World Congress on Engineering

WCE 2013

3-5 July, 2013

Imperial College London, London, U.K.

Organizing Association:

IAENG

International Association of Engineers

IA ENG

International Association of EngineersISBN: 978-988-19252-9-9

ISSN: 2078-0958

VOLUME III

The 2013 International Conference of Data Mining and

Knowledge Engineering

Effective Feature Selection for Multi-class Classification Models

Hung-Yi Lin 1474

Cluster Based Under-Sampling for Unbalanced Cardiovascular Data

M. Mostafizur Rahman, and D. N. Davis 1480

Drug Consumption Prediction through Temporal Pattern Matching

Mohamed A. El-Iskandarani, Saad M. Darwish, and Marwan A.i486

Hefnawy

A Framework to avoid Scholar Desertion using Artificial Intelligence

Mayra Trevino, Salvador Ibarra, Jose Castan, Julio Laria, and Javier„

i4yo

Guzman

Sentiment Mining of Malay Newspaper (SAMNews) Using Artificial Immune

System

Mazidah Puteh, Norulhidayah Isa, Sayani Puteh, and Nur Amalinal^QS

Redzuan

Data Mining for Gender Differences in Tinnitus

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Michael P. Oakes, M. Naveed Anwar, and Chris to Panchev 1504

Image Processing Techniques for Denoising, Object Identification and

Feature Extraction

Adewole A. Philip, and Mustapha Mutairu Omotosho 1510

Data Integrity in Real-time Datawarehousing

Imane LEBDAOUI, Ghizlane ORHANOU, and Said EL HAJJI 1516

Immune Based Feature Selection for Opinion Mining

Norlela Samsudin, Mazidah Puteh, Abdul Razak Hamdan, and Mohd Zakree

Ahmad Nazri

Barriers to Nationwide Adoption of the Smart Grid Technology in Ghana

Light. Zaglago, Craig. Chapman, and Hanifa Shah 1526

Robust Reduction Dimension for Mapping of Rice Field

D. E Herwindiati, L. Jaupi, and S. Mulyono 1531

Data Mining Application for Cyber Credit-card Fraud Detection System

John Akhilomen 1537

Sentiment Classification of Malay Newspaper Using Immune Network

(SCIN)

Norulhidayah Isa, Mazidah Puteh, and Raja Mohamad Hafiz RajaKamarudin

Fast Feature Selection for Naive Bayes Classification in Data Stream

Mining

Patricia E.N. Lutu 1549

Finding Real Semantic of Replaced Words Using K-gram and NGD

Sonal N. Deshmukh, Ratnadeep R. Deshmukh, and Sachin N.

Deshmukh

Preliminary Study of Knowledge Management Implementation Strategy for

the Automotive Industry in Malaysia

Nor Athirah Mohd Fadzil, Azmi Jaafar, Rusli Abdullah, and Masrah

Azrifah Azmi Murad

Performance Measurement Design for a Parcel Delivery Company

Murphy Choy, Ma Nang Laik, and Koo Ping Shung 1565

The Effect of Hybrid Crossover Technique on Enhancing Recall and

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Precision in Information Retrieval

Ammar Al-Dallal 1571

Arabic Word Stemming Algorithms and Retrieval Effectiveness

Tengku Mohd T. Sembok, and Belal Abu Ata 1577

The Trust Factor: Design Team Knowledge Sharing Culture

Light. Zaglago, Craig. Chapman, and Hanifa Shah 1583

Data Warehouse Design For Knowledge Discovery From Healthcare Data

Aftab Ahmed, Kashif Zafar, Abdul Basit Siddiqui, and Umairir_0„

AUJ 7 7 L1589

Abdullah

Process of Building Reference Ontology for Higher Education

L. Zemmouchi-Ghomari, and A. R. Ghomari 1595

A Parametric Approach in Real-time Datawarehousing

Imane LEBDAOUI, and Said EL HAJJI 1601

Services Discovery Frameworks for Dynamic Environments: An Overview

and Limitations

Furkh Zeshan, Radziah Mohamad, and Mohammad Nazir Ahmad 1605

The Effect of Clustering in the Apriori Data Mining Algorithm: A Case

Study

Nergis Yilmaz, and Gulfem Isiklar Alptekin 1611

Interest-Based Product Recommendations along Temporal Dimension

Y. C. Liu, P. Y. Hsu, and S. W. Bai 1617

The 2013 International Conference of Mechanical

Engineering

Developing a Surrogate-Based Time-Averaged Momentum Source Model from

3D CFD Simulations of Small Scale Propellers

Joseph Carroll, and David Marcum 1622

The Performance of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine in Fluctuating Wind -

