A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF THE REVIEWER ASSIGNMENT PROBLEM

2010 ◽  
Vol 09 (04) ◽  
pp. 645-668 ◽  
Author(s):  
FAN WANG ◽  
NING SHI ◽  
BEN CHEN
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Operations Research ◽  
Assignment Problem ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Intelligence Operations ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Matching Degree ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Three Phases

Reviewer Assignment Problem (RAP) is an important issue in peer-review of academic writing. This issue directly influences the quality of the publication and as such is the brickwork of scientific authentication. Due to the obvious limitations of manual assignment, automatic approaches for RAP is in demand. In this paper, we conduct a survey on those automatic approaches appeared in academic literatures. In this paper, regardless of the way reviewer assignment is structured, we formally divide the RAP into three phases: reviewer candidate search, matching degree computation, and assignment optimization. We find that current research mainly focus on one or two phases, but obviously, these three phases are correlative. For each phase, we describe and classify the main issues and methods for addressing them. Methodologies in these three phases have been developed in a variety of research disciplines, including information retrieval, artificial intelligence, operations research, etc. Naturally, we categorize different approaches by these disciplines and provide comments on their advantages and limitations. With an emphasis on identifying the gaps between current approaches and the practical needs, we point out the potential future research opportunities, including integrated optimization, online optimization, etc.

scholarly journals Multimedia Communication over Cognitive Radio Networks from QoS/QoE Perspective; A Comprehensive Survey

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Jalil Piran
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Radio ◽  
Channel Coding ◽  
Multimedia Communication ◽  
Radio Spectrum ◽  
Multimedia Communications ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Wireless Multimedia ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Feasible Solutions

The stringent requirements of wireless multimedia<br>transmission lead to very high radio spectrum solicitation. Although the radio spectrum is considered as a scarce resource, the<br>issue with spectrum availability is not scarcity, but the inefficient<br>utilization. Unique characteristics of cognitive radio (CR) such<br>as flexibility, adaptability, and interoperability, particularly have<br>contributed to it being the optimum technological candidate to<br>alleviate the issue of spectrum scarcity for multimedia communications. However, multimedia communications over CR<br>networks (MCRNs) as a bandwidth-hungry, delay-sensitive, and<br>loss-tolerant service, exposes several severe challenges specially<br>to guarantee quality of service (QoS) and quality of experience<br>(QoE). As a result, to date, different schemes based on source and<br>channel coding, multicast, and distributed streaming, have been<br>examined to improve the QoS/QoE in MCRNs. In this paper,<br>we survey QoS/QoE provisioning schemes in MCRNs. We first<br>discuss the basic concepts of multimedia communication, CRNs,<br>QoS and QoE. Then, we present the advantages of utilizing CR<br>for multimedia services and outline the stringent QoS and QoE<br>requirements in MCRNs. Next, we classify the critical challenges<br>for QoS/QoE provisioning in MCRNs including spectrum sensing,<br>resource allocation management, network fluctuations management, latency management, and energy consumption management. Then, we survey the corresponding feasible solutions for<br>each challenge highlighting performance issues, strengths, and<br>weaknesses. Furthermore, we discuss several important open<br>research problems and provide some avenues for future research. <br>

scholarly journals Service Level Agreement (SLA) in Utility Computing Systems

2012 ◽  
pp. 1-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linlin Wu ◽  
Rajkumar Buyya
Keyword(s):  
Service Level Agreement ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Fundamental Issue ◽  
Utility Computing ◽  
Computing Systems ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Autonomy Management ◽  
State Of Art

In recent years, extensive research has been conducted in the area of Service Level Agreement (SLA) for utility computing systems. An SLA is a formal contract used to guarantee that consumers’ service quality expectation can be achieved. In utility computing systems, the level of customer satisfaction is crucial, making SLAs significantly important in these environments. Fundamental issue is the management of SLAs, including SLA autonomy management or trade off among multiple Quality of Service (QoS) parameters. Many SLA languages and frameworks have been developed as solutions; however, there is no overall classification for these extensive works. Therefore, the aim of this chapter is to present a comprehensive survey of how SLAs are created, managed and used in utility computing environment. We discuss existing use cases from Grid and Cloud computing systems to identify the level of SLA realization in state-of-art systems and emerging challenges for future research.

scholarly journals Multimedia Communication over Cognitive Radio Networks from QoS/QoE Perspective; A Comprehensive Survey

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Jalil Piran
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Radio ◽  
Channel Coding ◽  
Multimedia Communication ◽  
Radio Spectrum ◽  
Multimedia Communications ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Wireless Multimedia ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Feasible Solutions

