We present a new self-stabilizing algorithm for finding a maximal strong matching in an arbitrary distributed network. The algorithm is capable of working with multiple types of demons (schedulers) as is the most recent algorithm in [1, 2]. The concepts behind the algorithm, using Ids in the newtork, promise to have applications for other graph theoretic primitives.

We describe a new type of synthetic amphiphile that is intended to support biochemical characterization of intrinsic membrane proteins. Members of this new family displayed favorable behavior with four of five membrane proteins tested, and these amphiphiles formed relatively small micelles.

phenol is a common pollutant that was listed by us environmental protection agency (epa) among the priority pollutants. classical methods employed for phenol removal are either costly or limited to large-scale applications such as biological and thermal decomposition methods. in this study, adsorption of phenol by a type of clay that is extracted from a local soil called khoweldi was investigat...

biosolids must be stabilized in order to reduce odors, which have been noted as a major concernwith respect to alkaline stabilization. stabilization is designed to address potential putrefaction processes,odiferous releases and vector attraction concerns. also, most alkaline processes are open systems in whichtemperature and mixing are more difficult to control, and factors such as increased pr...

this paper investigates on control and stabilization of a new hyperchaotic system. the hyperchaotic system is stabilized using a new technique which called generalized backstepping method (gbm). because of its similarity to backstepping approach, this method is called gbm. but, this method is more applicable in comparison with conventional backstepping.  backstepping method is used only for sys...

background: yazd waste stabilization pond facilities consist of three stabilization pond systems, module 1, module 2 and module 3 that awsp module 1 has started its operation. the existing facilities have had several problems in their operation. the objectives of this research were to evaluate the performance of stabilization ponds in wastewater treatment of the city of yazd, due to several pro...

in this paper, a finite-time control scheme is presented for stabilization ofthe satellite chaotic attitude around its equilibrium point whenits attitude is confused by a disturbed torque. controllers and settling timeof stabilizaton are obtained, based on the lyapunov stability theoremand finite-time control scheme. this method is satisfied for any initial condition.numerical simulations are ...

We present a method of combining a self-stabilizing algorithm with a hierarchical structure to construct a self-stabilizing algorithm with improved stabilization time complexity and fault-containment features. As a case study, a self-stabilizing spanning-tree algorithm is presented which in favorable settings has logarithmic stabilization time complexity.

In this paper, we investigate the possibility to deterministically solve the gathering problem (GP) with weak robots (anonymous, autonomous, disoriented, deaf and dumb, and oblivious). We introduce strong multiplicity detection as the ability for the robots to detect the exact number of robots located at a given position. We show that with strong multiplicity detection, there exists a determini...