... Title : The Road to Continuous Improvement: BPR and Project Management. ... in order to achieve radical performance improvements in speed, cost ...

... DoD is achieving significant performance improvements in its ... through the application of Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) concepts ...

... man- agers a process diagram and asking them to make the contained improvements is usually ... Achieve Continuous Process Improvement ...

... Title : Assessment of Logistics Improvements Made by Department of ... savings were achieved to show The potential of continuous improvement. ...

... Title : Stealth CPI: Managing Work Products to Achieve Continuous Process Improvement. Descriptive Note : Journal article. ...

This paper describes the various statistical tools used at the Hanford Engineering Development Laboratory to achieve continuous quality improvement in the development of Breeder Reactor Technology and in reactor operations. The role of the quality assuran...

... Total Quality Management (TQM) is one initiative being investigated by the RAAF to achieve continuous improvement of it processes. ...

fraud, waste, and abuse in the activities of the Department of Defense and to promote continuous improvement and efficiency operations. To achieve a high level of integrity,...

... to advance the state of the art in continuous speech recognition ... The integration of the two acoustic modeling techniques is achieved successfully ...

... Unity of Effort: A Call for Legislation to Improve the Interagency Process and Continue Enhancing Interservice Interoperability so All May Labor as ...

While identifying, defining, and organizing activities into graphical process diagrams is helpful during Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) planning, it's not very useful to our managers and their teams during implementation. Most managers understand --...

The Federal Government continues to improve services and deliver results through the adoption and implementation of the E-Government (E-Gov) initiatives and common government wide solutions. The departments and agencies continue to make great improvements...

NASA's approach to continual improvement (CI) is a systems-oriented, agency-wide approach that builds on the past accomplishments of NASA Headquarters and its field installations and helps achieve NASA's vision, mission, and values. The NASA of the future...

...completion of a program improvement plan, and are determined...of funds for areas of continuous nonconformity is subject...completion of a program improvement plan, and are determined...of funds for areas of continuous nonconformity is...

DoD is achieving significant performance improvements in its full range of activities from operations to human resources management and logistics management with the major focus on improving the support for the warfighter customer through the application ...

Contents: Setting the Stage and Achieving Customer Satisfaction; Involving Everyone; Making Continuous Improvement; Implementing Total Quality Management; and Summation.

... community, currently support a Red Is Good culture?; and (3) If ... that can achieve the greatest impact possible from continuous process-improvement ...

... information to facilitate process understanding, develop risk-mitigation strategies, achieve continuous improvement, and share information and knowledge. ...

The work described in this report is part of a broad program of continuing theoretical and experimental studies to achieve improved microwave semiconductor diodes and combination microwave devices. Of immediate particular interest is the research and deve...

... validated at the field level, thus allowing a continuous improvement. One example in this connection is a recently ... ...

... training and continuing throughout an officer's career, achieving and ... exercises, professional development programs and senior-leader mentorship ...

Oct 23, 2009 ... company to quality and continuous improvement is reflected in the excellent rating achieved through the performance of its employees. ...

The patent application relates to a continuously plated wire of continuously varying diameter suitable for use as a memory element, and techniques for producing such a wire to achieve (1) improved 'bit disturb' characteristics (2) increased output voltage...

Coal production actually achieved using continuous mining machines has rarely reached the level of production for which the machines are designed. The lost opportunity for higher coal production is directly related to machine downtime. The specific goals ...

Since the coastal area of Japan, is mainly composed of soft alluvial clay, it is important to know how to improve the soft clay deposits. In order to achieve rapid construction of structures with heavy super structures and to meet environmental restrictio...

Quality assurance is defined in US Department of Energy (DOE) Order 5700.6C as ''actions that provide confidence that quality is achieved.'' Confidence is the key word in this definition. Because of a lack of confidence, Congress has mandated improved per...

The basic objective of the work is to continue evaluations of and achieve further improvements in the Singer-Kearfott unscrambler technique. Investigations have shown that improvements result from using single polarity rather than bipolar pitch sync detec...

Although low-achieving students in many of the Nation's federally funded compensatory elementary and secondary education projects have improved their performance, large percentages of students in some projects continue to fall further behind their peers. ...

