Apparatus for testing a pressure responsive instrument Patent

Control system for pressure balance device used in calibrating pressure gage

NASA/DOD earth orbit shuttle traffic models based on end to end loading of payloads

An analysis of the spacecraft configurations and space missions for the Earth Orbit Shuttle traffic model based on an end-to-end loading of payloads is presented. Two possible reusable tugs are considered. The space missions are described with respect to the following: (1) number of earth orbit shuttle flights by inclination, (2) total payloads to orbit, (3) energy stages required, and (4) characteristics of reusable tug

Satellite retrieval system

A satellite retrieval system with first and second pairs of coacting parallel bars are separately mounted in spaced parallel planes on the front of a spacecraft. The bars of one pair are at right angles to bars of the other pair, and together the two pairs of bars effect a variable aperture adapted to close around a rod extending from a second spacecraft to effect the capture of the latter

Structural assembly in space

A cost algorithm for predicting assembly costs for large space structures is given. Assembly scenarios are summarized which describe the erection, deployment, and fabrication tasks for five large space structures. The major activities that impact total costs for structure assembly from launch through deployment and assembly to scientific instrument installation and checkout are described. Individual cost elements such as assembly fixtures, handrails, or remote minipulators are also presented

Institutionalizing Femininity: A History of Medical Malpractice and Oppression of Women Through 19th century American Mental Asylums

“Institutionalizing Femininity” explores the origins of the medicalization of gender norms in 19th century mental asylums. This paper examines the connections between rampant medical malpractice in 19th century American mental asylums, and how these abuses were a symptom of the patriarchy in the medical community acting to oppress the female psyche. One of the major issues this paper examines is the indistinguishability between psychiatry and gynecology in this time period. Gynecologists created the notion that women’s reproductive organs made them insane, by arguing that issues in the uterus or reproductive organs, or simply possessing female reproductive organs could cause insanity. These gynecologists may not have actually believed that the female reproductive system caused insanity, but instead used their status as medical professionals to create a narrative that upheld male dominance by creating a distinction between the “superior” male sex and the naturally insane female. The medical system of institutionalization also allowed husbands to have total control over their wives. In many cases, husbands could have their wives institutionalized simply for holding different religious beliefs and after marriage, assumed the legal rights of his wife. Beginning with the muckraking journalism of Dorothea Dix and ending with an examination of increased mental health legislation and the DSM’s creation of diagnostic categories for mental illness in the mid 20th century, this paper outlines the changes in medical malpractice and societal attitudes that have led to the formation and increased standards of modern medical practice

An Examination of the Relationship Between Personality, Specialty, and Work Setting to Counselor Burnout.

In the past few decades, burnout has become an increasingly significant topic of discussion within the workplace. It is commonly thought that individuals in the helping professions are more susceptible than others to experience symptoms of burnout due to the intimate nature of the profession. Furthermore, there is currently a lack of research regarding burnout within the mental health counselor population. This correlational design study examines the relationship between internal (personality) and external (work setting, counseling specialty, and demographics) factors that may influence individuals’ likelihood of developing burnout symptoms. Results from this study indicate a positive, significant correlation between neuroticism and burnout. Overall, there was a high rate of burnout present within the sample

NASA/DOD earth orbit shuttle traffic models based on side by side loading of payloads

An analysis of the spacecraft configurations and space missions for the Earth Orbit Shuttle traffic model based on side-by-side loading of payloads is presented. The reusable tugs to be employed for the mission are examined. The space missions are described with respect to the following: (1) number of Earth Orbit Shuttle flights by inclination, (2) total payloads to orbit, (3) energy states required, and (4) characteristics of reusable tug

Investigation of How Hydrogen Bonding Affects the Enantiomeric Excess of Pig Liver Esterase Promoted Hydrolysis of Pro-Chiral Substrates

Pig Liver Esterase is a cost effective enzyme for ester hydrolysis. In our group, it is vital for creating chiral molecules for the synthesis of unnatural amino acids of potential biological importance. It has been previously found that the enantiomeric excess (%ee) of the PLE hydrolysis reaction increases drastically with the addition of co-solvents that are able to both accept and donate hydrogen bonds. This research endeavors to see if substrates of enhanced hydrogen bonding ability also increase the stereoselectivity of PLE hydrolyses. Diester malonate was covalently linked with a furan ring in both the third and second position from the oxygen atom to test this. These two substrates are unable to donate hydrogen bonds, but they are able to accept them. It was found that the substrate with the furan in the second position gave an %ee of 70% with no added co-solvent while the substrate in the third position gave a racemic mixture with no added co-solvent. This hints that there may be an amino acid anchoring the substrate in the active site of PLE, which will favor the creation of one enantiomer over the other. When 2.0% ethanol co-solvent was used in the PLE hydrolysis reaction the %ee rose to around 35%. To complete the series, diester malonate will be combined with a pyrrole ring in the second position from the nitrogen atom, which can only donate hydrogen bonds. This substrate will then undergo PLE hydrolysis with and without co-solvent to see the reactions’ respective enantiomeric excesses

Development of concepts for satellite retrieval devices

The teleoperator being developed to augment the Space Transportation System (STS) for satellite placement, retrieval, or servicing at altitudes or orbital planes where it would be impractical to use the shuttle is primarily a general purpose propulsion stage that can be fitted with manipulator arms, automated servicers and satellite retrieval devices for particular missions. Design concepts for a general purpose retrieval device for docking with a satellite to which a grappling fixture has been attached, and for a retrieval device for docking with the Solar Maximum Mission (SMM) spacecraft were defined. The mechanical aspects of these two devices are discussed as well as the crew operations involved and problems created by the requirement for remote control. Drawings for the two retrieval device concepts are included