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Avalanche hazard mitigation in east Karakoram mountains
Karakoram mountains range in north-western part of Himalayas is about 500 km in length and hosts some of the world’s highest peaks and longest glaciers. It is characterized by steep slopes and polar climate. S...
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HIM-STRAT: a neural network-based model for snow cover simulation and avalanche hazard prediction over North-West Himalaya
Artificial neural network (ANN)-based models have been developed for simulation of snowpack parameters—RAM hardness, shear strength, temperature, density, thickness and settlement of snowpack layers using manu...
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Artificial Bee Colony algorithm with improved search mechanism
In a preceding study, authors critically analysed the functional behaviour of Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm in view of some of its reported search limitations and offered directions for performance imp...
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Exploration–exploitation balance in Artificial Bee Colony algorithm: a critical analysis
Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm is a popular metaheuristic due to its simplicity yet a stronger search mechanism. However, some researchers have reported that ABC algorithm lays more emphasis on explorat...
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Variability of Diurnal Temperature Range During Winter Over Western Himalaya: Range- and Altitude-Wise Study
The current trends in diurnal temperature range, maximum temperature, minimum temperature, mean temperature, and sun shine hours over different ranges and altitudes of Western Himalaya during winter have been ...
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Uranyl nitrate-induced glomerular basement membrane alterations in rabbits: A quantitative analysis
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Microheterogeneity of protein and sterol content in kidney podocyte membrane
Podocytes are highly specialized epithelial cells which form part of the filtration barrier in the kidney glomerulus1. Their cell body sends out long ‘foot processes’ which interdigitate with those of neighbourin...
