ATLS-stowage and deployment testing of medical supplies and pharmaceuticals

The objective is to evaluate stowage and deployment methods for the Health Maintenance Facility (HMF) during microgravity. The specific objectives of this experiment are: (1) to evaluate the stowage and deployment mechanisms for the medical supplies; and (2) to evaluate the procedures for performing medical scenarios. To accomplish these objectives, the HMF test mini-racks will contain medical equipment mounted in the racks; and self-contained drawers with various mechanisms for stowing and deploying items. The medical supplies and pharmaceuticals will be destowed, handled, and restowed. The in-flight test procedures and other aspects of the KC-135 parabolic flight test to simulate weightlessness are presented

Health maintenance facility system effectiveness testing

The Medical Simulations Working Group conducted a series of medical simulations to evaluate the proposed Health Maintenance Facility (HMF) Preliminary Design Review (PDR) configuration. The goal of these simulations was to test the system effectiveness of the HMF PDR configurations. The objectives of the medical simulations are to (1) ensure fulfillment of requirements with this HMF design, (2) demonstrate the conformance of the system to human engineering design criteria, and (3) determine whether undesirable design or procedural features were introduced into the design. The simulations consisted of performing 6 different medical scenarios with the HMF mockup in the KRUG laboratory. The scenarios included representative medical procedures and used a broad spectrum of HMF equipment and supplies. Scripts were written and simulations performed by medical simulations working group members under observation from others. Data were collected by means of questionnaires, debriefings, and videotapes. Results were extracted and listed in the individual reports. Specific issues and recommendations from each simulation were compiled into the individual reports. General issues regarding the PDR design of the HMF are outlined in the summary report

Mapping regional risks from climate change for rainfed rice cultivation in India

Global warming is predicted to increase in the future, with detrimental consequences for rainfed crops that are dependent on natural rainfall (i.e. non-irrigated). Given that many crops grown under rainfed conditions support the livelihoods of low-income farmers, it is important to highlight the vulnerability of rainfed areas to climate change in order to anticipate potential risks to food security. In this paper, we focus on India, where ~ 50% of rice is grown under rainfed conditions, and we employ statistical models (climate envelope models (CEMs) and boosted regression trees (BRTs)) to map changes in climate suitability for rainfed rice cultivation at a regional level (~ 18 × 18 km cell resolution) under projected future (2050) climate change (IPCC RCPs 2.6 and 8.5, using three GCMs: BCC-CSM1.1, MIROC-ESM-CHEM, and HadGEM2-ES). We quantify the occurrence of rice (whether or not rainfed rice is commonly grown, using CEMs) and rice extent (area under cultivation, using BRTs) during the summer monsoon in relation to four climate variables that affect rice growth and yield namely ratio of precipitation to evapotranspiration (PER), maximum and minimum temperatures (Tmax and Tmin), and total rainfall during harvesting. Our models described the occurrence and extent of rice very well (CEMs for occurrence, ensemble AUC = 0.92; BRTs for extent, Pearson's r = 0.87). PER was the most important predictor of rainfed rice occurrence, and it was positively related to rainfed rice area, but all four climate variables were important for determining the extent of rice cultivation. Our models project that 15%–40% of current rainfed rice growing areas will be at risk (i.e. decline in climate suitability or become completely unsuitable). However, our models project considerable variation across India in the impact of future climate change: eastern and northern India are the locations most at risk, but parts of central and western India may benefit from increased precipitation. Hence our CEM and BRT models agree on the locations most at risk, but there is less consensus about the degree of risk at these locations. Our results help to identify locations where livelihoods of low-income farmers and regional food security may be threatened in the next few decades by climate changes. The use of more drought-resilient rice varieties and better irrigation infrastructure in these regions may help to reduce these impacts and reduce the vulnerability of farmers dependent on rainfed cropping

The Effect of Compensatory Programs on Tested Achievement in a Designated Low-Income Area Junior High School

The deepening concern for educating the children of the economically deprived has characterized the decade of the sixties as the decade of the disadvantaged in public education. The civil rights movement, the continued migration of the poor to metropolitan areas, the need for trained manpower and the prevalence of rebelliousness have brought the role of education and its inadequacies into sharp focus

Special report on the data collection programs for the ground based nitrogen washout experiment. Volume 1: User's guide

The Nitrogen Washout System measures nitrogen elimination on a breath basis from the body tissues of a subject breathing pure oxygen. The system serves as a prototype for a Space Shuttle Life Sciences experiment and in the Environmental Physiology Laboratory. Typically, a subject washes out body nitrogen for three hours while breathing oxygen from a mask enclosed in a positive-pressure oxygen tent. A nitrogen washout requires one test operator and the test subject. A DEC LSI-11/02 computer is used to (1) control and calibrate the mass spectrometer and Skylab spirometer, (2) gather and store experimental data and (3) provide limited real time analysis and more extensive post-experiment analysis. Five programs are used to gather and store the experimental data and perform all the real time control and analysis

