Observation and a Numerical Study of Gravity Waves During Tropical Cyclone Ivan (2008)
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Dolly the Sheep – the First Cloned Adult Animal
DOLLY THE SHEEP – THE FIRST CLONED ADULT ANIMAL NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR IMPROVING LIVESTOCK From Squidonius via Wikimedia Commons In 1996, University of Edinburgh scientists celebrated the birth of Dolly the Sheep, the first mammal to be cloned using SCNT cloning is the only technology adult somatic cells. The Edinburgh team’s success followed available that enables generation of 99.8% its improvements to the single cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) genetically identical offspring from selected technique used in the cloning process. individuals of adult animals (including sterilized animals). As such, it is being Dolly became a scientific icon recognised worldwide and exploited as an efficient multiplication tool SCNT technology has spread around the world and has been to support specific breeding strategies of used to clone multiple farm animals. farm animals with exceptionally high genetic The cloning of livestock enables growing large quantities of value. the most productive, disease resistant animals, thus providing more food and other animal products. Sir Ian Wilmut (Inaugural Director of MRC Centre for Regeneration and Professor at CMVM, UoE) and colleagues worked on methods to create genetically improved livestock by manipulation of stem cells using nuclear transfer. Their research optimised interactions between the donor nucleus and the recipient cytoplasm at the time of fusion and during the first cell cycle. Nuclear donor cells were held in mitosis before being released and used as they were expected to be passing through G1 phase. CLONING IN COMMERCE, CONSERVATION OF AGRICULTURE AND PRESERVATION ANIMAL BREEDS OF LIVESTOCK DIVERSITY Cloning has been used to conserve several animal breeds in the recent past. -
Character Set Migration Best Practices For
Character Set Migration Best Practices $Q2UDFOH:KLWH3DSHU October 2002 Server Globalization Technology Oracle Corporation Introduction - Database Character Set Migration Migrating from one database character set to another requires proper strategy and tools. This paper outlines the best practices for database character set migration that has been utilized on behalf of hundreds of customers successfully. Following these methods will help determine what strategies are best suited for your environment and will help minimize risk and downtime. This paper also highlights migration to Unicode. Many customers today are finding Unicode to be essential to supporting their global businesses. Oracle provides consulting services for very large or complex environments to help minimize the downtime while maximizing the safe migration of business critical data. Why migrate? Database character set migration often occurs from a requirement to support new languages. As companies internationalize their operations and expand services to customers all around the world, they find the need to support data storage of more World languages than are available within their existing database character set. Historically, many legacy systems required support for only one or possibly a few languages; therefore, the original character set chosen had a limited repertoire of characters that could be supported. For example, in America a 7-bit character set called ASCII is satisfactory for supporting English data exclusively. While in Europe a variety of 8 bit European character sets can support specific subsets of European languages together with English. In Asia, multi byte character sets that could support a given Asian language and English were chosen. These were reasonable choices that fulfilled the initial requirements and provided the best combination of economy and performance. -
Rockbox User Manual
