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Radar, Insect Population Ecology, and Pest Management
Discussions included: (1) the potential role of radar in insect ecology studies and pest management; (2) the potential role of radar in correlating atmospheric phenomena with insect movement; (3) the present and future radar systems; (4) program objectives required to adapt radar to insect ecology studies and pest management; and (5) the specific action items to achieve the objectives
Nature, Origin, and Age Relationships of Landscape Complexes in Southwestern Saskatchewan
Six landscape complexes are recognized in the Cypress Lake (72 F) and Wood Mountain (72 G) areas of southwestern Saskatchewan. The complexes are recognized by their geomorphology, geology, and processes of landscape formation. The relationships of these components are used to determine the relative ages of the complexes. The oldest complex designated âunglaciated bedrock terrainâ, consists of mature landscapes developed in Late Cretaceous and Tertiary sediments. It was formed by fluvial and mass wasting processes under Late Tertiary arid to semi-arid climates. A rather similar complex, but with scattered drift residuals - chiefly glacial erratics, is called âbedrock terrain with residual driftâ. This complex reflects similar Late Tertiary processes of landscape formation but was later affected by Pleistocene glaciation. A complex called âbedrock terrain and driftâ resembles the older complexes except for a veneer of drift and local meltwater channels. Here, effects of the Late Wisconsinan glaciation are restricted to meltwater erosion, and the drift appears to predate this glaciation. The other three landscape complexes are: âfirst advance driftâ, âinterlobate driftâ and âlast advance driftâ. These include terrain typical of the parts of the southern prairies covered by the Late Wisconsinan glacier.On observe six ensembles de paysages dans les rĂ©gions de Cypress Lake (72F) et Wood Mountain (72G). Les ensembles se distinguent par leur gĂ©omorphologie, leur gĂ©ologie et leurs processus de formation. Les liens entre ces composantes ont servi Ă dĂ©terminer l'Ăąge relatif des paysages. L'ensemble le plus ancien se caractĂ©rise par son substratum non englacĂ© et est composĂ© de paysages au stade de la maturitĂ© Ă©difiĂ©s dans les sĂ©diments du CrĂ©tacĂ© supĂ©rieur et du Tertiaire. Il a Ă©tĂ© formĂ© sous les climats arides Ă semi arides du Tertiaire supĂ©rieur par des processus fluviatiles et de solifluxion. Le deuxiĂšme ensemble est trĂšs semblable, mais comprend, lui, des dĂ©pĂŽts glaciaires rĂ©siduels dispersĂ©s, surtout de nature erratique. Cet ensemble rappelle les mĂȘmes processus de formation, mais il a Ă©tĂ© englacĂ© au PlĂ©istocĂšne. Le troisiĂšme ensemble caractĂ©risĂ© par ses dĂ©pĂŽts glaciaires ressemble aux ensembles plus anciens, sauf en ce qui a trait au placage de matĂ©riel dĂ©tritique et Ă la prĂ©sence de chenaux de fonte. Ici, les effets de la glaciation du Wisconsinien supĂ©rieur se limitent Ă une Ă©rosion par l'eau de fonte, car les dĂ©pĂŽts glaciaires semblent antĂ©rieurs Ă cette glaciation. Les trois autres ensembles de paysages se caractĂ©risent, respectivement, par des dĂ©pĂŽts glaciaires de premiĂšre avancĂ©e, par des dĂ©pĂŽts glaciaires interlobaires et, enfin, par des dĂ©pĂŽts glaciaires de derniĂšre avancĂ©e. Ces paysages renferment des terrains caractĂ©ristiques des milieux de la Prairie englacĂ©s au Wisconsinien supĂ©rieur.Sechs Landschaftseinheiten wurden in den Gebieten von Cypress Lake (72 F) und Wood Mountain (72 G) in SĂčdwest-Saskatchewan identifiziert. Die Einheiten unterscheiden sich durch ihre GĂ©omorphologie, GĂ©ologie und Prozesse der Landschaftsbildung. Die