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The Network Operations Control Center Upgrade Task: Lessons Learned

This article synthesizes and describes the lessons learned from the Network Operations Control Center (NOCC) upgrade project, from the requirements phase through development and test and transfer. At the outset, the NOCC upgrade was being performed simultaneously with two other interfacing and dependent upgrades at the Signal Processing Center (SPC) and Ground Communications Facility (GCF), thereby adding a significant measure of complexity to the management and overall coordination of the development and transfer-to-operations (DTO) effort. Like other success stories, this project carried with it the traditional elements of top management support and exceptional dedication of cognizant personnel. Additionally, there were several NOCC-specific reasons for success, such as end-to-end system engineering, adoption of open-system architecture, thorough requirements management, and use of appropriate off-the-shelf technologies. On the other hand, there were several difficulties, such as ill-defined external interfaces, transition issues caused by new communications protocols, ambivalent use of two sets of policies and standards, and mistailoring of the new JPL management standard (due to the lack of practical guidelines). This article highlights the key lessons learned, as a means of constructive suggestions for the benefit of future projects.
Name, place, and emotional space : themed semantics in literary onomastic research

This research uses literary resources as evidence against the argument that names are potentially semantically meaningless entities. A secondary goal is to highlight and discuss the value of onomastics from both a literary and linguistic perspective. The thesis proposes a methodology for the assessment of literary sources based on genre, arguing that names, and genre in turn, may be defined through their respective engagement with thematic considerations, providing a relevant critical structure by which to assess the application or construction of names within fiction. The proposed methodology is first used to assess the placenames within dystopian literature, taking Orwell’s 1984 (1949), Huxley’s Brave New World (1931), and Zamyatin’s We (1924) as exemplar texts for the genre. The emblematic themes identified within the onymic patterns (propaganda, classification and regulation) all share a common thematic root: power and control. In order to assess the validity of this approach, the fictional worlds depicted in a selection of other dystopic texts are also examined. A special study is made of terrapsychology and fictional ontology, as well as of three distinct subgenres of the gothic. Case studies of the latter are each focused around a different ontological mode (fictional, part-fictional, and non-fictional placenames), covering the fantastic world of Peake’s Gormenghast setting (two texts published in 1946 and 1950), Lovecraft’s variant New England county (six texts, 1922 to 1936), and the representative contemporary setting of Brook’s World War Z (2006), respectively.
Setting Effects in Mathematical Reasoning of Early Adolescents: Findings from Three Urban Schools

Three mathematical reasoning tasks (proportions, reasoning with an unknown, and a spatial reasoning task), and an attitude interview were individually administered to 260 8th grade students from three predominately minority urban schools. The three schools and neighborhoods varied in educational advantages as well as in socioeconomic characteristics. An additional 60 students, from a middle class and predominately white school in which a similar study had been conducted previously, was included in some comparisons. A battery of groupadministered cognitive tasks and attitude scales was also administered to the students. The results showed a significant effect for site on all three tasks; however, the variance accounted for by site was slight for the spatial reasoning task and reasoning with unknowns (approximately 5%) while it was substantially larger for porportions (21%). Other characteristics that differed across sites were: (a) solution strategies for reasoning with unknowns and in the simple proportion problems; (b) cognitive correlates for each task; and (c) attitude regarding perceived competence and need for mathematics as well as for the perceived amount of effort expended on mathematics. The results are interpreted to indicate the need for an ecological approach to research on adolescent reasoning. Multiple tasks should be examined in multiple settings, and the relationship between attitudes and cognition should be considered.
No barrier at the boundaries: implementing regional frameworks for noise management in protected natural areas

We compare the status of regional or ecosystem frameworks for managing airborne and underwater noise sources in the US, with particular emphasis on transportation noise in national marine sanctuaries and national parks. The Organic Act demands that the US National Park Service (NPS) preserve natural and cultural resources unimpaired for future generations, and NPS policies provide explicit guidance for managing acoustical environments to meet this standard. The US Office of National Marine Sanctuaries identifies noise as a threat to sanctuary resources, but does not address how the program should manage noise levels to minimize impacts to wildlife and protect the aesthetic resources within sanctuaries. Methods and results from 2 case studies that address noise management in spatially explicit contexts are highlighted: the Gerry E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and the Grand Canyon National Park. In both case studies, noise gener- ated by transportation networks that extend far beyond protected area boundaries must be managed to conserve local resources. Effective noise control policies must be developed through partnerships among transportation and resource management agencies, surmounting differences in their mis- sions, professional cultures, and historical precedents. Four collective approaches for managing noise in protected natural areas emerge from this analysis: (1) investing in monitoring programs and data management; (2) expanding the resolution and scope of impact assessment tools; (3) enhancing coor- dination and the governance structure; and (4) engaging and educating US citizens regarding the benefits of quieting.
La contingence de la politique comptable des sociétés cotées : le cas de la transition aux normes IFRS

The implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in the European Union since 2005 has confronted listed companies with substantial accounting choices regarding the practical application of these new standards in the preparation of consolidated financial statements. On the basis of a qualitative survey of six companies listed on a regional Euronext exchange, this paper studies contingency factors in the accounting policy of listed companies applying IFRS for the first time. In light of the firms’ contractual theories, it analyzes the motivations in accounting choices from a contingency and sociological perspective, distinguishing different accounting policies according to the level of normalization achieved in accounting practices.
Needing a new programme: why is union membership so low among software workers?

In terms of employee characteristics, software workers represent a particularly fascinating and important group of workers to explore in terms of their behaviour towards unions. They represent an expanding cohort of so-called knowledge workers in the UK and other countries, many possessing considerable latent power through their proximity to and involvement with electronic means of production and accumulation. An early study of technical workers' unionism by Smith (1987) provides evidence that computer personnel possess at least some of Batstone et al's (1978) four potential sources of industrial power, namely: skill scarcity, strategic position, immediate impact on production, and potential to create uncertainty (Smith 1987: 104). Other writers, however, have hinted that software workers are no less immune to management pressures to routinise and Taylorise their work than are any other group of skilled workers (Kraft and Dubnoff 1986; Beirne et al 1998). Software workers also enjoy familiarity with information technology, an increasingly effective tool in organising union membership both in the USA (Fiorito et al 2002) and the UK (Diamond and Freeman 2002).
The Effect of eCRM Practices on eWOM on Banks’ SNSs: The Mediating Role of Customer Satisfaction

The main objective of this research is to examine the effect of electronic customer relationship management (eCRM) practices provided by banks operating in Jordan on electronic word of mouth (eWOM) on these banks social networking sites (SNSs) namely Facobook, Twitter and Instagram. Throughout a comprehensive reviewing of literatures in this growing area; the researcher built up a research model to describe the relationships between the research independent, dependent and mediating variables. Moreover, well structured questionnaire has been used to gather data from the research sample which consisted of 507 customers, who have had an e-transaction with their banks, and have active accounts on one or more of the previous SNSs. Accordingly, multiple regression test was used to analyze gathered data; the results showed that electronic direct mail, perceived rewards and interpersonal communication are respectively affect eWOM of banks SNSs. What is more, the mediating role of customer satisfaction was supported. Hence, conclusions, managerial implications and suggestions for upcoming researches are also provided.
Intra-Industry Trade in Tourism Services

Usually the tourism flows are explained by demand, economic growth, and revealed comparative advantage (neoclassic trade theory). This manuscript examines the link between intra-industry trade and international tourism flows. We have examined the Portuguese intra-industry trade in this sector. The analysis apply the static (Grubel and Lloyd) and dynamic index (Brulhart). Our results show that the tourism services are important for a small economy such as Portugal. The intra-industry trade is very significant between Portugal and the following countries: Spain, USA, Italy, Greece, Turkey and Canada.
Betaine, Hyperventilation, Hyperimmune Egg Protein and Other Novelties for Performance at the 2007 ACSM Annual Meeting

s only for original-research presentations. Disappointingly, all you get for the symposia, president’s lectures, tutorial lectures and so on–the wisdom of the experts–is titles, speaker names and speaker affiliations. There seemed to be more missing posters this year than ever before. I know of one PhD student who had a poster accepted then changed his plans and didn’t turn up. The penalty for a no-show is a ban on presenting at the next conference, and whether this applies to all authors on the presentation is not clear, so his supervisor got him to email something basic that could be printed off on sheets of paper and pinned up at the last moment. I was just a co-author. Many people make the mistake of undervaluing the posters. They don’t realize that somewhere in those aisles you’ll find some of the most exciting new stuff and best-kept secrets. You also get a chance to have a great talk with the authors and anyone else standing in the vicinity. Sure, most of the posters have nothing new, and sometimes you wish the program committee would raise the bar for acceptance. But students and faculty don’t get paid to come unless they present something, and most won’t come if they have to pay for themselves, and it’s important for them to attend this biggest conference in our discipline, so we have to put up with a high proportion of seemingly pointless posters.
Boalópolis: um jogo para conhecer a cidade

Este artigo retrata o desenvolvimento do gameplay e discute as escolhas de arte e design para o jogo Boalopolis , lancado em versao beta como material educativo. A proposta de Boalopolis e possibilitar a criancas e adolescentes mais conhecimento sobre o meio urbano, atraves da interacao com elementos relacionados a locomocao pela cidade. A busca por um equilibrio entre recompensas e obstaculos e a introducao de minigames como parte da construcao do fluxo de jogo sao parte essencial do processo descrito neste artigo.
Thurber needlegrass: seasonal defoliation effects on forage quantity and quality.

