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- Adaptive background modelling technique for moving object detection in video under dynamic environment
- Performance analysis of moving object detection using BGS techniques in visual surveillance
- Evaluating the performance of a neural network-based multi-criteria recommender system
- Topic based hierarchical summarisation of Twitter
- Colour transformed clustering-based water body extraction using IRS-1C LISS III image
- Application of AHP-VIKOR and GMDH framework to develop an indicator to identify utilisation potential of wave energy converter with respect to location
- State of art on efficient document co-editing in cloud collaboration
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SHORT OVERVIEW OF EVOLUTIONARY ELECTRIFICATION OF POWERTRAINS FOR MORE EFFICIENT AND INTELLIGENT VEHICLES
Dr. Xubin Song
Founding Editor in Chief, International Journal of Powertrains
The history of ground vehicles is, in a sense, largely representative of the modernisation of human life. In 1769, a steam engine was used to power the first human transporter "car". The first four-stroke engine was developed in 1861, and that made it possible for automobiles to be powered by internal combustion engines. Since the advent of car manufacturers such as Mercedes-Benz and the Ford Motor Company in the early twentieth century, automobiles have gradually become an integral part of modern human life. More interestingly, electric cars and hybrid vehicles had also been around since the early 1900s... More
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The International Journal of Comparative Management's Editor in Chief, Prof. K.S. Reddy is pleased to announce awards for 2017-2018 for Best Paper, Highly Commended Paper, and Outstanding Reviewers. Click here to read the full news item.
International Journal of Computational Materials Science and Surface Engineering Board Member wins national award
Prof. Yanxiong Liu, one of the Editorial Board Members of the International Journal of Computational Materials Science and Surface Engineering, is the second person-in-charge of the project "The Technology and Equipment of Combined Fine Blanking Process For High Precision and High strength Mid-Thick Plate Structural Components", which recently won Second Prize in the 2018 National Technological Invention Award.
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Associate Prof. Li (Juliet) Hui to the International Journal of Chinese Culture and Management.
Associate Prof. David Schein to the International Journal of Cultural Management.
Dr. Erol Kalkan to the International Journal of Earthquake and Impact Engineering.
Prof. Djamel Eddine Laouisset to the International Journal of Healthcare Policy.
Dr. Dharma P. Agrawal and Prof. B.B. Gupta to the International Journal of High Performance Computing and Networking.
Prof. Yue Guo to the International Journal of Information Systems and Management.
Prof. Tao Wu to the International Journal of Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications.
Associate Prof. John Dong to the International Journal of Intercultural Information Management.
Prof. Francisco Javier Carrillo to the International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development.
Associate Prof. Joseph Amankwah-Amoah as Rotating Editor to the International Journal of Multinational Corporation Strategy.
Prof. Alexander Kryanev to the International Journal of Nuclear Governance, Economy and Ecology.
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