Beziehungen zwischen diesen Komponenten werden benutzt, urn das relative Alter der Einheiten zu bestimmen. Die atteste Einheit, welche sich durch ihr nicht vereistes anstehendes Gestein auszeichnet, besteht aus Landschaften im Stadium der Reife, die sich in Sedimenten der spĂ ten Kreidezeit und des TertiĂ r entwickelt haben. Sie wurde durch fluviale und Masse zerstĂŽrende VorgĂ nge unter den trockenen bis halbtrockenen Klimas des spĂ ten TertiĂ r gebildet. Eine ziemlich Ă hnliche Einheit, jedoch mit zerstreuten glazialen Ablagerungsruckstanden vor allem erratischer Natur, wird "Gebiet mit anstehendem Gestein und glazialen Ablagerungsruckstanden" genannt. Diese Einheit spiegelt Ă hnliche Prozesse der Landschaftsbildung im spĂ ten TertiĂ r, wurde aber spĂ ter durch die Vereisung im PleistozĂ n beeinfluRt. Ein Gebiet mit anstehendem Gestein und AbIa-gerungen gleicht den Ă lteren Einheiten, abgesehen von einem Schleier von Trummerablagerungen und ortlichen SchmelzwasserkanĂ len. Hier scheinen die Auswirkungen der spĂ t-Wisconsinischen Vereisung sich auf Erosion durch Schmelzwasser zu beschrĂ nken, und die glazialen Ablagerungen scheinen vor dieser Vereisung geschehen zu sein. Die drei anderen Landschaftseinheiten sind: "glaziale Ablagerungen des ersten Vors-tofies", "interlobale glaziale Ablagerungen" und "glaziale Ablagerungen des letzten VorstoBes". Diese Landschaftseinheiten schlieBen Formationen ein, die typisch fur die im spĂ ten Wisconsinum vereisten Teile der PrĂ rien sind
Closed surfaces with different shapes that are indistinguishable by the SRNF
summary:The Square Root Normal Field (SRNF), introduced by Jermyn et al. in [5], provides a way of representing immersed surfaces in , and equipping the set of these immersions with a âdistance function" (to be precise, a pseudometric) that is easy to compute. Importantly, this distance function is invariant under reparametrizations (i.e., under self-diffeomorphisms of the domain surface) and under rigid motions of . Thus, it induces a distance function on the shape space of immersions, i.e., the space of immersions modulo reparametrizations and rigid motions of . In this paper, we give examples of the degeneracy of this distance function, i.e., examples of immersed surfaces (some closed and some open) that have the same SRNF, but are not the same up to reparametrization and rigid motions. We also prove that the SRNF does distinguish the shape of a standard sphere from the shape of any other immersed surface, and does distinguish between the shapes of any two embedded strictly convex surfaces
An Intersubjective Analysis of Engineering Leadership Across Organizational Locations: Implications for Higher Education
Engineering leadership education has become increasingly popular over the past decade in response to national calls for educational change. Despite the growing popularity of the movement, however, reform efforts continue to be piecemeal in their delivery, driven largely by the priorities of program leaders who established them (Graham, 2012). If we as engineering educators wish to more systematically develop leadership skills in our students, we should begin by empirically examining and defining our phenomenon of interest: engineering leadership. Our article takes up this challenge by investigating how 82 engineers in five organizationally distinct roles define leadership and how their respective insights are shaped by their diverse organizational locations. After weaving together the perspectives of engineers in industry, human resource professionals, entrepreneurs, politicians and interns, we propose a poly-vocal definition of engineering leadership and identify practical implications for engineering leadership educators.
