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Possible Applications Of Neural Nets To Power System Operation And Control, P. K. Kalra, Alok Srivastava, D. K. Chaturvedi

D. K. Chaturvedi Dr.

Problems related to power system operation and control are complex and time consuming because of the non-linearities involved in their formulation and solution. Fast solutions to these problems can be obtained only through parallel processing. Neural nets provide massive parallel processing facilities and may also be used efficiently to model systems with non-linearities. The capabilities of neural nets can, therefore, be well utilized in modelling and processing problems related to power systems. In order to reduce the burden on computers, algorithms involving optimization and complex equations can be converted to heuristics. These heuristics can then be represented in terms of …

Discourse-Level Analysis Of Abstracts For Information Retrieval: A Probabilistic Approach, Robert N. Oddy

Robert Oddy

The objective of this research is to contribute to our knowledge of how people seek information, and how computer systems can be designed to help in this process. Most information retrieval research since the field emerged in the 1950's has reduced these questions to that of trying to determine how documents relevant to a user's query might be selected from a large collection of texts---a question that has proved remarkably difficult to answer. The present work takes the stance that this particular reduction increasingly limits progress towards the objective stated above. It is directed instead towards the development of a …

Gain Enhancement Of Dielectric Resonator Loaded Waveguide Antennas With Dielectric Overlays, M. Hakkak, Hossein Ameri Mahabadi

Hossein Ameri Mahabadi

The gain characteristics of a dielectric resonator loaded coaxial probe fed circular waveguide antenna (DRLWA) with overlaying parasitic discs have been investigated experimentally. Results indicate that, when properly spaced, the overlays can enhance the gain by more than 6 dB.

Bulk Density Of A Sandy Loam: Traffic, Tillage, And Irrigation-Method Effects, Burl D. Meek, Eric A. Rechel, Lyle M. Carter, William R. Detar

William R DeTar

Modern crop production creates a cycle between soil compaction caused by traffic and alleviation of this condition by tillage or natural processes such as freezing and thawing. The objective of this study was to evaluate important management practices as they relate to changes in bulk density of a tilled sandy loam soil. Practices evaluated were irrigation method, time between tillage and traffic, tire pressure and wheel load of applied traffic, and controlled traffic. Relationships among bulk density, penetration resistance, and infiltration rate were determined. Experiments were conducted in the San Joaquin Valley of California, on a sandy loam soil (Entisol) …

Real-Time Irrigation Scheduling Of Cotton With An Automated Pan Evaporation System, Claude J. Phene, William R. Detar, David A. Clark

William R DeTar

High frequency irrigation control necessitates real-time

monitoring of soil water, plant water status or atmospheric

evaporative demand. The research objective was to

determine the suitability of real-time control of subsurface

drip irrigation using automated evaporation pan

measurements.

Hourly electronic measurement of water loss from an

evaporation pan was a critical feedback control element in

the irrigation scheduling of a high frequency subsurface

drip system (SDI) used to irrigate cotton. The water level

in the class "A" pan was monitored continuously using a

micrologger to measure the output of the electronic water

level sensor. The crop water needs were calculated by …

Priesthoods And Power: Some Thoughts On Diablo Canyon, Steven Marx

Steven Marx

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Towards The Use Of Situational Information In Information Retrieval, Robert N. Oddy, Elizabeth D. Liddy, Ann Bishop, Eileen Martin, Joseph Elewononi, Bhaskaran Balakrishnan

Robert Oddy

This paper is an exploratory study of one approach to incorporating situational information into information retrieval systems, drawing on principles and methods of discourse linguistics. A tenet of discourse linguistics is that texts of a specific type possess a structure above the syntactic level, which follows conventions known to the people using such texts to communicate. In some cases, such as literature describing work done, the structure is closely related to situations, and may therefore be a useful representational vehicle for the present purpose. Abstracts of empirical research papers exhibit a well-defined discourse- level structure, which is revealed by lexical …