World Congress on Engineering and

Computer Science

WCECS 2010

20-22 October, 2010

San Francisco, USA

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International Association of EngineersISBN: 978-988-18210-0-3

ISSN: 2078-0958

VOLUME II

International Conference on Computational Biology

2010

Ranking Beta Sheet Topologies of Proteins

Rasmus Fonseca, Glennie Helles, and Pawel Winter. 624

Computational Analysis to Study Peripheral Arterial Diseases

Ramunigari Naveen, Corral Raul, Roy Debarshi, and Rodriguez Paul.. .

629

Mathematical Modelling of the Interaction of Chlamydia Trachomatis

with the Immune System

Masoumeh Bagher Oskouei, Dann G. Mallet, Ashkan Amirshahi, and Graemennn

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6<j-jJ. Pettet

Utilities for Efficient Usage of Large Biological Databases

Maulika S Patel, and Himanshu S Mazumdar. 640

Towards the Sequence and Structural Prediction of Proteases - An in-

silico Study

M. Bhat, and S. A. M. Rizvi 644

Is Uncertainty Reduction the Basis for Perception? Errors in Norwich's

Entropy Theory of Perception Imply Otherwise

Lance Nizami. 648

International Conference on Chemical Engineering

2010

Efficient Production of Anticancer Agent Cordycepin by Repeated Batch

Culture of Cordyceps militaris Mutant

Shonkor Kumar DAS, Shinya FUJIHARA, Mina MASUDA, and Akihikodt4

SAKURAI.

Investigation of Thixotropy in Gelled Jet Propellant

P. H. S. Santos, M. A. Carignano, and 0. H. Campanella 661

A Comparative Study of Chlorophenols Photolysis Using XeBr and KrCl

Excilamps

Galina Matafonova, Valeriy Batoev, and Natalya Philippova 667

Degradation of TCE using Persulfate (PS) and Peroxymonosulfate (PMS):Effect of Inorganic Ions in Groundwater

Ki-Man Park, Hong-Kyun Lee, Si-Hyun Do, and Sung-Ho Kong. 671

Hydrocracker Reactor Catalyst Activity Model Using Artificial Neural

Network

Ibrahim H.. AlhaJri, and Abdolreza R. Moghadassi 674

Preparation and Characterization of Langmuir Blodgett film of Poly

(acrylamide-co-acrylic acid)

