442 research outputs found
Near Infrared Spectroscopy of the Ultracompact HII region G45.12+0.13
We present complete, low resolution IJHK spectroscopy of the ultracompact HII
region, G45.12+0.13. From the observed HI line strengths, we derive a near
infrared extinction law that is slightly steeper than the average. After
correction with this extinction law, we find good agreement between the
observed line ratios of HeI, Fe+, Fe++, S+ and S++ and the available atomic
data. Our data show that the density within the core of G45.12+0.13 must be at
least 10^4/cm^3. This is consistent with the known radio structure of the HII
region and in considerable disagreement with previous work using mid and far
infrared lines. There must also be considerable opacity in the HeI 2 3P-2 3S
transition, and we show how the observed strengths of the other HeI lines are
consistent with this. From modelling the photoionisation structure, we find
good agreement with most of the observed data if the hottest star present has
Teff < 42000K. Consideration of the helium ionisation state places a lower
limit on this value so that we can also constrain Teff > 38000K. Discrepancies
still exist between some of the observed and model line ratios, but the most
obvious tend to be the mid-IR observations.Comment: 17 pages Latex source, 5 postscript figures and macros. gzipped tar
file. TO appear in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronimcal Society. Also
available by anonymous ftp from ftp://aaoepp.aao.gov.au/local/sll/g45.uu
(uuencoded gzipped tar file
The Role of Botanic Gardens in Species Recovery :
A translocation experiment to reintroduce the rare fern Woodsia ilvensis (L.) R.Br. to former sites in England and Scotland is described. The demands of this kind of conservation work brings the work of scientists and horticulturists together. High losses of transplants are to be expected and in order to gradually build up populations in the wild, translocation programmes may have to adopt a multi-phased approach. The facilities at botanic gardens are well suited to this type of conservation work
Computerised peer-assessment that supports the rewarding of evaluative skills in essay writing (CAP) and programming (Coursemaker)
This short paper details recent innovations in the development of peer-assessed environments that support the automated rewarding of the higher order skills of evaluation in two areas of higher education, namely essay writing and computer programming.
The work builds upon past uses and developments of the CAP (computerised assessment by peers) system that has been used as a means of providing a safe, anonymous and qualitative method of assessing student peer-assessment for the past four years within the School of Computing at the University of Glamorgan, South Wales
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Using Life Cycle Assessment in environmental engineering education
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a method of assessing the environmental impacts of the manufacture and use of a product or provision of a service such as waste management. LCAs are based on quantitative science, but softer skills are also required in interpreting the results. Therefore, LCA provides an ideal opportunity for students to develop and apply both quantitative and qualitative skills in order to address complex real-world problems. In this research a simplified spreadsheet LCA tool was produced for students to assess the environmental impacts of a waste management system. Detailed feedback from face to face and distance-learning students were positive about the tool, with students welcoming the detail provided in the results and the use of a practical example to help their learning. In conclusion, LCA is an effective way of encouraging environmental and engineering students to develop and apply a wide range of transferable skills
Verbal Dialogue versus Written Dialogue
Modern technology has moved on and completely changed the way that people can use the telephone
or mobile to dialogue with information held on computers. Well developed âwritten speech analysisâ does not work
with âverbal speechâ. The main purpose of our article is, firstly, to highlights the problems and, secondly, to shows
the possible ways to solve these problems
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Bog microtopography and the climatic sensitivity of testate amoeba communities: implications for transfer function-based paleo-water table reconstructions
Although the use of sub-fossil testate amoebae as a proxy for raised bog hydrology in Holocene paleoecological studies is well-established, some detailed aspects of species-environment relationships remain under-researched. One such issue is the effect of bog surface microtopography on the climatic sensitivity of testate amoeba communities. Although it has been suggested that some microformsâespecially hummocksâmay be less sensitive to climatic forcing than others, this has rarely been objectively tested. To investigate this, subfossil testate amoebae assemblages have been examined in a series of shallow cores collected along a hummock-lawn-hollow transect from a bog in central Ireland and the resulting reconstructed water table records, dated using 210Pb, have been compared with instrumental weather data. Testate amoebae communities in the hollow microform were found to be significantly less diverse than those in the hummock and lawn, and both the hummock and lawn showed statistically significant correlations with instrumental temperature and precipitation data. Therefore, whilst the suggestion that paleoecological investigations should target intermediate bog microforms remains sound, the notion that hummock-based testate amoebae hydrological data are climatically-insensitive is challenged
Towards an extended festival viewing experience
Media coverage of large-scale live events is becoming increasingly complex, with technologies enabling the delivery of a broader range of content as well as complex viewing patterns across devices and services. This paper presents a study aimed at understanding the experience of people who have followed the broadcast coverage of a music festival. Our findings show that the experience takes a diversity of forms and bears a complex relationship with the actual experience of being at the festival. We conclude this analysis by proposing that novel services for coverage of this type of events should connect and interleave the diverse threads of experiences around large-scale live events and consider involving more diverse elements of the experience of âbeing thereâ
Towards an extended festival viewing experience
Media coverage of large-scale live events is becoming increasingly complex, with technologies enabling the delivery of a broader range of content as well as complex viewing patterns across devices and services. This paper presents a study aimed at understanding the experience of people who have followed the broadcast coverage of a music festival. Our findings show that the experience takes a diversity of forms and bears a complex relationship with the actual experience of being at the festival. We conclude this analysis by proposing that novel services for coverage of this type of events should connect and interleave the diverse threads of experiences around large-scale live events and consider involving more diverse elements of the experience of ``being there''
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