This dissertation offers contributions to the area of parameterized complexity theory, which studies the complexity of computational problems in a multivariate framework. We demonstrate that for graph problems, many popular parameters can be understood as distances that measure how far a graph is from belonging to a class of sparse graphs. We introduce the term distance parameter for such param...

in this paper the propagation of harmonic plane waves in a homogeneous anisotropic magneto-piezothermoelastic diffusive body with fractional order derivative is studied. the governing equations for a homogeneous transversely isotropic body in the context of the theory of thermoelasticity with diffusion given by sherief et al. [1] are considered as a special case. it is found that three types of...

Aerosol optical depth measurements over Bahrain acquired through the ground-based Aerosol Robotic Network are analyzed. Optical depths obtained from ground-based sun/sky radiometers showed a pronounced temporal trend, with a maximum dust aerosol loading observed during the March to July period. The aerosol optical depth probability distribution is rather narrow with a modal value of about 0.25....

Depth inclusion as an important parameter for dynamic selective visual attention is presented in this article. The model introduced in this paper is based on two previously developed models, dynamic selective visual attention and visual stereoscopy, giving rise to the socalled dynamic stereoscopic selective visual attention method. The three models are based on the accumulative computation prob...

A computable complexity measure analogous to computational depth is developed using the Lempel-Ziv compression algorithm. This complexity measure , which we call compression depth, is then applied to the computational output of cellular automata. We nd that compression depth captures the complexity found in Wolfram Class III celluar automata, and is in good agreement with his classiication sche...

A new electrochemical model has been carefully established to explain the carbonation behavior of cement mortar, and the model has been validated by the experimental results. In fact, it is shown by this study that the electrochemical impedance behavior of mortars varies in the process of carbonation. With the cement/sand ratio reduced, the carbonation rate reveals more remarkable. The carbonat...

In this work, incremental sheet forming of a complicated shape is investigated experimentally. Two point incremental forming with negative and positive dies are employed for manufacturing of a complicated shape with positive and negative truncated cones. The material is aluminum alloy 3105 with a thickness of 1 mm. The effects of process parameters such as sequence of positive and negative form...

In this article, the size effect on the dynamic behavior of a simply supported multi-cracked microbeam is studied based on the Modified Couple Stress Theory (MCST).  At first, based on MCST, the equivalent torsional stiffness spring for every open edge crack at its location is calculated; in this regard, the Stress Intensity Factor (SIF) is al...

Figure 1: The depth to diameter ratio of craters smaller than a certain size is a constant, as predicted by the Maxwell Zmodel. Below a break point (10 km for the Moon), the ratio follows a power law, decreasing as size increases [Hiesinger, 2006, Sharpton, 1994]. Source: [Hiesinger, 2006]. The uniformity of the phenomena suggests that there are two excavation processes, one for features with a...