Although Thurber needlegrass (Stipa thurberiana Piper) is an important component of Palouse, sagebrush:steppe, and pine:forest rangelands, little is known of its qualitative and quantitative responses to defoliation. At 14-day intervals one of 7 cohorts of Thurber needlegrass plants was defoliated to a 2.5-cm stubble to describe initial growth rates, determine defoliation effects on subsequent regrowth accumulations, relate regrowth potential to available soil moisture, and determine the nutritional value of initial growth and regrowth for livestock. The study was conducted in 1985 and 1986 with a different group of plants used each year. Although crop-year precipitation for the 1985-86 treatment years was 77 and 111%, respectively, of the long term mean (25.2 cm), growth rates of tussocks were similar between years (P > 0.05). Seasonal yield of regrowth varied between years, however, and was well correlated (r2 = 0.76 to 0.80 P < 0.05) with soil moisture content when treatments were applied. Among 7 defoliation dates (24 April-17 July) only the first 5 yielded regrowth in 1985, and all produced regrowth in 1986. Among treatments regrowth averaged 22% of total herbage yield in 1985 and 50% of total yield in 1986. In both years total herbage accumulations were most suppressed (47-63% reduction) by defoliation during the early-boot stage of phenology. In 1985 when conditions were drier, any defoliation before mid-June depressed (P < 0.05) total herbage yield. Crude protein (CP) of needlegrass herbage was high (19-22%) when growth began in April but declined (P < 0.05) to marginal levels for cattle (6.7-7.7%) by mid-July. Regrowth harvested on 31 July ranged from 7 to 9% CP for the earliest (24 April) treatments and as high as 17% for the latest (17 July). Although Thurber needlegrass can produce highly nutritious regrowth for late-season use, managers face diminishing levels of regrowth as the initial cropping date is delayed later into the growing season. Managers contemplating 2-crop grazing regimes for Thurber needlegrass should base scheduling on plant phenology, soil moisture considerations and historic use rather than specific calendar dates. Further work is needed, however, to definitively determine Thurber needlegrass responses to long-term manipulative grazing regimes.
Individual EEG Alpha Activity Analysis for Enhancement Neurofeedback Efficiency: Two Case Studies

The hypothesis was tested of whether neurofeedback training applied in order to increase or decrease power of individual EEG frequency ranges is more efficient than neurofeedback training of standard EEG frequency ranges. The sessions of decreasing the theta/beta ratio and reinforcing alpha neurofeedback training were carried out on two outpatients with attention deficit disorder (a schoolboy) and functional pain contraction (a professional musician). The neurofeedback utilizing standard EEG frequency ranges (theta 4-8, alpha 8-12, beta 13-18) was inefficient and even resulted in aggravation of symptoms in both cases. The individualized neurofeedback that utilized individual frequency ranges resulted in substantial clinical improvement.
Diversity and agronomic status of tomato and pepper fruit pests in two agro-ecological zones of Southern Cameroon: Western Highland and the Southern Plateau of Cameroon

Tomato and pepper are two major market gardening crops in Cameroon. In order improve pest insects control strategies, we assessed their diversity and evaluated their impact on yield losses in two agro-ecological areas of southern Cameroon. To achieve this, estimations of damages by visual observations were done twice per month from March 2010 to February 2011, in trap gardens set up respectively at Koutaba (Western Highlands) and at Okola (Southern Plateau). During each sampling, all fruits present in the garden were counted, those attacked or fallen on the ground collected and incubated in the laboratory for pest identification needs. Seven insect pests species belonging to two orders were identified. Among them, Dacus punctatifrons (Diptera-Tephritidae) and, Chrysodeixis chalcites (Lepidoptera-Noctuidae) were recorded on tomato, Ceratitis capitata (Diptera-Tephritidae), Chryptophlebia leucotreta and Leucinoides orbonalis (Lepidoptera-Pyralidea) on pepper while Spodoptera littoralis, and Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera-Noctuidae) were recorded on both plants species. Fruit loses related to insects’ activities were greater in Koutaba (43-47%) than they were at Okola (28-33%). These rates varied with seasons. For instance, frequencies of fruits affected by D. punctatifrons, C. capitata, C. leucotreta were positively correlated to the abiotic factors, especially temperature and rainfall. Key words: Gardening, pest insect, damages, abiotic factors.
Effects of chronic trawling disturbance on the production of infaunal communities

