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Hier ist wahrhaftig ein Loch im Himmel: The NGC1999 dark globule is not a globule
The NGC1999 reflection nebula features a dark patch with a size of ~10 000 AU, which has been interpreted as a small, dense foreground globule and possible site of imminent star formation. We present Herschel PACS far-infrared 70 and 160 ÎŒmmaps, which reveal a flux deficit at the location of the globule. We estimate the globule mass needed to produce such an absorption feature to be a few tenths to a few M_â. Inspired by this Herschel observation, we obtained APEX LABOCA and SABOCA submillimeter continuum maps, and Magellan PANIC near-infrared images of the region. We do not detect a submillimer source at the location of the Herschel flux decrement; furthermore our observations place an upper limit on the mass of the globule of ~2.4Ă10^(â2) M_â. Indeed, the submillimeter maps appear to show a flux depression as well. Furthermore, the nearâinfrared images detect faint background stars that are less affected by extinction inside the dark patch than in its surroundings. We suggest that the dark patch is in fact a hole or
cavity in the material producing the NGC1999 reflection nebula, excavated by protostellar jets from the V380 Ori multiple system
A FRAMEWORK FOR ACHIEVING LIFECYCLE VALUE IN AEROSPACE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Delivered at ICAS 2002 Congress.Creation of lifecycle value - a balance of
performance with cost and other attributes -
represents a challenge for the development of
aerospace products in the twenty-first century. This paper examines the concept of lifecycle value that stems from existing approaches of value
management and analysis, lifecycle costing, and
systems engineering. To ascertain common
characteristics of lifecycle value creation, case
studies were done for four aircraft programs: F/A-
18E/F, JAS 39 Gripen, F-16C/D, and B-777. A
lifecycle value creation framework is introduced,
comprised of three phases: value identification,
value proposition, value delivery. Based upon
observed practices in the four case studies, six value creation attributes were identified. Capability maturity models for the six attributes and three value creation phases are presented. The resulting framework represents a starting point for programs seeking to create lifecycle value for aerospace products
Creating High Performance X-Enterprises Applying X-Team Concepts to Aerospace Programs
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Creating High Performance X-Enterprises: Applying X-Team Theory to Aerospace Programs
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The Motif of the Messiah in Zechariah 9-14
Topic
Zechariah 9-14 is full of prophecies regarding the coming of the messiah. The Jews at the time of Jesus awaited a messiah different from the one that came but how so? Did they misunderstand the prophecies or, by any chance, were the prophecies not clear enough?
Purpose
Firstly, it will be given an overview of the Book of Zechariah. Then, the messianic prophecies in Zechariah 9-14 will be examined closer and how they fit into the context of the prophets, the book of Zechariah, and the different chapters. An analysis of the similarities and differences will be written afterwards. Then Jewish expectation will be analysed. Afterwards, a conclusion will be drawn.
Sources
To have an in-depth study of the Texts of Zechariah, each messianic prophecy is translated with my own words from Hebrew into English. The context of the prophecies will be closer examined and the most recent and important commentaries will be considered. To understand the Jewish expectation of the messiah, Jewish literature and statements of Rabbis will be considered before a conclusion will be drawn.
