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Abstract

The following topics are dealt with: exponential change-points model; Fourier transform; forecasting sunspot numbers; distributed temperature measurements; software development; adaptive observer based tracking control; FPGA bases analysis; maximum power point tracking based optimal control; visual indicator component software; dye-sensitized solar cell; feedback delay effect; thresholding algorithm; artificial neural network; swarm routing protocol; variable bits secure system; image enhancement; failure detection; point-to-point OMNeT++ based simulation; chromosome centromere identification; power rail noise minimization; image feature extraction; semantic document annotation ranking model; stock price prediction; IT blueprint; fuzzy rule base; text classification techniques, machine learning techniques; and business process integration.