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  1. Coordination and Control for Multi-Quadrotor UAV Missions

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    2012-03-01

    space equation uses a set of matrices to set up a series of first-order differential equations of the vehicle states. Some flexibility exists in...challenges with autonomous micro aerial vehicles.” Int. Symp. On Robotics Research, 2011 [11] M. Turpin , N. Michael, & V. Kumar, (2012). “Trajectory design...Mathematics and Engineer- ingAnalysis, TechnicalDocumentMEA-LR-085. Boeing Information and Support Services, The Boeing Company, Seattle ( 1997 ) [23] O

  2. 'The Relation of Biology to Astronomy' and Theology: Panspermia and Panentheism; Revolutionary Convergences Advanced by Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe

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    Walker, Theodore, Jr.

    2012-06-01

    In contrast to the Copernican revolution in astro-geometry, the Hoyle-Wickramasinghe contribution to the recent and continuing revolution in astrobiology - "cometary panspermia" - features astronomy and biology converging toward theology. They employed astro-biotic reasoning (often labeled "anthropic" reasoning) to demonstrate that life is made possible by the deliberate controlling influence of the living all-embracing "intelligent universe." This is consistent with panentheism [pan-en-theos-ism, not pantheism]. As advanced by Hoyle and Wickramasinghe, cometary panspermia is panentheistic. Also, neoclassical panentheism requires generic panspermia, and favors cometary panspermia.

  3. On the resolution of a long standing issue surrounding the holotype of Cnemaspis podihuna Deraniyagala, 1944 (Reptilia: Gekkonidae).

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    Amarasinghe, A A Thasun; Campbell, Patrick D

    2016-07-11

    The number of species in the genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 has grown rapidly, and it currently comprises more than 100 species (Grismer et al. 2014; Amarasinghe et al. 2015). The Sri Lankan endemic and vulnerable day-gecko Cnemaspis podihuna Deraniyagala, 1944 (Ministry of the Environment 2012) was first described by Deraniyagala from the Lahugala-Maha Oya, Eastern Province on the basis of one holotype and four paratypes [incorrectly reported as three paratypes by Karunarathna et al. 2010]. There had been no further collections or sightings made of this species until Wickramasinghe (2000) rediscovered the species from Koslanda in the Badulla District (National Museums of Sri Lanka, Colombo, NMSL RG 21a-e). Wickramasinghe and Munindradasa (2007) collected a further four specimens (NMSL 20061001-4) around the type locality. Recently, Sri Lankan members of the day-gecko genus Cnemaspis were reviewed and redescribed morphologically by two groups of researchers: Wickramasinghe and Munindradasa (2007) and Manamendra-Arachchi et al. (2007). The former group considered the holotype lost. Therefore, they designated a neotype plus syntypes for C. podihuna. This action was invalidated by Pethiyagoda (2007) following the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN 1999).

  4. 78 FR 19012 - Pawan Kumar Jain, M.D.; Decision And Order

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    2013-03-28

    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Drug Enforcement Administration [Docket No. 13-13] Pawan Kumar Jain, M.D...), I order that DEA Certificate of Registration BJ5128067, issued to Pawan Kumar Jain, M.D., be, and it hereby is, revoked. I further order that any pending application of Pawan Kumar Jain, M.D., to renew or...

  5. Monsoon-Driven Biogeochemical Processes in the Arabian Sea

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    2005-08-03

    ffir Meereskunde, Universitat Kiel. Kumar, S. P., Madhupratap, M., Kumar, M. D., Muraleedharan , P. M., de Souza, S. N., Gauns, M., et al. (2001a). High...1638. Kumar, S. P., Ramaiah, N., Gauns, M., Sarma, V., Muraleedharan , P. M., Raghukumar, S., et al. (2001b). Physical forcing of biological

  6. Liberalisation, Privatisation, Modernisation, and Schooling in India: An Interview with Krishna Kumar

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    LaDousa, Chaise

    2007-01-01

    In 2004, India's Congress Party wrested control of parliament from the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. I present below an interview conducted with Professor Krishna Kumar, Delhi University, the new Government's choice for Director of the National Council of Educational Research and Training. Professor Kumar discusses the ways that…

  7. IUE detector saturation and the new 2800 A absorption feature 'discovered' by Karim, Hoyle, and Wickramasinghe

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    Savage, B. D.; Sitko, M. L.

    1984-03-01

    The 2800 A feature of Karim et al. (1983) is shown to be the result of IUE detector saturation effects in overexposed spectra. A properly exposed spectrum and an overexposed one are shown. The latter shows a broad absorption peak at 2800 A while the former does not.

  8. Stress Controlled Catalysis via Engineered Nanostructures

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    2016-03-02

    Brown University and California State University –Northridge: Shouheng Sun, Andrew Peterson, Sharvan Kumar , Gang Lu and William Curtin. In addition...Peterson, Sharvan Kumar , Gang Lu and William Curtin. In addition, the workshop leveraged the opportunities of reviewing past and ongoing research on...Peterson, Sharvan Kumar , Gang Lu and William Curtin. In addition, the workshop leveraged the opportunities of reviewing past and ongoing research

  9. View-Dependent Simplification of Arbitrary Polygonal Environments

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    2006-01-01

    of backfacing nodes are not rendered [ Kumar 96]. 4.3 Triangle-Budget Simplification The screenspace error threshold and silhouette test allow the user...Greg Turk, and Dinesh Manocha for their invaluable guidance and support throughout this project. Funding for this work was provided by DARPA...Proceedings Visualization 95 , IEEE Computer Society Press (Atlanta, GA), 1995, pp. 296-303. [ Kumar 96] Kumar , Subodh, D. Manocha, W. Garrett, M. Lin

  10. Modern Social Media and Social Revolutions

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    2011-12-16

    Ravi Kumar, Jasmine Noval, and Andrew Tomkins found similar results in their study of “Flickr” and “Yahoo! 360” (Kumar, Novak, and Tomkins 2006...the event through passive engagement, in essence , creating a feedback loop that gets stronger with the passage of time. Given the instantaneity at...to the digital age. New York: The Continuum Publishing Company. Kumar, Ravi, Jasmine Novak, and Andrew Tomkins. 2006. Structure and evolution of

  11. BOOK REVIEW: A Journey with Fred Hoyle (Second Edition)

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    Wickramasinghe, Chandra; Sterken, Christiaan

    2013-12-01

    I read A Journey with Fred Hoyle: The Search for Cosmic Life shortly after the first edition appeared in 2005. The second expanded edition of this remarkable autobiographical account brings the scientific story up to date. The added Epilogue offers reflections in 2012, and shows that some of Hoyle's and Wickramasinghe's heretical theories have become accepted science today: these scientists were among the forerunners of today's astrobiology. The book is the story - presented as a blend of personal anecdotes, travel stories, references to political and social events, and science writing - of the remarkable 40-year friendship and scientific collaboration between the British astrophysicist Fred Hoyle and the Sri Lankan mathematician and astronomer Chandra Wickramasinghe. The author illuminates the story of his collaboration with Hoyle with interesting aspects of his personal life, such as the description of his educational background in Sri Lanka, and the story of how he, as a PhD student, made his first contact with his supervisor in 1960. The book also offers insights into Hoyle's and Wickramasinghe's family lives. The narrative also contains plenty of interstellar astrophysics along with the stories. Sir Fred Hoyle (1915-2001) was famous for his contribution to the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis, renowned for his coining (on BBC radio) of the term Big Bang and for his later rejection of that theory (coupled to his advocacy of the steady state cosmology), and famed as writer of more than a dozen science-fiction stories. He was the founding director of the Cambridge Institute of Theoretical Astronomy (that later became the Institute of Astronomy). Hoyle was a scientific whistleblower, a radical troublemaker, an unorthodox scientific mind, but also a victim of the system. Hoyle-Wickramasinghe thought was a long-term assault on conventional thinking: especially their notable concept of panspermia (that ever-present life pervades our universe) and their opposition to the accepted views on the origin of life (the primordial soup theory). This led to their two "heresies": disease-causing viruses come from space, and microbial life is omnipresent in interstellar space. They also opposed Darwinian theory, and launched a frontal assault on conventional theories of biological evolution on Earth. Hoyle, though, always played the role of devil's advocate until he was convinced that there were overwhelming arguments to support one of his radical propositions. All of this was done before the era of mass communication and powerful computers. The book also is a testimony about how scientists really work and how they cope with deep cultural bias, argumentation based on articles of faith, misrepresentations, standard dogmas, prejudices, jealousies, political intrigues, irrelevant squabbles in the "cloisters of universities" and politicised academies of science. Most interesting is also that, already in the first edition, reference is made to the detrimental impact of the practice of counting research papers and citations, to the role of the media in reporting on big science, and to how the publishing business works. The story also reveals that, despite high productivity, the continuity of their team was repeatedly threatened. In this context, Chandra Wickramasinghe's statement "my work was a solace" can be seen as pep talk for the ears of any desperate young scientist. This book is well worth reading, not only by astronomy students (and their supervisors), but also by any student in the physical sciences. The book is beautifully typeset in LaTeX by Stallion Press, and printed on fine glossy paper. It is a pity that the graphics are rather poor reproductions of the original graphs. More disturbing, though, is the number of typographical errors that were present in the first edition, and were not corrected for the second edition.

  12. Optical Add-Drop Filters Based on Photonic Crystal Ring Resonators

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-02-19

    34 Appl. Phys. Lett. 81,2499-2501 (2002). 17. V. Dinesh Kumar , T. Srinivas, A. Selvarajan, "Investigation of ring resonators in photonic crystal...No.4 / opncs EXPRESS 1824 Kumar et al. [17], where a large single quasi-rectangular ring was introduced as the frequency selective dropping elements...were introduced by Kumar et al. as well, in order to suppress the counter propagating modes which can cause spurious dips in the transmission spectrum

  13. First Principles Atomistic Model for Carbon-Doped Boron Suboxide

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    2014-09-01

    First Principles Atomistic Model for Carbon-Doped Boron Suboxide by Amol B Rahane, Jennifer S Dunn, and Vijay Kumar ARL-TR-7106...2014 First Principles Atomistic Model for Carbon-Doped Boron Suboxide Amol B Rahane Dr Vijay Kumar Foundation 1969 Sector 4 Gurgaon...5a. CONTRACT NUMBER 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6. AUTHOR(S) Amol B Rahane, Jennifer S Dunn, and Vijay Kumar 5d. PROJECT

  14. SIAM Data Mining Brings It’ to Annual Meeting

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    2017-02-24

    address space) languages. Jose Moreira and Manoj Kumar from IBM presented the Graph Programming Interface (GPI) as well as a proposal for a common...Samsi (MIT), Dr. Manoj Kumar (IBM Research), Dr. Michel Kinsy (Boston University), and Dr. Shashank Yellapantula (GE Global Research). Dr. Gadepally...and Dr. Samsi discussed advances in data management technologies [22–25], and Dr. Kumar presented a brief overview of a graph-based API IBM is

  15. The MOST - Monitor for Oxygenation of Surface and Tissue.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1995-10-01

    CAT Reduce need for ICU, low risk groups Central nursing station Office procedures: Dentistry , Endoscopy Monitoring spinal or epidural narcotics Home...obtainable by using laser Doppler methods (Wickramasinghe et al., 1994; Liepsch et al., 1993; Mendelson, Ochs, 1988). While many parameters beyond oxygenation...blood flow include laser Doppler flowmetry sys- tems which are currently commercially available. These systems measure the velocity of blood particles

  16. The beginnings of life as a cosmic phenomenon

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    Wickramasinghe, N. C.

    2015-09-01

    The emerging consensus that comets carry the biochemical seeds of life coincides with the first step that was reached as early as 1977 in the historical development of the Hoyle-Wickramasinghe theory of cosmic life. To mark the centenary of the birth of Sir Fred Hoyle on 24 June 2015 this brief article retraces early developments that essentially heralded the new science of astrobiology.

  17. Necrosis

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    ... Meningococcemia associated purpura Necrosis of the toes References Kumar V, Abbas AK, Aster JC. Cellular responses to ... and toxic insults: adaptation, injury, and death. In: Kumar V, Abbas AK, Aster JC, eds. Robbins and ...

  18. Calcification

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    ... A. Bones, joints, and soft tissue tumors. In: Kumar V, Abbas AK, Aster JC, eds. Robbins and ... ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2015:chap 26. Kumar V, Abbas AK, Aster JC. Cellular responses to ...

  19. Astrobiological Studies Plan at UCSD and the University of Buckingham

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    Gibson, Carl H.; Wickramasinghe, N. Chandra

    2011-10-01

    A UC-HBCU grant is requested to assist undergraduate and masters level HBCU Interns to achieve their professional and academic goals by attending summer school classes at UCSD along with graduate students in the UCSD Astrobiology Studies program, and by also attending a NASA sponsored scientific meeting in San Diego on Astrobiology organized by NASA scientist Richard Hoover (the 14th in a sequence). Hoover has recently published a paper in the Journal of Cosmology claiming extraterrestrial life fossils in three meteorites. Students will attend a workshop to prepare research publications on Astrobiological Science for the Journal of Cosmology or equivalent refereed journal, mentored by UCSD faculty and graduate students as co-authors and referees, all committed to the several months of communication usually required to complete a publishable paper. The program is intended to provide pathways to graduate admissions in the broad range of science and engineering fields, and by exposure to fundamental science and engineering disciplines needed by Astrobiologists. A three year UC-HBCU Astrobiological Studies program is proposed: 2011, 2012 and 2013. Interns would be eligible to enter this program when they become advanced graduate students. A center of excellence in astrobiology is planned for UCSD similar to that Directed by Professor Wickramasinghe for many years with Fred Hoyle at Cardiff University, http://www.astrobiology.cf.ac.uk /chandra1.html. Professor Wickramasinghe's CV is attached as Appendix 1. Figures A2-1,2 of Appendix 2 compare Astrobiology timelines of modern fluid mechanical and astrobiological models of Gibson/Wickramasinghe/Schild of the Journal of Cosmology with standard NASA- CDMHC models. NASA support will be sought to support research and educational aspects of both initiatives. Overload teaching of up to two courses a year by UCSD faculty of key astrobiology courses at either UCSD or at HBCU campuses is authorized by recent guidelines of UCSD Senior Vice Chancellor Subramani for Academic Affairs, following recommendations of Dean Seible of the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering. Appendix 3 summarizes how this proposal will meet the goals of the UCOP initiatives.

  20. Gangrene

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    ... 12th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2017:1061-1067. Kumar V, Abbas AK, Aster JC. Cellular responses to ... and toxic insults: adaptation, injury, and death. In: Kumar V, Abbas AK, Aster JC, eds. Robbins and ...

  1. Caltech Center for Structural and Amorphous Metals

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2005-05-10

    Flores, D. Suh, R. Howell, P. Asoka -Kumar, P.A. Sterne, and R. H. Dauskardt, "Flow and Fracture of Bulk Metallic Glass Alloys and Their Composites...Behavior of Zr-Ti-Cu-Ni-Be Bulk Metallic Glass Alloys," Materials Transactions, JIM, 42 [4], 638-641, 2001. K. M. Flores, D. Suh, P. Asoka -Kumar, P.A...Materials Research, 17[5], 1153-1161, 2002. D. Suh, P. Asoka -Kumar and R. H. Dauskardt, "The Effects of Hydrogen on Viscoelastic Relaxation in Zr-Ti-Ni-Cu

  2. Genetics Home Reference: Timothy syndrome

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    ... on PubMed Splawski I, Timothy KW, Decher N, Kumar P, Sachse FB, Beggs AH, Sanguinetti MC, Keating ... Splawski I, Timothy KW, Sharpe LM, Decher N, Kumar P, Bloise R, Napolitano C, Schwartz PJ, Joseph ...

  3. Genetics Home Reference: X-linked infantile nystagmus

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    ... Free article on PubMed Central Thomas MG, Thomas S, Kumar A, Proudlock FA, Gottlob I. FRMD7-Related Infantile ... Roberts EO, Awan M, McLean R, Surendran M, Kumar AS, Farooq SJ, Degg C, Gale RP, Reinecke ...

  4. Sentiment analysis enhancement with target variable in Kumar’s Algorithm

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    Arman, A. A.; Kawi, A. B.; Hurriyati, R.

    2016-04-01

    Sentiment analysis (also known as opinion mining) refers to the use of text analysis and computational linguistics to identify and extract subjective information in source materials. Sentiment analysis is widely applied to reviews discussion that is being talked in social media for many purposes, ranging from marketing, customer service, or public opinion of public policy. One of the popular algorithm for Sentiment Analysis implementation is Kumar algorithm that developed by Kumar and Sebastian. Kumar algorithm can identify the sentiment score of the statement, sentence or tweet, but cannot determine the relationship of the object or target related to the sentiment being analysed. This research proposed solution for that challenge by adding additional component that represent object or target to the existing algorithm (Kumar algorithm). The result of this research is a modified algorithm that can give sentiment score based on a given object or target.

  5. Narrative Report on the Hazard to Civilization Due to Fireballs and Comets

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1996-01-01

    active during the last one ( Hoyle 1981; Clube, Hoyle , Napier & Wickramasinghe, 1996). This ’ice haze’ formation process may be simulated using zonally...historical record may now be seriously contemplated (cf Clube & Napier 1990, Cohn 1993, Hoyle 1993). The future implications for government and...clearly recognised by (cometary) astronomers (eg Fred Whipple in the US and Ernst Opik in the UK), it was chiefly a catastrophist geologist (Eugene

  6. Progress Towards the Vindication of Panspermia

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    Wickramasinghe, N. C.; Wainwright, M.; Narlikar, J. V.; Rajaratnam, P.; Harris, M. J.; Lloyd, D.

    Theories of panspermia are rapidly coming into vogue, with the possibility of the transfer of viable bacterial cells from one planetary abode to another being generally accepted as inevitable. The panspermia models of Hoyle and Wickramasinghe require the transfer of viable bacterial cells from interstellar dust to comets and back into interplanetary and interstellar space. In such a cycle a viable fraction of as little as 10-18 at the inception of a newly formed comet/planet system suffices for cometary panspermia to dominate over competing processes for the origin and transfer of life. The well-attested survival attributes of microbes under extreme conditions, which have recently been discovered, gives credence to the panspermia hypothesis. The prediction of the theory that comets bring microbes onto the Earth at the present time is testable if aseptic collections of stratospheric air above the tropopause can be obtained. We describe a recent collection of this kind and report microbiological analysis that shows the existence of viable cells at 41km, falling to Earth at the rate of a few tonnes per day over the entire globe. Some of these cells have been cultured in the laboratory and found to include microorganisms that are not too different from related species on the Earth. This is in fact what the Hoyle-Wickramasinghe theory predicts. The weight of evidence goes against the more conservative explanation that organisms are being lofted to the high atmosphere from the ground.

  7. Retracted: Bacteria diversity overview and endoglucanase assessment from Himalayan Tapovan geothermal spring.

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    Sahoo, Jitendra Kumar; Navani, Naveen Kumar; Pathania, Ranjana

    2015-08-25

    The above article from the Journal of Basic Microbiology, published online on 25 August 2015 in Wiley Online Library as Early View (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jobm.201500135/pdf), has been retracted by agreement between Naveen Kumar Navani and Ranjana Pathania, the Editor-in-Chief and Wiley-VCH GmbH & Co. KGaA. The retraction has been agreed because the article has been submitted and approved for publication by Jitendra Kumar Sahoo without consent in any form by the named co-authors Naveen Kumar Navani and Ranjana Pathania. © 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

  8. Magnetic Fields in Interacting Binaries

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    Briggs, G.; Ferrario, L.; Tout, C. A.; Wickramasinghe, D. T.

    2018-01-01

    Wickramasinghe et al. (2014) and Briggs et al. (2015) have proposed that the strong magnetic fields observed in some single white dwarfs (MWDs) are formed by an α—Ω dynamo driven by differential rotation when two stars, the more massive one with a degenerate core, merge during common envelope (CE) evolution (Ferrario et al., 2015b). We synthesise a population of binaries to investigate if fields in the magnetic cataclysmic variables (MCVs) may also originate during stellar interaction in the CE phase.

  9. Bridging India and America: The Art and Politics of Kumar Goshal.

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    Gordon, Leonard A.

    1989-01-01

    Follows Kumar Goshal's life, which led him from the theatre to a position with the "National Guardian," where he was revered as an expert on Asia and Africa and the struggles going on throughout the underdeveloped world. Focuses on the viewpoint on world affairs that he introduced to leftists. (JS)

  10. Recasting Distance Learning with Network-Enabled Open Education: An Interview with Vijay Kumar

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    Morrison, James L.; Kumar, Vijay

    2008-01-01

    In an interview with James Morrison, "Innovate's" editor-in-chief, Vijay Kumar describes how rethinking distance learning as network-enabled open education can catalyze a whole new set of learning opportunities. The growing open-education movement has made an increasing number and variety of resources freely available online, including everything…

  11. Harold and Kumar Go to the Ivy League

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    Oppenheimer, Mark

    2008-01-01

    For having achieved a mild cult status after doing the movie "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle," lead actors John Cho and Kal Penn deserve their fame, their million-dollar paychecks, and their groupies. Do they deserve Ivy League teaching jobs? This spring Penn (whose real name is Kalpen Modi) taught a large lecture class, "Images of Asian…

  12. Visionary leader 2009: Deborah Kumar.

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    Zuppa, Barbara

    2010-01-01

    The following manuscript is the winning Visionary Leader 2009 entry submitted to Nursing Management in recognition of Deborah Kumar, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Director, Medical Division, The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading, Pa. Deborah was formally recognized for her achievements during the opening ceremony of Congress 2009, September 9, in Chicago, Ill. There, she received the award, sponsored this year by B.E. Smith.

  13. Islamic Insurgency and Transnational Terrorism in Thailand: Analysis and Recommended Solution Strategy

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2005-06-01

    political and ultimately, ideological challenges. -See Seng Tan and Kumar Ramakrishna (2004), Institute of...economic development and contributes only 1.4 percent of the country’s GDP” (Chanlett-Avery, 2005, p.3). As Tan and Ramakrishna from the Institute of...Abuza, 2003 b, p.172). Kumar Ramakrishna from the Institute of Defence [sic] and Strategic Studies in Singapore states that, “Serious regulatory

  14. An Analysis of the Emergence of Transnational Terrorism in Southeast Asia

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2003-06-06

    means to achieve primarily domestic separatist aims. Linkages with Al Qaeda Terrorism expert Rohan Gunaratna provides further insights into why...Desker and Kumar Ramakrishna , “Forging an Indirect Strategy in Southeast Asia,” The Washington Quarterly (Spring 2002): 162. 8Robert C. Bone...and Kumar Ramakrishna . “Forging an Indirect Strategy in Southeast Asia.” The Washington Quarterly (Spring 2002): 161-176. Dillon, Dana R. and

  15. Fusion of Multiple Sensing Modalities for Machine Vision

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1994-05-31

    Modeling of Non-Homogeneous 3-D Objects for Thermal and Visual Image Synthesis," Pattern Recognition, in press. U [11] Nair, Dinesh , and J. K. Aggarwal...20th AIPR Workshop: Computer Vision--Meeting the Challenges, McLean, Virginia, October 1991. Nair, Dinesh , and J. K. Aggarwal, "An Object Recognition...Computer Engineering August 1992 Sunil Gupta Ph.D. Student Mohan Kumar M.S. Student Sandeep Kumar M.S. Student Xavier Lebegue Ph.D., Computer

  16. The Base Zone Protection Problem

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-12-01

    The Base Zone Protection Problem Dinesh C. Verma IBM T. J. Watson Research Center Hawthorne, NY 10549 Theodore Brown, Amotz Bar Noy and...al. 2008 have tried to develop the impact of terrain on the coverage area of a sensor and simulated its impact on sensor coverage. Kumar et al...conference on Wireless sensor networks and applications. WSNA 03, ACM Press, 2003, pp. 115--121. Kumar S., Lai T. and Arora A., “Barrier Coverage

  17. More Biological Entities from the Stratosphere Including a Diatom Fragment-Further Evidence for a Space Origin

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    Wainwright, Milton; Rose, Christopher E.; Baker, Alexander J.; Wickramasinghe, N. Chandra

    2013-03-01

    Details of stratosphere-isolated biomorphs are given, including a fragment of a diatom frustule and an inorganic particle-rich mass containing biological filaments. We argue that this mass which is around 300 micron in size is, like the other biological entities shown, too large to have been carried from Earth to the stratosphere. As a result, we conclude that the biological entities arrived from space, probably from comets, and their existence in the stratosphere provides prima facie evidence in support of the Hoyle-Wickramasinghe theory of cometary panspermia.

  18. Trust Relationships, Naming, and Secure Communication In Large Distributed Computer Systems

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1988-09-01

    Hemek, Harry Rubin, Keshav Srinivasan, Mark Sullivan, Dinesh Verma and Songnian Zhou for their friend- ship and help. I cannot think of a more dynamic...parents, Nagarathnamma and Prasanna Kumar , who are models of perfection in every walk of life, whose teaching and training have brought me where I...the driving force through out my life. My brother, Sreerang Rajan, has been a source of wisdom, and, my little brother, Srihari Sampath Kumar , has

  19. An Experimental Investigation of Productivity Stratification and Knowledge Transfer in an Electronically Mediated Environment

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2004-03-23

    material at hand: it forces student engagement . As extracted from the works of Bloom (1976) and Hecht (1978) by Kumar (1991:50) in his meta...analysis of instruction-engagement, “if an instructional method [has] an influence on student achievement,” then “ student engagement in a learning task...must mediate the relationship.” An appropriate way to define student engagement is the time a student “actively participates in learning” (Kumar

  20. Monolithic GaAs Dual-Gate FET Phase Shifter.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1981-01-01

    r ADAO 6 8 CA LABS PRINCETON NJ F/6 9/5 MNOLC4ITHIC SAAS DUAL-GATE FET PHASE SHIFTER.(U) UNC AN 81 M KUMAR, R HENNA, S N SUBBARAO NOOOI’-79-C-0568...PHASNT NUMBERls) M./Kumar S. N./ Subbarao G. T./Taylor -N 4 C 8 R./Menna H./Huang . 9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS 10. PROGRAM ELEMENT...PROGRESS ........................................................... 1 A. Development of Discrete 3600 Phase Shifter ....................... 2 B . Development

  1. Ruminations of a young man on marriage and dowry.

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    Kumar, V

    1994-01-01

    Most writings on arranged marriage and dowry in India present the woman's perspective and examine these issues in the context of female oppression. This article, based on letters written by a former student at Delhi University to his professor, elaborates the impact on progressive men of traditional social practices. Notable is the necessity for this university graduate to compromise many of his own beliefs in order to maintain ties with his family and community. In his earliest letters, Kumar expressed his intent to refuse dowry, encourage his future wife to reject traditional garb, to share in household chores, and to respect and facilitate his wife's interests and desires. He envisioned a marital relationship based on friendship rather than subordination. To get married on his own terms and without the traditional rituals, Kumar recognized the need for financial independence from his family. Subsequent letter reflect his struggle to implement his marriage ideals yet retain a relationship with his family of origin. Kumar outlines a plan to ask his bride's parents for a fixed deposit, in lieu of dowry, in the girl's name, that can be used to establish a business and ultimately returned to her. He is bothered, however, by the hypocrisy involved in rejecting the traditional dowry yet accepting a cash contribution to compensate for the financial burden incurred by marriage. He further questions his previous commitment to shared household responsibilities, especially if his wife is not qualified to find employment outside the home. While recognizing that traditional sex roles are the major source for women's bondage, Kumar becomes aware of the difficulties of pursuing a nontraditional lifestyle in the absence of widespread social change. When Kumar ultimately marries, as arranged by his family and caste, he finds it impossible to implement his personal commitment to refuse to accept continuing gifts of money and household items from his wife's family without cutting off all ties to his family of origin--a step he is unwilling and unable to take.

  2. Detection of Wind Turbine Power Performance Abnormalities Using Eigenvalue Analysis

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-12-23

    area, Cp is the power coefficient, β is the blade-pitch angle, λ is the tip-speed ra- tio and u is the wind speed (Lydia, Selvakumar , Kumar, & Kumar...2013). Furthermore, the air density ρ is equal to: ρ = p RT (2) where p is the absolute air pressure and R is the specific gas constant; these two...CONFERENCE OF THE PROGNOSTICS AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT SOCIETY 2014 2013 conference on. Cios, K. J., Pedrycz, W., Swiniarski, R . W., & Kurgan, L. A

  3. Detection of Wind Turbine Power Performance Abnormalities Using Eigenvalue Analysis

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    2014-10-02

    area, Cp is the power coefficient, β is the blade-pitch angle, λ is the tip-speed ra- tio and u is the wind speed (Lydia, Selvakumar , Kumar, & Kumar...2013). Furthermore, the air density ρ is equal to: ρ = p RT (2) where p is the absolute air pressure and R is the specific gas constant; these two...CONFERENCE OF THE PROGNOSTICS AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT SOCIETY 2014 2013 conference on. Cios, K. J., Pedrycz, W., Swiniarski, R . W., & Kurgan, L. A

  4. A Search for Gene Fusions/Translocations in Breast Cancer

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    Ramnarayanan K, Brenner JC, Yu J , Kim JH, Han B, Tan P, Kumar-Sinha C, Lonigro RJ, Palanisamy N, Maher CA, Chinnaiyan AM. Science. 2008 Dec 12;322...Barrette TR, Grasso C, Yu J , Lonigro RJ, Schroth G, Kumar-Sinha C, Chinnaiyan AM. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Jul 10. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID...CA, Palanisamy N, Mehra R, Kominsky HD, Siddiqui J , Yu J , Qin ZS, Chinnaiyan AM. Deep sequencing reveals distinct patterns of DNA methylation in

  5. Aircraft Fire Safety held in Sintra (Portugal) on 22-26 May 1989

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    range of building fire problems including the stable species of CO, and H.O. Figure 4 illustrates predictions of the JASMINE model, here applied to a...Validation of JASMINE , Transport and Road Research Laboratory Contractor Report No. 28, 1986. 16. Liew, S.K., Bray, K.N.C. and Moss, J.B. A...Mange and Air Cleaning Conf, US Dept of Energy, Conf 840806, 1985, 629. L4 17-8 [11]Kumar-S, Hoffmann N and Cox G, "Some validation of JASMINE for

  6. Cause of Cambrian Explosion - Terrestrial or Cosmic?

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    Steele, Edward J; Al-Mufti, Shirwan; Augustyn, Kenneth A; Chandrajith, Rohana; Coghlan, John P; Coulson, S G; Ghosh, Sudipto; Gillman, Mark; Gorczynski, Reginald M; Klyce, Brig; Louis, Godfrey; Mahanama, Kithsiri; Oliver, Keith R; Padron, Julio; Qu, Jiangwen; Schuster, John A; Smith, W E; Snyder, Duane P; Steele, Julian A; Stewart, Brent J; Temple, Robert; Tokoro, Gensuke; Tout, Christopher A; Unzicker, Alexander; Wainwright, Milton; Wallis, Jamie; Wallis, Daryl H; Wallis, Max K; Wetherall, John; Wickramasinghe, D T; Wickramasinghe, J T; Wickramasinghe, N Chandra; Liu, Yongsheng

    2018-08-01

    We review the salient evidence consistent with or predicted by the Hoyle-Wickramasinghe (H-W) thesis of Cometary (Cosmic) Biology. Much of this physical and biological evidence is multifactorial. One particular focus are the recent studies which date the emergence of the complex retroviruses of vertebrate lines at or just before the Cambrian Explosion of ∼500 Ma. Such viruses are known to be plausibly associated with major evolutionary genomic processes. We believe this coincidence is not fortuitous but is consistent with a key prediction of H-W theory whereby major extinction-diversification evolutionary boundaries coincide with virus-bearing cometary-bolide bombardment events. A second focus is the remarkable evolution of intelligent complexity (Cephalopods) culminating in the emergence of the Octopus. A third focus concerns the micro-organism fossil evidence contained within meteorites as well as the detection in the upper atmosphere of apparent incoming life-bearing particles from space. In our view the totality of the multifactorial data and critical analyses assembled by Fred Hoyle, Chandra Wickramasinghe and their many colleagues since the 1960s leads to a very plausible conclusion - life may have been seeded here on Earth by life-bearing comets as soon as conditions on Earth allowed it to flourish (about or just before 4.1 Billion years ago); and living organisms such as space-resistant and space-hardy bacteria, viruses, more complex eukaryotic cells, fertilised ova and seeds have been continuously delivered ever since to Earth so being one important driver of further terrestrial evolution which has resulted in considerable genetic diversity and which has led to the emergence of mankind. Copyright © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

  7. Identification and Characterization of Distinct Apoptotic Pathways in Cancer Cells Activated in Response to Treatment with Different Anti-Cancer Agents

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    2000-08-01

    caspases precursors in different cell type induce apoptosis (Miura et al. 1993; Fernandes- 3 Alnemri et al. 1994; Kumar et al. 1994; Wang et al. 1994; Boldin ...association of ribosomes with mRNA. The lysates were sedimented through a linear sucrose gradient and fractions were collected. RNA was extracted from...precursors in different cell type induces apoptosis (Miura et al. 1993; Fernandes- Alnemri et al. 1994; Kumar et al. 1994; Wang et al. 1994; Boldin et al

  8. Could life have evolved in cometary nuclei

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    Bar-Nun, A.; Lazcano-Araujo, A.; Oro, J.

    1981-01-01

    The suggestion by Hoyle and Wickramasinghe (1978) that life might have originated in cometary nuclei rather than directly on the earth is discussed. Factors in the cometary environment including the conditions at perihelion passage leading to the ablation of cometary ices, ice temperatures, the absence of an atmosphere and discrete liquid and solid surfaces, weak cometary structure incapable of supporting a liquid core, and radiation are presented as arguments against biopoesis in comets. It is concluded that although the contribution of cometary and meteoritic matter was significant in shaping the earth environment, the view that life on earth originally arose in comets is untenable, and the proposition that the process of interplanetary infection still occurs is unlikely in view of the high specificity of host-parasite relationships.

