a r t i c l e i n f o Shimla is one of the 80 hill stations which were established on preferred locations during British rule in India. It is the summer capital of pre-independent India, planned and developed for a maximum population of 25,000 in a picturesque hill setting. Presently, Shimla is capital of the state of Himachal Pradesh, one of the most preferred tourist destinations in the count...

We examined the risk of importing and mistakenly releasing equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV)-infected horses into California. A computer simulation model was constructed to evaluate current and alternative quarantine station procedures; 150,000 iterations were performed to simulate 15 different scenarios of 10,000 horses imported into the state over a 14-year period. Simulation results show...

Energy management strategy is an indispensable component in the emerging IEEE 802.16e mobile WiMAX because Mobile Subscriber Stations are normally powered by a rechargeable battery. In this paper, we propose a new energy saving scheme by adjusting the sleep windows adaptively. Simulation results indicate that the new policy is able to reduce power consumption significantly with much less increa...

Multivariate statistical techniques such as cluster analysis, multidimensional scaling and principal component analysis were applied to evaluate the temporal and spatial variations in water quality data set generated for two years (2008-2010) from six monitoring stations of Veli-Akkulam Lake and compared with a regional reference lake Vellayani of south India. Seasonal variations of 14 differen...

Evaporation is an essential component of hydrological cycle. Several meteorologicalfactors play role in the amount of pan evaporation. These factors are often related to eachother. In this study, a multiple linear regression (MLR) in conjunction with PrincipalComponent Analysis (PCA) was used for modeling of pan evaporation. After thestandardization of the variables, independent components were...

At present, zero-sequence current protection is generally used as the main for single-phase ground faults in resistance-grounded inverter power stations. However, limited by principle, it difficult to take into account selectivity and rapid action when neutral point resistance large, so there mismatch with inverter-type supply low voltage ride through leads risk of large-scale disconnection non...