Preparing Post-Secondary Learners for Indiana's leading Industries

poster abstractThe Advanced Manufacturing Industry in Indiana has increased nearly twice as rapidly as most other States. While the demand for higher skilled workers increases, the production of trained employees has not. The STEM Education Research Institute (SERI) has collaborated with Employ Indy, Project Lead the Way (PLTW), and the Excel Center to facilitate a 16-week pilot. This pilot connects competencies from PLTW with five Industry Certifications desired by businesses and colleges surveyed throughout the state. The eighteen week pilot begins the second week of April and has a four week job shadowing component at the eight week mark. The target population is disconnected/discouraged adult learners that have no training in manufacturing. Industry Certifications include: OSHA 10, Certified Logistic Associate, Certified Logistics Technician, Autodesk Inventor and National Career Readiness Certification. This program also offers the opportunity for students to complete a PLTW course and receive duel credit through Ivy Tech or IUPUI. A mixed methods research/evaluation design has been constructed and reviewed. It will be implemented throughout the duration of this pilot. The results will be used formatively to refine the pilot before running a second pilot in the late Fall of 2015

The Vehicle, 1967, Vol. 10 no. 1

Vol. 10, No. 1 Table of Contents Christy Bowercover Photographpage 4 The CityCatherine Waitepage 4 A New DealAnonymouspage 5 The Penny Ride of Carnation PinkAstaire Pappaspage 8 RapeSharon Nelsonpage 10 Born AgainCharles J. Mertzpage 10 DrawingRourkepage 11 UntitledRourkepage 11 DialogueMolly Evanspage 12 SeldomJamse Jonsepage 12 The DifferenceDennis Muchmorepage 13 First LoveBruce Czeluscinskipage 15 Photographpage 15 Immorality of Troilus and Criseyde Milo S. Metcalfpage 16 Answer UnknownDave Owenpage 20 I Am LostJean Lacypage 21 Photographpage 22 On the Eve of No TomorrowsJane Careypage 23 Unrelated TwinsByron Nelsonpage 24 if i sitRoger Zulaufpage 25 if i sitDennis Muchmorepage 26 Drawingpage 27 Bibliographypage 28https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1015/thumbnail.jp

A communal catalogue reveals Earth's multiscale microbial diversity

Our growing awareness of the microbial world's importance and diversity contrasts starkly with our limited understanding of its fundamental structure. Despite recent advances in DNA sequencing, a lack of standardized protocols and common analytical frameworks impedes comparisons among studies, hindering the development of global inferences about microbial life on Earth. Here we present a meta-analysis of microbial community samples collected by hundreds of researchers for the Earth Microbiome Project. Coordinated protocols and new analytical methods, particularly the use of exact sequences instead of clustered operational taxonomic units, enable bacterial and archaeal ribosomal RNA gene sequences to be followed across multiple studies and allow us to explore patterns of diversity at an unprecedented scale. The result is both a reference database giving global context to DNA sequence data and a framework for incorporating data from future studies, fostering increasingly complete characterization of Earth's microbial diversity.Peer reviewe

A communal catalogue reveals Earth’s multiscale microbial diversity

Our growing awareness of the microbial world’s importance and diversity contrasts starkly with our limited understanding of its fundamental structure. Despite recent advances in DNA sequencing, a lack of standardized protocols and common analytical frameworks impedes comparisons among studies, hindering the development of global inferences about microbial life on Earth. Here we present a meta-analysis of microbial community samples collected by hundreds of researchers for the Earth Microbiome Project. Coordinated protocols and new analytical methods, particularly the use of exact sequences instead of clustered operational taxonomic units, enable bacterial and archaeal ribosomal RNA gene sequences to be followed across multiple studies and allow us to explore patterns of diversity at an unprecedented scale. The result is both a reference database giving global context to DNA sequence data and a framework for incorporating data from future studies, fostering increasingly complete characterization of Earth’s microbial diversity

Dynamic Characterization of a Micro-machining Spindle

Ultra-precision micro-machining processes such as diamond micro-milling are used to efficiently manufacture optical quality surfaces. These processes require high stiffness spindles with low synchronous and asynchronous error motions throughout the range of desired spindle speeds. This paper describes dynamic testing of a 50,000 RPM micro-machining air bearing spindle with nanometer-level error motions capable of producing optical quality surfaces

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Outdoor Production Systems

Paul Brown started pasture farrowing in (1991. Before that he had worked for his father-in-law who pasture farrowed 500 gilts, and Brown also had worked for a SOO-sow confinement operation. From these experiences, he decided what he wanted to do. Gary Johnson focused on management of a pasture farrowing system. He follows a pasture farrowing calendar (he provided a printed copy). Nothing has changed except for some minor adjustments. However, if he doesn't follow it closely, he can have a disaster. For Dave Odland, pasture farrowing is the conventional system. He farrows two sets of gilts each year. Although the number varies, typically he has 150 in first group and 100 to 150 in the second group that farrows in late July and August.</p

In the garden of vanity fair.

Gift of Dr. Mary Jane Esplen.Piano vocal [instrumentation]E flat major [key]Andante moderato [tempo]Popular song [form/genre]Plant ; photograph: Bryon G. Harlam [illustration]Respectfully dedicated to Mr. Herman Friedman [dedication]Starmer [engraver]Publisher's advertisement on [note

GPS Radio Occultation: Results from CHAMP, GRACE and FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC

The Taiwan/US FORMOSAT-3/COS MIC (FORMOsa SATellite mission - 3/Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate) satellite constellation was success fully launched on 14 April 2006. It is expected to leverage the use of the GPS (Global Positioning System) radio occultation data for atmospheric and ionospheric research to improve global weather forecasts and aid climate change related studies. FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC, together with the European MetOp, German CHAMP and US/Ger man GRACE-A satellites, form a 9 satellite constellation for precise atmospheric sounding on a global scale. This satellite constellation is expected to provide about 3500 occultation measurements daily. Recent results and the status of the CHAMP and GRACE-A orbit and occultation data analysis are reviewed and complemented with a review of initial results from FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC at GFZ. The significantly in creased potential of the CHAMP, GRACE-A and FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC constellation for atmospheric studies, compared to single satellite missions, is demonstrated for selected applications such as global monitoring of water vapor distributions, tropopause parameters and ionospheric irregularities