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Satellite-Derived Bathymetry Of The Achziv Coastal Area, Northern Israel, Shachak Pe'eri, Gideon Tibor, Brian Madore, Tomer Ketter

Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping

No abstract provided.

Developing An Acceptance Test For Non-Hydrographic Airborne Bathymetric Lidar Data Application To Noaa Charts In Shallow Waters, Gretchen Imahori, Shachak Pe'eri, Christopher Parrish, Toshi Wozumi, Stephen A. White, Inseong Jeong, Christopher L. Macon

Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping

Hydrographic data of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are typically acquired using sonar systems, with a small percent acquired via airborne lidar bathymetry for nearshore areas. This study investigates an integrated approach to meeting NOAA’s hydrographic survey requirements for nearshore areas of NOAA charts using existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) National Coastal Mapping Program (NCMP) topographic-bathymetric lidar (TBL) data. Because these existing NCMP bathymetric lidar datasets were not collected to NOAA hydrographic surveying standards, it is unclear if, and under what circumstances, they might aid in meeting certain hydrographic surveying requirements. The NCMP bathymetric lidar data were …

A Single Vessel Approach To Inter-­Vessel Normalization Of Seafloor Backscatter Data, Samuel F. Greenaway, Glen Rice

Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping

Integration!of!backscatter!data!from!multiple!unTcalibrated!echosounders remains!a!challenge.!! The!arbitrary!offsets!that!are!acceptable!within!a!single!sensor!application!become!problematic! when!integrating!multiple!sensors!into!a!common!data!set.!!Instruments!typically!have! differences!in!overall!sensitivities!and/!or!beam!patterns!that!are!large!enough!to!complicate! the!combination!of!the!individual!sensor!data!sets!into!a!coherent,!project!wide!product.! The!dualThead!Reson!7125!installation!on!the!NOAA!Ship!Ferdinand!R.!Hassler!is!useful! intermediate!step!between!a!single!instrument!installation!and!a!true!multiTvessel!application.!! When!operated!simultaneously,!the!temporal!variation!in!the!acoustic!properties!of!the! seafloor!and!the!water!column!can!be!eliminated!between!the!two!systems.!!! Using!data!acquired!during!production!hydrography,!we!solve!for!the!offsets!between!the!two! heads!for!simultaneously!logged!data.!!This!approach!is!then!broadened!to!determine!offsets! between!different!days,!and!then!different!hardware!installations!throughout!the!project.!!!We! find!that!the!normalization!offsets!vary!significantly!between!the!heads,!between!different!runs! (likely!due!to!the!Reson!normalization process),!and!different!installed!receiver!components.!! Accounting!for!these!offsets,!we!are!able!to!generate!project!wide!mosaics!and!backscatter! products.

Report On The 2010 Rapid Assessment Survey Of Marine Species At New England Floating Docks And Rocky Shores., Christopher M. Mcintyre, Adrienne L. Pappal, Jessica Bryant, James T. Carlton, Kevin Cute, Jennifer A. Dijkstra, Renee Erickson, Yvette L. Garner, Arriaan Gittenberger, Sara P. Grady, Linsey Haram, Larry G. Harris, Niels-Viggo Hobbs, Charles C. Lambert, Gretchen Lambert, Walter J. Lambert, Antonio Carlos Marques, Arthur C. Mathieson, Megan Mcculler, Miranda Mickiewicz, Judith Pederson, Rachel Rock-Blake, Jan P. Smith, Cascade Sorte, Lauren Stefaniak, Martine Wagstaff

Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping

No abstract provided.

Collapse Of The Cooper Pair Phase Coherence Length At A Superconductor-To-Insulator Transition, Shawna M. Hollen, G. E. Fernandes, J. M. Xu, J M. Valles Jr.