Conclusions
The in-depth study of Zechariah showed that the messianic prophecies are in fact always in a military and judgment setting. However, it is not the messiah who acts belligerent, but it is the Lord who is fighting for his people. Zechariah shows that the messiah, was supposed to come as someone who restores the leadership and the nation, someone who restores the spiritual constitution. After this is accomplished, the restoration of the land will be the next goal. The Jews did not recognize their messiah because they did not anticipate forgiveness of their sins
Process analytical technology in food biotechnology
Biotechnology is an area where precision and reproducibility are vital. This is due to the fact that products are often in form of food, pharmaceutical or cosmetic products and therefore very close to the human being. To avoid human error during the production or the evaluation of the quality of a product and to increase the optimal utilization of raw materials, a very high amount of automation is desired. Tools in the food and chemical industry that aim to reach this degree of higher automation are summarized in an initiative called Process Analytical Technology (PAT). Within the scope of the PAT, is to provide new measurement technologies for the purpose of closed loop control in biotechnological processes. These processes are the most demanding processes in regards of control issues due to their very often biological rate-determining component. Most important for an automation attempt is deep process knowledge, which can only be achieved via appropriate measurements. These measurements can either be carried out directly, measuring a crucial physical value, or if not accessible either due to the lack of technology or a complicated sample state, via a soft-sensor.Even after several years the ideal aim of the PAT initiative is not fully implemented in the industry and in many production processes. On the one hand a lot effort still needs to be put into the development of more general algorithms which are more easy to implement and especially more reliable. On the other hand, not all the available advances in this field are employed yet. The potential users seem to stick to approved methods and show certain reservations towards new technologies.Die Biotechnologie ist ein Wissenschaftsbereich, in dem hohe Genauigkeit und Wiederholbarkeit eine wichtige Rolle spielen. Dies ist der Tatsache geschuldet, dass die hergestellten Produkte sehr oft den Bereichen Nahrungsmitteln, Pharmazeutika oder Kosmetik angehöhren und daher besonders den Menschen beeinflussen. Um den menschlichen Fehler bei der Produktion zu vermeiden, die QualitĂ€t eines Produktes zu sichern und die optimale Verwertung der Rohmaterialen zu gewĂ€hrleisten, wird ein besonders hohes MaĂ an Automation angestrebt. Die Werkzeuge, die in der Nahrungsmittel- und chemischen Industrie hierfĂŒr zum Einsatz kommen, werden in der Process Analytical Technology (PAT) Initiative zusammengefasst. Ziel der PAT ist die Entwicklung zuverlĂ€ssiger neuer Methoden, um Prozesse zu beschreiben und eine automatische Regelungsstrategie zu realisieren. Biotechnologische Prozesse gehören hierbei zu den aufwĂ€ndigsten Regelungsaufgaben, da in den meisten FĂ€llen eine biologische Komponente der entscheidende Faktor ist. Entscheidend fĂŒr eine erfolgreiche Regelungsstrategie ist ein hohes MaĂ an ProzessverstĂ€ndnis. Dieses kann entweder durch eine direkte Messung der entscheidenden physikalischen, chemischen oder biologischen GröĂen gewonnen werden oder durch einen SoftSensor. Zusammengefasst zeigt sich, dass das finale Ziel der PAT Initiative auch nach einigen Jahren des Propagierens weder komplett in der Industrie noch bei vielen Produktionsprozessen angekommen ist. Auf der einen Seite liegt dies mit Sicherheit an der Tatsache, dass noch viel Arbeit in die Generalisierung von Algorithmen gesteckt werden muss. Diese mĂŒsse einfacher zu implementieren und vor allem noch zuverlĂ€ssiger in der Funktionsweise sein. Auf der anderen Seite wurden jedoch auch Algorithmen, Regelungsstrategien und eigne AnsĂ€tze fĂŒr einen neuartigen Sensor sowie einen Soft-Sensors vorgestellt, die groĂes Potential zeigen. Nicht zuletzt mĂŒssen die möglichen Anwender neue Strategien einsetzen und Vorbehalte gegenĂŒber unbekannten Technologien ablegen
Massive envelopes and filaments in the NGC 3603 star forming region
The formation of massive stars and their arrival on the zero-age
main-sequence occurs hidden behind dense clouds of gas and dust. In the giant
Hii region NGC 3603, the radiation of a young cluster of OB stars has dispersed
dust and gas in its vicinity. At a projected distance of 2:5 pc from the
cluster, a bright mid-infrared (mid-IR) source (IRS 9A) had been identified as
a massive young stellar object (MYSO), located on the side of a molecular clump
(MM2) of gas facing the cluster. We investigated the physical conditions in
MM2, based on APEX sub-mm observations using the SABOCA and SHFI instruments,
and archival ATCA 3 mm continuum and CS spectral line data. We resolved MM2
into several compact cores, one of them closely associated with IRS 9A. These
are likely infrared dark clouds as they do not show the typical hot-core
emission lines and are mostly opaque against the mid-IR background. The compact
cores have masses of up to several hundred times the solar mass and gas
temperatures of about 50 K, without evidence of internal ionizing sources. We
speculate that IRS 9A is younger than the cluster stars, but is in an
evolutionary state after that of the compact cores
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