An algorithm for constrained flooding based on negative selection is proposed due to improve delay of flooding and quality of operation when the network transmit the fault information. According to the network environment different demand between delay of flooding and quality of operation, cost function of flooding delay and operation losing are set, the optimizing objective function synthesize...

A facile method was used for the synthesis of CNTs@TiO2 nanocomposites using a simple apparatus at ambient pressure and temperature. CNTs@TiO2 exhibit core-shell structure without any interfacial adhesive layer on the CNT surface. The photodegradation of methyl orange suggests enhanced photoactivity of CNTs@TiO2 under UV light. The morphology, structure and composition of CNTs@TiO2 were also in...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Nicaraguan teosinte (Zea nicaraguensis), a species found in frequently flooded areas, provides useful germplasm for breeding flooding-tolerant maize (Z. mays subsp. mays). The objective of this study was to select flooding-tolerant lines using a library of introgression lines (ILs), each containing a chromosome segment from Z. nicaraguensis in the maize inbred line Mi29. M...

• The role played by the state as a land market regulator in urban areas with natural vulnerability to flooding; as a producer of urban land and housing; and as a builder of defenses against flooding. • Impacts on the land market of flooding and built defenses as well as access to urban land for different population sectors; land value increases and decreases in urban areas according to floodin...

On 10 May 2016, Guangdong Province, China, suffered a heavy rainstorm. This rainstorm flooded the whole city of Guangzhou. More than 100,000 people were affected by the flooding, in which eight people lost their lives. Subway stations, cars, and buses were submerged. In order to analyse the influential factors of this flooding, topographical characteristics were mapped using Digital Elevation M...

Data were provided by the United States Geological Survey on selenium concentrations collected over Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge near Great Falls, Montana. High selenium concentrations are known to decrease reproduction rates in lake waterfowl (USFWS, 2012, p. 204). Previous work in sediment selenium data included mean concentration estimates and comparisons using several variance estim...

------------------------------------------------------------------ABSTRACT-----------------------------------------------------------------Mobile Adhoc Networks (MANET) are new paradigm of wireless networks providing unrestricted mobility to nodes with no fixed or centralized infrastructure. Each node participating in the network acts as router to route the data from source to destination. This...

The 22q11 deletion (22q11DS; velo-cardio-facial syndrome/DiGeorge syndrome) is characterized by defects in the derivatives of the pharyngeal apparatus. Mouse genetic studies have identified Tbx1, a member of the T-box family of transcription factors, as being responsible for the physical malformations of the syndrome. Mice heterozygous for a null mutation in Tbx1 have mild anomalies, whereas ho...

Flooding-based DDoS attacks is a very common way to attack a victim machine by directly or indirectly sending a large amount of malicious traffic to it. Stochastic Fairness Queueing (SFQ) is a typical implementation of Fair Queueing. This paper focuses on exploring the feasibility of mitigating flooding-based DDoS attacks by queueing disciplines. A comparative study is made between SFQ and FCFS...

BACKGROUND Malaria is a highly climate-sensitive vector-borne infectious disease that still represents a significant public health problem in Huaihe River Basin. However, little comprehensive information about the burden of malaria caused by flooding and waterlogging is available from this region. This study aims to quantitatively assess the impact of flooding and waterlogging on the burden of ...