A solution to the benchmark ATT48 Traveling Salesman Problem (from the TSPLIB95 library) results from isolating the set of vertices into ten open-ended zones with nine lengthwise boundaries. In each zone, a minimum-length Hamiltonian Path (HP) is found for each combination of boundary vertices, leading to an approximation for the minimum-length Hamiltonian Cycle (HC). Determination of the optim...

During the last decade there was a change in paradigm, which led to consider that terrestrial-type planets within liquid-water habitable zones (LW-HZ) around M stars can also be suitable places for the emergence and evolution of life. Since many dMe stars emit large amount of UV radiation during flares, in this work we analyze the UV constrains for living systems on Earth-like planets around dM...

Stable nitrogen isotope ratios (delta15N) of freshwater mussels from a series of lakes and ponds were related to watershed land use characteristics to assess their utility in determining the source of nitrogen inputs to inland water bodies. Nitrogen isotope ratios measured in freshwater mussels from 19 lakes and ponds in Rhode Island, U.S.A., ranged from 4.9-12.6 per thousand and were found to ...

Fault zones and fault-related fracture systems control the mechanical behaviors and fluid-flow properties of the Earth’s crust. Furthermore, nowadays, modeling is being increasingly used in order to understand the behavior of rock masses, and to determine their characteristics. In this work, fault zones and fracture patterns are reviewed, and also comprehensive studies are carried out on the fr...

Every year a large number of bridges flooding in the river just when they most need them there destroy all born. Carried out. In this study, the four fulcrum forms a semi-circular, trapezoidal, rectangular edges rounded rectangle 90 degrees at 70 degrees in Sagittarius with four different discharges depth of constant scouring around the abutment in pure water were examined. For material of flum...

ABSTRACT: An increase in 2,4-D use is expected as tolerant crops have been approved to Brazil, which may negatively affect important such tobacco. Our objective was determine safe distances between applications and tobacco fields considering herbicide contamination the harvested product. A field experiment conducted, consisting of a application done perpendicularly wind direction, using tractor...