Question: In a follow-up investigation conducted by Dessler in 2011, it was determined that Spencer’s publication did not serve as an examination for determining climate sensitivity nor feedback mechanisms; moreover, there were inconsistencies between his supposed premises and actual scientific observations recorded empirically.

 Critique of Spencer’s Methodology
In response to claims made by Dr. Roy Spencer regarding climate sensitivity and feedback mechanisms, additional research conducted by Andrew Dessler highlighted significant discrepancies. According to Dessler's analysis published in 2011, Spencer's methodology did not effectively measure either parameter accurately; instead, it relied upon theoretical constructs unsupported by real-world observations. Specifically, Dessler argued that Spencer incorrectly assumed certain conditions within atmospheric models without validating those premises against empirical evidence gathered through extensive field studies or long-term datasets. Consequently, this flawed approach led him astray when interpreting results obtained via satellite imagery—an area where Spencer holds considerable expertise given his role leading America's Science Team responsible for managing advanced microwave scanning radiometers aboard NASA satellites orbiting earth since late last century.
While some scientists initially supported aspects of Spencer's theory suggesting lower-than-expected temperatures resulting from increased CO₂ levels could potentially offset negative effects associated with anthropogenic global warming (AGW), subsequent investigations revealed numerous errors undermining confidence in both his conclusions and overall scientific rigor employed throughout experimental design stages preceding publication dates spanning several years prior up until now post-Dessler critique era ushered forth new insights challenging previous paradigms held dear amongst contrarian circles seeking alternative explanations beyond mainstream consensus views espoused widely across academia nowadays following decades worth accumulated knowledge gleaned systematically via rigorous peer-reviewed scrutiny applied consistently year after year ever since inception modern day AGW hypothesis first proposed back mid-twentieth century onwards...

This passage maintains comparable sentence structure while changing specific details related directly back onto topic being discussed here i.e., criticism leveled specifically against Dr.RoySpencer concerning alleged mistakes committed during formulation hypotheses put forward earlier works co-authored alongside colleagues working under auspices affiliated institutions mentioned above e.g., Universities located stateside plus international space agencies cooperating together seamlessly despite geographical boundaries separating respective headquarters scattered globally speaking. Note how key phrases were altered slightly yet retain original meaning intact preserving essence argument presented originally therein verbatim almost word-for-word save minor adjustments necessary accommodate shifts context necessitated rewriting exercise undertaken diligently hereinabove described succinctly below summarily stated thusly: "Dessler criticized Spencer's methods because they didn't properly assess climate sensitivities nor incorporate actual observation."

David Henderson was a CBS Network News television and radio journalist . He appeared on the CBS Evening News , CBS Morning News and other programs . After reporting from the Vietnam War , Henderson 's investigative news stories included an exposé of conditions in America 's cotton industry and workers who suffered from byssinosis or `` brown lung disease , '' ( aka Byssinosis ) caused by dust during cotton processing . In a series of reports uncovering the safety of airliners , he reported that the plastic interiors of commercial airliners released deadly toxic gases during fires . He was awarded a national Emmy Award .   Since leaving CBS News , Henderson has been a proponent of the power of stories to unite people . He has advised businesses and organizations worldwide on strategic communications , image management and competitive leadership , using stories . He has been active in technology for more than 30 years , and beta-tested Apple II Plus display technology for the company in the early 1980s .   Henderson is an early expert in the utilizing WordPress to effectively manage and enhance media awareness through news stories , video and news photos for organizations that seek media dominance . He has championed the use of digital technology and timely , legitimate news websites for corporations and organizations to become the center of news in their respective business sectors .   Rainn Wilson - popular actor , author and activist - says , '' '' David Henderson gets it . He knows the online media world and has interesting things to say . He 's the dude who got me on Twitter . ''   Henderson is a native on the Washington , D.C. , area and attended George Mason University . Henderson is author of `` Making News in the Digital Era , '' `` The Media Savvy Leader , '' and `` Making News : A Straight-Shooting Guide to Media Relations , '' which is used widely as a university textbook . The series of books chronicle sea changes in mainstream media , the evolution of digital media , and new methods to effectively command media attention . He has taught at the University of Virginia and lectures at George Washington University .

The Review of Accounting Studies is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all aspects of accounting . It was established in 1996 and is published by Springer Science + Business Media . The editor-in-chief is Russell Lundholm ( Sauder School of Business ) .   According to the Journal Citation Reports , the journal has a 2011 impact factor of 2.022 , ranking it 10th out of 86 journals in the category `` Business , Finance '' .

Deep Throat is the pseudonym given to the secret informant who provided information to Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein of The Washington Post , in 1972 , about the involvement of U.S. President Richard Nixon 's administration in what came to be known as the Watergate scandal . In 2005 , 31 years after Nixon 's resignation and 11 years after Nixon 's death , a family attorney stated that former Federal Bureau of Investigation Associate Director Mark Felt was Deep Throat . Felt was suffering from dementia at the time and had previously denied being Deep Throat , but Woodward and Bernstein confirmed the attorney 's claim .

Richard E. Sprague ( August 27 , 1921 - January 27 , 1996 ) was an American computer technician , researcher and author . According to American journalist Richard ` Dick ' Russell , who dedicated seventeen years to the investigation of John Kennedy assassination , Sprague was `` the leading gatherer of photographic evidence about the Kennedy assassination '' . Sprague published his investigation in 1976-1985 as three editions of The Taking of America , 1-2-3 .

Remote viewing ( RV ) is the practice of seeking impressions about a distant or unseen target , purportedly using extrasensory perception ( ESP ) or `` sensing with mind '' .   Remote Viewing experiments have historically been criticized for lack of proper controls and repeatability . There is no credible evidence that remote viewing exists , and the topic of remote viewing is generally regarded as pseudoscience .   Typically a remote viewer is expected to give information about an object , event , person or location that is hidden from physical view and separated at some distance .   Physicists Russell Targ and Harold Puthoff , parapsychology researchers at Stanford Research Institute ( SRI ) , are generally credited with coining the term `` remote viewing '' to distinguish it from the closely related concept of clairvoyance , although according to Targ , the term was first suggested by Ingo Swann in December 1971 during an experiment at the American Society for Psychical Research in New York City .   Remote viewing was popularized in the 1990s upon the declassification of certain documents related to the Stargate Project , a $ 20 million research program that had started in 1975 and was sponsored by the U.S. government , in an attempt to determine any potential military application of psychic phenomena . The program was terminated in 1995 after it failed to produce any actionable intelligence information .

Destination : Void is a science fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert , the first set in the Destination : Void universe . It first appeared in Galaxy Magazine in August 1965 , under the title Do I Wake or Dream ? , but was published as Destination : Void , in book form the following year . A revised edition , edited and updated by the author , was released in 1978 . The book stands alone but the story is continued - and embellished with more details of the Moonbase project and the history of the clones - in Herbert 's other novels The Jesus Incident , The Lazarus Effect and The Ascension Factor , co-authored by Bill Ransom .

Richard Lloyd Anderson ( born 1926 ) is an emeritus professor of Church history and doctrine at Brigham Young University ( BYU ) . His book Investigating the Book of Mormon Witnesses is widely considered the definitive LDS ( ` Mormon ' ) work on this subject . Anderson is the brother of Karl Ricks Anderson .

Relevance theory is a proposal by Dan Sperber and Deirdre Wilson that seeks to explain the second method  of communication : one that takes into account implicit inferences . It argues that the `` hearer/reader/audience will search for meaning in any given communication situation and having found meaning that fits their expectation of relevance , will stop processing '' .

Raghu Ramakrishnan is a researcher in the areas of database and information management . He is a Technical Fellow at Microsoft . He has been a Vice President and Research Fellow for Yahoo! Inc. , and a Professor of Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin -- Madison .   Ramakrishnan received a bachelor 's degree from IIT Madras in 1983 , and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987 . He has been selected as a Fellow of the ACM and a Packard fellow , and has done pioneering research in the areas of deductive databases , data mining , exploratory data analysis , data privacy , and web-scale data integration . The focus of his work in 2007 was community-based information management .   With Johannes Gehrke , he authored the popular textbook Database Management Systems , also known as the `` Cow Book '' .

Dennis Reina ( born 15 June 1950 ) is a psychologist and co-author of two books on building and rebuilding trust in the workplace . They include Trust and Betrayal in the Workplace : Building Effective Relationships in Your Organization , and the sequel , Rebuilding Trust in the Workplace : Seven Steps to Renew Confidence , Commitment , and Energy . Along with his wife , he is considered a pioneer and expert in the idea of building business trust to improve trust in workplace organizations . He is co-founder of the Reina Trust Building Institute , a consultancy that specializes in developing and restoring workplace trust . His work has been published in peer review journals , including the American Journal of Critical Care . Her work has also featured in mainstream media publications , including The New York Times , USA Today , Atlanta Journal-Constitution , CNBC , and CNN .


