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# Presentation: 423172

## Transitioning From Software Requirements Models to Design Models

- PI: Jon Whittle
*QSS Group Inc. *

- NASA POC: Michael Lowry
*Ames Research Center*

## Problem

- How to cope with the problems of requirements engineering?
- Complexity
- Validation
- Evolution
- Requirements/Design gap

- NASA CTAS example:

- data uplink/downlink

- customers

- programmer

- designer/architect

## Approach

- Complexity
- Validation
- Evolution
- Requirements/Design gap

- customers

- programmer

- designer/architect

- Simulation of use cases (scenarios)

- Semi-automatic design
- transformation

**simulation**

*Goal:Cost-effective way of simulating requirements*
* **automatic transformation to executable form*
* **executable form can be reused in design*

## Overview of Research

- Write requirements

- Transform to state machines

**SCASP (Scenario Creation and Simulation Process)**

**UML2.0**
**Sequence**
**Diagrams**

**preempts,**
**parallel,**
**crosscuts etc.**

**systematic**
**guidelines**

***Write down***
***what you***
***can***

**For risk,**
**importance & **
**metric**
**calculation**

**synthesis**
**algorithm**

**Itemized**
**List**

## Importance/Benefits

- Thorough simulation of use cases *before* design/implementation
- reduced cost
- fewer misunderstandings
- reuse of executable form of use cases
- SCASP gives *systematic guidelines* on how to:
- separate concerns in use case descriptions
- elicit non-nominal scenarios (alternatives, exceptions, concurrent scenarios etc.)
- transform those scenarios automatically into a set of concurrent state machines
- execute those state machines, i.e., scenario simulation
**NASA relevance** (specific projects):
- CTAS air traffic control (Ames)
- weather update module
- trajectory synthesizer
- data link/uplink
- also: Motorola test methodology (ENTITE)

## Accomplishments

**SCASP:**
- Defined SCASP and evaluated on multiple case studies
*CTAS weather update*
*Motorola call setup sequence*
*Univ. Paderborn shuttle system*
*CTAS trajectory up/downlink)*
- Techniques for separation of concerns (aspects)
*forthcoming papers in Requirements Engineering ’04 and IEE Software*
- Synthesis:
*outlined new algorithm for synthesizing state machines from scenarios*
- Metrics
*defined metrics for evaluating completeness/complexity of process*
**Tool support (IBM Rational Rose plug-in):**
- Simple version of algorithm
- plug-in for reusable patterns (including use case aspects)
- Integrated state machine simulator from Teknowledge Corp. (Alexander Egyed)
**Customer interest:**
- NASA CTAS
- Motorola

## Next Steps

**SCASP:**
- Further evaluation on case studies
- Synthesis:
*develop, implement and test new algorithm*
- Metrics:
*evaluation*
- Simulation:
*feedback simulation results*
**Tool support:**
- Full version of algorithm
- Integration
**Customer transfer**
# Presentation: 291124

## System Size and Energy Dependence 

**of ********-****meson Production at RHIC**
**J.H. Chen****a,b)**** **for the STAR Collaboration
*a) Nuclear Physics division, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics,*
*b) Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Los-Angeles*

## -meson production from Au+Au

***STAR Col.  Phys. Lett. ***_***B 612***_***, 181 (2005), ***
***                   ******Phys. Rev. Lett. ***_***99***_***, 112301 (2007).***

**<p****T****>**

******/K****-**

##  and  mostly from bulk s quarks

****** ****and ******** mostly from bulk s quarks**

**And bulk s quarks have collective elliptic flow !**

## The STAR experiment

**The STAR experiment**

-  Event-mixing method used to estimate combinatorial background from uncorrelated K+K- pairs;
-  Final subtracted minv distribution fitted with Breit-Wigner + straight line.

##                mass

**STAR Preliminary**

- 0-10%
- 10-19%
- 19-28%
- 28-36%

##                     spectra

**                    ****spectra**

**STAR Preliminary**

## dN/dy and <pT>

** ********yields from Au+Au and Cu+Cu collisions depend on the number of participant nucleons only, unlike Kaon and hyperons.**
**   ****see STAR Xiaobin Wang – parallel session VII**

***[1] NA49 Col. Phys. Rev. Lett. ***_***96***_***, 052301 (2005);***
***[2] E-802 Col. Phys. Rev. C ***_***60***_***,  044904 (1999).***

**dN/dy and <p****T****>**

## Nuclear Modification factor

**STAR Preliminary**

**Nuclear Modification factor**

**Comparing central Au+Au and central Cu+Cu with peripheral Au+Au Collisions—**
**   ****1) the yield and pT shape depend on number of participants only **
**   ****2) in terms of number of binary collisons the Cu+Cu data is higher indicating given**
**        ****the same top 10% centrality Cu+Cu has less number of collisions per participant**

## Strangeness enhancement

**62.4 GeV**

**200 GeV**

****

**K, ******

##           Summary

**We present a study of the system size and energy  dependence of **********-meson production at RHIC.**
**The transverse momentum spectra in both shape and yields are similar in Cu+Cu and Au+Au for collisions with similar N****part**
********-meson enhancement shows a distinct collision centrality and energy dependence. The enhancement factor of the **********-meson production (yield per Npart) lies between those of K******** and ********, and decreases from 200 GeV to 62.4 GeV data unlike hyperons******
**    ****The **********-meson enhancement cannot solely due to canonical suppression of strangeness production, there could be dynamics effect.**

##                N()/N(p)
# Presentation: 118595

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- Probability of 90% decline in 24 years for wild fish
- in the presence of wild spawning hatchery fish
# Presentation: 728166

## Timeline Comparison of TB MethodologyNew verses Old

- Specimen
- Received
-        Week           0                1                     2    3   4                     5      6     7     8     9   10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17    18
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- Mycobacteria growth
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- TB DNA Probe ID
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- Bactec Sensitivities
- (after growth)
- HPLC Atypical
- Mycobacteria ID
- Conventional Media
- growth
- TB Conventional Biochemical
- ID (after growth)
- Conventional Plate
- Sensitivitie
- Conventional Biochemicals

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# Presentation: 730952

## How to Submit a Proposed Change to ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1

- Mark Halverson
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

##  90.1 Under Continuous Maintenance 

- 	Under ASHRAE continuous maintenance procedures, anyone may propose changes at any time. Each change will be considered by Standing Standard Project Committee (SSPC) 90.1. The project committees may also propose changes.

