A factorial experiment begun in 1980 included ‘Hamlin’ and ‘Valencia’ sweet-orange scions [Citrus sinensis (L.) Osb.], and Milam lemon (C. jambhiri Lush) and Rusk citrange [C. sinensis x Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf.] rootstocks, tree topping heights of 3.7 and 5.5 m, between-row spacings of 4.5 and 6.0 m, and in-row spacings of 2.5 and 4.5 m. The spacing combinations provided tree densities of...

Combinatorial optimization problems arise in many areas of science and engineering. Unfortunately, due to the NP (non-polynomial) nature of these problems, the computations increase with the size of the problem (Bahreininejad & Topping, 1996; Topping & Bahreininejad, 1997). Finite Elements (FE) mesh decomposition (partitioning) is a well known NP-hard optimization problem and is used to split a...

The moisture and dimensional behaviors of a nail-laminated timber (NLT)–concrete slab composed an NLT–plywood composite topping concrete are monitored for 385 days. is developed using as flexural elements such floors. humidity control wood gently introduces significant fluctuations under the ambient relative into slab, in result changes. equilibrium content increases from 6.7% to 15.3% during m...

This study investigated the impact of an infusion intervention on the cognitive, emotional and social development of Year 4 and Year 5 children across 10 schools in a large county. A two year intervention period was utilised to ascertain effects over time and contexts to monitor transfer and maintenance (Blagg, 1991; McGuinness, 1993; McKinstery & Topping, 2003). The project provided a unique c...

Solar Thermal Power Plants with concentrating technologies are important for providing a major share of the clean and renewable energy needed in the future. Dish based system is a promising option for power generation since it has high concentration ratio and it does not require a large space. This paper presents a proposed solar dish based combined cycle: air based Brayton cycle as the topping...

In order to improve the spraying efficiency of cotton chemical topping agents, a field experiment was conducted compare effects 250 g·L?1 mepiquat chloride aqueous solutions sprayed by T30 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and boom sprayer. The agronomic parameters, pesticide utilization rate, yield, fiber quality were determined. results showed that rates UAV sprayer 48.71% 30.37%, respectively. A...