The U.S. economy is in the midst of a strong and sustainable economic expansion. The labor market continues to improve, inflation is low, and rapid productivity growth supports future economic growth and improvements in living standards.

The nuclear power industry work ethic and culture is founded on learning from experience and continuously finding ways to improve performance--especially in regard to radiation safety. Over the past 25 y, this process of continuous improvement has yielded exceptional results in regard to radiation protection of ...

The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)-State Vocational Education Consortium's commitment to higher standards for and greater achievement of vocational students has brought substantial gains in student performance. SREB's High Schools That Work (HSTW), a school improvement initiative, documents achievement gains by vocational ...

... These and other organizations that are committed to a continuous improvement philosophy report substantial improvements in quality, productivity ...

Electrification has been described as the greatest engineering achievement of the 20th century. TVA is continuing to lead the way in ensuring that electricity remains the best energy value of the 21st century. What is value, and how does TVA value improve...

This Strategic Plan for Sustainable Energy Management and Environmental Stewardship states goals, measures progress toward goals and how actions are monitored to achieve continuous improvement for the Los Angeles Unified School District.

This Strategic Plan for Sustainable Energy Management and Environmental Stewardship states goals, measures progress toward goals and how actions are monitored to achieve continuous improvement for the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Significant progress is continuing in the development of photovoltaic (PV) concentrator technology. New record cell and module efficiencies have been achieved, and improvements in cells, cell assemblies, and modules are increasing reliability and decreasi...

TQM is a management approach that strives to achieve continuous improvement of quality through organization wide efforts based on facts and data. Early interest and efforts in TQM in the United States occurred primarily in the private sector, where firms ...

The maximum conversion achieved in 14 continuous runs with Indiana V coal and Wilsonville based solvents was 80% MAF to THF solubles (85% to cresol solubles). No hydrogen gas was used and the pressure was 500 to 600 psig. Hydrogenated Wilsonville solvent ...

Patient safety is a critical component of health care quality. As health care organizations continually strive to improve, there is a growing recognition of the importance of establishing a culture of safety. Achieving a culture of safety requires an unde...

It is clear that only the most effective design and operation of pollution control facilities will be adequate to ensure continued protection of this Nation's natural resources. It is essential that the authors achieve the maximum performance possible of existing Publicly Owned T...

The youths attended the center during the day for school and individual or group counseling, while continuing to live at home. Objectives of the program were to increase academic achievement, improve attitude and motivation toward education, decrease post...

Effective control of the steel temperature during casting can greatly improve product quality and the operating conditions in continuous casting. This aim can be achieved by installing a suitable steel heating system in the tundish. Of the various heating...

This document discusses the implementation of TQM at the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service. The purpose of the plan is to provide a structured method to achieve the DRMS vision of pursuing continuous improvement in service provided to the Armed ...

Mid South corn growers have improved their production practices over the past 10 years to a point that they are consistently achieving yields that rival and in many cases surpass those of the Corn Belt states. There are several points worth reviewing that will assist you in continuing to produce la...

Inertial MEMS sensors such as accelerometers and angular rotation sensing devices continue to improve in performance as advances in design and processing are made. Present state-of-the-art accelerometers have achieved performance levels in the laboratory ...

The role of bone scanning in both diagnosis and management has recently achieved a new high point by a happy combination of improved instrumentation and appropriate radionuclide. There is reason to believe that this study has not reached a plateau but will continue to evolve as one of the most useful nuclear medicine procedures.

American Standard, ARCO Chemical, AT&T, Bayer, Bechtel, BF Goodrich, BHP Cooper, Cargill, Coca-Cola, Champion. International, Chevron, Corning, ExxonMobil, ...

on the achieved performance improvement. 1. Introduction The continued growth of computer applications always signal the host that the calculation is complete. The G900 provides for interrupt processing and this design would interrupt the host when the calculation was finished. When an interrupt occurs

Few researchers support the belief that a school superintendent can drive improvements in student achievement. The Science and Mathematics Achievement Required for Tomorrow (SMART) Consortium was formed in northeast Ohio in 1998 with the belief that superintendents can have a measurable effect on student learning. The goal of this ...

