The kinetic battery model is a popular model of the dynamic behavior of a conventional battery, useful to predict or optimize the time until battery depletion. The model however lacks certain obvious aspects of batteries in-the-wild, especially with respect to (i) the effects of random influences and (ii) the behavior when charging up to capacity bounds. This paper considers the kinetic battery...

The article presents the profile and scientific achievements of Polish entomologist - orthopterologist Anna Liana, who dealt with systematics, biology, ecology bionomics orthopterans related groups insects as well physiography issues nature conservation. A list publications a described taxa are attached.

0022-1694/$ see front matter 2009 Elsevier B.V. A doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.03.039 * Corresponding author. Fax: +814 863 7304. E-mail address: [email protected] (C.J. Duffy). It is generally accepted that the seasonal cycle of precipitation and temperature in cordillera of the western US exhibits a north–south pattern for annual, interannual and decadal time scales related to largescale climate pa...

due to increasing rate of flood risk throughout the world, including iran, it is necessary to identify and prioritize flood-contributing areas for flood control activities. in this study, a new approach on unit flood response method called “flood reduction method” was introduced which is applicable to prioritization of sub-basins for flood control activities. it was used to prioritize upstream ...