Study of conceptual deep space monitor communications systems using a single earth satellite. Volume III - Appendix Final report

Condensed technical survey for deep space monitor communications system using earth satellit

A researcher's perspective on electronic scholarly communication

New information and communications technologies are transforming scholarly communication. Presents a humanities and social sciences researcher’s perspective on these changes. Argues that researchers and research intermediaries need to find new ways of working together in order to understand and take full advantage of the emerging forms and media for scholarly communication. Keywords: Electronic publishing, Communications, Researc

Cultural planning and chaos theory in cyberspace: some notes on a digital cultural atlas project for Western Sydney

A perennial issue for digital politics has been the debate between those who claim a liberatory role for digital technologies and those who see them as instruments for a more effective oppression. We prefer to avoid such abstract oppositions and ask more specific questions: what kind of digital technology, used in what way by whom, for what purposes in what contexts, may support the efforts of those who work for a better, more open society? To focus our enquiry we look at the intersection of digital systems and planning. Planning in a general sense is a fundamental human activity in all societies exercising the rationality that has come to define humanity since the ancient Greeks. Yet the dominant form of planning in western societies today employs a specific form of `rationality which has emerged only recently, labelled `Occidental rationalism by Weber (1930:26), which insists on crisp, clear categories and a linear, reductive logic. Starting with Weber himself there has been a continuous tradition of critique of this form of reason, which we will categorize as linear reasoning

Superpressure balloon flights from Christchurch, New Zealand, July 1968 - December 1969

Strain gages on superpressure balloon flights from Christchurch, New Zealand - Jul. 1968 to Dec. 196

Affirmative Action: Are the Equal Protection and Title VII Tests Synonymous?

Over the past decade, the United States Supreme Court has debated the extent to which employment decisions can be based on race or sex. As yet, the Court has not articulated a controlling test to evaluate the legality of all types of affirmative action plans. A review of the relevant cases, however, reveals that the Court uses the same standards to test the validity of both voluntary and court ordered affirmative action plans regardless of whether the challenge is brought under Title VII or the equal protection clauses

The European Union: Where Is It Now?

In four decades, western Europe has, by the force of economics, not blood and iron, united along economic, social and political venues. The western European marketplaces emerging from the devastation of World War II began to integrate with the concomitant benefit of a standard of economic well-being theretofore unknown. The unifying theme underlying the cooperation of the nations of western Europe in the European Economic Community has been that economic union quite necessarily leads to political union and both work in unison to preserve peace. This is the first of two articles on the European Union. The purpose of this article is to help educate the reader generally about the historical development and the law of the European Union, including its sources of law and its institutions

Prevalence of Depression in Gynecologic and Breast Cancer Patients Authors

Objective Depression has historically been an underdiagnosed and undertreated condition with a large impact on patient quality of life. Screening and diagnosis of depression may differ for various reasons, making proper diagnosis and treatment difficult. Methods In this retrospective cohort study, we analyzed the associations between the prevalence of depression and patient-specific factors in gynecologic and breast cancer patients who had received a palliative care consult. This study was conducted in a single institution that specializes in women and infant care. The primary objective was to quantify the prevalence of depression among palliative care patients. The secondary objective was to determine patient specific factors associated with a diagnosis of depression. Results Over the course of the one year inclusion period, a total of 73 patients met inclusion criteria. The prevalence of depression in this study was found to be 54.8%. A diagnosis of anxiety was associated with the presence of depression (77.5% vs 25%, p \u3c 0. 0001). Cancer of the fallopian tube was also independently associated with depression (12. 5% vs 0, p = 0. 44). Conclusion The prevalence of depression for palliative care patients, specifically for patients with gynecologic and breast malignancies, in this study was higher than estimates of depression prevalence for the general population. The results of this study may indicate that a greater awareness of the need for screening and treatment of depression is necessary in this population, in order to properly diagnose and treat patients with depression