During dropwise condensation from vapor onto a cooled surface, distributions of drops evolve by nucleation, growth, and coalescence. Drop surface coverage dictates the heat transfer characteristics and depends on both drop size and number of drops present on the surface at any given time. Thus, manipulating drop distributions is crucial to maximizing heat transfer. On earth, manipulation is ach...

This study tested a model of marijuana use, problems, and motivation and barriers to change among a sample of 422 undergraduate students ages 18-25 (M=19.68, SD=1.60) who used marijuana at least once in the past 6 months. We tested a structural equation model (SEM) with use motives (i.e., coping, enhancement, and expansion), perceived use utility, and gender as exogenous variables predicting ma...

A method has been described for the chemical modification of human C'2 which results in a pronounced enhancement of its hemolytic activity and a marked increase in the stability of the intermediate complex EAC'1a,4,2a prepared with the modified C'2. Both effects are fully explained by the observed increase in activity and stability of the C'3 converting enzyme, C'4,2a, following its generation ...

Information technology (IT) is regarded as a facilitator for both small and large firms to speed up transactions between firms and their suppliers and customers, achieve real-time communication, lower transaction costs, and enhance speed and flexibility. However, understanding whether and how IT helps small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) to create business value still remains unclear. Drawing upo...

Structural integrity programs of the United States Air Force (USAF) include periodic inspection to detect damage before it grows to a critical size that can impact the safety of USAF systems. Current inspection methods have been used successfully to ensure the required risk metrics for these systems are being met as mandated by the relevant USAF Standards. However, there is a continual desire t...

Edge detection and edge enhancement techniques play an essential role in interpreting potential field data. This paper describes the application of various edge detection techniques to gravity data in order to delineate the edges of subsurface structures. The edge detection methods comprise analytic signal, total horizontal derivative (THDR), theta angle, tilt angle, hyperbolic of tilt angle (H...

This paper presents a detailed investigation and comparative analysis of the two well-known classes of Super Resolution (SR) i.e. Reconstruction Based Super Resolution (RBSR) and the Example Based Super Resolution (EBSR), taking into account the seven variables: Resolution Factor, Aliasing, Stills, Motion, Compression, Noise and Detection scenario. The EBSR uses high and low frequency relations...

edge detection and edge enhancement techniques play an essential role in interpreting potential field data. this paper describes the application of various edge detection techniques to gravity data in order to delineate the edges of subsurface structures. the edge detection methods comprise analytic signal, total horizontal derivative (thdr), theta angle, tilt angle, hyperbolic of tilt angle (h...