Volume 13 Issue 2

Published: 2013-08-01

Contents


Article
A Nonlinear Conjugate Gradient Methods Based on a Modified Secant Condition

Basim A. Hassan Hameed M. Sadiq

AbstractIn this paper, a new nonlinear conjugate gradient methods based on the modified secant condition is derived which are given by Li and Fukushima (Li and Fukushima, 2001). These methods...

DOI: 10.33899/iqjoss.2013.080691

Pages: 1-16
A Suggested Method for Measuring the Performance of Web Sites with Application to the Web Site of Mosul University

سارة غانم محمود

AbstractThis paper deals with a new proposed method to measure the activity of internet sites linked to a certain network. This method is then applied on the Web sites associated with the...

DOI: 10.33899/iqjoss.2013.080681

Pages: 1-16
On Knots locations for Regression Spline Estimator

حافظ محمد مطر

AbstractRegression splines is one of the methods that are used to estimate the regression curve non parametrically. One of the most important elements that contribute to the application of the...

DOI: 10.33899/iqjoss.2013.080682

Pages: 17-34
Forecasting rainfull using transfer function

SAMEERAH A . OTHMAN, SHELAN S . ISMAEL

ABSTRACTThis research includes the application of some statistical techniques for studying the time series of the average monthly rainfall as an output series with two of the variables which affect...

DOI: 10.33899/iqjoss.2013.080692

Pages: 17-44
Hiding & Retrieval of Encrypted Data in an Image Using XOR Based on RBF and GRNN Networks and Comparison between their Performance

فرهاد محي الدين

AbstractIn this paper an image is hidden in another image by applying logical XOR operation to the two least significant bit of each byte of the cover and two bits of the secret message to produce...

DOI: 10.33899/iqjoss.2013.080683

Pages: 35-50
An Improved particle swarm algorithm to find optimal scheduling in two-stage hybrid flow shop problem

MANAL A . ZEIDAN

AbstractThis paper deals with the two-stage hybrid flow shop problem , in which the first stage consists of three machines , the second stage consists of two machines . The aim is to find out the...

DOI: 10.33899/iqjoss.2013.080693

Pages: 45-58
Bayesian sample size determination for estimation of location parameter of normal distribution using loss functions

واثق ناظم دهام

Abstract: In this paper we determine the optimal Bayesian sample size to estimate location parameter of normal distribution when the shape parameter is unknown under squared loss function and...

DOI: 10.33899/iqjoss.2013.080684

Pages: 51-69
Estimate The Parameters of The Geometric Process: A Comparison Study with Application

عمر رمزي جاسم

Abstract This research deals with the most important methods of estimating parameters of the Geometric Process(GP). We use the least squares and the modified moment method, as nonparametric...

DOI: 10.33899/iqjoss.2013.080685

Pages: 70-91
Statistical Analysis of α-series stochastic process with application

مثنى صبحي سليمان

Abstract:The research deal with the -series stochastic process. Its proposed by the researchers [Braun et a., 2005] as considered a very useful complement to the increasing geometric stochastic...

DOI: 10.33899/iqjoss.2013.080686

Pages: 92-113
A Comparison Between Support Vector Machine for Regression (SVR) and Neural Network Back- Propagation (BPNN) :Applied Study for Tigris Water Monthly Flow in Mosul City .

احمد نجم شيت الشلاوي

Abstract :The idea of this research is based on adopting Support Vector Machine for Regression (SVR) in estimating and predicting regression models and comparing it with one of the multi layer...

DOI: 10.33899/iqjoss.2013.080688

Pages: 114-130
Hiding Colored Digital Images in Audio and Video Files Using Neural Networks

عامرة استقلال بدران

AbstractIn this paper GRNN is used to hide an image into a cover file, Audio and video files are used as cover files in this work. The hiding was applied using one of concealment algorithm that is...

DOI: 10.33899/iqjoss.2013.080689

Pages: 131-143