## Step 1

- Envision the change you want to make.
- It is hard to envision any change if you aren’t familiar with Standard 90.1, its content, or history.  Get a copy, ask questions of committee members, become a participant.

## Step 2

- Develop the proposed language for your change
- Specific changes in text or values are required and must be substantiated. Supplemental background documents to support changes submitted may be included.
- ASHRAE has lots of specific technical assumptions that go into its work – know them and use them
- If you want your change to be accepted in ASHRAE, then background information and analysis is essentially mandatory!

## Step 3

- Download the appropriate form from _[http://www.ashrae.org/template/AssetDetail/assetid/22851;jsessionid=aaaaxrOD43wJ3i](http://www.ashrae.org/template/AssetDetail/assetid/22851;jsessionid=aaaaxrOD43wJ3i)_
- Or search for this form under “Standards Continuous Maintenance” under “Technology and Standards” on the ASHRAE home page: _[www.ASHRAE.org](http://www.ashrae.org/)__ _
- Fill out the form
- Of course
- Electronic submission preferred
- Redline/strikeout preferred

## Step 4

- Submit the form and documentation to
- 	Manager of StandardsASHRAE1791 Tullie Circle, NEAtlanta, GA 30329-2305E-mail: _[change.proposal@ashrae.org](mailto:change.proposal@ashrae.org)_
- 	(Alternatively, mail paper versions to ASHRAE address or Fax: 404-321-5478.)

## Step 5

- Wait for a response
- All submittals received by ASHRAE are acknowledged and forwarded to the Project Committee for consideration. The Project Committee will inform submitters of the disposition of their substantive proposals.
- Proposals received by Dec. 31, reviewed in June
- Proposals received after Dec. 31, reviewed in January of the following year

## Step 6

- Work with the committee to revise/refine your proposal
- Repeat as necessary

## Don’t Forget the IECC!

- The presentation on updating the IECC given in the Residential Codes of the Future session is also directly applicable to the commercial portions of the IECC.
- Updating the IECC and not ASHRAE Standard 90.1 (or vice versa) creates loopholes.
# Presentation: 683039

## Newsham Choice Genetics Collaboration with the National Animal Germplasm Program

**Newsham Choice Genetics Collaboration with the National Animal Germplasm Program**

- Newsham Choice Genetics has interacted with NAGP in the following ways:
- Semen backup of genetic lines
- Participant in heritability study of cryopreserved semen on motility
- Participant in sperm cell quality of cryopreserved semen study
- Company representatives serve as members of the Swine Committee

- NAGP regularly collects semen as an emergency backup of Newsham swine populations
- Repeated collections are performed to keep current genetics available if regeneration is needed
- Currently 332 boars with 17,584 units are in repository

- Used computer assisted sperm analysis from 163 boars to evaluate variation in traits associated with Stud (2 locations), Line (4), Collection (2 ejaculated samples) and Status (2 Fresh vs Cryopreserved)
- Significant sources of variation in sperm cell traits were associated with the stud where the boar was housed, semen status, and among boars

- Swine Committee members provide advice about what enters & exits the repository
- Aid directly & indirectly in collection activities & getting the word out about NAGP
- Current members affiliated with Newsham Choice Genetics: Archie Clutter & Fields Gunsett

- Male to male variation is the most important source of variation in semen quality
- Boars provided to the repository are also being used to determine the heritability of cryopreserved semen post-thaw motility and as a predictor of fertility

- Newsham Choice Genetics develops and sells elite swine genetic lines that are used to produce commercial pigs. They have nucleus and multiplier herds spread across the USA.
- The company sells breeding stock in: the USA, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Japan and Central America.

| Trait | Stud | Line | Status | Line x Status | Collection | Boar (Stud x Line) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Avg. path velocity | .01 | .62 | .01 | .73 | .73 | .01 |
| Straight line velocity | .01 | .90 | .01 | .97 | .15 | .01 |
| Critical velocity | .01 | .39 | .01 | .39 | .82 | .01 |
| Amplitude of linear head displacement | .01 | .73 | .01 | .33 | .70 | .01 |
| Beat cross frequency | .15 | .01 | .01 | .37 | .83 | .01 |
| Straightness | .32 | .14 | .01 | .20 | .02 | .01 |
| Linearity of motion | .38 | .31 | .01 | .02 | .07 | .01 |
| Cell head elongation | .02 | .01 | .01 | .99 | .53 | .01 |
| Cell head size | .01 | .52 | .01 | .59 | .62 | .01 |

- Table 1.  Levels of significance for sources of variation for sperm cell traits
# Presentation: 666435

## Non-firm ATC – The Transition From Preschedule to Real-Time

- 07/02/2008

## Base Facts

- Preschedule non-firm ATC is based on reservation impacts
- Real-time non-firm ATC is based on tag impacts & much more liberal
- The “transition” currently occurs at around 22:02 each night (for the next day)
- This “transition” virtually always results in additional ATC becoming available at the completion of the change
- There is not a hard-set market stop & start between the transition from PS to RT.
- TSRs are evaluated against ATC data that is resident in the system’s memory
- The ATC data posted in OASIS is a snapshot in time that is regularly updated

## Technical Details

- The processing of non-firm requests in the queue does not stop during the “transition” from PS to RT.
- The “transition” occurs at the completion of a OATI system process that begins at 22:00.
- At the completion of this process, all _**subsequent**_ non-firm TSRs requesting ATC for the next day will be evaluated against the RT ATC values – reflecting the just completed “transition”.
- The queue time of these _**subsequent**_ TSRs does not play a part in determining which formula is used, only whether the TSR is evaluated _**before**_ or _**after**_ the “transition”.

