Sample records for achievement passing rates

  1. Relationship between internal medicine program board examination pass rates, accreditation standards, and program size.

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    Falcone, John L; Gonzalo, Jed D

    2014-01-19

    To determine Internal Medicine residency program compliance with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education 80% pass-rate standard and the correlation between residency program size and performance on the American Board of Internal Medicine Certifying Examination. Using a cross-sectional study design from 2010-2012 American Board of Internal Medicine Certifying Examination data of all Internal Medicine residency pro-grams, comparisons were made between program pass rates to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education pass-rate standard. To assess the correlation between program size and performance, a Spearman's rho was calculated. To evaluate program size and its relationship to the pass-rate standard, receiver operative characteristic curves were calculated. Of 372 Internal Medicine residency programs, 276 programs (74%) achieved a pass rate of =80%, surpassing the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education minimum standard. A weak correlation was found between residency program size and pass rate for the three-year period (p=0.19, p<0.001). The area underneath the receiver operative characteristic curve was 0.69 (95% Confidence Interval [0.63-0.75]), suggesting programs with less than 12 examinees/year are less likely to meet the minimum Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education pass-rate standard (sensitivity 63.8%, specificity 60.4%, positive predictive value 82.2%, p<0.001). Although a majority of Internal Medicine residency programs complied with Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education pass-rate standards, a quarter of the programs failed to meet this requirement. Program size is positively but weakly associated with American Board of Internal Medicine Certifying Examination performance, suggesting other unidentified variables significantly contribute to program performance.

  2. Does administering a comprehensive examination affect pass rates on the Registered Health Information Administrator certification examination?

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    McNeill, Marjorie H

    2009-01-01

    The purpose of this research study was to determine whether the administration of a comprehensive examination before graduation increases the percentage of students passing the Registered Health Information Administrator certification examination. A t-test for independent means yielded a statistically significant difference between the Registered Health Information Administrator certification examination pass rates of health information administration programs that administer a comprehensive examination and programs that do not administer a comprehensive examination. Programs with a high certification examination pass rate do not require a comprehensive examination when compared with those programs with a lower pass rate. It is concluded that health information administration faculty at the local level should perform program self-analysis to improve student progress toward achievement of learning outcomes and entry-level competencies.

  3. Association between EMS Question Bank Completion and Passing Rates on the EMS Certification Examination.

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    Clemency, Brian; Martin-Gill, Christian; Rall, Nicole; May, Paul; Lubin, Jeffrey; Cooley, Craig; Van Dillen, Christine; Silvestri, Salvatore; Portela, Roberto; Cooney, Derek; Knutsen, Christian; March, Juan

    2017-01-01

    A board review question bank was created to assist candidates in their preparation for the 2015 EMS certification examination. We aimed to describe the development of this question bank and evaluate its successes in preparing candidates to obtain EMS subspecialty board certification. An online question bank was developed by 13 subject matter experts who participated as item writers, representing eight different EMS fellowship programs. The online question bank consisted of four practice tests, with each of the tests comprised of 100 questions. The number of candidates who participated in and completed the question bank was calculated. The passing rate among candidates who completed the question bank was calculated and compared to the publicly reported statistics for all candidates. The relationship between candidates' performance on the question bank and subspecialty exam pass rates was determined. A total of 252 candidates took at least one practice test and, of those, 225 candidates completed all four 100-question practice tests. The pass rate on the 2015 EMS certification exam was 79% (95%CI 74-85%) among candidates who completed the question bank, which is 12% higher than the overall pass rate (p = 0.003). Candidates' performance on the question bank was positively associated with overall success on the exam (X 2 = 75.8, p < 0.0001). Achieving a score of ≥ 70% on the question bank was associated with a higher likelihood of passing the exam (OR = 17.8; 95% CI: 8.0-39.6). Completing the question bank program was associated with improved pass rates on the EMS certification exam. Strong performance on the question bank correlated with success on the exam.

  4. Statistical variability and confidence intervals for planar dose QA pass rates

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    Bailey, Daniel W.; Nelms, Benjamin E.; Attwood, Kristopher

    Purpose: The most common metric for comparing measured to calculated dose, such as for pretreatment quality assurance of intensity-modulated photon fields, is a pass rate (%) generated using percent difference (%Diff), distance-to-agreement (DTA), or some combination of the two (e.g., gamma evaluation). For many dosimeters, the grid of analyzed points corresponds to an array with a low areal density of point detectors. In these cases, the pass rates for any given comparison criteria are not absolute but exhibit statistical variability that is a function, in part, on the detector sampling geometry. In this work, the authors analyze the statistics ofmore » various methods commonly used to calculate pass rates and propose methods for establishing confidence intervals for pass rates obtained with low-density arrays. Methods: Dose planes were acquired for 25 prostate and 79 head and neck intensity-modulated fields via diode array and electronic portal imaging device (EPID), and matching calculated dose planes were created via a commercial treatment planning system. Pass rates for each dose plane pair (both centered to the beam central axis) were calculated with several common comparison methods: %Diff/DTA composite analysis and gamma evaluation, using absolute dose comparison with both local and global normalization. Specialized software was designed to selectively sample the measured EPID response (very high data density) down to discrete points to simulate low-density measurements. The software was used to realign the simulated detector grid at many simulated positions with respect to the beam central axis, thereby altering the low-density sampled grid. Simulations were repeated with 100 positional iterations using a 1 detector/cm{sup 2} uniform grid, a 2 detector/cm{sup 2} uniform grid, and similar random detector grids. For each simulation, %/DTA composite pass rates were calculated with various %Diff/DTA criteria and for both local and global %Diff normalization

  5. Strategies for lowering attrition rates and raising NCLEX-RN pass rates.

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    Higgins, Bonnie

    2005-12-01

    This study was designed to determine strategies to raise the NCLEX-RN pass rate and lower the attrition rate in a community college nursing program. Ex-post facto data were collected from 213 former nursing student records. Qualitative data were collected from 10 full-time faculty, 30 new graduates, and 45 directors of associate degree nursing programs in Texas. The findings linked the academic variables of two biology courses and three components of the preadmission test to completion of the nursing program. A relationship was found between one biology course, the science component of the preadmission test, the HESI Exit Examination score, and the nursing skills course to passing the NCLEX-RN. Qualitative data indicated preadmission requirements, campus counselors, remediation, faculty, test-item writing, and teaching method were instrumental in completion of the program and passing the NCLEX-RN.

  6. SU-F-T-301: Planar Dose Pass Rate Inflation Due to the MapCHECK Measurement Uncertainty Function

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    Bailey, D; Spaans, J; Kumaraswamy, L

    Purpose: To quantify the effect of the Measurement Uncertainty function on planar dosimetry pass rates, as analyzed with Sun Nuclear Corporation analytic software (“MapCHECK” or “SNC Patient”). This optional function is toggled on by default upon software installation, and automatically increases the user-defined dose percent difference (%Diff) tolerance for each planar dose comparison. Methods: Dose planes from 109 IMRT fields and 40 VMAT arcs were measured with the MapCHECK 2 diode array, and compared to calculated planes from a commercial treatment planning system. Pass rates were calculated within the SNC analytic software using varying calculation parameters, including Measurement Uncertainty onmore » and off. By varying the %Diff criterion for each dose comparison performed with Measurement Uncertainty turned off, an effective %Diff criterion was defined for each field/arc corresponding to the pass rate achieved with MapCHECK Uncertainty turned on. Results: For 3%/3mm analysis, the Measurement Uncertainty function increases the user-defined %Diff by 0.8–1.1% average, depending on plan type and calculation technique, for an average pass rate increase of 1.0–3.5% (maximum +8.7%). For 2%, 2 mm analysis, the Measurement Uncertainty function increases the user-defined %Diff by 0.7–1.2% average, for an average pass rate increase of 3.5–8.1% (maximum +14.2%). The largest increases in pass rate are generally seen with poorly-matched planar dose comparisons; the MapCHECK Uncertainty effect is markedly smaller as pass rates approach 100%. Conclusion: The Measurement Uncertainty function may substantially inflate planar dose comparison pass rates for typical IMRT and VMAT planes. The types of uncertainties incorporated into the function (and their associated quantitative estimates) as described in the software user’s manual may not accurately estimate realistic measurement uncertainty for the user’s measurement conditions. Pass rates listed in

  7. SU-E-T-472: Improvement of IMRT QA Passing Rate by Correcting Angular Dependence of MatriXX

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    Chen, Q; Watkins, W; Kim, T

    2015-06-15

    Purpose: Multi-channel planar detector arrays utilized for IMRT-QA, such as the MatriXX, exhibit an incident-beam angular dependent response which can Result in false-positive gamma-based QA results, especially for helical tomotherapy plans which encompass the full range of beam angles. Although MatriXX can use with gantry angle sensor to provide automatically angular correction, this sensor does not work with tomotherapy. The purpose of the study is to reduce IMRT-QA false-positives by correcting for the MatriXX angular dependence. Methods: MatriXX angular dependence was characterized by comparing multiple fixed-angle irradiation measurements with corresponding TPS computed doses. For 81 Tomo-helical IMRT-QA measurements, two differentmore » correction schemes were tested: (1) A Monte-Carlo dose engine was used to compute MatriXX signal based on the angular-response curve. The computed signal was then compared with measurement. (2) Uncorrected computed signal was compared with measurements uniformly scaled to account for the average angular dependence. Three scaling factor (+2%, +2.5%, +3%) were tested. Results: The MatriXX response is 8% less than predicted for a PA beam even when the couch is fully accounted for. Without angular correction, only 67% of the cases pass the >90% points γ<1 (3%, 3mm). After full angular correction, 96% of the cases pass the criteria. Of three scaling factors, +2% gave the highest passing rate (89%), which is still less than the full angular correction method. With a stricter γ(2%,3mm) criteria, the full angular correction method was still able to achieve the 90% passing rate while the scaling method only gives 53% passing rate. Conclusion: Correction for the MatriXX angular dependence reduced the false-positives rate of our IMRT-QA process. It is necessary to correct for the angular dependence to achieve the IMRT passing criteria specified in TG129.« less

  8. Standardized Testing Practices: Effect on Graduation and NCLEX® Pass Rates.

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    Randolph, Pamela K

    The use standardized testing in pre-licensure nursing programs has been accompanied by conflicting reports of effective practices. The purpose of this project was to describe standardized testing practices in one states' nursing programs and discover if the use of a cut score or oversight of remediation had any effect on (a) first time NCLEX® pass rates, (b) on-time graduation (OTG) or (c) the combination of (a) and (b). Administrators of 38 nursing programs in one Southwest state were sent surveys; surveys were returned by 34 programs (89%). Survey responses were compared to each program's NCLEX pass rate and on-time graduation rate; t-tests were conducted for significant differences associated with a required minimum score (cut score) and oversight of remediation. There were no significant differences in NCLEX pass or on-time graduation rates related to establishment of a cut score. There was a significant difference when the NCLEX pass rate and on-time graduation rate were combined (Outcome Index "OI") with significantly higher program outcomes (P=.02.) for programs without cut-scores. There were no differences associated with faculty oversight of remediation. The results of this study do not support establishment of a cut-score when implementing a standardized testing. Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier Inc.

  9. 20 CFR 416.1181 - What is a plan to achieve self-support (PASS)?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

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  10. 20 CFR 416.1181 - What is a plan to achieve self-support (PASS)?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

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  11. 20 CFR 416.1181 - What is a plan to achieve self-support (PASS)?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

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  12. 20 CFR 416.1181 - What is a plan to achieve self-support (PASS)?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

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  13. Association between substandard classroom ventilation rates and students' academic achievement.

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    Haverinen-Shaughnessy, U; Moschandreas, D J; Shaughnessy, R J

    2011-04-01

    This study focuses on the relationship between classroom ventilation rates and academic achievement. One hundred elementary schools of two school districts in the southwest United States were included in the study. Ventilation rates were estimated from fifth-grade classrooms (one per school) using CO(2) concentrations measured during occupied school days. In addition, standardized test scores and background data related to students in the classrooms studied were obtained from the districts. Of 100 classrooms, 87 had ventilation rates below recommended guidelines based on ASHRAE Standard 62 as of 2004. There is a linear association between classroom ventilation rates and students' academic achievement within the range of 0.9-7.1 l/s per person. For every unit (1 l/s per person) increase in the ventilation rate within that range, the proportion of students passing standardized test (i.e., scoring satisfactory or above) is expected to increase by 2.9% (95%CI 0.9-4.8%) for math and 2.7% (0.5-4.9%) for reading. The linear relationship observed may level off or change direction with higher ventilation rates, but given the limited number of observations, we were unable to test this hypothesis. A larger sample size is needed for estimating the effect of classroom ventilation rates higher than 7.1 l/s per person on academic achievement. The results of this study suggest that increasing the ventilation rates toward recommended guideline ventilation rates in classrooms should translate into improved academic achievement of students. More studies are needed to fully understand the relationships between ventilation rate, other indoor environmental quality parameters, and their effects on students' health and achievement. Achieving the recommended guidelines and pursuing better understanding of the underlying relationships would ultimately support both sustainable and productive school environments for students and personnel. © 2010 John Wiley & Sons A/S.

  14. A Short Note on the Relationship between Pass Rate and Multiple Attempts

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    Cheng, Ying; Liu, Cheng

    2016-01-01

    For a certification, licensure, or placement exam, allowing examinees to take multiple attempts at the test could effectively change the pass rate. Change in the pass rate can occur without any change in the underlying latent trait, and can be an artifact of multiple attempts and imperfect reliability of the test. By deriving formulae to compute…

  15. Impact of Online Summer Mathematics Bridge Program on Placement Scores and Pass Rates

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    Frost, Jodi L.; Dreher, J. P.

    2017-01-01

    An online four-week summer mathematics bridge program was implemented at a Midwest university with historically low pass rates in College Algebra and Remedial Mathematics. Students who completed the four week program significantly increased their mathematics placement exam scores. These students also had a higher pass rate in their initial college…

  16. Calculating inspector probability of detection using performance demonstration program pass rates

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    Cumblidge, Stephen; D'Agostino, Amy

    2016-02-01

    The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has been working since the 1970's to ensure that nondestructive testing performed on nuclear power plants in the United States will provide reasonable assurance of structural integrity of the nuclear power plant components. One tool used by the NRC has been the development and implementation of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section XI Appendix VIII[1] (Appendix VIII) blind testing requirements for ultrasonic procedures, equipment, and personnel. Some concerns have been raised, over the years, by the relatively low pass rates for the Appendix VIII qualification testing. The NRC staff has applied statistical tools and simulations to determine the expected probability of detection (POD) for ultrasonic examinations under ideal conditions based on the pass rates for the Appendix VIII qualification tests for the ultrasonic testing personnel. This work was primarily performed to answer three questions. First, given a test design and pass rate, what is the expected overall POD for inspectors? Second, can we calculate the probability of detection for flaws of different sizes using this information? Finally, if a previously qualified inspector fails a requalification test, does this call their earlier inspections into question? The calculations have shown that one can expect good performance from inspectors who have passed appendix VIII testing in a laboratory-like environment, and the requalification pass rates show that the inspectors have maintained their skills between tests. While these calculations showed that the PODs for the ultrasonic inspections are very good under laboratory conditions, the field inspections are conducted in a very different environment. The NRC staff has initiated a project to systematically analyze the human factors differences between qualification testing and field examinations. This work will be used to evaluate and prioritize

  17. Respectful Alignment of Programs as a Possible Factor in Remedial Writers' Pass Rates

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    McDonald, Mary

    2017-01-01

    For over four years, students enrolled in remedial writing classes who attended eight writing center tutorials directly linked to their assignments had an average pass rate of 95.6 percent, whereas students who did not attend any writing center tutorials had an average pass rate of 39.4 percent. These correlations are just that--correlations that…

  18. Investigating the influence of achievement on self-concept using an intra-class design and a comparison of the PASS and SDQ-1 self-concept tests.

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    Hay, I; Ashman, A; van Kraayenoord, C E

    1997-09-01

    The formation and measurement of self-concept were the foci of this research. The study aimed to investigate the influence of achievement on academic self-concept and to compare the Perception of Ability Scale for Students (PASS, Boersma & Chapman, 1992) with the Self-Description Questionnaire-1 (SDQ-1, Marsh, 1988). The participants were 479 grade 5 (mean age 126.6 months) coeducational Australian students, located in 18 schools. An intra-class research design was used to investigate the influence of frame-of-reference on self-concept development. As students' academic scores rose above their class mean their self-concepts increased and as students' academic scores fell below their class mean their self-concepts decreased. Students' difference from class mean predicted their self-concept scores. This finding was consistently shown across the reading, spelling, and mathematics domains using test and teaching rating data. A comparison between the PASS and the SDQ-1 demonstrated concurrent validity across self-concept domains. The findings support the notions that the social environment is a significant agent that influences self-concept, and that teacher ratings and standardised tests of achievement and the PASS and the SDQ-1 are valid measures for self-concept research.

  19. Course Pass Rates in Fall 1987. Enrollment Analysis Report EA88-6.

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    Clagett, Craig A.; Diehl, Patricia K.

    A study was conducted at Prince George's Community College (PGCC) in Maryland to determine the percentage of students enrolled in courses in fall 1987 who received passing grades, and to examine these pass rates with respect to academic discipline, and student gender, age, race, and admission status. Study findings included the following: (1) the…

  20. The 150 Credit-Hour Requirement and CPA Examination Pass Rates--A Four Year Study

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    Briggs, Gary P.; He, Lerong

    2012-01-01

    Debate concerning the minimum educational requirements of certified public accountant (CPA) candidates in the USA has been taking place for decades. This paper compares the sectional pass rates of CPA candidates from jurisdictions requiring 150 credit hours of college study with the pass rates of candidates from jurisdictions not requiring 150…

  1. Pass rates on the American Board of Family Medicine Certification Exam by residency location and size.

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    Falcone, John L; Middleton, Donald B

    2013-01-01

    The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) sets residency performance standards for the American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination. This study aims are to describe the compliance of residency programs with ACGME standards and to determine whether residency pass rates depend on program size and location. In this retrospective cohort study, residency performance from 2007 to 2011 was compared with the ACGME performance standards. Simple linear regression was performed to see whether program pass rates were dependent on program size. Regional differences in performance were compared with χ(2) tests, using an α level of 0.05. Of 429 total residency programs, there were 205 (47.8%) that violate ACGME performance standards. Linear regression showed that program pass rates were positively correlated and dependent on program size (P < .001). The median pass rate per state was 86.4% (interquartile range, 82.0-90.8. χ(2) Tests showed that states in the West performed higher than the other 3 US Census Bureau Regions (all P < .001). Approximately half of the family medicine training programs do not meet the ACGME examination performance standards. Pass rates are associated with residency program size, and regional variation occurs. These findings have the potential to affect ACGME policy and residency program application patterns.

  2. Relationship Between Physician Assistant Program Length and Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination Pass Rates.

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    Colletti, Thomas P; Salisbury, Helen; Hertelendy, Attila J; Tseng, Tina

    2016-03-01

    This study was conducted to examine the relationship between physician assistant (PA) educational program length and PA programs' 5-year average Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) first-time pass rates. This was a retrospective correlational study that analyzed previously collected data from a nonprobability purposive sample of accredited PA program Web sites. Master's level PA programs (n = 108) in the United States with published average PANCE scores for 5 consecutive classes were included. Provisional and probationary programs were excluded (n = 4). Study data were not normally distributed per the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, P = .00. There was no relationship between program length and PANCE pass rates, ρ (108) = -0.04, P = .68. Further analyses examining a possible relationship between program phase length (didactic and clinical) and PANCE pass rates also demonstrated no differences (ρ [107] = -0.05, P = .60 and ρ [107] = 0.02, P = .80, respectively). The results of this study suggest that shorter length PA programs perform similarly to longer programs in preparing students to pass the PANCE. In light of rapid expansion of PA educational programs, educators may want to consider these findings when planning the length of study for new and established programs.

  3. Process oriented guided inquiry learning (POGIL®) marginally effects student achievement measures but substantially increases the odds of passing a course

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    Walker, Lindsey

    2017-01-01

    While the inquiry approach to science teaching has been widely recommended as an epistemic mechanism to promote deep content understanding, there is also increased expectation that process and other transferable skills should be integral part of science pedagogy. To test the hypothesis that coupling process skills to content teaching impacts academic success measures, we meta-analyzed twenty-one studies (n = 21) involving 7876 students that compared Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL), a pedagogy that provides opportunities for improving process skills during content learning through guided-inquiry activities, to standard lecture conditions. Based on conventional measures of class performance, POGIL had a small effect on achievement outcomes (effect size = 0.29, [95% CI = 0.15–0.43]) but substantially improved the odds of passing a class (odds ratio = 2.02, [95% CI: 1.45–2.83]). That is, participants in the POGIL pedagogy had higher odds of passing a course and roughly performed 0.3 standard deviations higher on achievement measures than participants in standard lectures. In relative risk terms, POGIL reduced the risk of failing a course by 38%. These findings suggest providing opportunities to improve process skills during class instruction does not inhibit content learning but enhances conventional success measures. We compare these findings with those of recent large meta-analysis that examined the effects of global active learning methods on achievement outcomes and course failure rates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. PMID:29023502

  4. Process oriented guided inquiry learning (POGIL®) marginally effects student achievement measures but substantially increases the odds of passing a course.

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    Walker, Lindsey; Warfa, Abdi-Rizak M

    2017-01-01

    While the inquiry approach to science teaching has been widely recommended as an epistemic mechanism to promote deep content understanding, there is also increased expectation that process and other transferable skills should be integral part of science pedagogy. To test the hypothesis that coupling process skills to content teaching impacts academic success measures, we meta-analyzed twenty-one studies (n = 21) involving 7876 students that compared Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL), a pedagogy that provides opportunities for improving process skills during content learning through guided-inquiry activities, to standard lecture conditions. Based on conventional measures of class performance, POGIL had a small effect on achievement outcomes (effect size = 0.29, [95% CI = 0.15-0.43]) but substantially improved the odds of passing a class (odds ratio = 2.02, [95% CI: 1.45-2.83]). That is, participants in the POGIL pedagogy had higher odds of passing a course and roughly performed 0.3 standard deviations higher on achievement measures than participants in standard lectures. In relative risk terms, POGIL reduced the risk of failing a course by 38%. These findings suggest providing opportunities to improve process skills during class instruction does not inhibit content learning but enhances conventional success measures. We compare these findings with those of recent large meta-analysis that examined the effects of global active learning methods on achievement outcomes and course failure rates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.

  5. Analysis of Factors Causing Poor Passing Rates and High Dropout Rates among Primary School Girls in Malawi

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    Mzuza, Maureen Kapute; Yudong, Yang; Kapute, Fanuel

    2014-01-01

    Factors that cause poor examination passing rates and high dropout rates among primary school girls in Malawi were analysed. First hand data was collected by conducting a survey in all the three regions of Malawi. The respondents to the questionnaire were girls (402) who are repeating the last class in primary schools (Standard 8), primary school…

  6. Enhancing "Mathematics for Informatics" and its Correlation with Student Pass Rates

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    Divjak, B.; Erjavec, Z.

    2008-01-01

    In this article, changes in "Mathematics for Informatics" at the Faculty of Organisation and Informatics in the University of Zagreb are described, and correlated with students pass rates. Students at the Faculty work in an interdisciplinary field, studying Informatics within a business context. The main reason for introducing the…

  7. Measuring fire spread rates from repeat pass airborne thermal infrared imagery

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    Douglas A. Stow; Philip J. Riggan; Emanual A. Storey; Lloyd L. Coulter

    2014-01-01

    The objective is to evaluate procedures for direct measurement of fire spread rates (FSRs) based on archived repeat pass airborne thermal infrared (ATIR) imagery and to identify requirements for more refined measurements of FSR and environmental factors that influence FSR. Flaming front positions are delineated on sequential FireMapper ATIR images captured at...

  8. Rate-distortion analysis of dead-zone plus uniform threshold scalar quantization and its application--part II: two-pass VBR coding for H.264/AVC.

