Automatic calibration is preferred because it provides an objective and extensive searching in the feasible parameter space. In this study, the Modified Shuffled Complex Evolution (MSCE) optimization algorithm is applied to automatically calibrate the physically-based spatially-distributed...

Micro-founded dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models appear to be particularly suited for evaluating the consequences of alternative macroeconomic policies. Recently, increasing efforts have been undertaken by policymakers to use these models for forecasting, although this proved...

Accurate models of crop growth are important for evaluating the effects of water deficits on crop yield or productivity. AquaCrop was developed by the FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization) of the United Nations to simulate yield responses to changes in the supply of water. The objectives of...

The Value at Risk of a portfolio differs from the sum of the Values at Risk of the portfolio's components. In this paper, we analyze the problem of how a single economic risk figure for the Value at Risk of a hypothetical portfolio composed of different commercial banks might be obtained for a...

The Value at Risk of a portfolio differs from the sum of the Values at Risk of the portfolio's components. In this paper, we analyze the problem of how a single economic risk figure for the Value at Risk of a hypothetical portfolio composed of different commercial banks might be obtained for a...

Direct numerical simulation (DNS) is used to study spray combustion in a slab layer configuration. The gas phase is simulated in an Eulerian way, while the droplets are tracked with a Lagrangian method. The coupling between the two phases is considered. A fourth-order explicit Runge–Kutta...

Present work aims at evaluation of contemporary comprehensive detailed kinetic mechanisms for ethylene combustion, including the Konnov mechanism, LLNL nButane mechanism, San Diego (UCSD) mechanism and USC mechanism. These models have been validated by extensive comparison with available...

The present study was conducted in the Nagwa watershed in Jharkhand state, India. The watershed has been identified as a sensitive area for sediment and non-point source pollution. Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), Hazaribagh, India has taken initiatives to implement several soil and water...