Growing the Local Space Workforce Through Synergistic Collaborations of the Philippine Space Agency, Universities, and Private Industry

For decades, space technology and applications development have been in the forefront of human advancement. To maximize the gains from these achievements, numerous countries have established space agencies to manage the growing space economy. However, for emerging space countries, the establishment of a space agency and a complementary space ecosystem proves to be a more complex and challenging task. In this paper, we present a review of lessons learned in building up the local upstream space workforce in the Philippines through various projects spearheaded by the government, mostly through the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA). For the projects in collaboration with universities, this paper discusses the importance of providing training programs, scholarship opportunities, research and development activities, and promotion of current Space Science and Technology capabilities to create a young pool of knowledgeable personnel. On the other hand, collaborations with the local industry provide a support to ongoing satellite development activities in PhilSA. Established companies specializing in space-adjacent activities such as those in the manufacturing, electronics, and software development have immense potential in transitioning to actual space development activities. The paper highlights the lessons learned from PhilSA\u27s ongoing collaborations with these companies, and how such engagements translate to a more skilled space workforce. This paper summarizes the challenges faced, milestones achieved, and how the lessons learned are applied to the current activities in PhilSA and form strategic plans. These lessons learned can be helpful to other emerging space nations looking to ramp up capacity building and establish a thriving space ecosystem

Diary Thesis - Bynfo Oy

The thesis was created using a Diary Thesis format. The thesis tackles the daily task of being a professional Business intelligence consultant and Information Technology Specialist. Additionally, it includes information about Bynfo Oy, a company that the author base the Thesis from

Improved usability of locomotion devices using human-centric taxonomy

This thesis investigates the failure of early taxonomies for locomotion to provide a comprehensive enough framework in facilitating the development of usable locomotion devices due to an inadequate classification of the human component. It then proposes an alternative human-centric taxonomy for locomotion that grounds itself on the physiological, physical and extra-physical cues the human body is capable of providing rather than only the input existing interaction devices are capable of receiving. Through the realization that interaction begins with the human, not the machine, this thesis is able to determine a cue from the body that is able to provide enough information for use by an algorithm to recognize walking and running forward, sidestepping, back stepping, and jumping with a minimal amount of input. This thesis then develops and performs initial tests on a fully implemented locomotion device using input from two inertial sensors on the legs in conjunction with the locomotion recognition algorithm for use in any commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) video game for PCs that use keypresses for locomotion input.http://archive.org/details/improvedusabilit109454792US Navy (USN) author.Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited

Controlling multi-indenture repairable inventories of multiple aircraft parts

This paper presents a model for determining stock levels of repairable items supporting a fleet of commercial aircraft operated by a transportation company in the Philippines. The items are characterised by infrequent demand, high cost and a hierarchical ( or indentured) structure. The system has three re-supply sources of serviceable parts, namely, the in-house repair shop, the out-house repair shops, and the suppliers. Non-repairable items are scrapped and replaced with new items on a one-for-one basis. The model considers two levels of indenture represented by modules and components. The objective is to minimise the total expected steady-state annual cost of holding inventories and of aircraft delays. A minimum requirement on module availability is also applied. The formulation is such that the regular discrete optimisers available could not be readily used to solve it. The model is implemented on an illustrative problem, employing an integer search for the item stock levels within a limited range

A study of the C1³⁵(He³,p)Ar³⁷ reaction

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 1964.Includes bibliographical references (leaf 29).by Mabini M. CastroM.S

Evaluating blood sugar in periodontitis

A research was done in oral medicine department of Tehran University dental faculty. 50 patients (23f/ 27m) diagnosed with generalized periodontitis were selected. Questionnaires were obtained including information about demography, familial marriage, hygiene level, frequency of dental visits, teeth brushing, gingival health condition, tooth mobility and bone loss. Furthermore, blood sugar was assessed and compared via following laboratory exams: GTT 2hr, FBS GTT 3hr, GTT 0.5 hr, GTT 1hr

Contestaciones y consideraciones al pueblo y Congreso norte-americanos.

Mode of access: Internet.His "Decalogue for Filipinos" laid in