Citing/Referencing

As rightly pointed out earlier, research ethics advises authors to avoid plagiarism. Citing the used references in scientific works is the best way of preventing plagiarism. There are some guidelines on the internet that helps authors to observe ethical writing tips. We cite others' works in many different ways. Firstly, we should know that what is the difference between a reference and citation and why we cite

Future RAN architecture: SD-RAN through a general-purpose processing platform

In this article, we identify and study the potential of an integrated deployment solution for energy-efficient cellular networks combining the strengths of two very active current research themes: 1) software-defined radio access networks (SD-RANs) and 2) decoupled signaling and data transmissions, or beyond cellular green generation (BCG2) architecture, for enhanced energy efficiency. While SD-RAN envisions a decoupled centralized control plane and data-forwarding plane for flexible control, the BCG2 architecture calls for decoupling coverage from the capacity and coverage provided through an always-on low-power signaling node for a larger geographical area; the capacity is catered by various on-demand data nodes for maximum energy efficiency. In this article, we show that a combined approach that brings both specifications together can not only achieve greater benefits but also facilitate faster realization of both technologies. We propose the idea and design of a signaling controller that acts as a signaling node to provide always-on coverage, consuming low power, and at the same time host the control plane functions for the SDRAN through a general-purpose processing platform. The phantom cell concept is also a similar idea where a normal macrocell provides interference control to densely deployed small cells, although our initial results show that the integrated architecture has a much greater potential for energy savings than phantom cells

The Secret Dream World of Ángela Carballino in Unamuno's San Manuel Bueno, mártir

Critics have long held that Miguel de Unamuno’s San Manuel Bueno, mártir concerns a village priest, Manuel Bueno, who suppresses his private doubts in order to preserve the happiness and simple faith of his parishioners. Notwithstanding critical tradition, a close look at the novella reveals that Manuel belongs to the secret dream world of its first-person narrator, Ángela Carballino. This paper peers into the hidden world of a protagonist who becomes a mother through her dreams

The Deadly Cash Nexus in the Slave Narrative of Venture Smith

This article examines Venture Smith‟s slave narrative, one of the very first in the United States, in which Smith recounts his African childhood and his struggle to purchase his freedom. Smith describes various financial transactions including one that led to the death of his son. Because he exploits other African Americans in pursuit of his freedom, Smith is implicated in the very system that had enslaved him. In his mordant narrative Smith delegitimizes slavery by showing how it converts human beings into commodities. At its conclusion, the narrative conveys the sorrow of a man relegated to social death by the institution of slavery.Este artículo analiza el relato de esclavitud de Venture Smith, uno de los primeros de los Estados Unidos, en el que Smith narra su infancia africana y su lucha para obtener la libertad. Smith describe varias transacciones financieras incluyendo la que resultó en la muerte de su hijo. Al explotar a otros afroamericanos en búsqueda de su libertad, Smith se ve envuelto en el mismo sistema que lo esclavizó. A través de una narración llena de amargura Smith deslegitima la esclavitud mostrando cómo convierte a los seres humanos en mercancías. El relato concluye mostrando la tristeza del hombre condenado a una muerte social por culpa de la esclavitud

A Step towards Continuous Production of NaY Zeolite in Amorphous Silica Particles using a Dry Process

