Strip format maps constitute a unique, but often overlooked form of cartographic representation. The purpose of this paper is to combine a historical overview of cartographic applications of the strip format with an evaluation of current implications of continued use of this technique. In addressing these goals, four factors that relate to use or selection of strip maps a t various points in hi...

Reddish fine sediment runoff from upland fields has been one of the causes of coastal environmental pollution in Okinawa, Japan. Planting grass strips is a well-known measure to reduce runoff of nonpoint-source pollutants from agricultural fields. In this study, we investigated the performance of a centipede grass (Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.) strip for reducing sediment runoff from an...

Limited by the deficiency of the finite element method (FEM) to deal with infinite domain problems, the traditional FEM rolling model is not suitable enough to study the effect of the complex internal stress of the incoming strip on hot rolling deformation. To solve this problem, the finite element and infinite element (FE-IE) coupling method is adopted, where the finite element is for the roll...

We described an assay for theophylline in serum in which the reagents for the substrate-labeled fluorescent immunoassay procedure are dry reagents in a paper matrix. This assay format is both rapid and convenient. In one such paper strip assay, the competing drug conjugate is present in the diluting buffer (dilution-into-conjugate strip assay); in another, all necessary assay reagents are conta...

The results from ‘strip yield’ approach of the FASTRAN type models of plasticity induced crack closure effects of fatigue cracks subjected to variable amplitude loadings are presented. The strip yield results are compared with authors’ finite element (FE) and experimental results. It has been observed that the strip yield model is seen to be fundamentally limited by choice of α (constraint fact...

One advantage of smart grids is that they can reduce the peak load by distributing electricity-demands over multiple short intervals. Finding a schedule that minimizes the peak load corresponds to a variant of a strip packing problem. Normally, for strip packing problems, a given set of axis-aligned rectangles must be packed into a fixed-width strip, and the goal is to minimize the height of th...

Associate Professor, Graduate Aeronautical laboratories, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif. The tip velocity of a crack propagating through a vi scoelastic material depends on geometry, apptied toad and its history , and material properties. A consideration of the work done by the unloading tractions at the crack tip shows that, f or a large crack propagating throitgh an infin...

Extremely anisotropic metal-dielectric multilayer metamaterials are designed to have the effective permittivity tensor of a transverse component (parallel to the interfaces of the multilayer) with zero real part and a longitudinal component (normal to the interfaces of the multilayer) with ultra-large imaginary part at the same wavelength, including the optical nonlocality analysis based on the...

OBJECTIVE To assess bacteriological quality of drinking water in Punjab and to evaluate usefulness of H2S strip test in comparison with multiple tube test. METHOD Samples of water were tested using H2S strips and multiple tube test. RESULTS Maximum bacterial contamination was observed in water from domestic pumps (95.83%). Followed by tap water in rural areas of Punjab (91.30%) and tap wate...

The twin-roll strip casting process is a typical steel-strip production method which combines continuous casting and hot rolling process. The production line from molten liquid steel to the final steel-strip is shortened and the production cost is reduced significantly compared to the conventional continuous casting. The twin-roll strip casting process can produce 1-5 mm thin steel strip direct...