We cross validated the 20-m shuttle run test of aerobic capacity in children and adolescents with mild and moderate mental retardation @lR) using the population specific formula of Femhall et al. (1998). Nine boys and 8 girls (age = 13.7 yr) completed a maximal treadmill protocol (measured .\iOtFk) and a 20-m shuttle run (predicted ~ 0 , ~ ~ ) . The measured peak oxygen consumption ( ~ 0 ~ ~ ) ...

One mechanism used for monitoring the development of the Space Shuttle flight control software, in order to minimize any risks to the missions, is the independent verification and validation (IV&V) process. Using data provided by both the Shuttle software developer and the IV&V contractor, in this paper we describe the overall IV&V process as used on the Space Shuttle program and provide an ana...

In this study we have compared energy and electron transfer reactions in termolecular systems using a nanosecond diffuse reflectance laser flash photolysis technique. We have previously investigated these processes on silica gel surfaces for bimolecular systems and electron transfer in termolecular systems. The latter systems involved electron transfer between three arene molecules with azulene...

Shuttle cars are an unusual class of vehicle in operation in underground coal mines. A directional control-response incompatibility has previously been described in some models which are steered using a steering wheel oriented perpendicular to the direction of travel. Other models are steered via a joystick. A virtual simulation of a joystick steered shuttle car was utilised to determine whethe...

Although biotherapeutics have vast potential for treating brain disorders, their use has been limited due to low exposure across the blood-brain barrier (BBB). We report that by manipulating the binding mode of an antibody fragment to the transferrin receptor (TfR), we have developed a Brain Shuttle module, which can be engineered into a standard therapeutic antibody for successful BBB transcyt...

The energetics of 2 field tests that reflect physical performance in intermittent sports (i.e., the Interval Shuttle Sprint Test [ISST] and the Interval Shuttle Run Test [ISRT]) were examined in 21 women field hockey players. The ISST required the players to perform 10 shuttle sprints starting every 20 seconds. During the ISRT, players alternately ran 20-m shuttles for 30 seconds and walked for...

The Space Shuttle Integrated Main Propulsion System (IMPS) consists of the External Tank (ET), Orbiter Main Propulsion System (MPS), and Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs). The IMPS is tasked with the storage, conditioning, distribution, and combustion of cryogenic liquid hydrogen (LH2) and liquid oxygen (LO2) propellants to provide first and second stage thrust for achieving orbital velocity. ...

This paper presents results from the final Space Shuttle test flight of the TriDAR vision system onboard Shuttle Atlantis on STS-135. The TriDAR (Triangulation + LIDAR) is a proximity operations 3D vision system for Autonomous Rendezvous and Docking (AR&D) missions to non-cooperative targets in space. The TriDAR has previously flown on STS-128 and STS-131 onboard Shuttle Discovery. The objectiv...

Geobacter sulfurreducens contains a 9.6-kDa c-type cytochrome that was previously proposed to serve as an extracellular electron shuttle to insoluble Fe(III) oxides. However, when the cytochrome was added to washed-cell suspensions of G. sulfurreducens it did not enhance Fe(III) oxide reduction, whereas similar concentrations of the known electron shuttle, anthraquinone-2,6-disulfonate, greatly...

The Space Shuttle program began flying atmospheric flight navigation units in 1993, in support of Shuttle avionics upgrades. In the early 1990s, it was anticipated that proven in-production navigation units would greatly reduce integration, certification and maintenance costs. However, technical issues arising from ground and flight tests resulted in a slip in the Shuttle GPS certification date...