During the last three decades, reliability analysis of power systems considering transformers, breakers, transmission lines, and generators failure has been widely applied. This analysis has been done especially in the generation and transmission levels and is mainly restricted to high voltage alternating current (HVAC) systems. HVDC transmission systems are becoming increasingly popular when c...

The present study was conducted to formulate controlled release dosage forms containing Ibuprofen with Eudragit® S 100 polymer. The tablets were formulated at three different ratios with the polymer to investigate the effect of different concentrations of polymer on in vitro drug release patterns/kinetics and in vivo absorption/pharmacokinetics. Pre-formulation studies were conducted including ...

Different theories have been postulated related to the mechanism of formation and growth of pellets. Some of these theories are derived from experimental results while others are confined to visual observations results obtained from the experiments with some form of tracer technique are regarded as acceptable and convincing. Domperidone pellets are small, free-flowing, spherical or semi-spheric...

This paper points out possible applications of a tapped reactor, which is series connected to a HV transmission line. The different taps of the reactor can be short-circuited by switching elements in order to achieve a stepwise adjustable impedance. Vacuum Circuit Breakers (VCBs) are used in this case as switching elements as they can be switched more often without maintenance compared to other...

In this paper, global models of dynamic complex systems using the neural networks is discussed. The description of a complex system is given by a description of each system element and structure. As a model the multilayer neural networks with the tapped delay line (TDL), which have the same structure as a complex system, are accepted. Two approaches, a global model and a global model with the q...

ISSN 2277 5064 | © 2012 Bonfring Abstract---Gestures do speak well than commands. We usually interact computers with GUI based HID devices. It would be more realistic if the Holy Grail gesture based natural interface enables illiterates even to augment machine usability. This evolution shouldn’t be an overhead to the consumerism. Also economical constraint should not force this to be inefficien...

The rubber agroforestry experiments in Jambi started with the theory of change that productive clonal could be economically used low-labour intensity agroforests, allowing selective retention forest species or planted fruit trees interrows. At end what was expected to a 25-year production cycle we revisited farmers (or their next generation), recorded had happened plot and registered farmer pla...

The abilities of humans to discriminate the softness of rubber objects of differing compliance with a hand-held tool (a stylus) was measured under experimental conditions that differed as to how the tool was used and the kind of sensory information available. When the subject actively tapped or pressed the compliant objects, they discriminated softness as well by means of a stylus as they did b...

April 2006 | Volume 3 | Issue 4 | e133 | e147 Development efforts in rural Africa over the last few decades have achieved improvements in living conditions and in health. It has been argued that when such changes occur, there will be a subsequent reduction in birth rates, and experience in other parts of the developing world has tended to bear out this prediction. However, birth rates in rural ...