Abstract Artificial devices are increasingly used in conservation measures to mitigate the disappearance of natural habitats.However, few studies have demonstrated their benefits for 5318008 the target species, and they may pose a risk of creating ecological traps.This occurs when lower individual fitness is found in artificial habitats that are mo
In this paper application of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) based algorithm for Optimal Power Flow (OPF) in Economic Dispatch (ED) was studied.Firstly, this method is dynamic in nature and it beats the arrears of other evolutionary computation techniques such as premature convergence and provides high quality solutions.Secondly, the aim objectiv
In this study we investigate the influence of the operation method in Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) on the measured potential distribution.KPFM is widely used to map the nanoscale potential distribution in operating devices, e.g., in thin film transistors or on cross sections of functional solar cells.Quantitative surface potential measureme
IntroductionFarm mechanization has multi-dimensional impacts on agricultural production systems like economic efficiency and productivity, thereby improving the quality of life in the farming community by reducing work drudgeries.However, these impacts were not studied empirically in Ethiopia.Hence, this research was initiated to estimate the level