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Symmetry, Volume 9, Issue 12

2017 December - 36 articles

Cover Story: The theory of knotoids can be regarded as a refinement of classical knot theory. Knotoids provide a natural topological domain for studying the knotting of physical structures involving open-ended curves, for example, polymers. In analogy, braidoids extend the classical braids and they form a counterpart theory to the theory of knotoids. Any braidoid gives rise to a knotoid via the closure map and any knotoid can be turned into a braidoid whose closure is topologically equivalent to the starting knotoid. Braidoids can be used for encoding the topological information of knotoids in terms of algebraic expressions. View this paper
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Articles (36)

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,558 Views
16 Pages

20 December 2017

It is shown that complex-valued boundary value problems for several classes of recurrent relations with two independent variables, of some considerable interest, are solvable on the following domain: C = { ( n , k ) : 0 k n , k N 0 , n ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,690 Views
18 Pages

20 December 2017

In this paper, we develop a genetically oriented rule-based Incremental Granular Model (IGM). The IGM is designed using a combination of a simple Linear Regression (LR) model and a local Linguistic Model (LM) to predict the modeling error obtained by...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,515 Views
24 Pages

19 December 2017

Sign language is a basic method for solving communication problems between deaf and hearing people. In order to communicate, deaf and hearing people normally use hand gestures, which include a combination of hand positioning, hand shapes, and hand mo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
69 Citations
5,362 Views
21 Pages

19 December 2017

As an effective aggregation tool, power average (PA) allows the input arguments being aggregated to support and reinforce each other, which provides more versatility in the information aggregation process. Under the probabilistic linguistic term envi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
8,553 Views
23 Pages

19 December 2017

A complex system is a set of mutually interacting elements for which it is possible to construct a mathematical model. This article focuses on the cellular automata theory and the graph theory in order to compare various types of cellular automata an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,148 Views
19 Pages

Algebraic Aspects of the Supersymmetric Minimal Surface Equation

  • Alfred Michel Grundland and
  • Alexander Hariton

18 December 2017

In this paper, a supersymmetric extension of the minimal surface equation is formulated. Based on this formulation, a Lie superalgebra of infinitesimal symmetries of this equation is determined. A classification of the one-dimensional subalgebras is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,008 Views
16 Pages

New Applications of m-Polar Fuzzy Matroids

  • Musavarah Sarwar and
  • Muhammad Akram

18 December 2017

Mathematical modelling is an important aspect in apprehending discrete and continuous physical systems. Multipolar uncertainty in data and information incorporates a significant role in various abstract and applied mathematical modelling and decision...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
7,152 Views
15 Pages

Analyzing Spatial Behavior of Backcountry Skiers in Mountain Protected Areas Combining GPS Tracking and Graph Theory

  • Karolina Taczanowska,
  • Mikołaj Bielański,
  • Luis-Millán González,
  • Xavier Garcia-Massó and
  • José L. Toca-Herrera

14 December 2017

Mountain protected areas (PAs) aim to preserve vulnerable environments and at the same time encourage numerous outdoor leisure activities. Understanding the way people use natural environments is crucial to balance the needs of visitors and site capa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5,327 Views
22 Pages

Tangible Visualization Table for Intuitive Data Display

  • Jongyong Kim,
  • Cheongun Lee,
  • Seung-Hyun Yoon and
  • Sanghun Park

13 December 2017

We propose a new tangible visualization table for intuitive and effective visualization of terrain data transferred from a remote server in real time. The shape display approximating the height field of remote terrain data is generated by linear actu...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,304 Views
24 Pages

Knotoids, Braidoids and Applications

  • Neslihan Gügümcü and
  • Sofia Lambropoulou

12 December 2017

This paper is an introduction to the theory of braidoids. Braidoids are geometric objects analogous to classical braids, forming a counterpart theory to the theory of knotoids. We introduce these objects and their topological equivalences, and we con...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,200 Views
14 Pages

Chaotic Dynamical State Variables Selection Procedure Based Image Encryption Scheme

