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Inertial measurement unit pre-processors and post-flight STS-1 comparisons
The flight results show that the relative tri-redundant Inertial Measurement Unit IMU performance throughout the entire entry flight was within the expected accuracy. Comparisons are presented which show differences in the accumulated sensed velocity changes as measured by the tri-redundant IMUs (in Mean Equator and Equinox of 1950.0), differences in the equivalent inertial Euler angles as measured with respect to the M50 system, and finally, preliminary instrument calibrations determined relative to the ensemble average measurement set. Also, differences in the derived body axes rates and accelerations are presented. Because of the excellent performance of the IMUs during the STS-1 entry, the selection as to which particular IMU would best serve as the dynamic data source for entry reconstruction is arbitrary
Well communities
Well Communities provides a framework for communities and local organisations (public, private and third sector) to work together to improve health and wellbeing, build resilience and reduce inequalities. Key concepts in engaging communities for social change and health improvement are integral to the Well Communities approach. These include whole systems, holistic and assets-based working, community engagement and community led action, community development and capacity building, co-production, positive psychology and empowerment. Through work over nine years with 33 of the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods in London, these concepts have been translated into a practical framework for actio
Institutionalizing health impact assessment in London as a public health tool for increasing synergy between policies in other areas
Objectives: To describe the background to the inclusion of health impact assessment (HIA) in the development process for the London mayoral strategies, the HIA processes developed, how these evolved, and the role of HIA in identifying synergies between and conflicting priorities of different strategies.Study design: Case series.Methods: Early HIAs had just a few weeks for the whole HIA process. A rapid appraisal approach was developed. Stages included: scoping, reviewing published evidence, a stakeholder workshop, drafting a report, review of the report by the London Health Commission, and submission of the final report to the Mayor. The process evolved as more assessments were conducted. More recently, an integrated impact assessment (IIA) method has been developed that fuses the key aspects of this HIA method with sustainability assessment, strategic environmental assessment and equalities assessment.Results: Whilst some of the early strategy drafts encompassed some elements of health, health was not a priority. Conducting HIAs was important both to ensure that the strategies reflected health concerns and to raise awareness about health and its determinants within the Greater London Authority (GLA). HIA recommendations were useful for identifying synergies and conflicts between strategies. HIA can be successfully integrated into other impact assessment processes.Conclusions: The HIAs ensured that health became more integral to the strategies and increased understanding of determinants of health and how the GLA impacts on health and health inequalities. Inclusion of HIA within IIA ensures that health and health inequalities impacts are considered robustly within statutory impact assessments. (C) 2010 The Royal Society for Public Health. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
Skin structure of small pareiasaurs. With comments on their taxonomy in the Cistecephalus Zone
Main articleThe Cistecephalus zone pareiasaurs all show skin armour. The features of this armour
are described as found virtually complete in a small pareiasaur, identified here as an about half-grown Pareiasaurus serridens. Different in skin structure from this small pareiasaur is the dwarf-form, Nanoparia pricei. A few particulars have now been added to the known skin structure of this species. It is suggested that Cistecephalus zone pareiasaurs can be referred to 2 principal species: the one is Pareiasaurus serridens Owen, to which all the incomplete and variably grown specimens can be assigned such as the genus Propappus and some other species from the genera Pareiasaurus, Anthodon and Nanoparia. The other consists of the single specimen Nanoparia pricei. Further affinities are beyond existing evidence to settle.Non
On the structure of the skin in Uranocentrodon (rhinesuchus) senekalensis, Van Hoepen
Main articleIn the famous collection of fossil remains of the labyrinthodont Uranocentrodon,
housed since 1911 in the Transvaal Museum, the bony skin armour from
the ventral surface of the body of at least six individuals has been preserved. In
spite of this lavish quantity of material only a few notes on the osseous skin
structure were included in van Hoepen' s (1915) description, and all later papers
have passed it by almost completely.Non
On the scaloposaurid skull of Olivieria parringtoni, Brink with a note on the origin of hair
Main articleOlivieria parringtoni was described by Brink in 1965 as a new genus and
species. It stands closest, among the scaloposaurids, to Ictidosuchops intermedius
(Broom). In general shape and size, their skulls are virtually indistinguishable
from one another, but Olivieria comes from the top of the Lystrosaurus-zone (early
Triassic) while the type-locality of I. intermedius is the Cistecephalus-zone (Upper
Permian). Differences in dentition and differences in detailed skull moulding
had argued for the creation of the new genus.Non
Stormwater Pollution Prevention BMP Workshop, Demonstration, and Evaluation
With the recent promulgation of Phase II of the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Pollution Control regulations, many construction companies, consulting engineers, architects, and regulating agency personnel are unaware of the new stormwater pollution reduction requirements. In addition, they are typically unaware of Best Management Practices (BMPs) that are available to mitigate stormwater discharge pollution and the proper methods of installing and maintaining BMPs. The Water Quality Goals and Objectives were to train engineers, contractors, architects, and governmental officials on the new Phase II Storm Water NPDES regulations and Best Management Practices available for construction projects. The Original Timeframe was to offer Erosion and Sediment Control workshops in Northwest Arkansas and Little Rock areas by February 28, 2002 and again by August 30, 2002. Both sets of workshops were conducted according to the original schedule. In addition, demonstrations of the effectiveness of four BMPs were to be conducted by June 30, 2003 and those demonstrations were conducted according to the original schedule. The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville and three manufacturers of BMPs were cooperators on this grant and all provided the needed cooperation. The construction site BMPs that were demonstrated were silt fence, straw wattle (fiber role), erosion control blanket, and straw mulch. Funding for this project including developing a workshop for engineers, architects, and designers, a workshop for contractors, putting on both workshops, and demonstrating the BMPs was provided by the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission and the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville for 77,547 respectively
Fellowship in the life eternal: an exposition of the Epistles of St. John
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Shuttle derived atmospheric density model. Part 2: STS atmospheric implications for AOTV trajectory analysis, a proposed GRAM perturbation density model
A perturbation model to the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Global Reference Atmosphere Model (GRAM) was developed for use in the Aeroassist Orbital Transfer Vehicle (AOTV) trajectory and analysis. The model reflects NASA Space Shuttle experience over the first twelve entry flights. The GRAM was selected over the Air Force 1978 Reference Model because of its more general formulation and wider use throughout NASA. The add-on model, a simple scaling with altitude to reflect density structure encountered by the Shuttle Orbiter was selected principally to simplify implementation. Perturbations, by season, can be utilized to minimize the number of required simulations, however, exact Shuttle flight history can be exercised using the same model if desired. Such a perturbation model, though not meteorologically motivated, enables inclusion of High Resolution Accelerometer Package (HiRAP) results in the thermosphere. Provision is made to incorporate differing perturbations during the AOTV entry and exit phases of the aero-asist maneuver to account for trajectory displacement (geographic) along the ground track
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