BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
# Presentation: 519068

## A Compositional Approach for Validation of Formal Models 

- Bojan Cukic, Dejan Desovski
- West Virginia University
**NASA OSMA SAS '04**

## Problem 

- Informal

- Problem

- Description

- Precise

- Description

- Implementation

- Problem

- Solving

- Verification

- Problem

- Understanding

- Validation

- Formal Domain

**Significant number of faults in real systems can be traced back to specifications.**
**Proving the correctness of a specification with respect to the requirements is one of the most important and most difficult tasks in the development of High Assurance Systems.**
**Current Methodologies have problems:**
- Theorem Proving:		Too complex for practical use;
- Model Checking:		State explosion possible
- Testing:			Not complete.
**Combining them might be the solution!**

## Approach

**Using test coverage measures, decompose the formal specification model.  **
- Abstract the thoroughly tested parts, use model checking on the rest of the specification.
**Demonstrate that visual interfaces hide the complexity of the specification model.  **
- Develop methodology for creation of visual interfaces.
- Use them for representing the coverage metrics too.
**Extend the SCR toolset **
- Monitoring specification test coverage.
- Automatic decomposition of  the specification.
- Compositional verification.

## Importance/benefits

**Verification and validation of formal models suffers from significant practical drawbacks. **
- Practical and automated assurance of specifications is an open research problem.
**Integration of model testing and visual specification interfaces.**
- Facilitates variable and interaction abstraction.
- Abstractions reducing the state-space of the models.** **
**A compositional framework for verification and validation of system specification models. **
- Exploit the ease of testing, and the completeness of the model checking.
**Extending a mature toolset (SCR). **

## Relevance to NASA

**Incomplete, inconsistent, unstable system requirements a major mission assurance problem. **
- Brian O’Connor’s address at NASA IV&V, June 04.
**Proposed approach to be evaluated on NASA case studies. **
- Fault Protection Engine (FPE) System at JPL.
- Other case studies wanted/needed.
- Ongoing case studies on formal specification.

## Accomplishments

**Test coverage of SCR specification constructs study completed.**
- Formally defined coverage criteria applicable to SCR specifications.
- SCR’s simulator utilized for automated coverage tracking.
- Coverage tracking tool developed, applied to Safety Injection System.

## Next Steps

**Continue the research on SCR specification test coverage, visualization, abstraction, additional case studies. **
- Develop a methodology for building visual interfaces of generic SCR specifications.
- Investigate visual interfaces suitable for specification verification and validation.
- Integrate visualization toolset with the coverage tracking tool.
**Research on automated specification abstraction from test coverage metrics.**** **
# Presentation: 690926

## Inbreeding Adjustments and Effect on Genetic Trend Estimates

## Adjustments Introduced Feb 2005

**Inbreeding depression:**
**Remove by regression in animal model**
**Then include expected future inbreeding**
**EFI = .5 mean relationship to current cows**
**Parity variance**
**Heterogeneous variance refinement**
**September 2004 test run included both **

## Inbreeding AdjustmentsVanRaden and Smith 1999 JDS 82:2771

**Subtract regression (b) from y**
**YD****0**** = y - m - p - c - b (F****cow****)**
**DYD****0**** and PTA****0**** reflect 0 inbreeding**
**Add expected future inbreeding **
**PTA****EFI**** = PTA****0**** + b (EFI - EFI****base****)**
**PA****EFI**** = PA****0**** + b (EFI - EFI****base****)**
**DYD****EFI**** = DYD****0**** + b (EFI - EFI****base****)**

## Effects of Inbreeding Adjustment

**Genetic evaluations of recent Holsteins**
**Corr (PTA, PTA****EFI****) = .998 for bulls**
**Corr (PTA, PTA****EFI****) = .993 for cows**
**Genetic correlations of USA with other countries declined by .01 ****(Sep 1999 test run)**
**Genetic trend**
**Yield trends were 6% lower for PTA****EFI**** **
**Fertility, longevity trends 14-25% lower**

## Changes in Trends and Trend Testsfrom Inbreeding Adjustments

| Trait  | Trend Change SD/yr | Trend Test Differences |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | Test 1 | Test 2 | Test 3 |
| Protein | -.018 | -.005 | .000 | .001 |
| Fat | -.015 | -.001 | .000 | .000 |
| SCS | .002 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| PL | -.024 | N/A | .000 | -.005 |
| DPR | -.009 | .001 | .001 | .001 |

## Parity Variance Adjustments

**Trend test 1 was .014 (fail), now .008 (pass) for Jerseys. Holsteins were OK. **
**Deviations for yield are multiplied by [1.07 1.00 .95 .90 .85] (parities 1-5)**
**Genetic trend for protein decreased by .004 genetic SD / year (2% change)**
**Corr (official, adjusted PTA) = .9998 for recent Holstein bulls**

## USA vs Non-USA Bull TrendsBefore (Aug) and After (Sep) Adjustments

|  | Genetic Trend (SD / yr) |  |  |  | Ratio (Non- USA / USA) |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | USA bulls |  | Non-USA |  |  |  |
| Scale | Aug | Sep | Aug | Sep | Aug | Sep |
| CAN | .215 | .209 | .243 | .234 | 1.13 | 1.12 |
| DEU | .178 | .173 | .214 | .211 | 1.20 | 1.22 |
| FRA | .189 | .184 | .221 | .218 | 1.17 | 1.18 |
| NLD | .182 | .177 | .219 | .214 | 1.20 | 1.21 |
| USA | .231 | .222 | .239 | .226 | 1.03 | 1.02 |

## Effect on Top 100 Bulls

**Average number of USA bulls in top 100 across all 27 protein scales**
**Increase from 24.5 to 25.3 (Holstein)**
**Increase from 53.8 to 56.3 (Jersey)**
**USA genetic trend **
**Decreased 6% (Holstein)**
**Decreased 9% (Jersey)**

## Conclusions

**Boichard et al (1995) stated that biased genetic trend “strongly disturbs international germplasm exchanges based on conversion formulas...” **
**MACE is robust to trend bias**
**Trend tests should not be required**
# Presentation: 725853

