Accurate and precise rainfall records are crucial for hydrological applications and water resources management.The accuracy and continuity of ground-based time series rely on the density and distribution of rain gauges over territories.In the context of a decline of rain gauge distribution, how to optimize and design optimal networks is still an un
We consider infrastructures consisting of a network of systems, each composed of discrete components.The network provides the vital connectivity between the systems and hence plays a critical, asymmetric role in the infrastructure operations.The individual components of the systems can be attacked by cyber and physical means and can be appropriatel
BackgroundMusic has long been identified as a nonpharmacological tool that can provide benefits for people with dementia, and there is considerable interest in designing technologies to support the use of music in dementia care.However, to ensure that music technologies are appropriately designed for supporting caregivers and people living with dem
Morocco has suffered several outbreaks of Culicoides-borne viruses in recent decades and most studies have focused on Culicoides imicola, considered for a long time as the only important vector.The change in bluetongue (BT) epidemiology in the Mediterranean Basin and Europe over the past two decades has highlighted the role of other Culicoides spec
The inherent variability and randomness of large-scale wind power integration have brought great challenges to power flow control and dispatch.The distributed power flow controller (DPFC) has the higher flexibility and capacity in power flow control in the system with wind generation.This paper proposes a multi-time scale coordinated scheduling mod