A Numerical Study

Louis Angelo Danao, Jonathan Edwards, Okeoghene Eboibi, and Robert\^2^>

Howell

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Efficient NLP Approaches for Direct Computation of Collapse Load

Bounds of Structures under Interval Inputs

S. Tangaramvong, F. Tin-Loi, and W. Gao 1634

Dynamic Analysis of a Double-sided Actuated MEMS Oscillator Using

Second-order Averaging

A. Bhushan, M. M. Inamdar, and D. N. Pawaskar 1640

Experimental Investigation of the Performances of a WRS-BTU Seismic

Isolator

R. Brancati, G. Di Massa, S. Pagano, E. Rocca, and S. Strano. 1646

A New Orthotropic Model for the Stiffness of Machine Tool Joints

Lei Guo, Hui Zhang, and Xinchun Lu 1652

Large Eddy Simulation of Wind Events Propagating through an Array of

Wind Turbines

Rupert Storey, Stuart Norn's, and John Cater 1657

Phase Field Modeling of Drops and Bubbles in Electric Fields

Qingzhen Yang, Ben Q. Li, and Yucheng Ding 1663

Design of Thermoacoustic Rig for the Analysis of Thermal and Hydraulic

Performance of Heat Exchangers in Oscillatory Flow

Ilori 0. M., Mao X., and Jaworski A. J. 1669

Analysis of FRP Composite Ballistic Helmet Under High Speed Impact

J .Winston Jacob, A. Senthil Kumar, and M. Adam Khan 1675

Reversible Reactive Flow Displacements in Homogeneous Porous Media

H. Alhumade, and J. Azaiez 1681

A Non-linear Robust Control of a Multi-purpose Earthquake Simulator

S. Strano, and M. Terzo 1687

Correlation of Automobile Bumper Performance with Geometry of the

Automobile

I. U. ONYENANU, O.J. EZEONWUMELU, and M. K. UGWU 1693

Oscillatory Flow and Heat Transfer Within Parallel-plate Heat

Exchangers of Thermoacoustic Systems

FatimahA.Z. Mohd Saat, and Artur J. Jaworski 1699

A Comparative Study on Microstructure and Tensile Properties of Spray

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Formed and Ascast Al-28Si-5Cu-4Fe and Al-28Si-5Cu-4Mg Alloys

G. B. Rudrakshi, D. M. Goudar, and V. C. Srivastav 1705

Lap Time Optimization of a Sports Series Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Roberto Lot, and Simos A. Evangelou 1711

A New Viscoelastic Model for Preconditioning in Ligaments and Tendons

Ratchada Sopakayang 1717

Modeling Dry DLC Coated Piston Skirts Elastic Behavior at Low-Speed

Initial Engine Start Up

Zahid-Ur-Rehman, S. Adnan Qasim, and M. Afzaal Malik 1723

Analytical Design of Isolations for Cryogenic Tankers

R. Miralbes, D. Valladares, L. Castejon, J. Abad, and J. L.

Santolaya

Importance of Tool Configuration in Incremental Sheet Metal Forming of

Difficult to Form Materials using Electro-Plasticity

Javed Asghar, and Reddy N. V. 1734

Compressible Pipe Flow and Water Flow over a Hump

Etsuo Morishita 1739

Solid State Friction Stir Welding (FSW) on Similar and Dissimilar

Metals

Sivaprakasam Thamizhmanii, Mohd Azizee Sukor, and Sulaiman...