En rĂ©ponse aux appels Ă rĂ©former le systĂšme de lâĂ©ducation, la formation de leaders en gĂ©nie a gagnĂ© en popularitĂ© au cours des dix derniĂšres annĂ©es. MalgrĂ© la popularitĂ© croissante de ce mouvement, les rĂ©formes demeurent partiales et suivent largement les prioritĂ©s des directeurs de programmes qui les mettent en place (Graham, 2012). Si, en tant que formateurs dâingĂ©nieurs, nous souhaitons perfectionner systĂ©matiquement les compĂ©tences en leadership de nos Ă©tudiants, il nous faut commencer par une analyse empirique qui permette de dĂ©finir prĂ©cisĂ©ment notre objet, soit le leadership en gĂ©nie. Notre article relĂšve le dĂ©fi en analysant les façons dont 82 ingĂ©nieurs occupant cinq rĂŽles distincts dans une organisation dĂ©finissent le leadership, et les façons dont leurs positions institutionnelles Ă©tablissent leurs perspectives. En tenant compte des perspectives dâingĂ©nieurs de lâindustrie, de professionnels des ressources humaines, dâentrepreneurs, de politiciens et de stagiaires, nous proposons une dĂ©finition plurivoque du leadership en gĂ©nie, et nous en identifions les implications pratiques pour les Ă©ducateurs du domaine
Proofs of Two Conjectures Related to the Thermodynamic Bethe Ansatz
We prove that the solution to a pair of nonlinear integral equations arising
in the thermodynamic Bethe Ansatz can be expressed in terms of the resolvent
kernel of the linear integral operator with kernel
exp(-u(theta)-u(theta'))/cosh[(1/2)(theta-theta')]Comment: 16 pages, LaTeX file, no figures. Revision has minor change
Local Health Departmentsâ Level of Engagement in Population Mental Health Promotion
Background: Mental health conditions are highly prevalent in the U.S. and are associated with physical health problems. Federal initiatives recognize mental health as a public health priority, and local health departments (LHDs) have been identified as partners to promote population mental health. Little is known, however, about the extent to which LHDs address mental health or how LHD officials perceive mental health as a public health concern.
Purpose: To describe the cumulative level of LHDsâ engagement in activities to address population mental health and explore how LHD officials perceive their roles in promoting it.
Methods: Module 2 of the 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments Study (N=505) was used to develop a cumulative measure of LHD engagement in mental health activities. Univariate and bivariate analyses were performed to describe LHDsâ level of mental health activity and identify associated LHD characteristics. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 30 LHD officials, audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using thematic content analysis.
Results: Over half (55.8%) of LHDs performed â„1 mental health activities, and 21.2% performed â„4. LHDs that provided primary care services were most engaged in mental health activities, with 30.4% performing â„4 and 18.2% performing â„6. LHD officials perceived mental health as a public health issue and felt community pressure to address it, but encountered barriers related to resources and organizational boundaries.
Implications: LHDs might benefit from quality improvement and information sharing resources focused on population mental health promotion. Research should examine LHDs relationships with behavioral health departments and roles within broader social service systems
The (LATTICE) QCD Potential and Running Coupling: How to Accurately Interpolate between Multi-Loop QCD and the String Picture
We present a simple parameterization of a running coupling constant, defined
via the static potential, that interpolates between 2-loop QCD in the UV and
the string prediction in the IR. Besides the usual \Lam-parameter and the
string tension, the coupling depends on one dimensionless parameter,
determining how fast the crossover from UV to IR behavior occurs (in principle
we know how to take into account any number of loops by adding more
parameters). Using a new Ansatz for the LATTICE potential in terms of the
continuum coupling, we can fit quenched and unquenched Monte Carlo results for
the potential down to ONE lattice spacing, and at the same time extract the
running coupling to high precision. We compare our Ansatz with 1-loop results
for the lattice potential, and use the coupling from our fits to quantitatively
check the accuracy of 2-loop evolution, compare with the Lepage-Mackenzie
estimate of the coupling extracted from the plaquette, and determine Sommer's
scale much more accurately than previously possible. For pure SU(3) we
find that the coupling scales on the percent level for .Comment: 47 pages, incl. 4 figures in LaTeX [Added remarks on correlated vs.
uncorrelated fits in sect. 4; corrected misprints; updated references.
Finite size corrections in massive Thirring model
We calculate for the first time the finite size corrections in the massive
Thirring model. This is done by numerically solving the equations of periodic
boundary conditions of the Bethe ansatz solution. It is found that the
corresponding central charge extracted from the term is around 0.4 for
the coupling constant of and decreases down to zero when
. This is quite different from the predicted central
charge of the sine-Gordon model.Comment: 8 pages, Latex, 2 figure
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