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        <journal-title xml:lang="en">JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title xml:lang="en">jucs</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="ppub">0948-695X</issn>
      <issn pub-type="epub">0948-6968</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Journal of Universal Computer Science</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.3897/jucs.96878</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">96878</article-id>
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          <subject>Research Article</subject>
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          <subject>I.2.0 - General</subject>
          <subject>I.2.4 - Knowledge Representation Formalisms and Methods</subject>
          <subject>J.3 - LIFE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES</subject>
          <subject>Topic I - Computing Methodologies</subject>
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        <article-title>OBLEA: A New Methodology to Optimise Bluetooth Low Energy Anchors in Multi-occupancy Location Systems</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>López Ruiz</surname>
            <given-names>José L.</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:type="simple">llopez@ujaen.es</email>
          <uri content-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2583-8638</uri>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Verdejo Espinosa</surname>
            <given-names>Ángeles</given-names>
          </name>
          <uri content-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7998-553X</uri>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Montoro Lendínez</surname>
            <given-names>Alicia</given-names>
          </name>
          <uri content-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0498-605X</uri>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Espinilla Estévez</surname>
            <given-names>Macarena</given-names>
          </name>
          <uri content-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1118-7782</uri>
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        <label>1</label>
        <addr-line content-type="verbatim">University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain</addr-line>
        <institution>University of Jaén</institution>
        <addr-line content-type="city">Jaén</addr-line>
        <country>Spain</country>
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      <author-notes>
        <fn fn-type="corresp">
          <p>Corresponding author: José L. López Ruiz (<email xlink:type="simple">llopez@ujaen.es</email>).</p>
        </fn>
        <fn fn-type="edited-by">
          <p>Academic editor: </p>
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      <pub-date pub-type="collection">
        <year>2023</year>
      </pub-date>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub">
        <day>28</day>
        <month>06</month>
        <year>2023</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>29</volume>
      <issue>6</issue>
      <fpage>627</fpage>
      <lpage>646</lpage>
      <uri content-type="arpha" xlink:href="http://openbiodiv.net/FF39B494-999D-59BD-86E1-DFC418745B71">FF39B494-999D-59BD-86E1-DFC418745B71</uri>
      <history>
        <date date-type="received">
          <day>01</day>
          <month>11</month>
          <year>2022</year>
        </date>
        <date date-type="accepted">
          <day>27</day>
          <month>02</month>
          <year>2023</year>
        </date>
      </history>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>José L. López Ruiz, Ángeles Verdejo Espinosa, Alicia Montoro Lendínez, Macarena Espinilla Estévez</copyright-statement>
        <license license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/" xlink:type="simple">
          <license-p>This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-ND 4.0). This license allows reusers to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in unadapted form only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use.</license-p>
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      <abstract>
        <label>Abstract</label>
        <p>Nowadays, it is becoming increasingly important to understand the multiple configuration factors of BLE anchors in indoor location systems. This task becomes particularly crucial in the context of activity recognition in multi-occupancy smart environments. Knowing the impact of the configuration of BLE anchors in an indoor location system allows us to distinguish the interactions performed by each inhabitant in a smart environment according to their proximity to each sensor. This paper proposes a new methodology, OBLEA, that determines the optimisation of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) anchors in indoor location systems, considering multiple BLE variables to increase flexibility and facilitate transferability to other environments. Concretely, we present a model based on a data-driven approach that considers configurations to obtain the best performing configuration with a minimum number of anchors. This methodology includes a flexible framework for the indoor space, the architecture to be deployed, which considers the RSSI value of the BLE anchors, and finally, optimisation and inference for indoor location. As a case study, OBLEA is applied to determine the location of ageing inhabitants in a nursing home in Alcaudete, Jaén (Spain). Results show the extracted knowledge related to the optimisation of BLE anchors involved in the case study.</p>
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