Estimation of the magnitude and frequency of maximum instantaneous discharges and hydrographs are used for a variety of purposes, such as the design of bridges, culverts, flood-control structures; and the management and regulation of floodplains. Fuller (1914), developed a flood-frequency formula based on analysis of flood peaks in hundred of streams to provide simple methods of estimating maxi...

The Basel 2 Accord requires regulatory capital to cover stress tests, yet no coherent and objective framework for stress testing portfolios exists. We propose a new methodology for stress testing in the context of market risk models that can incorporate both volatility clustering and heavy tails. Empirical results compare the performance of eight risk models with four possible conditional and u...

Seismic hazard and risk are fundamentally different concepts. Seismic hazard describes phenomena generated by earthquakes that have potential to cause harm, but seismic risk is the likelihood (chance) of experiencing a specified level of seismic hazard in a given time exposure. Seismic hazard occurs naturally and can be evaluated from instrumental, historical, and geological observations. Seism...

The article by Yaoita et al in this issue of Circulation is the first of what will indubitably be many articles on the role of the caspases in cell death. This is an important event. Until 10 years ago, we could not define death at all. Instead, we relied on the process of necrosis, the decay of the cell after its death, as a way to tell us that cells had died. Typical experiments involved appl...

Cicayur Kampong, Pagedangan District, Tangerang Regency is a residential area adjacent to the urban area. This has experienced inundation since 2018. study aims evaluate existing drainage systems, assess performance of channels in serving surface runoff their catchment areas and provide alternative solutions by eco approach using rainwater harvesting recharge well. was carried out processing da...