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Featured Videos - The National Guard

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Office of the Joint Surgeon

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Office of the Provost Marshal

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State Websites - The National Guard

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National Guard > Leadership > Joint Staff > Special Staff > Chaplain

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Family Programs News - The National Guard

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About the Air National Guard - The National Guard

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Overseas Operations News - The National Guard

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State Partnership Program News - The National Guard

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Chief, National Guard Bureau - Leadership - The National Guard

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The National Guard - Official Website of the National Guard

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National Guard Bureau Posture Statement - The National Guard

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Personal Staff - Joint Staff - The National Guard

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Small Business Programs - The National Guard

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A Comparative Assessment of Knowledge Management Education Across the United States Department of Defense

DTIC Science & Technology

2007-03-01

portal, AKO. The Army is also creating Battle Command Knowledge Cells staffed with Knowledge Management Officers ( KMO ) to facilitate KM within...battle commands. To increase their effectiveness, the Army has a draft Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) document to assist KMOs in establishing and...cultivating KM programs. This draft document includes instruction on implementing a KM program in a unit, worksheets to assist KMOs with knowledge

Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting (PARC) - J8 - The National

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Officer of the ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News

National Guard Bureau Office of Legislative Liaison - The National Guard

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Re-introducing Conceptual and Detailed Planning: Differentiating Between Decision Making and Problem Identification

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-05-17

emphasizes its importance. BG Edward Cardon and LTC Steve Leonard point out, “many of the concepts underpinning design are not...70 BG Edward C. Cardon and LTC Steve Leonard, “Unleashing Design; Planning and the Art of Battle Command,” Military Review Mar...Apr (2010): 2. 71 Cardon and Leonard, “Unleashing Design; Planning and the Art of Battle Command,” 3. 33 structured problems using complexity theory

Director of the Air National Guard - Lieutenant General L Scott Rice - The

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Officer of the ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News

Broadband Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Solution (Tech Insertion - C4 Enhancement for the U.S. Army in Transformation)

DTIC Science & Technology

2005-06-01

synchronization , timing and frequency to all of the traffic terminals through the reference burst. The MRT also periodically synchronizes all of the traffic...1 2005 Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium The Future of C2 Broadband Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Solution...UK Army) Dale White Barry Kruse Shawn White LTC Edward Eidson Thomas Mims COL Charles Dunn III Charlie Pangle Battle Command Battle

How Can Maneuver Brigades Train and Educate Excellence in the Execution of Twenty-First Century Battle Command at Home Station?

DTIC Science & Technology

1998-06-05

judgment, intuition, and empathy . Integration is most clearly identified in CTC lessons learned, particularly in its relation to the synchronization of...and empathy can be inferred from the results of some battles, but is not discussed in CALL materials. Some observations can be made about initiative...operations. Repeated practice can increase both knowledge and experi- ence and increase intuition and empathy as well. A seasoned combat commander

Gettysburg: A Study in Command

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-06-25

17 . Operational Movements Leading to Gettysburg, June 1863…………………………….....19 Tactical Map of Gettysburg Battle, 1-3 July 1863...7 The Battle of Gettysburg 1-3 July 1863 The battle of Gettysburg is generally recognized as one of the most important battles of the...Major General George Gordon Meade, moved north from vicinity Washington, D.C., to confront Lee’s force. On the 1 July , leading elements of the two

Who Bravely Dares Must Sometimes Risk a Fall. The Balance Between Tactical and Operational Risk in War.

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2004-02-09

for Sicily (New York: E.P. Dutton, 1943), 71-91. xvi Ibid., 76. xvii Ibid. xviii Ibid. xix Ibid., 77. xx Ibid. xxi Hugh Pond. Sicily (London...of the Life at Quebec and of the Famous Battle at Saratoga. Introduction by: Sydney Jackman Toronto: Macmillan, 1963. Bird, Harrison. March...University of Michigan Press, 1998. Pond, Hugh . Sicily. London: William Kimber & Clark Limited, 1962. Strassler, Robert B. The Landmark Thucydides

12. Interior view of battle staff compartment showing the general's ...

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12. Interior view of battle staff compartment showing the general's chair. View toward front of aircraft. - Offutt Air Force Base, Looking Glass Airborne Command Post, Looking Glass Aircraft, On Operational Apron covering northeast half of Project Looking Glass Historic District, Bellevue, Sarpy County, NE

Battle of Britain Toolbook (User’s Guide)

DTIC Science & Technology

1995-05-01

look back to the Battle of Britain to determine how lessons therefrom have future application. The British author, Group Captain A.G.B. Vallance ...The Command of the Air. Translated by Dino Ferrari. Washington D.C.: Office of Air Force History, 1983. Estes, Richard H. "Guilio Douhet: More on...Decision" Armour. LXXXUI-3:19-22 (May-June 1974). Kaplan, Philip and Richard Collier. Their Finest Hour / The Battle of Britain Remembered. New York

Planning for Battle

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Plummer, David; Johnson, Wallace

2008-01-01

The concept of "the fog of war" brings to mind the chaos of smoke-covered battlefields, along with the randomness inherent in any rapidly developing situation. The term is used most often to illustrate the difficulty military commanders have getting accurate information while a battle is being fought. Sketchy and often inaccurate information…

Hale’s Handful Up from the Ashes. The Forging of the Seventh Air Force from the Ashes of Pearl Harbor to the Triumph of VJ-day

DTIC Science & Technology

2002-07-01

commanders, and the monotonous job of the Seventh Air Force in the early days was discour- aging to say the least. 20 Battle of Midway When naval...Midway.’’ 37 The problem, it seems, was that Army aviators were not trained in assessing battle dam- age at sea; and at the height they were flying, it...control unit ( ASCU ). 155 Accordingly, the CSA was now re- ferred to as the commander, air support control unit (CASCU).156 Like- wise, what had

Operation Watchtower: The Battle for Guadalcanal -- A Foundation for Future USAF Expeditionary Aerospace Force (EAF) Logistics Transformation

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2000-01-01

1 Colonel Dave Gillett , “Operation Allied Force After-Action,” lecture presented at...Force Commander, Rear Admiral Leigh Noyes, Carrier Forces Commander, and Rear Admiral John McCain, Shore-Based Aircraft Commander. The sole Marine...17 John Miller Jr. Guadalcanal: The First Offensive (Washington D.C.: Center of

Information Dominance in Military Decision Making.

DTIC Science & Technology

1999-06-04

This study considers how ABCS (Army Battle Command System) capabilities achieve information dominance and how they influence the military decision...making process. The work examines how ABCS enables commanders and staffs to achieve information dominance at the brigade and battalion levels. Further...future digitized systems that will gain information dominance for the future commander. It promotes the continued development information dominance technologies

2015 Assessment of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS)

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2016-04-01

performance and test adequacy of the BMDS, its four autonomous BMDS systems, and its sensor/command and control architecture. The four autonomous BMDS...Patriot. The Command and Control , Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) element anchors the sensor/command and control architecture. This...Warfare operations against a cruise missile surrogate. Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD). GMD has demonstrated capability against small

Military Assistance Advisory Group-Vietnam (1954-1963): The Battle of Ap Bac

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-06-08

division that could have scored a victory had it not been led by pusillanimous officers.233 — Stanley Karnow, Vietnam: A History The above quote...Department of Defense assets. Captain Ly Tong Ba Commanded the 4th Squadron 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment during the Battle of Ap Bac. The squadron was...

Conference room 211, adjacent to commander's quarters, with vault door ...

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Conference room 211, adjacent to commander's quarters, with vault door at right. Projection area at center is equipped with automatic security drapes. Projection room uses a 45 degree mirror to reflect the image onto the frosted glass screen. Door on far left leads to display area senior battle staff viewing bridge, and the commander's quarters - March Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command, Combat Operations Center, 5220 Riverside Drive, Moreno Valley, Riverside County, CA

Center of Gravity within the Ill-Structured Problem

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-05-04

NUMBER 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6. AUTHOR(S) 5d. PROJECT NUMBER Chad Livingston...Simon, Decision Making and Problem Solving 28 Cardon and Leonard, Unleashing Design, Planning and the Art of Battle Command, 2 11 complex, ill...Command. "Commander’s Appreciation and Campaign Design." Fort Monroe, VA, January 2008. Edward Cardon and Steve Leonard. "Unleashing Design, Planning

Airpower and the Battle of Khafji: Setting the Record Straight

DTIC Science & Technology

1998-06-01

DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT A PUBLIC RELEASE , 13. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES 14. ABSTRACT General Norman Schwarzkopf, Commander of...the US Government, Department of Defense, the United States Air Force, or Air University. iii ABSTRACT General Norman Schwarzkopf, Commander of...Commander Gen Norman Schwarzkopf directed Horner to shift the air campaign’s focus to the Iraqi Army— especially the Republican Guard. While some in the

Defense AT&L (Volume 34, Number 5, September-October 2005)

DTIC Science & Technology

2005-10-01

Engineering Command Pacific, Hawaii Installation—Environmental Restoration (tie) • Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Installation—Environmental Restoration (tie...Ind.) Special—Shirley A. Bowe, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic (Norfolk, Va.) Air Force Team—Battle Management/Command, Control and...the situation. 25 The NAVSEA Scientist to Sea Experience Matthew Tropiano Jr. NAVSEA engineers leave the lab for a spell at sea, learning the impact

Map based multimedia tool on Pacific theatre in World War II

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Pakala Venkata, Devi Prasada Reddy

Maps have been used for depicting data of all kinds in the educational community for many years. A standout amongst the rapidly changing methods of teaching is through the development of interactive and dynamic maps. The emphasis of the thesis is to develop an intuitive map based multimedia tool, which provides a timeline of battles and events in the Pacific theatre of World War II. The tool contains summaries of major battles and commanders and has multimedia content embedded in it. The primary advantage of this Map tool is that one can quickly know about all the battles and campaigns of the Pacific Theatre by accessing Timeline of Battles in each region or Individual Battles in each region or Summary of each Battle in an interactive way. This tool can be accessed via any standard web browser and motivate the user to know more about the battles involved in the Pacific Theatre. It was made responsive using Google maps API, JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS.

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Warner, R.E.

This paper seeks to provoke the thought of whether the battle manager of the future will be a human or a computer and where he/it will be located. The sensors, weapons, and problems with the missile-attack warning systems threat need to be understood before decisions can be made about the future. The author talks about technology driving the decisions and the time to make the decisions being key factors in space-battle management. He looks at when and how to kill a missile launched either from Soviet soil or space and the myriad of things that must happen before the battlemore » manager can make a decision: (1) the missile(s) must be detected; (2) then all the information about the missile(s) needs to be passed to the battle manager and all the decision makers in the chain of command, including the National Command Authority. It is emphasize the communication process must be fast and not affected by either jamming or nuclear bursts, and it also must be designed so that if a part is destroyed the system is still responsive to the battle manager. Questions such as should only the United States be protected by this system or should it include our allies; and then who are they and should an international body control the system are asked. The author finally concludes that the battle manager of the future will be located in space.« less

Navy Information Dominance, the Battle of Midway, and the Joint Force Commander: It Worked Then, It Needs to Work Now

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2013-05-19

cyberspace, is putting increased emphasis on the need for the Joint Force Commander to employ his force to achieve Information Dominance . The information... Information Dominance is to assist in achieving Decision Superiority, Assured Command and Control, Battlespace Awareness, and Integrated Fires. Navy... Information Dominance aims to use information in cyberspace as a way and means in warfare -- as a battery in the Joint Force Commander’s arsenal. The

Seabasing and Joint Expeditionary Logistics

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2004-12-01

Unit of Action Maneuver Battle Lab , Change 2 to the Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Pamphlet 525-3-90 O & O, 30 June 2003. 78...handle approximately 40 casualties per day. The medical requirements for each ship are: • Dental • Pharmacy • X-ray • Lab • Blood storage...188 Unit of Action Maneuver Battle Lab , “The United States Army Objective Force Operational and Organizational

A Strategic Capability Review of the Georgian Armed Forces

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-12-14

Personnel Carrier AT Anti-Tank ATK Attack BCS Battle Command System BDA Battle Damage Assessment BDE Brigade BLOS Beyond Line of Site BN...and Azerbaijan to Turkey and further to the Europe. Informational Friendly There are several media agencies, both press and television, that can...provide relatively accurate information to the population. There are cases of accusations of government influencing media , by NGOs and journalists

Influence: The New Weapon in the Battle for Southeast Asia

DTIC Science & Technology

2011-12-01

WEAPON IN THE BATTLE FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA by Richard Manning December 2011 Thesis Advisor: Leo Blanken Second Reader: Frank Giordano THIS...from the NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL December 2011 Author: Richard W.R. Manning Approved by: Dr. Leo Blanken Thesis...States Operations Command xi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank Dr. Leo Blanken for his support throughout this process. I truly appreciate his

Artillery Employment at the Battle of Gettysburg

DTIC Science & Technology

1989-06-02

ARTILLERY EMPLOYMENT AT THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG A thesis presented to the Faculty of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in partial...ISPONSORING 18b. OFFICE SYMBOL 9. PROCUREMENT INSTRUMENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ORGANIZATION (f aplicable ) Sk. ADDRESS (City, State, and ZIP Code) 10...editions are obsolete. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE UNCLASSIFIED 19. ABSTRACT This thesis is an historical analysis of the Union artillery at

Command and Control Rapid Prototyping Continuum (C2RPC): The Framework for Achieving a New C2 Strategy

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2011-06-01

Sync Matrix Assessing J/ADOCS (Fires) TBMCS (ATO) Executing Monitoring (SA) C2 Strategy Objectives • Provide Expanded Mission Management...Computers, and Intelligence T&E Test and Evaluation PMW150 Program Warfare Office Command and Control TBMCS Theater Battle Management Core System POR

Discrete event command and control for networked teams with multiple missions

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Lewis, Frank L.; Hudas, Greg R.; Pang, Chee Khiang; Middleton, Matthew B.; McMurrough, Christopher

2009-05-01

During mission execution in military applications, the TRADOC Pamphlet 525-66 Battle Command and Battle Space Awareness capabilities prescribe expectations that networked teams will perform in a reliable manner under changing mission requirements, varying resource availability and reliability, and resource faults. In this paper, a Command and Control (C2) structure is presented that allows for computer-aided execution of the networked team decision-making process, control of force resources, shared resource dispatching, and adaptability to change based on battlefield conditions. A mathematically justified networked computing environment is provided called the Discrete Event Control (DEC) Framework. DEC has the ability to provide the logical connectivity among all team participants including mission planners, field commanders, war-fighters, and robotic platforms. The proposed data management tools are developed and demonstrated on a simulation study and an implementation on a distributed wireless sensor network. The results show that the tasks of multiple missions are correctly sequenced in real-time, and that shared resources are suitably assigned to competing tasks under dynamically changing conditions without conflicts and bottlenecks.

Military Review: Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm

DTIC Science & Technology

1991-09-01

areas of responsibility and ob- where he could best interact with key operation- jectives to influence the outcome of the battle. al wmmanders: the...Air component command- Key to successful operational command was er for air support, the Saudi Joint Forces Coin- the interaction of the two command...opterira~~ d-~ a~ ini ection as in available news people in the field. - Vtnmam.... The operational securiy/top safety prMAlem Dese ~amnind actio oereid

United States 1st Armored Division and Mission Command at the Battle of Faid Pass

DTIC Science & Technology

2017-04-13

on January 30, 1943. It would begin its second test , the Battle of Kasserine Pass, on February 14, 1943 in similar fashion. Despite its initial...with the execution of Operation Torch. It would see the campaign to its conclusion on May 13, 1943 with the surrender of the German Army Group ... Pre -deployment training: July 1940-November 1942 ................................................................... 15 Strategic, operational, and

2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Report. Volume 1

DTIC Science & Technology

2005-01-01

and Beale, and 15 A-10 aircraft realigned by the recommended closures of W.K. Kellogg Airport Air Guard Station, MI, and NAS Willow Grove, PA...functions of the Missile Defense Agency, except the Command and Control Battle Management and Communications Directorate, to Redstone Arsenal, AL... of other ships in the battle group. Systems are functionally integrated and not 287 separable as independent components. Furthermore, based on BRAC

The Gallant Stand: An Analysis of the Union Army of the Border’s Use of Mission Command at the Battle of the Little Blue, 21 October 1864

DTIC Science & Technology

2016-06-10

1864 A thesis presented to the Faculty of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for...ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) U.S. Army Command and General Staff College ATTN: ATZL-SWD-GD Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-2301 8. PERFORMING...the student author and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency

The Collins Center Update. Volume 1, Issue 3, December 1999

DTIC Science & Technology

1999-12-01

CDN), devel oped and executed the FORO DE ESTRATEGIA NACIONAL 2005 Hon­ du ras en el Siglo XXI (FEN 2005) {Na tional Strategy Forum 2005 Hon du­ ras...tools and processes used to make strate gic leaders. Im­ pressed with this program, Gover nor Pat ton requested a return visit with his en tire...wide command post and field train ing exer cise which tests and vali­ dates nuclear command and control, and exe cu tion proce dures. It is based on a

Assessing Maritime Aspects of the AirSea Battle Concept

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-03-23

AirSea Battle centered on the assessment that in hostilities the PRC would conduct a rapid preemptive attack to knock back U.S. and allied forces in...these factors provide the foundational need for a clear maritime strategy backed by strong naval power. ! The core of PRC maritime security strategy...Law Enforcement Command. This direct and indirect approach hearkens back to the theories of Sunzi and Mao Tse-tung. ! China’s 2010 National Defense

Commonalities in Russian Military Operations in Urban Environments

DTIC Science & Technology

2003-06-06

6th Army was the Russian 62nd Siberian Army commanded by Vasili I Chuikov. The 6th Siberian Army was demoralized and depleted after a year of warfare...Battle of Stalingrad pitted untrained Russian militia and civilians against a highly trained German Army. Predictably the Russians experienced...Pennsylvania: U.S. Army War College. Chuikov, Vasili I. 1964. The Battle for Stalingrad, Trans. by: Harold Silver, New York, New York: Holt, Rhinehart and

Interior of display area (room 101), looking south towards TV ...

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Interior of display area (room 101), looking south towards TV control panel room (room 139) at far left corner. The stairway leads to the commander's quarters and the senior battle viewing bridge at top right. Control and communication consoles at the right - March Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command, Combat Operations Center, 5220 Riverside Drive, Moreno Valley, Riverside County, CA

The Battle Command Sustainment Support System: The Army’s Command and Control System for Logistics

DTIC Science & Technology

2009-05-21

threaten the Austrian forward element near Ulm. 3 Later in the 19 th century, railroads played a key role in the U.S. Civil War. Gauge disparities on...and accuracy of those reports played an integral role in the decisions the commander chose to make. The Army began making a concerted effort to...40 Dave Cammons, John Tisserand, Duane Williams, Alan Seise and Dough Lindsay, ―Network Centric Warfare Case Study: U.S. V Corps

Sleepless vigilance: "Stonewall" Jackson and the duty hours controversy.

PubMed

Mackowiak, Philip A; Billings, Frederic T; Wasserman, Steven S

2012-02-01

Confederate general "Stonewall" Jackson has been called "one of the greatest military geniuses the world ever saw." However, on critical review of his command decisions during the course of 12 of the 20 battles he fought during the American Civil War, historians have rated his performance as poor. In this investigation, the authors examined the effect of sleep deprivation on Jackson's battle decisions in light of experimental data driving current calls for limiting the duty hours of physicians.

The Battle for Air Supremacy Over the Somme, 1 June-30 November 1916

DTIC Science & Technology

2004-06-18

protection to the attacking infantry but also did a good job of killing the many German machine-gun teams that positioned themselves in shell holes ...No Parachute: A Fighter Pilot in World War I. New York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1968. Lewis, Cecil. Sagittarius Rising. Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole...THE BATTLE FOR AIR SUPREMACY OVER THE SOMME, 1 JUNE-30 NOVEMBER 1916 A thesis presented to the Faculty of the U.S. Army Command

Airland Battle and SOF: A Proposal for an Interim Doctrine for Joint Special Operations

DTIC Science & Technology

1989-05-19

of having to expand forces and create a viable command, control, communications and intelligence (C31) framework while at 3 the same time developing ... technology , not doctrine, and force development and training that is still driven by the parochial differences between service components. This study does...Fondacaro, USA, 51 pages. This study offers the Aimy’s AirLand Battle doctrine as an interim doctrine for SOFgemployment pending the develop - ment of

Building intelligence in third-generation training and battle simulations

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Jacobi, Dennis; Anderson, Don; von Borries, Vance; Elmaghraby, Adel; Kantardzic, Mehmed; Ragade, Rammohan

2003-09-01

Current war games and simulations are primarily attrition based, and are centered on the concept of force on force. They constitute what can be defined as "second generation" war games. So-called "first generation" war games were focused on strategy with the primary concept of mind on mind. We envision "third generation" war games and battle simulations as concentrating on effects with the primary concept being system on system. Thus the third generation systems will incorporate each successive generation and take into account strategy, attrition and effects. This paper will describe the principal advantages and features that need to be implemented to create a true "third generation" battle simulation and the architectural issues faced when designing and building such a system. Areas of primary concern are doctrine, command and control, allied and coalition warfare, and cascading effects. Effectively addressing the interactive effects of these issues is of critical importance. In order to provide an adaptable and modular system that will accept future modifications and additions with relative ease, we are researching the use of a distributed Multi-Agent System (MAS) that incorporates various artificial intelligence methods. The agent architecture can mirror the military command structure from both vertical and horizontal perspectives while providing the ability to make modifications to doctrine, command structures, inter-command communications, as well as model the results of various effects upon one another, and upon the components of the simulation. This is commonly referred to as "cascading effects," in which A affects B, B affects C and so on. Agents can be used to simulate units or parts of units that interact to form the whole. Even individuals can eventually be simulated to take into account the affect to key individuals such as commanders, heroes, and aces. Each agent will have a learning component built in to provide "individual intelligence" based on experience.

Computers for Command and Control: An Airland Battle Requirement!

DTIC Science & Technology

1984-05-01

systems can enhance communications, improve data management, and support decision making through information display (SEE REVERSE) JAN 173 E~lNOS~SIISLT...organizations to improve communications, enhance data management, and support decision making through graphical display techniques and mathematical...tactical commander’s control of maneuver forces. There are many reasons for the Army’s apparent inability to develop and field these systems. Among the

Vying for control of CHAMPUS funds.

PubMed

Kenkel, P J

1991-04-08

Advocating a "coordinated care" approach to healthcare for military retirees and their dependents, the Pentagon is hoping for a victory in its battle with civilian managed-care contractors for control of CHAMPUS funds. But coordinated care, which would give military hospital commanders the added responsibility of overseeing healthcare spending outside military facilities, has drawn fire from critics who say commanders lack the expertise to run such a program.

A Merit-Based Architecture for the Automatic Selection and Composition of Services in SOA-Based C4ISR Systems

DTIC Science & Technology

2008-06-01

Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0704-0188) Washington DC 20503. 1. AGENCY USE ONLY (Leave blank) 2. REPORT DATE June 2008...We introduce World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) compliant services into the planning and battle management processes where a computer can be more...which the software services comprising the command, control, and battle management (C2BM) element of the BMD system need to operate within hard real

The Flashing Sword of Vengeance: The Force-Oriented Counterattack from a Historical Perspective with Implications for the AirLand Battle and Combat Aviation.

DTIC Science & Technology

1985-12-02

39 C. The Battle of Rossbach .............................. 40 D. The Chir River Defense .............................. 41 E...outnumbered them ten to one. Of his de- fense on the Chir River, General Balck, commanding the 11th Panzer Division, ex- plained: The Russian attack...8217 -,’ -’ . _ ’. ’ % - * ," .,, * e ,’. .r. , ’ -.’ s - During the 17-day defense of the Chir River in December of 1942, General

Pattern for Victory: Forging and Leading Air Power at War

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2012-05-17

politely while the duplicate command takes over. Imagine the Battle of Britain if the Royal Air Force had been split into segments, one under the Admiralty...requested Kuter provide feedback to theater commanders about the political considerations guiding, and resource constraints limiting, the Combined Chiefs of...American air power theorist Everett C. Dolman proposes, “The purpose of military strategy is to link military means with political aims

Airsea Battle: Can the Air Force and the Navy Get Along

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2011-06-01

staffs at headquarters, Special Operations Command – Korea (SOCKOR) and at Joint Special Operations Task Force – Philippines (JSOTF- P ). His most...Detachment (JSOAD) deputy commander for JSOTF- P . Major Kobs holds a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Political Science from the University of New...1894), p . 26. concept, Glenn H. Curtiss agreed to instruct naval officers for the creation of a naval aviation program. Lieutenant T.G

A Prototype JFACC: General George C. Kenney

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1994-06-01

Corps, as well as air forces from Australia and New Zealand . Many accounts of the Battles for Leyte and Luzon center around ground and naval forces...St Clair Streett USA Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Command Organization SWPA June 15, 1944 Figure 5...Ground Task Force OPCON Operational Command POA Pacific Ocean Areas RAAF Royal Australian Air Force RNZAF Royal New Zealand Air Force SAP

On Cyber Warfare Command and Control Systems

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2004-06-01

longer adequate to rely solely on the now traditional defense-in-depth strategy. We must recognize that we are engaged in a form of warfare, cyber warfare , and... warfare . This causes security devices to be used ineffectively and responses to be untimely. Cyber warfare then becomes a one-sided battle where the... cyber warfare strategy and tactics requires a cyber warfare command and control system. Responses to cyber attacks do not require offensive measures

Army Networks: Opportunities Exist to Better Utilize Results from Network Integration Evaluations

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2013-08-01

monitor operations; a touch screen-based mission command planning tool; and an antenna mast . The Army will field only one of these systems in capability...Office JTRS Joint Tactical Radio System NIE Network Integration Evaluation OSD Office of the Secretary of Defense SUE System under Evaluation...command systems . A robust transport layer capable of delivering voice, data, imagery, and video to the tactical edge (i.e., the forward battle lines

US Army Order of Battle 1919-1941. Volume 1. The Arms: Major Commands and Infantry Organizations, 1919-41

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2010-01-01

Author for the Contemporary Operations Study Team at the Combat Studies Institute . Combat Studies Institute The Combat Studies Institute (CSI) is an...organization that produces timely and relevant military history publications and contemporary operational history for the US Army. The institute’s...instructors. The Past is Prologue! AD 1979 TAB M O C T U DIE SS INSTIT U T E E ST SUGOPR O L AN TEAC TU S U.S. Army Order of Battle, 1919–1941 Unlike

Battle Management Language Transformations

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2006-10-01

Simulation (M&S) systems. Battlefield Management Language (BML) is being developed as a common representation of military mission suitable for automated ... processing . Within NATO the task group MSG-048 Coalition BML is defining a BML using the Joint Command, Control and Consultation Information Exchange

Genghis Khan: Leadership for the Airland Battle

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1988-04-01

COLLEGE AIR UNIVERSITY MAXWELL AFB, AL 36112-5542 t , , _ I _ * LIAUIVmzKz // /9) REPOR SOCUMUNTATION PAGEON it. WPM UIQPM fP",, A101-, W ., Ia itT zN... succesful completion, The advsor Lt Cot Rodger L, Tunnel, Army Instructor Group, Air Command an~d Staff College, provided invaluable advice in all...Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, where he resides with Beata and their two children, Melissa and Justin. ,Aooession Fror

Tactical Level Command and Control and Decision Making Utilizing FBCB2-BFT

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2010-09-01

area. Due to the inherent uncertainty of battle (fog of war) and the limited range of radio communications, mission type orders were issued that...existence 8 of a tactical level was simply a reflection of the practical issues that face commanders, and the control measures that they adopt to...overcome them. These “ issues ” included the “geography they operate in, the scale of forces involved, and the technology that defines the

Guidelines for Tailoring DOD-STD-2167A for SDS (Strategic Defense System) Software Development

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1988-02-01

UNCLASSIFIED APPENDIX A LIST OF ACRONYMS ABM Anti-Ballistic Missle AP Advanced Prototypes BM/C3 Battle Management/Command, Control, Communications CDRL...32 5.7.5 Configuration management ................................. 32 5.8 Sytem integration and testing ....... ............................. 34 t

The Lucky Seventh in the Bulge: A Case Study for the Airland Battle

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1985-05-15

decidedly proactive and adherence to it requires commanders and soldiers to get inside of the enemy force and preclude them from acting as they would like...Struggle for Europe: World War II in Western Eurooe (New York: Harper and Row, 1952 ); * Charles Whiting, Death of a Division (New York: Stein and Day...Hoge, in the absence of any clear delineation of responsibility. The problem of who was in command made things difficult, but Hasbrouck acted as he saw

LEADERSHIP AND POWER: ARE WE ADEQUATELY EDUCATING ABOUT THESE TOPICS IN AIR FORCE PME

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2016-02-16

Ibid., 197. 9 Stanley Milgram, “Behavior Study of Obedience,” Journal of Abnormal Psychology 67, no 4 (1963): 372. 10 Ibid., 373-374. 11 Ibid...Stanley. "Behavior Study of Obedience ." Journal of Abnormal Psychology , 1963: 371-378. Miller, Jake. “Air Force General Relieved of Command After...level, served on the Air Combat Command Staff, as well as integrated with the Army at every echelon from battalion to corps. He is a Master Air Battle

Crossing the Line of Departure. Battle Command on the Move A Historical Perspective

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2006-01-01

controlled Alsace into Germany (French ally Württemberg) with an army of 200,000 organized into seven army corps and a cavalry corps, with corps varying...three to five days and daily horse-mounted messen­ gers to and from the corps commanders. After some delays because of a shortage of bridges , his...assembled his army in central Germany when the Prussians invaded the buffer state of Saxony and forcibly made it an ally. Figure 4. The Advance on

The Axis and the Intended Invasion of Malta in 1942: A Combined Planning Endeavor

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2014-05-22

is here adopted by the author as deemed most appropriate, given the context, than the original “conduct of a training exercise without troop...Esigenza C3, in AUSME. 89Ibid. Translated by author. The translation kept the original term “battle,” but it would not be inappropriate to term it...Bernhard Ramcke (1889-1968). Commander of the paratroopers in Crete (1941) and commander of the Brest Fortress (1944). After surrender, Ramcke was sent to

Plan execution monitoring with distributed intelligent agents for battle command

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Allen, James P.; Barry, Kevin P.; McCormick, John M.; Paul, Ross A.

2004-07-01

As military tactics evolve toward execution centric operations the ability to analyze vast amounts of mission relevant data is essential to command and control decision making. To maintain operational tempo and achieve information superiority we have developed Vigilant Advisor, a mobile agent-based distributed Plan Execution Monitoring system. It provides military commanders with continuous contingency monitoring tailored to their preferences while overcoming the network bandwidth problem often associated with traditional remote data querying. This paper presents an overview of Plan Execution Monitoring as well as a detailed view of the Vigilant Advisor system including key features and statistical analysis of resource savings provided by its mobile agent-based approach.

Redefining Attack: Taking the Offensive Against Networks

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2003-03-01

for his insight, inspiration, and thought provoking discussion that stretched the limits of our imaginations. The thesis all began with owls, mice ......order of battle for these elusive networks is hidden from view. There are few tanks to count, barracks and command centers to reconnoiter or industrial

Automated System Organizations Under Spatial Grasp Technology

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2014-06-01

Schade, M. R Hieb, “Formalizing Battle Management Language: A Grammar for Specifying Orders”, Paper 06S- SIW -068, 2006 Spring Simulation...Interoperability Workshop (Paper 06S- SIW -068), Huntsville, Alabama, April 2006. [13] U. Schade, M. R. Hieb, M. Frey, K. Rein, “Command and Control Lexical

A design proposal of a certain missile tactical command system based on Beidou satellite communication and GPS positioning techniques

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Ma, Jian; Hao, Yongsheng; Miao, Jian; Zhang, Jianmao

2007-11-01

This paper introduced a design proposal of tactical command system that applied to a kind of anti-tank missile carriers. The tactical command system was made up of embedded computer system based on PC104 bus, Linux operating system, digital military map, Beidou satellite communication equipments and GPS positioning equipments. The geographic coordinates was measured by the GPS receiver, the positioning data, commands and information were transmitted real-time between tactical command systems, tactical command systems and command center, by the Beidou satellite communication systems. The Beidou satellite communication equipments and GPS positioning equipments were integrated to an independent module, exchanging data with embedded computer through RS232 serial ports and USB ports. The decision support system software based on information fusion, calculates positioning data, geography information and battle field information synthetically, shows the position of allies and the position of enemy on the military map, and assesses the various threats of different enemy objects, educes a situation assessment and threat assessment.

Battle Environment Assessment for Commanders: A Concept of Support for Joint and Component Strategy and Operations.

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1988-03-14

focused application of decision aids. These decision aids must incorporate standardized processes, computer assisted artificial intelligence, linkage...Theater Planning. A Strategic-Operational Perspective,’ by COL MIke ,or i n Olesak, John, LTC Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Inteligence , U S

Planning and Preparing for Training in Reserve Component Units

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2002-04-01

Maneuver should be emphasized over gunnery because maneuver is more difficult. • BCBST (brigade command and battle staff training) can be the funding ... model for delivery of management training to Guard company and battalion members. • Training tasks should be spread out over a longer cycle. The year is

Leader Challenge: What Would You Do?

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Miller, Chris; Self, Nate; Garven, Sena; Allen, Nate

2011-01-01

Given the complex environment in which the U.S. military operates, leaders at all levels must be prepared for a force that is more responsive to regional combatant commanders needs, better employs joint capabilities, facilitates force packaging and rapid deployment, and fights self contained units in non-linear, non-contiguous battle space. This…

Getting There is Only Half the Battle: Improving Forcible Entry Capability for Joint Force 2020

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2013-04-01

it will not describe the exact numbers and types of airplanes , missiles, armored vehicles, satellites, or maritime subsurface weapons that will be...II, Allied forces under command of General Eisenhower employed airborne, glider , and amphibious units to assault the northern coast of France and

Jointness: A Selected Bibliography

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2007-08-01

AD-A431-767) http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA431767 Lamb , William L. Moving beyond Goldwater-Nichols: The Case for Continued Reform of the DoD...in Support of the Joint Force’." Army Aviation 55 (May 2006): 22-24. Magnuson, Stew . "Turf Battles: Strategic Command’s Expanded Portfolio

Great Expectations: Brigadier General Haywood S. Hansell, Jr.and the XXI Bomber Command

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2015-07-01

Hansell also knew the dissipation of planes would severely hamstring air power’s ability to cow Germany from the air. Once again, Hansell had...Marianas on October 12, 1944, it was the first tangible evidence the efforts of those who fought the steaming heat and tropical rains was to bear fruit...equipment, due to a failure to adequately stress discipline in training, causing unnecessary tension on the logistical chain. Could Hansell have done

The AAF in Northwest Africa. An Account of the Twelfth Air Force in the Northwest African Landing and the Battle for Tunisia

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1992-01-01

29 echelon of XII Fighter Command; the Moroccan Composite Wing operated in Morocco . All wings were activated 26 January 1943. XII Fighter Command’s...satellites, would raise Allied morale, and would encourage those ele - ments in the Axis-occupied countries which were working as best they could toward...news of the invasion, in order to fore- stall an Allied breaching of the southern coast of France, to establish submarine and air bases , and to control

The Role of the Cavalry at Gettysburg June 30, 1863-July 3, 1863: A Guide to the Battlefield.

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1988-03-18

advance element of the 2d North Carolina Cavalry entered the town of Hanover and ran into the rear of a Union cavalry brigade. Major John Hammond, of...forces, as ,. the following accounts from Brigadier General . John Buford, Commander of the First Division, reflect. 0 JUNE 30, 1863- 5.30 a. m. The enemy...Command - Gettysburg S75 U+ ’V. , UNION ORDER OF BATTLE CAVALRY CORPS Major General Alfred Pleasonton FIRST DIVISION Brigadier General John Buford First

Operational Knowledge Management: Signaleers Share Front Line Experiences

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2011-01-01

commander recommended for you to be the division KMO . You’ve heard “knowledge management” thrown around at NTC or JRTC, and usually from your...technology? You check the division’s MTOE and fi nd out the authorizations are for an 02A, Branch Immaterial O-5/ LTC as the KMO and a FA 57A Battle...Command Systems Operator O-4/ MAJ as the deputy KMO . Then you start to research the fi eld of KM and fi nd FM 6-01.1 Knowledge Wading through mounds of

Optimal Facility Location Tool for Logistics Battle Command (LBC)

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2015-08-01

64 Appendix B. VBA Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Appendix C. Story...should city planners have located emergency service facilities so that all households (the demand) had equal access to coverage?” The critical...programming language called Visual Basic for Applications ( VBA ). CPLEX is a commercial solver for linear, integer, and mixed integer linear programming problems

41 CFR 101-26.602-2 - Procurement of packaged petroleum products.

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2012-07-01

..., from the Commander, Defense Logistics Services Center, Attn: DLSC-T, Battle Creek, Mich. 49016... (FPMR 101-26.2) to the Defense General Supply Center (DGSC), Richmond, Va. 23297, using routing... Center (DFSC) procurements under the provisions of § 101-26.602-1 may be submitted to DGSC. DGSC will...

41 CFR 101-26.602-2 - Procurement of packaged petroleum products.

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2010-07-01

..., from the Commander, Defense Logistics Services Center, Attn: DLSC-T, Battle Creek, Mich. 49016... (FPMR 101-26.2) to the Defense General Supply Center (DGSC), Richmond, Va. 23297, using routing... Center (DFSC) procurements under the provisions of § 101-26.602-1 may be submitted to DGSC. DGSC will...