1743

Finite Design for Critical Stresses of Compressed Biomaterials under

Transportation

Christopher C. Ihueze, Christian E. Okafor, and Peter 0.ir_.nH

1749Ogbobe

Simulating Dam-Break Flooding with Floating Objects through Intricate

City Layouts Using GPU-based SPH Method

Jiansong Wu, Hui Zhang, and Robert A. Dalrymple 1755

Glass-Fiber Reinforced Polyamide for Rotating Band Application

A. M. Eleiche, M. 0. A. Mokhtar, and G. M. A. Kamel 1761

Experimental Investigation of Addition of Combination of Admixtures on

the Properties of Retempered Concrete

D. K. Kulkarni, and K. B. Prakash 1766

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Controlled Preparation of PS@Au/Ag Nanoshells with Chitosan

Polyelectrolyte

Xinbing Jiang, ShuJiang Ding, Guang Yang, and Ben Q. Li 1772

Study of Phase Change Modeling for a Rectangular PCM Container Exposedto Constant Heat Flux

Soroor Karimi, Hassan Basirat Tabrizi, and Reza HosseiniYin

Abardeh

Influence of Feed Rate and Threaded Length in Thread Forming and

Tapping Operations

Igor C. Pereira, Alvaro E. Faria, and Marcio B. Da Silva 1781

Characteristic Studies of the Piezoelectrically Actuated Valveless

Micropump

Chiang-Bo Cheng, and Chih-Kai Chen 1785

Development of a Numerical Technique for the Static Analysis of Bolted

Joints by the FEM

D. Valladares, M. Carrera, L. Castejon, and C Martin 1791

3D Periodic Foundation-based Structural Vibration Isolation

Z. B. Cheng, Y. Q. Yan, Farn~Yuh Menq, Y. L. Mo, H. J. Xiang, Z. F. Shi, and

Kenneth H. Stokoe II

Minimization of Burr Height and Tool Wear in Drilling of Aluminium

Metal Matrix Composites Using Desirable-Fuzzy Approach

G. Vijaya Kumar, and P. Venkataramaiah 1803

Mechanical Variable Valve Actuation Systems for Motorcycle Engines

Carmelina Abagnale, Mariano Migliaccio, and Ottavio1809

Pennacchia

Study of the Bond Behavior of Concrete Beam Strengthened with NSM-CFRP

N. Chikh, A. Merdas, A. Laraba, and R. Benzaid 1815

Modulus of Rupture Correlation Study by Acoustic Signal Analysis

during Impact Test

Z. Karim, A. Y. M. Said, A. S. Ramli, A. R. Bahari, J. A. Ghani, and M. Z.AT 18/1Nuawi

Effect of Sintering Parameters and Powder Characteristics on the

Performance of Metal-Injection-Molded SKD11 Parts

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Huan-Xi Chen, You~Tern Tsai, and Kuan-Hong Lin 1825

Experimental Segregation of Binary Particles Using Gas-Solid Fluidized

Bed

Hassan Basirat Tabrizi, Mahdi Panahandeh, and Maysam Saidi...

1831

Travelling Wave Thermoacoustic Electricity Generator for Rural Areas

Using a Side-branch Alternator Arrangement

Kalid Abdoulla, Huifang Rang, and Artur J Jaworski 1835

Thermal Characteristics of Offset-Halves Bearing With Offset Factor

Amit Chauhan 1841

Air Flow Optimization via a Venturi Type Air Restrictor

Anshul Singhal, and Mallika Parveen 1847

Prediction of Bilinear Stress-Strain Curve of Thin Hard Coating by

Nanoindentation Test and Finite Element Method

T. S. Yang, Y. Y. Chang, and S. Y Chang 1852

Numerical Study of Flutter of a Two-Dimensional Aeroelastic System

Riccy Rurniawan 1858

Numerical Simulation of Flow and Heat Transfer in Spent Fuel CoolingPonds

Paul Robinson, Reaz Hasan, and Jenna Tudor 1861

Experimental Research on Dynamic Characteristic of the Vehicle

Magnetorheological Damper

Zhang Jin-qiu, Zhang Lei, Peng Zhi-zhao, and Zhang Yu 1865

Sustainable Machining of Aerospace Material

B. Boswell, M. N. Islam, and A. Pramanik 1869

Effect Of Magnetic Field On Convection Of Radiating Gas in A Vertical

Channel Through Porous Media

Ruchi Chaturvedi, and R. R. Shrivasatav 1877

pMDI Spray Plume Analysis: A CFD Study

Ricardo F. Oliveira, Ana C. Ferreira, Senhorinha F. Teixeira, Jose C.

