AGCM: Active Queue Management-Based Green Cloud Model for Mobile Edge Computing

Wireless Personal Communications - Mobile edge computing (MEC) introduced a way for mobile users to acquire the benefits of cloud computing and satisfy the continuous growth of data demands. Still,...     

Leaching of El-Missikat low-grade fluoritized uranium ore by sulfuric acid: mechanism and kinetic

A well-characterized low-grade fluoritized uranium samples from new occurrence in Gabal El-Missikat prospect, Eastern Desert, Egypt was subjected to sulfuric acid leaching. The effects of leaching parameters on uranium dissolution mechanism were investigated. The shrinking core model was used to model leaching reactions. The kinetics equations indicates that the reactions appear to be controlled by layer diffusion process. The activation energy for uranium dissolution was evaluated. Low activation energy value (2.54 kJ mol⁻¹) confirm the diffusion layer mechanism. The presence of fluoride ions in the solution increases the dissolution of uranium. The optimum process operating parameters were: sulfuric acid concentration: 1.5 M, solid–liquid ratio: 1:3, contact time 8 h; agitation speed rate 200 rpm; and ore particle size − 75 µm at temperature 60 °C, in the absence of an external oxidant. Under these experimental conditions, the extraction efficiency of uranium was about 91%.

     

Introducing reliability and load balancing in mobile IPv6‐based networks

Mobile IPv6 is an enabling platform for creating IP mobility in the evolution path towards next generation service offerings. However, Mobile IPv6 does not provide reliability and load balancing in the network. In this paper, we introduce ‘Virtual HA Reliability Protocol.’ It is an extension to Mobile IPv6 that introduces reliability and load balancing in the Mobile IPv6‐based networks. It also provides solutions to the problems caused due to Home Agent failures in Mobile IPv6. These problems are: delayed failure detection, service interruption in the upper layer applications, increased workload on the Mobile Node, message overhead over the air interface, and IPsec Security Associations re‐establishment. We also present the results of several experiments to assess the performance of our solution. The results show that our solution provides transparent Home Agent failure detection and recovery mechanisms. As a result, there is a significant reduction in message exchange over the air interface. Also, our solution provides high service availability in the upper layer applications. Moreover, there is reduced workload on the Mobile Node. Finally, the load balancing mechanism of our solution provides efficient, dynamic, and transparent load balancing among the multiple Home Agents. Thus our solution improves the overall Mobile IPv6 and upper layer applications performance. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Acrylation of pre-irradiated polypropylene and its application for removal of organic pollutants

Reactive extrusion of pre-irradiated polypropylene (PP) at different doses of gamma radiation was studied in the presence of different concentrations of acrylic acid monomer (AAc). Preliminary investigations study the feasibility or removal of organic pollutants. The optical properties and surface morphology of the grafted polypropylene were observed by FT–IR, UV/vis and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The affinity of this membrane to the basic dye was found to be increased with increase in the dose of gamma irradiation and the ratio of acrylic acid monomer (AAc).     

Quality of service models for heterogeneous networks: overview and challenges

The proliferation and convergence of different types of wired, wireless and mobile networks (such as WiMAX, Wireless Mesh Networks, WPANs, WLANs, etc) and cellular-based networks are crucial for the success of next-generation networks. Traditional wired/wireless networks can hardly meet the requirements of future integrated-service networks which are expected to carry multimedia traffic with various quality of service (QoS) requirements. Therefore, it is necessary to develop efficient global control mechanisms that can maintain QoS requirements to maximize network resources utilization, and minimize operational costs on all the types of wireless mobile networks. In this paper, we present an overview of QoS paradigms for heterogeneous networks and focus on those based on deterministic and probabilistic QoS.     

Cooperative lattice coding and decoding in half-duplex channels

We propose novel lattice coding/decoding schemes for half-duplex outage-limited cooperative channels. These schemes are inspired by the cooperation protocols of Azarian et al. and enjoy an excellent performance-complexity tradeoff. More specifically, for the. relay channel, we first use our lattice coding framework to generalize Yang and Belfiore implementation of the non-orthogonal amplify and forward cooperation protocol. This generalization is shown to offer significant performance gains while keeping the decoding complexity manageable. We then devise a novel variant of the dynamic decode and forward protocol, along with a lattice-coded implementation, which enjoys a near-optimal diversity-multiplexing tradeoff with a low encoding/decoding complexity. Finally, for the cooperative multiple-access channel, we present a lattice-coded implementation of the non-orthogonal amplify and forward protocol and demonstrate its excellent performance-complexity tradeoff. Throughout the paper, we establish the performance gains of our proposed protocols via a comprehensive simulation study     

Modelling and calculation of risk due to radon concentration in residential houses,Nicosia, Cyprus

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - Lifetime lung cancer risks were computed using EPA/BEIR-VI models employing recent North Cyprus statistics (4-year averages from 2012 to 2016) to...     

Combination Internal Resonances in Heated Annular Plates

Nonlinear modal interactions in the forced vibrations of a thermally loaded pre-buckled annular plate with clamped–clamped immovable boundary conditions are investigated. The mechanism responsible for the interaction is a combination internal resonance involving the natural frequencies of the three lowest axisymmetric modes. The in-plane thermal load acting on the plate is assumed to be axisymmetric and the plate is externally excited by a harmonic force. The nonlinear von Kármán plate equations along with the heat conduction equation are combined to model the behavior of the system. An analytical/numerical approach is used to examine the plate vibrations to a harmonic excitation near primary resonance of one of the modes.     

Enhanced Pharmaceutically Active Compounds Productivity from Streptomyces SUK 25: Optimization,Characterization, Mechanism and Techno-Economic Analysis

The present research aimed to enhance the pharmaceutically active compounds’ (PhACs’) productivity from Streptomyces SUK 25 in submerged fermentation using response surface methodology (RSM) as a tool for optimization. Besides, the characteristics and mechanism of PhACs against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus were determined. Further, the techno-economic analysis of PhACs production was estimated. The independent factors include the following: incubation time, pH, temperature, shaker rotation speed, the concentration of glucose, mannitol, and asparagine, although the responses were the dry weight of crude extracts, minimum inhibitory concentration, and inhibition zone and were determined by RSM. The PhACs were characterized using GC-MS and FTIR, while the mechanism of action was determined using gene ontology extracted from DNA microarray data. The results revealed that the best operating parameters for the dry mass crude extracts production were 8.20 mg/L, the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) value was 8.00 µg/mL, and an inhibition zone of 17.60 mm was determined after 12 days, pH 7, temperature 28 °C, shaker rotation speed 120 rpm, 1 g glucose /L, 3 g mannitol/L, and 0.5 g asparagine/L with R² coefficient value of 0.70. The GC-MS and FTIR spectra confirmed the presence of 21 PhACs, and several functional groups were detected. The gene ontology revealed that 485 genes were upregulated and nine genes were downregulated. The specific and annual operation cost of the production of PhACs was U.S. Dollar (U.S.D) 48.61 per 100 mg compared to U.S.D 164.3/100 mg of the market price, indicating that it is economically cheaper than that at the market price.