41 CFR 101-26.602-2 - Procurement of packaged petroleum products.

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2014-07-01

..., from the Commander, Defense Logistics Services Center, Attn: DLSC-T, Battle Creek, Mich. 49016... (FPMR 101-26.2) to the Defense General Supply Center (DGSC), Richmond, Va. 23297, using routing... Center (DFSC) procurements under the provisions of § 101-26.602-1 may be submitted to DGSC. DGSC will...

41 CFR 101-26.602-2 - Procurement of packaged petroleum products.

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2013-07-01

..., from the Commander, Defense Logistics Services Center, Attn: DLSC-T, Battle Creek, Mich. 49016... (FPMR 101-26.2) to the Defense General Supply Center (DGSC), Richmond, Va. 23297, using routing... Center (DFSC) procurements under the provisions of § 101-26.602-1 may be submitted to DGSC. DGSC will...

41 CFR 101-26.602-2 - Procurement of packaged petroleum products.

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2011-07-01

..., from the Commander, Defense Logistics Services Center, Attn: DLSC-T, Battle Creek, Mich. 49016... (FPMR 101-26.2) to the Defense General Supply Center (DGSC), Richmond, Va. 23297, using routing... Center (DFSC) procurements under the provisions of § 101-26.602-1 may be submitted to DGSC. DGSC will...

Judge Advocate (NGB-JA) - Personal Staff - Joint Staff - The National Guard

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training. Assists in identifying NG JAs to meet service operational requirements. And Coordinates and ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the CNGB - The National Guard

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, Army Good Conduct Medal, Army Service Ribbon, National Defense Service Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training

Automating Command Post and Battle Staff Operations at the USAF 45th Space Wing

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2006-10-01

services that can be registered in UDDI directories. It will also be possible to locate relevant data by using Wave’s federated search capabilities...Data is made accessible through federated search and web services provided by Wave. Data is made understandable because it is presented in the

[Turning points in world history: urological comments on pathography of famous people: did Napoleon Bonaparte have a cystitis during the battle of Waterloo and was the battle lost because of that?].

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Hatzinger, M; Stastny, M; Haferkamp, A

2011-03-01

Apparently unimportant diseases of some prominent figures can have a considerable effect on the course of time at turning points in world history. It is quite conceivable that the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815 had been lost by France because Napoleon was not in full possession of his powers, because he was suffering from acute cystitis. Adverse weather conditions with continuous rain and coldness in advance of the battle, extremely primitive hygienic conditions and more than simple quarters for the night led to the development of cystitis. Based on the records of his biographers, his personal physician and the letters to his brother, we know that Napoleon was not able to give the command to attack in the early morning as intended, but in the early noon, only because of his bad general condition. This delay of several hours led, as we all know, to the intervention of Prussia and the devastating defeat of France. Thus it appears that a relatively unimportant urological disease influenced the course of world history crucially.

Innovative Science and Technology (IST) in Support of SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative) BM/C3 (Battle Management/Command, Control and Communications)

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1988-08-01

primitive model would be unthinkable. Similarly, while human operators once made plugboard connections to complete telephone circuits for long-distance...calls, the current volume of U.S. long-distance telephone traffic could not be serviced if the entire U.S. population sat before telephone plugboards

Complex Systems Engineering Applications for Future Battle Management and Command and Control

DTIC Science & Technology

2013-06-01

en" hanced and shared situational~ awareness achieved through the sharing and common processing of data and information from ~ - the distributed...architecture proposed for future tactical BMC2 applications. UA .• ~,")]-. -1 "-l’- e;;; 1 -y:~u~ c_c.,... p I’"" t Tf ? - 80-20 Principle ( According to

Back to Basics: A Study of the Second Lebanon War and Operation CAST LEAD

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2009-01-01

Center in Negev , Israel. As an example, Armored Brigade 401 that had lost eight tank crewmen during the battle of Saluki in 2006, conducted a 12-week...innovative spirit seemed to radiate from many IDF ground units. A battalion commander in the Givati Brigade stated during the height of the ground

Resource Contention Management in Parallel Systems

DTIC Science & Technology

1989-04-01

technical competence include communications, command and control, battle management, information processing, surveillance sensors, intelligence data ...two-simulation approach since they require only a single simulation run. More importantly, since they involve only observed data , they may also be...we use the original, unobservable RAC of Section 2 and handle un- observable transitions by generating artifcial events, when required, using a random

56TH Fighter Group: ’Wolfpack’ Operations - Air Battle for Berlin.

DTIC Science & Technology

1988-04-01

A pilot from the 63rd FS later reported seeing a yellow nosed fighter attacked and blown up by a Me-109. The 63rd FS pilot subsequently downed that...places one of its aircraft at my disposal by order of the Commanding Officer. Specht and I take off together, with Feldwebel Hauptmann and Sergeant

Joint Fire Support

DTIC Science & Technology

2010-06-30

intelligence application package for theater battle management core system ( TBMCS ) functionality at wing and squadron levels. The automated four... TBMCS , Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System (Ground Control Station), and Global Command and Control System, as well as with Allied FA...The TBMCS is a force level integrated air C2 system. TBMCS provides hardware, software, and communications interfaces to support the preparation

C3 on the AirLand Battlefield: Striking a Balance between Communications Means and Information Needs,

DTIC Science & Technology

1988-01-12

regards to use of the radio for command and control -- an incessant quest for combat information that carried through Viet Nam and is with us to this...advantages and improvements promised by technology will be only cosmetic unless communications needs are tailored to AirLand Battle Doctrine. Indisciplined use

Usability of a Battle Management System Under Simulated Vehicular Motion

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-10-01

Figure 2, which is a commercial product designed to replicate racing car motions while playing computer games was used. The D-BOX is capable of three...7 3.2 Design ...standard usability issues such as interface design by using static BMS systems outside of vehicles (i.e. Command HQs or in the laboratory) (for example

15. Photographic copy of photograph, n.d. (original photograph in STRATCOM ...

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15. Photographic copy of photograph, n.d. (original photograph in STRATCOM Historian files, Offutt AFB, Bellevue, Nebraska). Interior view of crew members at work in battle staff compartment. - Offutt Air Force Base, Looking Glass Airborne Command Post, Looking Glass Aircraft, On Operational Apron covering northeast half of Project Looking Glass Historic District, Bellevue, Sarpy County, NE

Networked sensors for the combat forces

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Klager, Gene

2004-11-01

Real-time and detailed information is critical to the success of ground combat forces. Current manned reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA) capabilities are not sufficient to cover battlefield intelligence gaps, provide Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLOS) targeting, and the ambush avoidance information necessary for combat forces operating in hostile situations, complex terrain, and conducting military operations in urban terrain. This paper describes a current US Army program developing advanced networked unmanned/unattended sensor systems to survey these gaps and provide the Commander with real-time, pertinent information. Networked Sensors for the Combat Forces plans to develop and demonstrate a new generation of low cost distributed unmanned sensor systems organic to the RSTA Element. Networked unmanned sensors will provide remote monitoring of gaps, will increase a unit"s area of coverage, and will provide the commander organic assets to complete his Battlefield Situational Awareness (BSA) picture for direct and indirect fire weapons, early warning, and threat avoidance. Current efforts include developing sensor packages for unmanned ground vehicles, small unmanned aerial vehicles, and unattended ground sensors using advanced sensor technologies. These sensors will be integrated with robust networked communications and Battle Command tools for mission planning, intelligence "reachback", and sensor data management. The network architecture design is based on a model that identifies a three-part modular design: 1) standardized sensor message protocols, 2) Sensor Data Management, and 3) Service Oriented Architecture. This simple model provides maximum flexibility for data exchange, information management and distribution. Products include: Sensor suites optimized for unmanned platforms, stationary and mobile versions of the Sensor Data Management Center, Battle Command planning tools, networked communications, and sensor management software. Details of these products and recent test results will be presented.

Taking on 21: A Former College President Starts a National Campaign to Lower the Drinking Age

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Wasley, Paula

2007-01-01

John M. McCardell Jr., president emeritus of Middlebury College, is a respected Civil War scholar. His lectures on the Gettysburg Address command large audiences at alumni meetings, and his seminars on the war always attract eager undergraduates. Recently the genteel academic threw himself into another conflict. Call it the Battle of the Binge.…

Connecting the Force from Space: The IRIS Joint Capability Technology Demonstration

DTIC Science & Technology

2010-01-01

the Joint in Joint Capability Technology Demonstration, we have two sponsors, both U.S. Strategic Command and the Defense Information Systems...Capability Technology Demonstration will provide an excellent source of data on space-based Internet Protocol net- working. Operational... Internet Routing in Space Joint Capability Technology Demonstration Operational Manager, Space and Missile Defense Battle Lab, Colorado Springs

A Study in Leadership: The 761st Tank Battalion and the 92d Division in World War II.

DTIC Science & Technology

1995-06-02

Moville . By this time C Company had sustained heavy losses and had a total strength of fifty-eight enlisted men. The new commander of C Company...the towns of Moville and Tillet was not as furious in these battles. Thousands of German soldiers surrendered during this push. Some were reluctant to

Analysis of the Effects of the Commander’s Battle Positioning on Unit Combat Performance

DTIC Science & Technology

1991-03-01

Analysis ......... .. 58 Logistic Regression Analysis ......... .. 61 Canonical Correlation Analysis ........ .. 62 Descriminant Analysis...entails classifying objects into two or more distinct groups, or responses. Dillon defines descriminant analysis as "deriving linear combinations of the...object given it’s predictor variables. The second objective is, through analysis of the parameters of the descriminant functions, determine those

The Use of Command and Control to Enhance Agility and Achieve Synchronization on the AirLand Battlefield,

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1986-05-15

for public release; distribution is unlimited. APPROVED FOJ Pr~rrLT~c FTAS 86-3641 86 11 18 134 UNCLASSIFIED SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS -PAGE 7! J...Military Staff, Its HistorY and Devlopment. Harrisburg, PA: The Stackpole Company, 1961. Home, Alistair. To Lose a Battle. New York: Penguin Books, 1979

Combat Literacy: Creating a Command Climate With Greater Appreciation for the Operational Role of Foreign Language

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2009-10-23

language and culture of the battle space is critical to effective operational design. Analysis of steps taken by the U.S. military to provide the...advocacy. 15. SUBJECT TERMS Foreign Language, Culture , Linguists, Interpreters, Translators, Training, Situational Awareness 16. SECURITY...DIRECTION 10 CHANGING THE CULTURE 12 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 16 NOTES 18 BIBLIOGRAPHY

A Simulation-Based Methodology for Developing a Standarized Design Template for Future Battle Command Training Centers

DTIC Science & Technology

2006-06-01

result of changes that run the gamut from space and staff levels to changes in training requirements to the unit composition on a particular...required of them, as well as a simulation tool that can identify the potential impacts on training as a result of changes that run the gamut from space

Commanding Heterogeneous Multi-Robot Teams

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2014-06-01

Coalition Battle Management Language (C-BML) Study Group Report. 2005 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop (05F- SIW - 041), Orlando, FL, September...NMSG-085 CIG Land Operation Demonstration. 2013 Spring Simulation Interoperability Workshop (13S- SIW -031), San Diego, CA. April 2013. [4] K...Simulation Interoperability Workshop (10F- SIW -039), Orlando, FL, September 2010. [5] M. Langerwisch, M. Ax, S. Thamke, T. Remmersmann, A. Tiderko

18. Photographic copy of photograph, 1970 (original photograph in STRATCOM ...

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18. Photographic copy of photograph, 1970 (original photograph in STRATCOM Historian files, Offutt AFB, Bellevue, Nebraska). Interior view of two crew members operating the data display system in the battle staff compartment. - Offutt Air Force Base, Looking Glass Airborne Command Post, Looking Glass Aircraft, On Operational Apron covering northeast half of Project Looking Glass Historic District, Bellevue, Sarpy County, NE

Battle Command Staff Training

DTIC Science & Technology

1992-12-01

warfare ? • How does one develop training exercises to exploit this medium? • What are some of the implications for institutional training? The DARPA...IDT Inactive Duty Training JEW IIntelligencel•ectronic Warfare I FOR Intelligent Forces IPB Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield JAAT Joint Air... Chemical xiI NFA No Fire Area NGB Nationhl Guard Bureau NTC National Training Center OAC Officers Advanced Cours- OC Observer/Controllcr OCI Observer

Enhancement of the Logistics Battle Command Model: Architecture Upgrades and Attrition Module Development

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2017-01-05

module. 15. SUBJECT TERMS Logistics, attrition, discrete event simulation, Simkit, LBC 16. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF: Unclassified 17. LIMITATION...stochastics, and discrete event model programmed in Java building largely on the Simkit library. The primary purpose of the LBC model is to support...equations makes them incompatible with the discrete event construct of LBC. Bullard further advances this methodology by developing a stochastic

Command and Control for Joint Air Operations

DTIC Science & Technology

2010-01-12

systems, to include collaborative air planning tools such as the theater battle management core system ( TBMCS ). Operational level air planning occurs in...sight communications and data exchange equipment in order to respond to joint force requirements. For example, the TBMCS is often used. The use of ATO...generation and dissemination software portions of TBMCS has been standardized. This ATO feature allows the JAOC to be interoperable with other

597 Days: A Division’s Morale During Sustained Combat

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2014-05-22

Republic (Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1948), 35. 20 David H. Marlowe , Psychological and Psychosocial Consequences of Combat and Deployment...Marshall, Men Against Fire: The problem of Battle Command, 138; Marlowe , Psychological and Psychosocial Consequences of Combat and Deployment, 51; Vessey...ret), interview. 25 Dave Grossman, On Killing (New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1995), 90, 143. 26 Marlowe , Psychological and Psychosocial

16. Photographic copy of photograph, 1973 (original photograph in 55th ...

Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

16. Photographic copy of photograph, 1973 (original photograph in 55th Wing Historian files, Offutt AFB, Bellevue, Nebraska). Interior view showing Major General Jerry Johnson and crew at work in battle staff compartment. - Offutt Air Force Base, Looking Glass Airborne Command Post, Looking Glass Aircraft, On Operational Apron covering northeast half of Project Looking Glass Historic District, Bellevue, Sarpy County, NE

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

Frenkel, G.; Paterson, T.S.; Smith, M.E.

The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) has collected and analyzed information on battle management algorithm technology that is relevant to Battle Management/Command, Control and Communications (BM/C3). This Memorandum Report represents a program plan that will provide the BM/C3 Directorate of the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) with administrative and technical insight into algorithm technology. This program plan focuses on current activity in algorithm development and provides information and analysis to the SDIO to be used in formulating budget requirements for FY 1988 and beyond. Based upon analysis of algorithm requirements and ongoing programs, recommendations have been made for research areasmore » that should be pursued, including both the continuation of current work and the initiation of new tasks. This final report includes all relevant material from interim reports as well as new results.« less

The 1994 Louisiana Maneuvers: Is Back to the Future What Our Army Needs?

DTIC Science & Technology

1992-05-26

can link current operational level training to future Combined Arms Training Strategies ( CATS ). The Army Chief of Staff s 1994 Louisiana Maneuver...tactical Combined Arms Training Strategy ( CATS ). An examination of Army tactical training strategies will reflect that operational forces can benefit...from both a CATS structure, and participation in an operational level Battle Command Training Program (BCTP) similar to division and corps BCTP’s

CAD/CAM Helps Build Better Bots: High-Tech Design and Manufacture Draws Engineering-Oriented Students

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Van Name, Barry

2012-01-01

There is a battlefield where no quarter is given, no mercy shown, but not a single drop of blood is spilled. It is an arena that witnesses the bringing together of high-tech design and manufacture with the outpouring of brute force, under the remotely accessed command of some of today's brightest students. This is the world of battling robots, or…

Department of Defense Strategic and Business Case Analyses for Commercial Products in Secure Mobile Computing

DTIC Science & Technology

2011-06-01

Selected Security Features in BlackBerry and SME PED Devices...Figure 1, the blue bars represent the net present value (NPV) of costs for current DoD wireless services on the unclassified (e.g., BlackBerry ) and...PDA], Blackberry , iPhone, etc.) for both Battle Command applications and communications and secure data only that needs to be classified as part of

Battle Management/Command and Control, and Communications (BM/C3), Environmental Assessment

DTIC Science & Technology

1987-08-01

Highway 94 outside the base (39). This addition can be mitigated through the use of van pools and other conservation measures. 3-4 Water Quality All...Facility Description Miller, Jim MS Earth Resources Reviewer Milliken, Larry BS Earth Resources Project Description Morelan, Edward A. MS Earth...1987. Telephone conversation with Edward A. Morelan. 11. Dennary, Andy, Civil Engineering Department, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. 21 May 1987

United States Marine Corps Cost Reduction and the Joint Battle Command Platform

DTIC Science & Technology

2013-09-01

2013) ...................... 20   Figure 4.   Hierarchical multi- level representation of the JBC-P FoS capability areas and metrics (After Han et...Technician FY Fiscal Year GAO Government Accountability Office GCE Ground Combat Element GOTS Government off the Shelf HMMWV High...widely dispersed units across the battlefield (HQMC, 2013). This control is desired to be extended down to the company level and below. The vision

Military Review: The Professional Journal of the U.S. Army, September-October 2008

DTIC Science & Technology

2008-10-01

Lovell, “Pittsburgh Innovates: Pitt concussion study shows fMRI and ImPACT improves safe-to-play decisions,” University of Pittsburgh Medical Center...Director, School of Advanced Military Studies Gregory Fontenot, Director, University of Foreign Military and Cultural Studies Lester W. Grau Foreign...Military Studies Office COL Eric Nelson, Director, Battle Command Integration Directorate William G. Robertson Director, Combat Studies Institute COL

Web-enabled Exercise Generation Tool for Battle Command Training

DTIC Science & Technology

2010-08-01

perceived as fair. Some non-instructional bells and whistles, such as background music and two-dimensional animation, should be judiciously...modify the current image by changing its size or adding a caption (Figure 12). Second, the trainer can upload a new image from his/her computer and...specify properties such as size, caption , image credit, and whether the image is searchable and usable by other trainers (Figure 13). Finally, the

Command and Control of the U.S. Tenth Army During the Battle of Okinawa

DTIC Science & Technology

2009-06-12

existing data sources , gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing this collection of information. Send comments...the supporting Allied naval force with massed kamikaze attacks, resulting in heavy casualties. Ultimately, Lt. Gen. Buckner committed both corps to a...force with massed kamikaze attacks, resulting in heavy casualties. Ultimately, Lt. Gen. Buckner committed both corps to a frontal attack on the

Logistics Automation Master Plan (LAMP). Better Logistics Support through Automation.

DTIC Science & Technology

1983-06-01

office micro-computers, positioned throughout the command chain , by providing real time links between LCA and all users: 2. Goals: Assist HQDA staff in...field i.e., Airland Battle 2000. IV-27 Section V: CONCEPT OF EXECUTION Suply (Retail) A. SRstem Description. I. The Division Logistics Property Book...7. Divisional Direct Support Unit Automated Supply System (DDASS)/Direct pport Level Suply Automation (DLSA). DDASS and DLSA are system development

The Battle Command Sustainment Support System: Initial Analysis Report

DTIC Science & Technology

2016-09-01

diagnostic monitoring, asynchronous commits, and others. The other components of the NEDP include a main forwarding gateway /web server and one or more...NATIONAL ENTERPRISE DATA PORTAL ANALYSIS The NEDP is comprised of an Oracle Database 10g referred to as the National Data Server and several other...data forwarding gateways (DFG). Together, with the Oracle Database 10g, these components provide a heterogeneous data source that aligns various data

Coordination Without Borders Assigning US Military Officers to NGO World Headquarters: Rhetoric and Reality

DTIC Science & Technology

2009-05-21

Freedom). The DoD has executed a ―go it alone‖ policy, i.e. US military forces have had to make the peace, resolve the issues and operationally manage ...rank or grade structures, assignment locations, career impacts, tour lengths, rating chains and position funding are issues the US military must...contrasts NGO operations when confronted with military commanders who manage ―battle space.‖ 14

Airland Battle Future Division Reconnaissance, a Complex Solution to a Simple Problem,

DTIC Science & Technology

1990-12-15

producing effects, has provided the modern commander the ability to conduct continuous operations and has, in fact, created a third battlefield dimension...and limited observation are no longer ser- ious warfighting obstacles. These improved weapon systems and their influence combined to create greater...squadron into a newly designed aviation and reconnaissance battalion.5 Conceptually, this plan would create a functional split of the division-level

Air Ground Integration and the Brigade Combat Team

DTIC Science & Technology

2013-06-13

Theater Air Control System TADIL-J Tactical Digital Information Link-J TAGS Theater Air Ground System TAIS Tactical Air Integration System TBMCS Theater...during planning and execution. This system interacts with the Theater Battle Management Core System ( TBMCS ) used by the JAOC to build and disseminate...control nodes within the AAGS, in conjunction with the interoperability with the TBMCS and Army mission command systems facilitates information flow during

Securing the U.S. Transportation Command

DTIC Science & Technology

2016-03-11

sink as many of the cargo ships as possible [2]. As the battle raged in the Atlantic Ocean, Allied bombers were destroying German access to oil ...refineries and synthetic fuel factories. By 1944, the Germans did not have enough fuel for aircraft to protect the oil facilities that remained or for...electrical engineering, all from the University of Michigan. Kajal T. Claypool is currently the assistant leader for the Informatics and Decision

Situation awareness system for Canada

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Hill, Andrew

1999-07-01

Situation awareness encompasses a knowledge of orders, plans and current knowledge of friendly force actions. Knowing where you are and being able to transmit that information in near real-time to other friendly forces provides the ability to exercise precise command and control over those forces. With respect to current command and control using voice methods, between 40 percent and 60 percent of Combat Net Radio traffic relates to location reporting of some sort. Commanders at Battle Group and below spend, on average, 40 percent of their total time performing position and navigation related functions. The need to rapidly transfer own force location information throughout a force and to process the received information quickly, accurately and reliably provides the rationale for the requirement for an automated situation awareness system. This paper describes the Situation Awareness System (SAS) being developed by Computing Devices Canada for the Canadian Department of National Defence as a component of the Position Determination and Navigation for Land Forces program. The SAS is being integrated with the Iris Tactical Command, Control, Communications System, which is also being developed by Computing Devices. The SAS software provides a core operating environment onto which command and control functionality can be easily added to produce general and specialist battlefield management systems.

Issues in Strategic Thought: From Clausewitz to Al-Qaida

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-12-01

form of warfare. All things being equal , including the objective point, the offense would theoretically have the advantage because it could choose the...Clausewitz imagined two battling commanders whose interests “are opposed in equal measure to each other” as a way of conceptualizing pure polarity.63 In...formula apply equally to past history and to present politics. The social movements of all times have played around essentially the same physical

Deja Vu: Can We be Ready for the Next War

DTIC Science & Technology

1997-01-01

ed. Charles E. Heler and William A . Stofft, (Kansas: UP of Kansas, 1986), 243. 6 Thomas Parrish, The Simons and Schuster Encyclopedia of World...Charles E and William A . Stofft. America’s First Battles: 1776-1965. Lawrence: Univ Press of Kansas. 1986 14. Heppenheimer , T.A. Build-Down...next war? Author: Lieutenant Commander M. N. Millard, United States Navy Thesis: A nation can never be truly ready for war but the military

Tactics of the Soviet Army Regiment

DTIC Science & Technology

1979-05-14

for this project. Sug- gestions , comments, and recommended changes to this pub- lication are solicited and may be nade to Commander USACACDA ATTN...counterblows on advancing enemy groups." 14 However, this will not be the only time for an encounter battle during the de -fense. etIn contempor-ary...for the defender. "The special features of the meeting engagement for the de - fense can include the enemy usually having superiority in forces and

Schools for Strategy: Teaching Strategy for 21st Century Conflict

DTIC Science & Technology

2009-11-01

To illustrate, if for now your army cannot win decisive success by fighting (tactically), you are obliged to adopt a long-haul strategy guided by a...sense,” but also who could fight their commands successfully in battle through the competent exercise of real- and near-real- time leadership.27 In...should always be recognition that ultimately it must be a practical, not a scholarly, pursuit. Education in strategy for potentially designated

Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (Automated) IPB(A).

DTIC Science & Technology

1980-02-14

courses of action as the basis for friendly operations planninq. The commander’s intelligence system must handle timely combat information...through A8 represent the series of snapshots developed for Option A. Snapshots would be developed for each ontion, and stored in an automated file for ...process throughout a battle situation demands local ability to modify the IPB products stored in the system, and to develop new ones as enemy courses

Bridging the Capability Gap for Battle Command On-the-Move

DTIC Science & Technology

2005-06-01

FDM) and synchronous Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) network components. This advantage will become further realized once mobile satellite modem... synchronize the initial network timing . Once a NM receives this beacon, it reports the measured receive signal strength back to the NC using the NM’s...in certain areas of the world. Due to M4’s synchronous network connections, link engineering to manage required distributed network timing is often

The Process of Sensemaking in Complex Human Endeavors

DTIC Science & Technology

2008-06-01

encompassing Joint, Interagency, and Multinational capabilities. The Art and Science of Battle Command LeadUnderstand CDR / Staff ART / Science In short, we...operations. Staff Running Estimates t ff i i Visualize CDR / Staff ART / Science •Planning guidance •Planning guidance •Cdr ’s Intent Describe CDR...Staff ART / Science •Plans & Orders •Preparation •Plans & Orders •Preparation •Execution WF • Intelligence •Maneuver •Fire Support • Protection

Making Riflemen from Mud: Restoring the Army’s Culture of Irregular Warfare

DTIC Science & Technology

2007-04-01

Guerrilla Warfare2 In the summer of 1899, Lieutenant Matthew Batson was commanding L Troop, 4th U.S. Cavalry, during operations in the ...conquest of the Sudan completed at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898. The full line from the poem reads, “Said England unto Pharaoh, “You’ve had miracles ...neighboring tribes as well.11 11 Allen R. Millett and Peter Maslowski, For the Common Defense (New

The Battlefield Commander’s Assistant Project: Research in Terrain Reasoning

DTIC Science & Technology

1987-05-22

order dissemination. In order to restrict the survey problem to a manageable level, we made the a priori decision to focus on activities related to...models Manages tools for: Conmander , tactical a explanations * situation assessment1Lplans s plan and plan option " a query/edit capabilities...from our work on the Air Land Battle Management Study ( ’Stachnick 87:) which was tasked to compare Al planning techniques with the requirements of

Establishing a Suitable Tactical Design Model for Clear-Hold-Build Counterinsurgency Operations

DTIC Science & Technology

2009-06-12

Vietnam capitol of Saigon. Cedar Falls was tactically designed to achieve this result through two measures . First, U.S. Army forces would separate...provide a higher force ratio for the operation. This tethering would mitigate risk for the Soldiers themselves. Because risk management is so integrated...Vietnam) BCT Brigade Combat Team BCTP Battle Command Training Program BN Battalion BSP Baghdad Security Plan CF Coalition Forces C-H-B Clear-Hold

Airspace Command and Control in the Contemporary Operating Environment

DTIC Science & Technology

2010-05-07

entities including the TACPs, the Theater Battle Management Core System ( TBMCS ), and MIRC chat. The role of the TACPs was discussed in a previous...section under the elements of TAGS. Planners at the CAOC use TBMCS to build, distribute, and execute the ATO and ACO. TBMCS interfaces with AFATDS and... TBMCS , a validity check is conducted on all airspace users to determine potential conflicts. The deconfliction analysis uses take-off times, routes

U.S. Army Airspace Command and Control at Echelons Above Brigade

DTIC Science & Technology

2010-01-01

Systems TACS Theater Air Control System TAIS Tactical Airspace Integrations System TAGS Theater Air Ground System TBMCS Theater Battle Management...Systems ( TBMCS ) in the C/JAOC. The approved Airspace Control Measure Requests are passed to all the Service’s ACS via the TBMCS . The TAIS receives the...shared between TBMCS and the Advanced Field 42 Artillery Tactical Data System through the Publish and Subscribe Server or via the TAIS. There is

C2 Core and UCore Message Design Capstone: Interoperable Message Structure

DTIC Science & Technology

2009-09-01

there are sufficient resources to carry out a mission. The Team used the Theatre Battle Management Command System ( TBMCS ) to generate sample CMD...System ( TBMCS ) was used to generate CMD messages as inputs for both use cases. These were programmatically transformed into the three-layer message...used for the experiment was generated from the TBMCS in the form of a CMD XML document. The Capstone experiment included transforming that document to

The United States Army Concept Capability Plan for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction for the Futer Modular Force 2015-2024

DTIC Science & Technology

2009-03-25

development and pest control, also have deleterious dual use potential. By replicating themselves after introduction into a target population, a small...N national NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NEBC network-enabled battle command NMSCWMD National Military Strategy for Combating...within the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa

Frequency Diverse Tracking/Guidance Millimeter Radar Adapted to Target Acquisition,

DTIC Science & Technology

1980-06-01

resolution offered by electro- optical and infrared systems and the adverse environment (fog, battle- field smokes) penetrability which is characteristic of...Reflectors (&1 > 2). 63 ALEXANDER whereAis the transmitted wavelength. It shall also be assumed for this analysis that 2*a4 ’ ( optical region), and that the...and J. L. Brown, "A Preliminary Assessment of Target Classification using Noncoherent Radar Waveforms," US Army Missile Command, Technical Report T-79

Battle Analysis: Villa Verde Trail, Luzon Deliberate Assault, Mountain, Jungle, February-May 1945.

DTIC Science & Technology

1984-05-23

dependence on its three principal suppliers: the United States, Britain, and the Netherlands. Through stockpiling, however, Japan had managed to accumulate...stockpiles, Tokyo managed to keep increasing production of war material until 1944. Beyond that point, however, the American submarine offensive began to...division commander, no officer in a position of leadeship on 5 March held that same position on 29 May when the operation ended. The initial leaders had

Army Logistician. Volume 34, Issue 5, September-October 2002

DTIC Science & Technology

2002-10-01

ingredients of a poly bag—are porous and allow moisture to be transmitted through the material. A product wrapped in plastic, surrounded by foam, and...M. Gayagas 18 A Statement of Requirements: Ensuring the ‘Special’ in Special Operations—Major O. Shawn Cupp 20 Deploying Medical Units—Major Charles...H. Strite, Jr. 24 Situational Awareness and FSB Battle Command —Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey S. Wilson 26 MTMC Surface Shipments Sustain Troops in

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

Rogers, R.

During May 1996, archaeologists from Espey, Huston & Associates, Inc. conducted National Register of Historic Places testing at four archaeological sites within the Dolet Hills Lignite Mine, 1998-2002 Environmental/Operations Narrative Area, in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. The purpose of this paper is to present the results of the investigations at one of these sites, 16DS228, which represents the Third Phase of the Civil War battle known as the Battle of Mansfield, fought on April 8, 1864. The Battle of Mansfield represented the culmination of the Federal Red River Campaign, which was designed to destroy the Confederate Army west of the Mississippi,more » and to enter and occupy Texas. The Federal strategy was based on a two-pronged attack by the land-naval force under General Nathaniel Banks and Admiral David Porter. The battle was fought in three phases. Initially, the advance segments of the Federal Army encountered Confederate forces commanded by General Richard Taylor, a few miles south of Mansfield. The Confederates overwhelmed the northerners in two successive engagements, forcing them back several miles to the farm of Joshua Chapman, where they made a final stand. During the fighting at Chapman`s farm, now known as the Third Phase of the battle, the U.S. Nineteenth Corps succeeded in stopping the Confederate advance, and allowed the badly mauled Federal Army to retreat southward to Pleasant Hill, where they again fought Taylor`s Confederates on the following afternoon. The archaeological investigations at the Third Phase battlefield examined an area of approximately 40 acres. Numerous historic maps and records from both northern and southern sources suggested that the investigated area included positions of two brigades of the U.S. Nineteenth Corps.« less

Dr. Wernher Von Braun Memorial Dinner

NASA Image and Video Library

2017-10-26

The annual Dr. Wernher Von Braun Memorial Dinner was held at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center's Davidson Center on October 26, 2017 with Keynote speaker General John Hyten, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command. Emcee was Mark Larson of Mark Larson Media Services, Inc. Dr. Wernher Von Braun Memorial Scholarships were presented to 8 college students by the National Space Club. Educator of the Year was awarded to Tammy Thorpe; Community Service award was presented to Huntsville, Al. Mayor Tommy Battle. The Communications Award was presented to retired astronaut Dr. Mike Massimino. The Distinguished Science Award was presented to Dr. Martin Weisskopf. The Astronautics Engineer Award was presented to Douglas R. Cooke. The Dr. Wernher Von Braun Space Flight Trophy was presented to Robert Lightfoot.

Japan’s Battle of Okinawa, April-June 1945 (Leavenworth Papers, Number 18)

DTIC Science & Technology

1990-05-01

and close combat to prevail over its lightly armed adversaries, the Chinese and Euro- pean colonial garrisons. Beginning with Guadalcanal, however...Army on 8 July 1944. 55 Cho drank generously and when intoxicated would perform a dance with his samurai sword. He liked having fine cuisine and good...the sentries outside managed to forage some tomatoes and Chinese cabbage from neighboring gardens. Beer and sake were plentiful, and the commander’s

Studies in Battle Command

DTIC Science & Technology

1995-01-01

gulars i ttl . te i ewa, le nce r ss i a enstown. enstown, h d nt f t pture orge. tely, l ander t ri , odore ac uncey, ed erate. id...triumph, or another such attack, would finally smash us, and then will come the monster catastrophe--a horrible compound of Afghanistan and Corunna...compromise or compound of all of these.“5 On I6 May, while Pemberton vacillated (much to the disgust of his subordi- nates), Grant simplified the

Charging Ahead into the Next Millennium: Proceedings of the Systems and Technology Symposium (20th) Held in Denver, Colorado on 7-10 June 1999

DTIC Science & Technology

1999-06-01

Tactical Radar Correlator EV Electric Vehicle EW Electronic Warfare F ^^m F Frequency FA False Alarm FAO Foreign Area Officer FBE Fleet Battle... Electric Vehicle High Frequency Horsepower High-Performance Computing High Performance Computing and Communications High Performance Knowledge...A/D Analog-to-Digital A/G Air-to-Ground AAN Army After Next AAV Advanced Air Vehicle ABCCC Airborne Battlefield Command, Control and

Combatant Commander Challenges and the Role of Religion and History

DTIC Science & Technology

2013-03-01

a primary role religion often plays in war. Given it is a battle between good and evil, then God “clearly” must be on “our side” and we must seek...the favor of God to ensure America is victorious. America’s leaders have 5 traditionally called upon the country’s Judeo-Christian religious...juxtaposed against the God -fearing and abiding United States.7 President Dwight D. Eisenhower drew this distinction while clearly delivering it in

Strategic Defense Initiative Demonstration/Validation Program Environmental Assessment. Battle Management/Command and Control, and Communications (BM/C3),

DTIC Science & Technology

1987-08-01

POR A ENVIOMNE. STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITRIEDNU T IATI V EI 1 0193 O RTEI ONE..()SRTGC DEFENSE INITIATV E S RATION V EO ORORNIZATION WASINZGTON DC...facilities where Demonstration/Validation activities are planned.- e Ten areas of environmental consideration are addressed: (1) air quality; (2) . water...air quality, rater quality, and hazardous vaste (63). 2.2 ELCTRONIC SYSTEMS DIVISION The Electronic Systems Division administrative offices are located

When the Japanese Bombed the Huertgen Forest: How the Army’s Investigation of Pearl Harbor Influenced the Outcome of the Huertgen Forest, Major General Leonard T. Gerow and His Command of V Corps from 1943-1945

DTIC Science & Technology

2011-05-19

only a narrow supply line that passed along a narrow one-lane path called the Kall Trail.13 The Germans mounted fierce counter-attacks well supported...Bradley. New York: Ballantine Books, 1971 . ________. West Wall: The Battle For Hitler’s Siegfried Line. Conshohocken, PA.: Da Capo Press, 2000

Strategic Insights: The Battle of Crecy

DTIC Science & Technology

2011-03-20

this growth of royal power through the example of the French king Philip IV’s expulsion of French Jews , disbanding of the Knights Templar, persecution...his death in 1350. Under Philip VI, France was at the height of her medieval power. Philip VI ruled a feudal realm supported and defended by a...III took command of an army with a split personality. This English army was made up of both the traditional, medieval feudal 13 levy in which the

Naval War College Review. Volume 59, Number 1, Winter 2006

DTIC Science & Technology

2006-01-01

and for two hours Lieutenant Barik has been Operations Watch Officer (OWO) in the Battle Management Center (BatCen) aboard USS Florida (SSGN 728).27 The...ship is at communications depth on a moonless night. Barik is reviewing the new “launch baskets” for the updated standing U.S. Central Command...strait. Barik would soon hear the signal that means the SEALs are safe. This signal, a brief burst of noise designed to mimic natural biological sounds

The Coast Artillery Journal. Volume 68, Number 5, May 1928

DTIC Science & Technology

1928-05-01

barren victories into decisive successes. In the battle of the future no other method of command will be possible, so the sooner officersare trained to it...seaboard, but competition threatened. The settlement of Jamestown to the south and of Plymouth to the north heralded the ultimate en~oachment of the... Plymouth , and Con- necticut. One hundred and eighty or ninety guns had been mounted on Fort Willem Hendrick and about the town. ~ews of the peace arriving

A New Era for Command and Control of Aerospace Operations

DTIC Science & Technology

2014-08-01

PRISM]) and force ap- plication (Theater Battle Management Core Systems [ TBMCS ]). How- ever, we are now operating in an era when the platforms that...PRISM and TBMCS were designed to manage can now perform either mis- July–August 2014 Air & Space Power Journal | 13 Senior Leader Perspective sion—or...through TBMCS . However, evolv- ing technologies now afford us the opportunity to ensure that most of the aircraft in the Air Force’s inventory can

The Military Decision Making Process and the Battle of the Little Bighorn

DTIC Science & Technology

2001-04-25

insight into the challege of command by seeing today’s doctrine applied a historical situation. Subject Terms Report Classification unclassified... bank of the Missouri river where the forty-sixth parallel of north latitude crosses the same, thence along low-water mark down said east bank to a...the east bank of said river shall be, and the same is, set apart for the absolute and undisturbed use and occupation of the Indians herein named, and

Training and Familiarization with the Battle Command Sustainment Support System

DTIC Science & Technology

2010-06-11

for Task Force Bastone and SDDC” by Mitch Chandran (Translog, Fall 2005) focuses on the initial use of the BCS3 by the Surface Deployment and...the Heartbeat of ITV for Task Force Bastone and SDDC,” Journal of Military Transportation Management (Fall 2005): 13. 49Ibid. 50Ibid. 51Colonel...Mitch. “BCS3 Becomes the Heartbeat of ITV for Task Force Bastone and SDDC.” Journal of Military Transportation Management (Fall 2005). Department

The National Response System: The Need to Leverage Networks and Knowledge

DTIC Science & Technology

2006-03-01

military organizations engaged a battle against the asymmetric threat of terrorism. In 1996 , John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt coined the use of the term...16 John Arquilla and others, The Advent of Netwar (Santa Monica: RAND, 1996 ), 5, http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR789/ [Accessed January 12...Advent of Netwar (Santa Monica: RAND, 1996 ), 82, http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR789/. 20 Richard M. Gomez, "Centralized Command - Decentralized

Environmental Impact Analysis Process. Final Environmental Assessment Construction and Operation of Revised PACBAR III Radar Station Saipan, CNMI

DTIC Science & Technology

1987-06-25

opacus guami P MAMMALS Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus E Sperm Whale Physeter catodon E Sambar Deer...much feared Commander Quiroga landed at Agingan in an attempt to punish rebellious natives. Quiroga’s men roamed up and down the western and...and men into the desperate battles with U.S. forces in the South Pacific (Crowl: 1960:55). Slowly, as American industrial might was brought to bear

The Command of the Air,

DTIC Science & Technology

1983-01-01

the earth, certain portions of the earth’s surface seem singled out by destiny to be humanity’s battle grounds for all time. Since war had to be...can in any way contribute. These means exist today in embryo in the so- called bombing and pursuit specialties. Aerial offensives, which can be... destiny placed her, and of the political prestige bought with the blood of her sons. It gives her an opportunity to excel in a great industry, and it

The Isonzo front in the First World War: glass ampoules found in the vicinity of the village Kred.