  9. The Scientific Legacy of Fred Hoyle

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    Gough, Douglas

    2011-08-01

    Introduction M. Rees; 1. Fred Hoyle's major work in the context of astronomy and astrophysics today W. L. W. Sargent; 2. Sir Fred Hoyle and the theory of the synthesis of the elements D. Arnett; 3. Fred Hoyle: contributions to the theory of galaxy formation G. Efstathiou; 4. Highlights of Fred Hoyle's work on interstellar matter and star formation P. M. Solomon; 5. Accretion H. Bondi; 6. From dust to life C. Wickramasinghe; 7. Worlds without end or beginning J. D. Barrow; 8. Evolutionary cosmologies - then and now M. S. Longair; 9. Alternative ideas in cosmology J. N. Narlikar; 10. Red Giants - then and now J. Faulkner; 11. Modern alchemy: Fred Hoyle and element building by neutron capture E. M. Burbidge; 12. Concluding remarks G. Burbidge.

  10. The Scientific Legacy of Fred Hoyle

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    Gough, Douglas

    2005-03-01

    Introduction M. Rees; 1. Fred Hoyle's major work in the context of astronomy and astrophysics today W. L. W. Sargent; 2. Sir Fred Hoyle and the theory of the synthesis of the elements D. Arnett; 3. Fred Hoyle: contributions to the theory of galaxy formation G. Efstathiou; 4. Highlights of Fred Hoyle's work on interstellar matter and star formation P. M. Solomon; 5. Accretion H. Bondi; 6. From dust to life C. Wickramasinghe; 7. Worlds without end or beginning J. D. Barrow; 8. Evolutionary cosmologies - then and now M. S. Longair; 9. Alternative ideas in cosmology J. N. Narlikar; 10. Red Giants - then and now J. Faulkner; 11. Modern alchemy: Fred Hoyle and element building by neutron capture E. M. Burbidge; 12. Concluding remarks G. Burbidge.

  11. Organocatalytic aza-Michael/retro-aza-Michael reaction: pronounced chirality amplification in aza-Michael reaction and racemization via retro-aza-Michael reaction.

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    Cai, Yong-Feng; Li, Li; Luo, Meng-Xian; Yang, Ke-Fang; Lai, Guo-Qiao; Jiang, Jian-Xiong; Xu, Li-Wen

    2011-05-01

    A detailed experimental investigation of an aza-Michael reaction of aniline and chalcone is presented. A series of Cinchona alkaloid-derived organocatalysts with different functional groups were prepared and used in the aza-Michael and retro-aza-Michael reaction. There was an interesting finding that a complete reversal of stereoselectivity when a benzoyl group was introduced to the cinchonine and cinchonidine. The chirality amplification vs. time proceeds in the quinine-derived organocatalyst containing silicon-based bulky group, QN-TBS, -catalyzed aza-Michael reaction under solvent-free conditions. In addition, we have demonstrated for the first time that racemization was occurred in suitable solvents under mild conditions due to retro-aza-Michael reaction of the Michael adduct of aniline with chalcone. These indicate the equilibrium of retro-aza-Michael reaction and aza-Michael reaction produce the happening of chirality amplification in aza-Michael reaction and racemization via retro-aza-Michael reaction under different conditions, which would be beneficial to the development of novel chiral catalysts for the aza-Michael reactions. Copyright © 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

  12. Biography for Michael Rossol | NREL

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    Biography for Michael Rossol Michael Rossol Michael Rossol Resource Data Scientist Michael.Rossol @nrel.gov | 303-275-3680 Michael Rossol is a member of the Systems Modeling team within the Systems Modeling

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    ..., spanish lime, starfruit, sugar apple, wax jambu, rambutan, and persimmon. Contact: Rita Kumar..., sweet; cotton; cucurbits; fruiting vegetables, field and greenhouse; grapes; hops; mint; pome fruit...

  14. A journey with Fred Hoyle. The search for cosmic life

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    Wickramasinghe, Chandra; Wickramasinghe, Kamala

    2005-01-01

    This is the story of the author's unique scientific journey with one of the most remarkable men of 20th century science. The journey begins in Sri Lanka, the author's native country, with his childhood acquaintance with Fred Hoyle's writings. The action then moves to Cambridge, where the famous Hoyle-Wickramasinghe collaborations begin. A research programme which was started in 1962 on the carbonaceous nature of interstellar dust leads, over the next two decades, to developments that are continued in both Cambridge and Cardiff. These developments prompt Hoyle and the author to postulate the organic theory of cosmic dust (which is now generally accepted), and then to challenge one of the most cherished paradigms of contemporary science - the theory that life originated on Earth in a warm primordial soup.

  15. Tumor

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    Black AR, Cowan KH. Cancer biology and genetics. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman-Cecil Medicine . 25th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2016:chap 181. Kumar V, Abbas AK, Aster JC. Neoplasia. ...

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    Michael Ulsh Photo of Michael Ulsh Michael Ulsh Manufacturing R&D Project Lead Michael.Ulsh -line quality control, the study of the performance and durability effects of manufacturing defects, and lead for a multi-lab consortium on solution processing and roll-to-roll manufacturing, and is involved

  17. Drug-induced lupus erythematosus

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    ... Tsokos GC, ed. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus . Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2016:chap 54. Habif TP. Connective tissue diseases. ... TP, ed. Clinical Dermatology . 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2016:chap 17. Kumar V, Abbas AK, Aster ...

  18. Biological entities isolated from the stratosphere (22-27km): case for their space origin

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    Wainwright, Milton; Rose, Christopher E.; Baker, Alexander J.; Wickramasinghe, N. Chandra

    2013-09-01

    Biological entities were isolated at a height of between 22-27 km in the stratosphere. Sampling of this region was carried out in the UK in July 2013 using a relatively simple low-cost balloon-borne sampler carrying aseptically clean scanning electron microscope stubs onto which aerosols were directly captured. The entities varied from a presumptive colony of ultra-small bacteria to two unusual individual organisms - part of a diatom frustule and a 200 micron-sized particle mass interlaced with biological filaments. Biological entities of this nature have not previously been reported occurring in the stratosphere; their likely origin is discussed and we provide arguments to support our view that such biological entities may have arrived from space. The new data gives strong confirmation of the Hoyle-Wickramasinghe theory of cometary panspermia.

  19. Use of Optical Mapping in Bacterial Genome Finishing

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    Kumar, Dibyendu

    2010-06-03

    Dibyendu Kumar from the University of Florida discusses whole-genome optical mapping to help validate bacterial genome assemblies on June 3, 2010 at the "Sequencing, Finishing, Analysis in the Future" meeting in Santa Fe, NM.

  20. Genetics Home Reference: familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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    ... Savithri GR, Kumar MS, Narasimhan C, Nallari P. Molecular genetics of familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (FHC). J Hum Genet. ... 5(11):747. Citation on PubMed Kimura A. Molecular genetics and pathogenesis of cardiomyopathy. J Hum Genet. 2016 ...

  1. Cervix

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    ... 2016:chap 44. Ellenson LH, Pirog EC. The female genital tract. In: Kumar V, Abbas AK, Aster JC, eds. Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease . 9th ed. Philadelphia, ... of the female pelvis. In: Wein AJ, Kavoussi LR, Partin AW, ...

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    ... announced below concerns Conducting Public Health Research in South Africa, Funding Opportunity Announcement... South Africa, FOA GH12-004.'' Contact Person for More Information: Lata Kumar, Scientific Review Officer...

  3. Life as a Cosmic Phenomenon: 2. the Panspermic Trajectory of Homo Sapiens

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    Tokoro, Gensuke; Wickramasinghe, N. Chandra

    We discuss the origin and evolution of Homo sapiens in a cosmic context, and in relation to the Hoyle-Wickramasinghe theory of panspermia for which there is now overwhelming evidence. It is argued that the first bacteria (archea) incident on the Earth via the agency of comets 3.8-4 billion years ago continued at later times to be augmented by viral genes (DNA, RNA) from space that eventually led to the evolutionary patterns we see in present-day biology. We argue that the current evolutionary status of Homo sapiens as well as its future trajectory is circumscribed by evolutionary processes that were pre-determined on a cosmic scale -- over vast distances and enormous spans of cosmic time. Based on this teleological hypothesis we postulate that two distinct classes of cosmic viruses (cosmic viral genes) are involved in accounting for the facts relating to the evolution of life.

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  8. STS: Adding Value To Research and Practice.

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    Kumar, David D.; Chubin, Daryl E.

    2000-01-01

    Introduces the Kumar and Chubin-edited collection, "Science, Technology, and Society: A Sourcebook on Research and Practice". Presents an outline of the 12 chapters that examine STS trends, curriculum, teaching, learning, mentoring, advocacy, public policy, and issues for further research. (Author/WRM)

  9. Maniac Talk - Michael Mishchenko

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    2015-01-26

    Michael Mishchenko Maniac Lecture, January 26, 2015 NASA climate scientist Dr. Michael I. Mishchenko presented a Maniac Talk entitled "How much first-principle physics do we need in remote-sensing and atmospheric-radiation research." Michael explained his skepticism and how it has shaped his contributions to the disciplines of electromagnetic scattering, radiative transfer, and remote sensing, which have found widespread use.

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    ..., Tommy Beck, Richard Belin, Alletta Berrigan, Michael Black, Michael Black, Steven Blanchard, Mary Josie..., Robert Reidenbach, Dennis Reynolds, Michael Rice, Bryan Roberson, Edwin Rountree, Carl Russ, David...

  11. Documentation in a Software Maintenance Environment.

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    1987-08-28

    Michael Jackson Diagrams 0...8217 ." " . ." ." ""’, " , "" " - . -’" ,," ’" " " "’" d t Review of Documentation Techniques Michael Jackson Diagrams Michael Jackson diagrams show data...coupling and cohesion. Logic is not represented in this technique, which thus is of limited value. Advantages: Michael Jackson diagrams are similar

  12. Development of a CAD Model Simplification Framework for Finite Element Analysis

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    2012-01-01

    A. Senthil Kumar , and KH Lee. Automatic solid decomposition and reduction for non-manifold geometric model generation. Computer-Aided Design, 36(13...CAD/CAM: concepts, techniques, and applications. Wiley-interscience, 1995. [38] Avneesh Sud, Mark Foskey, and Dinesh Manocha. Homotopy-preserving

  13. New Hires at the National Cancer Institute at Frederick | Poster

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    Fifty-one people joined the facility in November and December 2013. The National Cancer Institute welcomes… Emily Boward Emad Darvishi Shuo Gu Sanath Kumar Janaka Robert Kortum Yasmin Lachir Jinbian Liu Yang Liu Eric Ramirez Salazar Brett Shelley Li Xia Jaeho Yoon

  14. Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Nonlinear Optical Polymers

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    1993-05-31

    to-Digital Converter Research Grant, February 1, 1992 - January 31, 1993 - $5,000.00 Electric Power Research Institute Evaluation of Unique Solar ...Chittibabu, M. Kamath, J. Kumar and S.K. Tripathy) Materials Research Society, Boston, Massachusetts, December 1992. 7. "Novel Solvato- and Thermochromic

  15. India-China Rivalry and Strategic Options for Bangladesh

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    2013-06-14

    the Indian experts believe that Indian economy will be overwhelmed by the Chinese. While China is interested in a Free Trade Agreement ( FTA ) with... Penguin Books. Ray, Jayanta Kumar, and Muntassir Mamoon. 2011. India-Bangladesh relations: Current perspective. New Delhi: KW Publishers. Rowland, John

  16. Response to ''Comment on 'Terahertz wave generation by upper hybrid wave''' [Phys. Plasmas 18, 074701 (2011)

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    Singh, Monika; Kumar, Sanjay; Sharma, R. P.

    2011-07-15

    The comment by Stenflo and Brodin mentions two points in our recently published paper [M. Singh, S. Kumar, and R. P. Sharma, Phys. Plasmas 18, 022304 (2011)]. We have given the appropriate reply for the same here.

  17. Explaining the electroweak scale and stabilizing moduli in M theory

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    Acharya, Bobby S.; Bobkov, Konstantin; Kane, Gordon L.

    2007-12-15

    In a recent paper [B. Acharya, K. Bobkov, G. Kane, P. Kumar, and D. Vaman, Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 191601 (2006).] it was shown that in fluxless M theory vacua with at least two hidden sectors undergoing strong gauge dynamics and a particular form of the Kaehler potential, all moduli are stabilized by the effective potential and a stable hierarchy is generated, consistent with standard gauge unification. This paper explains the results of [B. Acharya, K. Bobkov, G. Kane, P. Kumar, and D. Vaman, Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 191601 (2006).] in more detail and generalizes them, finding an essentially uniquemore » de Sitter vacuum under reasonable conditions. One of the main phenomenological consequences is a prediction which emerges from this entire class of vacua: namely, gaugino masses are significantly suppressed relative to the gravitino mass. We also present evidence that, for those vacua in which the vacuum energy is small, the gravitino mass, which sets all the superpartner masses, is automatically in the TeV-100 TeV range.« less

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    4. Photocopy of ink-and-watercolor drawing (from St. Michael's Church) Rambusch, illustrator ca. 1932-37 INTERIOR, LOOKING NORTHEAST - St. Michael's Catholic Church, 519 East Third Street, Madison, Jefferson County, IN

  19. Michael J. Fox: Spurring Research on Parkinson's

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    ... on. Feature: Parkinson's Disease Michael J. Fox: Spurring Research on Parkinson's Past Issues / Winter 2014 Table of ... founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research in the year 2000. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock " ...

  20. Dignital Biological Converter

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    DARPA Contracting Officer: Michael Blackstone Submitted by: HEATHER GOUVIS Synthetic Genomics, Inc. 11149 NORTH TORREY PINES RD LA JOLLA, CA...Contracting Officer Representative (COR) Email: salit@nist.gov Michael Blackstone DARPA Contracting Officer Michael.Blackstone@darpa.mil DARPA

  1. Biomimetically inspired asymmetric total synthesis of (+)-19-dehydroxyl arisandilactone A

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    Han, Yi-Xin; Jiang, Yan-Long; Li, Yong; Yu, Hai-Xin; Tong, Bing-Qi; Niu, Zhe; Zhou, Shi-Jie; Liu, Song; Lan, Yu; Chen, Jia-Hua; Yang, Zhen

    2017-01-01

    Complex natural products are a proven and rich source of disease-modulating drugs and of efficient tools for the study of chemical biology and drug discovery. The architectures of complex natural products are generally considered to represent significant barriers to efficient chemical synthesis. Here we describe a concise and efficient asymmetric synthesis of 19-dehydroxyl arisandilactone A--which belongs to a family of architecturally unique, highly oxygenated nortriterpenoids isolated from the medicinal plant Schisandra arisanensis. This synthesis takes place by means of a homo-Michael reaction, a tandem retro-Michael/Michael reaction, and Cu-catalysed intramolecular cyclopropanation as key steps. The proposed mechanisms for the homo-Michael and tandem retro-Michael/Michael reactions are supported by density functional theory (DFT) calculation. The developed chemistry may find application for the synthesis of its other family members of Schisandraceae nortriterpenoids.

  2. Catalytic asymmetric Michael reactions promoted by a lithium-free lanthanum-BINOL complex

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    Sasai, Hiroaki; Arai, Takayoshi; Shibasaki, Masakatsu

    1994-02-23

    In this communication, we report about a new lithium-free BINOL-lanthanum complex, which is quite effective in catalytic asymmetric Michael reaction. We have succeeded in developing effective asymmetric base catalysts, in particular, asymmetric ester enolate catalysts for asymmetric Michael reactions. Two asymmetric lanthanum complexes are now available, namely, BINOL-lanthanum-lithium complex, which is quite effective in catalytic asymmetric nitrosaldol reactions, and a new lithium-free BINOL-lanthanum ester enolate complex, that is very effective in catalytic asymmetric Michael reactions. The two complexes complement each other in their ability to catalyze asymmetric nitroaldol and asymmetric Michael reactions. 14 refs., 1 fig., 2 tabs.

  3. Membrane Reflector Vertical Cavity Lasers at Near- and Midwave-Infrared

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    2014-05-30

    independent broadband reflectors based on cross-stacked gratings, Optics Express, (04 2011): 9050. doi: 10.1364/OE.19.009050 Tapas Kumar Saha, Mingyu Lu... Mingyu Lu, Huiqing Zhai, Deyin Zhao, Weidong Zhou. Design of a compact grating coupler with controllable linewidths via transverse resonance and

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  5. Computer-Based Adaptation Tool for Advanced Diesel Engines Used in Military Applications

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    2008-09-04

    Scholarships. 4. Rupinder Kumar Sharma , MS in Mechanical Engineering, “Performance of EGR Cooling Device”, May 2006. 5. Rajesh Patel, MS in...secondary motions and hydrodynamic lubrication regime in a single cylinder internal combustion engine”. 9. Vijay K. Venugopal, MS in Mechanical

  6. Chain Dynamic Formulations for Multibody System Tracked Vehicles (Preprint)

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    2013-03-06

    Michael Wallin 1 Ahmed K. Aboubakr 1 Paramsothy Jayakumar 2 Michael D. Letherwood 2 Ashraf Hamed 1 Ahmed A. Shabana 1...5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6. AUTHOR(S) Michael Wallin; Ahmed Aboubakr; Paramsothy Jayakumar ; Michael Letherwood; Ashraf Hamed 5d...Taylor & Francis/CRC, Boca Raton, Florida. 16. Shabana, A. A., Hamed, A. M., Mohamed, A. A., Jayakumar , P., and Letherwood, M. D. 2012, “Use of B

  7. Personality, Drug Preference, Drug Use, and Drug Availability

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    Feldman, Marc; Boyer, Bret; Kumar, V. K.; Prout, Maurice

    2011-01-01

    This study examined the relationship between drug preference, drug use, drug availability, and personality among individuals (n = 100) in treatment for substance abuse in an effort to replicate the results of an earlier study (Feldman, Kumar, Angelini, Pekala, & Porter, 2007) designed to test prediction derived from Eysenck's (1957, 1967)…

  8. Cost Comparison Among Provable Data Possession Schemes

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    2016-03-01

    possession,” in Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Ap- plied Cryptography and Network Security. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2013...curves,” in Security and Cryptography (SECRYPT), 2013 International Conference on, July 2013, pp. 1–12. [19] R. S. Kumar and A. Saxena, “Data integrity

  9. A Catalog of Architectural Tactics for Cyber-Foraging

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    2015-01-06

    Grid Access for Mobile Devices. PhD thesis, University of Southampton, 2008. [12] S.-H. Hung, J.-P. Shieh, and C.-P. Lee. Migrating android applications...computing. International Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence, 1(7):6–15, 2012. [17] K. Kumar and Y.-H. Lu. Cloud computing

  10. Avian Nanostructured Tissues as Models for New Defensive Coatings and Photonic Crystal Fibers

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    2012-03-31

    promiscuous binding capacity of chitin , the chemical backbone of the arthropod cuticle (Kumar 2000). This polysaccharide binds many proteins and other...properties. The greater refractive index contrast between light and dark layers afforded by chitin may allow Arthropoda to attain brighter and more 71

  11. Understanding genetic control of biotic stress resistance in sorghum for applied breeding

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    Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) improvement deals with development of new crop cultivars which are superior to existing cultivars for traits of interest like high yield, better quality, resistance to pests and diseases, and specific usability traits (Reddy et al 2011; Ashok Kumar et al 2013). ...

  12. Terrorism is Southeast Asia

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    2004-08-13

    The 9/11 Commission Report, p. 361-365. 104 Rohan Guanaratna, “Al-Qaeda’s Operational Ties with Allied Groups,” Jane’s Intelligence Review, February 1...Far Eastern Economic Review, June 17, 2004. 115 See Seng Tan and Kumar Ramakrishna , “Interstate and Intrastate Dynamics in Southeast Asia’s War on

  13. Terrorism in Southeast Asia

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    2005-02-07

    than the military — realm. In the near term, barring another major terrorist attack, it is difficult to foresee these features of CRS-36 131 Rohan ...maintain credibility in Southeast Asia.143 CRS-40 144 See Seng Tan and Kumar Ramakrishna , “Interstate and Intrastate Dynamics in Southeast Asia’s War on

  14. Developing Unconstrained Methods for Enzyme Evolution

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    2014-09-19

    Equivalent: Total Number: Sunil Kumar 1.00 1.00 1 PERCENT_SUPPORTEDNAME FTE Equivalent: Total Number: National Academy Member John C. Chaput 0.10 No 0.10...synthetic ATP-binding protein leads to novel phenotypic changes in Escherichia coli. ACS Chemical Biology 8, 451-456. c. Student Support Dr. Sunil

  15. Research Review: Children and Poverty [Book Review].

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    Holman, Bob

    1994-01-01

    This study is a careful review and analysis of recent official statistics and academic studies about children and poverty in the United Kingdom. Kumar fully and succinctly identifies the link between increasing child poverty and economic, demographic, and policy changes and the greater risks of children from ethnic minorities. (SLD)

  16. Self-Concept and Achievement Motivation of High School Students

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    Lawrence, A. S. Arul; Vimala, A.

    2013-01-01

    The present study "Self-concept and Achievement Motivation of High School Students" was investigated to find the relationship between Self-concept and Achievement Motivation of High School Students. Data for the study were collected using Self-concept Questionnaire developed by Raj Kumar Saraswath (1984) and Achievement Motive Test (ACMT)…

  17. Michael E. Himmel | NREL

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    E. Himmel Photo of Michael E. Himmel Michael Himmel Senior Research Fellow I-Molecular Biology ;Towards a molecular-level theory of carbohydrate processivity," Curr. Opinion Biotechnol. (2014 University, Department of Biochem. & Molecular Biol., Distinguished Alumnus (2014) Battelle Memorial

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  19. Synthesis of Triazole Derivatives of Levoglucosenone As Promising Anticancer Agents: Effective Exploration of the Chemical Space through retro-aza-Michael//aza-Michael Isomerizations.

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    Tsai, Yi-Hsuan; Borini Etichetti, Carla M; Di Benedetto, Carolina; Girardini, Javier E; Martins, Felipe Terra; Spanevello, Rolando A; Suárez, Alejandra G; Sarotti, Ariel M

    2018-04-06

    The design and synthesis of biomass-derived triazoles and the in vitro evaluation as potential anticancer agents are described. The discovery of base-catalyzed retro-aza-Michael//aza-Michael isomerizations allowed the exploration of the chemical space by affording novel types of triazoles, difficult to obtain otherwise. Following this strategy, 2,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles could be efficiently obtained from the corresponding 1,4-disubstituted analogues.

  20. Surface Modified Particles By Multi-Step Michael-Type Addition And Process For The Preparation Thereof

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    Cook, Ronald Lee; Elliott, Brian John; Luebben, Silvia DeVito; Myers, Andrew William; Smith, Bryan Matthew

    2005-05-03

    A new class of surface modified particles and a multi-step Michael-type addition surface modification process for the preparation of the same is provided. The multi-step Michael-type addition surface modification process involves two or more reactions to compatibilize particles with various host systems and/or to provide the particles with particular chemical reactivities. The initial step comprises the attachment of a small organic compound to the surface of the inorganic particle. The subsequent steps attach additional compounds to the previously attached organic compounds through reactive organic linking groups. Specifically, these reactive groups are activated carbon—carbon pi bonds and carbon and non-carbon nucleophiles that react via Michael or Michael-type additions.

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  2. Method for promoting Michael addition reactions

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    Shah, Pankaj V.; Vietti, David E.; Whitman, David William

    2010-09-21

    Homogeneously dispersed solid reaction promoters having an average particle size from 0.01 .mu.m to 500 .mu.m are disclosed for preparing curable mixtures of at least one Michael donor and at least one Michael acceptor. The resulting curable mixtures are useful as coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers.

  3. Doing It All: Michael Sullivan--Weeks Public Library, NH

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    2005-01-01

    Michael Sullivan is a juggler--not a metaphorical one, a real one. He's also a library director, storyteller, competitive chess player, poet, speaker, and former children's librarian who continues to work with the kids in his community. This article summarizes the accomplishments and work of Michael Sullivan.

  4. Michael J. Meaney: Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions

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    Presents Michael J. Meaney as one of the winners of the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions (2012). Michael J. Meaney has taken the phenomenon of "handling" of newborn rats and opened a new area of investigation that has given new meaning to epigenetics via his work demonstrating transgenerational…

  5. Jack Michael's Motivation

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    Miguel, Caio F.

    2013-01-01

    Among many of Jack Michael's contributions to the field of behavior analysis is his behavioral account of motivation. This paper focuses on the concept of "motivating operation" (MO) by outlining its development from Skinner's (1938) notion of "drive." Conceptually, Michael's term helped us change our focus on…

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  7. Studying Teachers and Schools: Michael Pressley's Legacy and Directions for Future Research

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    Mohan, Lindsey; Lundeberg, Mary A.; Reffitt, Kelly

    2008-01-01

    Much of Michael Pressley's work during the past decade focused on the nature of highly effective, engaging literacy instruction. Michael Pressley believed that studying effective teachers and schools had the potential to influence more engaging and effective teaching, especially in underresourced schools. First, we describe the grounded…

  8. Language and Intercultural Education: An Interview with Michael Byram

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    Porto, Melina

    2013-01-01

    This article reports an interview with Michael Byram, Professor Emeritus, University of Durham in the United Kingdom, during his visit to Argentina in September 2011. Michael Byram is one of the main international referents in intercultural education. The interview addresses issues such as language education, intercultural and citizenship…

  9. Racemic hemiacetals as oxygen-centered pronucleophiles triggering cascade 1,4-addition/Michael reaction through dynamic kinetic resolution under iminium catalysis. Development and mechanistic insights† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Detailed experimental procedures and characterization of all new compounds, including copies of NMR spectra and HPLC chromatograms traces, computational details and Cartesian coordinates of all stationary points. CCDC 1525188 (4l), 1525189 (6a) and 1525190 (9a). For ESI and crystallographic data in CIF or other electronic format see DOI: 10.1039/c7sc00009j Click here for additional data file. Click here for additional data file.

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    Orue, Ane; Uria, Uxue; Roca-López, David; Delso, Ignacio; Reyes, Efraím; Carrillo, Luisa

    2017-01-01

    2-Hydroxydihydropyran-5-ones behave as excellent polyfunctional reagents able to react with enals through oxa-Michael/Michael process cascade under the combination of iminium and enamine catalysis. These racemic hemiacetalic compounds are used as unconventional O-pronucleophiles in the initial oxa-Michael reaction, also leading to the formation of a single stereoisomer under a dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) process. Importantly, by using β-aryl or β-alkyl substituted α,β-unsaturated substrates as initial Michael acceptors either kinetically or thermodynamically controlled diastereoisomers were formed with high stereoselection through the careful selection of the reaction conditions. Finally, a complete experimental and computational study confirmed the initially proposed DKR process during the catalytic oxa-Michael/Michael cascade reaction and also explained the kinetic/thermodynamic pathway operating in each case. PMID:28451356

  10. Triage and Treatment of Combined Injury in Mass Casualty Situations

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    1996-11-01

    but not died yet"? Management of victims following a nuclear disaster has to include the successive complex of surgical and therapeutically treatment...Spec No):63-66, 1995. [2] Kumar P., Jagetia G.C. A review of triage and managements of bums victims following a nuclear disaster [Review]. Bums. 20(5

  11. Alternative Force Structuring Strategies for Military Satellite Communication Systems

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    IC= -4 41 fu~- I C = C= C = Ac -- .G.. LILA ILIJ * 36 The following equation expresses how dBm power levels were calculated (33:120-121): dBm = 10...and Arms Control. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Abt Books, 1982. 16. Heffes, Harry and Anurag Kumar. "Stochastic Damage Models and Dependence Effects in

  12. Nutrition Frontiers - Spring 2018 | Division of Cancer Prevention

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    Dear Colleague, The spring issue of Nutrition Frontiers showcases the association of gut microbial communities in premenopausal women, how high-fat, high-calorie-diet-induced obesity may increase pancreatic cancer, and the effects of calorie restriction protocols on pro-inflammatory cytokines. Meet our spotlight investigator, Dr. Purnima Kumar, and her research on black

  13. Direct Synthesis of Lithium-Intercalated Graphene for Electrochemical Energy Storage Application

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    2011-01-01

    for Electrochemical Energy Storage Application Ashavani Kumar,† Arava Leela Mohana Reddy,†,* Arnab Mukherjee,‡ Madan Dubey,§ Xiaobo Zhan,† Neelam...L.; Loper, A. L.; Rao , A. M.; Eklund, P. C. Electrochemical Oxidation of Single Wall Carbon Nanotube Bundles in Sulfuric Acid. J. Phys. Chem. B 1999

  14. Information Technology Programming Standards and Annual Project Maintenance Costs

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    Mynyk, John

    2012-01-01

    Organizations that depend on the use of IT in their business models must maintain their systems and keep their systems current to survive (Filipek, 2008; Kulkarni, Kumar, Mookerjee, & Sethi, 2009; Unterkalmsteiner et al., 2012). As most IT departments allocate as much as 80% of their budget to maintain stability while leaving only the other…

  15. My Classroom: India

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    Hart, Blaire Creamer

    2017-01-01

    Dr. Santosh Kumar Mahapatra did not grow up speaking English, and studying English in secondary school was not easy for him. In fact, he almost failed the subject in Grades 10 and 12. Later, after he earned a master's degree in English Literature but still felt he could not speak the language well, he improved his English-speaking skills while…

  16. Experience of International Education of East Asian Students in English-Speaking Countries: A Four-Dimensional Approach

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    Martinez, Maria L.; Colaner, Kevin T.

    2017-01-01

    Global participation in international education in the last two decades has increased exponentially. International students face difficulties in adjusting to the culture of their host country due to their unique needs (Bertram, Poulakis, Elsasser & Kumar, 2014). This article presents themes comprising the international education phenomenon…

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    Kumar, Dibyendu; Buhay, Christian; Van Tonder, Andries

    From left to right: Dibyendu Kumar of the University of Florida, Christian Buhay of Baylor College of Medicine, Andries van Tonder of Wellcome Sanger Trust Institute, Anna Montmayeur of the Broad Institute and Karen Davenport of Los Alamos National Laboratory at the Finishing forum on June 3, 2010 at the "Sequencing, Finishing, Analysis in the Future" meeting in Santa Fe, NM.

  18. Explaining the electroweak scale and stabilizing moduli in M theory

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    Acharya, Bobby S.; Bobkov, Konstantin; Kane, Gordon L.; Kumar, Piyush; Shao, Jing

    2007-12-01

    In a recent paper [B. Acharya, K. Bobkov, G. Kane, P. Kumar, and D. Vaman, Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 191601 (2006).PRLTAO0031-900710.1103/PhysRevLett.97.191601] it was shown that in fluxless M theory vacua with at least two hidden sectors undergoing strong gauge dynamics and a particular form of the Kähler potential, all moduli are stabilized by the effective potential and a stable hierarchy is generated, consistent with standard gauge unification. This paper explains the results of [B. Acharya, K. Bobkov, G. Kane, P. Kumar, and D. Vaman, Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 191601 (2006).PRLTAO0031-900710.1103/PhysRevLett.97.191601] in more detail and generalizes them, finding an essentially unique de Sitter vacuum under reasonable conditions. One of the main phenomenological consequences is a prediction which emerges from this entire class of vacua: namely, gaugino masses are significantly suppressed relative to the gravitino mass. We also present evidence that, for those vacua in which the vacuum energy is small, the gravitino mass, which sets all the superpartner masses, is automatically in the TeV 100 TeV range.

  19. Comparative evaluation of border molding, using two different techniques in maxillary edentulous arches - An in vivo study

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    Yarapatineni, Rameshbabu; Vilekar, Abhishek; Kumar, J Phani; Kumar, G Ajay; Aravind, Prasad; Kumar, P Anil

    2013-01-01

    Background: This study was undertaken to compare the retention between sectional border molding using low fusing greenstick compound and single step border molding using condensation silicone (putty) impression material in three stages- A. Immediately following border molding, B. After final impression and C. With the finished permanent denture base. Materials & Methods: In this study evaluation of retentive values of sectional border molding (Group I) (custom impression trays border molded with green stick compound ) and single step border molding (Group II) ( border molding with condensation silicone (putty) impression material ). In both techniques definitive wash impression were made with light body condensation silicone and permanent denture base with heat cure polymerization resin. Results: Group II was significantly higher (mean=8011.43) than Group I (mean=5777.43) in test-A. The t-value (1.5883) infers that there was significant difference between Group I and Group II (p =0.15). Group I was significantly higher (mean=6718.57) than Group II (mean=5224.29) in test -B. The t-value (1.6909) infers that there was significant difference between Group I and Group II (p=0.17). Group II was higher (mean=4025.14) than Group I (mean=3835.07) in test -C. The t-value was 0.1239. But it was found to be statistically insignificant (p=0.005). Conclusion: Within the limitation of this clinical study border molding custom tray with low fusing green stick compound provided similar retention as compared to custom impression tray with condensation silicone in permanent denture base. How to cite this article: Yarapatineni R, Vilekar A, Kumar JP, Kumar GA, Aravind P, Kumar PA. Comparative evaluation of border molding, using two different techniques in maxillary edentulous arches - An in vivo study. J Int Oral Health 2013; 5(6):82-7 . PMID:24453450

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP13-436-000] CAlifornians for Renewable Energy, Inc., Michael E. Boyd, Robert M. Sarvey v. Pacific Gas and Electric Company... Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); CAlifornians for Renewable Energy, Inc., Michael E. Boyd, and Robert...

  1. Interview with Michael Apple: The Biography of a Public Intellectual

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    Peters, Michael A.

    2015-01-01

    Michael W. Apple is the John Bascom Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies in the Departments of Curriculum and Instruction (CI) and Educational Policy Studies (EPS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education where he has taught since 1970. Michael Apple is one of the foremost educational theorists…

  2. Markets, Marx, Modernity and Mathematics Education: A Response to Michael Apple.

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    Gates, Peter

    This paper is a response to Michael Apple's paper, "What Postmodernists Forget: Cultural Capital and Official Knowledge." The paper advocates Michael's identification of the current dangers and processes of the growth of new right ideologies in the development of subjectivity, society, and education. The differences in success in the education…

  3. 77 FR 61596 - Wheatley, Michael I.; Garrison, Drummond E.; Notice of Filing

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    ...] Wheatley, Michael I.; Garrison, Drummond E.; Notice of Filing Take notice that on September 28, 2012, Michael I. Wheatley and Drummond E. Garrison submitted for filing, an application for authority to hold... the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov . Persons unable to file electronically should submit an...