Ramesh S. Bhande, and Vinay A. Juvekar. 678

Resistance to Clogging of Fluid Microfilters

Zbigniew Domanski, Bozena Baran, and Mariusz Ciesielski 682

Potential of Virgin Coconut Oil in the Production of Lacquer Enamel

Paint

Lina Depra dela Cruz 686

The Removal of Metal Ions (Cu2+ and Zn2+) using Waste-reclaimed

Adsorbent for Plating Wastewater Treatment Process

Young-Hoon Jo, Si-Hyvn Do, YoonSeok Jang, and Sung-Ho Kong. 691

Preparation of Activated Carbon from Parkia Speciosa Pod by Chemical

Activation

P. Y. L Foo, and L. Y. Lee 696

Variation of Feed Chemical Composition and Its Effect on Clinker

Formation - Simulation Process

Mohamed A. Aldieb, and Hesham G. Ibrahim. 699

In-situ Synthesis of Zeolite with Encapsulated Pt and Its Hydrogenation

Activity at High Levels of Sulfur

Song Chen, Lianhui Ding, Jinwen Chen, Craig Fairbridge, and Yu Shi. 706

Modeling and Simulation for Olefin Production in Amir Kabir

Petrochemical

Soroush Zarinabadi, Erfan Ziarifar, Mohammad Sadegh Marouf, and Amir

Samimi

The Role of Magnetite Nano Particle (MNP) to Oxidize Nitrobenzene using

Heterogeneous Fenton Reaction

Hong-Kyun Lee, Si-Hyun Do, and Sung-Ho Kong. 717

Use of Dimethyl Carbonate (DMC) as Methylating Agent under Microwave

Irradiation-A Green Chemical Approach

Sanyogita Sharma, S. C. Ameta, and V. K. Sharma 721

Synthesized Oxygen-Vacant Ti02 Nanopowders with Thermal Plasma Torch

Evaporation Condensation Process

C. Y. Tsai, EC. Hsi, and K.S. Fan 724

A Laboratory Study on the Extraction of Oil from Canola Seeds by Using

Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

Soroush Zarinabadi, Riyaz Kharrat, and Ali Vaziri Yazdi 728

A Homogeneous Equilibrium Model Improved for Pipe Flows

Jung Seob Kim, and Heather Jean Dunsheath 733

Production of Smokeless Bio-briquettes from Hazelnut Shell

H. Haykiri-Acma, and S. Yaman 739

Heat Transfer Study in a Concentric Stage of an Internally Heat-

Integrated Distillation Column (HIDiC) Using CFD Simulation

Jeffrey L. Pulido, Edgar L. Martinez, Aulus R. R. Bineli, Maria R. Wolf,

and Rubens M. Filho

High Purity Ethyl Acetate Production with a Batch Reactive Distillation

Column using Dynamic Optimization Strategy

Kwantip Konakom, Aritsara Saengchan, Paisan Kittisupakorn, and Iqbal M,14o

Mujtaba

A Two-in-One Device for Air-conditioning and Carbon Dioxide

Sequestering for Residential Units

Aditya Dhathathreyan, and Shashank Ravi 753

Elimination of Phenyl-urea Herbicides in Water Matrices by Combined

Chemical Oxidation-Filtration Processes

F. Javier Benitez, Francisco J. Real, and Juan L. Acero 756

Achieving a Better Fuel Contents for a Coal-Fired Power Plant - an AHP

Approach

M. T. Hsu, and C. H, Wang. 761

Extraction of Oil from Canola Seeds With Supercritical Carbon Dioxide:

Experimental and Modeling

Soroush Zarinabadi, Riyaz Kharrat, and AH Vaziri Yazdi 765

Optimal Policy Tracking of a Batch Reactive Distillation by Neural

Network-based Model Predictive Control (NNMPC) Strategy

Kwantip Konakom, Paisan Kittisupakorn, Aritsara Saengchan, and Iqbal M.

Mujtaba

Quadratic Dynamic Matrix Control of Isopropyl Acetate Reactive

Distillation Column

Neha Sharma, and Kailash Singh 775

Adsorption of Methylen Blue (MB) by Pistachio in Presence of CuFe204

Nanocomposite

Saeedeh Hashemian 780

Modified Kinetic Model of Particle Detachment by Aerodynamic Drag and

Vibration

Nakorn Tippayawong, and Ittichai Preechawuttipong. 783

Photocatalytic Degradation of Amaranth Dye in Aqueous Solution Using

Sol-gel Coated Cotton Fabric

Ja tinder Kumar, and Ajay Bansal 788

Laboratory Procedures for Assessing Quality of Soybean Meal

Rodica Caprita, Adrian Caprita, Gheorghe Ilia, Iuliana Cretescu, and^

Vasile Octavian Simulescu

Effect of Copper Doping on CoA1204 Ceramic Nano Pigment

Saeedeh Hashemian, and AH Shamsi 795

The Kinetics of Aromatic Nitration

Ameya P. Diwan, Sanjay M. Mahajani, and Vinay A. Juvekar. 797

Large Eddy Simulation of Distillation Sieve Tray Hydrodynamics using

Volume-of-Fluid (VOF) Multiphase Model

A. Mai vin, A. Chan, and P. L. Lau. 800

Fabrication of Angiogenic Gene-modified Myoblast Cell Sheets using

Magnetic Tissue Engineering Techniques

Hirokazu Akiyama, Akira Ito, Yoshinori Kawabe, and Masamichi

Kamihira

International Conference on Circuits and Systems

2010

Fully Integrated Dickson Charge Pumps with Optimized Power Efficiency

Jan Doutreloigne 811

A Ka-Band CMOS Low-Noise Amplifier for Ka-Band Communication System

Zhe-Yang Huang. 818

Development and Implementation of the LIRA Neural Classifier

Alejandro Vega, Jose Luis Perez, Tetyana Baydyk, and Ernst Kussul..

