Abstract: Provided are methods, compositions, devices, and kits for detecting bacteria in a sample. The methods, compositions, devices, and kits are specially useful for diagnosis and prognosis of an individual suspected of having bacterial infection. The methods, compositions, devices, and kits are applicable to a wide variety of areas, for example, medical diagnostics, industries involving bacterial fermentation, dairy and wine industries, prevention of bioterrorism.

Abstract: Provided are methods, compositions, devices, and kits for detecting bacteriophage contamination in a sample. The methods, compositions, devices, and kits are specially useful when the identity of the bacteriophage is unknown. The methods, compositions, devices, and kits are applicable to a wide variety of industries that employ bacterial fermentation, for example, dairy and wine industries.

Abstract: A method of forecasting cloud motion: gathering a time-series of satellite imagery; transforming the time-series of satellite imagery into a cloudiness index image by establishing an upper and lower limit of visible pixel values for time t; calculating the cloudiness index at each pixel location for time t to provide a cloudiness index image; applying optical flow modeling to the cloudiness index image by assuming pixel value constancy across time; assuming motion to be small and approximating the motion with a Taylor series; assuming vector field is smooth locally; selecting all pixels within d distance of location n with the same prior vector field (m*m pixels); solving system of m*m equations in the least square sense; repeat at multiple resolutions; and calculating cloud motion vectors from multiple resolution vector fields; applying the cloud motion vectors to the cloudiness index image to predict future cloud position and intensity.

Abstract: This application relates generally to systems and methods for validating solar irradiance nowcasts, solar power nowcasts and forecasts in real-time using a network of solar power systems and solar irradiance sensors. This application also relates to systems and methods for augmenting solar irradiance forecasts and solar power forecasts in real-time using a network of solar power systems and solar irradiance sensors.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods of calibrating photovoltaic model parameters to improve modeling accuracy of photovoltaic power product ion, methods for determining as-built photovoltaic production expectations, methods for determining weather-adjusted photovoltaic performance, methods for determining and quantifying energy losses due to equipment mismatch, methods for determining and quantifying energy losses due to snow, methods for determining and quantifying energy losses due to equipment downtime, methods for determining and quantifying energy losses due to shading, methods for determining and quantifying energy losses due to soiling and equipment degradation.