Clustering is an important technique in mobile ad hoc networks to provide a framework for management and reduce the overhead of route acquisition. Many clustering techniques had been proposed in the literature, but few of them had considered the status of network from the aspect of stability. In this paper, a stability-based clustering (SBC) technique is proposed. SBC only constructs stable eno...

The US agrifood system is very productive, but highly centralized and resource intensive with very weak links between production and consumption. This contributes to high levels of malnutrition and greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE). A popular approach to improvement is localization-reducing direct transport (farm to retail distance, or "food miles"). We examined Santa Barbara County (SBC) Califor...

The server-based computing (SBC) model is becoming an increasingly popular approach for delivering computational services with reduced administrative costs and better resource utilization. In this paper, we examine how effectively SBC architectures support multimedia applications. We focus on the effectiveness of the remote display protocol used in three popular SBC platforms for supporting vid...

stafne bone cavities (sbcs) are uncommon well‑demarcated defects of the mandible, which often occur in the posterior portion of the jaw bone and are usually asymptomatic. furthermore, sbc is found in men aged 50–70‑year‑old. anterior mandibular variants of sbc are very rare. this article describes a case of anterior sbc in a 45‑year‑old man that resembled endodontic periapical lesions. upon his...

Artiodactyls employ selective brain cooling (SBC) regularly during experimental hyperthermia. In free-ranging antelopes, however, SBC often was present when body temperature was low but absent when brain temperature was near 42°C. The primary effect of SBC is to adjust the activity of the heat loss mechanisms to the magnitude of the heat stress rather than to the protection of the brain from th...

Stafne bone cavities (SBCs) are uncommon well-demarcated defects of the mandible, which often occur in the posterior portion of the jaw bone and are usually asymptomatic. Furthermore, SBC is found in men aged 50-70-year-old. Anterior mandibular variants of SBC are very rare. This article describes a case of anterior SBC in a 45-year-old man that resembled endodontic periapical lesions. Upon his...

The paper presents an expert system, SBC-MEDIU, developed` for environmental diagnosis. Two modules of the system are discussed in detail: the module for air pollution analysis and dispersion assessments, SBC-AIR, and the module for soil erosion risk assessments, SBC-SOIL. Both modules provide at the end of the analysis the environmental diagnosis result and the associated allert code. Some exp...

During the period from January to June, combined-sex broiler chickens were inoculated with coccidia via drinking water at 14 d of age. In a completely randomized design (eight replicate pens; 88 chicks per pen) using built-up litter, experimental diets contained monensin plus 0.20% dietary sodium bicarbonate (SBC), which provided 0.054% sodium and 0.144% bicarbonate. Treatment with SBC signific...