This article describes a data-based continuous-improvement framework that can help school teams use what the authors call "systems-level data" to support teachers in achieving successful beginning reading outcomes for all students. The authors also furnish an example of an elementary school in the Pacific Northwest that uses such a framework to evaluate ...

Controlled continuous tuning of the stiffness of shape memory alloy (SMA) spring elements of an adaptively tunable vibration absorber (ATVA) is a novel concept for adaptive-passive vibration control. Minimization of the vibration of a primary system is achieved indirectly via stiffness control of the SMA structural elements supporting a secondary mass. ...

Mission of the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project Cost Reduction/Productivity Improvement Program (CR/PIP) is to contribute to the UMTRA Project`s environmental restoration mission by providing the means to achieve and recognize continuous improvements and cost savings. This manual includes ...

May 22, 2001 ... Continuous Improvement)? " To improve customer satisfaction? " To improve products? " To improve processes? " To improve organizations? ...

Improvement spawns improvement that everyone is proud of ... Continuous improvement (CI) is the objective ... Compliance. Continuous Improvement ...

... The basic idea behind continuous process improvement is to ... for ways to improve the new process after the improvements ...

Fluor Hanford (FH) is responsible for providing support to the Department of Energy Richland Operations Office (RL) in the implementation of the Hanford Emergency Preparedness (EP) program. During fiscal year 2000, a number of program improvements were identified from various sources including a major range fire (24 Command Fire). Evaluations of the emergency preparedness ...

Keeping employees interested in saving energy and reducing waste is a constant challenge. Ideally, all employees should be personally committed to a philosophy of continuous improvement. Each year, they should routinely find ways of improving operations as part of their normal jobs.

The AACSB requires continuous improvement of business school outcomes through a comprehensive Assurance of Learning program. Measuring ethical decision making poses an interesting challenge for schools making it central to their mission. The authors provide an innovative and effective approach to assessing ethical decision making and closing the loop for ...

Improvements in technology certainly play a pivotal role in the quest for increased energy efficiency. However,

Dynamic healthcare market forces impel educators to search for innovative methods of academic assessment to measure learning outcomes. The clinical achievement portfolio is a creative and systematic tool for documenting continuous improvement of student clinical learning. The authors describe the use of the portfolio as a pilot project ...

Continuous clock synchronization avoids unpredictable instantaneous corrections of clock values. This is usually achieved by spreading the clock correction over the synchronization interval. In the context of wireless real-time applications, a protocol achieving continuous clock synchronization must tolerate ...

Much has been published concerning improvements and enhancements in materials and technology used in the design and construction of solid rocket motors. However, there are important aspects of the improvement process that are seldom discussed, particularly process control and continuous improvement. This has been ...

The notion of long term sustainable competitive advantage assumes that environment changes are engrained into organizations. Yet, the principles of continuous improvement suggest a shorter and shorter lifecycle of skills and knowledge that provides the sustainable advantage. Continuous change resulting from new ideas, practices, and ...

A high throughput continuous cryopump is provided. The cryopump incorporates an improved method for regenerating the cryopumping surface while the pump is in continuous operation. The regeneration of the cryopumping surface does not thermally cycle the pump, and to this end a small chamber connected to a secondary pumping source serves ...

A high throughput continuous cryopump is provided. The cryopump (10) incorporates an improved method for regenerating the cryopumping surface (22) while the pump is in continuous operation. The regeneration of the cryopumping surface (22) does not thermally cycle the pump, and to this end a small chamber (91) connected to a secondary ...

... Title : QUALITY IMPROVEMENT OF CONTINUOUSLY CAST STAINLESS STEEL BLOOMS THROUGH ELECTROMAGNETIC STIRRING,. ...

... Title : IMPROVED CORRECTION FOR CONTINUOUS WAVE ULTRASONIC PHASE VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS IN SOLIDS USING TWO ...

This video provides training for public health officials on the principles of continuous quality improvement.

... EFFORTS TO IMPROVE CONTINUOUS CASTING OPERATIONAL ... IMPROVEMENTS IN OPERATIONAL TECHNIQUES INCLUDE ADOPTION ...

The question of pathologic roots of achievement patterns in girls and boys suffering from anorectic disorders is investigated by empirical and theoretical means. Records of 59 inpatients were reviewed with special emphasis on premorbid school achievement and its development during therapy. 44 completed a catamnestic questionnaire or interview. 10 students ...

