nonlinear static procedure (nsp) is a common technique to predict seismic demands on various building structures by subjecting a monotonically increasing horizontal loading (pushover) to the structure. therefore, the pushover analysis is an important part of each nsp. accordingly, the current paper aims at investigating the efficiencyof various algorithms of lateral load patterns applied to the...

The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of antibiotic on shelf life in rohu fish, Labeo rohita (Hamilton) under ice storage condition. Oxytetracycline (OTC), the most widely used antibiotic, was fed to rohu (average body weight 16.0 g) at the rate of 2 g/kg through fish diet for 5 days and their shelf life was determined in iced condition. Organoleptically, fish were found to be acceptab...

By considering the recent finding that unequal crossing over and other molecular interactions are contributing to the evolution of multigene families, a model of the origin of repetitive genes was studied by Monte Carlo simulations. Starting from a single gene copy, how genetic systems evolve was examined under unequal crossing over, random drift and natural selection. Both beneficial and deter...

Consider the following load balancing problem. We are given a graph with arbitrary topology and an arbitrary load distribution on the nodes. In each time step, a node can send any amount of load to each neighbor in parallel. This problem is a simple formalization of dynamic load balancing problems arising in various applications on parallel and distributed machines. Earlier work on this problem...

The implementation and testing of the mapping tool box has been successfully achieved during the last period. The work on mapping consists now mainly in integrating the mapping tool box with the rest of the Sepp environment. The undergoing integration is described in the last HPCTI report. In the framework of the Sepp project, partners of the task concentrated mainly on dynamic load balancing t...