As middleware-based distributed applications become more pervasive, the need to improve the scalability of these applications becomes increasingly important. One way to improve scalability is via load balancing. Earlier generations of middleware-based load balancing services were simplistic, however, since they focused on specific use-cases and environments, which made it hard to use these serv...

Long-term demand forecasting presents the first step in planning and developing future generation, transmission and distribution facilities. One of the primary tasks of an electric utility accurately predicts load demand requirements at all times, especially for long-term. Based on the outcome of such forecasts, utilities coordinate their resources to meet the forecasted demand using a least-co...

 In this work, Fe/TiO2 nanostructured catalyst was prepared using sol-gel method developed by Yoldas and tested in degradation of phenol in water under UV radiation.  The synthesized catalyst was characterized by XRF, XRD, specific surface area and porosimetry, and SEM methods. The porosimetry revealed the mesopore structure of the catalyst. Results of SEM confirmed the nano dispersion of  iron...

The present study investigated the coupling effect of biodegradation and media filtration in treating hydrocarbon contaminated water. The study recorded reductions in total petroleum hydrocarbon, total dissolved solids, turbidity and microbial load. The study was essentially a simulated pump and treat process that involved the pumping of hydrocarbon contaminated water for treatment in a locally...

Introduction Gears are highly engineered machine elements that must be designed not only to meet the torque, speed, life and noise requirements under nominal conditions, but also to compensate for adverse effects due to manufacturing errors, variations and elastic deformations of the support structures. In addition to the elastic deformation of the support and structures, manufacturing errors i...

A meta-analysis of 117 experiments evaluated the effects of cognitive load on duration judgments. Cognitive load refers to information-processing (attentional or working-memory) demands. Six types of cognitive load were analyzed to resolve ongoing controversies and to test current duration judgment theories. Duration judgments depend on whether or not participants are informed in advance that t...