This article proposes an integrated information fusion approach in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) based on the Dempster-Shafer evidence theory, which includes four main aspects: the construction of basic probability assignment; a novel reliability coefficient function converting similarity to...

Binary search tree is one of the most important data structures in program design. This article proposes a novel lock-free algorithm, which can implement the lock-free operations, such as search, insert and delete, using compare and swap (CAS). Unlike the previous studies of handling the inside...

With the development of Internet of Things (IoT), large-scale of resources and applications atop them emerge. However, most of existing efforts are “silo” solutions, there is a tight-coupling between the device and the application. The paradigm for IoT and its corresponding infrastructure...

Purpose: As the focal point of both academic studies and business practices, the theme strategy of corporate social responsibility (CSR) arouses wide attention. However, extant studies concentrate more on the selection of the theme of CSR activities, such as the fitness between CSR activities...