The Rockbox Manual for Sansa Fuze+ rockbox.org October 1, 2013 2 Rockbox http://www.rockbox.org/ Open Source Jukebox Firmware Rockbox and this manual is the collaborative effort of the Rockbox team and its contributors. See the appendix for a complete list of contributors. c 2003-2013 The Rockbox Team and its contributors, c 2004 Christi Alice Scarborough, c 2003 José Maria Garcia-Valdecasas Bernal & Peter Schlenker. Version unknown-131001. Built using pdfLATEX. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sec- tions, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled “GNU Free Documentation License”. The Rockbox manual (version unknown-131001) Sansa Fuze+ Contents 3 Contents 1. Introduction 11 1.1. Welcome..................................... 11 1.2. Getting more help............................... 11 1.3. Naming conventions and marks........................ 12 2. Installation 13 2.1. Before Starting................................. 13 2.2. Installing Rockbox............................... 13 2.2.1. Automated Installation........................ 14 2.2.2. Manual Installation.......................... 15 2.2.3. Bootloader installation from Windows................ 16 2.2.4. Bootloader installation from Mac OS X and Linux......... 17 2.2.5. Finishing the install.......................... 17 2.2.6. Enabling Speech Support (optional)................. 17 2.3. Running Rockbox................................ 18 2.4. Updating Rockbox............................... 18 2.5. Uninstalling Rockbox............................. 18 2.5.1. Automatic Uninstallation....................... 18 2.5.2. Manual Uninstallation......................... 18 2.6. Troubleshooting................................. 18 3. Quick Start 20 3.1. -
Database Globalization Support Guide
Oracle® Database Database Globalization Support Guide 19c E96349-05 May 2021 Oracle Database Database Globalization Support Guide, 19c E96349-05 Copyright © 2007, 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates. Primary Author: Rajesh Bhatiya Contributors: Dan Chiba, Winson Chu, Claire Ho, Gary Hua, Simon Law, Geoff Lee, Peter Linsley, Qianrong Ma, Keni Matsuda, Meghna Mehta, Valarie Moore, Cathy Shea, Shige Takeda, Linus Tanaka, Makoto Tozawa, Barry Trute, Ying Wu, Peter Wallack, Chao Wang, Huaqing Wang, Sergiusz Wolicki, Simon Wong, Michael Yau, Jianping Yang, Qin Yu, Tim Yu, Weiran Zhang, Yan Zhu This software and related documentation are provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and are protected by intellectual property laws. Except as expressly permitted in your license agreement or allowed by law, you may not use, copy, reproduce, translate, broadcast, modify, license, transmit, distribute, exhibit, perform, publish, or display any part, in any form, or by any means. Reverse engineering, disassembly, or decompilation of this software, unless required by law for interoperability, is prohibited. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice and is not warranted to be error-free. If you find any errors, please report them to us in writing. If this is software or related documentation that is delivered to the U.S. Government or anyone licensing it on behalf of the U.S. Government, then the following notice is applicable: U.S. GOVERNMENT END USERS: Oracle programs (including any operating system, integrated software, any programs embedded, installed or activated on delivered hardware, and modifications of such programs) and Oracle computer documentation or other Oracle data delivered to or accessed by U.S. -
Université D Faculté Des Lettres Départemen
UNIVERSITÉ D’ANTANANARIVO FACULTÉ DES LETTRES ET SCIENCES HUMAINES DÉPARTEMENT DE GÉOGRAPHIE Filière Spécialisée en Environnement et Aménagement du Territoire (F.S.E.A.T) MÉMOIRE POUR L’OBTENTION DU DIPLÔME DE MAITRISE « VULNERABILITE DE LA VILLE COTIERE FACE AUX CYCLONES : CAS DE LA COMMUNE URBAINE D’ANTALAHA REGION SAVA » Présenté par : BE MELSON Evrald Angelo Sous la direction de : Madame Simone RATSIVALAKA, Professeur Titulaire au Département de Géographie Date de soutenance : 1O Octobre 2014 Octobre 2014 UNIVERSITÉ D’ANTANANARIVO FACULTÉ DES LETTRES ET SCIENCES HUMAINES DÉPARTEMENT DE GÉOGRAPHIE Filière Spécialisée en Environnement et Aménagement du Territoire (F.S.E.A.T) MÉMOIRE POUR L’OBTENTION DU DIPLÔME DE MAITRISE « VULNERABILITE DE LA VILLE COTIERE FACE AUX CYCLONES : CAS DE LA COMMUNE URBAINE D’ANTALAHA REGION SAVA » Présenté par : BE MELSON Evrald Angelo Président du jury : James RAVALISON, Professeur Rapporteur : Simone RATSIVALAKA, Professeur Titulaire Juge : Mparany ANDRIAMIHAMINA, Maitre de conférences Octobre 2014 REMERCIEMENTS Ce mémoire de Maitrise n’aurait pas été ce qu’il est aujourd’hui, sans le concours de plusieurs personnes, à qui nous aimerons témoigner notre plus profonde reconnaissance. Tout d’abord, nous remercions de tout profond de notre cœur le Dieu Tout Puissant de nous avoir donné encore la vie et l’opportunité d’avoir pu mener à terme ce travail de recherche. Aussi, Monsieur James RAVALISON, Professeur pour avoir accepté de présider notre soutenance ; Monsieur Mparany ANDRIAMIHAMINA, Maître de conférences pour avoir accepté de juger notre soutenance ; Madame Simone RATSIVALAKA, notre Directeur de mémoire pour sa constante dévotion à notre travail malgré ses multiples occupations. -
