Alien Registration- Mages, Petronelle (Lewiston, Androscoggin County)

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Management of levodopa for residents with Parkinson’s disease

This article discusses the management of levodopa for older people who have Parkinson’s disease and live in nursing homes. It provides a detailed description of the diagnostic criteria and motor and non-motor clinical features. Against this clinical picture, the benefits and challenges of levodopa management are considered. A person-centred approach is championed, as it supports collaborative clinical assessment and decision making between nurses and residents. To appreciate why a person-centred approach is important for safe and effective medication practice, the pharmacological basis of levodopa management is explained. An empowerment approach to medication management is advocated that facilitates self-medication by residents. To this end, the importance of continuing professional development for nursing home staff is discussed

The Eternal Torment

I sigh. How many days have I spent in this hellish torment? Has it been weeks? Months? Years? There’s no way to tell time in this prison of eternal twilight. Each cycle (as it is impossible to know if one of these is actually a day) seems a monotonous repeat of the previous. First, I wake up. I am surrounded in filthy and reeking dirt that covers the walls of my cell. I have a single roommate, Jorath. He’s a brute of a man, just as dirty and reeking as I am after all this time. ~excerpt from pros

NAVIGATIONAL FEASIBILITY OF FLYBY / IMPACT MISSIONS TO INTERSTELLAR OBJECTS

In October 2017, the first interstellar object, designated 1I/2017 U1 and more commonly referred to as Oumuamua, was detected passing through our solar system by the Pan-STARRS telescope, followed recently by the detection of 2I/Borisov in August 2019. These detections came much sooner than thought possible, and have redefined our understanding of the population of interstellar objects. With the construction of the next generation of powerful observatories, future detections are estimated to occur as frequently as two per year, and while there is significant scientific understanding to be gained from observing these objects remotely, a spacecraft sent to intercept one might be the only way to collect up-close, detailed information on the composition of extra solar object. The ideal mission scenario would be a combination flyby and impact as performed and proven feasible by the Deep Impact encounter with the comet Temple 1. A study has already been done showing that trajectories to interstellar objects are feasible with current chemical propulsion and a “launch on detection” paradigm, with an estimated 10 year wait time between favorable mission opportunities, assuming future detection capabilities. However, while a trajectory to one of these objects might be feasible, accurately performing a flyby and impacting an object with a hyperbolic orbit presents unprecedented navigational challenges. Spacecraft-target relative velocities can range between 10 km/s to 110 km/s with high phase angles between 90° and 180°. The goal of this thesis is to determine the required navigation hardware – an optical navigation camera and attitude determination system – which could provide high mission success probability for many potential encounter scenarios. This work is performed via a simulation program developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory that generates simulated images of a target during the terminal guidance phase of a mission, and feeds them into the algorithms behind autonomous navigation software (AutoNav) used for the Deep Impact mission. Observations are derived from the images and used to perform target-relative orbit determination and calculate correction maneuvers

Comparison of the Glover-Balmer solution with a calibrated groundwater model to estimate aquifer-stream interactions in an irrigated alluvial valley

2014 Fall.Includes bibliographical references.In many alluvial valleys wherein streams are hydraulically connected to the aquifer system, understanding and quantifying the impact of aquifer stresses (e.g. pumping, injection, recharge) on streamflow is of primary importance. Due to their relative simplicity and straightforward application, analytical models such as the Glover-Balmer solution often are employed to quantify these impacts. However, the predictive capacity of such models in intensively-irrigated systems, wherein canals, spatially-varying irrigation application patterns, and spatially-variable aquifer characteristics are often present, is not well known. In this study, the Glover-Balmer solution is compared to a calibrated MODFLOW-UZF numerical model for a study area within the Lower Arkansas River Valley in southeastern Colorado, USA. Comparison is made by simulating field-scale water extraction, addition, and fallowing scenarios, and comparing the predictions by both models of stream depletion or accretion. To create an ideal comparison, inputs to the Glover-Balmer model (stress, aquifer parameters) are obtained from the calibrated numerical model. Results for a few fallowing scenarios and from 52 extraction and addition scenarios from a variety of distances from the Arkansas River show that, under certain circumstances, the two models have good agreement in results, particularly in regions close (< about 0.5 to 1 km) to the river. However, due to aquifer heterogeneity and the overall hydrologic complexity in the natural system, results of the two models often diverge, with the Glover-Balmer model typically estimating greater impacts on the stream than the MODFLOW-UZF model. Suggested considerations are given for applying the Glover-Balmer solution, including the consideration of hydrologic components that may intercept or contribute to groundwater flow (such as irrigation canals, upflux to ET, groundwater storage, and tributaries), the potential influence of unsaturated zone processes, and changes in depletion/accretion locations and timing due to aquifer heterogeneity

Orthez – Boulevard des Pommes, rue du Général-Ducournau, avenue de la Moutète, rue Roarie

Au cours de cette opération de rénovation des réseaux dans le cadre du réaménagement du centre-ville d’Orthez, huit tranchées ont fait l’objet d’un suivi de travaux durant les mois de mars et d’avril 2017, ainsi que de la fin janvier à la fin février 2018. Ces tranchées, situées au carrefour de la rue Guanille, de l’avenue de la Moutète et de la rue Roarie, ainsi que dans la rue du Général-Ducournau et le long du boulevard des Pommes, ont révélé la présence de six maçonneries. L’objectif prem..

Limoges – Rues Ferrerie, du Temple, Consulat, Clocher

La rénovation du réseau d’assainissement dans les rues Ferrerie, du Temple, du Consulat et du Clocher a permis de réaliser un suivi archéologique des tranchées à la demande du SRA Limousin. Cette opération qui a débuté le 7 septembre 2015 est encore en cours. Les rues impactées par ces travaux de voiries se situent dans une zone occupée dès l’Antiquité. Au Moyen Âge, elles étaient ceintes par le rempart, dans le prolongement de l’abbaye Saint-Martial. Alors que des fouilles récentes ouvertes ..

Dignac – Église Saint-Cybard

Identifiant de l'opération archéologique : 204850 Date de l'opération : 2009 (SU) Dans le cadre de travaux de drainage et lors des premiers terrassements, de nombreux ossements sont apparus autour de l’église Saint-Cybard de Dignac. Suite à cette découverte le service régional de l’archéologie de Poitou-Charentes a prescrit une opération de fouille préventive. L’emprise de la fouille s’est limitée aux abords de la chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste située au Sud, puis au chevet et enfin à la chape..

Interstellar Object Uncertainty Evolution and Effect on Fast Flyby Delivery and Required Delta-V

Interstellar objects (ISOs) are small bodies that can travel through our solar system from other star systems. When present in our solar system, they represent an opportunity to study the properties and origins of these objects, as well as the potential for cross-pollination of material between star systems. With current propulsion technology, rendezvous with these objects is likely infeasible, and thus the maximum science return results from a rapid response flyby and impactor. However, while trajectories to ISOs may be feasible, their potentially high ephemeris uncertainties and high-speed hyperbolic orbits present significant challenges to navigation. In this paper we assess these challenges by modeling the uncertainties of reachable synthetic ISOs as a function of time, as derived by measurements from ground observatories and an approaching spacecraft. From these uncertainties we derive the final delivery accuracy of fast flyby spacecraft to the ISO and required statistical delta-v for navigation. We find that these two challenges can lead to hundreds of meters-per-second or even kilometers-per-second of required statistical delta-v for navigation, reduce delivery accuracy to hundreds of kilometers, and make autonomous navigation a requirement