Alien Registration- Golden, Elizabeth (Westbrook, Cumberland County)

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Nut, the Zodiac, and Sothis: An Iconographic Analysis of Five Coffin Lids from the Roman Period Soter Group

The Greek zodiac became known to Egypt during the Graeco-Roman period and can be seen primarily in temples. This imagery is not limited to temples, however, and can be seen on five coffin lids from the Soter group along with related figures of Nut and Sothis. The function of the zodiac figures was to represent the passage of time. In this study, I will identify the Osirian and solar roles of the sky goddess Nut on the interior of coffins. I will then discuss the coffin lids as a form of archaizing of Middle Kingdom star charts on coffin lids and explain how figures of the zodiac replaced the Egyptian decans. Finally, I will analyze the relationship between Nut, the zodiac, and Sothis on the coffin lids and explain how, together, they represent the passage of time and bring about yearly renewal of the deceased on the five coffins in the Soter group

Unlocking Drayton Hall: A Survey and Analysis of Hardware at a Southern Plantation

No other single architectural element at Drayton Hall near Charleston, South Carolina better reflects the social and financial evolution of the house better than its hardware. When Drayton Hall was built, architectural hardware was in a period of transition, shifting from displaying hardware as a symbol of one\u27s ability to purchase relatively expensive items to conceptualizing of rooms as holistic spaces where the hardware elements were as hidden as possible. Generations of family owners significantly changed the original, cohesive hierarchy of types ranging from the highly stylized to the simply functional, but much of the original remains. This thesis is twofold, combining data management and architectural history. Each of the more than 1200 recorded items has an individual set of characteristics and so was given its own unique identifier, differentiating it from all others. Keyed to each unique identifier are the characteristics associated with that item, such as the floor it is located on, the wall, window or door on which it is mounted, its type, material, and installation date. The variety of architectural hardware at Drayton Hall ranges from its construction in 1738 to 1974, when the National Trust for Historic Preservation assumed responsibility for one of the nation\u27s most iconic 18th century houses. This comprehensive inventory tells a story common to most wealthy, English, land owning families of the low country. Remarkably, nearly half of the original hardware or clear evidence thereof remains in the house. Federal period changes appear as styles changed and the family tried to keep pace fashion. Little to no changes occurred during the antebellum period as rice culture, and therefore income, declined. Reoccupation of the house after the Civil War accounts for another period of hardware replacement but not of the quality and style of earlier generations

Stability of oxides/environmental barrier coating candidate materials in hightemperature, high-velocity steam

Stability of oxides/Environmental Barrier Coating (EBC) candidate materials in high-temperature, high-velocity steam has been characterized using a steam-jet furnace modeled after Lucato et al [1]. The objective of this work is to quantify stability of oxides for use as coatings on SiC-based composites in turbine engine environments with the long term goal of developing thermochemical life prediction models for EBCs. SiO2, TiO2, Y2O3, and rare earth silicates were exposed in one atmosphere steam flowing at approximately 170 m/s at temperatures between 1200 and 1400°C for times up to 375 h. Oxide recession, attributed to formation of volatile metal hydroxides, was measured for SiO2, TiO2 and Y2O3. The SiO2 recession rates were consistent with values predicted assuming loss of material was limited by transport of Si(OH)4(g) through a laminar gas boundary layer. TiO2 single crystal recession was slightly less than SiO2 but too rapid for use in a turbine environment. Y2O3 recession was not measureable within the sensitivity of techniques used here. Y2Si2O7 exposed in the steam-jet furnace was selectively depleted of SiO2 by the reaction: Y2Si2O7 + 2H2O(g) = Y2SiO5 + Si(OH)4(g) (1) A porous surface layer of Y2SiO5 formed after exposure of Y2Si2O7 and was confirmed by X-ray Diffraction Analysis (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS). Key microstructural features observed in addition to the porosity include grain refinement, faceting, and grain fall out. The growth rate of the porous layer decreased with time at 1300°C, although the depletion depth varied significantly across the surface, possibly due to preferred crystallographic orientations for the depletion reaction. The silica depletion depth decreased with increasing temperature. The depletion depths were uniform at 1200°C as shown in Figure 1. At 1400°C the porous surface layers sintered rapidly, closing off paths for water vapor ingress into the material and thus minimizing SiO2 depletion by Reaction (1). Y2SiO5 was significantly more stable than Y2Si2O7. Significant SiO2 depletion of the monosilicate was not observed within the sensitivity of the techniques used here

Microstructural evolution of environmental barrier coatings in high-temperature steam

