Ultraviolet Spectra of Normal Spiral Galaxies

The data related to this grant on the Ultraviolet Spectra of Normal Spiral Galaxies have been entirely reduced and analyzed. It is incorporated into templates of Spiral galaxies used in the calculation of K corrections towards the understanding of high redshift galaxies. The main paper was published in the Astrophysical Journal, August 1996, Volume 467, page 38. The data was also used in another publication, The Spectral Energy Distribution of Normal Starburst and Active Galaxies, June 1997, preprint series No. 1158. Copies of both have been attached

Retrieval of optical and microphysical properties of ice clouds using Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) data

The research presented here retrieves the cloud optical thickness and particle effective size of cirrus clouds using surface radiation measurements obtained during the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) field campaign. The algorithm used is based on a method proposed by Yang et al. (2005). The research examines single-layer ice clouds in the midlatitude and polar regions. The retrieved information in the midlatitudes is then verified using retrievals from the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) onboard the Terra and Aqua satellites

Towards Data and Solution-Focused Approaches for Homeless Populations on PublicTransit

People experiencing homelessness frequently rely on public transit systems and facilities as more than a mode of transportation to needed services, but also as safe shelters from weather and danger. This is a challenge for many transit agencies and impacts transit employees and passengers. Dallas and the surrounding counties have the largest homeless population in Texas, and they utilize the services of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) that serves 220,000 people per day in Dallas County and 12 surrounding counties. While there is much research focused on people experiencing homelessness, there are gaps in understanding how this population utilizes transit services and facilities. Further, there are gaps in knowledge about how to engage homeless populations and about how targeted intervention and approaches impact people experiencing homelessness utilizing transit services and facilities. By collecting data from homeless service providers and people experiencing homelessness, this project examined barriers and facilitators to access and use for people experiencing homelessness. Second, this project aimed to identify how interventions and practices deployed by transit agencies are experienced by people experiencing homelessness. The UT Arlington team employed a mixed-methods exploratory research design with a bottom-up approach With counsel from a TAC of national transit experts and homeless service providers and a literature review, we created and administered nationally a synthesis survey to major homeless service providers about their practices, approaches, and interventions for providing mobility to their clients. With a response rate of 21%, 97 service providers completed the survey and 30 consented to follow-up interviews. The team interviewed 42 people experiencing homelessness in Dallas about their experiences with transit use and the role of public transit and other transportation services and facilities in meeting their daily needs. Findings indicate that transit is a critical resource for people experiencing homelessness. While service providers are aware of this, many describe significant gaps in mobility amongst their clients. Barriers for clients include cost, inadequate routes for needed services, and lengthy rides, but transit is critical to connect them to employment, services, and possible long-term housing. Service providers augment transit service with their own transportation solutions, and sometimes train staff and volunteers about these to better serve clients. Both punitive and supportive policies and practices among transit agencies were endorsed. Recommendations based on findings are included. Finally, this research suggests a need to reimagine our approach to housing and transportation as a vital dyad to meet the basic needs of people experiencing homelessness

Education About Dental Hygienists’ Roles in Public Dental Prevention Programs: Dental and Dental Hygiene Students’ and Faculty Members’ and Dental Hygienists’ Perspectives

Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/153613/1/jddj002203372016809tb06189x.pd

Interprofessional Education in U.S. Dental Hygiene Programs: A National Survey

Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/153608/1/jddj0022033720157911tb06024x.pd

A Vision for the Exploration of Mars: Robotic Precursors Followed by Humans to Mars Orbit in 2033

The reformulation of the Mars program gives NASA a rare opportunity to deliver a credible vision in which humans, robots, and advancements in information technology combine to open the deep space frontier to Mars. There is a broad challenge in the reformulation of the Mars exploration program that truly sets the stage for: 'a strategic collaboration between the Science Mission Directorate (SMD), the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD) and the Office of the Chief Technologist, for the next several decades of exploring Mars'.Any strategy that links all three challenge areas listed into a true long term strategic program necessitates discussion. NASA's SMD and HEOMD should accept the President's challenge and vision by developing an integrated program that will enable a human expedition to Mars orbit in 2033 with the goal of returning samples suitable for addressing the question of whether life exists or ever existed on Mar

An atlas of H-alpha-emitting regions in M33: A systematic search for SS433 star candidates

We report finding charts and accurate positions for 432 compact H-alpha emitting regions in the Local Group galaxy M 33 (NGC 598), in an effort to isolate candidates for an SS433-like stellar system. The objects were extracted from narrow band images, centered in the rest-frame H-alpha (lambda 6563 A) and in the red continuum at 6100 A. The atlas is complete down to V approximately equal to 20 and includes 279 compact HII regions and 153 line emitting point-like sources. The point-like sources undoubtedly include a variety of objects: very small HII regions, early type stars with intense stellar winds, and Wolf-Rayet stars, but should also contain objects with the characteristics of SS433. This extensive survey of compact H-alpha regions in M 33 is a first step towards the identification of peculiar stellar systems like SS433 in external galaxies

Effect of Faculty Development Activities on Dental Hygiene Faculty Perceptions of and Teaching About Motivational Interviewing: A Pilot Study

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