PubMed

Krbavcic, Ales

2015-01-01

To identify the contents of ampoules stored items at the WW I Kobarid Museum, Slovenia. Sources and methods: Analysis of ampoules from the Kobarid Museum using pharmacopoeial methods. The contents of the unlabelled ampoules were identified as calcium hypochlorite, a decontaminant for mustard gas (Yperite). The Isonzo front/Soška fronta was opened on May 24 1915 by the Kingdom of Italy according to a secret London Treaty. In exchange for the opening of this front, the Kingdom of Italy would be granted large tracts of territory in the wesster provinces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and along the Adriatic coast. The ensuing trench-warfare during the eleven Isonzo battles ended with the 12th battle known as the Kobarid/Karfeit/Caporetto break-thru in October 1917. The joint German and Austro-Hungarian forces waged a massive gas-attack with dichloroarsine and phosgene, which was later disclosed as the horrifying overture to the general disordered retreat of the Italian troops to Piave. The possibility of a chemical attack was underestimated by the Italian high command as shown by the ineffective gas-masks issued to the troops. Hovewer, a recent find of ampoules with calcium hypochlorite at the village of Kred, now exhibited at the Kobarid WWI Museum, leads to the conclusion that the Italian IVth army's command, located in Kred, considered decontamination measures against Yperite necessary.

The Warfighter Associate: decision-support software agent for the management of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) assets

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Buchler, Norbou; Marusich, Laura R.; Sokoloff, Stacey

2014-06-01

A unique and promising intelligent agent plug-in technology for Mission Command Systems— the Warfighter Associate (WA)— is described that enables individuals and teams to respond more effectively to the cognitive challenges of Mission Command, such as managing limited intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) assets and information sharing in a networked environment. The WA uses a doctrinally-based knowledge representation to model role-specific workflows and continuously monitors the state of the operational environment to enable decision-support, delivering the right information to the right person at the right time. Capabilities include: (1) analyzing combat events reported in chat rooms and other sources for relevance based on role, order-of-battle, time, and geographic location, (2) combining seemingly disparate pieces of data into meaningful information, (3) driving displays to provide users with map based and textual descriptions of the current tactical situation, and (4) recommending courses of action with respect to necessary staff collaborations, execution of battle-drills, re-tasking of ISR assets, and required reporting. The results of a scenario-based human-in-the-loop experiment are reported. The underlying WA knowledge-graph representation serves as state traces, measuring aspects of Soldier decision-making performance (e.g. improved efficiency in allocating limited ISR assets) across runtime as dynamic events unfold on a simulated battlefield.

If You Don’t Like This, You May Resign and Go Home: Commanders’ Considerations in Assaulting a Fortified Position

DTIC Science & Technology

1991-03-01

Panther equipped battalion from the 1st SS Panzer Division (Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler) and two battle groups of infantry and Tiger tanks from the 12th...British left (the eastern side of the box) and its absence gave the German Tiger tanks around Emieville the chance to counterattack into troops who thought... Tiger tank platoon leader. Officer Candidates had to prove themselves in combat prior to commissioning. All subsequent references will be cited as

Applications of Artificial Intelligence to the Strategic Defense Initiative’s Battle Management/Command and Control Objective.

DTIC Science & Technology

1985-09-01

technology issue is expected to take years of research (20:11). According to Lt Gen James A. Abrahamson, director of the SDI organization heading up...from occurring (14:79). A Wqhite House Panel known as the (Dr. James ) Fletcher Defensive Technologies Study Group has pointed out that, in the past...Handbook of Artificial Intelligence. Volume I. Los Altos CA: WilliamKaufmann Inc., 1981. 5. Basden , Andrew. "On the Application of Expert Systems,N

National Principles of War: Guiding National Power to Victory

DTIC Science & Technology

2006-05-26

label the principles as more Principles of Battle7 than Principles of War. As John I. Alger remarked in his book on the history of the Principles of War...better suited to be Principles of Military Operations than National Principles of War. In his The Quest for Victory, John I. Alger recognizes three...mentioned work, John Alger discusses same those principles but adds the principle unity of command. Not only was this a crucial time for the development of

United States Intervention in Panama: The Battle Continues

DTIC Science & Technology

1991-02-11

U. S. presencc in Panama in accbrda~nce with Panama Canal Tra atiuzs, arid; support the Pentagon’s proposed post -cold war concept of retucing the...the Pentagon’s proposed post -cold war concept of reducing the number of unified commands. IDT10TA4 , ADi sr I o L: r 91-01546 9 6 7 064 11111 H11Il01l...success of Operation Just Cause, there were no post -invasion plans for rebuilding :;q - 5 Panama. According to General Frederick Woerner, former

State Defense Forces and Their Role in American Homeland Security

DTIC Science & Technology

2015-03-01

Solving the 72- hour Problem,” Heritage Foundation, August 21, 2006, http://www heritage.org/research/reports/2006/08/ state-and-regional-responses-to...Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution, U.S. Army Center of Military History, U.S. Army, August 11, 2000, http://www.history.army mil/books/RevWar/ss/ch4...the battle of Yorktown was not the militia, but the French naval force commanded by Admiral Comte de Grasse who kept the British from 101 John Adams

On Point: The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom

DTIC Science & Technology

2004-01-01

arrived and prepared. The I MEF, commanding 1st Marine Division (1 MARDIV), 1 Air Wing, the 1st Armoured Division (UK), and other supporting units, made...reach into Baghdad. Supporting and Parallel Operations As V Corps advanced north toward Baghdad, I MEF, supported by the 1st (UK) Armoured Division...The 3rd ACR had weeks before it expected to enter the theater, as did the 2nd ACR (L). Three of the 7th UK Armoured Brigade’s four battle groups

Command and Control Began with Subotai Bahadur, the Thirteenth Century Mongol General

DTIC Science & Technology

2010-04-01

embodied a lifetime of Mongol military experience and training when he planned and led the Hungarian Campaign. By the time of his death in 1248 at the...to function after Chinggis Khan’s death , became the home of the best officers, and each was trained in staff work and attended education and briefin...were forbidden by punishment of death , and soldiers served their entire lives in a single unit. 57 Juvaini noted: "When the line ’goes into battle

U. S. Navy Special Operations (1140) Community Diving and Salvage Functional Area

DTIC Science & Technology

1993-04-01

to $72,000, but were rejected by the Commandant, Marc Island Navy Yard because the costs were too great. Instead, he attempted to use the new, 21,000...throughout Southeast Asia as well as battle damage and recovery operations. This concept proved to be extremely successfu and cost elfectivt.. In theater...mission by contractor personnel and equipment, or Navy sal.vage ships and assets, to provide cost effective and rapid solutions to a variety of salvage

The Nature of Russia’s Threat to NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence in the Baltic States

DTIC Science & Technology

2017-12-01

Postgraduate School Monterey, CA 93943-5000 8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER 9. SPONSORING /MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) N /A...OOB order of battle OODA observe, orient, decide, act OSCE Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe OSK Joint Strategic Command OSK- N ...Russia’s Nuclear Threats,” 7–9; Shamanov, “Non-nuclear Forces.” 9 Roger N . McDermott, Brothers Disunited: Russia’s Use of Military Power in Ukraine (Ft

The Foundations of U.S. Air Doctrine, The Problem of Friction in War

DTIC Science & Technology

1984-12-01

battles of Voronezh, the Chir River. Tatsinskay a and Manichskaya in Russia (May 1942-January 1943); command of 48th Panzer Corps under Erich von...The Air Plan that Defeated Hitler (Atlanta. Georgia: Higgins - McArthur Longino and Porter, 1972). p. 15. Walker’s students at the Air Corps Tactical...Hitter. Atlanta, Georgia: Higgins -McArthur/Longtno and Porter. 1972. Hansell’s account of the thinking behind Air Corps Tactical School precis ton

A Near Term Approach to Embedded Training: Battle Command Visualization 101

DTIC Science & Technology

2006-05-01

Example of Task Guidance area at the end of Module 1, Exercise 1 (Level 1) ...... 26 Figure 9 Example of Robo -Scout information, accessed through the...unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) sensor, the Robo -Scout. They will be equipped with both passive and active systems to provide target acquisition, real...PIR# Track of Update RqieTemplated Required 1 Tracked & NAI 1, 2 S, T S200 synthetic L 2 hrs Vehicle type, Intel, Fires (PIR 1) Wheeled aperture radar

History of the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, 1941-1945, Volume 4

DTIC Science & Technology

1982-08-20

USSR, col. 233, inv. 2374, div. 39, P. 335. -335-K, Goduny the soldiers saw a child with a label on his neck: "Goduny 121.14 When they attempted to...corps commanded by Lt. Gen, L.A. Porn advanced particularly rapidly. The corps, formed in 1942, was the first to enter the battle with the German fascist...Party for , families with many children and for the protection of motherhood and child - * hood& The Soviet government increased allowances to mothers

Sustaining the Single Naval Battle: Enhancing USMC Expeditionary Logistics with the Addition of the Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) Auxiliary Dry Cargo / Ammunition Ships (T-AKES)

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-04-18

of Employment. Official Message. (CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO POE), DTG: 291447Z Mar 2010. 28 Military Sealift Command, Combat Logistics Force Webpage...Ammunition Ship (F-AKE) Concept of Employment. Official Message. (CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO POE), DTG: 291447Z Mar 2010. 28 30 Headquarters u.s. Marine Corps...Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) Auxiliary Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ship (I’-AKE) Concept of Employment. Official Message. (CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO POE

Men, Salt, Cattle and Battle: The Civil War in Florida (November 1860-July 1865)

DTIC Science & Technology

1992-06-01

M. Yard, captured British schooner Mabel east of Jacksonville, Florida. (CWNC: pg 1-37) 17 U.S.S. Connecticut, Commander Maxwell Woodhull, captured...reported Confederate pickets at Nine-Mile Hammock, on the Orange Springs Road, and at a point four miles from Palatka on the Rice Creek Road; and a...Lieutenant Marshall N. Rice , USA, Thirty-fifth U.S. Colored Troops, USA, en route from Jacksonville to St. Augustine, Florida, captured by three Confederate

A Software Agent Toolkit for Effective Information Processing in the Battle Command Domain

DTIC Science & Technology

2006-11-01

the ADE will be based on a popular Integrated Development Environment (IDE) such as NetBeans or Eclipse. We further specified that the IDE is to be...JBuilder, NetBeans , and Eclipse. We quickly eliminated Visual Studio and JBuilder because they did not meet our basic requirements of being Java...based and freely obtainable. This left us with NetBeans and Eclipse. Each is a solid IDE with features that permit extensions well suited to our

The Gideon Criterion: The Effects of Selection Criteria on Soldier Capabilities and Battle Results

DTIC Science & Technology

1982-01-01

United States Army Recruiting Command RESEARCH MEMORANDUM 82-1 AD______ I I THE GIDEON CRITERION: THE EFFECTS OF SELECTION CRITERIA ON SOLDIER...and Evaluation Directorate Fort Sheridan, Illinois 60037 83 05 09 056 ii 1 DISCLAIMER NOTICE THIS DOCUMENT IS BEST QUALITY PRACTICABLE. THE COPY...FURNISHED TO DTIC CONTAINED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PAGES WHICH DO NOT REPRODUCE LEGIBLY. j1 ... 4 ’ t c " " .. THE GIDEON CR17RION’. THE EFFECTS OF

Direct and Lead Units in Execution of Battle (Battlefield Function 20) as Accomplished by a Heavy Brigade; Volume 1: Function Analysis.

DTIC Science & Technology

1998-01-01

right of the division. e) Missions of other units with a significant bearing on the division. 3) Attachments and detachments. 5-1 Key Inputs and...g) Missions of units to the immediate left and right of the division. h) Missions of other units with a significant bearing on the...other units with a significant bearing on the division. 3) Attachments and detachments. c. MISSION d. EXECUTION Intent of the division commander

Human collective dynamics: Two groups in adversarial encounter. [melete code

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

Sandoval, D.L.; Harlow, F.H.; Genin, K.E.

1988-04-01

The behavior of a group of people depends strongly on the interaction of personal (individual) traits with the collective moods of the group as a whole. We have developed a computer program to model circumstances of this nature with recognition of the crucial role played by such psychological properties as fear, excitement, peer pressure, moral outrage, and anger, together with the distribution among participants of intrinsic susceptibilities to these emotions. This report extends previous work to consider two groups of people in adversarial encounter, for example, two platoons in battle, a SWAT team against rioting prisoners, or opposing mobs ofmore » different ethnic backgrounds. Closely related applications of the modeling include prowling groups of predatory animals interacting with herds of prey, and even the ''slow-mob'' behavior of social or political units in their response to legislative or judicial activities. Examples in this present study emphasize battlefield encounters, with each group characterizzed by its susceptibilities, skills, and other manifestions of both intentional and accidental circumstances. Specifically, we investigate the relative importance of leadership, camaraderie, training level (i.e. skill in firing weapons), bravery, excitability, and dedication in the battle performance of personnel with random or specified distributions of capabilities and susceptibilities in these various regards. The goal is to exhibit the probable outcome of these encounters in circumstances involving specified battle goals and distributions of terrain impediments. A collateral goal is to provide a real-time hands-on battle simulator into which a leadership trainee can insert his own interactive command.« less

Cyberwar XXI: quantifying the unquantifiable: adaptive AI for next-generation conflict simulations

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Miranda, Joseph; von Kleinsmid, Peter; Zalewski, Tony

2004-08-01

The era of the "Revolution in Military Affairs," "4th Generation Warfare" and "Asymmetric War" requires novel approaches to modeling warfare at the operational and strategic level of modern conflict. For example, "What if, in response to our planned actions, the adversary reacts in such-and-such a manner? What will our response be? What are the possible unintended consequences?" Next generation conflict simulation tools are required to help create and test novel courses of action (COA's) in support of real-world operations. Conflict simulations allow non-lethal and cost-effective exploration of the "what-if" of COA development. The challenge has been to develop an automated decision-support software tool which allows competing COA"s to be compared in simulated dynamic environments. Principal Investigator Joseph Miranda's research is based on modeling an integrated military, economic, social, infrastructure and information (PMESII) environment. The main effort was to develop an adaptive AI engine which models agents operating within an operational-strategic conflict environment. This was implemented in Cyberwar XXI - a simulation which models COA selection in a PMESII environment. Within this framework, agents simulate decision-making processes and provide predictive capability of the potential behavior of Command Entities. The 2003 Iraq is the first scenario ready for V&V testing.

78 FR 4431 - Santee Sioux Nation-Title XXI-Alcohol, Chapter 1.-Santee Sioux Nation Liquor Control Ordinance

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-01-22

... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs Santee Sioux Nation--Title XXI--Alcohol.... ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Title XXI--Alcohol, Chapter 1.-- Santee Sioux Nation... Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs. I certify that the Santee Sioux Tribal Council duly adopted Title XXI...

When epilepsy may have changed history: Antônio Moreira César as the commander of the third expedition in the war of Canudos.

PubMed

Yacubian, Elza Márcia Targas

2003-06-01

Colonel Antônio Moreira César, the Commander of the third Expedition against Canudos (1896-1897), nicknamed "head-chopper", was considered an implacable military man, a synonym of ferocity and extreme brutality against his adversaries. Therefore, he was nominated the Commander of an expedition considered almost invincible. Since his 30's he presented epileptic seizures, which increased in frequency and severity on his way to Canudos. After several well-documented episodes and probably considering himself the winner in anticipation, he ordered a premature and almost ingenuous attack against Canudos. His misjudging is attributed to the effect of successive seizures. He was shot and killed on the very first day of that battle and his expedition had a horrible and unexpected end. Based on the descriptions of his biographer we discuss the nature of his disease probably characterized by focal seizures with elementary and complex visual hallucinations followed by language deficits and episodes of complex partial seizures and secondary generalization and its role in this episode of Brazilian history.

Corps Communications for the Airland Battle

DTIC Science & Technology

1985-04-01

intelligence , fire support. 111 wm mssemm vvw* m » ’■I.|J|.’■,■■*.■■.■ ■;■’!■». p i JL ■ .■.’.■, .■i». ■. ■ ■ ■. ■■ ■ ———-— im ^’ air de-fense...logistics support. The system must be flexible to support the pace of maneuver, it must have extensive range to support surveillance, intelligence and the...Command and Control, Intelligence , Fire Support, etc.) must be adjusted to correspond to the new mission. Communications assets must be allocated

Requirements Definition for Force Level Command and Control in the Tactical Air Control System: An Evolutionary Approach Toward Meeting Near Term and Future Operational Needs.

DTIC Science & Technology

1985-01-01

numerous major exercises, such as WINTEX- CIMEX , REFORGER, CRESTED EAGLE, and BRIGHT STAR. USAFE is now actively planning an evolutionary approach toward C2...during WINTEX- CIMEX 85, we have been investigating a number of approaches to enhancing joint air-ground operations and providing a means for better...throughout the ground battle elements. The USAREUR Distributed Decision Aid System (UD[1AS) was initially deployed in Exercise WINTEX- CIMEX 84. During

The 100/442D Regimental Combat Team’s Rescue of the Lost Battalion: A Study in the Employment of Battle Command

DTIC Science & Technology

2002-05-01

technical, and tactical skills and the importance of influencing, operating, and improving unit actions.16 And while FM 100-5, Field Service...3-0, Operations, 5-15. 12Ibid., 5-17. 13Joint Publication 1-02, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms (Washington, D.C...month in theater, spent attached to Major General John E. Dahlquist’s 36th “Texas” Division in the Vosges Mountains . This was the defining moment

The Battle of Sukchon-Sunchon: Defensive, Encircled Forces; Allied Forces: 187th Airborne, RCT. Enemy Forces: North Korean, 239th RGT, 20-25 October 1950

DTIC Science & Technology

1984-05-23

morale of the troops. 5 2. Leadership. The commander, executive officer, and fire support coordinator jumped from the first plane of the first serial. On...evening of 21 October 1950, from 2400 hours until 0400 hoursthe mortar platoon of the Support Company was forced to cease firing because of low...only one fatality, which was caused by enemy fire .7 5 The Medical Company immediately started collecting Medical bundles and caring for those injured in

Appraisal of Army Training Battle Simulation System (ARTBASS) Training Test Validation Phase

DTIC Science & Technology

1987-07-01

DISTRIBUTION: Primary di>i#*w«*QQof this report has betnmtUJn ARI. Please address corre- spondend^^ncerning dimfcution of re& tmj ^o: U.S...c. A penetration d. A breakout 41. A commander organizes his force into a rupture force, main body, reserves and rear guard in order to conduct...occupied by Tm A, 1st Bn (MECH), 77th Inf prior to an attack. B-18 26. It la best to’ conduct a minefield breaching operation a. At night . b. At dann

2011 Black History Month

NASA Image and Video Library

2011-02-16

Victoria Webb (center) discusses African-American history during a Black History Month program for John C. Stennis Space Center employees on Feb. 16. Webb, a 103-year-old native of Pass Christian, was guest speaker for the program, sponsored by the Stennis Diversity Council and the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. She was joined in her presentation by Valli Battle (left), a NAVOCEANO employee at Stennis, and friend Jeanell Barnes. Black History Month was first observed in 1976 and is celebrated each February. The 2011 theme was African-Americans and the Civil War.

German General Officer Casualties in World War II -- Harbinger for U.S. Army General Officer Casualties in Airland Battle

DTIC Science & Technology

1988-12-07

grenades, air attacks, tank fire, snipers, and partisans. Many of these causes, such as air attacks and tank fire, were relatively infrequent occurrences...Tank Fire 5 9 Small Arms Fire 7 13 Grenade 3 5 Air Attack 18 32 Tank Fire 2 4 Partisans 5 9 Sniper 3 5 In World War I personal danger for officers had...accounts of individual demises reflect this increased lethality, and better describe the significant dangers to these senior commanders. 18 AIR ATTACK

The Battle for Leyte Gulf. October 1944. Strategical and Tactical Analysis. Volume III. Operations from 0000 October 20th (D-day) until 1042 October 23rd

DTIC Science & Technology

1957-01-01

orderx 680 This information very important for it, affected air ope’ations his command 68o-681 Receives report eighty transports in Leyte Gui! 61...C""WID IS ENG APPRECIABLY AFFECTED BY MORALE DETERIORATION SHOULD TAKE INMEIATE AND POSITIV3 ACTION TO REMOVE THE CAUSES OF SUCH MORALE DETERIORATION...IF THE ACTION TAKEN IS NOT EFFECTIVE HE SHOULD nHEN (1) TRANSFER THOSE PERSONNEL ADVERSELY AFFECTED , AND (2) ADVISE HIS IMMEDIATE SUPERIOR OF THE

Filmless Radiology: The Design, Integration, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Digital Imaging Network. Potential Investigations to Be Conducted in Conjunction with the Digital Imaging Network System (DINS) evaluation Project. Revision 1

DTIC Science & Technology

1988-06-01

INSTRUMENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBERORGANIZATION U.S. Army Medical (if aplicable ) Research & Development Command Contract No. DAMDI7-86-C-6145 8c. ADDRESS (City...three echelon levels is delivered from mobile facilities located up to 10, 40, and 150 kilometers from the forward edge of the battle area (FEBA...respectively. There are seven types of Army hospitals used in wartime theaters of operation. They range from Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) units in

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel: the head injury that may have prolonged the Second World War.

PubMed

Fuhrman, Heather A; Mullin, Jeffrey P; Sloffer, Chris A

2016-07-01

War-related head injury, indeed neurological injury in general, has been a part of the history of humankind for as long as there has been warfare. Such injuries can result in the removal of the individual from combat, thus eliminating any subsequent contribution that he or she might have made to the battle. However, at times, the injuries can have more wide-reaching effects. In the case of commanders or leaders, the impact of their injuries may include the loss of their influence, planning, and leadership, and thus have a disproportionate effect on the battle, or indeed the war. Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was a talented military strategist and leader who was respected by friends and foes alike. He held an honored reputation by the German people and the military leadership. His head injury on July 17, 1944, resulted in his being removed from the field of battle in northern France, but also meant that he was not able to lend his stature to the assassination attempt of Adolph Hitler on July 20. It is possible that, had he been able to lend his stature to the events, Hitler's hold on the nation's government might have been loosened, and the war might have been brought to an end a year earlier. The authors review Rommel's career, his injury, the subsequent medical treatment, and his subsequent death.

The Impact of Living with Klinefelter Syndrome: A Qualitative Exploration of Adolescents and Adults.

PubMed

Turriff, Amy; Macnamara, Ellen; Levy, Howard P; Biesecker, Barbara

2017-08-01

Klinefelter syndrome (XXY) is a common yet significantly underdiagnosed condition with considerable medical, psychological and social implications. Many health care providers lack familiarity with XXY, resulting in medical management challenges and a limited understanding of the personal impact of the condition. Genetic counselors benefit from understanding the challenges adolescents and men with XXY face to effectively address their medical and psychosocial needs. The purpose of this study was to understand the impact of living with XXY as an adolescent or an adult. Individuals aged 14 to 75 years with self-reported XXY were recruited from online support networks to complete a web-based survey that included open-ended questions. Open-ended responses were coded and analyzed thematically (n = 169 to 210 for each open-ended question). Over half of respondents to the open-ended questions reported challenges in finding health care providers who are knowledgeable about XXY, with many describing an extensive diagnostic odyssey and relief when receiving a diagnosis. Individuals sought support coping with the challenges they face and acknowledgement of the positive aspects of XXY. Recommendations are made for how genetic counseling can enhance quality of life for individuals living with XXY.

Strategic Computing Computer Vision: Taking Image Understanding To The Next Plateau

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Simpson, R. L., Jr.

1987-06-01

The overall objective of the Strategic Computing (SC) Program of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is to develop and demonstrate a new generation of machine intelligence technology which can form the basis for more capable military systems in the future and also maintain a position of world leadership for the US in computer technology. Begun in 1983, SC represents a focused research strategy for accelerating the evolution of new technology and its rapid prototyping in realistic military contexts. Among the very ambitious demonstration prototypes being developed within the SC Program are: 1) the Pilot's Associate which will aid the pilot in route planning, aerial target prioritization, evasion of missile threats, and aircraft emergency safety procedures during flight; 2) two battle management projects one for the for the Army, which is just getting started, called the AirLand Battle Management program (ALBM) which will use knowledge-based systems technology to assist in the generation and evaluation of tactical options and plans at the Corps level; 3) the other more established program for the Navy is the Fleet Command Center Battle Management Program (FCCBIVIP) at Pearl Harbor. The FCCBMP is employing knowledge-based systems and natural language technology in a evolutionary testbed situated in an operational command center to demonstrate and evaluate intelligent decision-aids which can assist in the evaluation of fleet readiness and explore alternatives during contingencies; and 4) the Autonomous Land Vehicle (ALV) which integrates in a major robotic testbed the technologies for dynamic image understanding, knowledge-based route planning with replanning during execution, hosted on new advanced parallel architectures. The goal of the Strategic Computing computer vision technology base (SCVision) is to develop generic technology that will enable the construction of complete, robust, high performance image understanding systems to support a wide range of DoD applications. Possible applications include autonomous vehicle navigation, photointerpretation, smart weapons, and robotic manipulation. This paper provides an overview of the technical and program management plans being used in evolving this critical national technology.

White matter microstructure in a genetically defined group at increased risk of autism symptoms, and a comparison with idiopathic autism: an exploratory study.

PubMed

Goddard, Marcia N; van Rijn, Sophie; Rombouts, Serge A R B; Swaab, Hanna

2016-12-01

Klinefelter syndrome (47,XXY) is associated with physical, behavioral, and cognitive consequences. Deviations in brain structure and function have been reported, but structural characteristics of white matter have barely been assessed. This exploratory diffusion tensor imaging study assessed white matter microstructure in boys with 47,XXY compared with non-clinical, male controls. Additionally, both similarities and differences between 47,XXY and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have been reported in cognition, behavior and neural architecture. To further investigate these brain-behavior pathways, white matter microstructure in boys with 47,XXY was compared to that of boys with ASD. Fractional anisotropy (FA), radial diffusivity (Dr), axial diffusivity (Da), and mean diffusivity (MD) were assessed in 47,XXY (n = 9), ASD (n = 18), and controls (n = 14), using tract-based spatial statistics. Compared with controls, boys with 47,XXY have reduced FA, coupled with reduced Da, in the corpus callosum. Boys with 47,XXY also have reduced Dr. in the left anterior corona radiata and sagittal striatum compared with controls. Compared with boys with ASD, boys with 47,XXY show reduced Da in the right inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus. Although this study is preliminary considering the small sample size, reduced white matter integrity in the corpus callosum may be a contributing factor in the cognitive and behavioral problems associated with 47,XXY. In addition, the differences in white matter microstructure between 47,XXY and ASD may be important for our understanding of the mechanisms that are fundamental to behavioral outcome in social dysfunction, and may be targeted through intervention.

Surveillance of Disease and Nonbattle Injuries During US Army Operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

PubMed

Hauret, Keith G; Pacha, Laura; Taylor, Bonnie J; Jones, Bruce H

2016-01-01

Disease and nonbattle injury (DNBI) are the leading causes of morbidity during wars and military operations. However, adequate medical data were never before available to service public health centers to conduct DNBI surveillance during deployments. This article describes the process, results and lessons learned from centralized DNBI surveillance by the US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, predecessor of the US Army Public Health Command, during operations in Afghanistan and Iraq (2001-2013).The surveillance relied primarily on medical evacuation records and in-theater hospitalization records. Medical evacuation rates (per 1,000 person-years) for DNBI were higher (Afghanistan: 56.7; Iraq: 40.2) than battle injury rates (Afghanistan: 12.0; Iraq: 7.7). In Afghanistan and Iraq, respectively, the leading diagnostic categories for medical evacuations were nonbattle injury (31% and 34%), battle injury (20% and 16%), and behavioral health (12% and 10%). Leading causes of medically evacuated nonbattle injuries were sports/physical training (22% and 24%), falls (23% and 26%) and military vehicle accidents (8% and 11%). This surveillance demonstrated the feasibility, utility, and benefits of centralized DNBI surveillance during military operations.

Improving US theater nuclear doctrine. a critical analysis

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

Sollinger, J.M.

This monograph argues that the doctrine, equipment, and training of US forces do not meet the demands of fighting a theater nuclear war. Current doctrine rests upon questionable assumptions, lacks the flexibility required to fight a tactical nuclear battle, and limits itself by concentrating on defense. Recommended improvements include increased flexibility and decentralized execution, emphasizing maneuver and dispersion. Service doctrinal writings should focus on enemy forces rather than terrain. Because the nuclear battlefield promises chaos and confusion, US forces need redundant command and control. The equipment of US forces also needs improving, The services must field equipment capable of withstandingmore » the effects of nuclear weapons. In most cases this requirement means making existing procedures work and the hardening of equipment. Some new items of equipment, such as monitoring devices, are needed. Training requires improvement at both the individual and unit levels. Individual enlisted training tends to concentrate specialized knowledge at too high a level. With substantial casualties expected in a nuclear battle, US forces cannot afford to confine specialized knowledge to a few individuals.« less

Battle Command Teams’ Workload, Situational Understanding, and Shared Mental Models at Unit of Employment, Unit of Action, and Combined Arms Battalion Levels

DTIC Science & Technology

2005-04-01

experiment was not strictly controlled ( free play versus scripted scenario), so that objective measures of SU and shared mental model could not be collected...b. Because of the free play allowed in the scenario, there was no pre-determined “ground truth” at specific times to assess SU and shared mental...that it is on a 0 to 1 scale similar to the shared mental model data. We used perceived SU versus a more objective measure, since the free play nature

Electronic warfare microwave components

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Cosby, L. A.

1984-09-01

The current and projected state-of-the-art for electronic warfare (EW) microwave components is reviewed, with attention given to microwave components used extensively in EW systems for reconnaissance, threat warning, direction finding, and repeater jamming. It is emphasized that distributed EW systems must be able to operate from manned tactical and strategic platforms, with requirements including remote aerospace and space elements, as well as the need for expandable devices for detection, location, and denial/deception functions. EW coordination, or battle management, across a distributed system is a rapidly emerging requirement that must be integrated into current and projected command-and-control programs.

The Epistemology of War Gaming

DTIC Science & Technology

2006-01-01

E G E R E V I E W Insiders have a term for nongames masquerading as games : BOGSAT (“Bunch of Guys Sitting around...context of the game , actual—not simulated—command and control occurs. Thus, knowledge gained from this 1 1 4 N A V A L W A R C O L L E G E R E V I E W T...critic would the out- come of a real battle or campaign. Results of a war game cannot be used to fill in R U B E L 1 1 7 A common reason for mounting a

The Battle of Midway Including the Aleutian Phase, June 3 to June 14, 1942. Strategical and Tactical Analysis

DTIC Science & Technology

1948-01-01

columns, with the light oruimer JITSU and the festroyers in a clase smi-ciroular anti-subwarine screen. In addition, there seem to have been one destroyer...about 60 miles gast of Midway Island, course about 280°, with the submarines prooseding on tve surface* STRUNP0RON 0000 Ju OR to 100 June 5th At midnight...on Dutoh Lrbor or Cold Day. *War Diary, lomlatRon 42# May 21th to Ju = 30t%, 1941. solar Diary, Commander NorthWestleaFrontier, June 1042. ***The major

Art of war hidden in Kolmogorov's equations.

PubMed

Lauren, Michael K; McIntosh, Gregory C; Perry, Nigel; Moffat, James

2007-03-01

Here we discuss how Kolmogorov's work on turbulence can be used as the inspiration for a new description of battlefield dynamics. The method presented may also represent a new way of describing self-organizing dynamical systems, in place of conventional differential equation approaches. The key finding is that the rate of attrition in a battle appears to be a function of the fractal dimension of the opposing forces. It is suggested that, this being the case, the fractal dimension could be used as a surrogate to represent the organizational efficiency of one force relative to another, commonly called Command and Control.

Assured communications and combat resiliency: the relationship between effective national communications and combat efficiency

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Allgood, Glenn O.; Kuruganti, Phani Teja; Nutaro, James; Saffold, Jay

2009-05-01

Combat resiliency is the ability of a commander to prosecute, control, and consolidate his/her's sphere of influence in adverse and changing conditions. To support this, an infrastructure must exist that allows the commander to view the world in varying degrees of granularity with sufficient levels of detail to permit confidence estimates to be levied against decisions and course of actions. An infrastructure such as this will include the ability to effectively communicate context and relevance within and across the battle space. To achieve this will require careful thought, planning, and understanding of a network and its capacity limitations in post-event command and control. Relevance and impact on any existing infrastructure must be fully understood prior to deployment to exploit the system's full capacity and capabilities. In this view, the combat communication network is considered an integral part of or National communication network and infrastructure. This paper will describe an analytical tool set developed at ORNL and RNI incorporating complexity theory, advanced communications modeling, simulation, and visualization technologies that could be used as a pre-planning tool or post event reasoning application to support response and containment.

Neural systems for social cognition: gray matter volume abnormalities in boys at high genetic risk of autism symptoms, and a comparison with idiopathic autism spectrum disorder.

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Goddard, Marcia N; Swaab, Hanna; Rombouts, Serge A R B; van Rijn, Sophie

2016-09-01

Klinefelter syndrome (47, XXY) is associated with several physical, cognitive, and behavioral consequences. In terms of social development, there is an increased risk of autism symptomatology. However, it remains unclear how social deficits are related to abnormal brain development and to what degree underlying mechanisms of social dysfunction in 47, XXY are similar to, or different from, those in idiopathic autism (ASD). This study was aimed at investigating the neural architecture of brain structures related to social information processing in boys with 47, XXY, also in comparison with boys with idiopathic ASD. MRI scans of 16 boys with 47, XXY, 16 with ASD, and 16 nonclinical, male controls were analyzed using voxel-based morphometry (VBM). A region of interest mask containing the superior temporal cortex, amygdala, orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), insular cortex, and medial frontal cortex was used. The Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) was used to assess degree of autism spectrum symptoms. The 47, XXY group could not be distinguished from the ASD group on mean SRS scores, and their scores were significantly higher than in controls. VBM showed that boys with 47, XXY have significant gray matter volume reductions in the left and right insula, and the left OFC, compared with controls and boys with ASD. Additionally, boys with 47, XXY had significantly less gray matter in the right superior temporal gyrus than controls. These results imply social challenges associated with 47, XXY may be rooted in neural anatomy, and autism symptoms in boys with 47, XXY and boys with ASD might have, at least partially, different underlying etiologies.

Is it all the X: familial learning dysfunction and the impact of behavioral aspects of the phenotypic presentation of XXY?

