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LM rendezvous procedures - F mission, AS-505/CSM-106/LM-4 Final report
Rendezvous procedures for LM-4 and CSM for use in crew training and flight plannin
Productivity in American Whaling: The New Bedford Fleet in the Nineteenth Century
From the end of the War of 1812 until the Civil War the New Bedford whaling fleet grew spectacularly; thereafter it declined, equally spectacularly. By the end of the century New Bedford's day was over. During the 88 years of this period, the technical configuration of the fleet, the hunting grounds visited, and the types of whales pursued all changed dramatically, and more than once. The literature on whaling suggests that the collapse of the industry was due, in part, to declining productivity, occasioned by the disappearance of the whales (because of over-hunting) and the deterioration of the quality of labor. The shifts in the composition of the fleet are viewed, chiefly, as the result of efforts by whalemen to overcome their problems. In this paper, productivity data (superlative indexes), by voyage, are employed in multiple regression analysis to trace the relationships between the changes in the composition of the fleet and productivity. The propositions that declining labor quality and whale stocks had important consequences for productivity are subjected to test, while the impacts of technical changes on productivity are measured.
Risk Sharing, Crew Quality, Labor Shares and Wages in the Nineteenth Century American Whaling Industry
This paper examines 36.640 labor contracts signed between whalemen and the agents who organized 1,258 whaling voyages that departed from New Bedford, Massachusetts between January I. 1840 and December 31, 1858 and between January I and December 31, 1866. The contracts contain information on the whaleman's station (occupation) and on his lay (the fraction of output of the voyage that he was entitled to receive upon completion). The paper investigates the benefits associated with this unique contract. examines the occupational and spatial distribution of lays. and compares wages in whaling with those available in the merchant marine and those earned in shore based pursuits. It also attempts to assess the efficiency of this early labor market and to explore the relationship between the labor contract, crew quality. technical change. and productivity.
The Effects of Seasonality and Land Use on Microbe Populations in Three Ecological Areas
The Huron River watershed is comprised of three primary land uses: agricultural, natural, and urban. Land usage affects the biological and chemical conditions within the watershed, therefore affecting water quality. Recent studies have provided evidence that water quality can be assessed by examining the composition of the microbial communities found in biofilms. In this study we analyzed and compared samples collected from a natural site and urban site over the course of three seasons; fall (August), winter (December), and spring (April). Microbial diversity was determined by isolating, amplifying, and genotyping the 16S rRNA gene. The results show that microbial community structure varies with seasons, material composition, and site location
Production And Studies Of Photocathodes For High Intensity Electron Beams
For short, high-intensity electron bunches, alkali-tellurides have proved to
be a reliable photo-cathode material. Measurements of lifetimes in an RF gun of
the CLIC Test Facility II at field strengths greater than 100 MV/m are
presented. Before and after using them in this gun, the spectral response of
the Cs-Te and Rb-Te cathodes were determined with the help of an optical
parametric oscillator. The behaviour of both materials can be described by
Spicer's 3-step model. Whereas during the use the threshold for photo-emission
in Cs-Te was shifted to higher photon energies, that of Rb-Te did not change.
Our latest investigations on the stoichiometric ratio of the components are
shown. The preparation of the photo-cathodes was monitored with 320 nm
wavelength light, with the aim of improving the measurement sensitivity. The
latest results on the protection of Cs-Te cathode surfaces with CsBr against
pollution are summarized. New investigations on high mean current production
are presented.Comment: Submission to LINAC2000 conference, Paper number MOB08, 3 pages, 6
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Draxin alters laminin organization during basement membrane remodeling to control cranial neural crest EMT
Premigratory neural crest cells arise within the dorsal neural tube and subsequently undergo an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) to leave the neuroepithelium and initiate migration. Draxin is a Wnt modulator that has been shown to control the timing of cranial neural crest EMT. Here we show that this process is accompanied by three stages of remodeling of the basement membrane protein laminin, from regression to expansion and channel formation. Loss of Draxin results in blocking laminin remodeling at the regression stage, whereas ectopic maintenance of Draxin blocks remodeling at the expansion stage. The latter effect is rescued by addition of Snail2, previously shown to be downstream of Draxin. Our results demonstrate an essential function for the Wnt modulator Draxin in regulating basement membrane remodeling during cranial neural crest EMT
Did you Pack your Keys? Smart Objects And Forgetfulness
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) as part of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Media and Arts Technology at Queen Mary University of London
Illustrative Cases on Equity Jurisprudence
“‘Hutchins & Bunker’s Illustrative Cases on Equity Jurisprudence” is a recently published collection of 286 cases, selected by Dean Harry B. Hutchins and Prof. Robert E. Bunker, both of the University of Michigan. These cases cover the entire subject of Equity Jurisprudence, and are classified according to the arrangement that is followed in Eaton on Equity….” -- American Law School Review 1, no.1 (1902): 30, “Recent Legal Publications.”https://repository.law.umich.edu/books/1080/thumbnail.jp
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