Abstract The dynamics of ionospheric troughs that developed during a great geomagnetic storm on 11–13 April 2001 are studied using measurements electron density obtained by the CHAMP satellite at an altitude 410–465 km. Subauroral, mid-latitude and low-latitude were observed nighttime, sometimes simultaneously. subauroral trough is usually defined as main trough, whereas associated with magneto...

Background: The PRECEDE-PROCEED Model is an effective and adaptable program planning tool that has been widely used in the design, implementation and evaluation of health promotion programs. Objective: To retrospectively apply the constructs of the PRECEDE-PROCEED Model to a community-based youth fitness and nutrition summer camp program (Champ Camp) and to identify and describe how the program...

We study the non-parametric covariance estimation of a stationary Gaussian field X observed on a lattice. To tackle this issue, we have introduced a model selection procedure in a previous paper [Ver09]. This procedure amounts to selecting a neighborhood m̂ by a penalization method and estimating the covariance of X in the space of Gaussian Markov random fields (GMRFs) with neighborhood m̂. Such ...

The results presented in this thesis have in part already been published in Refs. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] listed overleaf (page v). We consider physics beyond the Standard Model which implies the existence a of long-lived electromagnetically charged massive particle species (CHAMP) which we denote by X ±. We discuss in detail the unique sensitivity the early Universe exhibits on the mere presence and o...

S U M M A R Y Accurate models of the magnetospheric field during magnetically quiet times are essential for high-resolution mapping of core field dynamics, mantle and ocean induction, crustal fields and ionospheric currents. Satellite data sampled at low-Earth orbit allow for a separate determination of the external contributions from currents in the magnetosphere. We have used Ørsted and CHAMP...

Despite clear and consistent clinical-trial evidence that secondary-prevention medical therapies reduce mortality in patients with established coronary artery disease, these therapies are underutilized in patients receiving conventional care. To address this issue, a Cardiac Hospitalization Atherosclerosis Management Program (CHAMP) focused on initiation of aspirin, cholesterol-lowering medicat...