Leads to Expanded Social Networks, Increased Civic Engagement and Divisions Within a Community: The Role of Dogs

Dogs play a distinct role in their impact on human relationships and processes because of the unique role they play in American society, existing in a liminal space of almost human. Both the level of emotional attachment and the requisite daily care make dogs important players in bringing humans in contact with one another and mediating human relationships. This study examines the role that dogs play in mediating relationships between and among humans. By analyzing 24 in-depth interviews, as well as Letters to the Editor, editorials, and other items in a local newspaper, and observing public meetings around dog usage at a local park, I identify a range of ways that dogs influence social relationships and processes, even for those who do not have dogs in their homes. On the positive side, Ifind that dogs act as tickets for people to socialize and develop relationships, they facilitate the diversification of social networks, and they act as an avenue to political participation. On the negative side, dog ownership and dog breeds can become the basis for clique formation, stereotypes, and boundary formation, serving as grounds for exclusion

A inversão dos valores na mídia e sua influência na conduta jornalística

Esse trabalho apresenta uma análise crítica sintética sobre a mudança de paradigma e a inversão de valores voltadas para a rotina e a conduta do jornalista utilizando as teorias de rotina de produção da notícia. Tem por objetivo conscientizar da existência de uma contradição entre teoria e práxis embutida de controvérsias e desafios, os quais o jornalista enfrenta no dia-a-dia, e suas conseqüências na formação da notícia e para transformação da realidade social e do meio em que vive. Em sua metodologia, trata-se de uma pesquisa de caráter exploratório, utilizando-se em seu delineamento fontes bibliográficas. O resultado é a verificação da correlação de múltiplos fatores internos e externos que interferem na prática e no poder de decisão do jornalista, e a importância de se estabelecer uma relação de identidade com a notícia, com os meios, com o público através de fins éticos

O acolhimento das famílias das crianças com deficiência em uma escola de educação infantil de Belo Horizonte

The purpose of this action plan was to seek to accommodate the families of children with disabilities at a municipal preschool of Belo Horizonte City. This work was developed between the months of March to September 2019. The objectives were to bring knowledge and clarification to family members, in addition to showing that the school is not only a space for conflicts and the resolution of immediate problems. The school can be a place of many exchanges, studies, reflections. Along the action plan, it is possible to perceive an approximation and greater confidence of the families of children with disabilities in a school in Belo Horizonte. Together with the school's management and a group of co-workers committed to help, we were able to do much more work than expected. Initially, we provided individualized support to the 16 families of children with disabilities enrolled in our school. We raised the demands of these 16 families through an evaluation questionnaire applied at the beginning of 2019 and, based on these demands, we began our action. Finally, we offer two open events to the entire school community. The culmination of the action plan was the “1st EMEI X Diversity and Inclusion Seminary”, which was a great event involving the parents, teachers and other school employees. We concluded with the certainty of a seed planted in this school. The inclusive education, even though it is a topic of extreme importance, is still the reason for many fears on the part of teachers and students' parents. We always need to talk more and more about inclusive education and constantly review our attitudes in search of a reallydiverse and inclusive school.A proposta deste plano de ação foi buscar acolher os familiares das crianças com deficiência de uma escola municipal de educação infantil da Prefeitura de Belo Horizonte. Este trabalho foi desenvolvido entre os meses de março a setembro de 2019. Os objetivos foram trazer conhecimento e esclarecimentos aos familiares além de mostrar que a escola é um espaço não apenas de conflitos e resolução de problemas imediatos. A escola pode ser um lugar de muitas trocas, de estudos, reflexões. Ao longo do plano de ação, pode-se perceber uma aproximação e maior confiança das famílias das crianças com deficiência em uma escola de Belo Horizonte. Junto com a gestão da escola e um grupo de colegas de trabalho comprometidos em ajudar, pudemos fazer um trabalho muito maior do que o esperado. Inicialmente fizemos um trabalho de apoio individualizado a 16 famílias de crianças com deficiência matriculadas em nossa escola. Levantamos as demandas dessas 16 famílias por meio de um questionário de avaliação aplicado no início do ano de 2019 e, a partir dessas demandas, começamos nossa ação. E por fim, oferecemos dois eventos abertos a toda comunidade escolar. O ponto culminante do plano de ação foi o “I Seminário de diversidade e Inclusão da EMEI X”, que foi um grande evento envolvendo pais, professores e demais servidores da escola. Concluímos com a certeza de uma semente plantada nessa escola. A educação inclusiva, mesmo sendo um tema de extrema importância ainda é motivo de muitos medos por parte de professores e pais de alunos. Precisamos falar sempre mais sobre educação inclusiva e constantemente rever nossas atitudes em busca de uma escola realmente diversa e inclusiva