Abstract: Three-bladed Darrieus-type vertical axis water turbine is a promising solution for producing electricity with minimal impact on the environment. Although considered a viable option, straight-bladed Darriues-type turbines ...

Abstract: Abstract. Clinical observations from austere environments reveal operational failures in field whole blood transfusion equipment. These failures compromise patient care by impeding blood product delivery due to flow ...

Abstract: In the study described here, reinforced and unreinforced specimens of reactive powder concrete were scanned using an X-ray computed tomography (CT) imaging system that allowed characterization and measurement of internal ...

Abstract: Head-first free falls of 30 children, 1-10 yr old, and one adult, 21 yr old, were studied to determine fall circumstances and injuries sustained. The falls of six children and one adult were ...

Abstract: nternal variability in the climate system gives rise to large uncertainty in projections of future climate. The uncertainty in future climate due to internal climate variability can be estimated from large ensembles of ...

Abstract: Warming up blood and intravenous (IV) fluids is crucial to saving lives under certain circumstances as it may prevent hypothermia during the transfusion or infusion process. Several blood and IV fluids warming methods have ...