This thesis is focused on the synthesis of nano-size (50-100nm) NaY zeolite crystals inside the micro/meso pores of preshaped amorphous silica particles of size 50 micrometer using a dry process, which reduced several operational steps and the zeolite synthesis time that are generally required for current in-practice processes. Three types of reactors namely; polypropylene bottles, a stainless steel tubular reactor, and a novel vibrated baffles fluidized bed (VBFB) reactor coupled with infrared radiation emitters were used to evaluate the effects of different operating parameters on the synthesis of NaY zeolite. The synthesis process took place without using any structure directing agent and, due to using a dry synthesis technique, no significant chemical waste was generated. A parametric study revealed that an silica/alumina ratios above 6.6 did not produce any appreciable zeolite within the time frame of 24 h at 100C. The optimal silica/alumina ratio was found to be 6.1 for 16 h of synthesis at 100C in polypropylene bottles. The use of a stainless steel tubular reactor reduced the synthesis time to 8 h owing to its higher thermal conductivity as compared to polypropylene. Synthesis in the stainless steel tubular reactor reduced the synthesis time to 15 min while operating at 170C without any zeolite phase transformation. An operating temperature beyond 170C was not recommended due to NaY zeolite phase transformation to analcime. The effects of different concentrations of NaOH revealed that concentrations below 20wt% retarded the synthesis process whereas higher concentrations up to 32wt%, not only accelerated the synthesis but also resulted in the production of smaller crystals, less than 50nm in size. An NaOH concentration beyond 32wt% was not recommended due to dissolution and loss of structure of silica particles. The novel VBFB reactor produced single crystals in the size range of 300-600nm at 100C in 5 min. Using IR radiation for fast heat transfer accelerated the surface integration mechanism and led to the growth of crystals in 5 min. The synthesized NaY zeolite was tested for FCC reaction in a riser simulator after an ion-exchange with ammonium nitrate. A high conversion of 1,3,5-tri-isopropylbenzene in the range of 55-65% was obtained with a loss in conversion by 10% after regeneration. The as-synthesized NaY zeolite within silica particles was also tested for desulfurization of model hydrocarbons containing thiophene. The desulfurization through adsorption was achieved by removing thiophene from 500 ppmw to less than 15 ppmw in hexanes and a mixture of p-xylene in hexanes. The removal of 500 ppmw thiophene could not be achieved below 300 ppmw while using the mixture of toluene in hexanes. The as-synthesized NaY zeolite performed better for thiophene removal as compared to other adsorbents like silica, commercial NaX and NaY pellets, and commercial NaY fine powder

The dominant of Bloggers in Malaysian politics through social networks

Every country in this world has own political issues. In Malaysia for example, political issues played an important role that can influence other factors such as social and economy. As we all know, political factor can give positive and negative effect to a situation in Malaysia. The frequent usage of computer nowadays by Malaysian people helps in spreading information and news about political situation in Malaysia through cyberspace. In this paper, we use web mining system with Artificial Immune System (AIS) to regain a small group of relevant websites and webpages on political issues in Malaysia. To analyze the relationship between website and webpages, the concept of social networks will be used. Result from the web mining system with AIS will be used to understand the impact of social network to the political situation in Malaysia

Stabilization of Linear Systems Over Gaussian Networks

The problem of remotely stabilizing a noisy linear time invariant plant over a Gaussian relay network is addressed. The network is comprised of a sensor node, a group of relay nodes and a remote controller. The sensor and the relay nodes operate subject to an average transmit power constraint and they can cooperate to communicate the observations of the plant's state to the remote controller. The communication links between all nodes are modeled as Gaussian channels. Necessary as well as sufficient conditions for mean-square stabilization over various network topologies are derived. The sufficient conditions are in general obtained using delay-free linear policies and the necessary conditions are obtained using information theoretic tools. Different settings where linear policies are optimal, asymptotically optimal (in certain parameters of the system) and suboptimal have been identified. For the case with noisy multi-dimensional sources controlled over scalar channels, it is shown that linear time varying policies lead to minimum capacity requirements, meeting the fundamental lower bound. For the case with noiseless sources and parallel channels, non-linear policies which meet the lower bound have been identified

Citing/Referencing

As rightly pointed out earlier, research ethics advises authors to avoid plagiarism. Citing the used references in scientific works is the best way of preventing plagiarism. There are some guidelines on the internet that helps authors to observe ethical writing tips. We cite others' works in many different ways. Firstly, we should know that what is the difference between a reference and citation and why we cite