Monitoring Ocean Biology and Natural Resources Autonomously and Efficiently Using Underwater Gliders

Contributors. Preface. Part I: The History of Judaism:. 1. Defining Judaism: Jacob Neusner (University of South Florida and Bard College). 2. The Religious World of Ancient Israel to 586: Marvin Sweeney (Claremont School of Theology and Claremont Graduate University). 3. Judaism and the Hebrew Scriptures: Philip R. Davies (Sheffield University). 4. Second Temple Judaism: Frederick J. Murphy (College of the Holy Cross). 5. The Formation of Rabbinic Judaism, 70--640 C.E: G--nther Stemberger (Universitat Wien). 6. The Canon of Rabbinic Judaism: Jacob Neusner (University of South Florida and Bard College). 7. Judaism and Christianity in the Formative Age: Bruce D. Chilton (Bard College). 8. Judaism in the Muslim world: Sara Reguer (Brooklyn College of the City University of New York). 9. Judaism in Christendom: David R. Carr (University of South Florida). 10. Philosophy in Judaism: Two Stances: Daniel Breslauer (University of Kansas). 11. Jewish Piety: Tzvee Zahavy (Fairleigh Dickinson University). Part II: The Principal Doctrines of Judaism:. 12. The Doctrine of Torah: Jacob Neusner (University of South Florida and Bard College). 13. The Doctrine of God: Alan J. Avery--Peck (College of the Holy Cross). 14. The Doctrine of Israel: Jacob Neusner (University of South Florida and Bard College). 15. The Doctrine of the Messiah: William Scott Green (University of Rochester). 16. Language as Doctrine: Hebrew: David Aaron (Hebrew Union College--Jewish Institute of Religion). Part III: Modern and Contemporary Judaisms:. 17. Reform Judaism: Dana Evan Kaplan (University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee). 18. Orthodox Judaism: Benjamin Brown (Hebrew University). 19. Conservative Judaism: The Struggle Between Ideology and Popularity: Daniel Gordis (University of Judaism). 20. New Age Judaism: Jeffrey K. Salkin (Port Washington, New York). Part IV: Special Topics in Understanding Judaism:. 21. Ethics of Judaism: Elliot Dorff (University of Judaism). 22. Women in Contemporary Judaism: Judith Baskin (University at Albany, State University of New York). 23. Judaism as a Theopolitical Phenomenon: Daniel J. Elazar (Jerusalem Center For Public Affairs). 24. Theology in Contemporary Judaism: Neil Gillman (Jewish Theological Seminary). 25. Secular Forms of Jewishness: Paul Mendes--Flohr (Hebrew University). 26. Judaism and Zionism: Yosef Gorney (Tel Aviv University). 27. The Return to Traditional Judaism at the End of the Twentieth Century: Cross Cultural Comparisons: M. Herbert Danzger (City University of New York). Abbreviations. Index.

Mapping sub-surface geostrophic currents from altimetry and a fleet of gliders

This article deals with underwater gliders whether there are operated in a fleet or individually. They constitute the most affordable and energy-saving autonomous observation/data acquisition platform, making long-duration ocean exploration missions possible. In this article, theoretical researches are led to solve the path planning problem of multi-point exploration missions of this type of vehicle. We focus on the area coverage type missions i.e. all points of a given area must be visited only once. We suggest a new path planning method for area coverage i.e. the fleet of glider is sized and the optimized glider trajectories are calculated according to selected criteria (mission duration, energy consumption or traveled distance). Our proposed approach combines weighted graph theory with our underwater glider simulator whose main interest is to be capable of integrating time-varying 3D environmental data (4D). Our method is tested in simulation and then in a dynamic real-life context (Mediterranean Sea) on Alseamar’s SeaExplorer autonomous underwater gliders. Finally, a comparison with the expertise of a glider pilot and a more conventional approach, exploiting only the distance between the waypoints in the operation area, confirms the relevance and effectiveness of the suggested method. The experimental mission demonstrates the interest and benefits of the approach and the ease of operational implementation in an industrial context.