We present a simple and efficient approach for continuous collision detection of deforming triangles based on conservative advancement. The efficiency of our approach is due to a sequence of simple collision-free conditions for deforming triangles. In our experiment, we show that our CCD algorithm achieves 2 ~ 30 times performance ...

The diagnostic imaging department strives for the highest quality outcomes in imaging quality, in diagnostic reporting, and in providing a caring patient experience while also satisfying the needs of referring physicians. Understand how tools such as process mapping and concepts such as Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma can be used to facilitate quality improvements and team ...

Maternity units have been expected to achieve, within constrained resources, significant improvements in the quality and continuity of care as required by government policy. While significant advances have been made, these have been achieved by drawing upon the professionalism and vocational commitment of midwives, ...

When low test scores demanded a hard look at the curriculum, literacy became a focus for improvement at Brockton (MA) High School. Schoolwide training for teachers and a rolling implementation model ensured consistency and reinforcement of the skills. Results came in improved scores and national recognitions, including selection as a National Model School ...

The U.S. petroleum refining industry accounts for about 4 percent of total domestic energy consumption and over 10 percent of all energy consumed by the industrial sector. The refining industry has achieved significant improvements in efficiency in the past and expects continued improvements. Conservation ...

It is clear that only the most-effective design and operation of pollution-control facilities will be adequate to ensure continued protection of this Nation's natural resources. It is essential that the authors achieve the maximum performance possible of existing Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs) to achieve maximum ...

The Medicare program initiated prospective payment for inpatient hospital services in 1983. Although the payment system has achieved many of its goals, changes in the health care market and the public nature of the program will continue to present both challenges and opportunities for improvement. Looking forward, policymakers must ...

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is committed to the world-wide challenge to constantly improve quality. Total Quality Management (TQM) is one initiative being investigated by the RAAF to achieve continuous improvement of it processes. The purpose of...

The Educational Process Improvement Committee (EPIC) was formed in the Summer 2000 to address the ABET educational assessment and continuous improvement issues in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Austin. The EPIC committee members have worked together to achieve these goals and to ...

, the relative performance of CMP improves. Therefore, the best overall performance is achieved when the Internet and frequently�changing documents is to distribute them with continuous multicast push (CMP) [19] [1]. Here the popular document cyclicly into the multicast tree; (2) a client that desires a CMP document obtains

Development of organo-titanate compounds was continued, aimed at viscosity index improvement, pour point lowering, high-temperature resistance extension, and hydrolytic stability achievement. Toward this goal hydrogenation and solvent separations were studied for compound purification, aad a search for corresponding compounds ...

This case study discusses statistical process control and other quality tools in the application of continuous improvement and total quality management programs to a mature ceramic parts manufacturing operation that had been producing quality'' products for many years. By applying these tools, significant incremental ...

Ms. Ferland will be presenting the plant energy-efficiency certification program developed by the US Council for Energy Efficiency Manufacturing over the last two years. The foundation of the program is the proposed ISO 50001 standard on energy management. Superior Energy Performance combines an outcome based approach (energy intensity improvement) with a commitment to ...

...Federal Property Management Regulations System (Continued) FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAMS 193-CREATION, MAINTENANCE, AND USE OF RECORDS § 102-193.25 What type of records management business process improvements...

... 70. Standards as a Tool for Continuous Improvement. ... Standards as a Tool for Continuous Improvement. *Self Assess; Plan; Improve; Measure. -. -. Links on this page ...

One of the most challenging issues faced in HEP in recent years is the question of how to capitalise on software development and maintenance experience in a continuous manner. To capitalise means in our context to evaluate and apply new process technologies as they arise, and to further evolve technologies already widely in use. It also implies the definition and adoption of ...

There exists a substantial number of studies that have identified a subset of low-achieving mathematics students who do not develop a reliance on retrieval for simple addition but who continue to use a counting strategy to solve these problems. There are few studies, however, that have focused on how retrieval of simple addition facts may be ...

Create baseline for future continuous improvement .... Produce improvement observations and reports. Begin continuous improvement preliminary analysis ...

... codebook parameters, in continuous speech recog ... 1 3.1 Improvements to Speaker-Independent ... recognition, with no significant improvement. ...