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    Sun, Jun; Duan, Yizhou; Li, Jiangtao; Liu, Jiaying; Guo, Zongming

    2013-01-01

    In the first part of this paper, we derive a source model describing the relationship between the rate, distortion, and quantization steps of the dead-zone plus uniform threshold scalar quantizers with nearly uniform reconstruction quantizers for generalized Gaussian distribution. This source model consists of rate-quantization, distortion-quantization (D-Q), and distortion-rate (D-R) models. In this part, we first rigorously confirm the accuracy of the proposed source model by comparing the calculated results with the coding data of JM 16.0. Efficient parameter estimation strategies are then developed to better employ this source model in our two-pass rate control method for H.264 variable bit rate coding. Based on our D-Q and D-R models, the proposed method is of high stability, low complexity and is easy to implement. Extensive experiments demonstrate that the proposed method achieves: 1) average peak signal-to-noise ratio variance of only 0.0658 dB, compared to 1.8758 dB of JM 16.0's method, with an average rate control error of 1.95% and 2) significant improvement in smoothing the video quality compared with the latest two-pass rate control method.

  9. SU-F-T-271: Comparing IMRT QA Pass Rates Before and After MLC Calibration

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    Mazza, A; Perrin, D; Fontenot, J

    Purpose: To compare IMRT QA pass rates before and after an in-house MLC leaf calibration procedure. Methods: The MLC leaves and backup jaws on four Elekta linear accelerators with MLCi2 heads were calibrated using the EPID-based RIT Hancock Test as the means for evaluation. The MLCs were considered to be successfully calibrated when they could pass the Hancock Test with criteria of 1 mm jaw position tolerance, and 1 mm leaf position tolerance. IMRT QA results were collected pre- and postcalibration and analyzed using gamma analysis with 3%/3mm DTA criteria. AAPM TG-119 test plans were also compared pre- and post-calibration,more » at both 2%/2mm DTA and 3%/3mm DTA. Results: A weighted average was performed on the results for all four linear accelerators. The pre-calibration IMRT QA pass rate was 98.3 ± 0.1%, compared with the post-calibration pass rate of 98.5 ± 0.1%. The TG-119 test plan results showed more of an improvement, particularly at the 2%/2mm criteria. The averaged results were 89.1% pre and 96.1% post for the C-shape plan, 94.8% pre and 97.1% post for the multi-target plan, 98.6% pre and 99.7% post for the prostate plan, 94.7% pre and 94.8% post for the head/neck plan. Conclusion: The patient QA results did not show statistically significant improvement at the 3%/3mm DTA criteria after the MLC calibration procedure. However, the TG-119 test cases did show significant improvement at the 2%/2mm level.« less

  10. The Effects of Recorded Lectures on Passing Rates in Online Math Courses

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    Fital-Akelbek, Sandra; Akelbek, Mahmud

    2018-01-01

    In this mixed method study we investigate the impact of recorded lectures on passing rates in an online math course. For three years, we collected data from approximately 380 students enrolled in a first-year undergraduate online course, College Algebra. The data was used to compare the amount of time students spent watching recorded lectures and…

  11. Academic Performance and Pass Rates: Comparison of Three First-Year Life Science Courses

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    Downs, C. T.

    2009-01-01

    First year students' academic performance in three Life Science courses (Botany, Zoology and Bioscience) was compared. Pass rates, as well as the means and distributions of final marks were analysed. Of the three components (coursework, practical and theory examinations) contributing to the final mark of each course, students performed best in the…

  12. Do Differences in Programmatic Resource Investments Result in Different 3-Year Pass Rates on the U.S. National Physical Therapy Examination?

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    Covington, Kyle; McCallum, Christine; Engelhard, Chalee; Landry, Michel D; Cook, Chad

    2016-01-01

    The rising cost of health professions education is well documented and a growing concern among educators; however, little is known about the implications of resource investment on student success. The objective of this study was to determine whether programs with higher National Physical Therapist Exam (NPTE) pass rates invested significantly more on programmatic resources. This observational study used data from the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education's (CAPTE) Annual Accreditation Report including all accredited physical therapist programs from the United States who graduated physical therapist students in 2011. Resource expenditures were recorded as both raw and as an index variable (resources per student). Descriptive statistics and comparisons (using chi-square and t-tests) among programs with <100% and 100% pass rates were analyzed from 2009-2011. An ANCOVA was used to determine differences in raw resource expenditures and resource expenditures per student. There were no differences in raw resource expenditures between programs with <100% and 100% pass rates. Programs with 100% pass rates were provided more resource expenditures per student for personnel, overall budget, and core faculty. The results of this study suggest programs with 100% pass rates invested significantly more per student for selected resources.

  13. Low-Noise Band-Pass Amplifier

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    Kleinberg, L.

    1982-01-01

    Circuit uses standard components to overcome common limitation of JFET amplifiers. Low-noise band-pass amplifier employs JFET and operational amplifier. High gain and band-pass characteristics are achieved with suitable choice of resistances and capacitances. Circuit should find use as low-noise amplifier, for example as first stage instrumentation systems.

  14. CLAST Results by College Preparatory Experience: Passing Rates under Current and Increased Standards.

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    Gabe, LiAnne C.

    A study was conducted at Broward Community College (BCC) to compare the performance on the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) of examinees with college preparatory experience to that of examinees without this experience. Data were drawn from CLAST tapes for the 1988-89 academic year and from BCC's admissions file. Passing rates for each…

  15. Common attributes of high/low performing general surgery programs as they relate to QE/CE pass rates.

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    Bankhead-Kendall, Brittany; Slama, Eliza; Truitt, Michael S

    2016-12-01

    This comparative study aims to identify the differences between high and low performing programs as defined by their ABS board pass rates. We identified programs in the top 5% (TP) and lower 5% (LP) for 1st time QE/CE pass rates during the study period with resident and program related variables. All data was pooled and analyzed. TP had more U.S. graduates, higher average USMLE Step 1/2 scores, and all residents took the exam within a year of graduation. TP were more likely to rotate at a Level 1 trauma center, spent more time with simulation, and had numerous fellowship programs. They ascribed their success to mock oral exams, mature curricula, and group educational activities. Graduates of TP chose general surgery twice as often (40% vs 19%). Program related factors (Level 1 trauma, excellent didactics, higher number of fellowships, increased group educational activities, higher percentage of graduates into general surgery) are associated with TP. Our data suggests there may be modifiable program related variables that positively impact QE/CE pass rates. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  16. Performance of single-pass and by-pass multi-step multi-soil-layering systems for low-(C/N)-ratio polluted river water treatment.

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    Wei, Cai-Jie; Wu, Wei-Zhong

    2018-09-01

    Two kinds of hybrid two-step multi-soil-layering (MSL) systems loaded with different filter medias (zeolite-ceramsite MSL-1 and ceramsite-red clay MSL-2) were set-up for the low-(C/N)-ratio polluted river water treatment. A long-term pollutant removal performance of these two kinds of MSL systems was evaluated for 214 days. By-pass was employed in MSL systems to evaluate its effect on nitrogen removal enhancement. Zeolite-ceramsite single-pass MSL-1 system owns outstanding ammonia removal capability (24 g NH 4 + -Nm -2 d -1 ), 3 times higher than MSL-2 without zeolite under low aeration rate condition (0.8 × 10 4  L m -2 .h -1 ). Aeration rate up to 1.6 × 10 4  L m -2 .h -1 well satisfied the requirement of complete nitrification in first unit of both two MSLs. However, weak denitrification in second unit was commonly observed. By-pass of 50% influent into second unit can improve about 20% TN removal rate for both MSL-1 and MSL-2. Complete nitrification and denitrification was achieved in by-pass MSL systems after addition of carbon source with the resulting C/N ratio up to 2.5. The characters of biofilms distributed in different sections inside MSL-1 system well illustrated the nitrogen removal mechanism inside MSL systems. Two kinds of MSLs are both promising as an appealing nitrifying biofilm reactor. Recirculation can be considered further for by-pass MSL-2 system to ensure a complete ammonia removal. Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  17. Study of impacts of different evaluation criteria on gamma pass rates in VMAT QA using MatriXX and EPID

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    Noufal, Manthala Padannayil; Abdullah, Kallikuzhiyil Kochunny; Niyas, Puzhakkal; Subha, Pallimanhayil Abdul Raheem

    2017-12-01

    Aim: This study evaluates the impacts of using different evaluation criteria on gamma pass rates in two commercially available QA methods employed for the verification of VMAT plans using different hypothetical planning target volumes (PTVs) and anatomical regions. Introduction: Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is a widely accepted technique to deliver highly conformal treatment in a very efficient manner. As their level of complexity is high in comparison to intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), the implementation of stringent quality assurance (QA) before treatment delivery is of paramount importance. Material and Methods: Two sets of VMAT plans were generated using Eclipse planning systems, one with five different complex hypothetical three-dimensional PTVs and one including three anatomical regions. The verification of these plans was performed using a MatriXX ionization chamber array embedded inside a MultiCube phantom and a Varian EPID dosimetric system attached to a Clinac iX. The plans were evaluated based on the 3%/3 mm, 2%/2 mm, and 1%/1 mm global gamma criteria and with three low-dose threshold values (0%, 10%, and 20%). Results: The gamma pass rates were above 95% in all VMAT plans, when the 3%/3mm gamma criterion was used and no threshold was applied. In both systems, the pass rates decreased as the criteria become stricter. Higher pass rates were observed when no threshold was applied and they tended to decrease for 10% and 20% thresholds. Conclusion: The results confirm the suitability of the equipments used and the validity of the plans. The study also confirmed that the threshold settings greatly affect the gamma pass rates, especially for lower gamma criteria.

  18. Ultra-compact resonant tunneling-based TE-pass and TM-pass polarizers for SOI platform.

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    Azzam, Shaimaa I; Obayya, Salah S A

    2015-03-15

    We investigate the polarization-dependent resonance tunneling effect in silicon waveguides to achieve ultra-compact and highly efficient polarization fitters for integrated silicon photonics, to the best of our knowledge for the first time. We hence propose simple structures for silicon-on-insulator transverse electric (TE)-pass and transverse magnetic (TM)-pass polarizers based on the resonance tunneling effect in silicon waveguides. The suggested TE-pass polarizer has insertion losses (IL), extinction ratio (ER), and return losses (RL) of 0.004 dB, 18 dB, and 24 dB, respectively; whereas, the TM-pass polarizer is characterized by IL, ER, and RL of 0.15 dB, 20 dB, and 23 dB, respectively. Both polarizers have an ultra-short device length of only 1.35 and 1.31 μm for the TE-pass and the TM-pass polarizers which are the shortest reported lengths to the best of our knowledge.

  19. Improving MRCP PACES pass rates through the introduction of a regional multifaceted support framework

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    Jerrom, Richard; Roper, Tayeba; Murthy, Narasimha

    2017-01-01

    Introduction Practical Assessment of Clinical Examination Skills (PACES) constitutes the final part of the mandatory Royal College of Physicians exam series for progression to higher specialty training. Pass rates were lower for core medical trainees (CMTs) in Coventry and Warwickshire in comparison to other regions within the West Midlands and nationally. Objectives Our aim was to improve pass rates in the region through the introduction of a stimulating and supportive teaching framework, designed to enhance the quality and frequency of PACES teaching. Methods To identify key areas for change a baseline questionnaire, including Likert Scale and free text questions related to PACES teaching, was distributed to all CMTs in the region. Many trainees highlighted concern over lack of PACES-orientated teaching and support, with particular emphasis on: lack of bedside-teaching with feedback; infrequent opportunities for practising communication skills; and difficulty identifying suitable patients in an efficient manner. To address these concerns the following interventions were implemented over two Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycles which were analysed at 6 months and 12months: a digital forum to highlight relevant inpatients for examination practice; a peer-to-peer mentoring scheme; a consultant-led bedside-teaching rota; and classroom-based communication skills sessions. Results Pass rates at Annual Review of Competence Progression improved from baseline to the end of the first year of implementation, 56.3% to 77.3%, respectively. Furthermore, following analysis of questionnaires at each PDSA cycle, we demonstrated a progressive improvement in trainee satisfaction in exposure, quality and relevance of teaching. Conclusion Our innovative, cost-effective teaching framework for PACES preparation has improved exam outcomes and facilitated swift junior doctor career progression, while raising the profile of the trust. Furthermore, this innovation provides a template for

  20. Pass Rates in Primary School Leaving Examination in Tanzania: Implication for Efficient Allocation of Resources

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    Kassile, Telemu

    2014-01-01

    This paper examines regional differentials in pass rates in Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) in Mainland Tanzania. In particular, the paper investigates the effects of pupil-teacher ratio (PTR), pupil-latrine ratio (PLR), pupil-classroom ratio (PCR), availability of electricity in schools, and secondary school and above education of women…

  1. 47 CFR 6.9 - Information pass through.

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    2010-10-01

    ... achievable. In particular, signal compression technologies shall not remove information needed for access or... 47 Telecommunication 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Information pass through. 6.9 Section 6.9... Entities Do? § 6.9 Information pass through. Telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment...

  2. Setting and validating the pass/fail score for the NBDHE.

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    Tsai, Tsung-Hsun; Dixon, Barbara Leatherman

    2013-04-01

    This report describes the overall process used for setting the pass/fail score for the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE). The Objective Standard Setting (OSS) method was used for setting the pass/fail score for the NBDHE. The OSS method requires a panel of experts to determine the criterion items and proportion of these items that minimally competent candidates would answer correctly, the percentage of mastery and the confidence level of the error band. A panel of 11 experts was selected by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations (Joint Commission). Panel members represented geographic distribution across the U.S. and had the following characteristics: full-time dental hygiene practitioners with experience in areas of preventive, periodontal, geriatric and special needs care, and full-time dental hygiene educators with experience in areas of scientific basis for dental hygiene practice, provision of clinical dental hygiene services and community health/research principles. Utilizing the expert panel's judgments, the pass/fail score was set and then the score scale was established using the Rasch measurement model. Statistical and psychometric analysis shows the actual failure rate and the OSS failure rate are reasonably consistent (2.4% vs. 2.8%). The analysis also showed the lowest error of measurement, an index of the precision at the pass/fail score point and that the highest reliability (0.97) are achieved at the pass/fail score point. The pass/fail score is a valid guide for making decisions about candidates for dental hygiene licensure. This new standard was reviewed and approved by the Joint Commission and was implemented beginning in 2011.

  3. Sequential Participation in a Multi-Institutional Mock Oral Examination Is Associated With Improved American Board of Surgery Certifying Examination First-Time Pass Rate.

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    Fingeret, Abbey L; Arnell, Tracey; McNelis, John; Statter, Mindy; Dresner, Lisa; Widmann, Warren

    We sought to determine whether sequential participation in a multi-institutional mock oral examination affected the likelihood of passing the American Board of Surgery Certifying Examination (ABSCE) in first attempt. Residents from 3 academic medical centers were able to participate in a regional mock oral examination in the fall and spring of their fourth and fifth postgraduate year from 2011 to 2014. Candidate׳s highest composite score of all mock orals attempts was classified as risk for failure, intermediate, or likely to pass. Factors including United States Medical Licensing Examination steps 1, 2, and 3, number of cases logged, American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination performance, American Board of Surgery Qualifying Examination (ABSQE) performance, number of attempts, and performance in the mock orals were assessed to determine factors predictive of passing the ABSCE. A total of 128 mock oral examinations were administered to 88 (71%) of 124 eligible residents. The overall first-time pass rate for the ABSCE was 82%. There was no difference in pass rates between participants and nonparticipants. Of them, 16 (18%) residents were classified as at risk, 47 (53%) as intermediate, and 25 (29%) as likely to pass. ABSCE pass rate for each group was as follows: 36% for at risk, 84% for intermediate, and 96% for likely pass. The following 4 factors were associated with first-time passing of ABSCE on bivariate analysis: mock orals participation in postgraduate year 4 (p = 0.05), sequential participation in mock orals (p = 0.03), ABSQE performance (p = 0.01), and best performance on mock orals (p = 0.001). In multivariable logistic regression, the following 3 factors remained associated with ABSCE passing: ABSQE performance, odds ratio (OR) = 2.9 (95% CI: 1.3-6.1); mock orals best performance, OR = 1.7 (1.2-2.4); and participation in multiple mock oral examinations, OR = 1.4 (1.1-2.7). Performance on a multi-institutional mock oral examination can identify

  4. 49 CFR 383.135 - Passing knowledge and skills tests.

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    2013-10-01

    ... 49 Transportation 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Passing knowledge and skills tests. 383.135... COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE STANDARDS; REQUIREMENTS AND PENALTIES Tests § 383.135 Passing knowledge and skills tests. (a) Knowledge tests. (1) To achieve a passing score on each of the knowledge tests, a...

  5. 49 CFR 383.135 - Passing knowledge and skills tests.

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    2011-10-01

    ... 49 Transportation 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Passing knowledge and skills tests. 383.135... COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE STANDARDS; REQUIREMENTS AND PENALTIES Tests § 383.135 Passing knowledge and skills tests. (a) Knowledge tests. (1) To achieve a passing score on each of the knowledge tests, a...

  6. 49 CFR 383.135 - Passing knowledge and skills tests.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 49 Transportation 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Passing knowledge and skills tests. 383.135... COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE STANDARDS; REQUIREMENTS AND PENALTIES Tests § 383.135 Passing knowledge and skills tests. (a) Knowledge tests. (1) To achieve a passing score on each of the knowledge tests, a...

  7. Pulsed dye laser double-pass treatment of patients with resistant capillary malformations.

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    Rajaratnam, Ratna; Laughlin, Sharyn A; Dudley, Denis

    2011-07-01

    The pulsed dye laser is an effective and established treatment for port-wine stains and has become the generally accepted standard of care. However, in many cases, complete clearance cannot be achieved as a significant proportion of lesions become resistant to treatment. Multiple passes or pulse-stacking techniques have been used to improve the extent and rate of fading, but concerns over increased adverse effects have limited this clinical approach. In this work, a double-pass technique with the pulsed dye laser has been described, which may allow for increased depth of vascular injury, greater efficacy, and an acceptable risk profile. Our aim was to determine the efficacy and the rate of side-effects for a double-pass protocol with a pulsed dye laser (PDL) to treat patients previously treated with PDL and/or other laser modalities. A retrospective chart review was conducted of 26 patients treated with a minimum of three double-pass treatments alone, or in combination, with single pass conventional PDL. Almost half of the patients (n = 12) showed either a moderate or significant improvement in fading compared to pre-treatment photographs with the double-pass technique. In a further 12 patients, there was a mild improvement. In two patients, there was no change. Sixteen patients developed mild side-effects: blisters (n = 5), dry scabs (n = 11) and transient hyperpigmentation (n = 4). This preliminary experience suggests that a double-pass technique at defined intervals between the first and second treatment with PDL can further lighten some port-wine stains, which are resistant to conventional single-pass treatments. This technique may be a useful addition to the laser treatment of PWS and deserves further scrutiny with randomized prospective studies and histological analysis to confirm the increased depth of vascular injury.

  8. Repetition rate multiplication of frequency comb using all-pass fiber resonator

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    Yang, Lijun; Yang, Honglei; Zhang, Hongyuan

    2016-09-15

    We propose a stable method for repetition rate multiplication of a 250-MHz Er-fiber frequency comb by a phase-locked all-pass fiber ring resonator, whose phase-locking configuration is simple. The optical path length of the fiber ring resonator is automatically controlled to be accurately an odd multiple of half of the original cavity length using an electronical phase-locking unit with an optical delay line. As for shorter cavity length of the comb, high-order odd multiple is preferable. Because the power loss depends only on the net-attenuation of the fiber ring resonator, the energetic efficiency of the proposed method is high. The inputmore » and output optical spectrums show that the spectral width of the frequency comb is clearly preserved. Besides, experimental results show less pulse intensity fluctuation and 35 dB suppression ratio of side-modes while providing a good long-term and short-term frequency stability. Higher-order repetition rate multiplication to several GHz can be obtained by using several fiber ring resonators in cascade configuration.« less

  9. Stated Briefly: Participation and Pass Rates for College Preparatory Transition Courses in Kentucky. REL 2015-060

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    Cramer, Eric; Mokher, Christine

    2015-01-01

    This study examines Kentucky high school students' participation and pass rates in college preparatory transition courses, voluntary remedial courses in math and reading offered to grade 12 students. These courses are targeted to students scoring just below the state's college readiness benchmarks on the ACT in grade 11. The study found that:…

  10. The Double Burden of Malnutrition in Countries Passing through the Economic Transition.

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    Prentice, Andrew M

    2018-01-01

    Undernutrition in both its acute and chronic forms (wasting and stunting) is strongly inversely correlated with the wealth of nations. Consequently, as many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) achieve economic advancement and pass through the so-called "nutrition transition," their rates of undernutrition decline. Many countries successfully achieved the Millennium Development Goal of halving undernutrition and whole continents have been transformed in recent decades. The exception is Africa where the slower rates of decline in the prevalence of undernutrition has been overtaken by population growth so that the absolute number of stunted children is rising. In many regions, economic transition is causing a rapid increase in the number of overweight and obese people. The rapidity of this rise is such that many nations bear the simultaneous burdens of under- and overnutrition; termed the "double burden" of malnutrition. This double burden, accompanied as it is by the unfinished agenda of high levels of infectious diseases, is crippling the health systems of many LMICs and thus requires urgent attention. Although the prognosis looks threatening for many poor countries, they have the advantage of being able to learn from the mistakes made by other nations that have passed through the transition before them. Concerted action across many arms of government would achieve huge future dividends in health and wealth for any nations that can grasp the challenge. © 2018 S. Karger AG, Basel.

  11. First Pass Effect: A New Measure for Stroke Thrombectomy Devices.

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    Zaidat, Osama O; Castonguay, Alicia C; Linfante, Italo; Gupta, Rishi; Martin, Coleman O; Holloway, William E; Mueller-Kronast, Nils; English, Joey D; Dabus, Guilherme; Malisch, Tim W; Marden, Franklin A; Bozorgchami, Hormozd; Xavier, Andrew; Rai, Ansaar T; Froehler, Michael T; Badruddin, Aamir; Nguyen, Thanh N; Taqi, M Asif; Abraham, Michael G; Yoo, Albert J; Janardhan, Vallabh; Shaltoni, Hashem; Novakovic, Roberta; Abou-Chebl, Alex; Chen, Peng R; Britz, Gavin W; Sun, Chung-Huan J; Bansal, Vibhav; Kaushal, Ritesh; Nanda, Ashish; Nogueira, Raul G

    2018-03-01

    In acute ischemic stroke, fast and complete recanalization of the occluded vessel is associated with improved outcomes. We describe a novel measure for newer generation devices: the first pass effect (FPE). FPE is defined as achieving a complete recanalization with a single thrombectomy device pass. The North American Solitaire Acute Stroke Registry database was used to identify a FPE subgroup. Their baseline features and clinical outcomes were compared with non-FPE patients. Clinical outcome measures included 90-days modified Rankin Scale score, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score, mortality, and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage. Multivariate analyses were performed to determine whether FPE independently resulted in improved outcomes and to identify predictors of FPE. A total of 354 acute ischemic stroke patients underwent thrombectomy in the North American Solitaire Acute Stroke registry. FPE was achieved in 89 out of 354 (25.1%). More middle cerebral artery occlusions (64% versus 52.5%) and fewer internal carotid artery occlusions (10.1% versus 27.7%) were present in the FPE group. Balloon guide catheters were used more frequently with FPE (64.0% versus 34.7%). Median time to revascularization was significantly faster in the FPE group (median 34 versus 60 minutes; P =0.0003). FPE was an independent predictor of good clinical outcome (modified Rankin Scale score ≤2 was seen in 61.3% in FPE versus 35.3% in non-FPE cohort; P =0.013; odds ratio, 1.7; 95% confidence interval, 1.1-2.7). The independent predictors of achieving FPE were use of balloon guide catheters and non-internal carotid artery terminus occlusion. The achievement of complete revascularization from a single Solitaire thrombectomy device pass (FPE) is associated with significantly higher rates of good clinical outcome. The FPE is more frequently associated with the use of balloon guide catheters and less likely to be achieved with internal carotid artery terminus occlusion. © 2018

  12. Over-under double-pass interferometer

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    Schindler, R. A. (Inventor)

    1977-01-01

    An over-under double pass interferometer in which the beamsplitter area and thickness can be reduced to conform only with optical flatness considerations was achieved by offsetting the optical center line of one cat's-eye retroreflector relative to the optical center line of the other in order that one split beam be folded into a plane distinct from the other folded split beam. The beamsplitter is made transparent in one area for a first folded beam to be passed to a mirror for doubling back and is made totally reflective in another area for the second folded beam to be reflected to a mirror for doubling back. The two beams thus doubled back are combined in the central, beamsplitting area of the beamsplitting and passed to a detector. This makes the beamsplitter insensitive to minimum thickness requirements and selection of material.

