backgrounds and objectives: the dispersion of particulate matter has been known as the most serious environmental pollution of cement plants. in the present work, dispersion of the particulate matter from stack of kerman cement plant was investigated using computational fluid dynamics (cfd) modeling.materials and methods: in order to study the dispersion of particulate matter from the stack, a ...

poinsettia as an ornamental pot plant is widely grown in peat-based substrates with high phosphorus (p) fertilization. the aim of current study was to evaluate the p demand of poinsettia according to its depletion ability during the growth stages by using a mechanistic simulation model. for this purpose, rooted poinsettia cuttings were grown in the medium with 80: 20 (v: v %) peat+ mineral comp...

prolactin is mainly secreted by the anterior pituitary and is able to stimulate mammary gland development and lactation in mammalians. although prolactins share a common ancestral gene encoding, they show species specific characteristics and their efficiency may be different in various mammals. the importance of protein structures of all sequences of this hormone have been studied by various bi...

drug design is generally achieved through trial and error methods, which is a time and resource consuming process and novel methods are needed to improve it. mathematical modelling is one of the possible solutions to speed up this process. in this study, we have presented box-jenkins model, to predict the vasorelaxant activity (pec50) of a set of benzopyrane compounds. we used the hyperchem sof...

PURPOSE The aim of this study is to ascertain the subsequent radiobiological impact of using a consensus guideline target volume delineation atlas. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using a representative case and target volume delineation instructions derived from a proposed IMRT rectal cancer clinical trial, gross tumor volume (GTV) and clinical/planning target volumes (CTV/PTV) were contoured by 13 ph...

the gravimetric method is one of the most effective ways for the detection of subsurface structures such as tunnels, faulting, mineral deposits with the required density difference, especially in areas with rough topography and tectonized formations. it is possible to provide a more suitable model for better interpretation of the gravity anomaly. inverse modeling of gravity data is the most eff...

In our ongoing attempt to create and support workable “rules of play” for effective, goal-driven conversations in the context of collaborative modeling, we have now reached a stage in which a first operational setup for such ‘dialogue games’ has been developed and tested. In this paper we present the basic, generic structure of a game-like procedure description, based on a prototype game for co...

load modeling is widely used in power system studies. two types of modeling, namely, static and dynamic, are employed. the current industrial practice is the static modeling. static modelss are algebraic equations of active and reactive power changes in terms of voltage and frequency deviations. in this paper, a component based on static modeling is employed in which the aggregate model is deri...

facing the issues with structural complexity about which stakeholders have different views, has increasingly led to the use of soft systems methodology (ssm) in solving managerial problems. moreover, the flaws of this methodology in the stages of modeling and feasible, desirable changes, have provided the motivation for applying cognitive map (cm) and system dynamics in the ssm modeling. presen...

a central aim of educational research in the area of mathematical modeling and applications is to recognize the attainment level of students at defined states of the modeling process. in this paper, we introduce principles of fuzzy sets theory and possibility theory to describe the process of mathematical modeling in the classroom. the main stages of the modeling process are represented as fuzz...