Software Management Environment (SME) release 9.4 user reference material

This document contains user reference material for the Software Management Environment (SME) prototype, developed for the Systems Development Branch (Code 552) of the Flight Dynamics Division (FDD) of Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). The SME provides an integrated set of management tools that can be used by software development managers in their day-to-day management and planning activities. This document provides an overview of the SME, a description of all functions, and detailed instructions concerning the software's installation and use

Software Engineering Laboratory (SEL) relationships, models, and management rules

Over 50 individual Software Engineering Laboratory (SEL) research results, extracted from a review of published SEL documentation, that can be applied directly to managing software development projects are captured. Four basic categories of results are defined and discussed - environment profiles, relationships, models, and management rules. In each category, research results are presented as a single page that summarizes the individual result, lists potential uses of the result by managers, and references the original SEL documentation where the result was found. The document serves as a concise reference summary of applicable research for SEL managers

Production of Neurospora mycelial protoplasts

Production of myceliol protoplos

Rancang Bangun Alat Deteksi Uang Kertas Palsu dengan Metode Template Matching Menggunakan Raspberry Pi

Cara manual yang digunakan untuk mendeteksi keaslian uang kertas memiliki banyak kelemahan. Oleh karena itu, pada penelitian ini dirancang sebuah alat yang dapat mengidentifikasi keaslian uang kertas tanpa mengandalkan penglihatan manusia. Sistem pada alat ini menggunakan mini PC Raspberry Pi, lampu ultraviolet, kamera dan metode Template Matching. Template Matching adalah sebuah teknik pada pengolahan citra digital untuk menemukan bagian-bagian kecil dari gambar yang cocok dengan gambar template. Lampu ultraviolet digunakan untuk memunculkan gambar Invisible Ink dari objek uang kertas pecahan 50.000. Kamera digunakan untuk menangkap gambar uang kertas setelah disinari lampu ultraviolet. Gambar tersebut kemudian diproses di Raspberry Pi menggunakan library OpenCV untuk mendapatkan nilai hasil kemiripan dengan gambar. Keluaran dari sistem ini berupa suara yang memberikan informasi tentang asli atau tidaknya uang kertas tersebut. Dari 16 kali percobaan dengan posisi kamera tetap dan berjarak + 8 cm dari uang, terdapat 2 kali kegagalan yang disebabkan tipisnya perbedaan warna dasar uang dengan gambar template, sehingga didapatkan tingkat keberhasilan sebesar 87,5%. Sedangkan pada jarak + 7 cm dan +6 cm dari uang kertas sistem tidak dapat mendeteksi keaslian uang kertas tersebut. Dari 25 kali percobaan berdasarkan posisi/kemiringan uang kertas didapatkan tingkat 36%. Oleh karena itu Template Matching sangat dipengaruhi oleh template, tresholding, posisi objek, serta posisi/jarak kamera

Warble infestations in some Canadian caribou and their significance

Warble fly larvae (Oedemagena tarandi) occurred in 97-100% of barren-ground caribou (R.t. groen-landicus) sampled in March from the Beverly herd. In December, they occurred in 98% of males and 75% of females. Larvae numbers increased up to several-fold from December to March. Within age classes, males generally were more heavily infected than females. Annual differences were small. Larvae occurred in 14 and 26% of two populations of Peary caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi) on the Canadian Arctic Islands. In them, incidences of larvae were unrelated to sex or age. Greater than average numbers of larvae in barren-ground caribou sometimes were associated with females in relatively poor condition and therefore less fecund. These results are discussed in relation to current hypotheses of the factors that affect warble infections

Effects of postpartum mobile phone‐based education on maternal and infant health in Ecuador

ObjectiveTo evaluate the effects of a mobile phone‐based intervention on postnatal maternal health behavior and maternal and infant health in a middle‐income country.MethodsA prospective evaluation enrolled consecutive postpartum women at two public hospitals in Quito, Ecuador, between June and August 2012. Inclusion criteria were live birth, no neonatal intensive care admission, and Spanish speaking. Intervention and control groups were assigned via random number generation. The intervention included a telephone‐delivered educational session and phone/text access to a nurse for 30 days after delivery. Maternal and infant health indicators were recorded at delivery and 3 months after delivery via chart review and written/telephone‐administered survey.ResultsOverall, 102 women were assigned to the intervention group and 76 to the control group. At 3 months, intervention participants were more likely to attend the infant’s postnatal check‐up (P = 0.022) and to breastfeed exclusively (P = 0.005), and less likely to feed formula (P = 0.016). They used more effective forms of contraception (more implants P = 0.023; fewer condoms P = 0.036) and reported fewer infant illnesses (P = 0.010). There were no differences in maternal acute illness or check‐up attendance.ConclusionMobile phone‐based postnatal patient education is a promising strategy for improving breastfeeding, contraceptive use, and infant health in low‐resource settings; different strategies are needed to influence postpartum maternal health behavior.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/135151/1/ijgo93.pd

Sensitivity of Transitions in Internal Rotor Molecules to a Possible Variation of the Proton-to-Electron Mass Ratio

Recently, methanol was identified as a sensitive target system to probe variations of the proton-to-electron mass ratio $\mu$ [Jansen \emph{et al.} Phys. Rev. Lett. \textbf{106}, 100801 (2011)]. The high sensitivity of methanol originates from the interplay between overall rotation and hindered internal rotation of the molecule -- i.e. transitions that convert internal rotation energy into overall rotation energy, or vice versa, give rise to an enhancement of the sensitivity coefficient, $K_{\mu}$. As internal rotation is a common phenomenon in polyatomic molecules, it is likely that other molecules display similar or even larger effects. In this paper we generalize the concepts that form the foundation of the high sensitivity in methanol and use this to construct an approximate model which allows to estimate the sensitivities of transitions in internal rotor molecules with $C_{3v}$ symmetry, without performing a full calculation of energy levels. We find that a reliable estimate of transition sensitivities can be obtained from the three rotational constants ($A$, $B$, and $C$) and three torsional constants ($F$, $V_3$ and $\rho$). This model is verified by comparing obtained sensitivities for methanol, acetaldehyde, acetamide, methyl formate and acetic acid with a full analysis of the molecular Hamiltonian. From the molecules considered, methanol appears to be the most suitable candidate for laboratory and cosmological tests searching for a possible variation of $\mu$.Comment: submitted to PR

Typing Supernova Remnants Using X-ray Line Emission Morphologies

We present a new observational method to type the explosions of young supernova remnants (SNRs). By measuring the morphology of the Chandra X-ray line emission in seventeen Galactic and Large Magellanic Cloud SNRs with a multipole expansion analysis (using power ratios), we find that the core-collapse SNRs are statistically more asymmetric than the Type Ia SNRs. We show that the two classes of supernovae can be separated naturally using this technique because X-ray line morphologies reflect the distinct explosion mechanisms and structure of the circumstellar material. These findings are consistent with recent spectropolarimetry results showing that core-collapse SNe are intrinsically more asymmetric.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure, accepted for publication in ApJ