abstract accurate water measurement and delivery are basic issues in irrigation networks management and performance. in this regard, baffle modules have been considered as appropriate means for delivering almost constant discharge within a specific range of upstream water variation. the structure is meant for low discharge delivery and could be employed in farm irrigation. however, the design c...

Introduction: Detection of caries lesions on approximal surfaces of posterior teeth is difficult, since wide contact points hamper direct visual inspection. Due to the importance of the early detection of dental caries, the aim of this study is to compare the performance of different methods (visual, bitewing radiography and DIAGNOdent) in detecting approximal caries in primary molars. Methods:...

Interpreting notated music and performing it expressively is a complex skill that requires years of practice. In the quest for understanding this phenomenon, a question that arises naturally is to what degree performance directives annotated in the score affect expressive variations of tempo and loudness. Computational models of musical expression typically focus on musical structure and do not...

BACKGROUND The five-kilometer time trial (TT5km) has been used to assess aerobic endurance performance without further investigation of its validity. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to perform a preliminary validation of the TT5km to rank well-trained cyclists based on aerobic endurance fitness and assess changes of the aerobic endurance performance. MATERIALS AND METHODS After the incremental ...

Considering the environmental damage caused by mercury, evaluating mercury concentrations in four environmental media, namely the atmosphere, water, soil, and sediment, is necessary. Available data on mercury emissions and computational modeling were used for this evaluation. Evaluating the sensitivity of the model for the water-sediment partition coefficient was another objective of this study...

Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis results obtained with random and Latin hypercube sampling are compared. The comparison uses results from a model for two-phase fluid flow obtained with three independent random samples of size 100 each and three independent Latin hypercube samples (LHSs) of size 100 each. Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis results with the two sampling procedures are simil...