DATAware; A Graphical Approach for Decoding and Displaying Small Satellite Data and Telemetry

Today\u27s small satellites are capable of producing vast quantities of data from experiments and engineering telemetry. The requirements of the small satellite operator define how science and engineering data is treated. The small satellite operator typically does not have the financial resources for a worldwide network of downlink ground stations. These constraints require that the satellite\u27s status must be ascertained within a relatively short window during a pass over a single or a few ground stations. Any anomalous operation needs to be quickly identified so that corrective action may be taken. In addition, the satellite operator is often the end user of the data gathered from the onboard experiments. Currently, ground stations display data in a list format. The display requires decoding and analyzing the data two distinctly different software algorithms. There is a need for a single software package to decode and display the experiment data and engineering telemetry in an easy to interpret format. A single software package will ease the burden of understanding satellite data decoding, calibration, and display. DATAware is being developed to fulfill this need

Scholarship and Relationship in the Integration of Faith and Learning

In this paper I review some of the literature on the integration of faith and learning (IFL) and reflect on my implementation of IFL inside the classroom, outside the classroom and within my discipline (marketing). I also reflect on what the Lord is teaching me about teaching

The relationship between leadership practices of principals and student achievement

This study sought to determine if a significant relationship existed between the leadership practices of school principals and student achievement in mathematics and reading. The leadership practices of principals were measured using Kouzes’and Posner’s Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) which measures leadership practices in five distinct areas: modeling the way, inspiring a shared vision, challenging the process, enabling others to act and encouraging the heart. Student achievement in reading and mathematics was determined using the percentage of students proficient in reading and mathematics as measured by the state of West Virginia’s standardized exam, the West Virginia Educational Standards Test (WESTEST) for the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 school years. This study also considered the relationship of four selected demographic variables (per-pupil expenditure, principals’ years of experience, school size and socioeconomic status) and the interaction of the leadership practices of principals and student achievement in both mathematics and reading. The study’s population consisted of West Virginia’s school principals who had served as the principal of their schools for a minimum period of three years and whose schools contained some portion of grades three through eight (N=350). When examining the relationship between the leadership practices of principals and student achievement, a significant relationship was found between the leadership practice modeling the way and individual cases of student achievement in reading. Seven additional significant relationships were found when considering the relationship between selected demographic variables and the interaction of the leadership practices of principals and student achievement in mathematics and reading. The seven significant relationships existed when principals’ years of experience, school size and socioeconomic status were considered. No significant relationships were found when examining per-pupil expenditure

The Viability of the Doctor of Missiology Degree (The DMiss is dead; Long live the DMiss!)

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Portraits of Professional Men in the Gilded Age: An Investigation of the Life and Art of Thomas Eakins

This thesis investigates the history of scholarship on the artist Thomas Eakins and attempts to present a new direction in our interpretations of his life and art. By investigating the peculiarities in his artwork this thesis shows that his art is, in part, a dark commentary on the social pressures of the Gilded Age

Beacon O\u27er Our Western Land: University of North Dakota

UND President George Starcher delivered this address to the Newcomen Society on 24 July 1958.https://commons.und.edu/und-books/1005/thumbnail.jp

A Case Of Gluten-Induced Delirium: Using Capsule Endoscopy To Diagnose Occult GI Bleeding

A Case Of Gluten-Induced Delirium: Using Capsule Endoscopy To Diagnose Occult GI Bleeding Rachael Starcher, MD Providence Portland Medical Center – Portland, OR Additional Authors: Lisa Sanders, MD Introduction: Despite an increasing prevalence of celiac disease worldwide, many patients remain undiagnosed, putting them at risk for late stage complications of unidentified and untreated celiac disease. Ulcerative jejunoileitis is a rare cause of occult GI bleeding seen only in refractory celiac disease or in atypical celiac disease at the time of diagnosis. When left untreated, ulcerative jejunoileitis can lead to bowel perforation, blood loss anemia, and T-cell lymphoma. Case Presentation: An 81-year-old male presented with hypoactive delirium of a few hours duration. His partner noticed inattentiveness, confusion, and inability to complete his daily activities the day of admission. Review of systems was otherwise negative. He had a previous stroke a year prior, sick sinus syndrome with a pacemaker, and myocardial infarction with stent placement just over 6 months before admission. On admission, he was tachycardic to 101, with normal blood pressure and mild anemia (hemoglobin 12.1 g/dL, from 14.1 g/dL a month prior). Infectious work up including viral panel, white count, procalcitonin, and urinalysis was negative. Creatinine was near the patient’s baseline (1.2 mg/dL), but BUN was up to 82 mg/dL from 17 mg/dL a month prior. Head CT was negative for any new process. Initial work up revealed positive fecal occult blood, but subsequent evaluation with upper endoscopy and colonoscopy found no cause. Hemoglobin trended downward and the patient received blood transfusions. Small bowel capsule endoscopy, however, showed evidence of ulcerative jejunoileitis, with subsequent duodenal pathology significant for gluten sensitive enteropathy (celiac disease), Marsh type 3 (destructive type). Serum studies showed elevated tissue transglutaminase IgA, anti-gliadin antibody IgG and IgA. He was started on a gluten free diet and has shown improvement in antibodies, stabilization of anemia, and significant improvement in mental status. Repeat capsule endoscopy has also shown improvement in jejunal ulceration. Discussion: Capsule endoscopy is an excellent diagnostic tool when the source of a GI bleed cannot be found with EGD or colonoscopy. Not only does it have greater than 96% positive predictive value for diagnosing celiac disease, it can also identify other small bowel disorders including Crohn’s disease. This case highlights the importance of diagnosing celiac disease as when left untreated, complications such as ulcerative jejunoileitis can lead to bowel perforation, blood loss anemia, and T-cell lymphoma; however it can be effectively treated with a gluten free diet.https://digitalcommons.psjhealth.org/ppmc_internal/1011/thumbnail.jp