## NAVAL SAFETY CENTER

**LT. MARK CARSTENS**
**AVIATION FACILITIES BRANCH HEAD**
**757-444-3520 X7281**

## MISSION STATEMENTOUR MISSION IS TO PREVENT MISHAPS AND SAVE LIVESVISION STATEMENTWE WILL STRIVE TO CREATE THE SAFEST AND MOST COMBAT-READY MARITIME FORCE IN THE WORLD

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## NAVY/MARINE CORPS HAZREP

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- WESS
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# Presentation: 388535

## Jumbo Frame Transfer Capability at the MAX GigaPoP

- FY2005 NGI-NE-02

## NGI-NE-02 – Background

- Current configuration is in place due to the requirement to provide a mirror copy of all external traffic to the NOAA NCIRT in Silver Spring MD
- Issues include
- Does not meet the JETT mandated standards
- Unable to complete Net100 testing

## NGI-NE-02 – Current Config

- MAX Configuration
- Juniper M10 connections
- Internal NOAA Connections
- HQ Silver Spring MD
- NCEP Camp Springs MD
- NESDIS Suitland MD
- External Connections (all traffic to be mirror to NCIRT)
- MAX via 3508
- Cisco 3508 Switch connections
- Juniper M10
- MAX Internet 2 (all traffic mirrored to NCIRT port)
- NCIRT (Mirror port)

## NGI-NE-02 - Requirement

- Jumbo Frame Requirement
- JETT standard MTU is 9000
- NESDIS and NCEP both expect to utilize jumbo frames in the near future.
- Unable to comply due to the 3508 switch

## NGI-NE-02 - Status

- Purchased a Cisco 4507R
- The 4000 series switch is the lowest cost with redundant power supplies.
- Installed 4507R in Lab and it is currently connected to a 6509.
- NOC is currently testing MTU size of 9198 across a GigE connection

## NGI-NE-02 – Test Config.

- Cat6509: Vlan10 is up, line protocol is up   Hardware is Cat6k RP Virtual Ethernet, address is 000c.cfbc.fbbc (bia 000c.cfbc.fbbc)   Internet address is 10.2.2.1/24   MTU 9198 bytes, BW 1000000 Kbit, DLY 10 usec, Cat4507R Vlan10 is up, line protocol is up   Hardware is Ethernet SVI, address is 0012.0138.117f (bia 0012.0138.117f)   Internet address is 10.2.2.2/24   MTU 9198 bytes, BW 1000000 Kbit, DLY 10 usec,

## NGI-NE-02 - Schedule

- Lab testing will be completed by June 30, 2005
- Device will be installed and in production by July 20, 2005
- Rerun the Net100 test with Boulder
# Presentation: 116798

## Title (Development)

**Title (Development)**

_**Science Objectives:**_
_**Associated RFAs:**_

_**Enabling and Enhancing Technology Development:**_
_**Participating Agencies and International Involvement:**_
_**Heritage Missions: **_

_**Mission Implementation Description:**_
***Estimated launch date and prime/extended mission duration **
***Number of spacecraft**
***Location (LEO, Geosynch, L-1, lunar, etc)**
***Attitude control (spin vs 3-axis stabilized)**
***Number of instruments**
***Type of instrument(s) (in situ, remote, TRL-level)**
***Payload resources required (mass/pwr/tlm)**
_**Measurement Strategy:**_

- For more information please contact: I.M. Scientist

*http://missionsite.esa.int**	**	*

## Title (post-launch)

**Title (post-launch)**

_**Science Objectives:**_
_**Instrumentation **__**(in situ, remote, TRL-level)**__** and Measurements:**_

_**Science Programs and Current Activities:**_
_**International Contributions and Collaborations:**_
_**Data Access:**_

_**Mission Description:**_
***Launch date and prime/extended mission duration**
***Number of spacecraft**
***Location (LEO, Geosynch, L-1, lunar, etc)**
***Attitude control (spin vs 3-axis stabilized)**
***Payload resources required (mass/pwr/tlm)**
_**Mission Status:**_

- For more information please contact: I.M. Scientist

*http://missionsite.esa.int**	**	*
# Presentation: 726285

## Search for Strange States of MatterJ.C. Campuzano, University of Illinois at Chicago, DMR-0305253

- Nature Physics **2**, 447 (2006)

**Search for Strange States of Matter**J.C. Campuzano, University of Illinois at Chicago, DMR-0305253

- Scaling of the arc length with T/T*(x). Scaling in Physics indicates some underlying symmetry

- The Fermi arcs become shorter as the temperature is reduced

- The Fermi arcs,  imaged by the photoemission current. The Fermi surface consists of circles  centered at the corners.

## Search for Strange States of Matter J.C. Campuzano, University of Illinois at Chicago, DMR-0305253

- Two graduate students, (Adam Kaminski, Utpal Chatterjee), one undergraduate (Dan Slichter) and 3 postdocs (Dr. Amit Kanigel, Dr. Andres Santander, Dr. Ming Shi ) worked on research supported by this  NSF award, leveraged by other funds.
- The lab web site http://www.uic.edu/~jcc contains pictures and description of equipment and facilities, and recent research papers. It is also used in education as the web site of classes taught by Prof. Campuzano.

**Societal Impact:**
- Aside from the fundamental importance of new strange states of matter for basic science, the possibility of controlling the phase fluctuations in high Tc superconductors at low doping has the promise of greatly increasing the critical temperature, which might have a large impact in the energy and environmental fields.

**Search for Strange States of Matter **J.C. Campuzano, University of Illinois at Chicago, DMR-0305253

- (a) A standard 1G industrial SC tape, with 'BSCCO', the material we study.
- (b) the cross section, tracing a flow
- of current through the assembly of crystalline grains.
# Presentation: 780913

## Session 43

- Best Practices for Processing Direct Loans at Your School
- Barbara Davis, Moderator

## Best Practices Format

- This session will be an open discussion on several subjects in the Direct Loan processing cycle.
- Panel schools will describe their process and suggestions and then we will allow time for discussion and questions.  We will spend about 10 minutes on each slide/topic.
- We have included some questions to generate discussion.

