NASA thesaurus. Volume 3: Definitions

Publication of NASA Thesaurus definitions began with Supplement 1 to the 1985 NASA Thesaurus. The definitions given here represent the complete file of over 3,200 definitions, complimented by nearly 1,000 use references. Definitions of more common or general scientific terms are given a NASA slant if one exists. Certain terms are not defined as a matter of policy: common names, chemical elements, specific models of computers, and nontechnical terms. The NASA Thesaurus predates by a number of years the systematic effort to define terms, therefore not all Thesaurus terms have been defined. Nevertheless, definitions of older terms are continually being added. The following data are provided for each entry: term in uppercase/lowercase form, definition, source, and year the term (not the definition) was added to the NASA Thesaurus. The NASA History Office is the authority for capitalization in satellite and spacecraft names. Definitions with no source given were constructed by lexicographers at the NASA Scientific and Technical Information (STI) Facility who rely on the following sources for their information: experts in the field, literature searches from the NASA STI database, and specialized references

NASA thesaurus. Volume 1: Hierarchical Listing

There are over 17,000 postable terms and nearly 4,000 nonpostable terms approved for use in the NASA scientific and technical information system in the Hierarchical Listing of the NASA Thesaurus. The generic structure is presented for many terms. The broader term and narrower term relationships are shown in an indented fashion that illustrates the generic structure better than the more widely used BT and NT listings. Related terms are generously applied, thus enhancing the usefulness of the Hierarchical Listing. Greater access to the Hierarchical Listing may be achieved with the collateral use of Volume 2 - Access Vocabulary and Volume 3 - Definitions

Nõiavits loomuliku ja üleloomuliku vahel: veesooned ja maakiirgus folkloristika uurimisainena

Väitekirja elektrooniline versioon ei sisalda publikatsioone.Vitsa kasutamine on väga lai teema, mis hõlmab kaevude, majade ja eluruumide planeerimist; taimekasvu, looduslike vormide ning tervisega seotud küsimusi, nii praktilise elukorralduse, kultuurigeograafia kui laiema loodusliku ja kosmoloogilise korrastatuse üle mõtisklemist. Neid teemasid ühendab veendumus, et maas peituvad veesooned, geoloogilise aluspõhja iseärasused või looduses peituv tundmatu kiirgus või energia mõjutab elutegevust olulisel viisil, ent mida füüsika, inseneriteadus ja meditsiin märkide ja argumentidena arvesse ega tõsiselt ei võta. Töös kasutatav materjal pärineb erinevatest allikatest. Oluline roll on nõiavitsa kasutamise ajalool kaevandustehnika arengu ja valgustusaegsete ideaalide leviku kontekstis. Töös kasutatud kaasaegne materjal põhineb intervjuudel ning maaenergiatega seotud ühiskondliku tegevuse jälgimisel ning selles osalemisel (Kirna mõis, Geopaatia selts). Nii nagu 17.-18. sajandil Saksamaal ja Prantsusmaal avaldatud ülevaated ja raportid, kajastavad ka 20. sajandi alguses Eesti Rahvaluule Arhiivi talletatud viited kaevuotsijate tegevuse ja võtete kohta selle meetodi sotsiaalset vastuolulisust. Ajaloolised vaated kinnitavad eristuva vitsatraditsiooni olemasolu, selle analüüs näitab traditsiooni sõltuvust majanduslikest, poliitilistest ja eriti teaduspoliitilistest mõjudest. Käesoleva töö raamistikuks on folkloristlik vaade, mis paigutab nähtuse rahvausundi valdkonda. Maaväljade ja -kiirguste uurimisega on seotud iseäralik diskursustevaheline konflikt, kus nii teaduse, religiooni, psüholoogia ja meditsiini meetodid ei tunnista kas tõendeid veenvaks või nähtusi uurimiskõlbulikuks, samas kui rahvapärane vaade seostab nähtust eelkõige tundmatu loodusliku jõuga, millega arvestamine hõlbustab elu hulgas praktilistes küsimustes. Energia kontseptsiooni lai kasutus ning tähenduste varieeruvus viitab sellele kui erinevate suhete tähistajale. Seega moodustub praktika ja kogemuse abil keskse mõtte ümber lugudest justkui gravitatsiooniväli, milles arutletakse loomuliku ja üleloomuliku maailma piiride, tervise, heaolutunde ja tasakaaluka eksistentsi üle, mis on samas kontseptuaalselt avatud ja rahvapäraselt loov (me ei tunne kõiki looduses toimivaid jõude ja elu määratlev printsiip on peidetud või valesti tõlgendatud).This dissertation concentrates on the various usages of the pendulum and the dowsing rod in revealing of the presence of underground water, earth energy or radiation. Dowsing is a wide subject that includes prospecting for well sites, planning residential areas and houses and taking notice of particular natural forms and vegetation, as well as issues related to health and wellbeing. It also touches on understandings of particular geographical patterns as important historical settlements, as well as churches, are reportedly situated on the crossings of the energy lines. The uniting principle of these fields is the concept of earth energy. This concept proposes emanations of energy from the surface and is part of a wider dynamic concept of concealed connections between different areas and bodies. Early Modern sources, used in this work, reveal the socially polemic position of dowsing within the theology, early geology and working ethics of experienced miners. At the same time these early Modern sources include the distinctive dowsing tradition of Central Europe within the treasure legends and traditional skills of ore prospectors. The rationalising principles about the working of the rods accord with the early theories of consistence of surface and generation of ore bodies. The fieldwork material for the dissertation was collected through interviews with dowsing practitioners and participation in social activity in the Estonian Geopathic Association, as well as at Kirna manor, which is famous for its strong energy columns. In the articles of the dissertation, besides introducing the fieldwork material, I examine three of central cocepts in dowsing tradition: energy, anomaly and information, that bridge the understandings of materialistic nature with the open vernacular field of supernatural. Dowsing for water veins or energy lines enables to see how the alternative worldview challenges the social authority of science, medicine, religion or history. Exploring the concealed energies supports the individual’s accessibility to the life-forming powers in the intimate contact with the environment. In this process the dowsing helps to feel and define the orders between natural and supernatural

