This paper describes an algorithm for optimum modifications for failure rate and repair time for a radial electrical distribution system. The modifications are with respect to a penalty cost function minimization. The cost function has been minimized subject to the energy based and customer oriented indices, i.e. AENS, SAIFI, SAIDI and CAIDI. Coordinated aggregation based particle swarm optimiz...

Barium osumilite (BMAS) ceramic matrix composites reinforced with SiC-Tyranno fibers are tested in a cyclic loading protocol. Broadband acoustic emission (AE) sensors are used for monitoring the occurrence of different possible damage mechanisms. Improved use of AE indices is proposed by excluding low-severity signals based on waveform parameters, rather than only threshold criteria. The applic...

Background Pressure loss estimation based on the simplified Bernoulli equation frequently misclassifies the severity of aortic stenosis. Consequently, several investigators have on the basis of fluid dynamics theory derived pressure loss indices aimed at improving the clinical approach to pressure estimation [1-3]. However, CMR may offer a stronger alternative. The primary cause of pressure los...

A new approach for power system event recognition and classification using HS-transform and RBFNN is presented in this paper. Different power system events (disturbances) like sag, swell, notch, spike, transient, and chirp are generated and processed through Hyperbolic S-transform (HS-Transform). The excellent time-frequency resolution property of HS-Transform is used to extract useful informat...

The global demand for fossil energy is triggering oil exploration and production projects in remote areas of the world. During the last few decades hydrocarbon production has caused pollution in the Amazon forest inflicting considerable environmental impact. Until now it is not clear how hydrocarbon pollution affects the health of the tropical forest flora. During a field campaign in polluted a...

landscape ecology as a modern interdisciplinary science offers new concepts, theories, and methods for land evaluation and management. a main part of landscape ecology is describing patterns in the landscape and interpreting the ecological effects of these patterns on flora, fauna, flow of energy and materials. remote sensing and gis techniques have a high ability for landscape researchers to s...

Let G be a simple graph with the vertex set V(G) and edge set E(G) respectively. The degree of a vertex v in G is the number of vertices in G which are connected to v by an edge and denoted by dG(v). A topological index is a graph invarient which is numerical parameter obtained from a graph which characterize its topology.Thus for two isomorphic graphG and H the value of a particular topologica...