Networks are known to be prone to link failures. In this paper we set out to investigate how networks of varying connectivity patterns respond to different link failure schemes in terms of connectivity, clustering coefficient and shortest path lengths. We then propose a measure, which we call the vulnerability of a network, for evaluating the extent of the damage these failures can cause. Accep...

To further understand the relationships between DNA dam age, DNA repair, and cellular end points such as survival and mutation, the repair capacity of a DNA repair-deficient mutant (strain UV-20) of Chinese hamster ovary cells was character ized in response to DNA cross-linking agents. This mutant, previously shown to be hypersensitive to killing by both ultra violet light and the cross-linking...

Structural health monitoring is the process of implementing a damage identification strategy for aerospace, civil and mechanical engineering infrastructure. Under this context, feature extraction is the process of identifying damage-sensitive information from measured data. Feature extraction is an essential component of a SHM system needed to convert raw sensor data into useful information abo...