Physics & Astronomy

We present investigations of the superconductor-to-insulator transition (SIT) of uniform a-Bi films using a technique sensitive to Cooper pair phase coherence. The films are perforated with a nanohoneycomb array of holes to form a multiply connected geometry and subjected to a perpendicular magnetic field. Film magnetoresistances on the superconducting side of the SIT oscillate with a period dictated by the superconducting flux quantum and the areal hole density. The oscillations disappear close to the SIT critical point to leave a monotonically rising magnetoresistance that persists in the insulating phase. These observations indicate that the Cooper pair phase coherence length, which …

Enigmatic “Ribbon” Of Energy Discovered By Nasa Satellite Explained, David Sims

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

The Crater Special Issue Of Space Weather: Building The Observational Foundation To Deduce Biological Effects Of Space Radiation, Nathan A. Schwadron, Sonya S. Smith, Harlan E. Spence

Physics & Astronomy

[1] The United States is preparing for exploration beyond low-Earth Orbit (LEO). However, the space radiation environment poses significant risks. The radiation hazard is potentially severe but not sufficiently well characterized to determine if long missions outside LEO can be accomplished with acceptable risk [Cucinotta et al., 2001; Schwadron et al., 2010; Cucinotta et al., 2010]. Radiation hazards may be over- or under-stated through incomplete characterization in terms of net quantities such as accumulated dose. Time-dependent characterization often changes acute risk estimates [NCRP, 1989; Cucinotta, 1999; Cucinotta et al., 2000; George et al., 2002]. For example, events with high accumulated …

013000 - Survey Information, Stephanie L. Weatherbee

Division 01 – General Requirements

No abstract provided.

Annual Reports Of The Selectmen, Tax Collector, Town Clerk, Trustees Of The Cemetery, Trustees Of The Public Library, Trustees Of The Trust Funds And Treasurer For The Year Ending December 31, 2012, Board Of Education And School Treasurer For The Year Ending June 30, 2012, Together With The Vital Statistics Of The Town Of East Kingston, New Hampshire 2012., East Kingston Town Representatives

East Kingston, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Town Of Ellsworth, New Hampshire Annual Report For The Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2012., Ellsworth Town Representatives

Ellsworth, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Health And Equity In New Hampshire: 2013 Report Card, New Hampshire Center For Public Policy Studies, Steve Norton, Executive Director, Dennis Delay, Economist

Manchester Research Group

Analysis of key health disparities among New Hampshire's minority populations.

Head Start/Early Head Start Hillsborough/Rockingham County, Annual Report 2012-2013, Southern New Hampshire Services, Southern New Hampshire Services

Manchester Research Group

Annual report containing program overview, budget breakdown, statistics, and other information about the Hillsborough County Head Start and Early Head Start programs.

Patent Invalidity Versus Noninfringement, Roger Allen Ford

Law Faculty Scholarship

Most patent scholars agree that the Patent and Trademark Office grants too many invalid patents and that these patents impose a significant tax upon industry and technological innovation. Although policymakers and scholars have proposed various ways to address this problem, including better ex ante review by patent examiners and various forms of ex post administrative review, district courts invalidating patents in litigation remain a core defense against bad patents. This article analyzes a previously unidentified impediment to the use of district courts to invalidate patents. Nearly every patent lawsuit rises or falls on one of two defenses: invalidity or noninfringement. …

Intellectual Property And Public Health – A White Paper, Ryan G. Vacca, James Ming Chen, Jay Dratler Jr., Thomas Folsom, Timothy S. Hall, Yaniv Heled, Frank A. Pasquale Iii, Elizabeth A. Reilly, Jeffrey Samuels, Katherine J. Strandburg, Kara W. Swanson, Andrew W. Torrance, Katharine A. Van Tassel

Law Faculty Scholarship

On October 26, 2012, the University of Akron School of Law’s Center for Intellectual Property and Technology hosted its Sixth Annual IP Scholars Forum. In attendance were thirteen legal scholars with expertise and an interest in IP and public health who met to discuss problems and potential solutions at the intersection of these fields. This report summarizes this discussion by describing the problems raised, areas of agreement and disagreement between the participants, suggestions and solutions made by participants and the subsequent evaluations of these suggestions and solutions. Led by the moderator, participants at the Forum focused generally on three broad …

Safe Harbor For The Innocent Infringer In The Digital Age, Tonya M. Evans

Law Faculty Scholarship

The primary goal of this Article is three-fold: (1) to explore the role of the innocent infringer archetype historically and in the digital age; (2) to highlight the tension between customary and generally accepted online uses and copyright law that compromise efficient use of technology and progress of the digital technologies, the Internet, and society at large; and (3) to offer a legislative fix in the form of safe harbor for direct innocent infringers. Such an exemption seems not only more efficient but also more just in the online environment where unwitting infringement for the average copyright consumer is far …

University Of New Hampshire Graduate School Catalog, 2013-2014, University Of New Hampshire

Graduate Catalog

No abstract provided.