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Samango-Sprouse, Carole A; Stapleton, Emily; Sadeghin, Teresa; Gropman, Andrea L

2013-02-15

The behavioral phenotype of children with XXY has not been extensively studied until recently and this research has been confounded by insufficient study populations and ascertainment biases. The aim of the study was to expand the behavioral aspect of the XXY phenotype as well as investigate the role of existing familial learning disabilities (FLD) on behavioral problems. Behavioral phenotype of XXY includes social anxiety, ADHD, social communication, and atypical peer interactions. The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS), and Gilliam Autism Rating Scale (GARS) were completed by the parents of 54 boys with XXY who had not received hormonal replacement prior to participation. Our findings suggest fewer behavioral deficits and lower severity in the general 47,XXY population than previously published and found significant differences between the groups with a positive FLD on the behavioral assessments. Findings demonstrate that boys with FLD exhibit an increased incidence and severity of behavioral problems. Our study expands on the findings of Samango-Sprouse et al. [Samango-Sprouse et al. (2012b) J Intellect Disabil Res] and the significant influence that FLD has on not only neurodevelopment, but also behavioral deficits. Our study suggests that part of the XXY phenotypic profile may be modulated by FLD. Further study is underway to examine the interaction between the many salient factors effecting behavioral and neurodevelopmental progression in XXY and variant forms. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Copyright © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

NATO initial common operational picture capability project

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Fanti, Laura; Beach, David

2002-08-01

The Common Operational Picture (COP) capability can be defined as the ability to display on a single screen integrated views of the Recognized Maritime, Air and Ground Pictures, enriched by other tactical data, such as theater plans, assets, intelligence and logistics information. The purpose of the COP capability is to provide military forces a comprehensive view of the battle space, thereby enhancing situational awareness and the decision-making process across the military command and control spectrum. The availability of a COP capability throughout the command structure is a high priority operational requirement in NATO. A COP capability for NATO is being procured and implemented in an incremental way within the NATO Automated Information System (Bi-SC AIS) Functional Services programme under the coordination of the NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A) Integrated Programme Team 5 (IPT5). The NATO Initial COP (iCOP) capability project, first step of this evolutionary procurement, will provide an initial COP capability to NATO in a highly pragmatic and low-risk fashion, by using existing operational communications infrastructure and NATO systems, i.e. the NATO-Wide Integrated Command and Control Software for Air Operations (ICC), the Maritime Command and Control Information System (MCCIS), and the Joint Operations and Intelligence Information System (JOIIS), which will provide respectively the Recognized Air, Maritime and Ground Pictures. This paper gives an overview of the NATO Initial COP capability project, including its evolutionary implementation approach, and describes the technical solution selected to satisfy the urgent operational requirement in a timely and cost effective manner.

[The origination of surgery (Kinso treatment) in Japan].

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Sugiyama, Shigeru

2008-01-01

From the Nara period through to the end of the Heian and early Kamakura periods, the population of Japan grew by 50% thanks to increases in rice cultivation. Such expanded food production resulted in changes in the social structure providing opportunities to those in control of armed forces to become local feudal lords. Many wars fought in the process necessitated the development of treatment methods for Kinso (wounds caused by swords, spears, and similar weapons), to which Jinsoes (Buddhist monks/doctors that accompanied troops) attended, making extensive use of herbal medicine that had been developed by the people of the time. Many war commanders brought Jinsoes to battle fields, which became a custom during the Sengoku (warring) period. As many of the Jinsoes were well educated, they also served as entertainers to the commanders through their knowledge in Go or Renga (a game involving popular poetical verses). Their talents and training eventually resulted in many of the so called traditional arts including Noh, Kabuki, tea ceremony and earthenware production.

Genetic, hormonal, and metabolomic influences on social behavior and sex preference of XXY mice

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Erkkila, Krista; Lue, YanHe; Jentsch, J. David; Schwarcz, Monica Dorin; Abuyounes, Deena; Hikim, Amiya Sinha; Wang, Christina; Lee, Paul W.-N.; Swerdloff, Ronald S.

2010-01-01

XXY men (Klinefelter syndrome) are testosterone deficient, socially isolated, exhibit impaired gender identity, and may experience more homosexual behaviors. Here, we characterize social behaviors in a validated XXY mouse model to understand mechanisms. Sociability and gender preference were assessed by three-chambered choice tasks before and after castration and after testosterone replacement. Metabolomic activities of brain and blood were quantified through fractional synthesis rates of palmitate and ribose (GC-MS). XXY mice exhibit greater sociability than XY littermates, particularly for male mice. The differences in sociability disappear after matching androgen exposure. Intact XXY, compared with XY, mice prefer male mice odors when the alternatives are ovariectomized female mice odors, but they prefer estrous over male mice odors, suggesting that preference for male mice may be due to social, not sexual, cues. Castration followed by testosterone treatment essentially remove these preferences. Fractional synthesis rates of palmitate are higher in the hypothalamus, amygdala, and hippocampus of XXY compared with XY mice but not with ribose in these brain regions or palmitate in blood. Androgen ablation in XY mice increases fractional synthesis rates of fatty acids in the brain to levels indistinguishable from those in XXY mice. We conclude that intact XXY mice exhibit increased sociability, differences in gender preference for mice and their odors are due to social rather than sexual cues and, these differences are mostly related to androgen deficiency rather than genetics. Specific metabolic changes in brain lipids, which are also regulated by androgens, are observed in brain regions that are involved in these behaviors. PMID:20570823

The Royal Naval Medical Services: delivering medical operational capability. the 'black art' of Medical Operational Planning.

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Faye, M

2013-01-01

This article looks to dispel the mysteries of the 'black art' of Medical Operational Planning whilst giving an overview of activity within the Medical Operational Capability area of Medical Division (Med Div) within Navy Command Headquarters (NCHQ) during a period when the Royal Naval Medical Services (RNMS) have been preparing and reconfiguring medical capability for the future contingent battle spaces. The rolling exercise program has been used to illustrate the ongoing preparations taken by the Medical Operational Capability (Med Op Cap) and the Medical Force Elements to deliver medical capability in the littoral and maritime environments.

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Social Behavior and Autism Traits in a Sex Chromosomal Disorder: Klinefelter (47XXY) Syndrome

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van Rijn, Sophie; Swaab, Hanna; Aleman, Andre; Kahn, Rene S.

2008-01-01

Although Klinefelter syndrome (47,XXY) has been associated with psychosocial difficulties, knowledge of the social behavioral phenotype is limited. We examined specific social abilities and autism traits in Klinefelter syndrome. Scores of 31 XXY men on the Scale for Interpersonal Behavior and the Autism Spectrum Questionnaire were compared to 24…

What ever happened to accountability?

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Ricks, Thomas E

2012-10-01

When leaders don't fire underperforming executives, they send a bad message to the whole organization. A case in point is the U.S. Army. "To study the change in the army across the two decades between World War II and Vietnam," Ricks writes, "is to learn how a culture of high standards and accountability can deteriorate." In this essay, adapted from his new book, The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today, Ricks illuminates the contrast between General George C. Marshall, an unlikely figure of quiet resolve who became a classic transformational Leader, and the disastrous generals of the Vietnam era. In Vietnam, he writes, the honesty and accountability of Marshall's system were replaced by deceit and command indiscipline. If inadequate leaders are allowed to remain in command of an enterprise, their superiors must look for other ways to accomplish its goals. In Vietnam commanders turned to micromanagement, hovering overhead in helicopters to direct (and interfere with) squad leaders and platoon leaders on the ground. This both undercut combat effectiveness and denied small-unit leaders the opportunity to grow by making decisions under extreme pressure. In Iraq and Afghanistan, Ricks writes, though U.S. troops fought their battles magnificently, their generals often seemed ill equipped for the tasks at hand-especially the difficult but essential job of turning victories on the ground into strategic progress. This brief but powerful history of the army since World War II holds stark lessons for business leaders.

BMDS/SSA Integrated Sensing Demonstration (BISD)

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Turner, T.; Springford, K.; Grimaldi, L.

2011-09-01

This demonstration is intended to provide a near-term prototype, leave-behind capability for integrating Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) ground sensors for use in the Space Situational Awareness (SSA) mission. Closed-loop tasking and cueing capability will be implemented, and a demonstration of net-centric space data dissemination using the BMDS sensors will be undertaken using various SSA mission threads. The demonstration is designed to highlight the implications of modifying software and/or hardware at the BMDS command and control node so that cost, risk, and schedule for an operational implementation can be fully understood. Additionally, this demonstration is intended to assess the impacts to both mission areas as a multi-mission, non-traditional sensor capability is integrated into the SSA mission. A successful demonstration will have many leave-behind capabilities and first-of-its-kind achievements to include: a) an extensible SSA operational prototype configuration for BMDS X-Band radars such as AN/TPY-2 and Sea-Based X-Band (SBX) b) a prototype SSA tasking and cueing capability between the Joint Functional Component Command for Space (JFCC Space) Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) and the Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) Experimental Laboratory (X-Lab), extensible to the Combatant Commands (COCOMS), and out to BMDS sensors c) a capability for a twoway, net-centric, interface for JSpOC space operations, to include translation from net-centric communications to legacy systems and d) processing of BMDS X-Band Radar tracks in the Space Defense Operations Center (SPADOC).

Air Vice-Marshal Wilfrid Oulton

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Steele, Philip

1998-09-01

Air Vice-Marshal Wilfrid Oulton, who died on 31 October 1997, aged 86, was one of that select group of distinguished Royal Air Force pilots who became equally distinguished navigators. Much of his early Service experience in World War II was spent in Coastal Command, where his natural flying ability combined with his acquired navigator's knowledge and skill led to exceptional operational achievements.In 1943, German submarines were taking a devastating toll of Allied shipping in the North Atlantic and Wilf Oulton was flying long-range patrols over the Bay of Biscay. In May of that year, commanding a Halifax bomber which had been converted for maritime operations, he attacked with depth charges and sank two U-boats and shared in the destruction of a third. For these outstanding successes, which helped mark the Battle of the Atlantic turning in our favour, he was awarded the DSO.Later, and completely different, with the cessation of hostilities, Oulton was jointly responsible for the introduction of the first Air Traffic Control system at Heathrow. And, different again, his ability to inspire confidence and co-operate extremely well with others led to the most challenging peace-time appointment as Joint Task Force Commander of 'Operation Grapple', which supported the British hydrogen bomb tests at Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean.

The frequency of XYY and XXY men among criminal offenders.

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Schröder, J; de la Chapelle, A; Hakola, P; Virkkunen, M

1981-03-01

Among 1,040 consecutive male criminals remitted for mental examination nine had the karyotype 47,XYY, one 48,XXYY and eleven 47,XXY. The types of crime in the XYY men were much like those in the XXY men, the proportion of sexual crimes possibly being greater than among other criminal offenders. The reasons for these findings are discussed.

Epidemiology of double aneuploidies involving chromosome 21 and the sex chromosomes.

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Kovaleva, Natalia V; Mutton, David E

2005-04-01

The chance of two chromosome abnormalities occurring in one conceptus is very small. However, some authors have suggested that double aneuplodies (DAs) might be more common than the product of their individual frequencies. The nonrandomness of such DA events was considered to be evidence that nondisjunction (NDJ) may be genetically determined. Data collected from the National Down syndrome Cytogenetic Register (NDSCR) in England and Wales and from the literature indicate that the frequencies of all nonmosaic DAs, except for 48,XXY,+21, are lower than expected, probably because of strong intrauterine selection against such pregnancies. Collectively, we identified 52 cases of nonmosaic 48,XXY,+21; 28 cases of 48,XYY,+21; and 14 cases of 48,XXX,+21 in liveborns and 13 cases of 48,XXY,+21; four cases of 48,XYY,+21; and two cases of 48,XXX,+21 after prenatal diagnoses. Among these cases, analysis of the published unbiased cytogenetic surveys of liveborn DS revealed 24 cases of 48,XXY,+21; nine cases of 48,XYY,+21; and seven cases of 48,XXX,+21. These figures are different from the expected proportion of 1:1:1 (P < 0.001), with carriers of XXY overrepresented in the group of carriers of DA. Mechanisms put forth to account for the higher occurrence of 48,XXY,+21 may include greater accessibility of disomic ovum to Y-carrying sperm, and promotion of NDJ in ovum by Y-bearing sperm. 48,XXY,+21 DA was found to be age-dependent, as the proportion of mothers over age 35 (x = 33.0) was increased over the general population. This is in contrast to the apparently age-independent 48,XYY,+21 DA, with a mean maternal age of 24.7 (P < 0.001). Paternal ages were also remarkably different between the groups, with a mean age of 37.9 in 48,XXY,+21 cases and a mean age of 27.9 in 48,XYY,+21 cases (P < 0.01). Maternal age-related factors, rather than genetic predisposition, may play a more important role in the etiology of the most common DA, 48,XXY,+21.

Factors associated with adaptation to Klinefelter syndrome: The experience of adolescents and adults

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Turriff, Amy; Levy, Howard P.; Biesecker, Barbara

2016-01-01

Objective The purpose of this study was to understand the impact of living with Klinefelter syndrome (XXY) as an adolescent or an adult and to examine the factors that contribute to adaptation. Methods Individuals (n = 310) aged 14–75 years with self-reported XXY were recruited from online support networks to complete a self-administered survey. Perceived consequences, perceived severity, perceived stigma, and coping were measured and evaluated as correlates of adaptation. Results The use of problem-focused coping strategies was positively correlated with adaptation (p < 0.01) and age was negatively correlated with adaptation (p < 0.05). Conclusion The majority of participants reported significant negative consequences of XXY, including infertility, psychological co-morbidities and differences in appearance. How participants coped with their negative appraisals was the greatest predictor of adaptation. Practice implications Interventions designed to help individuals reframe negative appraisals, to increase perceived manageability of the challenges of living with XXY, and to facilitate effective coping may improve adaptation among individuals with XXY. PMID:25239793

Acute myeloid leukemia in a patient with constitutional 47,XXY karyotype.

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Jalbut, Marla M; Sohani, Aliyah R; Dal Cin, Paola; Hasserjian, Robert P; Moran, Jenna A; Brunner, Andrew M; Fathi, Amir T

2015-01-01

Klinefelter syndrome (KS), a 47,XXY chromosomal abnormality, has been shown to be associated with a number of malignancies, but has not been linked to acute leukemias to date. We present a case of a 54-year-old male diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with monocytic differentiation, whose cytogenetic and subsequent FISH analyses revealed a constitutional 47,XXY karyotype. We also review and discuss relevant prior literature.

Social Deficits in Male Children and Adolescents with Sex Chromosome Aneuploidy: A Comparison of XXY, XYY, and XXYY Syndromes

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Cordeiro, Lisa; Tartaglia, Nicole; Roeltgen, David; Ross, Judith

2012-01-01

We compare social skills in three groups of males with sex chromosome aneuploidies (SCAs) using the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS). Participants included males with XXY (N = 102, M = 10.08 years), XYY (N = 40, M = 9.93 years), and XXYY (N = 32, M = 11.57 years). XXY had lower (better) SRS scores compared to XYY and XXYY. Scores were not…

[A survey of mental health status in armored vehicle crew].

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Yang, Q L; Kao, X B; Wu, G B; Guo, S W; Chai, W L; Chen, Y N; Ji, L J; Wang, Y Q

2016-06-20

To investigate the mental health status in armored vehicle crew (commanders, gunners, and drivers) , to know the level of mental health in them, and to provide educational intervention. In April 2009, 120 male armored vehicle crew with >2 driving years were enrolled as battle group, and 70 male persons within the same age group who were not engaged in armored vehicle operation were enrolled as control group. The Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90) was used to evaluate the mental status of the 180 subjects. Compared with the control group, the battle group showed significantly higher scores on the subscales of obsessive-compulsive symptom, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, phobic anxiety, and paranoid ideation (t=2.323, 3.250, 3.158, 2.712, 2.391, and 2.137, all P<0.05) , as well as significantly higher total score, number of positive items, and average score of positive symptoms (t=4.128, 4.357, and 4.632, all P<0.05). In the battle group, the scores on the subscales of somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptom, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation, psychoticism, and additional items, total score, number of positive items, and average score of positive symptoms were significantly lower than the military reference values (t=4.364, 5.127, 5.280, 3.783, 7.012, 5.361, 4.369, 6.167, 6.476, 3.558, 6.357, 4.379, and 6.763, all P<0.05). A survey should be performed on the mental health status of armored vehicle crew, including obsessive-compulsive symptom, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, and anxiety. Mental health service for the crew should be enhanced to improve their psychological quality.

The nature of social cognitive deficits in children and adults with Klinefelter syndrome (47,XXY).

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van Rijn, S; de Sonneville, L; Swaab, H

2018-02-06

About 1 in 650 boys are born with an extra X chromosome (47,XXY or Klinefelter syndrome). 47,XXY is associated with vulnerabilities in socio-emotional development. This study was designed to assess types of cognitive deficits in individuals with 47,XXY that may contribute to social-emotional dysfunction, and to evaluate the nature of such deficits at various levels: ranging from basic visuospatial processing deficits, impairments in face recognition (FR), to emotion expression impairments. A total of 70 boys and men with 47,XXY, aged 8 to 60 years old, participated in the study. The subtests feature identification, FR and identification of facial emotions of the Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks were used. Level of intellectual functioning was assessed with the child and adult versions of the Wechsler Intelligence Scales. Reaction time data showed that in the 47,XXY group, 17% had difficulties in visuospatial processing (no social load), 26% had difficulties with FR (medium social load) and an even higher number of 33% had difficulties with facial expressions of emotions (high-social load). Information processing impairments increased as a function of "social load" of the stimuli, independent of intellectual functioning. Taken together, our data suggest that on average individuals with XXY may have more difficulties in information processing when "social load" increases, suggesting a specific difficulty in the higher-order labeling and interpretation of social cues, which cannot be explained by more basic visuospatial perceptual skills. Considering the increased risk for social cognitive impairments, routine assessment of social cognitive functioning as part of neuropsychological screening is warranted. © 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd and International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society.

Technical Report for the Period 10 January 1959 to 30 June 1960

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1960-08-22

boon started to determine the efficacy of various drying procedures for polyesters. Water contents are being determined by the Karl Fischer method to an...CHARGES 17 XX.4 Inspection Methods 17 XXI SOLID PROPELLANTS FOR ROCKETS 18 XXI.1 Colloidal Propellants - Extruded 18 XXI.2 Colloidal Propellants - Cast...derivatives can be made more durable and, in particular, more resistant to heat. The method used has consisted in the preparation of crotonyl derivatives of

Acne in Klinefelter Syndrome-46XY/47XXY Mosaicism?

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Lakshmi, Chembolli; Swarnalakshimi, Selvaraj

2015-01-01

Klinefelter syndrome (KFS) is the most common non-heritable sex chromosome anomaly caused by nondisjunction during cell division and contains two or more X chromosomes. More than two third of all cases are homogenous (47XXY) and the remaining are mosaic (46XY/47XXY). Lower limb ulcers are frequently observed and attributed to impaired fibrinolysis. A case of KFS with post acne scars and leg ulcers is presented. The rarity of acne in this syndrome is explained by the phenomenon of mosaicism. PMID:26538700

Acne in Klinefelter Syndrome-46XY/47XXY Mosaicism?

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Lakshmi, Chembolli; Swarnalakshimi, Selvaraj

2015-01-01

Klinefelter syndrome (KFS) is the most common non-heritable sex chromosome anomaly caused by nondisjunction during cell division and contains two or more X chromosomes. More than two third of all cases are homogenous (47XXY) and the remaining are mosaic (46XY/47XXY). Lower limb ulcers are frequently observed and attributed to impaired fibrinolysis. A case of KFS with post acne scars and leg ulcers is presented. The rarity of acne in this syndrome is explained by the phenomenon of mosaicism.

Expression of selected genes escaping from X inactivation in the 41, XX(Y)* mouse model for Klinefelter's syndrome.

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Werler, Steffi; Poplinski, Andreas; Gromoll, Jörg; Wistuba, Joachim

2011-06-01

We hypothesized that patients with Klinefelter's syndrome (KS) not only undergo X inactivation, but also that genes escape from inactivation. Their transcripts would constitute a significant difference, as male metabolism is not adapted to a 'female-like' gene dosage. We evaluated the expression of selected X-linked genes in our 41, XX(Y)* male mice to determine whether these genes escape inactivation and whether tissue-specific differences occur. Correct X inactivation was identified by Xist expression. Relative expression of X-linked genes was examined in liver, kidney and brain tissue by real-time PCR in adult XX(Y)* and XY* males and XX females. Expression of genes known to escape X inactivation was analysed. Relative mRNA levels of Pgk1 (control, X inactivated), and the genes Eif2s3x, Kdm5c, Ddx3x and Kdm6a escaping from X inactivation were quantified from liver, kidney and brain. Pgk1 mRNA expression showed no difference, confirming correct X inactivation. In kidney and liver, XX(Y)* males resembled the female expression pattern in all four candidate genes and were distinguishable from XY* males. Contrastingly, in brain tissue XX(Y)* males expressed all four genes higher than male and female controls. Altered expression of genes escaping X inactivation probably contributes directly to the XX(Y)* phenotype. © 2011 The Author(s)/Acta Paediatrica © 2011 Foundation Acta Paediatrica.

Loop Group Parakeet Virtual Cable Concept Demonstrator

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Dowsett, T.; McNeill, T. C.; Reynolds, A. B.; Blair, W. D.

2002-07-01

The Parakeet Virtual Cable (PVC) concept demonstrator uses the Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) laid for the Battle Command Support System (BCSS) to connect the Parakeet DVT(DA) (voice terminal) to the Parakeet multiplexer. This currently requires pairs of PVC interface units to be installed for each DVT(DA) . To reduce the cost of a PVC installation, the concept of a Loop Group Parakeet Virtual Cable (LGPVC) was proposed. This device was designed to replace the up to 30 PVC boxes and the multiplexer at the multiplexer side of a PVC installation. While the demonstrator is largely complete, testing has revealed an incomplete understanding of how to emulate the proprietary handshaking occurring between the circuit switch and the multiplexer. The LGPVC concept cannot yet be demonstrated.

52. Photocopy of photograph (Plate XXI, Modjeski report) WILLAMETTE BRIDGE, ...

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52. Photocopy of photograph (Plate XXI, Modjeski report) WILLAMETTE BRIDGE, DIAGRAM SHOWING RATE OF PROGRESS IN SINKING CAISSONS - Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at River Mile 6.9, Portland, Multnomah County, OR

Optimization of armored fighting vehicle crew performance in a net-centric battlefield

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

McKeen, William P.; Espenant, Mark

2002-08-01

Traditional display, control and situational awareness technologies may not allow the fighting vehicle commander to take full advantage of the rich data environment made available in the net-centric battle field of the future. Indeed, the sheer complexity and volume of available data, if not properly managed, may actually reduce crew performance by overloading or confusing the commander with irrelevant information. New techniques must be explored to understand how to present battlefield information and provide the commander with continuous high quality situational awareness without significant cognitive overhead. Control of the vehicle's many complex systems must also be addressed the entire Soldier Machine Interface must be optimized if we are to realize the potential performance improvements. Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) and General Dynamics Canada Ltd. have embarked on a joint program called Future Armoured Fighting Vehicle Systems Technology Demonstrator, to explore these issues. The project is based on man-in-the-loop experimentation using virtual reality technology on a six degree-of-freedom motion platform that simulates the motion, sights and sounds inside a future armoured vehicle. The vehicle commander is provided with a virtual reality vision system to view a simulated 360 degree multi-spectrum representation of the battlespace, thus providing enhanced situational awareness. Graphic overlays with decision aid information will be added to reduce cognitive loading. Experiments will be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual control systems. The simulations are carried out in a virtual battlefield created by linking our simulation system with other simulation centers to provide a net-centric battlespace where enemy forces can be engaged in fire fights. Survivability and lethality will be measured in successive test sequences using real armoured fighting vehicle crews to optimize overall system effectiveness.

Study of simple land battles using agent-based modeling: Strategy and emergent phenomena

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Westley, Alexandra; de Meglio, Nicholas; Hager, Rebecca; Mok, Jorge Wu; Shanahan, Linda; Sen, Surajit

2017-04-01

In this paper, we expand upon our recent studies of an agent-based model of a battle between an intelligent army and an insurgent army to explore the role of modifying strategy according to the state of the battle (adaptive strategy) on battle outcomes. This model leads to surprising complexity and rich possibilities in battle outcomes, especially in battles between two well-matched sides. We contend that the use of adaptive strategies may be effective in winning battles.

[Four stages in the history of the Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI of the IMSS].

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Fajardo-Ortiz, Guillermo

2015-01-01

This document presents four stages in the history of the Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI (Centro Médico Nacional XXI Century) of the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social. The first stage started at the end of the third decade of the twentieth century and ended in 1961, it corresponded to the conception, planning and construction of what was to be the Centro Médico del Distrito Federal (Centro Médico of the Distrito Federal) belonging to the Secretaría de Salubridad y Asistencia (Ministry of Health and Assistance). The second stage began when the Center was acquired by the Institute, then was known like Centro Médico Nacional (Centro Médico Nacional ), being put into full operation in 1963, more than twenty-two years later, in 1985, an earthquake virtually ended it, immediately began its reconstruction, finishing the second stage. In 1989 began the third stage, different and new buildings complemented or replaced the structures damaged or destroyed by the earthquake which formed the now Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI (Centro Médico Nacional XXI Century). In 2004 the fourth stage opened when the four hospitals of the Center were categorized like Unidades Médicas de Alta Especialidad (High Specialized Medical Units).

Neural systems for social cognition in Klinefelter syndrome (47,XXY): evidence from fMRI.

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van Rijn, Sophie; Swaab, Hanna; Baas, Daan; de Haan, Edward; Kahn, René S; Aleman, André

2012-08-01

Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is a chromosomal condition (47, XXY) that may help us to unravel gene-brain behavior pathways to psychopathology. The phenotype includes social cognitive impairments and increased risk for autism traits. We used functional MRI to study neural mechanisms underlying social information processing. Eighteen nonclinical controls and thirteen men with XXY were scanned during judgments of faces with regard to trustworthiness and age. While judging faces as untrustworthy in comparison to trustworthy, men with XXY displayed less activation than controls in (i) the amygdala, which plays a key role in screening information for socio-emotional significance, (ii) the insula, which plays a role in subjective emotional experience, as well as (iii) the fusiform gyrus and (iv) the superior temporal sulcus, which are both involved in the perceptual processing of faces and which were also less involved during age judgments in men with XXY. This is the first study showing that KS can be associated with reduced involvement of the neural network subserving social cognition. Studying KS may increase our understanding of the genetic and hormonal basis of neural dysfunctions contributing to abnormalities in social cognition and behavior, which are considered core abnormalities in psychiatric disorders such as autism and schizophrenia.

The solution of target assignment problem in command and control decision-making behaviour simulation

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Li, Ni; Huai, Wenqing; Wang, Shaodan

2017-08-01

C2 (command and control) has been understood to be a critical military component to meet an increasing demand for rapid information gathering and real-time decision-making in a dynamically changing battlefield environment. In this article, to improve a C2 behaviour model's reusability and interoperability, a behaviour modelling framework was proposed to specify a C2 model's internal modules and a set of interoperability interfaces based on the C-BML (coalition battle management language). WTA (weapon target assignment) is a typical C2 autonomous decision-making behaviour modelling problem. Different from most WTA problem descriptions, here sensors were considered to be available resources of detection and the relationship constraints between weapons and sensors were also taken into account, which brought it much closer to actual application. A modified differential evolution (MDE) algorithm was developed to solve this high-dimension optimisation problem and obtained an optimal assignment plan with high efficiency. In case study, we built a simulation system to validate the proposed C2 modelling framework and interoperability interface specification. Also, a new optimisation solution was used to solve the WTA problem efficiently and successfully.

The regulatory battleground: A briefing for commanders

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Wirick, D.

1995-12-31

This imperfect analogy likens the history and current status of public utility regulation to a military campaign. Clearly, the relationship between regulators and utilities has not always been combative, but intermittent conflict has necessarily characterized the relationship. Nonetheless, this military analogy describes some of the elements of the history of regulation and may have implications for regulatory policy in the near term. The scene is a battlefield headquarters not far from the heat of the conflict. The commanders of regulatory units are gathered. In the distance, the low rumble of troop movements can be heard. Ladies and gentlemen, please takemore » your seats. As you are aware, recent developments have placed regulatory forces in extreme jeopardy. Our forces are under stress, and though they continue to fight, the confusion of the current situation is beginning to take its toll. In most cases, reinforcements have been denied and our lines of logistical support have been weakened. Without effective and rapid action on our part, the regulatory battle will be lost and we will be driven from the field. Until consumers are well-enough armed to protect themselves, a process that is certainly suspect and potentially time-consuming, they will be powerless and undoubtedly victimized.« less

Advanced helmet mounted display (AHMD)

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Sisodia, Ashok; Bayer, Michael; Townley-Smith, Paul; Nash, Brian; Little, Jay; Cassarly, William; Gupta, Anurag

2007-04-01

Due to significantly increased U.S. military involvement in deterrent, observer, security, peacekeeping and combat roles around the world, the military expects significant future growth in the demand for deployable virtual reality trainers with networked simulation capability of the battle space visualization process. The use of HMD technology in simulated virtual environments has been initiated by the demand for more effective training tools. The AHMD overlays computer-generated data (symbology, synthetic imagery, enhanced imagery) augmented with actual and simulated visible environment. The AHMD can be used to support deployable reconfigurable training solutions as well as traditional simulation requirements, UAV augmented reality, air traffic control and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) applications. This paper will describe the design improvements implemented for production of the AHMD System.

A Course in Baluchi. Volume Two

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Barker, Muhammad Abd-al-Rahman; Mengal, Aqil Khan

Volume Two contains Units XXI through XXX of the Baluchi course. Unit XXI introduces the Arabic script as adapted for Baluchi. Special conventions, abbreviations, numerals, and punctuation symbols are discussed next, and several sections are devoted to the orthography of certain substantive and verbal affies. A series of reading drills which…

[The scientific revolution in medicine of second half of XX - early XXI centuries: occurrence of new conceptions about human organism and essence of diseases].

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Stepin, V S; Zatravkin, S N

2016-01-01

The article presents the results of analysis of works of supreme Russian physiologists and pathologists of XX-XXI centuries. The analysis was applied on the basis concept of structure and dynamics of scientific cognition developed by one o the authors of the present article. The applied analysis permits affirming that during second half of XX-early XXI centuries in medicine occurred and continues to occurring transformations whose character and scope totally corresponds to scientific revolution and occurring and establishing in medicine new conceptions have all signs permitting referring them to post-neoclassic type of scientific rationality.

Social Function in Multiple X and Y Chromosome Disorders: XXY, XYY, XXYY, XXXY

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Visootsak, Jeannie; Graham, John M., Jr.

2009-01-01

Klinefelter syndrome (47,XXY) was initially described in the context of its endocrinologic and physical features; however, subsequent studies have revealed specific impairments in verbal skills and social functioning. Males with sex chromosomal aneuploidies are known to have variability in their developmental profile with the majority presenting…

Two Boys with 47, XXY and Autism

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Merhar, S. L.; Manning-Courtney, P.

2007-01-01

Two children with autism and Klinefelter syndrome (KS) (47, XXY) are presented. Both qualify for the diagnosis of autism based on DSM-IV with severely delayed and disordered language, difficulties with social interaction, and a restricted range of interests and activities. Both also have abnormal EEGs, and one patient has had what appear to be…

Reduced size of the amygdala in individuals with 47,XXY and 47,XXX karyotypes.

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Patwardhan, Anil J; Brown, Wendy E; Bender, Bruce G; Linden, Mary G; Eliez, Stephan; Reiss, Allan L

2002-01-08

The excess of 47,XXX and 47,XXY karyotypes found in cytogenetic screening studies of individuals with schizophrenia has given support for an increased risk of psychiatric illness among men and women with sex chromosomal aneuploidy (SCA). Mesial temporal lobe structures, including the amygdala and hippocampus, are thought to be associated with abnormalities of mood and behavior in humans and in the neurobiology of schizophrenia. This study focuses on variations in volumes of mesial temporal lobe structures in men and women with SCA. Utilizing an unselected birth cohort of subjects with SCA and high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), we investigated the neuroanatomical consequences of a supernumerary X chromosome on the morphology of the amygdala and hippocampus. Regional and total brain volumes were measured in 10 subjects with 47,XXY, 10 subjects with 47,XXX, and 20 euploid controls. Amygdala volumes were significantly reduced in men with 47,XXY, compared to control men, while the decrease in women with 47,XXX was not as pronounced. Hippocampus volumes were preserved in both groups, compared to same-gender controls. Longitudinal studies of SCA individuals have shown an increased incidence of mild psychopathology and behavioral dysfunction in men with 47,XXY and more overt psychiatric illness in women with 47,XXX, compared to control populations. The alteration in amygdala volumes in individuals with a supernumerary X chromosome may provide a neuroanatomic basis for these findings. Copyright 2001 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

Comprehensive analysis of chemical constituents in Xingxiong injection by high performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry.

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Guo, Long; Dou, Li-Li; Duan, Li; Liu, Ke; Bi, Zhi-Ming; Li, Ping; Liu, E-Hu

2015-09-01

Xingxiong injection (XXI) is a widely used Chinese herbal formula prepared by the folium ginkgo extract and ligustrazine for the treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Compared with the pharmacological studies, chemical analysis and quality control studies on this formula are relatively limited. In the present study, a high performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (HPLC-QTOF MS) method was applied to comprehensive analysis of constituents in XXI. According to the fragmentation rules and previous reports, thirty ginkgo flavonoids, four ginkgo terpene lactones, and one alkaloid were identified. A high performance liquid chromatography coupled with triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (HPLC-QQQ MS) method was then applied to quantify ten major constituents in XXI. The method validation results indicated that the developed method had desirable specificity, linearity, precision and accuracy. The total contents of ginkgo flavonoids were about 22.05-25.51 μg·mL(-1) and the ginkgo terpene lactones amounts were about 4.41-8.70 μg·mL(-1) in six batches of XXI samples, respectively. Furthermore, cosine ratio algorithm and distance measurements were employed to evaluate the similarity of XXI samples, and the results demonstrated a high-quality consistency. This work could provide comprehensive information on the quality control of Xingxiong injection, which be helpful in the establishment of a rational quality control standard. Copyright © 2015 China Pharmaceutical University. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Discordant sex in monozygotic XXY/XX twins: a case report.

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Tachon, G; Lefort, G; Puechberty, J; Schneider, A; Jeandel, C; Boulot, P; Prodhomme, O; Meyer, P; Taviaux, S; Touitou, I; Pellestor, F; Geneviève, D; Gatinois, V

2014-12-01

We report a case of discordant phenotypic sex in monozygotic twins mosaic 47,XXY/46,XX: monozygotic heterokaryotypic twins. The twins presented with cognitive and comprehension delay, behavioural and language disorders, all symptoms frequently reported in Klinefelter syndrome. Molecular zygosity analysis with several markers confirmed that the twins are in effect monozygotic (MZ). Array comparative genomic hybridization found no evidence for the implication of copy number variation in the phenotypes. Ultrasound scans of the reproductive organs revealed no abnormalities. Endocrine tests showed a low testosterone level in Twin 1 (male phenotype) and a low gonadotrophin level in Twin 2 (female phenotype) which, combined with the results from ultrasound examination, provided useful information for potentially predicting the future fertility potential of the twins. Blood karyotypes revealed the presence of a normal 46,XX cell line and an aneuploïd 47,XXY cell line in both patients. Examination of the chromosome constitutions of various tissues such as blood, buccal smear and urinary sediment not surprisingly showed different proportions for the 46,XX and 47,XXY cell lines, which most likely explains the discordant phenotypic sex and mild Klinefelter features. The most plausible underlying biological mechanism is a post-zygotic loss of the Y chromosome in an initially 47,XXY zygote. This would result in an embryo with both 46,XX and 47,XXY cells lines which could subsequently divide into two monozygotic embryos through a twinning process. The two cell lines would then be distributed differently between tissues which could result in phenotypic discordances in the twins. These observations emphasize the importance of regular paediatric evaluations to determine the optimal timing for fertility preservation measures and to detect new Klinefelter features which could appear throughout childhood in the two subjects. © The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.

A variant Klinefelter syndrome patient with an XXY/XX/XY karyotype studied by GTG-banding and fluorescence in situ hybridization.

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Mark, H F; Bai, H; Sotomayor, E; Mark, S; Zolnierz, K; Airall, E; Sigman, M

1999-09-01

Klinefelter syndrome is the first human sex chromosomal abnormality to be reported. The majority of Klinefelter syndrome patients have the XXY karyotype. Approximately 15% of Klinefelter patients, however, are mosaics with variable phenotypes. Among the variant Klinefelter genotypes are such karyotypes as XY/XXY and XX/XXY. The variation in phenotypes most likely depends on the number of abnormal cells and their location in body tissues. In this paper we report the case of a 42-year-old patient with Klinefelter syndrome and a rare variant mosaic XXY/XX karyotype initially identified by GTG-banding. This was confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using a dual-color X/Y probe. The patient presented with erectile dysfunction and few other physical findings. Thus, this case illustrates a rare variant of Klinefelter syndrome with a relatively mild phenotype. It also illustrates the utility of FISH as an adjunct to conventional cytogenetics in assessing the chromosome copy number in each cell line of a mosaic. In our case, FISH also detected the presence of a small population of cells with the XY karyotype not previously detected in the initial 30-cell GTG-banding analysis. Thus, through a combination of GTG-banding and FISH, the patient was determined to be an XXY/XX/XY mosaic. Given that most individuals with Klinefelter syndrome are infertile, and that these individuals may wish to reproduce with the aid of modern reproductive technology, such as testicular fine needle aspiration and intracytoplasmic sperm injection, it is important that accurate estimation of the frequency of abnormal cells be obtained for accurate risk estimation and genetic counseling, as recent studies in patients with mosaic Klinefelter syndrome revealed that germ cells with sex chromosomal abnormalities were nevertheless capable of completing meiosis. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.