... Title : Improvement Continues in DOD's Reporting on Sustainable Ranges, but Opportunities Exist to Improve Its Range Assessments and ...

... Title : Improvement Continues in DOD's Reporting on Sustainable Ranges, but Opportunities Exist to Improve Its Range Assessments and ...

... inexpensive, customized tools to support a process of continuous improvements. ... that supported problem solving and finding improvement potentials ...

... a model for continuous organizational improvement and shows how to integrate a reward system that motivates employees to make improvements. ...

We propose and demonstrate a novel approach to increase the effective bandwidth of a frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) ranging system. This is achieved by algorithmically stitching together the swept spectra of separate laser sources. The result is an improvement in the range resolution proportional to the increase in the ...

The use of preferentially organic-wet interplate packings or specially designed mechanical inserts to improve the operating efficiency of pulsed countercurrent liquid-liquid extraction columns is described. A method which proposes packing chosen interplate spaces with materials which are wet by the organic phase preferentially to the aqueous phase is discussed. With ...

In June 1986, Population and Development Review published a highly influential article by John Caldwell entitled �Routes to Low Mortality in Poor Countries.� Amid growing anxiety over decelerating world mortality decline, Caldwell explored social and political pathways to mortality success on the basis of two lists of superior mortality achievers and exceptionally poor ...

This report describes efforts by Achieve, Inc. to raise standards and reduce the achievement gap. In 2001, Achieve expanded its efforts to benchmark standards and accountability policies across the states, focusing on three states at the forefront of standards based reform (Maryland, Massachusetts, and Texas), while ...

This paper discusses business practices that organizations should follow to improve their chances of

Improved lixiscope utilizes fast-decay scintillators and multiple or curved microchannels to achieve

Highly selective laser tuning achieved without thin plates of questionable optical quality. Improved

We describe a Continuous Hugoniot Method for the efficient simulation of shock wave fronts. This approach achieves significantly improved efficiency when the generation of a tightly spaced collection of individual steady-state shock front states is desired, and allows for the study of shocks as a function of a ...

Various fullerene-based electron acceptor materials for organic photovoltaic applications were prepared via [3+2] and [4+2] cycloadditions using a continuous flow approach. The 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of the tosylhydrazone precursor and the Diels-Alder cycloaddition of indene to either C(60) or C(70) under conventional batch reaction conditions were translated to the ...

It has been discovered that by incorporating essentially monocellular gas filled hollow particles composed of a thermoplastic resin into an explosive composition containing a continuous phase, i.e., liquid and/or solid, improved explosive characteristics are achieved. Explosive compositions which are improved by ...

Examined is an outlook of the achievement gap among African-American and White students in school settings. Statistics and other pertinent information are evaluated to demonstrate how this is a growing problem in schools. An exploration of how school counselors can meet the demands and recognize the effects the achievement gap has on African-American ...

This practicum report describes the development and implementation of a middle school program in King and Queen County in Virginia's Middle Peninsula designed to improve the achievement of sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students whose achievement scores were consistently lower than national and state averages. A literature review ...

In 2007, the Department of Energy (DOE) identified safety culture as one of their top Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS) related priorities. A team was formed to address this issue. The team identified a consensus set of safety culture principles, along with implementation practices that could be used by DOE, NNSA, and their contractors. Documented improvement tools ...

Breast cancer survival in the USA has continually improved over the last six decades and has largely been accredited to the use of mammography, advanced surgical procedures, and adjuvant therapies. Data indicate, however, that there were substantial improvements in survival in the USA even prior to these technological and diagnostic ...

The objective of this pretest-posttest experimental design study was to examine the impact of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) compared to conventional instruction on fourth-grade students' achievement and attitudes toward desert issues. The study also examined the effects of CAI on the achievement and attitudes of students with high- and low-reading ...

Employers are looking to career and technical education (CTE) programs to supply a workforce possessing academic and employability skills to complement the technical component. In Kentucky, the state has instituted assessment standards to ensure that CTE programs are working to increase student achievement. The program assessment standards bring all the accountability ...

