Surfaces in a Digital Age: Marketing Strategies for Software Startup Company Myra Mirrors

This thesis will highlight the strategies and tactics used to promote and launch software startup Myra Mirrors’ first consumer product, Myra mini, a luxury home smart mirror. Myra mini is a real product that is currently in the prototyping phase of development and will be launched this summer on the crowd funding site Kickstarter. While the smart home industry has been reported to have incredible potential, it has failed as of yet to reach mass market penetration. The industry has seen a great deal of criticism for producing products that are over priced and difficult to install and sync with other devices. The vast majority of consumers are still searching for a compelling value proposition. By targeting specific groups known to yield high levels of household technology, Myra hopes to reach college students, their older, more independent millennial counterparts seeking the latest tech gadgets, and wealthy suburbanites seeking luxury home products

Issues on human acceleration tolerance after long-duration space flights

This report reviewed the literature on human tolerance to acceleration at 1 G and changes in tolerance after exposure to hypogravic fields. It was found that human tolerance decreased after exposure to hypokinetic and hypogravic fields, but the magnitude of such reduction ranged from 0 to 30 percent for plateau G forces and 30 to 70 percent for time tolerance on sustained G forces. A logistic regression model of the probability of individuals with 25 percent reduction in +Gz tolerance after 1 to 41 days of hypogravic exposures was constructed. The estimated values from the model showed a good correlation with the observed data. A brief review of the need for in-flight centrifuge during long-duration missions was also presented. Review of the available data showed that the use of countermeasures (such as anti-G suits, periodic acceleration, and exercise) reduced the decrement in acceleration tolerance after long-duration space flights. Areas of further research include quantification of the effect of countermeasures on tolerance, and methods to augment tolerance during and after exposures to hypogravic fields. Such data are essential for planning long-duration human missions

Human Research Program Human Health Countermeasures Element Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Risk Standing Review Panel (SRP)

The Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Risk Standing Review Panel (SRP) was favorably impressed by the operational risk management approach taken by the Human Research Program (HRP) Integrated Research Plan (IRP) to address the stated life sciences issues. The life sciences community at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) seems to be focused on operational risk management. This approach is more likely to provide risk managers with the information they need at the time they need it. Concerning the information provided to the SRP by the EVA Physiology, Systems, and Performance Project (EPSP), it is obvious that a great deal of productive activity is under way. Evaluation of this information was hampered by the fact that it often was not organized in a fashion that reflects the "Gaps and Tasks" approach of the overall Human Health Countermeasures (HHC) effort, and that a substantial proportion of the briefing concerned subjects that, while interesting, are not part of the HHC Element (e.g., the pressurized rover presentation). Additionally, no information was provided on several of the tasks or how they related to work underway or already accomplished. This situation left the SRP having to guess at the efforts and relationship to other elements, and made it hard to easily map the EVA Project efforts currently underway, and the data collected thus far, to the gaps and tasks in the IRP. It seems that integration of the EPSP project into the HHC Element could be improved. Along these lines, we were concerned that our SRP was split off from the other participating SRPs at an early stage in the overall agenda for the meeting. In reality, the concerns of EPSP and other projects share much common ground. For example, the commonality of the concerns of the EVA and exercise physiology groups is obvious, both in terms of what reduced exercise capacity can do to EVA capability, and how the exercise performed during an EVA could contribute to an overall exercise countermeasure prescription

Precision metering of microliter volumes of biological fluids in micro-gravity

Concepts were demonstrated and investigated for transferring accurately known and reproducible microliter volumes of biological fluids from sample container onto dry chemistry slides in microgravity environment. Specific liquid transfer tip designs were compared. Information was obtained for design of a liquid sample handling system to enable clinical chemical analysis in microgravity. Disposable pipet tips and pipet devices that were designed to transfer microliter volumes of biological fluid from a (test tube) sample container in 1-G environment were used during microgravity periods of parabolic trajectories of the KC-135 aircraft. The transfer process was recorded using charge coupled device camera and video cassette equipment. Metering behavior of water, a synthetic aqueous protein solution, and anticoagulated human blood was compared. Transfer of these liquids to 2 substrate materials representative of rapidly wettable and slowly wettable dry chemistry slide surface was compared