Teixeira, and Helena C. Marques

A Review on Energy-Regenerative Suspension Systems for Vehicles

Zhang Jin-qiu, Peng Zhi-zhao, Zhang Lei, and Zhang Yu 1889

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Design, Analysis and Fabrication of Experimental Aircraft: A Challenge

for Pioneers

Nepal Chandra Chattopadhyay, and Kamrul Hasan Khan 1893

Influence of Clearance Joints on the Elements Position of Planar Six-

bar Mechanisms with Complex Chain

Mohamad Younes, and Alain Potiron 1899

Impact Assessment of MEMS Application on Automobile Driveability and

Functionality

Simolowo 0. Emmanuel, and Olaoye D. Peter 1904

Characterization of Adsorbent from Hydrothermally Carbonized and Steam

Activated Sewage Sludge

Pannarai Saetea, and Nakorn Tippayawong 1909

Compressed Air Retrofit Kit for Existing Motor Vehicles

Naveen Kumar, Utsav Banka, Manas Chitransh, Jayati Takkar, Vasu Kumar,

Unish Gupta, and Sushant Singh

Evaluating the Mechanical Reliability of Ball Grid Array (BGA)

Flexible Surface-mount Electronics Packaging under Isothermal Ageing

Sabuj Mallik, and Ahmed Z El Mehdawi 1919

Fluid-Structure Interaction Simulation of Parachute in Low Speed

Airdrop

Gao Xing-long, Zhang Qing-bin, Tang Qian-gang, and YANG Tao..

1923

Analyzing the Role of Patellar Tendon Force During Flexion of the Knee

Ahmed Imran 1929

Structural Topology Optimization Using Genetic Algorithms

T. Y. Chen, and Y. H. Chiou 1933

A Study about the Protection of an Array of Solar Panels from the Wind

Load Action

Joaquin Menacho, and Andres A. Garcia-Granada 1938

An Investigation of Condensate Retention on Pin-Fin Tubes

Hafiz M. Ali, and A. Briggs 1941

A New Pedestrian Head Injury Protection System with A Sensor in The

Bumper and Lifting of The Bonnet's Rear Part

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Swaraj S Kore 1947

Three-dimensional Stress Analysis of a Plate Weakened by an Inclined

Diamond Hole Under Various Loading Conditions

R. Afshar, F. Berto, and P. Lazzarin 1953

Numerical Modelling of an Adsorption Solar Cooling System

N. Allouache 1959

Automation of Generation of Models for Disassembly Process Planning

for Recycling

Simolowo 0. Emmanuel, and Onovughe, E. Chinedu 1964

Comparative Study on Various KERS

Radhika Kapoor, and C. Mallika Parveen 1969

Investigation of the Seismic Performances of an FRBs Base Isolated

Steel Frame through Hybrid Testing

A. Calabrese, G. Serino, S. Strano, and M. Terzo 1974

Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer Effectiveness on Finned-

Tube Thermoacoustic Heat Exchanger

Wasan Kamsanam, Xiaoan Mao, and Artur J. Jaworski 1979

Lattice Boltzmann Modeling of Wave Propagation and Reflection in the

Presence of Walls and Blocks

Maysam Saidi, Hassan Basirat Tabriz!, and Reza Sepahi Samian.

1985

Friction Stir Welding of Dissimilar Materials between Aluminium Alloys

and Copper - An Overview

Mukuna P. Mubiayi, and Esther T. Akinlabi 1990

Free Convective Boundary-Layer Flow over a Vertical Truncated Cone in

a Bidisperse Porous Medium

Ching-Yang Cheng 1997

Optimal Control Using State-dependent Riccati Equation (SDRE) for a

Hydraulic Actuator

F. Liccardo, S. Strano, and M. Terzo 2003

Synthesis of Superfine Powders Using Sol-Gel Technique

Shivaji S Anarthe, Priyanka K Gadhave, and Pradeep M Dighe ...