University Of New Hampshire Undergraduate Course Catalog, 2013-2014, University Of New Hampshire

Undergraduate Catalog

No abstract provided.

Town Of Landaff, New Hampshire Annual Report Of The Town Officers Year Ended December 31, 2012., Landaff Town Representatives

Landaff, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Spectral Characterization Of The Nigerian Shoreline Using Landsat Imagery, Olumide Fadahunsi, Shachak Pe'eri, Christopher Parrish, Andy Armstrong, Lee Alexander

Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping

The challenges of shoreline mapping include the high costs of acquiring up-to-date survey data over the coastal area. As a result, in many developing countries, the shoreline has not been consistently mapped. The variety of methods used for this mapping and the large time differences between the surveys (on the order of decades) could result in inaccuracies in shoreline data. This study presents the development of a shoreline characterization procedure for the Nigerian coastline using satellite remote sensing technology. The study goal is to produce a complete, consistent and continuous shoreline map using publicly available data processed in a GIS …

Observations Of The Vertical Structure Of Tidal Currents In Two Inlets, Thomas C. Lippmann, James D. Irish, Jonathan Hunt

Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping

Observations of the vertical structure of broad band tidal currents were obtained at two energetic inlets. Each experiment took place over a 4 week period, the first at Hampton Inlet in southeastern New Hampshire, USA, in the Fall of 2011, and the second at New River Inlet in southern North Carolina, USA, in the spring of 2012. The temporal variation and vertical structure of the currents were observed at each site with 600 kHz and 1200 kHz RDI Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCP) deployed on low-profile bottom tripods in 7.5 and 12.5 m water depths near the entrance to Hampton …

Bathymetric Terrain Model Of The Atlantic Margin For Marine Geological Investigations., Brian Andrews, Jason D. Chaytor, Uri S. Ten Brink, Daniel S. Brothers, James V. Gardner

Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping

Bathymetric terrain models of seafloor morphology are an important component of marine geological investigations. Advances in acquisition and processing technologies of bathymetric data have facilitated the creation of high-resolution bathymetric surfaces that approach the resolution of similar surfaces available for onshore investigations. These bathymetric terrain models provide a detailed representation of the Earth’s subaqueous surface and, when combined with other geophysical and geological datasets, allow for interpretation of modern and ancient geological processes. The purpose of the bathymetric terrain model presented in this report is to provide a high-quality bathymetric surface of the Atlantic margin of the United States that …

Molecular Self-Assembly Of Functionalized Pentacenes And Fullerenes On Metal Surfaces By Stm And Dft Investigations, Jun Wang

Doctoral Dissertations

Enormous efforts have been made in seeking alternative pathways to more effectively use solar energy. Organic solar cells, composed essentially of carbon-based organic molecular materials, have attracted considerable scientific and industrial attentions because of their economic and environmental benefits. It is advantageous to have the comprehension of the molecular structures and interfacial morphologies for these active molecular materials on substrates in the nanoscale regime.

Controlling the heterostructures of the molecular donor and acceptor materials is essential to overcoming the efficiency bottleneck in organic photovoltaics. Molecular self-assembly on patterned substrates provides a bottom-up approach to create well-controlled molecular heterojunctions and a …

Approaches To Modeling Pathogen And Natural Organic Matter Removals In Slow-Rate Biofilters, Jeffrey Dale Senders

Doctoral Dissertations

There are limited expressions capable of estimating removals in one of the world's oldest and most sustainable water treatment systems: slow-rate biofilters. This research addresses the problem by deriving semi-empirical models that predict pathogen and natural organic matter removals within these natural and engineered sand filters. The more complex pathogen model, or phenomenological colloidal filtration theory (pCFT), applies the 1937 Iwasaki solution to New England pilot scale E. coli observations. The derived pCFT was then calibrated through a series of experimental bench scale phases. Further pCFT validation came by way of a seamless application to multiple microorganisms. Viruses (MS2 as …

Characterization Of Low-Temperature Properties Of Plant-Produced Rap Mixtures In The Northeast, Marcelo S. Medeiros Junior.

