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DMA Lecture Recital - Ralph Vaughan Williams\u27 The Pilgrim\u27s Progress: Problems and Solutions for Performance
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Decommutator patchboard verifier
A system for automatically verifying the connections between terminals of a patchboard is described. The system includes a back plane having a plurality of plugs corresponding to the pins of the patchboard. A number of decoders are connected to the plugs of the back plane so that a signal can be sequentially applied to each plug of the back plane under control of a stepping register and a control circuit. A plurality of data selectors are also connected to the plugs of the back plane and under control of a second external register. This control circuit sequentially makes connections between an output circuit and the plugs of the back plane so as to patch the signal applied to a respective plug through a patch connection to the output circuit. The precise locations of the patches on the patchboard can be identified and compared with previously stored information in a memory unit
Exploring Biomedical, Temporal, and Embodied Perspectives on the Timing of Birth in Central Nepal
As an ANHS Senior Fellow, I began to explore the standardization of time in obstetrics and its translation into everyday practice in Nepal by analyzing the various perspectives involved in determining a woman’s ideal time of delivery and a successful pregnancy: those of laypeople, doctors, and the scholars setting the guidelines. I observed Nepali biomedical practitioners’ negotiation of multiple understandings of parturition and their strategies for overcoming the challenges of pre- and post-term births
Word mastery in oral reading, look on versus not look on, in the second grade
Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston Universit
Fixed Point Properties of the Ising Ferromagnet on the Hanoi Networks
The Ising model with ferromagnetic couplings on the Hanoi networks is
analyzed with an exact renormalization group. In particular, the fixed-points
are determined and the renormalization-group flow for certain initial
conditions is analyzed. Hanoi networks combine a one-dimensional lattice
structure with a hierarchy of small-world bonds to create a mix of geometric
and mean-field properties. Generically, the small-world bonds result in
non-universal behavior, i.e. fixed points and scaling exponents that depend on
temperature and the initial choice of coupling strengths. It is shown that a
diversity of different behaviors can be observed with seemingly small changes
in the structure of the networks. Defining interpolating families of such
networks, we find tunable transitions between regimes with power-law and
certain essential singularities in the critical scaling of the correlation
length, similar to the so-called inverted Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless
transition previously observed only in scale-free or dense networks.Comment: 13 pages, revtex, 12 fig. incl.; fixed confusing labels, published
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Actuators for a space manipulator
The robotic manipulator can be decomposed into distinct subsytems. One particular area of interest of mechanical subsystems is electromechanical actuators (or drives). A drive is defined as a motor with an appropriate transmission. An overview is given of existing, as well as state-of-the-art drive systems. The scope is limited to space applications. A design philosophy and adequate requirements are the initial steps in designing a space-qualified actuator. The focus is on the d-c motor in conjunction with several types of transmissions (harmonic, tendon, traction, and gear systems). The various transmissions will be evaluated and key performance parameters will be addressed in detail. Included in the assessment is a shuttle RMS joint and a MSFC drive of the Prototype Manipulator Arm. Compound joints are also investigated. Space imposes a set of requirements for designing a high-performance drive assembly. Its inaccessibility and cryogenic conditions warrant special considerations. Some guidelines concerning these conditions are present. The goal is to gain a better understanding in designing a space actuator
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