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    ... Collection (Patient Satisfaction Survey Michael E. DeBakey Home Care Program) Activity: Comment Request... Form 10-0476).'' SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Patient Satisfaction Survey Michael E. DeBakey Home... satisfaction with the quality of services/care provided by home care program staff. An agency may not conduct...

  5. NASA Catches Tropical Storm Leslie and Hurricane Michael in the Atlantic

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    2017-12-08

    This visible image of Tropical Storm Leslie and Hurricane Michael was taken by the MODIS instrument aboard both NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites on Sept. 9 at 12:50 p.m. EDT. Credit: NASA Goddard/MODIS Rapid Response Team -- Satellite images from two NASA satellites were combined to create a full picture of Tropical Storm Leslie and Hurricane Michael spinning in the Atlantic Ocean. Imagery from NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites showed Leslie now past Bermuda and Michael in the north central Atlantic, and Leslie is much larger than the smaller, more powerful Michael. Images of each storm were taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, or MODIS instrument that flies onboard both the Aqua and Terra satellites. Both satellites captured images of both storms on Sept. 7 and Sept. 10. The image from Sept. 7 showed a much more compact Michael with a visible eye. By Sept. 10, the eye was no longer visible in Michael and the storm appeared more elongated from south to north. To continue reading go to: 1.usa.gov/NkUPqn NASA image use policy. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission. Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Find us on Instagram

  6. Interview with J. Michael Thompson

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    Randall, Mary Elisabeth

    2004-01-01

    J. Michael Thompson is the Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid at the University of Southern California. J. Michael has worked in higher education for more than 30 years in a variety of roles at small private and mid-sized and large public universities, and now at USC, a large private university. He has…

  7. Veteran’s Health Care Issues

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    2007-11-30

    Affairs Dr. Michael J. Kussman , in U.S. Congress, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on...Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, Michael Kussman , in U.S. Congress, House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Military Construction...Department of Veterans Affairs Dr. Michael J. Kussman , in U.S. Congress, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and

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  9. Michael Young and the Curriculum Field in South Africa

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    Hoadley, Ursula

    2015-01-01

    The paper addresses the question of what we should make of Michael Young's recent work with respect to curriculum theory by considering the particular case of South African curriculum reform. The paper thus traces two trajectories: the evolution of Michael Young's ideas over time and South African curriculum reform in the post-apartheid period.…

  10. Covalent Modifiers: A Chemical Perspective on the Reactivity of α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyls with Thiols via Hetero-Michael Addition Reactions.

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    Jackson, Paul A; Widen, John C; Harki, Daniel A; Brummond, Kay M

    2017-02-09

    Although Michael acceptors display a potent and broad spectrum of bioactivity, they have largely been ignored in drug discovery because of their presumed indiscriminate reactivity. As such, a dearth of information exists relevant to the thiol reactivity of natural products and their analogues possessing this moiety. In the midst of recently approved acrylamide-containing drugs, it is clear that a good understanding of the hetero-Michael addition reaction and the relative reactivities of biological thiols with Michael acceptors under physiological conditions is needed for the design and use of these compounds as biological tools and potential therapeutics. This Perspective provides information that will contribute to this understanding, such as kinetics of thiol addition reactions, bioactivities, as well as steric and electronic factors that influence the electrophilicity and reversibility of Michael acceptors. This Perspective is focused on α,β-unsaturated carbonyls given their preponderance in bioactive natural products.

  11. Development and Implementation of High Bandwidth Pulsed Microactuators for Sub and Supersonic Applications

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    2012-06-15

    Microactuators of High –Speed Flow Control”, AIAA- 2938 , 2011. 12. Kreth, P., Solomon, J.T., Alvi, F.S., “Resonance-Enhanced High Frequency Micro...paper 2938 , 2011. 34. Ali, M.Y., Solomon, J.T., Gustavsson, J., Kumar, R., Alvi, F.S., “Control of Supersonic Cavity Flows Using High Bandwidth Micro

  12. Silicon-Containing Tri- and Tetra-Functional Cyanate Esters: Synthesis, Cure Kinetics, and Network Properties

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    2014-01-01

    24. Pollack, S. K.; Fu, Z. Polym. Prepr. (Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Chem.) 1998, 39, 452-453. 25. Devaraju, S.; Vengatesan, M. R.; Selvi , M...Ganguli, S.; Dean, D.; Jordan, K.; Price, G.; Vaia, R. Polymer 2003, 44, 1315-1319. 54. Devaraju, S.; Vengatesan, M. R.; Selvi , M.; Kumar, A. A

  13. Genre Analysis: The State of the Art (An Online Interview with Vijay Kumar Bhatia)

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    Bhatia, Vijay Kumar; Salmani Nodoushan, M. A.

    2015-01-01

    In this interview, Vijay Bhatia freely reflects on his personal experiences, perceptions, and views about the development of Genre Analysis in the early eighties towards Critical Genre Analysis today. He offers his impressions about how professionals construct, interpret, use and often exploit generic resources in their everyday practice to meet…

  14. Dimensionality of the Measure of Ingratiatory Behaviors in Organizational Settings (MIBOS) Scale.

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    Kacmar, K. Michele; Valle, Matthew

    1997-01-01

    The dimensionality of the Measure of Ingratiatory Behaviors in Organizational Settings (MIBOS) (K. Kumar and M. Beyerlein, 1991) was studied with data from 203 state government employees. Results do not confirm the factor solution proposed by the measure's creators. Suggestions are offered to improve the psychometric properties of the MIBOS scale.…

  15. How glutamate receptor subunits mix and match: details uncovered.

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    Hansen, Kasper B; Traynelis, Stephen F

    2011-07-28

    Until now, the atomic details explaining why certain subunits prefer to coassemble has been lacking in our understanding of glutamate receptor biogenesis. In this issue, Kumar et al. describe the structural basis by which preferential subunit assembly occurs for homomeric and heteromeric kainate-type glutamate receptors. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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    ... Comment on Surplus Property Release at Michael J Smith Field, Beaufort, NC AGENCY: Federal Aviation... J Smith Field, be used for aeronautical purposes. DATES: Comments must be received on or before June... property at the Michael J Smith Field. The property consists of one parcel located on the north side of...

  17. DefenseLink Feature: Chairman Visits Japan and Republic of Korea, Nov. 5-8,

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    Staff Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen answers questions at a press availability with local media following Staff Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen visits greets marines and staff assigned to the U.S. Embassy, Tokyo the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, right, and Japanese Chief of Defense Adm

  18. Confirmation of Anopheles (Anopheles) calderoni Wilkerson, 1991 (Diptera: Culicidae) in Colombia and Ecuador Through Molecular and Morphological Correlation with Topotypic Material

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    2010-12-01

    Ministerio Salud Publica, Guayaquil, Ecuador 4Natural History Museum, London, England 5Programa Centroamericano de Maestría en Entomología...principales especies de Colombia, DCD, Ministe- rio de Salud , Bogotá, 120 pp. Tamura K, Dudley J, Nei M, Kumar S 2007. MEGA4: Molecular Evo- lutionary

  19. Field Note: A Disease Specific Expert System for the Indian Mango Crop

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    Chakrabarti, Dilip Kumar; Chakraborty, Pinaki

    2007-01-01

    Mango ("Mangifera indica") is a popular fruit and an important cash crop of southeast Asia. The mango malformation disease has been responsible for the degraded yield of the crop now for a long time (Kumar and Chakrabarti, 1997). The disease is difficult to cure and often takes the shape of an epidemic. Though much study has been done…

  20. Extended fusion yield integral using pathway idea in case of Shock-compressed heated plasma

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    Kumar, Dilip; Haubold, Hans

    The extended non-resonant thermonuclear reaction rate probability integral obtained in Haubold and Kumar [Haubold, H.J. and Kumar, D.: 2008, Extension of thermonuclear functions through the pathway model including Maxwell-Boltzmann and Tsallis distributions, Astroparticle Physics, 29, 70-76] is used to evaluate the fusion energy by itegrating it over temperature. The closed form representation of the extended reaction rate integral via Meijer's G-function is expressed as a solution of a homogeneous differential equation. A physical model of Guderley[Guderley G. :1942, Starke kugelige und zylindrische Verdichtungsstsse in der Nhe des Kugelmittelpunktes bzw. der Zylinderachse, Luftfahrtforschung, 19, 302] has been considered for the laser driven hydrodynamical process in a compressed fusion plasma and heated strong spherical shock wave. The fusion yield integral obtained in the paper is compared with the standard fusion yield ob-tained by Haubold and John [Haubold, H.J. and John, R.W.:1981, Analytical representation of the thermonuclear reaction rate and fusion energy production in a spherical plasma shock wave, Plasma Physics, 5, 399-411]. The pathway parameter used in this paper is given an interpretation in terms of moments.

  1. Thanks to outgoing Associate Editors

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    Lichti, Derek D.; Weng, Qihao

    2018-04-01

    As of the end of December 2017, Professors Eberhard Gülch, Olaf Hellwich, Minho Kim, and Lalit Kumar have retired as Associate Editors of the ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. Our Journal's readership has benefited greatly from their longstanding commitment to their editorial duties. Both Profs. Gülch and Hellwich began their service to the Journal in 2007, while Profs. Kumar and Kim began in 2012 and 2014, respectively. In their many years as editors, they have witnessed the incredible growth of the Journal in terms of the number of papers submitted and published as well as the impact factor. Thanks to their high standards for paper quality and rigorous peer review, these professors have been important contributors to the Journal's current high standing. They were very versatile in terms of the scope of papers they could handle. Eberhard handled papers in photogrammetry, terrain modelling and geographic information systems (GIS) while Olaf handled papers in radar, computer vision and GIS. Both Lalit and Minho handled papers in optical remote sensing. On behalf of the Journal and the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, we thank them for many years of dedicated service to the Journal.

  2. First report of Schulzia travassosi (Nematoda, Trichostrongylina, Molineoidea) for amphibians of the Chaco region in Argentina and proposal of Oswaldocruzia melanostictusi nov. comb.

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    González, Cynthya E; Hamann, Monika I

    2015-12-01

    This is the first record of the nematode parasite Schulzia travassosi (Trichostrongylina, Molineidae) in two Argentinean amphibians, Leptodactylus bufonius and Rhinella major, collected in two localities of the Chaco region, Las Lomitas (Formosa Province) and Taco Pozo (Chaco Province). The species was observed using light and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and compared with previous studies of Paraguayan specimens. Regarding metric characters, the measurements found in Argentinean specimens generally did not differ from those of Paraguayan specimens; some differences were observed in the total length of males and females (some longer and some shorter than Paraguayan specimens), length of the oesophagus (in almost all specimens shorter than in Paraguayan ones) and position of the vulva (nearer to posterior end in Argentinean specimens). The branches and sphincter of ovejector are slightly longer than in Paraguayan female specimens. In males, ray 4 is almost the same length as rays 2, 3 and 5, 6. Cephalic end, cephalic vesicle, synlophe and vulvar depression were viewed under SEM. Schulzia melanostictusi Chopra, Shing and Kumar, 1986 is reassigned as Oswaldocruzia melanostictusi (Chopra, Shing and Kumar, 1986) nov. comb.

  3. G{sub 2}-MSSM: An M theory motivated model of particle physics

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    Acharya, Bobby S.; Bobkov, Konstantin; Kane, Gordon L.

    2008-09-15

    We continue our study of the low energy implications of M theory vacua on G{sub 2}-manifolds, undertaken in B. S. Acharya, K. Bobkov, G. L. Kane, P. Kumar, and J. Shao, Phys. Rev. D 76, 126010 (2007); B. Acharya, K. Bobkov, G. Kane, P. Kumar, and D. Vaman, Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 191601 (2006), where it was shown that the moduli can be stabilized and a TeV scale generated, with the Planck scale as the only dimensionful input. A well-motivated phenomenological model, the G{sub 2}-MSSM, can be naturally defined within the above framework. In this paper, we study some ofmore » the important phenomenological features of the G{sub 2}-MSSM. In particular, the soft supersymmetry breaking parameters and the superpartner spectrum are computed. The G{sub 2}-MSSM generically gives rise to light gauginos and heavy scalars with wino lightest supersymmetric particles when one tunes the cosmological constant. Electroweak symmetry breaking is present but fine-tuned. The G{sub 2}-MSSM is also naturally consistent with precision gauge coupling unification. The phenomenological consequences for cosmology and collider physics of the G{sub 2}-MSSM will be reported in more detail soon.« less

  4. Covalent Modifiers: A Chemical Perspective on the Reactivity of α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyls with Thiols via Hetero-Michael Addition Reactions

    PubMed Central

    Jackson, Paul A.; Widen, John C.; Harki, Daniel A.; Brummond, Kay M.

    2017-01-01

    Although Michael acceptors display a potent and broad spectrum of bioactivity, they have largely been ignored in drug discovery because of their presumed indiscriminate reactivity. As such, a dearth of information exists relevant to the thiol reactivity of natural products and their analogs possessing this moiety. In the midst of recently approved acrylamide-containing drugs, it is clear that a good understanding of the hetero-Michael addition reaction and the relative reactivities of biological thiols with Michael acceptors under physiological conditions is needed for the design and use of these compounds as biological tools and potential therapeutics. This perspective provides information that will contribute to this understanding, such as kinetics of thiol addition reactions, bioactivities, as well as steric and electronic factors that influence the electrophilicity and reversibility of Michael acceptors. This perspective is focused on α,β-unsaturated carbonyls given their preponderance in bioactive natural products. PMID:27996267

  5. Strategic Studies Quarterly. Volume 8, Number 3, Fall 2014

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-01-01

    Michael Guillot Measuring Military Power James Jay Carafano Strategy and Force Planning in a Time of Austerity BG Michael J . Meese, USA, Retired...Hudson, PhD Nori Katagiri, PhD Paul J . Springer, PhD Zachary J . Zwald, PhD Strategic Studies Quarterly (SSQ) (ISSN 1936-1815) is published quarterly...19 BG Michael J . Meese, USA, Retired Pensive Sword: Educating Officers in Austere Times ...................... 30 Stephen D. Chiabotti Feature

  6. DefenseLink.mil - Pentagon Memorial Dedication

    Science.gov Websites

    Dept. photo by Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden An entry stone at the Pentagon Memorial lists the their lives during the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon. Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden A member of The United States Air Force Band practices before the start of

  7. Hearts-and-Minds: A Strategy of Conciliation, Coercion, or Commitment?

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-09-01

    benefits to modern conflicts remains problematic. According to Colonel (retired) Michael Crawshaw writing on evolution of British COIN for the United...Richmond, UK: Curzon Press, 2002), 11. 9. Michael Crawshaw , “The Evolution of British COIN,” Se- curity and Stabilisation: The Military Contribution...Afghanistan” (Cahier de la Recherche, France: November 2011), 42. 12. Ibid., 43. 13. Michael Crawshaw , “The Evolution of British COIN,” Se- curity and

  8. Development and Implementation of an Interactive Uniform Regulations Manual for the United States Marine Corps

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2006-09-01

    IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTERACTIVE UNIFORM REGULATIONS MANUAL FOR THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS by Michael H. Villar Carsten Krause...SUBTITLE: Development and Implementation of an Interactive Uniform Regulations Manual for the United States Marine Corps 6. AUTHOR(S) Michael H. Villar...IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTERACTIVE UNIFORM REGULATIONS MANUAL FOR THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS Michael H. Villar Major, United States Marine Corps B.A

  9. Understanding a Complex World: Why an Emphasis on Empathy Could Better Enable Army Leaders to Win

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-06-10

    complexity and speed of human interactions. Through the analysis of case studies involving General Stanley McChrystal and Colonel Michael Steele , this...Future; Win; Dilemma; Leadership; McChrystal, Stanley; Steele , Michael 16. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF: 17. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT 18. NUMBER OF...Stanley McChrystal and Colonel Michael Steele , this thesis describes how each individual’s empathetic mindset resulted in both favorable and

  10. Combat Service Support MOD II Design (CSS MOD II). Volume 2. Appendixes

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1986-10-01

    through contractual aoreement with Michael Jackson , Ltd. London. The spelling, syntax, and word usage adopted throughout the document have been made...to conform to army standards. The design teas members wish to thank the followin, individuals for their assistances Mr. John Cameron, Michael Jackson , Ltd...JSP) methodology is a product of Michael Jackson Systems, Ltd., London, England. In 1984, Dr. Wilbur Payne, Director, TRADOC Operations Research

  11. Psychological Analyses of Courageous Performance in Military Personnel

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    1990-08-01

    British Columbia ARI Scientific Coordination Office, London Milton Katz, Chief Office of Basic Research Michael Kaplan , Director OTIC August1990 ELECTE...For NTIS Ri University of British Columbia DTic TAB Just fitIcat lo Technical review by Dy __Dttibut ton/ Michael Kaplan Avallability CodesDIst...22c. OFFICE SYMBOL Michael Kaplan (202) 274-8722 PERT-BR DD Form 1473, JUN 86 Previous editions are obsolete. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE

  12. Development and Implementation of Low-Cost Mobile Sensor Platforms Within a Wireless Sensor Network

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-09-01

    WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK by Michael Jay Tozzi September 2010 Thesis Advisor: Rachel Goshorn Second Reader: Duane Davis Approved for...Platforms Within a Wireless Sensor Network 6. AUTHOR(S) Tozzi, Michael Jay 5. FUNDING NUMBERS 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) Naval...IMPLEMENTATION OF LOW-COST MOBILE SENSOR PLATFORMS WITHIN A WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK Michael Jay Tozzi Lieutenant, United States Navy B.S., United

  13. 2013 - Life is a Cosmic Phenomenon : The "Search for Water" evolves into the "Search for Life"

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Smith, William E.

    2013-03-01

    We propose that the 2013 data from the Kepler Mission (giving a current estimate of the number of earth-like planets in the habitable zone of sun-like stars as 144 billion), has caused a consciousness change in human belief in the probability of life off earth. This seems to have affected NASA's public statements which are now leaning to the more visionary mission goal of the "Search for Life" rather than the 1975-2012 focus of the "Search for Water". We propose that the first confirmed earth-like planet, expected to be announced later this year, be called "BORUCKI" in honour of the visionary USA scientist Bill Borucki, the father of the Kepler Mission. We explore the 2013 status of the Hoyle-Wickramasinghe Model of Panspermia, its hypothesis, propositions, experiments and evidence. We use the Karl Popper model for scientific hypotheses (1). Finally we explore Sir Fred Hoyle's vision of a planetary microbe defense system we call the Hoyle Shield. We explore the subsystem components of the shield and assess some options for these components using break-though technologies already available.

  14. Distributed nitrate transport and reaction routines (NTR) inside the mesoscale Hydrological Model (mHM) framework: Development and Application in the Selke catchment

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Sinha, Sumit; Rode, Michael; Kumar, Rohini; Yang, Xiaoqiang; Samaniego, Luis; Borchardt, Dietrich

    2016-04-01

    Precise measurements of where, when and how much denitrification occurs on the basis of measurements alone persist to be vexing and intractable research problem at all spatial and temporal scales. As a result, models have become essential and vital tools for furthering our current understanding of the processes that control denitrification on catchment scale. Emplacement of Water Framework Directive (WFD) and continued efforts in improving water treatment facilities has resulted in alleviating the problems associated with point sources of pollution. However, the problem of eutrophication still persists and is primarily associated with the diffused sources of pollution originating from agricultural area. In this study, the nitrate transport and reaction (NTR) routines are developed inside the distributed mesoscale Hydrological Model (mHM www.ufz.de/mhm) which is a fully distributed hydrological model with a novel parameter regionalization scheme (Samaniego et al. 2010; Kumar et al. 2013) and has been applied to whole Europe (Rakovec et al. 2016) and numerous catchments worldwide. The aforementioned NTR model is applied to a mesoscale river basin, Selke (463 km2) located in central Germany. The NTR model takes in account the critical and pertinent processes like transformation in vadose zone, atmospheric deposition, plant uptake, instream denitrification and also simulates the process of manure and fertilizer application. Both streamflow routines and the NTR model are run on daily time steps. The split-sample approach was used for model calibration (1994-1999) and validation (2000-2004). Flow dynamics at three gauging stations located inside this catchment are successfully captured by the model with consistently high Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency (NSE) of at least 0.8. Regarding nitrate estimates, the NSE values are greater than 0.7 for both validation and calibration periods. Finally, the NTR model is used for identifying the critical source areas (CSAs) that contribute significantly to nutrient pollution due to different local hydrological and topographical conditions. Postulations for a comprehensive sensitivity analysis and further regionalization of key parameters of the NTR model are also investigated. References: Kumar, R., L. Samaniego, and S. Attinger (2013a), Implications of distributed hydrologic model parameterization on water fluxes at multiple scales and locations, Water Resour. Res., 49, 360-379, doi:10.1029/2012WR012195. Samaniego, L., R. Kumar, and S. Attinger (2010), Multiscale parameter regionalization of a grid-based hydrologic model at the mesoscale, Water Resour. Res., 46, W05523, doi:10.1029/2008WR007327. Rakovec, O., Kumar, R., Mai, J., Cuntz, M., Thober, S., Zink, M., Attinger, S., Schäfer, D., Schrön, M., Samaniego, L. (2016): Multiscale and multivariate evaluation of water fluxes and states over European river basins, J. Hydrometeorol., 17, 287-307, doi: 10.1175/JHM-D-15-0054.1.

  15. Unconventional Counterinsurgency: Leveraging Traditional Social Networks and Irregular Forces in Remote and Ungoverned Areas

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-05-13

    Identity: Why We Are Losing Our Wars”, Michael Vlahos argues that today’s wars with non-state enemies are “above all, wars of identity.”29 Moreover, he...together these manuals powerfully reinforce Michael Vlahos ’ imperative to reshape the population and enemy narrative by co-opting identity.34...29 Michael Vlahos , "Fighting Identity: Why We Are Losing Our Wars," Military Review (United States

  16. Topological Privacy: Lattice Structures and Information Bubbles for Inference and Obfuscation

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-12-19

    AFRL-AFOSR-VA-TR-2017-0036 Topological Privacy Michael Erdmann CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY 5000 FORBES AVENUE PITTSBURGH, PA 15213-3815 02/22/2017...PERSON 19b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) 19-12-2016 Final 15-10-2013 - 14-10-2016 Topological Privacy Erdmann, Michael, A. Carnegie Mellon...Michael Erdmann Carnegie Mellon University me@cs.cmu.edu December 19, 2016 Abstract Information has intrinsic geometric and topological structure, arising

  17. Description and Evaluation of GDEM-V 3.0

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-02-06

    Description and Evaluation of GDEM -V 3.0 Michael R. caRnes Ocean Sciences Branch Oceanography Division February 6, 2009 i REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form...include area code) b. ABSTRACT c. THIS PAGE 18. NUMBER OF PAGES 17. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT Description and Evaluation of GDEM -V 3.0 Michael R. Carnes...unlimited. Unclassified Unclassified Unclassified UL 24 Michael R. Carnes (228) 688-5648 The GDEM (Generalized Digital Environment Model) has served as

  18. Novel Array-Based Target Identification for Synergistic Sensitization of Breast Cancer to Herceptin

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-05-01

    Tatsuya Azum, Eileen Adamson, Ryan Alipio, Becky Pio, Frank Jones, Dan Mercola. Chip- on- chip analysis of mechanism of action of HER2 inhibition in...Munawar, Kutbuddin S. Doctor, Michael Birrer, Michael McClelland, Eileen Adamson, Dan Mercola. Egr1 regulates the coordinated expression of numerous...Kemal Korkmaz, Mashide Ohmichi, Eileen Adamson, Michael McClelland, Dan Mercola. Identification of genes bound and regulated by ATF2/c-Jun

  19. Structuring Z Specifications with Views

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1994-03-01

    Gregory Abowd, Michael Jackson , Jeannette Wing, Michal Young and Pamela Zave, who gave me helpful comments on drafts of this pa- per. I am also grateful to...1988. Uac94] Michael Jackson , "Software Development Method", in A Classical Mind: Essays in Honour of C.A.R Hoare, ed. A.W Roscoe, Prentice Hall...International, 1994. ,0 26 [Jon86] Cliff B. Jones, Systematic Software Development Using VDM, Prentice Hall International, 1986. [JZ93] Michael Jackson and

  20. Test and Evaluation of the Navy Occupational Health Information Management System (NOHIMS).

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1986-07-01

    Naval Shipyard for NOHIMS with the assistance of Todd Merrill from the University of Washington and Michael Jackson , another industrial hygienist...initialize NOHIMS and learn how to use the system. As the industrial component of NOHIMS became operational in Bremerton, Michael Jackson assumed the role...interacting with the system. Since NO|IIMS was introduced at Bremerton, Michael Jackson has been involved in all aspects of system start-up and maintenance

  1. Corrosion-Resistant Materials for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants at Fort Bragg

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-06-01

    degradation, and assist in evaluating the Return on Investment for the project. The Project Manager was Dr. Ashok Kumar. The Associate Project Man- ager...Fort Bragg DPW Office), Steve Jackson (Instal- lation Management Agency – South East Region Office), Paul Volkman (Headquarters-Installation... Management Command), David Purcell, (Headquarters, Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management ), and Hilton Mills (Army Materiel Command), as

  2. A Placebo-Controlled Augmentation Trial of Prazosin for Combat Trauma PTSD

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-08-01

    sleep disturbance, and other hyperarousal symptoms typical of PTSD (11). Specific stimulation of CNS alpha-1 adreno- receptors disrupts REM sleep (36...result from excessive brain responsiveness to released norepinephrine disrupting rapid eye movement ( REM ) and other sleep stages (Mellman, Kumar, Kulick...in 2006, sought help for distressing combat trauma night- mares, sleep disruption, and daytime intrusive ruminations about previous combat events. He

  3. Novel Therapy for Bone Regeneration in Large Segmental Defects

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-10-01

    mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). The in- flammatory... mesenchymal stem cells and the wound healing process. Cells 2013;2:621-34. 17. Kumar A, Salimath BP, Stark GB, Finkenzeller G. 22 K.M. Davis et al.: Muscle...Gao X, Usas A, Tang Y, et al. A comparison of bone re- generation with human mesenchymal stem cells and mus- cle-derived stem cells and the

  4. HBCU Summer Undergraduate Training Program in Prostate Cancer Research

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-08-01

    in Prostate Cancer Research INTRODUCTION: The goal of this award was to provide prostate cancer (CaP) research summer internships to the...Selection Process: USU/CPDR summer internship program announcements for 2008, 2009 and 2010 were made by Dr. Deepak Kumar (Partnering PI) at the...Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics and Department of Microbiology and Immunology actively participated in training of UDC students under the

  5. The Design of a Portable and Deployable Solar Energy System for Deployed Military Applications

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-04-01

    Abstract- Global Positioning Systems, thermal imaging scopes, satellite phones, and other electronic devices are critical to the warfighter in... imaging scopes, satellite phones, and other electronic devices are critical to the warfighter in Forward Operating Environments. Many are battery operated...Technology & Engineering 24. Kumar, Shrawan, Mital, Anil, Electromyography in ergonomics 25. Stanton, Neville Human factors in consumer products, CRC

  6. Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Emulation for Computer Architecture

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-08-01

    Execution with Versatile, Microarchitecture-Independent Snapshots, PhD thesis, MIT, Sep 2006. [10] Bienia, Christian, Kumar , Sanjeev, Singh , Jaswinder Pal...2] Pixie: MIPS Computer Systems, Inc. Assembly Language Programmer’s Guide, 1986. [3] Agarwal, Anant , Bianchini, Ricardo, Chaiken, David, David...pp. 68–79. [49] Woo, Steven Cameron, Ohara, Moriyoshi, Torrie, Evan, Singh , Jaswinder Pal, and Gupta, Anoop, “The SPLASH-2 programs

  7. Systems Execution Modeling Technologies for Large-Scale Net-Centric Department of Defense Systems

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-12-01

    pp. 303–338, 2002. [53] K. C. Kang, “Feature-oriented domain analysis ( FODA ) feasibility study,” DTIC Document, 1990. [54] V. Kumar, “Algorithms...29  5.2  PLA MODELING, DOMAIN  ANALYSIS , AND TESTING CHALLENGES...29  5.3  MODEL‐DRIVEN TESTING AND DOMAIN  ANALYSIS  TECHNIQUES FOR PRODUCT‐LINE ARCHITECTURES ................................. 30

  8. Issues of Language Maintenance and Education of Aboriginal Children in India: An Interview with Ajit K. Mohanty, Internationally Acclaimed Indian Psycholinguist

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Pattnaik, Jyotsna

    2005-01-01

    Ajit Kumar Mohanty is a Professor of Social Psychology of Education at the Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. Mohanty received his doctorate from University of Alberta, Canada, in 1978, and was a postdoctoral Fulbright fellow at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, between 1981-1982. He was…

  9. Exploratory Mixed-Method Study of End-User Computing within an Information Technology Infrastructure Library U.S. Army Service Delivery Environment

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Manzano, Sancho J., Jr.

    2012-01-01

    Empirical studies have been conducted on what is known as end-user computing from as early as the 1980s to present-day IT employees. There have been many studies on using quantitative instruments by Cotterman and Kumar (1989) and Rockart and Flannery (1983). Qualitative studies on end-user computing classifications have been conducted by…

  10. Erratum: Erratum to Central European Journal of Engineering, Volume 4, Issue 1

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Kumar, M. Ajay; Srikanth, N. V.

    2014-06-01

    Paper by M. Ajay Kumar, N. V. Srikanth, et al. "An adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system controlled space cector pulse width modulation based HVDC light transmission system under AC fault conditions" in Volume 4, Issue 1, 27-38/March 2014 doi: 10.2478/s13531-013-0143-4 contains an error in the title. The correct title is presented below

  11. Block Distribution Analysis of Impact Craters in the Tharsis and Elysium Planitia Regions on Mars

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Button, N.; Karunatillake, S.; Diaz, C.; Zadei, S.; Rajora, V.; Barbato, A.; Piorkowski, M.

    2017-12-01

    The block distribution pattern of ejecta surrounding impact craters reveals clues about their formation. Using images from High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) image onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), we indentified two rayed impact craters on Mars with measurable ejecta fields to quantitatively investigate in this study. Impact Crater 1 (HiRISE image PSP_008011_1975) is located in the Tharsis region at 17.41°N, 248.75°E and is 175 m in diameter. Impact Crater 2 (HiRISE image ESP_018352_1805) is located in Elysium Planitia at 0.51°N, 163.14°E and is 320 m in diameter. Our block measurements, used to determine the area, were conducted using HiView. Employing methods similar to Krishna and Kumar (2016), we compared block size and axis ratio to block distance from the center of the crater, impact angle, and direction. Preliminary analysis of sixteen radial sectors around Impact Crater 1 revealed that in sectors containing mostly small blocks (less than 10 m2), the small blocks were ejected up to three times the diameter of the crater from the center of the crater. These small block-dominated sectors lacked blocks larger than 10 m2. Contrastingly, in large block-dominated sectors (larger than 30 m2) blocks rarely traveled farther than 200 m from the center of the crater. We also seek to determine the impact angle and direction. Krishna and Kumar (2016) calculate the b-value (N(a) = Ca-b; "N(a) equals the number of fragments or craters with a size greater than a, C is a constant, and -b is a power index") as a method to determine the impact direction. Our preliminary results for Impact Crater 1 did not clearly indicate the impact angle. With improved measurements and the assessment of Impact Crater 2, we will compare Impact Crater 1 to Impact Crater 2 as well as assess the impact angle and direction in order to determine if the craters are secondary craters. Hood, D. and Karunatillake, S. (2017), LPSC, Abstract #2640 Krishna, N., and P. S. Kumar (2016), Icarus, 264, 274-299

  12. Searching for a Different Understanding of Operational Art

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-05-26

    that “hampered by 35 Bruce Menning, “Operational Art’s Origins,” in Historical Perspectives of the Operational Art, ed. Michael D. Krause and R. Cody...war or theater of 43 Clayton Newell, “Introduction,” in On Operational Art, ed. Clayton Newell and Michael Krause (Washington, DC: US Army Center of...Menning, Bruce. “Operational Art’s Origins.” In Historical Perspectives of the Operational Art, edited by Michael D. Krause and R. Cody Phillips, 3

  13. Preparing Brigade Combat Team Soldiers for Mission Readiness Through Research on Intangible Psychological Constructs and their Applications: Validation and Pilot

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-01-01

    and their Applications: Validation and Pilot Steven N. Aude Kenneth Nicely Michael A. Lodato ICF International Christopher L. Vowels...CONTRACT OR GRANT NUMBER W5J9CQ-11-0009 5b. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 622785 6. AUTHOR(S) Steven N. Aude, Kenneth Nicely, Michael A... Michael A. Lodato ICF International Christopher L. Vowels U.S. Army Research Institute Fort Hood Research Unit Brian T. Crabb

  14. Gas Control and Thermal Modeling Methods for Pressed Pellet and Fast Rise Thin-Film Thermal Batteries

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-09-01

    Thin-Film Thermal Batteries by Frank C Krieger and Michael S Ding Approved for public release; distribution unlimited...Laboratory Gas Control and Thermal Modeling Methods for Pressed Pellet and Fast Rise Thin-Film Thermal Batteries by Frank C Krieger and Michael S...Batteries 5a. CONTRACT NUMBER 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6. AUTHOR(S) Frank C Krieger and Michael S Ding 5d. PROJECT NUMBER

  15. Production of a Novel OX40 Ligand for Clinical Use

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-10-01

    inhibitory to the detection of mycoplasma. 19.0 TECHNICAL REFERENCES 19.1 Barile , Michael F. and McGarrity, Gerard J. (1983). "Isolation of Mycoplasmas from...Edition, Section 2.6.7, Mycoplasmas. 19.4 McGarrity, Gerard J. and Barile , Michael F. (1983). "Use of Indicator Cell Lines for Recovery and...test material will be discarded following study completion unless otherwise requested by Sponsor. 20.0 REFERENCES 20.1 Barile , Michael F. and

  16. Magnetic Insulation in Coaxial Transmission Lines with an External Magnetic Field

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1980-03-13

    A. Mostrom, Michael E. Jones, and Lester E. Thode SUBMITTED TO: Physical Review Letters March 13, 1980 SöKOK_Kä^MJ!L;; ÄgEie?©d tea gas &c...Number Assigned by Contract Monitor: SLL 81- 262 Comments on Document: Archive, RRI, DEW . From Physical Review Letters Descriptors, Keywords: Magnetic...Source of Document: DEW MAGNETIC INSULATION IN COAXIAL TRANSMISSION LINES WITH AN EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD Michael A. Mostrom, Michael E. Jones, and

  17. The Russo-Japanese War, Lessons Not Learned

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2003-05-06

    USACGSC, August, 2002), CR3.7-1--CR3.7-14; Michael Howard , “Men Against Fire, Expectations of War in 1914,” International Security (Summer 1984): 41-57...169; Carl von Clausewitz, On War, trans. and ed. Michael Howard and Peter Paret (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1984), 37-38. 8Service in...Cleator, P. Weapons of War. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1967. Clausewitz, Carl von. On War. Edited and translated by Michael Howard and

  18. Evaluating perceptions of the effectiveness of the community advisory panel model for enhancing service delivery to marginalized populations.

