Design and physical characteristics of the Transonic Aircraft Technology (TACT) research aircraft

The Transonic Aircraft Technology (TACT) research program provided data necessary to verify aerodynamic concepts, such as the supercritical wing, and to gain the confidence required for the application of such technology to advanced high performance aircraft. An F-111A aircraft was employed as the flight test bed to provide full scale data. The data were correlated extensively with predictions based on data obtained from wind tunnel tests. An assessment of the improvement afforded at transonic speeds in drag divergence, maneuvering performance, and airplane handling qualities by the use of the supercritical wing was included in the program. Transonic flight and wind tunnel testing techniques were investigated, and specific research technologies evaluated were also summarized

Millipedes from Australia, 7: the identity of the genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, with the description of four new species from Tasmania (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae)

The monotypic Lissodesmus modestus Chamberlin, 1920,is redescribed from nearly topotypical material, and four new species, L. adrianae L. alisonae L. perporosus and L. margaretae all from Tasmania are added to the genus. Australopeltis Johns, 1964, based on Pseudoprionopeltis martini Carl, 1902, from Victoria, is considered a synonym of Lissodesmus (new synonymy). Some remarks are made on the classification of the nonparadoxosomatid Polydesmida of Tasmania

Gender Trouble Girl: The Disruptive Work of Kim Gordon

Kim Gordon has been referred to as the “Godmother of Grunge,” the “Godmother of alternative rock,” “rock’s reigning experimental diva,” the original “Riot Mom,” and other similar sobriquets when mentioned as an important influence on younger women musicians such as Courtney Love or the bands in the Riot Grrrl movement, but her work has been given only superficial treatment in both the popular and academic literature. Many scholars have addressed more overtly feminist musicians in their work on popular music, but few have focused on the work of Kim Gordon other than to refer to her influence. The mainstream historical record of Gordon’s music-making is not in agreement with the version I know from witnessing her perform and following her career in the underground press for the past two decades. The intent of this thesis is to scrutinize Gordon’s work to reveal how she has successfully established a role for herself as an equal contributing member of a mixed-gender band, how she fits into a genealogy of disruptive musicians, how she has negotiated the gendered expectations for women popular musicians to be either glamorous stars or supportive background figures without enacting either stereotype, how she has continued to transcend gender stereotypes over time, and how she challenges the double standard that posits men as getting better with age while women are expected to disappear or make more conservative choices. This analysis substantiates her place in both the “Women in Rock” narrative and the broader history of late twentieth-century popular music as someone deemed influential, moving beyond the commonly used “Godmother of Grunge” epithet. I employ an interdisciplinary approach that combines methods from gender studies and musicology in order to locate the gender role disruptiveness and music historical significance of Kim Gordon’s work both chronologically and contextually. This approach is in keeping with the cultural study, analysis, and criticism of music applied to popular music by practitioners of what is called “new musicology,” such as Susan McClary, and Judith Peraino, and Robert Walse

Determining the relationship between nanoparticle characteristics and immunotoxicity: key challenges and approaches

The growing wealth of information regarding the influence that physicochemical characteristics play on nanoparticle biocompatibility and safety is allowing improved design and rationale for their development and preclinical assessment. Accurate and appropriate measurement of these characteristics accompanied by informed toxicological assessment is a necessity for the development of safe and effective nanomedicines. While particle type, formulation and mode of administration dictate the individual causes for concern through development, the benefits of nanoformulation for treatment of the diseased state are great. Here we have proposed certain considerations and suggestions, which could lead to better-informed preclinical assessment of nanomaterials for nanomedicine, as well as how this information can and should be extrapolated to the physiological state of the end user

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CAW-Canada / General Motors Bargaining Report, 1999

An issue of the CAW-Canada/General Motors Bargaining Report with highlights of the tentative agreement. The issue includes: GM Workers Mark The Millennium With Major Gains, President's Message, Message From Jim O'Neill (Secretary-Treasurer), Message from Mike Shields (Chairperson CAW/General Motors Master Bargaining Committee), Wages, Pension Plan Improvements, Job and Income Security Program, Time of the Job, Paid Holiday Schedule, New and Expanded Training Programs, Skilled Trades, Message From Luc Desnoyers (CAW Quebec Director), New Initiatives for the Family, Improved Insurance Benefits, Health Care Improvements, Health and Safety

SCHOOL CLIMATE AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING CAPABILITIES AMONG TEACHERS IN POLANCO DISTRICT II: Education

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the school climate and organizational learning capacities of teachers in the Polanco II District during the calendar year 2020. In this study, a quantitative descriptive-correlational research design was used. Data from 154 instructors in the Polanco II District are collected using frequency counting and percent, weighted mean, standard deviation, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Spearman Rank-Order Correlation. The findings revealed that the perceived degree of school climate was very high. All indicators had standard deviations less than 3.00, indicating that the mean responses were closely clustered. Organizational learning capability was assessed to be quite capable. According to the data, teachers' assessed school climate and organizational learning capability are highly associated and significantly related to organizational learning capability