The infrared interferometer spectrometer experiment /iris/. volume ii- meteorological mission

IRIS - infrared interferometer spectrometer measurements of atmosphere vertical structure - humidity, temperature, and cloud heigh

Transmissivity of carbon monoxide in the 2.3 microns band region

Line strengths and self and nitrogen broadened half-widths have been determined from high resolution spectroscopic measurements of selected lines in the 2.3 micrometer band region of CO. The CO 0-2 total band strength is estimated to be 2.086 + or - 0.146 cm/1 (ATM-cm)/1 STP which is higher than most previously reported values. The line half-widths are also generally higher than those in the literature

Navigating the Accounting Academic Job Market and Related Advice

Purpose: To disseminate helpful advice to current and future candidates about the accounting academic job market. Methodology/Approach: Literature review, interviews with recently hired faculty members, insights from the author’s experiences as both job candidates and search committee members, and discussions with colleagues. Findings: In this chapter, we discuss the current state of the job market for accounting professors and offer our insights as well as those from a group of recent graduates. It is our recent experience that many rookie candidates pursue initial faculty positions with an incomplete understanding of many aspects of the market, including how the market clears, job expectations, and other issues that we believe are important. While others have adequately addressed the importance of research in the profession and alluded to some aspects of the market, we provide additional useful information about the market and other career aspects in order to assist new graduates in their quests to find fulfilling appointments. Our chapter complements existing literature to form an updated and more complete picture of the market and profession. Practical Implications: This chapter helps prepare candidates for the job market by providing information and advice that complements advice given in Ph.D. programs and the existing literature. Social Implications: Candidates entering the job market will better understand the nuances of the market and can make more informed decisions about the institutions that best meet their needs. Originality/Value of Article: The chapter provides important practical advice for job seekers about the accounting academic job market not available elsewhere

The effect of storage on the quality properties of Oilseed Rape straw pellets.

With the growing demand for biomass for alternative energy supplies, it would be prudent to investigate alternative sources of energy. The layer study of which this is part will investigate the effect of pre and post pelletization storage on the quality and combustion properties of oilseed rape straw, which, unlike wood pellets, have had little or no detailed research upon the variation of the physical, chemical, biological and combustion properties over the period of storage. This paper focuses on the effect of storage time on oilseed rape straw pellets in terms of pellet quality. The quality of oilseed rape straw pellets was assessed in terms of durability, hardness and particle density. Results show the quality of the pellets is affected by storage time. The durability and particle density of pellets increased between 2 weeks and 3 months storage, before decreasing up to 12 months storage. The hardness of pellets continuously increases during the 12 months storage. It is clear storage time influenced the properties of OSR straw pellets, but it is suspected that there are other factors (e.g. binder, raw material, natural variations) that could be affecting these quality parameters

Use of Microzonation to Site Facility on Low Angle Thrust and Associated Fault Bend Folding

The campus of the College of the Redwoods is located completely within the Little Salmon Fault Zone, designated by the State of California as an active fault. The College has been extensively investigated for fault rupture and other seismic hazards in 1989, 1993, 1997, 1998, and 1999. The Little Salmon Fault Zone bounds the College and consists of two main northwest-striking, northeastdipping, low-angle thrusts. The west splay daylights along the southwest edge of the campus and projects beneath it. A recurrence interval of 268 years and slip rate of 5+/-3 mm/yr is estimated by CDMG. Individual dip-slip displacements along the west trace are reported to be 12 to 15 feet (3.6 to 4.5 m). Movement on the Little Salmon fault (LSF) is accompanied by growth of broad asymmetric folds in the upper thrust sheet resulting in surface rupture, localized uplift and discreet fault-bend fold axial surfaces. College of the Redwoods is located approximately 8 miles (13 km) south of Eureka and 25 miles (40 km) north-northeast of Cape Mendocino and the Mendocino Triple Junction (MTJ) in northern California. The \u27MTJ is the point of transition fi-om strike-slip faulting of the San Andreas transform system to low-angle thrust faulting and folding associated with the convergent margin of the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Campus infrastructure is located along the base of the Humboldt Hill Anticline (HHA), a major faultbend fold of the Cascadia fold and thrust belt. A new learning resource center (LRC) is proposed for a location 400 feet (120 m) northeast of where the west trace of the LSF daylights and 200 feet (60 m) above the low-angle fault plane. Building setback and design recommendations to mitigate for both fault rupture hazards and fault-generated folding hazards are presented

