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Prototyping of the ILC Baseline Positron Target
The ILC positron system uses novel helical undulators to create a powerful
photon beam from the main electron beam. This beam is passed through a titanium
target to convert it into electron-positron pairs. The target is constructed as
a 1 m diameter wheel spinning at 2000 RPM to smear the 1 ms ILC pulse train
over 10 cm. A pulsed flux concentrating magnet is used to increase the positron
capture efficiency. It is cooled to liquid nitrogen temperatures to maximize
the flatness of the magnetic field over the 1 ms ILC pulse train. We report on
prototyping effort on this system.Comment: 7 pages, 9 figures, Proceedings of the International Workshop on
Future Linear Colliders, Granada Spain, 26-30 September 201
Nonlinear tube-fitting for the analysis of anatomical and functional structures
We are concerned with the estimation of the exterior surface and interior
summaries of tube-shaped anatomical structures. This interest is motivated by
two distinct scientific goals, one dealing with the distribution of HIV
microbicide in the colon and the other with measuring degradation in
white-matter tracts in the brain. Our problem is posed as the estimation of the
support of a distribution in three dimensions from a sample from that
distribution, possibly measured with error. We propose a novel tube-fitting
algorithm to construct such estimators. Further, we conduct a simulation study
to aid in the choice of a key parameter of the algorithm, and we test our
algorithm with validation study tailored to the motivating data sets. Finally,
we apply the tube-fitting algorithm to a colon image produced by single photon
emission computed tomography (SPECT) and to a white-matter tract image produced
using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI).Comment: Published in at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/10-AOAS384 the Annals of
Applied Statistics (http://www.imstat.org/aoas/) by the Institute of
Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org
Bench-Scale Trace Contaminant Testing of SA9T at Ambient and Reduced Pressure Conditions
A principal concern for air revitalization technology in a closed loop system is the capability to control carbon dioxide (CO2) and humidity (H2O). An amine based sorbent technology, SA9T, has been evaluated for use in this application and several programs are evaluating it for use in both cabin and space suit applications. While the CO2 and H2O performance of the sorbent has been tested extensively, the question of how trace contaminants impact performance requires further evaluation. This paper presents experimental results of bench-scale SA9T testing that was performed under a variety of test conditions and with several different trace contaminants. Tests were conducted to determine if the capacity of the SA9T media to sufficiently remove CO2 and H2O is compromised after exposure to a fully saturated trace contaminant at ambient conditions. Tests also were conducted to evaluate the performance of SA9T at ambient conditions in a continuous 30-day test with a mixed trace contaminant stream. In addition, testing also evaluated the impact of CO2 and H2O removal performance at suit loop pressures (29.6 KPa/4.3 psia) during cyclic operation with a constant inlet contaminant load
National security: A propositional study to develop resilience indicators as an aid to personnel vetting
Within the National Security domain there is a convergence of security responsibility across the national security agencies, law enforcement and private security sectors. The sensitivity of this environment requires individuals operating in the domain to be honest, trustworthy and loyal. Personnel vetting is a formal process used to determine an individual’s suitability for access to this domain. Notwithstanding this process, significant breaches of trust, security, and corruption still occur.
In psychology, resilience is a well researched phenomenon that is considered a multidimensional construct where individual attributes, family aspects and social environment interact in aiding individuals to deal with vulnerability. There are many understandings and definitions of resilience based on theorists’ different perspectives; however, most agree that resilience is represented by a minimum of two aspects. The first is adversity and second, how the individual deals with adversity that demonstrates situational adaptation in a positive manner.
The study is a work in progress and proposes the use of a recently developed Lifespan Resilience Scale. This scale will use resilience markers as an aid to National Security by providing vetting agencies with an additional tool for proactive intervention. The Lifespan Resilience Scale is currently undergoing reliability and validity testing within a student population. Once validated within this population, the scale will be adjusted and tested within the vetting environment using cross validated cohorts and expert opinion. Such a tool will assist National Security through better personnel risk management
Integrating Private Company Principles into a Government Department
In this session we present steps taken to improve the public image and employee culture at the Boone County Highway Department, including policies, processes, and strategies we implemented successfully and attempted changes that weren’t successful. We will discuss challenges we faced and the image we had to overcome at the onset of our transformation, as well as goals established in planning for the future of the department
The Best Decision by Design: Professional Services Selection
Working with a design professional will give you the advantage of his or her expertise and innovative approaches to your project to provide more successful project outcomes: durable and sustainable facilities, lower construction costs, shorter construction schedules, and lower life-cycle costs. Join us to gain a critical perspective on why owners choose to hire design professionals based on a negotiated procurement process instead of bidding
Capability of the Gas Analysis and Testing Laboratory at the NASA Johnson Space Center
The Gas Analysis and Testing Laboratory is an integral part of the testing performed at the NASA Johnson Space Center. The Gas Analysis and Testing Laboratory is a high performance laboratory providing real time analytical instruments to support manned and unmanned testing. The lab utilizes precision gas chromatographs, gas analyzers and spectrophotometers to support the technology development programs within the NASA community. The Gas Analysis and Testing Laboratory works with a wide variety of customers and provides engineering support for user-specified applications in compressed gas, chemical analysis, general and research laborator
Client Authorization Grants With Account Creation Capability Using OAuth 2.0
A user of a web or mobile application, e.g., a video-sharing application, may want to access another online service, e.g., a third-party blogging or social media service, without leaving the application. The OAuth 2.0 standard is a common mechanism for authorizing a web application to access an account owned by the user on another online service. However, if the user does not have an account on the online service, accessing the service from within the application is at best tedious, and at worst, not presently possible. This disclosure describes OAuth-based techniques that enable a user of a web or mobile application to invoke an online service unrelated to the application from within the application, even when the user does not have an account with the online service, or an installed app for the service
Use of Ion Exchange Membranes for Selective Recovery of Aspergillus awamori Glucoamylase and Phage T4 Lysozyme
Our research examined whether enhanced separation and purification of mutant enzymes could be obtained on ion-exchange membranes. Solutions of three mutants of Aspergillus awamori glucoamylase were passed through an anionic exchange membrane, as well as one mutant of T4 lysozyme through a cationic exchange membrane. The mutant enzymes were modified by adding charged fusions\u27\u27, polypeptides of either aspartic acid residues to increase the overall negative charge of the enzyme or arginine residues to increase the overall positive charge. The effect of the mutations on the purification of glucoamylase from a modified fermentation broth were examined at two different elution pHs, 4.5 and 6.0.
The use of the charged fusions provided significantly improved purification capabilities over control versions. Both the small scale glucoamylase runs and the scaled up experiments had overall purification factors of around two, with a peak purification factor of near 7 for GA\u27CDlO. Elution of glucoamylase at pH 4.5 did not lead to an increase in separability as compared to that obtained at pH 6.0.
Initial trials using a purified lysozyme mutant showed significant binding capabilities. Further experiments with this protein need to be done to determine scale up potential
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