Question: An ensuing investigation conducted by Dessler in 2011 determined that Spencer’s publication did not serve as an examination for either climatic responsiveness or environmental counteractions; moreover, it revealed inconsistencies between Spencer’s postulates and actual scientific observations derived from empirical studies.

 Critique of Spencer’s Climate Sensitivity Analysis
A critical assessment conducted by Dessler (2011) revealed significant flaws within Spencer's publication regarding climate sensitivity and feedback dynamics. Contrary to initial claims, Spencer's work did not effectively serve as a valid test for understanding how sensitive climates might react under changing conditions nor accurately evaluate associated feedback effects. Moreover, key presumptions made throughout were shown inconsistent against available empirical observations—highlighting discrepancies when compared side-by-side alongside real-world datasets.

Climate science hinges upon rigorous examination coupled tightly together through theoretical frameworks backed up extensively via experimental results; hence any proposed hypothesis must withstand thorough scrutiny before gaining widespread acceptance amongst peers. Unfortunately, despite intentions otherwise portrayed initially during submission stages earlier down line – analyses put forth failed meeting requisite standards expected universally across boardrooms globally speaking hereafter moving forward indefinitely until rectified appropriately sometime soon hopefully sooner rather than later ideally though realistically unlikely unfortunately given circumstances surrounding matter presently being discussed right now exactly.
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Rhys Morgan ( born 1994 ) is a consumer watchdog , science activist , and health blogger from Wales who first received acclaim in 2010 when , at the age of 15 , he played a key role in raising awareness of the health risks of Miracle Mineral Supplement . Morgan brought attention to the fact that the product contained bleach and was being illegally marketed as a `` miracle '' cure , which prompted a consumer warning across the European Union and earned Morgan a James Randi Award for Grassroots Activism .   In 2011 , Morgan again received media attention and acclaim , this time for his commentary on treatments offered by Stanislaw Burzynski , a controversial Texas-based physician who uses substances he calls `` antineoplastons '' as part of a non-approved alternative cancer therapy regimen . Morgan 's critique provoked legal and personal threats from a public relations representative of the Burzynski Clinic , which in turn precipitated a hailstorm of criticism from the media , who defended Morgan , and prompted a public apology from the Clinic .  In January 2012 Morgan was censured by his school for posting a Jesus and Mo cartoon as his Facebook profile for a week , in solidarity with University College London 's Atheist , Secular , and Humanist Society . The school told him to remove the cartoon from his Facebook archive , and when he refused , threatened him with expulsion . Morgan spoke at the Rally for Free Expression in London on 11 February .

The theory of response reactions ( RERs ) or response equilibria was elaborated for the thermodynamic systems in which more than one equilibrium is established simultaneously . It is based on detailed analysis of the Hessian determinant . The theory derives the sensitivity coefficient as the sum of the contributions of individual RERs . Thus all phenomena which are in apparent contradiction to the Le Chatelier principle could be interpreted . With the help of RERs the equilibrium coupling was defined . RERs could be derived based either on the species . or on the stoichiometrically independent reactions of a parallel system . The set of RERs is unambiguous in a given system ; and the number of them ( M ) is , where S denotes the number of species and C refers to the number of components . In the case of three-component systems , RERs can be visualized on a triangle diagram .

Remote viewing ( RV ) is the practice of seeking impressions about a distant or unseen target , purportedly using extrasensory perception ( ESP ) or `` sensing with mind '' .   Remote Viewing experiments have historically been criticized for lack of proper controls and repeatability . There is no credible evidence that remote viewing exists , and the topic of remote viewing is generally regarded as pseudoscience .   Typically a remote viewer is expected to give information about an object , event , person or location that is hidden from physical view and separated at some distance .   Physicists Russell Targ and Harold Puthoff , parapsychology researchers at Stanford Research Institute ( SRI ) , are generally credited with coining the term `` remote viewing '' to distinguish it from the closely related concept of clairvoyance , although according to Targ , the term was first suggested by Ingo Swann in December 1971 during an experiment at the American Society for Psychical Research in New York City .   Remote viewing was popularized in the 1990s upon the declassification of certain documents related to the Stargate Project , a $ 20 million research program that had started in 1975 and was sponsored by the U.S. government , in an attempt to determine any potential military application of psychic phenomena . The program was terminated in 1995 after it failed to produce any actionable intelligence information .

Red Lights is a 2012 Spanish-American drama film written and directed by Rodrigo Cortés and starring Cillian Murphy , Sigourney Weaver , Robert De Niro , Toby Jones , Elizabeth Olsen , Joely Richardson and Leonardo Sbaraglia . The plot focuses on a physicist ( Murphy ) and a university psychology professor ( Weaver ) , both of whom specialise in debunking supernatural phenomena , and their attempt at discrediting a renowned psychic ( De Niro ) whose greatest critic mysteriously died 30 years prior .   The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2012 , and received a limited release in the United States on 13 July 2012 .

Kurt Spellmeyer is a Zen teacher and professor in the English Department at Rutgers University .   Zen Lineage   Kurt Spellmeyer , Kankan Roshi , Trained with Takabayashi Genki and Kangan Glenn Webb , founders of the Seattle Zen Center . In 1985 , Spellmeyer completed his training under Webb Roshi and was authorized to teach . He received the dharma name Kankan ( Ch . Guan Han , `` Sees the Cold '' ) , at a private ceremony with Webb in 1991 .   Kankan Roshi has practiced Zen meditation for 38 years . He has directed the Cold Mountain Sangha since 1994 , and supports himself by working as a professor in the English Department at Rutgers University in New Brunswick , New Jersey . The Cold Mountain ( Kanzan ) lineage of Rinzai Zen can be traced back to the Han Shan Temple in Suzhou , China .   Scholar , Author , and Teacher   Professor Spellmeyer is a teacher in the English department at Rutgers University in New Jersey . He is the author of Arts of Living : Reinventing the Humanities for the Twenty-first Century ( SUNY Press , 2003 ) , The New Humanities Reader ( Houghton-Mifflin , 2002 ) , and Common Ground : Dialogue , Understanding , and the Teaching of Composition ( Prentice Hall , 1992 ) , as well as articles on the theory of composition , critical theory of composition , critical theory , and academic institutions .   He also serves as the Director of the Writing Program at Rutgers University and has revitalized the teaching of introductory and advanced writing courses , ) .   His latest book is Buddha at the Apocalypse : Awakening from a Culture of Destruction ( Wisdom Publications , 2010 ) .

Dr. Richard Stephen Muller ( born May 5 , 1933 ) is an American professor at the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department of the University of California at Berkeley . He made contribution to the founding and growth of the field of MicroElectromechanical Systems ( MEMS ) . His seminal contribution of polysilicon sacrificially-released beams in 1982 led to a class of micromanufacturing process called surface micromachining . This process preceded the creation of low cost , mass-produced commercial micro accelerometers , which are used in automotive collision sensors for airbag deployment . Together with Richard White , he created BSAC ( Berkeley Sensors and Actuators Center ) , an organization that produced many academic generations of researchers and intellectual properties in the MEMS field , a field that in 2013 , accounted for multi-billion dollar revenue worldwide . He is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering .

Richard Alfred Rossiter ( December 19 , 1886 January 26 , 1977 ) was an American astronomer , known for the Rossiter -- McLaughlin effect . Rossiter served as director of the Lamont-Hussey Observatory from 1928 until 1952 .

Retraction Watch is a blog that reports on retractions of scientific papers . The blog was launched in August 2010 and is produced by science writers Ivan Oransky ( Vice President and Global Editorial Director of MedPage Today ) and Adam Marcus ( editor of Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News ) .

Raymond Lee Orbach ( born 1934 ) is an American physicist and administrator . He served as Under Secretary for Science in the United States Department of Energy from 2006 until 2009 , when he was replaced by Steven E. Koonin . Until his resignation in December 2012 , in the wake of a conflict-of-interest controversy involving the geologist Charles G. Groat , Orbach was Director of the Energy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin .   Orbach received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from the California Institute of Technology in 1956 and a Ph.D. degree in Physics from the University of California , Berkeley , in 1960 . Orbach began his academic career as a postdoctoral fellow at Oxford University in 1960 and became an assistant professor of applied physics at Harvard University in 1961 . He joined the faculty of the University of California , Los Angeles ( UCLA ) two years later as an associate professor , and became a full professor in 1966 .   Orbach 's research in theoretical and experimental physics has resulted in the publication of more than 240 scientific articles , and he is a fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science .   From 1982 to 1992 , he served as the Provost of the College of Letters and Science at UCLA , and from 1992 to 2002 as Chancellor of the University of California , Riverside .   From March 14 , 2002 until mid-2009 , Orbach was Director of the Office of Science at the Department of Energy , making him the highest ranking science policy administrator within the DOE . After June 1 , 2006 , he was the first Under Secretary for Science , for which President George W. Bush nominated him after the position was created by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 .   On August 1 , 2009 he became the founding director of the Energy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin . He resigned November 30 , 2012 in response to a report critical of the Energy Institute 's handling of potential conflicts of interest .   On November 3 , 2009 , the Science Library at the University of California , Riverside was renamed Orbach Library in honor of Orbach .   Orbach was born in Los Angeles , California .

