This paper deals with the impact of fault prediction techniques on checkpointing strategies. We extend the classical analysis of Young in the presence of a fault prediction system, which is characterized by its recall and its precision, and which provides either exact or windowbased time predictions. We succeed in deriving the optimal value of the checkpointing period (thereby minimizing the wa...

All impact analyses performed so far for the composite plates, have treated central impacts. Furthermore, investigations on influences of the in-plane biaxial compression, tension, or tension-compression preloads on various responses of the low-velocity impact, especially the indentation, have not been performed so far. In the present research, a finite element formulation is presented for resp...

Research background: Managers of the companies intentionally manipulate business earnings to achieve required status company. Earnings management is a legal and widely preferred phenomenon finance that financial managers use maintain improve company´s competitiveness. The consequence these activities provide positive view for owners, encourage profitability creditor investors as well demonstrat...

The United States military has undergone numerous changes since the end of the Cold War. Specifically, the U.S. Navy experienced a shift in the area of engagement from the “blue water” water depth greater than 100 m to littoral regions of the world. The sea mines become the big threat in the naval operations. Within the past 15 years three U.S. ships, the USS Samuel B. Roberts FFG-58 , Tripoli ...

There are various methods available for predicting impact sound pressure levels of floors. Understanding the accuracy of these prediction methods can be an important aspect of designing or refining a proposed flooring system. This paper provides a brief outline of some available prediction methods for massive (typically concrete) floors and light weight floor constructions. Consideration is giv...

This paper develops a methodology for analyzing and predicting the impact category of malicious code, particularly email worms. The current paper develops two frameworks to classify email worms based on their detrimental impact. The first framework, the Total Life Impact (TLI) framework is a descriptive model or classifier to categorize worms in terms of their impact, after the worm has run its...

Microfinance institutions are considered as an effective tool for achieving the objective of financial inclusion. To achieve this objective it is necessitate that MFIs should be sustainable while reaching the poorest of poor. After the Andhra Pradesh Microfinance Crisis, 2010 sustainability and outreach of MFIs in India is doubtful and questionable. Present paper attempts to look into various d...

Health impact assessment (HIA) methods are used to evaluate the impact on health of policies and projects in community design, transportation planning, and other areas outside traditional public health concerns. At an October 2004 workshop, domestic and international experts explored issues associated with advancing the use of HIA methods by local health departments, planning commissions, and o...

A pulsed crossed beam technique is used to measure ionization cross-sections of metallic atoms. Relative values of cross-sections of single, double and triple ionization of magnesium have been successfully measured with good accuracy over the 0-700 eV range. Absolute values of cross-sections have been obtained by normalization to a theoretical value at high electron energy. Results are compared...