Absrracf This paper develops a coarse-grain parallel genetic algorithm for solving a service restoration problem in electric power distribution systems. Power utility performs service restoration in order to restore out-ofservice areas at fault. Developing effective service restoration procedure is a cost-effective approach to improve service reliability and to enhance customer satisfaction. Th...

As the interest in IP-over-optical networks are becoming the preferred core network architecture, survivability has emerged as a major concern for network service providers; a result of the potentially huge traffic volumes that will be supported by optical infrastructure. Therefore, implementing recovery strategies is critical. In addition to the traditional recovery schemes based around protec...

Pulau Rambut Wildlife Reserve (SMPR) is a conservation area located in the Thousand Islands. The status of makes an that must be preserved so its ecosystem functions can run optimally. One efforts to restore function mangrove SMPR carry out restoration. This study aims determine success rate planting and measure growth health condition planted seedlings. data taken this were number seedlings, h...

When a fault occurs in power systems, protective devices detect fault areas and disconnect the faulted sections of the network by opening circuit breakers, fuses etc.. Some loads become unavailable after the fault and should be reenergized, as quickly as possible, after the fault has been isolated. The re-energizing procedure is called service restoration. In Navy shipboard power systems (SPS),...

Continuous inbreeding exposes deleterious recessive alleles to selection and can thereby lead to partial purging of the genetic load and reduced inbreeding depression. Purging has been well documented in experimental laboratory populations, but evidence of reduced inbreeding depression due to purging in wild populations is largely lacking. This study examines the inbreeding load associated with...

The frontalis musculocutaneous island flap offers advantages of immediate repair for small to medium-sized forehead defects (0.5-5 x 0.5-5 cm). Based on the supraorbital artery, the flap is both adaptable and dependable. Advantages of this flap include the ability to perform the procedure immediately and in one stage, rapid aesthetic restoration, minor donor-site morbidity, and technical ease. ...

Natural and Nature-Based systems provide an opportunity for adaptive response to Coastal Storm Risk Management Sea Level Rise. The Tigertail Lagoon/Sand Dollar Island Restoration on Marco Island, Florida, presents a case study designed maintain enhance existing coastal barrier system consisting of 3-km-long sand spit tidal lagoon ecosystem that is otherwise evolving toward closure. part nature-...