The stringent requirements of wireless multimedia<br>transmission lead to very high radio spectrum solicitation. Although the radio spectrum is considered as a scarce resource, the<br>issue with spectrum availability is not scarcity, but the inefficient<br>utilization. Unique characteristics of cognitive radio (CR) such<br>as flexibility, adaptability, and interoperability, particularly have<br>contributed to it being the optimum technological candidate to<br>alleviate the issue of spectrum scarcity for multimedia communications. However, multimedia communications over CR<br>networks (MCRNs) as a bandwidth-hungry, delay-sensitive, and<br>loss-tolerant service, exposes several severe challenges specially<br>to guarantee quality of service (QoS) and quality of experience<br>(QoE). As a result, to date, different schemes based on source and<br>channel coding, multicast, and distributed streaming, have been<br>examined to improve the QoS/QoE in MCRNs. In this paper,<br>we survey QoS/QoE provisioning schemes in MCRNs. We first<br>discuss the basic concepts of multimedia communication, CRNs,<br>QoS and QoE. Then, we present the advantages of utilizing CR<br>for multimedia services and outline the stringent QoS and QoE<br>requirements in MCRNs. Next, we classify the critical challenges<br>for QoS/QoE provisioning in MCRNs including spectrum sensing,<br>resource allocation management, network fluctuations management, latency management, and energy consumption management. Then, we survey the corresponding feasible solutions for<br>each challenge highlighting performance issues, strengths, and<br>weaknesses. Furthermore, we discuss several important open<br>research problems and provide some avenues for future research. <br>

Development of a tool to assess client-centered practice on a domestic violence hotline

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Grossmann ◽  
Rachel Shor ◽  
Karen Schaefer ◽  
Lauren Bennett Cattaneo
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Research Evaluation ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Trauma Survivors ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Measurement Tools ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Vantage Points

Summary Client-centered practice, also termed survivor-centered practice in the context of domestic violence, has broad support as a set of strategies for working effectively with trauma survivors. However, research, evaluation and staff training are limited by a lack of measurement tools. This paper describes the process of developing an index of hotline caller reactions to practitioners’ client-centered practices. Findings The project was a collaborative effort between academic researchers and practitioners working in a community agency. To generate and refine the items, researchers consulted the scholarly literature and agency materials, had discussions with practitioners, and coded a group of 25 recorded calls to the agency’s hotline. The resulting tool separates two phases of the hotline calls and identifies 23 client reactions to advocate behaviors that indicate the client-centeredness of the interaction. Application The collaborative nature of the process ensured that the final product included multiple vantage points on client-centered practice. The tool developed in this study, the Client-Centered Hotline Assessment Tool (C-CHAT), may be used for research, evaluation, and training. Future research could explore the generalizability and, consequently, predictive utility of the tool in outcomes of interest to practitioners. In evaluation, the tool allows agencies, in assessing client experience, to go beyond client self-report of general satisfaction, and to improve services in response. Finally, in training, the tool allows supervisors to assess the level of fidelity to the client-centered model, and to pinpoint particular aspects of interactions that suggest strengths or growth areas for staff, ultimately improving the quality of services.

Admission Control and Scheduling for QoS Provisioning in WiMAX Networks

2010 ◽  
pp. 183-202
Author(s):  
Juliana Freitag Borin ◽  
Nelson L.S. da Fonseca
Keyword(s):  
Admission Control ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Ieee 802.16 ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Control Mechanisms ◽  
Wimax Networks ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Future Research Directions

Although the IEEE 802.16 standard, popularly known as WiMAX, defines the framework to support real-time and bandwidth demanding applications, traffic control mechanisms, such as admission control and scheduling mechanisms, are left to be defined by proprietary solutions. In line with that, both industry and academia have been working on novel and efficient mechanisms for Quality of Service provisioning in 802.16 networks. This chapter provides the background necessary to understand the scheduling and the admission control problems in IEEE 802.16 networks. Moreover, it gives a comprehensive survey on recent developments on algorithms for these mechanisms as well as future research directions.

scholarly journals Peer Review: A Tool to Enhance the Quality of Academic Written Productions

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Maria Fernanda Poveda de Brusa ◽  
Liliya Harutyunyan
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Future Research ◽  
English Class ◽  
Individual Knowledge ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
The Impact

Higher education focuses on promoting the training of autonomous, critical professionals who adapt to the ever-more demanding labor market. To achieve these objectives, it is necessary to rethink teaching practices in order to allow the student to be the main actor and modeler for their learning process. Previous studies based on Vygotsky&rsquo;s sociocultural theory have shown that learning should be treated as a socio-cultural activity. Indeed, according to this approach, individual knowledge is firstly constructed at a social level. Peer review, for its part, is a learning tool based on the sociocultural approach. It allows students to achieve higher levels of autonomy and critical thinking. This research&rsquo;s aim is, on the one hand, to analyze the effect of peer review on the quality of academic essays and, on the other, to examine the way in which linguistic and communicative competence in academic writing are affected. This experimental study was carried out with 68 level B1 + students (32 men and 36 women) in a private university in Ecuador during one academic year. After the statistical analysis, it is concluded that peer review has a positive impact on academic writing. However, the impact is higher in the communicative competence than in the linguistic competence. This result is aligned with previous research, which shows that students tend to prioritize message over form. Future research should investigate peer review&rsquo;s long-term impact upon students and their ability to transfer skills acquired in English class to other subjects, or even to professional contexts.

