Management: A bibliography for NASA Managers

This bibliography lists 707 reports, articles and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technology information system in 1985. Items are selected and grouped according to their usefulness to the manager as manager. Citations are grouped into ten subject categories: human factors and personnel issues; management theory and techniques; industrial management and manufacturing; robotics and expert systems; computers and information management; research and development; economics, costs, and markets; logistics and operations management; reliability and quality control; and legality, legislation, and policy

Watt Community Rowing Center High-Performance Athletes Yield High-Performance Architecture

The Watt Community Rowing Center (WCRC) is a conceptual project that will demonstrate and quantify how an architectural design response can be both spatially evocative and technologically grounded. The WCRC is an architectural design evolving the typical rectangular boathouse into an energy-efficient boathouse that stimulates `out of the box\u27, forward thought, focused both on architectural form and sustainable design. The WCRC is a synthesis of architecture, environment, and athletics and is a conceptual design and theoretical research exploration. The proposed architectural solution motivates a new form in sustainable architecture that encourages the participation of building occupants. The interaction between individuals and architecture will promote energy efficiency. Athletes will be viewed as a viable source of energy as the watts generated during ergometer workouts will be recycled back into the grid. In the advancement of our technological age, new and innovative means of discovery can improve current trends and practices for future generations, a true sustainable thought.The proposed thesis is a catalyst to show how athletes and active individuals can contribute to energy production via athletic gait. Rowing for Power is the idea that energy produced by rowers during common indoor training ergometer workouts can serve as a potential for energy harvesting. The concept serves a site specific design in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but can be applied globally. Sports serve as a great segway to promote sustainability due to high fan populations and the natural draw of attention from the surrounding local community. High-performance athletes are role models who have the capability to yield high-performance architecture, which was explored in this design. Watts generated during ergometer workouts will be recycled back to the grid to offset energy demands. The Watt Community Rowing Center (WCRC) is an accommodating design for the Temple University Crew in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the surrounding area rowing community. The rowing center provides indoor exercise facilities that support rowing related conditioning year-round as well as adequate boat storage and waterway access. The architecture is an engaging experience for rowers, coaches, and visitors as it displays the energy produced and achievements earned by the rowers during training sessions and conditioning

Developing a Competency Model for Highway Safety Engineers: A Delphi Method

The primary purpose of this study was to determine the core competencies needed by State DOT Highway Safety Engineers as perceived by Highway Safety experts in the United States. First, a list of competencies was identified. Next, a panel of Highway Safety experts determined the importance of each identified competency for the current year (2020) and for the future (year 2030). Finally, ratings provided by the panel were tested for the presence of consensus. For this study, the researcher used a Delphi Method as classified by Delbecq, Van de Ven, and Gaustafson (1975). Through this method, a panel of forward-thinking experts in the field of Highway Safety were surveyed to find consensus of important and needed technical competencies for current and future Highway Safety Engineers (Gupta & Clarke, 1996). Through three rounds, these panel members were able to suggest and rate competencies, with the option to provide any feedback they deemed necessary. Based on previous literature, a review of various professional organizations, and extensive interviews, 50 competencies were generated. During Round 1, this list of competencies was sent to identified highway safety experts across the U.S. and asked, “Is this competency important for Highway Safety Engineers for the year 2020 (or 2030)?” Here, the panel suggested edits to 9 currently listed competencies and defined 18 additional competencies. In Round 2, participants rated all 68 competencies on a five-point anchored scale. In Round 3, the panel was provided the median scores for each competency listed in Round 2 and asked to keep or change their rating to match the group’s rating and provide any justification as necessary. At the conclusion of Round 3, all competencies were listed as achieving consensus as established a’ priori at greater than 50% indicating a set of core competencies essential to the role of Highway Safety engineers in the year 2020 and 2030. Since the panel was shown to be effective and forward-thinking in their views, the researcher recommends state DOTs and national organizations involved in trainings regarding highway safety engineers move toward the inclusion of all competencies rated substantial or high importance in required training

Annual report of the officers of the town of Eaton, New Hampshire 2016.

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire

Town of Farmington, New Hampshire 2006 annual town report.

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire

Engineering@Nebraska - Fall 2005

Table of Contents: Celebrating 10 Years of Educating Young Minds: After 10 years, Edgerton Explorit Center continues the mission of its namesake—to enlighten curious minds and enhance our understanding of the world. Helping Hands...and Wrists: Professor gives doctors a helping hand with newly patented IntuiTool™ The Greater Good: Service learning allows students to put their education to work for the good of the community. Cool Under Fire: Second generation of Scherzbergs carries on the tradition of school and service to country. The Future of Nebraska Engineering: The college’s new strategic plan looks at ways research can serve federal and state governments and benefit students. The Brilliance of Young Minds: The College of Engineering shows students the path to discovery and success