Abstract We study experimentally the properties of majority run-off system and compare them to those plurality rule. Our focus is on Duverger’s famous prediction that rule leads higher co-ordination votes a limited number candidates than find strong forces under both systems. However, as predicted by theory, in some cases these are stronger plurality. Despite differences voting behaviour, we sm...

Adult coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch return each autumn to freshwater spawning habitats throughout western North America. The migration coincides with increasing seasonal rainfall, which in turn increases storm water run-off, particularly in urban watersheds with extensive impervious land cover. Previous field assessments in urban stream networks have shown that adult coho are dying premature...

Urban run-off increases significantly due to increased impervious area and reduced drainage network. Evaluation of land use in urban area plays a vital role as input to the estimation of runoff. The hydrological design standard for urban water resources planning and management is commonly based on the frequency of occurrence of heavy rainfall events. In the present study, the occurrence of most...

Template-based volume rendering is an acceleration technique for volume ray casting. It does not trade-off the image quality for the rendering speed. However it is still fall short of interactive manipulation of volume data, mainly due to the ray-by-ray volume access pattern and the long ray path in the transparent regions. In this paper, we present an object-order template-based volume renderi...

Due to its large size, this document has been segmented into multiple files. All files separate from this main document file are accessible from links (blue type) in the table of contents or the body of the document. Executive Summary Introduction One of the most compelling reasons for investment in Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) services is to realize a reduction in traffic congestion...

abstract the aim of this study, is to evaluate the effect of loss methods application on run-off volume and hydrograph shape used by hydrologic models. in this research, four loss methods including constant loss (φ index), initial loss-loss rate, scs and constant fraction approach were applied to be evaluated. to do this, clark rainfall-runoff model was applied for 24 storm events from kasilain...

network effects, increase in the value of consuming a product if many other consumers use the same product, is a feature of many markets of high-technology products. frequently cited examples of products exhibiting network effects are telecommunication or software products. this research explores the role of network effects in the consumer´s choice of mobile operator in tehran. for our empirica...

Jharkhand state is characterized by plateau terrain and facing sever water scarcity largely on account of high runoff generated by adequate annual rainfall of about 1400mm per year. The run-off is one of the important hydrologic variables used for assessment of potential water yield of a watershed and appropriate measures for ground water recharging. The quantity and rate of runoff is influence...