## Simulation of the “Transition” From PS to RT Non-Firm ATC

**TSRs Processing**

**Transition Complete**

**These TSRs Processed Against RT NF ATC**

| Queue Time | Update Time | Pending Queue |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 21:59:59 | 22:00:50 | TSR #1 |
| 21:59:59 | 22:00:52 | TSR #2 |
| 21:59:59 | 22:01:09 | TSR #3 |
| 21:59:59 | 22:01:21 | TSR #4 |
| 21:59:59 | 22:01:32 | TSR #5 |
| 21:59:59 | 22:01:39 | TSR #6 |
| 21:59:59 | 22:01:48 | TSR #7 |
| 22:00:00 | 22:01:52 | TSR #8 |
| 22:00:00 | 22:02:11 | TSR #9 |
| 22:00:00 | 22:02:16 | TSR #10 |
| 22:00:00 | 22:02:29 | TSR #11 |
| 22:00:00 | 22:02:35 | TSR #12 |
| 22:00:00 | 22:02:47 | TSR #13 |
| 22:00:00 | 22:02:49 | TSR #14 |
| 22:00:01 | 22:02:54 | TSR #15 |
| 22:00:01 | 22:02:59 | TSR #16 |
| 22:00:01 | 22:03:01 | TSR #17 |
| 22:00:01 | 22:02:16 | TSR #18 |
| 22:00:01 | 22:02:24 | TSR #19 |

**These TSRs Processed Against PS NF ATC**

## Issues

- During the time surrounding the “transition”, customers do not have any way to know whether a non-firm TSR will be evaluated against ATC that is based on the PS or RT non-firm formula.
- This situation produces an incentive to have your non-firm request be processed as soon as possible AFTER the “transition” to the RT formula.
- This can result in undue pressure on BPAs systems.
- Relying on the posting of ATC changes to OASIS to indicate that the “transition” has been completed may mean that many requests will be evaluated against the updated ATC values before your request is evaluated.
- BPA Transmission Services is evaluating how to make the “transition” a cleaner market process.
# Presentation: 728617

## Internal Controls - Abnormal Balances

- Presented by**Ron Degiuli**

## Abnormal Balances

- Fix 'Em!
- Thank you

- Office of the Chief Financial Officer

## Abnormal BalancesAn Internal Control Detection Tool

- Treasury defines the “normal” Standard General Ledger balances
- If a balance is not normal then it requires analysis
- What transactions caused the balance to be abnormal?
- Were the transactions booked incorrectly?
- If the transactions appear to be booked correctly then a business process needs to be questioned.
- If there is an error then explain what corrective action will be taken, by whom and when
- If there is no error then explain what is being done to review the business process and by whom

- Office of the Chief Financial Officer

## Comparison of totals for this year to last year

- Looking at total abnormal balances for Feb. 2005 ($13B) there was an $2B increase over Mar. of last year ($11B)
- However, Correctable balances increased proportionately more ($4.6B vs. $2.5B)
- Feb. 2005 were 35% correctable while Mar. 2004 balances were 23% correctable

- Office of the Chief Financial Officer

## Comparison of the number of abnormal balances for this year to last year

- Also, the number of abnormal balances has dropped from a total of 682 in Mar. 04 to 463 in Feb 05 or a 32% drop
- And the number of correctable balances increased from 216 to 242!
- Mar. 2004 32% of balances were correctable and in Feb. 2005 52% of the balances were considered correctable

- Office of the Chief Financial Officer

## Abnormal Balances

- This shows that some good work has been done but more progress is still needed.
- Explanations need to be improved
- When corrective action is required need to say who is performing and when it is expected to be completed
- When a heat ticket or other action is being taken outside of your control provide contact and when they say it will corrected
- If no corrective action is needed state why
- Take the corrective action when stated or explain why it could not be done and when the new expected correction will be made

- Office of the Chief Financial Officer

## Follow-up Actions Planned

**Follow-up Actions Planned**

- OCFO will be meeting with agencies to discuss explanations and planned corrective actions.

- Office of the Chief Financial Officer
# Presentation: 791002

## 200GeV CuCu Integrated Luminosity

**200GeV CuCu Integrated Luminosity**

**3.61 nb****-1 ****live ZDCNS (********=2.6 b)**

**PHENIX Goal 2.9 nb****-1 ****live BBCLL1**

**6.6 B BBCLL1 events **_**sampled**_
**930 M BBCLL1 events **_**recorded**_

**(As of 2/23/2005)**

**(~44 days = March 3****rd****)**

**2.31 nb****-1 ****live BBCLL1 (********=2.91 b)**

**(2.10 nb****-1 ****with MuID North/South)**

- J. Lajoie - RHIC Machine/Expt. Meeting

## PHENIX DAQ Hours

**PHENIX DAQ Hours**

**50.1 hours in the previous week**

- J. Lajoie - RHIC Machine/Expt. Meeting
# Presentation: 775236

## February 23, 2006

***MTAC Workgroup #87***
***Improving the Drop Shipment Process***
***Update***

## Agenda

**FAST Updates**
**Publication 804 Updated**
**FAST Redirection Information - DEPS**
**Delivery Unit Deployment – FAST Phase II**
**FAST Web Based Training Overview**

## FAST Updates

**Facility Slot capacity**
- Based on customer input we have identified 50 facilities with issues related to slot volume
- The data for the facilities is being analyzed by groupings and constraint modifications are being entered into FAST
- Updates are scheduled to be complete by March.  Currently, Group 1 is complete and Groups 2 & 3 are in final review
**Facility Volume capacity**
- A process to raise facility flat volume nationally was implemented in November 2005
- Flat volume complaints are at an all time low and any changes to volume are monitored and require HQ approval

## Publication 804 Updates

**MTAC #87 Workgroup reviewed the latest version of the Publication 804**
- Based on the review and comments, modifications will be posted online 3/3/2006
- Additional updates will be reviewed at the next MTAC workgroup meeting for posting online at a future date.