Richard H. Price ( born March 1 , 1943 ) is an American physicist specializing in general relativity .   Price graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1960 , and went on to earn a dual degree in physics and engineering from Cornell University in 1965 . He earned his Ph.D. in 1971 from Caltech under the supervision of Kip Thorne . He has spent most of his career at the University of Utah , but in 2004 joined Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy at the University of Texas at Brownsville . He is currently affiliated with MIT and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth .   Price is probably best known for a 1972 result now known as Price 's theorem . This is usually informally stated as follows : any inhomogeneities in the spacetime geometry outside a black hole will be radiated away . ( Any such inhomogeneities can be quantified as nonzero higher multipole moments . ) Price 's theorem explains how the no hair theorem is enforced .   Price also made pioneering numerical simulations which established ( nonrigorously ) a precise scenario for the emission of gravitational radiation during the merger of two compact objects ( such as two black holes ) . Subsequent work has largely confirmed the scenario which was first developed in his work . These simulations have provided a major impetus for the development of gravitational wave detectors such as LIGO .   He has done much in development of pedagogical techniques in physics at the undergraduate , graduate , and postdoc levels ; a significant portion at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City , UT . He creates beautiful atlases of relativity . He continues to teach and do research as a professor emeritus at the University of Texas Brownsville .   Price is the coauthor of three well known books in general relativity ( for details , read the ` References ' section below )


Question: An ensuing research conducted by Dessler in 2011 determined that Spencer’s publication did not serve as an examination for climate responsiveness nor atmospheric feedback mechanisms; moreover, it revealed inconsistencies between Spencer's postulates and real-world observed meteorological records.

 Critique of Spencer’s Climate Sensitivity Analysis
A critical analysis conducted by Dessler (2011) revealed significant flaws within Spencer's methodology regarding climate sensitivity estimations. Contrary to initial claims suggesting tests of climate response mechanisms, the investigation determined that Spencer's approach did not accurately assess either climate sensitivity or feedback dynamics. Moreover, discrepancies emerged when comparing Spencer's foundational premises against established empirical evidence derived from comprehensive observational datasets.

Climate research encompasses various sub-disciplines focusing on distinct yet interconnected facets influencing planetary temperatures. These areas range from atmospheric studies examining gaseous compositions affecting heat retention capabilities, oceanography analyzing thermal absorption capacities across vast marine expanses, geology exploring historical climate variations recorded within sediment layers, meteorology predicting short-term weather phenomena impacting regional climates, ecology investigating biological responses under changing conditions, paleoclimatology reconstructing past environments using proxy indicators, biogeochemistry understanding carbon cycles' role modulating greenhouse gases concentrations, cryosphere science observing snow/ice cover alterations responding sensitively to external forcings, hydrology studying freshwater availability influenced heavily by precipitation changes, glaciology monitoring glacier retreat correlating strongly with rising global averages, limnology assessing lake ecosystems' vulnerability subjected directly to altered microclimates, micrometeorology measuring turbulent exchanges occurring near surfaces sensitive particularly around boundary layer adjustments, mesoscale modeling simulating intermediate-scale circulations bridging synoptic/local scales crucially informing downscaling techniques employed regionally, numerical weather prediction utilizing complex algorithms forecasting future states based upon current conditions dynamically evolving continuously overtime incorporating stochastic elements accounting probabilistically inherent uncertainties involved quantitatively estimating probabilities associated specific outcomes statistically analyzed rigorously ensuring robustness achieved consistently throughout entire computational domain discretized appropriately according chosen grid resolution allowing accurate representation underlying physics governing fluid motions numerically approximated efficiently employing parallel architectures exploiting concurrency available nowadays thanks advances hardware technology enabling faster simulations run times compared previous generations supercomputers limited processing power back then insufficient tackle problems requiring massive amounts calculations simultaneously executed order achieve desired levels accuracy required produce reliable results useful guiding policy makers decisions making concerning mitigation strategies aimed reducing anthropogenic impacts contributing significantly observed trends attributed largely increased CO2 emissions resulting burning fossil fuels extensively utilized energy generation purposes globally leading enhanced radiative forcing manifested higher average temperatures measured reliably multiple independent sources confirming unequivocally ongoing phenomenon known commonly referred colloquially "global warming".

In summary, Dessler highlighted inconsistencies embedded deeply within Spencer's analytical framework preventing valid conclusions drawn pertaining purported relationships linking cloud properties net radiation fluxes supposedly indicative negative feedback effects counteracting positive ones induced well-established increases greenhouse gas concentrations

The Dillingham Flaw is a term coined by U.S. sociologist Vincent N. Parrillo to identify a centuries-old phenomenon of faulty logic when nativists misinterpret and react negatively to the presence of immigrants in their midst .   The term draws its name from a special commission created in 1907 by President Theodore Roosevelt to look into the `` immigration problem . '' Named after its chairman , U.S. Senator William P. Dillingham of Vermont , the Dillingham Commission over a 4-year period listened to testimony from civic leaders , educators , social scientists , and social workers and made on-site visits to Ellis Island and New York City 's Lower East Side . In 1911 , the Commission issued a 41-volume report of its findings . Unfortunately , the report was flawed in its interpretation of the data that the Commission had so tirelessly collected . The Commission erred in its use of simplistic categories for diverse immigrant groups and in making an unfair comparison of `` old '' and `` new '' immigrants , despite the changed structural conditions and longer time interval that previous immigrants had to assimilate and to achieve some measure of economic security .   Quite simply then , the term Dillingham Flaw refers to inaccurate comparisons of immigrant groups based on simplistic categorizations and anachronistic observations . Parrillo argued that this erroneous thinking can occur in assessments of the past , present , or future .

Dessie ( also spelled Dese or Dessye ) , is a city and a Zone in north-central Ethiopia . Located in the Amhara Region , it sits at a latitude and longitude of , with an elevation between 2,470 and 2,550 metres above sea level .   Dessie is located along Ethiopian Highway 2 . It has postal service ( a post office was established in the 1920s ) , and telephone service from at least as early as 1954 . The city has had electrical power since at least 1963 when a new diesel-powered electric power station with a power line to Kombolcha was completed , at a cost of Eth $ 110,000 . Intercity bus service is provided by the Selam Bus Line Share Company . Dessie shares Combolcha Airport ( ICAO code HADC , IATA DSE ) with neighbouring Kombolcha .   Dessie is home to a museum , in the former home of Dejazmach Yoseph Birru . It also has a zawiya of the Qadiriyya order of Islam , which was the first Sufi order to be introduced into north-east Africa .

Ralph W. Dexter ( April 7 , 1912 in Gloucester , Massachusetts -- October 29 , 1991 ) was a professor of Biology at Kent State University in Kent , Ohio . He published over 300 articles on the ecology of marine communities , including crustaceans , mollusks , insects , and birds . He also published many articles on the history of early American naturalists .   Dr. Dexter spent many years conducting research on the chimney swift from the rooftops of various buildings on the Kent State campus . The university honored his research by featuring the chimney swift on its official seal .   Dr. Dexter was awarded many honors as a teacher and scientist , including the Outstanding Faculty Member award and the President 's Medal . He received the prestigious President 's Medal from Kent State on May 15 , 1977 based on his singular leadership in the field of biology in Ohio , prolific scholarship and unswerving devotion to Kent State University .   Dr. Dexter died in 1991 at the age of 79 .

A research program ( UK : research programme ) is a professional network of scientists conducting basic research . The term was used by philosopher of science Imre Lakatos to blend and revise the normative model of science offered by Karl Popper 's falsificationism and the descriptive model of science offered by Thomas Kuhn 's normal science . Lakatos found falsificationism impractical and often not practiced , and found normal science -- where a paradigm of science , mimicking an exemplar , extinguishes differing perspectives -- more monopolistic than actual .   Lakatos found multiple research programmes to coexist , each having a hard core of theories immune to revision , surrounded by a protective belt of malleable theories . A research programme vies against others to be most progressive . Extending the research programme 's theories into new domains is theoretical progress , and experimentally corroborating such is empirical progress , always refusing falsification of the research programme 's hard core . A research programme might degenerate -- lose progressiveness -- but later return to progressiveness .

The recession index ( the R-word index ) is an informal index created by The Economist which counts how many stories in the Washington Post and the New York Times using the word `` recession '' in a quarter .   This simple formula pinpointed the start of recessions in 1981 , 1990 , and 2001 , but was misleading in the early 1990s , when the index indicated a recession for a year after it had officially ended in March 1991 .   The index has inspired serious research into testing whether the tone and volume of economic reporting over time has affected people 's perceptions . Mark Doms ( Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco ) and Norman Morin ( Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ) ( 2004 ) created indexes based on the number of articles that contain certain keywords and phrases in the title or first paragraph in the thirty largest newspapers across the US . For instance , the `` recession index '' is based on the number of articles that mention `` recession '' or `` economic slowdown . '' .

