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No full text���This is not a hospital. It is a public building in the middle of the city, where a hospital is hidden. People who stay here turn a corner, and discover something new.��� -Frans Jasper, MD Architecture is not a cure for cancer. However, the design of a healthcare facility or the physical-social environment of a treatment center can affect the quality of life and recovery of patients experiencing chronic illnesses. Individuals with cancer are frequently hospitalized after receiving a diagnosis and throughout their treatment, whether inpatient or outpatient; health facilities need to provide spaces that support the endeavors of these individuals. The design of healthcare environments is crucial for patient well-being and recovery. Natural environments and social spaces play significant roles in healthcare design, influencing the physical and emotional well-being of patients and healthcare providers. Therefore, this design project, Haze Pediatric Oncology, and research initiative aim to critically analyze the role of our built environment in shaping our social experiences and opportunities for connection and healing, especially as it relates to pediatric cancer patients. Moreover, this project explores how incorporating natural environments and social spaces into healthcare design can improve the overall patient experience, enhance the quality of care, and contribute to better health outcomes. The strategic design of Haze Pediatric Oncology continually investigates whether architecture - ���place��� - can help in the fight against cancer and become a non-pharmacological intervenor, a passive member of the care team, and a constant friend to the patient
Statistical Methods in the Search for Stellar Halos and Tidal Debris Around Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies
Get PDFDwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs) are among the most dark matter-dominated and faintest galaxies known, serving as an ideal testing ground for understanding the nature of dark matter on the smallest cosmological scales. To date, much of the focus has been on the kinematics of the dSphs��� inner regions, comparing observed populations with predictions from cosmological simulations. However, the dSphs��� outer regions also offer valuable insights, potentially constraining both their formation histories and the nature of dark matter. Studying these outer regions has proven challenging, primarily due to the complications of identifying dSph members using only photometry.
This dissertation introduces a novel method to identify candidate member stars in the outer regions of dSphs, relying solely on spatial and proper motion data. In Chapter 2, we detail our classification method using the Gaia EDR3 data, aiming to identify potential member stars of six classical dSphs located beyond their King limiting radius. Chapter 3 pivots to a follow-up radial velocity observing run, focusing on one of the candidate members identified earlier. Lastly, Chapter 4 elaborates on the enhancements we made to our identification method, complemented by a thorough statistical evaluation assessing the efficacy of our method in pinpointing member stars of dSphs at extended radii
Investigating the Potential of Engaging the Catholic Community of San Antonio, Tx in Sustainable Interventions
No full textIn recent decades, there has been a greater push by the Catholic Church for its members to engage its doctrine on environmental stewardship and social justice with regards to prevailing environmental crises. Following the Pope���s encyclical Laudato Si���, the Laudato Si��� Action Platform has been set up to encourage concrete environmental stewardship and social justice actions by Catholic individuals and organizations. San Antonio, TX is a particular locale where water-energy-food resources are in high demand and where the Catholic population is significant (33%). Using a water-energy-food nexus analysis and demographic studies, the feasibility of engaging Catholic individuals in San Antonio, TX on some of the interventions suggested by the Platform is studied. The interventions are evaluated by their resource-use footprints: water, energy, food, carbon emissions, land area, and cost. The most effective interventions include transitioning the average diet to one which is more plant-based and less meat-based, food waste reduction, and decreasing personal vehicular travel. Adjustments based on acceptance rates of each intervention by the Catholic population can have a significant effect on the sustainability of each intervention. Cumulative effects of intervention adoption across the population are more impressive than individual effects
LIDAR Measurement of Atmospheric Profiles with a Multi-Prism Atomic Cesium Vapor Cell
Get PDFSupersonic flight over land was banned by the U.S. Congress due to the elevated noise level induced by the sonic boom. To address the boom ground signature, it is paramount to be able to predict sonic boom propagation through the atmosphere during flight. Since the propagation is dependent on atmospheric properties, this study determines the possibility of using advanced injection-locked laser technology and a multi-prism atomic vapor cell as a dispersion filter to measure atmospheric profiles. This project is a follow on to the NASA University Leadership Initiative (ULI) GoSwift project and will establish capabilities for the flight testing of a new LIDAR system on a pod carried by a modified NASA F-15 jet. The research challenge is to identify methods to separate the spectral properties of LIDAR scattered return from air molecules in the presence of background scattering from particles and clouds. The separation of spectral properties relies on the sharp refractive index changes of an atomic vapor near the absorption feature which enables selective dispersion of a frequency of interest. Utilizing this principle, a novel multi-prism atomic vapor cell was developed for use with cesium and an injection-locked Ti:Sapphire laser operating in the infrared spectrum, close to the cesium D2 resonant transition at 852.347 nm. Through testing, the multi-prism cell demonstrated enhanced dispersion well beyond the capabilities of a single prism cell. At 852.330 nm, the single prism cell had a displacement of approximately 0.548 mm while the multi-prism cell had a displacement of 0.758 mm, at a 47 ��C lower temperature, constituting a 38.3% increase in displacement. Hence, the gain in resolution is very significant, allowing far smaller shifts in frequency to be observed than with previous technologies. This capability yields more accurate temperature profiles and, ultimately, predictions of the perceived level of the sonic boom on the ground created by the F-15