    PubMed

    Ramsay, Jason T; Smith, Peter; Thompson, Alison; O'Campo, Patricia; Nisenbaum, Rosane; Watson, Priya; Park-Wylie, Laura; Bryant, Toba; Tandon, Reena; Farah, Mohammed

    2012-01-01

    The objective of this study was to evaluate perceptions of the effectiveness of the community advisory panels (CAPs) at St. Michael's Hospital, in Toronto, Canada. A qualitative design was employed. Participants included hospital staff, patients, Community Advisory Panel chairs, and key informants from community services in the St. Michael's Hospital catchment area. An online survey about awareness of the CAPs and CAP accomplishments; (2) Key informants interviews; and (3) Review of memos and meeting minutes of the CAPs to assess their impact in the hospital and the community. St. Michael's Hospital was the setting of the study. Descriptive statistics were generated for the survey data. Qualitative interview data were coded for major themes. Participants included hospital staff, patients, CAP chairs, and key informants from community services in the St. Michael's Hospital catchment area. Although the CAPs initiated and implemented an array of programs and services at St. Michael's Hospital, the visibility of the CAPs and their service to the hospital and community were very low. Themes that emerged from the semistructured interviews involved the visibility, effectiveness, and role of the CAPs in the hospital. Although the CAPs at St. Michael's Hospital appear to be an effective model for community responsiveness, the visibility of their work in the hospital and community was very low. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

  19. Michael Griffin House Science Committee Hearing

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    2005-06-27

    NASA Administrator Michael Griffin prepares to testify at a hearing before the House Science Committee, Tuesday, June 28, 2005, Rayburn House Office building, Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

  20. Geophysicists

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    2004-06-01

    In Memoriam: James R. Holton, Buford K. Meade, Mikhail I. Pudovkin; Honors: Michel Blanc, Alberto Borges, Paola Vannucchi, Michael A. Hapgood, Subir Banerjee, Lev Vinnik, John Wahr, Forrest Mozer, Vladimir N. Zharkov, Michael Ghil

  1. Synthesis, chemical reactivity as Michael acceptors, and biological potency of monocyclic cyanoenones, novel and highly potent anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective agents.

    PubMed

    Zheng, Suqing; Santosh Laxmi, Y R; David, Emilie; Dinkova-Kostova, Albena T; Shiavoni, Katherine H; Ren, Yanqing; Zheng, Ying; Trevino, Isaac; Bumeister, Ronald; Ojima, Iwao; Wigley, W Christian; Bliska, James B; Mierke, Dale F; Honda, Tadashi

    2012-05-24

    Novel monocyclic cyanoenones examined to date display unique features regarding chemical reactivity as Michael acceptors and biological potency. Remarkably, in some biological assays, the simple structure is more potent than pentacyclic triterpenoids (e.g., CDDO and bardoxolone methyl) and tricycles (e.g., TBE-31). Among monocyclic cyanoenones, 1 is a highly reactive Michael acceptor with thiol nucleophiles. Furthermore, an important feature of 1 is that its Michael addition is reversible. For the inhibition of NO production, 1 shows the highest potency. Notably, its potency is about three times higher than CDDO, whose methyl ester (bardoxolone methyl) is presently in phase III clinical trials. For the induction of NQO1, 1 also demonstrated the highest potency. These results suggest that the reactivity of these Michael acceptors is closely related to their biological potency. Interestingly, in LPS-stimulated macrophages, 1 causes apoptosis and inhibits secretion of TNF-α and IL-1β with potencies that are higher than those of bardoxolone methyl and TBE-31.

  2. Michael Griffin House Science Committee Hearing

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2005-06-27

    Rep. Bart Gordon, D-TN., questions NASA Administrator Michael Griffin during a House Science Committee hearing, Tuesday, June 28, 2005, Rayburn House Office building, Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

  3. ASK Talks with Dr. Michael Hecht

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    Hecht, Michael

    2003-01-01

    Michael Hecht has been a member of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) staff since 1982. He is currently Project Manager and co-investigator for the Mars Environmental Compatibility Assessment (MECA)

  4. Michael Thackeray on Lithium-air Batteries

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Thackeray, Michael

    2009-01-01

    Michael Thackeray, Distinguished Fellow at Argonne National Laboratory, speaks on the new technology Lithium-air batteries, which could potentially increase energy density by 5-10 times over lithium-ion batteries.

  5. Michael Thackeray on Lithium-air Batteries

    ScienceCinema

    Thackeray, Michael

    2018-02-06

    Michael Thackeray, Distinguished Fellow at Argonne National Laboratory, speaks on the new technology Lithium-air batteries, which could potentially increase energy density by 5-10 times over lithium-ion batteries.

  6. Dr Michaels® product family (also branded as Soratinex®) versus Methylprednisolone aceponate - a comparative study of the effectiveness for the treatment of plaque psoriasis.

    PubMed

    Hercogovấ, J; Fioranelli, M; Gianfaldoni, S; Chokoeva, A A; Tchernev, G; Wollina, U; Tirant, M; Novotny, F; Roccia, M G; Maximov, G K; França, K; Lotti, T

    2016-01-01

    As one of the most common dermatologic chronic-recurrent disease, variable therapeutic options are available today for management of psoriasis. Although topical high potency corticosteroids, alone or in association with salicylic acid or vitamin D analogues, are still considered the best treatment, they do not seem to possess the capability for a long-term control of the disease or prevent recurrences, as their side effects are major contraindications for continuative use. The aim of this study was to investigate whether Dr. Michaels® product family is comparable to methylprednisolone aceponate (MPA) as a viable alternative treatment option for the treatment and management of stable chronic plaque psoriasis. Thirty adults (13 male, 17 female, mean age 40 years) with mild to severe stable chronic plaque psoriasis, were included in the study. Patients were advised to treat the lesions of the two sides of their body (left and right) with two different unknown modalities for 8 weeks; the pack of Dr. Michaels® products on the left side (consisting of a cleansing gel, an ointment and a skin conditioner) and a placebo pack on the right side, consisting of a cleansing gel, methylprednisolone ointment and a placebo conditioner. Assessment was done using the Psoriasis Activity Severity Index (PASI) scores before treatment and after 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks. The results achieved with the Dr. Michaels® (Soratinex®) product family for the treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis were better than the results achieved with methylprednisolone aceponate (MPA), even though quicker resolution was achieved with the steroid with 45% of patients achieving resolution within 8-10 days in comparison to 5-6 weeks in the Dr. Michaels® (Soratinex®) group. Before therapy, the mean PASI score of the LHS in Dr. Michaels® (Soratinex®) group was 13.8±4.1 SD and 14.2±4.2 SD in the RHS methylprednisolone aceponate (MPA) group. After 8 weeks of treatment 62% of the Dr. Michaels® (Soratinex®) group had achieved resolution whilst in the methylprednisolone aceponate (MPA) group, the figure remained at 45%. The mean PASI score after 8 weeks of treatment was calculated and in the LHS Dr. Michaels® (Soratinex®) group it was 2.8±1.6 SD and 6.8±2.4 SD in the RHS methylprednisolone aceponate group. In the RHS -methylprednisolone aceponate (MPA) group, 22% of patients failed to respond to the treatment in comparison to 6% in the LHS Dr. Michaels® (Soratinex®) group. Based on the results of this study, Dr. Michaels® products are a more effective treatment option, with insignificant side effects, compared to local treatment with methylprednisolone aceponate (MPA).

  7. Grafting-Density Effects, Optoelectrical Properties and Nano-Patterning of Poly(para-Phenylene) Brushes

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    2013-01-01

    NAME OF RESPONSIBLE PERSON 19b. TELEPHONE NUMBER S. Michael Kilbey Dawen Li, Jimmy W. Mays , S. Michael Kilbey II, Jihua Chen, Jose Alonzo, Xiang Yu...Dawen Li,d Jimmy W. Mays ,be Bobby G. Sumpteraf and S. Michael Kilbey II*eg Well-defined conjugated polymers in confined geometries are chal- lenging to...relationships of conned thin lms and may serve as a basis to understand polymer micelles, polymer-stabilized colloid particles, or interfaces compatibi

  8. A Parametric Regression of the Cost of Base Realignment Action (COBRA) Model

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    1993-09-20

    Douglas D. Hardman , Captain, USAF Michael S. Nelson, Captain, USAF AFIT/GEE/ENS/93S-03 93 P’ 8 143 Approved for public release, distribution unlimited 93... Hardman CLASS: GEE 93S Captain Michael Nelson TITLE: A Parametric Regression of the Cost of Base Realignment Action (COBRA) Model DEFENSE DATE: 20...Science in Engineering and Environmental Management Douglas D. Hardman , B.S.E.E. Michael S. Nelson, B.S.C.E Captain, USAF Captain, USAF September 1993

  9. Deception in Covert Nuclear Weapons Development: A Framework to Identify, Analyze, and Mitigate Future Long-Term Deception Efforts

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    2016-03-01

    In March, shortly after the BJP’s electoral victory, senior foreign policy advisor N . N . Jha informed U.S. embassy officials in New Delhi that the...College, 1998. Barker, Brian, Michael Clark, Peter Davis, Mark Fisk, Michael Hedlin, Hans Israelsson, Vitaly Khalturin, et al. "Monitoring Nuclear...Pretoria, South Africa, 1981. Mihalka, Michael, German Strategic Deception in the 1930’s, Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation, N -1557-NA, 1980

  10. Michael Polanyi: Science as Personal Knowledge and Social Practice.

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    Nye, Mary Jo

    2017-03-20

    Tacit knowing: 2016 marked the 125th anniversary of the birth of the physical chemist Michael Polanyi, as well as the 40th of his death. This essay discusses his philosophy of science-in particular, his most significant work in this area, Personal Knowledge-from the perspective of his personal biography, as well as its lasting influence on the social sciences. In the photograph: Michael Polanyi at the Fritz Haber Institute in 1968. © 2017 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

  11. Proceedings, Conference and Training Workshop on Wildlife Hazards to Aircraft Held at Charleston, South Carolina on 22-25 May 1984

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    1984-05-25

    Aircraft ~.Aut@i~Michael J . Harrison/Sidney A. Gauthreaux, Jr., -Lilia A. Abron-Robinson .WeUi’N.(TiS 9. Pordoni,mg Ogon.m,t,. Nome and AdOda.0...Michael J . Harrison (AAS-330) 16. A4049ract , /-7hese proceedings were developed to enhance information exchange and improve understanding and control of...Wildlife Hazards to Aircraft S Conference and Training Workshop Edited by: Michael J . Harrison Federal Aviation Administration . Dr. Sidney A

  12. Maniac Talk - Michael Kurylo

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    2016-11-16

    Michael Kurylo Maniac Lecture, November 16, 2016 NASA climate scientist Michael Kurylo presented a Maniac lecture entitled, "An Uncharted Journey: How I Became an Atmospheric Scientist Rather than a Cowboy or a Farmer." Mike described the path that took him from post-WW II housing projects to and through a rural Connecticut neighborhood, how he became convinced about the unrealistic nature of some early naive career dreams, and how he eventually arrived at a career in atmospheric science (research and program management, and their interface with international environmental policy).

  13. "Anti-Michael addition" of Grignard reagents to sulfonylacetylenes: synthesis of alkynes.

    PubMed

    Esteban, Francisco; Boughani, Lazhar; García Ruano, José L; Fraile, Alberto; Alemán, José

    2017-05-10

    In this work, the addition of Grignard reagents to arylsulfonylacetylenes, which undergoes an "anti-Michael addition", resulting in their alkynylation under very mild conditions is described. The simplicity of the experimental procedure and the functional group tolerance are the main features of this methodology. This is an important advantage over the use of organolithium at -78 °C that we previously reported. Moreover, the synthesis of diynes and other examples showing functional group tolerance in this anti-Michael reaction is also presented.

  14. 78 FR 4406 - Notice of Commission Staff Attendance

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    2013-01-22

    ... Carolina Electric & Gas Company For more information, contact Michael Lee, Office of Energy Market Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at (202) 502-8658 or Michael.Lee@ferc.gov . Dated: January...

  15. Goddard Queen Visit

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    2007-05-07

    Prince Philip greets astronauts from STS-125 L to R Andrew J Feustel, Michael T Goode, K. Megan McArthur, Michael J. Massimino, Gregory C. Johnson, and Commander Scott D. Altman. Photo Credit: (NASA/Chris Gunn)

  16. 78 FR 36183 - Notice of Commission Staff Attendance

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    2013-06-17

    ... Electric & Gas Company For More Information Contact: Michael Lee, Office of Energy Market Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at (202) 502-8658 or Michael.Lee@ferc.gov . Dated: June 11, 2013...

  17. Michael Griffin House Science Committee Hearing

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    2005-06-27

    Members of the media photograph NASA Administrator Michael Griffin as he testifies at a hearing before the House Science Committee, Tuesday, June 28, 2005, Rayburn House Office building, Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

  18. Michael Lawson | NREL

    Science.gov Websites

    NREL's Ocean Energy team, Dr. Michael Lawson focuses on the areas of wave and water current energy goal of developing an open source design and analysis tool for wave energy conversion (WEC) devices

  19. Transportation

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    2006-01-01

    Ports. Logistics Today, Vol.46. Issue 9. 43. Maloni, Michael ., Jackson , Eric. (2005, Spring). North American Container Port Capacity: A...Literature Review. Transportation Journal, Spring 2005. 16-36. Maloni, Michael ., Jackson , Eric. (2005, Summer). North American Container Port Capacity: An

  20. Aerodynamic Investigation of Smart Flying Wing MAV

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    2010-11-03

    Eppler airfoils have been chosen for investigation. They include Eppler 61 (E61), Eppler 330 (E330), Eppler 334 (E334) and Eppler 340 (E340...Nov., 2008. [8] Savaliya, S.B., Praveen Kumar, S. and Mittal, S., Laminar separation bubble on an Eppler 61 airfoil , International Journal for...used to perform flow simulations on a large number of reflexed airfoils , mainly Eppler series airfoils , which are candidate airfoils for flying

  1. Reputation-Based Internet Protocol Security: A Multilayer Security Framework for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

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    2010-09-01

    secure ad-hoc networks of mobile sensors deployed in a hostile environment . These sensors are normally small 86 and resource...Communications Magazine, 51, 2008. 45. Kumar, S.A. “Classification and Review of Security Schemes in Mobile Comput- ing”. Wireless Sensor Network , 2010... Networks ”. Wireless /Mobile Network Security , 2008. 85. Xiao, Y. “Accountability for Wireless LANs, Ad Hoc Networks , and Wireless

  2. The Brainstem Switch for Gaze Shifts in Humans

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    2001-10-25

    Page 1 of 4 THE BRAINSTEM SWITCH FOR GAZE SHIFTS IN HUMANS A. N. Kumar1, R. J. Leigh1,2, S. Ramat3 Department of 1Biomedical Engineering, Case...omnipause neurons during gaze shifts. Using the scleral search coil technique, eye movements were measured in seven normal subjects, as they made...voluntary, disjunctive gaze shifts comprising saccades and vergence movements. Conjugate oscillations of small amplitude and high frequency were identified

  3. Novel Colloidal and Dynamic Interfacial Phenomena in Liquid Crystalline Systems

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    2014-09-13

    Pablo. Effects of anchoring strength on the diffusivity of nanoparticles in model liquid-crystalline fluids, Soft Matter, (03 2011): 6828. doi...10.1021/la103975s Santanu Kumar Pal, Claribel Acevedo-Ve?lez, Jacob T. Hunter, Nicholas L. Abbott. Effects of Divalent Ligand Interactions on Surface...peer-reviewed journals: (c) Presentations 7 Presentation #1 (a) Electrical double layer and specific ion effects at interfaces between thermotropic

  4. SN 2013dh in NGC 5936 is probably a type Iax supernova

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    Jha, Saurabh W.; McCully, Curtis; Foley, Ryan J.; Cenko, S. Bradley; Zheng, WeiKang; Clubb, Kelsey I.; Shivvers, Isaac; Filippenko, Alexei V.; Tucker, Brad E.; Garnavich, Peter M.

    2013-06-01

    Further to CBET 3561 (Kumar et al. 2013; Cenko et al. 2013), we have analyzed spectra of SN 2013dh obtained on June 14.3 and June 17.3 UT with the Shane 3-m reflector (+ Kast spectrograph) at Lick Observatory. The observations continue to show that SN 2013dh has a blue continuum with relatively narrow (FWHM approximately 3000 km/s) Fe III absorption.

  5. A New Family of Schroder's Method and Its Variants Based on Power Means for Multiple Roots of Nonlinear Equations

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    Kanwar, V.; Sharma, Kapil K.; Behl, Ramandeep

    2010-01-01

    In this article, we derive one-parameter family of Schroder's method based on Gupta et al.'s (K.C. Gupta, V. Kanwar, and S. Kumar, "A family of ellipse methods for solving non-linear equations", Int. J. Math. Educ. Sci. Technol. 40 (2009), pp. 571-575) family of ellipse methods for the solution of nonlinear equations. Further, we introduce new…

  6. AFRRI Reports, July-September 1990

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    1990-10-01

    Geacintov, N. E. Linear dichroism characteristics of 0 ethidium- and proflavine-supercoiled DNA complexes. SR90-24: Weiss, J. F., Kumar, K. S...forming units per milliliter, based on colony count within contain 10% fetal bovine serum (HyClone, Logan, UT), plus 10% the linear part of the dilution...dps Press. Hyalomers und des Granulomers . Acta Haemat. 6, 207- BLASCHKO, H., FIREMARK, H., SMITH, A. D. & WINKLFR, 12. H. (1967) Lipids of the adrenal

  7. DNA Based Electrolyte/Separator for Lithium Battery Application (Postprint)

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    2015-10-07

    Lithium - ion or sodium- ion ) batteries and the second are the gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) metal- ion batteries also known as metal- ion polymer...AFRL-RX-WP-JA-2016-0302 DNA BASED ELECTROLYTE/SEPARATOR FOR LITHIUM BATTERY APPLICATION (POSTPRINT) Jitendra Kumar1, Fahima...BASED ELECTROLYTE/SEPARATOR FOR LITHIUM BATTERY APPLICATION (POSTPRINT) 5a. CONTRACT NUMBER FA8650-15-D-5405-0001 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM

  8. Lilienfeld Prize Talk: New Results on Water in Bulk, Nanoconfined, and Biological Environments

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    Stanley, H. Eugene

    2008-04-01

    This talk will introduce some of the 63 unsolved mysteries of water, and will demonstrate some recent progress in solving them combining information provided by water in bulk, nanoconfined, and biological environments. In particular, we will present evidence from experiments designed to test the hypothesis that water displays ``polymorphism'' in that it can exist in two liquid different phases and display a novel liquid-liquid critical point. The concept of liquid polymorphism is also proving useful in understanding some of the anomalies of other liquids with local tetrahedral symmetry, such as silicon, silica, and carbon. In particular, the talk will discuss changes in dynamic transport properties [1], and water in biological environments, including a possible physical explanation for the phenomenon known as the protein glass transition [2]. [1] P. Kumar, S. V. Buldyrev, S. L. Becker, P. H. Poole, F. W. Starr, and H. E. Stanley, ``Relation between the Widom line and the Breakdown of the Stokes--Einstein Relation in Supercooled Water,'' Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 104, 9575-9579 (2007). [2] P. Kumar, Z. Yan, L. Xu, M. G. Mazza, S. V. Buldyrev, S.-H. Chen. S. Sastry, and H. E. Stanley, ``Glass Transition in Biomolecules and the Liquid-Liquid Critical Point of Water,'' Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 177802 (2006).

  9. Theoretical analysis of the influence of flexoelectric effect on the defect site in nematic inversion walls

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    Gui-Li, Zheng; Hui, Zhang; Wen-Jiang, Ye; Zhi-Dong, Zhang; Hong-Wei, Song; Li, Xuan

    2016-03-01

    Based on the experimental phenomena of flexoelectric response at defect sites in nematic inversion walls conducted by Kumar et al., we gave the theoretical analysis using the Frank elastic theory. When a direct-current electric field normal to the plane of the substrate is applied to the parallel aligned nematic liquid crystal cell with weak anchoring, the rotation of ±1 defects in the narrow inversion walls can be exhibited. The free energy of liquid crystal molecules around the +1 and -1 defect sites in the nematic inversion walls under the electric field was formulated and the electric-field-driven structural changes at the defect site characterized by polar and azimuthal angles of the local director were simulated. The results reveal that the deviation of azimuthal angle induced by flexoelectric effect are consistent with the switching of extinction brushes at the +1 and -1 defects obtained in the experiment conducted by Kumar et al. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11374087, 11274088, and 11304074), the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province, China (Grant Nos. A2014202123 and A2016202282), the Research Project of Hebei Education Department, China (Grant Nos. QN2014130 and QN2015260), and the Key Subject Construction Project of Hebei Province University, China.

  10. Employment programs and professionals with a disability.

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    Donelly, Michelle; Given, Fiona

    2010-01-01

    It is unclear whether or not open (competitive) employment programs are meeting the needs of the growing numbers of people with a disability seeking professional employment. To understand and describe the experience of a newly graduated professional (Michael) who was seeking open employment support and to analyze those experiences in relation to principles of effective open employment support. Michael a recently graduated accountant who also has a physical disability. A review of the literature was undertaken to identify recommended principles and practices for the conduct of effective open employment and career development programs. A case study was used to describe Michael's experiences as he sought professional employment. Michael's experiences were analysed in relation to recommended principles and practice. The analysis confirmed that the concerns Michael experienced about the supported employment program compromised the effectiveness of the support he received. Employment services based on models of independent living, disability service standards and remediation are likely to focus on the 'pathology' or performance 'deficits' of the person with a disability. Successful open employment models are more likely to place pre-eminence on the perspective of the person with a disability and effective practices for securing employment.

  11. Meet EPA Scientist Michael Nye, Ph.D.

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Michael Nye, Ph.D., is a social scientist who studies natural risk, socio-demographic change and sustainable behavior. Prior to joining EPA, he worked for the UK Environment Agency in flood risk management and emergency preparedness

  12. Thin Film Thermoelectric Metal-Organic Framework with High Seebeck Coefficient and Low Thermal Conductivity. Supporting Information

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-04-28

    François Léonard, Vitalie Stavila, Michael E. Foster, Catalin D. Spataru, Reese E. Jones, Brian M. Foley, Patrick E. Hopkins, Mark D. Allendorf, A. Alec...Léonard, Vitalie Stavila, Michael E. Foster, Catalin D. Spataru, Reese E. Jones, Brian M. Foley, Patrick E. Hopkins, Mark D. Allendorf, and A. Alec Talin...Kristopher J. Erickson, François Léonard, Vitalie Stavila, Michael E. Foster, Catalin D. Spataru, Reese E. Jones, Brian M. Foley, Patrick E. Hopkins, Mark D

  13. Biennial Guidance Test Symposium (16th) Held in Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico on October 5-7, 1993. Volume 1

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    1993-10-01

    Michael Swamp, Contraves Inc., Pittsburgh PA; Dr. Michael D. Hooser, CIGTF, Holloman AFB NM Hig h Stability Large Centrifuge Test Bed 305 Dr. Louis A...DeMore, Robert Anticole, and Hans Riggenbach, Contraves Inc, Pittsburgh PA; Dr. Michael D. Hooser, CIGTF, Holloman AFB NM vi SESSION V-A: WEAPONS...power spectral density of input are also frozen out, allowing very low loss referred noise) of 10’ HzŖ below 100 Hz. springs. The input coils are

  14. Book review: Black bass diversity: Multidisciplinary science for conservation

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Jelks, Howard L.

    2016-01-01

    Review info: Black bass diversity: Multidisciplinary science for conservation. Edited by Michael D. Tringali, James M. Long, Timothy W. Birdsong, and Michael S. Allen, 2015. ISBN: 978-1-934874-40-0, 685 pp.

  15. MIDWEST STRUCTURAL SCIENCES CENTER 2011 ANNUAL REPORT

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    2011-10-01

    S. MICHAEL SPOTTSWOOD MICHAEL J. SHEPARD , Chief Senior Aerospace Engineer Analytical Mechanics Branch Analytical...49th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics & Materials Confe- rence, Chicago , IL, Apr. 7-10, 2008. AIAA 2008-2077. Efstathiou C

  16. 76 FR 25378 - Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Panel Advisory; Committee

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    ... Officer, Michael McDonald, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506, or call 202/606-8322. Michael P. McDonald, Management Officer, Advisory Committee. [FR Doc. 2011-10789 Filed 5-3-11; 8:45 am...

  17. Michael Akam and the rise of evolutionary developmental biology

    PubMed Central

    Stern, David L.; Dawes-Hoang, Rachel E.

    2010-01-01

    Michael Akam has been awarded the 2007 Kowalevsky medal for his many research accomplishments in the area of evolutionary developmental biology. We highlight three tributaries of Michael’s contribution to evolutionary developmental biology. First, he has made major contributions to our understanding of development of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. Second, he has maintained a consistent focus on several key problems in evolutionary developmental biology, including the evolving role of Hox genes in arthropods and, more recently, the evolution of segmentation mechanisms. Third, Michael has written a series of influential reviews that have integrated progress in developmental biology into an evolutionary perspective. Michael has also made a large impact on the field through his effective mentorship style, his selfless promotion of younger colleagues, and his leadership of the University Museum of Zoology at Cambridge and the European community of evolutionary developmental biologists. PMID:20209429

  18. Asymmetric synthesis of α-amino acids via homologation of Ni(II) complexes of glycine Schiff bases. Part 3: Michael addition reactions and miscellaneous transformations.

    PubMed

    Aceña, José Luis; Sorochinsky, Alexander E; Soloshonok, Vadim

    2014-09-01

    The major goal of this review is a critical discussion of the literature data on asymmetric synthesis of α-amino acids via Michael addition reactions involving Ni(II)-complexes of amino acids. The material covered is divided into two conceptually different groups dealing with applications of: (a) Ni(II)-complexes of glycine as C-nucleophiles and (b) Ni(II)-complexes of dehydroalanine as Michael acceptors. The first group is significantly larger and consequently subdivided into four chapters based on the source of stereocontrolling element. Thus, a chiral auxiliary can be used as a part of nucleophilic glycine Ni(II) complex, Michael acceptor or both, leading to the conditions of matching vs. mismatching stereochemical preferences. The particular focus of the review is made on the practical aspects of the methodology under discussion and mechanistic considerations.

  19. Michael acceptor containing drugs are a novel class of 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor targeting the surface cysteines C416 and C418.

    PubMed

    Maucher, Isabelle V; Rühl, Michael; Kretschmer, Simon B M; Hofmann, Bettina; Kühn, Benjamin; Fettel, Jasmin; Vogel, Anja; Flügel, Karsten T; Manolikakes, Georg; Hellmuth, Nadine; Häfner, Ann-Kathrin; Golghalyani, Vahid; Ball, Ann-Katrin; Piesche, Matthias; Matrone, Carmela; Geisslinger, Gerd; Parnham, Michael J; Karas, Michael; Steinhilber, Dieter; Roos, Jessica; Maier, Thorsten J

    2017-02-01

    Recently, we published that nitro-fatty acids (NFA) are potent electrophilic molecules which inhibit 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) by interacting catalytically with cysteine residues next to a substrate entry channel. The electrophilicity is derived from an intramolecular Michael acceptor moiety consisting of an electron-withdrawing group in close proximity to a double bond. The potential of the Michael acceptor moiety to interact with functionally relevant cysteines of proteins potentially renders them effective and sustained enzyme activity modulators. We screened a large library of naturally derived and synthetic electrophilic compounds to investigate whether other types of Michael acceptor containing drugs suppress 5-LO enzyme activity. The activity was measured by assessing the effect on the 5-LO product formation of intact human polymorphonuclear leukocytes. We demonstrated that a number of structurally different compounds were suppressive in the activity assays and showed that Michael acceptors of the quinone and nitro-alkene group produced the strongest inhibition of 5-LO product formation. Reactivity with the catalytically relevant cysteines 416 and 418 was confirmed using mutated recombinant 5-LO and mass spectrometric analysis (MALDI-MS). In the present study, we show for the first time that a number of well-recognized naturally occurring or synthetic anti-inflammatory compounds carrying a Michael acceptor, such as thymoquinone (TQ), the paracetamol metabolite NAPQI, the 5-LO inhibitor AA-861, and bardoxolone methyl (also known as RTA 402 or CDDO-methyl ester) are direct covalent 5-LO enzyme inhibitors that target the catalytically relevant cysteines 416 and 418. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  20. Dr. Michael DeBakey "is a magician of the heart…"

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    ... Dr. DeBakey with NLM's David Nash and admiring students from the Michael E. DeBakey High School for ... medical research as the means of discovering improved methods of diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and cure. As far ...

  1. Michael Griffin Oath Of Office

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2005-04-14

    John H. Marburger, Science Adviser to the President and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), left, shakes hands with NASA Administrator Michael Griffin following his swearing-in, Thursday, April 14, 2005, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Renee Bouchard)

  2. Midwest Structural Sciences Center 2010 Annual Report

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-06-01

    S. MICHAEL SPOTTSWOOD MICHAEL J. SHEPARD , Chief Senior Aerospace Engineer Analytical Mechanics Branch Analytical Mechanics Branch Structures...Structural Dynamics & Materials Confe- rence, Chicago , IL, Apr. 7-10, 2008. AIAA 2008-2077. Efstathiou C., Carroll J., Sehitoglu H., Lambros J

  3. Specification Technology Guidebook.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1985-08-01

    1. General Aspects A. Identification JSD - Jackson System Development -. Michael Jackson Systems Limited 17 Conduit Street London, England WIROTD Tel...USER MANAGER ORGANIZATION ə X _ _ _ _ 1-3__ 3-6 X > 6 _ _ D. Primary Source of Document ation Michael Jackson Systems Limited Also see: References

  4. Phonon Confinement Effect in TiO2 Nanoparticles as Thermosensor Materials

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2018-01-24

    TiO2 or ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) have a very strong finite-size dependency in their Raman spectra or photoluminescence (PL) spectra due to the phonon...spectrometers were used to establish the particle size versus the Raman/PL peak position master curves. Systematic isothermal and temperature- dependent heat...Thermosensor Materials", Workshop on Time- Dependent Temperature Measurements in Energy Release Processes, Chicago, IL, 2012. 11 3) Ashish Kumar Mishra

  5. A Novel Source of Mesoscopic Particles for Laser Plasma Studies

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-12-16

    variety of micro- nanoplasma environment for not only basic studies of understanding the intense laser field science but also to provide new...Distribution approved for public release 5 7Rajeev P. P., Taneja P., Ayyub P., Sandhu A. S., and Kumar G. R. Metal Nanoplasmas as Bright Sources of...of micro- nanoplasma environment for not only basic studies of understanding the intense laser field science but also to provide new technologies for

  6. White Matter Glia Pathology in Autism

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-09-01

    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21078227 5 . Sundaram SK, Kumar A, Makki MI, Behen ME, Chugani HT , Chugani DC. Diffusion tensor imaging of frontal lobe in autism ...AD_________________ Award Number: W81XWH-12-1-0302 TITLE: White matter glia pathology in autism PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR...COVERED 01 September 2012 – 31 August 2013 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE White matter glia pathology in autism 5a. CONTRACT NUMBER W81XWH-12-1-0302 5b

  7. Muscle-bone Interactions During Fracture Healing

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    2015-03-01

    stem cells (MSCs). The in- flammatory cells release cytokines such as TNF-α, IL-1, IL- 6, IL-11, and IL-18 to induce osteogenic differentiation of MSCs...Bone, Fracture, Mesenchymal Stem Cells , Paracrine Review Article Hylonome The authors have no conflict of interest. Corresponding author: Melissa...1992;(275):280-6. 16. Mills SJ, Cowin AJ, Kaur P. Pericytes, mesenchymal stem cells and the wound healing process. Cells 2013;2:621-34. 17. Kumar A

  8. Genome Sequence of Carbon Dioxide-Sequestering Serratia sp. Strain ISTD04 Isolated from Marble Mining Rocks.

    PubMed

    Kumar, Manish; Gazara, Rajesh Kumar; Verma, Sandhya; Kumar, Madan; Verma, Praveen Kumar; Thakur, Indu Shekhar

    2016-10-20

    The Serratia sp. strain ISTD04 has been identified as a carbon dioxide (CO 2 )-sequestering bacterium isolated from marble mining rocks in the Umra area, Rajasthan, India. This strain grows chemolithotrophically on media that contain sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO 3 ) as the sole carbon source. Here, we report the genome sequence of 5.07 Mb Serratia sp. ISTD04. Copyright © 2016 Kumar et al.