## Topics of Discussion

- Packaging
- MPNs and Confirmation Process
- Origination
- Disbursement
- Borrowing Late in the Year
- Reconciliation/Closeout

## Packaging

- What is your NSLDS transfer monitoring policy?
- How do you help students manage loan debt?

## MPNs and Confirmation Process

- Are you a multi-year or single-year school?
- Do you use eMPN or paper?
- If eMPN is your process, do you require that an origination be on file before MPN can be done?
- Do you use an active or passive confirmation process?

## Origination

- What can be done to ensure ISIR, MPN and origination data are the same, particularly the student identifier information?
- If a problem arises, how do you resolve identifier discrepancies?
- What Web sites do you access?
- Do you have a good method to do credit checks for PLUS loans?

## Disbursement

- What best practice do you recommend to meet the 30-day reporting requirement?
- How do you ensure timely communication between registrar, business/bursar, and financial aid office?
- (e.g., Late reported grants, scholarships, withdrawals, etc.)
- How often do you make disbursement adjustments?  Is there a good way to control changes?
- What reports do you use to manage disbursements?

## Borrowing Late in the Year

- How do you track the loans?
- How do you ensure they are disbursed?
- Does anyone use the action queue (on the COD Web site) to pick up anticipated disbursements that have not been disbursed yet?

## Reconciliation/Closeout

- Would changing your funding method (pushed cash or advanced funded) assist in reconciliation?
- What tools do you use to reconcile? How often do you work rejects?
- How often do you reconcile?
- What steps do you take to ensure end of year closeout?
- What considerations do you make for crossover period loans?

## Other Direct Loan Sessions

- Session 40	Hands On Tour of  DL Tools
- Session 41	Best Practices in Using DL LSDA
- Session 42	DL Funding & Cash Management A-Z
- Session 44	Direct Loans A – Z
- Session 45	Direct Loans – How to Get Started
- Session 46	What’s New in Direct Loans: Grad PLUS and 			other HERA Related Changes
- Session 47	Direct Loan Reconciliation and Closeout
- Session 48	Direct Loan Reports & Reference Materials-Tools 		of the Trade
- Session 49	How Direct Loan Servicing is Improving the 			Financial Aid Experience for You and Your 			Students

## Contact Information

- We appreciate your feedback and comments.
- COD School Relations Center:
- 	1-800-848-0948
- 	CODSupport@acs-inc.com
- Direct Loan Operations Team:
- 	dlops@ed.gov
- Direct Loan Coalition:
- 	http://www.altrue.net/site/ndslc/
# Presentation: 670676

- Michael E. Mayfield, Director
- Division of Engineering
- April 24, 2006

- Grid Reliability

## Grid Reliability

- Why is a reliable offsite power supply important for nuclear power plants?
**Protective devices will sense grid disturbances and, if necessary, isolate the nuclear power plant from the grid**
**Potential impact on core cooling**
**Preferred power supply for safety-related components**

## Annual Loss of Offsite Power Frequency(Power Operation)

## Annual Loss of Offsite Power Duration

**Duration (hrs.)**

## New Reactors

**Majority of new reactor locations planned for south-eastern U.S.**
**Industry estimates that construction will be completed between 2015 and 2018**
**Industry anticipates the addition of about 20,000 to 25,000 Megawatts of electricity to grid**

## Anticipated New Reactor Locations

## Summary

- Nuclear power plants rely on a reliable offsite power supply
- NRC is continuing to:
**Monitor grid reliability**
**Work with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC)**
**Work with Licensees**
# Presentation: 434802

## Market Monitoring and Wholesale Power Transmission Issues

**Market Monitoring and Wholesale ****Power Transmission Issues**

***William F. Hederman, Director******Office of Market Oversight and Investigations***
***Federal Energy Regulatory Commission***

- WH-12-16-04

## Outline

- Introduction
- The Legacy of Legacies
- Transmission Challenges
- Monitoring Agenda
- 	-	Organized Markets
- 	-	Other Areas
- Conclusion

## The FERC strategy to provide dependable, affordable energy through sustained competitive markets has 3 elements.

**Effective Rules**

- Infrastructure

- Rules

- Enforcement

- Competitive
- Markets

- Just & Reasonable
- Outcomes

- Strategic
- Approach

## Background:  This difficult transition suffers 			    from a legacy of legacies.

- Inadequate interconnections (reliability driven, not market driven)
- Patchwork of laws/regulations/responsibilities (assumed service areas)
- Many entrenched interests with varying objectives

## Transmission Policy Challenges

- Market Power
- Regional Planning
- Reliability
- Investment
- Innovation
- Transitions

## 6

## 7

## 8

## Investments We Need

- Hardware
- 	--	AC and DC lines
- 	--	Substations, capacitors, sensors
- 	--	FACTS
- Software
- 	--	State estimators
- 	--	System monitoring, evaluation, visualization, 	information sharing

## Wall Street Waits

- “There is a cap on how much I can earn and no floor
-  on how much I can lose”
- 				J. Holzschuh, Managing Director
- 				Global Power Group
- 				Morgan Stanley

## Transmission Investment

- Source: Platts

## Monitoring approaches differ significantly by market conditions.

- _Organized Markets_
- --	Access assured
- --	Information rich
- --	Local monitoring
- --	Investment/mitigation challenges
- --	Seams
- _Opaque Markets_
- --	Access problematic
- --	Affiliate issues
- --	Little information

## Organized Markets Provide Options and Transparency

**Organized Markets Provide Options and Transparency**

- 13

## Conclusion

- Structural solutions appear best.
- Effective rules plus monitoring and enforcement is a second-best solution.
- Relative lack of investment in transmission has FERC’s attention.

