Combinatorial optimization problems arise in many areas of science and engineering. Unfortunately, due to the NP (non-polynomial) nature of these problems, the computations increase with the size of the problem (Bahreininejad & Topping, 1996; Topping & Bahreininejad, 1997). Finite Elements (FE) mesh decomposition (partitioning) is a well known NP-hard optimization problem and is used to split a...

This study investigated the impact of an infusion intervention on the cognitive, emotional and social development of Year 4 and Year 5 children across 10 schools in a large county. A two year intervention period was utilised to ascertain effects over time and contexts to monitor transfer and maintenance (Blagg, 1991; McGuinness, 1993; McKinstery & Topping, 2003). The project provided a unique c...

Solar Thermal Power Plants with concentrating technologies are important for providing a major share of the clean and renewable energy needed in the future. Dish based system is a promising option for power generation since it has high concentration ratio and it does not require a large space. This paper presents a proposed solar dish based combined cycle: air based Brayton cycle as the topping...

A field experiment was conducted at the experimental of Department Horticulture in Sylhet Agricultural University to evaluate growth and yield performance three okra genotypes (viz. BARI Dherosh-1, Dherosh-2 & RAJ F1) under special management practices de-topping non de-topping) from March July 2022. The two factor laid out a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with replications. Dheros...