The outdoor service robot which we call OSR-01 is presently under development intending for cleaning up urban areas by means of collecting discarded trash such as PET bottles, cans, plastic bags and so on. We, in this paper, describe the architecture of OSR-01 consisting of hardwares such as sensors, a manipulator, driving wheels, etc. for searching for and picking up trash, and softwares such ...

Erosion of the river banks in India have become recurrent event causing enormous problem for the people and the Government. With the increase of population along the bank of the rivers, the erosion of township, cluster of villages and important communication system, govt. resources are over exploited. Presently a large number of township, villages, human dwellings a number of important installa...

High-resolution seismic data and sediment cores reveal the late Holocene subsurface stratigraphy of the broad Tappan Zee– Piermont region of the Hudson River Estuary. We identify a series of distinct, extensive horizons beneath the marginal flats, channel banks, and main channel in this area. Physical properties and lithology from sediment cores suggest that these horizons are surfaces of erosi...

This research studied the process of irregular urban occupations that occurred along Cuiabá River Permanent Preservation Areas (PPAs), as a key to understand its importance for sustainability. Its objective was study dynamics and socio-environmental impacts resulting from banks river cuts through two largest cities in Metropolitan Region Valley - RMVRC/MT, state capital Cuiabá, Várzea Grande. C...

River banks are exposed to bank erosion and destruction. One of the river engineering goals is to provide human life requirements and reduce river danger. So spreading extent of this phenomenon, whose risk and other important factors must be recognized. Using groins is one of the control ways that by accurate design and accurate performance, bank erosion control and field reclamation would be p...

Soil and water resources management of rivers has an important role because of direct relation withdifferent systems such as earth, life, social and people. Although the use of vegetation cover inbioengineering and biological stabilization and also soil and water resources management projects hasmany advantages, but improper methods of design and implementation cause hydraulic specificationsof ...

Mencha River is one of the largest river in the region of Jijel, Algeria. The human activities such as urban discharges, industrial, agricultural and livestock have significant effects on the quality of water. Because of its importance in the agricultural activities and dense population residing at its banks, the river faces several challenges from various anthropogenic activities. This situati...

Indian banking industry has transformed in recent years due to the globalization market which has resulted in fierce competition. This new competitive environment has resulted in new challenges for the Indian banks especially for public sector banks to retain their share. The present paper is mainly concerned with the analysis of factors that influence the performance of banks. The paper examin...

Because of the Increasing competition between enterprises in the current competitive market, the importance of continuous performance evaluation in the marketplace has increased. It has become increasingly important for banks, because as a key component of the financial system, banks allocate funds from savers to borrowers in an efficient manner to support economic activities. Along with the in...