Evaluating Research Trends from Journal Paper Metadata, Considering the Research Publication Latency

Investigating the research trends within a scientific domain by analyzing semantic information extracted from scientific journals has been a topic of interest in the natural language processing (NLP) field. A research trend evaluation is generally based on the time evolution of the term occurrence or the term topic, but it neglects an important aspect—research publication latency. The average time lag between the research and its publication may vary from one month to more than one year, and it is a characteristic that may have significant impact when assessing research trends, mainly for rapidly evolving scientific areas. To cope with this problem, the present paper is the first work that explicitly considers research publication latency as a parameter in the trend evaluation process. Consequently, we provide a new trend detection methodology that mixes auto-ARIMA prediction with Mann–Kendall trend evaluations. The experimental results in an electronic design automation case study prove the viability of our approach.

Rancang Bangun Sistem Informasi Employee Attendance pada PT.TNT Skypak Internasional

PT.TNT Skypak Internasional is a foreign company doing business in Indonesia and is located in the Soekarno-Hatta airport area. PT.TNT Skypak Internasional focuses on export and import freight forwarding. Currently there are problems in the employee attendance process / Employee Attendance, because it is still being run manually, so the Employee Attendance data retrieval is time consuming and time inefficient. For this reason, a website-based Employee Attendance information system is needed as a solution to the problems that occur at PT.TNT Skypak Internasional. The research method used is Data Collecting Methods such as Observation, Interview and Library Research, then the design analysis method uses UML diagrams and database design with PHP and MySQL. The research results of this journal paper are Website-based Employee Attendance Information System Design to be applied to PT.TNT Skypak Internasional.

Interpreting Traditional Cost Contingency Methods in the Construction Industry

This research investigates how contingency is currently calculated in project budgets within the building industry. This is an important aspect to consider as a large proportion of construction projects are significantly over-budget. The study presents three non-simulation methods and one simulation method for calculating cost contingency following the results of a forthcoming journal paper. These methods are applied against a case study project in attempt to highlight the most reliable method, and to create a methodology that will be useful to the industry. This paper identifies that the traditional fixed percentage approach is not sufficient and suggests that this could be one of the main reasons why construction projects are over budget. While it is unclear which method is the most reliable, this study provides a focus for future research into reliability and utilisation of contingency methods in the building industry. The research demonstrates that current practice needs to change to reduce the large number of construction projects that run over budget.

Interpreting Traditional Cost Contingency Methods in the Construction Industry

This research investigates how contingency is currently calculated in project budgets within the building industry. This is an important aspect to consider as a large proportion of construction projects are significantly over-budget. The study presents three non-simulation methods and one simulation method for calculating cost contingency following the results of a forthcoming journal paper. These methods are applied against a case study project in attempt to highlight the most reliable method, and to create a methodology that will be useful to the industry. This paper identifies that the traditional fixed percentage approach is not sufficient and suggests that this could be one of the main reasons why construction projects are over budget. While it is unclear which method is the most reliable, this study provides a focus for future research into reliability and utilisation of contingency methods in the building industry. The research demonstrates that current practice needs to change to reduce the large number of construction projects that run over budget.

Search trajectories illuminated

This article summarizes our recent journal paper entitled "Search trajectory networks: A tool for analysing and visualising the behaviour of metaheuristics", where we propose a graph-based, data-driven modeling tool (STNs) to visualize and analyze the dynamics of any type of metaheuristic (evolutionary, swarm-based or single-point).

Deep-BEJT: A New Human Activity Recognition System based on Beta Elliptical Joint Trajectory (BEJT) and Long Short Term Memory (LSTM)

Deep-BEJT: A New Human Activity Recognition System basedon Beta Elliptical Joint Trajectory (BEJT) and Long Short TermMemory (LSTM)<div>New journal paper</div>

Deep-BEJT: A New Human Activity Recognition System based on Beta Elliptical Joint Trajectory (BEJT) and Long Short Term Memory (LSTM)

Deep-BEJT: A New Human Activity Recognition System basedon Beta Elliptical Joint Trajectory (BEJT) and Long Short TermMemory (LSTM)<div>New journal paper</div>