We apply our tight-binding (TB) methodology to the sp metals Al, Ga and In, all of which have distinctive ground states. The results show that this approach works as well for such elements as it does for transition metals. Bulk properties such as lattice constants, bulk moduli and elastic constants were found to be consistent with experiments. We emphasize that our method successfully predicts ...

The malicious use of lasers to interfere with the activities of individuals in diverse environments is a growing concern. To increase awareness of public health workers, the Tricorder, a unique laser characterization sensor, is being fabricated. In this paper, the Tricorder’s human factors aspects and operational use are studied to enhance acceptance and increase use. Users’ perspectives were c...

The goal of achieving sustainable tourism is now a priority for many tourism planners. It has been suggested that stakeholder analysis is an essential step in determining sustainable tourism in regions, given its highly contextual nature. However, previous research has tended to focus heavily on stakeholders with the assumption that attitudes within groups are homogeneous. This research questio...

what features and advantages does the prophet have which distinguish him from others? to answer this question, the writer names three approaches: 1. epistemical approach, 2. responsibility approach, and 3, situational approach. in the first approach, he examines various viewpoints which all view divine knowledge (ma‘rifat) as the prophet's distinctive feature. in the second approach, the s...

In this paper, we aim to monitor the flow of people in large public infrastructures. We propose an unsupervised methodology to cluster people flow patterns into the most typical and meaningful configurations. By processing 3D images from a network of depth cameras, we built a descriptor for the flow pattern. We define a data-irregularity measure that assesses how well each descriptor fits a dat...

Software-Defined Networking-based Mobile Networks (SDN-MNs) are considered the future of 5G mobile network architecture. With the evolving cyber-attack threat, security assessments need to be performed in the network management. Due to the distinctive features of SDN-MNs, such as their dynamic nature and complexity, traditional network security assessment methodologies cannot be applied directl...

A methodology based on adaptive ANN models is proposed for flood routing in river systems. The proposed methodology is capable of modeling both converging and diverging river networks. A Multilayer Perceptron Network (MLP), a Recurrent Neural Network (RNN), a Time Delay Neural Network (TDNN) and a Time Delay Recurrent Neural Network (TDRNN) are applied in this study. An Adaptive training proced...