Debate over flood-proofing effects of planting forests

Optimal Flood Mitigation over Flood Propagation Approximations

Globally, flooding is the most frequent among all natural disasters, commonly resulting in damage to infrastructure, economic catastrophe, and loss of life. Since the flow of water is influenced by the shape and height of topography, an effective mechanism for preventing and directing floods is to use structures that increase height, e.g., levees and sandbags. In this paper, we introduce the Op...

Reliability Effects with Proofing of Tantalum Capacitors

In traditional tantalum capacitors, the construction consists of a tantalum anode, Ta2O5 dielectric, and MnO2 as the cathode. The benefit of having MnO2, as the cathode, is the self-healing effect it provides. The conversion of MnO2 to a higher resistive state allows fault sites within the dielectric to be shut off from the rest of the capacitor. To mitigate problems developed during reflow, it...

Debate over health effects of Chernobyl re-ignited.

1424 www.thelancet.com Vol 375 April 24, 2010 For the birth defects study see Pediatrics 2010; 125: 836–43 Calls have been made for comprehensive studies into the continuing health eff ects of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster after a rise in birth defects was identifi ed in one of the regions most aff ected by the catastrophe. A study by Wladimir Wertelecki of the University of Southern Alabama, ...

the differential effects of debate and media analysis as relate to enhancing efl learners critical thinking ability and writing performances

critical thinking ability has an important role in education. accordingly, scholars around the world are searching for new ways for teaching and improving students critical thinking ability. in line with the studies in efl contexts supporting the positive relationship between critical thinking and writing performances, this study investigated the differential effects of halverson’s critical thi...

The Debate Over Teledemocracy