Many satellite missions rely on modeling approaches to acquire global or regional evapotranspiration (ET) products. However, a current challenge in ET lies dealing with sub-pixel heterogeneity, as models often assume homogeneous conditions at the pixel level. This is particularly an issue for heterogeneous landscapes, such tree-grass ecosystems (TGE). In these areas, while appearing larger spat...

Purpose: This study investigated whether real-time variable shape tungsten rubber (STR) could be applied for nail radiation protection in total skin electron beam (TSEB) therapy. Methods: Simulated finger phantoms were made from syringes filled with physiological saline of volumes 5, 10, 20, and 30 ml (inner diameters 14.1, 17.0, 21.7, 25.3 mm, respectively). Gafchromic film was to the phantom,...

In model-based solution approaches to the problem of learning in an unknown environment, exploring to learn the model parameters takes a toll on the regret. The optimal performance with respect to regret or PAC bounds is achievable, if the algorithm exploits with respect to reward or explores with respect to the model parameters, respectively. In this paper, we propose TSEB, a Thompson Sampling...

Abstract Precision irrigation management requires operational monitoring of crop water status. However, there is still some controversy on how to account for stress. To address this question, several physiological, physiological metrics have been proposed, such as the leaf/stem potentials, stomatal conductance, or sap flow. On other hand, thermal remote sensing has shown be a promising tool eff...