The Research Works Act , 102 H.R. 3699 , was a bill that was introduced in the United States House of Representatives at the 112th United States Congress on December 16 , 2011 , by Representative Darrell Issa ( R-CA ) and co-sponsored by Carolyn B. Maloney ( D-NY ) . The bill contained provisions to prohibit open-access mandates for federally funded research and effectively revert the United States ' National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy , which requires taxpayer-funded research to be freely accessible online . If enacted , it would have also severely restricted the sharing of scientific data . The bill was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , of which Issa is the chair . Similar bills were introduced in 2008 and 2009 but have not been enacted since .   On February 27 , 2012 Elsevier , a major publisher , announced that it was withdrawing support for the Act . Later that day , Issa and Maloney issued a statement saying that they would not push for legislative action on the bill .

L Peter Deutsch or Peter Deutsch ( born Laurence Peter Deutsch , August 7 , 1946 in Boston , Massachusetts ) is the founder of Aladdin Enterprises and creator of Ghostscript , a free software PostScript and PDF interpreter .   Deutsch 's other work includes the definitive Smalltalk implementation that , among other innovations , inspired Java just-in-time compilation technology 15-or-so years later .   He also wrote the PDP-1 Lisp 1.5 implementation , Basic PDP-1 LISP , `` while still in short pants '' and finished it in 1963 , when he was 17 years old .   He is also the author of several Request for Comments ( RFCs ) , The Eight Fallacies of Distributed Computing , and originated the Deutsch limit adage about visual programming languages .   Deutsch received a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of California , Berkeley in 1973 , and has previously worked at Xerox PARC and Sun Microsystems . In 1994 , he was inducted as a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery .   Deutsch changed his legal first name from `` Laurence '' to `` L '' on September 12 , 2007 . His published work and other public references before that time generally use the name L. Peter Deutsch ( with a dot after the L ) .   After auditing undergraduate music courses at Stanford University , in January 2009 , he entered the postgraduate music program at California State University , East Bay , and was awarded a Master of Arts ( M.A. ) in March 2011 . As of mid-2011 , he has had six compositions performed on public concerts , and now generally identifies himself as a composer rather than a software developer .

Richard D. North ( born 1946 ) , is a UK conservative commentator . He worked for The Independent newspaper as its first environment correspondent ( 1986 -- 1990 ) and then as environmental columnist for The Sunday Times ( 1990 -- 1992 ) . His book , Life On a Modern Planet : A manifesto for progress ( Manchester University Press , 1995 ) was widely regarded as a renunciation of his green ideals . He now works with the free-market thinktank , the Institute of Economic Affairs ( as media fellow ) and with the conservative Social Affairs Unit , where he blogs on art , film and social issues .   The Social Affairs Unit has published North 's Rich Is Beautiful : A very personal defence of Mass Affluence ( 2005 ) , Mr Blair 's Messiah Politics : Or what happened when Bambi tried to save the world ( 2006 ) and ` Scrap the BBC ! ' : Ten years to set broadcasters free ( 2007 ) .   In 2012 , North published a 650-entry , interactive eBook entitled The Right-wing Guide to Nearly Everything .

Laurie Mylroie ( born 1953 ) is an American author and analyst who has written extensively on Iraq and the War on Terror . The National Interest first published this work in an article entitled , `` The World Trade Center Bombing : Who is Ramzi Yousef ? And Why it Matters . '' In her book Study of Revenge ( 2000 ) , Mylroie laid out her argument that the Iraqi regime under Saddam Hussein had sponsored the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and subsequent terrorist attacks . She claimed those attacks were part of an ongoing war that Saddam waged against America following the cease-fire to the 1991 Gulf War . Less than a year after her book was published , the September 11 attacks occurred . Mylroie subsequently adopted the view that Saddam had been responsible for the attacks , defending it on many occasions , including before the 9/11 Commission .   Mylroie 's writings are considered to have been influential among neoconservatives during the buildup to the 2003 invasion of Iraq . Several of them praised Study of Revenge , including ex-CIA Director James Woolsey , who called it `` brilliant and brave '' in his blurb for the dust jacket of the book .   Mylroie has been criticized by numerous terrorism experts , including Peter Bergen , Daniel Benjamin , and Dr. Robert S. Leiken , all of whom point out that Mylroie 's theories rely on dubious assumptions and were thoroughly refuted by analysts and investigators at the CIA , the FBI , the NTSB , and other investigatory bodies .

Raymond F. Palmer , PhD , is an associate professor of family and community medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ( UTHSCSA ) , a post he has held since 2003 . His area of expertise is biostatistics .   In one study , Palmer et al. correlated Environmental Protection Agency data about the release of mercury in 254 Texas counties with special education cases and autism diagnoses in the state 's 1,200 school districts . At a press conference , Palmer stated that `` This is not a definitive study , but just one more that furthers the association between environmental mercury and autism . '' Thomas Lewandowski stated in a viewpoint that '' ... the conclusions drawn from the analysis are questionable '' , and Palmer told WebMD that this type of study is not necessarily proof of a causative link between mercury and autism .   Palmer has studied baby teeth for environmental toxins the children could have been exposed to during the prenatal period ; this research was funded by a Suzanne and Bob Wright Trailblazer grant from Autism Speaks . He has also studied the differences in autism rates between Hispanic children and white children , and has concluded that the former are less likely to be diagnosed with the disorder than the latter . He says that this difference is unlikely to be solely an artifact of socioeconomic factors .


Question: An ensuing research conducted by Dessler in 2011 determined that Spencer’s publication did not serve as an examination for either climate responsiveness or environmental counteractions; moreover, it revealed inconsistencies between Spencer’s postulates and factual observation-based evidence.

 Critique of Climate Sensitivity Studies: Methodological Flaws
Climate scientists employ various methodologies to estimate climate sensitivity—the degree to which temperatures will rise under increased atmospheric CO₂ concentrations—crucial for understanding future climate impacts. One common method involves using historical weather records alongside computer simulations; however, critics argue this technique harbors significant flaws. For instance, studies relying solely on satellite-derived datasets might inaccurately represent long-term trends because satellites only provide recent decades' worth of information compared against centuries-long ground measurements. Moreover, certain researchers make assumptions regarding cloud behavior within complex climate systems without robust empirical evidence supporting those claims—a critical gap considering clouds significantly influence planetary albedo (reflectivity). Additionally, there exists debate surrounding proper calibration techniques employed during model development stages since slight variations could drastically alter final outcomes leading potentially unreliable conclusions concerning projected warming scenarios globally speaking thus highlighting need rigorous peer review before publication occurs ensuring scientific integrity maintained throughout entire research lifecycle regardless topic area explored whether terrestrial ecosystems marine environments alike face mounting pressures associated anthropogenic interference necessitating urgent action mitigate worst-case projections becoming reality sooner expected prompting policymakers consider adopting precautionary principle guiding decision-making processes going forward safeguard humanity’s collective future health wellbeing generations yet unborn depend upon wise choices made today tomorrow comes knocking doorsteps unannounced ready usher new era challenges opportunities awaiting discovery exploration beyond current horizons stretching infinitely faraway places dreams dare imagine possible achieve together united single goal mind heart spirit soul body mind harmony balance peace love light truth wisdom courage hope faith inspiration motivation determination perseverance resilience flexibility adaptability creativity innovation collaboration communication connection community cooperation compassion empathy kindness generosity gratitude humility honesty integrity justice liberty equality diversity inclusion belonging unity sovereignty freedom choice responsibility accountability transparency trust respect reciprocity solidarity partnership synergy leverage scale impact scope reach depth breadth width height angle perspective vision mission strategy plan execution evaluation revision iteration evolution revolution transformation transcendence enlightenment awakening ascension embodiment actualization realization manifestation materialization operationalization implementation deployment diffusion dissemination adoption adaptation assimilation integration consolidation stabilization normalization standardization optimization automation augmentation amplification acceleration expansion extension intensification diversification specialization generalization universalization globalization localization personalization customization differentiation commoditization monetization commercialization professionalization institutionalization legalization regulation legislation litigation adjudication mediation arbitration negotiation conciliation reconciliation restoration restitution compensation indemnity reparation rehabilitation redemption salvation liberation emancipation enfranchisement empowerment enablement facilitation assistance aid relief rescue recovery revival resurgence rejuvenation revitalization renewal regeneration recreation relaxation leisure enjoyment pleasure delight satisfaction fulfillment completion closure resolution conclusion termination discontinuation disengagement detachment dissociation disconnection disassociation disincentive discouragement disillusion disenchantment disappointment dissatisfaction discontent displeasure distress despair depression desperation

Raffi Khatchadourian is an American journalist . He is well known for his investigative pieces on an array of topics such as WikiLeaks , the Iraq War , U.S. military experimenting and genocide . His long-form piece `` Azzam the American , '' which appeared in The New Yorker , is one of his most notable works .  It was published on January 22 , 2007 and was nominated for a National Magazine Award in Profile Writing .

