The James W. Sewall Company Aerial Photographs Collection - A Short History and Three Applications

This article describes three example applications of the Sewall Company Aerial Photographs. It includes a brief history of the Sewall Company and the Aerial Photographs Collection

The James W. Sewall Company Aerial Photographs Collection - A Short History and Three Applications

This article describes three example applications of the Sewall Company Aerial Photographs. It includes a brief history of the Sewall Company and the Aerial Photographs Collection. The collection may be viewed here

Photo Mosaic of Machias Bay November 1966

A mosaic of James W. Sewall Company aerial images, Machias Bay area, November, 1966. Flight line 6 scanned in-house at UMaine Fogler Library. Flight lines 7 through 10 scanned at Sewall Company

Deep Space Habitat Concept Demonstrator

This project will develop, integrate, test, and evaluate Habitation Systems that will be utilized as technology testbeds and will advance NASA's understanding of alternative deep space mission architectures, requirements, and operations concepts. Rapid prototyping and existing hardware will be utilized to develop full-scale habitat demonstrators. FY 2014 focused on the development of a large volume Space Launch System (SLS) class habitat (Skylab Gen 2) based on the SLS hydrogen tank components. Similar to the original Skylab, a tank section of the SLS rocket can be outfitted with a deep space habitat configuration and launched as a payload on an SLS rocket. This concept can be used to support extended stay at the Lunar Distant Retrograde Orbit to support the Asteroid Retrieval Mission and provide a habitat suitable for human missions to Mars

Uranium and Radon in Private Bedrock Well Water in Maine: Geospatial Analysis at Two Scales

In greater Augusta of central Maine, 53 out of 1093 (4.8%) private bedrock well water samples from 1534 km² contained [U] > 30 μg/L, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for drinking water; and 226 out of 786 (29%) samples from 1135 km² showed [Rn] > 4,000 pCi/L (148 Bq/L), the U.S. EPA’s Alternative MCL. Groundwater pH, calcite dissolution and redox condition are factors controlling the distribution of groundwater U but not Rn due to their divergent chemical and hydrological properties. Groundwater U is associated with incompatible elements (S, As, Mo, F, and Cs) in water samples within granitic intrusions. Elevated [U] and [Rn] are located within 5–10 km distance of granitic intrusions but do not show correlations with metamorphism at intermediate scales (10⁰−10¹ km). This spatial association is confirmed by a high-density sampling (n = 331, 5–40 samples per km²) at local scales (≤10–1 km) and the statewide sampling (n = 5857, 1 sample per 16 km²) at regional scales (10²–103 km). Wells located within 5 km of granitic intrusions are at risk of containing high levels of [U] and [Rn]. Approximately 48 800–63 900 and 324 000 people in Maine are estimated at risk of exposure to U (> 30 μg/L) and Rn (> 4000 pCi/L) in well water, respectively

Language endangerment and language documentation in Africa

Non peer reviewe

Selection, hybridization and genome manipulation in Siluroidei

Selection, hybridization, and genome manipulation in the Siluroidei is reviewed. Selection topics include strain evaluation, qualitative traits, quantitative traits, mass selection, family selection, inbreeding, and crossbreeding. Hybridization is discussed with reference to culture traits. Genome manipulation technologies-sex reversal, gynogenesis, androgenesis, polyploidization, and gene transfer-are considered with application to genetic improvement of Siluroidei. Strains of ictalurid catfish Vary significantly for traits such as growth, disease resistance, harvestability, reproduction, body conformation and carcass yield. Growth of domestic strains can be 250% greater than that of wild strains. Strain differences have also been identified for clariid, bagrid, and silurid catfishes. Mass selection has increascd growth rate by up to 30%. Heritability estimates predict a response to selection for the traits of disease resistance and tolerance to low oxygen levels. Crossbreeding strains of Ictalurus punctatus have improved growth, disease resistance and reproductive performance. Two generations of inbreeding depressed body weight of I. punctatus as much as 30%, and can reduce viability and reproductive performance. Hybridization of I. punctatus X I. furcatus has resulted in a 20% increase in growth. Traits for tolerance to oxygen deficit, feed conversion, disease resistance, harvestability, and carcass yield were also improved. Interspecific, intergeneric, and interfamilial hybrids have been made with clariid fishes; heterotic growth was indicated. Hybridization has also been used to combine desirable traits of parental species. Sex reversal of I. punctatus using estrogen treatment followed by progeny testing can result in monosex, all-male populations. Gynogenesis and androgenesis are approaches to production of inbred lines of catfish, but thus far have limited application in aquaculture. Polyploidization has been applied in several ictalurid, silurid, and clariid fishes, but predicted improvements in performance have not been realized. Gene transfer has been accomplished in I. punctatus and Clarias gariepinus using microinjection and electroporation; the foreign genes have been expressed and inherited. Transgenic I. punctatus containing salmonid growth hormone genes grew 20–40% faster than controls