Geospatial Analysis of Rain Fields and Associated Environmental Conditions for Cyclones Eline and Hudah
Article Geospatial Analysis of Rain Fields and Associated Environmental Conditions for Cyclones Eline and Hudah Corene J. Matyas and Sarah VanSchoick * Department of Geography, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA; matyas@ufl.edu * Correspondence: sm.vanschoick@ufl.edu; Tel.: +1-3523-920-494 Abstract: Tropical cyclones (TCs) that landfall over Madagascar and Mozambique can cause flooding that endangers lives. To better understand how environmental conditions affect the rain fields of these TCs, this study utilized spatial metrics to analyze two storms taking similar paths two months apart. Using a geographic information system, rain rates of 1 mm/h were extracted from a satellite- based dataset and contoured to define the rain field edge. Average extent of rainfall was measured for each quadrant and asymmetry was calculated along with rain field area, dispersion, closure, and solidity. Environmental conditions and storm intensity were analyzed every six hours. Results indicate that although both TCs intensified prior to first interaction with land, stronger vertical wind shear experienced by Eline was associated with higher asymmetry and dispersion. Additionally, rain fields were less solid although the center was mostly enclosed by rain. Storm shape was altered as both storms tracked over Madagascar, with Hudah recovering more quickly. Moisture increased for both storms and shear decreased for Eline, allowing it to become more centered and solid, and grow larger. Relationships between intensity, land interaction, and rain field shape support the results of previous research and demonstrate the global utility of these metrics. Keywords: GIS; spatial analysis; tropical cyclones; rain fields Citation: Matyas, C.J.; VanSchoick, S. -
Hurricane Harvey Oral History Project Shelby Gonzalez HIST 5370
Hurricane Harvey Oral History Project Shelby Gonzalez HIST 5370 December 9, 2017 Hurricane Harvey Oral History Collection PROJECT TITLE: “Hurricane Harvey Oral History Project” NARRATOR: Dr. Kelly Quintanilla DATE OF INTERVIEW: November 6, 2017 INTERVIEWER NAME: Shelby Gonzalez DATE and LOCATION OF ITNERVIEW: Dr. Quintanilla’s office, Corpus Christi Hall at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Texas. President of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC), Dr. Kelly Quintanilla is one of many persons being interviewed for the “Hurricane Harvey Oral History Project” being conducted by Graduate Students in good standing in the History Master’s Program at TAMU-CC. Dr. Quintanilla explains to us the policies and procedures she followed to prepare the university and students for the possibility of Hurricane Harvey making landfall in Corpus Christi, Texas. This project was turned into the Hurricane Harvey Oral History Collection, which explores, uncovers, and highlights the lives of residents from South Texas who experienced Hurricane Harvey. The collection was created in an effort to ensure that the memories of those affected by the hurricane not be lose, and to augment the Mary and Jeff Bell Library’s Special Collections and Archives Department records. The collections contains interviews from residents of Port Aransas, the President of TAMU-CC,… (will be continued) 1 Dr. Kelly Quintanilla Narrator Shelby L. Gonzalez History Graduate Program Interviewer November 6, 2017 At Dr. Quintanilla’s office Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, Texas SG: Today is November 6, 2017. I am here with the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi President, Dr. -
NASA Contractor Report 178099
