Halogen occultation experiment intergrated test plan

The test program plan is presented for the Halogen Occultation Experiment (HALOE) instrument, which is being developed in-house at the Langley Research Center for the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS). This comprehensive test program was developed to demonstrate that the HALOE instrument meets its performance requirements and maintains integrity through UARS flight environments. Each component, subsystem, and system level test is described in sufficient detail to allow development of the necessary test setups and test procedures. Additionally, the management system for implementing this test program is given. The HALOE instrument is a gas correlation radiometer that measures vertical distribution of eight upper atmospheric constituents: O3, HC1, HF, NO, CH4, H2O, NO2, and CO2

A geological study of the Irvine Ranch Area, Johnson and Campbell counties, Wyoming

The discovery of uranium in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming, by the U. S. Geological Survey in 1952 has lead to an extensive exploration program throughout the region by both private and governmental agencies. This report is a geological study of an area in the southwestern part of the basin. Geological and radiometric mapping carried out as a part of this report indicated several areas of uranium occurrence. Some of these occurrences warrant tests by drilling. Mineralogical and petrographic study has shown the principal uranium minerals to be carnotite and metatyuyamunite. The mineralization occurs in arkosic sandstones. Assays of the uranium deposits are usually below one percent U3O8, but occasional samples range up to 25 percent U3O8. The origin of the deposits is· attributed to percolating ground water. An examination of mining and haulage costs and of ore prices has been made for the area. With this background, the geological study indicates a reasonable possibility that commercial ore is present within the area --Abstract, page vi

Biological studies on a number of Moorland Tipulidae

The life-history and ecology of Tipula subnodicornis Zetterstedt have been studied on the Moor House National Nature Reserve, an area of upland blanket-bog with an altitude range of 1300-278oft (396-845m). The annual life-cycle is maintained under different temperature conditions by adaptive responses to temperature and photoperiod during development. The optimum temperature for growth and the magnitude of response in growth rate to change in temperature both decrease during larval development. The growth phase is followed by an overwintering stage which is probably temperature independent but cannot be considered as a diapause as the metabolic rate does not drop. This phase can be ended by subjecting the larvae to an increased day length (l8hr). In the field the increasing day length in spring synchronises pupation. In the autumn emerging species, T. pagana, which has a summer diapause, decrease in day length breaks the diapause and promotes development towards pupation. In this case it has been shown that the degree of synchronisation is directly related to the shortness of day length. The population dynamics of T. subnodicornis have been studied and it was shown, by the method of k factor analysis, that overwinter mortality in the field is density dependent. Experimental manipulation of density in enclosures in the field and in culture indicated that the same was true for the early instars. A multi variate analysis on the factors affecting wing length, which was used as an indication of size and fecundity, showed that site and year were the most important influences in both sexes and that the effect of density was significant for the males. Wing length was not significantly correlated with altitude in either sex

Count Me In: The dimensions of social inclusion through culture and sport

This study was set up to examine claims made for the ability of cultural projects to promote social inclusion (cultural projects are here taken to include those incorporating sport, the arts, media, heritage and outdoor adventure). This was to be achieved primarily by collecting evidence from a sample of 14 projects selected from some 200 that had volunteered their services. The report to the government’s Social Exclusion Unit (SEU) from the Policy Action Team (PAT10) (1999)2 noted the potential. In his foreword, Chris Smith (then Secretary of State for the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS)) wrote: “… art and sport can not only make a valuable contribution to delivering key outcomes of lower long term unemployment, less crime, better health and better qualifications, but can also help to develop the individual pride, community spirit and capacity for responsibility that enable communities to run regeneration programmes themselves”. Similar statements have followed from other politicians, particularly in the recent Commons debate on sport and social exclusion (22/11/01), and again in the public health debate (13/12/01). However, the PAT 10 report also came to the same conclusion as previous commentators (e.g. Glyptis, 19893; Allison & Coalter, 19964; Long & Sanderson, 19985) that there is little ‘hard’ evidence of the social benefits that accrue

Count Me In: The Dimensions of social inclusion through Culture, Media & Sport (Executive Summary)

This study was set up to examine claims made for the ability of cultural projects to promote social inclusion (cultural projects are here taken to include those incorporating sport, the arts, media, heritage and outdoor adventure). This was to be achieved primarily by collecting evidence from a sample of 14 projects selected from some 200 that had volunteered their services. The report to the government’s Social Exclusion Unit (SEU) from the Policy Action Team (PAT10) (1999) noted the potential. In his foreword, Chris Smith (then Secretary of State for the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS)) wrote: “… art and sport can not only make a valuable contribution to delivering key outcomes of lower long term unemployment, less crime, better health and better qualifications, but can also help to develop the individual pride, community spirit and capacity for responsibility that enable communities to run regeneration programmes themselves”. Similar statements have followed from other politicians, particularly in the recent Commons debate on sport and social exclusion (22/11/01), and again in the public health debate (13/12/01). However, the PAT 10 report also came to the same conclusion as previous commentators (e.g. Glyptis, 19893; Allison & Coalter, 19964; Long & Sanderson, 1998) that there is little ‘hard’ evidence of the social benefits that accrue

Large Space Systems Technology, volume 1

Significant and/or controversial issues related to the design, packaging, transportation, deployment, erection, and on orbit assembly of large space structures and related systems are addressed. Topics cover mission requirements, structural concepts, materials, structural alignment, thermal control, metrology, and technological forecasting

A Topos Perspective on State-Vector Reduction

A preliminary investigation is made of possible applications in quantum theory of the topos formed by the collection of all $M$-sets, where $M$ is a monoid. Earlier results on topos aspects of quantum theory can be rederived in this way. However, the formalism also suggests a new way of constructing a `neo-realist' interpretation of quantum theory in which the truth values of propositions are determined by the actions of the monoid of strings of finite projection operators. By these means, a novel topos perspective is gained on the concept of state-vector reduction