## FERC is addressing transmission challenges.

- Initiatives include:
- 	--	Transmission policy
- 	--	Reliability Division
- 	--	Reactive Power conference

## Market Integrity is Everyone’s Business

- FERC Hotline:
- 1-888-889-8030
# Presentation: 148403

## U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of Small and Disadvantaged Business UtilizationVH8 Industry DayInvited Companies:  Veteran Owned (VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBzone) and 8(a) Small Businesses Certifications will be confirmed via the Central Contractor Registration (CCR)  RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

- U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization**VH8 Industry Day****Invited Companies:**  Veteran Owned (VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBzone) and 8(a) Small Businesses Certifications will be _confirmed_ via the Central Contractor Registration (CCR)  **RESERVATIONS REQUIRED**

**November 13, 2007, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. **
- The event will be a great opportunity to present innovative ideas and solutions to HHS prime contractors, Small Business Specialists, Program Managers and Contracting Officials.  We will accept registrations for 100 companies *(only 2 representatives per company)* and guarantee the participants at least three (3) appointments, two (2) with HHS staff and one (1) prime contractors.
**Please arrive between 7:30-8:00 a.m.  All must be seated by 8:15 a.m. to hear the opening remarks.**
- If you have questions please contact Linda Purnell (202) 690-7302 or Teneshia Alston
- (202-205-4919).

*"Small Business.....the Heart of our Economy"*
# Presentation: 681475

## Laser-based Measurement Techniquefor Optical Surfaces

-  Developed a working instrument, including state-of-the-art 	electronics as well as innovative combinations of optical and 	electro-optical devices
-  Developed a modified, commercially viable profilometer
**                             ****COMMERCIALIZATION**
-  Profilometer was marketed as a custom instrument to 	government and industry
-  A Model 100 and Model 200 Profilometer were produced, with 	the Model 200 winning the Photonics Circle of Excellence 	Award for the 25 best new products of the year
-  Yearly sales generated by the product averaged approximately 	$100 K for the first four years, with two jobs being created

***BAUER ASSOCIATES, INC.******WELLESLEY, MA***

**S****mall**
**B****usiness**
**I****nnovation **
**R****esearch**

**     ****GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS**
-  Model 100 was used in preliminary measurements for 		NASA’s Advanced X-ray Astrophysical Observatory
-  Another Model 100 was used in advanced development 		work for soft X-ray microlithography for semiconductor 		applications
-  A model 200 was used to characterize the mirrors used in 	the Hubble repair mission

- 1986 Phase 2; SS-153; 8/2/96

- Goddard Space Flight Center

**Laser-based Measurement Technique****for Optical Surfaces**

***Model 100 Profilometer***
# Presentation: 681635

## Preliminary Test Plan for Asphalt Overlays on CC2 Rigid Pavements

- Trafficking completed on CC2 test items December, 2004.
- Rubblizing of north side completed January, 2005.
- Five-inch P-401 asphalt overlay completed June, 2005.

- 05/15/03

## Plan View of Single PCC Test Item

**15 ft x 15 ft****       ****Slabs**

- 75 ft

**60**** ****ft**

- Transition

- Transition

- Shoulder

- Shoulder

- 05/15/03

## Profile of Test Items Before Rubblization and Overlay

**CBR 7-8**
**(****total subgrade depth of 9 feet****)**

*Profile of Test Items Before Rubblization and Overlay*

**6 in P-306 econocrete**

**17**** ****in.**

**10 in. P-154 **
**subbase**

**12 in. Concrete**

**12 in. Concrete**

**12 in. Concrete**

**17**** ****in.**

**T5**

**T6**

- MRC

**6 in P-154 subbase**

- MRG

- MRS

- 05/15/03

## Rubblizing the North Side of CC2-O

- 05/15/03

## Rolling the Rubblized Pavement

- 05/15/03

## Rubblized on the Left (North) and As-Trafficked on the Right (South) Before Overlay

- 05/15/03

## HWD Measurements on 10 ft Grid After Overlay

- 05/15/03

## Trafficking CC2-O

- Trafficking will start after the asphalt has reached temperature consistently above 70 deg F – about the middle to end of June.
- Trafficking will end when the temperature of the asphalt has dropped consistently below 70 deg F – about middle to end of October.
- Load in both wheel tracks will be four-wheel at 54-in dual spacing, 57-in tandem spacing, and 55,000 lb wheel loads.

- 05/15/03

## Additional Activities During Trafficking of CC2-O

- Transverse profiles for each test item and each wheel track.
- HWD measurements for each test item and each wheel track.
- Visual surveys.
- PSPA measurements of asphalt modulus as frequently as possible.

- 05/15/03
# Presentation: 776000

## Reconciliation of EIA-810/820 Information to the 2002 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS)

- Tom Lorenz
- October 28, 2004

## Acknowledgements

- Richard Hough
- Vicki Haitot
- Lacey Loftin
- Eva Snapp

## Background

- MECS is a quadrennial survey of manufacturing industries based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
- EIA-810 is a monthly refinery survey
- EIA-820 is an annual refinery survey

## Why?

- Differences between petroleum based fuel consumption data
- Refineries account for approximately 30% of the total energy use in the manufacturing sector of the U.S.

## Introduction

- Phase 1 - Overall survey assessment
- Compared refineries in the 2002 MECS sample to the active and inactive refineries listed in the EIA-810/820 frame
- Phase 2 – Discrepancy resolution
- Contacted approximately 30 refineries to resolve discrepancies  between the MECS and the EIA-810/820 surveys

## Phase 1 Results

- 96 refineries out of the 116 matched (approximately 83%)
- 20 cases differed
- 6 not in the EIA 810/820 frame

## Phase 2 Results

- Diesel, distillate, motor gas, hydrogen, and LPG consumption did not match
- Residual, still gas, and petroleum coke consumption matched after response errors were corrected
- Purchased fuel consumption data matched

## Summary

- Coverage Differences
- Kinds of Establishments (waxes and lubricating oils)
- EIA-810 survey missing some onsite fuel use not used in the refinery process
- Data Differences
- MECS purchased fuel data consistent with purchased fuel data on EIA-820 survey
- Petroleum based fuel consumption data on MECS is not consistent with EIA-810 data