## FAST Redirection Information

**Drop Ship Web is a USPS system that manages the redirection of mail from a default to an alternate facility**
**Currently FAST uses ZIP/CIN data from Drop Ship Product to:**
- Provide validation during the appointment creation processes
- Display redirection and discount information on Facility Profile page
- It is also used in the e8125 process to verify drop shipment discounts

## FAST Redirection Information, cont.

**Drop Ship Web will be a subsystem of FAST in May.  New functionality will include:**
- Temporary redirection support via an effective start and end date
- Multiple discount types accepted at a single facility (this will eliminate the need for phantom facilities)
- Redirections limited to mail class and/or mail shape; not splits by presort level
**New ZIP/CIN file formats will be available**
- Now all drop ship product files are available online via FAST for free download
- Drop Ship Product CDs to be retired
- Timeframe TBD

## FAST Phase II Deployment

**Phase I of FAST deployment included all facilities (including Delivery Units) that were using DSAS**
**Phase II of FAST deployment is a significantly larger scope, audience, and change management effort than Phase I and will expand to all facilities, an estimated 30,000**
**Phase II Pilot is tentatively scheduled to occur in June 2006 **
**Phase II Deployment will commence in July and will be phased by Area and District over a four month period**

## Web Based Training

**The Team is beginning design and development of a FAST Customer Web Based Training course**
**The customer course will be 2 hours and modular in nature**
**The course will be “High Fidelity” and will include graphics and simulations**
**In addition, the course will be designed to support the expansion of FAST and serve as a refresher for existing trained customers**
**Course will be available via USPS.com**
**FAST Customer Web Based Training course to be complete by June 2006**
# Presentation: 244963

## National Ash Seed Collection Initiative

**An Initiative to Preserve Ash Trees for Future Generations**

## Ash Seed Collection Initiative – Why Does it Exist?

**Many Negative Influences on Ash Trees**
**Emerald Ash Borer**
**Irresponsible Movement of Firewood**
**EAB Containment/Eradication Efforts**
**Ash Trees do not Produce Seed Each Year**
**Only Female Trees Produce Seed**
**Small Seed Feeding Insect Attacks Seed**

## Ash Seed Collection Initiative – Cooperative Agreement

**Agreement Between USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) National Center for Genetic Resource Preservation (NCGRP) in Ft. Collins, CO**
**Initiated in February, 2005**

## Ash Seed Collection Initiative – Cooperative Agreement

**Voluntary Participation by Tribes, Private Citizens, and Conservation Partners (Federal, State, Local)**
**NRCS Coordinates Seed Collection Efforts**
**NRCS Processes Seeds to Insure the Highest Quality Seed**
**NRCS Sends Seed to NCGRP with Appropriate Documentation**

## Ash Seed Collection Initiative –Cooperative Agreement

**NCGRP Prepares and Stores Seed at             -18****o****C in the Seed Storage Facility in Ft. Collins, CO**
**NCGRP Will Provide Seed Samples to Researchers, Tribes, or Individuals ONLY With Written Instruction by NRCS**
**Tribes Must Give Written Permission to NRCS to Distribute Tribal Seed to Those Outside the Tribe**

## Ash Seed Collection Initiative – Information Resources

**Available in Handouts**
**How to ID trees in spring/summer**
**How to harvest, prepare, and ship seed to Rose Lake Plant Materials Center**
**Available on the Web**
_***www.AshSeed.org***_
_***www.EmeraldAshBorer.info***_

## Ash Seed Collection Initiative – Information Resources

**Ash Seed Collection Form Provides Identification Information**
**                      ****And Seed Collection Instructions**

## Ash Seed Collection Initiative – Information Resources

## Ash Seed Collection Initiative – What Happens to the Seed?

**Ash Seed Received at Rose Lake PMC in Fall**

## Ash Seed Collection Initiative – What Happens to the Seed?

**Ash Seed Given a Unique Identification Number**

## Ash Seed Collection Initiative –What Happens to the Seed?

**Ash Seed Processed to Remove Leaves, Stems, and Damaged Seed**

## Ash Seed Collection Initiative –What Happens to the Seed?

**Ash Seed Sent to U.S. Forest Service Lab in Georgia for X-Ray**

## Ash Seed Collection Initiative – X-Ray Results

**Damaged Seed                           Good Seed**

## Ash Seed Collection Initiative –What Happens to the Seed?

**Ash Seed Sent to NCGRP in Colorado if ≥ 60% Good**

## Ash Seed Collection Initiative – 2005 Results

**20 Ash Seed Samples Received**
**From MI, MN, OH, WI **
**Including 5 from Indian Communities**
**8 Samples Submitted for X-Ray**
**6 Samples Forwarded to NCGRP for Storage**
**Including 4 from Indian Communities**
# Presentation: 688891

## Office of Technology Strategy

April Giles
18 October 2005

**April Giles**
**18 October 2005**

*FIPS 201 BPA Approval Process *

## Presentation Agenda

- GSA FIPS 201 Test Program
- Test Documentation Framework
- FIPS 201 Products/ Services Test Program Working Group
- Test Documentation Development Process
- ?’s

## GSA FIPS 201 Test Program

- Purpose
- To determine if a FIPS 201 Product/Service complies with performance, interoperability, and security requirements.
- To establish an Approved Product/Service List (APL) for use by agencies in the acquisition of FIPS 201 Products/Services
- _[Product/Service approval process flowchart](file:///FIPS201_BPA_Approval_Process_Overview_r2.vsd)_

## Test Documentation Framework

## FIPS 201 Products/ Services Test Program Working Group

- Purpose
- To foster collaboration between GSA & all agencies in the development of FIPS 201 Product/Service test documentation.
- WG Work Items
- Requirement Traceability Matrix (table)
- PIV Product/Service Categories (table)
- Test Plan
- Component Test / Test Case / Test Procedure
- Test Fixtures
- Time commitment
- Duration

**Notes:**
Purpose
To foster collaboration between GSA & all agencies in the development of FIPS 201 Product/Service test documentation. 
WG Work Items
Requirement Traceability Matrix (table)
PIV Product/Service Categories (table)
Test Plan
Component Test / Test Case / Test Procedure 
Test Fixtures
Time commitment
	-~ 5 hours per component test
	-component test documentation needs to be completed by end of February
Duration
	-active through program development
	-I’d like to see it last  thru out test program, to help resolve test issues.

