George Taylor

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In this paper, we consider the polytope P(G) of all elementary dicycles of a digraph G. Dicycles problem, in graph theory and combinatorial optimization, solved by polyhedral approaches has been extensively studied in literature. Therefore cutting plane and branch and cut algorithms are unavoidable to exactly solve such a combinatorial optimization...

In this research work, the influence of basalt fiber lengths and volumes on mechanical properties of concrete such as compressive strength, flexure strength and split tensile strength are studied. 12 and 24 mm lengths of basalt fiber having the same diameter (13 µm) were used in the experimental work. The influence of 0.10%, 0.15%, 0.20%, 0.25%, 0....

In India, development plans in different states are prepared, using planning standards as they are adopted by respective states. Planning standards are essence of a development plan and preparation of development plan is carried out stagewise within the technical framework of planning standards. However, development plans are always criticized for...

In spite of soil treatment using Portland cement being well documented, it is hard to find all of the contents related to this topic in one document. This paper aims to provide information inventory about chemical and mechanical changes that take place in soil properties, and the alteration in engineering characteristics which occur in soil-cement...

Malaria is one of the world's leading killer infectious diseases accounting for about 241 million cases of infection and 627000 deaths all around the globe in the year of 2021. In the present study, a polyherbal formulation used by traditional drug practitioners to cure malarial infection in some rural areas of Barpeta district of Assam, India was...

The energy consumption in the building sector is very high and is expected to increase continuously with the world's population growth. It is believed that vernacular architecture has the essential knowledge to be learned and adopted as sustainable development strategies according to the context and region. Therefore, this study aims to explore the...

Accessibility is usually mentioned as the essential principle in new urban planning and land use growth theories. Researchers have proposed a change in the usage of auto mobility planning toward the planning of accessibility. Cities are primarily governed by various purposes, such as work, education and shopping. The main aim of this research is to...

This watchfulness goal is to define the compressive test value and microstructure of a geopolymer binder made from coconut fiber ash (CFA). CFA comes from the combustion of coconut fibers in the tile-making industry in Tabanan, Bali. This waste is processed into CFA, which consists of 8.24% silicon dioxide, 70.6% potassium oxide, 14.1% chlorine, 2....

Introduction: The present study focuses on the use of Leucas aspera aqueous extract as a reduction agent for the synthesis of copper nanoparticles (CuNPs). The entire plant is employed in conventional medicine and as an insecticide. Scientific research has been done on the plant’s potential as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and wound-healing agen...

In Mexico, there are important elements within the built and sculptural heritage, characterized by a rich variety of cultures that left important vestiges. Due to the age of the various elements, it is necessary to carry out restoration processes that include the partial replacement of the components by others physically compatible. This same putty...

Seismic microzonation is defined as the process of subdividing a potential seismic or earthquake-prone area into zones with respect to some geological and geophysical characteristics of the sites such as ground shaking, liquefaction susceptibility, landslide, and rock fall hazard, earthquake-related flooding, etc. Very often, the seismic data are u...

The purpose of this work is to investigate the influence of confinement on the curvature ductility factor of reinforced concrete beams at low and high strain rates of loading. The curvature ductility of beams is affected by the tension reinforcement ratio, the compression-reinforced ratio, the compression strength of concrete ƒ' c , and the yield s...

This study discussed the effect of the addition of the antioxidant Zinc Oxide (ZnO) on the aging rate of AC-WC coated asphalt and found out the effect of the addition of ZnO antioxidant on the stiffness of the asphalt layer. The aging of asphalt can be caused by two main factors, namely evaporation of light oil fractions contained in asphalt and ox...

Over the last decades, plastic waste (PW) has increased exponentially and has become a serious threat to our planet, aquatic system and human health. Recycling or reusing PW in producing ecofriendly materials is an efficient solution to reduce plastic pollution and to minimize the depletion of raw materials as well. Previous studies have shown prom...

The Palembang City, one of the cities in Indonesia with a high population density, is crossed by the Musi River and its networks that flow through 10 sub districts and 30 villages. The shipping lanes of the Musi River within Palembang City and its suburbs can be navigated by huge ships all year round and are means of transportation that is free fro...

Indonesia as a maritime country has a number of structures in coastal areas that are made from concrete. Sulfate attack is one of the common deteriorations that could occur due to the exposure of saltwater to the concrete. Unfortunately, the Type II and Type V cements, which are the special cements that are resistant to sulfate, are rarely used due...

Despite the increasing number of heavy vehicles (HVs) on the road, little attention is paid to the impact of HVs on traffic flow. Due to their different physical characteristics (length and size) and operational characteristics (acceleration and deceleration) compared to other vehicles, HVs have a physical and psychological impact on the traffic ar...

Road traffic safety is a global concern for people and governments. This is because unsafe roads are among the major causes of traffic accidents, which can result in severe injury and even death. One of the significant ways to minimize traffic movement problems, especially those related to road safety and comfort, is to build a median. Therefore, t...