## Potential Next Steps

- Reconcile contact information
- MECS and EIA-810/820 work together to improve consistency of data

## Suggestions

- Should we do anything differently?
- Questions?
# Presentation: 709612

## 60th INTERDEPARTMENTAL

**HURRICANE CONFERENCE**

***“******Hurricane Season 2006: Building on the ***
***Historic 2005 Season”***

**March 20 - 24, 2006**

**Notes:**
This slide should be up when the Federal Coordinator walks to the podium.

## Tropical Cyclone Research:  Priorities for the Next Decade

- Moderator:  Dr. Robert Serafin

**60th INTERDEPARTMENTAL**
**HURRICANE CONFERENCE**

## Tropical Cyclone Research:  Priorities for the Next Decade

- Planning activities are encouraging
- Interagency Joint Action Group
- National Science Board
- NOAA Science Advisory Board WG

## Tropical Cyclone Research:  Priorities for the Next Decade

- Priorities established by JAG very good
- Intensity/Structure
- Track
- Landfall Impacts
- Socio-economic

## Tropical Cyclone Research:  Priorities for the Next Decade

- Plans are not comprehensive
- Tactical, short-range, specific event-driven
- Not strategic

## Tropical Cyclone Research:  Priorities for the Next Decade

- End-to-End research program needs
- Seasonal forecasting
- Climatology/Variability of TC intensity and frequency at annual, inter-annual, longer time scales
- Causes of variability
- Stochastic component
- Climate change influences

## Tropical Cyclone Research:  Priorities for the Next Decade

- National emphasis on mitigation
- Event specific
- Long-range  planning
- Mitigation need:  impact simulation combining
- Coupled atmosphere/ocean models
- Storm surge models
- GIS Technologies
- Identify impacts at all vulnerable regions/areas e.g. schools, hospitals, nursing homes, airports, harbors, etc.

## Tropical Cyclone Research:  Priorities for the Next Decade

- Agencies should:
- Coordinate
- Collaborate
- Cooperate
- Commit for decade–long research effort

## Tropical Cyclone Research:  Priorities for the Next Decade

- Immediate need:
- Greater emphasis on data assimilation
- Especially for Joint Hurricane Test bed
- Human infrastructure Issue
- Dearth of data assimilation people
# Presentation: 424697

## Southern Research Station 

- 5 Science Areas
- 	Forest Watershed Science
- 	Threats to Forest Health
- 	Forest Values, Uses, and Policies
- 	Forest Ecosystem Restoration & Management
- 	Natural Resources Inventory & Monitoring

## Forest Watershed Science

- Center for Bottomland Hardwoods
- National Agroforestry Center

## Forest Watershed Science

- Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory
- Center for Forested Wetlands
- Savannah River
- Coldwater Fisheries
- $3.5 million base program
- 13 Scientists
- 2 Experimental Forests + Savannah River

## Forest Watershed ScienceSRS-4353

- (2) capitalize on long-term data to develop better analytical and   	predictive models,
- (3) develop and apply approaches to scale from the small watersheds 	to landscapes, and
- (4) develop and provide state-of-the-science watershed management   	and restoration knowledge, tools, and techniques to natural 	resource managers, policy makers, and planners.

- Forest Watershed ScienceSRS-4353

- Emphasis Areas:

## groundwater

- surface flow

**surface flow**

- surface flow

*watershed processes*

*watershed processes*

*watershed processes*

**Mountains**

**Piedmont**

**Coastal Plain**

- soil/water interactions

- soil/water interactions

- Climate

- Fire

- Management

- Restoration

- Invasives

- sub-surface flow

- sub-surface flow

- sub-surface flow

## Long-Term Forest Service Watersheds

- Non-FS Long-Term Watersheds

## Drivers			Response Variables		Value

- Land Use		Water Quality & Quantity		Drinking
- Climate Change		Habitat				  Water
- and Variability						Aquatic
- 							  Ecosystems

- Mountains

- Piedmont

- Coastal Plain

**Three Scenarios of Land Use/Change & Climate Variability**
**	****(less forest, more forest, same forest)**
# Presentation: 689989

## PWC’s with 1mm (0.040 inch) wire spacing

- 4 anode planes
- Per chamber:
-  xxo &  yyo from
- vertical

- Preamps
- (8 channels
- per card)

- Spectrastrip
- twist-n-flat
- cables carry signals
- from preamps
- and bias voltages
- to preamps.
- Typical length = 15 ft.
- (~5 m)

- Discriminator Crate:
- 32 channels/discriminator card.
- Crate holds power supplies for
- discriminators & preamps.

- High quality flat cables
- (“Ansley cables”) carry
- Signals from discriminators to
- TDC system.
- Typical length = 200 ft. (61m)

- Power = 208-240V AC
- (120 derived in crate &
- used for preamp power
- supplies).

- Discriminator threshold
- voltage (1/crate) carried
- to crate on bnc cable.

- -HV
- typically < 2000 V
- (SHV connector)

- Gas
- connections

- Signals are
- differential  ECL,
- AC coupled at
- the receiving end.

## TDC Interface Crate:

- (identical to discriminator crate)
- 32 channels/Interface card

- Spectrastrip
- Twist-n-flat cable
- (16 channels per cable).
- Signals are differential
- ECL.

- Dedicated CAMAC crate
- With LeCroy ECLine TDC’s

- Standard CAMAC crate
- With ECLine controller
- & standard CAMAC crate
- Controller.

- Power = 208-240V AC
- (120 derived in crate &
- used for preamp power
- supplies).

- Discriminator threshold control
- (uses 110 V AC) (bnc outputs)
# Presentation: 281269

## Eviews and Forecasting Techniques

- Shilpa Shah and Monisha Shah
- January 2004
- South Asian Regional Initiative – Energy
- Pokhara, Nepal

## Demonstration

- Importing data into Eviews from an Excel spreadsheet
- Examining the data and performing simple statistical analysis
- Using regression analysis to model and forecast a statistical relationship
- Performing specification and hypothesis testing
- Plotting results

## Workfiles

- Syntax
- Sorting
- Object views
- Etc.