## Test Documentation Development Process

## Questions ?
# Presentation: 279796

## Bidirectionality of the Electron Transfer in Photosystem I

-    The photosynthetic conversion of solar energy to chemical energy is the main mechanism of life support on Earth. Photosynthesis in higher plants and cyanobacteria occurs within two membrane pigment protein complexes, known as photosystem I (PSI) and photosystem II (PSII). Both of them catalyze efficient charge separation that takes place between redox cofactors, arranged into two highly symmetric branches A and B. Despite high symmetry, in PSII electron transfer proceeds only through A branch. Until recently, the general belief was that in PSI, electron transfer is also unidirectional, by analogy with PSII. However, while for PSII unidirectionality can be rationalized by the different functionalities of the two final quinone electron acceptors, this explanation does not hold for PSI. Here we report the direct observation by time-resolved high-field electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy of two structurally different charge-separated states corresponding to the A and B branches. Our data, in combination with kinetic studies done by others, prove the bidirectional nature of the electron transfer in PSI. Since evolutionary, PSI and PSII are believed to have a common ancestor, these results may shed light on how evolution tunes protein structure and energetics to control function.

-   Figure demonstrates the analogy in the cofactor arrangement in PSI and PSII. In PSII the electron transfer occurs only along the A branch of cofactors (red). Argonne’s magnetic resonance technique provides a unique way to directly detect the structure of transient charge separated states in both branches of protein, which allows us to confirm that in PSI, B branch (blue) is also active and, probably, is the main electron transfer pathway.
# Presentation: 751026

## UESC ContractingAreaWide and BOA

- David Dykes
- Southern Company
- Industrial Segment Mgr, Federal
- 12 May 2005

## Contents:	

- Southern Company
- AreaWide Utilities Contract
- Exhibit C
- Basic Ordering Agreement
- Navy, Southern Div, NAVFAC
- Conclusions

## Southern Company

- Public Utility Holding Company
- Electric Utility Operating Units
- Alabama Power
- Georgia Power
- Gulf Power (NW Florida)
- Mississippi Power (SE MS)
- Savannah Electric (GA)
- 4.2 million Customers
- 38,622 MW Owned Capacity
- 120,000 Sq Mi Service Territory

## Southern Company

- Federal Sector:
- 26 Major DoD Installations
- Load: Approximately 450 MW
- Revenue: Approximately $110 Million
- 3,300 Civil Agency Accounts:
- Load: Approximately 100 MW
- Revenue: Approximately $56 Million
- Average Price per kWh: $0.045

## GSA AreaWide Utilities Contact

- Current Contract is System wide
- Signed in August 1996
- Contains Three Exhibits (Authorization)
- Exhibit A:  Electric and Distribution Services
- Exhibit B:  Steam Service
- Exhibit C:  Energy Conservation Service

## Exhibit C Work

- Conforms to GSA Requirements
- Project Payback within 10 Years
- Fuel Neutral Project Evaluation
- Includes Water Conservation
- Services Provided the Same for all Other Similar Situated Customers
- Contract is with Established Source

**Notes:**
Look up 4 requirments

## Exhibit C Work

- Utility is Signatory to Exhibit
- Utility Competes Work to be Performed
- Utility a Long and Trusted Source
- Relatively Short Cycle Time from Concept to Complete Installation
- Far Less “Red” Tape, an Easier Tool

## Navy BOA

- A Derivative of our AreaWide Exhibit C
- Authorized by Southern Division, NAVFAC, Charleston, SC
- Exhibit C Authorization Seen as Too Broad for Navy
- BOA Narrowed or Better Defined Energy Services Available to Navy Claimants

## Navy BOA

- Services Delivered via Delivery Orders
- BOA Further Defined Terms and Conditions of Delivery Order
- Establishment of BOA Allowed Local Contracting Officer to Sign
- Relieved Southern Div of Control for Overall Project
- BOA Retains Short Cycle Time from Concept to Project Completion
- All Projects Competitively Bid

## Conclusions

- Either Contract
- Provides Simplicity
- Quick Delivery
- Meets GSA Requirements
- Provides Gov’t Customers to Wider Array of Installation Contractors
- Utility Stands Behind Contract
# Presentation: 202513

## Linac Status and Plans (Incomplete)

- Eric Prebys
- FNAL Accelerator Division

## General Comments

- The linac is not currently a performance bottleneck for the complex *when it is running stably.*
- There are ongoing longevity and reliability concerns in the linac
- General state of instrumentation is inadequate to characterize linac behavior
- The 7835 tubes from Burle continue to be a major concern, although the situation is better than it was a year ago.
- There are new worries about the klystrons, which we formerly believed were not an issue.

