In order to investigate the effects of the grain size distribution and the micro-structure of soils on the mechanical characteristics, some static triaxial compression tests were carried out, and then the relationship of stress-strain and the strength behavior of silty sand were compared among undisturbed samples with different grain size distribution, undisturbed and remolded samples with the ...

In the upcoming exa-scale era, the exploitation of data locality in parallel programs is very important because it benefits both program performance and energy efficiency. However, this is a hard topic for graph algorithms such as the breadth first search (BFS) due to the irregular data access patterns. This study analyzes the exploitation of data locality in the BFS and its impact on the energ...

Mixed sediment beaches are morphologically distinct from and more complex than either sand or gravel only beaches. Three digital imaging techniques are employed to quantify surficial grain size and bedload sediment transport rates along the mixed sediment beaches of Kachemak Bay, Alaska. Applying digital imaging procedures originally developed for quickly and efficiently quantifying grain sizes...

In this paper, we present coarse-grain and fine-grain diagnosis techniques to identify a faulty element in FPGA interconnects. The fault model we use is stuck-open and resistive-open for interconnects. The presented technique requires only a small number of configurations while offering high resolution diagnosis. We implemented this technique on real FPGA chips and verified it using fault emula...

Slag-based silicate fertilizer has been widely used to improve soil silicon- availability and crop productivity. A consecutive early rice-late rice rotation experiment was conducted to test the impacts of steel slag on soil pH, silicon availability, rice growth and metals-immobilization in paddy soil. Our results show that application of slag at a rate above higher or equal to 1 600 mg plant-av...

Methylmercury (MeHg) accumulation in rice has great implications for human health. Here, effects of selenium (Se) on MeHg availability to rice are explored by growing rice under soil or foliar fertilization with Se. Results indicate that soil amendment with Se could reduce MeHg levels in soil and grain (maximally 73%). In contrast, foliar fertilization with Se enhanced plant Se levels (3-12 fol...

The vertical migration of N. carpocapsae infective juveniles applied to the soil surface or introduced 14 cm below the soil surface was studied in four different soil types (pure silica sand, coarse sandy loam, silty clay loam, and clay). The percentage of juveniles able to migrate and infect wax moth pupae placed in the soil decreased as the percentage of clay and silt increased. Most nematode...

A plateau scale soil moisture and soil temperature observatory is established on the Tibetan Plateau for quantifying uncertainties in coarse resolution satellite and model products of soil moisture and soil temperature. The Tibetan Plateau observatory of plateau scale soil moisture and soil temperature (Tibet-Obs) consists of three regional scale insitu reference networks, including the Naqu ne...

ii Also, an extensive state-of-the-art survey of the reconfigurable IP blocks is presented. Both main reconfigurable categories, i.e. fine grain and coarse grain, are covered and the most remarkable prevailing implementations are introduced extensively. Each of the architectures is categorized according to the computational granularity, communication topology and source of block, i.e., academic...

The paper addresses a broad readership in information technology, computer science and related areas, and gives an introduction to fine grain and coarse grain morphware, reconfigurable computing, and its impact on classical computer science and business models. It points out trends driven by microelectronics technology, EDA, and the mind set of datastream-based computing. 2003 Elsevier B.V. All...