  9. Auxetic Metamaterials under Direct Impact Loads in a Structural Health Monitoring Framework

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-01-01

    of two types of sandwich composites composed of E-Glass Vinyl-Ester (EVE) face sheets and Corecell™ A-series foam with a polyurea interlayer (5...Using a shock tube apparatus to subject samples to high-intensity impulse loading, results show that the addition of polyurea interlayer improves the...051307-7. 5. Gardner, N.; Wang, E.; Kumar, P.; Shulka, A. Blast Mitigation in a Sandwich Composite Using Graded Core and Polyurea . Experimental

  10. Accurate 3D Modeling of Breast Deformation for Temporal Mammogram Registration

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    2008-09-01

    Julia A. Schnabel, Christine Tanner, Andy D. Castellano Smith, Martin O. Leach, Carmel Hayes, Andreas Degenhard, Rodney Hose, Derek L. G. Hill, and...David J. Hawkes, “Validation of Non- Rigid Registration using Finite Element Methods” [41]. Julia A. Schnabel, Christine Tanner, Andy D. Castellano...IMAGING FOR BREAST CANCER DETECTION Mohammad Alrubaiee, Swapan Kumar Gayen, and Robert R. Alfano City University of New York, City College of New York

  11. The $100 Genome: Implications for the DoD

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    2010-12-15

    Phenotypes Influenced by the Microbiome In a recent study (Vijay-Kumar et al. 2010), gut microbes from obese mice were transferred to thin mice whose gut ...extraordinary genetic diversity of the gut microbiome , it is expected that these organisms (which usually have the first chance to interact with orally...Human Microbiome . In some cases it may be useful to sequence metagenomic samples of the microbiomes that colonize the human gut . oral cavity or other

  12. Wavelength-Tunable IR Detector based on Suspended Bilayer Graphene Micro Ribbons

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    2013-11-05

    Substrates: Reduced Etching via Suppressed Catalytic Hydrogenation Using C2H4,” Chemistry of Materials , DOI : 10.1021/cm402052z (2013) 3. K. Kumar...studied the lesser known photophysics in CVD material . To this end we designed, fabricated, and characterized in Year One a device with suspended...optimization, we have discovered a new growth mode of two-lobed symmetrical curvilinear graphene domains. After optimization the CVD material quality was

  13. CORRIGENDUM: Variations in dose response with x-ray energy of LiF:Mg,Cu,P thermoluminescence dosimeters: implications for clinical dosimetry

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    Duggan, Lisa; Hood, Claire; Warren-Forward, Helen; Haque, Mamoon; Kron, Tomas

    2004-09-01

    The authors of the above paper would like to alert readers of the journal to a misprint on pages 3838 and 3843. The units of factor alpha2 in table 1 should read `× 105 keV-3'. The authors are grateful to a reader (Rajesh M Kumar) who when trying to fit the formula discovered and reported the problem.

  14. Recombinant MCF247 Virus, Leukemogenesis, and Immunosuppression in AKR Mice

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    1990-06-01

    knowledge of thymic leukemia and lymphoma in the AKR mouse system. Early leukemia and lymphoma development in the AKR mouse strain is caused by the ...inevitable in all individuals in a high incidence strain (e.g. AKR), as the retrovirus is integrated into the germline and is transmitted by vertical...Only those strains in which virus could induce suppressor cells * developed leukemia (Kumar et al., 1976). The association of immunosuppression and

  15. Super Resolution Imaging Applied to Scientific Images

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    2007-05-01

    norm has found favor in the image restoration community because it allows discontinuities in its solution. As opposed to the L2 norm it does not...Oxford University Press. 31) Malay Kumar Nema , S.Rakshit and S.Chaudhuri,”Edge Model Based High Resolution Image Genration”Indian Conference on...Society of America, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 572- 579, February 1994 37) M. Nema , S. Rakshit and S. Chaudhuri, ``Edge Model Based High Resolution Image

  16. Draft Genome Sequence of trh+ Vibrio parahaemolyticus VP-49, Isolated from Seafood Harvested along the Mangalore Coast, India.

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    Kumar, Ballamoole Krishna; Deekshit, Vijaya Kumar; Rai, Praveen; Gurtler, Volker; Karunasagar, Iddya; Karunasagar, Indrani

    2014-06-26

    Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a seafood-borne pathogen autochthonous to the marine and estuarine ecosystem, which is responsible for gastroenteritis due to the consumption of contaminated raw seafood. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of V. parahaemolyticus VP-49, isolated from seafood, to identify the different virulence attributes and to study the mechanisms that enhance its environmental fitness. Copyright © 2014 Kumar et al.

  17. The Delayed Fracture of Aluminum Alloys.

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    1981-01-01

    Cracking of a Maraging Steel ," Corrosion NACE, 1971, vol. 27, no. 10, pp. 429-433. 42. H.R. Smith and D.E. Piper: "Stress- Corrosion Testing with Pre...Sivaramakrishman, and R. Kumar: "Influence of Processing Variables on the Stress Corrosion Characteristics of Weldable Al-Zn-Mg Alloys," Light Met. Age , 1979...if necessary and Identify by block number) aluminum alloys, stress- corrosion cracking, oxide film, Auger electron spectroscopy, Auger depth profiling

  18. 33 CFR 110.173 - Port of Charleston, SC.

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    2010-07-01

    ... located 1800 yards, 118° true from St. Michaels Church Spire and has a diameter of 500 yards. Vessels...°30′ true, 1375 yards from St. Michaels Church Spire and has a diameter of 1400 feet. The use of this...

  19. Operational Leadership in Kosovo

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    2004-02-09

    ARRC) LGEN Michael Jackson Allied Air Forces North (COMAIRNORTH) GEN John Jumper Allied Naval Forces North (COMNAVNORTH) U.K. Allied Naval Forces South... Michael Jackson reportedly told the US commander (Clark) during one heated exchange. When General Jackson refused, General Clark asked Admiral James

  20. Highly convergent synthesis of chiral bicyclophosphinates by domino hydrophosphinylation/Michael/Michael reaction.

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    Fourgeaud, Pierre; Daydé, Bénédicte; Volle, Jean-Noël; Vors, Jean-Pierre; Van der Lee, Arie; Pirat, Jean-Luc; Virieux, David

    2011-10-07

    Diastereoselective domino reactions of iminoalcohols and allenyl H-phosphinates produce chiral phosphorus bicycles in a regio- and stereoselective fashion. A predictive model for diastereoselection is used for these new chiral phosphinic esters. © 2011 American Chemical Society

  1. Michael Tomasello: Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

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    2015-11-01

    The APA Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions are presented to persons who, in the opinion of the Committee on Scientific Awards, have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology. One of the 2015 award winners is Michael Tomasello, who received this award for "outstanding empirical and theoretical contributions to understanding what makes the human mind unique. Michael Tomasello's pioneering research on the origins of social cognition has led to revolutionary insights in both developmental psychology and primate cognition." Tomasello's award citation, biography, and a selected bibliography are presented here. (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved).

  2. 2013; life is a cosmic phenomenon: the search for water evolves into the search for life

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    Smith, William E.

    2013-09-01

    The 2013 data from the Kepler Mission gives a current estimate of the number of Earth-like planets in the habitable zone of sun-like stars in the Milky Way Galaxy, as 144 billion. We propose that this estimate has caused a consciousness change in human belief in the probability of life off Earth. This seems to have affected NASA's public statements which are now leaning to the more visionary mission goal of the "Search for Life" rather than the 1975-2012 focus of the "Search for Water". We propose that the first confirmed Earth-like planet, expected to be announced later this year, be called "BORUCKI" in honour of the visionary USA scientist Bill Borucki, the father of the Kepler Mission. We explore the 2013 status of the Hoyle-Wickramasinghe Model of Panspermia, its hypothesis, propositions, experiments and evidence. We use the Karl Popper model for scientific hypotheses (1). Finally we explore Sir Fred Hoyle's vision of a planetary microbe defense system we call the Hoyle Shield. We explore the subsystem components of the shield and assess some options for these components using break-though technologies already available.

  3. The pre- and post-accretion irradiation history of cometary ices

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    Chyba, Christopher; Sagan, Carl

    1989-01-01

    Comets Halley and Wilson exhibited similar 3.4 micron emission features at approx. 1 AU from the Sun. A simple model of thermal emission from organic grains fits the feature, provides optical depths in good agreement with spacecraft measurements, and explains the absence of longer-wavelength organic features as due to spectral heliocentric evolution (Chyba and Sagan, 1987). The model utilizes transmission spectra of organics synthesized in the laboratory by irradiation of candidate cometary ices; the authors have long noted that related gas-phase syntheses yield polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, among other organic residues (Sagan et al., 1967). The authors previously concluded (Chyba and Sagan, 1987) that Halley's loss of several meters' depth with each perihelion passage, combined with the good fit of the Halley 3.4 micron feature to that of comet Wilson (Allen and Wickramasinghe, 1987), argues for the primordial - but not necessarily interstellar - origin of cometary organics. The authors examine the relative importance to the formation of organics of the variety of radiation environments experienced by comets. They conclude that there is at present no compelling reason to choose any of three contributing mechanisms (pre-accretion UV, pre-accretion cosmic ray, and post-accretion radionuclide processing) as the most important.

  4. 77 FR 20820 - Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company

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    ... Trust, and Gloria Foley, all of Lovington, Illinois, and Paul Michael Hrvol, Jr. and Paul Michael Hrvol... Bancorp, Inc. and thereby indirectly control Hardware State Bank, both of Lovington, Illinois. Board of...

  5. 76 FR 59416 - Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board

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    ... Anderson, Gary Anderson, Penny Andrews, John Armstrong, Charles R. Armstrong, Sue Athmann, Ronald Ayala, Janice Barber, Delores Baroukh, Nader Bartoldus, Charles Bathurst, Donald Bauhs, Kim Beagles, James... Butcher, Michael Button, Christopher Byrne, Michael Byrne, Sean J. Cahill, Donna L. Callahan, Mary Ellen...

  6. MICHAEL "RUDI" RUDOLPHI SPEAKING AT MISSION SUCCESS FORUM

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    MICHAEL "RUDI" RUDOLPHI GESTURES DURING A "MISSION SUCCESS IS IN OUR HANDS" SHARED EXPERIENCES FORUM JUNE 16, WHERE HE SPOKE ABOUT HIS "UNFORGETTABLE" EXPERIENCES AS A SENIOR NASA REPRESENTATIVE OVERSEEING DEBRIS RECOVERY EFFORTS FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA AND ITS CREW.

  7. Michael Griffin Meets with Elon Musk

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    NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, left, meets with CEO of SpaceX Elon Musk, right, Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Looking on in the background are Larry Williams, NASA astronaut Marsha Ivins and NASA manager Christopher Shank. Photo Credit: (NASA/Renee Bouchard)

  8. A Perspective on Research Challenges in Information Security

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    2011-11-01

    UNCLASSIFIED A Perspective on Research Challenges in Information Security Tamas Abraham, David Adie, Angela Billard, Paul Buckland, Michael Frangos ...Abstract (U) 4. AUTHORS Tamas Abraham, David Adie, Angela Billard, Paul Buckland, Michael Frangos , Ben Long, Mar- tin Lucas, Paul Montague, Dean Philp

  9. Astronaut Michael Clifford takes a break during bailout training

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    1993-01-01

    Astronaut Michael R.U. (Rich) Clifford takes a break while video taping crew mates in training in the JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF). He is pictured with Trent G. Keeple, a member of the training staff assigned to STS-59.

  10. The Northern Ireland Framework for Peace: Terrorism and its Aftermath

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    2012-04-10

    Manchester University Press, 2000. Crawshaw , Colonel (Retd) Michael. The Evolution of British COIN. Joint Doctrine Publication 3-40: 19...Margaret E. McGuinness (Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2000), 206. 35 Colonel (Retd) Michael Crawshaw , “The Evolution of British COIN”. Joint

  11. Meet EPA Ecologist Michael Murrell, Ph.D.

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    Michael Murrel, Ph.D., is a EPA research ecologist working on the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Project, helping develop models of the northern Gulf to quantify the links between freshwater flowing into the Gulf from the land, nutrients, and hypoxia—“dead zones”

  12. Medical Command in the Contingency Force

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    1992-04-15

    briefing. 36. Foust, interview. 37. Interviews with Michael J. Kussman , Carlisle, PA, 10 December 1991 and 5 February 1992. 38. Timboe, interview. 39... Kussman , Michael J., Internal Medicine Consultant to the Army Surgeon General, Office of Medical Corps Affairs, 1989-91. Interviews by author, 10

  13. 77 FR 62490 - Performance Review Board Appointments

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    ...; Gutter, Karis T.; Harden, Krysta.; Hipp, Janie; Holtzman, Max T.; Jett, Carole E.; Jones, Carmen....; Chasteen, G. Taylor; Christian, Lisa A.; Clanton, Michael W.; Coffee, Richard; Farington, Kim S.; Foster....; Watts, Michael; White, John S.; White, Sharmian L.; Wilburn, Curtis; Wilusz, Lisa; Young, Benjamin...

  14. STS-34 Pilot Michael J. McCulley uses ARRIFLEX camera equipment

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    1989-04-13

    STS-34 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, Pilot Michael J. McCulley squints while looking through ARRIFLEX camera eye piece during camera briefing at JSC. McCulley rests part of the camera on his shoulder as he operates it.

  15. Michael Sadler and the German Connection.

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    Higginson, J. H.

    1990-01-01

    Chronicles works of Michael Sadler who compared British and German educational systems, emphasizing Germany's contributions in technical education. Presents Sadler's 1912 recommendations--eight lessons premised upon powerful centralized government's ability to implement policy. Reflects on how World War I and Nazism influenced Sadler's thought and…

  16. Michael F. Vaccaro Honors Attorney Fellowship Program in our Philadelphia (Region 3) Office

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    The Michael F. Vaccaro Honors Attorney Fellowship provides a unique opportunity to practice law in a major governmental environmental organization, and to receive extensive training in and exposure to environmental law and policy work in the public sector.

  17. Enantioselective Michael Addition of Pyrroles with Nitroalkenes in Aqueous Media Catalyzed by a Water-soluble Catalyst.

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    Gui, Yang; Li, Yanan; Sun, Jianan; Zha, Zhenggen; Wang, Zhiyong

    2018-06-11

    A new water-soluble catalytic system were developed and therefor used in an enantioselective Michael addition of pyrroles with nitroalkenes in water to afford the nitroethylpyrrole derivatives with both excellent yields and ee values.

  18. Michael Griffin Senate Hearing

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    2005-05-17

    NASA Administrator Dr. Michael Griffin speaks in front of the Senate Commerce Committee Science and Space Subcommittee hearing on Human Space Flight: The Space Shuttle and Beyond, Wednesday, May 18, 2005, in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

  19. Results from a survey of the dynamics shaping Uranus' Mab/μ-ring system

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    Kumar, Kartik; de Pater, Imke; Showalter, Mark R.

    2014-11-01

    Based on Hubble Space Telescope (HST) data, Showalter and Lissauer (2006) reported the discovery of two faint rings beyond Uranus’ main rings: the ν- and μ- rings. They constitute Uranus' outer ring system and are located beyond the ɛ-ring but interior to the large classical moons. After co-adding a series of HST images, Showalter and Lissauer (2006) obtained radial profiles for both new rings. They discovered that the peak radial intensity of the μ-ring aligns closely with the orbit of Mab. Along with numerous other observations, this points to the fact that the Mab/μ-ring system is highly coupled.The discovery of the μ-ring has led to open questions about dust dynamics beyond Uranus' main rings. Like Saturn's E-ring, observations reveal that the μ-ring is blue, indicative of a pre-dominance of sub-micron-sized particles (de Pater et al., 2006). The E-ring results from plumes on Enceladus' south pole, however the origin of the μ-ring remains a mystery. The latter is likely fed by ejecta from micro-meteorite impacts with Mab, much like Jupiter's faint rings are regenerated by companion (small) moons (Burns et al., 1999). The μ-ring's steep size-distribution suggests that there is an unknown mechanism at play that hides or removes large dust particles. We present results from an investigation into the forces shaping the μ-ring. To simulate the motion of dust in the Mab/μ-ring system, we developed a numerical toolbox (Dustsim; Kumar et al., 2015) that uses Tudat (Kumar et al., 2012). We performed integrations using Dustsim that included the effects of Uranus' gravity field, titled magnetic moment, solar radiation pressure, and collisions with a putative suite of large μ-ring bodies, hypothesized as the cause of Mab's anomalous orbital motion (Kumar et al., 2014). Following on from previous studies (e.g., Sfair and Giuliatti Winter, 2009; Sfair and Giuliatti Winter, 2012), we present a survey of the expected lifetime of μ-ring dust, as a function of particle size. Our results lay the basis for further research into the hypothesis that the blueness of the μ-ring is a manifestation of size-based sorting, resulting from the natural environment.

  20. After This Nothing Happened

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    Alsop, Steve; Fawcett, Leesa

    2010-01-01

    In response to Michiel van Eijck and Wolff-Michael Roth's article and Michael Mueller and Deborah Tippin's rejoinder, we explore traditional ecological knowledges as science education. Adopting a stance of situated partial perspectives, and drawing on selected literature in science and technology studies and feminist postcolonial theories, we…

  1. Theory and practice in action: the contributions of Michael Perkins to clinical linguistics.

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    Damico, Jack S; Lynch, Karen E

    2013-01-01

    This article reviews the scholarly contributions of Michael R. Perkins in the discipline of clinical linguistics and provides some indication of the reasons that he has been so successful. Three primary attributes were described through an analysis of his publications.

  2. Operational Art in Cyber Defense

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    2013-04-16

    a personal curiosity. I used the masculine when referring to the Commander and the adversary throughout this paper for brevity. Alanis 1...issue 63, (4th quarter 2011): 70-73. 13 Carl von Clausewitz, On War, ed. Michael Howard and Peter Paret, trans . Michael Howard and Peter Paret

  3. Michael Faraday on the Learning of Science and Attitudes of Mind.

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    Crawford, Elspeth

    1998-01-01

    Makes use of Michael Faraday's ideas on learning, focusing on his attitudes toward the unknowns of science and the development of an attitude that improves scientific decision making. This approach acknowledges that there is an inner struggle involved in facing unknowns. (DDR)

  4. A facile and efficient method of enzyme immobilization on silica particles via Michael acceptor film coatings: immobilized catalase in a plug flow reactor.

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    Bayramoglu, Gulay; Arica, M Yakup; Genc, Aysenur; Ozalp, V Cengiz; Ince, Ahmet; Bicak, Niyazi

    2016-06-01

    A novel method was developed for facile immobilization of enzymes on silica surfaces. Herein, we describe a single-step strategy for generating of reactive double bonds capable of Michael addition on the surfaces of silica particles. This method was based on reactive thin film generation on the surfaces by heating of impregnated self-curable polymer, alpha-morpholine substituted poly(vinyl methyl ketone) p(VMK). The generated double bonds were demonstrated to be an efficient way for rapid incorporation of enzymes via Michael addition. Catalase was used as model enzyme in order to test the effect of immobilization methodology by the reactive film surface through Michael addition reaction. Finally, a plug flow type immobilized enzyme reactor was employed to estimate decomposition rate of hydrogen peroxide. The highly stable enzyme reactor could operate continuously for 120 h at 30 °C with only a loss of about 36 % of its initial activity.

  5. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From left, NASA Deputy Program Manager of the Space Shuttle Program Michael Wetmore, United Space Alliance (USA) Vice President and Space Shuttle Program Manager Howard DeCastro, NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Station and Shuttle Programs Michael Kostelnik, and a USA technician examine cold plates in Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2. NASA and USA Space Shuttle program management are participating in a leadership workday. The day is intended to provide management with an in-depth, hands-on look at Shuttle processing activities at KSC.

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    KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From left, NASA Deputy Program Manager of the Space Shuttle Program Michael Wetmore, United Space Alliance (USA) Vice President and Space Shuttle Program Manager Howard DeCastro, NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Station and Shuttle Programs Michael Kostelnik, and a USA technician examine cold plates in Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2. NASA and USA Space Shuttle program management are participating in a leadership workday. The day is intended to provide management with an in-depth, hands-on look at Shuttle processing activities at KSC.

  6. Invited Commentary: Continuing to Loosen the Constraints on Epidemiology in an Age of Change-A Comment on McMichael's "Prisoners of the Proximate".

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    Galea, Sandro

    2017-06-01

    Published in 1999, McMichael's "Prisoners of the Proximate: Loosening the Constraints on Epidemiology in an Age of Change" (Am J Epidemiol. 1999;149(10):887-897) outlined an exciting vision for epidemiology as the field that that can help us better understand the drivers of population health so that we may intervene, paving the way for healthier populations. McMichael's paper remains today what it was when it was first published: clear, thoughtful, provocative, and usefully prescriptive in its call to action. McMichael identified 4 constraints facing epidemiology. The field has risen to this challenge and addressed some of these constraints. I discuss how successful (or not) we have been in addressing each of these 4 challenges. © The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

  7. Applicability and Performance Benefits of XD (Tradename) Titanium Aluminides to Expendable Gas Turbine Engines

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    1993-08-01

    analysis A dynamic analysis was conducted on the blades and splitters. The existing design for the compressor was used and XD® titanium aluminide property...AD-A272 998 ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY Applicability and Performance Benefits of XD® Titanium Aluminides to Expendable Gas Turbine Engines Pamela...Benefits of XD® Contract # Titanium Aluminides to Expendable Gas Turbine DAAL04-91-C-0034 Fnginpq 6. AUTHOR(S) Pamela Sadler, K. Sharvan Kumar, John A. S

  8. Interactive and Continuous Collision Detection for Avatars in Virtual Environments

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    2007-01-01

    Box 12211 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2211 15. SUBJECT TERMS collision detection Young Kim, Stephane Redon, Ming Lin, Dinesh Manocha, Jim...Redon1 Young J. Kim2 Ming C. Lin1 Dinesh Manocha1 Jim Templeman3 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2 Ewha University, Korea 3 Naval...An offset spline approximation for plane cubic splines. Computer-Aided Design, 15(5):297– 299, 1983. [20] S. Kumar and D. Manocha. Efficient

  9. Characterization of Terahertz Bi-Material Sensors with Integrated Metamaterial Absorbers

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    2013-09-01

    Kumar, Qing Hu, and J. L. Reno, “Real-time imaging using a 4.3-THz quantum cascade laser and a 320x240 microbolometer focal-plane array ,” IEEE...responsivity, the speed of operation and the minimum detected incident power were measured using a quantum cascade laser (QCL), operating at 3.8 THz...of operation and the minimum detected incident power were measured using a quantum cascade laser (QCL), operating at 3.8 THz. The measured

  10. Mechanism of RhoB/FTI Action in Breast Cancer

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    2004-05-01

    deprival conditions, respectively, as de - lysis in lX radioimmunoprecipitation (RIPA) buffer supplemented with 10 scribed previously (5). MtL/mL Protease... adenocarcinoma cells. Neoplasia 2000;2:261-72. FTI responses in the clinic based on cytotoxic susceptibility. To date, 20. Amundadottir LT, Nass SJ, Berchem GJ...and are fertile whereas cyclin B I-null mice die in utero . Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 47. Kumar J, Yu H, Sheetz MP. Kinectin, an essential anchor for

  11. Cartel Next: How Army Design Methodology Offers Holistic and Dissimilar Approaches to the Mexican Drug Problem

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    2011-06-30

    things. - Gerald M. Weinberg 1 Author‟ s Note: This paper is a theoretical exercise that attempts to deliver one possible Army...military and the overarching web of government agencies and international actors could approach Mexico‟ s current issues- however, this is a purely...interact.” 2 Raj Kumar, Why Mexico‟ s Violence is America‟ s Problem (CNN Opinion, April 11, 2011, http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/04/11

  12. Novel Therapy for Bone Regeneration in Large Segmental Defects

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    2015-10-01

    Fracture, Mesenchymal Stem Cells , Paracrine Review Article Hylonome The authors have no conflict of interest. Corresponding author: Melissa Kacena...Cowin AJ, Kaur P. Pericytes, mesenchymal stem cells and the wound healing process. Cells 2013;2:621-34. 17. Kumar A, Salimath BP, Stark GB, Finkenzeller G... Cell Mater 2009;18:96-111. 39. Gao X, Usas A, Tang Y, et al. A comparison of bone re- generation with human mesenchymal stem cells and mus- cle

  13. Sensitivity of Particle Size in Discrete Element Method to Particle Gas Method (DEM_PGM) Coupling in Underbody Blast Simulations

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    2016-06-12

    Particle Size in Discrete Element Method to Particle Gas Method (DEM_PGM) Coupling in Underbody Blast Simulations Venkatesh Babu, Kumar Kulkarni, Sanjay...buried in soil viz., (1) coupled discrete element & particle gas methods (DEM-PGM) and (2) Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE), are investigated. The...DEM_PGM and identify the limitations/strengths compared to the ALE method. Discrete Element Method (DEM) can model individual particle directly, and

  14. JPRS Report, Science & Technology, Japan

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    1990-10-22

    34 Particularly, details of the "Comparison with Other Countries" have been described in a series of this journal since the first edition. Also, the...transportation. Comparison of energy efficiency between different means of transportation was done by von Karman 2 but, for walking, he referred to living things...Federation Lecture Meeting, 1988, pp 333-334. 6. Kumar, V.R. and Waldron,. K.J,.. ""Force Distribution in Cl6sed’Kinematics Chains," IEEE J. ROBOTICS AND

  15. Asymmetric Michael Addition Mediated by Chiral Ionic Liquids.

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    Suzuki, Yumiko

    2018-06-01

    Chiral ionic liquids with a focus on their applications in asymmetric Michael additions and related reactions were reviewed. The examples were classified on the basis of the mode of asymmetric induction (e.g., external induction/non-covalent interaction or internal induction/covalent bond formation), the roles in reactions (as a solvent or catalyst), and their structural features (e.g., imidazolium-based chiral cations, other chiral oniums; proline derivatives). Most of the reactions with high chiral induction are Michael addition of ketones or aldehydes to chalcones or nitrostyrenes where proline-derived chiral ionic liquids catalyze the reaction through enamine/ iminium formation. Many reports demonstrate the recyclability of ionic liquid-tagged pyrrolidines.

  16. Thirty Points About Motivation From Skinner's Book Verbal Behavior

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    Sundberg, Mark L.

    2013-01-01

    Skinner discussed the topic of motivation in every chapter of the book Verbal Behavior (1957), usually with his preferred terminology of “deprivation, satiation, and aversive stimulation.” In the current paper, direct quotations are used to systematically take the reader through 30 separate points made by Skinner in Verbal Behavior that collectively provide a comprehensive analysis of his position regarding the role of motivation in behavior analysis. In addition, various refinements and extensions of Skinner's analysis by Jack Michael and colleagues (Laraway, Snycerski, Michael, & Poling, 2003; Michael, 1982, 1988, 1993, 2000, 2004, 2007) are incorporated, along with suggestions for research and applications for several of the points. PMID:23814363

  17. Diastereoselective auxiliary- and catalyst-controlled intramolecular aza-Michael reaction for the elaboration of enantioenriched 3-substituted isoindolinones. Application to the synthesis of a new pazinaclone analogue

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    Sallio, Romain; Lebrun, Stéphane; Capet, Frédéric; Agbossou-Niedercorn, Francine

    2018-01-01

    A new asymmetric organocatalyzed intramolecular aza-Michael reaction by means of both a chiral auxiliary and a catalyst for stereocontrol is reported for the synthesis of optically active isoindolinones. A selected cinchoninium salt was used as phase-transfer catalyst in combination with a chiral nucleophile, a Michael acceptor and a base to provide 3-substituted isoindolinones in good yields and diastereomeric excesses. This methodology was applied to the asymmetric synthesis of a new pazinaclone analogue which is of interest in the field of benzodiazepine-receptor agonists. PMID:29623121

  18. Michael Fisher at King's College London

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    Domb, Cyril

    1991-09-01

    Michael Fisher spent the first 16 years of his academic life in the Physics Department of King's College, London, starting as an undergraduate and ending as a full professor. A survey is undertaken of his activities and achievements during the various periods of this phase of his career.

  19. Michael Fisher at King's College London

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    Domb, Cyril

    Michael Fisher spent the first 16 years of his academic life in the Physics Department of King's College, London, starting as an undergraduate and ending as a full professor. A survey is undertaken of his activities and achievements during the various periods of this phase of his career.

  20. Passings to note: Paul Michael Packman, MD; S. Charles Schulz, MD.

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    Black, Donald W

    2018-02-01

    One of the keys to the success of Annals of Clinical Psychiatry has always been the tireless efforts of our dedicated Editorial Board. We recently lost 2 longtime Editorial Board members, Drs. Paul Michael Packman and S. Charles Schulz. Both will be greatly missed.

  1. Reading Michael Apple--The Sociological Imagination at Work

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    Ball, Stephen J.

    2007-01-01

    This article discusses Michael Apple's contribution to the sociology of education and education policy analysis and the politics of education. It focuses on ways of "reading" Apple as an intellectual and an activist and looks at the trajectory of his work over a long and illustrious career.

  2. David Cozad, Michael Schumacher and/or Brad Peterson (d/b/a Credit Island Recycling), Davenport, Iowa

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    The EPA is providing notice of proposed Administrative Penalty Assessment against David Cozad, Michael Schumacher and/or Brad Peterson (d/b/a Credit Island Recycling), for alleged violations of an industrial stormwater permit issued by IDNR for an applianc

  3. The Holocaust and Education: An Interview with Michael Berenbaum.

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    Goldberg, Mark

    1997-01-01

    In January 1997, Michael Berenbaum became president and chief executive officer of Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, the organization established by filmmaker Steven Spielberg after completing "Schindler's List." Since 1994, the foundation has been recording eyewitness testimony on the Holocaust. Berenbaum's mandate is to…

  4. Decisionmaker Forums

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    2005-03-01

    Committee professional staff, Brian Hurley of Edward Martin & Associates, Michael Kussman of the VA, Steve Lillie of DoD, Steve Mirick ofAMSUSBob...Michael Kussman of VHA; Bruce Levine of VHA; Miklos Losonczy of VHA; Susan Mather of VHA; Theodore Nam of DoD; Harold Wain of DoD; Terry Washam of

  5. HEADSTONES OF BERNARD AND MICHAEL JODD, FATHERANDSON CIVILIANS RESPONSIBLE FOR ...

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    HEADSTONES OF BERNARD AND MICHAEL JODD, FATHER-AND-SON CIVILIANS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BRICK PERIMETER WALL WHO DIED OF YELLOW FEVER DURING WALL CONSTRUCTION. VIEW TO WEST. - Baton Rouge National Cemetery, 220 North 19th Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

  6. Michael Beitz: Objects of Communication

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    Hoefferle, Mary

    2014-01-01

    For this Instructional Resource, the author interviewed contemporary sculptor Michael Beitz, who uses art to explore the role of designed objects in human communication and emotional experience. This column was written in response to calls for using Enduring Understandings/Big Ideas (National Coalition for Core Arts Standards, 2013; Stewart &…

  7. File System Virtual Appliances: Portable File System Implementations

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    2009-05-01

    Mobile Computing Systems and Applications, Santa Cruz, CA, 1994. IEEE. [10] Michael Eisler , Peter Corbett, Michael Kazar, Daniel S. Nydick, and...Gingell, Joseph P. Moran, and William A. Shannon. Virtual Memory Architec- ture in SunOS. In USENIX Summer Conference, pages 81–94, Berkeley, CA, 1987

  8. INCORPORATION OF MECHANISTIC INFORMATION IN THE ARSENIC PBPK MODEL DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

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    INCORPORATING MECHANISTIC INSIGHTS IN A PBPK MODEL FOR ARSENIC

    Elaina M. Kenyon, Michael F. Hughes, Marina V. Evans, David J. Thomas, U.S. EPA; Miroslav Styblo, University of North Carolina; Michael Easterling, Analytical Sciences, Inc.

    A physiologically based phar...

  9. Introduction to Software Design

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    1989-01-01

    Schedules 20 major contributions. We also acknowledge the helpful Worked Examples 20 comments of Larry Peters, Michael Jackson . and Bob Glass. Exercises 20...contrasted with the related For a more general approach to the use of JSP, see work of Warnner and Michael Jackson (JSP). The [Cameron83]. [Ingovaldsson86

  10. Michael Griffin Senate Hearing

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    2005-05-17

    NASA Administrator Dr. Michael Griffin is seen during his appearance in front of the Senate Commerce Committee Science and Space Subcommittee hearing on Human Space Flight: The Space Shuttle and Beyond, Wednesday, May 18, 2005, in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

  11. Michael Griffin Senate Hearing

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    2005-05-17

    NASA Administrator Dr. Michael Griffin smiles during his appearance in front of the Senate Commerce Committee Science and Space Subcommittee hearing on Human Space Flight: The Space Shuttle and Beyond, Wednesday, May 18, 2005, in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

  12. Michael Griffin Senate Hearing

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    2005-05-17

    NASA Administrator Dr. Michael Griffin delivers a statement during testimony in front of the Senate Commerce Committee Science and Space Subcommittee hearing on Human Space Flight: The Space Shuttle and Beyond, Wednesday, May 18, 2005, in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

  13. The power of virtual integration: an interview with Dell Computer's Michael Dell. Interview by Joan Magretta.

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    Dell, M

    1998-01-01

    Michael Dell started his computer company in 1984 with a simple business insight. He could bypass the dealer channel through which personal computers were then being sold and sell directly to customers, building products to order. Dell's direct model eliminated the dealer's markup and the risks associated with carrying large inventories of finished goods. In this interview, Michael Dell provides a detailed description of how his company is pushing that business model one step further, toward what he calls virtual integration. Dell is using technology and information to blur the traditional boundaries in the value chain between suppliers, manufacturers, and customers. The individual pieces of Dell's strategy--customer focus, supplier partnerships, mass customization, just-in-time manufacturing--may be all be familiar. But Michael Dell's business insight into how to combine them is highly innovative. Direct relationships with customers create valuable information, which in turn allows the company to coordinate its entire value chain back through manufacturing to product design. Dell describes how his company has come to achieve this tight coordination without the "drag effect" of ownership. Dell reaps the advantages of being vertically integrated without incurring the costs, all the while achieving the focus, agility, and speed of a virtual organization. As envisioned by Michael Dell, virtual integration may well become a new organizational model for the information age.

  14. The Age of Irregular Warfare: So What?

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    2010-01-01

    Lynne Rienner, 2002), and Michael Vlahos , Fighting Identity: Sacred War and World Change (Westport, CT: Praeger Security Interna- tional, 2009). 7...the forms that warfare will take.” 8 I agree with Michael Vlahos that we poten- tially make matters worse by using the image of a triangle to depict

  15. Michael E. Barnes: Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Institutional Practice

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    American Psychologist, 2012

    2012-01-01

    Presents a short biography on the winner of the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Institutional Practice. The 2012 winner is Michael E. Barnes for his pioneering leadership, dedication, and distinguished contributions to juvenile justice. As chief psychologist of the Superior Court of the…

  16. Catalyst-free and solvent-free Michael addition of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds to nitroalkenes by a grinding method

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    Xie, Zong-Bo; Wu, Ming-Yu; He, Ting; Le, Zhang-Gao

    2012-01-01

    Summary An environmentally benign, fast and convenient protocol has been developed for the Michael addition of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds to β-nitroalkenes in good to excellent yields by a grinding method under catalyst- and solvent-free conditions. PMID:22563352

  17. Solving the Housing Equation: Michael P. Johnson

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    Roach, Ronald

    2005-01-01

    Dr. Michael P. Johnson, an associate professor of management science and urban affairs at the H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, is taking management science tools and innovative information technology applications to the housing field. Concerned that organizations that develop and…

  18. Humanism in Education

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    Armstrong, Michael

    2015-01-01

    This is the text of Michael Armstrong's address to the Brian Simon Centenary conference, held at the Institute of Education on 26 March 2015. Michael Armstrong celebrates the humanism that underlay Brian's belief in a common system of education, democratic and non-selective, and finds its counterpart in the creative practice of school children.

