The southern pine beetle (SPB), Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann, is the most destructive insect pest of pine in the southern United States.A recent historical review estimated that SPB caused $900 million of damage to pine forests from 1960 through 1990 (Price et a1.1992).This aggressive tree killer is a native insect that lives predominantly in
The application of surgical navigation in oral and maxillo-facial surgery health cream has been increasing over time.In fact, computer-assisted surgery provides real-time, precise, and accurate position and guidance during surgery.The purpose of our work is to introduce the evolution of surgical navigation in recent decades, describe some technical
This paper presents motion prediction model of cyclist based on Merc. potential field for a hazard-anticipatory collision avoidance braking system to enhance the collision avoidance performance and secure the smoothness of driving.The target situation is chosen as the scene that a cyclist overtakes a pedestrian or another slowcyclist based on the t
This paper proposes a probabilistic model for assessment of fighter aircraft mission survivability.Mission survivability analysis is a critical phase for both design of the fighter aircraft and evaluation of its performance.The standard deterministic performance metrics such as aircraft agility Wine Racks and manoeuvrability are not sufficient to m
Soil erosion has long been a problem in the Ethiopian highlands in general and Dembecha district in particular.The objective of this study was to identify factors influencing adoption of soil and water conservation practices.Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected from primary and secondary sources.The primary data were collected from