Transmission Constrained Generation Expansion Planning (TC-GEP) optimization has been solved majorly using the less reliable DC power flow analysis. In this paper, the TCMOGEP problem is formulated based on AC-power flow ...

Selection of drought adapted ecotypes having efficient use of water is the most important goal in breeding programs for drought stress environments. Cereal crops are mainly cultivated as rainfed crops, where grain yield ...

Deep convective clouds (DCCs) associated with tropical convection, are significant sources of precipitation in Equatorial East Africa. The DCCs play a fundamental role in hydrological and energy cycle. Weather Research and ...

This booklet covers the outcomes of the AAAE conference, held on 18-22 August, 2007 at La Palm Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana. The main theme of the conference was Agricultural growth, poverty reduction and millennium development ...

Climate change is one of the most important constraints to agricultural production and food insecurity in marginal areas that rely on rain-fed production systems. Climate data for two analogue locations in semi-arid eastern ...

Large scale solar photo voltaic plants are being developed and implemented at rapid rates and others are being set up to occupy large tracts of land running to millions of acres across the globe. The cascaded environmental ...

Background: Microbial resistance has become an increasing global problem and there is a need to find out novel potent antimi-crobial agents with alternative modes of action as accessories to antibiotic therapy. Methods ...

Empirical studies on software defect prediction mod els have come up with various predictors. In this study we examined variable regularized factors in conjunction with Logistic regression. Our ...

Banana is an important food and cash crop in Kenya. However, its cultivation is hindered by scarcity of seedlings, pests and diseases, among other factors. Naturally regenerated seedlings which most farmers rely on are ...