  13. Over-under double-pass interferometer

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    Schindler, Rudolf A. (Inventor)

    1980-01-01

    An over-under double-pass interferometer in which the beamsplitter area and thickness can be reduced to conform only with optical flatness considerations is achieved by offsetting the optical center line of one cat's-eye retroreflector relative to the optical center line of the other in order that one split beam be folded into a plane distinct from the other folded split beam. The beamsplitter is made transparent in one area for a first folded beam to be passed to a mirror for doubling back and is made totally reflective in another area for the second folded beam to be reflected to a mirror for doubling back. The two beams thus doubled back are combined in the central, beam-splitting area of the beamsplitter and passed to a detector. This makes the beamsplitter insensitive to minimum-thickness requirements and selection of material.

  14. Holocene slip rates along the San Andreas Fault System in the San Gorgonio Pass and implications for large earthquakes in southern California

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    Heermance, Richard V.; Yule, Doug

    2017-06-01

    The San Gorgonio Pass (SGP) in southern California contains a 40 km long region of structural complexity where the San Andreas Fault (SAF) bifurcates into a series of oblique-slip faults with unknown slip history. We combine new 10Be exposure ages (Qt4: 8600 (+2100, -2200) and Qt3: 5700 (+1400, -1900) years B.P.) and a radiocarbon age (1260 ± 60 years B.P.) from late Holocene terraces with scarp displacement of these surfaces to document a Holocene slip rate of 5.7 (+2.7, -1.5) mm/yr combined across two faults. Our preferred slip rate is 37-49% of the average slip rates along the SAF outside the SGP (i.e., Coachella Valley and San Bernardino sections) and implies that strain is transferred off the SAF in this area. Earthquakes here most likely occur in very large, throughgoing SAF events at a lower recurrence than elsewhere on the SAF, so that only approximately one third of SAF ruptures penetrate or originate in the pass.Plain Language SummaryHow large are earthquakes on the southern San Andreas Fault? The answer to this question depends on whether or not the earthquake is contained only along individual fault sections, such as the Coachella Valley section north of Palm Springs, or the rupture crosses multiple sections including the area through the San Gorgonio <span class="hlt">Pass</span>. We have determined the age and offset of faulted stream deposits within the San Gorgonio <span class="hlt">Pass</span> to document slip <span class="hlt">rates</span> of these faults over the last 10,000 years. Our results indicate a long-term slip <span class="hlt">rate</span> of 6 mm/yr, which is almost 1/2 of the <span class="hlt">rates</span> east and west of this area. These new <span class="hlt">rates</span>, combined with faulted geomorphic surfaces, imply that large magnitude earthquakes must occasionally rupture a 300 km length of the San Andreas Fault from the Salton Sea to the Mojave Desert. Although many ( 65%) earthquakes along the southern San Andreas Fault likely do not rupture through the <span class="hlt">pass</span>, our new results suggest that large >Mw 7.5 earthquakes are possible</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=gce+AND+levels&pg=3&id=EJ281711','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=gce+AND+levels&pg=3&id=EJ281711"><span>Science at 0 Level: Subject Choice and <span class="hlt">Achievement</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>McGuffin, S. J.</p> <p>1983-01-01</p> <p>Examines science course selection by curriculum candidates (N=2178) for Northern Ireland GCE 0 level in 1980. Data are provided for nature (biology, chemistry, physics) and number of courses selected, and <span class="hlt">achievement</span> (<span class="hlt">pass</span>/failure <span class="hlt">rates</span>). Data are also reported for males/females and type of school. (JN)</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27459432','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27459432"><span>Decision-Tree Analysis for Predicting First-Time <span class="hlt">Pass</span>/Fail <span class="hlt">Rates</span> for the NCLEX-RN® in Associate Degree Nursing Students.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Chen, Hsiu-Chin; Bennett, Sean</p> <p>2016-08-01</p> <p>Little evidence shows the use of decision-tree algorithms in identifying predictors and analyzing their associations with <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span> for the NCLEX-RN(®) in associate degree nursing students. This longitudinal and retrospective cohort study investigated whether a decision-tree algorithm could be used to develop an accurate prediction model for the students' <span class="hlt">passing</span> or failing the NCLEX-RN. This study used archived data from 453 associate degree nursing students in a selected program. The chi-squared automatic interaction detection analysis of the decision trees module was used to examine the effect of the collected predictors on <span class="hlt">passing</span>/failing the NCLEX-RN. The actual percentage scores of Assessment Technologies Institute®'s RN Comprehensive Predictor(®) accurately identified students at risk of failing. The classification model correctly classified 92.7% of the students for <span class="hlt">passing</span>. This study applied the decision-tree model to analyze a sequence database for developing a prediction model for early remediation in preparation for the NCLEXRN. [J Nurs Educ. 2016;55(8):454-457.]. Copyright 2016, SLACK Incorporated.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018FrCh....6..133P','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018FrCh....6..133P"><span>How to <span class="hlt">Achieve</span> Better Results Using <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-Based Virtual Screening: Case Study for Kinase Inhibitors</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Pogodin, Pavel V.; Lagunin, Alexey A.; Rudik, Anastasia V.; Filimonov, Dmitry A.; Druzhilovskiy, Dmitry S.; Nicklaus, Mark C.; Poroikov, Vladimir V.</p> <p>2018-04-01</p> <p>Discovery of new pharmaceutical substances is currently boosted by the possibility of utilization of the Synthetically Accessible Virtual Inventory (SAVI) library, which includes about 283 million molecules, each annotated with a proposed synthetic one-step route from commercially available starting materials. The SAVI database is well-suited for ligand-based methods of virtual screening to select molecules for experimental testing. In this study, we compare the performance of three approaches for the analysis of structure-activity relationships that differ in their criteria for selecting of “active” and “inactive” compounds included in the training sets. <span class="hlt">PASS</span> (Prediction of Activity Spectra for Substances), which is based on a modified Naïve Bayes algorithm, was applied since it had been shown to be robust and to provide good predictions of many biological activities based on just the structural formula of a compound even if the information in the training set is incomplete. We used different subsets of kinase inhibitors for this case study because many data are currently available on this important class of drug-like molecules. Based on the subsets of kinase inhibitors extracted from the ChEMBL 20 database we performed the <span class="hlt">PASS</span> training, and then applied the model to ChEMBL 23 compounds not yet present in ChEMBL 20 to identify novel kinase inhibitors. As one may expect, the best prediction accuracy was obtained if only the experimentally confirmed active and inactive compounds for distinct kinases in the training procedure were used. However, for some kinases, reasonable results were obtained even if we used merged training sets, in which we designated as inactives the compounds not tested against the particular kinase. Thus, depending on the availability of data for a particular biological activity, one may choose the first or the second approach for creating ligand-based computational tools to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> the best possible results in virtual screening.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20487536','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20487536"><span>Undergraduate educational environment, perceived preparedness for postgraduate clinical training, and <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> on the National Medical Licensure Examination in Japan.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Tokuda, Yasuharu; Goto, Eiji; Otaki, Junji; Jacobs, Joshua; Omata, Fumio; Obara, Haruo; Shapiro, Mina; Soejima, Kumiko; Ishida, Yasushi; Ohde, Sachiko; Takahashi, Osamu; Fukui, Tsuguya</p> <p>2010-05-20</p> <p>We investigated the views of newly graduating physicians on their preparedness for postgraduate clinical training, and evaluated the relationship of preparedness with the educational environment and the <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> on the National Medical Licensure Examination (NMLE). Data were obtained from 2429 PGY-1 physicians-in-training (response <span class="hlt">rate</span>, 36%) using a mailed cross-sectional survey. The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) inventory was used to assess the learning environment at 80 Japanese medical schools. Preparedness was assessed based on 6 clinical areas related to the Association of American Medical Colleges Graduation Questionnaire. Only 17% of the physicians-in-training felt prepared in the area of general clinical skills, 29% in basic knowledge of diagnosis and management of common conditions, 48% in communication skills, 19% in skills associated with evidence-based medicine, 54% in professionalism, and 37% in basic skills required for a physical examination. There were substantial differences among the medical schools in the perceived preparedness of their graduates. Significant positive correlations were found between preparedness for all clinical areas and a better educational environment (all p < 0.01), but there were no significant associations between the <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> on the NMLE and perceived preparedness for any clinical area, as well as <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> and educational environment (all p > 0.05). Different educational environments among universities may be partly responsible for the differences in perceived preparedness of medical students for postgraduate clinical training. This study also highlights the poor correlation between self-assessed preparedness for practice and the NMLE.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2881012','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2881012"><span>Undergraduate educational environment, perceived preparedness for postgraduate clinical training, and <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> on the National Medical Licensure Examination in Japan</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>Background We investigated the views of newly graduating physicians on their preparedness for postgraduate clinical training, and evaluated the relationship of preparedness with the educational environment and the <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> on the National Medical Licensure Examination (NMLE). Methods Data were obtained from 2429 PGY-1 physicians-in-training (response <span class="hlt">rate</span>, 36%) using a mailed cross-sectional survey. The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) inventory was used to assess the learning environment at 80 Japanese medical schools. Preparedness was assessed based on 6 clinical areas related to the Association of American Medical Colleges Graduation Questionnaire. Results Only 17% of the physicians-in-training felt prepared in the area of general clinical skills, 29% in basic knowledge of diagnosis and management of common conditions, 48% in communication skills, 19% in skills associated with evidence-based medicine, 54% in professionalism, and 37% in basic skills required for a physical examination. There were substantial differences among the medical schools in the perceived preparedness of their graduates. Significant positive correlations were found between preparedness for all clinical areas and a better educational environment (all p < 0.01), but there were no significant associations between the <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> on the NMLE and perceived preparedness for any clinical area, as well as <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> and educational environment (all p > 0.05). Conclusion Different educational environments among universities may be partly responsible for the differences in perceived preparedness of medical students for postgraduate clinical training. This study also highlights the poor correlation between self-assessed preparedness for practice and the NMLE. PMID:20487536</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-10-18/pdf/2013-24487.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-10-18/pdf/2013-24487.pdf"><span>78 FR 62344 - Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Liquefaction Expansion, LLC, Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Liquefaction, LLC, and Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> LNG, L.P...</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-10-18</p> <p>.... CP13-553-000] Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Liquefaction Expansion, LLC, Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Liquefaction, LLC, and Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span>... 30, 2013, Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Liquefaction Expansion, LLC, Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Liquefaction, LLC, and Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> LNG, L.P. (collectively referred to as Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span>) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>1</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_2");'>2</a></li> <li class="active"><span>3</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_4");'>4</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_5");'>5</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_3 --> <div id="page_4" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_2");'>2</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_3");'>3</a></li> <li class="active"><span>4</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_5");'>5</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_6");'>6</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="61"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27287896','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27287896"><span>Is current surgery resident and GI fellow training adequate to <span class="hlt">pass</span> FES?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Gardner, Aimee K; Scott, Daniel J; Willis, Ross E; Van Sickle, Kent; Truitt, Michael S; Uecker, John; Brown, Kimberly M; Marks, Jeffrey M; Dunkin, Brian J</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>The purpose of this study was to assess the adequacy of current surgical residency and gastroenterology (GI) fellowship flexible endoscopy training as measured by performance on the FES examination. Fifth-year general surgery residents and GI fellows across six institutions were invited to participate. All general surgery residents had met ACGME/ABS case volume requirements as well as additional institution-specific requirements for endoscopy. All participants completed FES testing at the end of their respective academic year. Procedure volumes were obtained from ACGME case logs. Curricular components for each specialty and institution were recorded. Forty-eight (28 surgery and 20 GI) trainees completed the examination. Average case numbers for residents were 76 ± 26 colonoscopies and 45 ± 12 EGDs. Among GI fellows, PGY4 s (N = 10) reported 99 ± 64 colonoscopies and 147 ± 79 EGDs. PGY5 s (N = 3) reported 462 ± 307 colonoscopies and 411 ± 260 EGDs. PGY6 GI fellows (N = 7) reported 515 ± 111 colonoscopies and 418 ± 146 EGDs. The overall <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> for all participants was 75 %, with 68 % of residents and 85 % of fellows <span class="hlt">passing</span> both the cognitive and skills components. For surgery residents, <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span> were 75 % for manual skills and 85.7 % for cognitive. On the skills examination, Task 2 (loop reduction) was associated with the lowest performance. Skills scores correlated with both colonoscopy (r = 0.46, p < 0.001) and EGD experience (r = 0.46, p < 0.001). Receiver operating characteristics curves were examined among the resident cohort. The minimum number of total cases associated with <span class="hlt">passing</span> the FES skills component was 103. Significant variability existed in curricular components across institutions. These data suggest that current flexible endoscopy training may not be sufficient for all trainees to <span class="hlt">pass</span> the examination. Implementing additional components of the FEC may prove beneficial in <span class="hlt">achieving</span> more uniform <span class="hlt">pass</span></p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title20-vol2/pdf/CFR-2014-title20-vol2-sec416-1226.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title20-vol2/pdf/CFR-2014-title20-vol2-sec416-1226.pdf"><span>20 CFR 416.1226 - What is a plan to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> self-support (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>)?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-04-01</p> <p>... steps that are attainable in order to reach your goal, and (ii) Shows that you will have enough money to... resources. (b) You must propose a reasonable ending date for your <span class="hlt">PASS</span>. If necessary, we can help you...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title20-vol2/pdf/CFR-2012-title20-vol2-sec416-1226.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title20-vol2/pdf/CFR-2012-title20-vol2-sec416-1226.pdf"><span>20 CFR 416.1226 - What is a plan to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> self-support (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>)?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-04-01</p> <p>... steps that are attainable in order to reach your goal, and (ii) Shows that you will have enough money to... resources. (b) You must propose a reasonable ending date for your <span class="hlt">PASS</span>. If necessary, we can help you...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title20-vol2/pdf/CFR-2011-title20-vol2-sec416-1226.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title20-vol2/pdf/CFR-2011-title20-vol2-sec416-1226.pdf"><span>20 CFR 416.1226 - What is a plan to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> self-support (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>)?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-04-01</p> <p>... steps that are attainable in order to reach your goal, and (ii) Shows that you will have enough money to... resources. (b) You must propose a reasonable ending date for your <span class="hlt">PASS</span>. If necessary, we can help you...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title20-vol2/pdf/CFR-2013-title20-vol2-sec416-1226.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title20-vol2/pdf/CFR-2013-title20-vol2-sec416-1226.pdf"><span>20 CFR 416.1226 - What is a plan to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> self-support (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>)?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-04-01</p> <p>... steps that are attainable in order to reach your goal, and (ii) Shows that you will have enough money to... resources. (b) You must propose a reasonable ending date for your <span class="hlt">PASS</span>. If necessary, we can help you...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28578687','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28578687"><span>Target weight <span class="hlt">achievement</span> and ultrafiltration <span class="hlt">rate</span> thresholds: potential patient implications.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Flythe, Jennifer E; Assimon, Magdalene M; Overman, Robert A</p> <p>2017-06-02</p> <p>Higher ultrafiltration (UF) <span class="hlt">rates</span> and extracellular hypo- and hypervolemia are associated with adverse outcomes among maintenance hemodialysis patients. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently considered UF <span class="hlt">rate</span> and target weight <span class="hlt">achievement</span> measures for ESRD Quality Incentive Program inclusion. The dual measures were intended to promote balance between too aggressive and too conservative fluid removal. The National Quality Forum endorsed the UF <span class="hlt">rate</span> measure but not the target weight measure. We examined the proposed target weight measure and quantified weight gains if UF <span class="hlt">rate</span> thresholds were applied without treatment time (TT) extension or interdialytic weight gain (IDWG) reduction. Data were taken from the 2012 database of a large dialysis organization. Analyses considered 152,196 United States hemodialysis patients. We described monthly patient and dialysis facility target weight <span class="hlt">achievement</span> patterns and examined differences in patient characteristics across target weight <span class="hlt">achievement</span> status and differences in facilities across target weight measure scores. We computed the cumulative, theoretical 1-month fluid-related weight gain that would occur if UF <span class="hlt">rates</span> were capped at 13 mL/h/kg without concurrent TT extension or IDWG reduction. Target weight <span class="hlt">achievement</span> patterns were stable over the year. Patients who did not <span class="hlt">achieve</span> target weight (post-dialysis weight ≥ 1 kg above or below target weight) tended to be younger, black and dialyze via catheter, and had shorter dialysis vintage, greater body weight, higher UF <span class="hlt">rate</span> and more missed treatments compared with patients who <span class="hlt">achieved</span> target weight. Facilities had, on average, 27.1 ± 9.7% of patients with average post-dialysis weight ≥ 1 kg above or below the prescribed target weight. In adjusted analyses, facilities located in the midwest and south and facilities with higher proportions of black and Hispanic patients and higher proportions of patients with shorter TTs were more likely to</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title49-vol5/pdf/CFR-2010-title49-vol5-sec383-135.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title49-vol5/pdf/CFR-2010-title49-vol5-sec383-135.pdf"><span>49 CFR 383.135 - Minimum <span class="hlt">passing</span> scores.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-10-01</p> <p>... Transportation Other Regulations Relating to Transportation (Continued) FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE... score on such knowledge test. (b) To <span class="hlt">achieve</span> a <span class="hlt">passing</span> score on the skills test, the driver applicant...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20080004834','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20080004834"><span>Multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> light amplifier</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Plaessmann, Henry (Inventor); Grossman, William M. (Inventor)</p> <p>1997-01-01</p> <p>A multiple-<span class="hlt">pass</span> laser amplifier that uses optical focusing between subsequent <span class="hlt">passes</span> through a single gain medium so that a reproducibly stable beam size is <span class="hlt">achieved</span> within the gain region. A confocal resonator or White Cell resonator is provided, including two or three curvilinearly shaped mirrors facing each other along a resonator axis and an optical gain medium positioned on the resonator axis between the mirrors (confocal resonator) or adjacent to one of the mirrors (White Cell). In a first embodiment, two mirrors, which may include adjacent lenses, are configured so that a light beam <span class="hlt">passing</span> through the gain medium and incident on the first mirror is reflected by that mirror toward the second mirror in a direction approximately parallel to the resonator axis. A light beam translator, such as an optical flat of transparent material, is positioned to translate this light beam by a controllable amount toward or away from the resonator axis for each <span class="hlt">pass</span> of the light beam through the translator. The optical gain medium may be solid-state, liquid or gaseous medium and may be pumped longitudinally or transversely. In a second embodiment, first and second mirrors face a third mirror in a White Cell configuration, and the optical gain medium is positioned at or adjacent to one of the mirrors. Defocusing means and optical gain medium cooling means are optionally provided with either embodiment, to controllably defocus the light beam, to cool the optical gain medium and to suppress thermal lensing in the gain medium.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28535918','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28535918"><span>Polymer gel dosimeters for pretreatment radiotherapy verification using the three-dimensional gamma evaluation and <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> maps.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Hsieh, Ling-Ling; Shieh, Jiunn-I; Wei, Li-Ju; Wang, Yi-Chun; Cheng, Kai-Yuan; Shih, Cheng-Ting</p> <p>2017-05-01</p> <p>Polymer gel dosimeters (PGDs) have been widely studied for use in the pretreatment verification of clinical radiation therapy. However, the readability of PGDs in three-dimensional (3D) dosimetry remain unclear. In this study, the pretreatment verifications of clinical radiation therapy were performed using an N-isopropyl-acrylamide (NIPAM) PGD, and the results were used to evaluate the performance of the NIPAM PGD on 3D dose measurement. A gel phantom was used to measure the dose distribution of a clinical case of intensity-modulated radiation therapy. Magnetic resonance imaging scans were performed for dose readouts. The measured dose volumes were compared with the planned dose volume. The relative volume histograms showed that relative volumes with a negative percent dose difference decreased as time elapsed. Furthermore, the histograms revealed few changes after 24h postirradiation. For the 3%/3mm and 2%/2mm criteria, the <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span> of the 12- and 24-h dose volumes were higher than 95%, respectively. This study thus concludes that the <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> map can be used to evaluate the dose-temporal readability of PGDs and that the NIPAM PGD can be used for clinical pretreatment verifications. Copyright © 2017 Associazione Italiana di Fisica Medica. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=comparative+AND+research+AND+design&pg=6&id=ED555062','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=comparative+AND+research+AND+design&pg=6&id=ED555062"><span>Elementary School Computer Access, Socioeconomic Status, Ethnicity, and Grade 5 Student <span class="hlt">Achievement</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Barrett, Julie Ann</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the current school computer access <span class="hlt">rates</span> of elementary school students and to determine the extent to which school computer access relates to academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span> among Grade 5 students in the state of Texas. Specifically, the relationship of school computer access to student <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span> on the…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018OptEL..14..180C','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018OptEL..14..180C"><span>TM-<span class="hlt">pass</span> polarizer based on multilayer graphene polymer waveguide</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Cai, Ke-su; Li, Yue-e.; Wei, Wen-jing; Mu, Xi-jiao; Ma, A.-ning; Wang, Zhong; Song, Dan-ming</p> <p>2018-05-01</p> <p>A TM-<span class="hlt">pass</span> polarizer based on multilayer graphene polymer waveguide is proposed and theoretically analyzed. The mode properties, the extinction ratio, the insertion loss and the bandwidth are also discussed. The results show that a TM-<span class="hlt">pass</span> polarizer, which only guides the TM mode, can be <span class="hlt">achieved</span> by multilayer graphene polymer waveguide. With length of 150 μm, the proposed polarizer can <span class="hlt">achieve</span> extinction ratio of 33 dB and insertion loss of 0.5 dB at optical wavelength of 1.55 μm. This device has an excellent performance, including large extinction ratio and low insertion loss within the spectral range from 1.45 μm to 1.6 μm.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5940115-thermal-effectiveness-multiple-shell-tube-pass-tema-heat-exchangers','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5940115-thermal-effectiveness-multiple-shell-tube-pass-tema-heat-exchangers"><span>Thermal effectiveness of multiple shell and tube <span class="hlt">pass</span> TEMA E heat exchangers</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Pignotti, A.; Tamborenea, P.I.</p> <p>1988-02-01</p> <p>The thermal effectiveness of a TEMAE shell-and-tube heat exchanger, with one shell <span class="hlt">pass</span> and an arbitrary number of tube <span class="hlt">passes</span>, is determined under the usual simplifying assumptions of perfect transverse mixing of the shell fluid, no phase change, and temperature independence of the heat capacity <span class="hlt">rates</span> and the heat transfer coefficient. A purely algebraic solution is obtained for the effectiveness as a functions of the heat capacity <span class="hlt">rate</span> ratio and the number of heat transfer units. The case with M shell <span class="hlt">passes</span> and N tube <span class="hlt">passes</span> is easily expressed in terms of the single-shell-<span class="hlt">pass</span> case.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5702917','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5702917"><span>Recommended test methods and <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail criteria for a respirator fit capability test of half-mask air-purifying respirators</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Zhuang, Ziqing; Bergman, Michael; Lei, Zhipeng; Niezgoda, George; Shaffer, Ronald</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>This study assessed key test parameters and <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail criteria options for developing a respirator fit capability (RFC) test for half-mask air-purifying particulate respirators. Using a 25-subject test panel, benchmark RFC data were collected for 101 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health-certified respirator models. These models were further grouped into 61 one-, two-, or three-size families. Fit testing was done using a PortaCount® Plus with N95-Companion accessory and an Occupational Safety and Health Administration-accepted quantitative fit test protocol. Three repeated tests (donnings) per subject/respirator model combination were performed. The panel <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> (PPR) (number or percentage of the 25-subject panel <span class="hlt">achieving</span> acceptable fit) was determined for each model using five different alternative criteria for determining acceptable fit. When the 101 models are evaluated individually (i.e., not grouped by families), the percentages of models capable of fitting >75% (19/25 subjects) of the panel were 29% and 32% for subjects <span class="hlt">achieving</span> a fit factor ≥100 for at least one of the first two donnings and at least one of three donnings, respectively. When the models are evaluated grouped into families and using >75% of panel subjects <span class="hlt">achieving</span> a fit factor ≥100 for at least one of two donnings as the PPR <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail criterion, 48% of all models can <span class="hlt">pass</span>. When >50% (13/25 subjects) of panel subjects was the PPR criterion, the percentage of <span class="hlt">passing</span> models increased to 70%. Testing respirators grouped into families and evaluating the first two donnings for each of two respirator sizes provided the best balance between meeting end user expectations and creating a performance bar for manufacturers. Specifying the test criterion for a subject obtaining acceptable fit as <span class="hlt">achieving</span> a fit factor ≥100 on at least one out of the two donnings is reasonable because a majority of existing respirator families can <span class="hlt">achieve</span> an PPR of >50% using this criterion</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28278067','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28278067"><span>Recommended test methods and <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail criteria for a respirator fit capability test of half-mask air-purifying respirators.