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Make your messages shine with these starry notecards featuring
photographs from the archives of NASA. Emblazoned with astonishing
full-color images of starfields, these deluxe notecards are perfect
for congratulating a recent graduate on their stellar
accomplishments, wishing someone a birthday experience that's out
of this world, or sending a warm greeting to a distant friend or
relative. SPACE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS: Show your love for all things
space-related with this stunning notecard set! Official photographs
from the archives of NASA decorate the cards, featuring
otherworldly images of the celestial bodies of deep space. FOR ALL
CARD-SENDING OCCASIONS: Featuring 20 different photos of fantastic
and faraway star fields, these blank notecards and envelopes are
perfect to send for all sorts of sentiments: congratulations, thank
you, happy birthday, sympathy, get well, or just because. BEAUTIFUL
STATIONERY GIFT: This eye-catching notecard box is enhanced with
shimmering foil effects, making it an awesome gift for the
stargazers, celestial dreamers, deep thinkers, space nerds, and
sci-fi fans in your life. Pair with another galaxy-themed item like
the Star Notebook Collection for an extra-special present for
family and friends. Perfect for: Anyone interested in space,
astronomy, stargazing, science, and NASA Letter-writers and
thank-you-note senders Modern stationery lovers and collectors
Astrophotography and telescope imagery fans Science museum,
observatory, and planetarium visitors Fans of astrology and
celestial aesthetics Pairing with another NASA product to create an
inspiring gift for birthdays, graduations, Father's Day, holidays,
or any special occasion
The Nasirean Ethics is the best known ethical digest to be composed
in medieval Persia, if not in all mediaeval Islam. It appeared
initially in 633/1235 when Tūsī was already a celebrated scholar,
scientist, politico-religious propagandist. The work has a special
significance as being composed by an outstanding figure at a
crucial time in the history he was himself helping to shape: some
twenty years later Tūsī was to cross the greatest psychological
watershed in Islamic civilization, playing a leading part in the
capture of Baghdad and the extinction of the generally acknowledged
Caliphate there. In this work the author is primarily concerned
with the criteria of human behaviour: first in terms of space and
priority allotted, at the individual level, secondly, at the
economic level and thirdly at the political level.
10 metallic colored pencils feature foil-stamped labels for Red Planet
exploration and identification.
Featuring Photos from NASA!
• Great gift for anyone interested in space exploration
• Perfect for notes, coloring books, or drawing
• High-quality, two-tone art pencils
Let NASA's Mars imagery add color to your artistic and space quests!
Take a tour of the universe with this breathtaking calendar
featuring remarkable photographs from the archives of NASA.
Astonishing images of space will captivate anyone with an interest
in science and astronomy, while engaging and informative text will
spark wonder all year long.
This book is published by Springer as open access under the Open
Access CC BY 4.0 Licence and under the auspices of
the International Fluid Academy (IFA,
www.fluidacademy.org). It addresses and covers key aspects
and fundamental elements of rationalized intravenous fluid therapy
for critically ill patients. Intravenous fluids are one of the most
commonly prescribed treatments in inpatient settings and are
frequently administered without appropriate evidence-based
guidelines. Despite their medicinal nature, they are often not
fully recognized as drugs or medications, with accompanying
considerations such as dosing, duration, indications,
contraindications, potential side effects, and de-escalation. The
book seeks to fill this knowledge gap. Each chapter in this book
starts with a clinical vignette and a question that relates to the
content of the chapter. This is followed by a brief summary
abstract, key learning points, the main text, and a conclusion that
answers the clinical question and summarizes the relevant take-home
messages. Additionally, each chapter includes an IFA commentary
that references the latest literature and evidence. The book
commences with an introductory chapter that provides definitions
and terminology, and is then divided into four sections. The first
section covers the basics of intravenous fluid therapy, including
traditional models of fluid compartments and their limitations in
sick patients, fluid bolus dynamics, heart-lung interactions and
their effects on fluid challenge and fluid responsiveness,
traditional and Stewart concepts of arterial blood gas analysis,
and electrolyte physiology related to clinical issues. The second
section discusses commercially available intravenous fluids, while
the third section focuses on fluid therapy in specific clinical
situations. The final section introduces the concepts of fluid
stewardship and appropriate fluid prescription. In accordance with
the mission statement of the International Fluid Academy, which
aims to foster education and to promote research on fluid
management and monitoring in critically ill and other patients,
with the ultimate goal of improving patient survival rates, this
volume makes a valuable contribution to establishing fluid
stewardship at the bedside. The contents of the book will be useful
for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare
professionals from various clinical disciplines working at the
bedside in the emergency room, operating room, or intensive care
unit who require support for their everyday clinical practice.