The electrical engineering (ELE) program at the American University of Sharjah (AUS) is designed to fulfill the ABET criteria. Several assessment tools are used to qualitatively and quantitatively measure the level of achievement of the program's educational objectives and outcomes. These tools include alumni, employer, and graduate advisor surveys. Results of such surveys are ...

The significant improvements in passenger car fuel economy that have been achieved up to the present time are identified, and the changes that have produced these improvements are examined in detail. Included are several comparisons of domestic versus foreign vehicles. The potential for further increases in fuel economy is then ...

New concepts regarding the biomechanics of spinal instability, new technology for spinal and neurodiagnostic imaging, further evolution of the role of neurological decompression, and the development of improved systems and techniques for achieving anatomical reconstruction and fixation of the spine continue to ...

An improved method of performing value-impact analyses was developed for the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission in their continuing effort to regulate improvements in material control and accounting programs. The method is used to more objectively compare multi-attributed criteria such as dollars and reduced risks. The method is ...

One of the most urgent tasks facing society today is to make science more attractive to the younger generation and to foster the continuous improvement of the knowledge and skills. These objectives assume ever greater importance because, firstly, young people are opting less and less for scientific studies, secondly, we need to establish new starting ...

The establishment of a spectral responsivity scale for the spectral region 200 nm to 30 micrometers is reported. This required the construction of a range of facilities to evaluate detectors of different types and where necessary the development of special detectors with a higher performance than commercial devices. Significant improvements in the accuracy of optical radiation ...

This article describes a survey feedback intervention in which staff nurses were surveyed about various job characteristics, job satisfaction, and intent to remain in the organization. Nurse managers received the feedback through graphs and a workshop. A year later the same survey was conducted, and the results were compared with preintervention data. Of the 13 units surveyed, six showed ...

Vancomycin is a commonly used antimicrobial in patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. Increasing vancomycin MIC values in MRSA clinical isolates makes the optimization of vancomycin dosing pivotal to its continued use. Unfortunately, limited data exist regarding the optimal pharmacokinetic�pharmacodynamic (PK�PD) goal to ...

The purpose of this project was to study instructional practices useful in improving the academic achievement of all students, particularly African American students. AEL staff believed that the approach of working closely with school and district personnel to provide professional development and exemplary culturally responsive instructional materials in ...

Although only Ohio has issued statewide standards for noncredit continuing education and a few other states have looked at such a process, most of the literature on student outcomes focuses exclusively on degree-credit programs. A college, university, or state system might want to assess continuing education outcomes for the following reasons: to ...

This paper introduces the Cabinet Office's Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS). It explains how the National Risk Assessment, produced within the CCS, is created and used. As part of the recent Strategic Defence and Security Review, the Government made a commitment to improve the business continuity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).This paper ...

improvement process. While the continuous improvement process is normally identified .... Continuous Improvement. The heart of Total Quality. Management ...

CMMI: [CMMI- Continuous Improvement Tool] [zip] [CMMI- Continuous Improvement Tool-SBIR] [zip] [CMMI- Continuous Improvement Tool-Building EHBs ] [zip] ...

The Patient Safety Committee of The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) has initiated a new patient safety training program. The pilot module of this program will focus on hypothermia prevention, with the goal of decreasing the negative effects of hypothermia for surgery patients. Previous literature has shown that hypothermia can result in a higher incidence of surgical wound ...

There is continuing controversy about the optimal or appropriate age at which children should start school. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between age and achievement. It is an attempt to evaluate the hypothesis that older students fare better academically than their younger classmates. Findings indicate that on average for ...

The South Platte river system is typical of many stream systems in the arid west. A computer simulation model was used to project the water quality improvements resulting from implementation of 1977, 1983, and 1985 effluent quality limitation requirements of PL 92-500 for all waste discharges in the basin. Implementation of PL 92-500 will result in ...

This volume of the LLE Review, covering the period of July--September 1989, is concerned primarily with uniformity studies. The first article is a report on a series of target experiments with improved irradiation uniformity in major increases in neutron yield were improved. The first of two articles on theoretical developments presents a new ...

The Beacon Community Program is part of a federal strategy for using health information technology as a foundation to improve the nation's health care system. In particular, Beacon Communities seek to increase the quality and efficiency of health care, improve the health of individuals and communities, and inform similar initiatives in other parts of the ...

