Alkyd resins are a special family of polyesters which are mainly limited in application of surface coatings. The popularity of alkyd resins in surface coating industry throughout the world is due to cost effectiveness ...

In this paper, the use of adaptive anti-lock braking system (A-ABS) comprising of a road surface identification (RSID) system and road surface information modules is presented. The proposed ABS system is capable of ...

Time series may contain multiple seasonal cycles of different lengths. There are several notable features in Figure 1, reference to the hourly electricity demand in Sri Lanka, data are given in the Table lFirst, we observe ...

Tsunami is one of the most devastating natural disasters which cannot be prevented or precisely predicted even with the modern advanced technology. One of the best solutions for prediction as well as for the risk ...

Knowledge is the fundamental resource that allows us to function intelligently. Similarly, organizations typically use different types of knowledge to enhance their performance. Commonsense knowledge that is not well ...

This paper reports the biogas production from water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms) grown under different nitrogen concentrations of 1-fold [28 mg/L of total nitrogen (TN)], 2-fold, 1/2-fold, 1/4-fold and ...

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Although there are many ancient buildings constructed with earth as a walling material, bricks and cement blocks have overtaken this material in the recent history. With the sustainable concepts being actively promoted ...

Coastal region is a very valuable area for developing countries like Sri Lanka, since a good protected coastal region will facilitate the tourism as well as fishing Industry. But the coastal erosion, especially in South ...