Developing and Marketing a Songwriting Portfolio

This CE project consists of a songwriting portfolio made up of twenty individually written and co-written pieces. These songs range between a number of different styles of music including pop, folk, indie-pop, and indie-rock. Their production styles similarly range from purely acoustic performances to fully in-the-box productions, making use of professional studio recording equipment as well as at-home production techniques. Each initial songwriting session lasted approximately two hours, and final production was performed within Ableton Live and Pro Tools. The development of these pieces has been accompanied by research concerning the best practices for songwriting, the state of the songwriting industry, as well as new opportunities for songwriters to compete in the current marketplace. This thesis should serve as a guideline to other songwriters interested in practicing the craft at a professional level.https://remix.berklee.edu/graduate-studies-production-technology/1233/thumbnail.jp

Real time traffic simulator for self-adaptive navigation system validation

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Implications of State Policy Changes on Mental Health Service Models for Students with Disabilities

For over 25 years, students with disabilities in California received educationally related mental health services through interagency collaboration between school districts and county mental health agencies. After a major change in state policy that eliminated state-mandated interagency collaboration, school districts in California are now solely responsible for providing all mental health services entitled to students with disabilities. This collective case study included three school districts, and examined mental health service provision immediately following the elimination of legally mandated coordination with county mental health professionals. Interviews were conducted with three district representatives from each of three school districts in California. Participant responses indicated confusion regarding the change in statutory regulations and disagreement surrounding assessment procedures and service providers. Implications for school districts as part of a system of care framework are discussed

Effects of stress produced by adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) on lipid peroxidation and some antioxidants in vitamin C treated and nontreated chickens

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of vitamin C on malonaldehyde (MDA) and glutathione (GSH) concentrations, and superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity in chickens stressed by adrenocorticotropin (ACTH). Sixty Leghorn chickens (20 weeks old) were randomly allotted to a control and a vitamin C treated group. An isotonic sodium chloride solution was administrated intramuscularly for a period of five days to the control group at a dose of 2.5 mL per chicken per day, and the treatment group received a vitamin C solution (containing 250 mg vitamin C/2.5 mL) intramuscularly for five days. On the fifth day of the experiment the chickens in both groups received 50 IU ACTH intramuscularly. Three hours after ACTH application blood samples were collected to determine the concentrations of MDA and GSH, and activities of SOD and GSH-Px in the blood. The concentration of MDA in the control group increased compared to that in the vitamin C treated group. After the ACTH application the activity of SOD increased in both groups, thought significantly so in the vitamin C treated group. The GSH-Px activity did not differ significantly between the treatments after ACTH application. It was concluded that intramuscularly administrated vitamin C facilitated an adaptation against stress and decreased negative effects of stress in chickens. Keywords: ACTH, glutathione (GSH), Glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), Malonaldehyde (MDA), Superoxide dismutase (SOD), Vitamin C South African Journal of Animal Science Vol.33(3) 2003: 201-20

Characteristics, Services, and Outcomes of Vocational Rehabilitation Consumers who are Deaf-Blind

Limited research has been conducted regarding the characteristics, services, and outcomes of consumers served by Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies in the United States who are deaf-blind. This article provides descriptive information about this population based on Rehabilitation Services Administration Case Service Report (RSA-911) data from fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015. The article also includes a discussion of inconsistencies in use of disability category codes to classify VR consumers who are deaf-blind, emphasizing the need for agencies to utilize a consistent classification system that reflects the diverse characteristics of this population

Orion European Structural Test Article Propellant Tank Fill and Drain Carts

Environmental testing of the Orion European Structural Test Article (E-STA), which contains the Orion European Service Module (ESM), required that the onboard propellant tanks be filled and drained with fuel and oxidizer simulant fluids as well as pressurized and depressurized with an ullage gas. This conference paper will elaborate on how these objectives were fulfilled by presenting the development of derived requirements definition, initial fill and drain concepts, selection of simulant fluids, finalization of pump and pressurization design, selection of components, and selection of transfer hoses and interface connections as well as development and maintenance of budgets, schedules, reviews, construction, documentation, and test procedures. This paper also describes the implementation of checkout and commissioning activities leading to successful fluid cart pumping and pressurization operations for the test campaign. The development, construction, and operation of the fluid cart pumping and pressurization systems for the environmental testing of the Orion E-STA, took place at NASA's Plum Brook Station Space Environments Complex (SEC) during 2015 and 2016