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Zhuang, Ziqing; Bergman, Michael; Lei, Zhipeng; Niezgoda, George; Shaffer, Ronald</p> <p>2017-06-01</p> <p>This study assessed key test parameters and <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail criteria options for developing a respirator fit capability (RFC) test for half-mask air-purifying particulate respirators. Using a 25-subject test panel, benchmark RFC data were collected for 101 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health-certified respirator models. These models were further grouped into 61 one-, two-, or three-size families. Fit testing was done using a PortaCount® Plus with N95-Companion accessory and an Occupational Safety and Health Administration-accepted quantitative fit test protocol. Three repeated tests (donnings) per subject/respirator model combination were performed. The panel <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> (PPR) (number or percentage of the 25-subject panel <span class="hlt">achieving</span> acceptable fit) was determined for each model using five different alternative criteria for determining acceptable fit. When the 101 models are evaluated individually (i.e., not grouped by families), the percentages of models capable of fitting >75% (19/25 subjects) of the panel were 29% and 32% for subjects <span class="hlt">achieving</span> a fit factor ≥100 for at least one of the first two donnings and at least one of three donnings, respectively. When the models are evaluated grouped into families and using >75% of panel subjects <span class="hlt">achieving</span> a fit factor ≥100 for at least one of two donnings as the PPR <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail criterion, 48% of all models can <span class="hlt">pass</span>. When >50% (13/25 subjects) of panel subjects was the PPR criterion, the percentage of <span class="hlt">passing</span> models increased to 70%. Testing respirators grouped into families and evaluating the first two donnings for each of two respirator sizes provided the best balance between meeting end user expectations and creating a performance bar for manufacturers. Specifying the test criterion for a subject obtaining acceptable fit as <span class="hlt">achieving</span> a fit factor ≥100 on at least one out of the two donnings is reasonable because a majority of existing respirator families can <span class="hlt">achieve</span> an PPR of >50% using this criterion</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1175756','DOE-PATENT-XML'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1175756"><span>High peak-power kilohertz laser system employing single-stage multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> amplification</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/doepatents">DOEpatents</a></p> <p>Shan, Bing; Wang, Chun; Chang, Zenghu</p> <p>2006-05-23</p> <p>The present invention describes a technique for <span class="hlt">achieving</span> high peak power output in a laser employing single-stage, multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> amplification. High gain is <span class="hlt">achieved</span> by employing a very small "seed" beam diameter in gain medium, and maintaining the small beam diameter for multiple high-gain pre-amplification <span class="hlt">passes</span> through a pumped gain medium, then leading the beam out of the amplifier cavity, changing the beam diameter and sending it back to the amplifier cavity for additional, high-power amplification <span class="hlt">passes</span> through the gain medium. In these power amplification <span class="hlt">passes</span>, the beam diameter in gain medium is increased and carefully matched to the pump laser's beam diameter for high efficiency extraction of energy from the pumped gain medium. A method of "grooming" the beam by means of a far-field spatial filter in the process of changing the beam size within the single-stage amplifier is also described.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED511344.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED511344.pdf"><span>The Thurgood Marshall School of Law Empirical Findings: A Report of the Correlational Analysis of Bar <span class="hlt">Passing</span> <span class="hlt">Rates</span> and Final GPA of Years 2005-2009</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Kadhi, T.; Holley, D.; Palasota, A.; Garrison, P.; Green, T.</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>The following analysis was done to investigate the findings of the Correlational Relationship (R) between the Bar <span class="hlt">Passing</span> <span class="hlt">Rates</span> and GPAs of the Years 2005-2009. This report of findings was done to see if there are any significant relationships between the three variables (Bar <span class="hlt">Pass</span>/Fail/Unknown, Overall GPA, and Bar GPA). The following procedures…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011JEI....20c3012A','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011JEI....20c3012A"><span>Reversible wavelet filter banks with side informationless spatially adaptive low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filters</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Abhayaratne, Charith</p> <p>2011-07-01</p> <p>Wavelet transforms that have an adaptive low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter are useful in applications that require the signal singularities, sharp transitions, and image edges to be left intact in the low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> signal. In scalable image coding, the spatial resolution scalability is <span class="hlt">achieved</span> by reconstructing the low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> signal subband, which corresponds to the desired resolution level, and discarding other high-frequency wavelet subbands. In such applications, it is vital to have low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> subbands that are not affected by smoothing artifacts associated with low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filtering. We present the mathematical framework for <span class="hlt">achieving</span> 1-D wavelet transforms that have a spatially adaptive low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter (SALP) using the prediction-first lifting scheme. The adaptivity decisions are computed using the wavelet coefficients, and no bookkeeping is required for the perfect reconstruction. Then, 2-D wavelet transforms that have a spatially adaptive low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter are designed by extending the 1-D SALP framework. Because the 2-D polyphase decompositions are used in this case, the 2-D adaptivity decisions are made nonseparable as opposed to the separable 2-D realization using 1-D transforms. We present examples using the 2-D 5/3 wavelet transform and their lossless image coding and scalable decoding performances in terms of quality and resolution scalability. The proposed 2-D-SALP scheme results in better performance compared to the existing adaptive update lifting schemes.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26483855','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26483855"><span>The reliability of the <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail decision for assessments comprised of multiple components.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Möltner, Andreas; Tımbıl, Sevgi; Jünger, Jana</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>The decision having the most serious consequences for a student taking an assessment is the one to <span class="hlt">pass</span> or fail that student. For this reason, the reliability of the <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail decision must be determined for high quality assessments, just as the measurement reliability of the point values. Assessments in a particular subject (graded course credit) are often composed of multiple components that must be <span class="hlt">passed</span> independently of each other. When "conjunctively" combining separate <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail decisions, as with other complex decision rules for <span class="hlt">passing</span>, adequate methods of analysis are necessary for estimating the accuracy and consistency of these classifications. To date, very few papers have addressed this issue; a generally applicable procedure was published by Douglas and Mislevy in 2010. Using the example of an assessment comprised of several parts that must be <span class="hlt">passed</span> separately, this study analyzes the reliability underlying the decision to <span class="hlt">pass</span> or fail students and discusses the impact of an improved method for identifying those who do not fulfill the minimum requirements. The accuracy and consistency of the decision to <span class="hlt">pass</span> or fail an examinee in the subject cluster Internal Medicine/General Medicine/Clinical Chemistry at the University of Heidelberg's Faculty of Medicine was investigated. This cluster requires students to separately <span class="hlt">pass</span> three components (two written exams and an OSCE), whereby students may reattempt to <span class="hlt">pass</span> each component twice. Our analysis was carried out using the method described by Douglas and Mislevy. Frequently, when complex logical connections exist between the individual <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail decisions in the case of low failure <span class="hlt">rates</span>, only a very low reliability for the overall decision to grant graded course credit can be <span class="hlt">achieved</span>, even if high reliabilities exist for the various components. For the example analyzed here, the classification accuracy and consistency when conjunctively combining the three individual parts is relatively low with κ=0</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4606479','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4606479"><span>The reliability of the <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail decision for assessments comprised of multiple components</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Möltner, Andreas; Tımbıl, Sevgi; Jünger, Jana</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>Objective: The decision having the most serious consequences for a student taking an assessment is the one to <span class="hlt">pass</span> or fail that student. For this reason, the reliability of the <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail decision must be determined for high quality assessments, just as the measurement reliability of the point values. Assessments in a particular subject (graded course credit) are often composed of multiple components that must be <span class="hlt">passed</span> independently of each other. When “conjunctively” combining separate <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail decisions, as with other complex decision rules for <span class="hlt">passing</span>, adequate methods of analysis are necessary for estimating the accuracy and consistency of these classifications. To date, very few papers have addressed this issue; a generally applicable procedure was published by Douglas and Mislevy in 2010. Using the example of an assessment comprised of several parts that must be <span class="hlt">passed</span> separately, this study analyzes the reliability underlying the decision to <span class="hlt">pass</span> or fail students and discusses the impact of an improved method for identifying those who do not fulfill the minimum requirements. Method: The accuracy and consistency of the decision to <span class="hlt">pass</span> or fail an examinee in the subject cluster Internal Medicine/General Medicine/Clinical Chemistry at the University of Heidelberg’s Faculty of Medicine was investigated. This cluster requires students to separately <span class="hlt">pass</span> three components (two written exams and an OSCE), whereby students may reattempt to <span class="hlt">pass</span> each component twice. Our analysis was carried out using the method described by Douglas and Mislevy. Results: Frequently, when complex logical connections exist between the individual <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail decisions in the case of low failure <span class="hlt">rates</span>, only a very low reliability for the overall decision to grant graded course credit can be <span class="hlt">achieved</span>, even if high reliabilities exist for the various components. For the example analyzed here, the classification accuracy and consistency when conjunctively combining the three individual</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1053292.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1053292.pdf"><span>The Use of Peer Tutoring to Improve the <span class="hlt">Passing</span> <span class="hlt">Rates</span> in Mathematics Placement Exams of Engineering Students: A Success Story</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>García, Rolando; Morales, Juan C.; Rivera, Gloribel</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>This paper describes a highly successful peer tutoring program that has resulted in an improvement in the <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span> of mathematics placement exams from 16% to 42%, on average. Statistical analyses were conducted using a Chi-Squared (?[superscript 2]) test for independence and the results were statistically significant (p-value much less than…</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_2");'>2</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_3");'>3</a></li> <li class="active"><span>4</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_5");'>5</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_6");'>6</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_4 --> <div id="page_5" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_3");'>3</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_4");'>4</a></li> <li class="active"><span>5</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_6");'>6</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_7");'>7</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="81"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AIPC.1883b0014S','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AIPC.1883b0014S"><span>A study on the <span class="hlt">achievable</span> data <span class="hlt">rate</span> in massive MIMO system</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Salh, Adeeb; Audah, Lukman; Shah, Nor Shahida M.; Hamzah, Shipun A.</p> <p>2017-09-01</p> <p>The <span class="hlt">achievable</span> high data <span class="hlt">rates</span> depend on the ability of massive multi-input-multi-output (MIMO) for the fifth-generation (5G) cellular networks, where the massive MIMO systems can support very high energy and spectral efficiencies. A major challenge in mobile broadband networks is how to support the throughput in the future 5G, where the highlight of 5G expected to provide high speed internet for every user. The performance massive MIMO system increase with linear minimum mean square error (MMSE), zero forcing (ZF) and maximum ratio transmission (MRT) when the number of antennas increases to infinity, by deriving the closed-form approximation for <span class="hlt">achievable</span> data <span class="hlt">rate</span> expressions. Meanwhile, the high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) can be mitigated by using MMSE, ZF and MRT, which are used to suppress the inter-cell interference signals between neighboring cells. The <span class="hlt">achievable</span> sum <span class="hlt">rate</span> for MMSE is improved based on the distributed users inside cell, mitigated the inter-cell interference caused when send the same signal by other cells. By contrast, MMSE is better than ZF in perfect channel state information (CSI) for approximately 20% of the <span class="hlt">achievable</span> sum <span class="hlt">rate</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=quantitative+AND+research+AND+nursing&pg=5&id=ED562922','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=quantitative+AND+research+AND+nursing&pg=5&id=ED562922"><span>An Analysis of Programmatic Variables Relating to the <span class="hlt">Pass</span> <span class="hlt">Rates</span> on the Licensure Examination by Practical Nurses in Tennessee Technology Centers</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Simpson, Janis Lee</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>The purpose of this quantitative research study was to determine the degree to which Licensed Practical Nursing programmatic variables positively correlate with select Tennessee Technology Center institution <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span> on the licensure examination--NCLEX-PNRTM. This study investigated the relationship between the dependent variable of NCLEX-PNRTM…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018SPIE10512E..0GH','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018SPIE10512E..0GH"><span>High-power single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> pumped diamond Raman oscillator</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Heinzig, Matthias; Walbaum, Till; Williams, Robert J.; Kitzler, Ondrej; Mildren, Richard P.; Schreiber, Thomas; Eberhardt, Ramona; Tünnermann, Andreas</p> <p>2018-02-01</p> <p>We present our recent advances on power scaling of a high-power single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> pumped CVD-diamond Raman oscillator at 1.2 μm. The single <span class="hlt">pass</span> scheme reduced feedback to the high gain fiber amplifier, which pumps the oscillator. The Yb-doped multi-stage fiber amplifier itself enables up to 1 kW output power at a narrow linewidth of 0.16 nm. We operate this laser in quasi-cw mode at 10% duty cycle and on-time (pulse) duration of 10 ms. With a maximum conversion efficiency of 39%, a maximum steady-state output power of 380 W and diffraction limited beam quality was <span class="hlt">achieved</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013PhDT.......246C','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013PhDT.......246C"><span>An examination of the association between demographic and educational factors and African American <span class="hlt">achievement</span> in science</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Cottledge, Michael Christopher</p> <p></p> <p> American male students on the 2010 science TAKS. H02: There will be no significant statistical association between the educational factors teacher certification type (composite or content specific) and teacher certification pathway and the percent <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> of their tenth grade African American male students on the 2010 science TAKS. H03: There will be no significant statistical association between a teachers' demographic factors, educational factors and the percent <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> of their tenth grade African American male students on the 2010 science TAKS. The researcher employed the assistance of the human resource departments of participating districts to generate a demographic report identifying the sex, years of experience, certification types and pathways of the teachers of record for African American male students who took the 10th grade Science TAKS during the 2009-2010 school year. Data ascertained from the demographic report was entered in the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences Software (SPSS). A linear regression statistical analysis was used to establish the following: 1). the degree of association between demographic factors and the percent <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> of their African American male students on the 10th grade science TAKS , 2) the degree of association between educational factors and the percent <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> of their African American male students on the 10th grade science TAKS, 3) the degree of association between demographic and educational factors and the percent <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> of their African American male students on the 10th grade science TAKS Conclusion: Constantine et al (2009) concluded that although individual teachers appear to have an effect on student <span class="hlt">achievement</span>, their study could not identify what about a teacher affects student <span class="hlt">achievement</span>. Similar to Constatine, the researcher did not find any association between the demographic and educational factors of teachers and the science academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span> of African American males</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=peter+AND+et+AND+al.2003&id=ED520654','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=peter+AND+et+AND+al.2003&id=ED520654"><span>Regression Analyses of Self-Regulatory Concepts to Predict Community College Math <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> and Persistence</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Gramlich, Stephen Peter</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>Open door admissions at community colleges bring returning adults, first timers, low <span class="hlt">achievers</span>, disabled persons, and immigrants. <span class="hlt">Passing</span> and retention <span class="hlt">rates</span> for remedial and non-developmental math courses can be comparatively inadequate (LAVC, 2005; CCPRDC, 2000; SBCC, 2004; Seybert & Soltz, 1992; Waycaster, 2002). Mathematics achievement…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15788378','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15788378"><span>Single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> environmental chamber for quantifying human responses to airborne chemicals.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Suarez, Joseph C; Warmath, D Stan; Koetz, Kurt P; Hood, Alison F; Thompson, Mark L; Kendal-Reed, Martin S; Walker, Dianne B; Walker, James C</p> <p>2005-03-01</p> <p>Despite increasing interest in the short-term effects of airborne environmental contaminants, experimental findings are generated at a very slow pace. This is due in part to the expense and complexity of most environmental chambers, which are needed for quantifying effects of wholebody exposures. We lessened this obstacle by designing, constructing, and testing a single-<span class="hlt">pass</span>, 10-m3 stainless-steel chamber. Compressed air is purified before being sent to an air dilution olfactometer, which supplies 1000 L (1 m3) per minute (referenced to STP) while maintaining 40% relative humidity (RH) and 22.6 degrees C. Precise control of all stimulus parameters is greatly simplified since air is not recirculated. Vapor-phase odorant concentrations are <span class="hlt">achieved</span> by varying the proportion of total airflow <span class="hlt">passing</span> through one or more saturators, and are verified in real time by an infrared (IR) spectrometer. An adjoining 5-m3 anteroom is used for introducing known intensities of more chemically complex vapor and/or particulate stimuli into the chamber. Prior to the point that air is exhausted from the chamber, all components are made of stainless steel, Teflon, or glass. A LabView program contains feedback loops that <span class="hlt">achieve</span> document chamber conditions and document performance. Additional instrumentation and computer systems provide for the automated collection of perceptual, respiratory, eye blink, heart <span class="hlt">rate</span>, blood pressure, psychological state, and cognitive data. These endpoints are now being recorded, using this facility, in response to ranges of concentrations of propionic acid and environmental tobacco smoke.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=record+AND+management+AND+system&pg=4&id=ED533921','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=record+AND+management+AND+system&pg=4&id=ED533921"><span>A Statistical Comparison of First Time Praxis II <span class="hlt">Pass</span> <span class="hlt">Rates</span> between Homegrown 4 Year Students and Transfer Students of a Medium Size Suburban University: A Six Year Study</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Holmes, Jason Edward, Jr.</p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p>In order to meet the federal mandate specified by the No Child Left Behind Act to demonstrate content competency for teaching certification, students must <span class="hlt">pass</span> a written examination. Missouri and 37 other states chose the Praxis II to satisfy requirements. Presently, schools of education advertise the <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> of the Praxis II as 100%, since…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Reynolds&pg=4&id=EJ932195','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Reynolds&pg=4&id=EJ932195"><span>Bullying and Victimization <span class="hlt">Rates</span> among Gifted and High-<span class="hlt">Achieving</span> Students</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Peters, Megan Parker; Bain, Sherry K.</p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p>Bullying and victimization <span class="hlt">rates</span> among 90 gifted and nongifted, high-<span class="hlt">achieving</span> (HA) high school students were assessed by using the Reynolds Bully Victimization Scale (BVS; W. M. Reynolds, 2003). The mean scores indicate that gifted and HA high school students bully others and are victimized by others generally at unelevated <span class="hlt">rates</span> based on BVS…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Electricity&pg=3&id=EJ1166458','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Electricity&pg=3&id=EJ1166458"><span>Effect of School Electrification on Learning Outcomes: A Subnational Level Analysis of Students' <span class="hlt">Pass</span> <span class="hlt">Rate</span> in English and Mathematics in Ghana</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Adamba, Clement</p> <p>2018-01-01</p> <p>The paper used district level students' <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> in a nationally conducted basic education certification examination to assess the effect of school electrification on learning outcomes. The results show that school electrification in addition to the traditional school-level inputs, such as class size, pupil-teacher ratio, ratio of core textbook…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title14-vol2/pdf/CFR-2011-title14-vol2-sec61-35.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title14-vol2/pdf/CFR-2011-title14-vol2-sec61-35.pdf"><span>14 CFR 61.35 - Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span> grades.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p>... 14 Aeronautics and Space 2 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span>....35 Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span> grades. (a) An applicant for a knowledge test must have... part for the certificate or <span class="hlt">rating</span> sought and is prepared for the knowledge test; and (2) Proper...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title14-vol2/pdf/CFR-2012-title14-vol2-sec61-35.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title14-vol2/pdf/CFR-2012-title14-vol2-sec61-35.pdf"><span>14 CFR 61.35 - Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span> grades.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>... 14 Aeronautics and Space 2 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span>....35 Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span> grades. (a) An applicant for a knowledge test must have... part for the certificate or <span class="hlt">rating</span> sought and is prepared for the knowledge test; and (2) Proper...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title14-vol2/pdf/CFR-2013-title14-vol2-sec61-35.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title14-vol2/pdf/CFR-2013-title14-vol2-sec61-35.pdf"><span>14 CFR 61.35 - Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span> grades.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>... 14 Aeronautics and Space 2 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span>....35 Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span> grades. (a) An applicant for a knowledge test must have... part for the certificate or <span class="hlt">rating</span> sought and is prepared for the knowledge test; and (2) Proper...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018JPCM...30m4004Z','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018JPCM...30m4004Z"><span><span class="hlt">Pass</span>-band reconfigurable spoof surface plasmon polaritons</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Zhang, Hao Chi; He, Pei Hang; Gao, Xinxin; Tang, Wen Xuan; Cui, Tie Jun</p> <p>2018-04-01</p> <p>In this paper, we introduce a new scheme to construct the band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> tunable filter based on the band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> reconfigurable spoof surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs), whose cut-off frequencies at both sides of the passband can be tuned through changing the direct current (DC) bias of varactors. Compared to traditional technology (e.g. microstrip filters), the spoof SPP structure can provide more tight field confinement and more significant field enhancement, which is extremely valuable for many system applications. In order to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> this scheme, we proposed a specially designed SPP filter integrated with varactors and DC bias feeding structure to support the spoof SPP passband reconfiguration. Furthermore, the full-wave simulated result verifies the outstanding performance on both efficiency and reconfiguration, which has the potential to be widely used in advanced intelligent systems.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014PhPro..55..416S','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014PhPro..55..416S"><span>Characterization and Modeling of Dual Stage Quadruple <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Configurations</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Sellami, M.; Sellami, A.; Berrah, S.</p> <p></p> <p>In this paper, the proposed system <span class="hlt">achieves</span> a gain of 62dBs. It employs a dual-stage (DS) to enhance the amplification and a tunable band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter (TBF) to filter out the backward amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) that degrades the signal amplification at the input end of the EDFA. The technique there by reduces the effect of ASE self-saturation [1]. This configuration is also useful in reducing the sensitivity of the EDFA to extra strenuous reflections caused by imperfections of the splices and other optical components [2]. as well as improving noise figure and gain. The experimental work will build up by using the active component Silica based EDF (Si-EDF) in Dual Stage Quadruple <span class="hlt">Pass</span> (DSQP) configuration. By using Tunable Band <span class="hlt">pass</span> Filter (TBF) in DSQP between the port 1 and port 2 of circulators (CRT2, CRT3) to filter out the unwanted ASE.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016JEI....25d3016H','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016JEI....25d3016H"><span>Theoretic derivation of directed acyclic subgraph algorithm and comparisons with message <span class="hlt">passing</span> algorithm</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Ha, Jeongmok; Jeong, Hong</p> <p>2016-07-01</p> <p>This study investigates the directed acyclic subgraph (DAS) algorithm, which is used to solve discrete labeling problems much more rapidly than other Markov-random-field-based inference methods but at a competitive accuracy. However, the mechanism by which the DAS algorithm simultaneously <span class="hlt">achieves</span> competitive accuracy and fast execution speed, has not been elucidated by a theoretical derivation. We analyze the DAS algorithm by comparing it with a message <span class="hlt">passing</span> algorithm. Graphical models, inference methods, and energy-minimization frameworks are compared between DAS and message <span class="hlt">passing</span> algorithms. Moreover, the performances of DAS and other message <span class="hlt">passing</span> methods [sum-product belief propagation (BP), max-product BP, and tree-reweighted message <span class="hlt">passing</span>] are experimentally compared.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Descriptive+AND+ex-post+AND+facto+AND+studies&id=ED556275','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Descriptive+AND+ex-post+AND+facto+AND+studies&id=ED556275"><span>Collaborative Behaviors Practiced by Teachers and Their Administrators Resulting in Increased California High School Exit Exam <span class="hlt">Pass</span> <span class="hlt">Rates</span> for Students with Learning Disabilities</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Everett, Katherine E.</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>Purpose. The purpose of this replication study was to describe the extent to which seven collaborative behaviors were demonstrated by general education teachers assigned students with disabilities, education specialists, and their administrators in selected California high schools that exceeded the state average <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> for 10th-grade students…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19757128','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19757128"><span>Effect of first-encounter pretest on <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail <span class="hlt">rates</span> of a clinical skills medical licensure examination.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Roberts, William L; McKinley, Danette W; Boulet, John R</p> <p>2010-05-01</p> <p>Due to the high-stakes nature of medical exams it is prudent for test agencies to critically evaluate test data and control for potential threats to validity. For the typical multiple station performance assessments used in medicine, it may take time for examinees to become comfortable with the test format and administrative protocol. Since each examinee in the rotational sequence starts with a different task (e.g., simulated clinical encounter), those who are administered non-scored pretest material on their first station may have an advantage compared to those who are not. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail <span class="hlt">rates</span> are different across the sequence of pretest encounters administered during the testing day. First-time takers were grouped by the sequential order in which they were administered the pretest encounter. No statistically significant difference in fail <span class="hlt">rates</span> was found between examinees who started with the pretest encounter and those who encountered the pretest encounter later in the sequence. Results indicate that current examination administration protocols do not present a threat to the validity of test score interpretations.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20080004869','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20080004869"><span>Multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> light amplifier</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Plaessmann, Henry (Inventor); Grossman, William M. (Inventor); Olson, Todd E. (Inventor)</p> <p>1996-01-01</p> <p>A multiple-<span class="hlt">pass</span> laser amplifier that uses optical focusing between subsequent <span class="hlt">passes</span> through a single gain medium so that a reproducibly stable beam size is <span class="hlt">achieved</span> within the gain region. A resonator or a White Cell cavity is provided, including two or more mirrors (planar or curvilinearly shaped) facing each other along a resonator axis and an optical gain medium positioned on a resonator axis between the mirrors or adjacent to one of the mirrors. In a first embodiment, two curvilinear mirrors, which may include adjacent lenses, are configured so that a light beam <span class="hlt">passing</span> through the gain medium and incident on the first mirror is reflected by that mirror toward the second mirror in a direction approximately parallel to the resonator axis. A light beam translator, such as an optical flat of transparent material, is positioned to translate this light beam by a controllable amount toward or away from the resonator axis for each <span class="hlt">pass</span> of the light beam through the translator. A second embodiment uses two curvilinear mirrors and one planar mirror, with a gain medium positioned in the optical path between each curvilinear mirror and the planar mirror. A third embodiment uses two curvilinear mirrors and two planar mirrors, with a gain medium positioned adjacent to a planar mirror. A fourth embodiment uses a curvilinear mirror and three planar mirrors, with a gain medium positioned adjacent to a planar mirror. A fourth embodiment uses four planar mirrors and a focusing lens system, with a gain medium positioned between the four mirrors. A fifth embodiment uses first and second planar mirrors, a focusing lens system and a third mirror that may be planar or curvilinear, with a gain medium positioned adjacent to the third mirror. A sixth embodiment uses two planar mirrors and a curvilinear mirror and a fourth mirror that may be planar or curvilinear, with a gain medium positioned adjacent to the fourth mirror. In a seventh embodiment, first and second mirrors face a third</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=scrum&pg=2&id=ED121761','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=scrum&pg=2&id=ED121761"><span><span class="hlt">Passing</span> and Catching in Rugby.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Namudu, Mike M.</p> <p></p> <p>This booklet contains the fundamentals for rugby at the primary school level. It deals primarily with <span class="hlt">passing</span> and catching the ball. It contains instructions on (1) holding the ball for <span class="hlt">passing</span>, (2) <span class="hlt">passing</span> the ball to the left--standing, (3) <span class="hlt">passing</span> the ball to the left--running, (4) making a switch <span class="hlt">pass</span>, (5) the scrum half's normal <span class="hlt">pass</span>, (6) the…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Time+AND+series&pg=3&id=EJ1167927','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Time+AND+series&pg=3&id=EJ1167927"><span>The Impact of High School Exit Exams on Graduation <span class="hlt">Rates</span> and <span class="hlt">Achievement</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Caves, Katherine; Balestra, Simone</p> <p>2018-01-01</p> <p>The authors examined the short- and long-term effects of high school exit exams (HSEEs) on graduation <span class="hlt">rates</span> and <span class="hlt">achievement</span> using an interrupted time series approach. There is a positive overall effect of HSEE introduction for graduation <span class="hlt">rate</span> trends, which is heterogeneous over time. HSEEs have a negative impact on graduation <span class="hlt">rates</span> in the year of…</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_3");'>3</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_4");'>4</a></li> <li class="active"><span>5</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_6");'>6</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_7");'>7</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_5 --> <div id="page_6" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_4");'>4</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_5");'>5</a></li> <li class="active"><span>6</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_7");'>7</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_8");'>8</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="101"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014PhyA..402...49K','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014PhyA..402...49K"><span>The effect of zealots on the <span class="hlt">rate</span> of consensus <span class="hlt">achievement</span> in complex networks</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Kashisaz, Hadi; Hosseini, S. Samira; Darooneh, Amir H.</p> <p>2014-05-01</p> <p>In this study, we investigate the role of zealots on the result of voting process on both scale-free and Watts-Strogatz networks. We observe that inflexible individuals are very effective in consensus <span class="hlt">achievement</span> and also in the <span class="hlt">rate</span> of ordering process in complex networks. Zealots make the magnetization of the system to vary exponentially with time. We obtain that on SF networks, increasing the zealots' population, Z, exponentially increases the <span class="hlt">rate</span> of consensus <span class="hlt">achievement</span>. The time needed for the system to reach a desired magnetization, shows a power-law dependence on Z. As well, we obtain that the decay time of the order parameter shows a power-law dependence on Z. We also investigate the role of zealots' degree on the <span class="hlt">rate</span> of ordering process and finally, we analyze the effect of network's randomness on the efficiency of zealots. Moving from a regular to a random network, the re-wiring probability P increases. We show that with increasing P, the efficiency of zealots for reducing the consensus <span class="hlt">achievement</span> time increases. The <span class="hlt">rate</span> of consensus is compared with the <span class="hlt">rate</span> of ordering for different re-wiring probabilities of WS networks.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=standardized+AND+test&pg=4&id=EJ1047893','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=standardized+AND+test&pg=4&id=EJ1047893"><span>The Influence of a Statewide Green School Initiative on Student <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> in K-12 Classrooms</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Ghent, Cynthia; Trauth-Nare, Amy; Dell, Katie; Haines, Sarah</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>This study investigates the influence of Green School designation on students' <span class="hlt">achievement</span> in state-mandated standardized tests. Data were gathered 3 years pre- and post-Green schools designation, from test <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span> in reading and mathematics for Grade 5 and Grade 8 students, and from mathematics, English language arts, and biology scores for…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3293427','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3293427"><span>CMOS-based carbon nanotube <span class="hlt">pass</span>-transistor logic integrated circuits</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Ding, Li; Zhang, Zhiyong; Liang, Shibo; Pei, Tian; Wang, Sheng; Li, Yan; Zhou, Weiwei; Liu, Jie; Peng, Lian-Mao</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>Field-effect transistors based on carbon nanotubes have been shown to be faster and less energy consuming than their silicon counterparts. However, ensuring these advantages are maintained for integrated circuits is a challenge. Here we demonstrate that a significant reduction in the use of field-effect transistors can be <span class="hlt">achieved</span> by constructing carbon nanotube-based integrated circuits based on a <span class="hlt">pass</span>-transistor logic configuration, rather than a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor configuration. Logic gates are constructed on individual carbon nanotubes via a doping-free approach and with a single power supply at voltages as low as 0.4 V. The <span class="hlt">pass</span>-transistor logic configurarion provides a significant simplification of the carbon nanotube-based circuit design, a higher potential circuit speed and a significant reduction in power consumption. In particular, a full adder, which requires a total of 28 field-effect transistors to construct in the usual complementary metal-oxide semiconductor circuit, uses only three pairs of n- and p-field-effect transistors in the <span class="hlt">pass</span>-transistor logic configuration. PMID:22334080</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18384274','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18384274"><span>Comparing NET and ERI standardized exam scores between baccalaureate graduates who <span class="hlt">pass</span> or fail the NCLEX-RN.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Bondmass, Mary D; Moonie, Sheniz; Kowalski, Susan</p> <p>2008-01-01</p> <p>In the United States, nursing programs are commonly evaluated by their graduates success on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). The purpose of this paper is to describe a change in NCLEX-RN success <span class="hlt">rates</span> following the addition of standardized exams throughout our program's curriculum, and to compare these exam scores between graduates who <span class="hlt">pass</span> NCLEX-RN and those who do not. Our results indicate an 8.5% change (p < 0.000) in the NCLEX-RN <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> from our previous 5-year mean <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span>, and significant differences in standardized test scores for those who <span class="hlt">pass</span> the NCLEX-RN compared to those who do not (p < 0.03). We conclude that our selected standardized exam scores are able to significantly identify graduates who are more likely to <span class="hlt">pass</span> NCLEX-RN than not.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16493679','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16493679"><span>Ultrastructural evaluation of multiple <span class="hlt">pass</span> low energy versus single <span class="hlt">pass</span> high energy radio-frequency treatment.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kist, David; Burns, A Jay; Sanner, Roth; Counters, Jeff; Zelickson, Brian</p> <p>2006-02-01</p> <p>The radio-frequency (RF) device is a system capable of volumetric heating of the mid to deep dermis and selective heating of the fibrous septa strands and fascia layer. Clinically, these effects promote dermal collagen production, and tightening of these deep subcutaneous structures. A new technique of using multiple low energy <span class="hlt">passes</span> has been described which results in lower patient discomfort and fewer side effects. This technique has also been anecdotally described as giving more reproducible and reliable clinical results of tissue tightening and contouring. This study will compare ultrastructural changes in collagen between a single <span class="hlt">pass</span> high energy versus up to five <span class="hlt">passes</span> of a multiple <span class="hlt">pass</span> lower energy treatment. Three subjects were consented and treated in the preauricular region with the RF device using single or multiple <span class="hlt">passes</span> (three or five) in the same 1.5 cm(2) treatment area with a slight delay between <span class="hlt">passes</span> to allow tissue cooling. Biopsies from each treatment region and a control biopsy were taken immediately, 24 hours or 6 months post treatment for electron microscopic examination of the 0-1 mm and 1-2 mm levels. Sections of tissue 1 mm x 1 mm x 80 nm were examined with an RCA EMU-4 Transmission Electron Microscope. Twenty sections from 6 blocks from each 1 mm depth were examined by 2 blinded observers. The morphology and degree of collagen change in relation to area examined was compared to the control tissue, and estimated using a quantitative scale. Ultrastructural examination of tissue showed that an increased amount of collagen fibril changes with increasing <span class="hlt">passes</span> at energies of 97 J (three <span class="hlt">passes</span>) and 122 J (five <span class="hlt">passes</span>), respectively. The changes seen after five multiple <span class="hlt">passes</span> were similar to those detected after much more painful single <span class="hlt">pass</span> high-energy treatments. This ultrastructural study shows changes in collagen fibril morphology with an increased effect demonstrated at greater depths of the skin with multiple low-fluence <span class="hlt">passes</span></p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=exact+AND+solutions&pg=6&id=ED183613','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=exact+AND+solutions&pg=6&id=ED183613"><span>Establishing <span class="hlt">Passing</span> Scores.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>McLarty, Joyce R.</p> <p></p> <p>The problem of establishing appropriate <span class="hlt">passing</span> scores is one of evaluation rather than estimation and not amenable to exact solution. It must therefore be approached by (1) identifying criteria for judging the acceptability of the <span class="hlt">passing</span> score, (2) collecting the data appropriate to assessing each relevant criterion, and (3) judging how well the…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29644465','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29644465"><span>Impact of one-to-one tutoring on fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery (FLS) <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> in a single center experience outside the United States: a randomized controlled trial.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Gheza, Federico; Raimondi, Paolo; Solaini, Leonardo; Coccolini, Federico; Baiocchi, Gian Luca; Portolani, Nazario; Tiberio, Guido Alberto Massimo</p> <p>2018-04-11</p> <p>Outside the US, FLS certification is not required and its teaching methods are not well standardized. Even if the FLS was designed as "stand alone" training system, most of Academic Institution offer support to residents during training. We present the first systematic application of FLS in Italy. Our aim was to evaluate the role of mentoring/coaching on FLS training in terms of the <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> and global performance in the search for resource optimization. Sixty residents in general surgery, obstetrics & gynecology, and urology were selected to be enrolled in a randomized controlled trial, practicing FLS with the goal of <span class="hlt">passing</span> a simulated final exam. The control group practiced exclusively with video material from SAGES, whereas the interventional group was supported by a mentor. Forty-six subjects met the requirements and completed the trial. For the other 14 subjects no results are available for comparison. One subject for each group failed the exam, resulting in a <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> of 95.7%, with no obvious differences between groups. Subgroup analysis did not reveal any difference between the groups for FLS tasks. We confirm that methods other than video instruction and deliberate FLS practice are not essential to <span class="hlt">pass</span> the final exam. Based on these results, we suggest the introduction of the FLS system even where a trained tutor is not available. This trial is the first single institution application of the FLS in Italy and one of the few experiences outside the US. Trial Number: NCT02486575 ( https://www.clinicaltrials.gov ).</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24306710','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24306710"><span>Using the arthroscopic surgery skill evaluation tool as a <span class="hlt">pass</span>-fail examination.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Koehler, Ryan J; Nicandri, Gregg T</p> <p>2013-12-04</p> <p>Examination of arthroscopic skill requires evaluation tools that are valid and reliable with clear criteria for <span class="hlt">passing</span>. The Arthroscopic Surgery Skill Evaluation Tool was developed as a video-based assessment of technical skill with criteria for <span class="hlt">passing</span> established by a panel of experts. The purpose of this study was to test the validity and reliability of the Arthroscopic Surgery Skill Evaluation Tool as a <span class="hlt">pass</span>-fail examination of arthroscopic skill. Twenty-eight residents and two sports medicine faculty members were recorded performing diagnostic knee arthroscopy on a left and right cadaveric specimen in our arthroscopic skills laboratory. Procedure videos were evaluated with use of the Arthroscopic Surgery Skill Evaluation Tool by two raters blind to subject identity. Subjects were considered to <span class="hlt">pass</span> the Arthroscopic Surgery Skill Evaluation Tool when they attained scores of ≥ 3 on all eight assessment domains. The raters agreed on a <span class="hlt">pass</span>-fail <span class="hlt">rating</span> for fifty-five of sixty videos <span class="hlt">rated</span> with an interclass correlation coefficient value of 0.83. Ten of thirty participants were assigned <span class="hlt">passing</span> scores by both raters for both diagnostic arthroscopies performed in the laboratory. Receiver operating characteristic analysis demonstrated that logging more than eighty arthroscopic cases or performing more than thirty-five arthroscopic knee cases was predictive of attaining a <span class="hlt">passing</span> Arthroscopic Surgery Skill Evaluation Tool score on both procedures performed in the laboratory. The Arthroscopic Surgery Skill Evaluation Tool is valid and reliable as a <span class="hlt">pass</span>-fail examination of diagnostic arthroscopy of the knee in the simulation laboratory. This study demonstrates that the Arthroscopic Surgery Skill Evaluation Tool may be a useful tool for <span class="hlt">pass</span>-fail examination of diagnostic arthroscopy of the knee in the simulation laboratory. Further study is necessary to determine whether the Arthroscopic Surgery Skill Evaluation Tool can be used for the assessment of multiple</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014AGUFM.T41C4662G','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014AGUFM.T41C4662G"><span>Holocene Geologic Slip <span class="hlt">Rate</span> for the Banning Strand of the Southern San Andreas Fault near San Gorgonio <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Southern California</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Gold, P. O.; Behr, W. M.; Rood, D. H.; Kendrick, K. J.; Rockwell, T. K.; Sharp, W. D.</p> <p>2014-12-01</p> <p>We present the first Holocene geologic slip <span class="hlt">rate</span> for the Banning strand of the southern San Andreas Fault in southern California. The southern San Andreas Fault splays into the sub-parallel Banning and Mission Creek strands in the northwestern Coachella Valley, and although it has long been surmised that the Banning strand eventually accommodates the majority of displacement and transfers it into San Gorgonio <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, until now it has been uncertain how slip is actually partitioned between these two fault strands. Our new slip <span class="hlt">rate</span> measurement, critically located at the northwestern end of the Banning strand, overlaps within errors with the published <span class="hlt">rate</span> for the southern San Andreas Fault measured at Biskra Palms Oasis. This indicates that the majority of southern San Andreas Fault displacement transfers from the southeastern Mission Creek strand northwest to the Banning strand and into San Gorgonio <span class="hlt">Pass</span>. Our result corroborates the UCERF3 hazard model, and is consistent with most previous interpretations of how slip is partitioned between the Banning and Mission Creek fault strands. To measure this slip <span class="hlt">rate</span>, we used B4 airborne LiDAR to identify the apex of an alluvial fan offset laterally 30 ± 5 m from its source. We calculated the depositional age of the fan using 10Be in-situ cosmogenic exposure dating of 5 cobbles and a depth profile. We calculated a most probable fan age of 4.0 +2.0/-1.6 ka (1σ) by combining the inheritance-corrected cobble ages assuming Gaussian uncertainty. However, the probability density function yielded a multi-peaked distribution, which we attribute to variable 10Be inheritance in the cobbles, so we favor the depth profile age of 2.2-3.6 ka. Combined, these measurements yield a late Holocene slip <span class="hlt">rate</span> for the Banning strand of the southern San Andreas Fault of 11.1 +3.1/-3.3 mm/yr. This slip <span class="hlt">rate</span> does not preclude possibility that some slip transfers north along the Mission Creek strand and the Garnet Hill fault, but it does confirm</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1170590','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1170590"><span>Incentive <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through for Residential Solar Systems in California</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Dong, C. G.; Wiser, Ryan; Rai, Varun</p> <p>2014-10-01</p> <p>The deployment of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems has grown rapidly over the last decade, partly because of various government incentives. In the United States, among the largest and longest-running incentives have been those established in California. Building on past research, this report addresses the still-unanswered question: to what degree have the direct PV incentives in California been <span class="hlt">passed</span> through from installers to consumers? This report helps address this question by carefully examining the residential PV market in California (excluding a certain class of third-party-owned PV systems) and applying both a structural-modeling approach and a reduced-form regression analysis to estimate themore » incentive <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through <span class="hlt">rate</span>. The results suggest an average <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through <span class="hlt">rate</span> of direct incentives of nearly 100%, though with regional differences among California counties. While these results could have multiple explanations, they suggest a relatively competitive market and well-functioning subsidy program. Further analysis is required to determine whether similar results broadly apply to other states, to other customer segments, to all third-party-owned PV systems, or to all forms of financial incentives for solar (considering not only direct state subsidies, but also utility electric bill savings and federal tax incentives).« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://images.nasa.gov/#/details-PIA13605.html','SCIGOVIMAGE-NASA'); return false;" href="https://images.nasa.gov/#/details-PIA13605.html"><span>Khyber <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Afghanistan-Pakistan</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://images.nasa.gov/">NASA Image and Video Library</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-11-08</p> <p>The ASTER instrument onboard NASA Terra spacecraft imaged the Khyber <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, a mountain <span class="hlt">pass</span> that links Afghanistan and Pakistan. Throughout its history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010OptEn..49c4401C','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010OptEn..49c4401C"><span>Enhancing sensitivity of biconical tapered fiber sensors with multiple <span class="hlt">passes</span> through the taper</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Cohoon, Gregory; Boyter, Chris; Errico, Michael; Vandervoort, Kurt; Salik, Ertan</p> <p>2010-03-01</p> <p>A single biconical fiber taper is a simple and low-cost yet powerful sensor. With a distinct strength in refractive index (RI) sensing, biconical tapered fiber sensors can find their place in handheld sensor platforms, especially as biosensors that are greatly needed in health care, environmental protection, food safety, and biodefense. We report doubling of sensitivity for these sensors with two <span class="hlt">passes</span> through the tapered region, which becomes possible through the use of sensitive and high-dynamic-range photodetectors. In a proof-of-principle experiment, we measured transmission through the taper when it was immersed in isopropyl alcohol-water mixtures of varying concentrations, in which a thin gold layer at the tip of the fiber acted as a mirror enabling two <span class="hlt">passes</span> through the tapered region. This improved the sensitivity from 0.43 dB/vol % in the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> case to 0.78 dB/vol % with two <span class="hlt">passes</span> through the taper. The refractive index detection limit was estimated to be ~1.2×10-5 RI units (RIU) and ~0.6×10-5 RIU in the single- and double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> schemes, respectively. We predict that further enhancement of sensitivity may be <span class="hlt">achieved</span> with a higher number of <span class="hlt">passes</span> through the taper.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28837900','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28837900"><span>"Which <span class="hlt">pass</span> is better?" Novel approaches to assess <span class="hlt">passing</span> effectiveness in elite soccer.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Rein, Robert; Raabe, Dominik; Memmert, Daniel</p> <p>2017-10-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Passing</span> behaviour is a key property of successful performance in team sports. Previous investigations however have mainly focused on notational measurements like total <span class="hlt">passing</span> frequencies which provide little information about what actually constitutes successful <span class="hlt">passing</span> behaviour. Consequently, this has hampered the transfer of research findings into applied settings. Here we present two novel approaches to assess <span class="hlt">passing</span> effectiveness in elite soccer by evaluating their effects on majority situations and space control in front of the goal. Majority situations are assessed by calculating the number of defenders between the ball carrier and the goal. Control of space is estimated using Voronoi-diagrams based on the player's positions on the pitch. Both methods were applied to position data from 103 German First division games from the 2011/2012, 2012/2013 and 2014/2015 seasons using a big data approach. The results show that both measures are significantly related to successful game play with respect to the number of goals scored and to the probability of winning a game. The results further show that on average <span class="hlt">passes</span> from the mid-field into the attacking area are most effective. The presented <span class="hlt">passing</span> efficiency measures thereby offer new opportunities for future applications in soccer and other sports disciplines whilst maintaining practical relevance with respect to tactical training regimes or game performances analysis. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Should+AND+college+AND+free+AND+everyone&id=EJ1001971','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Should+AND+college+AND+free+AND+everyone&id=EJ1001971"><span>Addition by Subtraction: The Relation between Dropout <span class="hlt">Rates</span> and School-Level Academic <span class="hlt">Achievement</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Glennie, Elizabeth; Bonneau, Kara; vanDellen, Michelle; Dodge, Kenneth A.</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>Background/Context: Efforts to improve student <span class="hlt">achievement</span> should increase graduation <span class="hlt">rates</span>. However, work investigating the effects of student-level accountability has consistently demonstrated that increases in the standards for high school graduation are correlated with increases in dropout <span class="hlt">rates</span>. The most favored explanation for this finding…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26480467','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26480467"><span>High-power, high-repetition-<span class="hlt">rate</span> performance characteristics of β-BaB₂O₄ for single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> picosecond ultraviolet generation at 266 nm.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kumar, S Chaitanya; Casals, J Canals; Wei, Junxiong; Ebrahim-Zadeh, M</p> <p>2015-10-19</p> <p>We report a systematic study on the performance characteristics of a high-power, high-repetition-<span class="hlt">rate</span>, picosecond ultraviolet (UV) source at 266 nm based on β-BaB2O4 (BBO). The source, based on single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> fourth harmonic generation (FHG) of a compact Yb-fiber laser in a two-crystal spatial walk-off compensation scheme, generates up to 2.9 W of average power at 266 nm at a pulse repetition <span class="hlt">rate</span> of ~80 MHz with a single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> FHG efficiency of 35% from the green to UV. Detrimental issues such as thermal effects have been studied and confirmed by performing relevant measurements. Angular and temperature acceptance bandwidths in BBO for FHG to 266 nm are experimentally determined, indicating that the effective interaction length is limited by spatial walk-off and thermal gradients under high-power operation. The origin of dynamic color center formation due to two-photon absorption in BBO is investigated by measurements of intensity-dependent transmission at 266 nm. Using a suitable theoretical model, two-photon absorption coefficients as well as the color center densities have been estimated at different temperatures. The measurements show that the two-photon absorption coefficient in BBO at 266 nm is ~3.5 times lower at 200°C compared to that at room temperature. The long-term power stability as well as beam pointing stability is analyzed at different output power levels and focusing conditions. Using cylindrical optics, we have circularized the generated elliptic UV beam to a circularity of >90%. To our knowledge, this is the first time such high average powers and temperature-dependent two-photon absorption measurements at 266 nm are reported at repetition <span class="hlt">rates</span> as high as ~80 MHz.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27330920','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27330920"><span><span class="hlt">Achievable</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> maximization for decode-and-forward MIMO-OFDM networks with an energy harvesting relay.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Du, Guanyao; Yu, Jianjun</p> <p>2016-01-01</p> <p>This paper investigates the system <span class="hlt">achievable</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> for the multiple-input multiple-output orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MIMO-OFDM) system with an energy harvesting (EH) relay. Firstly we propose two protocols, time switching-based decode-and-forward relaying (TSDFR) and a flexible power splitting-based DF relaying (PSDFR) protocol by considering two practical receiver architectures, to enable the simultaneous information processing and energy harvesting at the relay. In PSDFR protocol, we introduce a temporal parameter to describe the time division pattern between the two phases which makes the protocol more flexible and general. In order to explore the system performance limit, we discuss the system <span class="hlt">achievable</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> theoretically and formulate two optimization problems for the proposed protocols to maximize the system <span class="hlt">achievable</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span>. Since the problems are non-convex and difficult to solve, we first analyze them theoretically and get some explicit results, then design an augmented Lagrangian penalty function (ALPF) based algorithm for them. Numerical results are provided to validate the accuracy of our analytical results and the effectiveness of the proposed ALPF algorithm. It is shown that, PSDFR outperforms TSDFR to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> higher <span class="hlt">achievable</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> in such a MIMO-OFDM relaying system. Besides, we also investigate the impacts of the relay location, the number of antennas and the number of subcarriers on the system performance. Specifically, it is shown that, the relay position greatly affects the system performance of both protocols, and relatively worse <span class="hlt">achievable</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> is <span class="hlt">achieved</span> when the relay is placed in the middle of the source and the destination. This is different from the MIMO-OFDM DF relaying system without EH. Moreover, the optimal factor which indicates the time division pattern between the two phases in the PSDFR protocol is always above 0.8, which means that, the common division of the total transmission time into two equal phases in</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-10-22/pdf/2013-24591.