Abstract: A stochastic, time-dependent integer program with recursive functions is proposed for the problem of assessing a rail-based freight transportation system’s resilience to disaster events. This work adds to this notion of ...

Abstract: Surface depressions significantly influence hydrologic processes. In traditional semidistributed models, however, the entire area is connected to the outlet of a watershed and surface depressions are often lumped as a ...

Abstract: Agricultural activities are the main contributors of nonpoint source water pollution within agricultural systems. In this study, a possibilistic stochastic water management (PSWM) model is developed and applied to a case ...

Abstract: Experimental tests were conducted to study the thaumasite formation of sulfate attack (TSA) erosion resistance of cement concrete made with crushed tuff sand. Different specimens made with either crushed tuff sand or river ...

Abstract: Pyrolysis is the most fundamental process in thermal chemical conversion of biomass, and pyrolysis kinetic analysis is valuable for the in-depth exploration of process mechanisms. On the basis ...

Abstract: Gold nanoparticles have been found to greatly enhance the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) specificity and yield in recent studies. However, the underlying mechanism is still unclear, though ...

Abstract: A field experiment was conducted during the 2009 and 2010 growing seasons to determine the effect of subsurface drainage (SSD) on evapotranspiration (ET) and crop coefficients (