Environmental Barrier Coatings (EBCs) are required for use of SiC-based composites in hot sections of gas turbine engines. The primary function of EBCs is to limit the interaction of SiC with steam in the combustion environment. Due to the additional constraints of thermal expansion match and chemical compatibility with the SiC substrate, state-of-the art EBCs are typically fabricated from complex silicates. These silicates typically have sufficiently high silica activities that they also react with the steam by the following generic reaction. Please click Additional Files below to see the full abstract

Effects of prescribed fire on wetland ecological communities

1. Wetland Reserve Enhancement Program restorations in Oklahoma have become overrun by a native invasive species, Carex hyalinolepis, creating a structurally homogeneous condition with decreased plant diversity. We investigated the response of C. hyalinolepis to winter and summer prescribed burns in a field study. We also conducted greenhouse experiments examining the response of C. hyalinolepis shoot production and aboveground biomass to fire, simulated grazing, and flooding. Results of the field study indicated a short-term response of C. hyalinolepis to fire with C. hyalinolepis cover returning to pre-fire levels within several months of the prescribed burns. The greenhouse study results suggest a combination of fire and flooding can reduce C. hyalinolepis aboveground biomass and shoot growth. Implications of results from both the greenhouse and field study indicate that a combination of management methods may be most successful at reducing the impact of invasive species.2. The accuracy and historical accounts of wildfire and prescribed fire on the Texas southeastern coast may provide perspective and context on the role fire plays in these ecosystems. Using remote sensing techniques, we mapped prescribed fires on the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge between 1985 and 2013. Results indicate that the refuge is maintaining the fire dependent ecosystems with a prescribed burn program that includes a mean fire return interval between 2 and 10 years on a majority of the refuge. Quantifying the current fire regime will be useful for future management efforts on Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.3. The endangered Aransas-Wood Buffalo whooping crane (Grus americana) population is growing and will eventually need additional suitable habitat outside of the current refuge boundaries in order to achieve the goal of down-listing the species from endangered to threatened. Sixty years of crane location data coupled with GIS analyses were used to develop predictive models that forecast crane habitat use based on landcover and refuge management activities as well as to determine spatial patterns of cranes on the refuge. Results indicated that the amount of wetland and tidal flat habitat and the distance required for cranes to reach water and wetlands influence habitat selection. Cranes are significantly clustered along the southern coast of Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), the Lamar Unit of Aransas NWR, Matagorda and Sand Jose Islands and to the east of Aransas across the bay. The areas of high clustering correspond to crane habitat preferences. Our results indicate locations that can be protected in the future and what habitat types can be increased on and around the refuge

Tackling food marketing to children in a digital world: trans-disciplinary perspectives. Children’s rights, evidence of impact, methodological challenges, regulatory options and policy implications for the WHO European Region

There is unequivocal evidence that childhood obesity is influenced by marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages high in saturated fat, salt and/or free sugars (HFSS), and a core recommendation of the WHO Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity is to reduce children’s exposure to all such marketing. As a result, WHO has called on Member States to introduce restrictions on marketing of HFSS foods to children, covering all media, including digital, and to close any regulatory loopholes. This publication provides up-to-date information on the marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages to children and the changes that have occurred in recent years, focusing in particular on the major shift to digital marketing. It examines trends in media use among children, marketing methods in the new digital media landscape and children’s engagement with such marketing. It also considers the impact on children and their ability to counter marketing as well as the implications for children’s rights and digital privacy. Finally the report discusses the policy implications and some of the recent policy action by WHO European Member States

Living arrangements and housing conditions of selected old age assistance recipients in three Mississippi counties, 1965-1973

The purpose of the study was to determine the living arrangements and housing conditions of forty Old Age Assistance recipients in three Mississippi counties—Copiah, Hinds, and Madison—who participated in a 1965 study made by Crocker. Data were collected by personal interview and from case records of the subjects. Five hypotheses were tested: three taken from Crocker's study and two concerning changes in living arrangements and housing conditions. Living arrangements and housing conditions of the subjects were tested with six variables (age, sex, race, marital status, place of residence, and health) for significant relationships. Statistically significant relationships were found to exist between: the living arrangements of the recipients and their race, health, and marital status; the living arrangements of the subjects and their housing conditions; and the presence of plumbing facilities in the dwellings of the OAA recipients and in the year round housing units of the three counties. Respondents who were white, confined to their homes, or not married were most likely to be living in the home of a relative or in an institution. Housing conditions were better for those subjects living out of their homes. Less than two-thirds of the dwellings occupied by the OAA recipients had all plumbing facilities in contrast to almost 90 percent of the year round housing units in the counties with all facilities