Microfluidic free-flow electrophoresis (?FFE) is a separation technique that separates continuous streams of analytes as they travel through an electric field in a planar flow channel. The continuous nature of the ?FFE separation suggests that approaches more commonly applied in spectroscopy and imaging may be effective in improving ...

The objective of the programme 'Improvement of productivity and quality in continuous casting' was to continue the development started in the technology programme on continuous casting in 1984-89 and to apply the metallurgical knowledge and mathematical m...

Significant progress in nickel/zinc and nickel/iron technology has been made towards achieving the battery technical performance goals necessary for widespread use of these battery systems in electric vehicle applications. This progress is reviewed. Nickel/zinc module test data have shown a specific energy of nearly 70 Whr/kg and a specific power of 130 W/kg. However, cycle ...

This Congressional report discusses recent accomplishments and continuing issues in the federal role in helping states and localities improve K-12 education. The panel that prepared the report consisted of state and local educators, researchers, and other citizens committed to education. The document focuses on the implementation of major federal ...

The move to larger turbines has been observed in the United States and around the world. Turbine scaling increases energy capture while reducing general project infrastructure costs and landscape impacts, each of which of can reduce the cost of wind energy. However, scaling in the absence of innovation, can increase turbine costs. The ability of turbine designers and manufacturers to ...

Ultraviolet (UV) miniature cerium fluoride lasers have been demonstrated using a low cost, frequency-quadrupled microchip Nd:YAG pump laser. The use of miniature laser cavities was shown to significantly improve the laser performance in the low pump power region. We have achieved slope efficiencies up to 70% and pump thresholds as low as 100 nJ. ...

We present a completed prototype of the AIGO seismic vibration isolation system. The design has been developed to satisfy the isolation requirements for the next generation of interferometric GW detectors. The system relies on passive isolation and includes multiple Ultra Low Frequency (ULF) stages to achieve minimal low frequency residual motion. Two complete isolators are ...

The United States of America passed early this year the bill enforcing their health reform. this reform aims at achieving universal insurance, cost containment and improving quality of care. The debate around this reform has been long and unable to arrive to an agreement between the parts. Even if the expansion in the medical coverage system does not ...

Over the past 50 years, significant improvements in cardiac surgical care have been achieved. Nevertheless, surgical errors that significantly impact patient safety continue to occur. In order to further improve surgical outcomes, patient safety programs must focus on rectifying work system factors in the operating ...

Japan depends on imported fuels for its fossil-fuel power plants which are being built for increasingly larger capacities. Improved steam turbine efficiency can contribute to saving fuel in these plants. Therefore, studies were performed to determine where losses occurred in steam turbines at two existing power plants. Components of these turbines were then modified, ...

In 1998, the Southern Regional Education Board began using "High Schools That Work" (HSTW) strategies to improve urban student achievement. HSTW staff compared data from 1998 and 2000 HSTW assessments and examined the performance of career-bound students from 55 urban high schools. Results offer information on progress made in raising urban students' ...

A study examined the impact of the "Closing the Achievement Gap" (CAG schools) program on the academic achievement of students in 30 schools serving high percentages of African American and economically disadvantaged students in West Virginia (WV), 2004-2008. The program assigned experienced educators, "CAG liaisons", to the schools to provide school ...

Documentation of the application of the principles of continuous quality improvement (CQI) to the health care setting is crucial for understanding the transition from traditional management models to CQI models. A CQI project was designed and implemented by the IV Therapy Department at Lawrence Memorial Hospital to test the application of these principles ...

... Accession Number : ADA333825. Title : Sian Textile Mills and Dyeing Plants Achieve Continuous Production - Communist China. ...

To maximize energy capture, a variable-speed wind turbine should operate continuously at the tip-speed-ratio that results in the maximum power coefficient (Cpo) and, therefore, extracts the maximum energy from the wind. This is the main idea behind improved energy capture from variable-speed operation. However, this goal is only partially ...

We investigate a method to improve the position decoding for thick crystal versions (i.e., ?8 mm) of the continuous miniature crystal element (cMiCE) PET detector by more accurately modeling the detector light response function (LRF). The LRF for continuous detectors varies with the depth of interaction (DOI) of the detected photon. ...