## Basic Data Handling

- Importing data
- Data Objects
- Series
- Groups
- Samples

## Working with Data

- Using expressions
- Working with series
- Working with Autoseries
- Working with Groups of Series

## Basic Data Analysis	

- Series Statistics
- Group Statistics
- Statistical Graphs Using Series and Groups
- Graphs, Tables, and Text Objects

## Basic Single Equation Analysis

- Basic Regression
- Time Series Regression
- Forecasting from an equation
- Specification and Diagnostic Tests
# Presentation: 645295

## Federal Cave Resources Protection Act  of 1988

-  **An Overview of**
** ****Provisions**
- James R. Goodbar
- Recreation & Visitor Services
- Bureau of Land Management
- 620 E. Green Street, New Mexico 88220
- _[James_Goodbar@blm.gov](mailto:James_Goodbar@blm.gov)__                 Feb. 14, 2006_

## Sec 2: Purpose & Policy

- Secure , Protect, & Preserve Significant Caves on Federal Lands
- Foster cooperation & exchange of information between Government & cave users

## Policy :

**Policy :**

- Federal lands will be managed to protect and maintain, to the extent practical, significant caves

## Sec. 3 Definitions :

- _Cave_ : Any naturally occurring void, cavity, recess, or system of interconnected passages beneath the surface of the earth.
-   Including natural pits, sinkholes, or other feature which is an extension of the entrance.

## Definitions

**Definitions**

- _Cave Resources_ -  Any material or substance occurring material in caves on Federal lands such as; animal life, plant life. Paleontological deposits, sediments, minerals, speleogens, & speleothems.

## Sec. 4 Management Actions

**Sec. 4 Management Actions**

- (A) Regulations:
- Develop and issue criteria to identify significant caves

## Sec. 4 Management Actions

- (B) General
- Use restrictions for significant caves
- Enter into volunteer management Agreements with the scientific and recreational caving community

## Sec. 4 Management Actions

- (C) **Planning & Public Participation**
- Consider caves in any land management planning efforts
- Foster communication, cooperation, & exchange of information between land managers and the caving community

## Sec. 5  Confidentiality

- (A) Information concerning cave locations are not available through the Freedom of Information Act
- (B) Information _may_ be made available if appropriate

## Sec. 6  Collection

- Permits _may_ be issued to collect cave resources if specific information is given; what, when, where, how, how much....
- Permits may be revoked

## Sec. 7 Prohibited Acts

- Destroy, disturb, deface, mar, alter, remove, or harm Cave resources.
- Possess, consume, sell, barter, or exchange Cave resources.
- Counsels, procures, solicits, or employs others to violate the law.

## Sec. 8  Penalties

- Up to $10,000 or 1 year imprisonment
# Presentation: 948713

## EMPIRICAL APPROACH 

| Storm-Time Response of the Ionosphere: 
Physical and Empirical Model Approaches |
| --- |

**T.J. Fuller-Rowell, M.V. Codrescu, E.A. Araujo-Pradere**

**Goal:*** One of the goals of the National Space Weather Program is to transition sophisticated physical models to operational use; an example for the upper atmosphere is the Coupled Thermosphere Ionosphere Model (CTIM). This can be used to predict the ionosphere and thermosphere to support communication, navigation, and satellite orbit operations.*

**EMPIRICAL APPROACH **

**PHYSICAL APPROACH**

**Validation:** *One of the most challenging jobs is validation of the model output –an essential task to be able to quantify the accuracy of the prediction to determine the “value” of the product, and to compare and monitor progress in the ability of the models. *

| ABSTRACT: This activity highlights methods to predict the impact of geomagnetic storms on the ionosphere, with the goal of supporting communication and navigation users. Physical models, while providing an insight into the important physical processes, are also used to generate storm-time ionospheric correction maps. An alternative approach is to capture the ionospheric changes within an empirical model, using knowledge gained from the physical model and analysis of many past disturbances. Both approaches have their value within the National Space Weather Program and to SEC users.  |
| --- |

*A comparison of the empirical model output with the same storm interval as before is used to test the model.*

**CONCLUSION: **Optimal schemes in the future will combine the value of both empirical and physical models, and utilize the added benefits of data assimilation.

**Physical*** ***Models***: With accurate specifications of the auroral oval and magnetospheric electric field, CTIM captures the neutral composition changes in response to geomagnetic activity (L H S). These “bulges” in composition cause large scale depletion of the ionosphere (R H S), degrading communication and navigation systems.*

*An alternative approach is to capture the ionospheric changes in an empirical model. Data from many storms have been sorted by latitude and season and binned according to the integral of the ap index over the previous 36 hours.  *

*The empirical model is based on the fit  to the scatter of points in each bin (LHS). The “goodness of fit” can be quantified by evaluating the root-mean-square-error (R M S E) between the original data and the fit, and comparing with the equivalent error from climatology. The error is reduced significantly in summer, but the empirical model is not so successful in winter (RHS).  *
# Presentation: 779489

**Lewis Foxhall, MD**
**Associate Vice-President Health Policy **

## Public Reporting In Texas

- Texas Healthcare Information Council (THCIC) formed in 1995
- Legislative purpose: Enhance informed healthcare choices by consumers and purchasers
- Mandate: Collect and report data on TX hospitals and HMOs

## Selecting Measures: Our Options

- _Option__	__	__	__	__Evaluation _
- Clinical measures   		Expensive, hard to
- 	from abstracted records 	validate
- New measures			Challenging to develop,
- 	from claims data 		can’t compare to other 						states
- AHRQ QI’s 			Validated, tools available
- 	from claims data			for risk adjustment and
- 						 reporting

## Indicators in Hospital Report:

- Volume Indicators
- Risk Adjusted Mortality for Procedures
- Risk Adjusted Mortality for Conditions
- Utilization Indicators

## Display of Text at top of CABG report

## Display of top of data table for CABG Report

## Information Flow for Hospital Data

- Hospital

- Hospital

- Hospital

- Hospital

- Hospital

- Form 837

- Data Repository

- Public Use File

- Hospital Utilization Reports

- Web Based Quality Report

- Consumers, Hospitals, Purchasers & Other End Users

## Users of TX HospitalQuality Information

- Web site use by consumers
- Public use file purchased by hospitals and consumer groups
- Data shared within hospitals working on quality improvement projects
- Managed care organizations and purchasers exploring potential uses

## Statewide Mortality Rate Trends:Highest Volume Procedures and Conditions
# Presentation: 745241

## Alert Notification System Router

**At A Glance**
- ANSR is an alert response system that can autonomously page or email mission operators for satellite events or anomalies.

