XB-70 flight test data comparisons with simulation predictions of inlet unstart and buzz

XB-70 flight test data comparison with simulated predictions of inlet unstart and buz

Deposition and characterization of ZnS/Si heterojunctions produced by vacuum evaporation

Isotype heterojunctions of ZnS (lattice constant 5.41 A) were grown on silicon (lattice constant 5.43 A) p-n junctions to form a minority-carrier mirror. The deposition process was vacuum evaporation from a ZnS powder source onto a heated (450 C) substrate. Both planar (100) and textured (111) surfaces were used. A reduction of the minority-carrier recombination at the surface was seen from increased short-wavelength quantum response and increased illuminated open-circuit voltage. The minority-carrier diffusion length was not degraded by the process

Oxalic Acid Production by Sclerotinia homoeocarpa: the Causal Agent of Dollar Spot

Oxalic acid production by Sclerotinia homoeocarpaFungi in the genus Sclerotinia include some of the most devastating pathogens known. Dollar spot, caused by S. homoeocarpa, is the most prevalent and sprayed for disease of golf course turf. The production of oxalic acid and pectolytic cell wall-degrading enzymes by species within this genus is well documented. A series of laboratory-based assays were used to determine whether S. homoeocarpa produces oxalic acid. Potato dextrose agar (PDA) adjusted to pH 4 and pH 6, with and without bromophenol blue (Bb), was used to assess the growth of and acid production by S. homoeocarpa between 5-35 C. When added to PDA, Bb only slightly hindered the growth of S. homoeocarpa. Acid production by S. homoeocarpa on PDA + Bb occurred between 15-30 C at both pHs, but was first observed on media adjusted to pH 6. Maximum acid production occurred between 20-30 C. Acid production by S. homoeocarpa was also observed when grown in potato dextrose broth (PDB) at 25 C. High Performance Liquid Chromatography analysis of spent culture broth collected from S. homoeocarpa inoculated PDB revealed the presence of oxalic acid.Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State Universit

Canton Government and American Reaction, 1921-1925

The transformation and modernization of China have been wrought by violent, revolutionary change; all attempts at Revolutionary change through self-strengthening devices — political and social adjustments — have proved futile

Alien Registration- Beaulieu, Joseph A. (Lewiston, Androscoggin County)

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Poetry by Derek Beaulie

Efficient analysis in planet transit surveys

With the growing number of projects dedicated to the search for extrasolar planets via transits, there is a need to develop fast, automatic, robust methods with a statistical background in order to efficiently do the analysis. We propose a modified analysis of variance (AoV) test particularly suitable for the detection of planetary transits in stellar light curves. We show how savings of labor by a factor of over 10 could be achieved by the careful organization of computations. Basing on solid analytical statistical formulation, we discuss performance of our and other methods for different signal-to-noise and number of observations.Comment: 7 pages, to be published in MNRAS, downloadable software from http://www.camk.edu.pl/~alex/#softwar

Foraging movements of emperor penguins at Pointe Géologie, Antarctica.

International audienceThe foraging distributions of 20 breeding emperor penguins were investigated at Pointe Ge´ologie, Terre Ade´lie, Antarctica by using satellite telemetry in 2005 and 2006 during early and late winter, as well as during late spring and summer, corresponding to incubation, early chick-brooding, late chick-rearing and the adult pre-moult period, respectively. Dive depth records of three post-egg-laying females, two post-incubating males and four late chick-rearing adults were examined, as well as the horizontal space use by these birds. Foraging ranges of chick-provisioning penguins extended over the Antarctic shelf and were constricted by winter pack-ice. During spring ice break-up, the foraging ranges rarely exceeded the shelf slope, although seawater access was apparently almost unlimited. Winter females appeared constrained in their access to open water but used fissures in the sea ice and expanded their prey search effort by expanding the horizontal search component underwater. Birds in spring however, showed higher area-restricted-search than did birds in winter. Despite different seasonal foraging strategies, chick-rearing penguins exploited similar areas as indicated by both a high ‘Area-Restricted-Search Index' and high ‘Catch Per Unit Effort'. During pre-moult trips, emperor penguins ranged much farther offshore than breeding birds, which argues for particularly profitable oceanic feeding areas which can be exploited when the time constraints imposed by having to return to a central place to provision the chick no longer apply