NASA-CR- 178099 19880014547 NASA Contractor Report 178099 MANUAL FOR OBSCURATION CODE WITH SPACE STATION APPLICATIONS , -.1. --- MOT TO BC TAKEN FHOM MIS noon R. J. Marhefka and L. Takacs UNGLEY RESEARCH CENTER THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, NASA l-!A?.!PTOtj, VIRGINIA ElectroScience Laboratory Col urnbus, Ohio Grant NSG- 1498 May 1986 information to other Foreign reley&&ay be made only with prior izwap- gppropriate export licenses. This legend sh I any reproduction of this information in whole% Date for general release 31 9 1988 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center Hampton,Virginia 23665 Contents I Ueer'e Manual 1 Introduction 1 2 Method 4 3 Principle of Operation 13 3.1 Overview . 13 3.2 Modeling the Structures. 14 3.3 Running the Code . 14 3.4 Non-Interactive Commands . 15 3.5 Interactive Commands . 18 3.6 Keypad Use . 19 4 Non-Interactive Commands 22 4.1 Command CC: Cone Frustum Geometry . 24 4.2 Command CG: Cylinder Geometry . 27 4.3 Command CM: and CE: Comments. 30 4.4 Command EN: End Program . 30 4.5 Command GP: Ground Plane . 31 4.6 Command NC: Next Set of Cylinders . 32 4.7 Command NG: No Ground Plane . 32 4.8 Command NP: Next Set of Plates . 32 4.9 Command NS: Next Set of Sources . 32 4.10 Command NX: Next Problem . 32 , 4.11 Command PG: Plate Geometry . 33 4.12 Command RT: Rotate-Ranslate Geometry . 36 4.13 Command SG: Source Geometry . .. 38 4.14 Command UF: Scale Factor . 42 4.15 Command UN: Units of Geometry . -
Appendix 8 Hazard Analysis
Appendix 8 Hazard Analysis Introduction This appendix includes several components. First is an overall discussion of the Hazard Analysis modeling effort, describing the surge (ADCIRC) and wave (WAM, STWAVE) modeling. That first section is followed by a subsidiary section labeled Appendix 8-1 that defines the many acronyms used in the modeling discussion. This is followed by a major section labeled Appendix 8-2 consisting of the Whitepaper of Donald T. Resio, ERDC-CHL, which forms the basis of the storm statistics and JPM methods discussed in the main body of the report. Owing to its prominence in the discussion, it has, for convenience, been referred to as R2007. Note that R2007, itself, includes several appendices; these are identified as Appendices A-G within Appendix 8-2. Finally, a discussion of the rainfall model is included here as Appendix 8-3. Hazard Analysis The hazard analysis required for the risk assessment was based upon the hurricane modeling conducted by a team of Corps of Engineers, FEMA, NOAA, private sector and academic researchers working toward the definition of a new system for estimating hurricane surges and waves. Following is a discussion of the processes used by this team and the steps taken by the risk team to incorporate the results into the risk analysis. The hurricane hazard definition required as input to the risk analysis involved several steps: 1. Selection of the methodology to be used for estimating surges and waves 2. Determination of hurricane probabilities 3. Production of the ADCIRC grid models for the different HPS configurations. 4. Production of the computer system for development of the large number of hydrographs required by the risk model. -
Ch 5. the Atmospheric Environment Observed at Big Bend National
Final Report — September 2004 5. THE ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT OBSERVED AT BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK DURING THE BRAVO STUDY The BRAVO Study intensively researched the properties of the particulate matter, atmospheric optics, meteorology, and air pollutant emissions of the study area during July through October 1999. The study also explored transport and diffusion by injecting perfluorocarbon tracers into the atmosphere at specific locations. Findings produced by these multiple experiments concerning the environment around Big Bend National Park and throughout the study area are summarized in this chapter. Some of these findings were carried into the source attribution analyses that are described in Chapters 10 and 11, while others advanced scientific understanding for future application. More detail on many of these studies and their results is provided in published papers and reports that are cited in the text; some of the reports are in the Appendix. 