed circuit board tracks suffer from transmission lines effects. It is a widespread belief that all electronic products have the same configuration; there are drivers that output signals to receivers through interconnect. As a transient signal travels down the transmission line two fields are associated with it, the first being magnetic field associated with the current and second being an electric field associated with the voltage. When such signal encounters discontinuity in the characteristic impedance of the TEM line, it reflects backward. The reflection back and forth within the transmission line will translate to standing waves or sustained resonance thereby introducing ISI, inter-symbol interference.","PeriodicalId":331140,"journal":{"name":"2018 Open Innovations Conference (OI)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124468865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Innovative Student Placement and Selection in Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study of SMU 高等教育机构创新学生安置与选拔:新大个案研究

2018 Open Innovations Conference (OI) Pub Date : 2018-10-01 DOI: 10.1109/OI.2018.8535691

N. Mathiba, Alex Dandadzi, S. Seeletse

引用次数: 1

Intersystem Handover Decision Model for Heterogeneous Wireless Networks 异构无线网络的系统间切换决策模型

2018 Open Innovations Conference (OI) Pub Date : 2018-10-01 DOI: 10.1109/OI.2018.8535951

Topside E. Mathonsi, Okuthe P. Kogeda, T. Olwal

{"title":"Intersystem Handover Decision Model for Heterogeneous Wireless Networks","authors":"Topside E. Mathonsi, Okuthe P. Kogeda, T. Olwal","doi":"10.1109/OI.2018.8535951","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OI.2018.8535951","url":null,"abstract":"The number of mobile users has exponentially grown over the past years, and these users have the desire of always being connected wirelessly at any time anywhere, to the best available network. The existence of Heterogeneous Wireless Networks (HWNs) allows mobile users to be always connected and have access to network services and applications. However, to provide seamless intersystem handover remains a challenge, since mobile users' still experience lengthy handover delay. This is mainly because, previously proposed handover algorithms fail to predict the future values of the received signal strength (RSS). This led to extensive handover delay due to lengthy handover discovery process. Furthermore, these previously proposed handover algorithms only expresses scales of relative comparison and do not deal with decision problems of fuzziness and uncertainty that comes with the use of multiple parameters. These handover algorithms have fixed weighting matrix and therefore, could not adapt to the change of the network conditions and user's preference. As a result, these handover algorithms still experience erroneous network selection. Consequently, in this paper, an intelligent Intersystem Handover (IH) algorithm was designed by integrating Grey Prediction Theory (GPT), Multiple-Attribute Decision Making (MADM), Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Numerous computer simulation results confirmed that the proposed IH algorithm shortened handover delay as compared with Fuzzy Logic Based vertical handover (FLBVH) algorithm and Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) algorithm.","PeriodicalId":331140,"journal":{"name":"2018 Open Innovations Conference (OI)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126201491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 10

Investigating Adoption Factors of Wearable Technology in Health and Fitness 调查可穿戴技术在健康和健身中的采用因素

2018 Open Innovations Conference (OI) Pub Date : 2018-10-01 DOI: 10.1109/OI.2018.8535831

Ariel Rubin, Jacques Ophoff

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引用次数: 15