Harvester ants (Messor galla Forel) defied various control strategies. Two field experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of Spent Engine-Oil and other nature-based materials on their emergence in Maiduguri, Borno State of Nigeria. The treatments evaluated are spot application of spent engine-oil and some natural materials in experiment 1 and individual and equal mixture of Pure Neem ...

This paper presents a novel HLA based framework, designed to provide interfacing with real time man-in-loop simulation. There is no such framework exists that incorporates real time interaction from external devices. This framework acts as container for federates and responsible for federate management by creating new federates at run time based on real time data input. It is designed and imple...

The association of γ-ray bursts (GRBs) and core-collapse supernovae (SNe) of Type Ib and Ic was motivated by the detection of SN1998bw in the error box of GRB980425 and the now-secure identification of a SN1998bw-like event in the cosmological GRB030329. The bright radio emission from SN1998bw indicated that it possessed some of the unique attributes expected of GRBs, namely a large reservoir o...

Assisting users by suggesting completed queries as they type is a common feature of search systems known as query auto-completion. A query auto-completion engine may use prior signals and available information (e.g., user is anonymous, user has a history, user visited the site before the search or not, etc.) in order to improve its recommendations. There are many possible strategies for query a...

This paper presents a mathematical model of internal combustion engine dynamics namely air, fuel and rotational dynamics. Engine under study is naturally aspirated spark ignition four-stroke internal combustion engine with electronic fuel injection system. The purpose of model development is to provide a simple system level model for design of model-based control methods and fault diagnostics. ...

The number of learning resources available on the web has increased dramatically. However, it is a difficult task for students to locate the learning materials that are appropriate to their requirements and needs. This study proposes a custom search engine to help students find learning objects related to computer science topics. The custom search engine provides a unified interface to search d...