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-10-22/pdf/2013-24591.pdf"><span>78 FR 62657 - Proposed Information Collection; The Interagency Access <span class="hlt">Pass</span> and Senior <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Application Processes</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-10-22</p> <p>... issued to U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are 62 years or older. There is a $10 fee for the... Information Collection; The Interagency Access <span class="hlt">Pass</span> and Senior <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Application Processes AGENCY: National... Service. The <span class="hlt">passes</span> provide U.S. citizens and visitors an affordable and convenient way to access Federal...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28630511','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28630511"><span>Comparison of Pharmaceutical Calculations Learning Outcomes <span class="hlt">Achieved</span> Within a Traditional Lecture or Flipped Classroom Andragogy.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Anderson, H Glenn; Frazier, Lisa; Anderson, Stephanie L; Stanton, Robert; Gillette, Chris; Broedel-Zaugg, Kim; Yingling, Kevin</p> <p>2017-05-01</p> <p>Objective. To compare learning outcomes <span class="hlt">achieved</span> from a pharmaceutical calculations course taught in a traditional lecture (lecture model) and a flipped classroom (flipped model). Methods. Students were randomly assigned to the lecture model and the flipped model. Course instructors, content, assessments, and instructional time for both models were equivalent. Overall group performance and <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span> on a standardized assessment (Pcalc OSCE) were compared at six weeks and at six months post-course completion. Results. Student mean exam scores in the flipped model were higher than those in the lecture model at six weeks and six months later. Significantly more students <span class="hlt">passed</span> the OSCE the first time in the flipped model at six weeks; however, this effect was not maintained at six months. Conclusion. Within a 6 week course of study, use of a flipped classroom improves student pharmacy calculation skill <span class="hlt">achievement</span> relative to a traditional lecture andragogy. Further study is needed to determine if the effect is maintained over time.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5468708','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5468708"><span>Comparison of Pharmaceutical Calculations Learning Outcomes <span class="hlt">Achieved</span> Within a Traditional Lecture or Flipped Classroom Andragogy</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Frazier, Lisa; Anderson, Stephanie L.; Stanton, Robert; Gillette, Chris; Broedel-Zaugg, Kim; Yingling, Kevin</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Objective. To compare learning outcomes <span class="hlt">achieved</span> from a pharmaceutical calculations course taught in a traditional lecture (lecture model) and a flipped classroom (flipped model). Methods. Students were randomly assigned to the lecture model and the flipped model. Course instructors, content, assessments, and instructional time for both models were equivalent. Overall group performance and <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span> on a standardized assessment (Pcalc OSCE) were compared at six weeks and at six months post-course completion. Results. Student mean exam scores in the flipped model were higher than those in the lecture model at six weeks and six months later. Significantly more students <span class="hlt">passed</span> the OSCE the first time in the flipped model at six weeks; however, this effect was not maintained at six months. Conclusion. Within a 6 week course of study, use of a flipped classroom improves student pharmacy calculation skill <span class="hlt">achievement</span> relative to a traditional lecture andragogy. Further study is needed to determine if the effect is maintained over time. PMID:28630511</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23870444','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23870444"><span>Predictive validity of curriculum-based measurement and teacher <span class="hlt">ratings</span> of academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kettler, Ryan J; Albers, Craig A</p> <p>2013-08-01</p> <p>Two alternative universal screening approaches to identify students with early learning difficulties were examined, along with a combination of these approaches. These approaches, consisting of (a) curriculum-based measurement (CBM) and (b) teacher <span class="hlt">ratings</span> using Performance Screening Guides (PSGs), served as predictors of <span class="hlt">achievement</span> tests in reading and mathematics. Participants included 413 students in grades 1, 2, and 3 in Tennessee (n=118) and Wisconsin (n=295) who were divided into six subsamples defined by grade and state. Reading and mathematics <span class="hlt">achievement</span> tests with established psychometric properties were used as criteria within a concurrent and predictive validity framework. Across both <span class="hlt">achievement</span> areas, CBM probes shared more variance with criterion measures than did teacher <span class="hlt">ratings</span>, although teacher <span class="hlt">ratings</span> added incremental validity among most subsamples. PSGs tended to be more accurate for identifying students in need of assistance at a 1-month interval, whereas CBM probes were more accurate at a 6-month interval. Teachers indicated that (a) false negatives are more problematic than are false positives, (b) both screening methods are useful for identifying early learning difficulties, and (c) both screening methods are useful for identifying students in need of interventions. Collectively, these findings suggest that the two types of measures, when used together, yield valuable information about students who need assistance in reading and mathematics. Copyright © 2013 Society for the Study of School Psychology. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 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Upon surveying the capabilities and availabilities of such aircraft, the Proteus aircraft and the ALTAIR UAV appear to meet our criteria in terms of payload capabilities, flying altitude, and endurance. To support the repeat <span class="hlt">pass</span> deformation capability it is necessary to control flight track capability of the aircraft to be within a specified 10 m tube with a goal of 1 m. This requires real-time GPS control of the autopilot to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> these objectives that has not been demonstrated on these aircraft. Based on the Proteus and ALTAIR's altitude of 13.7 km (45,000 ft), we are designing a fully polarimetric L-band radar with 80 MHz bandwidth and a 16 km range swath. The radar will have an active electronic beam steering antenna to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> a Doppler centroid stability that is necessary for repeat-<span class="hlt">pass</span> interferometry. This paper presents some of the trade studies for the platform, instrument and the expected science.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5283742','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5283742"><span>Exploring Team <span class="hlt">Passing</span> Networks and Player Movement Dynamics in Youth Association Football</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Coutinho, Diogo; Santos, Sara; Lago-Penas, Carlos; Jiménez, Sergio; Sampaio, Jaime</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Understanding how youth football players base their game interactions may constitute a solid criterion for fine-tuning the training process and, ultimately, to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> better individual and team performances during competition. The present study aims to explore how <span class="hlt">passing</span> networks and positioning variables can be linked to the match outcome in youth elite association football. The participants included 44 male elite players from under-15 and under-17 age groups. A <span class="hlt">passing</span> network approach within positioning-derived variables was computed to identify the contributions of individual players for the overall team behaviour outcome during a simulated match. Results suggested that lower team <span class="hlt">passing</span> dependency for a given player (expressed by lower betweenness network centrality scores) and high intra-team well-connected <span class="hlt">passing</span> relations (expressed by higher closeness network centrality scores) were related to better outcomes. The correlation between the dyads’ positioning regularity and the <span class="hlt">passing</span> density showed a most likely higher correlation in under-15 (moderate effect), indicating a possible more dependence of the ball position rather than in the under-17 teams (small/unclear effects). Overall, this study emphasizes the potential of coupling notational analyses with spatial-temporal relations to produce a more functional and holistic understanding of teams’ sports performance. Also, the social network analysis allowed to reveal novel key determinants of collective performance. PMID:28141823</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010OptLE..48..182C','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010OptLE..48..182C"><span>Fourier transform profilometry (FTP) using an innovative band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter for accurate 3-D surface reconstruction</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Chen, Liang-Chia; Ho, Hsuan-Wei; Nguyen, Xuan-Loc</p> <p>2010-02-01</p> <p>This article presents a novel band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter for Fourier transform profilometry (FTP) for accurate 3-D surface reconstruction. FTP can be employed to obtain 3-D surface profiles by one-shot images to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> high-speed measurement. However, its measurement accuracy has been significantly influenced by the spectrum filtering process required to extract the phase information representing various surface heights. Using the commonly applied 2-D Hanning filter, the measurement errors could be up to 5-10% of the overall measuring height and it is unacceptable to various industrial application. To resolve this issue, the article proposes an elliptical band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter for extracting the spectral region possessing essential phase information for reconstructing accurate 3-D surface profiles. The elliptical band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter was developed and optimized to reconstruct 3-D surface models with improved measurement accuracy. Some experimental results verify that the accuracy can be effectively enhanced by using the elliptical filter. The accuracy improvement of 44.1% and 30.4% can be <span class="hlt">achieved</span> in 3-D and sphericity measurement, respectively, when the elliptical filter replaces the traditional filter as the band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filtering method. Employing the developed method, the maximum measured error can be kept within 3.3% of the overall measuring range.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29279975','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29279975"><span>Determining the Optimal Number of Core Needle Biopsy <span class="hlt">Passes</span> for Molecular Diagnostics.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Hoang, Nam S; Ge, Benjamin H; Pan, Lorraine Y; Ozawa, Michael G; Kong, Christina S; Louie, John D; Shah, Rajesh P</p> <p>2018-03-01</p> <p>The number of core biopsy <span class="hlt">passes</span> required for adequate next-generation sequencing is impacted by needle cut, needle gauge, and the type of tissue involved. This study evaluates diagnostic adequacy of core needle lung biopsies based on number of <span class="hlt">passes</span> and provides guidelines for other tissues based on simulated biopsies in ex vivo porcine organ tissues. The <span class="hlt">rate</span> of diagnostic adequacy for pathology and molecular testing from lung biopsy procedures was measured for eight operators pre-implementation (September 2012-October 2013) and post-implementation (December 2013-April 2014) of a standard protocol using 20-gauge side-cut needles for ten core biopsy <span class="hlt">passes</span> at a single academic hospital. Biopsy <span class="hlt">pass</span> volume was then estimated in ex vivo porcine muscle, liver, and kidney using side-cut devices at 16, 18, and 20 gauge and end-cut devices at 16 and 18 gauge to estimate minimum number of <span class="hlt">passes</span> required for adequate molecular testing. Molecular diagnostic adequacy increased from 69% (pre-implementation period) to 92% (post-implementation period) (p < 0.001) for lung biopsies. In porcine models, both 16-gauge end-cut and side-cut devices require one <span class="hlt">pass</span> to reach the validated volume threshold to ensure 99% adequacy for molecular characterization, while 18- and 20-gauge devices require 2-5 <span class="hlt">passes</span> depending on needle cut and tissue type. Use of 20-gauge side-cut core biopsy needles requires a significant number of <span class="hlt">passes</span> to ensure diagnostic adequacy for molecular testing across all tissue types. To ensure diagnostic adequacy for molecular testing, 16- and 18-gauge needles require markedly fewer <span class="hlt">passes</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27257441','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27257441"><span><span class="hlt">Passing</span> the Turing Test Does Not Mean the End of Humanity.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Warwick, Kevin; Shah, Huma</p> <p></p> <p>In this paper we look at the phenomenon that is the Turing test. We consider how Turing originally introduced his imitation game and discuss what this means in a practical scenario. Due to its popular appeal we also look into different representations of the test as indicated by numerous reviewers. The main emphasis here, however, is to consider what it actually means for a machine to <span class="hlt">pass</span> the Turing test and what importance this has, if any. In particular does it mean that, as Turing put it, a machine can "think". Specifically we consider claims that <span class="hlt">passing</span> the Turing test means that machines will have <span class="hlt">achieved</span> human-like intelligence and as a consequence the singularity will be upon us in the blink of an eye.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=tea+AND+set+AND+product+AND+design&id=ED518566','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=tea+AND+set+AND+product+AND+design&id=ED518566"><span>Differences in Reading and Math <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> among Students Who Are Hispanic, Limited English Proficient, or White: A Multi-Year Study</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Rojas-LeBouef, Ana M.</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>Purpose. The purpose of this study was to examine differences in academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span> among students who were Hispanic, Limited English Proficient (LEP), or White, using archival data from the Texas Education Agency's (TEA) Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS). Data examined were fifth grade reading and math <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span> from the 1993…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24013958','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24013958"><span>Addition by Subtraction: The Relation Between Dropout <span class="hlt">Rates</span> and School-Level Academic <span class="hlt">Achievement</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Glennie, Elizabeth; Bonneau, Kara; Vandellen, Michelle; Dodge, Kenneth A</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>Efforts to improve student <span class="hlt">achievement</span> should increase graduation <span class="hlt">rates</span>. However, work investigating the effects of student-level accountability has consistently demonstrated that increases in the standards for high school graduation are correlated with increases in dropout <span class="hlt">rates</span>. The most favored explanation for this finding is that high-stakes testing policies that mandate grade repetition and high school exit exams may be the tipping point for students who are already struggling academically. These extra demands may, in fact, push students out of school. This article examines two hypotheses regarding the relation between school-level accountability and dropout <span class="hlt">rates</span>. The first posits that improvements in school performance lead to improved success for everyone. If school-level accountability systems improve a school for all students, then the proportion of students performing at grade level increases, and the dropout <span class="hlt">rate</span> decreases. The second hypothesis posits that schools facing pressure to improve their overall accountability score may pursue this increase at the cost of other student outcomes, including dropout <span class="hlt">rate</span>. Our approach focuses on the dynamic relation between school-level academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span> and dropout <span class="hlt">rates</span> over time-that is, between one year's <span class="hlt">achievement</span> and the subsequent year's dropout <span class="hlt">rate</span>, and vice versa. This article employs longitudinal data of records on all students in North Carolina public schools over an 8-year period. Analyses employ fixed-effects models clustering schools and districts within years and controls each year for school size, percentage of students who were free/reduced-price lunch eligible, percentage of students who are ethnic minorities, and locale. This study finds partial evidence that improvements in school-level academic performance will lead to improvements (i.e., decreases) in school-level dropout <span class="hlt">rates</span>. Schools with improved performance saw decreased dropout <span class="hlt">rates</span> following these successes. However, we find</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27499148','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27499148"><span><span class="hlt">Achieving</span> low anastomotic leak <span class="hlt">rates</span> utilizing clinical perfusion assessment.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kream, Jacob; Ludwig, Kirk A; Ridolfi, Timothy J; Peterson, Carrie Y</p> <p>2016-10-01</p> <p>Anastomotic leak after colorectal resection increases morbidity, mortality, and in the setting of cancer, increases recurrences <span class="hlt">rates</span> and reduces survival odds. Recent reports suggest that fluorescence evaluation of perfusion after colorectal anastomosis creation is associated with low anastomotic leak <span class="hlt">rates</span> (1.4%). The purpose of this work was to evaluate whether a similar low anastomotic leak <span class="hlt">rate</span> after left-sided colorectal resections could be <span class="hlt">achieved</span> using standard assessment of blood flow to the bowel ends. We performed a retrospective chart review at an academic tertiary referral center, evaluating 317 consecutive patients who underwent a pelvic anastomosis after sigmoid colectomy, left colectomy, or low anterior resection. All operations were performed by a single surgeon from March 2008 to January 2015 with only standard clinical measures used to assess perfusion to the bowel ends. The primary outcome measure was the anastomotic leak <span class="hlt">rate</span> as diagnosed by clinical symptoms, exam, or routine imaging. The average patient age was 59.7 years with an average body mass index of 28.8 kg/m(2). Rectal cancer (128, 40.4%) was the most common indication for operation while hypertension (134, 42.3%) was the most common comorbidity. In total, 177 operations were laparoscopic (55.8%), 13 were reoperative resections (4.1%), and 108 were protected with a loop ileostomy (34.1%). Preoperative chemotherapy was administered to 25 patients (7.9%) while preoperative chemo/radiation was administered to 64 patients (20.2%). The anastomotic leak <span class="hlt">rate</span> was 1.6% (5/317). Our data suggests that standard, careful evaluation of adequate blood flow via inspection and confirmation of pulsatile blood flow to the bowel ends and meticulous construction of the colorectal or coloanal anastomoses can result in very low leak <span class="hlt">rates</span>, similar to the <span class="hlt">rate</span> reported when intraoperative imaging is used to assess perfusion. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017JSV...409...24Z','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017JSV...409...24Z"><span>Wavenumber-domain separation of rail contribution to <span class="hlt">pass</span>-by noise</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Zea, Elias; Manzari, Luca; Squicciarini, Giacomo; Feng, Leping; Thompson, David; Arteaga, Ines Lopez</p> <p>2017-11-01</p> <p>In order to counteract the problem of railway noise and its environmental impact, <span class="hlt">passing</span> trains in Europe must be tested in accordance to a noise legislation that demands the quantification of the noise generated by the vehicle alone. However, for frequencies between about 500 Hz and 1600 Hz, it has been found that a significant part of the measured noise is generated by the rail, which behaves like a distributed source and radiates plane waves as a result of the contact with the train's wheels. Thus the need arises for separating the rail contribution to the <span class="hlt">pass</span>-by noise in that particular frequency range. To this end, the present paper introduces a wavenumber-domain filtering technique, referred to as wave signature extraction, which requires a line microphone array parallel to the rail, and two accelerometers on the rail in the vertical and lateral direction. The novel contributions of this research are: (i) the introduction and application of wavenumber (or plane-wave) filters to <span class="hlt">pass</span>-by data measured with a microphone array located in the near-field of the rail, and (ii) the design of such filters without prior information of the structural properties of the rail. The latter is <span class="hlt">achieved</span> by recording the array pressure, as well as the rail vibrations with the accelerometers, before and after the train <span class="hlt">pass</span>-by. The performance of the proposed method is investigated with a set of <span class="hlt">pass</span>-by measurements performed in Germany. The results seem to be promising when compared to reference data from TWINS, and the largest discrepancies occur above 1600 Hz and are attributed to plane waves radiated by the rail that so far have not been accounted for in the design of the filters.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3763746','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3763746"><span>Addition by Subtraction: The Relation Between Dropout <span class="hlt">Rates</span> and School-Level Academic <span class="hlt">Achievement</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>GLENNIE, ELIZABETH; BONNEAU, KARA; VANDELLEN, MICHELLE; DODGE, KENNETH A.</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>Background/Context Efforts to improve student <span class="hlt">achievement</span> should increase graduation <span class="hlt">rates</span>. However, work investigating the effects of student-level accountability has consistently demonstrated that increases in the standards for high school graduation are correlated with increases in dropout <span class="hlt">rates</span>. The most favored explanation for this finding is that high-stakes testing policies that mandate grade repetition and high school exit exams may be the tipping point for students who are already struggling academically. These extra demands may, in fact, push students out of school. Purpose/Objective/Focus This article examines two hypotheses regarding the relation between school-level accountability and dropout <span class="hlt">rates</span>. The first posits that improvements in school performance lead to improved success for everyone. If school-level accountability systems improve a school for all students, then the proportion of students performing at grade level increases, and the dropout <span class="hlt">rate</span> decreases. The second hypothesis posits that schools facing pressure to improve their overall accountability score may pursue this increase at the cost of other student outcomes, including dropout <span class="hlt">rate</span>. Research Design Our approach focuses on the dynamic relation between school-level academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span> and dropout <span class="hlt">rates</span> over time—that is, between one year’s <span class="hlt">achievement</span> and the subsequent year’s dropout <span class="hlt">rate</span>, and vice versa. This article employs longitudinal data of records on all students in North Carolina public schools over an 8-year period. Analyses employ fixed-effects models clustering schools and districts within years and controls each year for school size, percentage of students who were free/reduced-price lunch eligible, percentage of students who are ethnic minorities, and locale. Findings/Results This study finds partial evidence that improvements in school-level academic performance will lead to improvements (i.e., decreases) in school-level dropout <span class="hlt">rates</span>. Schools with improved</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28788842','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28788842"><span><span class="hlt">Achievable</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> degradation of ultra-wideband coherent fiber communication systems due to stimulated Raman scattering.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Semrau, Daniel; Killey, Robert; Bayvel, Polina</p> <p>2017-06-12</p> <p>As the bandwidths of optical communication systems are increased to maximize channel capacity, the impact of stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) on the <span class="hlt">achievable</span> information <span class="hlt">rates</span> (AIR) in ultra-wideband coherent WDM systems becomes significant, and is investigated in this work, for the first time. By modifying the GN-model to account for SRS, it is possible to derive a closed-form expression that predicts the optical signal-to-noise ratio of all channels at the receiver for bandwidths of up to 15 THz, which is in excellent agreement with numerical calculations. It is shown that, with fixed modulation and coding <span class="hlt">rate</span>, SRS leads to a drop of approximately 40% in <span class="hlt">achievable</span> information <span class="hlt">rates</span> for bandwidths higher than 15 THz. However, if adaptive modulation and coding <span class="hlt">rates</span> are applied across the entire spectrum, this AIR reduction can be limited to only 10%.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018PhPl...25d3108W','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018PhPl...25d3108W"><span>Simulation of double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> stimulated Raman backscattering</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Wu, Z.; Chen, Q.; Morozov, A.; Suckewer, S.</p> <p>2018-04-01</p> <p>Experiments on Stimulated Raman Backscattering (SRBS) in plasma have demonstrated significantly higher energy conversion in a double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> amplifier where the laser pulses go through the plasma twice compared with a single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> amplifier with double the plasma length of a single <span class="hlt">pass</span>. In this paper, the improvement in understanding recent experimental results is presented by considering quite in detail the effects of plasma heating on the modeling of SRBS. Our simulation results show that the low efficiency of single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> amplifiers can be attributed to Landau damping and the frequency shift of Langmuir waves. In double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> amplifiers, these issues can be avoided, to some degree, because pump-induced heating could be reduced, while the plasma cools down between the <span class="hlt">passes</span>. Therefore, double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> amplifiers yield considerably enhanced energy transfer from the pump to the seed, hence the output pulse intensity.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5276999','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5276999"><span>Cognitive, Parent and Teacher <span class="hlt">Rating</span> Measures of Executive Functioning: Shared and Unique Influences on School <span class="hlt">Achievement</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Dekker, Marielle C.; Ziermans, Tim B.; Spruijt, Andrea M.; Swaab, Hanna</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Very little is known about the relative influence of cognitive performance-based executive functioning (EF) measures and behavioral EF <span class="hlt">ratings</span> in explaining differences in children's school <span class="hlt">achievement</span>. This study examined the shared and unique influence of these different EF measures on math and spelling outcome for a sample of 84 first and second graders. Parents and teachers completed the Behavior <span class="hlt">Rating</span> Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF), and children were tested with computer-based performance tests from the Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks (ANT). Mixed-model hierarchical regression analyses, including intelligence level and age, showed that cognitive performance and teacher's <span class="hlt">ratings</span> of working memory and shifting concurrently explained differences in spelling. However, teacher's behavioral EF <span class="hlt">ratings</span> did not explain any additional variance in math outcome above cognitive EF performance. Parent's behavioral EF <span class="hlt">ratings</span> did not add any unique information for either outcome measure. This study provides support for the ecological validity of performance- and teacher <span class="hlt">rating</span>-based EF measures, and shows that both measures could have a complementary role in identifying EF processes underlying spelling <span class="hlt">achievement</span> problems. The early identification of strengths and weaknesses of a child's working memory and shifting capabilities, might help teachers to broaden their range of remedial intervention options to optimize school <span class="hlt">achievement</span>. PMID:28194121</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4939530','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4939530"><span>Relationship between High School Mathematics Grade and Number of Attempts Required to <span class="hlt">Pass</span> the Medication Calculation Test in Nurse Education: An Explorative Study</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Alteren, Johanne; Nerdal, Lisbeth</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>In Norwegian nurse education, students are required to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> a perfect score in a medication calculation test before undertaking their first practice period during the second semester. <span class="hlt">Passing</span> the test is a challenge, and students often require several attempts. Adverse events in medication administration can be related to poor mathematical skills. