The TRANSCEND system for fault detection and isolation in continuous systems uses qualitative reasoning methods to analyze transients caused by abrupt faults. Qualitative transient analysis avoids some of the computational difficulties associated with numerical schemes, but they lack discriminating power. This paper presents the formal basis for qualitative transient analysis, and then establis...

Abstract. Projections of the response of Sahel rainfall to future global warming diverge significantly. Meanwhile, paleoclimatic records suggest that Sahel rainfall is capable of abrupt transitions in response to gradual forcing. Here we present climate modeling evidence for the possibility of an abrupt intensification of Sahel rainfall under future climate change. Analyzing 30 coupled global c...

psychogenic abrupt asystole during spinal anesthesia is an uncommon occurence. a case is presented with literature review.

In this paper, we have examined abrupt changes in volatility of TEPIX index in Tehran stock exchange during August 23, 2010 to June 12, 2014. Applying the iterated cumulative sum of squares (ICSS) algorithm proposed by Inclan and Tiao (1994) and the modified version of this algorithm consisting Kappa 1 and Kappa 2 test statistics developed by Sansó et al. (2004), we have specified that the dete...

Forest ecosystems are continually and constantly developing changing. From a vegetation or forest community lens, this can almost be unnoticeable, through the annual increase in tree height diameter, abrupt, stand-replacing disturbances such regeneration harvest, blowdown, wildfire (Nyland 2016). Just as changes over time, societal values, goals, demographics continue to shift from incremental ...

The vortex formation with the free surface variation in the shear layer of open channel flows is investigated by means of the plane-2D shallow water equations. The invisid instability analysis of the tanhtype velocity profile is firstly shown in order to make sure the applicability of the equations for the vortex formation in a free boundary layer. Then, the numerical simulation is made for the...