Trawling causes widespread physical disturbance in shallow shelf seas. While the impacts of trawling on the biomass and community structure of benthic fauna are well known, no existing studies have quantified the effects of trawling disturbance on the absolute production of small benthic infauna. We investigated the effects of beam trawling disturbance on the production of small benthic infauna (AFDM > 0.78 to 62.5 mg) at 9 sites that were subject to a 17.5-fold range in annual trawling disturbance, using a size-based approach that could be applied to other soft-bottom systems. We developed a generalised additive model to test for relationships between trawling disturbance and infaunal production and size structure, after accounting for differences in sediment characteristics and depth. The statistical power of our analyses to detect linear and non-linear relationships between production and disturbance, including increased production at intermediate levels of disturbance, was high (>90% probability of detecting a 50% change in production across the range of disturbance). The analyses showed that trawling frequencies of 0.35 to 6.14 times yr-1 did not have a significant effect on the production of small infauna or polychaetes. This result contrasts with order of magnitude decreases in the production of large infauna, and shows that small polychaetes with fast life histories are less vulnerable to trawling disturbance. Since small infaunal polychaetes are a key source of food for flatfishes, we conclude that beam trawling disturbance does not have a positive or negative effect on their food supply.
Influence of CO 2 concentration on carbon concentrating mechanisms in cyanobacteria and green algae: a proteomic approach

Carbon concentrating mechanisms play a vital role in photosynthesis in microalgae and cyanobacteria especially in the proper functioning of Rubisco and assimilation of carbon via the Calvin cycle. This study evaluates the role of carbon dioxide on carbon concentrating mechanism (CCM) in a cynaobacteria, Spirulina platensis and a microalga, Chlorella sp. 786. The study organisms were grown in both atmospheric (control sample, 0.035%) and high (exposed sample, 10%) CO2 concentrations. Second dimension (2D) electrophoresis revealed a huge difference in the protein profiles of both organisms suggesting the induction of CCM related proteins in the sample maintained at atmospheric CO2 concentration and the repression of CCM related proteins in the sample maintained at 10% CO2. Liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy analysis revealed the presence of two important Ci transporter proteins in the control sample of S. platensis, namely ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase and ATP binding cassette (ABC) transport system protein. These proteins were only expressed in the control sample and were downregulated or not expressed at all in the exposed sample. Consequently, this study conclusively proves that CCMs are only inducted at low CO2 concentrations and are not functional at high CO2 concentration.
Survey the Relation between Social Capital and Organizational Silence (Study about: The Employees of Governmental Organizations in Marivan )

This article aims to survey the relation of social capital of employees and their organizational silence in governmental organizations of Marivan in 1994. The statistics society of the research was consisted of all employees in governmental organizations of Marivan (600), that 377 persons was determined as statistics sample. The method of the research was descriptive with from the correlation style. The information (data) collector tool was two questionnaires of Nahapieta & Ghoshal (1998) and the Organizational Silence questionnaire of Pinder and Harlos model (2001). The validity of questionnaire was orderly measured 0/86 and 0/83. The gathered data was measured and analysed by using the statistic tests after Regression analysis. The results of Regression analysis illustrate that two dimensions of social capital are purely specifying (explaining) 58 percent of Organizational Silence variance, and the variable of organizational structure of employees is being studied with the most effective and determinative factor on Organizational Silence in society, this factor is reversely explaining the 63 percent of dependent variable changes; and the variable of relational capital of employees is the second effective factor on Organizational Silence in society which is being studied, this factor also explaining 19 percent of dependent variable changes.
Impact of Black-Scholes assumptions on Delta Hedging

In this work we are going to evaluate the different assumptions used in the BlackScholes-Merton pricing model, namely log-normality of returns, continuous interest rates, inexistence of dividends and transaction costs, and the consequences of using them to hedge different options in real markets, where they often fail to verify. We are going to conduct a series of tests in simulated underlying price series, where alternatively each assumption will be violated and every option delta hedging profit and loss analysed. Ultimately we will monitor how the aggressiveness of an option payoff causes its hedging to be more vulnerable to profit and loss variations, caused by the referred assumptions.