An Adaptive Critic Approach to Reference Model Adaptation

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Krishnakumar, K.; Limes, G.; Gundy-Burlet, K.; Bryant, D.

2003-01-01

Neural networks have been successfully used for implementing control architectures for different applications. In this work, we examine a neural network augmented adaptive critic as a Level 2 intelligent controller for a C- 17 aircraft. This intelligent control architecture utilizes an adaptive critic to tune the parameters of a reference model, which is then used to define the angular rate command for a Level 1 intelligent controller. The present architecture is implemented on a high-fidelity non-linear model of a C-17 aircraft. The goal of this research is to improve the performance of the C-17 under degraded conditions such as control failures and battle damage. Pilot ratings using a motion based simulation facility are included in this paper. The benefits of using an adaptive critic are documented using time response comparisons for severe damage situations.

Battle Group Asset Management Decision Support System.

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1984-03-01

3.141 Terminal Display - Battle Group Missile Sys . 202 3.142 Battle Group Gun Systems . . . . . . . . . . . 204 3.143 Force missile and Gun Systems...with the sys -.6e, and/or the battle group has nct, as yet, been 61 * (MAIN MENU CC¢TI.) * SENSCR --- GRAPHICALLY DISPLAY UNIT/FORCE SENSCR *COVERAGE...BUILD A DATABASE OF THE CAPABILITIES OF THE UNITS IN YOUR BATTLE GROUP. THESE I CAPAEILITIES WILL INCLUDE ALL SENSOR AND WEAPONS SYS - TEES CNBCARD, AS

Diterpenoids from the flowers of Rhododendron molle.

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Zhou, Shuai-Zhen; Yao, Sheng; Tang, Chunping; Ke, Changqiang; Li, Lu; Lin, Ge; Ye, Yang

2014-05-23

A new seco-kalmane-type diterpenoid, seco-rhodomollone (1), five new grayanane-type diterpenoids, rhodomollein XXI (2), 6-O-acetylrhodomollein XXI (3), 6,14-di-O-acetylrhodomollein XXI (4), rhodomollein XXII (5), and 2-O-methylrhodomollein XI (6), and two new kalmane-type diterpenoids, rhodomolleins XXIII (7) and XXIV (8), together with seven known compounds, were isolated from the flowers of Rhododendron molle collected in Guangxi Province, China. The absolute configurations of 1 and 3 were defined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction experiments. Compound 1 possesses an unprecedented 1,5-seco-kalmane skeleton presumably derived by cleavage of the C-1-C-5 bond of the kalmane skeleton. Compounds 2-4 represent the first examples from a natural source of grayanane-type diterpenoids with a chlorine substituent.

Harvey Cushing and the battle of Boston common: military medical preparedness for world war one.

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Rutkow, Eric; Rutkow, Ira

2010-07-01

To explore the events and people that shaped Harvey Cushing, one of the nation's leading surgeons, into a political actor as he rallied support for the issue of military medical preparedness for World War One. In a little remembered episode of American medical history, for 2 years before the nation's formal entry into World War One in April 1917, Harvey Cushing attempted to garner political and professional support for the idea of military medical preparedness. His efforts, including the proposed construction of a functioning Base Hospital on Boston Common, sparked controversy in a public that was torn between maintaining neutrality and going to war. An analysis of Harvey Cushing's unpublished letters, manuscripts, and papers located at the Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. While Harvey Cushing's crusade for military medical preparedness failed to win over the local public, it helped convince national military leaders that the civilian medical community was ready to assist in the war. This, in turn, laid the foundation for much of the American medical establishment's success on the battlefields of World War One. The disagreement surrounding the Battle of Boston Common, as Harvey Cushing had labeled the debate, reveals both how, even at the brink of war, ideas formulated on the war front could not be translated to the home front, and how early military medical preparedness, although national in character, was commanded by only a few select voices.

Structural and Functional Neuroimaging in Klinefelter (47,XXY) Syndrome: A Review of the Literature and Preliminary Results from a Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Language

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Steinman, Kyle; Ross, Judith; Lai, Song; Reiss, Allan; Hoeft, Fumiko

2009-01-01

Klinefelter (47,XXY) syndrome (KS), the most common form of sex-chromosomal aneuploidy, is characterized by physical, endocrinologic, and reproductive abnormalities. Individuals with KS also exhibit a cognitive/behavioral phenotype characterized by language and language-based learning disabilities and executive and attentional dysfunction in the…

Communication, opponents, and clan performance in online games: a social network approach.

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Lee, Hong Joo; Choi, Jaewon; Kim, Jong Woo; Park, Sung Joo; Gloor, Peter

2013-12-01

Online gamers form clans voluntarily to play together and to discuss their real and virtual lives. Although these clans have diverse goals, they seek to increase their rank in the game community by winning more battles. Communications among clan members and battles with other clans may influence the performance of a clan. In this study, we compared the effects of communication structure inside a clan, and battle networks among clans, with the performance of the clans. We collected battle histories, posts, and comments on clan pages from a Korean online game, and measured social network indices for communication and battle networks. Communication structures in terms of density and group degree centralization index had no significant association with clan performance. However, the centrality of clans in the battle network was positively related to the performance of the clan. If a clan had many battle opponents, the performance of the clan improved.

Communication, Opponents, and Clan Performance in Online Games: A Social Network Approach

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Lee, Hong Joo; Choi, Jaewon; Park, Sung Joo; Gloor, Peter

2013-01-01

Abstract Online gamers form clans voluntarily to play together and to discuss their real and virtual lives. Although these clans have diverse goals, they seek to increase their rank in the game community by winning more battles. Communications among clan members and battles with other clans may influence the performance of a clan. In this study, we compared the effects of communication structure inside a clan, and battle networks among clans, with the performance of the clans. We collected battle histories, posts, and comments on clan pages from a Korean online game, and measured social network indices for communication and battle networks. Communication structures in terms of density and group degree centralization index had no significant association with clan performance. However, the centrality of clans in the battle network was positively related to the performance of the clan. If a clan had many battle opponents, the performance of the clan improved. PMID:23745617

Configuration development for ROMENET

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Rhue, Lawrence

1989-10-01

A plan prepared by RJO Enterprises and BBN Communications Corporation (BBNCC) for the design of ROMENET, a DDN-like testbed for the Rome Air Development Center (RADC) Wide Area Networks (WAN) laboratory is presented. The ROMENET is intended to provide RADC with the ability to test and evaluate the performance and vulnerability of the Defense Data Network (DDN) technologies in support of specific Major Command programs and activities at RADC. It will also support experimentation with packet switched network technologies and includes facilities to analytically evaluate the performance of the network and its associated equipment and media. In addition, ROMENET will provide a simulation vehicle for controlled interference or jamming into the media for vulnerability assessment. Through interfaces with the RADC Battle Management Laboratory (BML), ROMENET will allow the Air Force to assess the restorative and performance characteristics of the network under stressed conditions. The closed environment of ROMENET makes it ideal for creating and testing routing algorithms and network control protocols.

Neural network application for thermal image recognition of low-resolution objects

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Fang, Yi-Chin; Wu, Bo-Wen

2007-02-01

In the ever-changing situation on a battle field, accurate recognition of a distant object is critical to a commander's decision-making and the general public's safety. Efficiently distinguishing between an enemy's armoured vehicles and ordinary civilian houses under all weather conditions has become an important research topic. This study presents a system for recognizing an armoured vehicle by distinguishing marks and contours. The characteristics of 12 different shapes and 12 characters are used to explore thermal image recognition under the circumstance of long distance and low resolution. Although the recognition capability of human eyes is superior to that of artificial intelligence under normal conditions, it tends to deteriorate substantially under long-distance and low-resolution scenarios. This study presents an effective method for choosing features and processing images. The artificial neural network technique is applied to further improve the probability of accurate recognition well beyond the limit of the recognition capability of human eyes.

Sir James Mouat, VC KCB FRCS (1815-1899): winner of the first medical Victoria Cross.

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Lawrenson, Ross

2004-11-01

Sir James Mouat was the first of 36 doctors to win the Victoria Cross. Born in Kent in 1815, he was educated at University College London before joining the army. After service in India and Ireland he joined the 6th Dragoon Guards as regimental surgeon and served with them throughout the Crimean War. He won his VC at the Battle of Balaclava. After the Crimean War he was appointed principal medical officer to the British troops in the New Zealand Wars. After serving in New Zealand he returned to England and became Inspector General of Hospitals. Surgeon General Mouat retired on 28 April 1876. He was appointed an honorary surgeon to the Queen in 1888, and a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1894. He died of a stroke on 4 January 1899 at the age of 83.

Flight demonstration of a self repairing flight control system in a NASA F-15 fighter aircraft

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Urnes, James M.; Stewart, James; Eslinger, Robert

1990-01-01

Battle damage causing loss of control capability can compromise mission objectives and even result in aircraft loss. The Self Repairing Flight Control System (SRFCS) flight development program directly addresses this issue with a flight control system design that measures the damage and immediately refines the control system commands to preserve mission potential. The system diagnostics process detects in flight the type of faults that are difficult to isolate post flight, and thus cause excessive ground maintenance time and cost. The control systems of fighter aircraft have the control power and surface displacement to maneuver the aircraft in a very large flight envelope with a wide variation in airspeed and g maneuvering conditions, with surplus force capacity available from each control surface. Digital flight control processors are designed to include built-in status of the control system components, as well as sensor information on aircraft control maneuver commands and response. In the event of failure or loss of a control surface, the SRFCS utilizes this capability to reconfigure control commands to the remaining control surfaces, thus preserving maneuvering response. Correct post-flight repair is the key to low maintainability support costs and high aircraft mission readiness. The SRFCS utilizes the large data base available with digital flight control systems to diagnose faults. Built-in-test data and sensor data are used as inputs to an Onboard Expert System process to accurately identify failed components for post-flight maintenance action. This diagnostic technique has the advantage of functioning during flight, and so is especially useful in identifying intermittent faults that are present only during maneuver g loads or high hydraulic flow requirements. A flight system was developed to test the reconfiguration and onboard maintenance diagnostics concepts on a NASA F-15 fighter aircraft.

Enhancing army analysis capability for warfighter protection: TRADOC-RDECOM M&S decision support environment collaboration

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Athmer, Keith; Gaughan, Chris; McDonnell, Joseph S.; Leach, Robert; Davis, Bert; Truong, Kiet; Borum, Howard; Leslie, Richard; Ma, Lein

2012-05-01

The development of an Integrated Base Defense (IBD) is a significant challenge for the Army with many analytical gaps. The IBD problem space is complex, with evolving requirements and a large stakeholder base. In order to evaluate and analyze IBD decisions, the Training & Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Maneuver Support Center of Excellence (MSCoE) led and continues to lead a series of IBD focused experiments and wargames. Modeling and Simulation (M&S) significantly contributes to this effort. To improve IBD M&S capabilities, a collaborative demonstration with the Research, Development and Engineering Command's (RDECOM's) M&S Decision Support Environment (MSDSE) was held in September 2011. The results of this demonstration provided key input to MSCoE IBD related concepts and technologies. Moreover, it established an initial M&S toolset that will significantly improve force protection in combat zones and Army installations worldwide by providing leaders a capability to conduct analysis of defense and mission rehearsals. The demonstration was executed with a "human in the loop" Battle Captain, who was aided by mission command assets such as Base Expeditionary Targeting and Surveillance Sensors-Combined (BETSS-C). The Common Operating Picture was populated and stimulated using Science & Technology (S&T) M&S, allowing for a realistic representation of physical phenomena without the need for real systems. Novel methods were used for simulation orchestration, and for initializing the simulations and Opposing Force (OPFOR) activities. Ultimately, this demonstration showed that the MSDSE is suitable to support TRADOC IBD analyses and that S&T M&S is ready to be used in a demanding simulation environment. This paper will highlight the event's outcomes and lessons identified.

Battles between an insurgent army and an advanced army - focus on strategy

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Sen, Surajit; Shanahan, Linda

2008-03-01

Detailed and aggregate analyses of the outcome of past battles focusing on rates of troop losses or on the ratios of forces on each side is at the heart of present knowledge about battles. Here we present non-equilibrium statistical mechanics based studies of possible outcomes of well matched strategic battles by a ``blue'' army against insurgency based attacks by well matched opponents in a ``red'' army in red territory. We assume that the red army attacks with randomly varying force levels to potentially confuse and drive the blue's strategies. The temporal evolution of the model battles incorporate randomness in the deployment of the reds and hence possess attendant history dependence. Our results reveal that while unpredictable events play a major role in battles, a balance between risk of exposure in a battlefield and the use of short range intelligence is needed in determining whether one side can decimate the other, and hence force a battle to end.

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in children and adolescents with sex chromosome aneuploidy: XXY, XXX, XYY, and XXYY.

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Tartaglia, Nicole R; Ayari, Natalie; Hutaff-Lee, Christa; Boada, Richard

2012-05-01

Attentional problems, hyperactivity, and impulsivity have been described as behavioral features associated with sex chromosome aneuploidy (SCA). In this study, the authors compare attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in 167 participants aged 6 to 20 years with 4 types of SCA (XXY n = 56, XYY n = 33, XXX n = 25, and XXYY n = 53). They also evaluate factors associated with ADHD symptomatology (cognitive and adaptive scores, prenatal vs postnatal ascertainment) and describe the clinical response to psychopharmacologic medications in a subset of patients treated for ADHD. Evaluation included medical and developmental history, cognitive and adaptive functioning assessment, and parent and teacher ADHD questionnaires containing DSM-IV criteria. In the total study group, 58% (96/167) met DSM-IV criteria for ADHD on parent-report questionnaires (36% in XXY, 52% in XXX, 76% in XYY, and 72% in XXYY). The Inattentive subtype was most common in XXY and XXX, whereas the XYY and XXYY groups were more likely to also have hyperactive/impulsive symptoms. There were no significant differences in Verbal, Performance, or Full Scale IQ between children with symptom scores in the ADHD range compared with those below the ADHD range. However, adaptive functioning scores were significantly lower in the group whose scores in the ADHD range were compared with those of the group who did not meet ADHD DSM-IV criteria. Those with a prenatal diagnosis of XXY were less likely to meet criteria for ADHD compared with the postnatally diagnosed group. Psychopharmacologic treatment with stimulants was effective in 78.6% (66/84). Children and adolescents with SCA are at increased risk for ADHD symptoms. Recommendations for ADHD evaluation and treatment in consideration of other aspects of the SCA medical and behavioral phenotype are provided.

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms in Children and Adolescents with Sex Chromosome Aneuploidy: XXY, XXX, XYY, and XXYY

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Tartaglia, Nicole R.; Ayari, Natalie; Hutaff-Lee, Christa; Boada, Richard

2012-01-01

Objective Attentional problems, hyperactivity, and impulsivity have been described as behavioral features associated with sex chromosome aneuploidy (SCA). In this study, the authors compare attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in 167 participants aged 6 to 20 years with 4 types of SCA (XXY n = 56, XYY n = 33, XXX n = 25, and XXYY n = 53). They also evaluate factors associated with ADHD symptomatology (cognitive and adaptive scores, prenatal vs postnatal ascertainment) and describe the clinical response to psychopharmacologic medications in a subset of patients treated for ADHD. Methods Evaluation included medical and developmental history, cognitive and adaptive functioning assessment, and parent and teacher ADHD questionnaires containing DSM-IV criteria. Results In the total study group, 58% (96/167) met DSM-IV criteria for ADHD on parent-report questionnaires (36% in XXY, 52% in XXX, 76% in XYY, and 72% in XXYY). The Inattentive subtype was most common in XXY and XXX, whereas the XYY and XXYY groups were more likely to also have hyperactive/impulsive symptoms. There were no significant differences in Verbal, Performance, or Full Scale IQ between children with symptom scores in the ADHD range compared with those below the ADHD range. However, adaptive functioning scores were significantly lower in the group whose scores in the ADHD range were compared with those of the group who did not meet ADHD DSMIV criteria. Those with a prenatal diagnosis of XXY were less likely to meet criteria for ADHD compared with the postnatally diagnosed group. Psychopharmacologic treatment with stimulants was effective in 78.6% (66/84). Conclusions Children and adolescents with SCA are at increased risk for ADHD symptoms. Recommendations for ADHD evaluation and treatment in consideration of other aspects of the SCA medical and behavioral phenotype are provided. PMID:22333574

Studies of malformation syndromes in man XXXX: multiple congenital anomalies/mental retardation syndrome or variant familial developmental pattern; differential diagnosis and description of the McDonough syndrome (with XXY son from XY/XXY father).

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Neuhäuser, G; Opitz, J M

1975-11-13

The McDonough syndrome is a "new" MCA/MR syndrome which was found in 3 children (1 girl, 2 boys) of non-consanguineous parents. The affected children were mentally retarded (IQ 47--67) and had congenital heart defect, sternal deformity, kyphosis and craniofacila anomalies (anteverted auricles, upward slanted palpebral fissures, squint); cryptorchidism was present in the 2 boys. In addition a possible VFDP is postulated as the explanation for similar features in affected and unaffected siblings and parents. However, the McDonough syndrome may be an autosomal recessive trait with minor manifestations in heterozygotes. The klinefelter syndrome in one affected boy and a 46,XY/47,XXY chromosome constitution in the father was a coincidental finding.

The Battle of Stones River: The Soldiers' Story. Teaching with Historic Places.

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Weller, Tammy Calvin; Harris, Michael

Today, as people gaze across the narrow waters of Stones River (near Murfreesboro, Tennessee), it is difficult to imagine the carnage of a U.S. Civil War battle. The battle at Stones River claimed 23,000 casualties. It was the second bloodiest battle fought west of the Appalachian Mountains during the Civil War. This lesson plan is based on the…

DefenseLink.mil - Special Report: Battle of the Bulge

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World War II in a final desperate attempt to break and defeat Allied forces. The ensuing battle, fought the largest land battle involving American Forces in World War II. More than a million Allied troops lines of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. The now 86-year-old returned to one of his former

Solar Flare Termination Shock and Synthetic Emission Line Profiles of the Fe xxi 1354.08 Å Line

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Guo, Lijia; Li, Gang; Reeves, Kathy

Solar flares are among the most energetic phenomena that occur in the solar system. In the standard solar flare model, a fast mode shock, often referred to as the flare termination shock (TS), can exist above the loop-top source of hard X-ray emissions. The existence of the TS has been recently related to spectral hardening of a flare’s hard X-ray spectra at energies >300 keV. Observations of the Fe xxi 1354.08 Å line during solar flares by the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph ( IRIS ) spacecraft have found significant redshifts with >100 km s{sup −1}, which is consistent with amore » reconnection downflow. The ability to detect such a redshift with IRIS suggests that one may be able to use IRIS observations to identify flare TSs. Using a magnetohydrodynamic simulation to model magnetic reconnection of a solar flare and assuming the existence of a TS in the downflow of the reconnection plasma, we model the synthetic emission of the Fe xxi 1354.08 line in this work. We show that the existence of the TS in the solar flare may manifest itself in the Fe xxi 1354.08 Å line.« less

Solar Flare Termination shock and the Synthetic Fe XXI 1354.08 Å line

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Guo, L.; Li, G.; Reeves, K.; Raymond, J. C.

2017-12-01

Solar flares are one of the most energetic phenomena occurred in the solar system. In the standard solar flare model, a fast mode shock, which is often referred to as the flare termination shock (TS), can exist above the loop-top source of hard X-ray emissions. The existence of the termination shock has been recently related to spectral hardening of flare hard X-ray spectrum at energies > 300 keV. Observations of the Fe XXI 1354.08 Å line during solar flares by the IRIS spacecraft have found significant redshift with >100 km/s, which is consistent with a reconnection downflow. The ability to identify such a redshift by IRIS is made possible by IRIS's high time resolution, high spatial resolution, high sensitivity and cadence spectral observations. The ability to identify such a redshift by IRIS suggests that one may be able to use IRIS observations to identify flare termination shocks. Using a MHD simulation to model magnetic reconnection of a solar flare and assuming the existence of a TS in the downflow of the reconnection plasma, we model the synthetic emission of the Fe XXI 1354.08 Å line in this work. We show that the existence of the TS in the solar flare may manifest itself from the Fe XXI 1354.08 Å line.

The Principle of Mass in Relation to Transformation and the Contemporary Operational Environment

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2003-06-06

specifically show how the legacy forces used mass. For the Korean War , the thesis will analyze the Battle for the Imjin River, April 1951. The Battle...critical components and has existed as a United States Army principle of war since 1921. The United States Army military is currently undergoing vast changes...30 3. Gloster’s Battle for the Imjin .................................................................... 37 4. Battle for Hue Areas of

Linear-drive cryocoolers for the Department of Defense standard advanced dewar assembly (SADA)

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Tate, Garin S.

2005-05-01

The Standard Advanced Dewar Assembly (SADA) is the critical module in the Department of Defense (DoD) standardization of scanning second-generation thermal imaging systems. The DoD has established a family of SADAs to fulfill a range of performance requirements for various platforms. The SADA consists of the Infrared Focal Plane Array (IRFPA), Dewar, Command & Control Electronics (C&CE), and the cryogenic cooler, and is used in platforms such as the Apache helicopter, the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank, the M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, and the Javelin Command Launch Unit (CLU). In support of the family of SADAs, the DoD defined a complementary family of tactical linear drive cryocoolers. The Stirling cycle linear drive cryocoolers are utilized to cool the Infrared Focal Plane Arrays (IRFPAs) in the SADAs. These coolers are required to have low input power, a quick cool-down time, low vibration output, low audible noise, and a higher reliability than currently fielded rotary coolers. These coolers must also operate in a military environment with its inherent high vibration level and temperature extremes. This paper will (1) outline the characteristics of each cryocooler, (2) present the status and results of qualification tests, (3) present the status of production efforts, and (4) present the status of efforts to increase linear drive cooler reliability.

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The Battle of Prairie Grove: Civilian Recollections of the Civil War. Teaching with Historic Places.

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Montgomery, Don; Baker, Lea Flowers

Julia West was 14 years old when she viewed the carnage and destruction of the battle field at Prairie Grove, Arkansas. She was not the only young spectator at the battle, but she had one of the best views of the conflict. From her home on West Hill (AK), Julia beheld the horror and splendor of battle when the men of the Union Army of the Frontier…

The Battle of Jutland

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1984-04-01

battle- cruiser LJLQQ,, was "booed" and "jeered at" by dockyard workmen as she slipped into her berth after the battle ( 12 :250). Why such a negative...of May in 1916. Until the Battle of Jutland, the Royal Navy had not been seriously challenged since 1805 when Admirals Nelson and...Unique because of its design as an "all big-gun ship," she carried ten 12 -inch guns, was turbine driven, and

Forty-Sixth Indiana Regiment: A Tactical Analysis of Amphibious Operations and Major Combat Engagements during the American Civil War

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2013-06-14

19 Battle of New Madrid and Island Number Ten ............................................................ 19 Fort Pillow... New Madrid , Battle of Island Number Ten, an operation against Fort Pillow, Battle of Port Gibson, Battle of Champion Hill, the siege of Vicksburg...In March 1862, the regiment participated in the siege of New Madrid , and the siege and capture of Island Number Ten along the Mississippi River in

The Decisiveness of the Battle of Midway

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2015-06-12

which will be described in this thesis. Perhaps most importantly for the Japanese, such a commitment would have all but eliminated other strategic...decisive victory? Significance Military historians and naval service members consider Midway to be one of the most important naval battles of all time...meeting any or all of the following: “the outcome of the battle brought about a major social or political change; had the outcome of the battle been

An Extra X or Y Chromosome: Contrasting the Cognitive and Motor Phenotypes in Childhood in Boys with 47,XYY Syndrome or 47,XXY Klinefelter Syndrome

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Ross, Judith L.; Zeger, Martha P. D.; Kushner, Harvey; Zinn, Andrew R.; Roeltgen, David P.

2009-01-01

Objective: The goal of this study was to contrast the cognitive phenotypes in boys with 47,XYY (XYY) karyotype and boys with 47,XXY karyotype [Klinefelter syndrome, (KS)], who share an extra copy of the X-Y pseudoautosomal region but differ in their dosage of strictly sex-linked genes. Methods: Neuropsychological evaluation of general cognitive…

Social Function in Multiple X and Y Chromosome Disorders: XXY, XYY, XXYY, XXXY

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Visootsak, Jeannie; Graham, John M.

2014-01-01

Klinefelter syndrome (47,XXY) was initially described in the context of its endocrinologic and physical features; however, subsequent studies have revealed specific impairments in verbal skills and social functioning. Males with sex chromosomal aneuploidies are known to have variability in their developmental profile with the majority presenting with expressive language deficits. As a consequence of language delays, they have an increased likelihood of language-based learning disabilities and social-emotional problems that may persist through adulthood. Studies on males with 47,XXY have revealed unique behavioral and social profiles with possible vulnerability to autistic traits. The prevalence of males with more than one extra sex chromosome (e.g., 48,XXYY and 48,XXXY) and an additional Y (e.g., 47,XYY) is less common, but it is important to understand their social functioning as it provides insight into treatment implications. PMID:20014367

The Limits of Obedience: Brigadier General Thomas J. Wood’s Performance During the Battle of Chickamauga

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2005-06-17

the Battle of Stewart’s Creek on 29 December and the Battle of Stones River from 30 December 1862 through 3 January 1863. It stayed in...enormous implications on the outcome of the battle . He decided not to pull out of the lines, but instead stay where 65 he was. Had Kellogg still been... THE LIMITS OF OBEDIENCE: BRIGADIER GENERAL THOMAS J. WOOD’S PERFORMANCE DURING THE

Cloud-based Communications Planning Collaboration and Interoperability

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2012-06-01

battle concept is derived from the observation that all actions in the battle space have the ability to affect other areas or functions in the battle... space . This is equally true for tactical networks, which grow and transform dynamically as an operation evolves. Changes in one aspect of the network...availability of any updated network plans not only to the local SYSCON and TECHCON, but to all other units operating in the battle space (keeping in mind

EL MANEJO DE LA BIODIVERSIDAD EN EL SIGLO XXI

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ARIEL E. LUGO

2001-01-01

ser humano está transformando rápidamente el planeta Tierra (Meyer y Turner, 1994; Vitousek et al., 1997a). Su actividad tiene efectos globales que modifican el ambiente terrícola (Tabla I). Estos cambios, que comenzaron con la revolución industrial del siglo XIX, serán más notables en el siglo XXI en lo que se ha denominado la era Homogeocena donde el efecto dominante...

Effects of sex chromosome aneuploidy on male sexual behavior.

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Park, J H; Burns-Cusato, M; Dominguez-Salazar, E; Riggan, A; Shetty, S; Arnold, A P; Rissman, E F

2008-08-01

Incidence of sex chromosome aneuploidy in men is as high as 1:500. The predominant conditions are an additional Y chromosome (47,XYY) or an additional X chromosome (47,XXY). Behavioral studies using animal models of these conditions are rare. To assess the role of sex chromosome aneuploidy on sexual behavior, we used mice with a spontaneous mutation on the Y chromosome in which the testis-determining gene Sry is deleted (referred to as Y(-)) and insertion of a Sry transgene on an autosome. Dams were aneuploid (XXY(-)) and the sires had an inserted Sry transgene (XYSry). Litters contained six male genotypes, XY, XYY(-), XXSry, XXY(-)Sry, XYSry and XYY(-)Sry. In order to eliminate possible differences in levels of testosterone, all of the subjects were castrated and received testosterone implants prior to tests for male sex behavior. Mice with an additional copy of the Y(-) chromosome (XYY(-)) had shorter latencies to intromit and achieve ejaculations than XY males. In a comparison of the four genotypes bearing the Sry transgene, males with two copies of the X chromosome (XXSry and XXY(-)Sry) had longer latencies to mount and thrust than males with only one copy of the X chromosome (XYSry and XYY(-)Sry) and decreased frequencies of mounts and intromissions as compared with XYSry males. The results implicate novel roles for sex chromosome genes in sexual behaviors.

Sex differences in cortical thickness and their possible genetic and sex hormonal underpinnings.

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Savic, I; Arver, S

2014-12-01

Although it has been shown that cortical thickness (Cth) differs between sexes, the underlying mechanisms are unknown. Seeing as XXY males have 1 extra X chromosome, we investigated the possible effects of X- and sex-chromosome dosage on Cth by comparing data from 31 XXY males with 39 XY and 47 XX controls. Plasma testosterone and estrogen were also measured in an effort to differentiate between possible sex-hormone and sex-chromosome gene effects. Cth was calculated with FreeSurfer software. Parietal and occipital Cth was greater in XX females than XY males. In these regions Cth was inversely correlated with z-normalized testosterone. In the motor strip, the cortex was thinner in XY males compared with both XX females and XXY males, indicating the possibility of an X-chromosome gene-dosage effect. XXY males had thinner right superior temporal and left middle temporal cortex, and a thicker right orbitofrontal cortex and lingual cortex than both control groups. Based on these data and previous reports from women with XO monosomy, it is hypothesized that programming of the motor cortex is influenced by processes linked to X-escapee genes, which do not have Y-chromosome homologs, and that programming of the superior temporal cortex is mediated by X-chromosome escapee genes with Y-homologs. © The Author 2013. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

The Fall of Crete 1941: Was Freyberg Culpable?

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2006-06-16

industrial support. Following the battles of Greece and Crete, and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour , Fraser faced significant pressure to bring...59 CHAPTER 5. THE BATTLE ...140 APPENDIX C. GERMAN ORDER OF BATTLE (OPERATION MERKUR) .............141 APPENDIX D. OPERATION MERKUR PLAN

Non-battle injuries among U.S. Army soldiers deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, 2001-2013.

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Patel, Avni A; Hauret, Keith G; Taylor, Bonnie J; Jones, Bruce H

2017-02-01

Many non-battle injuries among deployed soldiers are due to occupational-related tasks. Given that non-battle injuries are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, occupational safety and health are of great concern to the military. Some of the leading causes of non-battle injuries in the military are also common in non-military occupational settings. Nationally, falls and motor-vehicle accidents are leading causes of non-fatal occupational injuries in the civilian workforce. The objective of this research is to identify the leading causes, types, and anatomic locations of non-fatal non-battle injuries in Afghanistan and Iraq. Non-battle injuries were identified from medical air evacuation records. Causes of air evacuated injuries were identified and coded using the diagnosis and narrative patient history in the air evacuation records. Descriptive statistics were used to report the air evacuated non-battle injury rates, causes, injury types, and anatomic locations. Between 2001 and 2013, there were 68,349 medical air evacuations from Afghanistan and Iraq. Non-battle injuries accounted for 31% of air evacuations from Afghanistan and 34% from Iraq. These injuries were the leading diagnosis category for air evacuations. The three leading causes of injury for Afghanistan and Iraq, respectively, were sports/physical training (23% and 24%), falls/jumps (19% and 16%), and military vehicle-related accidents (8% and 11%). The leading injury types were fractures (21%), overuse pain and inflammation (16%), and dislocations (11%). Given that over 30% of medical evacuations of soldiers result from non-battle injuries, prevention of such conditions would substantially enhance military readiness during combat. Copyright © 2016 National Safety Council and Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

The Battle of Okinawa, 1945: Final Turning Point in the Pacific.

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Tzeng, Megan

2000-01-01

Reviews the last major battle of World War II that occurred at Okinawa (Japan) in 1945. Explains why the Battle of Okinawa was the turning point in World War II. Includes two maps in the appendix and an annotated bibliography. (CMK)

Hecamede: Homeric nurse of the battle-wounded in the Trojan War.

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Balanika, Alexia P; Baltas, Christos S

2014-02-01

The Homeric epics present the 10-year lasting Trojan War, offering the description of battle wounds and medical care of injuries. Hecamede is referred by the Homer as a battlefield nurse who had knowledge of the treatment of bleeding battle wounds.

Prevalence of diverse complications and its association with karyotypes in Japanese adult women with Turner syndrome-a questionnaire survey by the Foundation for Growth Science.

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Hanew, Kunihiko; Tanaka, Toshiaki; Horikawa, Reiko; Hasegawa, Tomonobu; Yokoya, Susumu

2018-05-28

The reported prevalence of complications in Turner Syndrome (TS) was highly variable because of the rarity and the limited numbers analyzed. Again, possible presence of other complications that are not described as specific for TS, is also speculated. To resolve these issues, a questionnaire survey was conducted in hGH treated 492 patients with adult TS (17-42 years). The possible association with these complications and karyotypes were also analyzed. The complications and their prevalence were as follows: chronic thyroiditis (25.2%), inflammatory bowel disease (1.8%), congenital cardiovascular anomaly (11.8%), urinary tract malformation (11.8%), low bone mineral density (BMD) (42.9%), scoliosis (8.4%), hearing loss (6.2%), epilepsy (2.8%) and schizophrenia (0.9%). The majority of prevalence of these diseases in TS was higher than in the general population. In distribution, the most frequent karyotype was 45,X monosomy (28.9%), followed by 45,X/46,X,Xi (16.9%), 46,X,Xi (9.1%), and 45,X/46,XX (6.3%), while other mosaic 45,X was noted in 29.9%. Regarding the karyotype, cardiovascular anomaly was more frequent in the 45,X group and less in the 46,X,Xi group. Urinary tract malformation and epilepsy were frequently associated with the chromosome 45,X. The prevalence of low BMD was noticed more in the chromosome 46,X,Xi and 45,X/46,X,Xi, and less in other mosaic 45,X. In conclusion, the more exact prevalence of diverse complications was clarified and it exceeded the prevalence of the majority of complications in general population. As novel findings, it was observed that the prevalence of epilepsy was significantly high, and epilepsy and low BMD were frequently associated with the specific karyotypes.

The Battling 'Bots of Bloomsburg High

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Gorman, Lynn

2007-01-01

In this article, the author describes how students in Kirk Marshall's industrial technology class at Bloomsburg Area High School, Pennsylvania, designed and manufactured battling robots (BattleBots) and their participation in an annual national robotics competition. According to Marshall, designing and building a complex robot would be virtually…

33. Site Plan: Custer Air Force Station, Battle Creek, Michigan, ...

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77 FR 29918 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Battle Creek, MI

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... airspace is necessary to accommodate new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) at W. K. Kellogg.... Kellogg Airport, Battle Creek, MI. Controlled airspace is needed for the safety and management of IFR... controlled airspace at W.K. Kellogg Airport, Battle Creek, MI. Environmental Review This proposal will be...

Michigan field artillery's 'Blackjacks' training in Latvia > National Guard

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XXI century projections of wind-wave conditions and sea-level rise in the Black sea

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Polonsky, A.; Garmashov, A.; Fomin, V.; Valchev, N.; Trifonova, E.

2012-04-01

Projection of regional climate changes for XXI century is one of the priorities of EC environmental programme. Potential worsening of the waves' statistics, sea level rise and extreme surges are the principal negative consequences of the climate change for marine environment. That is why the main purpose of this presentation is to discuss the above issue for the Black sea region (with a strong focus to the south-west subregion because the maximum heights of waves exceeding 10 m occur just here) using output of several global coupled models (GCM) for XXI century, wave simulation, long-term observations of sea level and statistical techniques. First of all we tried to choose the best coupled model (s) simulated the Black sea climate change and variability using the control experiments for 20 century (203). The principal result is as follows. There is not one model which is simulating adequately even one atmospheric parameter for all seasons. Therefore we considered (for the climate projection) different outputs form various models. When it was possible we calculated also the ensemble mean projection for the selected model (s) and emission scenarios. To calculate the wave projection we used the output of SWAN model forced by the GCM wind projection for 2010 to 2100. To estimate the sea level rise in XXI century and future surges statistics we extrapolate the observed sea level rise tendencies, statistical relation between wave heights and sea level and wave scenarios. Results show that in general, the climate change in XXI century doesn't lead to the catastrophic change of the Black sea wind-wave statistics including the extreme waves in the S-W Black sea. The typical atmospheric pattern leading to the intense storm in the S-W Black sea is characterized by the persistent anticyclonic area to the North of the Black sea and cyclonic conditions in the Southern Black sea region. Such pressure pattern causes persistent and strong eastern or north-eastern wind which generates the high waves in the S-E Black sea. The climate projections show that the frequency of such atmospheric pattern will not principally increase. The recent probability of the extreme wave height (exceeding 8 to10 m) in the S-W Black sea (~1 occurrence per 10 years) will not be much worse in XXI century. Similar conclusion is true for the storm surges along the Bulgarian coastline. Expected sea level rise in the Black sea basin for XXI century due to regional climate changes is about 2 mm per year (±50%). However, some Black sea subregions (such as Odessa and Varna bay) are characterized by fivefold sea level rise because of the local land subsidence. So, this geomorphologic effect is the most dangerous local consequence for the sustainable development and management of the coastal zone in such subregions. This study was supported by EC project "THESEUS".

Ovotesticular disorder of sexual development and a rare 46,XX/47,XXY karyotype.