The ocean/atmosphere interface is the major conduit for the entry of atmospheric CO2 into oceanic carbon pools that can lead to sequestration or recycled release. The surface layers of the temperate and tropical oceans are often too oligotrophic to result in significant primary production that might lead to carbon sequestration. However, nutrient-rich river plumes can alter the primary production schemes of oligotrophic ocean basins, resulting in increased phytoplankton biomass and carbon fixation. The ultimate goal of this proposal is to understand these carbon cycling processes in major river plumes from the molecular processes involved in biological DIC uptake to contribution to basin-wide production and potential sequestration. Our research efforts include a field component to answer the questions raised concerning DIC in plumes entering ocean basins and an intensive genomics approach to understanding these processes on the cellular level using genomic fragments obtained from plume biota. This project is actually composed of 3 separate PI-initiated projects, including projects at the University of South Florida (USF) College of Marine Science, the University of Puerto Rico, and The Ohio State University. This report concerns research conducted at The Ohio State University and studies performed in collaboration with USF. In order to understand what might occur in the field, two model sysytems were studied in the laboratory. Carbon fixation in the unicellular cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp Strain PCC 7002 took place mainly through the CBB pathway. Nitrogen nutrition in cyanobacteria is regulated by NtcA, a transcriptional regulatory protein. We show that the rubisco activity and gene (rbcL) expression were not affected when cells were exposed to prolonged periods of nitrogen stress, however cells appear to use intracellular nitrogen reserves during nitrogen starvation. Transcripts of the global transcriptional regulator NtcA are expressed under nitrogen starved and nitrogen replete (nitrate or ammonia) growth conditions, with slight decrease in transcription in the presence of ammonia. These results suggest that intracellular levels of NtcA do not directly affect carbon metabolism. Gene expression of the other nitrogen regulatory signal transducer, encoded by glnB was also studied. The glnB gene was highly transcribed in nitrogen-limited cells compared to nitrogen depleted growth conditions. Therefore in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp PCC 7002, nitrogen does not affect the metabolic potential and carbon fixation. The NtcA regulator behaved differently and studies indicate that the product of the ntcA gene (NtcA) has an indirect effect on ca rbon assimilation and the genes involved in the carbon concentrating mechanism of strain 7002. The product of the ccmM gene plays an important role in carboxysome assembly and inorganic carbon transport within the cell. We hypothesized that under nitrogen limiting conditions the transcriptional regulator NtcA binds at the region upstream of ccmM, near the transcription start site, and blocks the transcription of ccmM. This hypothesis was experimentally proven. In another study, with USF researchers, we performed experiments in situ on RubisCO espression. To determine the relationship between expression of the major gene in carbon fixation, we evaluated rbcL mRNA abundance using novel quantitative PCR assays, phytoplankton cell analyses, photophysiological parameters, and pCO2 in and around the Mississippi River plume (MRP) in the Gulf of Mexico. Lower salinity (30–32) stations were dominated by rbcL mRNA concentrations from heterokonts; i.e., diatoms and pelagophytes, which were at least an order of magnitude greater than haptophytes, a-Synechococcus or high-light Prochlorococcus. However, rbcL transcript abundances were similar among these groups at oligotrophic stations (salinity 34–36). Diatom cell counts and heterokont rbcL RNA showed a strong negative correlation to seawater pCO2. While Prochlorococcus cells did not exhibit a large difference between low and high pCO2 water, Prochlorococcus rbcL RNA concentrations had a strong positive correlation to pCO2, suggesting a very low level of RuBisCO RNA transcription among Prochlorococcus in the plume waters, possibly due to their relatively poor carbon concentrating mechanisms (CCMs). These results provide molecular evidence that diatom/pelagophyte productivity is largely responsible for the large CO2 drawdown occurring in the MRP, based on the cooccurrence of elevated RuBisCO gene transcript concentrations from this group and reduced seawater pCO2 levels. This may partly be due to efficient CCMs that enable heterokont eukaryotes such as diatoms to continue fixing CO2 in the face of strong CO2 drawdown. This work represents the first attempt to relate in situ microbial gene expression to contemporaneous CO2 flux measurements in the ocean.