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Discover the beauty of our home planet with this deluxe floor puzzle, featuring a breathtaking view of the Blue Planet from outer space! This deluxe, oversized floor puzzle (spanning 2.5 feet/76 centimeters in diameter) is a gorgeous and interactive tribute to our home planet in all its blue and green glory. Featuring vibrant photography of the Earth as seen from outer space, the completed 100-piece puzzle will dazzle space aficionados, lovers of the natural world, and enthusiastic earthlings of all ages.
Developed in only 17 months at a cost of 38 million dollars, the
Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) greatly expanded the survey range of the
astronauts on Apollo 15, 16 and 17. Designed to operate in the
low-gravity vacuum of the Moon, the LRV boasted an ingenious design
that allowed it to be folded up and stored inside the Lunar Module.
It would then be deployed using a system of pulleys and brake
reels. The LRV's frame was made of aluminum alloy 2219 tubing
assemblies, giving the vehicle a fairly small mass of 210kg but
allowing it to carry up to 490kg on the lunar surface. The LRV's
lightweight tires were made of zinc-coated steel strands with
titanium chevrons and aluminum hubs, and offered a ground clearance
of 36cm. The LRV featured two side-by-side, foldable seats, a TV
camera, and a dish antenna. Four independent DC motors - one for
each wheel - powered by two 36-volt batteries provided maneuvering
power. Both sets of wheels could be used to steer, although they
could also be decoupled. For safety reasons, astronauts never drove
the LRV a distance farther from the LM than they could safely walk
in the unlikely event that the rover failed. On each of the three
day missions that it was employed, the LRV was used daily for three
traverses. The longest was on Apollo 17, when it was driven 20.1km,
and it traveled a total of 35.9km on that mission. The total
distance traveled by all three LRVs was 90.4km. Almost all of it
was done without incident, although some damage to the fender
extensions caused dust problems on Apollo 16 and 17. Harrison
Schmitt of Apollo 17 praised the design and operation of the
vehicle, saying ..".the Lunar Rover proved to be the reliable, safe
and flexible lunar exploration vehicle we expected it to be."
Originally created for the astronauts by prime contractor Boeing,
this Lunar Roving Vehicle Operations Handbook describes the LRV and
its systems, and details the deployment and driving procedures. It
also details the 1-gravity LRV used to train astronauts on Earth. A
lengthy appendix provides performance and other data.
Take a tour of the universe with this breathtaking collection of
photographs from the archives of NASA. Astonishing images of Earth
from above, the phenomena of our solar system, and the celestial
bodies of deep space will captivate readers and photography lovers
with an interest in science, astronomy, and the great beyond. Each
extraordinary photograph from the legendary space agency is paired
with explanatory text that contextualises its place in the cosmic
ballet of planets, stars, dust, and matter-from Earth's limb to
solar flares, the Jellyfish Nebula to Pandora's Cluster. Featuring
a preface by Bill Nye, this engaging volume offers up-close views
of our remarkable cosmos, and sparks wonder at the marvels of Earth
and space.
With more than 35 magnificent images of outer space from NASA, this
colouring book will capture the imagination of anyone interested in
science, astronomy and space exploration. Each spread features a
full-colour photograph from NASA's archives to inspire coloring on
the adjacent page.
10 metallic colored pencils feature foil-stamped labels for Red Planet
exploration and identification.
Featuring Photos from NASA!
• Great gift for anyone interested in space exploration
• Perfect for notes, coloring books, or drawing
• High-quality, two-tone art pencils
Let NASA's Mars imagery add color to your artistic and space quests!
'This is a timely and well crafted text which is to be commended,
with strong chapters from knowledgeable and committed authors. A
stimulating read and one which will be of considerable use to those
with responsibility for leading and managing learning in social
care and social work' - Keith Popple, Professor of Social Work,
London South Bank University 'This is a welcome and timely book,
which forecasts the growing need for workplace learning. I will be
one of the first people to buy it' - Jan Fook, Professor of Social
Work, University of Southampton This core textbook provides an
authoritative overview of the leadership and management of learning
in social care education and practice. Written in response to
recent policy and continuing professional development frameworks,
the book provides the underpinning knowledge for candidates
following post-qualifying awards for social work in leadership,
management and practice education Key features include: " reference
to the relevant post-qualifying standards in social work at Higher
Specialist and Advanced levels " an interprofessional approach "
case studies, activities and points for reflection. Leadership and
Management in Social Care will equip readers with the relevant
knowledge and skills they need to improve the quality of social
care services and their delivery. With an emphasis upon continuing
professional development it will become essential reading for
students following social work and social care qualifications for
continuing professional development. Social care practitioners
responsible for staff development and interested in progressing to
management roles will also find the book invaluable. Trish
Hafford-Letchfield is a senior lecturer at London South Bank
University for social work, higher education and leadership and
management courses. Kate Leonard is a senior lecturer at LSBU and
freelance trainer, assessor and mentor. Nasa Begum has been
Principal Advisor for Participation at SCIE since 2003 and is a
researcher. Neil Chick is Organisational Learning Manager for a
housing association and coach mentor.
The NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) houses half a million
publications that are a valuable means of information to
researchers, teachers, students, and the general public. These
documents are all aerospace related with much scientific and
technical information created or funded by NASA. Some types of
documents include conference papers, research reports, meeting
papers, journal articles and more. This is one of those documents.
This report is based on an action research project which involved
service users, managers, staff and trustees. It identifies enablers
of and barriers to increased user involvement. It also describes
emerging approaches and important themes. It will help
practitioners, managers and trustees plot their own journeys
towards increased user involvement. The report: proposes
'user-centred user involvement', distinguishing it from
'management-centred user involvement', as a tool for analysing
whose interests are served; highlights critical factors that enable
change, such as: leadership style, consistent commitment, building
strong relationships and communication between decision makers and
users; can be used to assess if the conditions for developing
user-centred user involvement exist; can also be used for planning
change. This report is aimed at managers, service users, trustees
and consultants who are working to increase user involvement in
their own organisations. It will also be useful to researchers as a
contribution to knowledge and debates about user involvement.
An iterative method is presented to solve the internal and external
camera calibration parameters, given model target points and their
images from one or more camera locations. The direct linear
transform formulation was used to obtain a guess for the iterative
method, and herein lies one of the strengths of the present method.
In all test cases, the method converged to the correct solution. In
general, an overdetermined system of nonlinear equations is solved
in the least-squares sense. The iterative method presented is based
on Newton-Raphson for solving systems of nonlinear algebraic
equations. The Jacobian is analytically derived and the
pseudo-inverse of the Jacobian is obtained by singular value
decomposition.
Created as an aid for the astronauts training for Skylab missions,
this Skylab Saturn IB Flight Manual is a comprehensive reference
that contains descriptions of ground support interfaces, prelaunch
operations, and emergency procedures. It also summarizes mission
variables and constraints, mission control monitoring and data flow
during launch and flight. Launch vehicle SL-2 (SA-206; first Skylab
manned mission) was used as the baseline for the manual, but the
material is also representative of the SL-3 and SL-4 launch
vehicles. Also known as the "Uprated Saturn I," Saturn IB was first
launched in 1966. The IB replaced the Saturn I's S-IV second stage
with the more powerful S-IVB, allowing it to carry a partially
fueled Apollo Command / Service Module or fully fueled Lunar Module
into low Earth orbit. The Saturn IB allowed critical testing of the
Apollo Program's systems to be conducted long before the Saturn V
was ready. It also flew one orbital mission without a payload, with
the extra fuel used to demonstrate that the S-IVB's J-2 engine
could be restarted in zero gravity - a critical operation for
translunar injection. The Saturn IB had a height of 141.6 feet and
a mass of 1.3 million pounds without payload. It produced thrust
equivalent to 1.6 million pounds force, and could carry 46,000
pounds of payload to low Earth orbit. Saturn IB flew nine times,
including three Skylab missions and for the Apollo-Soyuz Test
Project. Complete with many informative diagrams and photos, this
manual is a wonderful reference for the museum docent, researcher,
or anyone who ever wondered how these mighty rockets were designed
and built.
NASA SP-2009-1704. Steven J. Dick, Editor. Based on a symposium
held on October 28-29, 2008 at NASA. Scholars turn a critical eye
toward NASA's first 50 years.
Taking advantage of the Soviet archives, which were opened in the
1990s, Siddiqi has written a groundbreaking work that examines why
the Soviet Union fell behind in the space race of the 1960s after
changing the course of human history with the first artificial
satellite launch, Sputnik, in 1957. 1,030 pp.
At a May 1981 "Proseminar in Space History'' held at the
Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum (NASM) in
Washington, DC, historians came together to consider the state of
the discipline of space history. It was an historic occasion. The
community of scholars interested in the history of spaceflight was
not large; previously, well-meaning but untrained aficionados
consumed with artifacts had dominated the field, to the exclusion
of the larger context. At a fundamental level, this proseminar
represented a "declaration of independence'' for what might be
called the "new aerospace history.'' In Retrospect, it may be
interpreted as marking the rise of space history as a recognizable
subdiscipline within the field of U.S. history. Bringing together a
diverse collection of scholars to review the state of the art in
space history, this proseminar helped in a fundamental manner to
define the field and to chart a course for future research. Its
participants set about the task of charting a course for
collecting, preserving, and disseminating the history of space
exploration within a larger context of space policy and technology.
In large measure, the course charted by the participants in this
1981 proseminar aided in advancing a very successful agenda of
historical research, writing, and understanding of space history.
