我真不是素描

<正>简单的纯白瓷块加上素描感十足的黑色包边,营造出立体插画般的视觉错觉。英国陶艺家Katharine Morling用坚硬的陶瓷创作出其他瓶瓶罐罐绝对没有的3D梦幻感。一台堪称古董级别的收银机内似乎装了太多的硬币,抽屉怎么也关不上,一旁放着订书机、记事本、笔筒等小杂物。如果不是有一圈黑色包边清晰地勾勒出轮廓,它们就像是微融的白巧克力。再仔细一看,似乎又像用柔软的纸张剪出的纸艺美物。然而轻轻敲几下,清脆     

A new approach for improved identification of measurement bias

This work presents a technique that can completely and accurately identify measurement bias in cases where it is not possible to use the method of Rollins and Davis (1992, 1993) and where the method of Narasimhan and Mah (1987) fail to perform accurately. This technique makes use of information contained in the relationship between individual measurements and the corresponding nodal imbalance. The performance of this method is demonstrated on a problem from the literature that has been difficult for other methods to handle. In addition, this article discusses how the new technique can be used as a visual monitoring tool for identifying biased measured variables.     

Evaluation of several finishes on severely weathered wood

Alkyd-, oil-modified-latex-, and latex-based finishes were applied to severely weathered western redcedar and redwood boards that did not have any surface treatment to ameliorate the weathered surface prior to painting. Six finishes were evaluated annually for 11 years for cracking, flaking, erosion, mildew growth, discoloration, and general appearance. Lowsolids-content latex finishes that contained about 10% raw linseed oil and 11% acrylic resin (i.e., the oil-modified latex finishes) performed better on badly weathered wood than did the alkyd and the other latex finish, even after 11 years. Latex finishes that contained raw linseed oil probably stabilized the weathered surface and plasticized the finish. The stabilization of the wood surface and the flexibility of the finish throughout its service life are the important factors in finish performance on these weathered substrates. Forest Products Laboratory, One Gifford Pinchot Drive, Madison, WI 53705-2398. The use of trade or firm names in this publication is for reader information and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture of any product or service. The Forest Products Laboratory is maintained in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin. This article was written and prepared by U.S. Government employees on official time, and it is therefore in the public domain and not subject to copyright.