A Local Leader election protocol applied to decentralized traffic regulation

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Toward a traffic regulation based on event processing agent system

cited By 0International audienceThis paper proposes a traffic road regulation system that allows to extend the functional coverage of the regulation centers of urban traffic by delegating a local leader (L.L.). This L.L. is a vehicle elected by the neighboring cooperative vehicles. The proposed system helps unveil an average speed in the system, reduce the number of accidents, make more smoother traffic flow, reduce congestion and thus facilitate travel. The proposed approach is based on a Semantic Event Processing Agent (SEPA) system where the cooperative-vehicles participate in the election of a Local Leader by generating, analyzing and processing Complex Events. Rules in this Complex Event Processing (CEP) network, are semantically defined in order to ensure reactivity and adaptability to any situation. The proposed approach will help reduce congestion by making traffic more fluid while having a traffic regulation system that does not depend on the network infrastructure and which is is characterized by its reactivity, self adaptability, and autonomy. © 2017 IEEE

Coffee and Coronary Heart Disease, is there a relationship?

Context: Coffee has been shown to increase the risk factors associated with coronary heart disease (CHD), including serum cholesterol, insulin resistance, blood pressure, and plasma homocysteine; however studies examining the association between coffee consumption and CHD have been inconclusive. Objective: To determine if there is a relationship between coffee consumption and development of CHD among adults. Methods: A literature review of studies published between the years 2000 to 2015, using PubMed and Medline, with the titles containing the keywords “Coffee” AND “Coronary Heart Disease”, “Coffee” AND “Artery”, or “Coffee” AND “Coronary” was conducted. Review articles, editorials, and studies conducted on clinical subpopulations were excluded; the ten articles which remained were examined. Results: While the majority of case-control studies demonstrate a positive association between coffee consumption and CHD, most cohort studies have reported no such association. Conclusions: Inconclusive results may be explained by the acute detrimental effects of coffee on coronary events, rather than a long-term adverse effect of coffee consumption

Semantic Traffic Data Analysis for a Local Leader Election Algorithm (LLEA)

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