822

Obstacle-Aware Longest-Path Routing with Parallel MILP Solvers

I-Lun Tseng, Huan-Wen Chen, and Che-I Lee 827

Design of a Divider Circuit for Complex Binary Numbers

Tariq Jamil, and Said S. Al-Abri 832

Design and Implementation of VI Tool for WSN Applications

Roop Pahuja, H. K. Verma, and Moin Uddin 838

A Ka-Band CMOS Voltage Controlled Oscillator for High Speed Wireless

Communication

Zhe-Yang Huang. 844

Investigation of Gate Underlap Design on Linearity of Operational

Transconductance Amplifier (OTA)

M. S. A2am, A. Kranti, and G. A. Armstrong. 847

Experimental Results for Low-Jitter Wide-Band Dual Cascaded Phase

Locked Loop System

Ahmed Te2ba, and Syed Manzoor Qasim. 852

International Conference on Electrical Engineering

and Applications 2010

Independent Component Analysis With Data-centric Contrast Functions

For Separating Maternal And Twin Fetal ECG

Mai2ika Sridhar-Keraiapura, Mehrdad Pourfathi, and Birsen Sirkeci-nr.„

u 857Mergen

Modeling of a Double-Layer Capacitor with Individual Branch Response

Md. Shafiui Is2am, Md. Be2ayat Hossain, Md. Nahid Hossain, Saadia Binte

Aiam, and Md. Enamul Hoque Chowdhury.

Intelligent Rating Systems for the Smart Grid

Jama2 Cheema, Adrian dark, Justin Kiiimnik, Chris Paviovski, David^

Redman, and Maria Vu

Designing an Application Specific Instruction Set Processor for FECs

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in LTE-Advanced

Hojun Kim, Dongjae Song, Soongyu Kwon, and Jong Tae Kim. 875

Power Harvesting System in Mobile Phones and Laptops using

Piezoelectric Charge Generation

Karthik Kalyanaraman, and Jaykrishna Babu 879

Mathematical Modelling and Fuzzy Logic applied to a Milk Industry

through DSM

P. Ravi Babu, and V. P. Sree Divya 883

Power Crises Study for Restructuring China's Energy Regulation Using

Equilibrium Theory

Chen Wang, Qing-ping Yang, and Yong-Hua Song. 889

Solar Powered Vehicle

Yogesh Sunil Wamborikar, and Abhay Sinha 894

Variable Speed Drive Application Based Acoustic Noise Reduction

Strategy

C. Grabner. 898

Topological Derivation of DC-DC Multiplier Converters

J. C. Rosas-Caro, J. C. Mayo-Maidonado, A. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, E. N.

Salas-Cabrera, M. Gomez-Garcia, 0. Ruiz-Martinez, R. Castillo-Ibarra, 904

and R. Salas-Cabrera

International Conference in Modeling Health

Advances 2010

Power of Logistic Model with Surrogate Measures for Both Outcome and

Covariate in Genetic-Disease Association Study

Munechika Misumi, Tomomi Yamada, Yoshiaki Nose, and Tsuyoshi

Nakamura

Pandemics and Networks: the Case of the Mexican Flu

Jasmina Omic, and Piet Van Mieghem.

Evaluation of Wellness in Sleep by Detrended Fluctuation Analysis of

the Heartbeats

Toru Yazawa, Ikuo Asai, Yukio Shimoda, and Tomoo Katsuyama 921

Letting Patients' Daily Living Information Speak: A Novel Approach to

Study Geriatric Patients with Dementia and Hypertension

Weifeng Xu, William R. Betz, Stephen T. Frezza, and Wookwon Lee....

926

Epidemiological Assessment of Significance for Hair Minerals Measured

by PIXE Method

Shohei Kuroda, Todd Saunders, Tsuyoshi Nakamura, Kouichirou Sera, and^

Yoshiaki Nose

International Conference on Modeling, Simulation

and Control 2010

Online Particle Filtering of Stochastic Volatility

Hana Bail! 936

On the Modeling and Parametric Identification of a Motor-Generator Set

R. Salas-Cabrera, 0. Martinez-Hernandez, R. Castillo-Ibarra, J. C.

Rosas-Caro, A. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, E. N. Salas-Cabrera, H. Cisneros- 942

Villegas, R. Castillo-Gutierrez, and G. Hernandez-Palmer.