  19. Michael Slote and "Sentimentalist Moral Education"

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    Wren, Thomas

    2010-01-01

    Although I think most of what Michael Slote asserts in his article "Sentimentalist moral education" is correct, I worry about three important ideas that are conspicuous by their absence. The first is the possibility that human emotions and feelings are inherently cognitive, which is never considered in his psychological account of empathy. The…

  20. Legitimacy and Penetration in Stability Operations; Setting the Conditions for Perpetual Failure

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    2011-12-02

    District or Provincial level. Taking the lessons from Vietnam and 124 Michael Crawshaw , Running a Country: The British Colonial Experience and its Relevance...Metrics of the Afghan War. CSIS presentation, Washington DC: Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2010. Crawshaw , Michael. Running a Country

  1. New Models at Lasell: Q&A with President Michael Alexander

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    Harney, John O.

    2018-01-01

    The "New England Journal of Higher Education" ("NEJHE") Executive Editor John O. Harney had the chance to catch up with Lasell College President Michael Alexander about the small Newton, Massachusetts, college's plans to challenge the higher education business model. The interview is presented in this article.

  2. Goodbye Michael Gove

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    Bassey, Michael

    2014-01-01

    Michael Gove was Secretary of State for Education from May 2010 to July 2014 when the Prime Minister sacked him. With strong opinions arising from his own life experiences and outstanding energy for reform, but severely limited understanding of education and a refusal to consult teachers and other professionals, he imposed half-baked ideas on the…

  3. Michael Polanyi on the Education and Knowledge of Scientists.

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    Jacobs, Struan

    2000-01-01

    Explains why teachers addressing the nature of science should know the work of Michael Polanyi. Outlines Polanyi's intellectual career and examines his ideas on the education of scientists, research, and knowledge. Polanyi presaged Kuhn, Feyerabend, and the constructivists, yet insisted that science produces true knowledge about reality. (Contains…

  4. 76 FR 21406 - Michael J. Aruta, M.D.; Decision and Order

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    2011-04-15

    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Drug Enforcement Administration [Docket No. 10-40] Michael J. Aruta, M.D.; Decision and Order ACTION: Correction. On Thursday, April 7, 2011, the Drug Enforcement Administration published the above-titled Decision and Order, as well as the Decision of the Administrative Law Judge (76...

  5. Encyclopedia of Life

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    Movement who took this action. Green Movement added text to "Guacharaca caribeña " on " action. Maggie Whitson added "Chorizema" to the collection "Cool Flowers". about 3 hours ago Reply Profile picture of C. Michael Hogan who took this action. C. Michael Hogan marked the

  6. Synthesis of pyroglutamic acid derivatives via double michael reactions of alkynones.

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    Scansetti, Myriam; Hu, Xiangping; McDermott, Benjamin P; Lam, Hon Wai

    2007-05-24

    In the presence of substoichiometric quantities of potassium tert-butoxide and an additional metal salt, amide-tethered diacids undergo double Michael reactions with alkynones to provide highly functionalized pyroglutamic acid derivatives. The metal salt was found to play an important role in improving the diastereoselectivities of the reactions.

  7. Michael Griffin Oath Of Office

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    2005-04-14

    John H. Marburger, Science Adviser to the President and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), left, talks with NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, center, while his wife Rebecca and daughter Katie look on following his swearing-in, Thursday, April 14, 2005, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Renee Bouchard)

  8. File System Virtual Appliances: Portable File System Implementations

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    2010-04-01

    com- puting. Santa Cruz, CA, 1994. [12] Michael Eisler , Peter Corbett, Michael Kazar, Daniel S. Nydick, and Christopher Wagner. Data ontap gx: a...fuse.sourceforge.net. [15] R. A. Gingell, J. P. Moran, and W. A. Shannon. Virtual memory architecture in sunos. USENIX ATC, pages 81–94, 1987 . [16

  9. 78 FR 25273 - Determination and Declaration Regarding Emergency Use of in Vitro Diagnostics for Detection of...

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    2013-04-30

    ... Respiratory Protection Devices, and Respiratory Support Devices signed by then Secretary Michael Leavitt on... Act Declaration for Pandemic Influenza Diagnostics, Personal Respiratory Protection Devices, and Respiratory Support Devices signed by then Secretary Michael Leavitt on December 17, 2008. Notice of the EUAs...

  10. The NATO Special Operations Forces Transformation Initiative: Opportunities and Challenges

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    2009-03-01

    reality in the starkest possible terms when British Lieutenant General Sir Michael Jackson refused to comply with the orders of the then-SACEUR...http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB889.pdf (accessed 15 November 2008). 58 General Sir Michael Jackson , “My Clash With NATO

  11. Human-Computer System Development Methodology for the Dialogue Management System.

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    1982-05-01

    methodologies [HOSIJ78] are given below: I. The Michael Jackson Methodology [JACKM75] 2. The Warnier-Orr Methodolgy [HOSIJ78] 3. SADT (Structured...All the mentioned methodologies use top-down development strategy. The first two methodologies above ( Michael Jackson and Warnier-Orr) use data as the

  12. The Use of Portfolios in Leadership Education

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    Olsen, Paul E.

    2009-01-01

    This paper discusses the benefits of using student portfolios in undergraduate leadership education at Saint Michael's College. There appears to be a natural link between the use of portfolios as a tool to facilitate and document leadership growth and development. The Business Administration and Accounting Department at Saint Michael's College…

  13. Michael Griffin Senate Hearing

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    2005-05-17

    Senator Trent Lott, R-Miss., questions NASA Administrator Dr. Michael Griffin during his appearance in front of the Senate Commerce Committee Science and Space Subcommittee hearing on Human Space Flight: The Space Shuttle and Beyond, Wednesday, May 18, 2005, in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

  14. Michael Griffin Senate Hearing

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    2005-05-17

    NASA Administrator Dr. Michael Griffin is seen prior to his appearance in front of the Senate Commerce Committee Science and Space Subcommittee hearing on Human Space Flight: The Space Shuttle and Beyond, Wednesday, May 18, 2005, in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

  15. Q & A with Ed Tech Leaders: Interview with J. Michael Spector

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    Shaughnessy, Michael F.; Fulgham, Susan M.

    2015-01-01

    J. Michael Spector's academic preparation was in philosophy--epistemology and logic, primarily. His dissertation was on skepticism in modern philosophy, and that led him to a deep-seated appreciation for classical skepticism. The word "skeptic" is derived from the Greek word "skepsis," which means investigation. While the…

  16. Comments on Michael (1993): Establishing Operations

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    Moore, J.

    2013-01-01

    The present comments concern Michael's concept of motivative variables, and the implications of that concept for our understanding of the nature of reinforcement as well as the extinction of responses maintained through positive and negative reinforcement. We note that both extinction and altering motivative variables decrease responding, but…

  17. Michael Faraday's Bicentenary.

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    Williams, L. Pearce; And Others

    1991-01-01

    Six articles discuss the work of Michael Faraday, a chemist whose work revolutionized physics and led directly to both classical field and relativity theory. The scientist as a young man, the electromagnetic experiments of Faraday, his search for the gravelectric effect, his work on optical glass, his laboratory notebooks, and his creative use of…

  18. Research of Ionospheric Scintillation in Asia (RISA)

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    2014-03-01

    5a. CONTRACT NUMBER FA2386-11-1-4087 5b. GRANT NUMBER Grant AOARD-114087 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 61102F 6. AUTHOR(S) Dr Nitin...11-1-4087 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 61102F 6. AUTHOR(S) Nitin Kumar Tripathi 5d. PROJECT NUMBER 5e. TASK NUMBER 5f. WORK...anomaly, as these locations experience the strongest global levels of scintillation (Groves et al., 1997). As a result, large quantities of data sets

  19. Dynamic Burning Effects in the Combustion of Solid Propellants with Cracks, and the Use of Granular Bed Combustion Models

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    1980-12-01

    Detachment, White Oak Laboratory, Silver Spring Code 240, Sigmund Jacobs (1) G. B. Wilmot (1) 1 Naval Underwater Systems Center, Newport (Code 5B331...Models by Kenneth K. Kuo and Mridul Kumar Systems Associates DTIC Pennsylvanir State University ELECTE for the APR 8 1981 Research Department B...ACTIVTY OF THE NAVAL MATERIAL COMMAND FOREWORD This is the final report for a research program conducted by Systems Associates, Pennsylvania State

  20. Learning to Identify Local Flora with Human Feedback (Author’s Manuscript)

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    2014-06-23

    UNEP- WCMC, 2002. 1 [4] J . Hays and A. A. Efros. IM2GPS: estimating geographic informa- tion from a single image. In CVPR, 2008. 1 [5] R. Jin, S. Wang...and Y. Zhou. Regularized distance metric learning: Theory and algorithm. In NIPS, 2009. 2 [6] N. Kumar, P. Belhumeur, A. Biswas, D. Jacobs, W. J . Kress...I. Lopez, and J . Soare. Leafsnap: A computer vision system for automatic plant species identification. In ECCV, 2012. 1 [7] A. Oliva and A. Torralba

  1. Summer Research Program - 1997 Summer Faculty Research Program Volume 6 Arnold Engineering Development Center United States Air Force Academy Air Logistics Centers

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    1997-12-01

    Fracture Analysis of the F-5, 15%-Spar Bolt DR Devendra Kumar SAALC/LD 6- 16 CUNY-City College, New York, NY A Simple, Multiversion Concurrency Control...Program, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH. [3]AFGROW, Air Force Crack Propagation Analysis Program, Version 3.82 (1997) 15-8 A SIMPLE, MULTIVERSION ...Office of Scientific Research Boiling Air Force Base, DC and San Antonio Air Logistic Center August 1997 16-1 A SIMPLE, MULTIVERSION CONCURRENCY

  2. Novel Functions of NF-kappaB2/p52 in Androgen Receptor Signaling in CRPC

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    2015-09-01

    cells . Endocr Relat Cancer 17:241–253 59. Taguchi Y, Yamamoto M, Yamate T et al (1998) Interleukin- 6-type cytokines stimulate mesenchymal progenitor... stem cells ”. Thus, it is conceivable that the benign prostate gland exhibits high expression of Lin28 in the basal cell layer. It is interesting to...Epithelial- Mesenchymal Transition in Lung Cancer Cell Lines. Cancer Research, 2010. 70(18): p. 7137-7147. 10. Kumar, M.S., et al., Impaired microRNA

  3. Improved Draft Genome Sequence of a Monoteliosporic Culture of the Karnal Bunt (Tilletia indica) Pathogen of Wheat.

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    Kumar, Anil; Mishra, Pallavi; Maurya, Ranjeet; Mishra, A K; Gupta, Vijai K; Ramteke, Pramod W; Marla, Soma S

    2018-05-17

    Karnal bunt of wheat is an internationally quarantined fungal pathogen disease caused by Tilletia indica and affects the international commercial seed trade of wheat. We announce here the first improved draft genome assembly of a monoteliosporic culture of the Tilletia indica fungus, consisting of 787 scaffolds with an approximate total genome size of 31.83 Mbp, which is more accurate and near to complete than the previous version. Copyright © 2018 Kumar et al.

  4. Application of Conductive Carbon Nanotube Fibers and Composites: Gas Sensor

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    2013-05-01

    Lee, D.-D. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 2005, 108, 298–304. 31. Parikh, K.; Cattanach, K.; Rao , R.; Suh, D.-S.; Wu, A.; Manohar, S. K...Adv Mater 2004, 16, 2049–2052. 53. Zribi, A.; Knobloch, A.; Rao , R. Appl Phys Lett 2005, 86, 203112. 54. Philip, B.; Abraham, J. K.; Chandrasekhar, A...Yujin, C. et al. Nanotechnology 2006, 17, 3012. 61. Krishna Kumar, M.; Leela Mohana Reddy, A.; Ramaprabhu, S. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical

  5. CORRIGENDUM: The growth of aligned carbon nanotubes on quartz substrate by spray pyrolysis of hexane

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    Sadeghian, Zahra

    2008-07-01

    Some of the text in this paper was copied directly from other papers cited by the author. Whilst this does not affect the scientific content and is therefore not scientific plagiarism, the author acknowledges that such usage of text attributed and copyrighted to other unrelated authors is unacceptable practice. Reference [21] in the paper should read: [21] Afre R A, Soga T, Jimbo T, Kumar M, Ando Y and Sharon M 2005 Chem. Phys. Lett. 414 6-10

  6. Role of a Novel Family of Short RNAs, tRFs, in Prostate Cancer

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    2017-08-01

    SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES 14. ABSTRACT tRFs are precisely generated fragments of tRNA which are shown to function by associating to Argonaute proteins . Unlike...In 2009, Prof. Dutta and colleagues discovered a tRNA related fragment generated from tRNA trailer sequence involved in cell proliferation in...different organisms by mining a number of small RNA-Seq data (Kumar et al. 2014). He also showed that tRFs bind to Argonaute proteins and interacts with its

  7. Review and Study of Physics Driven Pitting Corrosion Modeling in 2024-T3 Aluminum Alloys (Postprint)

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    2015-05-01

    AFRL-RX-WP-JA-2015-0218 REVIEW AND STUDY OF PHYSICS DRIVEN PITTING CORROSION MODELING IN 2024-T3 ALUMINUM ALLOYS (POSTPRINT) Lingyu...2014 – 1 April 2015 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE REVIEW AND STUDY OF PHYSICS DRIVEN PITTING CORROSION MODELING IN 2024-T3 ALUMINUM ALLOYS (POSTPRINT) 5a...18 Review and Study of Physics Driven Pitting Corrosion Modeling in 2024-T3 Aluminum Alloys Lingyu Yu 1*, Kumar V. Jata2 1Mechanical Engineering

  8. Draft Genome Sequence of Highly Virulent Race 4/Biovar 3 of Ralstonia solanacearum CaRs_Mep Causing Bacterial Wilt in Zingiberaceae Plants in India.

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    Kumar, Aundy; Munjal, Vibhuti; Sheoran, Neelam; Prameela, Thekkan Puthiyaveedu; Suseelabhai, Rajamma; Aggarwal, Rashmi; Jain, Rakesh Kumar; Eapen, Santhosh J

    2017-01-05

    The genome of Ralstonia solanacearum CaRs_Mep, a race 4/biovar 3/phylotype I bacterium causing wilt in small cardamom and other Zingiberaceae plants, was sequenced. Analysis of the 5.7-Mb genome sequence will aid in better understanding of the genetic determinants of host range, host jump, survival, pathogenicity, and virulence of race 4 of R. solanacearum. Copyright © 2017 Kumar et al.

  9. Platform for Rapid Delivery of Biologics and Drugs to Ocular Cells and Tissues Following Combat Associated Trauma

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    2013-09-01

    death pathways such as apoptosis subsequent to acute trauma as soon as possible, ideally by self- administration of a drug or a biologic that can be... Drugs to Ocular Tissues Including Retina and Cornea . Mol Ther, 2007;16(1):107- 14. 3. Read SP, Cashman SM, and Kumar-Singh R: POD...1 AD_________________ Award Number: W81XWH-12-1-0374 TITLE: Platform for Rapid Delivery of Biologics and Drugs to Ocular Cells

  10. Maintenance Welding in Nuclear Power Plants/III, Conference Proceedings Held at Knoxville, Tennessee on 6-8 November 1985

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    1985-11-06

    Mongiat, S. Kumar and K.K. Subbayya ALTERNATXVES TO ONE-HALF BEAD REPAIR TECHNIQUE ( GTAW ); ................................... 153 By P. J. Alberry...3.5.1 Welding Procedure The welding procedure used for mechanized welding of permanently installed pipes is the pulsed GTAW welding procedure with a cold...be adapted . to this system to an -’verall height of 130 mm. Because of the considerably shorter welding times, the GTAW narrow opening welling

  11. Kinetic Methods for Predicting Flow Physics of Small Thruster Expansions

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    2011-01-24

    Zeifman, M., and Levin, D.,“Sensitivity of Water Condensation in a Super- sonic Plume to the Nucleation Rate,” Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer ...M. I., and Levin, D. A., “Kinetic Model of Condensation in a Free Argon Expanding Jet,” Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer , Vol. 20, No. 1...of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer , 25-28 June 2007. [44] Kumar, R. and Levin, D., “Simulation of Homogeneous Condensation of Ethanol in High

  12. The International Symposium on Equatorial Aeronomy (10th) Held in Antalya, Turkey on May 17-23, 2000

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    2000-10-23

    Paulo - FAPESP, and the Programa de Nicleos de Excelencia - PRONEX. Nu- merical values for the model tides were taken from the GSWM homepage at http...FAPESP, and the Programa de Nilcleos de Excel~ncia-PRONEX. References Batista, P. P., B. R. Clemesha, I. S. Batista and D. M. Simonich, Characteristics...based on M. J. Taylor, H. Takahashi, D. Gobbi, and A. Chemical and Dynamical Processes, Tarun Kumar F. de Medeiros. Pant and R. SRIDHARAN. 13. 17:30-17

  13. A Framework for Identifying and Analyzing Major Issues in Implementing Big Data and Data Analytics in E-Learning: Introduction to Special Issue on Big Data and Data Analytics

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    Corbeil, Maria Elena; Corbeil, Joseph Rene; Khan, Badrul H.

    2017-01-01

    Due to rapid advancements in our ability to collect, process, and analyze massive amounts of data, it is now possible for educational institutions to gain new insights into how people learn (Kumar, 2013). E-learning has become an important part of education, and this form of learning is especially suited to the use of big data and data analysis,…

  14. Development of EBM-CDSS (Evidence-Based Clinical Decision Support System) to AIG Prognostication in Terminally Ill Patients

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    2016-03-01

    Mbah, PhD2*, Ambuj Kumar, MD, MPH3, Kim Sehwan, PhD4*, Ronald Schonwetter, MD5* and Benjamin Djulbegovic, MD, PhD6 1Center for Evidence - Based Medicine , University...of South Florida, Tampa, FL 2USF, Tampa, FL 3University of South Florida, College of Medicine, Center for Evidence Based Medicine , Tampa...4HPC healthcare, Tampa, FL 5HPC Healthcare, Tampa, FL 6Center for Evidence - Based Medicine & Health Outcomes Research, University of South

  15. Asymmetric Michael Addition Mediated by Chiral Ionic Liquids

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    Suzuki, Yumiko

    2018-01-01

    Chiral ionic liquids with a focus on their applications in asymmetric Michael additions and related reactions were reviewed. The examples were classified on the basis of the mode of asymmetric induction (e.g., external induction/non-covalent interaction or internal induction/covalent bond formation), the roles in reactions (as a solvent or catalyst), and their structural features (e.g., imidazolium-based chiral cations, other chiral oniums; proline derivatives). Most of the reactions with high chiral induction are Michael addition of ketones or aldehydes to chalcones or nitrostyrenes where proline-derived chiral ionic liquids catalyze the reaction through enamine/ iminium formation. Many reports demonstrate the recyclability of ionic liquid-tagged pyrrolidines. PMID:29861702

  16. Making Constructive Simulations Relevant for Today’s Fight

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    2010-03-08

    Afghanistan. Dr. Michael Vlahos , a member of the National Security Assessment team of the National Security Analysis Department (NSAD) at the Johns Hopkins...www.carlisle.army.mil/DIME/documents/Szepesy%5B1%5D.pdf (accessed February 23, 2010). 20 13 Michael Vlahos , Culture’s Mask: War & Change after Iraq (Laurel

  17. Admiral Raymond A. Spruance: Lessons in Adaptation from the Pacific

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    2010-04-30

    Association of the Class of 1907, 342. 54 Hough, 237. 55 Vlahos , Michael. The Blue Sword: The Naval War College and the American Mission, 1919-1941...Warfare: Theory and Practice. Newport, RI: U.S. Naval War College, 2009. Vlahos , Michael. The Blue Sword: The Naval War College and the American

  18. The Politics of Education Revisited: Anthony Crosland and Michael Gove in Historical Perspective

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    Finn, Mike

    2015-01-01

    This article traces continuity and change in the governance of British education through the comparison of two ministers, Anthony Crosland and Michael Gove. Taking Maurice Kogan's seminal "The Politics of Education" as the point of departure, the article highlights the role of political ideology in large-scale educational change, taking…

  19. From Gouldner to Gramsci: The Making of Michael Apple's "Ideology and Curriculum"

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    Gottesman, Isaac

    2012-01-01

    Michael Apple's "Ideology and Curriculum", published in 1979, helped initiate a broad turn in the field of education in the United States to Marxist thought as a lens through which to analyze the relationship between school and society. This classic text continues to inform scholarship in the field. While "Ideology" has…

  20. A Good Time: A Conversation with C. Michael Nelson

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    Zabel, Robert; Kaff, Marilyn; Teagarden, Jim

    2015-01-01

    C. Michael Nelson began his special education career as a teacher of adolescents with learning and behavior disorders. He has worked as a child psychologist and as a professor with the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling at the University of Kentucky. He coordinated the graduate Personnel Preparation Program for Teachers…

  1. Michael Duane after Risinghill: Rise and Fall of an Educational Celebrity

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    Limond, David

    2005-01-01

    In this article an attempt is made to examine the continuing implications of the operation and closure of London's Risinghill school, a co-educational comprehensive extant from 1960 to 1965. It is suggested that Risinghill's controversial headteacher, Michael Duane (1915-1997), was an educational celebrity and folk hero amongst teachers and in…

  2. Aza-Michael Reaction for an Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Laboratory

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    Nigam, Manisha; Rush, Brittney; Patel, Jay; Castillo, Raul; Dhar, Preeti

    2016-01-01

    A green, aza-Michael reaction is described that can be used to teach undergraduate students conjugate addition of nitrogen nucleophile to an a,ß-unsaturated ester. Students analyze spectral data of the product obtained from the assigned reaction to determine product structure and propose the mechanism of its formation. The experiment requires…

  3. Training and Mastery of Techniques in Wittgenstein's Later Philosophy: A Response to Michael Luntley

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    Stickney, Jeff

    2008-01-01

    Responding to Michael Luntley's article, "Learning, Empowerment and Judgement," the author shows he cannot successfully make the following three moves: (1) dissolve the analytic distinction between learning by training and learning by reasoning, while advocating the latter; (2) diminish the role of training in Wittgenstein's philosophy, nor…

  4. Gender Relations and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Michael Crichton's "Disclosure" as a Teaching Tool.

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    Comer, Debra R.; Cooper, Elizabeth A.

    1998-01-01

    Describes how to use Michael Crichton's novel "Disclosure" and the film based on it for class discussions of such issues as what constitutes sexual harassment, harassment of men, relationship between sexual harassment and power, organizational responses to harassment, and gender differences in career advancement tactics. (SK)

  5. Double hetero-Michael addition of N-substituted hydroxylamines to quinone monoketals: synthesis of bridged isoxazolidines.

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    Yin, Zhiwei; Zhang, Jinzhu; Wu, Jing; Liu, Che; Sioson, Kate; Devany, Matthew; Hu, Chunhua; Zheng, Shengping

    2013-07-19

    A general synthesis of bridged isoxazolidines from a double hetero-Michael addition of N-substituted hydroxylamines to quinone monoketals has been developed. The different addition order of N-benzylhydroxylamine and N-Boc hydroxylamine is also discussed. Moreover, the various functionalities in the isoxazolidine products allow facile derivatization.

  6. HIGHLY DISATEREOSELECTIVE MICHAEL ADDITION OF FLAVANONE TO ITS CHALCONE PRECURSOR UNDER SOLVENT-FREE CONDITIONS USING MICROWAVES [POSTER

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    Substituted 2'-hydroxychalcones were found to give an equilibrium mixture of the starting chalcone and the corresponding flavanone inf 4.6-1:3 ratio in the presence of DBU gave two hitherto unknown diasteromeric dimers in a highly diastereoselective Michael addition of the carban...

  7. A Bibliographic Tribute to Jack Michael

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    Esch, Barbara E.; Esch, John W.

    2016-01-01

    "In the late 1950's, Jack Michael, a bright but irritating young psychology instructor, moved from the Universities of Kansas to Houston to Arizona State. Along the way he befriended two nontraditional students, protected them through their Ph.D. programs, and turned them loose on the world: Teodoro Ayllon…and Montrose Wolf…" (Risley,…

  8. Educational Implications of Michael Fishbane's "Sacred Attunement: A Jewish Theology"

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    Marom, Daniel

    2008-01-01

    This article posits Michael Fishbane's Judaic scholarship as a prime resource for Jewish education. The link between the two fields can be made through a translation of the theological underpinnings of Fishbane's insights into Judaism to educational purposes and practices. Initial work with Jewish educators on establishing this link encouraged…

  9. Broadening the Debate: Comments on Michael J. Feuer's "Moderating the Debate"

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    Robertson, Emily

    2009-01-01

    In "Moderating the Debate: Rationality and the Promise of American Education", Michael Feuer argues that insights from cognitive science and the theory of bounded rationality can help us understand why educational policy makers overreach in seeking optimal solutions to educational problems. In this essay, Emily Robertson argues that cognitive…

  10. What Works, Works Everywhere: Q&A with Michael Barber

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    Crow, Tracy

    2009-01-01

    This article presents an interview with Michael Barber, a partner at McKinsey & Company, leading its global education practice. He has been working on major challenges of performance, organization, and reform in government and the public services, especially education, in the U.S., U.K., and other countries. Barber was instrumental in preparing…

  11. The Power of the Powerless

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    Welch, Cay

    2009-01-01

    This is a Pittsburgh story. It is about a boy named Michael Charles Metil--a boy that transformed many lives, including the author's. While visiting grandparents over the Christmas holiday in Latrobe, Pennsylvania in 1993, Michael became sick. He was lethargic, vomiting, and had some diarrhea. Little did his parents realize how very sick he was,…

  12. Reframing Michael Scott: Exploring Inappropriate Workplace Communication

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    Schaefer, Zachary A.

    2010-01-01

    Individuals who work in professional settings interact with others who may exhibit a variety of cultural beliefs and decision-making approaches. Page (2007) argues that cognitive diversity (i.e., how people approach and attempt to solve problems) is a vital asset in effective organizations. Michael Scott, who portrays the inept main character on…

  13. Balancing Act: The U. S. Military’s Reliance on Contractors to Fulfill Operational-Level Logistical Requirements

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    2014-05-15

    Military Sealift Command. Combat Logistics Force (PM1), 1. 40 Ibid. 41 Michael Marquez, Richard Rayos, and John Mercado . Standard Port-Visit Forecasting...Series no. 8 (2012). Marquez, Michael, John Mercado , and Richard Rayos. Standard Port-Visit Forecasting Model for U.S. Navy Husbanding

  14. Michael Hand, Indoctrination and the Inculcation of Belief

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    Tan, Charlene

    2004-01-01

    In 'Religious Upbringing Reconsidered,' Michael Hand revisits the debate on the right of parents to give their children a religious upbringing in a liberal context. According to him, the logical difficulty lies in the fact that parents cannot both impart religious beliefs and avoid indoctrination. While Peter Gardner and Jim Mackenzie have…

  15. The Educational Philosophies of Mordecai Kaplan and Michael Rosenak: Surprising Similarities and Illuminating Differences

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    Schein, Jeffrey; Caplan, Eric

    2014-01-01

    The thoughts of Mordecai Kaplan and Michael Rosenak present surprising commonalities as well as illuminating differences. Similarities include the perception that Judaism and Jewish education are in crisis, the belief that Jewish peoplehood must include commitment to meaningful content, the need for teachers to teach from a position of…

  16. Courtside: Gifted Irony?

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    Zirkel, Perry A.

    2005-01-01

    During the 2002-03 school year, Michael B., Rebecca D., and Aldo V. were eighth-graders at the Regional Gifted Center program at the Beaubien School in the Chicago school system. In February, the Beaubien School held an annual contest for eighth-graders to determine the design for the class T-shirt. Michael was disappointed that his design did not…

  17. C. P. Snow's "The Two Cultures": Michael Polanyi's Response and Context

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    Jacobs, Struan

    2011-01-01

    C. P. Snow's "The Two Cultures" controversially contrasted science and literature, suggesting that neither scientists nor literary intellectuals have much in common with, and seldom bother speaking to, the other. Responding to Snow, Michael Polanyi argued that specialization has made modern culture, not twofold but manifold. In his major work,…

  18. Against Dogma: A Reply to Michael Swan.

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    Widdowson, H. G.

    1985-01-01

    Replies to two articles by Michael Swan entitled "A Critical Look at the Communicative Approach." Argues that Swan presents a distorted version of the communicative approach so as to present his own ideas more effectively and that he fails to offer evidence for his position on the practice of English language teaching. (SED)

  19. The U.S.-Japan Alliance: Review of the Guidelines for Defense Cooperation

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    2015-03-01

    Cooperation: Process and Historical Impact, Michael J. Green and Koji Murata concluded that the guidelines failed to establish a clear understanding...Japan-U.S. Security Consultative Committee, November 27, 1978, available at <http://fas.org/news/japan/sisin1e.htm>. 4 Michael J. Green and Koji Murata

  20. Polymer solutions

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    Krawczyk, Gerhard Erich; Miller, Kevin Michael

    2011-07-26

    There is provided a method of making a polymer solution comprising polymerizing one or more monomer in a solvent, wherein said monomer comprises one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomer that is a multi-functional Michael donor, and wherein said solvent comprises 40% or more by weight, based on the weight of said solvent, one or more multi-functional Michael donor.

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    ..., National Grid (Edison Electric Institute) [rtarr8] Michael Sheehan, P.E., Keyes, Fox & Wiedman L.L.P... Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners [rtarr8] Sky Stanfield, Attorney, Keyes, Fox & Wiedman L.L.P... Policy, National Grid (Edison Electric Institute) [rtarr8] Michael Sheehan, P.E., Keyes, Fox & Wiedman L...

  2. On the Distinction between Positive and Negative Reinforcement

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    Iwata, Brian A.

    2006-01-01

    In this article, the author presents his views on Michael's (1975) and Baron and Galizio's (2005) arguments on eliminating the distinction between positive and negative reinforcement. He first discusses Michael's concept of these two types of operations and contrasts it with the notions of Baron and Galizio. The author provides the readers his own…

  3. Dialogue on Modernity and Modern Education in Dispute

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    Baker, Michael; Peters, Michael A.

    2012-01-01

    This is a dialogue or conversation between Michael Baker (MB) and Michael A. Peters (MP) on the concept of modernity and its significance for educational theory. The dialogue took place originally as a conversation about a symposium on modernity held at the American Educational Studies Association meeting 2010. It was later developed for…

  4. Michael Driver: A Career Life to Remember

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    Sundby, Dianne; Derr, C. Brooklyn

    2007-01-01

    Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a retrospective of the career life of Michael Driver, from the time of his Princeton graduate studies and early faculty years at Purdue University through the over three decades he spent at USC. Design/methodology/approach: The history and development of his theoretical and research interests are…

  5. N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed tandem aza-benzoin/Michael reactions: on site reversal of the reactivity of N-Boc imines.

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    Wu, Ke-Jia; Li, Gong-Qiang; Li, Yi; Dai, Li-Xin; You, Shu-Li

    2011-01-07

    A tandem NHC-catalyzed aza-benzoin/Michael reaction has been developed as a method to efficiently produce dihydroindenones and pyrrolidinone-containing tricycles. The novel reaction pattern involves tert-butyl aryl(tosyl)methylcarbamates reacting as both electrophile and nucleophile on the same carbon.

  6. A Stability Police Force for the United States: Justification and Options for Creating U.S. Capabilities

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    2009-01-01

    Investigative Analysis, Ottawa: Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 2007; John E. Eck , Spencer Chainey, James G. Cameron , Michael Leitner, and Ronald E. Wilson...Kuwait,” Parameters, Vol. 21, No. 4, Winter 1991–1992. Eck , John E., Spencer Chainey, James G. Cameron , Michael Leitner, and Ronald E. Wilson

  7. Tweeting Prayers and Communicating Grief over Michael Jackson Online

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    Sanderson, Jimmy; Cheong, Pauline Hope

    2010-01-01

    Death and bereavement are human experiences that new media helps facilitate alongside creating new social grief practices that occur online. This study investigated how people's postings and tweets facilitated the communication of grief after pop music icon Michael Jackson died. Drawing on past grief research, religion, and new media studies, a…

  8. European Adaptation to Expeditionary Warfare: Implications for the U.S. Army

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    2002-11-01

    than any other recent operation, highlighted Europe’s inability to deploy ground forces rapidly. General Sir Michael Jackson was only able to deploy...Security, Vol. 9, No. 4, Winter 2000, pp. 31-44. 48. Lieutenant-General Sir Michael Jackson , “KFOR: The Inside Story,” The RUSI Journal, Vol. 145, No

  9. Q&A: Michael Honey

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    Helicher, Karl

    2007-01-01

    The mid-1960s saw civil rights victories in Congress during Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency. In "Going Down Jericho Road," Michael Honey wrote how Martin Luther King Jr.'s final focus showed that the struggle for black and working class parity continued. The 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike was a gritty struggle won in the streets by a host…

  10. Michael Griffin Senate Confirmation Hearing

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    2005-04-12

    Dr. Michael Griffin testifies, Tuesday, April 12, 2005, during his confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. If confirmed, Griffin, who currently heads the space department at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory will become NASA's 11th administrator. Photo Credit (NASA/Renee Bouchard)

  11. Michael Griffin Senate Confirmation Hearing

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    2005-04-11

    Dr. Michael Griffin testifies, Tuesday, April 12, 2005, during his confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. If confirmed, Griffin, who currently heads the space department at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory will become NASA's 11th administrator. Photo Credit (NASA/Renee Bouchard)

  12. Michael Griffin Senate Hearing

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    U.S. Senator Bill Nelson. R-Fla., questions NASA Administrator Dr. Michael Griffin during his appearance in front of the Senate Commerce Committee Science and Space Subcommittee hearing on Human Space Flight: The Space Shuttle and Beyond, Wednesday, May 18, 2005, in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

  13. Attending to hidden realities: contributions from the work of Michael Polanyi to supervision in pastoral care and counseling.

