Manufacturing process applications team (MATeam)

Forty additional statements were added to the list of 150 problem/opportunity statements identifying possibilities for transfer of NASA technology to various manufacturing industries. Selected statements that are considered to have a high potential for transfer in the 1978 program year are presented in the form of goals and milestones. The transfer of a flux used in the stud welding of aluminum is reported. Candidate RTOP programs are identified

Land Grant Application- Bangs, Joshua (Danville)

Land grant application submitted to the Maine Land Office on behalf of Joshua Bangs for service in the Revolutionary War, by their widow Anna Woodbury.https://digitalmaine.com/revolutionary_war_me_land_office/1059/thumbnail.jp

Manufacturing process applications team (MATeam)

Activities of the manufacturing applications team (MATeam) in effecting widespread transfer of NASA technology to aid in the solution of manufacturing problems in the industrial sector are described. During the program's first year of operation, 450 companies, industry associations, and government agencies were contacted, 150 manufacturing problems were documented, and 20 potential technology transfers were identified. Although none of the technology transfers has been commercialized and put in use, several are in the applications engineering phase, and others are in the early stages of implementation. The technology transfer process is described and guidelines used for the preparation of problems statements are included

MS 040 Guide to Jack Bangs, PhD and Tina Bangs, PhD Papers (1950-1982)

The Jack Bangs, PhD and Tina Bangs, PhD papers contain charter, by-laws, amendments, correspondence, board minutes, programs and newsletters for the Speech and Hearing Institute, its merger with University of Texas. Collection contains correspondence related to the merger. Collection also contains annual reports, program documents, published and unpublished material, miscellaneous brochures and material from other speech and hearing centers, biographical information, committee books and oversized material related Jack and Tina Bangs and their work at the Speech and Hearing Institute. See more at MS 040

Lessons from Wolf Restoration in The Northwestern U.S.

Gray wolf (Canis lupus) populations were deliberately eliminated from nearly all of their historic range in the contiguous United States by 1930. Naturally dispersing wolves from Canada first denned in Montana in 1986. An intense period of scientific research, public outreach, and politics followed and resulted in wolves from western Canada being reintroduced to central Idaho and Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming in 1995 and 1996. The population grew rapidly and at least 1,600 wolves now live in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and parts of eastern Oregon and Washington (NRM). The population has been biologically recovered since December 2003 when at least 663 wolves were present but removal of federal protections was delayed for several years. Packs now occupy mountainous forested habitat in over 130,000 square miles of the NRM. Wolf restoration resulted in both benefits (public viewing, harvest opportunities, funding by tag sales, and restoration of ecological processes) and costs (agency funding, livestock and pet depredation, and competition with big game hunters). Federal, state, and tribal cooperators used a wide variety of deterrents, relocated wolves 117 times, and killed over 2,268 to reduce livestock conflicts. Wolves contributed to reducing some wild ungulate populations and harvest by hunters. Starting in 2009, states began to implement public harvest programs to provide hunter/trapper opportunity, reduce conflict, and meet other objectives. Up to one third of the minimum wolf population was legally killed by humans and as intended, it has helped stabilize the population and reduced conflicts. The NRM wolf population is now being managed similarly to other resident wildlife by the affected States (except Wyoming where litigation caused wolves to remain listed) and Native American Tribes. While the NRM wolf population is biologically healthy, controversy continues as legal, policy, political, and human value issues continue to be debated symbolically through wolves. I discuss the history, science, and politics behind restoring wolves to the NRM and possible implications to future wolf restoration efforts

Transforming A Business Statistics Course With Just-in-Time Teaching

This paper describes changing the way a business statistics course is taught through the use of just-in-time teaching methods. Implementing this method allowed for more time in the class to be spent focused on problem solving, resulting in students being able to handle more difficult problems. Students’ perceptions of the just-in-time assignments were overall positive

Extending Learning Beyond The Exam: Multiple-Choice Tests

In this paper I describe a method to help students go back and better understand material they got wrong on multiple-choice tests

A Small Answer to a Big Problem: How re-establishing homeostasis in the human gut microbiome after solid organ transplantation can improve transplant success

This thesis examines and evaluates the manipulation of the microbiota as an immune-modulating therapy for improving the outcomes of solid organ transplants by helping prevent organ rejection, infection, and chronic disease development. Focusing on kidney, liver, and heart transplants, the factors contributing to gut dysbiosis before, during, and after solid organ transplant are analyzed and solutions to restore homeostasis to the gut microbiome, including fecal microbial transplant, synbiotic therapy, short chain fatty acid supplementation, diet and exercise interventions, and a sub-specialized transplant ICU are evaluated for their potential success in altering the human gut microbiome and preventing allograft rejection and the development of chronic diseases. These therapies are also evaluated in terms of cost, amount of care they require, and the challenges they face. This research was conducted through reviewing primary research papers and conducting interviews with faculty at Dell Medical School and the University of Texas School of Nursing. It concludes that without full understanding of the microbiome's role in health and disease it is too early to determine an approach for restoring homeostasis to the human microbiome. However, it is likely that there will not be just one solution to restoring a disrupted microbiome and that individual microbial differences will play a large role in determining the method and success of microbiome manipulation. Currently, diet and exercise programs are the most cost effective and safest therapeutic strategies and should be more strictly managed in transplant patients.Molecular Bioscience