2008

Reduction of High Frequency Vibration of Brush Cutter by Structure

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Optimization

J. Yoshida, M. Uemura, S. Miyakawa, T. Oono, and D. Ishikawa . 2011

Analysis of Microfibril Angle in Acacia Mangium Wood Using Small-Angle

X-Ray Scattering

Tamer A. Tabet, Fauziah Abdul Aziz, and Shahidan Radiman 2016

Validation of Circumferential Notched Tensile (CNT) Test Procedure for

KISCC Determination

0. Phillips Agboola, Filiz Sarioglu, and Cafer Kizilors 2020

Cooling of Room with Ceiling Fan Using Phase Change Materials

M. Joseph Stalin, S. Mathana Krishnan, and P. Barath 2024

A Vision Based Approach for Assessing Equine Locomotion and Whole-BodyVibration Induced on a Horse Rider

Gozde Tanil Dogan, and Resit Soylu 2028

Active Vibration Control for A Bilinear System with Nonlinear Velocity

Time-delayed Feedback

X. Gao, and Q. Chen 2037

Biological Synthesis of TiNi~Ti02 Nanocomposite and Their

Characteri zat i on

L. Reyes, J. L. Cavazos, T. Garza, and I, Gomez 2043

Thermal Deformation Estimation for a Hollow Ball Screw Feed Drive

System

A. S. Yang, S. Z. Cai, S. H. Hsieh, T. C. Kuo, C. C. Wang, W. T. Wu, W. H.

Hsieh, and Y. C. Hwang

Harvesting Energy from Galloping Oscillations

Mohammed All, Mustafa Arafa, and Mohamed Elaraby 2053

Straightening Locus of a Curved Bimetallic Strip Subjected to Heating

Geoff Angel, George Haritos, and Ian Campbell 2059

Effect of Radiation on the Mechanical Properties of Materials

Priyanka K Gadhave, Pradeep M Dighe, and Milind G Kalhapure ..2065

Acoustic Emission (AE) Signatures of Rock Cutting Response of an

Impregnated Diamond Drill Bit

M. Karakus, T. May, and D. Ollerenshaw 2068

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Reconnaissance Mission: Development of an Algorithm for Indoor

Localisation System with Collaborative Multi-Robot

Md. Masum Billah, Raisuddin Khan, Mohiuddin Ahmed, and A. A.ori__ZO ID

Shafie .•

A Mono-axial Wheel Force Transducer for the Study of the Shimmy

Phenomenon

G. Di Massa, S. Pagano, S. Strano, and M. Terzo 2081

One Pot Synthesis, Growth Mechanism and Optical Properties of PbS/Cu2S

Core-shell Nanoparticles

Thelma Serrano, and Idalia Gomez 2087

Thermal Properties of Maize Fiber Reinforced Unsaturated Polyester

Resin Composites

Saravana Bavan D, and Mohan Kumar G C 2091

Thermoacoustic Refrigerator Driven by a Combustion-Powered

Thermoacoustic Engine - Demonstrator of Device for Rural Areas of

Developing Countries

Patcharin Saechan, Huifang Kang, Xiaoan Mao, and Artur J.2Qgy

Jaworski

A Sustainable Energy Harvesting Machine

Geoff Angel, George Haritos, and Ian Campbell 2103

Settling Studies of Underfill Particles for Flip-Chip Solder

Interconnections

Chiang-Ho Cheng, AnShik Yang, Chih-Jer Lin, and Chun~Ta Chen 2109

Evaluating the Side Force in Oseen Flow Slender Body Theory and

Comparison with CFD Simulation Results

Hamid M. Khan, Taimur A Shams, and E. Chadwick 2115

Warm Hydrocarbon Gas Flare Burners - Corrosion Analysis

P. N. Atamuo, Gbasouzor Austin Ikechukwu, G. M Onyegbuchule, and A. U.2\20

Iwuoha

Piezoelectrics - A Potential Electric Source for Aircrafts

Pankhuri Arora, Shivaraj'kumar Velayudhan, and Vikrant Goyal ..2127

A Physical Prototype of an Automotive Magnetorheological Differential

A. Lanzotti, F. Renno, M. Russo, R. Russo, and M. Terzo 2131

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Free Vibration Of Antisymmetric Angle-Ply Laminated Annular Circular

