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Thursday 18 January 2007

Morning

Venue

LT1
LT2

Theme

Information & Communication Technology 1 (Chair: Dr KMS Soyjaudah)

Mathematics
(Chair: Dr R Boojhawon)

09.00–09.15

Development of a wavelet-based front-end speech recognition system for Mauritian Creole (A69) Y. Bissessur and M. Ullagen >>More... Exponential Differencing Algorithms for Option Pricing (A16) Y. Tangman, A. Gopaul and M. Bhuruth >>More...

09.15–09.30

A Study of Dorsal Vein Pattern for Biometric Security (A75) M. N. Heenaye and R. K. Subramanian >>More... Gierer Meinhardt Model: Bifurcation Analysis (A30) P. Gonpot, J. S. A. Collet and N. U. H. Sookia >>More...

09.30-09.45

CASARP – A Multi-Agent Based Virtual Secretary (A99) D. K. Maripuri, Y. L. H. Lew Yaw Fung and M. Dilraj >>More... A Neural Network Model for Dynamic Simulation (A33) A. Bholoa >>More...

09.45–10.00

A Comprehensive Ubiquitous System for University of Mauritius (A107) D. Sathan, K. Khedo and R. K. Subramanian >>More... An Analysis of a Cooperative Inventory Model (A38) H. K. Ramlall and A. K. Maulloo >>More...

10.00–10.15

An Analysis of Human versus Spontaneous Password in terms of Keystroke Dynamics (A140) N. Pavaday >>More... Central Power WENO Scheme for Hyperbolic Conservation Laws (A40) A. A. I. Peer >>More...

10.15–10.30

Questions & Answers

Questions & Answers

10.30–10.45


Break

Theme      

Management (Chair: Dr R. Juwaheer)
Ocean/Marine/Coastal (Chair: Dr M Bhikajee)

10.45–11.00

Customers’ Perceptions of Data Collection Methods Practised by Marketers in Mauritius (A1) R. R. Ramsaran-Fowdar and A. Ameerally >>More... Evidence of Eddy Formation South West Mascarene Plateau, Indian Ocean, in Global Ocean Colour Data (A188) M. R. Badal, S. D. D. V. Rughooputh, L. Rydberg, I. S. Robinson and C. Pattiaratchi >>More...

11.00–11.15

Assessing Tertiary Education Institutions’ E-Learning Maturity in Mauritius (A49) I. Vencatachellum and D. Ramloul >>More... Towards Introducing the Blue Flag Eco-Label in Mauritius (A157) B. S. Aliraja and S. Rughooputh >>More...

11.15–11.30

Surfacing Organisational Culture: Some Methodological Solutions (A148) A. Ramgutty-Wong >>More... An oil spill sensitivity atlas for Mauritius (A88) H. Runghen, M. Bhuruth and S.D.D.V. Rughooputh>>More...

11.30–11.45

Quality Assurance in Open, Distance and Online Education (A186) M. D. Nowbuth and Y. Moonshiram-Baguant >>More...
Questions & Answers

11.45–12.00

A Conceptual Analysis of the Hymer’s Theory in the Global Era (A97) S. Fowdar, M. Lamport, U. Subadar and R. Sannassee >>More...

12.00–12.15

Questions & Answers

 

Afternoon

Venue

LT1
LT2

Theme

Life Sciences
(Chair: Prof H Subratty)

Physical Sciences & Technology 1
(Chair: Dr A Sudhoo)

13.15-13.30

Targeting Specific Cell Signalling Transduction Pathways by Dietary/Medicinal Plant Bioactive Components and Herbal Extracts in Cancer Chemoprevention (A112) T. Bahorun, V. S. Neergheen and O. I. Aruoma >>More... On the Inverse-Free Arithmetic Mean Third Order Accurate Newton method (A120)
R. Babajee and M Z Dauhoo >>More...

13.30-13.45

A Genome-Wide Scan Gives Indication for Overlapping Linkage in the 8q23 Region for Several Traits of the Metabolic Syndrome in Indo-Mauritians (A119) M. Manraj, S. Francke, A. Hébé, S. Lee Kwai Yan, S. Jankee, N. Sem Fa, C. Lecoeur, C. Lacquemant, S. Lahmidi, L. Corset, U. S. Ramjutun, T. K. Gunness, V. Balgobin, C. Dina and P. Froguel >>More... Wavelet transform analysis of some biomedical signals (A227) S. K. Ramchurn and S. S. D. Goorah >>More...

13.45-14.00

Linkage Disequilibrium between Apoc3 -455T>C Polymorphism and Premature Coronary Heart Disease in Indo-Mauritians (A122) M. Manraj, A. Hébé, S. LeeKwaiYan, N. SemFa, S. Jankee and U. S. Ramjutun >>More... Optimisation of AVR Parameters of a Multimachine Power System using Particle Swarm Optimisation (A175) H. K. Shewtahul, R. T. F. Ah King and H. C. S. Rughooputh >>More...

14.00-14.15

WHO World Health Survey (A159) P. Burhoo and N. Jeeanody >>More... Optimisation of Numerical Schemes Using the Minimised Integrated Square Difference Error (A104) A. R. Appadu and M. Z. Dauhoo >>More...

14.15-14.30

Questions & Answers

Questions & Answers

14.30-14.45


Break

Theme      

Information & Communication Technology 2
(Chair: Prof R.K Subramanian)
Business and Economic Development 1
(Chair: Dr S.K Sobhee)

14.45-15.00

A Comparison of Existing Optimisation Techniques with the Univariate Marginal Distribution Algorithm for the Channel Assignment Problem (A23) J. Cheeneebash and H. C. S. Rughooputh >>More... Manufacturing Strategy Auditing: A Case Study of Garment Making Companies (A21) D. K. Hurreeram >>More...

15.00-15.15

Inculcating an Innovative Culture of E-Learning at the UOM: the Case Study of a GEM Module on "Educational Technology and Computer-Based Learning Environments (A5) M. I. Santally and H. Ponnusawmy >>More... Congestion Pricing in Mauritius: A Myth or a Reality (A48) A. K. Maulloo, R. Boojhawon  and D. Ramasawmy >>More...

15.15-15.30

A Hybrid Unequal Error Protection/Unequal Error Resilience Scheme for jpeg Image Transmission Using OFDM (A31)T. P. Fowdur and K. M. S. Soyjaudah >>More... Community Attitudes Toward Tourism in Mauritius (A63)R. Nunkoo, H. Ramkissoon and R. Nunkoo >>More...

15.30-15.45

Turbo-Gallager Codes: The Emergence of an Intelligent Coding System(A65) C. Catherine and K. M. S. Soyjaudah >>More... Assessing the level of market efficiency in the Mauritian stock market (A92) H. M. Fawzee, S. Fowdar, M. Lamport, U. Subadar and R. Sannassee >>More...

15.45-16.00

Questions & Answers

Questions & Answers