A Checklist and Bibliography of the Japygoidea (Insecta: Diplura) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies

Contents: Abstract -- Introduction -- Annotated List of Species -- Locality List -- Acknowledgments -- BibiliographyThe japygoid fauna of North America, Central America, and the West Indies includes one fossil and 103 extant species and four "varieties." Complete synonymies, bibliographic citations, and records are included for all species. The presumed type-locality and a summary of ecological data are given for each taxon. In addition, records and references are provided for all undescribed or undetermined specimens reported in the literature.Texas Memorial Museu

High Energy/LET Radiation EEE Parts Certification Handbook

Certifying electronic components is a very involved process. It includes pre-coordination with the radiation test facility for time, schedule and cost, as well as intimate work with designers to develop test procedures and hardware. It also involves work with radiation engineers to understand the effects of the radiation field on the test article/setup as well as the analysis and production of a test report. The technical content of traditional ionizing radiation testing protocol is in wide use and generally follows established standards (ref. Appendix C). This document is not intended to cover all these areas but to cover the methodology of using Variable Depth Bragg Peak (VDBP) to accomplish the goal of characterizing an electronic component. The Variable Depth Bragg Peak (VDBP) test method is primarily used for deep space applications of electronics. However, it can be used on any part for any radiation environment, especially those parts where the sensitive volume cannot be reached by the radiation beam. An example of this problem would be issues that arise in de-lidding of parts or in parts with flip-chip designs, etc. The VDBP method is ideally suited to test modern avionics designs which increasingly incorporate commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) parts and units. Johnson Space Center (JSC) developed software provides assistance to users in developing the radiation characterization data from the raw test data

Daily Nurse-Instituted-Care-Interventions (NICI) Impact on Care Transitions Scores

Executive Summary Daily Nurse-Instituted-Care-Interventions (NICI) Impact on Care Transitions Scores Problem: The principal investigator’s organization consistently worked to improve multiple Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores without success. The question for the project was, “Will adult patients receiving Nurse-Instituted-Care-Interventions (NICI) for transition to discharge needs, when compared to the previous three-month baseline, lead to increased HCAHPS Care Transition scores in the Telemetry Unit.?” Purpose: Improve HCAHPS Care Transition scores on the adult telemetry unit. Goal (s): Increase in the (HCAHPS) Care Transition’s scores from below the 15th percentile, to the 50th percentile, increase quality and safety of patient care, and improve the patients’ perception of their care from suboptimal to that of quality. Objectives: To communicate the project’s mission and vision to nursing staff and provide an understanding of expectations and proposed outcomes. Define program expectations for staff to validate that adult patients receiving (NICI) for transition to discharge needs are prepared to leave the hospital and manage their self-care needs in their previous environment. Plan: To validate the organizational need for the Nurse-Instituted-Care-Intervention (NICI), developed program interventions, educated telemetry staff on research-based processes, moved evidence-based practice to the bedside, collected data, and completed process evaluation. Outcomes and Results: Statistical analysis supported that the project intervention aimed at improvement of Care Transition scores was successful. The Paired Samples Statistics pre mean of 2.21 compared to post intervention mean of 3.47 supports a positive change in the mean score of 57%. The Paired Samples Test Sig. (2-tailed) or p=.000 validated that the change in mean was not due to random errors and that it is statistically significant

A Checklist and Bibliography of the Iapygoidea (Insecta: Diplura) of South America

Contents: Abstract -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Annotated List of Species -- Locality List -- BibiliographyComplete records, synonymies, and bibliographic citations are given for the 61 species and seven varieties of iapygoid diplurans described from South America. Also included are all published records for species determined only to the generic level. The South American fauna includes representatives of the families lapygidae, Dinjapygidae, and Parajapygidae. The original spellings of the genus Iapyx and the family-group name Iapygidae are used in preference to Japyx and Japygidae to comply with the Rule of Priority. Typhlolabia Scudder is resurrected to include the following species previously included in Teljapyx Silvestri: T. bidentatus (Schaffer), T. costala (Gonzalez and Smith), T. hirsuta (Gonzalez and Smith), T. larva (Philippi) (type-species), T. megalocera (Silvestri), T. profunda (Smith), T. riestrae (Silvestri), and T. talcae (Smith).Texas Memorial Museu

Using the FLUKA Monte Carlo Code to Simulate the Interactions of Ionizing Radiation with Matter to Assist and Aid Our Understanding of Ground Based Accelerator Testing, Space Hardware Design, and Secondary Space Radiation Environments

Designing hardware to operate in the space radiation environment is a very difficult and costly activity. Ground based particle accelerators can be used to test for exposure to the radiation environment, one species at a time, however, the actual space environment cannot be duplicated because of the range of energies and isotropic nature of space radiation. The FLUKA Monte Carlo code is an integrated physics package based at CERN that has been under development for the last 40+ years and includes the most up-to-date fundamental physics theory and particle physics data. This work presents an overview of FLUKA and how it has been used in conjunction with ground based radiation testing for NASA and improve our understanding of secondary particle environments resulting from the interaction of space radiation with matter

New and rare Schizomida (Arachnida: Hubbardiidae) from South America

One new genus and eight new species of Schizomida are described from South America: Adisomus duckei n.g., n.sp. from Brazil, Rowlandius sul n.sp. from Brazil, Surazomus arboreus n.sp. from Brazil, S. manaus n.sp. from Brazil, S. mirim n.sp. from Brazil, and S. rodriguesi n.sp. from Brazil; Hansenochrus guyanensis n.sp. from Guyana; and Surazomus boliviensis n.sp. from Bolivia. New records of Surazomus brasiliensis (KRAUS) are included and the female genitalia are illustrated

Simulation verification techniques study: Simulation performance validation techniques document

Techniques and support software for the efficient performance of simulation validation are discussed. Overall validation software structure, the performance of validation at various levels of simulation integration, guidelines for check case formulation, methods for real time acquisition and formatting of data from an all up operational simulator, and methods and criteria for comparison and evaluation of simulation data are included. Vehicle subsystems modules, module integration, special test requirements, and reference data formats are also described

Cold water aquifer storage

A working prototype system is described in which water is pumped from an aquifer at 70 F in the winter time, chilled to a temperature of less than 50 F, injected into a ground-water aquifer, stored for a period of several months, pumped back to the surface in the summer time. A total of 8.1 million gallons of chilled water at an average temperature of 48 F were injected. This was followed by a storage period of 100 days. The recovery cycle was completed a year later with a total of 8.1 million gallons recovered. Approximately 20 percent of the chill energy was recovered

Simulation verification techniques study. Subsystem simulation validation techniques

Techniques for validation of software modules which simulate spacecraft onboard systems are discussed. An overview of the simulation software hierarchy for a shuttle mission simulator is provided. A set of guidelines for the identification of subsystem/module performance parameters and critical performance parameters are presented. Various sources of reference data to serve as standards of performance for simulation validation are identified. Environment, crew station, vehicle configuration, and vehicle dynamics simulation software are briefly discussed from the point of view of their interfaces with subsystem simulation modules. A detailed presentation of results in the area of vehicle subsystems simulation modules is included. A list of references, conclusions and recommendations are also given