The family Anatidae consists of aquatic birds such as ducks, geese and swans of varied sizes that belong to the order Anseriformes (Carboneras, 1992).The Anatidae comprise of approximately 148 species (Johnsgard, 2010).This family is commonly found across the globe except for in Antarctica.Data on ecology and population of these water birds was tak
With the widespread application of cruise missile technology and the increasing complexity of mission execution, the mission planning of cruise missile formations is Bellfine facing new challenges.A multi patrol missile pre war planning task allocation model based on multiple constraints is constructed, with the optimization objectives of mission v
The novel coronavirus has troubled the world, unleashing deaths and a social quagmire.The catastrophic implications of the pandemic pushed states to the brink, compelling them to institute country lockdowns in a bid to flatten the curve of infections, avoid new ones and ensure that the health systems are not overwhelmed at any one point in time.Man
Green clouds optimally use energy resources in large-scale distributed computing environments.Large scale industries such as smart grids are adopting green cloud paradigm to optimize energy needs and to maximize lifespan of smart devices such as smart meters.Both, energy consumption and lifespan of smart meters are critical factors in smart grid ap
Environmental resource management policies worldwide have long insisted on the need to involve local communities and their diverse ecological knowledges in management planning and decision-making.In SubSaharan post-colonial countries, however, formal resource management is still largely dominated by bureaucratic governance regimes that date back to