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Ozsu, Elif; Mutlu, Gul Yesiltepe; Cizmecioglu, Filiz M; Ekingen, Gülsen; Muezzinoglu, Bahar; Hatun, Sukru

2013-01-01

Ovotesticular disorder of sexual development (DSD) is characterized by the presence of both ovarian and testicular tissues in the same individual. The most common karyotype is 46,XX. Here, we report the case of a boy with a 46,XX/47,XXY karyotype diagnosed as ovotesticular DSD by gonadal biopsy. A 5-month-old boy presented with hypospadias, unilateral cryptorchidism, and a micropenis. Pelvic magnetic resonance imaging revealed a suspicious gonad tissue that is solid in structure in the right scrotum and a suspicious gonad that is cystic in structure in the left inguinal canal. He underwent a diagnostic laparoscopy. Cytogenetic analysis of peripheral blood revealed a 46,XX/47,XXY karyotype. Histopathologic examination of the left gonad showed ovarian tissue containing primordial follicles with ipsilateral undifferentiated tuba uterina. The right gonad showed immature testis tissue. He underwent left gonadectomy and hypospadias repair, and was raised as a male. Through this rare case, we highlight the importance of histological and cytogenetic investigation in DSD.

OBSERVATIONAL EVIDENCE OF ELECTRON-DRIVEN EVAPORATION IN TWO SOLAR FLARES

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Li, D.; Ning, Z. J.; Zhang, Q. M., E-mail: lidong@pmo.ac.cn

2015-11-01

We have explored the relationship between hard X-ray (HXR) emissions and Doppler velocities caused by the chromospheric evaporation in two X1.6 class solar flares on 2014 September 10 and October 22, respectively. Both events display double ribbons and the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph slit is fixed on one of their ribbons from the flare onset. The explosive evaporations are detected in these two flares. The coronal line of Fe xxi 1354.09 Å shows blueshifts, but the chromospheric line of C i 1354.29 Å shows redshifts during the impulsive phase. The chromospheric evaporation tends to appear at the front of themore » flare ribbon. Both Fe xxi and C i display their Doppler velocities with an “increase-peak-decrease” pattern that is well related to the “rising-maximum-decay” phase of HXR emissions. Such anti-correlation between HXR emissions and Fe xxi Doppler shifts and correlation with C i Doppler shifts indicate the electron-driven evaporation in these two flares.« less

A Rare Case of Klinefelter Syndrome Patient with Quintuple Mosaic Karyotype, Diagnosed by GTG-Banding and FISH

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Karimi, Hamideh; Sabbaghian, Marjan; Haratian, Kaveh; Vaziri Nasab, Hamed; Farrahi, Faramarz; Moradi, Shabnam Zari; Tavakolzadeh, Tayebeh; Beheshti, Zahra; Gourabi, Hamid; Meybodi, Anahita Mohseni

2014-01-01

Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is the most common sex chromosomal disorder in men. Most of these patients show the 47,XXY karyotype, whereas approximately 15% of them are mosaics with variable phenotype. A 39-year-old male investigated for primary infertility, was clinically normal with small firm testes and elevated levels of FSH, LH and low level of testosterone. Total azoospermia was confirmed on semen analysis. Testicular histopathology revealed no spermatogenesis and absence of germ cells. Karyotype from whole blood culture showed cells with 47,XXY/46,XX/ 45,X/48,XXXY/ 46,XY mosaicism. The predominant cell line was 47,XXY (83.67%). This was confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Also the presence of a small population of cells with the 48,XXXY and 45,X karyotypes was detected by FISH. This case illustrates the utility of FISH as an adjunct to conventional cytogenetics in assess the chromosome copy number in each cell line of a mosaic. PMID:25083188

A Rare Case of Klinefelter Syndrome Patient with Quintuple Mosaic Karyotype, Diagnosed by GTG-Banding and FISH.

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Karimi, Hamideh; Sabbaghian, Marjan; Haratian, Kaveh; Vaziri Nasab, Hamed; Farrahi, Faramarz; Moradi, Shabnam Zari; Tavakolzadeh, Tayebeh; Beheshti, Zahra; Gourabi, Hamid; Meybodi, Anahita Mohseni

2014-07-01

Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is the most common sex chromosomal disorder in men. Most of these patients show the 47,XXY karyotype, whereas approximately 15% of them are mosaics with variable phenotype. A 39-year-old male investigated for primary infertility, was clinically normal with small firm testes and elevated levels of FSH, LH and low level of testosterone. Total azoospermia was confirmed on semen analysis. Testicular histopathology revealed no spermatogenesis and absence of germ cells. Karyotype from whole blood culture showed cells with 47,XXY/46,XX/ 45,X/48,XXXY/ 46,XY mosaicism. The predominant cell line was 47,XXY (83.67%). This was confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Also the presence of a small population of cells with the 48,XXXY and 45,X karyotypes was detected by FISH. This case illustrates the utility of FISH as an adjunct to conventional cytogenetics in assess the chromosome copy number in each cell line of a mosaic.

Single-channel ground airborne radio system (SINCGARS) based remote control for the M1 Abrahms

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Urda, Joseph R.

1995-04-01

Remote control of the Ml Abrahms Main Battle Tank through a minefield breach operation will remove the vehicle crew from the inherent hazard. A successful remote control system will provide automotive control yet not impair normal operation. This requires a minimum of physical parts, and an unobtrusive installation. Most importantly, a system failure must not impair the regular operation as a manned system. The system itself need not be complex. A minefield breach only requires simple control of automotive function and a mine plow interface. Control hardware for the Ml-Al can be reduced to two linear actuators, an electrical interface for the engine control unit, an interface for the mine plow, and the associated cables. Communication between vehicle control and operator control takes place over the vehicles organic radio (typically SINCGARS). This helps reduce the number of special purpose components for the remote control device. The device is currently awaiting an automotive safety test to prepare for its safety release. Because of the specific nature of the MDL-STD 1553-B data bus the device will not control an M1-A2 Main Battle Tank. The architecture will allow control of the M1-A2 through the 1553-B data bus however the physical hardware has not been constructed. The control scheme will not change. The communication interface will provide greater flexibility when interfacing to the vehicle tactical radio. Operational utility will be determined by U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command personnel. The obvious benefit is that if a remote tank is lost during a minefield breach the crew is saved.

75 FR 51478 - Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Cortez...

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Dragoon or Cavalryman, Major General John Buford in the American Civil War

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1994-06-03

the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg...Seminary Ridges on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg. Several historians have presumed that the dismounted cavalry (or Dragoon) tactics used by...not in pitched battles that Buford excelled. His significant contributions were in the established roles of cavalry; performing reconnaissance

Long before smartphones, National Guard responded to nationwide muster in

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Massachusetts Air National Guard dad deploys with his son for final time >

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Waging a Battle to Promote Reading

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Dix, Suzanne Liacos

2010-01-01

As advocates for reading, librarians cannot help but love a reading program. In this article, the author talks about the Battle of the Books, a reading enrichment program that had been in place since 1996. Battle of the Books promotes reading among middle school students by offering interesting books and a trivia-type competition. The author…

Battling Obesity in K-12 Learners from an Exercise Physiology Perspective

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Rattigan, Peter; Biren, Greg

2007-01-01

Physical education practitioners and programs have the opportunity and obligation to help children become physically educated, healthy, and active adults. This article discusses the battle against obesity in K-12 learners from an exercise physiology perspective and focuses on the fact that practitioners have all the tools they need to battle this…

Spectroscopic Diagnostics of Solar Magnetic Flux Ropes Using Iron Forbidden Line

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Cheng, X.; Ding, M. D.

2016-05-01

In this Letter, we present Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph Fe xxi 1354.08 Å forbidden line emission of two magnetic flux ropes (MFRs) that caused two fast coronal mass ejections with velocities of ≥1000 km s-1 and strong flares (X1.6 and M6.5) on 2014 September 10 and 2015 June 22, respectively. The extreme-ultraviolet images at the 131 and 94 Å passbands provided by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly on board Solar Dynamics Observatory reveal that both MFRs initially appear as suspended hot channel-like structures. Interestingly, part of the MFRs is also visible in the Fe xxi 1354.08 forbidden line, even prior to the eruption, e.g., for the SOL2014-09-10 event. However, the line emission is very weak and that only appears at a few locations but not the whole structure of the MFRs. This implies that the MFRs could be comprised of different threads with different temperatures and densities, based on the fact that the formation of the Fe xxi forbidden line requires a critical temperature (˜11.5 MK) and density. Moreover, the line shows a non-thermal broadening and a blueshift in the early phase. It suggests that magnetic reconnection at that time has initiated; it not only heats the MFR and, at the same time, produces a non-thermal broadening of the Fe xxi line but also produces the poloidal flux, leading to the ascension of the MFRs.

A psychological study of the personalities of XYY- and XXY-men.

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Theilgaard, A

1984-01-01

This psychological study of the personalities of XYY- and XXY-men is part of a multidisciplinary investigation of non-institutionalized males with sex chromosome aberrations. Past and present views on these conditions have presented contradictory statements reflecting the enthusiasm with which abnormalities have been sought and recorded in studies of newly discovered conditions - not always with due respect to the validity of the methods applied. Methodological flaws include sampling bias, generalizations unacceptably made on single cases, lack of control groups, lack of a blind evaluation procedure and finally lack of sufficient broad-spectred data. Thus an impetus to reassessment of the sex aneuploid groups presents itself. Though four hypotheses have been set forth, it has not necessarily been in search of one universally appropriate theory. In matters as complicated as these concerning interrelations of biological, psychological and social factors, it does not enhance scientific thinking to try to make straight-line cause-and-effect connections; it is important to attack the question from different perspectives, and one theory does not make another redundant. This procedure has not elicited a cacophony of ideas from so many diverse sources, that it is difficult to distinguish the nature of the issues, which are under discussion. On the contrary, in the attempt to examine the four hypotheses a picture has emerged: This does not show any inconsistencies or controversies regardless of the perspective from which it is seen - thus manifesting the force of inner coherence. The first hypothesis deals with the question whether or not distinctive XYY- and XXY-syndromes of psychological features exist. The comparisons of the total amount of data stemming from the XYY-men and the XXY-men lead to the statement, that the two groups are more alike than different. Both groups show a slight general deficit in global intelligence, but a wide spectrum of IQ scores is possible in both conditions. There is no evidence of different cognitive styles. Regarding personality both sex aneuploid groups seem to have more than less characteristics in common. There is a slight difference concerning the defensive pattern; the XYY's seem more rigid in their thinking, the XXY's being more indecisive. The latter group tends to be more submissive and dependent than the former, they are inclined to show less aggression against others, and criminal acts committed by XXY's point to be less impulsive than in the case of XYY's. The diversities manifesting themselves belong mainly to the sexual domain: the gender role and the sexual behaviour.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

The AirLand Battle Trojan Horse: The Use of Bypassed Forces to Increase Tactical Depth in the Defense,

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1986-11-19

ACCESSION NO NT INO.0.1 11 TTL (Infud Seurit Clssifcaton)The AirLand Battle Trojan Horse : The Use of 2 ~RS~4A AUhORS) Bypas-sedForces to Increase Tactical...operations by each of the three types of forces. The AirLand Battle Trojan Horse : The Use of Bypassed Forces to Increase Tactical Depth In The...Russell 1. Goehring Title of Monograph: The AirLand Battle Trojan Horse : The Use ,f Br- -cd Forces to Increase Tactical Depth In The Pe!’en’e

Cognitive Performance in Operational Environments

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Russo, Michael; McGhee, James; Friedler, Edna; Thomas, Maria

2005-01-01

Optimal cognition during complex and sustained operations is a critical component for success in current and future military operations. "Cognitive Performance, Judgment, and Decision-making" (CPJD) is a newly organized U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command research program focused on sustaining operational effectiveness of Future Force Warriors by developing paradigms through which militarily-relevant, higher-order cognitive performance, judgment, and decision-making can be assessed and sustained in individuals, small teams, and leaders of network-centric fighting units. CPJD evaluates the impact of stressors intrinsic to military operational environments (e.g., sleep deprivation, workload, fatigue, temperature extremes, altitude, environmental/physiological disruption) on military performance, evaluates noninvasive automated methods for monitoring and predicting cognitive performance, and investigates pharmaceutical strategies (e.g., stimulant countermeasures, hypnotics) to mitigate performance decrements. This manuscript describes the CPJD program, discusses the metrics utilized to relate militarily applied research findings to academic research, and discusses how the simulated combat capabilities of a synthetic battle laboratory may facilitate future cognitive performance research.

Tradeoff Analysis for Combat Service Support Wireless Communications Alternatives

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Burnette, John R.; Thibodeau, Christopher C.; Greitzer, Frank L.

2002-02-28

As the Army moves toward more mobile and agile forces and continued sustainment of numerous high-cost legacy logistics management systems, the requirement for wireless connectivity and a wireless network to supporting organizations has become ever more critical. There are currently several Army communications initiatives underway to resolve this wireless connectivity issue. However, to fully appreciate and understand the value of these initiatives, a Tradeoff Analysis is needed. The present study seeks to identify and assess solutions. The analysis identified issues that impede Interim Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) communication system integration and outlined core requirements for sharing of logistics data betweenmore » the field and Army battle command systems. Then, the analysis examined wireless communication alternatives as possible solutions for IBCT logistics communications problems. The current baseline system was compared with possible alternatives involving tactical radio systems, wireless/near term digital radio, cellular satellite, and third-generation (3G) wireless technologies. Cellular satellite and 3G wireless technologies offer clear advantages and should be considered for later IBCTs.« less

76 FR 72025 - Noise Compatibility Program Notice for W.M. Kellogg Airport, Battle Creek, MI

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Battle of Kasserine Pass: Defeat is a Matter of Scale

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2016-05-26

battle. Conclusions from this study recommend the application of critical analysis of historical examples to identify lessons learned . The...44 v Acknowledgements I would like to thank my wife and children for...in the first battles of major conflict without probing deeply into causation beyond the immediate tactical action. In order to learn lessons from

The global climate change effect on the Altai region's climate in the first half of XXI century

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Lagutin, Anatoly A.; Volkov, Nikolai V.; Makushev, Konstantin M.; Mordvin, Egor Yu.

2017-11-01

We investigate an effect of global climate system change on climate of Altai region. It is shown that a data of the RegCM4 regional climate model, obtained for contemporary and future periods, within an approach which is based on standard Euclidean distance, allows to define specific zones in which climate change is forecasted. Such zones have been defined for the Altai region territory within the framework of global radiative forcing scenarios RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 for the middle of XXI century.

Ungoverned Spaces in Mexico: Autodefensas, Failed States, and the War on Drugs in Michoacan

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2014-12-01

to the negotiated transition: The case of Mexico in comparative perspective],” Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Politicas y Sociales 40, no. 162 (December...2012 [Mexican ports in the XXI century: Situation and debate 1991–2012],” Ciencia y Mar 15, no. 45 (2011): 25, 19–62 99 According to Wikipedia, a...2012 [Mexican ports in the XXI century: Situation and debate 1991– 2012].” Ciencia y Mar 15, no. 45 (2011): 19–62. Oyarvide, Cesar Morales. “La Guerra

State Terror, Economic Policy, and Social Rupture during the Argentine ’Proceso,’ 1976-1981

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1987-08-01

religions , and "delinquent" art forms, and the reassertion of the "proper" role of both men and women within the family and society at large.71 Only...Capitalista y Aparato Estatal," both in N. Lechner, ad., Estado y Politica en America Latina. Mexico, D. F.: Siglo XXI Editores, 1981; M. Kaplan, Aspectos...Sociedad Politica en la Republica Argentina. Buenos Aires: Siglo XXI, 1982). 53N. Poulantzas, "The Problem of the Capitalist State," p. 246. 62 ~.6 7

OPERATION CROSSROADS. Test of Target Airplane, Model TBM-3E, Serial Number 69169

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1950-04-25

Water Absorption. XIX Plastic Test Results - Specific Gravity . XX Port Tire Tent Results. XXI Inner Tube Test Results. XXI Self-Sealing Fuel Cell...prev4ously run on non-radioactive meterials . (b) Tht report describes the daTge suffered by c3rtain materials, and the points of failure and the non...conlucted on 1I tEin’. 1j and b in accnrd:ýtnce thith ~i~ethcd 70,31 of S&ecificuitir~n Li-Ga (14) Sjeiific Gravity - Tests were conducted on Yeter~l,,ls

Quality, Quantity, And Surprise! Trade-Offs In X-Raser ASAT Attrition

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Callaham, Michael B.; Scibilia, Frank M.

1984-08-01

In order to characterize the effects of technological superiority, numerical superiority, and pre-emption on space battle outcomes, we have constructed a battle simulation in which "Red" and "Blue" ASATs, each armed with a specified number of x-ray lasers of specified range, move along specified orbits and fire on one another according to a pair of battle management algorithms. The simulated battle proceeds until apparent steady-state force levels are reached. Battle outcomes are characterized by terminal force ratio and by terminal force-exchange ratio as effective weapon range, multiplicity (x-rasers per ASAT), and pre-emptive role are varied parametrically. A major conclusion is that pre-emptive advantage increases with increasing x-raser range and multiplicity (x-rasers per ASAT) and with increasing force size. That is, the "use 'em or lose 'em" dilemma will become more stark as such weapons are refined and proliferated.

Education as Instrument or as Empowerment? Untangling White Privilege in the Politics of Ethnic Studies: The Case of the Tucson Unified School District

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Dotts, Brian W.

2015-01-01

Public school curriculum battles offer great examples for illustrating how politics saturates education policy, particularly in the State of Texas. However, Arizona has emerged as another peculiar contender in contemporary battles to control high school curricula. Curriculum battles have deep historical roots in Arizona and elsewhere that go…

The Battle of Bentonville: Caring for Casualties of the Civil War. Teaching with Historic Places.

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Goode, John C.; Beck, Elaine

At the First Battle of Manassas (Virginia) in 1861 many Union doctors fled the battlefield in fear. Those who remained found themselves without adequate medical supplies or ambulances for their patients. As the U.S. Civil War progressed and casualties mounted, military surgeons became more adept at caring for the wounded. By the Battle of…

Pokémon Battles as a Context for Mathematical Modeling

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McGuffey, William

2017-01-01

In this article I explore some of the underlying mathematics of Poke´mon battles and describe ways that teachers at the secondary level could explore concepts of mathematical game theory in this context. I discuss various ways of representing and analyzing a Poke´mon battle using game theory and conclude with an example of applying concepts of…

The Spanish "Century XXI" academy for developing elite level basketballers: design, monitoring and training methodologies.

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Calleja-González, Julio; Mielgo-Ayuso, Juan; Lekue, José Antonio; Leibar, Xabier; Erauzkin, Julen; Jukic, Igor; Ostojic, Sergej M; Delextrat, Anne; Sampaio, Jaime; Terrados, Nicolás

2016-01-01

The XXI Century Academy was a 6-year state-initiated intervention program that served as an alternative to basketball clubs for players in the u-14 and u-18 age groups in Spain, under guidelines established by the Spanish Basketball Federation. It was an important and unique project on talent development in basketball. To the best of the authors' knowledge, no evidence has been reported on long-term athlete development programs in basketball worldwide. The main aim of this report is to describe the design and evaluation methods used for the XXI Century Academy as a long-term intervention program in the elite Spanish Basketball Academy, aiming to prepare basketball players to compete at the elite level. The monitoring time lasted from 1996 to 2001. A total of 55 players were assigned to the intervention groups based on age, position, maturation level, and country of origin. During this process, participants competed in up to two categories in addition to playing competitive official matches worldwide in international tournaments in their categories and with the national team in the European and World Championships (u-14 - u-18). Participants included 1 NBA player, 3 national A Team players, 10 ACB (First Spanish League) players, 5 LEB (second League) players and 39 LEB-2 EBA (third League) players. Assessments took place in a High-Performance Sports Center (CPT FADURA-GETXO- Basque Government, Getxo, Vizcaya, Spain) and consisted of health questionnaires, anthropometric measures, blood parameters, maturation level, birth age, fitness tests, training volume and intensity, physical activity, technical and tactical training, dietary intake, supplementation and injuries. Each player was assessed 4 times per year (September, December, April, June) for 4 years (16 data points). This is a purely methodological paper describing the design and evaluation methods used in the XXI Century Project, which will be used as a basis for future reporting of results. Therefore, the results of the project will be reported in subsequent publications. The viability of the Century XXI Project protocols has been described. This national project of training in basketball closely replicates the physical and technical match-play conditions for professionals and may constitute a useful training tool.

Multi-episode Chromospheric Evaporation Observed in a Solar Flare

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Tian, H.; Chen, N.-H.

2018-03-01

With observations of the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS), we study chromospheric heating and evaporation during an M1.6 flare SOL2015-03-12T11:50. At the flare ribbons, the Mg II 2791.59 Å line shows quasi-periodic short-duration red-wing enhancement, which is likely related to repetitive chromospheric condensation as a result of episodic heating. On the contrary, the Si IV 1402.77 Å line reveals a persistent red-wing asymmetry in both the impulsive and decay phases, suggesting that this line responds to both cooling downflows and chromospheric condensation. The first two episodes of red-wing enhancement occurred around 11:42 UT and 11:45 UT, when two moving brightenings indicative of heating fronts crossed the IRIS slit. The greatly enhanced red wings of the Si IV and Mg II lines at these occasions are accompanied by an obvious increase in the line intensities and the HXR flux, suggesting two episodes of energy injection into the lower atmosphere in the form of nonthermal electrons. The Mg II k/h ratio has a small value of ∼1.2 at the ribbons and decreases to ∼1.1 at these two occasions. Correspondingly, the Fe XXI 1354 Å line reveals two episodes of chromospheric evaporation, which is characterized as a smooth decrease of the blueshift from ∼300 km s‑1 to nearly zero within ∼3 minutes. The Fe XXI 1354 Å line is entirely blueshifted in the first episode, while it appears to contain a nearly stationary component and a blueshifted component in the second episode. Additional episodes of blueshifted Fe XXI emission are found around the northern ribbon in the decay phase, though no obvious response is detected in the Si IV and Mg II emission. We have also examined the Fe XXI emission at the flare loop top and identified a secondary component with a ∼200 km s‑1 redshift, which possibly results from the downward moving reconnection outflow. Our analysis also yields a rest wavelength of 1354.0878 ± 0.0072 Å for this Fe XXI line.

Chromosome abnormalities in sperm of individuals with constitutional sex chromosomal abnormalities.

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Ferlin, A; Garolla, A; Foresta, C

2005-01-01

The most common type of karyotype abnormality detected in infertile subjects is represented by Klinefelter's syndrome, and the most frequent non-chromosomal alteration is represented by Y chromosome long arm microdeletions. Here we report our experience and a review of the literature on sperm sex chromosome aneuploidies in these two conditions. Non mosaic 47,XXY Klinefelter patients (12 subjects) show a significantly lower percentage of normal Y-bearing sperm and slightly higher percentage of normal X-bearing sperm. Consistent with the hypothesis that 47,XXY germ cells may undergo and complete meiosis, aneuploidy rate for XX- and XY-disomies is also increased with respect to controls, whereas the percentage of YY-disomies is normal. Aneuploidy rates in men with mosaic 47,XXY/46,XY (11 subjects) are lower than those observed in men with non-mosaic Klinefelter's syndrome, and only the frequency of XY-disomic sperm is significantly higher with respect to controls. Although the great majority of children born by intracytoplasmic sperm injection from Klinefelter subjects are chromosomally normal, the risk of producing offspring with chromosome aneuploidies is significant. Men with Y chromosome microdeletions (14 subjects) showed a reduction of normal Y-bearing sperm, and an increase in nullisomic and XY-disomic sperm, suggesting an instability of the deleted Y chromosome causing its loss in germ cells, and meiotic alterations leading to XY non-disjunction. Intracytoplasmic injection of sperm from Y-deleted men will therefore transmit the deletion to male children, and therefore the spermatogenic impairment, but raises also concerns of generating 45,X and 47,XXY embryos. Copyright 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel.

Special Marine Units of World War II

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1977-01-01

the battle of Midway, 4-6 June 1942, while attached to the 6th Defense Battalion. Following the departure of the raiders after Stateside...which was preparing a strong counterattack on the airfield and which would be blocked by the determined resistance of Edson’s raiders in the Battle of ...tending to the 21st Marines, engaged at the time in the Battle of Coconut Grove. The

Institute on Outdoor Education for the Handicapped. (Battle Creek Outdoor Education Center, Clear Lake, Dowling, Michigan, June 1969).

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Battle Creek Public Schools, MI.

In early June 1969, 55 special education and physical education teachers and experts in outdoor education met for a week at the Battle Creek Public Schools' outdoor education center, Clear Lake Camp (Michigan). The participants shared in the camping activities of children from Battle Creek classes for the physically and mentally handicapped, deaf,…

"This Must Have Been a Grand Sight": George Bent and the Battle of Platte Bridge

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Haack, Steven C.

2010-01-01

The Battle of Platte Bridge, July 26, 1865, is a noteworthy event in the annals of the American Indian Wars. An alliance of Cheyenne, Sioux, and Arapahoe, numbering in excess of 2,000 warriors, traveled three days to a specific military objective, an undertaking unusual both in terms of its magnitude and its level of organization. The battle,…

The Battle of Honey Springs: The Civil War Comes to Indian Territory. Teaching with Historic Places.

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Adkins, Mike; Jones, Ralph

Union Army troops marched south through Indian territory on July 17, 1863, to face the Confederate Army forces in a battle that would help determine whether the Union or the Confederacy would control the West beyond the Mississippi River. The Confederate troops that these soldiers faced in the Battle of Honey Springs concealed themselves among the…

Atomic Data and Spectral Line Intensities for Ni XXI

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Bhatia, A. K.; Landi, E.; Fisher, Richard R. (Technical Monitor)

2001-01-01

Electron impact collision strengths, energy levels, oscillator strengths and spontaneous radiative decay rates are calculated for Ni XXI. The configurations used are 2s(sup 2)2p(sup 4), 2s2p(sup 5), 2p(sup 6), 2s(sup 2)2p(sup 3)3s, and 2s(sup 2)3p(sup 3)3d giving rise to 58 fine-structure levels in intermediate coupling. Collision strengths are calculated at five incident energies, 85, 170, 255, 340, and 425 Ry. Excitation rate coefficients are calculated by assuming a Maxwellian electron velocity distribution at an electron temperature of log T(sub e)(K)=6.9, corresponding to maximum abundance of Ni XXI. Using the excitation rate coefficients and the radiative transition rates, statistical equilibrium equations for level populations are solved at electron densities 10(exp 8)-10(exp 14) per cubic centimeter. Relative spectral line intensities are calculated. Proton excitation rates between the lowest three levels have been included in the statistical equilibrium equations. The predicted intensity ratios are compared with available observations.

Observation and modelling of the Fe XXI line profile observed by IRIS during the impulsive phase of flares

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Polito, V.; Testa, P.; De Pontieu, B.; Allred, J. C.

2017-12-01

The observation of the high temperature (above 10 MK) Fe XXI 1354.1 A line with the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) has provided significant insights into the chromospheric evaporation process in flares. In particular, the line is often observed to be completely blueshifted, in contrast to previous observations at lower spatial and spectral resolution, and in agreement with predictions from theoretical models. Interestingly, the line is also observed to be mostly symmetric and with a large excess above the thermal width. One popular interpretation for the excess broadening is given by assuming a superposition of flows from different loop strands. In this work, we perform a statistical analysis of Fe XXI line profiles observed by IRIS during the impulsive phase of flares and compare our results with hydrodynamic simulations of multi-thread flare loops performed with the 1D RADYN code. Our results indicate that the multi-thread models cannot easily reproduce the symmetry of the line and that some other physical process might need to be invoked in order to explain the observed profiles.

Feasibility Study for Battle Mountain Renewable Energy Park

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Hill, Donna

The Feasibility Study for the Battle Mountain Renewable Energy Park project (“Feasibility Study”) will assess the feasibility, benefits and impacts of a 5 Mega Watt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) generating system (the “Solar Project” or “Energy Park”) on the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada Battle Mountain Colony in Battle Mountain, Nevada (NV). The Energy Park will provide power for export to utility off-takers and job training and employment for Tribal members and revenue for the Tribe. This Feasibility Study will be a collaborative effort between the Tribal government, consultants, Tribal members and stakeholders and will allow themore » Tribe to make informed decisions regarding the Solar Project.« less

Summaries of oral sessions at the XXI World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics, Boston, Massachusetts, 17-21 October 2013: state of the field.

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Akpudo, Hilary; Aleksic, Branko; Alkelai, Anna; Burton, Christie; Carrillo-Roa, Tania; Carillo Roa, Tania; Chen, David T W; Cheng, Min-Chih; Cocchi, Enrico; Davis, Lea K; Giori, Isabele G; Hubbard, Leon M; Merikangas, Alison; Moily, Nagaraj S; Okewole, Adeniran; Olfson, Emily; Pappa, Irene; Reitt, Markus; Singh, Ajeet B; Steinberg, Julia; Strohmaier, Jana; Ting, Te-Tien; van Hulzen, Kimm J E; O'Shea, Anne; DeLisi, Lynn E

2014-08-01

The XXI World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics (WCPG), sponsored by the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics (ISPG), took place in Boston, Massachusetts, on 17-21 October 2013. Approximately 900 participants gathered to discuss the latest findings in this rapidly advancing field. The following report was written by student travel awardees. Each was assigned one or more sessions as a rapporteur. This manuscript represents topics covered in most, but not all of the oral presentations during the conference, and contains some of the major notable new findings reported.

Feasibility Study for a Structurally Efficient, Multi-Modal Shelter Concept Utilizing Advanced Technology Production Techniques

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1974-02-01

II I~ x p:1 ns ion P roc cuurc Longitudin:-11 Section, Container Mod·c Configuration r Ex p :m s i on Pro c c d u r e Longitudinal Section...No . I II. I I I. IV. v. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X . XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV . XVI. XVII . XVIII . XIX. XX. XXI. XXII . XXI II. XXIV...mat e rial s and examples from these categories . Glass Fibers Glass Mi c r os pheres As bestos Carbon Graphite Ce llulose Cotton Jute Rayo n

Major General Philip H. Sheridan and the Employment of his Division During the Battle of Chickamauga

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2001-06-01

Creek , west of Perryville. Sheridan moved on the heights with Colonel Daniel McCook’s ( brother of Alexander McCook) brigade and an artillery... Battle of Chickamauga pitted brother against brother , literally. Corporal Mike Murphy of the Twenty-first Michigan, First Brigade, had a twin brother ...map the locations of the troops by each day of the battle to clear up areas of

Native American Mascots in Contemporary Higher Education: Part 1--Politically Acceptable or Ethnically Objectionable?

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Reamey, Becky Avery

2009-01-01

The battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876 was one of the last great wars fought by Native Americans on a grassy battlefield. The battle was fought over territory and the right to live in the Dakota and Montana territories. The Native Americans won the battle of Little Big Horn but eventually lost the war and were forced to live on a reservation…

Battle for the Enlightenment: Neoliberalism, Critical Theory and the Role of Circumvential Education in Fostering a New Phase of the Enlightenment

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Letizia, Angelo

2013-01-01

Higher education is one of the last democratic institutions in society and it is currently under attack by advocates of neo-liberalism. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how this "battle" can be framed as a battle over the direction of the Enlightenment. Critical Theory and neoliberalism both emerged from academia in response to…

DRMS World, July/August 2007

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2007-08-01

34 Currently, the DRMS headquarters in Battle The work of other offices contributes to a Creek, DRMOs Texarkana , Stockton and successful safety and...at the Texarkana , Texas DEMIL Center." Through the efforts of DRMS, TACOM and other agencies, fighter pilots have good targets to train on, so they...Ramos Battle Creek Wciners Clarence Copeland DRMO Texarkana receive a cash Christina Blodgett Battle Creek award or 8- hour time off 3,d Place award

78 FR 53675 - Safety Zone; Lake Erie Heritage Foundation, Battle of Lake Erie Reenactment; Lake Erie, Put-in...

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Understanding and Accounting for National Will in Strategies that Use Military Forces

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2015-05-23

Unified Task Force (UNITAF) in December 1992, ended in disastrous failure for the US at the Battle of Mogadishu in October 1993.17 Additionally, US...is known as the Battle of Mogadishu , resulting in 18 US Soldiers killed, 78 wounded and one captured. The public and political outcry was immediate...Restore Hope, and fell apart following the Battle of Mogadishu and loss of 18 American Soldiers

A Linguistic Foundation for Communicating Geo-Information in the context of BML and geoBML

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2010-03-23

BML Standard. 2009 Spring Simulation Interoperability Workshop (09S- SIW -046). San Diego, CA. Rein, K., Schade, U. & Hieb, M.R. (2009). Battle...Formalizing Battle Management Language: A Grammar for Specifying Orders. 2006 Spring Simulation Interoperability Workshop (06S- SIW - 068). Huntsville...Hieb, M.R. (2007). Battle Management Language: A Grammar for Specifying Reports. 2007 Spring Simulation Interoperability Workshop (07S- SIW -036

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McCollum, L.B.; Buchanan, J.P.; McCollum, M.B.

The Antler orogeny is a textbook example of a Paleozoic mountain building and crustal shortening event in western North America. A relatively complex geologic history of the type Antler at Battle Mountain, Nevada, is interpreted as distinct thrust plates of Lower Cambrian Scott Canyon Formation, Upper Cambrian Harmony Sandstone, and Ordovician Valmy Formation, overlain unconformably by the Middle Pennsylvanian Battle Formation. Mississippian crustal deformation and emplacement of the Roberts Mountain thrust have previously been thought to characterize the Antler orogen. Detailed sedimentology studies of the Scott Canyon and Harmony, and the relationship with the overlying Battle Formation at the typemore » section of the Antler orogeny, cast doubt on the previously accepted geologic history. The Scott Canyon is an interbedded sequence of pillow basalts, Late Devonian radiolarian cherts, and mudstone debris flows with numerous limestone olistoliths, many containing undescribed archaeocyathid fauna. The contact of the Harmony with the Battle Formation appears channeled, but otherwise conformable, and the Battle has been interpreted as an alluvial fan facies. The paleoenvironmental interpretation of these sediments is that the Scott Canyon was deposited upon a Late Devonian active continental margin setting, with prograding fan deposits of the Harmony Sandstone, overlain by Middle Pennsylvanian fanglomerates of the Battle Formation. This conformable sequence appears to preclude any major uplift within the type Antler orogen.« less

Understanding and Modeling Information Dominance in Battle Management: Applications of Fuzzy Cognitive Maps

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1998-03-01

The report takes a unique look at information dominance and how it relates to shared situation awareness and the decision making cycles of the OODA...loop. An explanation of information dominance is developed through a historical example of battle management (the Battle of Britain) to demonstrate the...contemporary information dominance . Fuzzy cognitive mapping, a method for eliciting and modeling human interactions in complex situations (such as information

AirLand Battle-Future--A Hop, Skip, or Jump?

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1990-12-15

degradations to accuracy. Certain families of munitions will become smart and others will become brilliant in terms of their capability to kill a target... WORK UNIT ELEMENT NO. NO. NO. ACCESSION NO. 11. TITLE (Include Security Classification) AirLand Battle Future--A Hop, Skip, or Jump? 12. PERSONAL AUTHOR...leve.. Military tactics have traditionally been, first and foremost, a contest of wills . Any battle, past, present, or future will reveal that moral

Air Sea Battle Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Concept of Operations: Getting Back to Fundamentals

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2012-05-08

Assessment” phase. This phase will be constant throughout the AirSea Battle. A subset of this phase includes battle damage assessment ( BDA ). BDA ...taskings for assessment. There may be situations where operations will cease until the proper BDA is desired. This possibility directly... BDA assessments. It is paramount to task fifth generation fighter with this mission set due to their advanced capabilities. 15 The USAF and USN

John Boyd and the AirLand Battle Doctrine

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-05-17

damning claims being that the Army outright plagiarized Boyd’s work. However, while there is much writing addressing Boyd and the AirLand Battle...that the Army outright plagiarized Boyd’s work. However, while there is much writing addressing Boyd and the AirLand Battle Doctrine individually, the...their contributions. After a careful review of existing literature, it becomes clear that the U.S. Army did not plagiarize Boyd’s ideas, but

A rare 47 XXY/46 XX mosaicism with clinical features of Klinefelter syndrome.

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Mohd Nor, Noor Shafina; Jalaludin, Muhammad Yazid

2016-01-01

47 XXY/46 XX mosaicism with characteristics suggesting Klinefelter syndrome is very rare and at present, only seven cases have been reported in the literature. We report an Indian boy diagnosed as variant of Klinefelter syndrome with 47 XXY/46 XX mosaicism at age 12 years. He was noted to have right cryptorchidism and chordae at birth, but did not have surgery for these until age 3 years. During surgery, the right gonad was atrophic and removed. Histology revealed atrophic ovarian tissue. Pelvic ultrasound showed no Mullerian structures. There was however no clinical follow up and he was raised as a boy. At 12 years old he was re-evaluated because of parental concern about his 'female' body habitus. He was slightly overweight, had eunuchoid body habitus with mild gynaecomastia. The right scrotal sac was empty and a 2mls testis was present in the left scrotum. Penile length was 5.2 cm and width 2.0 cm. There was absent pubic or axillary hair. Pronation and supination of his upper limbs were reduced and x-ray of both elbow joints revealed bilateral radioulnar synostosis. The baseline laboratory data were LH < 0.1 mIU/ml, FSH 1.4 mIU/ml, testosterone 0.6 nmol/L with raised estradiol, 96 pmol/L. HCG stimulation test showed poor Leydig cell response. The karyotype based on 76 cells was 47 XXY[9]/46 XX[67] with SRY positive. Laparoscopic examination revealed no Mullerian structures. Insisting on an adequate number of cells (at least 50) to be examined during karyotyping is important so as not to miss diagnosing mosaicism.