  • Zia Bashir,
  • Jarosław Wątróbski,
  • Tabasam Rashid,
  • Sohail Zafar and
  • Wojciech Sałabun

11 December 2017

Nowadays, in the modern digital era, the use of computer technologies such as smartphones, tablets and the Internet, as well as the enormous quantity of confidential information being converted into digital form have resulted in raised security issue...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,501 Views
17 Pages

11 December 2017

Today’s H.264/AVC coded videos have a high quality, high data-compression ratio. They also have a strong fault tolerance, better network adaptability, and have been widely applied on the Internet. With the popularity of powerful and easy-to-use video...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,667 Views
9 Pages

10 December 2017

With the development of sensor technology and the popularization of the data-driven service paradigm, spatial crowdsourcing systems have become an important way of collecting map-based location data. However, large-scale task management and location...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
6,059 Views
11 Pages

Graphical Classification in Multi-Centrality-Index Diagrams for Complex Chemical Networks

  • Yasutaka Mizui,
  • Tetsuya Kojima,
  • Shigeyuki Miyagi and
  • Osamu Sakai

9 December 2017

Various sizes of chemical reaction network exist, from small graphs of linear networks with several inorganic species to huge complex networks composed of protein reactions or metabolic systems. Huge complex networks of organic substrates have been w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,594 Views
11 Pages

9 December 2017

Despite recent progress in the study of complex systems, reconstruction of damaged networks due to random and targeted attack has not been addressed before. In this paper, we formulate the network reconstruction problem as an identification of networ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,108 Views
16 Pages

8 December 2017

With the rapid growth of network technologies, users are used to accessing various services with their mobile devices. To ensure security and privacy in mobility networks, proper mechanisms to authenticate the mobile user are essential. In this paper...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,001 Views
14 Pages

A Block-Based Division Reversible Data Hiding Method in Encrypted Images

  • Wei-Liang Liu,
  • Hui-Shih Leng,
  • Chuan-Kuei Huang and
  • Dyi-Cheng Chen

8 December 2017

Due to the increased digital media on the Internet, data security and privacy protection issue have attracted the attention of data communication. Data hiding has become a topic of considerable importance. Nowadays, a new challenge consists of revers...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
13,252 Views
18 Pages

Face Liveness Detection Based on Skin Blood Flow Analysis

  • Shun-Yi Wang,
  • Shih-Hung Yang,
  • Yon-Ping Chen and
  • Jyun-We Huang

7 December 2017

Face recognition systems have been widely adopted for user authentication in security systems due to their simplicity and effectiveness. However, spoofing attacks, including printed photos, displayed photos, and replayed video attacks, are critical c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,402 Views
6 Pages

7 December 2017

Complexity phenomena in cosmological evolution due to the scale-running of the propagator coupling constant can yield new insights related to virtual particles and antiscreening effects with dark matter consequences. This idea was developed in accord...

  • Article
  • Open Access
64 Citations
13,266 Views
32 Pages

Internet of Things: A Scientometric Review

  • Juan Ruiz-Rosero,
  • Gustavo Ramirez-Gonzalez,
  • Jennifer M. Williams,
  • Huaping Liu,
  • Rahul Khanna and
  • Greeshma Pisharody

6 December 2017

Internet of Things (IoT) is connecting billions of devices to the Internet. These IoT devices chain sensing, computation, and communication techniques, which facilitates remote data collection and analysis. wireless sensor networks (WSN) connect sens...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,830 Views
22 Pages

6 December 2017

In this paper, we introduce formulae for the determinants of matrices with certain symmetry. As applications, we will study the Alexander polynomial and the determinant of a periodic link which is presented as the closure of an oriented 4-tangle.

