Teleki Krisztina, Introduction to the study of Urga’s heritage

Cet ouvrage est le fruit d’une étude du patrimoine matériel de l’ancienne « capitale » mongole, Ih hüree ou Da hüree, connue en Europe sous le nom d’Ourga (du mongol örgöö, « palais ou tente d’un khan ou d’une personne de haut rang », en l’occurrence le Žavzandamba hutagt). Fondée en 1639 comme campement monastique par le grand Öndör gegeen Zanabazar (1635-1723), Ier Žavzandamba hutagt, Ourga évolua pour devenir la plus grande ville monastique de Mongolie moderne et, après vingt-huit déménage..

Does the Madden-Julian Oscillation modulate stratospheric gravity waves?

The circulation of the stratosphere is strongly influenced by the fluxes of gravity waves propagating from tropospheric sources. In the tropics, these gravity waves are primarily generated by convection. The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) dominates the intra-seasonal variability of this convection. However, the influence of the MJO on the variability of stratospheric gravity waves is largely unknown. Here we examine gravity-wave potential energy at 26 km and the upper tropospheric zonal- wind anomaly of the MJO at 200 hPa, sorted by the relative phase of the MJO using the RMM MJO indices. We show that a strong anti-correlation exists between gravity-wave potential energy and the MJO eastward wind anomaly. We propose that this correlation is a result of the filtering of upward-propagating waves by the MJO winds. The study provides the first observational evidence that the MJO contributes significantly to the global variability of stratospheric gravity waves in the tropics

Distinct developmental origins manifest in the specialized encoding of movement by adult neurons of the external globus pallidus

SummaryTranscriptional codes initiated during brain development are ultimately realized in adulthood as distinct cell types performing specialized roles in behavior. Focusing on the mouse external globus pallidus (GPe), we demonstrate that the potential contributions of two GABAergic GPe cell types to voluntary action are fated from early life to be distinct. Prototypic GPe neurons derive from the medial ganglionic eminence of the embryonic subpallium and express the transcription factor Nkx2-1. These neurons fire at high rates during alert rest, and encode movements through heterogeneous firing rate changes, with many neurons decreasing their activity. In contrast, arkypallidal GPe neurons originate from lateral/caudal ganglionic eminences, express the transcription factor FoxP2, fire at low rates during rest, and encode movements with robust increases in firing. We conclude that developmental diversity positions prototypic and arkypallidal neurons to fulfil distinct roles in behavior via their disparate regulation of GABA release onto different basal ganglia targets

Improving Food Processing with Process Mapping Techniques (sequence unknown), IPRO 345 - Project Plan: IPRO 345 Project Plan F09_redacted

Land O'Frost is a third generation privately held food processing company providing sliced lunch meat products to the North American marketplace. This IPRO team will study the Formulation process, identifying all inputs, mapping the production process, observing activities and working to identify improvements. The IPRO team will develop a process map of the company’s formulation function, noting inputs, outputs, assets and process parameters.Sponsorship: Land O'FrostProject Plan for IPRO 345: Improving Food Processing with Process Mapping Techniques for the fall 2009 semeste

Land O'Frost Formulation Improvement (Semester Unknown) IPRO 345: LandO’FrostFormulationImprovementIPRO345ProjectPlanF09_redacted

The purpose of this IPRO is to better understand the interdependent relationship of the Formulation process and its impact upon through time, productivity, and quality. We seek to suggest improvements to Land O’ Frost in order to optimize their Formulation.Deliverable

Land O'Frost Formulation Improvement (Semester Unknown) IPRO 345

The purpose of this IPRO is to better understand the interdependent relationship of the Formulation process and its impact upon through time, productivity, and quality. We seek to suggest improvements to Land O’ Frost in order to optimize their Formulation.Deliverable

Land O'Frost Formulation Improvement (Semester Unknown) IPRO 345: LandO’FrostFormulationImprovementIPRO345FinalPresentationF09

The purpose of this IPRO is to better understand the interdependent relationship of the Formulation process and its impact upon through time, productivity, and quality. We seek to suggest improvements to Land O’ Frost in order to optimize their Formulation.Deliverable

Zero Liquid Discharge (Semester Unknown) IPRO 302: ZeroLiquidDischargeIPRO302PosterSp09

The objective of this project is to identify, evaluate, and prioritize technologies that can be used to achieve zero discharge in a 500 MW power plant using Powder River Basin coal. To accomplish this mission, we will: 1. Determine the water balance around a typical facility 2. Perform a qualitative assessment of the viability of the three technologies above toward meeting zero discharge. 3. Determine the size, first cost and operating cost for each combination of zero discharge unit operations considered 4. Identify creative options for reusing treated discharge water within the plant 5. Identify emerging technologies that might play a major role in the future.Sponsorship: Sargent & LundyDeliverable

Zero Liquid Discharge (Semester Unknown) IPRO 302

The objective of this project is to identify, evaluate, and prioritize technologies that can be used to achieve zero discharge in a 500 MW power plant using Powder River Basin coal. To accomplish this mission, we will: 1. Determine the water balance around a typical facility 2. Perform a qualitative assessment of the viability of the three technologies above toward meeting zero discharge. 3. Determine the size, first cost and operating cost for each combination of zero discharge unit operations considered 4. Identify creative options for reusing treated discharge water within the plant 5. Identify emerging technologies that might play a major role in the future.Sponsorship: Sargent & LundyDeliverable