Joint University Program for Air Transportation Research, 1988-1989

The research conducted during 1988 to 1989 under the NASA/FAA-sponsored Joint University Program for Air Transportation Research is summarized. The Joint University Program is a coordinated set of three grants sponsored by NASA Langley Research Center and the Federal Aviation Administration, one each with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ohio University, and Princeton University. Completed works, status reports, and annotated bibliographies are presented for research topics, which include computer science, guidance and control theory and practice, aircraft performance, flight dynamics, and applied experimental psychology. An overview of the year's activities for each university is also presented

Joint University Program for Air Transportation Research, 1987

The research conducted during 1987 under the NASA/FAA sponsored Joint University Program for Air Transportation Research is summarized. The Joint University Program is a coordinated set of 3 grants sponsored by NASA-Langley and the FAA, one each with the MIT, Ohio Univ., and Princeton Univ. Completed works, status reports, and annotated bibliographies are presented for research topics, which include computer science, guidance and control theory and practice, aircraft performance, flight dynamics, and applied experimental psychology. An overview of the year's activities for each university is also presented

Casco Bay Weekly : 17 August 1995

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Creation, distribution and social data gathering by an application on Facebook

The project is centered on a brief study about the Internet-based social networks. In order to get first-hand data, a small application will be designed, programed and distributed, with the final goal of observing its distribution dynamics, the behavior of its users and its theoretical economical viability. Accordingly, the student has to become familiar with Facebook and the tools it offers for developers-users, make use of them and be able to project, code, deploy and analyze a small application, which can raise a minimum social interest

Weathering the Storm: Physiological and Behavioural Responses of White-Throated Sparrows to Inclement Weather Cues

Changes in weather patterns and extreme weather events are becoming more common with the onset of climate change. This predicted increase in severe weather globally is alarming and it draws concern for the adaptability and ultimate survival of many species. It is clear that birds are able to cope with and respond to inclement weather with physiological and behavioural responses in many circumstances, but as environmental conditions become more severe, the adaptive coping responses of many species may be pushed to their limit. As such, it is important to understand the effects that such changes in environmental conditions will have on birds. Most of our current understanding of how birds respond to inclement weather relies on observational field studies, but these types of studies are unable to draw conclusions about which specific weather variables, or the changes in such variables, are mainly responsible for physiological and behavioural responses. Through experimental studies simulating inclement weather cues, my doctoral research investigated a general question: how do white-throated sparrows (Zonotrichia ablicollis) respond to exposure of inclement weather cues? Within this thesis, I examined the effects of recurrent inclement weather cues (Chapter 2), and also acute exposure to inclement weather cues (Chapter 5) in a controlled setting to investigate the responses of birds to individual weather cues. I also investigated how temperature alone can influence migratory behaviour (Chapter 3). To complement these experimental studies, I also examined the effects that natural storm systems had on birds in a controlled setting (Chapter 4). I found interesting effects that were sex- and season-specific throughout. White-throated sparrows are able to detect changes in both temperature and barometric pressure, and respond to each cue differently depending on the season. For example, exposure to acute changes in temperature alone influenced behavioural responses in spring, but acute exposure to both temperature and barometric pressure elicited a stronger response of both physiological and behavioural measures in the winter. Food availability had limited effects throughout, suggesting that a variety of alternative external and endogenous factors influence the response of birds to storm exposure. Combined, these projects provide further evidence of the complexity of responses of birds to inclement weather, but these responses are dependent upon a variety of factors. Thus, it is difficult to draw a linear conclusion from these studies. This thesis reflects other multi-directional findings within the published literature, highlighting that white-throated sparrows must use a variety of cues to respond to inclement weather, and that multiple other factors including season, sex and food availability can influence this response. However, further research is needed to understand how external and endogenous factors interact to modify birds’ responses to inclement weather

Joint University Program for Air Transportation Research, 1991-1992

This report summarizes the research conducted during the academic year 1991-1992 under the FAA/NASA sponsored Joint University Program for Air Transportation Research. The year end review was held at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, June 18-19, 1992. The Joint University Program is a coordinated set of three grants sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration and NASA Langley Research Center, one each with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (NGL-22-009-640), Ohio University (NGR-36-009-017), and Princeton University (NGL-31-001-252). Completed works, status reports, and annotated bibliographies are presented for research topics, which include navigation, guidance and control theory and practice, intelligent flight control, flight dynamics, human factors, and air traffic control processes. An overview of the year's activities for each university is also presented

Nevada Test Site-Directed Research and Development, FY 2007 Report

The Nevada Test Site-Directed Research and Development (SDRD) program completed a very successful year of research and development activities in FY 2007. Twenty-nine new projects were selected for funding this year, and eight projects started in FY 2006 were brought to conclusion. The total funds expended by the SDRD program were $5.67 million, for an average per-project cost of$153 thousand. An external audit conducted in September 2007 verified that appropriate accounting practices were applied to the SDRD program. Highlights for the year included: programmatic adoption of 8 SDRD-developed technologies; the filing of 9 invention disclosures for innovation evolving from SDRD projects; participation in the tri-Lab Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) and SDRD Symposium that was broadly attended by Nevada Test Site (NTS), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), LDRD, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) representatives; peer reviews of all FY 2007 projects; and the successful completion of 37 R&D projects, as presented in this report. In response to a company-wide call, authors throughout the NTS complex submitted 182 proposals for FY 2007 SDRD projects. The SDRD program has seen a dramatic increase in the yearly total of submitted proposals--from 69 in FY 2002 to 182 this year--while the number of projects funded has actually decreased from a program high of 57 in FY 2004. The overall effect of this trend has helped ensure an increasingly competitive program that benefited from a broader set of innovative ideas, making project selection both challenging and rewarding. Proposals were evaluated for technical merit, including such factors as innovation, probability of success, potential benefit, and mission applicability. Authors and reviewers benefited from the use of a shortfalls list entitled the 'NTS Technology Needs Assessment' that was compiled from NTS, National Weapons Laboratory (NWL), and NNSA sources. This tool continues to be of considerable value in aligning the SDRD program with mission priorities, and was expanded in FY 2007 to include technology development needs from the DHS and other agencies with missions closely aligned to that of the NTS