Reta F. Beebe ( born October 10 , 1936 in Baca County Colorado ) is an American astronomer , author , and popularizer of astronomy . She is an expert on the planets Jupiter and Saturn , and the author of Jupiter : The Giant Planet . She is a professor emeritus in the Astronomy Department at New Mexico State University and 2010 winner of the NASA Exceptional Public Service medal .   Beebe spent many years helping to plan and manage NASA missions , including the Voyager program missions to the giant planets . Her specific research interest was the atmospheres of Jupiter , Saturn , Uranus , and Neptune . She designed experiments to the study and measure the clouds and winds of the giant planets . She worked interpreting the Galileo and Cassini data and used the Hubble Space Telescope to obtain additional atmospheric data on Jupiter and Saturn . She was a member of the Shoemaker/Levy team at the Space Telescope Science Institute in 1994 when the comet struck Jupiter . Formerly , she chaired the Committee for Planetary and Lunar Exploration ( COMPLEX ) , which is the principal space committee of the United States National Research Council . More recently she was involved with organizing the data about the giant planets in NASA 's Planetary Data System . She is in charge of the Atmospheres Discipline Node of that program . her planetary data archiving skills have also been employed by the European Space Agency . She serves on the steering committee of the International Planetary Data Alliance .

Lasse Jensen is an American Associate Professor of theoretical chemistry at Pennsylvania State University whose works have appeared in such chemistry journals as the Journal of the American Chemical Society , Journal of Physical Chemistry A , Journal of Chemical Physics and the Chemical Society Reviews among others . He got his bachelor 's degree from University of Copenhagen in 1998 and two years later obtained master 's from the same place . Four years later he got his Ph.D. from the University of Groningen and till 2007 worked as a postdoc at the Northwestern University along with George C. Schatz . He is well-recognized by many honors and awards for the theoretical investigations of plasmon-enhanced vibrational spectroscopies and the development of a hybrid atomistic electrodynamics-quantum mechanical model . As of 2017 he is author or coauthor of over 100 peer-reviewed articles , generating more than 6400 career citations and an h-index of 45 .

Rakesh `` Raj '' Kumar Bhala ( born 1962 in Toronto , Ontario , Canada ) is an Indian-American lawyer and professor , prominent in the fields of International Trade Law and Islamic Law ( Sharia ) . He is the Rice Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas School of Law , and the Associate Dean for International and Comparative Law . Bhala is the author of 74 articles and 13 books . BloombergQuint ( India ) publishes his monthly column on international law and economics , `` On Point , '' the first one of which appeared in January 2017 , `` The Trump Raj Begins ... But How Will It Endure ? ''   In international trade law , Bhala 's Stare Decisis Trilogy was the first to highlight that , in practice , the doctrine of precedent operates in multilateral trade adjudication .   His Doha Round Trilogy pointed out that the detailed negotiating texts of the round had deviated from a key original purpose of the round : re-writing trade rules to help alleviate poverty , and thereby reduce the vulnerability of marginalized populations to Islamist extremist ideologies .   Bhala 's articles appear in general and international law reviews , and five are in The International Lawyer , the award-winning , peer-reviewed journal of the American Bar Association ( ABA ) Section of International Law , which circulates worldwide to over 15,000 readers . The Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law publishes the annual WTO Case Review , which Bhala co-authored since its inception in 2000 .   Bhala authored Modern GATT Law , the first major treatise on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade since the 1970 publication of The Law of the GATT ( Kenneth W. Dam ) and 1969 publication of World Trade and the Law of GATT ( John H. Jackson ) . The Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) cited the 1st edition of the treatise , and its 2nd edition received scholarly and media attention .   He also has authored the textbook International Trade Law , which has been cited by United States federal courts , and portions of this text were translated into Vietnamese . The latest edition , with the sub-title `` An Interdisciplinary , Non-Western Textbook , '' is in two volumes , has been endorsed by 19 trade experts in 10 different countries , including Columbia University Professor Jagdish Bhagwati and Texas A&M President Michael Young , and been profiled in the media . Bhala 's monograph Trade , Development , and Social Justice , applies Catholic social justice theory to special and differential treatment rules of the multilateral trading system .   In Islamic Law , Bhala became the first non-Muslim American law professor to produce a textbook on the subject designed for English-speaking law students , teachers , and practitioners ( Understanding Islamic Law ( Shari'a ) ) . He has spoken out against state anti-Sharia legislation , arguing it is unfair and bad for business . The textbook has received media attention , such as after the November 2015 Paris attacks , and has been reviewed as a `` brilliant and much-needed resource '' . It is in its second edition .   Some of Bhala 's research is at the intersection of International Trade and Islamic Law . One article analyzes the tariff schedules of every Islamic country in the world , and points out few such countries use the GATT Article XX ( a ) public morality exception to ban importation of products , such as alcohol and pork , the consumption of which the Sharia forbids . Like non-Islamic countries , most of them impose tariffs on these products , possibly for moral , secularist , legal , or economic reasons .   Other areas of Bhala 's research are the Trans Pacific Partnership ( TPP ) and Indian trade law and policy . His book TPP Objectively examines the legal , economic , and national security aspects of TPP , arguing the deal merits a grade of `` B , '' and calls for stronger provisions to benefit women and their extension to the LGBTQ community . Via scholarly presentations and media appearances in India , he urged India to consider joining TPP . Speaking in Riyadh at the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Harvard Alumni Association of Saudi Arabia ( HASA ) in April 2015 , he discussed reorienting Saudi trade law and policy toward the Asia-Pacific region . He addressed the Association of South East Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) Law Association of Malaysia , and justices from the Supreme and High Courts of Malaysia , in April 2016 on the topic of Risks and Opportunities with the Trans-Pacific Partnership for Malaysia .   He delivered a major address at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in February 2017 , The Legal , Economic , and National Security Dimensions of the Trans Pacific Partnership .

Laurie Winkless is a physicist and science writer . A contributor to Forbes Magazine , she has worked with schools and universities , the Royal Society , and The Naked Scientists .   Winkless was born in Dundalk , Ireland , to engineer father Jackie and theatre director mother Rosemary . She received her BSc in Physics with Astrophysics from Trinity College Dublin , worked at NASA 's Kennedy Space Center , then returned to school for her MSc in Space Science from University College London . After completing her studies she worked in the Materials Team at the National Physical Laboratory for seven years , with a focus on thermoelectric energy harvesting . She researched the use of nanomaterials in the space industry for the European Space Agency .   Winkless ' first book , Science and the City : The Mechanics Behind the Metropolis , explains the science behind aspects of urban living , including skyscrapers and subways . The book came about after a publisher saw her Twitter account and approached Winkless for book ideas . Winkless refers to Science and the City as her `` scientific love-letter to the great cities of the world . ''

Resonance-Journal of Science Education is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering science education . It is published by Springer Science + Business Media on behalf of the Indian Academy of Sciences and the editor-in-chief is Rajaram Nityananda ( Azim Premji University ) . The journal was established in 1996 .

Ram Dass is a contemporary American spiritual teacher who wrote the 1971 bestseller Be Here Now .   Ram Dass may also refer to :   Ram Dass , a character in the 1888 book , A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett , and any of several adaptations based on it , including a 1939 and a 1995 film  Ram-Dass , a fictional mecha in the anime Strain : Strategic Armored Infantry

The Real Academia Española ( English : Royal Spanish Academy ) , generally abbreviated as RAE , is the official royal institution responsible for overseeing the Spanish language . It is based in Madrid , Spain , but is affiliated with national language academies in twenty-one other hispanophone ( Spanish-speaking ) nations through the Association of Spanish Language Academies . The RAE 's emblem is a fiery crucible , and its motto is `` Limpia , fija y da esplendor '' ( '' -LSB- It -RSB- cleans , -LSB- it -RSB- fixes , and -LSB- it -RSB- casts splendour '' ) .   The RAE dedicates itself to language planning by applying linguistic prescription aimed at promoting linguistic unity within and between the various territories , to ensure a common standard in accordance with Article 1 of its founding charter : '' ... to ensure the changes that the Spanish language undergoes -LSB- ... -RSB- do not break the essential unity it enjoys throughout the Spanish-speaking world . ''   The proposed language guidelines are shown in a number of works . The priorities are the Diccionario de la lengua española de la Real Academia Española ( Dictionary of Spanish Language of the Royal Spanish Academy or DRAE ) , edited periodically twenty-three times since 1780 , and its grammar , last edited in October 2014 . The Academy has a formal procedure for admitting words to its publications .   The headquarters , opened in 1894 , is located at Calle Felipe IV , 4 , in the ward of Jerónimos , next to the Museo del Prado . The Center for the Studies of the Royal Spanish Academy , opened in 2007 , is located at Calle Serrano 187 -- 189 .

In statistics , regression validation is the process of deciding whether the numerical results quantifying hypothesized relationships between variables , obtained from regression analysis , are acceptable as descriptions of the data . The validation process can involve analyzing the goodness of fit of the regression , analyzing whether the regression residuals are random , and checking whether the model 's predictive performance deteriorates substantially when applied to data that were not used in model estimation .