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    Rodgerson, Thomas E

    2008-01-01

    In this article, the author suggests that concepts from the work of Michael Polanyi--such as the tacit dimension, subsidiary awareness, and commitment to a yet unrevealed, hidden reality--provide a theoretical basis for understanding the unique formation involved in pastoral care and counseling supervision.

  14. A celebration of mechanics: from nano to macro. The J. Michael T. Thompson Festschrift issue.

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    Elishakoff, Isaac

    2013-06-28

    This Theme Issue is dedicated to the topic 'Mechanics: from nano to macro' and marks the 75th birthday of Dr J. Michael T. Thompson, Fellow of the Royal Society, whose current affiliations are as follows: (i) Honorary Fellow, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge; (ii) Emeritus Professor of Nonlinear Dynamics, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London; and (iii) Professor of Theoretical and Applied Dynamics (Distinguished Sixth Century Chair, part-time), University of Aberdeen. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors at ES-Consult (consulting engineers) in Copenhagen, Denmark. The pertinent question that arises from the very start is: should we first salute Michael and then describe the Theme Issue, or vice versa? Indeed, according to Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), the last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first. I would like to take the liberty of deviating from the tradition of the Philosophical Transactions and start with the tribute to Michael; after all he is the prime cause of this Theme Issue.

  15. Acid-Activatable Michael-Type Fluorescent Probes for Thiols and for Labeling Lysosomes in Live Cells.

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    Dai, Chun-Guang; Du, Xiao-Jiao; Song, Qin-Hua

    2015-12-18

    A Michael addition is usually taken as a base-catalyzed reaction. Most fluorescent probes have been designed to detect thiols in slightly alkaline solutions (pH 7-9). The sensing reactions of almost all Michael-type fluorescent probes for thiols are faster in a high pH solution than in a low pH solution. In this work, we synthesized a series of 7-substituted 2-(quinolin-2-ylmethylene)malonic acids (QMAs, substituents: NEt2, OH, H, Cl, or NO2) and their ethyl esters (QMEs) as Michael-type fluorescent probes for thiols. The sensing reactions of QMAs and QMEs occur in distinct pH ranges, pH < 7 for QMAs and pH > 7 for QMEs. On the basis of experimental and theoretic studies, we have clarified the distinct pH effects on the sensing reactivity between QMAs and QMEs and demonstrated that two QMAs (NEt2, OH) are highly sensitive and selective fluorescent probes for thiols in acidic solutions (pH < 7) and promising dyes that can label lysosomes in live cells.

  16. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From left, a United Space Alliance (USA) technician briefs NASA Deputy Program Manager of the Space Shuttle Program Michael Wetmore, USA Vice President and Space Shuttle Program Manager Howard DeCastro, and NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Station and Shuttle Programs Michael Kostelnik on the use of cold plates in Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2. NASA and USA Space Shuttle program management are participating in a leadership workday. The day is intended to provide management with an in-depth, hands-on look at Shuttle processing activities at KSC.

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    KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From left, a United Space Alliance (USA) technician briefs NASA Deputy Program Manager of the Space Shuttle Program Michael Wetmore, USA Vice President and Space Shuttle Program Manager Howard DeCastro, and NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Station and Shuttle Programs Michael Kostelnik on the use of cold plates in Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2. NASA and USA Space Shuttle program management are participating in a leadership workday. The day is intended to provide management with an in-depth, hands-on look at Shuttle processing activities at KSC.

  17. Hexamethoxylated Monocarbonyl Analogues of Curcumin Cause G2/M Cell Cycle Arrest in NCI-H460 Cells via Michael Acceptor-Dependent Redox Intervention.

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    Li, Yan; Zhang, Li-Ping; Dai, Fang; Yan, Wen-Jing; Wang, Hai-Bo; Tu, Zhi-Shan; Zhou, Bo

    2015-09-09

    Curcumin, derived from the dietary spice turmeric, holds promise for cancer prevention. This prompts much interest in investigating the action mechanisms of curcumin and its analogues. Two symmetrical hexamethoxy-diarylpentadienones (1 and 2) as cucumin analogues were reported to possess significantly enhanced cytotoxicity compared with the parent molecule. However, the detailed mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, compounds 1 and 2 were identified as the G2/M cell cycle arrest agents to mediate the cytotoxicity toward NCI-H460 cells via Michael acceptor-dependent redox intervention. Compared with curcumin, they could more easily induce a burst of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and collapse of the redox buffering system. One possible reason is that they could more effectively target intracellular TrxR to convert this antioxidant enzyme into a ROS promoter. Additionally, they caused up-regulation of p53 and p21 and down-regulation of redox-sensitive Cdc25C along with cyclin B1/Cdk1 in a Michael acceptor- and ROS-dependent fashion. Interestingly, in comparison with compound 2, compound 1 displayed a relatively weak ability to generate ROS but increased cell cycle arrest activity and cytotoxicity probably due to its Michael acceptor-dependent microtubule-destabilizing effect and greater GST-inhibitory activity, as well as its enhanced cellular uptake. This work provides useful information for understanding Michael acceptor-dependent and redox-mediated cytotoxic mechanisms of curcumin and its active analogues.

  18. Little Mosie from the Margaree: A Biography of Moses Michael Coady.

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    Welton, Michael R.

    This book examines the life of the Reverend Moses Michael Coady (1890-1959), a Roman Catholic priest who led the Antigonish Movement. During the Antigonish Movement, residents of the small maritime town of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, worked to achieve a nonviolent alternative to communism and fascism and to effect the social and economic…

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    ...] Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; In the Matter of Nuclear Innovation North America LLC (South Texas... Administrative Judges: Michael M. Gibson, Chairman, Dr. Gary S. Arnold, Dr. Randall J. Charbeneau. The Atomic... follows: Mail: Administrative Judge Michael M. Gibson, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, Mail Stop...

  20. The United Kingdom Children's Laureate: The Story so Far

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    Tucker, Nicholas

    2014-01-01

    Britain's Children's Laureate Scheme has now been running for 14 years. This article asks Quentin Blake, Anne Fine, Michael Morpurgo, Jacqueline Wilson, Anthony Browne, Michael Rosen and Julia Donaldson for their views on their own experience of taking up this post. It concludes with a discussion of the recurring issues raised by these Laureates…

  1. A tribute to Michael R. Raupach for contributions to aeolian fluid dynamics

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    Since the early work of Bagnold in the 1940s, aeolian research has grown to become a major integral part of earth-system studies. Many individuals have contributed to this development, and Dr. Michael R. Raupach (MR2, 1950 – 2015) was one of the most outstanding. MR2 worked for about a decade (1985 ...

  2. Defining Deviance: Sex, Science, and Delinquent Girls, 1890-1960

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    Clemente, Michael

    2013-01-01

    This article presents a review on "Defining deviance: sex, science, and delinquent girls, 1890-1960," by Michael A. Rembis. This is the first book by Michael A. Rembis, an Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Disability Studies at the University of Buffalo. Drawing on thousands of case files from the Illinois State Training School in…

  3. Cloud Migration Experiment Configuration and Results

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    2017-12-01

    ARL-TR-8248 ● DEC 2017 US Army Research Laboratory Cloud Migration Experiment Configuration and Results by Michael De Lucia...or reconstruction of the document. ARL-TR-8248 ● DEC 2017 US Army Research Laboratory Cloud Migration Experiment Configuration...and Results by Michael De Lucia Computational and Information Sciences Directorate, ARL Justin Wray and Steven S Collmann ICF International

  4. Michael Young's "The Rise of the Meritocracy": A Philosophical Critique

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    Allen, Ansgar

    2011-01-01

    This paper examines Michael Young's 1958 dystopia, "The Rise of the Meritocracy". In this book, the word "meritocracy" was coined and used in a pejorative sense. Today, however, meritocracy represents a positive ideal against which we measure the justice of our institutions. This paper argues that, when read in the twenty-first century, Young's…

  5. Freedom of Information Act Requests: Six Keys to Handling Them

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    2016-01-01

    Defense AT&L: January–February 2016 50 Freedom of Information Act Requests Six Keys to Handling Them Michael A. Rodgers Rodgers is a professor of...crucial mission tasks. Understanding and using the six steps and keys provided above will free you from FOIA-induced distractions. The author can be contacted at michael.rodgers@dau.mil.

  6. Q & A with Ed Tech Leaders: Interview with Michael W. Allen

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    Shaughnessy, Michael F.

    2014-01-01

    Michael W. Allen, the Chairman and CEO of Allen Interactions, is an architect of interactive multimedia learning and is recognized for his many insights, inventions, and presentations. With over 50 years of experience in e-learning, both in academic and corporate settings, he is known for his role in creating Authorware and overseeing the work of…

  7. Gulliver's Travels: Michael Moore the Explorer in "Who to Invade Next"

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    Beck, Bernard

    2016-01-01

    America is identified as a nation of immigrants. These immigrants are thought to be the source of its subcultures. It is also a nation of individual explorers and inventors. Their activities are also a source of diverse subcultures. Many notable movies have made heroes of such innovators in different fields of endeavor. Michael Moore's movie…

  8. Irish Education for the 21st Century. Michael Enright Commemorative Project.

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    Ward, Noel, Ed.; Dooney, Triona, Ed.

    The essays in this collection contribute to the ongoing discussion about the state of Irish education on the threshold of a new century. The various contributors examine issues that will be priorities for education planners in Ireland. These essays have been collected as a tribute to Irish educator and politician Michael Enright. The essays are:…

  9. "Raising Standards" or Reducing Aspirations and Opportunities Still Further? Michael Gove and Examination Reforms

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    Allen, Martin

    2013-01-01

    Well before the examinations grade crisis of 2012, Michael Gove had set out clear intentions for reforming public examinations. Though he claimed to be improving examinations and assessment by replicating practices that took place in high-performing countries and thus improving the ability of the UK economy to "compete", this…

  10. The Benevolent Technocrat: Michael Dukakis' Strategy in the 1988 Presidential Debates.

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    Herbeck, Dale A.

    Michael Dukakis lost the presidential campaign debates of 1988 (or at least failed to capitalize as much as he might have) because he understood the debates to be genuine debates. Consequently, Dukakis acted as a debater generating an image of himself as a "benevolent technocrat," which was an error. It must be pointed out that the…

  11. Wolff-Michael Roth's passibility: at the limits of the constructivist metaphor: a book review

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    2014-12-01

    Wolff-Michael Roth deconstructs the preeminent role conceded to constructivism in Science Education and demonstrates how we learn and know through pain, suffering, love or passion. This review explores his book "Passibility: At the Limits of the Constructivist Metaphor" through the eyes of an outsider to the world of science education.

  12. Technique Development Results for the Study of a Novel Dexamethasone Impregnated Bandage Contact Lens in a Rabbit Model After Photorefractive Keratectomy

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    2017-10-22

    PRK Inflammation in a Rabbit Model Timothy A. Soekenl, Michael Merkley!, Wesley Brundridgel, Gary Legaultl, Matthew Caldwelll, Joseph Ciolino2...7 .0 Dexamethasone Impregnated Contact Lenses in the Treatment of Post- PRK Inflammation · in a Rabbit Model Timothy A. Soeken 1, Michael Merkley1

  13. Efficient synthesis of optically active 4-nitro-cyclohexanones via bifunctional thiourea-base catalyzed double-Michael addition of nitromethane to dienones.

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    Wu, Bin; Liu, Guo-Gui; Li, Mei-Qiu; Zhang, Yong; Zhang, Shao-Yun; Qiu, Jun-Ru; Xu, Xiao-Ping; Ji, Shun-Jun; Wang, Xing-Wang

    2011-04-07

    Thiourea-modified cinchona alkaloids as bifunctional catalysts and a base could catalyze a stepwise [5+1] cyclization of divinyl ketones with nitromethane via double Michael additions, furnishing optically active 4-nitro-cyclohexanones with good yields, excellent diastereoselectivities (>20 : 1) and high enantiomeric ratios (up to 97 : 3).

  14. An improved procedure to prepare 3-methyl-4-nitroalkylenethylisoxazoles and their reaction under catalytic enantioselective Michael addition with nitromethane.

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    Moccia, Maria; Wells, Robert J; Adamo, Mauro F A

    2015-02-21

    Herein, we describe a short synthesis of 3-methyl-4-nitro-5-alkylethenyl isoxazoles and their reactivity as Michael acceptors. The title compounds reacted with nitromethane under phase-transfer catalysis to provide highly enantioenriched adducts (up to 93% ee) which were then converted to the corresponding γ-nitroacids.

  15. Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUX): Innovative or Excessive

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    2017-04-06

    DIUx, and the short history of DIUx. Innovation principles from authors Vijay Govindarajan, Michael Docherty, and Clayton Christensen are then...innovation principles such as performance engine & innovative team, collective / open innovation, and disruptive technology and its implications – is...various innovation principles drawing primarily from work by authors Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble, Michael Docherty, and Clayton Christenson

  16. Michael's Inform Test of Student Ability (M.I.T.O.S.A.). Tester's Manual.

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    Grafius, Thomas M.

    Michael's Informal Test of Student Ability (MITOSA) is a diagnostic evaluative tool for adult students designed to test nine skills abilities in adult students functioning below a tenth grade level. The nine test sections are approximate reading level, understanding of basic math concepts and symbols, general thinking/reasoning ability, eye-hand…

  17. Moral Education and Education in Altruism: Two Replies to Michael Hand

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    White, John

    2016-01-01

    This article is a critical discussion of two recent papers by Michael Hand on moral education. The first is his "Towards a Theory of Moral Education", published in the "Journal of Philosophy of Education" in 2014 (Volume 48, Issue 4). The second is a chapter called "Beyond Moral Education?" in an edited book of new…

  18. On Happiness and High Achievement: An Interview with Michael Thompson

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    Michael G. Thompson knows independent schools. He attended them in elementary and secondary school, and has worked in them as a psychologist. He consults with more than 30 schools a year, addressing a myriad of issues related to complex human interaction. He has written often in "Independent School" about everything from understanding the social…

  19. Astronaut C. Michael Foale is briefed on use of Sky Genie

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    Astronaut C. Michael Foale, STS-63 mission specialist, is briefed on the use of Sky Genie device by Karin L. Porter. The device would aid in emergency egress operations aboard a troubled Space Shuttle. Porter, an employee of Rockwell International, helps train astronauts in egress procedures at JSC's Shuttle mockup and integration laboratory.

  20. Neuroscientific Investigator of High Mathematical Ability: An Interview with Michael W. O'Boyle

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    Kalbfleisch, M. Layne

    2008-01-01

    This article presents an interview with Michael W. O'Boyle, a neuroscientific investigator of high mathematical ability. O'Boyle is a professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Texas Tech University, and Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.…

  1. A Critical Analysis of Michael Tippett's "A Child of Our Time"

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    Vallee, Jean-Sebastien

    2009-01-01

    After more than ten years of thoughtful planning, Michael Tippett (1905-1998) summed up his musical, political, spiritual and philosophical beliefs in his first oratorio, "A Child of Our Time" (1941). Representing the emergence of a new level of confidence and musical maturity for Tippett, the oratorio has become the composer's most widely known…

  2. Michael Griffin Oath Of Office

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    2005-04-14

    NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, left, is administered the oath of office by John H. Marburger, right, Science Adviser to the President and Office of Science and Technology Policy Director, during a private ceremony at the Old Executive Office Building, Thursday, April 14, 2005, in Washington, while his wife Rebecca and daughter Katie look on. Photo Credit: (NASA/Renee Bouchard)

  3. A Teacher's Guide to Rerouting the Pipeline

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    Chiariello, Emily

    2013-01-01

    Michael is 15 and repeating the ninth grade. He habitually tilts his chair back and drums annoyingly on his desk with a pencil. This morning, he was doing it--again--while you were trying to teach. What will you do? Responsive teachers shift their reactions in important ways. They adopt a social emotional lens: What does Michael's tapping say…

  4. Software Technology for Adaptable Reliable Systems (STARS) Workshop Held at the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC on April 9-12 1985

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    1985-01-01

    paths? .%* vii * * ... * r -. . . .W. -t. ’ PREFACE ......... H*o . .. . ON.........................NT .. . . . . . . . . . . ............ . ........... l...REUSE ................................................ 83 Dr. Bruce A. Burton and Mr. Michael D. Broido REUSABLE COMPONENT DEFINITION (A TUTORIAL...209 Michael R . Miller, Hans L. Hiabereder, and L.O. Keeler REUSABLE SOFTWARE IN SIMULATION APPLICATIONS

  5. An Interview with Michael Horn: Blending Education for High-Octane Motivation

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    Patterson, Gregory A.

    2012-01-01

    Blended learning holds the potential of improving the way we educate students and of making them more motivated. Blended education--the melding of information technology based distance learning with school attendance--is perhaps the best way to educate students for 21st century skills, says Michael Horn in a "Kappan" interview. Horn points out…

  6. Performance Enhancement of the NPS Transient Electromagnetic Scattering Laboratory

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    1991-09-01

    MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (ELECTRONIC WARFARE) from NAVAL POSTGRADUATE S OOL Author: JvAlo...Bresani Approved by: Michael A. Morgan, Thesis Advisor Jeffrey B. Knorr, Second Reader Michael A. Morgan, Chairman, Department of Electrical & Computer...SYSTEM REPRESENTATION ... .......... 13 B. MATHEMATICAL MODEL ......... ..... 15 C. TRANSIENT RESPONSE EVALUATION .. ......... . 17 IV. MEASUREMENT

  7. Facile Iodine-Catalyzed Michael Addition of Indoles to α,α′-Bis(arylmethylene)cyclopentanones: An Efficient Synthesis of E-2-(3-Indolylphenylmethyl)-5-phenylmethylenecyclopentanones

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    Pal, Rammohan; Das Gupta, Arpita; Mallik, Asok K.

    2012-01-01

    Iodine-catalyzed reaction of indoles with α,α′-bis(arylmethylene)cyclopentanones afforded one diastereomer of the corresponding Michael adducts, namely, E-2-(3-indolylphenylmethyl)-5-phenylmethylenecyclopentanones, in a good yield. The products form a new group of indole derivatives. PMID:24052849

  8. What Work Do the Concepts of "Language" and "Literature" Do for Michael Rosenak?

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    Levisohn, Jon A.

    2014-01-01

    Michael Rosenak uses the twin metaphors of "language" and "literature," borrowed from Oakeshott and Peters, to argue that the goal of education is initiation into a language. This goal transcends the study of literature in that language. It includes, as well, the development of the capacity both to critique literature and to…

  9. Education, Philosophy and Politics: The Selected Works of Michael A. Peters. World Library of Educationalists

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    Peters, Michael A.

    2012-01-01

    In the World Library of Educationalists series, international experts themselves compile career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces--extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, major theoretical and/practical contributions--so the world can read them in a single manageable volume. Michael A. Peters has…

  10. Subjectivity and Cultural Adjustment in Mathematics Education: A Response to Wolff-Michael Roth

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    Brown, Tony

    2012-01-01

    In this volume, Wolff-Michael Roth provides a critical but partial reading of Tony Brown's book "Mathematics Education and Subjectivity". The reading contrasts Brown's approach with Roth's own conception of subjectivity as derived from the work of Vygotsky, in which Roth aims to "reunite" psychology and sociology. Brown's book, however, focuses on…

  11. Michael Walzer's Politics, in Theory and Practice

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    Williams, Jeffrey J.

    2012-01-01

    Before all the talk about "public intellectuals," Michael Walzer was one. For 50 years, he has gone back and forth between positions at Princeton and Harvard Universities and then at the Institute for Advanced Study, in Princeton, New Jersey, where he is now emeritus. His writings appear regularly in "Dissent" magazine, which he has co-edited for…

  12. Gold (III) Chloride-Catalyzed 6-endo-trig Oxa-Michael Addition Reactions for Diastereoselective Synthesis of Fused Tetrahydropyranones

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    Ciesielski, Jennifer; Lebœuf, David; Stern, Harry A.

    2013-01-01

    Alkynones were treated with boron trifluoride diethyl etherate to generate β-iodoallenolates, which underwent intramolecular aldol reactions to produce cycloalkenyl alcohols. Diastereoselective oxa-Michael ring closure could then be induced by treatment with a catalytic amount of gold(III) chloride, affording highly functionalized tetrahydropyran-containing ring systems. PMID:24032002

  13. Toward a Global Vision of Gifted Education: An Interview with Michael S. Matthews

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    Henshon, Suzanna E.

    2017-01-01

    Dr. Michael S. Matthews is professor and director of the Academically & Intellectually Gifted graduate programs at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is incoming Coeditor of the "Gifted Child Quarterly" and a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association for Gifted Children. Dr. Matthews also currently…

  14. The Journey Is the Film Is the Journey: Michael Winterbottom's "In This World"

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    Farrier, David

    2008-01-01

    This essay examines Michael Winterbottom's 2002 film "In This World," which follows the journey of two Afghan migrants from Peshawar to London. Winterbottom's preparation involved travelling from London to Peshawar and then in reverse overland as far as Istanbul; he then returned to Peshawar and filmed the same journey using two…

  15. European Adaptation To Expeditionary Warfare: Implications for the U.S. Army

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    2002-11-01

    Europe’s inability to deploy ground forces rapidly. General Sir Michael Jackson was only able to deploy nine battalion units on the first day of...31-44. 48. Lieutenant-General Sir Michael Jackson , “KFOR: The Inside Story,” The RUSI Journal, Vol. 145, No. 1, February 2000, p. 15. 31 49. 2308

  16. AFSOF, Integration, and Joint Warfighting: Closing the Training Loop to Force Multiply and Succeed

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    2008-04-04

    Succeed 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6. AUTHOR(S) Maj Michael Jackson 5d. PROJECT NUMBER 5e. TASK NUMBER 5f. WORK UNIT...unclassified. Research for the case study involved extensive interviews of involved personnel and document research. 101 Michael Jackson , “Ugly Baby Case

  17. The Increased Role of Regional Organizations in Peacekeeping and Effects on the United Nations Preeminence in Future Peace Operations

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    2003-06-06

    Lieutenant General (U.K.) Sir Michael Jackson , the KFOR commander, order the Russians to withdraw from the airport, but Jackson refused to act...1999 that his forces had disarmed fully, and this was confirmed by KFOR Commander Lieutenant General Sir. Michael Jackson (www.afsouth.nato/int.htm

  18. New Computational Framework for the Treatment of Joint Constraints and Connectivity Conditions in Finite Element/Multibody System Algorithms

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    2014-03-21

    A. Shabana University of Illinois at Chicago Paramsothy Jayakumar , Michael D. Letherwood, David J. Gorsich U.S. Army TARDEC Disclaimer...ALGORITMS 5a. CONTRACT NUMBER W56hzv-13-c-0032 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6. AUTHOR(S) Ahmed Shabana; Paramsothy Jayakumar ; Michael

  19. Can Higher Education Foster Economic Growth? A Conference Summary. Chicago Fed Letter. Number 236a

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    Mattoon, Richard H.

    2007-01-01

    On October 30, 2006, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Midwest Higher Education Compact held a conference on higher education and economic growth. Speakers included Michael Moskow, Richard Lester, Michael Luger, Sean Safford, Larry Isaak, Stefanie Lenway, Rod Shrader, Brian Fabes, Arthur Rothkopf, Randy Eberts, Gary Fethke, Victor…

  20. Following Michael Faraday's Footprints

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    Galeano, Javier

    2011-01-01

    Last fall I had the good fortune of receiving financial support to shoot a documentary about Michael Faraday. I took the opportunity to learn more about this great experimentalist and to visit the highlights of places in his life. In this paper, I would like to share a list and description of some of the most remarkable places in London suitable…

  1. Our Hidden Prejudices, on Trial

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    Glenn, David

    2008-01-01

    In October 2006, a New Hampshire police officer named Michael Briggs was shot to death in an alley. His accused killer, Michael Addison, has been charged with capital murder. It is the state's first death-penalty case in more than 30 years, and it is racially fraught: Addison is African-American, and Briggs was white. New Hampshire has a long list…

  2. Elliptic nozzle aspect ratio effect on controlled jet propagation

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    Aravindh Kumar, S. M.; Rathakrishnan, Ethirajan

    2017-04-01

    The present study deals with the control of a Mach 2 elliptic jet from a convergent-divergent elliptic nozzle of aspect ratio 4 using tabs at the nozzle exit. The experiments were carried out for rectangular and triangular tabs of the same blockage, placed along the major and minor axes of the nozzle exit, at different levels of nozzle expansion. The triangular tabs along the minor axis promoted superior mixing compared to the other controlled jets and caused substantial core length reduction at all the nozzle pressure ratios studied. The rectangular tabs along the minor axis caused core length reduction at all pressure ratios, but the values were minimal compared to that of triangular tabs along the minor axis. For all the test conditions, the mixing promotion caused by tabs along the major axis was inferior to that of tabs along the minor axis. The waves present in the core of controlled jets were visualized using a shadowgraph. Comparison of the present results with the results of a controlled Mach 2 elliptic jet of aspect ratio 2 (Aravindh Kumar and Sathakrishnan 2016 J. Propulsion Power 32 121-33, Aravindh Kumar and Rathakrishnan 2016 J. Aerospace Eng. at press (doi:10.1177/0954410016652921)) show that for all levels of expansion, the mixing effectiveness of triangular tabs along the minor axis of an aspect ratio 4 nozzle is better than rectangular or triangular tabs along the minor axis of an aspect ratio 2 nozzle.

  3. Production of Low-Freezing-Point Highly Branched Alkanes through Michael Addition.

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    Jing, Yaxuan; Xia, Qineng; Liu, Xiaohui; Wang, Yanqin

    2017-12-22

    A new approach for the production of low-freezing-point, high-quality fuels from lignocellulose-derived molecules was developed with Michael addition as the key step. Among the investigated catalysts, CoCl 2 ⋅6 H 2 O was found most active for the Michael addition of 2,4-pentanedione with FA (single aldol adduct of furfural and acetone, 4-(2-furanyl)-3-butene-2-one). Over CoCl 2 ⋅6 H 2 O, a high carbon yield of C 13 oxygenates (about 75 %) can be achieved under mild conditions (353 K, 20 h). After hydrodeoxygenation, low-freezing-point (<223 K) branched alkanes with 13 carbons within jet fuel ranges were obtained over a Pd/NbOPO 4 catalyst. Furthermore, C 18,23 fuel precursors could be easily synthesized through Michael addition of 2,4-pentanedione with DFA (double-condensation product of furfural and acetone) under mild conditions and the molar ratio of C 18 /C 23 is dependent on the reaction conditions of Michael addition. After hydrodeoxygenation, high density (0.8415 g mL -1 ) and low-freezing-point (<223 K) branched alkanes with 18, 23 carbons within lubricant range were also obtained over a Pd/NbOPO 4 catalyst. These highly branched alkanes can be directly used as transportation fuels or additives. This work opens a new strategy for the synthesis of highly branched alkanes with low freezing point from renewable biomass. © 2017 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

  4. Current Issues in Cosmology

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    Pecker, Jean-Claude; Narlikar, Jayant

    2011-09-01

    Part I. Observational Facts Relating to Discrete Sources: 1. The state of cosmology G. Burbidge; 2. The redshifts of galaxies and QSOs E. M. Burbidge and G. Burbidge; 3. Accretion discs in quasars J. Sulentic; Part II. Observational Facts Relating to Background Radiation: 4. CMB observations and consequences F. Bouchet; 5. Abundances of light nuclei K. Olive; 6. Evidence for an accelerating universe or lack of A. Blanchard; Part III. Standard Cosmology: 7. Cosmology, an overview of the standard model F. Bernardeau; 8. What are the building blocks of our universe? K. C. Wali; Part IV. Large-Scale Structure: 9. Observations of large-scale structure V. de Lapparent; 10. Reconstruction of large-scale peculiar velocity fields R. Mohayaee, B. Tully and U. Frisch; Part V. Alternative Cosmologies: 11. The quasi-steady state cosmology J. V. Narlikar; 12. Evidence for iron whiskers in the universe N. C. Wickramasinghe; 13. Alternatives to dark matter: MOND + Mach D. Roscoe; 14. Anthropic principle in cosmology B. Carter; Part VI. Evidence for Anomalous Redshifts: 15. Anomalous redshifts H. C. Arp; 16. Redshifts of galaxies and QSOs: the problem of redshift periodicities G. Burbidge; 17. Statistics of redshift periodicities W. Napier; 18. Local abnormal redshifts J.-C. Pecker; 19. Gravitational lensing and anomalous redshifts J. Surdej, J.-F. Claeskens and D. Sluse; Panel discussion; General discussion; Concluding remarks.

  5. Friction in Command and Control: Sources of Conflict in Military Doctrine

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    2011-06-01

    Colonel Michael W. Kometer (Date) ____________________________________ Dr. S . Michael Pavelec (Date...central belief s . This chapter will attempt to clarify these terms. Unity of Command Martin Van Creveld defines command ―as a function that has to...execution.17 Control The semantic demarcation between Air Force and Marine command and control doctrine s comes with the different approaches to

  6. Evaluating U.S. Military Engineering Efforts In East Africa

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    2013-03-01

    Michael J. Neumann, Cathryn Quantic Thurston, Developing an Army Strategy for Building Partner Capacity for Stability Operations (Santa Monica, CA...Building Partnership Capacity, Master of Military Art and Science Thesis (Fort Leavenworth, KS: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, June...Lynch, Michael J. Neumann, Cathryn Quantic Thurston, Developing an Army Strategy for Building Partner Capacity for Stability Operations, (Santa Monica

  7. Michael Griffin Discusses Exploration Architecture Study

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    2005-09-18

    NASA Administrator Michael Griffin discusses the results of the agency's exploration architecture study on Monday, Sept. 19, 2005, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The study made specific design recommendations for a vehicle to carry crews into space, a family of launch vehicles to take missions to the moon and beyond, and a "lunar mission architecture" for landing on the moon. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

  8. Recollections of Jack Michael and the Application of Skinner's Analysis of Verbal Behavior

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    Sundberg, Mark L.

    2017-01-01

    Jack Michael offered a course on verbal behavior almost every year throughout his teaching career. Jack was also interested in the application of Skinner's work and in 1976 began to offer a graduate course at Western Michigan University titled Verbal Behavior Applications. Jack and his students pursued the application of Skinner's work on verbal…

  9. Schools as "Poetry-Friendly Places": Michael Rosen on Poetry in the Curriculum

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    Xerri, Daniel

    2014-01-01

    This article explores the views of children's poet Michael Rosen in relation to poetry in education. It is based on an interview in which Rosen not only discusses the significance of encouraging young people to engage with poetry at school but also analyzes a number of threats to poetry's place in the English curriculum. This article identifies…

  10. Key Performance Indicators: From Promise to Payoff. The Productivity for Results Series No. 2

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    Casserly, Michael; Eugene, Michael

    2014-01-01

    This paper draws upon the expertise of two leading educators, Michael Casserly, director of the Council of the Great City Schools, and Michael Eugene, chief operating officer of the Orange County Public Schools in Florida. They outline a set of key performance indicators that some urban districts use to benchmark the results of their operating…

  11. Expedition 19 Docks to ISS

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    2009-03-27

    Michelle Barratt wishes her husband, NASA Astronaut Michael Barratt, a happy wedding anniversary via phone to the International Space Station from the Russian Mission Control Center, Korolev, Russia, Saturday, March 28, 2009. The Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft docked to the International Space Station and delivered Expedition 19 Commander Gennady I. Padalka, Flight Engineer Michael R. Barratt and Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

  12. Quantum Linear Systems Theory

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    2013-02-15

    Matthew James, Andre Carvalho and Michael Hush completed some work analyzing cross-phase modulation using single photon quantum filtering techniques...ANU Michael Hush January – June, 2012, Postdoc, ANU Matthew R. James Professor, Australian National University Ian R. Petersen Professor...appear, IEEE Trans. Aut. Control., 2013. A. R. R. Carvalho, M. R. Hush , and M. R. James, “Cavity driven by a single photon: Conditional dynamics and

  13. Instructional Features for Training in Virtual Environments

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    2006-07-01

    Technical Report 1184 Instructional Features for Training in Virtual Environments Michael J. Singer U. S. Army Research Institute Jason P. Kring...Report 1184 Instructional Features for Training in Virtual Environments Michael J. Singer U. S. Army Research Institute Jason P. Kring University of...provides in comparison to traditional, real world experience training programs (Hays & Singer , 1989; Swezey & Andrews, 2001). First, as with the

  14. A Response to Michael W. Apple's "Theory, Research, and the Critical Scholar/Activist"

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    Leonardo, Zeus

    2010-01-01

    Michael Apple's prescient review of Anyon et al.'s "Theory and Educational Research" reminds the educational community of the importance of purpose. In his own work, he has been consistent in--actually, insistent on--emphasizing the struggle over political projects. This is not an issue concerning only the Left as the scapegoat for the disparaging…

  15. Jack Michael's Musings on the 60th Anniversary of Skinner's "Verbal Behavior"

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    Esch, Barbara E.; Esch, John W.; Palmer, David C.

    2017-01-01

    When the B. F. Skinner Foundation reprinted Skinner's "Verbal Behavior" in 1992, Jack Michael wrote one of its two forewords, a detailed outline of the book's purpose and scope. On the 60th anniversary of the first publication (1957) of "Verbal Behavior", Jack reflects on the book's impact and its importance to the…

  16. Germania Quo Vadis?: Dynamics of Change in German Security Policy

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    2007-06-01

    Keohane, Robert O., Michael Brecher and Frank Harveys, eds. Institutional Theory in international Relations. In: Millennial Reflections on International...Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the World Political Economy, (Princeton University Press, 1984), pp. 78-109; Robert O. Keohane, “ Institutional ... Theory in international Relations,” in Michael Brecher and Frank Harveys, eds., Millennial Reflections on International Studies (University of Michigan

  17. A rapid, one-pot, microwave-influenced synthesis of spiro-2,5-diketopiperazines via a cascade Ugi/6-exo-trig aza-Michael reaction.

