Field Experiments of Current Concrete Pavement Surface Characteristics Practices: Iowa Data Collection and Analysis, December 2005

One of the most important issues in portland cement concrete pavement research today is surface characteristics. The issue is one of balancing surface texture construction with the need for durability, skid resistance, and noise reduction. The National Concrete Pavement Technology Center at Iowa State University, in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration, American Concrete Pavement Association, International Grinding and Grooving Association, Iowa Highway Research Board, and other states, have entered into a three-part National Surface Characteristics Program to resolve the balancing problem. As a portion of Part 2, this report documents the construction of 18 separate pavement surfaces for use in the first level of testing for the national project. It identifies the testing to be done and the limitations observed in the construction process. The results of the actual tests will be included in the subsequent national study reports.

Catalogue d'une très belle collection de tableaux comprenant des oeuvres remarquables des principaux maîtres des école anglaise, école française ancienne et moderne, école flamande et hollandaise dont la vente aura lieu... le lundi 27 et mardi 28 avril 1874... / [expert] Durand-Ruel

[Vente (Art). 1874-04-27 - 1874-04-28. Paris]

Relay card for capacitance measurements

In this bachelor's thesis a relay card for capacitance measurements was designed, built and tested. The study was made for the research and development laboratory of VTI Technologies, which manufactures capacitive silicon micro electro mechanical accelerometers and pressure sensors. As the size of the sensors is decreasing the capacitance value of the sensors also decreases. The decreased capacitance causes a need for new and more accurate measurement systems. The technology used in the instrument measuring the capacitance dictates a framework how the relay card should be designed, thus the operating principle of the instrument must be known. To achieve accurate results the measurement instrument and its functions needed to be used correctly. The relay card was designed using printed circuit board design methods that minimize interference coupling to the measurement. The relay card that was designed in this study is modular. It consists of a separate CPU card, which was used to control the add-on cards connected to it. The CPU card was controlled from a computer through a serial bus. Two add-on cards for the CPU card were designed in this study. The first one was the measurement card, which could be used to measure 32 capacitive sensors. The second add-on card was the MUX card, which could be used to switch between two measurement cards. The capacitance measurements carried out through the MUX card and the measurement cards were characterized with a series of test measurements. The test measurement data was then analysed. The relay card design was confirmed to work and offer accurate measurement results up to a measurement frequency of 10 MHz. The length of the measurement cables limited the measurement frequency.

Marseille. Collection de copies et de documents originaux concernant l'histoire de Marseille. Collection Mortreuil sur Marseille vol. 12 : Corps religieux (Préfecture des Bouches du Rhône. Archives de l’église d’Arcoules, du monastère de Saint Sauveur et des Grands Trinitaires de Marseille. Actes antérieurs au XIV e siècle. A.M. 1855.)

Copie manuscrite de documents d’archives : F. 1-91. Archives de l’Eglise d’Arcoules de Marseille. F. 92-104. Augustins. F. 105-149. Archives des Dominicains (precheurs) de Marseille. F. 150-153. Abbaye de l’Huveaune, prémontrés. F. 154-178. Frères Mineurs. F. 179-180. La Major. F. 181 -184. St Carmat. F. 185-186. St Etienne des îles Ratoneau. F. 187-191. St Jacques de Corrégie. F. 192-193. St Laurent. F. 194-195. Prieuré de St Lazare. F. 196-199. St Martin F. 200-206. St Michel et St Etienne du Plan. F. 207 -379. Archives du monastère de Saint Sauveur de Marseille. F. 381-387. Sainte Claire. F. 388-391. N.D. de Syon. F. 392 459. Archives des Grands Trinitaires de Marseille.

Marseille. Collection de copies et de documents originaux concernant l'histoire de Marseille. Collection Mortreuil sur Marseille vol. 32 : Appendice. Pièces originales et autres.

Le manuscrit est composé de différentes pièces originales ou copies (actes, plans, cadastre...) datant du XIIe au XVIe siècle. On trouve à l’encre rouge le numéro de la pièce à l’intérieur de l’ouvrage ainsi qu’un renvoi aux volumes précédents qu’illustre le document.

Marseille. Collection de copies et de documents originaux concernant l'histoire de Marseille. Collection Mortreuil sur Marseille vol. 33 : Pièces originales I (13 janvier 1218-1324).

Le manuscrit est composé de différents documents originaux datant de 1217 à 1324. La date est signalée au crayon (XIXe s.)

Marseille. Collection de copies et de documents originaux concernant l'histoire de Marseille. collection Mortreuil sur Marseille vol. 37 : Pièces originales V (11 août 1391- 31 janvier 1711). Pièces provençales (1221-1476).

Le manuscrit est composé de différents documents originaux du XIIIe au XVIIIe siècle . La date est signalée au crayon (XIXe s.)F. 1 -70. 11 août 1391- 31 janvier 1711; F. 71-108. Pièces provençales 1221-1476.

Catalogue de tableaux modernes provenant de la collection de M. T***... / [expert] Francis Petit

[Vente. Art. 1858-12-24. Paris]

Collection of tracheal aspirate: safety and microbiological concordance between two techniques

Objective: To evaluate the safety of the performance of the traditional and protected collection techniques of tracheal aspirate and to identify qualitative and quantitative agreement of the results of microbiological cultures between the techniques. Method: Clinical, prospective, comparative, single-blind research. The sample was composed of 54 patients of >18 years of age, undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation for a period of ≥48 hours and with suspected Ventilator Associated Pneumonia. The two techniques were implemented in the same patient, one immediately after the other, with an order of random execution, according to randomization by specialized software. Results: No significant events occurred oxygen desaturation, hemodynamic instability or tracheobronchial hemorrhage (p<0.05) and, although there were differences in some strains, there was qualitative and quantitative agreement between the techniques (p<0.001). Conclusion: Utilization of the protected technique provided no advantage over the traditional and execution of both techniques was safe for the patient.


Optable : The operation table serious game

Aquest treball consisteix en la realització d'un estudi al voltant dels anomenats serious games, jocs destinats a l'aprenentatge. Concretament, el projecte es centra en els serious games d'àmbit sanitari. A més d'un estudi de l'art, el treball consta del desenvolupament d'un serious game anomenat Optable per a la pràctica de la preparació del material quirúrgic d'una taula d'operacions. Aquesta aplicació ha estat desenvolupada sota llicència GNU GPL.

The State Report Card for No Child Left Behind Iowa Department of Education, December 2006

The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 requires each state to provide an annual report card to inform stakeholders and the public about the progress of students and schools on indicators of student achievement and other information that relates to student success. The State Report Card provides state level data to serve as a comparison for schools and districts as they consider and implement improvement efforts to increase the success for all Iowa students.