**Benefits**
- Enables low staffing or lights out operations.
- Additional layer of safety beyond staffed operators.
- Low cost.

**ANSR Components  **
- Server –  receives directives on GMSEC bus and pages or email operators
- Console –  runs at MOC; configures ANSR and monitors server
- Web application – makes page logs and attachments available via internet

**Features**
- Tracks acknowledgement of pages
- Supports call trees
- Fully redundant and reliable
- Supports email or paging
- Platform independent
- Works even with operations in closed networks
- GSMEC-Compliant

**NASA GSFC Mission Services Evolution Center, Code 581**
- _[http://](http://gmsec.gsfc.nasa.gov/)__[gmsec](http://gmsec.gsfc.nasa.gov/)__[.](http://gmsec.gsfc.nasa.gov/)__[gsfc](http://gmsec.gsfc.nasa.gov/)__[.](http://gmsec.gsfc.nasa.gov/)__[nasa](http://gmsec.gsfc.nasa.gov/)__[.](http://gmsec.gsfc.nasa.gov/)__[gov](http://gmsec.gsfc.nasa.gov/)_
**email:  **danford.s.smith@nasa.gov

**Alert Notification System Router**
**(ANSR)**** **
**Summary**
- ANSR can support lights out satellite operations by autonomously paging satellite operators in the event of some event or anomaly.  ANSR gives the operator a predetermined period to acknowledge the page before it considers the operator unreachable and escalates the notification to a contingent.  ANSR supports call chains and call trees to allow for multiple contingencies.
- ANSR is GMSEC compliant and 100% redundant.  In addition to the paging service, ANSR provides a graphical configuration tool, a console-based monitoring tool, and a web-based log viewer.

- ANSR information flow

##  GMSEC                                                                         ANSR 

**Reliability**

-  GMSEC                                                                         ANSR

-  Stubs and Servers redundant to prevent single point of failure
-  Supports multiple wireless carriers
-  If primary stub or server fails, secondary will assume primary role
-  Secondary stub queues all page directives and discards only after page confirmed
-  Pages are tracked from transmission to acknowledgement by operator
-  Will not lose pages, even in case of process failure

- Architecture for redundant ANSR system spanning firewall

**Requirements**

-  Platform independent, 100% Java
-  Supports any WCTP compliant wireless carrier or SMTP email server
-  Can be run on one or multiple machines
-  Works across firewalls – closed side polls open side for page acknowledgements

**Current Use**

- ANSR is used on the TRMM project to support single operator shifts.
- In Sept. 2004 TRMM will move to lights out night shifts and rely exclusively on ANSR.
# Presentation: 544017

## US ARMY RESERVE

## ARFF fire training ground

**Dual Fuelled Mockup (Jet A) Exterior (Butane, Class A)   Interior **
**Fuel Spill and mockup separate to enhance life of mockup**
**Projected Completion June 2007**

## CONTROL SYSTEMS 

**Minimal Electronics in the ignition and Butane control system**
**Simple On Off Valve System for fuel control **
**Entire System failsafed by Dead man pedal in control room and by the Chief instructor on the training ground**

## Interior Fires

**Both Class A and Butane Fires available**
**Flashover **
**Glycol Smoke Generation facility**
**Sacrificial seat stems for extrication training**

## Initial Schematic for Trainer

## Airport Overview

## Lagoon 

## Ramp Area 1

## Ramp Area 2

## Ramp Area 3

## Current Access Point to TSA

## Departure Lounge Current

## Proposed Area for Extension

## Team TSA

## Team TSA

## Team TSA

## Hawaiian Airlines Team

## FITIUTA 

- FITIUTA

## Fitiuta Airport

## AFTERMATH OF CYCLONES

## AFTERMATH OF CYCLONES

## AFTERMATH OF CYCLONES

## AFTERMATH OF CYCLONES

## AFTERMATH OF CYCLONES

**AFTERMATH OF CYCLONES**

## OFU

**OFU**

## Width Perspective cause of EA Concerns

## Approach Runway 08

## Cracking 26

## Pago Pago Tower???
# Presentation: 909585

##       National Administrative        Officer’s ConferenceColorado Springs, ColoradoApril 24-26, 2001

- SPACE and
-  REAL PROPERTY
-   MANAGEMENT

## Acquisition of Real Property

**Congressional Approval**
**Funding Issues**
**Role of the:**
** ****LAO**
** ****Area Property Management Officer**
** ****AFM-FD-RPMB**

## Disposal Of Real Property

**Procedures**
**Responsibilities **
**Location Administrative Officer**
**Area Property Management Officer**
**AFM-FD-RPMB **

## Leasing

**Short Term**
**Land**
**Space**
**Long term**
**Land**
**Space**

## Easements

**Purpose **
**Location Responsibilities**
**Area Office Procedures **

## Revocable Permits

**Basic Information Required**
**Retention of Fees **

## Government Owned Quarters

**Quarters Management Information System**
**Department of Interior’s role**
**Location Administrative Officer’s role**
**Area Property Management Officer’s role**
**AFM-FD-RPMB’s role**

## Mineral Leasing

**Pertinent Laws**
**LAO Responsibilities**
**Information required by APMO**

## Capital Improvements

**Your Space**

## Management of Real Property

**Annual Inventory**
**Accountable Officer**
**Documentation**
**Repair and Maintenance**
** ****Security**
**Reporting Requirements**
**Staffing of Facilities **
**Energy Usage**

