For the agricultural food production sector, the control and assessment of food quality is an essential issue, which has a direct impact on both human health and the economic value of the product. One of the fundamental ...

In this study, we analyze the security of two NoSQL databases, MongoDB 3.6.3 and Cassandra 3.11.1 in a multi-node configuration in two steps. The first step is a comparative study of both databases’ security features according ...

Plant species classification is crucial for biodiversity protection and conservation. Manual classification is time-consuming, expensive, and requires experienced experts who are often limited available. To cope with these ...

The aim of this study is to analyze the effects of gamification elements such as points, level-up, badges and leaderboard in Moodle learning management system on students' performance. Forty-seven computer science ...

This chapter presents hierarchical variability as an important development notion especially when considered together with a systems specification through decomposition. A matured domain-specific environment is the precondition ...

This study proposes a quest-based contextualization (QBC) process, which transforms part of a traditional lecture into a well-defined questing structure. The goal is to create a learning experience by using a systematic ...

Mitochondria are sub-cellular components which are mainly responsible for synthesis of adenosine tri-phosphate (ATP) and involved in the regulation of several cellular activities such as apoptosis. The relation between ...

Clustering is an essential research problem which has received considerable attention in the research community for decades. It is a challenge because there is no unique solution that fits all problems and satisfies all ...