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    Santra, Soumava; Andreana, Peter R

    2011-04-01

    A rapid, cascade reaction process has been developed to access biologically validated spiro-2,5-diketopiperazines. The facile and environmentally benign method capitalizes on commercially available starting reagents for a sequential Ugi/6-exo-trig aza-Michael reaction, water as a solvent, and microwave irradiation without any extraneous additives.

  18. Preventive Health Care Utilization: A Study of Factors Influencing Military Personnel in Their Use of Three Preventive Health Care Factors

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    1978-03-01

    0Michael Zubkoff and David Dunlop, " Consumer Behavior in Preventive Health Services," in Consumer Incentives for Health Care, ed. Selma J. Mushkin (New...78 Sorkin, Alan L. Health Economics. Lexington, Mass.: D.C. Heath, 1975. Zubkoff, Michael, and Dunlop, David. " Consumer Behavior in Preventive Health

  19. An Integral Part of the Frederick Community—Michael Dean | Poster

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    For more than 30 years, Michael Dean, Ph.D., has been an integral part of the NCI at Frederick community. In addition to studying several different aspects of genomics and cancer research, he has worked with the Werner H. Kirsten Student Intern Program and also volunteered his time with Mission of Mercy, a community-based organization providing free healthcare and free

  20. Too Many References, Just Cut a Few and It Will Be Perfect: APA vs. Chicago

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    Matusov, Eugene

    2011-01-01

    The purpose of the author's rebuttal is to provide a sociocultural critique of Wolff-Michael Roth and Michael Cole's arguments and of the current "Mind, Culture, and Activity" ("MCA") policy regarding referencing. In sum, Roth and Cole write that some unnamed "MCA" authors (and some scholars in general) abuse the reference practice by…

  1. CAS, Interdiction, and Attack Helicopters

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    2005-06-01

    E.J. Degen, and David Tohn, On Point: The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom, (Fort Leavenworth, KA : Combat Studies Institute Press, 2004...Grau and Michael W. Gress, trans. and eds. The Soviet- Afghan War: How a Superpower Fought and Lost, (Lawrence, KA : University Press of Kansas, 2002...149 Grinalds, 73. 150 Michael O’Hanlon and Adriana Lins de Albuquerque, Iraq Index: Tracking Variables

  2. Effective Integration of Technology and Instruction. Q&A with Michael Jay. REL Mid-Atlantic Educator Effectiveness Webinar Series

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    Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2015

    2015-01-01

    In this webinar, long-time educator and developer of education technology Michael Jay discussed the importance of using technology to support learning and gave examples of how teachers can integrate technology into their instruction based on the Common Core State Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards. The PowerPoint presentation and…

  3. The Data on Children's Media Use: An Interview with Michael Robb

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    Heller, Rafael

    2018-01-01

    Since 2003, nonprofit organization Common Sense Media has studied the ways in which kids are growing up in the digital age. In this interview, research director Michael Robb shares recent findings about the media habits of young children, tweens, and teens. While the news coverage of these issues tends to be hyperbolic and alarming, Robb explains,…

  4. Unification of South Asia

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    1994-06-03

    34Religious vs regional determinism: India , Pakistan , and Bangladesh as inheritors of empire," in Shared Space: Divided Space. ed. Michael Chisholm and David M...Chapman, Reliaion vs . reaional determinism: India . Pakistan . and Banaladesh as inheritors ofempire, in Shared Space: Divided Space, ed. Michael Chisholm...and David Smith, (London: Unwin Hyman, 1990), 107. 47. Graham Chapman, Reliaion vs . recional determinism: India . Pakistan . and Banaladesh as

  5. Fiscal Law Course Deskbook (36th)

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    1993-05-01

    CONTRACT LAW DIVISION THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL’S SCHOOL UNITED STATES ARMY CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA JA 506...MAY 93 93-13173 CONTRIBUTORS I LTC John T. Jones, Jr. Chief, Contract Law Division LTC Harry L. Dorsey Senior Instructor, Contract Law Division MAJ...Michael A. Killham Instructor, Contract Law Division MAJ Bobby D. Melvin Instructor, Contract Law Division MAJ Michael K. Cameron Instructor, Contract

  6. 56th Yearbook of the National Reading Conference (Los Angeles, California, November 29-December 2, 2006)

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    Rowe, Deborah Wells, Ed.; Jimenez, Robert T., Ed.; Compton, Donald L., Ed.; Dickinson, David K., Ed.; Kim, Youb, Ed.; Leander, Kevin M., Ed.; Risko, Victoria J., Ed.

    2007-01-01

    This publication offers the 56th Yearbook of the National Reading Conference (NRC). This Yearbook begins with a preface and presents profiles of three awardees, Michael C. McKenna, Douglas K. Hartman, and Michael Kamil. Included in this Yearbook are the following papers: (1) What's It All About? Literacy Research and Civic Responsibility (Victoria…

  7. Shaping the Global Civil Society: An Interview with Michael Peters

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    Heraud, Richard; Tesar, Marek

    2017-01-01

    Professor Michael A. Peters has worked in an era of transformation that has taken him from a labour-intensive paper-based form of production to the computerised reproduction of thought, and the current shift in the publishing landscape from a reader-subscription to an author-pays model. Most of what he has learned in publishing and editing he has…

  8. Software Requirements Engineering Methodology (Development)

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    1979-06-01

    Higher Order Software [20]; and the Michael Jackson Design Methodology [21]. Although structured programming constructs have proven to be more useful...reviewed here. Similarly, the manual techniques for software design (e.g., HIPO Diagrams, Nassi-Schneidermann charts, Top-Down Design, the Michael ... Jackson Design Methodology, Yourdon’s Structured Design) are not addressed. 6.1.3 Research Programs There are a number of research programs underway

  9. Michael Griffin Senate Confirmation Hearing

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    2005-04-12

    Dr. Michael Griffin, right, talks with his wife Rebecca Griffin prior to testifying at his confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, Tuesday, April 12, 2005, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. If confirmed, Griffin, who currently heads the space department at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory will become NASA's 11th administrator. Photo Credit (NASA/Renee Bouchard)

  10. Chiral-catalyst-based convergent synthesis of HIV protease inhibitor GRL-06579A.

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    Mihara, Hisashi; Sohtome, Yoshihiro; Matsunaga, Shigeki; Shibasaki, Masakatsu

    2008-02-01

    Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of GRL-06579A (1), an HIV-1 protease inhibitor effective against multi-protease-inhibitor-resistant viruses, is described. A convergent strategy that utilizes heterobimetallic multifunctional catalysts developed in our group is a key feature of the synthesis. The chirality of the bicyclic tetrahydrofuran unit of 1 was introduced through Al-Li-bis(binaphthoxide) (ALB) catalyst-controlled Michael addition of dimethyl malonate to racemic 4-O-protected cyclopentenone. ALB afforded not only the trans adduct with up to 96% ee from a matched substrate through kinetic resolution, but also the cis adduct with 99% ee through a catalyst-controlled Michael addition to a mismatched substrate. The Michael addition to produce the unusual cis adduct is described in detail. The framework of the bicyclic tetrahydrofuran was constructed by an intramolecular oxy-Michael reaction. The amino alcohol unit was constructed by an La-Li3-tris(binaphthoxide) (LLB)-catalyzed diastereoselective nitroaldol reaction of N-Boc aldehyde (Boc = tert-butoxycarbonyl) derived from L-phenylalanine. LLB promoted the nitroaldol reaction without racemization of the chiral aldehyde to give the nitroaldol adduct in 85% yield and with 93:7 diastereoselectivity and over 99% ee.

  11. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Sandra Anderson, wife of STS-107 Payload Commander Michael Anderson, visits a new residence hall at the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) in Melbourne, Fla., named for her late husband. Family members of the STS-107 astronauts, other dignitaries, members of the university community and the public gathered for a dedication ceremony for the Columbia Village at FIT. Each of the seven new residence halls in the complex is named for one of the STS-107 astronauts who perished during the Columbia accident -- Rick Husband, Willie McCool, Laurel Clark, Michael Anderson, David Brown, Kalpana Chawla, and Ilan Ramon.

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    2003-10-28

    KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Sandra Anderson, wife of STS-107 Payload Commander Michael Anderson, visits a new residence hall at the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) in Melbourne, Fla., named for her late husband. Family members of the STS-107 astronauts, other dignitaries, members of the university community and the public gathered for a dedication ceremony for the Columbia Village at FIT. Each of the seven new residence halls in the complex is named for one of the STS-107 astronauts who perished during the Columbia accident -- Rick Husband, Willie McCool, Laurel Clark, Michael Anderson, David Brown, Kalpana Chawla, and Ilan Ramon.

  12. Theoretical study on the reaction mechanisms of Michael chirality addition between propionaldehyde and nitroalkene catalyzed by an enantioselective catalyst.

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    Zhou, Xinming; Li, Ling; Sun, Xuejun; Wang, Yajun; Du, Dongmei; Fu, Hui

    2018-06-01

    The asymmetric Michael addition between propionaldehyde and nitroalkene catalyzed by 8-(ethoxycarbonyl)-1,2,3,3a,8,8a-hexahydropyrrolo[2,3-b]indole-2-carboxylic acid has obtained relatively high yields and excellent enantioselectivities at room temperature. In this study, the molecular structures and optical activity of the most stable conformation I are optimized at B3LYP/6-311++ G(d,p) level. We find that levorotatory conformation I catalyzing the same Michael addition can produce laevo-product A and dextrorotatory conformation I' can obtain the dextral-product A'. These results have guiding significance for further studying on the new chemzymes and the mechanism of the obtained different chiral products. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

  13. Michael Faraday vs. the Spiritualists

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    Hirshfeld, Alan

    2006-12-01

    In the 1850s, renowned physicist Michael Faraday launched a public campaign against pseudoscience and spiritualism, which were rampant in England at the time. Faraday objected especially to claims that electrical or magnetic forces were responsible for paranormal phenomena, such as table-spinning and communication with the dead. Using scientific methods, Faraday unmasked the deceptions of spiritualists, clairvoyants and mediums and also laid bare the credulity of a public ill-educated in science. Despite his efforts, Victorian society's fascination with the paranormal swelled. Faraday's debacle anticipates current controversies about public science education and the interface between science and religion. This episode is one of many described in the new biography, The Electric Life of Michael Faraday (Walker & Co.), which chronicles Faraday's discoveries and his unlikely rise from poverty to the pinnacle of the English science establishment.

  14. Pyrrolidinyl-camphor derivatives as a new class of organocatalyst for direct asymmetric Michael addition of aldehydes and ketones to beta-nitroalkenes.

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    Ting, Ying-Fang; Chang, Chihliang; Reddy, Raju Jannapu; Magar, Dhananjay R; Chen, Kwunmin

    2010-06-18

    Practical and convenient synthetic routes have been developed for the synthesis of a new class of pyrrolidinyl-camphor derivatives (7 a-h). These novel compounds were screened as catalysts for the direct Michael addition of symmetrical alpha,alpha-disubstituted aldehydes to beta-nitroalkenes. When this asymmetric transformation was catalyzed by organocatalyst 7 f, the desired Michael adducts were obtained in high chemical yields, with high to excellent stereoselectivities (up to 98:2 diastereomeric ratio (d.r.) and 99 % enantiomeric excess (ee)). The scope of the catalytic system was expanded to encompass various aldehydes and ketones as the donor sources. The synthetic application was demonstrated by the synthesis of a tetrasubstituted-cyclohexane derivative from (S)-citronellal, with high stereoselectivity.

  15. CpG Oligodeoxynucleotide and Montanide ISA 51 Adjuvant Combination Enhanced the Protective Efficacy of a Subunit Malaria Vaccine

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    2004-02-01

    Doolan, D. L., and S. L. Hoffman. 2002. Nucleic acid vaccines against ma- laria. Chem. Immunol. 80, p. 308–320. In P. Perlman and M. Troye - Bloomberg (ed...and M. T. Troye - Blomberg (ed.), Malaria immunology. Karger, Basel, Switzerland, Germany. 30. Kumar, S., F. Villinger, M. Oakley, J. C. Aguiar, T. R...and pathology, p. 204–221. In P. Perlman and M. T. Troye -Blomberg (ed.), Malaria immunology. Karger, Basel, Switzerland. 32. Ling, I. T., S. A. Ogun

  16. Fluorescent Carbon Nanoparticles in Medicine for Cancer Therapy: An Update.

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    Rani, Reshma; Kumar, Vinit; Rizzolio, Flavio

    2018-01-11

    In the past few years since our viewpoint on carbon nanoparticles was first published in 2013 (Kumar, V.; Toffoli, G.; Rizzolio, F. ACS Med. Chem. Lett. 2013 , 4 (11), 1012-1013), a considerable progress has been made in the area of synthesis, functionalization, and applications of fluorescent carbon nanoparticles (CNPs). This update aims to highlight some key points achieved in the last 4 years in the development of CNPs with a particular emphasis on the approaches to ameliorate clinical applications of CNPs as therapeutics, diagnostics, and theranostics agents.

  17. Gel Spun PAN/CNT Based Carbon Fibers with Honey-Comb Cross-Section

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    2013-11-13

    samples were prepared by mounting a single filament on a copper 3-post TEM grid (Omniprobe) and curing in epoxy (Gatan). The carbon fiber was then... Kevlar ® 49 [28], Zylon® [29], T300 [2], IM10 [30], M60J [31], YS-95A [32] were obtained from the data sheets of these fibers from the respective...made contained 60 vol% fibers in epoxy matrix. Fiber compressive strength may be dependent on fiber structure as well as fiber geometry. Kumar et al

  18. WIMP-less dark matter and meson decays with missing energy

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    McKeen, David

    2009-06-01

    WIMP-less dark matter [J. L. Feng and J. Kumar, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 231301 (2008).] offers an attractive framework in which dark matter can be very light. We investigate the implications of such scenarios on invisible decays of bottomonium states for dark matter with a mass less than around 5 GeV. We relate these decays to measurements of nucleon-dark matter elastic scattering. We also investigate the effect that a coupling to s quarks has on flavor changing b{yields}s processes involving missing energy.

  19. Development of a Metabolically Active, Non-Replicating Sporozoite Vaccine to Prevent Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

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    2009-10-01

    6 Minglin Li,2 Richard Stafford,1·2 Adriana Ahumada,l.2 Judith E. Epstein, 3 Martha Sedegah,3 Sharina Reyes, 3 Thomas L. Ric hie,3 Kirsten E. Lyke,4...200S; 4:567- 7S. 65. Kumar KA , Baxter P, Tarun AS, Kappc SH, Nusscnzwcig V. Conserved protective mechanisms in radiation and genetically attenuated...uis3{-) and uis4{-) Plasmodium sporozoitcs. PLoS One 2009; 4:44SO . 66. Purcell LA, Wong KA , Yanow SK, Lee M, Spithill TW, Rodriguez A. Chemically

  20. Jack Michael's Appointments at the University of Houston and Arizona State University: Reflections from a Former Student

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    Mabry, John H.

    2016-01-01

    Jack Michael was an early enthusiast for what is now called applied behavior analysis. His many seminal contributions were through early publications in applied behavior analysis and the work of the students he trained (e.g., T. Ayllon, M. M. Wolf). His close mentorship of students earned him acclaim as a teacher along with his many theoretical…

  1. Without the Light of Evolution: A Case Study of Resistance and Avoidance in Learning to Teach High School Biology

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    Larkin, Douglas B.; Perry-Ryder, Gail M.

    2015-01-01

    We present the case of Michael, a prospective high school biology teacher, to explore the implications of teacher resistance and avoidance to the topic of evolution. This case is drawn from a year-long qualitative research study that examined Michael's process of learning to teach high school biology and describes how his avoidance of evolution in…

  2. The Effects of DHEA on Resilience to PTSD

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    2011-04-01

    Resilience to PTSD Authors Cassandra M. Ellington Scott J. Wright Lolita M. Burrell Michael D. Matthews United States Military Academy...to PTSD 5a. CONTRACT NUMBER 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6. AUTHOR(S) Cassandra Ellington; Scott Wright; Lolita Burrell; Michael...Chilcoat, H. D., Kessler, R. C., Peterson, E. L., & Lucia, V. C. (1999). Vulnerability to assaultive violence: Further specification of the sex

  3. Minding the Factors of Public Support: How Lessons From Panama Could Prevent Future Iraqs

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    2017-06-01

    NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA THESIS Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited. MINDING THE FACTORS...OF PUBLIC SUPPORT: HOW LESSONS FROM PANAMA COULD PREVENT FUTURE IRAQS by Michael S. Handlan Michael D. Salazar June 2017 Thesis... Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing

  4. Benefits of a Hospital Two-Bin Kanban System

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    2014-09-01

    Reader : Michael Dixon THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK i REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704–0188 Public reporting burden for...Approved by: Nedialko Dimitrov Thesis Advisor Rachel Silvestrini Co-Advisor Michael Dixon Second Reader Robert F. Dell Chair...stocks split between primary (in front) and secondary bins (directly behind). RFID tags are placed on the front of each bin. Photos taken at WRNMMC

  5. Using a Counterfactual Process to Identify the Applicability of Emerging Technology

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    2014-09-01

    conditions that must exist for the antecedent to happen.129 Crafting a 126 Michael W. Morris and...opportunities of interrupting the sequence of events. For example, if the bombers were identified on Monday then the events that unfold on Tuesday ...www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10006491/Boston- marathon-bombings-Dzhokhar-Tsarnaev-pictured-behind-eight-year-old- victim.html Morris , Michael

  6. Systems Fragility: The Sociology of Chaos

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    2015-03-01

    Science (New York, N.Y.) 302, no. 5652 (2004): 1912, doi:10.1126/science.1090847. 70 Barry Wellman, and Scot Wortley, “Different Strokes from...Michael Dombeck, Jack Williams, and Christopher Wood , “Wildfire Policy and Public Lands: Integrating Scientific Understanding with Social Concerns...bitstream/10092/2809/ 1/12593870_ResOrgs_IFED_dec04_EDSM.pdf Dombeck, Michael, Jack Williams, and Christopher Wood . “Wildfire Policy and Public

  7. Michael Faraday, media man.

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    Fara, Patricia

    2006-03-01

    Michael Faraday was an enthusiastic portrait collector, and he welcomed the invention of photography not only as a possible means of recording observations accurately, but also as a method for advertising science and its practitioners. This article (which is part of the Science in the Industrial Revolution series) shows that like many eminent scientists, Faraday took advantage of the burgeoning Victorian media industry by posing in various roles.

  8. Michael Novak's "Business as a Calling" as a Vehicle for Addressing Ethical and Policy Concerns in a Business Law Course

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    Murphy, Tonia Hap

    2008-01-01

    This article describes the author's experience of incorporating Michael Novak's "Business as a Calling: Work and the Examined Life" into a Business Law course. The author views it as a positive addition to the course, one that may be of interest to her colleagues at other institutions. Accordingly, after an overview of Novak's analysis in…

  9. Guam: U.S. Defense Deployments

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    2013-11-15

    Guam. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Michael Schiffer added later that there would need to be parallel...maintain unit cohesion and operational readiness. In answer to Mr. Forbes’s question of whether the Air-Sea Battle Concept was ready, Schiffer ...officials have tied the buildup to North Korea’s threat. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia Michael Schiffer testified to Congress

  10. A Symposium on the Relevance of Michael Polanyi's Insights to a Reformulated Understanding of Science, Technology, and Society

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    Mead, Walter B.

    2011-01-01

    This is intended as an introductory statement to the explorations undertaken in the essays that follow. The authors of these essays attempt to introduce the reader to some of the insights of Michael Polanyi and their implications for the reader who wishes to come to a greater understanding of modern technological society, which--for better or…

  11. Molecular Nitrogen Fluorescence Lidar for Remote Sensing of the Auroral Ionosphere

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    1994-02-24

    AD-A280 716 PL-TR-94-2044 MOLECULAR NITROGEN FLUORESCENCE LIDAR FOR REMOTE SENSING OF THE AURORAL IONOSPHERE Richard Garner Michael Burka...6. AUTHOR(S) Richard Garner Contract F19628-92-C-0160 Michael Burka 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION...by Richard Dickmuaz of the HIPAS observatory and by Ralph Wuerker of UCLA PPL. 29 le

  12. How "The Right" Continues to "Do Wrong" by Our Young People: Contemporary Reflections on Michael Apple's Analysis of the "Rightist Turn" in Education

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    McGregor, Glenda

    2018-01-01

    Michael Apple's 2005 article, "Doing Things the 'Right' Way: Legitimating Educational Inequalities in Conservative Times", is a seminal piece of writing that highlights some of his core concerns with the effects of neo-liberal and neo-conservative ideologies on education. Since its publication, this article has incited much debate about…

  13. RAND Project Air Force Annual Report 2008

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    2008-01-01

    Systems: Past Lessons and Future Recommendations, by Obaid Younossi, Mark A. Lorell, Kevin Brancato, Cynthia R. Cook, Mel Eisman, Bernard Fox, John C...Competency Development: Experience from Prince Sultan Air Base and Eskan Village in Saudi Arabia, by Laura Werber Castaneda, Lawrence M. Hanser, and...Proposal, by Michael R. Thirtle, Michael Boito, Ian P. Cook, Bernard Fox, Phyllis Gilmore, Michelle Grace, Jeff Hagen, Thomas Hamilton

  14. What's in a Name? That Which We Call a Crisis? A Commentary on Michael Young's Article "Overcoming the Crisis in Curriculum Theory"

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    Lundgren, Ulf P.

    2015-01-01

    Michael Young's article "Overcoming the crisis in curriculum theory: a knowledge-based approach" ("JCS, 45", 2) is discussed from the starting point that the claimed crisis is constructed from a decisive solution, that is the solution determines what is a crisis. But curriculum research and curriculum theory are in need of…

  15. What I Think I May Have Learned--Reflections on 50 Years of Teaching: An Interview with Michael Wertheimer

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    Michael, Kurt D.

    2006-01-01

    Kurt Michael is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Appalachian State University (ASU) where he teaches history and systems of psychology, abnormal psychology, child psychopathology, and interventions for children and adolescents. He received his BA (cum laude) from the University of Colorado at Boulder and his MS and PhD in…

  16. Coping with Iran: Confrontation, Containment, or Engagement

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    2007-01-01

    participating via videoconference from the UN in New York) Questions: Michael Hirsh (senior editor, Newsweek) David Ignatius (national security columnist , The...national security columnist , The Washington Post) HOW THE U.S. GOVERNMENT VIEWS IRAN R. Nicholas Burns The foundations of national security policy are...Michael Hirsh Senior Editor Newsweek David Ignatius National Security Columnist The Washington Post 2:15 P.M. -- Panel 3: What to Do

  17. Expedition 18 Door Signing

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    2008-10-11

    Expedition 18 Commander Michael Fincke signs the door of a hotel room at the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to departing for the launch aboard a Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan carrying Expedition 18 Commander Michael Fincke, Flight Engineer Yuri V. Lonchakov and American spaceflight participant Richard Garriott. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

  18. Michael Griffin Senate Confirmation Hearing

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    2005-04-12

    U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., left, talks with Michael Griffin as Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Tx., and Griffin's wife Rebecca look on prior to his testimony, Tuesday, April 12, 2005, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. If confirmed, Griffin, who currently heads the space department at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory will become NASA's 11th administrator. Photo Credit: (NASA/Renee Bouchard)

  19. Counterinsurgency in West Africa: Non Lethal Activities

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    2009-06-01

    Michael S. Lewis Beck, Alan Bryman , Tim Futing Liao, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods , SAGE, 2004, California, USA.p.894. 11...Publishing, 1966. Michael S. Lewis Beck, Alan Bryman , Tim Futing Liao, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods , SAGE, 2004...conduct the research . Research Design The methodology that will be used in this thesis is a qualitative method using case studies. Qualitative research

  20. Binaural Processing of Multiple Sound Sources

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    2016-08-18

    Sound Source Localization Identification, and Sound Source Localization When Listeners Move. The CI research was also supported by an NIH grant...8217Cochlear Implant Performance in Realistic Listening Environments,’ Dr. Michael Dorman, Principal Investigator, Dr. William Yost unpaid advisor. The other... Listeners Move. The CI research was also supported by an NIH grant (“Cochlear Implant Performance in Realistic Listening Environments,” Dr. Michael Dorman

  1. Sacred Values, Strategic Communication, and Military Operations in Afghanistan

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    2010-02-17

    remembrance afterward is nothing less than a people‟s mass. War is the liturgy of identity.” Michael Vlahos 20 Combatant commanders (COCOMs) require...development. Identify Formation: Michael Vlahos ―…maintains that the process of globalization ushered into human consciousness a crisis of human change...provide contexts for the clash of political will. Conflict provides stories, symbols, and rituals that create narratives and form identity. Vlahos

  2. Dome: Distributed Object Migration Environment

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    1994-05-01

    Best Available Copy AD-A281 134 Computer Science Dome: Distributed object migration environment Adam Beguelin Erik Seligman Michael Starkey May 1994...Beguelin Erik Seligman Michael Starkey May 1994 CMU-CS-94-153 School of Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Abstract Dome... Linda [4], Isis [2], and Express [6] allow a pro- grammer to treat a heterogeneous network of computers as a parallel machine. These tools allow the

  3. Design and Control of a Closed-Loop Brushless Torque Activator

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    1990-05-01

    AD-A270 760 Technical Report 1244 Design and Control of a Closed-Loop Brushless Torque Activator Michael Dean Levi MIT Artificial Intelligence... Brushless N00014-86-K-0685 Torque Actuator 6. AUTHOR(S) Michael Dean Levin 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADORESS(ES) B. PERFORMING...200 words) This’report explores the design and control issues associated with a brushless actuator capable of achieving extremely high torque

  4. Using Crowdsourced Geospatial Data to Aid in Nuclear Proliferation Monitoring

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    2016-12-01

    M. Stephens, and Ronald D. Bonnell, “DAI for Document Retrieval: The MINDS Project,” in Distributed Artificial Intelligence , ed. Michael N. Huhns...Ronald D. Bonnell. “DAI for Document Retrieval: The MINDS Project,” In Distributed Artificial Intelligence , edited by Michael N. Huhns, 249–283...was for the director of National Intelligence to explore ways that crowdsourced geospatial imagery technologies could aid existing governmental

  5. MX Hierarchical Networking System.

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    1982-02-01

    criteria considered in this report are defined as follows: 1. Single Network Limitation. Will the scheme allow the maximum size network anticipated to be...AD-AI16 758 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB (ARMY) CHAMPAIGN IL F/G 5/2 MX HIERARCHICAL NETWORKING SYSTEM.(U) FEB 82 M O-CONNOR, L M SOLISH, L...laboratory__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ MX HIERARCHICAL NETWORKING SYSTEM by Michael O’Connor L. Michael Golish Lee Boyer IsI Approved for public

  6. Quantitative Methods for Long-Range Environmental Forecasting. Long-Wave European Projections. Volume 2. Technical Volume

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    1974-03-01

    approaches to specific problems within the foreign affairs community ( e . g. , within DoD). The lag resulted from a variety of factors, in...ICATIOH / Prepared by: Herman M. Weil Airon Greenberg Larry German Douglas Hartwick Michael R. Leavitt Sponsored by: Defense Advanced...I Dr. G. Robert Franco, Project Director Dr. Herman M. Weil Mr. Aaron Greenberg Mr. Larry German Mr. Douglas Hartwick Dr. Michael

  7. Message in a Battle: An Analysis of Presidential Communication Since 9/11

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    2013-03-01

    Rumsfeld as quoted in Michael Jacobson, “ Learning Counter-Narrative Lessons from Cases of Terrorist Dropouts,” Countering Violent Extremist Narratives...October 29. 2012, http://www.cfr.org/terrorism/improving-us-public-diplomacy-campaign-war-against-terrorism/p4215. 21 Michael Jacobson, “ Learning Counter...States Government as potential new perspectives are introduced through which lessons can be learned regarding the construction and expression of a

  8. Using Our Voices, Losing Our Bodies: Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, and the Spirit Murders of Black Male Professors in the Academy

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    Johnson, Lamar; Bryan, Nathaniel

    2017-01-01

    The recent deaths of Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, and other Black males have generated new civil rights urgencies in Black communities and spirited academic discourses in higher education regarding the educational and social plight of Black males in America. Connecting the deaths of Black males to our lived experiences in the academy, we use a…

  9. Risk of Using Past to Predict Future: A Case Study of Jamming RCIEDs

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    2009-06-01

    Herrera THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK i REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this...Approved by: Kyle Y. Lin Thesis Advisor Michael A. Herrera Second Reader Robert F. Dell Chairman, Department of Operations...and continue forward. Thank you, CDR Michael Herrera , for your constant positive support and never allowing for me to lose sight of the goal. Dr

  10. Organocatalytic Enantioselective Michael/Cyclization Domino Reaction between 3-Amideoxindoles and α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes: One-Pot Preparation of Chiral Spirocyclic Oxindole-γ-lactams.

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    Yang, Peng; Wang, Xiao; Chen, Feng; Zhang, Zheng-Bing; Chen, Chao; Peng, Lin; Wang, Li-Xin

    2017-04-07

    The first organocatalytic enantioselective Michael/cyclization domino reaction between 3-amideoxindoles and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes is described. After sequential oxidation with pyridinium chlorochromate, a direct and one-pot preparation of highly sterically hindered spirocyclic oxindole-γ-lactams was achieved in 51-81% yields with 75-97% ee and ≤80/20 dr.

  11. Time for a Change? Composite Field Artillery Battalions

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    2014-06-13

    Michael F. Morris , uses the battle as a case study on future employment of Marine Forces. Significantly, Major Morris ’ analysis reveals the importance...that the South African artillery played in the fighting. Calling it, “the star of the campaign.”6 Major Morris also believes that the Marine Corps...Force 1991-2005 relates the history behind the modular brigade. In “The 6Michael F. Morris

  12. A Philosophy of Jewish Education in Question Marks: A Possible Reading of Michael Rosenak's Last Speech

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    Rosenak, Avinoam

    2014-01-01

    Writing this article presents me with an opportunity to look closely at the last speech that my father and mentor, Professor Michael (Mike) Rosenak z"l gave before his passing in 2013. I will write about this speech from a perspective that is based on my intimate familiarity with the questions that concerned him throughout his life. I will…

  13. ARC-2008-ACD08-0186-005

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    2008-07-30

    NASA Ames Robotics Academy Interns at the Lunar Science Institute (LSI) building 17 Interns: David Black, Michael Zwach, Guy Chriqui, Mark Mordarski Jr., Katy Levinson, Daniela Buchman, Scott Strutner, Patrick Crownover, Neil Bhateja, Michael Buchman, John Mueller, Michelle Grau, Ben Silver, Jacques Dolan, Alex Golec Windell Jones, Colin Wilson, Joe DeBlasio, Nick Hayes, Jordan Olive, William Shaw, Ames Education Dept., Mark Leon, Ames Robotics, Josh Weiner, jack Biesiadecki, Andrew Pilloud

  14. Mission Specialist Michael Lopez-Alegria changes out film in camera

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    1995-11-05

    STS073-335-009 (20 October-5 November 1995) --- Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, STS-73 mission specialist, changes the film in a 35mm camera on the flight deck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia. Alegria joined four other NASA astronauts and two guest researchers for almost 16-days of Earth-orbit research in support of the U.S. Microgravity Laboratory (USML-2) mission.

  15. Forty Years of "Pastoral Care": An Appraisal of Michael Marland's Seminal Book and Its Significance for Pastoral Care in Schools

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    Best, Ron

    2014-01-01

    Michael Marland's seminal book: "Pastoral Care" was published 40 years ago this year. The thesis of the book--that pastoral care is the central task of the school, and must be planned and institutionalized through pastoral roles and structures--is explored against the background of the social, cultural and educational developments…

  16. An Integral Part of the Frederick Community—Michael Dean | Poster

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    For more than 30 years, Michael Dean, Ph.D., has been an integral part of the NCI at Frederick community. In addition to studying several different aspects of genomics and cancer research, he has worked with the Werner H. Kirsten Student Intern Program and also volunteered his time with Mission of Mercy, a community-based organization providing free healthcare and free prescription medications to the uninsured and under-insured.

  17. Highlighting High Performance: Michael E. Capuano Early Childhood Center; Somerville, Massachusetts

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    2006-03-01

    This brochure describes the key high-performance building features of the Michael E. Capuano Early Childhood Center. The brochure was paid for by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative as part of their Green Schools Initiative. High-performance features described are daylighting and energy-efficient lighting, indoor air quality, solar and wind energy, building envelope, heating and cooling systems, water conservation, and acoustics. Energy cost savings are also discussed.

  18. Trading Freshness for Performance in Distributed Systems

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    2014-12-01

    Systems (IOPADS ’99), May 1999. 3.6 Charles Babcock. Data, data, everywhere. Information Week, January 2006. 3.2 Peter Bailis, Shivaram Venkataraman ... Venkataraman , Michael J. Franklin, Joseph M. Hellerstein, and Ion Stoica. Pbs at work: Advancing data management with consistency metrics. In Proceedings of...5. doi: 10.1145/2463676.2465260. URL http://doi.acm.org/10. 1145/2463676.2465260. 2.4 Peter Bailis, Shivaram Venkataraman , Michael J. Franklin, Joseph

  19. Review Article: Yamada, Jeni "Laura: A Case for the Modularity of Language"; Tomasello, Michael "First Verbs: A Case Study of Early Grammatical Development."

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    Shatz, Marilyn

    1994-01-01

    Jeni Yamada's "Laura" and Michael Tomasello's "First Verbs" continue a tradition of providing useful information on the language ability of individuals in a depth rarely found in multisubject studies; however, these efforts are unusual for case studies in that both take strong theoretical positions on the essence of language and language learning.…

  20. The Future of Professional Development Will Be Designed, Not Discovered: Response to Moon, Passmore, Reiser, and Michaels, "Beyond Comparisons of Online versus Face-to-Face PD"

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    Fishman, Barry; Konstantopoulos, Spyros; Kubitskey, Beth W.; Vath, Richard; Park, Gina; Johnson, Heather; Edelson, Daniel

    2014-01-01

    This article represents a response to the authors' "Journal of Teacher Education" ("JTE") article (Fishman et al., 2013) by Moon, Passmore, Reiser, and Michaels (2013). The authors believe that Moon et al. have properly identified both the value in their study and the importance of moving beyond not only their study, but…

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