Testing and Modeling of Nonlinear Properties of Shock Absorbers for

Vehicle Dynamics Studies

Yan Cui, Thomas R. Kurfess, and Michael Messman 949

Maglev Kit: A Servo/Regulatory Configuration For Low-Cost Educational

Laboratories

Jorge Gamboa-Revilla 955

Electric Motion Platform for Use in Simulation Technology - Design and

Optimal Control of a Linear Electromechanical Actuator

Evzen Thondel 960

Modeling of Thermodynamic Properties based on Neurofuzzy System for

Steam Power Plant

Hataitep Wongsuwarn 966

Erosion Wear Behavior of Inconel625 Plasma Transferred Arc Weld (PTAW)

Deposits using Air Jet Erosion Tester

Abhishek Jivrag, and Shashikant Pople 972

Power Plants Simulators with an Expert System to Train and Evaluate

Operators

Jose Tavira-Mondragon, Rogelio Martinez-Ramirez, Fernando Jimenez-

Fraustro, Roni Orozco-Martinez, and Rafael Cruz-Cruz

Generic Simulation

T. Sithebe 983

Implementation of FPGA based PID Controller for DC Motor Speed Control

System

Savita Sonoli, and K. Nagabhushan Raju. 989

Enhanced Adaptive Controller using Combined MRAC and STC Adaptive

Control Approaches for the Control of Shape Memory Alloy Wire

Samah A. M. Ghanem, Hassan Shibly, and Dirk Soeffker. 996

Oil Systems Modeling for an Operators' Training Combined Cycle Plant

Simulator

Yadira Mendoza-Alegria, Edgardo J. Roldan-Villasana, Ivan F. Galindo-\qq2

Garcia, and Jorge Zorrilia-Arena

Power Management Model using the Incremental Simultaneous Method

Euri Choi, Yoo-Joo Choi, and Yunyoung Nam. 1009

Modelling and Simulation of Active Power Filters for Harmonic

Compensation, Voltage Sags and Swells Mitigation and Power Factor

Correction

Michael C. Pacis, Jesus M. Martinez Jr., and Jaypee V. Tecson 1015

Soft Computing Based Controllers Implementation for Non-linear Process

in Real Time

S. Nithya, N. Sivakumaran, T. K. Radhakrishnan, and N. Anantharaman. 1021

Weak Convergence of Ishikawa Iterates for Nonexpansive Maps

Abdul Rahim Khan, and Hafiz Fukhar-ud-din 1026

Modeling and Control of a DC-DC Multilevel Boost Converter

J. C. Mayo-Maidonado, R. Salas-Cabrera, H. Cisneros-Villegas, M. Gomez-

Garcia, F. N. Salas-Cabrera, R. Castillo-Gutierrez, and 0. Ruiz- 1030

Martinez

Optimizing a Stochastic Dynamic Scheduling Problem Using Mathematical

Statistics

David Allingham, and Robert A. R. King. 1037

A New Method of Adaptive Integration with Error Control for Bond-Based

Peridynamics

Kebing Yu, X.J. Xin, and Kevin B. Lease 1041

International Conference on Systems Engineering and

Engineering Management 2010

Heuristics for Hard Disk Drive Component's Yield Optimization Problem

under Budget and Supplier's Rating Constraints

¥. Wongthatsanekorn, and N. Matheekrieangkrai 1047

Production Planning and Scheduling for the Composite Component

Manufacturing Workshop

Mei Zhongyi, Muhammad Younus, and Liu Yongjin 1053

Quality-Oriented Factory Planning

Benjamin Hirsch, and Peter Nyhuis 1059

Challenges of Chinese Industrial Solution Projects

Ming Yu, Ying Liu, and Adrian Koehlein 1065

Collaborative Information System Architecture for CAD/CAM in New

Product Development Based on STEP Standard

Mahinoud Houshmand, and Omid Fatahi Valilai 1072

Capacitated Single-Assignment Hub Covering Location Problem under

Fuzzy Environment

Abbas Mirakhorli 1081

Lean Culturerization: A Long Terra Philosophy for Full Optimization of

the Human Resource

Ifechukwude K. Dibia, and Spencer Onuh 1087

Selection of 3pl Service Provider using Integrated Fuzzy Delphi and

