Beef Facilities and Management at U.S. Meat Animal Research Center

The Cattle Operations Unit functions as a support service to the research scientists and maintains the animal populations necessary for our livestock research. Indirectly, this also involves responsible land management and herd health procedures. All the facilities and procedures employed in maintaining the extensive cattle herd are determined by research needs. Consequently, while providing a function sometimes indirectly related to research, the operations unit is necessary to provide adequate feedstuffs and healthy animals for research studies

Integrated technology wing design study

The technology development costs and associated benefits in applying advanced technology associated with the design of a new wing for a new or derivative trijet with a capacity for 350 passengers and maximum range of 8519 km, entering service in 1990 were studied. The areas of technology are: (1) airfoil technology; (2) planform parameters; (3) high lift; (4) pitch active control system; (5) all electric systems; (6) E to 3rd power propulsion; (7) airframe/propulsion integration; (8) graphite/epoxy composites; (9) advanced aluminum alloys; (10) titanium alloys; and (11) silicon carbide/aluminum composites. These technologies were applied to the reference aircraft configuration. Payoffs were determined for block fuel reductions and net value of technology. These technologies are ranked for the ratio of net value of technology (NVT) to technology development costs

MU Biodesign and Innovation Program

Jump Starting Technologies, Patent Issues, & Translational Medicine Poster SessionThe MU Biodesign and Innovation Program (MUBIP) centers its efforts off two tiers: (1) formal educational training through a biodesign and innovation fellowship and (2) interdisciplinary faculty collaboration. The Department of Surgery and College of Engineering on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia recognizes the growing need to improve patient care and desire to impact this arena through the collaborative development of MUBIP. MUBIP goals are to successfully bring new medical technologies and health care solutions into the market while producing high quality innovative professionals with the desire and knowledge to continue producing new medical technologies within our program, the University of Missouri, MU Biodesign affiliates, corporations or through the establishment of new companies resulting in economic gains. Formal Educational Training: The education tier is focused primarily on the fellowship. The experience simulates, in a compressed one-year timeframe, the phases of a start-up medical device company. The fellowship consists of a three member team including a surgeon, engineering with at least a masters degree, and business professional with a MBA. The fellowship team start date is July 1 and ends June 30. The fellowship year structure is divided into three phases that provide observation and hands-on experience in clinical, engineering and business environments. Phase 1 is clinical immersion; Phase 2 engineering design and development, finishing with Phase 3, business practices. Each phase is approximately 4 months with overlap throughout the year. In addition to observation and hands on training in each phase the fellows attend lectures related to the biodesign process, surgery, engineering and business. Lectures are presented by faculty from the Department of Surgery, College of Engineering, entrepreneurs, angel fund investors, venture capitalists, industry leaders, founders from start up companies, and other successful biodesign related individuals from the community and nationwide. Faculty, staff, residents and students are welcome to attend these lectures. Interdisciplinary Faculty Collaborations: Interdisciplinary faculty collaboration is the other tier of MUBIP. MUBIP goal is to facilitate collaboration between faculty within the University of Missouri Campus through interdisciplinary research and education. With the MUBIP mission focused to improve health care through invention and implementation of new medical technologies, we believe this can be accomplish through MUBIP guidance and support from the faculty members collaborating to build on existing relationships and form new relationships to invent innovative medical technologies. Conclusion: MU Biodesign & Innovation Program is a new innovative way to grow, build and promote new medical technologies to improve patient care. The education is a novel way to help surgeons, engineers and business people learn the process from napkin to market and prepare them for a future in medical device development. This program has the ability to impact future patient care with a generation of knowledgeable successful inventors. Collaboration is a key factor to continue improving patient care. Technologies, research and knowledge continue to grow; however, to maximize the potential of new inventions and improve patient care, it is crucial to bring engineers and surgeons together to be leaders in today's changing world

Aircraft requirements for low/medium density markets

A study was conducted to determine the demand for and the economic factors involved in air transportation in a low and medium density market. The subjects investigated are as follows: (1) industry and market structure, (2) aircraft analysis, (3) economic analysis, (4) field surveys, and (5) computer network analysis. Graphs are included to show the economic requirements and the aircraft performance characteristics

TIMED Doppler Interferometer on the Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics satellite: Data product overview

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Tritium labeling of potential lipophilic myelin probes

Two potential lipophilic myelin imaging agents (1,1,2,2‐tetrafluoro‐1,2‐diphenylethane and 1‐fluoroadamantane) were tritium labeled. The most effective method employed the microwave discharge activation of tritium gas technique and resulted in specific activities of 177 mCi/mmol for 1,1,2,2‐tetrafluoro‐1,2‐diphenylethane and 593 mCi/mmol for 1‐fluoroadamantane. Using this tritiation method significant amounts of tritium‐for‐fluorine substitution was also observed in the labeling of 1‐fluoroadamatane, resulting in nearly equivalent amounts of tritiated adamantane and fluoroadamantane.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/90398/1/2580210110_ftp.pd

Coefficients of Association Analogous to Pearson's r for nonparametric Statistics

The rz and rp coefficients of association are discussed. Both coefficients, like Pearson's r, are based on a z/z max framework. They yield coefficients directly comparable for all levels of measurement being based on an obtained/maximum departure from independence in z units interpretation. The r z coefficient can be applied to any nonparametric test statistic in which a normal approximation equation is appropriate. The rp coefficient is applicable to any nonparametric test statistic in which exact probabilities are known.Yeshttps://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/manuscript-submission-guideline