Pneumatic conveying is widely used for transporting granular materials and agricultural products. Traditional flow visualization methods are used extensively in experimental fluid dynamics but have not been commonly used with agricultural products as the flow seeding particle. A flow visualization method that can provide qualitative flow visualization images and quantitative values to describe ...

Lovecraft’s fiction, distinguished by awe-inspiring landscapes, spectacular monsters and earth-shattering events, has long enjoyed a reputation for conveying an atmosphere of dread. In tale after tale, whether set in his native New England or far-flung wilderness spaces, evocative prose aims to facilitate textual encounters with world beyond the realm known human experience. legacy, propelled d...

Traditionally, depictions and descriptions have been seen as complementary; depictions have been preferred to convey iconic or metaphorically iconic information whereas descriptions have been preferred for abstract information. Both are external representations designed to complement human memory and information processing. We have found the same underlying structure and semantics for route map...

One of humankind’s most basic needs is that of being able to communicate with other people. As wireless network connectivity becomes more prevalent, factors such as physical location and situation diminish in significance for deciding when and how such communication can take place. What happens when a user is given this freedom to utilize the network regardless of time and place? Questions that...

Outcomes-based science promises results, like a cure for cancer or new antibiotics to treat infections. Such advances are important and exciting, but, unfortunately, they cannot be delivered in a short time frame. These miracle innovations are not certainties like the next software update, so our current emphasis on outcomes-based science is bound to disappoint the public. Not delivering on our...