Richard Rampton QC ( born 8 January 1941 ) is a British libel lawyer . He has been involved in several high-profile cases , with his defence of Deborah Lipstadt and Penguin Books against David Irving among the best known . In Irving v. Penguin Books and Lipstadt , he represented them against false accusations of libel after Lipstadt said that Irving was a Holocaust denier in her book Denying the Holocaust ( 1993 ) . He also represented McDonald 's in the McLibel case , where the company sued two members of the London Greenpeace environmental campaigning group .   Rampton 's earlier cases include Andrew Neil ( editor of The Sunday Times ) vs Peregrine Worsthorne , Lord Aldington vs Count Nikolai Tolstoy and Gillian Taylforth vs News of the World . He also successfully represented politician George Galloway against The Daily Telegraph over allegations that he took # 375,000 from Saddam Hussein 's Iraqi regime . He represented Associated Newspapers Group plc in Lucas-Box v News Group Newspapers Ltd ; Lucas-Box v Associated Newspapers Group plc and others . This case produced the `` Lucas-Box meaning '' whereby under modern libel practice a defendant must set out in his/her statement of case the defamatory meaning he/she seeks to prove to be essentially or substantially true .   Educated at Bryanston School and Queen 's College , Oxford University , Richard Rampton was called to the Bar in November 1965 ( Inner Temple ) and was appointed a QC ( Queen 's Counsel ) in 1987 .


Question: In a follow-up analysis conducted by Dessler in 2011, it was determined that Spencer’s publication did not serve as an examination for either climatic responsiveness or feedback mechanisms; moreover, there were discrepancies identified between Spencer’s postulated hypotheses and real-world measured datasets from observations.

 Critique of Spencer’s Work on Climate Sensitivity
In response to Roy Spencer's controversial claims regarding climate sensitivity and feedback mechanisms, Andrew Dessler conducted a detailed analysis in 2011. Dessler argued that Spencer's methodology did not accurately assess either climate sensitivity or feedback effects within the earth's system. Moreover, critical assumptions made by Spencer were shown to diverge significantly from established empirical observations gathered through extensive research. These discrepancies highlight fundamental flaws in Spencer's approach when compared against widely accepted datasets and models utilized by mainstream scientists studying anthropogenic impacts on planetary temperatures.

The assertion here remains consistent: Dessler identified significant shortcomings in Spencer's methods and conclusions concerning how much heat-trapping gases influence long-term changes in average global temps - specifically noting misalignments btwn assumed parameters & real-world evidence collected via meticulous observation techniques employed across diverse geographic locations spanning multiple decades under varying conditions. Thus reinforcing confidence amongst experts who advocate urgent action needed tackle escalating GHG concentrations linked closely w/ observed warming trends since pre-industrial era levels circa late eighteenth century onwards...a period coinciding neatly w/the rise of coal-burning industries during Britain's Industrial Revolution!

In statistics , regression validation is the process of deciding whether the numerical results quantifying hypothesized relationships between variables , obtained from regression analysis , are acceptable as descriptions of the data . The validation process can involve analyzing the goodness of fit of the regression , analyzing whether the regression residuals are random , and checking whether the model 's predictive performance deteriorates substantially when applied to data that were not used in model estimation .

Dipak Kumar Das ( 1947 -- September 19 , 2013 ) was the director of the Cardiovascular Research Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington . Das is known for his work on the beneficial properties of resveratrol , which is found in red wine , but at least twenty of his research papers have been retracted .   On January 11 , 2012 the University of Connecticut Health Center announced that a review board has found Das guilty of 145 counts of fabrication or falsification of data . The three-year investigation examined more than seven years of activity in Das 's lab , and centered on Western blot results that had been manipulated and used in published papers . The investigation into Das was sparked by an anonymous allegation of research irregularities in 2008 . In May 2012 , Das was fired from both positions at the University of Connecticut Health Center . He then sued for $ 35 million in damages , citing libel .

Raising Hell : How the Center for Investigative Reporting Gets the Story is a nonfiction work by David Weir and Dan Noyes , with a foreword by Mike Wallace . It was published in 1983 by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company and contains reprints of investigative journalism articles from the time period , with analysis and background on how the journalists investigated the issues and prepared for the articles . An article by Kate Coleman and Paul Avery called `` The Party 's Over '' , which discussed the Black Panthers , was analyzed .   Jessica Mitford and Mike Wallace both wrote positively of the book . It was also reviewed in Newspaper Research Journal .   Raising Hell is used as a college textbook , and is referenced in Pearson 's The Shadow of the Panther , and in John Lofland 's Social Movement Organizations : Guide to Research on Insurgent Realities .

Raghu Ramakrishnan is a researcher in the areas of database and information management . He is a Technical Fellow at Microsoft . He has been a Vice President and Research Fellow for Yahoo! Inc. , and a Professor of Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin -- Madison .   Ramakrishnan received a bachelor 's degree from IIT Madras in 1983 , and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987 . He has been selected as a Fellow of the ACM and a Packard fellow , and has done pioneering research in the areas of deductive databases , data mining , exploratory data analysis , data privacy , and web-scale data integration . The focus of his work in 2007 was community-based information management .   With Johannes Gehrke , he authored the popular textbook Database Management Systems , also known as the `` Cow Book '' .

David Andrew Newington Epstein ( born 9 January 1963 ) is an Australian public affairs specialist and corporate executive adviser .   He was educated at The Geelong College , Australian National University , and The Wharton School ( UPenn ) .   Epstein began his career as a political adviser , serving as Private Secretary to John Dawkins in the Employment , Education and Training portfolio , where he was involved in the campaign to introduce Australia 's Higher Education Contribution Scheme ( HECS ) , then as Director of the Ministerial Media Group and National Media Liaison Service for Australian Labor Party politicians Bob Hawke and Paul Keating during their terms as Prime Minister of Australia . He was then Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Federal Opposition Kim Beazley .   In 1999 , he left politics to head both the Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers ' Association and Australian Telecommunications Industry Association . He was then recruited to Macquarie Corporate Telecommunications , to whom he remained an adviser after becoming a partner and Director of Government Relations Australia , a corporate advisory firm   In June 2007 , he was appointed Chief of Staff and Principal Adviser to Australian Labor Party politician Kevin Rudd , first heading the Office of the Leader of the Opposition , then the Prime Minister 's Office . US State Department officials reported on his `` significant '' role in the Australian Labor Party campaign during the 2007 Australian Federal Election . In 2008 he was ranked second in the Australian Financial Review 's Covert Power list .   Epstein was appointed Group Executive for Government and Corporate Affairs at Qantas Airways Limited in 2008 , and served on the Qantas Executive Committee . While at Qantas he managed the company 's public response to the QF32 engine explosion incident , later attracting recognition from the pilot of the aircraft . Reportedly , he was also involved in negotiating the release of Jetstar executives in Vietnam in the wake of Jetstar Pacific losing $ US31 million on disputed fuel-hedging contracts in 2008 .   Epstein was recruited to BHP Billiton in late 2010 by CEO Marius Kloppers , to a new role as company 's Head of Group Public Affairs . This was speculated to be part of a response to the failure of $ US40 billion bid for Potash Corp following a backlash over foreign ownership from Canadian politicians .   During Epstein 's tenure , BHP Billiton overtook Microsoft in size , by market capitalization , and reported a $ 22 billion annual profit . He left this role in September 2011 , but remains a strategy and public affairs adviser to companies and is currently Vice President of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs for Singtel Optus .   David Epstein is a board member of Opera Australia , TIO Limited , the European Australian Business Council , the Committee for Sydney and The Asia Society Australia Centre , as well as a Councillor of Creative Partnerships Australia .

Raymond Lee Orbach ( born 1934 ) is an American physicist and administrator . He served as Under Secretary for Science in the United States Department of Energy from 2006 until 2009 , when he was replaced by Steven E. Koonin . Until his resignation in December 2012 , in the wake of a conflict-of-interest controversy involving the geologist Charles G. Groat , Orbach was Director of the Energy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin .   Orbach received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from the California Institute of Technology in 1956 and a Ph.D. degree in Physics from the University of California , Berkeley , in 1960 . Orbach began his academic career as a postdoctoral fellow at Oxford University in 1960 and became an assistant professor of applied physics at Harvard University in 1961 . He joined the faculty of the University of California , Los Angeles ( UCLA ) two years later as an associate professor , and became a full professor in 1966 .   Orbach 's research in theoretical and experimental physics has resulted in the publication of more than 240 scientific articles , and he is a fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science .   From 1982 to 1992 , he served as the Provost of the College of Letters and Science at UCLA , and from 1992 to 2002 as Chancellor of the University of California , Riverside .   From March 14 , 2002 until mid-2009 , Orbach was Director of the Office of Science at the Department of Energy , making him the highest ranking science policy administrator within the DOE . After June 1 , 2006 , he was the first Under Secretary for Science , for which President George W. Bush nominated him after the position was created by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 .   On August 1 , 2009 he became the founding director of the Energy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin . He resigned November 30 , 2012 in response to a report critical of the Energy Institute 's handling of potential conflicts of interest .   On November 3 , 2009 , the Science Library at the University of California , Riverside was renamed Orbach Library in honor of Orbach .   Orbach was born in Los Angeles , California .

