The energy performance of a variable refrigerant flow (VRF) system was evaluated using an occupancy-emulated research building in the southeastern region of the United States.Full- and part-load performance of the VRF system in heating Collections and cooling seasons was compared with a conventional rooftop unit (RTU) variable-air-volume system wit
This article investigates new political party formation in South Africa within the broader context of voter volatility.The political party system has displayed high levels of stability, but the unrestrained and rampant formation of new political parties that contest in each election could destabilise the Custom Cushion system.The number of entrants
The Pacific lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) is an anadromous fish once abundant throughout coastal basins of western North America that has suffered dramatic declines in the last century due primarily to human activities.Here, we describe the development of an environmental DNA (eDNA) assay to detect Pacific lamprey in the Columbia River basin.Th