The strengthening mechanism of FeCrAl 6 wt.% Al1.8CrCuFeNi2 alloy is investigated using SEM, TEM, XRD and theoretical strengthening models. The XRD pattern shows that the high energy ball-milling leads to the formation of a large number of dislocations in the matrix alloy, and the interplanar...

The growing demand for electricity, coupled with increased efficiency requirements, creates new opportunities for the development of demand-side management systems. Here we describe an approach for load allocation among different classes of device. We adopt the concept of strategic choice to...

This book can serve as the text for a one-semester course on Monte Carlo simulation. The intended audience is advanced undergraduate students or students on master's programs who wish to learn the basics of this exciting topic and its applications to finance. The book is largely self-contained....

The paper estimates how parents adjust bride-prices and land divisions to compensate their sons for differences in their schooling investments in rural China. The main estimate implies that when a son receives one yuan less in schooling investment than his brother, he will obtain 0.7 yuan more...