Toward a Small Donor Democracy: The Past and Future of Incentive Programs for Small Political Contributions

Political contribution incentive programs are a promising, under-explored means to address the problem of political equality in the American system of campaign finance. If properly designed, these programs -- which include tax credits, refunds, and vouchers -- could allow all Americans to participate on an equal basis in the crucial early-stage decisions that determine which candidates decide to run and are able to compete effectively. This article, written on behalf of U.S. PIRG, proposes a tax credit for political contributions as a first step toward building a small donor democracy

Thermal Vacuum Integrated System Test at B-2

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center (GRC) Plum Brook Station (PBS) Space Propulsion Research Facility, commonly referred to as B-2, is NASA s third largest thermal vacuum facility. It is the largest designed to store and transfer large quantities of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, and is perfectly suited to support developmental testing of chemical propulsion systems as well as fully integrated stages. The facility is also capable of providing thermal-vacuum simulation services to support testing of large lightweight structures, Cryogenic Fluid Management (CFM) systems, electric propulsion test programs, and other In-Space propulsion programs. A recently completed integrated system test demonstrated the refurbished thermal vacuum capabilities of the facility. The test used the modernized data acquisition and control system to monitor the facility during pump down of the vacuum chamber, operation of the liquid nitrogen heat sink (or cold wall) and the infrared lamp array. A vacuum level of 1.3x10(exp -4)Pa (1x10(exp -6)torr) was achieved. The heat sink provided a uniform temperature environment of approximately 77 K (140deg R) along the entire inner surface of the vacuum chamber. The recently rebuilt and modernized infrared lamp array produced a nominal heat flux of 1.4 kW/sq m at a chamber diameter of 6.7 m (22 ft) and along 11 m (36 ft) of the chamber s cylindrical vertical interior. With the lamp array and heat sink operating simultaneously, the thermal systems produced a heat flux pattern simulating radiation to space on one surface and solar exposure on the other surface. The data acquired matched pretest predictions and demonstrated system functionality

NASA Plum Brook's B-2 Test Facility: Thermal Vacuum and Propellant Test Facility

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center (GRC) Plum Brook Station (PBS) Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility, commonly referred to as B-2, is NASA's third largest thermal vacuum facility. It is the largest designed to store and transfer large quantities of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, and is perfectly suited to support developmental testing of upper stage chemical propulsion systems as well as fully integrated stages. The facility is also capable of providing thermal-vacuum simulation services to support testing of large lightweight structures, Cryogenic Fluid Management (CFM) systems, electric propulsion test programs, and other In-Space propulsion programs. A recently completed integrated system test demonstrated the refurbished thermal vacuum capabilities of the facility. The test used the modernized data acquisition and control system to monitor the facility. The heat sink provided a uniform temperature environment of approximately 77 K. The modernized infrared lamp array produced a nominal heat flux of 1.4 kW/sq m. With the lamp array and heat sink operating simultaneously, the thermal systems produced a heat flux pattern simulating radiation to space on one surface and solar exposure on the other surface

Reaction Engineering Routes to Waste Gasification for Sustainable Living Environments

There is an increasing pressure to reduce waste generation and dependence upon fossil fuels in our society. The approach investigated in this project aims to address both concerns by formulating a low-temperature gasification process to process long-chain polymers typically found in municipal waste. Gasification routes which convert plastic and bio-waste into useful fuel syngas products has been extensively investigated. The novelty of the approach examined here consists on the use of a variety of catalysts, which can promote high conversion in gasification reactions at much lower temperature and pressure conditions. This route overcomes some of the financial and environmental shortcomings of typical gasification routes, such as incineration, currently in use as waste-management strategies. Utilizing a small batch reactor, the kinetics of several, predominantly polyethylene, waste simulants have been examined in the presence of both platinum and ruthenium-based catalysts. Using gas chromatography, the conversion of the carbon source was quantified and compared for the two different catalysts and different reaction conditions. Promising results were obtained, these results compare favorably with results found in the literature. A phenomenological model has been formulated to characterize the liquid phase gasification reactions and their interrelation with transport phenomena occurring in an heterogeneous reaction environment. Through the use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), the effect of mixer speed on vortex shape has been modeled. These results are currently being incorporated into the model in the form of a detailed characterization of transport phenomena occurring during the gasification dynamics. Moreover, the refined model is anticipated to enable optimization of the reactor operation, and reducing or de-convoluting any transport limitation that may be affecting kinetic determinations.https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/u_poster_2014/1030/thumbnail.jp