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Crossing MGLS with the Middle Grades Research Agenda: A Guide for Researchers
For the past several years, leaders in middle grades education research have strengthened their call for more methodologically robust quantitative research to address important questions in the field. Recently, two important routes towards addressing this call have emerged: the Middle Grades Longitudinal Study from the National Center for Education Statistics, and a new research agenda from the Middle Level Education Research Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association. In this paper, we conduct a content analysis of the items in the forthcoming longitudinal study in light of the extant research agenda. Results indicate that research questions in eight sections of the agenda are moderately to well-addressed by the data, and that the longitudinal study will provide rich contextual data related to many others. The concurrent emergence of the research agenda and this data offers an opportunity for the research community to engage in high-level quantitative research with a middle grades lens to inform future policy. The item-by-item crosswalk available for download (scroll down for link below) provides guidance for researchers using the Middle Grades Longitudinal Study data to address questions from the research agenda
Modification of a three-dimensional supersonic nozzle analysis and comparison with experimental data
A computer program previously developed to analyze three-dimensional supersonic nozzles by the method of characteristics has been modified to study less restrictive nozzle geometries and nonuniform inlet conditions. An example indicates that a one-dimensional calculation that uses an averaged initial profile may be significantly in error. A comparison between the analysis and the data from a three-dimensional experiment shows generally good agreement between the two
Experimental apparatus for investigation of fan aeroelastic instabilities in turbomachinery
The application, installation, and monitoring of dynamic strain gage instrumentation on the rotating fan blades for subsonic stalled flutter mode of the first fan rotor are described. The engine installation, the modifications to the engine controls to obtain off schedule operation of the fan, engine aerodynamic instrumentation, and general data acquisition systems are discussed
Iris Recognition: The Consequences of Image Compression
Iris recognition for human identification is one of the most accurate biometrics, and its employment is expanding globally. The use of portable iris systems, particularly in law enforcement applications, is growing. In many of these applications, the portable device may be required to transmit an iris image or template over a narrow-bandwidth communication channel. Typically, a full resolution image (e.g., VGA) is desired to ensure sufficient pixels across the iris to be confident of accurate recognition results. To minimize the time to transmit a large amount of data over a narrow-bandwidth communication channel, image compression can be used to reduce the file size of the iris image. In other applications, such as the Registered Traveler program, an entire iris image is stored on a smart card, but only 4 kB is allowed for the iris image. For this type of application, image compression is also the solution. This paper investigates the effects of image compression on recognition system performance using a commercial version of the Daugman iris2pi algorithm along with JPEG-2000 compression, and links these to image quality. Using the ICE 2005 iris database, we find that even in the face of significant compression, recognition performance is minimally affected
Accurate and robust image superresolution by neural processing of local image representations
Image superresolution involves the processing of an image sequence to generate a still image with higher resolution. Classical approaches, such as bayesian MAP methods, require iterative minimization procedures, with high computational costs. Recently, the authors proposed a method to tackle this problem, based on the use of a hybrid MLP-PNN architecture. In this paper, we present a novel superresolution method, based on an evolution of this concept, to incorporate the use of local image models. A neural processing stage receives as input the value of model coefficients on local windows. The data dimension-ality is firstly reduced by application of PCA. An MLP, trained on synthetic se-quences with various amounts of noise, estimates the high-resolution image data. The effect of varying the dimension of the network input space is exam-ined, showing a complex, structured behavior. Quantitative results are presented showing the accuracy and robustness of the proposed method
Gust Generator for a Supersonic Wind Tunnel
The effectiveness was investigated of a flat plate gust generator that was located in the nozzle throat of the Lewis 10- by 10-foot supersonic wind tunnel. Gust plates were tested at nozzle wall Mach numbers of 3.1, 2.4, and 2.0. Test results show that the flat plate concept may be used as a gust generator for a wind tunnel; however, more extensive investigation is required to completely define its capabilities and limitations. For the single transient data point recorded, a gust amplitude (decrement) of 0.15 in Mach number was obtained. Analysis of these transient data indicates a response with a corner frequency of at least 8 hertz
Linearized solutions of the Einstein equations within a Bondi-Sachs framework, and implications for boundary conditions in numerical simulations
We linearize the Einstein equations when the metric is Bondi-Sachs, when the
background is Schwarzschild or Minkowski, and when there is a matter source in
the form of a thin shell whose density varies with time and angular position.
By performing an eigenfunction decomposition, we reduce the problem to a system
of linear ordinary differential equations which we are able to solve. The
solutions are relevant to the characteristic formulation of numerical
relativity: (a) as exact solutions against which computations of gravitational
radiation can be compared; and (b) in formulating boundary conditions on the
Schwarzschild horizon.Comment: Revised following referee comment
Sub Shot-Noise Phase Sensitivity with a Bose-Einstein Condensate Mach-Zehnder Interferometer
Bose Einstein Condensates, with their coherence properties, have attracted
wide interest for their possible application to ultra precise interferometry
and ultra weak force sensors. Since condensates, unlike photons, are
interacting, they may permit the realization of specific quantum states needed
as input of an interferometer to approach the Heisenberg limit, the supposed
lower bound to precision phase measurements. To this end, we study the
sensitivity to external weak perturbations of a representative matter-wave
Mach-Zehnder interferometer whose input are two Bose-Einstein condensates
created by splitting a single condensate in two parts. The interferometric
phase sensitivity depends on the specific quantum state created with the two
condensates, and, therefore, on the time scale of the splitting process. We
identify three different regimes, characterized by a phase sensitivity scaling with the total number of condensate particles as i) the
standard quantum limit , ii) the sub shot-noise
and the iii) the Heisenberg limit . However, in a realistic dynamical BEC splitting, the 1/N limit
requires a long adiabaticity time scale, which is hardly reachable
experimentally. On the other hand, the sub shot-noise sensitivity can be reached in a realistic experimental setting. We
also show that the scaling is a rigorous upper bound in the limit
, while keeping constant all different parameters of the bosonic
Mach-Zehnder interferometer.Comment: 4 figure
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