## Outline

- Recent Projects
- 7835 Situation
- Klystron situation
- 400 MeV line work

## 7835 Status

- Lots of interaction between the lab (Czarapata) and Burle to help them improve their reliability.
- They seem to remember how to make tubes again.
- Present inventory:

- + one ready to be tested

## Christmas Klystron Woes

- As of Dec. 1, we believed 800 MHz klystrons were not a worry.
- Only two had failed
- We had six spares
- A few days before Christmas, the klystron in station one failed.
- Three spares turned out to be bad
- Tracked down to vacuum problem (and a flaw in our measurement technique).
- Plan
- We’ve pulled one good spare from the MuCool project
- Ralph Pasquinelli put in charge of investigating and acting
- We think we understand the problem and will work with L3 to address it.
- Current stock
- Two good spares.
- One “gassy” tube, probably bad
- Three bad tubes at L3, one ready to be repaired (no good estimate)
- Two more bad tubes which will either be shipped or analyzed here.

## Klystron Status

- 3 in since new linac built!!

## 400 MeV Line Work

- A new Lambertson was installed during the shutdown to steer beam from the Linac to the Booster
- Although the field qualities of this magnet were vastly superior to the old one, it was a major effort to tune for it.
- This highlighted our lack of understanding of the “400 MeV Line”.
- A major effort has gone into studying and optimizing this line.
- (more slides to be added).
# Presentation: 532989

## Underwater Remotely Guided Vehicle

**B****usiness**
**I****nnovation **
**R****esearch**

**Underwater Remotely Guided Vehicle**
***Deep Ocean Engineering, Inc. (DOEI)****** San Leandro, CA***

**ACCOMPLISHMENTS**
- In order to maximize the capabilities of the  underwater vehicle, many in-
- novative components  were developed under the SBIR contract.  These
- include a vehicle with a unique thruster arrangement  to facilitate mani-
- pulative tasks, a spatially  correspondent high velocity camera pan-and-tilt
- actuator, a gear-reduction drive thruster that  improves vehicle maneuverability at slow speeds, a strong lightweight structural framework consisting  of
- laminated composite of epoxy-filled glass fiber  and low-strength flotation material, a pilot's chair  with a head mounted viewing system and single-handed
-  joystick controls, and a method of converting optical  fiber to electrical signals in the umbilical cable termination
- Field tests of pilot dexterity with and without the telepresent  control system were conducted in the final stages of the project
** ****COMMERCIALIZATION**
- The components developed under the SBIR contract  were incorporated
- into a host of remotely operated  vehicles (ROVs) and other products which are sold  commercially.  These include DOEI's ROVs for nuclear  inspection, tunnel inspection, and several other specialized  applications. Customers include General Electric, Framatome,  Entergy, Virginia Power, Lousiana Offshore Oil Port, and many  U.S. Government agencies.  Accrued revenue from these sales
-  is presently in excess of $2.2M

- Ames Research Center
- SS # 2-010 - Contacts:
- DOEI - Dr. Phillip Ballou (510) 562-9300
- NASA - Dr. Stephen Ellis  (650) 604-6147

- 1990 Phase 2, Contract No. NAS2-13634

**      ****GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS**
- The NASA underwater vehicle has been loaned to the Marine
-  Biological Laboratory for a period of two years to study
-  the squid fishery industry in Monterey Bay, California
- This project is being sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

**Underwater Remotely Guided Vehicle**
# Presentation: 745534

## Materials for Studying Materials: 

- A Look Inside Some Neutron Scattering Sample Environments
- Louis Santodonato1 and Kenneth Volin2
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL

- Acknowledgements:
- The work we feature here is, for the most part, not our own.  In addition to the various institutional credits posted throughout, we should credit several individuals including:
- Ian Bailey (ISIS/RAL)
- Dan Dender (NIST)
- Rob Done (ISIS/RAL)
- Jim Jorgenson (MSD/ANL)
- Bob Kleb (IPNS/ANL)
- Andrew Payzant (ORNL)
- Chris Tulk (SNS/ORNL)

**Abstract:**
- Neutron beams readily penetrate many materials that are opaque to other probes.  This opens up a wide range of design options for “sample environment” equipment.  Here we highlight some of the materials used for both in-the-beam and out-of-beam components.  The present examples are but the tip of the iceberg in terms of the overall possibilities.

- The work reported in this paper is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy,BES Materials Sciences, under contract W-31-109-ENG-38
# Presentation: 491028

## Testing Calorimeter Prototypes at FNAL

- Status and Plans

- José Repond
- Argonne National Laboratory

- Fermilab, December 13, 2006

## CALICE Collaboration

**S**lac** O**regon** B**rookhaven

**CALICE Collaboration**

- Argonne National Laboratory
- Boston University
- University of Chicago
- University of Iowa
- Northern Illinois University
- University of Texas at Arlington

- _http://polywww.in2p3.fr/flc/calice.html_

**SOB Collaboration**

**CA**lorimeter for the **LI**near **C**ollider **E**xperiment

- ~7 Physicists          3 Institutes         1 Country        3 Region

## CALICE Electromagnetic Calorimeter

-       Prototype with ~10,000 channels being assembled
-       Tests with partially equipped prototype at DESY in 2005
-       Module expected to be completed by Spring’06
-       First tests at DESY in summer then CERN in fall
-       Detailed tests at FNAL after November 2006

**SOB Electromagnetic Calorimeter**
-       First Tungsten plates in hand
-       First 6” wafers in hand
-       Readout ASIC with 64 channels being prototyped
-       Ultimately 1024 channels/ASIC
-       First tests at SLAC in 2007 (?)
-       Detailed tests at FNAL in 2008 (?)

- Precision measurement of EM/HAD showers
- Experience with Silicon calorimetry

- Finer granularity (x4) than CALICE ECAL
- Experience with ASIC

## CALICE Analog Hadron Calorimeter

-       Using scintillator as active medium
-       Prototype with ~8,000 channels being assembled
-       Tests of individual layers at DESY in 2005
-       Module expected to be completed by July’06
-       Commissioning and first tests at CERN in fall’06
-       Detailed tests at FNAL after November 2006

**CALICE Digital Hadron Calorimeter**
-       Using RPCs/GEMs as active medium
-       Prototype with ~400,000 channels planned
-       Tests of individual layers at FNAL in early’06
-       Electronic readout system almost completely designed
-       Funding of construction not guaranteed
-       Detailed tests at FNAL starting 2007

- Precision measurements of HAD showers
- Experience with SiPMs, calibration...

