Economic Growth in Mountain West Metropolitan Areas

This Fact Sheet highlights trends in America’s economic progress, demonstrating how four metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) in the Mountain West region (Salt Lake City, Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, and Denver-Aurora-Lakewood) fared from 2016 to 2017 and from 2007 to 2017 compared to the national economy and the 100 largest metropolitan economies

Estrategias para prevenir y detectar el plagio

Mesa redonda celebrada en la V Conferencia de Directores de Escuelas de Doctorado, celebrada el 2 de noviembre de 2017 en el Rectorado de la Universidad de Córdoba

Snowex 2017 Community Snow Depth Measurements: A Quality-Controlled, Georeferenced Product

Snow depth was one of the core ground measurements required to validate remotely-sensed data collected during SnowEx Year 1, which occurred in Colorado. The use of a single, common protocol was fundamental to produce a community reference dataset of high quality. Most of the nearly 100 Grand Mesa and Senator Beck Basin SnowEx ground crew participants contributed to this crucial dataset during 6-25 February 2017. Snow depths were measured along ~300 m transects, whose locations were determined according to a random-stratified approach using snowfall and tree-density gradients. Two-person teams used snowmobiles, skis, or snowshoes to travel to staked transect locations and to conduct measurements. Depths were measured with a 1-cm incremented probe every 3 meters along transects. In shallow areas of Grand Mesa, depth measurements were also collected with GPS snow-depth probes (a.k.a. MagnaProbes) at ~1-m intervals. During summer 2017, all reference stake positions were surveyed with <10 cm accuracy to improve overall snow depth location accuracy. During the campaign, 193 transects were measured over three weeks at Grand Mesa and 40 were collected over two weeks in Senator Beck Basin, representing more than 27,000 depth values. Each day of the campaign depth measurements were written in waterproof field books and photographed by National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) participants. The data were later transcribed and prepared for extensive quality assessment and control. Common issues such as protocol errors (e.g., survey in reverse direction), notebook image issues (e.g., halo in the center of digitized picture), and data-entry errors (sloppy writing and transcription errors) were identified and fixed on a point-by-point basis. In addition, we strove to produce a georeferenced product of fine quality, so we calculated and interpolated coordinates for every depth measurement based on surveyed stakes and the number of measurements made per transect. The product has been submitted to NSIDC in csv format. To educate data users, we present the study design and processing steps that have improved the quality and usability of this product. Also, we will address measurement and design uncertainties, which are different in open vs. forest areas

Understanding WASP-12b

The orbital period of the hot Jupiter WASP-12b is apparently changing. We study whether this reflects orbital decay due to tidal dissipation in the star, or apsidal precession of a slightly eccentric orbit. In the latter case, a third body or other perturbation would be needed to sustain the eccentricity against tidal dissipation in the planet itself. We have analyzed several such perturbative scenarios, but none is satisfactory. Most likely therefore, the orbit really is decaying. If this is due to a dynamical tide, then WASP-12 should be a subgiant without a convective core as Weinberg et al. (2017) have suggested. We have modeled the star with the MESA code. While no model fits all of the observational constraints, including the luminosity implied by the GAIA DR2 distance, main-sequence models are less discrepant than subgiant ones.Comment: 12 pages, 4 figure, submitted to MNRA

Efficient single-photon source based on a deterministically fabricated single quantum dot - microstructure with backside gold mirror

This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. This article appeared in Appl. Phys. Lett. 111, 011106 (2017) and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4991389.We present an efficient broadband single-photon source which is fabricated by a flip-chip gold-bonding technique and in-situ electron beam lithography. The device comprises a single InGaAs quantum dot that is centered at the bottom of a monolithic mesa structure and located above a gold mirror for enhanced photon-extraction efficiency. We show a photon-extraction efficiency of ηext=(18±2) % into a numerical aperture of 0.4 and a high suppression of multi-photon events from this source with g(2)(0)=0.015±0.009. Our deterministic device with a backside gold mirror can be combined with electrical contacts and piezo-tuning capabilities in future refinements, which represents an important step towards a spectrally tunable plug-and-play quantum-light source with broadband enhancement for photonic quantum networks.DFG, SFB 787, Halbleiter - Nanophotonik: Materialien, Modelle, BauelementeBMBF, 03V0630TIB, Entwicklung einer Halbleiterbasierten Einzelphotonenquelle für die Quanteninformationstechnologi

The Geography of Wildfire

Citation: Blake, K. S. (2017) The Geography of Wildfire, Zane Grey Explorer 2(3) 14-19The geography of Wildfire (1917) is among the most significant in all of Zane Grey's western romances. lt weaves together four places that shaped Grey's vision of the West more than any other prior to 1917: Lees Ferry (Grey's fictional name is Bostil's Ford), the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, and Wild Horse Mesa. Most importantly, this is the book that launched Monument Valley to worldwide fame and thus greatly shaped the image of the American West (Blake, 1995; Harvey, 2O11)

All My Sons Program

March 3-12, 2017. Wertheim Performing Arts Center. Written by Arthur Miller, Directed by Michael Yawney, Scenic design: Jade Mesa, Costume Design: Angelina Esposito, Lighting Design: Christopher Goslin, Prop Master: Alexandrea Hess, Sound Design: Lylliette Borrajero. Starring Manuel Bonilla as Narrator/Bert; Anderson Freitas as Joe Keller; Lovanni Gomez as Dr. Jim Bayliss; Roselyn Moreno as Sue Bayliss; Casey Hughes as Lydia Lubey; Wayne Wilde as Chris Keller; Adele Robinson as Kate Keller; Sarah Perez as Ann Deever; Miguel Bonilla as George Deever.https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/theatre_programs/1087/thumbnail.jp