Rotated Black Hole: A New Heuristic Optimization for Reducing Localization Error of WSN in 3D Terrain

Wireless sensor network (WSN) attracts the attention of more and more researchers, and it is applied in more and more environment. The localization information is one of the most important information in WSN. This paper proposed a novel algorithm called the rotated black hole (RBH) algorithm, which introduces a rotated optimal path and greatly improves the global search ability of the original black hole (BH) algorithm. Then, the novel algorithm is applied in reducing the localization error of WSN in 3D terrain. CEC 2013 test suit is used to verify the performance of the novel algorithm, and the simulation results show that the novel algorithm has better search performance than other famous intelligence computing algorithms. The localization simulation experiment results reveal that the novel algorithm also has an excellent performance in solving practical problems. WSN localization 3D terrain intelligence computing rotated the black hole algorithm.

A new nomenclature for the livestock-associated Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex based on phylogenomics

Background The bacteria that compose the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) cause tuberculosis (TB) in humans and in different animals, including livestock. Much progress has been made in understanding the population structure of the human-adapted members of the MTBC by combining phylogenetics with genomics. Accompanying the discovery of new genetic diversity, a body of operational nomenclature has evolved to assist comparative and molecular epidemiological studies of human TB. By contrast, for the livestock-associated MTBC members, Mycobacterium bovis, M. caprae and M. orygis, there has been a lack of comprehensive nomenclature to accommodate new genetic diversity uncovered by emerging phylogenomic studies. We propose to fill this gap by putting forward a new nomenclature covering the main phylogenetic groups within M. bovis, M. caprae and M. orygis. Methods We gathered a total of 8,747 whole-genome sequences (WGS) from public sources and 39 newly sequenced strains, and selected a subset of 839 WGS, representative of the worldwide diversity of M. bovis, M. caprae and M. orygis. We used phylogenetics and genetic diversity patterns inferred from WGS to define groups. Results We propose to divide M. bovis, M. caprae and M. orygis, in three main phylogenetic lineages, which we named La1, La2 and La3, respectively. Within La1, we identified several monophyletic groups, which we propose to classify into eight sublineages (La1.1-La1.8). These differed in geographic distribution, with some being geographically restricted and others globally widespread, suggesting different expansion abilities. To ease molecular characterization of these MTBC groups by the community, we provide phylogenetically informed, single nucleotide polymorphisms that can be used as barcodes for genotyping. These makers were implemented in a new test suit in KvarQ, a platform-independent, open-source tool. Conclusions Our results contribute to an improved classification of the genetic diversity within the livestock-associated MTBC, which will benefit future molecular epidemiological and evolutionary studies.

3-D Terrain Node Coverage of Wireless Sensor Network Using Enhanced Black Hole Algorithm

In this paper, a new intelligent computing algorithm named Enhanced Black Hole (EBH) is proposed to which the mutation operation and weight factor are applied. In EBH, several elites are taken as role models instead of only one in the original Black Hole (BH) algorithm. The performance of the EBH algorithm is verified by the CEC 2013 test suit, and shows better results than the original BH. In addition, the EBH and other celebrated algorithms can be used to solve node coverage problems of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) in 3-D terrain with satisfactory performance.

Development and standardization of new hearing in noise test in Arabic language

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Hearing in noise test (HINT) sentence test is one of adaptive speech in noise tests. It has been used in many clinical applications such as recording of speech perception threshold using sentences material in quiet and in noise and verifying the benefit from hearing-aid amplification and cochlear implants, especially in noise. The aim of the present study was to design and to develop and standardize an Arabic version of HINT sentences lists and also to apply HINT to subjects with SNHL.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> Everyday sentences were used in an adaptive procedure to estimate the sentences speech recognition thresholds (sSRT) in quiet and noise; the material consisted of 28 phonemically balanced lists. This study included 150 normal hearing subjects and also 30 subjects with bilateral mild to moderate sensorineural hearing loss. </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> The mean sSRT threshold in normal hearing subjects in quiet was 19 dB(A)±0.08 dB. The mean of S/N ratio at threshold in the noise 0° condition was -10.36 S/N ratio ± 0.58. The mean S/N ratio at threshold in the noise 90° condition was -10.45 S/N ratio ±0.41. While, the mean S/N ratio at threshold in the noise 270° condition was -11.69 S/N ratio ±1.70. As regards SNHL group, the mean of sSRT in quiet was 49.46 dB(A)±0.68 dB. The mean of S/N ratio at threshold was -7.69 S/N ratio ±0.68, -8.18±0.33 and -8.18±0.35 in the noise conditions 0°, 90° and 270° respectively.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The statistical reliability and efficiency of the test suit it to practical applications.</p>

Application of Arabic hearing in noise test on subjects with sensorineural hearing loss

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> HINT sentence test is one of adaptive speech in noise tests. It has been used in many clinical applications such as recording of speech perception threshold using sentences material in quiet and in noise and verifying the benefit from hearing-aid amplification and cochlear implants, especially in noise. This study was designed to apply HINT to subjects with SNHL to get a normative data for this group.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> This study included 50 subjects with bilateral mild to moderate sensorineural hearing loss. </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> In SNHL subjects, the mean of sSRT in quiet was 49.46 dB (A)±0.68 dB. The mean of S/N ratio at threshold was 7.69 S/N ratio ±0.68, -8.18±0.33 and -8.18±0.35 in the noise conditions 0°, 90° and 270° respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The statistical reliability and efficiency of the test suit it to practical applications especially in SNHL subjects. </p>

Structural Coverage Analysis Methods

Structural coverage analysis for any code is a very common approach to measure the quality of any test suit. Structural coverage determines which structure of the software or which portion is not exercised. This chapter describes two different phases to achieve structural coverage analysis using DO-178B/C standards. Statement coverage is the very basic coverage criteria which involves execution of all the executable statements in the source code at least once. Analysis of structural coverage can be done by capturing the amount of code that is covered by the airborne software. The first phase contains the instrumentation procedure which instruments the source code at execution time, and the second phase is generating a report that specifies which portion of source code is executed and which one is not in the form of a percentage.

PEMBAHARUAN HUKUM PERJANJIAN PERKAWINAN DAN AKIBAT HUKUMNYA TERHADAP HARTA DALAM PERKAWINAN

Every marriage will give birth the union of assets that can be obtained by husband and wife during the marriage if not excluded by the marriage agreement. However, the Marriage Law explicitly and clearly stipulates that the marriage agreement must be made before the marriage takes place or at the time the marriage takes place. The existence of these legal provisions, in fact, is not entirely known by every prospective husband and wife and raises new problems related to land law that limits ownership rights to land and buildings for Indonesian citizens who marry other citizens without marriage agreements. This is the reason for the birth of a material test suit against the provisions of the Marriage Law contained in the Decision of the Constitutional Court No. 69 / PUU-XII / 2015. This decision forms the basis and legal basis for new arrangements as a source of legal renewal on the procedures for marriage agreements and their legal consequences for joint assets acquired in marriage. The born of legal renewal is the marriage agreement that can be made any time during the marriage in the form of an authentic deed at the notary and can be retroactive from the date the marriage takes place as long as the husband and wife agree and bind as a law to the parties. For this reason, the legal consequences of the legal status of joint assets acquired during marriage are the personal property of each husband and wife and their contents are binding on third parties as long as the third party has an interest.