Hot air ballon deceleration and recovery system Patent

Development and characteristics of hot air balloon deceleration and recovery syste

Lessons On Spiritual Growth And A Pilot Test Of Their Effectiveness

Problem A congregation\u27s primary expectation of their pastor is his/her ability to provide competent guidance in spiritual formation. My education never offered me a class in spiritual formation and this deficiency has not been eliminated since my formal theological education. Therefore, I felt inept when I tried to provide spiritual guidance. Method This study began first with the Bible and included literature on spiritual formation. The selected materials were summarized into seventeen lessons. The ii first eleven lessons explain the obstacles to spiritual formation, the holiness of God, and how Christians can experience holiness. The last six lessons explain the practical aspects of spiritual formation, such as Bible study, prayer, and journaling. Each lesson concludes with exercises to assist the reader to better understand and apply the lesson\u27s concepts. Five people were selected to write their understanding and practice of spirituality before their study of these lessons. After completing the lessons, they again wrote their understanding and practice of spirituality. The difference in their responses indicates possible growth. Results First, this study developed for me a clearer understanding and a more consistent practice of spirituality. Second, I believe I have developed an acceptable tool to assist my congregation in spiritual formation. Third, participants in this study have grown spiritually in the following ways. They can now explain spirituality more clearly and know how to develop the spiritual life. Two months after their study, their devotions were more consistent than before beginning these lessons. Fourth, I gained valuable experience in providing spiritual guidance. Conclusions Four conclusions resulted from this project. First, factors that stimulate spiritual growth are complex and defy both isolation and quantification. Claims for spiritual growth must ultimately be based on the participant\u27s perception. Second, a direct relationship exists between the respondent\u27s temperament and their spiritual development. Spiritual counselors must be able to adapt to different temperaments. Third, a prolonged study of spirituality appears to stimulate spiritual growth. Fourth, advanced spiritual growth lessons are needed. Additional lessons should include practical suggestions for continuing spiritual growth and explain how to live the contemplative life within society

Statistical Analysis of a Health Attitude Survey in Three East Tennessee Counties

The general objective of this research was divided into three specific phases: (1) to ascertain health attitudes of a sample population; (2) to determine the relationship between biographic and attitude factors within the sample population; and (3) to evaluate the above in terms of its significance to health care planning. The writer surveyed the literature, defined hypotheses and developed a questionnaire. A community in each of the three East Tennessee counties was selected for surveying. A total of 164 interviews was conducted, 44 in Knox County, 53 in Blount County and 67 in Sevier County. An interview team of 18 students administered the questionnaire over an eight week period. Data were gathered by means of a verbally administered questionnaire and recorded manually. Frequency counts and percentage distributions were used to describe the data. Correlation analysis and crosstabulation with the chi-square statistic to determine level of significance were used to evaluate the relationship between certain variable pairs. Significance was sought at the .05 level of confidence. Conclusions were reached as follows: 1. The three communities exhibited a definite need for improved health programs, to include additional medical personnel, clinics, transportation and health education programs. 2. The majority of respondents reported favorable attitudes toward their present health care delivery system. 3. Any impetus for change or improvement in the health care delivery system will have to come from outside these communities themselves. 4. While health (or illness) is a topic of much interest, very little thought seems to have been given to the subject of health care delivery. 5. The biographic characteristics of the study population were significantly associated with their attitudes toward health and health care delivery. 6. Age of respondents was significantly associated with their attitudes toward health more frequently than any other biographic characteristic. 7. No relationship was demonstrated between the respondents’ age and their attitudes toward change or innovation in health care delivery. 8. Some relationship was exhibited between respondents’ income and their willingness to accept change or innovation in health care delivery. 9. While a large percentage of respondents reported favorable attitudes toward new health services, such as physicians’ assistants and mid-wives, a smaller percentage reported that they would use such services if available. 10. Many respondents are unaware of the many available sources for medical care, other than their family doctor. Based on the study’s findings and conclusions, the following recommendations were offered: health education programs to assure use of available health services; additional medical personnel; and community clinics. It was further recommended that any efforts to improve the health care delivery system should be built upon the traditional family-physician health care concept. Suggestions for additional study include a quantitative assessment of the health condition of the study population and an analysis of the specific relationship between age and those variables with which age showed significant associations

Effect of wall to total temperature ratio variation on heat transfer to the leeside of a space shuttle configuration at M equals 10.3

An experimental study has been conducted of the influence of wall to total temperature ratio on the heat transfer to the leeside of a 040A space shuttle configuration. The heat transfer tests were made at a Mach number of 10 and a Reynolds number of one million per foot for angles of attack from 0 deg to 30 deg. Range of wall to total temperature ratio was from 0.16 to 0.43. Where the heat transfer was relatively high and the laminar boundary layer attached, the local heat transfer decreased by about 20 percent as the wall to total temperature ratio was increased from the minimum to the maximum test value. On regions of separated flow and vortex reattachment, very low heating rates were measured at some conditions and indicate significant changes are occurring in the leeside flow field. No single trend of heat transfer variation with wall to total temperature ratio could be observed

Space shuttle orbiter trimmed center-of-gravity extension study. Volume 3: Impact of retrofits for center-of-gravity extension on orbiter thermal-protection system

Heat transfer studies were conducted at Mach 10.3 on space shuttle orbiter models with the S-2 fillet and C-4 canard retrofit moldlines which were generated in aerodynamic and system design studies to increase the allowable c.g. range of the orbiter. Areas of orbiter most strongly affected were the sides where a shear layer which separated along the wing leading edge impinged. Analytical studies of the heating effect on the thermal-protection system were made which indicated that scar weight on the orbiter sides due to allowances for retrofits of the S-2 fillet and C-4 canard is small (less than about 90 kg (200 lbs) in comparison to the total weight of the retrofit)

Liability of a Possessor of Premises to Public Officials for Physical Harm Caused by a Condition of the Premises - A Rule for Virginia

Although Virginia has established rules of liability for possessors of premises to trespassers, licensees, and invitees, the Supreme Court of Virginia has not addressed the possessor\u27s liability for conditions on the premises causing physical harm to public officials who are lawfully upon the premises by virtue of a privilege and without the possessor\u27s express permission or invitation. These officials include those who are authorized, but not required, by statutes or ordinances to be upon the premises, whether or not their employment requires it, e.g., firemen and policemen. Such officials are likely to be upon the premises at unexpected times and under unanticipated circumstances. Not included in this article are those public employees who are required by statutes or ordinances to be upon the premises at particular times, e.g., building inspectors or health department inspectors, and who are usually upon the premises at anticipated times and during normal business hours