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Method for retarding dye fading during archival storage of developed color photographic film
Dye fading during archival storage of developed color photographic film is retarded by placing the film in a sealed, opaque vault, introducing a dry, pressurized inert gas into the vault while the latter is vented, and sealing the vault after the air within the vault has been purged and replaced by the inert gas. Preferably, the gas is nitrogen; and the vault is stored at a temperature below room temperature to preserve the color photographic emulsions on the film contained within the vault. For short-term storage, sodium thiocyanate pads charged with water are placed within the vault. For long term storage, the interior of the vault is kept at a low relative humidity
CMB Anisotropies in the Presence of Extra Dimensions
We discuss the effect of the time evolution of extra dimensions on CMB
anisotropies and large-scale structure formation. We study the impact of scalar
fields in a low-energy effective description of a general class of brane world
models on the temperature anisotropy power spectrum. We show that when the
coupling between these scalar fields and matter evolves over cosmological
timescales, current observations of the CMB anisotropies can constrain
primordial values of the fields in a manner complementary to local, late-time
tests of gravity. We also present the effect of these fields on the
polarization anisotropy spectra and the growth of large-scale structure,
showing that future CMB observations will constrain theories of the Universe
involving extra dimensions even further.Comment: 17 pages, 15 figure
Varying Constants in Brane World Scenarios
Higher-dimensional theories imply that some constants, such as the
gravitational constant and the strength of the gauge-couplings, are not
fundamental constants. Instead they are related to the sizes of the
extra--dimensional space, which are moduli fields in the four--dimensional
effective theory. We study the cosmological evolution of the moduli fields
appearing in brane world scenarios and discuss the implications for varying
constants.Comment: 5 pages, LaTeX, 5 figures; based on a talk given by C. van de Bruck
at JENAM 2002, Porto; typos correcte
Opportunities and Constraints for Cooperation between International Organisations
This paper provides an examination of opportunities for and constraints on cooperation between international organisations, which is an increasingly important form of governance. Two case studies are presented which have relevance to the issues of intellectual property and climate change. These represent an established governance area (genetic resources) and an emerging area (biofuels)
NASA Contributions to Development of Special-Purpose Thermocouples. A Survey
The thermocouple has been used for measuring temperatures for more than a century, but new materials, probe designs, and techniques are continually being developed. Numerous contributions have been made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its contractors in the aerospace program. These contributions have been collected by Midwest Research Institute and reported in this publication to enable American industrial engineers to study them and adapt them to their own problem areas. Potential applications are suggested to stimulate ideas on how these contributions can be used
An experimental study of the aerodynamic characteristics of a wing in close proximity to a moving ground plane
Word processed copy.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 81-83).A wind-tunnel investigation was conducted to determine the effect of ground proximity on the aerodynamic characteristics of a slender un-cambered DHM1TU rectangular wing of aspect ratio 3. A moving-belt ground plane and elevated aerodynamic balance facility were designed and installed in the UCT McMillan Laboratory open test-section wind tunnel. ... The results indicated that as the ground was approached the wing experienced an increase in the lift-curve slope and a reduction in induced drag, which resulted in an increase in the lift-drag ratio
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