abstract- a real-time, site-specific, machine-vision based, inter-row patch herbicide application system was developed and evaluated. the image resolution was 640 × 480 pixels covering a total area of 350 mm x 240 mm of a field composed of four quadrants of 350 mm x 60 mm each. the image frames were processed by labview® and matlab®. the developed algorithm, based on weed coverage ratio and seg...

cumulus parameterization in numerical weather prediction models can significantly affect severe weather forecasts, such as hurricanes, flash floods, and winter storms. the role of convection is essential in stabilizing an unstable atmosphere through vertically transferring moisture, energy, chemical species and momentum. cumulus parameterization schemes use simple one-dimensional convective clo...

This study investigated whether Lexical Inferencing (L1) and Morphological Instruction (MI) can significantly affect EFL learners’ reading comprehension, furthermore, it also examined their effects on the learners’ vocabulary retention over time. 60 homogeneous EFLlearnerswere randomly assigned to two experimental and a control groups. After the pre-test, participants of the first experimental ...

Abstract Objectives Comparing time use patterns and self-efficacy in two groups of mothers including mothers of children with CP and mothers of children with typical development is the main objective of this study. Method This study was carried out in 2017 in Arak, on 200 mothers. Multiple sources of evaluation were used including Mothers' Time Use Questionnaire and Sherer General Self-eff...

In the last decade agile methodologies have gained widespread popularity among the software community. Software practitioners across the globe are adopting agile methodologies to meet the challenges involved with turbulent business environment where requirements changes with time. Agile as name means flexibility is a group of various methodologies emphasizing the practice of Whole team, Short r...

technology development projects, unlike many other kinds of projects don’t have pre-defined goals or clear implementation methods at the beginning of the project. among other uncertainties that any project could have, technology development projects have a high degree of uncertainty in the definition of project. for this reason, conventional project management methods such as those provided in ...

it is fair to say that the man by including agricultural, industrial activities and exploitation-of natural resources in his survival agenda is the most responsible of all for environmental changes. fundamentall development in various parts of a watershed is unavoidable and sometimes necessary. in recent years, large number of environmentally improper developments including new town development...