Plate

K.K. Viswanathan, Saira Javed, and Zainal Abdul Aziz 2136

Out-of-plane Constraint Based Fracture Toughness

Osama A. Terfas, and Abdulbast M. Kriama 2142

Kinematics of a Spatial RCCC Parallel Manipulator

Zhumadil Zh. Baigunchekov, Myrzabay B. Izmambetov, and Nurlan Zh.„ , ,

2146Baigunchekov

A Numerical and Experimental Fluid-dynamic Analysis of a HydraulicActuator by means of Closed Loop Tests

M. Cardone, S. Strano, M. Terzo, and G. Vorraro 2151

Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer in Non-Newtonian Annular Cylindrical

Solidification of a Binary Alloy

Nelson 0. Moraga, Carlos P. Garrido, and Ernesto F. Castillo.

2156

Opposing Mixed Convection of Bingham Fluid in Differentially Heated

Square Cavity with Partition

T. Benmalek, and F. Souidi 2161

Photo-thermal Modeling of Plasmonic Heating of Concentric

Nanoparticles

Meng Hu, Changhong Liu, and Ben Q. Li 2165

Characterisation of Sandstones: Mineralogy and Physical Properties

Mukuna P. Mubiayi 2171

On the Mechanical and Elastic Properties of Anisotropic EngineeringMaterials Based upon Harmonic Representations

Cigdem Dinckal 2177

The 2013 International Conference of Signal and

Image Engineering

High Quality Infrared Images with Novel Algorithm for Multi-Noises

Removal

Xu Huang, Sheikh Md. Rabiul Islam, Mingyu Liao, and Shutao Li 2184

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Statistical Performance Analysis of the RLS Estimator for Retinal

Oxygen Tension Estimation

Gokhan Gunay, and Isa Yildirim 2190

Shadow Model Construction with Features Robust to Illumination

Changes

Shuya Ishida, Shinji Fukui, Yuj'i Iwahori, M. K. Bhuyan, and Robert J.2195

Woodham

Discriminative Prosodic Features to Assess the Dysarthria Severity

Levels

K. L. Kadi, S. -A. Selouani, B. Boudraa, and M. Boudraa 2201

Computer Based Diagnosis of Glaucoma using Digital Fundus Images

Archana Nandibewoor, S B Kulkarni, Sridevi Byahatti, and Ravindrannn„

u j-2206

Hegadi

Video Matching Using DC-image and Local Features

Saddam Bekhet, Amr Ahmed, and Andrew Hunter 2209

Fast Motion Estimation

Z-E. BAARIR 2215

Fire Detection Using Spatial-temporal Analysis

Liang-Hua Chen, and Wei-Cheng Huang 2222

Method of Building Thermal Performance Identification Based on

Exponential Filtration

Vildan V. Abdullin, Dmitry A. Shnayder, and Lev S. Kazarinov.

2226

Revisiting Methods and Potentials of SAR Change Detection

Abubakr A. A. AlSharif, Biswajeet Pradhan, Sinan Jasim Hadi, and Neda222,1

Mola

A Robust Color Image Watermarking Scheme Based on Image Normalization

Ibrahim Alsonosi Nasir, and Ahmed b. Abdurrman 2238

A Fast Regularized Least Squares Method for Retinal Vascular Oxygen

Tension Estimation

Gokhan Gunay, and Isa Yildirim 2244

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Abstract of Oral Presentation Only

The Success of Knowledge Sharing Culture: The Leadership Factor

Light. Zaglago, Craig. Chapman, and Hanifa Shah

Appendix

Author Index

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