NASA thesaurus. Volume 2: Access vocabulary

The access vocabulary, which is essentially a permuted index, provides access to any word or number in authorized postable and nonpostable terms. Additional entries include postable and nonpostable terms, other word entries and pseudo-multiword terms that are permutations of words that contain words within words. The access vocabulary contains almost 42,000 entries that give increased access to the hierarchies in Volume 1 - Hierarchical Listing

NASA thesaurus. Volume 2: Access vocabulary

The Access Vocabulary, which is essentially a permuted index, provides access to any word or number in authorized postable and nonpostable terms. Additional entries include postable and nonpostable terms, other word entries, and pseudo-multiword terms that are permutations of words that contain words within words. The Access Vocabulary contains 40,738 entries that give increased access to the hierarchies in Volume 1 - Hierarchical Listing

URI Graduate School Course Catalog 1977-1978

This is a digitized, downloadable version of the University of Rhode Island course catalog.https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/course-catalogs/1013/thumbnail.jp

Erratum: Hypothesis of Piezoelectricity of Inner Core As the Origin of Geomagnetism [Data Science Journal, Volume 8, 24 September 2009. S96-S101]

The following are errata for the original article entitled "Hypothesis of Piezoelectricity of Inner Core As the Origin of Geomagnetism" by Y. Hayakawa

Remote Sensing and Geosciences for Archaeology

This book collects more than 20 papers, written by renowned experts and scientists from across the globe, that showcase the state-of-the-art and forefront research in archaeological remote sensing and the use of geoscientific techniques to investigate archaeological records and cultural heritage. Very high resolution satellite images from optical and radar space-borne sensors, airborne multi-spectral images, ground penetrating radar, terrestrial laser scanning, 3D modelling, Geographyc Information Systems (GIS) are among the techniques used in the archaeological studies published in this book. The reader can learn how to use these instruments and sensors, also in combination, to investigate cultural landscapes, discover new sites, reconstruct paleo-landscapes, augment the knowledge of monuments, and assess the condition of heritage at risk. Case studies scattered across Europe, Asia and America are presented: from the World UNESCO World Heritage Site of Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa to heritage under threat in the Middle East and North Africa, from coastal heritage in the intertidal flats of the German North Sea to Early and Neolithic settlements in Thessaly. Beginners will learn robust research methodologies and take inspiration; mature scholars will for sure derive inputs for new research and applications

URI Graduate School Course Catalog 1983-1984

This is a digitized, downloadable version of the University of Rhode Island Graduate School Course Catalog.https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/course-catalogs/1025/thumbnail.jp

URI Graduate School Course Catalog 1974-1975

This is a digitized, downloadable version of the University of Rhode Island course catalog.https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/course-catalogs/1007/thumbnail.jp