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Reentry
"Reentry" most often evokes an image of the space shuttle flying through earth's atmosphere, glowing hot from friction, then landing on the runway and rolling to a halt. By then, the astronauts' job is finished. The hard part is over. Adjusting after six months in space - or even two weeks - should …
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Boost through reentry trajectory planning for maneuvering reentry vehicles
… rapidly planning a long range, boost-through- reentry mission, using a lightweight, highly maneuverable reentry vehicle. An Aimpoint Map, a set of all possible piercepoints through which a boost-through-reentry trajectory can be flown to a fixed target, contains valuable information about the …
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The Michigan prisoner reentry initiative: An examination of a statewide reentry program
<p>The concept of prisoner reentry has only recently sparked a significant interest in the field of criminology and criminal justice; however, it is blatantly apparent that attention to the subject is not only needed but necessary. Each day men and women are sentenced to serve terms in prison …
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The relationship among family problems, individual adjustments and the reentry students' perception of problems with reentry
… and education interactions among older married reentry students. This is despite the reality that family concerns are often cited as the primary reason a reentry student withdraws from school. In this study, stepwise multiple regression was used to determine the extent to which gender, …
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Successful Reentry of African American Women
… being overlooked in the Criminal Justice System, reentry plays a vital role in understanding incarceration and how it impacts criminal justice involved individuals. It is important that the Criminal Justice System is providing criminal justice involved individuals with the necessary programs to …
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Nontraditional reentry women in community college
<p>This qualitative study explores the experiences of ten nontraditional women who reenter a community college after a prolonged departure. Experiences are examined through the lens of Tinto’s Theory of Institutional Departure, as well as Deci and Ryan’s Self Determination Theory. While there is …
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Optimal trajectories for maneuvering reentry vehicles
Many demanding aerospace missions today require maneuverable re-entry vehicles that can fly trajectories that have stringent path and terminal constraints, including those that cannot be written as drag or energy constraints. This work presents a method based on trajectory optimization techniques …
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The Politics and Practicalities of Reentry: A Case Study of the Reentry Environment in a Suburban Community
<p>Although inquiry into reentry has grown significantly in the past decade, studies concerning formerly incarcerated persons entrance back into society tend to look at the outcomes and consequences of reentry, not the process. This "what works and what doesn't work" research approach (Seiter and …
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Open Source Toolkit for Reentry Object Modeling
… position, and velocity of an object during its reentry are critical to satisfy NASA and ESA requirements. This thesis outlines a 3-D orbit and mass determination system for use on low earth orbit as applicable to general objects, of various material and size. The solution uses analytical models …
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Categorizing Reentry and Reintegration Efforts Across Five States
… control institutions in America each week. The reentry and reintegration of formerly incarcerated individuals into communities has become a relevant concern. This collateral damage caused by mass incarceration continues to challenge correctional institutions and community-based service providers …
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Reentry of the expatriate into the multinational firm
Thesis: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1981
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On the linearized atmospheric contributions to reentry vehicle Cep
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1964.
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Terminal control of a variable-stability slender reentry vehicle
… schemes are applied to a proposed slender reentry vehicle, controlled by two separately-articulating flaps. The flap deflections are summarized as symmetric and asymmetric flap deflections; the former manipulates the drag, lift-curve slope, and static margin; the latter controls the vehicle …
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Reentry roadblocks: investigating the unique reintegration challenges of rural offenders
The reintegration process for inmates entails multifaceted challenges, with rural offenders experiencing even more unique obstacles. Factors such as limited employment opportunities, housing options, reliable transportation and prevalent substance use issues are significant obstacles that rural …
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Cultural Identity, Communication, and Cultural Reentry: Experiences of American Students
<p>In 2003 the National Education Association annual survey revealed that male teachers currently make up 35% of America's kindergarten through 12 th grade classroom teaching cadre. In grades kindergarten through sixth grade, men comprise 9% of the classroom teachers, and only 2% of classroom …
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The Experience of Inmates Preparing for Reentry Into the Community
… study was to to further understand reentry preparation from the perspective of male, federal inmates with less than 18 months of their sentence remaining. Review of the literature encompassed the Second Change Act of 2007, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) reentry mission, family …
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Reentry dynamics and handling qualities of a generic hypersonic vehicle
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1992.
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A model of ex-offender reentry in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
… To that end, this thesis investigates the reentry model and reentry in practice in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Broadly defined, this reentry model consists of the criminal justice system, the social service system, and the community. These three systems collaborate to produce a reentry …
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Control of the space shuttle angle-of-attack during reentry
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2002.
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