The development of modern cities is impossible without planning the architectural environment in the urban structure in the context of the climatic conditions of a region and the factors influencing this process. The greatest planning efficiency is achieved through the efficient use of capital investments in the urban structure and well-founded dec...

The need for construction sand needs to increase due to the increase in population. The use of dunes and coastal sand disfigures shorelines and the consequences are alarming. It is therefore necessary to consider replacing these resources with other more ecological ones. Hence, it is the purpose of this article. In this paper, we study the correct...

The 4D-printable two-way shape memory effect (TWSME) is not well known to building engineering and architecture. To better understand the thermo-mechanical complexity of TWSME in building skin design, this paper investigates the parametric uncertainty in basic deformation of a rectangular façade surface module. To this end, a 4D-printed TWSME compo...

The existing practice of subgrade has been modified with the unique type of subgrade that can withstand running traffic >20msa with 90% reliability. This can be achieved by adding fly ash, stone dust and tire rubber to pavement subgrade. This modified subgrade Mix was prepared to improve the strength of subgrade. Conventional and modified subgrade...

The overview of the literature sources showed that over the last decade, the attention to the study of heat transfer processes with the automation and periodic use of underfloor heating systems has increased significantly. The aim of this study was to investigate the heat flux density from the surface of the lightweight floor heating system depende...

Particulate matter (PM) air pollution is ranked the 13 th leading cause of mortality across the globe. Lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic provided a unique opportunity to assess the potential beneficial impact on air quality and possibly biologic outcomes. The main objectives of this project were to utilize NASA satellite-derived data and: 1) O...

Land conversion or commonly referred to as land conversion is a change in the function of part or all of the land area from its original function, as planned, into other functions that have a negative impact on the environment and the potential of the land itself. Article 33 of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia places the community...

Non-Archimedean analysis is the study of fields that satisfy the stronger triangular inequality, also known as ultrametric property. The theory of summability has many uses throughout analysis and applied mathematics. The origin of summability methods developed with the study of convergent and divergent series by Euler, Gauss, Cauchy and Abel. Ther...

The Generalized Dissimilarity Model (GDM) is an extension of Generalized Linear Model (GLM) that is used to describe and estimate biological pairwise dissimilarities following a binomial process in response to environmental gradients. Some improvement has been made to accommodate the uncertainty quantity of GDM by applying resampling scheme such as...

A successful Public space has been addressed mainly by functional performance, accessibility, comfort, safety, pleasure, and meaning; the five physical attributes constructing the public space index, which was associated with vitality and user satisfaction. Under-bridge public spaces, although they are a booming essential topic in the shadow of the...

Debris flow is a natural phenomenon that can cause some damage and fatalities. Debris flow from Mount Merapi frequently happens through the Putih River, so it is necessary to do research. Anticipating the occurrence of debris flows can be done with predictions to reduce the number of casualties and material losses. This research used a simulation m...

In this study, a novel method is presented to smartly prestress concrete beams using Nitinol Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) cables. Concrete beams having different compressive strengths and steel fiber contents prestressed with SMA cables are studied in comparison with concrete beams prestressed with steel and carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) cable...

It cannot be overstated how significant Series Equations are to the fields of pure and applied mathematics respectively. The majority of mathematical topics revolve around the use of series. Virtually, in every subject of mathematics , series play an important role. Series solutions play a major role in the solution of mixed boundary value problems...

Global environmental, social, and economic problems have led to the need to search for new architectural ideas according to the concept of sustainable development. The bionic approach makes it possible to identify optimal solutions developed by nature over the centuries of its existence for the organization of architectural objects. The purpose of...

Social interaction in elementary school students is one thing that must be considered. This is important considering that in learning in elementary schools there are still many learning systems that use a play approach. This study aims to see the impact of children's passive basic movement activities and reduce mastering basic movements as a provis...

Teachers' health habits can have an impact on their students. Despite this, few studies have been conducted to investigate teacher physical activity and its relationship to life satisfaction. The prevalence of obesity has steadily increased over the years. Among both genders, the age-adjusted prevalence of being overweight or obese is higher among...

Ethnic communities are traditionally using wild plants in their day to day life for nutrition and medicinal requirements. Baccaurea courtallensis (Moottipazham Mal., family Phyllanthaceae) is one such wild plants used by tribals from different parts of westenghat region. It is a medium-sized endemic tree found in semi-evergreen and evergreen forest...

The self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system is solitarily the most frequent dosage form for administering drug molecules towards the target region in the pharmaceutical industry. It has gotten a lot of interest in the current scenario because of its budding applications in various industries. In the pharmaceutical business, self-nanoemulsifying d...

Application of drug by topical route is an alternate route for the treatment of skin diseases for systemic route. The skin diseases can be treated by administration of drug by local application and may avoid first pass metabolism. It minimizes systemic side effects and when applied locally can be removed easily if any side effects occur like, irrit...

Physical exercise can cause fatigue, resulting in a decrease in muscle work efficiency. This study aimed to analyze the potential of massage to accelerate recovery through a literature review. This type of research is a literature review. Article searches were carried out using a comprehensive strategy in research journal databases such as Web of S...

