Prospectus, May 13, 1974

CLASS OF \u2774 COMMENCEMENT; Openhouse Set For May 19; 648 Parkland Students Eligible To Participate; Dr. Winters To Speak At Graduation; Parkland Groups Win Awards At Jazz Fest; StuGo President Offers Welcome; Dental Students Capped At Banquet; The Short Circuit; Letters To The Editor; New Stu-Go Officer; President\u27s Report; Crosswords; Parkland College Student Life; Instructional Programs; Admission: Who may Enroll?; Tuition & Fees; Financial Aid; Counseling; Placement; Veterans; Student Life; Summer Session 1974; Academic Calendar 1974-1975; Semester System Fall 1975; In Campus Design, Parkland: Not Just Another School; No Golden Quill This Quarter; Petitioned and Qualified Candidates Spring Quarter 1973-1974; One-Punch Leads To Death Of UI Student; Movie Projector Reported Missing; A Column By and For Women; A Column By and For Men; Self-Help Clinic Set For Women; Vet\u27s Corner; Field Trip Meeting Set; Pig Guards Pot Plot From Police Raid; Blood Drive; Summer Field Course In American Southwest; P/C Student Wins Distinguished Award; Allerton Day Shows Ecological Benefits Of Park; Debate Team Finishes Best Year Ever; Monday\u27s Coach; Thank You; High-Scoring Henrichs Opts For Parkland Cage Team; Parkland Coaches Review Year; Cobras Bat Way Over .500; P/C Players Thrill Audience; Bartow On His Way; Pritchett Not To Be Outdone; On The Way Out; Classified Ads; End-Of-Year Gala Planned By Phys Ed. Dept.; Social, Religious Traditions Expressed In Roots Afrikana; Jones Cites Improvements In Prospectus; Prospectus Staff Positions Open For New School Year; Business Student Wins Award; Krannert Art Schedule; Many Financial Awards Open To Incoming Parkland Students; Parkland Vets Info Center On Wheelshttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1974/1012/thumbnail.jp

State of the <scp>UK</scp> Climate 2020

INTRODUCTION: This report provides a summary of the UK weather and climate through the calendar year 2020, alongside the historical context for a number of essential climate variables. This is the seventh in a series of annual ‘State of the UK climate’ publications and an update to the 2019 report (Kendon et al., 2020). It provides an accessible, authoritative and up‐to‐date assessment of UK climate trends, variations and extremes based on the most up to date observational datasets of climate quality. The majority of this report is based on observations of temperature, precipitation, sunshine and wind speed from the UK land weather station network as managed by the Met Office and a number of key partners and co‐operating volunteers. The observations are carefully managed such that they conform to current best practice observational standards as defined by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The observations also pass through a range of quality assurance procedures at the Met Office before application for climate monitoring. Time series of near‐coast sea‐surface temperature and sea‐level are also presented and in addition a short section on phenology which provides dates of first leaf and bare tree indicators for four common shrub or tree species. National and regional statistics in this report are from the HadUK‐Grid dataset which is the principal source of data (Hollis et al., 2019). Temperature and rainfall series from this dataset extend back to 1884 and 1862, respectively. Details of the datasets used throughout this report and how the various series which are presented are derived are provided in the appendices. The report presents summary statistics for the most recent year 2020 against the most recent decade 2011–2020, the most recent 30‐year reference period (1981–2010) and the climate reference period 1961–1990. The full series provide longer‐term context, while a comparison is also made to centennial averages for the Central England Temperature series. The decade 2011–2020 is a non‐standard reference period, but it provides a 10‐year ‘snapshot’ of the most recent experience of the UK's climate and how that compares to historical records. This means differences between 2011 and 2020 and 30‐year reference periods may reflect shorter‐term decadal variations as well as long‐term trends. For this annual publication, the most recent decade (currently 2011–2020) changes every year, while the most recent 30‐year reference period (currently 1981–2010) changes every decade. For next year's report, the most recent 30‐year reference period will change from 1981–2010 to 1991–2020, while the climate reference period 1961–1990 will be retained. However, this report also includes a brief summary of key differences between preliminary 1991–2020 and 1981–2010 averages for temperature and rainfall. Throughout the report's text the terms “above normal” and “above average” and so on refer to the 1981–2010 baseline reference period unless otherwise stated. The majority of maps in this report show the year 2020 relative to the 1981–2010 reference period—that is, they are anomaly maps which show the spatial variation in this difference from average. Maps of actual values are in most cases not displayed because these are dominated by the underlying climatology, which for this report is of a lesser interest than the year‐to‐year variability. These data are presented to show what has happened in recent years, not necessarily what is expected to happen in a changing climate. Values quoted in tables throughout this report are rounded, but where the difference between two such values is quoted in the text (e.g., comparing the most recent decade with 1981–2010), this difference is calculated from the original unrounded values. Updates Compared to State of UK Climate 2019 A chart showing global surface temperature has been added. The section on sea level rise has been revised. A section summarizing key differences between preliminary 1991–2010 and 1981–2010 averages has been added. Feedback We would welcome suggestions or recommendations for future annual publications of this report. Please send any feedback to the Met Office at [email protected] This State of the UK Climate report was supported by the Met Office Hadley Centre Climate Programme funded by BEIS and Defra