Not every research project has yielded acceptable results, nor can
it be expected to do so, but the sum of the effort since 1981 has
been impressive. The opportunities for both the exploration of
space and for recording its history have been significant. Both
endeavors are noble and aimed at the enhancement of humanity.
Whither the history of spaceflight Only time will tell. But there
has been an emergent "new aerospace history'' of which space
history is a central part that moves beyond an overriding concern
for the details of the artifact to emphasize the broader role of
the spacecraft. More importantly, it emphasizes the whole
technological system, including not just the vehicle but also the
other components that make up the aerospace climate, as an integral
part of the human experience. It suggests that many unanswered
questions spur the development of flight and that inquisitive
individuals seek to know that which they do not understand.
This manual was written for design engineers to enable them to
choose appropriate fasteners for their designs. Subject matter
includes fastener material selection, platings, lubricants,
corrosion, locking methods, washers, inserts, thread types and
classes, fatigue loading, and fastener torque. A section on design
criteria covers the derivation of torque formulas, loads on a
fastener group, combining simultaneous shear and tension loads,
pullout load for tapped holes, grip length, head styles, and
fastener strengths. The second half of this manual presents general
guidelines and selection criteria for rivets and lockbolts. To the
casual observer the selection of bolts, nuts, and rivets for a
design should be a simple task. In reality it is a difficult task,
requiring careful consideration of temperature, corrosion,
vibration, fatigue, initial preload, and many other factors. The
intent of this manual is to present enough data on bolt and rivet
materials, finishes, torques, and thread lubricants to enable a
designer to make a sensible selection for a particular design.
Locknuts, washers, locking methods, inserts, rivets, and tapped
holes are also covered.
On November 29-30, 2018, in Washington, D.C., the National
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held the Workshop
on the Continuous Improvement of NASA's Innovation Ecosystem. The
workshop was requested by the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) Office of the Chief Technologist with the
goal of identifying actionable and implementable initiatives that
could build on NASA's current innovation culture to reach a future
state that will ensure the agency's continued success in the
evolving aerospace environment. This publication summarizes the
presentations and discussions from the workshop. Table of Contents
Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 Setting the Stage 3 What Should
NASA's Future Look Like? 4 The Challenges 5 Strategies and Tactics
for Creating the Desired Future 6 The Path Forward Appendixes
Appendix A: Statement of Task Appendix B: Meeting Agendas Appendix
C: Workshop Participant List Appendix D: Planning Committee,
Rapporteur, and Staff Bios Appendix E: Acronyms
The NASA Science Mission Directorate/Earth Science Division's
(SMD/ESD's) Earth Venture (EV) is a program element within the
Earth System Science Pathfinder Program. At the request of NASA,
this report examines the Earth Venture Instrument (EV-I) and Earth
Venture Mission (EV-M) elements of Earth Ventures and explores
lessons learned in the more than 10 years since selection of the
first EV mission, including a review of the foundational principles
and approaches underlying the program. Table of Contents Front
Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2 EV-I and EV-M Experiences to Date 3
Changing Program Emphasis for Earth Venture Missions 4 Meeting the
EV-I and EV-M Broader Objectives 5 Lessons Learned and
Recommendations Appendixes Appendix A: Statement of Task Appendix
B: Questions for Principal Investigators Appendix C: Committee
Member Biographies Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations
'This is a timely and well crafted text which is to be commended,
with strong chapters from knowledgeable and committed authors. A
stimulating read and one which will be of considerable use to those
with responsibility for leading and managing learning in social
care and social work' - Keith Popple, Professor of Social Work,
London South Bank University 'This is a welcome and timely book,
which forecasts the growing need for workplace learning. I will be
one of the first people to buy it' - Jan Fook, Professor of Social
Work, University of Southampton This core textbook provides an
authoritative overview of the leadership and management of learning
in social care education and practice. Written in response to
recent policy and continuing professional development frameworks,
the book provides the underpinning knowledge for candidates
following post-qualifying awards for social work in leadership,
management and practice education Key features include: " reference
to the relevant post-qualifying standards in social work at Higher
Specialist and Advanced levels " an interprofessional approach "
case studies, activities and points for reflection. Leadership and
Management in Social Care will equip readers with the relevant
knowledge and skills they need to improve the quality of social
care services and their delivery. With an emphasis upon continuing
professional development it will become essential reading for
students following social work and social care qualifications for
continuing professional development. Social care practitioners
responsible for staff development and interested in progressing to
management roles will also find the book invaluable. Trish
Hafford-Letchfield is a senior lecturer at London South Bank
University for social work, higher education and leadership and
management courses. Kate Leonard is a senior lecturer at LSBU and
freelance trainer, assessor and mentor. Nasa Begum has been
Principal Advisor for Participation at SCIE since 2003 and is a
researcher. Neil Chick is Organisational Learning Manager for a
housing association and coach mentor.
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