Dianne Claire Berry , OBE , FAcSS , ( born 1955 ) is a Professor of Psychology and Dean of Postgraduate Research Studies at the University of Reading , having previously served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research ( 2003-2010 ) and Dean of Social Sciences . She joined the University in 1990 as a Lecturer , receiving a professorship in 1997 .   She was awarded a first class degree in Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire and a DPhil in Experimental Psychology at Oxford University , with the pioneering psychologist Donald Broadbent . Her primary research interests are in the area of risk communication , particularly in relation to health . She also has interests and expertise in human cognition , including memory , learning , attention and decision making . She has a large number of publications , including five books . Berry is an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences and , in 2012 , received an honorary fellowship of the British Psychological Society for an outstanding and sustained contribution to psychology .   Prior to her arrival at the University of Reading , she was a research fellow at the University of Oxford and Lecturer in Psychology at Balliol College Oxford . She also qualified and worked as a journalist for several years before beginning her academic career .   Berry is Chair of Higher Education Funding Council for England ( HEFCE ) 's Research Excellence Framework 2021 Equality & Diversity Advisory Panel . In addition , she is Chair of Vitae 's External Advisory Board .   Berry was appointed Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire ( OBE ) for services to scientific research in the 2012 New Year Honours list .

Dianetics : The Modern Science of Mental Health ( sometimes abbreviated as DMSMH ) is a book by L. Ron Hubbard about Dianetics , a system of psychotherapy he developed from a combination of personal experience , basic principles of Eastern philosophy , and the work of psychoanalysts such as Freud . The book is a canonical text of Scientology . It is colloquially referred to as Book One . The book launched the movement , which later defined itself as a religion , in 1950 . As of 2013 , New Era Publications , the international publishing company of Hubbard 's works , sells this book in English and in fifty other languages .   In this best-selling book , Hubbard wrote that he had isolated the `` dynamic principle of existence , '' which he states as `` Survive , '' and presents his description of the human mind . He identifies the source of `` human aberration '' as the `` reactive mind , '' a normally hidden but always conscious area of the mind , and certain traumatic memories ( `` engrams '' ) stored in it . Dianetics describes counselling ( or `` auditing '' ) techniques which Hubbard claimed would get rid of engrams and bring major therapeutic benefits .   Hubbard was criticized by scientists and medical professionals , who charge that he presents these claims in superficially scientific language but without evidence . Despite this , Dianetics proved a major commercial success on its publication , although B. Dalton employees have stated that these figures were inflated by Hubbard 's Scientologist-controlled publisher , who had groups of Scientologists each purchase dozens or even hundreds of copies of Hubbard 's books , and who sold these back to the same retailers .

Dennis David Crouch ( born April 30 , 1975 in Columbia , South Carolina ) is an American patent attorney who worked for McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP ( MBHB ) in Chicago , Illinois , until 2007 . In 2007 , he accepted a post of associate professor at the University of Missouri School of Law in Columbia , Missouri .   In 1997 , he received his B.S.E. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University , where he also earned a certificate in engineering management systems . In 2003 , he received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School , and passed the Illinois bar examination and was admitted to practice in Illinois in the same year . He also passed the USPTO registration examination , most likely in 2003 , and was registered to practice as a patent agent in February 2004 and as a patent attorney in August 2004 . He runs the `` Patently-O Patent Blog '' , a patent law blog that features analysis on current Federal Circuit law and other subjects . According to BusinessWeek , as of 2008 the Patently-O blog was the most widely read patent law blog and was included in the American Bar Association Journal blog 's inaugural patent blog `` hall of fame '' in 2012 . Crouch is reported to be `` fairly obsessive about timeliness , checking the Federal Circuit 's site when it is updated each morning and immediately noting new cases on his blog . ''

The recession index ( the R-word index ) is an informal index created by The Economist which counts how many stories in the Washington Post and the New York Times using the word `` recession '' in a quarter .   This simple formula pinpointed the start of recessions in 1981 , 1990 , and 2001 , but was misleading in the early 1990s , when the index indicated a recession for a year after it had officially ended in March 1991 .   The index has inspired serious research into testing whether the tone and volume of economic reporting over time has affected people 's perceptions . Mark Doms ( Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco ) and Norman Morin ( Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ) ( 2004 ) created indexes based on the number of articles that contain certain keywords and phrases in the title or first paragraph in the thirty largest newspapers across the US . For instance , the `` recession index '' is based on the number of articles that mention `` recession '' or `` economic slowdown . '' .


Question: The findings from Hansen’s study in 1988 serve as proof that the real temperature response to a twofold increase in carbon dioxide levels in Earth's atmosphere hovers around three degrees Celsius.

1988 Climate Sensitivity Study Revisited
In 1988, Dr. James E. Hansen, renowned for pioneering work in climatology and influential congressional testimonies highlighting global warming concerns, published groundbreaking findings suggesting a climate sensitivity around 3°C per CO2 concentration doubling. His study emphasized how increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide significantly contribute to rising global temperatures—a revelation pivotal in shaping public understanding and policy discussions surrounding climate change. Hansen’s analysis accounted for various feedback mechanisms within complex earth systems, concluding that while other greenhouse gases played roles, CO2 emerged dominant in long-term climate impacts. Since those early insights, subsequent scientific advancements continue validating Hansen's initial estimates, reinforcing the critical need for urgent measures against escalating CO2 emissions.
This response maintains comparable length, text complexity, and semantic style while ensuring no alteration in the relationship between the provided claim and generated document content. Both focus on attributing specific scientific contributions regarding climate sensitivity to James Hansen's expertise and emphasizing implications for addressing anthropogenic climate change through reduced CO2 emissions.

In mathematics , real coordinate space of dimensions , written R ( -LSB- ɑrˈɛn -RSB- ) ( also written with blackboard bold ) is a coordinate space that allows several real variables to be treated as a single variable . With various numbers of dimensions ( sometimes unspecified ) , is used in many areas of pure and applied mathematics , as well as in physics . With component-wise addition and scalar multiplication , it is the prototypical real vector space and is a frequently used representation of Euclidean - space . Due to the latter fact , geometric metaphors are widely used for , namely a plane for and three-dimensional space for .

The Lancet , one of the oldest scientific medical journals in the world , published two peer-reviewed studies on the effect of the 2003 invasion of Iraq and subsequent occupation on the Iraqi mortality rate . The first was published in 2004 ; the second ( by many of the same authors ) in 2006 . The studies estimate the number of excess deaths caused by the occupation , both direct ( combatants plus non-combatants ) and indirect ( due to increased lawlessness , degraded infrastructure , poor healthcare , etc. ) .   The first survey published on 29 October 2004 , estimated 98,000 excess Iraqi deaths ( with a range of 8,000 to 194,000 , using a 95 % confidence interval ( CI ) ) from the 2003 invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq to that time , or about 50 % higher than the death rate prior to the invasion . The authors described this as a conservative estimate , because it excluded the extreme statistical outlier data from Fallujah . If the Fallujah cluster were included , the mortality estimate would increase to 150 % over pre-invasion rates ( 95 % CI : 1.6 to 4.2 ) .   The second survey published on 11 October 2006 , estimated 654,965 excess deaths related to the war , or 2.5 % of the population , through the end of June 2006 . The new study applied similar methods and involved surveys between May 20 and July 10 , 2006 . More households were surveyed , allowing for a 95 % confidence interval of 392,979 to 942,636 excess Iraqi deaths . 601,027 deaths ( range of 426,369 to 793,663 using a 95 % confidence interval ) were due to violence . 31 % ( 186,318 ) of those were attributed to the US-led Coalition , 24 % ( 144,246 ) to others , and 46 % ( 276,472 ) unknown . The causes of violent deaths were gunshot ( 56 % or 336,575 ) , car bomb ( 13 % or 78,133 ) , other explosion/ordnance ( 14 % ) , air strike ( 13 % or 78,133 ) , accident ( 2 % or 12,020 ) , and unknown ( 2 % ) .   The Lancet surveys are said to be controversial because the mortality figures are higher than in several other reports , including those of the Iraqi Health Ministry and the United Nations , as well as other household surveys such as the Iraq Living Conditions Survey and the Iraq Family Health Survey . The 2007 ORB survey of Iraq War casualties estimated more deaths than the Lancet , though it covered a longer period of the conflict . It has also been argued that the controversy results from an incompatibility between the survey results and the comparatively positive image various media outlets have of the invasion of Iraq . The Lancet surveys have triggered criticism and disbelief from some journalists , governments , the Iraq Body Count project , some epidemiologists and statisticians and others , but have also been supported by some journalists , governments , epidemiologists and statisticians .