- Precision measurements of HAD showers
- Experience with digital calorimetry, RPCs, GEMs

## Tail Catcher/Muon Tracker

-       Using scintillator strips as active medium
-       Prototype with ~300 channels being assembled
-       Tests of individual layer and readout at DESY in 2005
-       Further tests at FNAL in early 2006
-       Detailed measurements at FNAL after November 2006

- Precision measurement of tail of showers
- Experience with SiPMs, calibration...

**Summary of plans for FNAL**
-       Individual tests (TCMT and RPCs)  in early 2006
-       CALICE ECAL, AHCAL and TCMT starting at the earliest in 11/2006
-       CALICE ECAL, DHCAL and TCMT starting at the earliest in 2007
-       SOB ECAL and CALICE HCALs starting at the earliest in 2008 (?)

## Requests for improvements to the MTBF Beam Line

-       Hadrons (pions) down to 1 – 3 GeV/c
-       Duty cycle of at least 10% with several spills/minute
-       Electrons at higher momenta (> 20 GeV/c)

- Highly desirable

- Essential

- Good to have
# Presentation: 657112

## Slide 1

## Reflections on the LME Approach

**Reflections on the LME Approach**

-  **by****Prof. A. Chidi IBE****Regional Director****GCLME****Presented at the****8****th**** LME Consultative Meeting****Paris, 3 – 4 July, 2006**

**The GCLME Scenario**

**Notes:**
Ladies and Gentleman

I have been asked to present a case study of the UNIDO role in supporting the Stockholm Convention, which provides an international environmental framework for actions relating to Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). [NEXT SLIDE]

## Basic Facts

**Basic Facts**

## Data Needs

**Data Needs**

**Currently Data obtained from time series assessments based on 5 Modules.**

**Before GCLME Project : data spatially and temporally fragmented, lack of comparability and inaccessibility.**

## Methodologies

**Standardization basis for intercomparability**

**Achieved along 5 Module Approach – 1st Year **

**Coastal Monitoring Contracts – 16 countries**

**Emerging Data and Info Systematized and Provide Decision Support tools**

**EIM and DS Centre is the hub**

**Interactive – Different Layers of Control**

**Direct Linkage to marine resource Sustainability and Human Development Goals**

## Evolution

**Evolution**

**To a Management System that includes**

## Regulatory

**Fisheries – 2 Region wide cruises and Collated Info**

**MSY Indications**

**Still Early Days**

**Restriction in Licensing of boats**

**Definition of Commercial Fisheries****(Target species)**

**Monitoring, Control and Surveillance**

**Fishery Management Plans**

## Regulatory (Ctnd)

**Pollution and Ecosystem Health – Common Effluent Standards, Regional Spill Contingency Plan**

**Common Effluent Standards, Regional Spill Contingency Plan**

**Mangrove**

**First Reserve Established in South East Nigeria (Nov, 2005)****Angola and Cameroon in Line (Rio del Rey)**

**ICAM**

**Decision against Habitat Destruction****Zoning Restrictions to Apply ****Set back lines defined**

## Institutional

**IGCC**

**Hubs of Technical Programmes**

**GCC**

## Mechanics of Institutional Sustainability

**Donors Conference (ADB – 2008)**

**Regional Activity Centres**

**Location and Utilities**

**MOUs **

## Decision Support

## Concluding Thoughts

**Concluding Thoughts**

**GOG LME (1995 – 1999)**

**Accra Declaration (July 1998)**

**16 Countries**

**In September (21-22), 2006 : Ministerial Level Meeting in Abuja, Nigeria**

**Endorse IGCC**

**GCC**

**GCC and Fisheries Sub-Commission**

**Feels like a Commission**

**Problems Referred  -  Sardinella **

**Mandate to Act on Behalf**

**Data Rep (FAO)**

**Ballast Water (IMO)**

**GPA (UNEP)**

**Solid Path to Socio-Economic and Human Development**

**Congo  -  Biodiversity and Erosion**

**Gabon  -   Erosion**

**Angola  -  Mangrove and Pollution **

## Thank You for Your Kind Attention

**Thank You for Your Kind Attention**

**Notes:**
Ladies and Gentleman

I have been asked to present a case study of the UNIDO role in supporting the Stockholm Convention, which provides an international environmental framework for actions relating to Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). [NEXT SLIDE]
# Presentation: 116785

## Impact of Galileo on International Space Station

- Dr. Daniel Brandel
- ITT Industries
- Sept. 9, 2001

## International Space Station (ISS)Study Assumptions

- Background
- United States ISS On-Orbit Segment (USOS) will utilize GPS as sole source of position, velocity, time and attitude (PVTA)
- USOS uses the GPS L1 Coarse/Acquisition (C/A) signal for PVTA
- This  paper summarizes the impact of two Galileo frequency plans on the ISS GPS system
- Galileo direct overlay of GPS C/A code
- Galileo implemented at E1 and E2 which does not overlay GPS C/A code

## International Space Station (ISS)Study Assumptions (Cont.)

- Analysis conducted by the Johnson Space Center in Houston
- Uncertainty in Galileo implementation
- Both a 30 and 24 satellite Galileo constellation were studied
- Analysis assumed a 2.046 M chip/sec random code for Galileo which resulting in a spreading factor of 1.0 worst case or 1.2 nominal
- Analysis assumed random codes
- Beginning of life Galileo signal level on Earth -151 dBW into 0 dBW receive antenna with 1 dB atmospheric loss at 5 degree elevation angle

## International Space Station (ISS)Study Assumptions (Cont.)

- Signal threshold performance assumed for the ISS GPS receiver
-  35 dB-Hz GPS satellite visibility
-  35 dB-Hz for >30 seconds GPS satellite acquisition
-  >40 dB-Hz GPS satellite available for attitude solution
- Two cases analyzed
- Static worst case  with a single Galileo satellite directly in boresight of ISS antenna
- Dynamic simulation of orbital motion run over 3 day duration