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,774 Views
18 Pages

6 December 2017

This paper introduces the principle and key technology of single radio frequency (RF) link Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) system based on a switched parasitic antenna (SPA). The software SystemVue is adopted for signal processing and system-le...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,263 Views
14 Pages

A Study for Parametric Morphogeometric Operators to Assist the Detection of Keratoconus

  • Laurent Bataille,
  • Francisco Cavas-Martínez,
  • Daniel G. Fernández-Pacheco,
  • Francisco J. F. Cañavate and
  • Jorge L. Alio

5 December 2017

The aim of this study is to describe a new keratoconus detection method based on the analysis of certain parametric morphogeometric operators extracted from a custom patient-specific three-dimensional (3D) model of the human cornea. A corneal geometr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,225 Views
12 Pages

5 December 2017

In this paper, first we show that under the assumption of the center of h being zero, diagonal non-abelian extensions of a regular Hom-Lie algebra g by a regular Hom-Lie algebra h are in one-to-one correspondence with Hom-Lie algebr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
6,369 Views
22 Pages

3 December 2017

This paper proposes a virtualized network function orchestration system based on Network Function Virtualization (NFV), one of the main technologies in 5G mobile networks. This system should provide connectivity between network devices and be able to...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,073 Views
14 Pages

A Model for Shovel Capital Cost Estimation, Using a Hybrid Model of Multivariate Regression and Neural Networks

  • Abdolreza Yazdani-Chamzini,
  • Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas,
  • Jurgita Antucheviciene and
  • Romualdas Bausys

1 December 2017

Cost estimation is an essential issue in feasibility studies in civil engineering. Many different methods can be applied to modelling costs. These methods can be divided into several main groups: (1) artificial intelligence, (2) statistical methods,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,220 Views
25 Pages

1 December 2017

To fuzzify the crisp functions, the extension principle has been widely used for performing this fuzzification. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the continuity of fuzzified function using the more generalized extension principle. The Hausd...

  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
8,659 Views
18 Pages

Tool-Wear Analysis Using Image Processing of the Tool Flank

  • Ovidiu Gheorghe Moldovan,
  • Simona Dzitac,
  • Ioan Moga,
  • Tiberiu Vesselenyi and
  • Ioan Dzitac

30 November 2017

Flexibility of manufacturing systems is an essential factor in maintaining the competitiveness of industrial production. Flexibility can be defined in several ways and according to several factors, but in order to obtain adequate results in implement...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
17,090 Views
12 Pages

A Novel Framework for Assessing Facial Attractiveness Based on Facial Proportions

  • Yu-Jin Hong,
  • Gi Pyo Nam,
  • Heeseung Choi,
  • Junghyun Cho and
  • Ig-Jae Kim

29 November 2017

In this paper, we present a novel framework for automatically assessing facial attractiveness that considers four ratio feature sets as objective elements of facial attractiveness. In our framework, these feature sets are combined with three regressi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
7,417 Views
10 Pages

System Framework for Cardiovascular Disease Prediction Based on Big Data Technology

  • Sang Hun Han,
  • Kyoung Ok Kim,
  • Eun Jong Cha,
  • Kyung Ah Kim and
  • Ho Sun Shon

27 November 2017

Amid growing concern over the changing climate, environment, and health care, the interconnectivity between cardiovascular diseases, coupled with rapid industrialization, and a variety of environmental factors, has been the focus of recent research....

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,275 Views
18 Pages

26 November 2017

This paper proposes a method whereby a device can transmit and receive information using a beacon, and also describes application scenarios for the proposed method. In a multi-device to multi-device (MD2MD) content-centric networking (CCN) environmen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,068 Views
11 Pages

Aging Detection of Electrical Point Machines Based on Support Vector Data Description

  • Jaewon Sa,
  • Younchang Choi,
  • Yongwha Chung,
  • Jonguk Lee and
  • Daihee Park

24 November 2017

Electrical point machines (EPM) must be replaced at an appropriate time to prevent the occurrence of operational safety or stability problems in trains resulting from aging or budget constraints. However, it is difficult to replace EPMs effectively b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
4,205 Views
19 Pages

23 November 2017

Hesitant fuzzy linguistic decision making is a focus point in linguistic decision making, in which the main method is based on preference ordering. This paper develops a new hesitant fuzzy linguistic TOPSIS method for group multi-criteria linguistic...

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Symmetry - ISSN 2073-8994