Globally, water quality indices (WQIs) are beneficial for evaluating groundwater and surface quality. The Canadian Council of Ministers Environment Water Quality Index (CCME WQI) was combined with the parametric values given by Directive 98/83/EC to investigate possible suitability resources human consumption on Rhodes Island. Chloride (Cl?), pH, calcium (Ca2+), electrical conductivity (CND), c...

A new Cryptorchestia species, Cryptorchestia ruffoi Latella & Vonk, sp. n. from the island of Rhodes in south-eastern Greece, can be distinguished on the basis of morphological and phylogenetic data. Morphological analysis and DNA sequencing of mitochondrial and nuclear protein-coding genes indicated that this species is related to Cryptorchestia cavimana (Cyprus) and Cryptorchestia garbinii (M...

RHODES is a traffic-adaptive signal control system that optimally controls the traffic that is observed in real time. The RHODES-ITMS Program is the application of the RHODES strategy for the two intersections of a freeway-arterial diamond interchange. This report addresses the latest phase of the RHODES-ITMS Program that resulted in a field-test in the City of Tempe, Arizona. In summary, this ...

Cultural heritage is one of the key elements a region's identity and local culture can be an important asset in effort to highlight promote region with ultimate goal sustainable development prosperity community. Local festivals celebrations contribute reducing tensions, overcoming dividing lines, developing reciprocity respect for diversity. They give participants opportunity create bonds conta...

Let S be a finite semigroup. In this paper we introduce the functions φs : S ∗ → S, first defined by Rhodes, given by φs([a1, a2, . . . , an]) = [sa1, sa1a2, . . . , sa1a2 · · · an]. We show that if S is a finite aperiodic semigroup, then the semigroup generated by the functions {φs}s∈S is finite and aperiodic.

Let G be a group, and let 〈A |R 〉 be a finite group presentation for G with |R| ≥ |A|. Then there exists a finite semigroup presentation 〈 B |Q 〉 for G such that |Q| − |B| = |R| − |A|. Moreover, B is either the same generating set or else it contains one additional generator.