The advent of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and embryo transfer in the 1970s led to speculation about the potential value of these and other 'reproductive technologies' to conserving endangered species. So far, and for the most part, assisted breeding techniques that are routine in domesticated species are not easily adapted to wildlife. Species differences in reproductive form (anatomy/morpholo...

We design a "simple" and "low cost" model technology for monitoring HIV patients CD4 number in resource-poor settings: SMARThivCD4mos. Cost and complexity are the major challenges to the developing world in transferring and implementing HIV surveillance technologies. We previously proposed a "three tests" combo kit model for improving HIV patients monitoring standards in resource-poor settings....

Flash floods are deemed the most fatal and disastrous natural hazards globally due to their prompt onset that requires a short prime time for emergency response. Cognitive Internet of things (CIoT) technologies including inherent characteristics cognitive radio (CR) potential candidates develop monitoring early warning system (MEWS) helps in efficiently utilizing response save lives during flas...

In 1998, twin houses were built at the Canadian Centre for Housing Technology in Ottawa to assess the energy performance of new and innovative energy efficient materials and components for houses. The two research houses are identical energy efficient houses typical of tract-built models available on the local housing market. They also feature identical simulated occupancies based on home-autom...

Cloud computing allows business customers to elastically scale up and down their resource usage based on needs. This feature eliminates the dilemma of planning IT infrastructures for Cloud users, where under-provisioning compromises service quality while over-provisioning wastes investment as well as electricity. It offers virtually infinite resource. It also made the desirable “pay as you go” ...

The evolution of a surface intersected by transgranular (TG) and intergranular (IG) edge voids under isotropic surface diffusion and electric field effects is simulated numerically under both mass-conserving and non-mass-conserving boundary conditions. A surprising similarity is found in the surface topology of transgranular voids between our non-mass-conserving model and Schimschak and Krug’s ...