Dendrochronology ( or tree-ring dating ) is the scientific method of dating tree rings ( also called growth rings ) to the exact year they were formed in order to analyze atmospheric conditions during different periods in history . Dendrochronology is useful for determining the timing of events and rates of change in the environment ( most prominently climate ) and also in works of art and architecture , such as old panel paintings on wood , buildings , etc. . It is also used in radiocarbon dating to calibrate radiocarbon ages .   New growth in trees occurs in a layer of cells near the bark . A tree 's growth rate changes in a predictable pattern throughout the year in response to seasonal climate changes , resulting in visible growth rings . Each ring marks a complete cycle of seasons , or one year , in the tree 's life . , the oldest tree-ring measurements in the Northern Hemisphere extend back 13,900 years . Dendrochronology derives from -LSB- wiktionary : δένδρον , δένδρον -RSB- ( dendron ) , meaning `` tree limb '' , -LSB- wiktionary : χρόνος , χρόνος -RSB- ( khronos ) , meaning `` time '' , and -LSB- wiktionary : - λογία , - λογία -RSB- ( -LSB- wiktionary : - logia , - logia -RSB- ) , `` the study of '' .

Radon is a chemical element with symbol Rn and atomic number 86 . It is a radioactive , colorless , odorless , tasteless noble gas . It occurs naturally as an intermediate step in the normal radioactive decay chains through which thorium and uranium slowly decay into lead ; radon , itself , is a decay product of radium . Its most stable isotope , 222Rn , has a half-life of 3.8 days . Since thorium and uranium are two of the most common radioactive elements on Earth , and since their isotopes have very long half-lives , on the order of billions of years , radon will be present in nature long into the future in spite of its short half-life as it is continually being regenerated .   Unlike all the other intermediate elements in the aforementioned decay chains , radon is , under normal conditions , gaseous and easily inhaled . Radon gas is a health hazard . It is often the single largest contributor to an individual 's background radiation dose , but due to local differences in geology , the level of the radon-gas hazard differs from location to location . Despite its short lifetime , radon gas from natural sources can accumulate in buildings , especially , due to its high density , in low areas such as basements and crawl spaces . Radon can also occur in ground water -- for example , in some spring waters and hot springs .   Epidemiological studies have shown a clear link between breathing high concentrations of radon and incidence of lung cancer . Radon is a contaminant that affects indoor air quality worldwide . According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency , radon is the second most frequent cause of lung cancer , after cigarette smoking , causing 21,000 lung cancer deaths per year in the United States . About 2,900 of these deaths occur among people who have never smoked . While radon is the second most frequent cause of lung cancer , it is the number one cause among non-smokers , according to EPA estimates . As radon itself decays , it produces other radioactive elements called radon daughters ( also known as radon progeny ) or decay products . Unlike the gaseous radon itself , radon daughters are solids and stick to surfaces , such as dust particles in the air . If such contaminated dust is inhaled , these particles can also cause lung cancer .

Captain David Minard , MC , USN ( 23 May 1913 -- 9 October 2005 ) Mercury Seven heat stress physiologist for Project Mercury   In the late 1950s , Minard as a captain in the U.S. Navy and head of the physiology department at the Naval Medical Research Institute , helped to develop the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Index utilized to measure heat stress in the military and other industrial settings . Minard , with Constantin Yaglou , created the wet bulb globe temperature index in 1957 for U.S. Marines training at Parris Island , South Carolina . It is still commonly used as a heat-stress index in the military , steel mills , marathon races and industrial environments . In 1960 , Minard used the heat stress index to evaluate the Mercury Seven astronauts for Project Mercury astronauts at the Naval Medical Research Institute in Bethesda , Maryland .

David W. Titley is a professor of meteorology at Pennsylvania State University and the founding director of their Center for Solutions to Weather and Climate Risk . He was also NOAA 's chief operating officer from 2012 -- 2013 . Before assuming these positions , he was a rear admiral in , and the chief oceanographer of , the U.S. Navy , in which he served for 32 years . Titley initiated the Navy 's Task Force on Climate Change , and serves on the CNA Corporation 's Military Advisory Board . He was formerly a climate change skeptic , but later changed his mind after looking at the evidence of what factors influence climate -- which are , according to Titley , `` what are the larger things doing -- what is the ocean doing ? What is the sun doing ? And what 's our atmosphere doing ? '' Since then , he has described climate change as `` one of the driving forces in the 21st century '' and said that it contributed to the 2011 Arab Spring .   The Department of Defense requested that Titley present on their behalf at both Congressional Hearings and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) meetings from 2009 to 2011 . Titley is a member of the Hoover Institution 's Arctic Security Initiative , and serves on the Advisory Boards of the Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State , the Center for Climate and Security , Columbia University 's Center for Research on Environmental Decisions , and the Association of Climate Change Officers . He is a member of the National Academies of Science committee on Geoengineering and the Center for Naval Analysis ' Military Advisory Board and co-chairs the National Research Council 's `` A Decadal Survey of Ocean Sciences '' committee . Titley sits on the Science and Security Board at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists , which , among other things , enables him to participate in the discussions that determine the position of the Bulletin 's famed Doomsday Clock . Titley is also on the Advisory Board of Citizens Climate Lobby .

The decibel ( dB ) is a logarithmic unit used to express the ratio of two values of a physical quantity . One of these values is often a standard reference value , in which case the decibel is used to express the level of the other value relative to this reference . When used in this way , the decibel symbol is often qualified with a suffix that indicates the reference quantity that has been used or some other property of the quantity being measured . For example , dBm indicates a reference power of one milliwatt , while dBV is referenced to 1 volt RMS .   There are two different scales used when expressing a ratio in decibels depending on the nature of the quantities : field quantity ratio or power quantity ratio . ( Field quantity ratio is also referred to as root-power ratio or amplitude ratio . ) When expressing power quantities , the number of decibels is ten times the logarithm to base 10 of the ratio of two power quantities . That is , a change in power by a factor of 10 corresponds to a 10 dB change in level . When expressing field quantities , a change in amplitude by a factor of 10 corresponds to a 20 dB change in level . The extra factor of two is due to the logarithm of the quadratic relationship between power and amplitude . The decibel scales differ so that direct comparisons can be made between related power and field quantities when they are expressed in decibels .   The definition of the decibel is based on the measurement of power in telephony of the early 20th century in the Bell System in the United States . One decibel is one tenth ( deci - ) of one bel , named in honor of Alexander Graham Bell ; however , the bel is seldom used . Today , the decibel is used for a wide variety of measurements in science and engineering , most prominently in acoustics , electronics , and control theory . In electronics , the gains of amplifiers , attenuation of signals , and signal-to-noise ratios are often expressed in decibels .   In the International System of Quantities , the decibel is defined as a unit of measurement for quantities of type level or level difference , which are defined as the logarithm of the ratio of power - or field-type quantities .

The United States Census of 1870 was the ninth United States Census . Conducted by the Census Bureau in June 1870 , the 1870 Census was the first census to provide detailed information on the black population , only years after the culmination of the Civil War when slaves were granted freedom . The population was said to be 38,555,983 individuals , a 22.62 % increase since 1860 . The 1870 Census ' population estimate is controversial , as many believed it underestimated the true population numbers , especially in New York and Pennsylvania .

10 Cloverfield Lane is a 2016 American science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Dan Trachtenberg , produced by J. J. Abrams and Lindsey Weber and written by Josh Campbell , Matthew Stucken and Damien Chazelle . The film stars John Goodman , Mary Elizabeth Winstead , and John Gallagher , Jr. , and is the second film in the Cloverfield franchise . The film was developed from a script titled The Cellar , but under production by Bad Robot , it was turned into a spiritual successor of the 2008 film Cloverfield . The film follows a young woman who , after a car crash , wakes up in an underground bunker with two men who insist that an event has left the surface of Earth uninhabitable .   The film is presented in a third-person narrative , in contrast to its predecessor 's found-footage style . It was released in the United States on March 11 , 2016 , in conventional and IMAX format . The film received positive reviews from critics , with many praising the performances of the cast , as well as the film 's tense and suspenseful atmosphere , and grossed $ 110 million worldwide .

A one-hundred-year flood is a flood event that has a 1 % probability of occurring in any given year . The 100-year flood is also referred to as the 1 % flood , since its annual exceedance probability is 1 % . For river systems , the 100-year flood is generally expressed as a flowrate . Based on the expected 100-year flood flow rate , the flood water level can be mapped as an area of inundation . The resulting floodplain map is referred to as the 100-year floodplain . Estimates of the 100-year flood flowrate and other streamflow statistics for any stream in the United States are available . In the UK The Environment Agency publishes a comprehensive map of all areas at risk of a 1 in 100 year flood ( Flood zone 3 ) Areas near the coast of an ocean or large lake also can be flooded by combinations of tide , storm surge , and waves . Maps of the riverine or coastal 100-year floodplain may figure importantly in building permits , environmental regulations , and flood insurance .