International Journal of DermatologyVolume 23, Issue 10 p. 643-645 Idiopathic Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini Teresa J. Pullara M.D., Teresa J. Pullara M.D. From the Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, College of Medicine, Tampa, FloridaSearch for more papers by this authorClifford W. Lober M.D., Clifford W. Lober M.D. From the Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, College of Medicine, Tampa, FloridaSearch for more papers by this authorNeil A. Fenske M.D., Corresponding Author Neil A. Fenske M.D. From the Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, College of Medicine, Tampa, FloridaAddress for reprints: Neil A. Fenske, M.D., Division of Dermatology. University of South Florida College of Medicine, 12901 N. 30th Street, Tampa, FL 33612.Search for more papers by this author Teresa J. Pullara M.D., Teresa J. Pullara M.D. From the Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, College of Medicine, Tampa, FloridaSearch for more papers by this authorClifford W. Lober M.D., Clifford W. Lober M.D. From the Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, College of Medicine, Tampa, FloridaSearch for more papers by this authorNeil A. Fenske M.D., Corresponding Author Neil A. Fenske M.D. From the Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, College of Medicine, Tampa, FloridaAddress for reprints: Neil A. Fenske, M.D., Division of Dermatology. University of South Florida College of Medicine, 12901 N. 30th Street, Tampa, FL 33612.Search for more papers by this author First published: December 1984 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-4362.1984.tb01222.xCitations: 22AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume23, Issue10December 1984Pages 643-645 RelatedInformation

Improving Veteran Care Through a Clinical/Academic Partnership: An Overview of the Tampa VA Nursing Academy

Background and Purpose. Although there has been extensive discussion on the need for interprofessional education (IPE), available literature that addresses organizational models for its structure and implementation is limited. The purpose of this article is to describe the implementation of IPE at the University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine, through the lens of organizational structure and change. Model Description and Evaluation. The University of South Florida College of Medicine has employed IPE for students in the medicine and physical therapy programs since the fall of 2005. This article describes the IPE program at USF, the 2 underlying organizational models-centralized and decentralized-of IPE, and the advantages and disadvantages of each model. The authors make the case that interprofessional organizational structures and decision-making processes are necessary for the long-term sustainability of IPE. Like learning experiences, organizational support is a part of the interprofessional continuum and can be classified as unprofessional, multiprofessional, or truly interprofessional. Outcomes. Preliminary results indicate that centralized and decentralized models have both benefits and drawbacks. Organizational decision-making processes in our program have become more interactive and interprofessional, resulting in fewer logistical barriers, a greater number of champions, and more IPE opportunities for students. Results from the disability experiences suggest that the learning experiences have been successful in stimulating interaction between students from different professions around the shared issue of disability, but not as effective in stimulating discussion around profession-specific perspectives on disability, which is vital to future teamwork. Discussion and Conclusion. Implementation of a centralized model of IPE requires organizational commitment and culture change, but holds the greatest potential for sustainable long-term change for students, faculty, the implicit curriculum, and educational outcomes. Key Words: Physical therapy education, Medical education, education, Implicit curriculum, Organizational change. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE As defined by the Centre for Advancement of Education (CAIPE), Interprofessional education occurs when two or more professions learn with, from and about each other to improve collaboration and the quality of care.1 education (IPE) is often contrasted to uniprofessional education (the focus on a single profession with no or little interaction) and multiprofessional education (a parallel education with some interaction between professions).2,3 Schmitt4,5 has described the cyclical rediscovery of interprofessional or interdisciplinary education within health care over the last 60 years. She notes that the Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued one of the early calls for IPE in the report of its first meeting in 1972.4,5 Within this historical context, there appears to be renewed focus on the need for interprofessional competence and practice, as well as IPE to develop these competencies. In 2003, IOM issued a call for enhanced IPE: All health professionals should be educated to deliver patient-centered care as members of an interdisciplinary team, emphasizing evidence-based practice, quality improvement approaches, and informatics.6 Hammick et al7,8 reviewed literature on IPE for the purpose of identifying high-quality studies, classification of outcomes (ie, positive, negative, or neutral), and discussion of the mechanisms associated with positive and negative outcomes. In the 2007 review,7 they classified the studies according to the model proposed by Freeth and Reeves2 and adapted from a model of learning developed by Biggs.9 The 3-P model proposes 3 major components for consideration in the development of interprofessional-learning experiences: Presage, Process, and Product Table 1 summarizes the types of factors involved in each component. …

