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Abstract Wind effects on a rain gage can cause a significant underestimation of rainfall depths and contribute to the inconsistency in rainfall data. To reconstruct rainfall data requires a consistent method to quantify the undercatch. Although some empirical adjustment factors have been recommended, they are not generalized enough to reflect the variations of wind speed with respect to height....

The VIPTM compressor is a new, high-quality product line from the Dresser-Rand company. It incorporates a valve-in-piston cylinder. This is a unique design which results in higher efficiency and fewer parts. The VIP cylinder design is drastically different from the conventional reciprocating compressor cylinders in that the valve are an integral part of the piston assembly. Finite element analy...

In this research, strain-sensing and damage-sensing functional properties of cement composites have been studied on a conventional reinforced concrete (RC) beam. Carbon nanofiber (CNFCC) and fiber (CFCC) cement composites were used as sensors on a 4 m long RC beam. Different casting conditions (in situ or attached), service location (under tension or compression) and electrical contacts (embedd...

Metal-semiconductor hybrids are artificially created structures presenting novel properties not exhibited by either of the component materials alone. Here we present a giant piezoresistance effect in a hybrid formed from silicon and aluminum. The maximum piezoresistive gage factor of 843, measured at room temperature, compares with a gage factor of -93 measured in the bulk homogeneous silicon. ...

New sequencing technology has dramatically altered the landscape of whole-genome sequencing, allowing scientists to initiate numerous projects to decode the genomes of previously unsequenced organisms. The lowest-cost technology can generate deep coverage of most species, including mammals, in just a few days. The sequence data generated by one of these projects consist of millions or billions ...