764 research outputs found
Other Voices piece by Carol Isaacson Barash, Ph.D., of Hartford, a genetics an
No full textOther Voices piece by Carol Isaacson Barash, Ph.D., of Hartford, a genetics and ethics consultant, essayist and children\u27s book author. Barash, a trained philosopher, kept copious notes on roadside litter, and during the summers of 1995 and 1996 recorded weekly averages of 65 returnable bottles and cans
Isaacson, Irving oral history interview
No full textIrving Isaacson was born on August 7, 1915 in Auburn, Maine. His family was part of a small Jewish community within New Auburn. He attended public schools in Auburn and graduated from Bates College in 1936. While at Bates, his debate coach was Brooks Quimby and his debate partner was Edmund S. Muskie. World War II broke out after his graduation from Harvard Law School and he joined the Army. He was eventually transferred to the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), where he worked as a communications agent in the Eastern Zone of Germany following the end of the war. During this period, he met and later married Judith Magyar, an Auschwitz survivor who later became Dean of Students at Bates. Irving Isaacson is the author of Memoirs of an Amateur Spy, an account of his experiences in the OSS during and after the Second World War
Typewritten letter from Taamrat Emanuel to Mr. Charles D. Isaacson
No full textThe Howard Lenhoff Papers were generated and accumulated by Howard Lenhoff starting with his involvement with the American Association for Ethiopian Jews (AAEJ) in 1974 and running up until his final preparations for his book, Black Jews, Jews and Other Heroes: How Grassroots Activism Led to the Rescue of the Ethiopian Jews (2007). In addition to chronicling Lenhoff's participation in AAEJ, the collection documents AAEJ's relationships with other activists and organizations; Israeli government officials' responses to AAEJ pressure; requests for help and stories of trauma from the Ethiopian Jews; AAEJ's extensive publicity efforts; and American Jewish press coverage of the struggles of Ethiopian Jewry. The materials include correspondence, clippings, notes, drafts, photographs, audiocassettes and posters.Digital ImageHoward Lenhoff donated the bulk of his collection to the AJHS in 2008. 31 linear feet of boxes of chronological and subject files were received on April 30, 2008 as accession # 2008.22. Additional material must have been received before or after this time as well
Typewritten letter from Wallace Murray to Charles D. Isaacson
No full textThe Howard Lenhoff Papers were generated and accumulated by Howard Lenhoff starting with his involvement with the American Association for Ethiopian Jews (AAEJ) in 1974 and running up until his final preparations for his book, Black Jews, Jews and Other Heroes: How Grassroots Activism Led to the Rescue of the Ethiopian Jews (2007). In addition to chronicling Lenhoff's participation in AAEJ, the collection documents AAEJ's relationships with other activists and organizations; Israeli government officials' responses to AAEJ pressure; requests for help and stories of trauma from the Ethiopian Jews; AAEJ's extensive publicity efforts; and American Jewish press coverage of the struggles of Ethiopian Jewry. The materials include correspondence, clippings, notes, drafts, photographs, audiocassettes and posters.Digital ImageHoward Lenhoff donated the bulk of his collection to the AJHS in 2008. 31 linear feet of boxes of chronological and subject files were received on April 30, 2008 as accession # 2008.22. Additional material must have been received before or after this time as well
The Professor Paws Project: Service Dog Education for Persons With Chronic Conditions
No full textAbstract
Date Presented 3/30/2017
Service dogs provide specific tasks that increase independence and enhance quality of life for their handlers. Service dogs are often misunderstood, which leads to barriers for service dog users. This study explores the impact of service dog education with persons with chronic conditions.
Primary Author and Speaker: Mary Isaacson
Additional Authors and Speakers: Meredith Wyatt
Contributing Authors: Jody Worley</jats:p
Professor Paws Project: Service Dog Education for Allied Health Students
No full textAbstract
Date Presented 3/31/2017
Service dog education is not included in national curriculum standards for allied health students. The paucity of education leads to gaps in services, training, and advocacy for persons with disabilities. This study explores the impact of service dog education on allied health students.