The development of regional and sub-regional ocean observing under the national NOAA Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) initiative has provided opportunities for increased access to meteorological and oceanographie data. One of the most efficient ways for coastal ocean observing systems to disseminate marine information to the public is via partnerships with local NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs) since the commercial and recreational marine communities already rely on these offices for their marine observation and forecast needs. The NWS experimental Marine Weather Portal (MWP) was developed by forecasters, web designers, data managers, and outreach personnel working with the University of South Carolina, University of North Carolina Wilmington, University of South Florida, Second Creek Consulting, NOAA NWS Eastern and Southern Region Headquarters, NWS Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) and NWS WFOs in coastal US states across the Southeast and Gulf of Mexico. The NWS Marine Weather Portal is currently used to disseminate standardized, consolidated marine information for coastal North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas and can be viewed at http://forecast.weather.gov/mwp/. The NWS would like to expand the MWP to include all WFOs and NOAA National Centers for Environmental Protection (NCEP) with marine forecasting responsibility. The National Hurricane Center's Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch, which provides marine forecasts for the Atlantic High Seas, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, has also requested that the Marine Weather Portal include their area of responsibility and incorporate forecast and warning products which they produce. Possible expansion of the MWP into the Caribbean will create the opportunity for the portal developers to include observing data provided through the French government as well as create multi-lingual access to the site. In fact, the NHC is currently experimenting with producing their marine forecasts in both Spanish and French. Providing users with the ability to view marine data from multiple sources is a worthwhile and needed improvement over the previous, WFO specific, marine weather pages. Expansion of the MWP domain would be a valuable enhancement for mariners and other customers by providing one-stop shopping for the information they need to safely transit coastal and offshore waters. The consolidation and expansion of marine data strengthens the NOAA brand by reinforcing NOAA's role as the official source of marine weather data.

This paper utilizes an anomaly detection algorithm to check if underwater gliders are operating normally in the unknown ocean environment. Glider pilots can be warned of the detected glider anomaly in real time, thus taking over the glider appropriately and avoiding further damage to the glider. The adopted algorithm is validated by two valuable sets of data in real glider deployments, the University of South Florida (USF) glider Stella and the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO) glider Angus.

Residency is a time of stress and turmoil for many residents. The stresses are varied and great, often involving both personal and professional issues. One institutional mechanism that has been shown to help residents cope with stress is the use of residents' wellness, or assistance, programs. The University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine developed the USF Residency Assistance Program (RAP) in 1997, modeled after business employee assistance programs but tailored to enhance the well-being of residents. The program was developed in an organized, thoughtful manner starting with a Request for Proposals to all local employee assistance programs and the selection of one of these to run the program. The RAP is broad-based, readily available, easily accessible, totally voluntary and confidential, and not reportable to the state board of medicine. It is well integrated into all residency programs and has had excellent acceptance from the administration; information about access to the RAP is available to all residents through multiple venues. The cost is minimal, at only seven cents a day per resident. The authors present data from the eight years the RAP has been operating, including information on program use, referral rates, acceptance, and types of problems encountered. One suicide occurred during this time period, and the RAP provided a significant role in grief counseling. Assistance programs are critical to the well-being of residents. The USF program presents a model that can be used by other programs around the country.

