these advantages will not be fully recognized unless the spatial and temporal predictability of process-based Spatially averaged soil erosion data provide little information on models are validated. Thus, spatially distributed erosion soil erosion dynamics. Dynamically varied, spatially distributed erosion data are needed to better understand erosion processes and data are of great importance i...

An increasing number of studies have emphasized the need to bridge the disciplines of ecology and geomorphology. A large number of case studies show that organisms can affect erosion, but a comprehensive understanding of biological impacts on sediment transport conditions is still lacking. We use meta-analysis to synthesize published data to quantify the effects of the abundance, body size, and...

We consider the Laplacian in a curved two-dimensional strip of constant width squeezed between two curves, subject to Dirichlet boundary conditions on one of the curves and variable Robin boundary conditions on the other. We prove that, for certain types of Robin boundary conditions, the spectral threshold of the Laplacian is estimated from below by the lowest eigenvalue of the Laplacian in a D...

We derive gauge-invariant expressions for the twist Tw and the linking number Lk of a closed space curve, that are independent of the frame used to describe the curve, and hence characterize the intrinsic geometry of the curve. We are thus led to a frame-independent version of the CălugăreanuWhite-Fuller theorem Lk = Tw + Wr for a curve, where Wr is the writhe of the curve. The gauge-invariant ...

It is important to accurately classify the defects in hot rolled steel strip since detection of closely related quality final product. The lack actual hot-rolled defect data sets currently limits further research on classification some extent. In real production, convolutional neural network (CNN)-based algorithm has difficulties, for example, not particularly accurate classifying uncommon defe...

this paper deals with local buckling analysis of rectangular functionally graded material plates using finite strip method and based on classical plate theory. the modulus of elasticity of the plate is assumed to vary according to a power-law distribution in terms of the volume fractions of the constituents. the principle of minimum total potential energy is employed to obtain stiffness and sta...

Introduction: Microstrip have been developed due to specific features: high Q factor, low mutual coupling (often used at high field MRI for parallel imaging), and radiation losses are significantly reduced (which enhances SNR). Balanced feeding of the microstrip preserves the electrical symmetry with respect to the strip center, making the probe invariant under different loading conditions (dif...

In recent years, the occurrence of water and wind erosion indifferent parts of country due to the changes of land use from the forest andpasture into the agricultural and also construction of communication lineshave increased. The study and research on this phenomenon, the effectivefactors in creating them and also identification of geomorphology faciestypes are necessary to prevent the waste o...

Fires is one of the main types of disturbances that shape ecosystems in the Mediterranean region. However nowadays, climate alterations towards higher temperatures result on increased levels of fire intensity, frequency and spread as well as difficulties for natural regeneration to occur. Thasos Island is one of the Greek islands that has experienced those problems. Since 1984, a series of wild...

[1] This paper employs a circularity function to quantify the internal morphology of Martian watershed basins in Margaritifer Sinus region and to infer the primary erosional processes that led to their current geomorphologic characteristics and possible climatic conditions under which these processes operated. The circularity function describes the elongation of a watershed basin at different e...