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Interface resistance in thermal insulation materials with rough surfaces by Clarke, Robin E., Shabani, Bahman, Rosengarten, Gary

“…We have previously shown how errors due to interface resistance arising in the measurement of highly-conducting insulation materials may be minimized by the…”
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A bootstrap calculation of confidence regions for proportions of sediment contributed by different source areas in a 'fingerprinting' model by Clarke, Robin T.

“…When ‘fingerprinting’ is used to identify what proportions Ps (s = 1, …, g) of suspended sediment come from g different source areas, measures of the…”
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How should trends in hydrological extremes be estimated? by Clarke, Robin T.

“…A comparison of six procedures for estimating the linear trend parameter β in annual maximum 1 day river flows at five sites in southern Brazil showed marked…”
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Rising–falling mercury pollution causing the rising–falling IQ of the Lynn–Flynn effect, as predicted by the antiinnatia theory of autism and IQ by Clarke, Robin P.

“…•100years of Flynn effect IQ rise coincided with 100years mercury pollution rise.•Then mercury fell over the next 15years along with IQ falls in several…”
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Delivering On Accountable Care: Lessons From A Behavioral Health Program To Improve Access And Outcomes by Clarke, Robin M A, Jeffrey, Jessica, Grossman, Mark, Strouse, Thomas, Gitlin, Michael, Skootsky, Samuel A

“…Patients with behavioral health disorders often have worse health outcomes and have higher health care utilization than patients with medical diseases alone…”
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effects of sample scheduling and sample numbers on estimates of the annual fluxes of suspended sediment in fluvial systems by Horowitz, Arthur J, Clarke, Robin T, Merten, Gustavo Henrique

“…Since the 1970s, there has been both continuing and growing interest in developing accurate estimates of the annual fluvial transport (fluxes and loads) of…”
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On the (mis)use of statistical methods in hydro-climatological research by Clarke, Robin T.

“…This paper discusses four areas where, in the author's view, statistical methods are misused in reporting results of hydro-climatological research. They are:…”
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Calculating uncertainty in regional estimates of trend in streamflow with both serial and spatial correlations by Clarke, Robin T.

“…An expression is derived for the variance of a regional linear trend in annual runoff (units: mm of runoff per km2 per year), averaged over P gauging sites,…”
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A comparison of Amazon rainfall characteristics derived from TRMM, CMORPH and the Brazilian national rain gauge network by Buarque, Diogo Costa, de Paiva, Rodrigo Cauduro Dias, Clarke, Robin T., Mendes, Carlos André Bulhões

“…This paper compares four selected characteristics (mean annual rainfall; mean number of wet days in the year; mean number of days with 2mm or more of rain; and…”
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Thermal analysis of a non-homogeneous insulating panel by Clarke, Robin E, Shabani, Bahman, Rosengarten, Gary

“…This article describes heat flow meter measurements and transient thermal modelling (using ANSYS) of a webbed, hollow-cored panel located between silicone…”
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Long‐term sediment yield from a small catchment in southern Brazil affected by land use and soil management changes by Minella, Jean P.G., Merten, Gustavo H., Barros, Claúdia A.P., Ramon, Rafael, Schlesner, Alexandre, Clarke, Robin T., Moro, Michele, Dalbianco, Leandro

“…Sediments produced from eroding cultivated land can cause on‐site and off‐site effects that cause considerable economic and social impacts. Despite the…”
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A difference technique to avoid interface errors in measurement of high-conductance thermal insulation by Clarke, Robin E, Shabani, Bahman, Rosengarten, Gary

“…Lower limits of measurement are prescribed within all steady-state test methods for thermal insulation. The limit, typically 0.1 m2 K/W, is largely required…”
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Estimating suspended sediment concentrations from turbidity measurements and the calibration problem by Minella, Jean P.G, Merten, Gustavo H, Reichert, José M, Clarke, Robin T

“…In situ turbidity meters are being increasingly used to generate continuous records of suspended sediment concentration in rivers. However, the usefulness of…”
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Risk Factors for Thrombocytopenia in HIV-Infected Persons in the Era of Potent Antiretroviral Therapy by Marks, Kristen M, Clarke, Robin M A, Bussel, James B, Talal, Andrew H, Glesby, Marshall J

“…OBJECTIVE:Before potent antiretroviral therapy, thrombocytopenia was observed frequently. Little is known about risk factors for or severity and consequences…”
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Evaluating sampling efficiency when estimating sediment source contributions to suspended sediment in rivers by fingerprinting by Clarke, Robin T., Minella, Jean P. G.

“…A general method is proposed which measures the increase in uncertainty when sampling effort is reduced in sediment fingerprinting. The method gives…”
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Reduced precipitation over large water bodies in the Brazilian Amazon shown from TRMM data by Paiva, Rodrigo Cauduro Dias, Buarque, Diogo Costa, Clarke, Robin T., Collischonn, Walter, Allasia, Daniel Gustavo

“…Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM) data show lower rainfall over large water bodies in the Brazilian Amazon. Mean annual rainfall (P), number of wet…”
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Tool used to assess how well community health centers function as medical homes may be flawed by Clarke, Robin M A, Tseng, Chi-hong, Brook, Robert H, Brown, Arleen F

“…The patient-centered medical home model holds the potential for reducing disease complications and improving health, and the federal government is now…”
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Steady-state thermal measurement of moist granular earthen materials by Clarke, Robin E, Pianella, Andrea, Shabani, Bahman, Rosengarten, Gary

“…A technique based on the heat flow meter method is proposed for measuring the thermal conductivity of moist earthen and granular loose-fill materials. Although…”
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Issues of spatial correlation arising from the use of TRMM rainfall estimates in the Brazilian Amazon by Clarke, Robin T., Buarque, Diogo Costa, de Paiva, Rodrigo Cauduro Dias, Collischonn, Walter

“…This paper discusses issues arising when Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) estimates of rainfall characteristics are calculated for the sparsely…”
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A critique of present procedures used to compare performance of rainfall-runoff models by Clarke, Robin T

“…The purpose of this paper is to stimulate debate on how to compare models of watershed behavior. It is argued that procedures commonly used at present to…”
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