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between high school mathematics grade and the number of attempts required to <span class="hlt">pass</span> the medication calculation test in nurse education. The study used an exploratory design. The participants were 90 students enrolled in a bachelor’s nursing program. They completed a self-report questionnaire, and statistical analysis was performed. The results provided no basis for the conclusion that a statistical relationship existed between high school mathematics grade and number of attempts required to <span class="hlt">pass</span> the medication calculation test. Regardless of their grades in mathematics, 43% of the students <span class="hlt">passed</span> the medication calculation test on the first attempt. All of the students who had <span class="hlt">achieved</span> grade 5 had <span class="hlt">passed</span> by the third attempt. High grades in mathematics were not crucial to <span class="hlt">passing</span> the medication calculation test. Nonetheless, the grade may be important in ensuring a <span class="hlt">pass</span> within fewer attempts. PMID:27417767</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20010071842','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20010071842"><span>Message <span class="hlt">Passing</span> vs. Shared Address Space on a Cluster of SMPs</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Shan, Hongzhang; Singh, Jaswinder Pal; Oliker, Leonid; Biswas, Rupak</p> <p>2000-01-01</p> <p>The convergence of scalable computer architectures using clusters of PCs (or PC-SMPs) with commodity networking has become an attractive platform for high end scientific computing. Currently, message-<span class="hlt">passing</span> and shared address space (SAS) are the two leading programming paradigms for these systems. Message-<span class="hlt">passing</span> has been standardized with MPI, and is the most common and mature programming approach. However message-<span class="hlt">passing</span> code development can be extremely difficult, especially for irregular structured computations. SAS offers substantial ease of programming, but may suffer from performance limitations due to poor spatial locality, and high protocol overhead. In this paper, we compare the performance of and programming effort, required for six applications under both programming models on a 32 CPU PC-SMP cluster. Our application suite consists of codes that typically do not exhibit high efficiency under shared memory programming. due to their high communication to computation ratios and complex communication patterns. Results indicate that SAS can <span class="hlt">achieve</span> about half the parallel efficiency of MPI for most of our applications: however, on certain classes of problems SAS performance is competitive with MPI. We also present new algorithms for improving the PC cluster performance of MPI collective operations.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1175413','DOE-PATENT-XML'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1175413"><span>Two antenna, two <span class="hlt">pass</span> interferometric synthetic aperture radar</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/doepatents">DOEpatents</a></p> <p>Martinez, Ana; Doerry, Armin W.; Bickel, Douglas L.</p> <p>2005-06-28</p> <p>A multi-antenna, multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> IFSAR mode utilizing data driven alignment of multiple independent <span class="hlt">passes</span> can combine the scaling accuracy of a two-antenna, one-<span class="hlt">pass</span> IFSAR mode with the height-noise performance of a one-antenna, two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> IFSAR mode. A two-antenna, two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> IFSAR mode can accurately estimate the larger antenna baseline from the data itself and reduce height-noise, allowing for more accurate information about target ground position locations and heights. The two-antenna, two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> IFSAR mode can use coarser IFSAR data to estimate the larger antenna baseline. Multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> IFSAR can be extended to more than two (2) <span class="hlt">passes</span>, thereby allowing true three-dimensional radar imaging from stand-off aircraft and satellite platforms.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018MS%26E..322b2029X','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018MS%26E..322b2029X"><span>A Wide Band Absorbing Material Design Using Band-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Frequency Selective Surface</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Xu, Yonggang; Xu, Qiang; Liu, Ting; Zheng, Dianliang; Zhou, Li</p> <p>2018-03-01</p> <p>Based on the high frequency advantage characteristics of the Fe based absorbing coating, a method for designing the structure of broadband absorbing structure by using frequency selective surface (FSS) is proposed. According to the transmission and reflection characteristic of the different size FSS structure, the frequency variation characteristic was simulated. Secondly, the genetic algorithm was used to optimize the high frequency broadband absorbing materials, including the single and double magnetic layer material. Finally, the absorbing characteristics in iron layer were analyzed as the band <span class="hlt">pass</span> FSS structure was embedded, the results showed that the band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> FSS had the influence on widening the absorbing frequency. As the FSS was set as the bottom layer, it was effective to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> the good absorbing property in low frequency and the high frequency absorbing performance was not weakened, because the band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> FSS led the low frequency absorption and the high frequency shielding effect. The results of this paper are of guiding significance for designing and manufacturing the broadband absorbing materials.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20080005132','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20080005132"><span><span class="hlt">Pass</span>-transistor very large scale integration</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Maki, Gary K. (Inventor); Bhatia, Prakash R. (Inventor)</p> <p>2004-01-01</p> <p>Logic elements are provided that permit reductions in layout size and avoidance of hazards. Such logic elements may be included in libraries of logic cells. A logical function to be implemented by the logic element is decomposed about logical variables to identify factors corresponding to combinations of the logical variables and their complements. A <span class="hlt">pass</span> transistor network is provided for implementing the <span class="hlt">pass</span> network function in accordance with this decomposition. The <span class="hlt">pass</span> transistor network includes ordered arrangements of <span class="hlt">pass</span> transistors that correspond to the combinations of variables and complements resulting from the logical decomposition. The logic elements may act as selection circuits and be integrated with memory and buffer elements.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19012626','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19012626"><span>Living in the country and studying in the city. The art of <span class="hlt">passing</span> exams and remaining sane.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Grant, Cameron C; Pinnock, Ralph; Asher, M Innes; Sullivan, Michael James</p> <p>2008-10-01</p> <p>Doctors working in smaller centres have fewer resources available to help them <span class="hlt">pass</span> the specialist examination components of their training. To describe the delivery of a teaching programme that helps paediatricians in training in both peripheral and regional centres in New Zealand (NZ) to successfully prepare for their specialist written examinations. The teaching programme was initially developed for paediatricians in training in Auckland and then developed into a national teaching resource. Real-time visual and auditory communication among the various teaching sites was established by the NZ Telepaediatric Service. The sessions were also available for subsequent review, initially as a DVD recording or via a Telepaediatric service videoconferencing unit and, since 2007, as a webcast. In association with the development of this teaching programme, the percentage <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> for the paediatric specialist examinations has increased significantly for those exam candidates that access the teaching sessions remotely from other NZ centres (60% vs. 82%, chi(1)(2) = 4.28, P = 0.04). Between 80 and 90% of NZ candidates now <span class="hlt">pass</span> the examination. In comparison, the <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> for Australian candidates sitting the identical examination remains between 60 and 70%. Telepaediatrics has enabled interactive sessions to be conducted with students in peripheral and the other regional centres as well as those attending in person in Auckland. Its development has enabled examination <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span> in smaller centres to increase.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008JNuM..383...63S','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008JNuM..383...63S"><span>Fabrication of seamless calandria tubes by cold pilgering route using 3-<span class="hlt">pass</span> and 2-<span class="hlt">pass</span> schedules</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Saibaba, N.</p> <p>2008-12-01</p> <p>Calandria tube is a large diameter, extremely thin walled zirconium alloy tube which has diameter to wall thickness ratio as high as 90-95. Such tubes are conventionally produced by the 'welded route', which involves extrusion of slabs followed by a series of hot and cold rolling <span class="hlt">passes</span>, intermediate anneals, press forming of sheets into circular shape and closing the gap by TIG welding. Though pilgering is a well established process for the fabrication of seamless tubes, production of extremely thin walled tubes offers several challenges during pilgering. Nuclear fuel complex (NFC), Hyderabad, has successfully developed a process for the production of Zircaloy-4 calandria tubes by adopting the 'seamless route' which involves hot extrusion of mother blanks followed by three-<span class="hlt">pass</span> pilgering or two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> pilgering schedules. This paper deals with standardization of the seamless route processes for fabrication of calandria tubes, comparison between the tubes produced by 2-<span class="hlt">pass</span> and 3-<span class="hlt">pass</span> pilgering schedules, role of ultrasonic test charts for control of process parameters, development of new testing methods for burst testing and other properties.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_5");'>5</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_6");'>6</a></li> <li class="active"><span>7</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_8");'>8</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_9");'>9</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_7 --> <div id="page_8" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_6");'>6</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_7");'>7</a></li> <li class="active"><span>8</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_9");'>9</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_10");'>10</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="141"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017NJPh...19g2001R','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017NJPh...19g2001R"><span>Belief propagation decoding of quantum channels by <span class="hlt">passing</span> quantum messages</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Renes, Joseph M.</p> <p>2017-07-01</p> <p>The belief propagation (BP) algorithm is a powerful tool in a wide range of disciplines from statistical physics to machine learning to computational biology, and is ubiquitous in decoding classical error-correcting codes. The algorithm works by <span class="hlt">passing</span> messages between nodes of the factor graph associated with the code and enables efficient decoding of the channel, in some cases even up to the Shannon capacity. Here we construct the first BP algorithm which <span class="hlt">passes</span> quantum messages on the factor graph and is capable of decoding the classical-quantum channel with pure state outputs. This gives explicit decoding circuits whose number of gates is quadratic in the code length. We also show that this decoder can be modified to work with polar codes for the pure state channel and as part of a decoder for transmitting quantum information over the amplitude damping channel. These represent the first explicit capacity-<span class="hlt">achieving</span> decoders for non-Pauli channels.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://www.achp.gov/news0116.html','SCIGOVWS'); return false;" href="http://www.achp.gov/news0116.html"><span>ACHP | News | Legislation <span class="hlt">Passes</span> Senate</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.science.gov/aboutsearch.html">Science.gov Websites</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Search skip specific nav links Home arrow News arrow <em>Legislation</em> <span class="hlt">Passes</span> Senate Secretary Kempthorne continue historic preservation programs founded by each of the past two First Ladies in <em>legislation</em> <span class="hlt">passed</span> Hillary Clinton. "Bipartisan approval of this <em>legislation</em> by an overwhelming margin reflects the</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018SPJCE..13...29C','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018SPJCE..13...29C"><span>Possibilities of the fish <span class="hlt">pass</span> restoration</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Čubanová, Lea</p> <p>2018-03-01</p> <p>According to the new elaborated methodology of the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic: Identification of the appropriate fish <span class="hlt">pass</span> types according to water body typology (2015) each barrier on the river must be passable. On the barriers or structures without fish <span class="hlt">passes</span> new ones should be design and built and on some water structures with existed but nonfunctional fish <span class="hlt">passes</span> must be realized reconstruction or restoration of such objects. Assessment should be done in terms of the existing migratory fish fauna and hydraulic conditions. Fish fauna requirements resulting from the ichthyological research of the river section with barrier. Hydraulic conditions must than fulfil these requirements inside the fish <span class="hlt">pass</span> body.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19890010082','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19890010082"><span>On sampling band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> signals</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Sadr, R.; Shahshahani, M.</p> <p>1989-01-01</p> <p>Four techniques for uniform sampling of band-bass signals are examined. The in-phase and quadrature components of the band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> signal are computed in terms of the samples of the original band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> signal. The relative implementation merits of these techniques are discussed with reference to the Deep Space Network (DSN).</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5774193','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5774193"><span>Pharmacy Residency School-wide Match <span class="hlt">Rates</span> and Modifiable Predictors in ACPE-accredited Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Whittaker, Alana; Shan, Guogen</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Objective. To analyze the modifiable predictors of institution-wide residency match <span class="hlt">rates</span>. Methods. This was a retrospective analysis of colleges and schools of pharmacy data and school-wide PGY-1 pharmacy residency match <span class="hlt">rates</span> for 2013 through 2015. Independent variables included NAPLEX <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span>, history of ACPE probation, NIH funding, academic health center affiliation, dual-degree availability, program length, admit-to-applicant ratio, class size, tuition, student-driven research, clinically focused academic tracks, residency affiliation, U.S. News & World Report rankings, and minority enrollment. Results. In a repeated measures model, predictors of match results were NAPLEX <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span>, class size, academic health center affiliation, admit-to-applicant ratio, U.S. News & World Report rankings, and minority enrollment. Conclusion. Indicators of student <span class="hlt">achievement</span>, college/school reputation, affiliations, and class demographics were significant predictors of institution-wide residency match <span class="hlt">rates</span>. Further research is needed to understand how changes in these factors may influence overall match <span class="hlt">rates</span>. PMID:29367773</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29367773','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29367773"><span>Pharmacy Residency School-wide Match <span class="hlt">Rates</span> and Modifiable Predictors in ACPE-accredited Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Whittaker, Alana; Smith, Katherine P; Shan, Guogen</p> <p>2017-12-01</p> <p>Objective. To analyze the modifiable predictors of institution-wide residency match <span class="hlt">rates</span>. Methods. This was a retrospective analysis of colleges and schools of pharmacy data and school-wide PGY-1 pharmacy residency match <span class="hlt">rates</span> for 2013 through 2015. Independent variables included NAPLEX <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span>, history of ACPE probation, NIH funding, academic health center affiliation, dual-degree availability, program length, admit-to-applicant ratio, class size, tuition, student-driven research, clinically focused academic tracks, residency affiliation, U.S. News & World Report rankings, and minority enrollment. Results. In a repeated measures model, predictors of match results were NAPLEX <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span>, class size, academic health center affiliation, admit-to-applicant ratio, U.S. News & World Report rankings, and minority enrollment. Conclusion. Indicators of student <span class="hlt">achievement</span>, college/school reputation, affiliations, and class demographics were significant predictors of institution-wide residency match <span class="hlt">rates</span>. Further research is needed to understand how changes in these factors may influence overall match <span class="hlt">rates</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3613129','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3613129"><span>Time Line for Noncopers to <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Return-to-Sports Criteria After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Hartigan, Erin H.; Axe, Michael J.; Snyder-Mackler, Lynn</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>STUDY DESIGN Randomized clinical trial. OBJECTIVES Determine effective interventions for improving readiness to return to sports post-operatively in patients with complete, unilateral, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture who do not compensate well after the injury (noncopers). Specifically, we compared the effects of 2 preoperative interventions on quadriceps strength and functional outcomes. BACKGROUND The percentage of athletes who return to sports after ACL reconstruction varies considerably, possibly due to differential responses after acute ACL rupture and different management. Prognostic data for noncopers following ACL reconstruction is absent in the literature. METHODS Forty noncopers were randomly assigned to receive either progressive quadriceps strength-training exercises (STR group) or perturbation training in conjunction with strength-training exercises (PERT group) for 10 preoperative rehabilitation sessions. Postoperative rehabilitation was similar between groups. Data on quadriceps strength indices [(involved limb/uninvolved limb force) ×100], 4 hop score indices, and 2 self-report questionnaires were collected preoperatively and 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively. Mann-Whitney U tests were used to compare functional differences between the groups. Chi-square tests were used to compare frequencies of <span class="hlt">passing</span> functional criteria and reasons for differences in performance between groups postoperatively. RESULTS Functional outcomes were not different between groups, except a greater number of patients in the PERT group <span class="hlt">achieved</span> global <span class="hlt">rating</span> scores (current knee function expressed as a percentage of overall knee function prior to injury) necessary to <span class="hlt">pass</span> return-to-sports criteria 6 and 12 months after surgery. Mean scores for each functional outcome met return-to-sports criteria 6 and 12 months postoperatively. Frequency counts of individual data, however, indicated that 5% of noncopers <span class="hlt">passed</span> RTS criteria at 3, 48% at 6, and 78% at 12 months</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20195019','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20195019"><span>Time line for noncopers to <span class="hlt">pass</span> return-to-sports criteria after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Hartigan, Erin H; Axe, Michael J; Snyder-Mackler, Lynn</p> <p>2010-03-01</p> <p>Randomized clinical trial. Determine effective interventions for improving readiness to return to sports postoperatively in patients with complete, unilateral, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture who do not compensate well after the injury (noncopers). Specifically, we compared the effects of 2 preoperative interventions on quadriceps strength and functional outcomes. The percentage of athletes who return to sports after ACL reconstruction varies considerably, possibly due to differential responses after acute ACL rupture and different management. Prognostic data for noncopers following ACL reconstruction is absent in the literature. Forty noncopers were randomly assigned to receive either progressive quadriceps strength-training exercises (STR group) or perturbation training in conjunction with strength-training exercises (PERT group) for 10 preoperative rehabilitation sessions. Postoperative rehabilitation was similar between groups. Data on quadriceps strength indices [(involved limb/uninvolved limb force) x 100], 4 hop score indices, and 2 self-report questionnaires were collected preoperatively and 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively. Mann-Whitney U tests were used to compare functional differences between the groups. Chi-square tests were used to compare frequencies of <span class="hlt">passing</span> functional criteria and reasons for differences in performance between groups postoperatively. Functional outcomes were not different between groups, except a greater number of patients in the PERT group <span class="hlt">achieved</span> global <span class="hlt">rating</span> scores (current knee function expressed as a percentage of overall knee function prior to injury) necessary to <span class="hlt">pass</span> return-to-sports criteria 6 and 12 months after surgery. Mean scores for each functional outcome met return-to-sports criteria 6 and 12 months postoperatively. Frequency counts of individual data, however, indicated that 5% of noncopers <span class="hlt">passed</span> RTS criteria at 3, 48% at 6, and 78% at 12 months after surgery. Functional outcomes suggest that a</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018QuEle..48..363V','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018QuEle..48..363V"><span>Calculation of single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> gain for laser ceramics with losses</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Vatnik, S. M.</p> <p>2018-04-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Rate</span> equations describing the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> gain in an active medium with losses are analytically solved. The found relations illustrate the dependences of the amplification efficiency of Nd : YAG ceramics on the pump power density and specific losses. It is concluded that specific losses can be estimated from comparative measurements of unsaturated and saturated gains.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AIPC.1868c0006P','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AIPC.1868c0006P"><span>The effect of inquiry-flipped classroom model toward students' <span class="hlt">achievement</span> on chemical reaction <span class="hlt">rate</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Paristiowati, Maria; Fitriani, Ella; Aldi, Nurul Hanifah</p> <p>2017-08-01</p> <p>The aim of this research is to find out the effect of Inquiry-Flipped Classroom Models toward Students' <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> on Chemical Reaction <span class="hlt">Rate</span> topic. This study was conducted at SMA Negeri 3 Tangerang in Eleventh Graders. The Quasi Experimental Method with Non-equivalent Control Group design was implemented in this study. 72 students as the sample was selected by purposive sampling. Students in experimental group were learned through inquiry-flipped classroom model. Meanwhile, in control group, students were learned through guided inquiry learning model. Based on the data analysis, it can be seen that there is significant difference in the result of the average <span class="hlt">achievement</span> of the students. The average <span class="hlt">achievement</span> of the students in inquiry-flipped classroom model was 83,44 and the average <span class="hlt">achievement</span> of the students in guided inquiry learning model was 74,06. It can be concluded that the students' <span class="hlt">achievement</span> with inquiry-flipped classroom better than guided inquiry. The difference of students' <span class="hlt">achievement</span> were significant through t-test which is tobs 3.056 > ttable 1.994 (α = 0.005).</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5503366','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5503366"><span>Ductility Improvement of an AZ61 Magnesium Alloy through Two-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Submerged Friction Stir Processing</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Luo, Xicai; Cao, Genghua; Zhang, Wen; Qiu, Cheng; Zhang, Datong</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Friction stir processing (FSP) has been considered as a novel technique to refine the grain size and homogenize the microstructure of metallic materials. In this study, two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> FSP was conducted under water to enhance the cooling <span class="hlt">rate</span> during processing, and an AZ61 magnesium alloy with fine-grained and homogeneous microstructure was prepared through this method. Compared to the as-cast material, one-<span class="hlt">pass</span> FSP resulted in grain refinement and the β-Mg17Al12 phase was broken into small particles. Using a smaller stirring tool and an overlapping ratio of 100%, a finer and more uniform microstructure with an average grain size of 4.6 μm was obtained through two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> FSP. The two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> FSP resulted in a significant improvement in elongation of 37.2% ± 4.3%, but a slight decrease in strength compared with one-<span class="hlt">pass</span> FSP alloy. Besides the microstructure refinement, the texture evolution in the stir zone is also considered responsible for the ductility improvement. PMID:28772614</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApOpt..50.4805K','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApOpt..50.4805K"><span>Improved multiple-<span class="hlt">pass</span> Raman spectrometer</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Kc, Utsav; Silver, Joel A.; Hovde, David C.; Varghese, Philip L.</p> <p>2011-08-01</p> <p>An improved Raman gain spectrometer for flame measurements of gas temperature and species concentrations is described. This instrument uses a multiple-<span class="hlt">pass</span> optical cell to enhance the incident light intensity in the measurement volume. The Raman signal is 83 times larger than from a single <span class="hlt">pass</span>, and the Raman signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in room-temperature air of 153 is an improvement over that from a single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> cell by a factor of 9.3 when the cell is operated with 100 <span class="hlt">passes</span> and the signal is integrated over 20 laser shots. The SNR improvement with the multipass cell is even higher for flame measurements at atmospheric pressure, because detector readout noise is more significant for single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> measurements when the gas density is lower. Raman scattering is collected and dispersed in a spectrograph with a transmission grating and recorded with a fast gated CCD array detector to help eliminate flame interferences. The instrument is used to record spontaneous Raman spectra from N2, CO2, O2, and CO in a methane--air flame. Curve fits of the recorded Raman spectra to detailed simulations of nitrogen spectra are used to determine the flame temperature from the shapes of the spectral signatures and from the ratio of the total intensities of the Stokes and anti-Stokes signals. The temperatures measured are in good agreement with radiation-corrected thermocouple measurements for a range of equivalence ratios.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=epilepsy+AND+psychology&pg=5&id=EJ526090','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=epilepsy+AND+psychology&pg=5&id=EJ526090"><span>Academic <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> and Behavioral <span class="hlt">Ratings</span> in Children with Absence and Complex Partial Epilepsy.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Williams, Jane; And Others</p> <p>1996-01-01</p> <p>Assessment of 84 children diagnosed with controlled or uncontrolled complex partial or absence seizures but no documented learning or emotional disorders found no influence of seizure type on <span class="hlt">achievement</span> test scores or behavioral <span class="hlt">ratings</span>. A main effect was found for degree of control, with poorly controlled seizures correlating with lower reading…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2598392','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2598392"><span>Single <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Streaming BLAST on FPGAs*†</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Herbordt, Martin C.; Model, Josh; Sukhwani, Bharat; Gu, Yongfeng; VanCourt, Tom</p> <p>2008-01-01</p> <p>Approximate string matching is fundamental to bioinformatics and has been the subject of numerous FPGA acceleration studies. We address issues with respect to FPGA implementations of both BLAST- and dynamic-programming- (DP) based methods. Our primary contribution is a new algorithm for emulating the seeding and extension phases of BLAST. This operates in a single <span class="hlt">pass</span> through a database at streaming <span class="hlt">rate</span>, and with no preprocessing other than loading the query string. Moreover, it emulates parameters turned to maximum possible sensitivity with no slowdown. While current DP-based methods also operate at streaming <span class="hlt">rate</span>, generating results can be cumbersome. We address this with a new structure for data extraction. We present results from several implementations showing order of magnitude acceleration over serial reference code. A simple extension assures compatibility with NCBI BLAST. PMID:19081828</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-11-05/pdf/2010-27991.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-11-05/pdf/2010-27991.pdf"><span>75 FR 68347 - Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Liquefaction LLC, and Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> LNG, L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an...</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-11-05</p> <p>... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PF10-24-000] Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Liquefaction LLC, and Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> LNG, L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Planned Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Liquefaction Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues October 29, 2010...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862815','DOE-PATENT-XML'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862815"><span>Multiple <span class="hlt">pass</span> laser amplifier system</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/doepatents">DOEpatents</a></p> <p>Brueckner, Keith A.; Jorna, Siebe; Moncur, N. Kent</p> <p>1977-01-01</p> <p>A laser amplification method for increasing the energy extraction efficiency from laser amplifiers while reducing the energy flux that <span class="hlt">passes</span> through a flux limited system which includes apparatus for decomposing a linearly polarized light beam into multiple components, <span class="hlt">passing</span> the components through an amplifier in delayed time sequence and recombining the amplified components into an in phase linearly polarized beam.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5624739-low-pass-filtering-noisy-field-schlumberger-sounding-curves-part-ii-application','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5624739-low-pass-filtering-noisy-field-schlumberger-sounding-curves-part-ii-application"><span>Low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filtering of noisy field Schlumberger sounding curves. Part II: Application</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Ghosh, N.; Wadhwa, R.S.; Shrotri, B.S.