State of the UK Climate 2019

This report provides a summary of the UK weather and climate through the calendar year 2019, alongside the historical context for a number of essential climate variables. This is the sixth in a series of annual ‘State of the UK Climate’ publications and an update to the 2018 report (Kendon et al., 2019). It provides an accessible, authoritative and up‐to‐date assessment of UK climate trends, variations and extremes based on the most up to date observational datasets of climate quality

Crew Exploration Vehicle Ascent Abort Overview

One of the primary design drivers for NASA's Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) is to ensure crew safety. Aborts during the critical ascent flight phase require the design and operation of CEV systems to escape from the Crew Launch Vehicle and return the crew safely to the Earth. To accomplish this requirement of continuous abort coverage, CEV ascent abort modes are being designed and analyzed to accommodate the velocity, altitude, atmospheric, and vehicle configuration changes that occur during ascent. The analysis involves an evaluation of the feasibility and survivability of each abort mode and an assessment of the abort mode coverage. These studies and design trades are being conducted so that more informed decisions can be made regarding the vehicle abort requirements, design, and operation. This paper presents an overview of the CEV, driving requirements for abort scenarios, and an overview of current ascent abort modes. Example analysis results are then discussed. Finally, future areas for abort analysis are addressed

State of the UK Climate 2022

This report provides a summary of the UK's weather and climate through the calendar year 2022, alongside the historical context for a number of essential climate variables. This is the ninth in a series of annual ‘State of the UK Climate’ publications and an update to the 2021 report (Kendon et al., 2022). It provides an accessible, authoritative and up-to-date assessment of UK climate trends, variations and extremes based on the most up-to-date observational datasets of climate quality

Evaluating the harmonisation potential of diverse cohort datasets

Data discovery, the ability to find datasets relevant to an analysis, increases scientific opportunity, improves rigour and accelerates activity. Rapid growth in the depth, breadth, quantity and availability of data provides unprecedented opportunities and challenges for data discovery. A potential tool for increasing the efficiency of data discovery, particularly across multiple datasets is data harmonisation.A set of 124 variables, identified as being of broad interest to neurodegeneration, were harmonised using the C-Surv data model. Harmonisation strategies used were simple calibration, algorithmic transformation and standardisation to the Z-distribution. Widely used data conventions, optimised for inclusiveness rather than aetiological precision, were used as harmonisation rules. The harmonisation scheme was applied to data from four diverse population cohorts.Of the 120 variables that were found in the datasets, correspondence between the harmonised data schema and cohort-specific data models was complete or close for 111 (93%). For the remainder, harmonisation was possible with a marginal a loss of granularity.Although harmonisation is not an exact science, sufficient comparability across datasets was achieved to enable data discovery with relatively little loss of informativeness. This provides a basis for further work extending harmonisation to a larger variable list, applying the harmonisation to further datasets, and incentivising the development of data discovery tools

Citizen science identifies the effects of nitrogen dioxide and other environmental drivers on tar spot of sycamore

Elevated sulphur dioxide (SO2) concentrations were the major cause of the absence of symptoms of tar spot (Rhytisma acerinum) of sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus), in urban areas in the 1970s. The subsequent large decline in SO2 concentrations has not always been accompanied by increased tar spot symptoms, for reasons that have remained unresolved. We used a large citizen science survey, providing over 1000 records across England, to test two competing hypotheses proposed in earlier studies. We were able to demonstrate the validity of both hypotheses; tar spot symptoms were reduced where there were fewer fallen leaves as a source of inoculum, and elevated nitrogen dioxide concentrations reduced tar spot symptoms above a threshold concentration of about 20 μg m-3. Symptom severity was also lower at sites with higher temperature and lower rainfall. Our findings demonstrate the power of citizen science to resolve competing hypotheses about the impacts of air pollution and other environmental drivers

Prospectus, April 29, 1974

STUDENTS SEEK GOVERNMENT POSTS; 14 Candidates Run For Major Stu-Go Positions; College Construction Nearing Completion; I.O.C. Sponsors Spring Carnival; Cruisin\u27 \u2774; President\u27s Report; Raines To Speak On Education; Parkland\u27s New School Fight Song; P/C Sponsors Festival Of Foreign Films; A Film For The Times; Doobie\u27s Latest Disappointing; A Column By and For Women; Going Back To Work; Hypertension Screening Tests May 6; Candidates\u27 Platforms; Let\u27s Go To The Bars; Fire Destroys Campus Building; Monday\u27s Coach; IM Department Still Scheduling Sports Events; Give The Girls A Break; Parkland College Baseball (Tentative 1974 Scehdule); Bowling Bulletin Board; Cobra Statistics Reveal Good Odds; Classified Ads; Prepare For Graduation; Graduation Calendar Events; Cobra Tracksters Run To Second At Harper Meet; Crosswords; Parkland Events; Krannert Art Schedule; P/C Jazz Band To Perform In J/C Competition; Committee Announced Special Day; SCI Plans Symposium; Attention E. I. U. Transfer Students; Mime Group Performs Visual Composition; Blood Bank I.D. Cards; Summer Field Course In American Southwesthttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1974/1014/thumbnail.jp

Expressions 1980

Expressions contains selected work from the 1980 Creative Writing Contest winners and honorable mentions, Campus Chronicle Photography Contest entrants, and the Commercial Art students at Des Moines Area Community College. Design, typography and layout was done by Journalism students.https://openspace.dmacc.edu/expressions/1002/thumbnail.jp