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Harry D. Gault to Frances Elvira Owens, August 24, 1942
No full textA letter from Harry D. Gault, USN to Frances Elvira Owens notifying Samuel Owens' family of Samuel's condition and situation. Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite Naval Yard in the Philippines when the United States entered World War II. He was a member of the crew of the submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9), which was actively involved in the defense of the Bataan peninsula until the fall of Bataan on April 9, 1942. The majority of the crew of USS Canopus, including Owens, were captured by the Japanese at Corregidor, and became prisoners of war. Owens remained a POW until the end of the war and received the Silver Star and Bronze Star for his service
"For Ruby Doris, Hopefully", Speech by Charlayne Hunter-Gault, April 1981
No full textAn excerpt of the Spelman College's centennial year celebration keynote speech by Charlayne Hunter-Gault in dedication to Ruby D. Smith Robinson. Charlayne Hunter-Gault, in a keynote speech at Spelman's Centennial Dinner in 1981, reflects on her connection to the college and its impact on her life. She discusses the historical struggles and sacrifices early Spelman students faced and the resilience and determination they instilled in her. She also highlights the influential role of Ruby Doris Smith Robinson, a fellow Spelman alumna, in the civil rights movement and her unwavering commitment to the cause. 1 page
Stabilisation of a landslide on the M25 highway London's main artery
No full textThis paper describes the lessons learnt in the assessment, stabilization and subsequent monitoring of a landslide, which mobilized over 90,000 m3 of material and threatened to completely close England’s busiest highway, the M25 around London. The wedge shaped slide occurred on the 19th December 2000 and extended some 80m up the slope with a slip surface up to 10 m below the ground surface. Due to the strategic importance of the M25, the design and construction was fast tracked to be completed before the fall rains when further movements would be inevitable. The adopted solution used a combination of 1050 mm diameter augered piles, a deep cutoff trench and counterforts at the toe and was extensively instrumented.The collected data for the winter 2001/02 demonstrates that not only were the remedial works successful in stabilizing the slope but that the proposed design method can accurately predict the bending moments and forces produced in the pile
Assessment of GFR by four methods in adults in Ashanti, Ghana : the need for an eGFR equation for lean African populations
No full textBackground. Equations for estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR) have not been validated in Sub-Saharan African populations, and data on GFR are few.
Methods. GFR by creatinine clearance (Ccr) using 24-hour urine collections and estimated GFR (eGFR) using the four-variable Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD-4)[creatinine calibrated to isotope dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS) standard], Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) and Cockcroft–Gault equations were obtained in Ghanaians aged 40–75. The population comprised 1013 inhabitants in 12 villages; 944 provided a serum creatinine and two 24-hour urines. The mean weight was 54.4 kg; mean body mass index was 21.1 kg/m2.
Results. Mean GFR by Ccr was 84.1 ml/min/1.73m2; 86.8% of participants had a GFR of 60 ml/min/1.73m2. Mean MDRD-4 eGFR was 102.3 ml/min/1.73m2 (difference vs. Ccr, 18.2: 95% CI: 16.8–19.5); when the factor for black race was omitted, the value (mean 84.6 ml/min/1.73m2) was close to Ccr. Mean CKD-EPI eGFR was 103.1 ml/min/1.73m2, and 89.4 ml/min/1.73m2 when the factor for race was omitted. The Cockcroft–Gault equation underestimated GFR compared with Ccr by 9.4 ml/min/1.73m2 (CI: 8.3–10.6); particularly in older age groups. GFR by Ccr, and eGFR by MDRD-4, CKD-EPI and Cockcroft–Gault showed falls with age: MDRD-4 5.5, Ccr 7.7, CKD-EPI 8.8 and Cockcroft–Gault 11.0 ml/min/1.73m2/10 years. The percentage of individuals identified with CKD stages 3–5 depended on the method used: MDRD-4 1.6% (7.2 % without factor for black race; CKD-EPI 1.7% (4.7% without factor for black race), Ccr 13.2% and Cockcroft–Gault 21.0%.
