Low-yielding catchments with ephemeral streams provide a stern test of the capability of conceptual catchment models for predicting the hydrologic response of the natural landscape. Sustained periods of little or no flow mean that the information content of the streamflow time-series for parameter estimation is limited. During periods with no streamflow, such ephemeral catchments also offer no ...

Evaluating nitrate-N fluxes from agricultural landscapes is inherently complex due to the wide range of intrinsic and dynamic controlling variables. In this study, we investigate the influence of contrasting antecedent moisture conditions on nitrate-N flux magnitude and dynamics in a single agricultural watershed on intra-annual and rainfall-event temporal scales. High temporal resolution disch...

BACKGROUND Acquired Megacolon (AMC) is a condition involving persistent dilatation and lengthening of the colon in the absence of organic disease. Diagnosis depends on subjective radiological, endoscopic or surgical findings in the context of a suggestive clinical presentation. This review sets out to investigate diagnostic criteria of AMC. METHODS The literature was searched using the databa...

BACKGROUND Cross-sectional and follow-up studies on end-stage renal disease patients showed that arterial calcifications are associated with cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and are an independent predictor of all-cause and CV mortality. However, these studies did not examine the impact on prognosis according to the type of calcification, i.e. intimal vs medial. Arterial media calcification (AMC),...

This study examined whether long-term abacus-based mental calculation (AMC) training improved numerical processing efficiency and at what stage of information processing the effect appeard. Thirty-three children participated in the study and were randomly assigned to two groups at primary school entry, matched for age, gender and IQ. All children went through the same curriculum except that the...

Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) is an uncommon condition present from birth that marked by a combination of weakened muscles and multiple joint contractures. We case 2-year-old boy with AMC, who was born to consanguineous parents in Saudi Arabia. He presented musculoskeletal abnormalities all four limbs, including symmetric contractures joints the body, bilateral developmental dysplasi...

Bioretention cells are incorporated as part of low impact development LID because of their ability to release influent runoff as exfiltration to the soil or evapotranspiration to the atmosphere. However, little care is taken as to the techniques used to excavate bioretention cells, and there is little concern as to the soil-moisture condition during excavation. Certain excavation techniques and...

r a 200 .005 niversity 68583. vit.bme Summary Coupled, finite-element models are applied for hillslope runoff investigations. Subsurface flow is modeled by the 2-D Richards equation extended for the saturated zone. Surface runoff is described by the linear and also by the nonlinear kinematic wave equations coupled to the subsurface model through infiltration and/or saturation excess. It is conc...

In this paper, we propose and observe a system that adopts Independent MCS (Modulation and Coding Scheme) level for each layer in the combined AMC-V-BLAST (Adaptive Modulation and Coding-Vertical-Bell-lab Layered Space-Time) system. Also, comparing with the combined system using Common MCS level, we observe how much throughput performance is improved. As a result of simulation, Independent MCS ...