cantaloupe (cucumis melo) volume was measured using water displacement and image processing methods. the volume determined from image processing method was compared to the volume determined by the water displacement method using the paired samples t-test and the bland-altman approach. the paired samples t-test results showed that the volume determined by image processing method was not signific...

In this paper, we present an algorithm-based fault-tolerant technique, namely the median-splitting strategy, for designing a reliable sorting algorithm. Combining the median-splitting strategy with bitonic sorting algorithm, a reliable sorting algorithm is proposed on the hypercube multicomputers. By the strategies of duplicating data and rollback, the proposed algorithm can detect transient fa...

Horizontal data sorting is a very useful SAS ® technique in advanced data analysis using SAS programming. Three years ago (Paper 376-2013), we presented and illustrated various methods and approaches to perform horizontal data sorting, and demonstrated its valuable application in strategic data reporting. However, this technique can also be employed as a creative analytic method in advanced bus...

We conducted experimental feeding using 3 feeding methods (pile, spread, trough) and 2 quantities (rationed, ad libitum) of shelled corn to compare deer activity and behavior with control sites and evaluate potential direct and indirect transmission of infectious disease in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in central Wisconsin, USA. Deer use was higher at 2 of the feeding sites than a...

Pile foundations is a well-studied technique with many applications and its benefits on structures have been widely studied in the literature. In particular, mutual effects of pile flexibility soil deformability may significantly modify seismic behaviour superstructures. order to consider uncertainties that are connected these issues, paper applies probabilistic-based approach fragility curves ...

Sand compaction piles are used in practice for ground improvement of soft subsoil in order to accelerate consolidation, reduce compressibility, and increase strength. The current design procedure of sand compaction piles is based on simple empirical calculations, which does not take full account of the sand pile behaviour. This research project investigates the behaviour of a base reinforced em...

An analysis is developed to calculate the response of laterally loaded piles in multilayered elastic media. The displacement fields in the analysis are taken to be the products of independent functions that vary in the vertical , radial and circumferential directions. The governing differential equations for the pile deflections in different soil layers are obtained using the principle of minim...

The expansion of piñon-juniper woodlands the past 100 years in the western United States has resulted in large scale efforts to kill trees and recover sagebrush steppe rangelands. It is important to evaluate vegetation recovery following woodland control to develop best management practices. In this study, we compared two fuel reduction treatments and a cut-and-leave (CUT) treatment used to con...

Slope reinforcement and the use of structural pile elements can be an effective slope remediation alternative when conventional remediation practices (e.g., improved drainage) fail to consider the causal factors leading to slope instability (e.g., strength loss due to weathering). An experimental research program was aimed at developing a rapid, cost-effective, and simple remediation system tha...