Asymmetry of cerebral gray and white matter and structural volumes in relation to sex hormones and chromosomes.

PubMed

Savic, Ivanka

2014-01-01

Whilst many studies show sex differences in cerebral asymmetry, their mechanisms are still unknown. This report describes the potential impact of sex hormones and sex chromosomes by comparing MR data from 39 male and 47 female controls and 33 men with an extra X-chromosome (47,XXY). Regional asymmetry in gray and white matter volumes (GMV and WMV) was calculated using voxel based moprhometry (SPM5), by contrasting the unflipped and flipped individual GMV and WMV images. In addition, structural volumes were calculated for the thalamus, caudate, putamen, amygdala, and hippocampus, using the FreeSurfer software. Effects of plasma testosterone and estrogen on the GMV and WMV, as well on the right/left ratios of the subcortical volumes were tested by multi-regression analysis. All three groups showed a leftward asymmetry in the motor cortex and the planum temporale, and a rightward asymmetry of the middle occipital cortex. Both asymmetries were more pronounced in 46,XY males than 46,XX females and 47,XXY males, and were positively correlated with testosterone levels. There was also a rightward asymmetry of the vermis and leftward GMV asymmetry in the cerebellar hemispheres in all groups. Notably, cerebellar asymmetries were larger in 46,XX females and 47,XXY males, but were not related to sex hormone levels. No asymmetry differences between 46,XX females and 47,XXY males, and no overall effects of brain size were detected. The asymmetry in the planum temporale area and the occipital cortex seem related to processes associated with testosterone, whereas the observed cerebellar asymmetries suggest a link with X-chromosome escapee genes. Sex differences in cerebral asymmetry are moderated by sex hormones and X-chromosome genes, in a regionally differentiated manner.

Asymmetry of cerebral gray and white matter and structural volumes in relation to sex hormones and chromosomes

PubMed Central

Savic, Ivanka

2014-01-01

Whilst many studies show sex differences in cerebral asymmetry, their mechanisms are still unknown. This report describes the potential impact of sex hormones and sex chromosomes by comparing MR data from 39 male and 47 female controls and 33 men with an extra X-chromosome (47,XXY). Methods: Regional asymmetry in gray and white matter volumes (GMV and WMV) was calculated using voxel based moprhometry (SPM5), by contrasting the unflipped and flipped individual GMV and WMV images. In addition, structural volumes were calculated for the thalamus, caudate, putamen, amygdala, and hippocampus, using the FreeSurfer software. Effects of plasma testosterone and estrogen on the GMV and WMV, as well on the right/left ratios of the subcortical volumes were tested by multi-regression analysis. Results: All three groups showed a leftward asymmetry in the motor cortex and the planum temporale, and a rightward asymmetry of the middle occipital cortex. Both asymmetries were more pronounced in 46,XY males than 46,XX females and 47,XXY males, and were positively correlated with testosterone levels. There was also a rightward asymmetry of the vermis and leftward GMV asymmetry in the cerebellar hemispheres in all groups. Notably, cerebellar asymmetries were larger in 46,XX females and 47,XXY males, but were not related to sex hormone levels. No asymmetry differences between 46,XX females and 47,XXY males, and no overall effects of brain size were detected. Conclusion: The asymmetry in the planum temporale area and the occipital cortex seem related to processes associated with testosterone, whereas the observed cerebellar asymmetries suggest a link with X-chromosome escapee genes. Sex differences in cerebral asymmetry are moderated by sex hormones and X-chromosome genes, in a regionally differentiated manner. PMID:25505869

An Interactive Microcomputer Wargame for an Air Battle.

DTIC Science & Technology

1982-10-01

Monterey, California THESIS An Interactive Microcomputer Wargame for an Air Battle by James Owen Wilson October 1982 Thesis Advisor: A. F. Andrus...CONTIRCT 00 GRAN0T 186degg(.J James Owen Wilson 11101FRINA 111ANZATGN 0009 O GO498 1. PROGRAM 9L9060" . PRJr.AS S. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ f9 PR@UN...Wargame for an Air Battle by James Owen Wilson Lieutenant, United States Navy oo B.A., University of Texas, 1974 Accession ForSubmitted in partial

The Silent Enemy. Combat Stress Reaction.

DTIC Science & Technology

1986-04-01

intense anxiety, thus the term "shell shock." Such men were thought to have brain damage resulting from the concussion of high explosive shell blasts...French casualties returning to combat. (23:989) Upon the entrance of United States forces into World War I, Thomas W. Salmon, who held the job as...that battle stress is directly related to battle intensity. This was clearly 9 Shown in the Battle of Metz from September to November, 1944. The 5th

The Falklands War: Understanding the Power of Context in Shaping Argentine Strategic Decisions

DTIC Science & Technology

2007-09-01

junta was beholden. A detailed analysis of the forces engaged, the geography of the battle space, and the conduct of operations reveals that the...parity with the British in many aspects and advantages in others. The geography of the battle space gave the Argentines a superior position relative to...9 Max Hastings and Simon Jenkins, The Battle for the Falklands, 1st American ed., (New York: Norton, 1983), 1. 10 Central Intelligence Agency

21st Century Military-Media Relationships: Improving Relations and the Narrative Through Education

DTIC Science & Technology

2014-04-30

1963 Battle of Ap Bac. During this battle, Vann and his reporters provided real-time assessments and accurate accounts of that battle. Although those...could trust Vann’s accounts over official reports. Although considered a maverick by military leaders, Vann’s credibility and trust endeared him to...with equipment and public affairs operations, 6) account for communication required to cover the conflict, 7) provide required 23 Ibid, 45 and 63. 24

32 CFR 736.3 - Sale of personal property.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... Bidders Control Office, Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office, Federal Center Building, Battle Creek... Marketing Office, Defense Logistics Agency, Battle Creek, Michigan. (2) Retail sales at fixed prices based...

32 CFR 736.3 - Sale of personal property.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... Bidders Control Office, Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office, Federal Center Building, Battle Creek... Marketing Office, Defense Logistics Agency, Battle Creek, Michigan. (2) Retail sales at fixed prices based...

32 CFR 736.3 - Sale of personal property.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... Bidders Control Office, Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office, Federal Center Building, Battle Creek... Marketing Office, Defense Logistics Agency, Battle Creek, Michigan. (2) Retail sales at fixed prices based...

32 CFR 736.3 - Sale of personal property.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... Bidders Control Office, Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office, Federal Center Building, Battle Creek... Marketing Office, Defense Logistics Agency, Battle Creek, Michigan. (2) Retail sales at fixed prices based...

32 CFR 736.3 - Sale of personal property.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... Bidders Control Office, Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office, Federal Center Building, Battle Creek... Marketing Office, Defense Logistics Agency, Battle Creek, Michigan. (2) Retail sales at fixed prices based...

[Historical analysis of ABEn's Newsletter: changes and transformations in the XXI Century].

PubMed

de Meneses, Abel Silva; Kadoguti, Luana de Lima; Sanna, Maria Cristina

2008-01-01

This is an descriptive-exploratory and interpretative study that presents and criticizes matters of 19 issues of ABEn's Newsletter published in the beginning of XXI Century, under the nursing student's view. The study aimed at identifying, quantifying and analyzing the content of this publication that is published since 1958, whose content offers information of general and political interest to guide Nursing routes. The analysis allowed to observe that the periodical had jumped in quality since the beginning of 2002, and that prevalent authorship is of membership directors of National ABEn, while predominant thematic are related to health policies and nursing education.

The Battle of Little Round Top: An Analysis of Battle Alternatives Through Commercial Wargames

DTIC Science & Technology

1993-03-01

work . Finally, I would like to thank my sponsor at the U.S. Army War College, Colonel Arthur L. Bradshaw. Whether on maneuvers across the German...full appreciation of the events and use this knowledge to adequately compare the wargames available. One of the most comprehensive works on the battle...Martin. Their work initially started out as. two separate research projects. Busey was conducting research of Confederate losses while Martin the North’s

Campaigns and Operations: Selected Bibliographies

DTIC Science & Technology

1989-04-01

pp. D763 Majdalany, Fred . The Battle of Cassino. Boston: •182 Houghton Mifflin, 1957. 309 pp. maps. M646 D783 Mason, David. Salerno: Foothold in...Quarterly, July 1972, pp. 483-495. Thorp, Johan J. "Anzio--A Sedentary Affair.* Marine Corps Gazette. September 1984. pp. 60-08. Walker, Fred L. ’My Story of...1968. .A4M3 160 pp. U55 .---------- Rommel: Battles and Campaigns. New York: Mayflower .R6M3 Books, 1979. 224 pp. D766.9 Majdalany, Fred . The Battle of

Douglas Haig and the Battle of the Somme

DTIC Science & Technology

1984-03-01

4J "insights into tomorrow" AA A A tDSTRIBUTON STATEMENT A Approved fta public rlow800 Diasibution Unlimited 84 0 , 0 DISCLAIMER The views and...Israeli Wars, p. 348. 16 John Keegan, The Face of Battle (New York: Penguin Books, 1976), p. 303. 5 17. has said this is characteristically the American way...Random House, 1982. Keegan, John. The Face of Battle. New York: Penguin Books, 1976. Mao Tse-tung. On the Protracted War. Peking: Foreign Languages

An Analysis in Coalition Warfare: Napoleon’s Defeat at the Battle of Nations-Leipzig, 1813.

DTIC Science & Technology

1998-04-06

modern day Northern Poland and Eastern Germany . The Prussian monarch, Frederick William III, another unwilling ally to Napoleon’s invasion of...but in Germany , England’s stake in the battle was the financial support it provided the allies34, liaison officers, and a small number of troops...signed the Treaty of Kalisch on 27 February 1813 and joined Russian forces on the offensive, resulting in an inconclusive battle at Magdeburg . This

Implementing a Standards Development Framework for the Coalition Battle Management Language

DTIC Science & Technology

2013-06-01

and M. Hieb, “Coalition Battle Management (C-BML) Study Group Report”, Paper 05F- SIW -041, Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop Sept 2006. [3...J. Abbott, S. Levine, M. Pullen: “Answering The Question Why A BML Standard Has Taken So Long To Be Establishes?”, Fall 2011 SIW , Orlando USA. [4] K...Heffner et al., “A Systems Engineering Approach to M&S Standards Development: Application to the Coalition Battle Management Language”, 13S- SIW -002

Carrier Battle Group (CVBG) Homeporting in the Puget Sound Area, Washington State. Technical Appendices.

DTIC Science & Technology

1986-11-01

whales , sei whales , sperm whales and leatherback sea turtles within t e inland waters of Puget Sound clearly indicates that the...AL)-A175 114 CARRIER BATTLE GROUP CCVBG) HOKEPORTING In THE PUGET In SOUND AREA WASHINGTON STATE TECHNICAL APPENDICESeu) CORPS OF ENGINEERS SEATTLE...34 , ,’ ’, ’ , % ". ". ", ." , , -,, ". ", . ,,, ’. .. ". -"’. -".’-".’,. Final Supplemental to U.S. Navy/ Environmental Impact Statement Carrier Battle Group

Improving Forest Wildfire Suppression Using Penetrating Reconnaissance And Real Time Data Transfer

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Greer, Jerry D.

1990-02-01

The suppression of a wildfire is analogous to a combat action. Fires, like battles, spread fast and suppression forces must be highly mobile. The enemy, (in this case) the wildfire, is lethal in that it kills or destroys forces, equipment, and natural resources left in its path. The suppression action must be carried on day and night until the "enemy" is contained. Both air operations and ground forces are used. Just as in a combat situation, wildfire suppression forces need penetrating reconnaissance with real time data transfer. This paper presents a review of the current system of intelligence gathering on a wildfire where aerial observers, infrared detectors, and ground intelligence officers gather data and either radio or carry the data to the command center. It then attempts to show how some current military reconnaissance systems might be applied to wildfire control processes. The payoffs would include improved safety for both air and ground forces and faster containment of the wildfire which would reduce forest resources lost and decrease the total monetary cost of the containment action.

[Nicolas Dobo and Pierre Jame about the army medical general Lucian Jame].

PubMed

Dobo, N; Jame, P

1996-01-01

Lucien Jame was born October the 20th 1891 at Gourdon (Lot). State Police Officer's son, he studied in Lyon at the Military Health School. Called up August the 6th 1914, he shined among many fights and wore a lot of medals. After the armistice he defended his thesis upon "Venereal diseases prophylaxis study". March the 9th 1921, medical Officer in South Algeria, he published some original articles regarding to leprosis, tuberculosis and malaria. After a competitive examination in France, Lucien Jame became a Medical Commanding Officer of Military Health Service in Toulouse where Nicolas Dobo was at his disposal. August the 6th 1943, in the same rank in Algier then in Rabat, Lucien Jame reached the top of his career as Chief Executive of Military Health Service. He planed First French army medical operations through Italy, France and Germany battles. "Grand-Officier de la Légion d'honneur", the Army Medical General Lucien Jame retired but kept on with works dedicated to hygiene and preventive medicine till he died, June the 16th, 1969.

Preliminary analysis of long-range aircraft designs for future heavy airlift missions

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Nelms, W. P., Jr.; Murphy, R.; Barlow, A.

1976-01-01

A computerized design study of very large cargo aircraft for the future heavy airlift mission was conducted using the Aircraft Synthesis program (ACSYNT). The study was requested by the Air Force under an agreement whereby Ames provides computerized design support to the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory. This effort is part of an overall Air Force program to study advanced technology large aircraft systems. Included in the Air Force large aircraft program are investigations of missions such as heavy airlift, airborne missile launch, battle platform, command and control, and aerial tanker. The Ames studies concentrated on large cargo aircraft of conventional design with payloads from 250,000 to 350,000 lb. Range missions up to 6500 n.mi. and radius missions up to 3600 n.mi. have been considered. Takeoff and landing distances between 7,000 and 10,000 ft are important constraints on the configuration concepts. The results indicate that a configuration employing conventional technology in all disciplinary areas weighs approximately 2 million pounds to accomplish either a 6500-n.mi. range mission or a 3600-n.mi. radius mission with a 350,000-lb payload.

Airport Activity Statistics of Certified Route Air Carriers: Calendar Year 1991

DTIC Science & Technology

1991-12-31

M otitpeilier/Barre Battle Creek, Ml . ...... .... ...... .................... ... Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Bay City. M l...Saginaw,/ Bay City/M idland Beaufori. NC...Green Bay /Clintonville Cody, WY................................................ . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . Lovell/ Powell[/Codyv Coffeyville

69. Credit TCL. Housing of Pelton exciter impulse wheel and ...

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69. Credit TCL. Housing of Pelton exciter impulse wheel and attached General Electric 60 kW exciter generator. - Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Bluff, Tehama County, CA

Changing the culture of mouth care: mouth care without a battle.

PubMed

Zimmerman, Sheryl; Sloane, Philip D; Cohen, Lauren W; Barrick, Ann Louise

2014-02-01

Culture change aims to fundamentally improve care provision in a manner consistent with individual preferences. However, few studies of culture change have focused on the quality of daily care, despite the fact that system-wide efforts are important to assure the effectiveness, adoption, and sustainability of person-centered care to meet daily needs. This paper describes a new culture change practice, Mouth Care Without a Battle. The focus on mouth care is predicated on the important association between person-centered support for oral hygiene and quality of life. Mouth Care Without a Battle is a person-centered approach to quality mouth care for persons with cognitive and physical impairment. It was developed by an interdisciplinary team of clinician researchers based on literature review, consultation with experts, environmental scan of existing programs, and testing in nursing homes. Building from the success of Bathing Without a Battle, Mouth Care Without a Battle was evaluated in terms of changed care practices and outcomes, developed into a training program, and packaged for dissemination as a digital video disk (DVD) and website. The development and evaluation of Mouth Care Without a Battle demonstrate attention to the areas necessary to establish the evidence-base for culture change, to ultimately empower and support staff to provide care to achieve quality outcomes. As illustrated in this paper, it is beneficial to build the evidence base for culture change by attending to care processes and outcomes benefiting all residents, ability to implement culture change, and costs of implementation.

Albert Sidney Johnston's sciatic dueling injury did not contribute to his death at the Battle of Shiloh.

PubMed

Anderson, Jonathan; Peace, David; Okun, Michael S

2008-12-01

To determine whether General Albert Sidney Johnston's dueling wound and nerve injury (1837) contributed to his death at the Battle of Shiloh (1862). General A.S. Johnston was commander of the Confederate Army at Shiloh and was killed by a bullet that severed his right popliteal artery. The location of this wound in the popliteal fossa region was largely unnoticed and, consequently, was not treated expeditiously. It has been widely assumed that the sciatic nerve was injured in a duel 3 decades before and that this injury resulted in a loss of sensation in the right posterior thigh and knee. This loss of sensation was assumed to be the reason why Johnston failed to notice that he was bleeding and consequently died. A complete review of all accounts of the battle was performed, as well as a complete review of the previous dueling injury. Primary source documents were examined, including Johnston's collected papers and original letters from eyewitness accounts and from family member observations. The wounds were traced using modern anatomic textbooks, and relevant published literature was reviewed regarding expected symptoms. Numerous secondary literature resources on the battle were also reviewed and compared with the original accounts. All sources agree that Johnston was severely injured during his 1837 duel. Sciatic nerve injury was clearly documented by his physicians. His recovery was punctuated by many of the classical symptoms of sciatic nerve injury, including foot pain, muscle wasting, and numbness. Johnston's recovery from the dueling wound was nearly complete, and he returned to full active military life. No serious signs or symptoms were noted by biographers during the next 25 years. He was, however, noted to have a mild limp when overly exerting himself and to have occasional intermittent foot pain and numbness. He was never known to use a cane. Comparison to modern literature on sciatic nerve injury suggests that the constellation of symptoms was closer to sciatic injury or entrapment than total sciatic transection. There are no descriptions of Johnston having complete anesthesia or even numbness in the distribution of the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve, and he never suffered from pressure sores in the buttock or posterior leg, despite long and frequent horse rides. There remains debate as to the circumstances of his death at Shiloh. The wound he received on the battlefield was to the right popliteal artery; by accounts from primary sources, it took approximately 30 to 40 minutes before he died. These widely held time estimates were most likely incorrect, as injury to the popliteal artery as described by his surgeon in the field would have rapidly led to a change in his level of consciousness, as well as to his almost immediate death (within minutes). Johnston's dueling injury was likely not sufficient to cause total sensory loss in the popliteal fossa. His dueling wound, although leaving him mildly impaired, was not sufficient to be responsible for his failure to recognize his wound on the Shiloh battlefield.

Reasons for medical evacuations of soldiers serving in International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operation in Afghanistan.

PubMed

Korzeniewski, Krzysztof; Gregulski, Robert

2014-01-01

The article presents the results of a research study into the reasons for medical evacuations of Polish military personnel taking part in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operation in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2013. The authors have analysed medical records of 485 soldiers who were medically evacuated out of a combat zone in Afghanistan for battle injuries, non-battle injuries and diseases. Each medically evacuated Polish soldier was subjected to statistical analysis. The study population comprised 25,974 soldiers assigned to the Polish Military Contingent Afghanistan in the given period. From 2007 to 2013, 1.9% of the Polish military personnel (n = 485) participating in the ISAF operation in Afghanistan were evacuated for medical reasons before the scheduled termination of their contract. 40.6% of all medical evacuations were due to battle injuries, 32.4% due to non-battle injuries, and 27.0% due to diseases. ISAF is an example of a combat operation, in which battle injuries remain the leading health problem in mission participants. 3 of 4 Polish soldiers who were medically evacuated from Afghanistan were no longer fit for military service in the area of operations due to the traumas they had suffered.

Senator Arlen Specter: Backing Medical Research and Battling Lymphoma

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... Story: Leukemia/Lymphoma Senator Arlen Specter: Backing Medical Research and Battling Lymphoma Past Issues / Summer 2008 Table ... a long-time supporter and proponent of medical research. Recently, he underwent his second round of chemotherapy ...

68. Credit FM. Detail showing operators. Note cooling duct (now ...

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68. Credit FM. Detail showing operators. Note cooling duct (now removed), governor (now removed), hand-operated needle valve controls (now removed). - Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Bluff, Tehama County, CA

Asthma in Children: MedlinePlus Health Topic

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... and Research) Treating Asthma with Inhaled Steroids (Consumers Union of U.S.) - PDF What If My Child Doesn' ... Study Helps Jeff Long Battle Illness Outrunning Asthma: Football Player Rashad Jennings Battled Childhood Asthma with Exercise ...

Historic interior view of the entrance taken shortly after battle, ...

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Historic interior view of the entrance taken shortly after battle, looking toward the southwest showing damage to gorge as well as timber and earth blindage. - Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Press Pools and Newspaper Coverage of the Gulf War: Attitudes of Newspaper Editors

DTIC Science & Technology

1992-04-01

battle assessment, asked the reporter, "Do you have a security clearance?" (Lamb, 1991, p. 36). Faced with a lack of cooperation from...8217 the best war coverage we’ve ever had.’ True, most of us never saw a battle and few of us *It’s interesting to note that "William Boot" is actually a...argues that the military’s role is to ensure the success of their mission, and that unless the media takes up weapons in battle , they

Thermal Infrared Spectra of Natural and Manmade Materials: Implications for Remote Sensing.

DTIC Science & Technology

1991-08-01

by M. B. Satterwhite and J. P. Henley near Battle Mountain , NV. Sample characterization and chemical/ physical analyses performed under contract with...0000 ’L 0000 𔃺 3NV1037-hJ3 t % Sample: Soil 89-52 Sample data: Sample collected during 1989 by M. B. Satterwhite and J. P. Henley near Battle Mountain ...00 .V 00 .91000 8 0000 N~fl3hd3~0 Sample: 89-54 Sample data: Sample collected during 1989 by M. B. Satterwhite and J. P. Henley near Battle Mountain

The Burden of Trafalgar: Decisive Battle and Naval Strategic Expectations on the Eve of the First World War

DTIC Science & Technology

1993-10-01

idea of the "decisive battle," i.e., the belief that dominated naval thinking in the Victorian and Edwardian periods that the goals of war at sea...become, more human.ŝ Most navalists of the Edwardian era also seconded the conviction of Baudry and others that victory in naval battle, especially...defense against coastal invasion. Mahan’s great ac­ complishment had less to do with his reputed discovery of the principles that spell the difference

2010 Coalition Battle Management Language Workshop (Atelier 2010 sur le langage de gestion du champ de bataille pour les operations en coalition)

DTIC Science & Technology

2010-02-01

Feb 2010 2010 Coalition Battle Management Language Workshop (Atelier 2010 sur le langage de gestion du champ de bataille pour les opérations en...RTO MEETING PROCEEDINGS MP-MSG-079 2010 Coalition Battle Management Language Workshop (Atelier 2010 sur le langage de gestion du champ de ...RTO-MP-MSG-079 ES - 3 Atelier 2010 sur le langage de gestion du champ de bataille pour les opérations en coalition (RTO-MP-MSG-079

Analysis of Factors That Have Influenced Outcomes of Battles and Wars: A Data Base of Battles and Engagements. Volume 1. Main Report. Selected Battles 1600 - 1973.

DTIC Science & Technology

1984-09-01

Harms, Assistant Director for Management Support, and LT% Mike Deems, who was the Contracting Officer’s Representative for the HERO contract. COMMENTS...A1ND gJESTIONS may be directed to US Army Concep*s Aialysis Agency, ATTN: Assistint Director for Management Support, 8120 .uodriont Avenue, Bethesda...APPENDIX A STUDY CONTRIBUTORS 1. STUDY TEAM. Management and Support Directorate. Report Author: Lelma M. Harms Contract COTR: LTC J. M. Deems 2. EXTERNAL

Losing the Quality Battle in Australian Education for Librarianship: A Decade on. (An Update on the Original Article by Ross Harvey, "Losing the Quality Battle in Australian Education for Librarianship". "The Australian Library Journal", 50 No. 1, 2001: 15-22.)

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Harvey, Ross

2011-01-01

The Editor of "ALJ" has invited me to comment on my 2001 article "Losing the quality battle in Australian education for librarianship" (Harvey 2001). The article was prompted by a period I spent as a visiting professor in the Department of Information Studies at UCLA (the University of California Los Angeles) and was written while I was there.…

[Andrological characteristics in males with X-chromosomal pathology].

PubMed

Iunda, I F; Dyshlovoĭ, V D; Imshinetskaia, L P; Koblianskaia, G N; Ryzhkova, L N

1979-01-01

The authors examined 32 patients with Klinefelter's syndrome: 21 with chromatine-positive (the 1st group), 11 with chromatine-negative (the 2nd group). In contrast to the patients of the 2nd group an altered karyotype was revealed in patients of the 1st group (47/XXY, 46XY/47XXY, 48XXXY/49XXXXY). Hormonal examination revelaed hypoandrogenia with a relative hyperestrogenuria in the majority of the patients of the 1st and 2nd groups. However, patients of the 2nd group displayed a greater preservation of the reserve testicular function. Further clinical, endocrinological and cytogenetic studies of the Klinefelter's syndrome is necessary for its differential diagnosis and correction.

Re-seeding research will help in cheatgrass battle

USGS Publications Warehouse

Allen, Craig D.

2006-01-01

Funding from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Joint Fire Science Program is helping researchers in northwestern Arizona determine whether several native grasses can be used to battle invasive cheatgrass following fire in ponderosa pine ecosystems.

VIEW OF BATTLE MONUMENT SANITARIUM MONUMENT IN BACKGROUND AND BIVOUAC ...

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VIEW OF BATTLE MONUMENT SANITARIUM MONUMENT IN BACKGROUND AND BIVOUAC OF DEAD TABLET IN FOREGROUND. VIEW TO SOUTHEAST. - Hot Springs National Cemetery, Virginia Medical Center 500 North Fifth Street, Hot Springs, Fall River County, SD

170. Credit SHS. Northern California Power Company substation, Bully Hill ...

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170. Credit SHS. Northern California Power Company substation, Bully Hill Mine area. Note lack of vegetation, caused by nearby copper smelting works. - Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Bluff, Tehama County, CA

VHL Alliance

MedlinePlus

... by a flaw in one gene, the VHL gene, which regulates cell growth causing patients to battle a series of tumors ... by a flaw in one gene, the VHL gene, which regulates cell growth causing patients to battle a series of tumors ...

On lifting the fog of war in the battle on heart disease: Star Wars technology in pursuit of a seamless integration strategy.

PubMed

Espinosa, J A; Kosnik, L K; Kraitsik, M; Dillow, J C

1997-01-01

In our efforts to reduce cardiac morbidity and mortality we often use terms such as the "battle" or "war" on heart disease. If we believe efforts to reduce cardiac disease are the moral equivalent of war, then perhaps we should explore ways that military strategic and tactical metaphors can be applied through technology to the cardiac battle. In this article we explore three major areas for technological advancement: adaptation of the strategies of outcomes management and evidence-based medicine, computer simulation and animation efforts to create horizontal and vertical integration of strategic efforts, and use of interactive multimedia in "recruiting an army" through community empowerment. The overall goal is to find ways to lift "the fog of war" in the battle on heart disease, in order to further the integration of our various efforts.

Restoration metropole XXI, as a problem solving between old potential to the future sustainability of values

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Indra, M.

2018-03-01

Cinema Metropole XXI is one of the heritage buildings located in the heart of Menteng area, with “art deco” architecture. The appereance of this building is very beautiful and very impressed from other buildings, become strong Icon around the Menteng neighborhood. In 2010 the building was bought by Cinema 21, where the physical condition is very messy and looks slum. The emergence of modern shopping and entertainment centers are also complete with cinema facilities are more comfortable and complete, While the atmosphere of this old cinema is considered uncomfortable for visitors, so slowly abandoned by customers. The status of the cultural heritage inherent in this building becomes an obstacle by owners to renew this building, until the cinema closes in some time. The loss of the long-standing potential of cultural heritage buildings due to the transformation of urban development is an important issue in this paper, this case study is the author’s experience in regenerating the future potential at this heritage building. This writing is done by Descriptive Analysis method from various reference approaches and theory of cultural heritage values involved in the restoration of Metropole XXI cinema. The conclusions of this paper find a real solution to problem solving for the sustainability of this building.

159. Credit PG&E. Using mules and horses to transport generator ...

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159. Credit PG&E. Using mules and horses to transport generator base plate from Anderson, CA, to Northern California's Kilarc powerhouse, c. 1903. - Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Bluff, Tehama County, CA

28. Credit JTL. Overview of unit 5 (installed 1908) showing ...

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28. Credit JTL. Overview of unit 5 (installed 1908) showing exciter, generator, deflector motor, needle valve control, impulse wheel housing, and gate valve controls. - Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Bluff, Tehama County, CA

Normal female phenotype and ovarian development despite the ovarian expression of the sex-determining region of Y chromosome (SRY) in a 46,XX/69,XXY diploid/triploid mosaic child conceived after in vitro fertilization-intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

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Oktem, Ozgur; Paduch, Darius A; Xu, Kangpu; Mielnik, Anna; Oktay, Kutluk

2007-03-01

Diploid/triploid mosaicism (mixoploidy) is a rare chromosomal abnormality characterized by mental and growth retardation, hypotonia, and dysmorphic features such as facial asymmetry, low-set ears, and syndactyly. All 46,XX/69,XXY cases fall into three phenotypic groups: male with testicular development, ovotestis disorder of sex development (DSD), or undervirilized male DSD. All phenotypic females with diploid/triploid mosaic reported so far had 46,XX/69,XXX karyotype. We report an 8-year-old girl conceived after in vitro fertilization-intracytoplasmic sperm injection with normal internal/external genital and ovarian development despite 46,XX/69,XXY mosaicism and normal expression of sex-determining region of Y chromosome (SRY) in her gonads. Because of the increased risk of gonadoblastoma resulting from Y chromosome mosaicism, her ovaries were removed by laparoscopy. Ovarian tissue was analyzed histologically as well as by fluorescence in situ hybridization, PCR, and RT-PCR amplification to determine the localization of Y chromosome and expression of SRY and DAX1 mRNA. Methylation-specific PCR was used to assess the inactivation pattern of X chromosomes. By laparoscopy, internal female genital anatomy appeared to be normal. Cytogenetic and molecular methods confirmed the presence of intact and functionally active Y chromosome in the ovary. Strikingly, histological assessment of the gonads showed normal ovarian architecture with abundant primordial follicles despite the presence of the Y chromosome in ovarian follicles and the expression of SRY mRNA in gonadal tissue. This case illustrates that normal ovarian development is possible in the presence of Y chromosome in ovarian follicles and despite the expression of SRY in ovarian tissue. Furthermore, this is the first documented case of mixoploidy after in vitro fertilization-intracytoplasmic sperm injection and the only phenotypic female with 46,XX/69,XXY karyotype.

Role of premission testing in the National Missile Defense system

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Tillman, Janice V.; Atkinson, Beverly

2001-09-01

The purpose of the National Missile Defense (NMD) system is to provide detection, discrimination, engagement, interception, and negation of ballistic missile attacks targeted at the United States (U.S.), including Alaska and Hawaii. This capability is achieved through the integration of weapons, sensors, and a battle management, command, control and communications (BMC3) system. The NMD mission includes surveillance, warning, cueing, and engagement of threat objects prior to potential impact on U.S. targets. The NMD Acquisition Strategy encompasses an integrated test program using Integrated Ground Tests (IGTs), Integrated Flight Tests (IFTs), Risk Reduction Flights (RRFs), Pre Mission Tests (PMTs), Command and Control (C2) Simulations, and other Specialty Tests. The IGTs utilize software-in-the-loop/hardware-in-the-loop (SWIL / HWIL) and digital simulations. The IFTs are conducted with targets launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) and interceptors launched from Kwajalein Missile Range (KMR). The RRFs evaluate NMD BMC3 and NMD sensor functional performance and integration by leveraging planned Peacekeeper and Minuteman III operational test flights and other opportunities without employing the NMD interceptor. The PMTs are nondestructive System-level tests representing the use of NMD Element Test Assets in their IFT configuration and are conducted to reduce risks in achieving the IFT objectives. Specifically, PMTs are used to reduce integration, interface, and performance risks associated with Flight Tests to ensure that as much as possible, the System is tested without expending a target or an interceptor. This paper examines several critical test planning and analysis functions as they relate to the NMD Integrated Flight Test program and, in particular, to Pre-Mission Testing. Topics to be discussed include: - Flight-test program planning; - Pre-Test Integration activities; and - Test Execution, Analysis, and Post-Flight Reconstruction.

On the other side of the battle: Russian nurses in the Crimean War.

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Benson, E R

1992-01-01

One redeeming feature that emerged from the horrors of the Crimean War was the skilled and compassionate nursing care provided by women. The work of Florence Nightingale and her nurses with the British forces is a familiar story. What is less well-known is that the fighting forces on the other side of the battle lines also had their contingent of nurses who helped to alleviate the suffering of their sick and wounded. This paper discusses the events leading up to the organization of Russia's volunteer nurses who provided care on their side of the battle.

36 CFR 406.149 - Program accessibility: Discrimination prohibited.

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2011-07-01

...: Discrimination prohibited. 406.149 Section 406.149 Parks, Forests, and Public Property AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION § 406.149 Program accessibility: Discrimination prohibited. Except as...

Air Cushion Craft Development. First Revision.

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1980-01-01

xix NOTATION ............ ............................... .... xxi ABSTRACT ............ ............................... .i... 1 ...ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION ........... ...................... 1 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............. ........................... 2 CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTION...481 REFERENCES ............ .............................. ... 491 vi LIST OF FIGURES Page 1 - Air Cushion Graft

[Medicopsychosocial syndrome of polygonosomies (XXX, XXY, XYY, syndromes etc...)].

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Benezech, M; Bourgeois, M

1976-01-01

This is an attempt to describe a common syndrom of polygonosomy. Medical, psychological and social incidences of XXX, XXY, XYY, genotypes indicate that these chromosomal aberrations share identical features: phenotypic abnormalities (high stature, dermatoglyphes abnormalities), neuropsychic troubles (neurological symptoms and mental fragility) and antisocial tendancy. One can suppose that at least some polygonosomic persons have a minimal brain dysfunction (or damage), which causes more vulnerability to environnement, deprivation and stress. Relational, educational and socio-economical factors appear now to have a marked role in the etiopathogenesis of these psychiatric troubles. Some forensic and ethical problems of human genetic research are reviewed, such as the so-called "criminal chromosome", supplementary Y chromosome, a myth based upon false and premature scientific assertions.

Analysis of ultraviolet and X-ray observations of three homologous solar flares from SMM

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Cheng, Chung-Chieh; Pallavicini, Roberto

1987-01-01

Three homologous flares observed in the UV lines of Fe XXI and O V and in X-rays from the SMM were studied. It was found that: (1) the homology of the flares was most noticeable in Fe XXI and soft X-ray emissions; (2) the three flares shared many of the same loop footprints which were located in O V bright kernals associated with hard X-ray bursts; and (3) in spite of the strong spatial homology, the temporal evolution in UV and X-ray emissions varied from flare to flare. A comparison between the UV observations and photospheric magnetograms revealed that the basic flare configuration was a complex loop system consisting of many loops or bundles of loops.

87. Credit JE. West and south elevations. Notice draft tube ...

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87. Credit JE. West and south elevations. Notice draft tube openings, relief valve outlets above them, and exciter water discharge opening (with scaffolding in front). (JE, v. 27 1911 p. 417). - Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Bluff, Tehama County, CA

Making Information Overload Work: The Dragon Software System on a Virtual Reality Responsive Workbench

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1998-03-01

Research Laboratory’s Virtual Reality Responsive Workbench (VRRWB) and Dragon software system which together address the problem of battle space...and describe the lessons which have been learned. Interactive graphics, workbench, battle space visualization, virtual reality , user interface.

Did the diverson of a small water course change the course of the history?

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Dincer, Turgut

The 600th anniversary of the Battle of Ankara between the Mongol and Ottoman armies—the subject of this article—was observed on 28 July.Throughout history, water has played an important role in military camgaigns and battles.

Analysis of Factors that have Influenced Outcomes of Battles and Wars: A Data Base of Battles and Engagements. Volume 4. Wars from 1904 through 1940. Part 2. Wars of the 20th Century

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1983-06-01

the Australian and New Zealand Arny Corps (ANZAC) to land slightly north of Gaba Tepe. The French Colonial Divisicn was to make a diversion against...Beersheba from the southwest, and the Desert Nbmted Corps swumg around and hit the city from the east. The battle continued all day, until an Australian ...Allied Aisne-? bme Offensive comenced on 18 July 1918 as the last of the great Germn offensives of 1918 was concluding. The US 1st Division, part of the

Parametric Analysis of Airland Combat Model in High Resolution

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1988-09-01

continue Fprint MOE, UTILITY matrix figure 10. Flow chart of the advanced model 22 WAVE2 = numeric value (1. 2. or 12) which is supposed to be given by the...model user" if WAVE2 = 1. it will bc a BATTLE I case. and all Red forccs on Av’enue-2 attack to nodc-2S ; if \\VAVE2= 2. it will also be a BATTLE I case...but all Red forces on Aenue-2 attack to node-27 ; if WAVE2 = 12. it will be a BATTLE2 case. These outputs will be analyzed in more detail in the next

Understanding the Budget Battle.