scholarly journals A Comprehensive Survey on Image Dehazing Based on Deep Learning

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Gui ◽  
Xiaofeng Cong ◽  
Yuan Cao ◽  
Wenqi Ren ◽  
Jun Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Loss Functions ◽  
Evaluation Metrics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Image Dehazing ◽  
The Core ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Open Issues

The presence of haze significantly reduces the quality of images. Researchers have designed a variety of algorithms for image dehazing (ID) to restore the quality of hazy images. However, there are few studies that summarize the deep learning (DL) based dehazing technologies. In this paper, we conduct a comprehensive survey on the recent proposed dehazing methods. Firstly, we conclude the commonly used datasets, loss functions and evaluation metrics. Secondly, we group the existing researches of ID into two major categories: supervised ID and unsupervised ID. The core ideas of various influential dehazing models are introduced. Finally, the open issues for future research on ID are pointed out.

scholarly journals Service Level Agreement (SLA) in Utility Computing Systems

2012 ◽  
pp. 286-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linlin Wu ◽  
Rajkumar Buyya
Keyword(s):  
Service Level Agreement ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Fundamental Issue ◽  
Utility Computing ◽  
Computing Systems ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Autonomy Management ◽  
State Of Art

In recent years, extensive research has been conducted in the area of Service Level Agreement (SLA) for utility computing systems. An SLA is a formal contract used to guarantee that consumers’ service quality expectation can be achieved. In utility computing systems, the level of customer satisfaction is crucial, making SLAs significantly important in these environments. Fundamental issue is the management of SLAs, including SLA autonomy management or trade off among multiple Quality of Service (QoS) parameters. Many SLA languages and frameworks have been developed as solutions; however, there is no overall classification for these extensive works. Therefore, the aim of this chapter is to present a comprehensive survey of how SLAs are created, managed and used in utility computing environment. We discuss existing use cases from Grid and Cloud computing systems to identify the level of SLA realization in state-of-art systems and emerging challenges for future research.

Self-Compassion and Quality of Life in Adults Who Stutter

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 2097-2108
Author(s):  
Robyn L. Croft ◽  
Courtney T. Byrd
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
The Self ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Adults Who Stutter ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study was to identify levels of self-compassion in adults who do and do not stutter and to determine whether self-compassion predicts the impact of stuttering on quality of life in adults who stutter. Method Participants included 140 adults who do and do not stutter matched for age and gender. All participants completed the Self-Compassion Scale. Adults who stutter also completed the Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering. Data were analyzed for self-compassion differences between and within adults who do and do not stutter and to predict self-compassion on quality of life in adults who stutter. Results Adults who do and do not stutter exhibited no significant differences in total self-compassion, regardless of participant gender. A simple linear regression of the total self-compassion score and total Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering score showed a significant, negative linear relationship of self-compassion predicting the impact of stuttering on quality of life. Conclusions Data suggest that higher levels of self-kindness, mindfulness, and social connectedness (i.e., self-compassion) are related to reduced negative reactions to stuttering, an increased participation in daily communication situations, and an improved overall quality of life. Future research should replicate current findings and identify moderators of the self-compassion–quality of life relationship.

The Relationship Between Interoception and Metacognition

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Meessen ◽  
Verena Mainz ◽  
Siegfried Gauggel ◽  
Eftychia Volz-Sidiropoulou ◽  
Stefan Sütterlin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Memory Performance ◽  
Memory Task ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Metacognitive Awareness ◽  
Interoceptive Awareness ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Heartbeat Perception ◽  
Interoceptive Accuracy ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Recently, Garfinkel and Critchley (2013) proposed to distinguish between three facets of interoception: interoceptive sensibility, interoceptive accuracy, and interoceptive awareness. This pilot study investigated how these facets interrelate to each other and whether interoceptive awareness is related to the metacognitive awareness of memory performance. A sample of 24 healthy students completed a heartbeat perception task (HPT) and a memory task. Judgments of confidence were requested for each task. Participants filled in questionnaires assessing interoceptive sensibility, depression, anxiety, and socio-demographic characteristics. The three facets of interoception were found to be uncorrelated and interoceptive awareness was not related to metacognitive awareness of memory performance. Whereas memory performance was significantly related to metamemory awareness, interoceptive accuracy (HPT) and interoceptive awareness were not correlated. Results suggest that future research on interoception should assess all facets of interoception in order to capture the multifaceted quality of the construct.

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