Doctoral Dissertations

The dissertation outlined herein results from a Federal Highway Administration sponsored project intended to investigate the impacts of high percentages of RAP material in the performance of pavements under cold climate conditions. It is comprised of two main sections that were incorporated into the body of this dissertation as Part I and Part II. In Part I a reduced testing framework for analysis of HMA mixes was proposed to replace the IDT creep compliance and strength testing by dynamic modulus and fatigue tests performed on an AMPT device. A continuum damage model that incorporates the nonlinear constitutive behavior of the …

What Do Students Do In Self-Formed Mathematics Study Groups?, Gillian E. Galle

Doctoral Dissertations

An implicit assumption of many university classes is that students will spend a large amount of time outside the classroom refining their understanding of the material to develop mastery of the concepts. This is especially true in first year mathematics courses at the undergraduate level. However, little is known about what students do to fulfill this didactical contract with their instructors. The currently available research relies primarily on self-reported data from the students collected through questionnaires or interviews. This study sought to start describing what students do while studying mathematics in a self-created group outside of the classroom setting through …

Essays On Valuing Non-Market Goods In Imperfectly Competitive Markets, Laura Beaudin

Doctoral Dissertations

Debates on climate change have conceded to most parties acknowledging the existence of negative impacts of changing weather patterns. However, these impacts have not fully been assessed. One way which changing climates can negatively impact an economy is by changing the market structures of its most influential industries; making these markets more imperfectly competitive and taking value away from consumers. This dissertation draws on this fact and suggests accurate ways to both identify and quantify the costs of climate change.

In the first chapter of this dissertation, the ski industry is used as a case study. A unique data set …

Impressions Of College Intructors: Stability And Change In Student Ratings, Kari L. Dudley

Doctoral Dissertations

Although the topic of stability and change in classroom impressions research is not new, there remain unanswered questions about what impressions are stable, when they are likely to change, and for whom they are likely to change over the course of a semester. My research will begin to answer those questions.

My research took place in four college classroom studies and assessed students' impressions of their instructor's teaching effectiveness and personal qualities 1) after the first day of class, 2) before and following at least one exam, and 3) at the end of the semester. My results supported previous findings …

Aspects Of Holography In Lorentz-Violating Gravity, Jishnu Bhattacharyya

Doctoral Dissertations

The study of black hole thermodynamics has provided deep insights into the nature of quantum gravity. In particular, it is almost universally accepted nowadays that 'quantum gravity is holographic', so that the maximum amount of information allowed in a given region of spacetime is proportional to the area of the boundary rather than the volume of the region. This is against the conventional notion of extensivity of information (entropy), but in accord with Bekenstein's proposal on the proportionality of black hole entropy to its event horizon area. Due to the very definition of black holes, however, conventional black hole thermodynamics …

The Multifaceted Nature Of Mathematics Knowledge For Teaching: Understanding The Use Of Teachers' Specialized Content Knowledge And The Role Of Teachers' Beliefs From A Practice-Based Perspective, Lauren E. Provost

Doctoral Dissertations

This work investigates middle school teachers' mathematics knowledge for teaching (MKT) as defined by Hill (2007). Within this two-part dissertation, the level of MKT was considered as well as the role of teacher beliefs in actual specialized content knowledge (SCK) use, a specific type of mathematics knowledge for teaching vital in quality mathematics instruction. Additionally, the model of MKT knowledge was explored through confirmatory factor analysis on a large, national dataset of middle school mathematics teacher survey responses involving mathematics knowledge for teaching. SCK was found to be vital in quality mathematics instruction yet not sufficient. Teacher beliefs about the …

Extreme Value Theory: Applications To Estimation Of Stochastic Traffic Capacity And Statistical Downscaling Of Precipitation Extremes, Eric Matthew Laflamme

Doctoral Dissertations

This work explores two applications of extreme value analysis. First, we apply EV techniques to traffic stream data to develop an accurate distribution of capacity. Data were collected by the NHDOT along Interstate I93, and two adjacent locations in Salem, NH were examined. Daily flow maxima were used to estimate capacity, and data not associated with daily breakdown were deemed censored values. Under this definition, capacity values are approximated by the generalized extreme value (GEV) distribution for block maxima. To address small sample sizes and the presence of censoring, a Bayesian framework using semi-informative priors was implemented. A simple cross …