Conclusions. Mean eGFR by both MDRD-4 and CKD-EPI was considerably higher than GFR by Ccr and Cockcroft–Gault, a difference that may be attributable to leanness. MDRD-4 appeared to underestimate the fall in GFR with age compared with the three other measurements; the fall with CKD-EPI without the adjustment for race was the closest to that of Ccr. An equation tailored specifically to the needs of the lean populations of Africa is urgently needed. For the present, the CKD-EPI equation without the adjustment for black race appears to be the most useful
Gault Hall, University of Idaho. Dedication. [95-3]
No full text1955 photograph of the dedication of Gault Hall. Left to right: Charles O. Decker, Robert Greene, John D. Remsberg, D. R. Theophilus, Kenneth A. Dick, L.C. Warner, and R.H. Sutherland. [PG1_095-03
Gault Hall, University of Idaho. Dedication. [95-4]
No full text1955 photograph of dedication of Gault Hall. Left to right: Charles O. Decker, Robert Greene, John D. Remsberg, D. R. Theophilus, Kenneth A. Dick, L.C. Warner, R.H. Sutherland, and George Gagon. [PG1_095-04
Gault Hall, University of Idaho. Dedication. [95-3]
No full text1955 photograph of the dedication of Gault Hall. Left to right: Charles O. Decker, Robert Greene, John D. Remsberg, D. R. Theophilus, Kenneth A. Dick, L.C. Warner, and R.H. Sutherland. [PG1_095-03
Gault Hall, University of Idaho. Dedication. [95-4]
No full text1955 photograph of dedication of Gault Hall. Left to right: Charles O. Decker, Robert Greene, John D. Remsberg, D. R. Theophilus, Kenneth A. Dick, L.C. Warner, R.H. Sutherland, and George Gagon. [PG1_095-04
Demande de congés pour M. Gault, lors de la séance du 14 janvier 1791
No full textAndré Antoine Balthazar d'. Demande de congés pour M. Gault, lors de la séance du 14 janvier 1791. In: Archives Parlementaires de 1787 à 1860 - Première série (1787-1799) Tome XXII - Du 3 janvier au 5 février 1791. Paris : Librairie Administrative P. Dupont, 1885. p. 227
Episodically Active Asteroid 6478 Gault
No full textWe present imaging and spectroscopic observations of 6478 Gault, a similar to 6 km diameter inner main-belt asteroid currently exhibiting strong, comet-like characteristics. Three distinct tails indicate that ultra-slow dust (ejection speed 0.15 +/- 0.05 m s(-1)) was emitted from Gault in separate episodes beginning UT 2018 October 28 +/- 5 (Tail A), UT 2018 December 31 +/- 5 (Tail B), and UT 2019 February 10 +/- 7 (Tail C), with durations of Delta T similar to 10-20 days. With a mean particle radius (a) over bar similar to 200 mu m, the estimated masses of the tails are M-A;similar to 4 x 10(7) kg, M-B similar to 6 x 10(6) kg, and M-C similar to 6 x 10(5) kg, respectively, and the mass-loss rates from the nucleus are 20-40 kg s(-1) for Tail A, 4-6 kg s(-1) for Tail B, and -0.4 kg s(-1) for Tail C. In its optical colors Gault is more similar to C-type asteroids than to S-types, even though the latter are numerically dominant in the inner asteroid belt. A spectroscopic upper limit to the production of gas is set at 1 kg s(-1). Discrete emission in three protracted episodes effectively rules out an impact origin for the observed activity. Sublimation driven activity is unlikely given the inner-belt orbit and the absence of detectable gas. In any case, sublimation would not easily account for the observed multiple ejections. The closest similarity is between Gault and active asteroid 311P/(2013 P5), an object showing repeated but aperiodic ejections of dust over a 9 month period. While Gault is 10 times larger than 311P/(2013 P5), and the relevant timescale for spin-up by radiation torques is similar to 100 times longer, its properties are likewise most consistent with episodic emission from a body rotating near breakup
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