Watershed scale hydrologic simulation models HSPF (Hydrologic Simulation Program – FORTRAN) and SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) were used to model the hydrology of the 2150 square mile Iroquois River watershed (IRW) located in the east central Illinois. Both models are part of the BASINS modeling system that facilitates preand post-processing of data, as well as data input to the models u...

The paradigm of integrated water resources management requires coupled analysis of hydrology and water resources in a river basin. Population growth and uncertainties due to climate change make historic data not a reliable source of information for future planning of water resources, hence necessitating climate and landuse change impact studies. This work presents an integrated modeling approac...

BACKGROUND Anencephaly is a fatal congenital abnormality characterised by absence of cerebral hemisphere and cranial vault. Overall incidence of anencephaly is 3.8-6.0/1,000 births. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence, diagnosis and management of anencephaly in District Swat. METHODS This prospective study was carried out over a period of one year from January 2007 to Decembe...

Differences in white adipose tissue (WAT) lipid turnover between the visceral (vWAT) and subcutaneous (sWAT) depots may cause metabolic complications in obesity. Here we compare triglyceride age and, thereby, triglyceride turnover in vWAT and sWAT biopsies from 346 individuals and find that subcutaneous triglyceride age and storage capacity are increased in overweight or obese individuals. Visc...

Measuring low-level wireless network properties allows researchers to understand how protocols and applications perform in different environments. In this demo, we present SWAT – a software tool that automates gathering and analysis of network measurements. SWAT provides an interface for configuring experimental parameters in a network. It collects raw packet statistics such as the received sig...

A grid-based version of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model, SWATgrid, was developed to perform simulations on a regularized grid with a modified routing algorithm to allow interaction between grid cells. However, SWATgrid remains largely untested with little understanding of the impact of user-defined grid cell size. Moreover, increases in computation time effectively preclude dire...

The Soil and Water Assessment Tool version 2000 (SWAT2000) watershed model was utilized to simulate the transport of flow, sediments and phosphorus to the Cannonsville Reservoir in Upstate, New York. The available datasets for model development , particularly the phosphorus input and water quality calibration data, in this case study are unique because of the large amount of watershed specific,...

The study has shown the integration of SWAT with GIS and remote sensing tool are helpful analyze and evaluate spatiotemporal land use/cover dynamics. It has also shown that Arc SWAT is an effective tool in analyzing the impacts of land use/cover changes on stream flow in areas with limited readily available data. The study also revealed that Hydrologic simulation models are very essential way u...