Status of NASA's IR wind shear detection research

The status of NASA's wind shear detection research is reported in viewgraph form. Information is given on early experience, FLIR detectors, quantities measured by Airborne Warning and Avoidance System 1 (AWAS 1), the time series model for Flight 551, conclusions from NASA 737 flights, conclusions on Orlando 7-7-90, and AWAS 3 mnemonics

An Exploration of Community Needs: The Lafayette County Foster Care System,

Are there enough foster parents to meet the needs of our community? Who advocates on behalf of children who are in the custody of the state? What do children in custody need? Prior to this research, the general public was unable to find these answers in a concise and accessible manner. This study explores the community needs of the Lafayette County Foster Care System in Mississippi, through the means of a needs assessment. The assessment involves six interviews with local foster care leaders, collection and analysis of results, and formal recommendations. Findings are organized by both individual interviews and thematic analysis. The findings include a wide array of strengths and needs. Thematic strengths include cross-organization collaboration, Court Appointed Special Advocates, new Child Protective Services hire, and current resources. Thematic needs include an increased number of resource homes and parents, further resources, affordable housing, and community support. Recommended action stemming from discussion and analysis falls into three primary steps: awareness, acknowledgment, and action. The study concludes that there is much to celebrate, yet much room for growth, and the people of Lafayette County have the opportunity to engage for change

Application of modified profile analysis to function testing of simulated CTOL transport touchdown-performance data

The modification to the methodology of profile analysis to accommodate the testing of differences between two functions with a single test, rather than multiple tests at various values of the abscissa, is described and demonstrated for two sets of simulation-performance data. The first application was to a flight-simulation comparison of pilot-vehicle performance with a three-element refractive display to performance with a more widely used beam-splitter-reflective-mirror display system. The results demonstrate that the refractive system for out-the-window scene display provides equivalent performance to the reflective system. The second application demonstrates the detection of significant differences by modified profile-analysis procedures. This application compares the effects of two sets of pitch-axis force-feel characteristics on the sink rate at touchdown performance utilizing the refractive system. This experiment demonstrates the dependence of simulator sink-rate performance on force-feel characteristics

Analysis procedures and subjective flight results of a simulator validation and cue fidelity experiment

A joint experiment to investigate simulator validation and cue fidelity was conducted by the Dryden Flight Research Facility of NASA Ames Research Center (Ames-Dryden) and NASA Langley Research Center. The primary objective was to validate the use of a closed-loop pilot-vehicle mathematical model as an analytical tool for optimizing the tradeoff between simulator fidelity requirements and simulator cost. The validation process includes comparing model predictions with simulation and flight test results to evaluate various hypotheses for differences in motion and visual cues and information transfer. A group of five pilots flew air-to-air tracking maneuvers in the Langley differential maneuvering simulator and visual motion simulator and in an F-14 aircraft at Ames-Dryden. The simulators used motion and visual cueing devices including a g-seat, a helmet loader, wide field-of-view horizon, and a motion base platform

Effects of Childhood Trauma on Neurological Development and Mental, Physical Health in Adulthood

Unfortunately, childhood maltreatment and trauma are prevalent in society. As awareness grows, so does the research on the long-term effects early exposure to traumatic events has on the developing person. Socioeconomic hardships, psychopathologies, and cognitive deficiencies correlate with early childhood adverse experiences. This review will compare normal neurological activity and development to that of children who have experienced childhood trauma. It will also further explore various factors such as the level of trauma, the onset of exposure, duration or recurrence of trauma experienced. Finally, this review will examine the effects that manifest themselves in adulthood to further understand the detrimental effects of early childhood trauma. Future research is needed to further understand developmental deficiencies and to explore outside influences on the effects seen from early trauma. There are very little extensive studies on the developmental effects because it is very hard to study children consistently, let alone find children who are undergoing adverse experiences and then observe them systematically

Under the dome

This South Carolina State Document was either saved from a document available publicly online in PDF format or converted to PDF using Adobe Acrobat DC

Las Vegas Review-Journal v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 7 (Feb. 27, 2018)

The Court determined that the First Amendment does not allow a court to prevent the press from reporting on a redacted autopsy report already released to the public

Under the dome

This newsletter produced by the McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina is dedicated to sharing news on exhibits, objects, events, and more at the museum

Under the Dome, September 1995

This newsletter produced by the McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina is dedicated to sharing news on exhibits, objects, events, and more at the museum. This periodical is Volume 5, Issue 3 from September 1995