Stanford telemetry monitoring experiment on Lunar Explorer 35 Final report

Explorer 35 data analysis including occultation study and antenna pattern interpretation along with electromagnetic property experiment

Noncommutative resolutions of discriminants

We give an introduction to the McKay correspondence and its connection to quotients of $\mathbb{C}^n$ by finite reflection groups. This yields a natural construction of noncommutative resolutions of the discriminants of these reflection groups. This paper is an extended version of E.F.'s talk with the same title delivered at the ICRA.Comment: 15 pages, 4 figures. Final version to appear in Contemporary Mathematics 705, "Representations of Algebras

A McKay correspondence for reflection groups

We construct a noncommutative desingularization of the discriminant of a finite reflection group G as a quotient of the skew group ring A=S∗G. If G is generated by order 2 reflections, then this quotient identifies with the endomorphism ring of the reflection arrangement A(G) viewed as a module over the coordinate ring SG/(Δ) of the discriminant of G. This yields, in particular, a correspondence between the nontrivial irreducible representations of G to certain maximal Cohen–Macaulay modules over the coordinate ring SG/(Δ). These maximal Cohen–Macaulay modules are precisely the nonisomorphic direct summands of the coordinate ring of the reflection arrangement A(G) viewed as a module over SG/(Δ). We identify some of the corresponding matrix factorizations, namely, the so-called logarithmic (co-)residues of the discriminant

Commercial-off-the-shelf simulation package interoperability: Issues and futures

Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Simulation Packages (CSPs) are widely used in industry to simulate discrete-event models. Interoperability of CSPs requires the use of distributed simulation techniques. Literature presents us with many examples of achieving CSP interoperability using bespoke solutions. However, for the wider adoption of CSP-based distributed simulation it is essential that, first and foremost, a standard for CSP interoperability be created, and secondly, these standards are adhered to by the CSP vendors. This advanced tutorial is on an emerging standard relating to CSP interoperability. It gives an overview of this standard and presents case studies that implement some of the proposed standards. Furthermore, interoperability is discussed in relation to large and complex models developed using CSPs that require large amount of computing resources. It is hoped that this tutorial will inform the simulation community of the issues associated with CSP interoperability, the importance of these standards and its future

Radar studies of the planets

The radar measurements phase of the lunar studies involving reflectivity and topographic mapping of the visible lunar surface was ended in December 1972, but studies of the data and production of maps have continued. This work was supported by Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston. Topographic mapping of the equatorial regions of Mars has been carried out during the period of each opposition since that of 1967. The method comprised extended precise traveling time measurements to a small area centered on the subradar point. As measurements continued, planetary motions caused this point to sweep out extensive areas in both latitude and longitude permitting the development of a fairly extensive topographical map in the equatorial region. Radar observations of Mercury and Venus have also been made over the past few years. Refinements of planetary motions, reflectivity maps and determinations of rotation rates have resulted

Association of the Dictyostelium 30 kDa actin bundling protein with contact regions

\u27Contact regions\u27 are plasma membrane domains derived from areas of intercellular contact between aggregating Dictyostelium amebae (H.M. Ingalls et al. (1986). Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 83, 4779). Purified contact regions contain a prominent actin-binding protein with an M(r) of 34,000. Immunoblotting with monoclonal antibodies identifies this polypeptide as a 34,000 M(r) actin-bundling protein (known as 30 kDa protein), previously shown to be enriched in filopodia (M. Fechheimer (1987). J. Cell Biol. 104, 1539). About four times more 30 kDa protein by mass is associated with contact regions than is found in total plasma membranes isolated from aggregating cells. In agreement with these observations, immunostaining of the 30 kDa protein in aggregating cells reveals a prominent localization along the plasma membrane at sites of intercellular contact. By contrast, alpha-actinin does not appear to be significantly enriched at sites of cell to cell contact. Binding experiments using purified plasma membranes, actin and 30 kDa protein indicate that the 30 kDa protein is associated with the plasma membrane primarily through interactions with actin filaments. Calcium ions are known to decrease the interaction of actin with 30 kDa protein in solution. Surprisingly, membrane-associated complexes of actin and the 30 kDa protein are much less sensitive to dissociation by micromolar levels of free calcium ions than are complexes in solutions lacking membranes

Early Intervention, Documentation, and Service Delivery: A Review of IFSPs and Service Notes

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