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An improved tele-thermometer.

Ultrasonic Thermometer for High Temperature Materials Testing

This past year there were a total of 14 faculty members involved in 40 sponsored research projects. Sponsors included government agencies, navy labs and industry. In addition to the sponsored faculty research there were 15 midshipmen involved in independent research projects with faculty, four of which were Bowman Scholars. Many of these projects were also funded by outside sponsors. Overall, 2...

An improved global model for air-sea exchange of mercury: high concentrations over the North Atlantic.

We develop an improved treatment of the surface ocean in the GEOS-Chem global 3-D biogeochemical model for mercury (Hg). We replace the globally uniform subsurface ocean Hg concentrations used in the original model with basin-specific values based on measurements. Updated chemical mechanisms for Hg⁰/Hg(II) redox reactions in the surface ocean include both photochemical and biological processes,...

An Improved Algorithm for Network Reliability Evaluation

Binary Decision Diagram (BDD) is a data structure proved to be compact in representation and efficient in manipulation of Boolean formulas. Using Binary decision diagram in network reliability analysis has already been investigated by some researchers. In this paper we show how an exact algorithm for network reliability can be improved and implemented efficiently by using CUDD - Colorado Univer...

Tympanic temperature comparison with oral mercury thermometer readings in an OPD setting.

OBJECTIVE To observe and compare the Tympanic Temperature (TT) readings with the Oral Mercury Thermometer (OMT) in an OPD setting. STUDY DESIGN Observational comparative study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The Outpatient Department, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, from June to September 2008. METHODOLOGY By consecutive sampling, 2000 OPD patients were included in the study. Both t...