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The DDO IVC Distance Project: Survey Description and the Distance to G139.6+47.6
We present a detailed analysis of the distance determination for one
intermediate Velocity Cloud (IVC G139.6+47.6) from the ongoing DDO IVC Distance
Project. Stars along the line of sight to G139.6+47.6 are examined for the
presence of sodium absorption attributable to the cloud, and the distance
bracket is established by astrometric and spectroscopic parallax measurements
of demonstrated foreground and background stars. We detail our strategy
regarding target selection, observational setup, and analysis of the data,
including a discussion of wavelength calibration and sky subtraction
uncertainties. We find a distance estimate of 129 (+/- 10) pc for the lower
limit and 257 (+211-33) pc for the upper limit. Given the high number of stars
showing absorption due to this IVC, we also discuss the small-scale covering
factor of the cloud and the likely significance of non-detections for
subsequent observations of this and other similar IVC's. Distance measurements
of the remaining targets in the DDO IVC project will be detailed in a companion
paper.Comment: 10 pages, 6 figures, LaTe
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Incidence of Pediatric Cannabis Exposure Among Children and Teenagers Aged 0 to 19 Years Before and After Medical Marijuana Legalization in Massachusetts
Importance Pediatric health care contacts due to cannabis exposure increased in Colorado and Washington State after cannabis (marijuana) policies became more liberal, but evidence from other US states is limited.
Objective To document the incidence of pediatric cannabis exposure cases reported to the Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention (RPC) before and after medical marijuana legalization (MML) in Massachusetts.
Design, Setting, and Participants Cross-sectional comparison of pediatric cannabis exposure cases 4 years before and after MML in Massachusetts. The exposure cases included those of 218 children and teenagers aged between 0 and 19 years, as reported to the RPC from 2009 to 2016. Census data were used to determine the incidence. Data analysis was performed from November 12, 2018, to July 20, 2019.
Exposure Cannabis products.
Main Outcomes and Measures Incidence of RPC-reported cannabis exposure cases, both single substance and polysubstance, for the age group of 0 to 19 years, and cannabis product type, coingestants, and clinical effects.
Results During the 8-year study period (2009-2016), the RPC received 218 calls involving cannabis exposure (98 single substance, 120 polysubstance) in children and teenagers aged 0 to 19 years, representing 0.15% of all RPC calls in that age group for that period. Of the total exposure cases, males accounted for 132 (60.6%) and females 86 (39.4%). The incidence of single-substance cannabis calls increased from 0.4 per 100 000 population before MML to 1.1 per 100 000 population after (incidence rate ratio, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.5-3.9), a 140% increase. The age group of 15 to 19 years had the highest frequency of RPC-reported cannabis exposures (178 calls [81.7%]). The proportion of all RPC calls due to single-substance cannabis exposure increased overall for all age groups from 29 before MML to 69 afterward. Exposure to edible products increased after MML for most age groups.
Conclusions and Relevance Pediatric cannabis exposure cases increased in Massachusetts after medical marijuana was legalized in 2012, despite using childproof packaging and warning labels. This study provides additional evidence suggesting that MML may be associated with an increase in cannabis exposure cases among very young children, and extends prior work showing that teenagers are also experiencing increased cannabis-related health system contacts via the RPC. Additional efforts are needed to keep higher-potency edible products and concentrated extracts from children and teenagers, especially considering the MML and retail cannabis sales in an increasing number of US states
Directed assembly of optically bound matter
We present a study of optically bound matter formation in a counter-propagating evanescent field, exploiting total internal reflection on a prism surface. Small ensembles of silica microspheres are assembled in a controlled manner using optical tweezers. The structures and dynamics of the resulting optically bound chains are interpreted using a simulation implementing generalized Lorentz-Mie theory. In particular, we observe enhancement of the scattering force along the propagation direction of the optically bound colloidal chains leading to a microscopic analogue of a driven pendulum which, at least superficially, resembles Newton’s cradle
Why Do Only Some Galaxy Clusters Have Cool Cores?
Flux-limited X-ray samples indicate that about half of rich galaxy clusters
have cool cores. Why do only some clusters have cool cores while others do not?
In this paper, cosmological N-body + Eulerian hydrodynamic simulations,
including radiative cooling and heating, are used to address this question as
we examine the formation and evolution of cool core (CC) and non-cool core
(NCC) clusters. These adaptive mesh refinement simulations produce both CC and
NCC clusters in the same volume. They have a peak resolution of 15.6 h^{-1} kpc
within a (256 h^{-1} Mpc)^3 box. Our simulations suggest that there are
important evolutionary differences between CC clusters and their NCC
counterparts. Many of the numerical CC clusters accreted mass more slowly over
time and grew enhanced cool cores via hierarchical mergers; when late major
mergers occurred, the CC's survived the collisions. By contrast, NCC clusters
experienced major mergers early in their evolution that destroyed embryonic
cool cores and produced conditions that prevented CC re-formation. As a result,
our simulations predict observationally testable distinctions in the properties
of CC and NCC beyond the core regions in clusters. In particular, we find
differences between CC versus NCC clusters in the shapes of X-ray surface
brightness profiles, between the temperatures and hardness ratios beyond the
cores, between the distribution of masses, and between their supercluster
environs. It also appears that CC clusters are no closer to hydrostatic
equilibrium than NCC clusters, an issue important for precision cosmology
measurements.Comment: 17 emulateapj pages, 17 figures, replaced with version accepted to
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Concepts for a NASA Applied Spaceflight Environments Office
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is launching a bold and ambitious new space initiative. A significant part of this new initiative includes exploration of new worlds, the development of more innovative technologies, and expansion our presence in the solar system. A common theme to this initiative is the exploration of space beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO). As currently organized, NASA does not have an Agency-level office that provides coordination of space environment research and development. This has contributed to the formation of a gap between spaceflight environments knowledge and the application of this knowledge for multi-program use. This paper outlines a concept to establish a NASA-level Applied Spaceflight Environments (ASE) office that will provide coordination and funding for sustained multi-program support in three technical areas that have demonstrated these needs through customer requests. These technical areas are natural environments characterization and modeling, materials and systems analysis and test, and operational space environments modeling and prediction. This paper will establish the need for the ASE, discuss a concept for organizational structure and outline the scope in the three technical area
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