Probabilistic Estimation of Site Specific Fault Displacements

The College of the Redwoods (CR) located near Eureka, California would like to upgrade a series of existing buildings that are unfortunately located on secondary faults associated with the active Little Salmon Fault (LSF) zone. In the early 1990’s a deterministic value of the maximum dip-slip displacement that had occurred on one of these secondary faults located beneath the southeast building corner of the former library was measured to be 1.7 feet. This displacement was resolved into approximately 1.5 feet horizontal offset and 0.8 feet of vertical offset, based on the secondary fault plane dip. Geologically, it has not been possible to establish the actual dates of the occurrence of the displacements on the observed faults, therefore it was assumed that they all had occurred within the last 11,000 years. The structural engineer for the project has indicated that it was not possible to design for the observed ground displacement of 1.7 feet. This limited study was undertaken to assess the variation of ground displacements that were observed over the area of ground occupied by CR’s Administration, Science, and former Library buildings. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reasonableness of using a deterministically determined maximum value of displacement in estimating, and designing mitigations for, the structural response, or whether a probabilistic approach could be utilized. The only data available within the limited time frame allowed for the study was from a series of trench logs made as part of a project for locating building sites on the campus in the early 1990’s. As a first step the frequency distributions of both horizontal and vertical displacements located in a volume of soil comprising the area occupied by the above buildings to a depth of 14 feet were examined. The 14 feet was the maximum depth of the trenches used to provide data for the study. Probability density functions (PDF) versus displacements were developed based on the frequency distributions. The area under the PDF curves between given displacement intervals represents the probability of occurrence (POC) of that displacement. A cumulative probability of occurrence for a displacement interval can be determined by adding the individual POC’s. Based on this it was estimated that a horizontal displacement of ≤ 1.0 foot has a probability of 89% of occurring in the next 11,000 years at the site. In contrast, a vertical displacement of ≤ 1.0 foot has a probability of 88% probability of occurrence

The Otterbein Miscellany - June 1982

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Cadmium accumulation and interactions with zinc, copper, and manganese, analysed by ICP-MS in a long-term Caco-2 TC7 cell model

The influence of long-term exposure to cadmium (Cd) on essential minerals was investigated using a Caco-2 TC7 cells and a multi-analytical tool: microwave digestion and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Intracellular levels, effects on cadmium accumulation, distribution, and reference concentration ranges of the following elements were determined: Na, Mg, Ca, Cr, Fe, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Mo, and Cd. Results showed that Caco-2 TC7 cells incubated long-term with cadmium concentrations ranging from 0 to 10 lmol Cd/l for 5 weeks exhibited a significant increase in cadmium accumulation. Furthermore, this accumulation was more marked in cells exposed long-term to cadmium compared with controls, and that this exposure resulted in a significant accumulation of copper and zinc but not of the other elements measured. Interactions of Cd with three elements: zinc, copper, and manganese were particularly studied. Exposed to 30 lmol/l of the element, manganese showed the highest inhibition and copper the lowest on cadmium intracellular accumulation but Zn, Cu, and Mn behave differently in terms of their mutual competition with Cd. Indeed, increasing cadmium in the culture medium resulted in a gradual and significant increase in the accumulation of zinc. There was a significant decrease in manganese from 5 lmol Cd/l exposure, and no variation was observed with copper. Abbreviation: AAS – Atomic absorption spectrometry; CRM– Certified reference material; PBS – Phosphate buffered saline without calcium and magnesium; DMEM – Dubelcco’s modified Eagle’s medium