Primary Author and Speaker: Mary Isaacson
Additional Authors and Speakers: Meredith Wyatt
Contributing Authors: Jody Worley</jats:p
Thermal emission at 3.6-8 micron from WASP-19b: a hot Jupiter without a stratosphere orbiting an active star
No full textpeer reviewedWe report detection of thermal emission from the exoplanet WASP-19b at 3.6, 4.5, 5.8 and 8.0 μm. We used the InfraRed Array Camera on the Spitzer Space Telescope to observe two occultations of WASP-19b by its host star. We combine our new detections with previous measurements of WASP-19b's emission at 1.6 and 2.09 μm to construct a spectral energy distribution of the planet's dayside atmosphere. By comparing this with model-atmosphere spectra, we find that the dayside atmosphere of WASP-19b lacks a strong temperature inversion. As WASP-19 is an active star (log R'HK = -4.50 ± 0.03), this finding supports the hypothesis of Knutson, Howard and Isaacson that inversions are suppressed in hot Jupiters orbiting active stars. The available data are unable to differentiate between a carbon-rich and an oxygen-rich atmosphere
An Earth-sized Planet on the Verge of Tidal Disruption
No full textAbstract TOI-6255 b (GJ 4256) is an Earth-sized planet (1.079 ± 0.065 R ⊕ ) with an orbital period of only 5.7 hr. With the newly commissioned Keck Planet Finder and CARMENES spectrographs, we determine the planet’s mass to be 1.44 ± 0.14 M ⊕ . The planet is just outside the Roche limit, with P orb / P Roche = 1.13 ± 0.10. The strong tidal force likely deforms the planet into a triaxial ellipsoid with a long axis that is ∼10% longer than the short axis. Assuming a reduced stellar tidal quality factor Q ⋆ ′ ≈ 10 7 , we predict that tidal orbital decay will cause TOI-6255 to reach the Roche limit in roughly 400 Myr. Such tidal disruptions may produce the possible signatures of planet engulfment that have been seen on stars with anomalously high refractory elemental abundances compared to their conatal binary companions. TOI-6255 b is also a favorable target for searching for star–planet magnetic interactions, which might cause interior melting and hasten orbital decay. TOI-6255 b is a top target (with an Emission Spectroscopy Metric of about 24) for phase-curve observations with the James Webb Space Telescope
TOI-1136 is a Young, Coplanar, Aligned Planetary System in a Pristine Resonant Chain
No full textConvergent disk migration has long been suspected to be responsible for forming planetary systems with a chain of mean-motion resonances (MMRs). Dynamical evolution over time could disrupt the delicate resonant configuration. We present TOI-1136, a 700 ± 150 Myr old G star hosting at least six transiting planets between ?2 and 5 R ?. The orbital period ratios deviate from exact commensurability by only 10?4, smaller than the ?10?2 deviations seen in typical Kepler near-resonant systems. A transit-timing analysis measured the masses of the planets (3-8M ?) and demonstrated that the planets in TOI-1136 are in true resonances with librating resonant angles. Based on a Rossiter-McLaughlin measurement of planet d, the star’s rotation appears to be aligned with the planetary orbital planes. The well-aligned planetary system and the lack of a detected binary companion together suggest that TOI-1136's resonant chain formed in an isolated, quiescent disk with no stellar flyby, disk warp, or significant axial asymmetry. With period ratios near 3:2, 2:1, 3:2, 7:5, and 3:2, TOI-1136 is the first known resonant chain involving a second-order MMR (7:5) between two first-order MMRs. The formation of the delicate 7:5 resonance places strong constraints on the system’s migration history. Short-scale (starting from ?0.1 au) Type-I migration with an inner disk edge is most consistent with the formation of TOI-1136. A low disk surface density (?1 au ? 103g cm?2; lower than the minimum-mass solar nebula) and the resultant slower migration rate likely facilitated the formation of the 7:5 second-order MMR. © 2023. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society
The Translation of Proper Names from English to Lithuanian in ⿿Steve Jobs⿿ by W. Isaacson
No full textAbstractThe translation of proper names is one of the most challenging activities faced by translators. All languages have particular personal names, some of which are deeply rooted in the culture of the speakers of the specific language; consequently, they can pose unique difficulties in the comprehension of culture-specific texts. It is interesting to note that some personal names have various allusions indicating sex, age, geographical belonging, history, specific meaning, playfulness of language and cultural connotations when omitting this implied information results in unacceptable translation.The goal of the research is to draw attention to the strategic choices for the translation of proper names in S. Jobs⿿ biography by Isaacson (2011) and its translation into Lithuanian by AmbrazeviĿius (2012). S. Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination; by connecting creativity with technology he started the era known as Computer age or Digital Age.Findings and results: the paper first gives a short overview of the concept of proper names and of the techniques that are applied when translating them. Second, the translation strategies and principles provided by the translation theorists Davies (2003) and Venuti (1995) used for the research are explained. In addition, the principles of adaptation of proper names provided by the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language are presented. Subsequently, the discussion proceeds to the quantitative analysis of the translated proper names with the emphasis on providing and explaining numerous examples. The emphasis is drawn to the strategies of localization, preservation, transformation and creation
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