The question how much surplus of electric charge ("surcharge") fits on an object is generally very difficult to answer. Here it shown that easy answer when the a \emph{failed white dwarf} star (a brown dwarf in its ground state) made protons and electrons: Given number protons, many electrons can there be? Surprisingly, (in form: as few $\mathfrak{A}$ $\mathfrak{B}$) independent speed light $c$...

The European sovereign debt crisis has impaired many European banks. The distress on the European banks may transmit worldwide, and result in a large-scale knock-on default of financial institutions. This study presents a computer simulation model to analyze the risk of insolvency of banks and the consequent knock-on defaults in a bank credit network. Simulation experiments quantify the worst i...

abstract: this paper presents the results of pullout tests on uniaxial geogrid embedded in silica sand under monotonic and cyclic pullout forces. the new testing device as a recently developed automated pullout test device for soil-geogrid strength and deformation behavior investigation is capable of applying load/displacement controlled monotonic/cyclic forces at different rates/frequencies an...

La surcharge des services d’urgences est un problème rencontré par les systèmes de santé à l’échelle mondiale . En Suisse, plus 80% sont concernés cette problématique. Les grands consommateurs (GCSU) contribuent [2]. Le recours fréquent aux urgences souvent lié au cumul difficultés somatiques, psychologiques et sociales, fréquentes chez GCSU.

In this paper, the Harmony Search (HS) algorithm is utilized to perform single and multivariate parametric studies acquire optimization of both size cost reinforced concrete (RC) retaining walls embedded in pure frictional soils. The geotechnical properties backfill foundation soil such as shear strength angle, unit weight, ultimate bearing pressure have been used create different cases for eva...

Purpose This study aims to characterize several wine consumer segments who were “likely” sample (i.e. taste before purchasing) from vineyards using cover crops, a sustainable production practice that reduces herbicide applications, and identify those with greater probability of being viable target market based on survey responses. Design/methodology/approach A total 956 consumers the Mid-Atlant...

expansive soils can be found in many parts of the world particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. these soilspose a significant hazard to civil engineering structures due to its high swelling and shrinkage potential. this paperpresents the results of an experimental program developed to investigate the effect of cyclic drying and wetting on theswelling potential of expansive soils with variou...