The development of highly ultraviolet (UV) and near-infrared (NIR) absorbent transparent coatings is an important enabling technology and area of research for environmental sustainability and energy conservation.Different amounts of K4[{Nb5TaXi12}Xa6] cluster compounds (X = Cl, Br) dispersed into polyvinylpyrrolidone matrices were prepared by a sim
Air-Launch Experiment Using Suspended Rail Launcher for Rockoon
The method of air-launching a rocket using a launcher suspended from a balloon, referred to as a rockoon, can improve the flight performance of small rockets.However, there have been safety issues and flight trajectory errors due to uncertainty with respect to the launch direction.Air-launch experiments were performed to demonstrate a rail launcher
Interactive Data Visualization for HIV Cohorts: Leveraging Data Exchange Standards to Share and Reuse Research Tools.
OBJECTIVE:To develop and disseminate tools for interactive visualization of HIV cohort data.DESIGN AND METHODS:If a picture is worth a thousand words, then an interactive video, composed of a long string of pictures, can produce an even richer presentation of HIV LED Bollard population dynamics.We developed an HIV cohort data visualization tool usi
Testing the passive sampling hypothesis: The role of dispersal in shaping microbial species-area relationship
Dispersal is one of the key processes determining biodiversity.The passive sampling hypothesis, which emphasizes dispersal processes, suggests that larger habitats receive more species from the species pool as the main mechanism leading to more species in Eyeshadow Brushes larger habitats than in smaller habitats (i.e., species-area relationships).