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Hritz, Townley

1996-01-01

Describes Head Start's financial uncertainty for the future due to the government's budget battle. Presents information on the key points in the budget process, how that process got off track in fiscal year 1996, the resulting government shutdowns, and how Head Start can prepare for the 1997 budget debates. (MOK)

Tactical Economics: The U.S. Army’s Tactical Contribution to Economic Development

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2012-06-08

34Muhammad Yunus and Ray Porter, Banker to the Poor [Micro-Lending and the Battle against World Poverty] (Ashland, OR: Blackstone Audiobooks). 35...Battle against World Poverty]. Ashland, OR: Blackstone Audiobooks, 2007. Government Documents Coles, Harry Lewis, Albert Katz Weinberg, and Center

78 FR 68699 - Establishment of Class E Airspace; Battle Mountain, NV

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...) navigation aid, Battle Mountain, NV. A favorable comment from the National Business Aviation Association...-4537. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: History The FAA published a final rule in the Federal Register... Final Rule Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the description under the History...

Historic interior view of gorge wall, taken shortly after battle, ...

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Historic interior view of gorge wall, taken shortly after battle, looking northwest at the entrance and northwest shoeing damage to gorge wall as well as timber and earth blindage (see also HABS No. GA-2158-39). - Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

75 FR 12975 - Establishment of Class E Airspace; Battle Mountain, NV

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2010-03-18

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA-2009-1057; Airspace Docket No. 09-AWP-9] Establishment of Class E Airspace; Battle Mountain, NV AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This action will establish Class...

Genetic diagnosis of sex chromosome aberrations in horses based on parentage test by microsatellite DNA and analysis of X- and Y-linked markers.

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Kakoi, H; Hirota, K; Gawahara, H; Kurosawa, M; Kuwajima, M

2005-03-01

Sex chromosome aberrations are often associated with clinical signs that affect equine health and reproduction. However, abnormal manifestation with sex chromosome aberration usually appears at maturity and potential disorders may be suspected infrequently. A reliable survey at an early stage is therefore required. To detect and characterise sex chromosome aberrations in newborn foals by the parentage test and analysis using X- and Y-linked markers. We conducted a genetic diagnosis combined with a parentage test by microsatellite DNA and analysis of X- and Y-linked genetic markers in newborn light-breed foals (n = 17, 471). The minimum incidence of sex chromosome aberration in horses was estimated in the context of available population data. Eighteen cases with aberrations involving 63,XO, 65,XXY and 65,XXX were found. The XO, XXY (pure 65,XXY and/or mosaics/chimaeras) and XXX were found in 0.15, 0.02 and 0.01% of the population, respectively, based solely on detection of abnormal segregation of a single X chromosome marker, LEX003. Detection at an early age and understanding of the prevalence of sex chromosome aberrations should assist in the diagnosis and managment of horses kept for breeding. Further, the parental origin of the X chromosome of each disorder could be proved by the results of genetic analysis, thereby contributing to cytogenetic characterisation.

A rare case of lateral ovotesticular disorder with Klinefelter syndrome mosaicism 46, XX/47, XXY: An unusual presentation.

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Talreja, Shyam M; Banerjee, Indraneel; Yadav, Sher Singh; Tomar, Vinay

2015-01-01

Ovotesticular disorder of sex development (OT-DSD) is a rare disorder of sexual differentiation characterized by the presence of both ovarian and testicular tissues in the same individual. It's incidence ranges from 3% to 10% of all disorder of DSD's, and the most common presentation is 46, XX followed by 46, XX/46, XY mosaicism and 46, XY. Klinefelter syndrome (KS) mosaicism 46, XX/47, XXY is extremely rare, and its association with the ovotesticular disorder is even rarer. We report an unusual case of 16-year-old with male habitus who presented with complains of cyclic hematuria. On examination, he had bilateral gynecomastia, unilateral left cryptorchidism, absent facial hair, sparse axillary hair growth, and pubic hair distribution of feminine type. The right testis was of normal size located normally in hemiscrotum and was confirmed by radio imaging. Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a cystic area behind posterior half of urinary bladder. Chromosomal analysis revealed 46, XX/47, XXY mosaicism of female karyotype and KS. Histopathological report of this left side excised specimen confirmed the structures to be ovary, uterus, and fallopian tube, thus confirming our diagnosis of the lateral ovotesticular disorder. Meticulous workup combined interdisciplinary approach will lead to early diagnosis and resolve timely sex reassignment issues and also prevent consequences arising due to gonadal insufficiency.

Quantification of Phenolic Compounds and In Vitro Radical Scavenging Abilities with Leaf Extracts from Two Varieties of Psidium guajava L.

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Martínez-Flores, Héctor Eduardo; Garnica-Romo, Ma. Guadalupe; Padilla-Ramírez, José Saúl; Saavedra-Molina, Alfredo; Alvarez-Cortes, Osvaldo; Bartolomé-Camacho, María Carmen; Rodiles-López, José Octavio

2018-01-01

Guava leaf (Psidium guajava L.) extracts are used in both traditional medicine and the pharmaceutical industry. The antioxidant compounds in P. guajava leaves can have positive effects including anti-inflammatory, anti-hyperglycemic, hepatoprotective, analgesic, anti-cancer effects, as well as protecting against cardiovascular diseases. In the present study, phenolic compounds and in vitro antioxidant capacity were measured in extracts obtained with polar and non-polar solvents from leaves of two varieties of guava, Calvillo Siglo XXI and Hidrozac. The quantity of total phenolics and total flavonoids were expressed as equivalents of gallic acid and quercetin, respectively. Hydroxyl radical, 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS), 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), and Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity using fluorescein (ORAC-FL) in vitro tests were used to assess the radical scavenging abilities of the extracts. The total phenolics were higher in the aqueous fraction of the variety Calvillo Siglo XXI, while in the Hidrozac variety total phenolics were higher in the acetone and chloroform fractions. Total flavonoids were higher in all fractions in the variety Calvillo Siglo XXI. Total phenolics showed a highly positive correlation for ORAC-FL, and a moderately positive correlation with hydroxyl radicals. Finally, total flavonoids showed a slightly positive correlation for ORAC-FL and hydroxyl radicals. Both varieties of guava leaf extract showed excellent antioxidant properties. PMID:29495514

Social Attention, Affective Arousal and Empathy in Men with Klinefelter Syndrome (47,XXY): Evidence from Eyetracking and Skin Conductance

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van Rijn, Sophie; Barendse, Marjolein; van Goozen, Stephanie; Swaab, Hanna

2014-01-01

Individuals with an extra X chromosome (Klinefelter syndrome) are at risk for problems in social functioning and have an increased vulnerability for autism traits. In the search for underlying mechanisms driving this increased risk, this study focused on social attention, affective arousal and empathy. Seventeen adults with XXY and 20 non-clinical controls participated in this study. Eyetracking was used to investigate social attention, as expressed in visual scanning patterns in response to the viewing of empathy evoking video clips. Skin conductance levels, reflecting affective arousal, were recorded continuously during the clips as well. Empathic skills, i.e. participants' understanding of own and others' emotions in response to the clips was also assessed. Results showed reduced empathic understanding, decreased visual fixation to the eye region, but increased affective arousal in individuals with Klinefelter syndrome. We conclude that individuals with XXY tend to avoid the eye region. Considering the increased affective arousal, we speculate that this attentional deployment strategy may not be sufficient to successfully downregulate affective hyper-responsivity. As increased affective arousal was related to reduced empathic ability, we hypothesize that own affective responses to social cues play an important role in difficulties in understanding the feelings and intentions of others. This knowledge may help in the identification of risk factors for psychopathology and targets for treatment. PMID:24416272

Quantification of Phenolic Compounds and In Vitro Radical Scavenging Abilities with Leaf Extracts from Two Varieties of Psidium guajava L.

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Camarena-Tello, Julio César; Martínez-Flores, Héctor Eduardo; Garnica-Romo, Ma Guadalupe; Padilla-Ramírez, José Saúl; Saavedra-Molina, Alfredo; Alvarez-Cortes, Osvaldo; Bartolomé-Camacho, María Carmen; Rodiles-López, José Octavio

2018-02-27

Guava leaf ( Psidium guajava L.) extracts are used in both traditional medicine and the pharmaceutical industry. The antioxidant compounds in P. guajava leaves can have positive effects including anti-inflammatory, anti-hyperglycemic, hepatoprotective, analgesic, anti-cancer effects, as well as protecting against cardiovascular diseases. In the present study, phenolic compounds and in vitro antioxidant capacity were measured in extracts obtained with polar and non-polar solvents from leaves of two varieties of guava, Calvillo Siglo XXI and Hidrozac. The quantity of total phenolics and total flavonoids were expressed as equivalents of gallic acid and quercetin, respectively. Hydroxyl radical, 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS), 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), and Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity using fluorescein (ORAC-FL) in vitro tests were used to assess the radical scavenging abilities of the extracts. The total phenolics were higher in the aqueous fraction of the variety Calvillo Siglo XXI, while in the Hidrozac variety total phenolics were higher in the acetone and chloroform fractions. Total flavonoids were higher in all fractions in the variety Calvillo Siglo XXI. Total phenolics showed a highly positive correlation for ORAC-FL, and a moderately positive correlation with hydroxyl radicals. Finally, total flavonoids showed a slightly positive correlation for ORAC-FL and hydroxyl radicals. Both varieties of guava leaf extract showed excellent antioxidant properties.

Searching for Spectroscopic Signs of Termination Shocks in Solar Flares

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Galan, G.; Polito, V.; Reeves, K.

2017-12-01

The standard flare model predicts the presence of a termination shock located above the flare loop tops, however terminations shocks have not yet been well observed. We analyze flare observations by the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS), which provides cotemporal UV imaging and spectral data. Specifically, we study plasma emissions in the Fe XXI line, formed at the very hot plasma temperatures in flares (> 10 MK). Imaging observations that point to shocks include fast hot reconnection downflows above the loop tops and localized dense, bright plasma at the loop tops; spectral signatures that suggest shocks in the locality of the loop tops include redshifts and nonthermal broadening of the Fe XXI line. We identify possibly significant redshifts in some on-disk flare events observed by IRIS. Redshifts are observed in the vicinity of the bright loop top source that is thought to coincide with the site of the shock. In these events, the Fe XXI emissions at the time of the redshifted structures are dominated by at the at-rest components. The much more less intense redshifted components are broader, with velocities of 200 km/s. The spatial location of these shifts might indicate plasma motions and speeds indicative of termination shocks. This work is supported by the NSF-REU solar physics program at SAO, grant number AGS-1560313, and by NASA Grant NNX15AJ93G. Keywords: Solar flares, Solar magnetic reconnection, Termination shocks

MMPI Profiles of Males with Abnormal Sex Chromosome Complements

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Rosen, M.; And Others

1971-01-01

Nine males with Klinefelter's syndrome (XXY) and seven XYY males, located primarily in prisons and psychiatric hospitals, were administered the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. (Author/KW)

Battling Sexual Abuse

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Dessoff, Alan

2010-01-01

From costly lawsuits on behalf of victims to negative media coverage, districts can face potentially devastating consequences as a result of sexual abuse of their students by district employees. This article offers a few tips on how to battle sexual abuse particularly in school districts. The author stresses that by adopting strong policies that…

NOVA: Spring 2003 Teacher's Guide. Battle of the X-Planes.

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WGBH Educational Foundation, Boston, MA.

This teacher's guide contains supplemental activities to go along with the NOVA television program on PBS. Activities include: (1) "Last Flight of Bomber 31"; (2) "Ancient Creature of the Deep"; (3) "Battle of the X-Planes"; (4) "Mountain of Ice"; (5) "Lost Treasures of Tibet"; and (6)…

171. Credit PG&E. Hamden Holmes Noble, founder of the Keswick ...

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171. Credit PG&E. Hamden Holmes Noble, founder of the Keswick Electric Power Company. President of Keswick Power and its successor companies -- Northern California Power Company and Northern California Power Company, Consolidated (until 1915). - Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Bluff, Tehama County, CA

The Balance Sheet of the Battle of Crete: How Allied Indecision, Bureaucracy, and Pretentiousness Lost the Battle

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2008-04-01

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77 FR 14461 - Approval of Noise Compatibility Program for W.K. Airport, Battle Creek, MI

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2012-03-09

... Program for W.K. Airport, Battle Creek, MI AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice....K. Kellogg Airport noise compatibility program. All of the recommendations of the program were... Noise Compatibility Program for W.K. Kellogg Airport is February 16, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...

Racial Battle Fatigue for Latina/o Students: A Quantitative Perspective

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Franklin, Jeremy D.; Smith, William A.; Hung, Man

2014-01-01

Previous literature demonstrates that as a result of racial microaggressions and hostile campus racial climates, Latina/o students often state they experience psychological, physiological, and behavioral stress responses during and after racialized incidents on campuses. The purpose of this study is to quantitatively test the racial battle fatigue…

77 FR 5840 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Kingman Museum, Incorporated, Battle Creek, MI; Correction

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2012-02-06

... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Notice of Inventory Completion: Kingman Museum... contact the Kingman Museum, Incorporated at the address below by March 7, 2012. ADDRESSES: Beth Yahne, Kingman Museum, Inc., 175 Limit Street, Battle Creek, MI 49037, telephone (269) 965-5117. SUPPLEMENTARY...

Seuss's Butter Battle Book: Is There Hidden Harm?

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Van Cleaf, David W.; Martin, Rita J.

1986-01-01

Examines whether elementary school children relate to the "harmful hidden message" about nuclear war in Dr. Seuss's THE BUTTER BATTLE BOOK. After ascertaining the children's cognitive level, they participated in activities to find hidden meanings in stories, including Seuss's book. Students failed to identify the nuclear war message in…

Surprise and Deception in Joint Warfare

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1994-02-08

Cass & Co., Limited, 1989), p. 310. 121bid., p. 362. 1 3 Sun Tzu, p. 84. 1 4 Simon Goodenough, Tactical Genius in Battle. (London: Phaidon Press Limited...3rd ed. New York, NY: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1976. Goodenough, Simon. Tactical Genius in Battle. London: Phaidon Press Limited, 1979. Griess

Field tests of a handheld laser communications/position-finding binocular system

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Chan, Victor J.; Rivers, Michael D.; Harris, Amy L.

1998-01-01

Lasers provide a means for transmitting larger quantities of data at higher rates than conventional radio frequency devices and can be utilized during radio silent operations on the battle field. A forward scout needs to be able to observe the positions of various targets and relay that information back to a tactical operations command center in a covert manner. The BiCom device built by Trex Communications provides laser ranging, azimuth and elevation angle to a target, GPS position information, data storage and transmit capability, and full duplex audio transmission capability, all in a 3 kg hand held package. The communication channel utilizes an eye safe lasercom transceiver for covert voice or data transfer at 100 kbps at distances of up to 5 km. The information gathered electronically by the unit is sufficient to calculate the actual GPS positions or military grid coordinates of the observed targets. Several dozen targets can be stored in memory for later transmission via lasercom. Field tests were conducted by US Army personnel to evaluate these units and compare the results with conventional means of target position determination and data transfer. A description of the system and results of these tests are presented.

Dynamic situation assessment and prediction (DSAP)

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Sisti, Alex F.

2003-09-01

The face of war has changed. We no longer have the luxury of planning campaigns against a known enemy operating under a well-understood doctrine, using conventional weapons and rules of engagement; all in a well-charted region. Instead, today's Air Force faces new, unforeseen enemies, asymmetric combat situations and unconventional warfare (Chem/Bio, co-location of military assets near civilian facilities, etc.). At the same time, the emergence of new Air Force doctrinal notions (e.g., Global Strike Task Force, Effects-Based Operations, the desire to minimize or eliminate any collateral damage, etc.)- while propounding the benefits that can be expected with the adoption of such concepts - also impose many new technical and operational challenges. Furthermore, future mission/battle commanders will need to assimilate a tremendous glut of available information, and still be expected to make quick-response decisions - and to quantify the effects of those decisions - all in the face of uncertainty. All these factors translate to the need for dramatic improvements in the way we plan, rehearse, execute and dynamically assess the status of military campaigns. This paper addresses these crucial and revolutionary requirements through the pursuit of a new simulation paradigm that allows a user to perform real-time dynamic situation assessment and prediction.

Analysis of Factors that have Influenced Outcomes of Battles and Wars: A Data Base of Battles and Engagements. Volume 5. World War II, 1939-1945; Campaigns in North Africa, Italy, and Western Europe. Part 2. Wars of the 20th Century.

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1983-06-01

k . k (’FD Al" GOVE RNMENTEXPi?,F. ANALYSIS OF FACIOR THAT HAVE I ~INFUReCH) OucafiJs( OF BATTLES...May Sezze 25-27 May Ve-l-etri 26 May .’. *..%’S: s* , .i . .1 ,. Campoleone Souteatiao k 26-28 May• .- 3.5 V-s- atIMrt .I-12 *eb *--. * ::.-, -:j 7...8217.: ’. 5. I-a., .. • 5’ . ,. •% - ,_ . .. . . . . . ’’ 1-40 % 5%, Northwest Europe, 1944 (Continued)T0 Foret de Chateau- Salins 10-11 Nov -’.. -. ,

SHRUB BATTLE: Understanding the Making of Landscape

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Depigny, Sylvain; Michelin, Yves

2007-01-01

Landscape changes in Europe's rural areas seem to generate a more visible impact. This trend raises new questions on rural management and brings about a conflict between farmers' land-use patterns and public expectations, which are often exclusively based on esthetics. The aim of the SHRUB BATTLE board game is to help tutors make future rural…

77 FR 46283 - Amendment of Class E Airspace; Battle Creek, MI

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2012-08-03

...) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures at W.K. Kellogg Airport. The airport's geographic coordinates also... controlled airspace at W.K. Kellogg Airport (77 FR 29918) Docket No. FAA-2011-1110. Interested parties were... instrument approach procedures at W.K. Kellogg Airport, Battle Creek, MI. This action is necessary for the...

Force Structure Matters: The US Field Artillery in Operational Art

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2015-05-23

2003 (Fort Sill, OK: US Army Field Artillery Center, 2004), 62-63. 3 Sean Bateman and Steven Hady, “King of Battle Once Again: An Organizational...To What Ends Military Power?” International Security 4, no. 4 (Spring 1980): 3- 35. Bateman , Sean and Steven Hady. “King of Battle Once Again: An

Book review: Inside the Equal Access to Justice Act: Environmental litigation and the crippling battle over America's lands, endangered species, and critical habitats

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Organ, John F.

2016-01-01

Review info:  Inside the equal access to justice act: Environmental litigation and the crippling battle over America's lands, endangered species, and critical habitats. By Lowell E. Baier, 2016. ISBN: 978-1442257443, 678 pp.

True Stories of Censorship Battles in America's Libraries

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Nye, Valerie, Ed.; Barco, Kathy, Ed.

2012-01-01

Intellectual freedom is a core value of librarianship, but fighting to keep controversial materials on the shelves can sometimes feel like a lonely battle. And not all censorship controversies involve the public objecting to a book in the collection--libraries are venues for displays and meetings, and sometimes library staff themselves are tempted…

The Battle for Open--A Perspective

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Weller, Martin

2013-01-01

In this article the author argues that openness in education has been successful in establishing itself as an approach. However, this initial victory should be viewed as part of a larger battle around the nature of openness. Drawing lessons from history and the green movement, a number of challenges for the open education movement are identified…

Libraries and the Pickle (PCLE) of Content Management Schemes: Survey of Pending Copyright Policy Battles and Their Implications for School Libraries, Free Speech, Access to Information, and Democracy.

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Minow, Mary; Wilson, Cicely Reed

2003-01-01

Explains the copyright policy battles now pending in Congress and the courts, with a discussion of what they mean for free speech, access to information, and democratic culture in school libraries. (MES)

School Finance 2005?06. Budget Sets Off Public Battle

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Perry, Mary

2005-01-01

For the past year, the issue of public education funding has been particularly contentious in California. A pitched political battle between education advocates and the administration of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger began with a December 2004 preview of the governor's budget proposal for 2005?06. The fight continued through a spring filled with…

77 FR 5836 - Notice of Intent To Repatriate a Cultural Item: Kingman Museum, Inc., Battle Creek, MI

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2012-02-06

... Cultural Item: Kingman Museum, Inc., Battle Creek, MI AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION... determined that the cultural item meets the definition of unassociated funerary object and repatriation to... any Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the cultural item may contact...

40th Combat Aviation Brigade and USS Ponce conduct interoperability

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training exercise > National Guard > Guard News - The National Guard Skip to main content Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & ; Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle

Intelligent Design in the Public School Science Classroom

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Hickey, Wesley D.

2013-01-01

The ongoing battle to insert intelligent causes into the science classrooms has been met with political approval and scientific rejection. Administrators in the United States need to be aware of the law related to creationism and intelligent design in order to lead in local curricular battles. Although unlikely to appease the ID proponents, there…

Enacting Informal Science Learning: Exploring the Battle for Informal Learning

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Clapham, Andrew

2016-01-01

Informal Science Learning (ISL) is a policy narrative of interest in the United Kingdom and abroad. This paper explores how a group of English secondary school science teachers, enacted ISL science clubs through employing the Periodic Table of Videos. It examines how these teachers "battled" to enact ISL policy in performative conditions…

Toward a Sexual Ethics Curriculum: Bringing Philosophy and Society to Bear on Individual Development

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Lamb, Sharon

2010-01-01

For over a decade, battles have raged between conservative Abstinence Only Until Marriage (AOUM) sexuality education advocates and liberal Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) advocates. While these battles have focused on the inclusion of health information about contraception and whether or not a curriculum must advocate abstinence as the…

Transforming a Core Curriculum--and Minimizing the Battle Scars

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Dwyer, Patricia M.

2017-01-01

It is notoriously difficult to change a core curriculum. As credit hours and course requirements are revised, politics quickly come into play and turf battles arise to create obstacles. The author writes that, in her experience, there are two default approaches to curricular change. The first is simply to "tweak" an existing…

Alaska's forest resource.

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O. Keith Hutchison

1968-01-01

Alaska's romantic past includes the magnetic lure of gold; the mad stampede to strike it rich; success and heartbreak; men and animals battling snow, ice, spring breakup, insects, and loneliness; dog teams at work and on desperate missions; river steamers battling the Yukon; bush pilots performing miraculous flights; and hordes of salmon taken by traps and seine...

Encounters with Forest School and Foucault: A Risky Business?

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Maynard, Trisha

2007-01-01

This paper tells the story of an encounter between two early years teachers and two Forest School workers, the growing tensions in their relationships and how these tensions were resolved. When analysed through a Foucauldian (poststructuralist) lens, the story can be read as a battle between dominant discourses--a battle exacerbated by the outdoor…

The Battle of Bunker Hill: Now We Are at War. Revised. Teaching with Historic Places.

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Brue, Sandy

This lesson describes and discusses the Battle of Bunker Hill (Massachusetts), which took place during the Revolutionary War. The lesson plan contains eight sections: (1) "About this Lesson"; (2) "Getting Started: Inquiry Question"; (3) "Setting the Stage: Historical Context"; (4) "Locating the Site: Maps"…

Isostatic Gravity Map of the Battle Mountain 30 x 60 Minute Quadrangle, North Central Nevada

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Ponce, D.A.; Morin, R.L.

2000-01-01

Introduction Gravity investigations of the Battle Mountain 30 x 60 minute quadrangle were begun as part of an interagency effort by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Bureau of Land Management to help characterize the geology, mineral resources, hydrology, and ecology of the Humboldt River Basin in north-central Nevada. The Battle Mountain quadrangle is located between 40?30' and 41?N. lat. and 116? and 117?W. long. This isostatic gravity map of the Battle Mountain quadrangle was prepared from data from about 1,180 gravity stations. Most of these data are publicly available on a CD-ROM of gravity data of Nevada (Ponce, 1997) and in a published report (Jewel and others, 1997). Data from about 780 gravity stations were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey since 1996; data from about 245 of these are unpublished (USGS, unpub. data, 1998). Data collected from the 400 gravity stations prior to 1996 are a subset of a gravity data compilation of the Winnemucca 1:250,000-scale quadrangle described in great detail by Wagini (1985) and Sikora (1991). This detailed information includes gravity meters used, dates of collection, sources, descriptions of base stations, plots of data, and a list of principal facts. A digital version of the entire data set for the Battle Mountain quadrangle is available on the World Wide Web at: http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/docs/gump/gump.html

Centenary of the Battle of Vimy (france, 1917): Preserving the Memory of the Great War Through 3d Recording of the Maison Blanche Souterraine

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Murtiyoso, A.; Grussenmeyer, P.; Guillemin, S.; Prilaux, G.

2017-08-01

The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a military engagement between the Canadian Corps and the German Empire during the Great War (1914-1918). In this battle, Canadian troops fought as a single unit and won the day. It marked an important point in Canadian history as a nation. The year 2017 marks the centenary of this battle. In commemoration of this event, the Pas-de-Calais Departmental Council financed a 3D recording mission for one of the underground tunnels (souterraines) used as refuge by the Canadian soldiers several weeks prior to the battle. A combination of Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS) and close-range photogrammetry techniques was employed in order to document not only the souterraine, but also the various carvings and graffitis created by the soldiers on its walls. The resulting point clouds were registered to the French national geodetic system, and then meshed and textured in order to create a precise 3D model of the souterraine. In this paper, the workflow taken during the project as well as several results will be discussed. In the end, the resulting 3D model was used to create derivative products such as maps, section profiles, and also virtual visit videos. The latter helps the dissemination of the 3D information and thus aids in the preservation of the memory of the Great War for Canada.

Battle of France WWII

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Gadhath, Arpitha Rao

The purpose of this thesis is to build an interactive Geographical Information System (GIS) tool, relating to the series of events that occurred during the Battle of France World War II. The tool gives us an insight about the countries involved in the battle, their allies and their strategies. This tool was created to use it as a one stop source of information regarding all the important battles that took place, which lead to the fall of France. The tool brings together the maps of all the countries involved. Integrated with each map is the data relevant to that map. The data for each country includes the place of attack, the strategies used during the attack, and the kind of warfare. The tool also makes use of HTML files to give all the information, along with the images from the time of the war and a footage which explains everything about the particular battle. The tool was build using JAVA, along with the use of MOJO (Map Objects Java Objects) to develop Maps of each of the countries. MOJO is developed by ESRI (Environmental Science Research Institute) which makes it easier to add data to the maps. It also makes highlighting important information easier making use of pop-up windows, charts and infographics. HTML files were designed making use of the open-source template developed by Bootstrap. The tool is built in such a way that the interface is simple and easy for the user to use and understand.

The face of war: Trauma analysis of a mass grave from the Battle of Lützen (1632)

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Nicklisch, Nicole; Ramsthaler, Frank; Meller, Harald; Friederich, Susanne; Alt, Kurt W.

2017-01-01

Contemporary accounts of battles are often incomplete or even erroneous because they reflect the—often biased—viewpoints of the authors. Battlefield archaeology faces the task of compiling an historical analysis of a battle and of gathering all the available facts. Besides cultural historical evidence and artefacts, the human remains of those who have fallen in battle also provide invaluable information. In studying mass graves from a military context, the injury types and patterns are significant. They allow us to reconstruct the circumstances surrounding the soldiers’ deaths and provide information on the hostilities that occurred on the battlefield. One such mass grave was discovered in 2011 at Lützen, Saxony-Anhalt (Germany). Based on its geographical location and on the results obtained from archaeological examinations carried out in the area, the grave could be dated to the Thirty Years War (1618–1648). Further archaeological research confirmed that the dead had been soldiers from the Battle of Lützen (1632). The mass grave was block-lifted and then comprehensively examined at the State Museum of Prehistory in Halle (Saale). As well as osteological examinations to determine age, sex, height, state of health, i.e. diseases or injuries, imaging methods were also employed and histological and isotopic analyses carried out. The focus of this study was on the injuries sustained by the soldiers both prior to and during the battle. The results revealed that the 47 deceased had been between the ages of 15 and 50 when they died. Numerous healed injuries showed that the men had often been involved in violent encounters. Approximately three in every four soldiers had injuries that could have been fatal. Wounds inflicted by handguns, particularly to the skull, were predominant. The integrative analysis of the archaeological and anthropological data allowed us to conclude that the majority had been killed during a cavalry attack. PMID:28542491

A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs and the significance of the battle to the Civil War.

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY

2012-01-30

Senate - 01/30/2012 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Agreed to in SenateHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Improving Capabilities for Irregular Warfare. Volume 2. Capabilities Analysis

DTIC Science & Technology

2007-08-01

from a build- ing. CPT Jon E. Tellier , USA, “The Battle for Hue.” Infantry (July–August 1995): p. 24. However, the US ratification in 1997 of the...Jane’s International Defense Review (1 February 2006). Tellier , Jon E. “The Battle for Hue.” Infantry (July–August 1995): pp. 21–26. Thomas, Timothy L

Social Justice and Education in the Public and Private Spheres

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Power, Sally; Taylor, Chris

2013-01-01

This paper explores the complex relationship between social justice and education in the public and private spheres. The politics of education is often presented as a battle between left and right, the state and the market. In this representation, the public and the private spheres are neatly aligned on either side of the line of battle, and…

A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg and the significance of this battle in the history of the United States.

THOMAS, 113th Congress

Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA

2013-06-27

Senate - 06/27/2013 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Agreed to in SenateHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

"No Child Left Untested [sic]" Battle or Battle Cry Guiding Research and Practice? Making Research User-Friendly.

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Hough, David L.

2003-01-01

Critiques five articles from an online research journal in middle-level education on mathematical problem solving, social inclusion of students with disabilities in physical education, school and dispositional aggression among middle school boys, problem-based learning, and students' views of futuristics. Asserts that embracing the view that all…

Year 10 English: Australian Texts and the Battle for Survival

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Robertson,, Alison

2012-01-01

The texts and classroom activities in this paper are a sample of those used within a unit on "The Battle for Survival". The unit brings classic Australian literary texts together with reportage on contemporary news events, and demonstrates an integrated approaches to the Literacy, Language and Literature strands of the AC:E. The unit…

Just the Facts? the Separation of Sex Education from Moral Education

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Lamb, Sharon

2013-01-01

In this essay Sharon Lamb considers how progressives have begun to win the longstanding battle to shape sex education and what they have had to give up in the process. After framing the battle in historical context, Lamb uses discourse analysis to explore the hidden values in the "evidence-based" (EB) curricula that progressives…

Read All about It! What States Are Doing to Ensure Kids Are Reading by Third Grade

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Riccards, Patrick

2012-01-01

The fights currently raging under the banner of "education reform" are nothing compared to those battles fought on the fronts of the "Reading Wars." For decades now, educators, policymakers, parents, and communities have battled fiercely over how best to teach reading--phonics, whole language, or scientifically based reading.…

Airland Battle Doctrine

DTIC Science & Technology

1988-09-01

Professional Paper 463 / September 1988 OTIC - EL cOPY V 0- 00 00 N Airland Battle Doctrine DTIC S ELECTE DEC 2 81988D Douglas W. Skinner Dcb A...missiles to ground targets. Initial deployment will be on the Army’s OV-i Bronco and the Air Force’s TR-l and C-18. This is another outgrowth of the

"The Butter Battle Book": Engaging Children's Thoughts of War.

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Barone, Diane

1993-01-01

Discusses how "The Butter Battle Book" by Dr. Seuss can be used to introduce the moral issue of war to young children. Studies the written responses of 1,187 children in grades kindergarten to 6 to the story. Notes that only the fourth- through sixth-grade students (who felt themselves beyond Dr. Seuss) understood the allegorical nature…

Serious Play in Education for Social Justice--An Exploratory Study

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Wartenweiler, Thomas

2018-01-01

Fair Battles is a 12-week Swiss education for social justice program with the goal of sensitizing high school students about the impact of their consumer habits on society. The pedagogical concept of Fair Battles is to employ the tool of serious play to enhance students' social empathy, which then leads to service learning projects. This…

Genetics Home Reference: Klinefelter syndrome

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... AS, Gillam L. Thinking outside the square: considering gender in Klinefelter syndrome and 47, XXY. Int J ... Reference Celebrates Its 15th Anniversary Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) Turns 10 All Bulletins Features What ...

Effects of sex chromosome aneuploidies on brain development: evidence from neuroimaging studies.

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Lenroot, Rhoshel K; Lee, Nancy Raitano; Giedd, Jay N

2009-01-01

Variation in the number of sex chromosomes is a relatively common genetic condition, affecting as many as 1/400 individuals. The sex chromosome aneuploidies (SCAs) are associated with characteristic behavioral and cognitive phenotypes, although the degree to which specific individuals are affected can fall within a wide range. Understanding the effects of different dosages of sex chromosome genes on brain development may help to understand the basis for functional differences in affected individuals. It may also be informative regarding how sex chromosomes contribute to typical sexual differentiation. Studies of 47,XXY males make up the bulk of the current literature of neuroimaging studies in individuals with supernumerary sex chromosomes, with a few small studies or case reports of the other SCAs. Findings in 47,XXY males typically include decreased gray and white matter volumes, with most pronounced effects in the frontal and temporal lobes. Functional studies have shown evidence of decreased lateralization. Although the hypogonadism typically found in 47,XXY males may contribute to the decreased brain volume, the observation that 47,XXX females also show decreased brain volume in the presence of normal pubertal maturation suggests a possible direct dosage effect of X chromosome genes. Additional X chromosomes, such as in 49,XXXXY males, are associated with more markedly decreased brain volume and increased incidence of white matter hyperintensities. The limited data regarding effects of having two Y chromosomes (47,XYY) do not find significant differences in brain volume, although there are some reports of increased head size.

Autism, language and communication in children with sex chromosome trisomies.

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Bishop, Dorothy V M; Jacobs, Patricia A; Lachlan, Katherine; Wellesley, Diana; Barnicoat, Angela; Boyd, Patricia A; Fryer, Alan; Middlemiss, Prisca; Smithson, Sarah; Metcalfe, Kay; Shears, Deborah; Leggett, Victoria; Nation, Kate; Scerif, Gaia

2011-10-01

Sex chromosome trisomies (SCTs) are found on amniocentesis in 2.3-3.7 per 1000 same-sex births, yet there is a limited database on which to base a prognosis. Autism has been described in postnatally diagnosed cases of Klinefelter syndrome (XXY karyotype), but the prevalence in non-referred samples, and in other trisomies, is unclear. The authors recruited the largest sample including all three SCTs to be reported to date, including children identified on prenatal screening, to clarify this issue. Parents of children with a SCT were recruited either via prenatal screening or via a parental support group, to give a sample of 58 XXX, 19 XXY and 58 XYY cases. Parents were interviewed using the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales and completed questionnaires about the communicative development of children with SCTs and their siblings (42 brothers and 26 sisters). Rates of language and communication problems were high in all three trisomies. Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were found in 2/19 cases of XXY (11%) and 11/58 XYY (19%). After excluding those with an ASD diagnosis, communicative profiles indicative of mild autistic features were common, although there was wide individual variation. Autistic features have not previously been remarked upon in studies of non-referred samples with SCTs, yet the rate is substantially above population levels in this sample, even when attention is restricted to early-identified cases. The authors hypothesise that X-linked and Y-linked neuroligins may play a significant role in the aetiology of communication impairments and ASD.

Effects of Sex Chromosome Aneuploidies on Brain Development: Evidence From Neuroimaging Studies

PubMed Central

Lenroot, Rhoshel K.; Lee, Nancy Raitano; Giedd, Jay N.

2010-01-01

Variation in the number of sex chromosomes is a relatively common genetic condition, affecting as many as 1/400 individuals. The sex chromosome aneuploidies (SCAs) are associated with characteristic behavioral and cognitive phenotypes, although the degree to which specific individuals are affected can fall within a wide range. Understanding the effects of different dosages of sex chromosome genes on brain development may help to understand the basis for functional differences in affected individuals. It may also be informative regarding how sex chromosomes contribute to typical sexual differentiation. Studies of 47,XXY males make up the bulk of the current literature of neuroimaging studies in individuals with supernumerary sex chromosomes, with a few small studies or case reports of the other SCAs. Findings in 47,XXY males typically include decreased gray and white matter volumes, with most pronounced effects in the frontal and temporal lobes. Functional studies have shown evidence of decreased lateralization. Although the hypogonadism typically found in 47,XXY males may contribute to the decreased brain volume, the observation that 47,XXX females also show decreased brain volume in the presence of normal pubertal maturation suggests a possible direct dosage effect of X chromosome genes. Additional X chromosomes, such as in 49,XXXXY males, are associated with more markedly decreased brain volume and increased incidence of white matter hyperintensities. The limited data regarding effects of having two Y chromosomes (47,XYY) do not find significant differences in brain volume, although there are some reports of increased head size. PMID:20014372

[Health maintenance strategy for construction industry workers].

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Perminova, I Iu; Logvinenko, I I

2011-01-01

The authors analyzed work conditions and health state of workers engaged into construction industry in Kemerovo city. Findings are that complex approach to carrying out the strategy "Health for all in XXI century" causes health preservation.

Discourses of Indiscipline: An Informal Hobbesian Riposte to Cate Watson

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McManus, Michael

2006-01-01

Classroom battles are real and not a metaphor. Warfare is a historical and present fact of human life. Life really is a battle and conflict inevitable; injuries to the psyche are just as real as those to the body. Schools cannot step outside society. It is not Foucault but Thomas Hobbes who offers the most perceptive insight into human behaviour…

Guilford Courthouse: A Pivotal Battle in the War for Independence. Teaching with Historic Places.

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Baker, Thomas E.

The backwoods county seat of Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina, was the site of a pivotal battle on March 15, 1781, in the Revolutionary War's decisive southern campaign. The engagement set the stage for the region's liberation from enemy occupation and impelled British general Lord Charles Cornwallis to take the ill-fated road that led him to…