Some of the experiences in networking at the University of South Florida (USF) College of Engineering are described. The LAN selection process and the wiring requirements are outlined. Two networks, the transcendental operating system (TOPS) and the 3Com Ethernet, are reviewed for implementation in this college environment. >

Ocean of Things (OoT) is a novel technology that integrates marine devices and the Internet of Things, which is the basis for realizing a transparent ocean. However, due to the uncertainty of the marine environment and the constraint of underwater communication, there are still some challenges to building OoT in a large area. Therefore, this article proposes an underwater glider (UG) fleet coordinate control architecture (GFC2A) to realize large-range ocean observation based on real-time data and ocean model data. First, a data-driven velocity and time prediction model (VTPM) for UG is put forward with a novel method, principal component analysis combined with genetic algorithm and back propagation neuralnetwork (PCA-GA-BPNN), and its accuracy is compared with that of other benchmark methods, including the dynamic model. Second, to realize the coordinate control of the UG fleet, a novel virtual distributed control model is built on the dynamic leader–follower method and VTPM, which can predict the position of a UG underwater with VTPM and synchronize that with the surface UG. Then, the GFC2A is developed by integrating a virtual distributed control model, ocean model data, and database, and then verified by a simulation experiment and two sea trials carried out in the northern South China Sea. According to the results, the mean squared errors of velocity and time in VTPM are 0.0347 m/s and 2.5 × 10 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">−4</sup> min, respectively. The mean deviation of fleet formation is about 1.39 km, and the time synchronization error is limited to 10 min. The GFC2A proposed in this article also provides a reference for the cooperation work of unmanned or manned vehicles in a communication-constrained environment.

Since the development of gliders, scientists have used them to collect high resolution data sets over long periods of time, weeks to months. For the majority of the time a glider is flown, scientists equip the glider with only the sensors needed to collect a limited data set specific to the scientist's research objective. Scientists can overload the glider with sensors, causing a shortening of the mission due to battery life. However, some glider missions include only the minimum of sensors, (e.g. CTD) which result in surplus battery life remaining after the mission completion. In these instances the battery life could provide additional data sets with minimal cost or interruption to the primary mission. Many opportunities for gliders to conduct multiple missions occur but decisions are required to manage the variety of sensors for optimum scientific and operational efficiency. In 2013 a joint glider mission with Shell Oil and NOAA's National Data Buoy Center was conducted in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). This glider mission provides an example of sensors being deployed, yet data not collected. The main mission objective was to provide validation for the Ocean Heat Content being derived by satellites and augment existing in-situ data into the real time HWRF-HYCOM hurricane model. The mission was planned with coordination through the Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) to target features, such as eddies, in the GOM. The secondary objective included baseline sampling of water column dissolved oxygen and color dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. With the third mission objective to continually operate a glider in the GOM throughout the hurricane season, which limited sensor use in order to prolong the deployment. This creates additional and critical considerations among the piloting team to balance sampling rates of sensors with mission duration capabilities. This paper uses experiences from this 2013 glider mission, to discuss the possible gains and losses of including additional sensors on gliders for secondary mission objectives. In addition, this paper discusses the need to identify the scientific focus and sampling requirements and how to integrate the secondary requirements into flight operations.

Autonomous platforms and vehicles are a growing component of the ocean research fleet, producing data sets crucial to our understanding of oceanographic and fishery ecosystem processes. One emerging tool for making these measurements is underwater gliders that autonomously sample the water column for weeks to months at a time. Although originally designed to measure temperature and salinity, underwater gliders can now support a myriad of sensors. For the demonstration project described within, three complementary acoustic technologies were integrated into an underwater glider for mapping fish on the continental shelf: an acoustic telemetry receiver, a passive acoustic monitoring recorder, and a fisheries echosounder.The demonstration project was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of each sensing technology. Sixty-one fish were implanted with acoustic tags near the Gulfstream Natural Gas pipeline in the eastern Gulf of Mexico in advance of planned underwater glider missions. The glider was deployed four times over 12 months, with all three acoustic technologies to traverse the pipeline and surrounding habitat. Glider detections were compared to detections of fish at moored acoustic tag telemetry receivers and passive acoustic recorders co-located at the tagged fish locations. All three technologies identified fish along the targeted hard-bottom pipeline habitat, as well as previously uncharted areas of hard-bottom reef. The results of this study demonstrate the utility of gliders integrated with acoustic sensors as a potential tool to identify areas that merit deeper investigation to assess fish stocks.

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