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The economics of data acquisition computers for ST and MST radars
Some low cost options for data acquisition computers for ST (stratosphere, troposphere) and MST (mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere) are presented. The particular equipment discussed reflects choices made by the University of Alaska group but of course many other options exist. The low cost microprocessor and array processor approach presented here has several advantages because of its modularity. An inexpensive system may be configured for a minimum performance ST radar, whereas a multiprocessor and/or a multiarray processor system may be used for a higher performance MST radar. This modularity is important for a network of radars because the initial cost is minimized while future upgrades will still be possible at minimal expense. This modularity also aids in lowering the cost of software development because system expansions should rquire little software changes. The functions of the radar computer will be to obtain Doppler spectra in near real time with some minor analysis such as vector wind determination
Cultural methods of detection for microorganisms: recent advances and successes
Most microbiological methods require culture to allow organisms to recover or to selectively increase, and target organisms are identified by growth on specific agar media. Many cultural methods take several days to complete and even then the results require confirmation. Alternative techniques include the use of chromogenic and fluorogenic substances to identify bacteria as they are growing, selective capture using antibodies after short periods of growth, molecular techniques, and direct staining with or without flow cytometry for enumeration and identification. Future microbiologists may not use culture but depend on the use of specific probes and sophisticated detection systems
The Sondrestrom radar: Progress and proposed upgrades for ST work
The capabilities and limitations of the Sondrestrom Radar for stratosphere-troposphere ST observations were previously presented. Recent progress and proposed upgrades are summarized. During the first year of operation (April 1983 to April 1984) there was only one ST experiment, mainly with the objective of evaluating the site and determining that the hardare and software were still operational after the radar's move from Alaska. The Sondrestrom site has about the same degree of ground clutter as the former Chatanika site and the data appear to be similar. The radar's operation continues to be incoherent-scatter observations of the ionosphere. The main radar parameters are summarized
Proto-Brown Dwarf Disks as Products of Protostellar Disk Encounters
The formation of brown dwarfs via encounters between proto-stars has been
confirmed with high-resolution numerical simulations with a restricted
treatment of the thermal conditions. The new results indicate that young brown
dwarfs (BDs) formed this way are disk-like and often reside in multiple
systems. The newly-formed proto-BDs disks are up to 18 AU in size and spin
rapidly making small-scale bipolar outflows, fragmentation and the possible
formation of planetary companions likely as have recently been observed for
BDs. The object masses range from 2 to 73 Jupiter masses, distributed in a
manner consistent with the observed sub-stellar initial mass function. The
simulations usually form multiple BDs on eccentric orbits about a star. One
such system was hierarchical, a BD binary in orbit around a star, which may
explain recently observed hierarchical systems. One third of the BDs were
unbound after a few thousand years and interactions among orbiting BDs may
eject more or add to the number of binaries. Improvements over prior work
include resolution down to a Jupiter mass, self-consistent models of the
vertical structure of the initial disks and careful attention to avoid
artificial fragmentation.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ Letter
Medication adherence post-stroke: an exploratory study of stroke unit nurses' perspectives of potential problems affecting patients early after discharge
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