Computerization of Eastern Kentucky Schools

A survey conducted by Office of Research and Program Development at Morehead State University in 1968 concerning the feasibility of using computers in public schools in Eastern Kentucky

IMPROVED AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY THROUGH INSTRUCTIONAL MODULES AND AUTOMOTIVE DRIVING SIMULATOR BASED SKILLS TRAINING WITH ASSESSMENT

Motor vehicle crashes involving novice drivers are significantly higher than matured drivers\u27 incidents as reported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality Analysis Reporting System (NHTSA-FARS). There is ongoing research on how to decrease the number of crashes for this driver demographic group in the Unites States and Europe. Novice drivers usually complete driver education classes as a pre-requisite for full licensure to improve overall knowledge and safety. However, compiled statistics still indicate a need for more in-depth training after full licensure. This thesis introduces classroom and virtual training modules to improve the driving skills, attitudes, knowledge, and behavior of \u27high-risk\u27 young adult participants. The approach was to design two training modules for classroom instruction and establish a framework for a Public Service Announcement (PSA) seminar. In addition, a case study was performed using three automotive simulators exploring their potential use as a driver training resource. One of the driving simulators was subsequently used to complete a feasibility study examining the use of simulators as a driver training tool. The instructional modules covered vehicle maintenance, vehicle safety systems, and general automotive operations. The vehicle maintenance material included topics such as operating fluids, tires, brakes, windshield wipers, light bulbs, batteries, and warning lights. The second module focused on the basic operation of the vehicle and several key safety features (e.g., anti-lock braking system, electronic stability control, traction control system, seatbelts, and airbags). The PSA seminar introduced driving strategies such as avoiding driver distractions, seatbelt usage, and speed management using video campaigns produced by national and international organizations. Three simulators (DriveSafety Simulator, STISIM Drive Simulator, CU-Steering Simulator) were evaluated at North Carolina A&T University and Clemson University for their possible use in driver education programs. The overall performance was considered in nine general areas: ease of use, user-interface, motion/vision agreement, vehicle dynamics, haptic feedback, traffic scenarios, realism, mobility, and programmability. The DriveSafety simulator was determined the best option, since it provided the greatest number of characteristics ideally required for a training simulator. Based on the favorable results of this study, the opportunity to improve the driving skills of novice drivers using a DriveSafety automotive simulator was examined. Training test scripts for \u27Following Etiquette\u27 and \u27Situational Awareness\u27 were developed to introduce these key driving techniques. The training modules were administered in a pilot study using Clemson University students (ages 18-25). Students received little verbal instruction from the examiner; the majority of information was delivered by custom training videos and embedded driving simulator instructions. The \u27Following Etiquette\u27 module taught a basic timing method that allowed drivers to maintain a recommended following distance: 58% passed and 42% failed. The \u27Situational Awareness\u27 module allowed students to practice obstacle avoidance techniques and emergency maneuvers: 25% passed out right, 58% conditionally passed, and 17% failed. The classroom and virtual training modules were developed for possible implementation in a safe driving program. The automotive driving simulator proved to be a feasible option for facilitating automotive safety lessons, followed immediately by driving exercises to practice and reinforce the educational concept. Recommendations for additional classroom modules and virtual training modules are put forth for future study

Factors Influencing the Educational Choices of Student Teachers

A survey conducted in 1964 by Morris Norfleet to identify variables influencing students to attend Morehead State College, choose a teaching career, and to choose an area of specialization

An Analysis of Long-Range Planning for Higher Education in the United States

A report by Morris Norfleet published by the Bureau of Research and Development at Morehead State University in 1972