## Management of Real Property (cont’d)

**Record Retention Schedule**
**Acquisition/Disposition  Documents**
**Capital Improvements Records**
**Realty Documents**

## Finished

**“****When an audience does not complain, it is a compliment, and when they do it is a compliment, too, if unaccompanied by violence. “ George W. Cable, Jan. 15, 1888**
# Presentation: 024484

## Online Status21-August-98Upgrade General MeetingStu Fuess

***Activities***
***Decisions***
***People***
***Problems***

## Online Status

***Activities***
**Finally making progress in the task-to-task communication layer (thanks to CompDiv).  Prototype version in a couple of weeks.**
**Slow but steady progress with Controls functions - e.g. can now do EPICS 1553 device control**
**Prototype COOR, Data Logger;  starting to integrate the event path pieces**
**Continued support of DART-based DAQ for test stands;  migrating/merging with full Run II configuration**
**Beginning installation of ORACLE db**
**Making more hardware purchases, should soon be able to demonstrate**
***host clustering (failover)***
***Gigabit Ethernet network***
***Disk I/O rates***

## Online Status

***Decisions***
**Will scrap the Shea/Goodwin Token Ring systems**
***Replace with EPICS processors***
***Reproduce functionality of 1553, Vertical Interconnect, High Voltage***
***Must deal with the ‘specialized’ front end applications:  LigAr monitoring***
***But leaves us with 1 system to support instead of 2***
**Will focus detector support efforts on integration issues**
***Hardware device control and monitoring***
***Control path or event path readout***
***Data logger, EXAMINE development***
**Target the systems in DAB: Muon and Calorimeter**
**Limit Online group efforts with other detector test stands**

## Online Status

***People***
**Paul Slattery now co-head of Online group**
**(Soon to be) offers to 2 physicists for Fermilab positions in the Online group**
**Detector group people starting to volunteer - but are we ready to effectively use them?**
**Still some major needs:**
***System engineer / manager***
***Event monitoring framework***
***DAQ monitoring framework***
***Accelerator interface***
***Lots of pieces of Controls System:***
**Alarms system**
**HV GUI interface**
**Detector-specific GUIs**

## Online Status

***Problems***
**People for the infrastructure jobs**
**Trying for a complete rework of schedule, concentrating on defining integration milestones and contributing tasks**
***Summary:***
**  *****Making the transition from development of independent components to integrated systems;  will use/need detector efforts to drive software progress.***
# Presentation: 751418

## 9/23/98 Integration Meeting

_**Schedule**_
_**Milestones:**_
**P2’ - Large Chamber (ME2/2)**
**Complete assembly ****	****11/20/98**
**To UCLA ****	****	****1/99**** **
**P2’’- Large Chamber (ME2/2 with changes?)**
**Complete assembly****	**** ****6/1/99**
**ME2/2 Final Design - ****	****	**** ****4/1/99**
**Begin Panel Production****	**** 7/1/99**
**Begin Chamber Production**
**3 Large Chambers****	**** 10/99 - 12/99**
**20 Large Chambers****	**** 01/00 - 09/00**

## 9/23/98 Integration Meeting

_**Assembly and Test Issues**_
**Panel Thickness and Flatness**
**0.625” +.005”/-.019”**
**Frame Tolerance Considerations**
**Location and Mounting of Electronic Package, Cooling System, Cabling, Wire Guides, Gas Pipes, etc.**
**Tooling Gage for Panel Registration**
**Final Assy. Tooling for Panel/Panel Alignment**
**Electronic Component Life Specifications**** - “MTBF”**
# Presentation: 330418

## Safety and Environment

**Phil Sharpe**
**Dave Petti**
**Fusion Safety Program**
**VLT Meeting**
**Washington DC**
**August 25, 2005**

## Key R&D Thrusts over next 5 years for Safety and Environment

**Dust **
**In-vessel Tritium Behavior**
**Tritium Permeation**
**Fusion safety code development and validation**
**Magnet safety code development**
**Risk data collection and personnel safety**
**Molten salt REDOX and tritium behavior**
**General safety support**

## Descriptions of R&D thrusts

**Dust: dust inventory, characterization, mobilization, cleanup methods and chemical reactivity in grooves on hot surfaces**
**In-vessel tritium inventory: effect of mixed materials on in-vessel inventory and mobilization**
**Tritium permeation: characterization of permeation in high temperature blankets; development of ex-vessel permeation barriers**
**Fusion Code development and validation: upgrade MELCOR and ATHENA for fusion use; validation against experiments**
**Magnet Safety code development and validation: upgrade code and apply to TF and PF systems for ITER; validate against FzK and RF experiments**
**Risk data collection and personnel safety assessment: continue reliability data collection on fusion systems; develop innovative personnel FMEA for application to ITER**
**Molten salt: REDOX, corrosion and tritium testing under JUPITER II. Expected to be complete in FY-07**
**Safety support: ITER TBM, ARIES and ITER support**

## Current Spending on R&D Thrusts

**Dust: 200 K**
**In-vessel Tritium: 1100 K**
**Fusion safety codes: 250 K**
**Magnet safety code: 130 K**
**Tritium permeation: 0 K (may be covered in post JUPITER II)**
**Risk data collection and personnel safety: 100 K**
**Molten Salt: 275 K**
**Safety Support: 150 K**

**Total: 2,205 K**

## Characterization of R&D thrusts to VLT missions

|  | ITER Base machine | R&D needed for ITER to be successful | ITER as test bed (TBM, etc) | Next generation technology (for current and future machines) | Longer Term R&D |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dust | x | x |  | x |  |
| In-vessel Tritium |  | x |  |  |  |
| Tritium Permeation |  |  | x |  | x |
| Fusion safety codes | x |  | x |  | x |
| Magnet safety | x |  |  |  | x |
| Risk data collection and personnel safety |  | x |  |  | x |
| Molten salt |  |  |  |  | x |
| Safety support |  | x | x |  | x |