Some new nonlinear analytical solutions are found for axisymmetric horizontal flows dominated by strong heat sources. These flows are common in multiscale atmospheric and oceanic flows such as hurricane embryos and ocean gyres. The analytical solutions are illustrated with several examples. The proposed exact solutions provide analytical support for previous numerical observations and can be al...

The concept of a plane scatterer that was developed earlier for scalar waves is generalized so that polarization of light is included. Starting from a Lippmann-Schwinger formalism for vector waves, we show that the Green function has to be regularized before T matrices can be defined in a consistent way. After the regularization, optical modes and Green functions are determined exactly for fini...

Considerable progress has been made on the development of a variety of analytical methods to aid in the carcinogenic risk associated with exposure to both occupational and environmental agents. Although the development of these methods has been accompanied by consideration of many statistical issues, there are many areas where additional effort could be directed if these analytical methods are ...

This study examines the accuracy and value of three different PV module performance modeling approaches by calibrating selected performance models to outdoor IV data measured on different module technologies. We compare measured and modeled IV characteristics by examining the error distributions and correlations with time varying quantities to assess the accuracy of each model for the modules t...

Studies show that the unsatisfactory results in software projects are often related to the lack of training and commitment of human resources. In this context, this paper presents a proposal that integrates the employment of the practices proposed by the Personal Software Process (PSP) into the context of project management, aiming to support the self-improvement and commitment of each human re...

in this study, he’s variational approach (va) is used to solve the non-naturalvibrations and oscillations. the method works very well for the whole range of initial amplitudesand does not demand small perturbation. it is also sufficiently accurate to both linear and nonlinearphysics and engineering problems. we consider some examples to illustrate the effectiveness andconvenience of the method....

This paper proposes a simulation-based optimization (SO) method that enables the efficient use of complex stochastic urban traffic simulators to address various transportation problems. It presents a metamodel that integrates information from a simulator with an analytical queueing network model. The proposed metamodel combines a general-purpose component (a quadratic polynomial), which provide...

This paper presents a polynomial dimensional decomposition (PDD) method for global sensitivity analysis of stochastic systems subject to independent random input following arbitrary probability distributions. The method involves Fourier-polynomial expansions of lower-variate component functions of a stochastic response by measure-consistent orthonormal polynomial bases, analytical formulae for ...

phage elisa is a common method to confirm binding of obtained phages from phage display technique to related antigens. enzyme-conjugated antibody directed against the major capsid protein (pviii) or enzyme-conjugated secondary antibody against the primary antibody is used as a detection system in phage elisa. we have suggested to express an acid phosphatase (sapm) enzyme on m13 pix minor coat p...