In the past, morphometric studies were restricted to quantitative description . In recent years, the use of morphometric has increased in ecological research and has been well recognized as a new approach in morphological studies, because morphometric data have been proven to be an important source of information to understand many biological phenomena .\n\nTraditionally three species of Myotis have been reported from the Maghreb: M. myotis, M. punicus, and M. blythii , but recent studies indicate that only Myotis punicus occurs there. This species is difficult to identify as it has a mixture of characters from both other species. Therefore, its systematic position has long been troubled\n\nSince the morphometric analysis of the species was done only in Corsica , Malta but not in Algeria, the current paper presents the result of a morphometric study on this bat species. The IUCN red list of threatened species (2008) lists Myotis punicus as deficient data, and Temple E and Cuttelod (2009 ) as Near threatened , indicating that more data are needed for categorization and population trends.
In the practice of waste mining disposal, the conventional way through laboratory assessment on the waste contents is commonly performed before taking decision to discharge the waste to the external systems. Such process is of course time-consuming and less accuracy of identification analysis. This paper proposes real-time identification system for waste elements coming from Nickel mining process with three potential algorithms, i.e PSO, SVM and PSO-SVM algorithms. The initial data testing is randomly generated for elements of pH, TSS, Cu, Cd, Zn, Pb, Ni, Cr(6+), Cr(total), Fe, and Co in several input data scenarios. The performance accuracy is measured by rank that represents how close the analysis results of every element to the government standard of waste treatment. The best identification algorithm will be used for the waste element analysis in real-time identification system.
Recently, due to an increasing trend towards the transfer of passive and low-energy buildings from non earthquake-prone regions to earthquake-prone regions, the question of the seismic safety of such buildings has arisen. The paper describes the most commonly used architectural and structural details for energy efficient construction, which could be of critical importance from the point of view of earthquake resistance; it focuses primarily on the prevention of the thermal bridge which occurs when the ground floor slabs of buildings are founded directly on top of the ground beneath them. For this reason a parametric study was carried out on an envisaged set of multi-storey wooden passive buildings, which were founded on a RC foundation slab installed on top of a layer of thermal insulation (TI) made of extruded polystyrene (XPS). These buildings were assumed to have different strength capacities, and different numbers of storeys (from 2 to 7) and height-to-width ratios, and were subjected to earthquakes having different levels of seismic intensity in order to determine their seismic response. The following performance parameters were investigated: the building’s lateral top displacement, the ductility demand of the superstructure, the friction coefficient demand, the maximum compressive stress in the TI layer, and the percentage of the uplifted foundation. With regard to the building’s top displacement, the maximum compressive deformation in the TI layer, and the percentage of the uplifted foundation, the results showed that potentially negative effects of the insertion of a TI layer under the foundation slab could be expected only in the case of high-rise buildings, in the case of severe earthquakes. On the other hand, in the case of the friction coefficient demand it was demonstrated that the largest demands could be expected in the case of low-rise buildings. Verification of the friction coefficient demand, which was recognized as being a particularly critical parameter for the analysed wooden buildings, showed that the capacity values obtained in the performed analyses could, in fact, be exceeded already in the case of moderate earthquakes.
In this paper, a small scale optical device incorporated with an optical nano-antenna is designed to operate as the remote artificial eye, which can be used to construct a 3D pixel image by using a tiny conjugate mirror. The proposed design is investigated analytically using simulation programs finite different time domain (FDTD) and MATLAB. The values for physical parameters and materials are selected within the practical range, which can be used to fabricate and construct a system for 3D artificial vision by modern fabrication technology. In principle, a basic device known as a conjugate mirror can be formed by using the artificial eye device, where the partially reflected light intensities from input source (laser) are interfered and the 3D whispering gallery modes formed within the ring centers, which can be modulated and propagated to the object. The image pixel is obtained at the center ring and linked with the optic nerve in the remote area via the nano-antenna. By using the spherical lens, the scanning image for large area is also available. Finally, the 3D images can be constructed and directly linked to the human chiasm and brain cells, i.e. mind for perceptions, which can be claimed to be the extrasensory perception ability.