The Wiener-Filtered COBE DMR Data and Predictions for the Tenerife Experiment

We apply a Wiener filter to the two-year COBE DMR data. The resulting sky map has significantly reduced noise levels compared to the raw data: the most prominent hot and cold spots are significant at the 4-sigma level. Furthermore, the entire covariance matrix of the errors in the filtered sky map is known, and it is therefore possible to make constrained realizations of the microwave sky with the correct a posteriori probability distribution. The filtered DMR sky map is used to make predictions for the Tenerife experiment. Two prominent features are predicted in a region of the sky not yet analyzed by the Tenerife group. The presence of these features is a robust prediction of the standard cosmological paradigm; if these features are not observed, some of our fundamental assumptions must be incorrect.Comment: 15 pages of uuencoded compressed PostScript. A PostScript file including figures is available at ftp://pac2.berkeley.edu/pub/bunn/wienerten

Ego Identity Status and Conformity

The relationship between the Eriksonian concept of ego identity status and the social process of conformity was investigated. Ego identity status was measured by the Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status (OM-EIS) (Adams, Shea, and Fitch, 1979). A total of 87 subjects were categorized into one of the four ego identity status groups: Diffusion, Foreclosure, Moratorium, and Identity Achievement. Conformity was measured by peer ratings, and experimental task, and by three self-report personality measures. Two of the conformity measures supported the main hypothesis that those in the less mature ego identity statuses (Diffusion and Foreclosure) would demonstrate the most conformity behavior. More specifically, peers rated males in the Diffusion and Foreclosure statuses as more conforming, and wales and females in the Diffusion status rated themselves as more conforming on a peer pressure conformity self-report. In light of these results, the relationship between conformity and ego identity status is discussed

Modern Warfare

Title of Document: Modern Warfare Joseph Daniel Hoffman, Master of Fine Arts, 2010 Directed By: Associate Professor Williams C. Richardson, Department of Fine Art This thesis discusses my use of sound as a sculptural object. I investigate the physical potential of sound as well as its use throughout art history. By exploring the distinction between sound, music, and noise I give context for my current body of work

The production of high alumina refractories bonded with Lumnite refractory cement

Users of refractories are constantly demanding a better product. There is a demand for a satisfactory neutral or basic refractory with a P.C.E. equivalent of cone 35 or better. A refractory with a very high alumina content would seem to solve this problem, however, the main difficulty has been to bond the unplastic alumina. From the literature it was learned that Lumnite cement has been satisfactory in the manufacture of a refractory concrete. Therefore this investigation was carried out to determine the adaptability of bonding corundum with Lumnite --Introduction, page 1

A Study of Halowas Oil in Reference to Its Properties and Uses

Halowax oil, specific gravity 1.25, is a thinly fluid mobile liquid, almost colorless, having a characteristic odor which is not unpleasant, heavy, or persistent. It is manufactured by the Halowax Corporation, a division or the Bakelite Corporation, at Wyandotte, Michigan

The Green Revolution in California: The Real Costs and Benefits of Changing Electricity Production

In recent years democratic societies have added concern for the environment to the perennial problems of inequality, economic growth, and law and order. What is often called the Green Revolution has focused on the effect of industrial growth on the health of the individuals living in that society and on the effects on climate. In the United States, the State that was the first to see this problem and the first to make changes to deal with it, was California, where geographical factors ensured that the effects of industrial change on the air were much more severe than anywhere else in the United States. This dissertation looks at the changes that have been made in the way that electricity is produced in California over the last 25 years. It examines the costs of these changes and the benefits accruing from those changes to people in California. It argues that previous efforts have incorrectly measured the costs of different ways of producing electricity, leading to misleading conclusions about which methods are most appropriate. It also argues that while there are benefits, they are less than most of the current literature assumes. Solar and wind electricity have gained support in California, partly because they generate without carbon emissions, and partly because they are viewed as the lowest cost options according to the levelized cost of electricity, LCOE (U.S. Energy Information Administration 2021, National Renewable Energy Laboratory 2021, Lazard 2021, The University of Texas at Austin Energy Institute 2021, California Energy Commission 2019). In this dissertation, I show that the LCOE is not the proper measure to value new power plants, and I recalculate costs in California with a method I call the CALCOE, or California’s Adjusted Levelized Cost of Electricity. CALCOE results show that California has in fact lowered average generation costs over time. The estimate was $63.25 for California’s dollars per megawatt hour ($/MWh) generation cost in 2020, as compared with $128.37 in 2001. Costs have declined to their lowest level in the 2001-2020 period. There are many assumed benefits from reducing carbon emissions, such as improved health from air quality, impeding climate change, and (to a lesser degree) aesthetic benefits like better visibility or views. This dissertation focuses on the health-related benefits of air pollution mitigation in California (American Lung Association 2022a, CARB 2022, CDC 2022, Brajer et al . 2011, Jerrett et al . 2005, Jerrett et al. 2013, Krewski 2010, Ostro et al. 2006a, Ostro et al. 2007, Ostro et al. 2006b, Wang 2019, Wang et al. 2020, You et al. 2018, Young et al. 2017, Zapata et al. 2018, Zhao et al. 2019, American Lung Association 2022b). I do this by re-examining historical air quality levels in California and across the United States, measured by both fine particulate matter PM 2.5 and ozone O 3 , and the commonly associated health conditions that are linked to pollution, notably respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses and deaths. Multiple regression results show that these health benefits are much lower than those commonly cited in the literature