Pencak Silat basic technique mastery, either in art or fighting criteria, must be supported by ultimate physical condition. Straightforward kick is one of the attacking modes that would be effective if supported by good leg muscle power. The objective of the study was to describe the plyometric training effectiveness on the straightforward kick fre...

In the midst of the 1960s, a theory by Kotzig- Ringel and a study by Rosa sparked curiosity in graph labeling. Our primary objective is to examine some types of graphs which admit Face Magic Mean Labeling (FMML). A bijection ϕ : V(G)→{1,2,. . . , |V (G)|} is called a (1,0,0) F-Face magic mean labeling [FMML] of G if the induced face labeling

The present study aims at preparing nanoemulsions of plant essential oil Cinnamomum camphora as acaricidal agent against cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus larvae. In the initial step, the phytochemical screening of oil was done through gas chromatography and mass spectrometry depicting major compounds as α-pinene (53.99%) and camphor (20.89%) in...

Dementia has become one of the most significant public health and economic burdens. Due to the absence of a cure for dementia, the public health priority has focused more recently on the intervention that may help to improve cognitive performance in older age or at least delay the onset of dementia. Recently, nutraceuticals have displayed the abili...

The objectives of this research are to investigate the effectiveness of an application of weather modification technology (WMT) in reducing peat fire disasters; and to generate trends and correlations between the implementation of WMT with 3 variables, improvement of precipitation rates, reduction of hotspot cases, and reducing the size of burnt ar...

The gorge of the Ajaristskali River and its surrounding areas are important habitats for biodiversity. The territories adjacent to the gorge are a refugium of tertiary moisture-loving Colchis relic forest ecosystems, which have been awarded the status of a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site. Ongoing work on the construction of a cascade hydroelectr...

VR technology is one of the tools used to achieve accurate physical space dimensions and placement of furnishings. The architectural space must evoke subjective emotions that would inevitably lead the users to perceive it as a location and, consequently, become a potentially significant space. However, a particular space experience has yet to be at...

The ability of eye-hand coordination is needed in table tennis performance. Therefore, measuring the eye-hand coordination of table tennis performance is necessary. This study aimed to develop a measuring instrument for table tennis eye coordination and test its validity and reliability. This study uses mixed methods-data collection using the Delph...

Saturated soil culture in tidal land could be an alternative measure for achieving sufficient soybean production to meet demand and reduce the current 56% dependence on imports. Therefore, this study aims to investigate disease development and the nitrogen fixation rate of soybean in water-saturated cultivation on tidal land. It was conducted in Si...

The goal of the research was to formulate floating microsponges of Olmesartan medoxomil by 3 2 factorial design to enhance bioavailability in the gastric region. The quasi-emulsion solvent diffusion method was used to prepare gastroretentive floating microsponges. In this study, the concentration of Eudragit L-100 (X 1) and the concentration of pol...

The main objective of this research was to characterize the galactomannan from Nipa palm fruit. The galactomannan, a water-soluble heteropolysaccharide was extracted from nipa palm fruit with the different condition. Different condition referred to used nipa palm fruit without drying as fresh nipa palm fruit (GalFN) and nipa palm which is done by d...

By 2044, Malaysia will have been leaning towards an "aged society" with 14 percent of the population above 65 years of age. As such, it is increasingly important that public parks accommodate recreation activity for senior citizens, offering various passive and energetic outdoor activities. The physical element in public parks should complement the...

The notion of BP-algebras was introduced by Ahn and Han [2] in 2013, which is related to several classes of algebra. It has been examined by several researchers. In the group, the concept of the direct product (DP) [21] was initially developed and given some features. Then, other algebraic structures are subjected to DP groups. Lingcong and Endam [...

The purpose of this study was to analyze the open spike motion to identify the performance of Semarang Elite Athletes. The open spike technique in volleyball is indispensable as an attacking strategy because it has a high potential to score. The type of research used is analytical research with a research method in the form of One Short Case Design...

The stiff stochastic differential equations (SDEs) involve the solution with sharp turning points that permit us to use a very small step size to comprehend its behavior. Since the step size must be set up to be as small as possible, the implementation of the fixed step size method will result in high computational cost. Therefore, the application...

The present study has been carried out in Ashtamudi Lake, Kollam in Kerala. It is considered as a biodiversity hotspot. Wetlands are the major sites for maintaining various natural cycles and enhancing a wide range of biodiversity. The birds mainly depend on the wetland for shelter, food and also for reproduction. In the present research, avifaunal...

In the present era, the rapid growth of industrial science and technology has improved the human lifestyle as a part of developing countries. On the other hand, we are gradually facing immense trouble in terms of pollution. Now more than ever, the timing is right to take the required action to combat air pollution. Although to varying degrees, plan...

There are uneven academic sports policies and sociocultural diversities in Ghana. While academic sports policies and sociocultural diversities often call for acclimatization of athletes, scarce research on the analogical and diversification anthropometric and motor performance characteristics restricts decision-making policy on female soccer partic...