Fuzzy TOPSIS

Rajesh Gupta, Anish Sachdeva, and Arvind Bhardwaj. 1092

Effects of Couple Stress Lubricants on Pressure and Load Capacity of

Infinitely Wide Exponentially Shaped Slider Bearing

Mobolaji H. Oladeinde, and John A. Akpobi 1098

Grid Resource Selection Optimization with Guarantee Quality of Service

by Hybrid of Genetic and Simulated Annealing Algorithms

Hossein Shirgahi, Malihe Danesh, and Najmeh Danesh 1104

Effect of Lattice Constant and Air Hole Diameter on the Mode Profile

in Triangular and Square Lattice Photonic Crystal Fiber at THz Regime

Md. Omar Faruk, Mahmud ul Aftab, Rajib Ahmed, Md. Belayat Hossain, Md.i iuy

Shafiul Islam, and Saadia Binte Alam.

Control Volume Method Applied To Simulation Of Hydrodynamic

Lubrication Problem

Mobolaji H. Oladeinde, and John A. Akpobi 1115

A Simulated Annealing for Multi Floor Facility Layout Problem

A. Keivani, S. N. Rafienejad, M. R. Kaviani, and H. Afshari 1119

A Survey of Success Factors for CRM

Farnaz Arab, Harihodin Selamat, Suhaimi Ibrahim, and Mazdak Zamani. 1121

Automation Flow for Defence Architecture Operational Sub-Views of

Canadian Forces Operational Commands

Fred Ma 1126

Evaluation of Reliability Confidence Lower Limit for Electronic

Stability Control systems

Shiwen Niu 1133

Fast Tracking Third World Countries Industrial Development through

Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS)

Jkebudu Kingsley Okechukwu, and Vara Jude Ezechi 1138

Space and Time Challenges in High Voltage Substation Projects

Sara Aminaei, and Seyed Ataollah Raziei 1141

A Practical Optimization Techniques for M X/D/l Queuing Model

Pradeep K. Josh/, and Chitaranjan Sharwa 1147

Multi-Criteria Assessment of Virtual Prototypes of Mining Machines

1 Winkler, and J. Tokarezyk 1149

INFELT STEP: An Integrated and Interoperable Platform for

Collaborative CAD/CAPP/CAM/CNC Machining Systems based on STEP

Standard

Omid Fatahi Valilai, and Mahmoud Houshmand. 1154

Introducing to Large Scale Network Using Adaptive Simulation for an

Optimum Solution on Dynamic Systems

Ramez A. Shamseldin, and Shannon R. Bowling. 1162

Function Oriented Product Descriptions in Product Development and

Factory Planning

Daniel P. Politze, Jens P. Bathe11, and Konrad Wegener 1168

Dec-CS: The Computer Science Declining Phenomenon

Marcela Porta, Katherine Maillet, and Marisa Gil 1173

Study of Cash-to-Cash Cycle Management on Profitability of Private

Hospital in Thailand by Regular and Panel Data Regression Analyses

W. Wongthatsanekorn 1179

Seismic Analysis of Double Curved Arch Dams Based Performance

E. Mirzael, S. Vahdani, and R. Mirghaderi 1185

Tensile and Relaxation Properties of PA6/Nanoclay Nanocomposites

M.Golzar, and A. R. Khalighi 1189

Process of Compaction of Plastic Materials under Influence of

Vibrations

Merab A. Chelidze, Victor S. Zviadauri, and George I. Tumanishvili. 1195

Multi-Objective Optimization of Multi-commodity, Multi-Period Facility

Location within Distribution Network Design

Hamid Afshari, and Majid Amin-Nayeri 1199

Development of a Methodology to assess the Capability of Production

Ramp-up

Christian Kruger, Tim Klemke, Michael Heins, and Peter Nyhuis. 1205

Effect of Production System Characteristic on Supply Chain Operational

Performance of Thai Manufacturing Companies

Korrakot Y. Tippayawong, Apichat Sopadang, and Takao Enkawa 1210

Appendix

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Author Index