Renal impairment frequently accompanies heart failure (HF) and is a recognized independent risk factor for morbidity and mortality. Few data are available assessing the impact of worsening renal function (WRF) during hospitalization on health care resource use in patients with HF. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-compliant, de-identified, clinical, laboratory, and economic da...

The Pleim-Xiu land-surface model, Pleim surface-layer and Asymmetric Convective Model (Version 2) are now options in version 3.0 of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. These physics options were developed for the MM5 mesoscale model and used extensively by the air quality modeling community, so there was a need to extend these physics to WRF. The new physics in WRF are compared to...

OBJECTIVES To examin the effect of Ramadan fasting on worsening of renal function (WRF). Method: This was a single-arm prospective observational study including 65 patients with stage 3 or higher chronic kidney disease (CKD). By definition, WRF was considered to have occurred when serum creatinine levels increased by 0.3 mg/dL (26.5 µmol/l) from baseline during or within 3 months after Ramadan....

[1] In previous studies, the Yonsei University (YSU) planetary boundary layer (PBL) scheme implemented in the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model was reported to perform less well at night, while performing better during the day. Compared to observations, predicted nocturnal low-level jets (LLJs) were typically weaker and higher. Also, the WRF model with Chemistry (WRF/Chem) with the Y...

This research presents an integrated system of computer software, networking and web-based display developed and deployed to allow drainage management authorities immediate access to results from the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Hydrological Extension model, WRF-Hydro. Output data from the model are analyzed by a chain of GIS, database and web publishing tools to forge updated and rea...

Part of the charge to the WRF Research Applications Board (RAB) is to “review trends and emerging science and technologies and to identify and prioritize those elements representing the greatest opportunities for advancing the capabilities of the WRF modeling system for use by the research community.” In response to this directive, the RAB has solicited input from the research community and pre...