## International Space Station (ISS)Study Results

- Static result for Single Galileo satellite
- Direct overlay of GPS spectrum reduces ISS received C/N by about 1.7 to 2 dB depending on spreading factor assumed
- Side by side (E1&E2)  reduces ISS received C/N by about 0.02 dB

## International Space Station (ISS)Study Results

- Dynamic result
- For direct overlay of GPS spectrum ISS sees a greater number of satellites than a terrestrial user
- 6 to 13 Galileo satellites visible at one time for a 30 satellite constellation
- With a 30 satellite Galileo constellation the ISS C/N is reduced by between 3.5 to a little more than 5 dB
- State availability drops from 93% to between 89 to 75%
- Attitude availability drops from 79%  to between 63 to 28 %

## International Space Station (ISS)Study Results (Cont.)

- Side by side (E1 &E2) Galileo frequency plan
- Reduces C/N by less than 0.1 dB
- Degradation is less than 1% for both state and attitude coverage
- Summary
- Overlay plan causes significant concern to ISS
- Potential safety problem
- Side by side Galileo frequency plan implementation does not appear to be a problem to ISS
# Presentation: 695188

## Improving Cancer Outcomes for African Americans: Update for RTOG Meeting 1/18/08

- Patrick D. Maguire, M.D.
- New Hanover Radiation Oncology (NHRO)
- Wilmington, NC

## CDRP News from NHRO

- _Bad_: Dr. Hamann to NCI!
- _Good:_
- New facility in Brunswick County, “South Atlantic Radiation Oncology,” JV b/w MDs & New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
- Opening more trials & accrual increasing
- “Bridge Between Academic & Community Radiation Oncology Treatment Planning,”
- 	J. Oncol. Prac. 3:238-241, 2007.

## NHRO Clinical Trial Accrual

- _Name/#_		_’04-06/’07_		_Total_		_AA_
- R9804		3/0 (closed)	3		2
- B35		5/0 (closed)	5		3
- R9811		2/0 (closed)	2		1
- R0214		2/1 (closed)	3		0
- ZCC0204	25/5 	(closed)	30		4
- C30407	3/1			4		0
- R0232		1/4			5		3
# Presentation: 840304

## Charles City County, VASite ID 510360002

- 2001 back trajectories for June 26, 2001, collection hour beginning at 1300 hr (17 UTC)

- Attachment D – 8-hour Ozone Designations Docket

## 1300 hr = 17 UTC = 84 ppb

**1300 hr = 17 UTC = 84 ppb**

## 1400 hr = 18 UTC = 92 ppb

**1400 hr = 18 UTC = 92 ppb**

## 1500 hr = 19 UTC = 93 ppb

**1500 hr = 19 UTC = 93 ppb**

## 1600 hr = 20 UTC = 94 ppb

**1600 hr = 20 UTC = 94 ppb**

## 1700 hr = 21 UTC = 86 ppb

**1700 hr = 21 UTC = 86 ppb**

## 1800 hr = 22 UTC = 82 ppb

**1800 hr = 22 UTC = 82 ppb**

## 1900 hr = 23 UTC = 90 ppb

**1900 hr = 23 UTC = 90 ppb**

## 2000 hr = 00 UTC = 92 ppb

**2000 hr = 00 UTC = 92 ppb**
# Presentation: 424075

## Unit 7TIME

- 7.0-01-ISUITE-EP

## Objectives

**	****Be able to:**
**Identify the primary purpose of the TIME module.**
**List at least 3 ways the data from the TIME module is utilized.**

- 7.0-02-ISUITE-EP

## Purpose

**Create Pay Documents.**
- Emergency Firefighter Time Report (OF-288)
- Emergency Equipment Use Invoice (OF-286)
**Provide Actual Cost Data for the COST module.**
**Provide Reports for Management Oversight.**

- 7.0-03-ISUITE-EP

## Information Sharing

**TIME**

- Accruals

- Contractor
- Payments

- Federal Salary

- AD Payments

- Management Oversight
- Work/Rest Compliance

- 7.0-04-ISUITE-EP

## Time Module

**Time Module**

- Time Button

- Resources Grid

- 7.0-05-ISUITE-EP

## Time Toolbar

- Post Time

- Adjustments

- Enter Key Works Like the Tab Key

- Print Invoices

- 7.0-06-ISUITE-EP

## Time Options

- 7.0-07-ISUITE-EP

**Time Options**

- Columns Available for Grid

## Manage Resources

- 7.0-08-ISUITE-EP

**Manage Resources**

- Review Common Data

## Personnel Data

** **
** **

- 7.0-09-ISUITE-EP

**Personnel Data**

- Select Resource
- In Grid

- Add Individual Information

## Post Personnel Time

**Post Personnel Time**

- Add Time

- Posted Entries

- 7.0-10-ISUITE-EP

## Roster Crew

- Add Member to Crew

- Crew and Crew Members

- 7.0-11-ISUITE-EP

## Post Crew Time

**Post Crew Time**

- Add Time for One or more Crew or Crew Members

- Select One or More Crew Members

- Select All Crew, Select None or Invert

- 7.0-12-ISUITE-EP

- Show/Hide Social Security Number

## Contract Data

**Contract Data**

- Add Contract Resources

- Adds Contractors

- Adds Agreements

- Add Rate Data

- 7.0-13-ISUITE-EP

## Post Contract Time

**Post Contract Time**

- Add Contract Time to Post

- 7.0-14-ISUITE-EP

## AdjustmentsUse Adjustments to identify items such as Commissary and Fuel for a resource.

- Add/Edit Adjustments

- 7.0-15-ISUITE-EP

## Time Reports

**Time Reports**

- Standard Reports

- Report Settings

- 7.0-16-ISUITE-EP