5.1 Particulate Matter Characterization by the Routine Measurement Network As described in Section 3.3, the BRAVO Study included an extensive network of particulate matter samplers that routinely collected 24-hour and 6-hour samples over the four-month study period. This section summarizes findings derived from the routine measurements concerning the temporal and spatial characteristics of the study area particulate matter and its composition. 5.1.1 Particulate Matter Temporal and Spatial Characteristics Evaluation of BRAVO Study particulate matter sample composition and temporal variation found similar behavior at groups of adjacent sampling sites in the study domain. The map in Figure 5-1 shows the grouping of sampling sites that this evaluation suggested. To provide a manageable description of the study period aerosol, concentration measurements at sites within each group were averaged together. -
Analysis of Gravity-Waves Produced by Intense Tropical Cyclones
Ann. Geophys., 28, 531–547, 2010 www.ann-geophys.net/28/531/2010/ Annales © Author(s) 2010. This work is distributed under Geophysicae the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Analysis of gravity-waves produced by intense tropical cyclones F. Chane Ming1, Z. Chen2, and F. Roux3 1Laboratoire de l’Atmosphere` et des Cyclones, UMR 8105, CNRS-Met´ eo-France,´ Universite´ de la Reunion,´ La Reunion,´ France 2Institute of Atmospheric Physics – Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 3Laboratoire d’Aerologie,´ UMR CNRS – Universite´ Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France Received: 19 June 2009 – Revised: 27 January 2010 – Accepted: 31 January 2010 – Published: 15 February 2010 Abstract. Conventional and wavelet methods are combined sphere (Sato, 1993; Pfister et al., 1993; Danielsen, 1993; to characterize gravity-waves (GWs) produced by two in- Dhaka et al., 2003; Cairo et al., 2008). Chane Ming et tense tropical cyclones (TCs) in the upper troposphere and al. (2002) showed that such GWs can be characterized using lower stratosphere (UT/LS) from GPS winsonde data. Anal- high resolution daily radiosonde data in the UT/LS within yses reveal large contribution of GWs induced by TCs to a radius of about 2000 km above the radiosonde station. For wave energy densities in the UT/LS. An increase in total instance, significant release of GW energy was observed dur- energy density of about 30% of the climatological energy ing landfalls of TC Hudah over Madagascar and Mozam- density in austral summer was estimated in the LS above bique. Observations of GWs also appear to be common in Tromelin during TC Dina. -
Laser Interferometer Space Antenna What Is LISA?
Volume 11 number 4 2003 FALL Quarter A FLIGHT PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS DIRECTORATE QUARTERLY PUBLICATION A Newsletter Published for Code 400 Employees INSIDE Laser Interferometer Space Antenna THIS What is LISA? ISSUE: How did the Universe begin? Does time have a beginning and an end? Does What is LISA? Page 1 space have edges? These are the questions we've struggled to answer for cen- Solar Dynamic Observatory Page 1 turies. Science and technology have now reached the point where answers to these questions are finally within our grasp. The Laser Interferometer Space Message From The Director Of Page 2 Antenna (LISA) may supply some of these answers as the mission studies Peer Award Ceremony & Picnic Page 2 the mergers of supermassive black holes, tests Einstein's Theory of General Tintypes Page 3 Relativity, probes the early Universe, and searches for gravitational waves—— its primary objective. Feedback Page 3 As the first dedicated space-based gravitational wave observatory, LISA will Technology Corner Page 6 detect waves generated by binaries within our Galaxy (the Milky Way) and Quotes of the Quarter Page 7 by massive black holes in distant galaxies. LISA will use an advanced system of laser interferometry for directly detecting and measuring them. This OBPR Free-Flyer Page 10 Best of the Best Page 12 (LISA Continued on page 4) The English Language Page 13 Peer Awards Page 14 Living with a Star Program – NASA Honor Awards Page 16 Solar Dynamics Observatory TCP Social News Page 19 Developing an understanding of the Sun took on a renewed sense of ur- Cultural Tidbits Page 19 gency during late October/early November.