</p> <p>1986-02-01</p> <p>The basic principles of the application of the linear system theory for smoothing noise-degraded d.c. geoelectrical sounding curves were recently established by Patella. A field Schlumberger sounding is presented to demonstrate first their application and validity. To <span class="hlt">achieve</span> this purpose, firstly it is pointed out that the required smoothing or low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filtering can be considered as an intrinsic property of the transformation of original Schlumberger sounding curves into pole-pole (two-electrode) curves. Then the authors sketch a numerical algorithm to perform the transformation, opportunely modified from a known procedure for transforming dipole diagrams into Schlumberger ones. Finally they show a fieldmore » example with the double aim of demonstrating (i) the high quality of the low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filtering, and (ii) the reliability of the transformed pole-pole curve as far as quantitative interpretation is concerned.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20349','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20349"><span>Bozeman <span class="hlt">Pass</span> post-fencing wildlife monitoring.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-12-01</p> <p>The Bozeman <span class="hlt">Pass</span> transportation corridor between Bozeman and Livingston, Montana, includes Interstate 90 (I-90), frontage roads, : and a railroad. The highway was a suspected barrier and hazard to animal movement in the Bozeman <span class="hlt">Pass</span> area, which is co...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-06-13/pdf/2013-14061.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-06-13/pdf/2013-14061.pdf"><span>78 FR 35625 - Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Liquefaction Expansion, LLC; Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Liquefaction, LLC; Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> LNG, L.P...</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-06-13</p> <p>... Pipeline, L.P.: Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Planned Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Liquefaction Expansion Project and Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline Expansion Project, Request for Comments on... Expansion Project (SPLE Project) and the Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P. (CCTPL) Chenier Creole Trail...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017SPIE10206E..03H','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017SPIE10206E..03H"><span>Digital modulation and <span class="hlt">achievable</span> information <span class="hlt">rates</span> of thru-body haptic communications</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Hanisch, Natalie; Pierobon, Massimiliano</p> <p>2017-05-01</p> <p>The ever increasing biocompatibility and pervasive nature of wearable and implantable devices demand novel sustainable solutions to realize their connectivity, which can impact broad application scenarios such as in the defense, biomedicine, and entertainment fields. Where wireless electromagnetic communications are facing challenges such as device miniaturization, energy scarcity, limited range, and possibility of interception, solutions not only inspired but also based on natural communication means might result into valid alternatives. In this paper, a communication paradigm where digital information is propagated through the nervous system is proposed and analyzed on the basis of <span class="hlt">achievable</span> information <span class="hlt">rates</span>. In particular, this paradigm is based on an analytical framework where the response of a system based on haptic (tactile) information transmission and ElectroEncephaloGraphy (EEG)-based reception is modeled and characterized. Computational neuroscience models of the somatosensory signal representation in the brain, coupled with models of the generation and propagation of somatosensory stimulation from skin mechanoreceptors, are employed in this paper to provide a proof-of-concept evaluation of <span class="hlt">achievable</span> performance in encoding information bits into tactile stimulation, and decoding them from the recorded brain activity. Based on these models, the system is simulated and the resulting data are utilized to train a Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifier, which is finally used to provide a proof-of-concept validation of the system performance in terms of information <span class="hlt">rates</span> against bit error probability at the reception.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_6");'>6</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_7");'>7</a></li> <li class="active"><span>8</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_9");'>9</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_10");'>10</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_8 --> <div id="page_9" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_7");'>7</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_8");'>8</a></li> <li class="active"><span>9</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_10");'>10</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_11");'>11</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="161"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.afdc.energy.gov/fueleconomy/animations/hybrids/hybrid/hybridpassing.html','SCIGOVWS'); return false;" href="https://www.afdc.energy.gov/fueleconomy/animations/hybrids/hybrid/hybridpassing.html"><span>Hybrid: <span class="hlt">Passing</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.science.gov/aboutsearch.html">Science.gov Websites</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>accelerating or when additional power is needed, the gasoline engine and electric motor <em>are</em> both used to propel . The car is <span class="hlt">passing</span> another vehicle. There <em>are</em> red arrows flowing from the gasoline engine to the front wheels. There <em>are</em> blue arrows flowing from the battery to the electric engine to the front wheels. Main</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=learning+AND+disabled+AND+students+AND+reading+AND+comprehension&pg=5&id=EJ402496','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=learning+AND+disabled+AND+students+AND+reading+AND+comprehension&pg=5&id=EJ402496"><span>Comparison of Teacher-<span class="hlt">Rated</span> <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> Levels of Behaviorally Disordered, Learning Disabled, and Nonhandicapped Adolescents.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Luebke, Jerry; And Others</p> <p>1989-01-01</p> <p>Teacher <span class="hlt">ratings</span> on reading recognition, reading comprehension, arithmetic, and written expression revealed that behaviorally disordered and learning-disabled adolescents (N=200) were seen as performing significantly below expected levels of <span class="hlt">achievement</span>. Differences between behaviorally disordered and learning-disabled students appeared to depend…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22545155-su-correlation-study-gamma-passing-rates-prostate-imrt-plans','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22545155-su-correlation-study-gamma-passing-rates-prostate-imrt-plans"><span>SU-E-T-20: A Correlation Study of 2D and 3D Gamma <span class="hlt">Passing</span> <span class="hlt">Rates</span> for Prostate IMRT Plans</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Zhang, D; Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong; Wang, B</p> <p>2015-06-15</p> <p>Purpose: To investigate the correlation between the two-dimensional gamma <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> (2D %GP) and three-dimensional gamma <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> (3D %GP) in prostate IMRT quality assurance. Methods: Eleven prostate IMRT plans were randomly selected from the clinical database and were used to obtain dose distributions in the phantom and patient. Three types of delivery errors (MLC bank sag errors, central MLC errors and monitor unit errors) were intentionally introduced to modify the clinical plans through an in-house Matlab program. This resulted in 187 modified plans. The 2D %GP and 3D %GP were analyzed using different dose-difference and distance-toagreement (1%-1mm, 2%-2mm andmore » 3%-3mm) and 20% dose threshold. The 2D %GP and 3D %GP were then compared not only for the whole region, but also for the PTVs and critical structures using the statistical Pearson’s correlation coefficient (γ). Results: For different delivery errors, the average comparison of 2D %GP and 3D %GP showed different conclusions. The statistical correlation coefficients between 2D %GP and 3D %GP for the whole dose distribution showed that except for 3%/3mm criterion, 2D %GP and 3D %GP of 1%/1mm criterion and 2%/2mm criterion had strong correlations (Pearson’s γ value >0.8). Compared with the whole region, the correlations of 2D %GP and 3D %GP for PTV were better (the γ value for 1%/1mm, 2%/2mm and 3%/3mm criterion was 0.959, 0.931 and 0.855, respectively). However for the rectum, there was no correlation between 2D %GP and 3D %GP. Conclusion: For prostate IMRT, the correlation between 2D %GP and 3D %GP for the PTV is better than that for normal structures. The lower dose-difference and DTA criterion shows less difference between 2D %GP and 3D %GP. Other factors such as the dosimeter characteristics and TPS algorithm bias may also influence the correlation between 2D %GP and 3D %GP.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014GML....34..457M','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014GML....34..457M"><span>Late Quaternary history of contourite drifts and variations in Labrador Current flow, Flemish <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, offshore eastern Canada</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Marshall, Nicole R.; Piper, David J. W.; Saint-Ange, Francky; Campbell, D. Calvin</p> <p>2014-10-01</p> <p>Contourite drifts of alternating sand and mud, shaped by the Labrador Current, formed during the late Quaternary in Flemish <span class="hlt">Pass</span> seaward of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Canada. The drifts preserve a record of Labrador Current flow variations through the last glacial maximum. A high-resolution seismic profile and a transect of four cores were collected across Beothuk drift on the southeast side of Flemish <span class="hlt">Pass</span>. Downcore and lateral trends in grain size and sedimentation <span class="hlt">rate</span> provide evidence that, between 16 and 13 ka, sediment was partitioned across Beothuk drift and the adjacent Flemish <span class="hlt">Pass</span> floor by a strong current flow but, from 29 to 16 ka, sedimentation was more of a blanketing style, represented by draped reflections interpreted as being due to a weaker current. The data poorly resolve the low sedimentation <span class="hlt">rates</span> since 13 ka, but the modern Labrador Current in Flemish <span class="hlt">Pass</span> is the strongest it has been in at least the past 29 ka. Pre-29 ka current flow is interpreted based on reflection architecture in seismic profiles. A prominent drift on the southwestern side of Flemish <span class="hlt">Pass</span> formed above a mid-Miocene erosion surface, but was buried by a mass-transport deposit after the penultimate glacial maximum and after drift deposition switched to eastern Flemish <span class="hlt">Pass</span>. These findings illustrate the temporal complexity of drift sedimentation and provide the first detailed proxy for Labrador Current flow since the last glacial maximum.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35099','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35099"><span>Analyzing Driver Behavior in <span class="hlt">Passing</span> Zones with Differential Speed Limits on Two-Lane Two-Way Undivided Highways in Alaska</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2017-12-01</p> <p>Due to the relatively high crash <span class="hlt">rates</span> attributed to two lane highways in Alaska, solutions have been explored to improve safety by providing <span class="hlt">passing</span> lanes to give drivers a better chance to <span class="hlt">pass</span> the slow moving vehicles. Drivers of slow moving vehic...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11293095','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11293095"><span>[<span class="hlt">PASS</span> neurocognitive dysfunction in attention deficit].</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Pérez-Alvarez, F; Timoneda-Gallart, C</p> <p></p> <p>Attention deficit disorder shows both cognitive and behavioral patterns. To determine a particular <span class="hlt">PASS</span> (planning, attention, successive and simultaneous) pattern in order to early diagnosis and remediation according to <span class="hlt">PASS</span> theory. 80 patients were selected from the neuropediatric attendance, aged 6 to 12 years old, 55 boys and 25 girls. Inclusion criteria were inattention (80 cases) and inattention with hyperactive symptoms (40 cases) according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV). Exclusion criteria were the criteria of phonologic awareness previously reported, considered useful to diagnose dyslexia. A control group of 300 individuals, aged 5 to 12 years old, was used, criteria above mentioned being controlled. DN:CAS (Das-Naglieri Cognitive Assessment System) battery, translated to native language, was given to assess <span class="hlt">PASS</span> cognitive processes. Results were analyzed with cluster analysis and t-Student test. Statistical factor analysis of the control group had previously identified the four <span class="hlt">PASS</span> processes: planning, attention, successive and simultaneous. The dendrogram of the cluster analysis discriminated three categories of attention deficit disorder: 1. The most frequent, with planning deficit; 2. Without planning deficit but with deficit in other processes, and 3. Just only a few cases, without cognitive processing deficit. Cognitive deficiency in terms of means of scores was statistically significant when compared to control group (p = 0.001). According to <span class="hlt">PASS</span> pattern, planning deficiency is a relevant factor. Neurological planning is not exactly the same than neurological executive function. The behavioral pattern is mainly linked to planning deficiency, but also to other <span class="hlt">PASS</span> processing deficits and even to no processing deficit.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22995451','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22995451"><span>Spanish validation of the Premorbid Adjustment Scale (<span class="hlt">PAS-S</span>).</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Barajas, Ana; Ochoa, Susana; Baños, Iris; Dolz, Montse; Villalta-Gil, Victoria; Vilaplana, Miriam; Autonell, Jaume; Sánchez, Bernardo; Cervilla, Jorge A; Foix, Alexandrina; Obiols, Jordi E; Haro, Josep Maria; Usall, Judith</p> <p>2013-02-01</p> <p>The Premorbid Adjustment Scale (PAS) has been the most widely used scale to quantify premorbid status in schizophrenia, coming to be regarded as the gold standard of retrospective assessment instruments. To examine the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the PAS (<span class="hlt">PAS-S</span>). Retrospective study of 140 individuals experiencing a first episode of psychosis (n=77) and individuals who have schizophrenia (n=63), both adult and adolescent patients. Data were collected through a socio-demographic questionnaire and a battery of instruments which includes the following scales: <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span>, PANSS, LSP, GAF and DAS-sv. The Cronbach's alpha was performed to assess the internal consistency of <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span>. Pearson's correlations were performed to assess the convergent and discriminant validity. The Cronbach's alpha of the <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> scale was 0.85. The correlation between social <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> and total <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> was 0.85 (p<0.001); while for academic <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> and total <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> it was 0.53 (p<0.001). Significant correlations were observed between all the scores of each age period evaluated across the <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> scale, with a significance value less than 0.001. There was a relationship between negative symptoms and social <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> (0.20, p<0.05) and total <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> (0.22, p<0.05), but not with academic <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span>. However, there was a correlation between academic <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> and general subscale of the PANSS (0.19, p<0.05). Social <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> was related to disability measures (DAS-sv); and academic <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> showed discriminant validity with most of the variables of social functioning. <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> did not show association with the total LSP scale (discriminant validity). The Spanish version of the Premorbid Adjustment Scale showed appropriate psychometric properties in patients experiencing a first episode of psychosis and who have a chronic evolution of the illness. Moreover, each domain of the <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> (social and academic premorbid functioning) showed a differential relationship to other characteristics such as psychotic symptoms, disability</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED358167.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED358167.pdf"><span>Effects of Mastery Learning Strategies on Community College Mathematics Students' <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> and Success <span class="hlt">Rate</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Abadir, Laila; And Others</p> <p></p> <p>The effects of mastery learning strategies, interactive video mathematics (IVM), individualized instruction (IND), and the lecture method on mathematics <span class="hlt">achievement</span> of community college students was studied. Interactions among instructional methods, gender, and age were examined; and the grade success <span class="hlt">rate</span> was determined for each instructional…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=decision+AND+affect+AND+theory&pg=7&id=ED559440','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=decision+AND+affect+AND+theory&pg=7&id=ED559440"><span>The Relationship between Professional Learning Community Implementation and Academic <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> and Graduation <span class="hlt">Rates</span> in Georgia High Schools</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Hardinger, Regina Gail</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>Many educational administrators in Georgia continue to struggle with low student academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span> and low high school graduation <span class="hlt">rates</span>. DuFour's professional learning community (PLC) theory suggests a positive relationship between levels of PLC implementation and academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span> and between levels of PLC implementation and graduation…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1046332','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1046332"><span>Route-Specific Passage Proportions and Survival <span class="hlt">Rates</span> for Fish <span class="hlt">Passing</span> through John Day Dam, The Dalles Dam, and Bonneville Dam in 2010 and 2011</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Ploskey, Gene R.; Weiland, Mark A.; Carlson, Thomas J.</p> <p></p> <p>This report fulfills a request of the U.S. Army Engineer District, Portland, Oregon, to produce an interim report of estimates of route-specific fish passage proportions and survival <span class="hlt">rates</span> for lower Columbia River dams in 2010 and 2011. The estimates are needed to update the Compass Model for the Columbia River Treaty and the new Biological Opinion before detail technical reports are published in late 2012. This report tabulates route-specific fish-passage proportions and survival <span class="hlt">rates</span> for steelhead and Chinook salmon smolts <span class="hlt">passing</span> through various sampled routes at John Day Dam, The Dalles Dam, and Bonneville Dam in 2010 and 2011. Resultsmore » were compiled from analyses of data acquired in spring 2010 and 2011 studies that were specifically designed to estimate dam-passage and forebay-to-tailrace survival <span class="hlt">rates</span>, travel time metrics, and spill passage efficiency, as stipulated by the 2008 Federal Columbia River Power System Biological Opinion and the Columbia Basin Fish Accords. The study designs allowed for estimation of route-specific fish passage proportions and survival <span class="hlt">rates</span> as well as estimation of forebay-passage survival, all of which are summarized herein.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5205545','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5205545"><span>Toward the Reliable Diagnosis of DSM-5 Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: The Carolina Premenstrual Assessment Scoring System (C-<span class="hlt">PASS</span>)</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Eisenlohr-Moul, Tory A.; Girdler, Susan S.; Schmalenberger, Katja M.; Dawson, Danyelle N.; Surana, Pallavi; Johnson, Jacqueline L.; Rubinow, David R.</p> <p>2016-01-01</p> <p>Objective Despite evidence for the validity of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and its recent inclusion in DSM-5, variable diagnostic practices compromise the construct validity of the diagnosis and threaten the clarity of efforts to understand and treat its underlying pathophysiology. In an effort to hasten and streamline the translation of the new DSM-5 criteria for PMDD into terms compatible with existing research practices, we present the development and initial validation of the Carolina Premenstrual Assessment Scoring System (C-<span class="hlt">PASS</span>). The C-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> is a standardized scoring system for making DSM-5 PMDD diagnoses using 2 or more menstrual cycles of daily symptom <span class="hlt">ratings</span> using the Daily Record of Severity of Problems (DRSP). Method Two hundred women recruited for retrospectively-reported premenstrual emotional symptoms provided 2–4 menstrual cycles of daily symptom <span class="hlt">ratings</span> on the DRSP. Diagnoses were made by expert clinician and the C-<span class="hlt">PASS</span>. Results Agreement of C-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> diagnosis with expert clinical diagnosis was excellent; overall correct classification by the C-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> was estimated at 98%. Consistent with previous evidence, retrospective reports of premenstrual symptom increases were a poor predictor of prospective C-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> diagnosis. Conclusions The C-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> (available as a worksheet, Excel macro, and SAS macro) is a reliable and valid companion protocol to the DRSP that standardizes and streamlines the complex, multilevel diagnosis of DSM-5 PMDD. Consistent use of this robust diagnostic method would result in more clearly-defined, homogeneous samples of women with PMDD, thereby improving the clarity of studies seeking to characterize or treat the underlying pathophysiology of the disorder. PMID:27523500</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23222629','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23222629"><span>Accelerated second-degree nursing students: predictors of graduation and NCLEX-RN first-time <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Penprase, Barbara B; Harris, Margaret A</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>It is important to understand and identify factors that affect students' academic performance before entry into a nursing program and as they progress through the program. The authors discuss a study, and its outcomes, that assessed accelerated second-degree nursing students' prenursing and core nursing grades that served to predict their success at completing the nursing program and <span class="hlt">passing</span> NCLEX-RN on first attempt. Strategies were identified to help at-risk students to be successful in the program and with first-time passage of NCLEX-RN.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20227706','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20227706"><span>Improving liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry determinations by modifying noise frequency spectrum between two consecutive wavelet-based low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filtering procedures.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Chen, Hsiao-Ping; Liao, Hui-Ju; Huang, Chih-Min; Wang, Shau-Chun; Yu, Sung-Nien</p> <p>2010-04-23</p> <p>This paper employs one chemometric technique to modify the noise spectrum of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) chromatogram between two consecutive wavelet-based low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter procedures to improve the peak signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio enhancement. Although similar techniques of using other sets of low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> procedures such as matched filters have been published, the procedures developed in this work are able to avoid peak broadening disadvantages inherent in matched filters. In addition, unlike Fourier transform-based low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filters, wavelet-based filters efficiently reject noises in the chromatograms directly in the time domain without distorting the original signals. In this work, the low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filtering procedures sequentially convolve the original chromatograms against each set of low <span class="hlt">pass</span> filters to result in approximation coefficients, representing the low-frequency wavelets, of the first five resolution levels. The tedious trials of setting threshold values to properly shrink each wavelet are therefore no longer required. This noise modification technique is to multiply one wavelet-based low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filtered LC-MS/MS chromatogram with another artificial chromatogram added with thermal noises prior to the other wavelet-based low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter. Because low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter cannot eliminate frequency components below its cut-off frequency, more efficient peak S/N ratio improvement cannot be accomplished using consecutive low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter procedures to process LC-MS/MS chromatograms. In contrast, when the low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filtered LC-MS/MS chromatogram is conditioned with the multiplication alteration prior to the other low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter, much better ratio improvement is <span class="hlt">achieved</span>. The noise frequency spectrum of low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filtered chromatogram, which originally contains frequency components below the filter cut-off frequency, is altered to span a broader range with multiplication operation. When the frequency range of this modified noise spectrum shifts</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=jsp&pg=7&id=ED345815','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=jsp&pg=7&id=ED345815"><span><span class="hlt">PASS</span>--Placement/Advisement for Student Success.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Shreve, Chuck; Wildie, Avace</p> <p></p> <p>In 1985-86, Northern Michigan College (NMC) used funds received from the United States Department of Education to develop a system of assessment, advisement, and placement--Placement/Advisement for Student Success (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>), an integrated system designed to improve student retention. <span class="hlt">PASS</span> currently consists of three components: summer orientation,…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=%22A+levels+mathematics%22&pg=5&id=EJ635596','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=%22A+levels+mathematics%22&pg=5&id=EJ635596"><span>A Report on Student <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> in a Pilot Program for Developmental Students.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Best, Linda; Fung, Terry Y.</p> <p>2001-01-01</p> <p>Reports on the first phase of a two-year pilot study of a university-level mathematics requirement that accommodates the needs of developmental students. Finds that the 84% <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> for this new class format is substantially higher than the 43% <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> for traditional developmental mathematics courses offered during the same semester. (Contains…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014LPICo1791.1118M','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014LPICo1791.1118M"><span>Global HRSC Image Mosaics of Mars: Dodging for High-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Filtering, Combined with Low-<span class="hlt">Pass</span>-Filtered OMEGA Mosaics</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>McGuire, P. C.; Walter, S. H. G.; van Gasselt, S.; Dumke, A.; Dunker, T.; Gross, C.; Michael, G.; Wendt, L.; Audouard, J.; Ody, A.; Poulet, F.</p> <p>2014-07-01</p> <p>We discuss our approach towards automatically mosaicking hundreds of the HRSC panchromatic or RGB images together. Our best results consist of adding a high-<span class="hlt">pass</span>-filtered HRSC mosaic to a low-<span class="hlt">pass</span>-filtered OMEGA global mosaic.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=culture+AND+stress&id=ED565505','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=culture+AND+stress&id=ED565505"><span>Academic Stress in an <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> Driven Era: Time and School Culture</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Mrowka, Karyn Anne Kowalski</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>Whether academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span> is defined as <span class="hlt">passing</span> a state-mandated test for graduation or earning "A's" in a rigorous course load and having a resume full of extra-curricular accomplishments, the pressure to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> is pervading public education, creating a culture of competition and causing academic stress. A culture of competition…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017PhDT........37A','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017PhDT........37A"><span>The Effectiveness of Contextual Learning on Physics <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> in Career Technical Education</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Arcand, Scott Andrew</p> <p></p> <p>The purpose of this casual-comparative study was to determine if students being taught the Minnesota Science Physics Standards via contextual learning methods in Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Principles of Engineering or the PLTW Aerospace Engineering courses, taught by a Career Technical Education (CTE) teacher, <span class="hlt">achieve</span> at the same <span class="hlt">rate</span> as students in a physics course taught by a science teacher. The PLTW courses only cover the standards taught in the first trimester of physics. The PLTW courses are two periods long for one trimester. Students who successfully <span class="hlt">pass</span> the PLTW Principles of Engineering course or the PLTW Engineering Aerospace course earn one-half credit in physics and one-half elective credit. The instrument used to measure student <span class="hlt">achievement</span> was the district common summative assessment for physics. The Common Summative Assessment scores were pulled from the data warehouse from the first trimester of the 2013-2014 school year. Implications of the research address concepts of contextual learning especially in the Career Technical Education space. The mean score for Physics students (30.916) and PLTW Principles of Engineering students (32.333) was not statistically significantly different. Students in PLTW Principles of Engineering <span class="hlt">achieved</span> at the same <span class="hlt">rate</span> as students in physics. Due to the low <span class="hlt">rate</span> of students participating in the Common Summative Assessment in PTLW Aerospace (four out of seven students), there is not enough data to determine if there is a significant difference in the Physics A scores and PLTW Aerospace Engineering scores.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014EGUGA..1613906K','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014EGUGA..1613906K"><span>Fish <span class="hlt">pass</span> assessment by remote control: a novel framework for quantifying the hydraulics at fish <span class="hlt">pass</span> entrances</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Kriechbaumer, Thomas; Blackburn, Kim; Gill, Andrew; Breckon, Toby; Everard, Nick; Wright, Ros; Rivas Casado, Monica</p> <p>2014-05-01</p> <p>Fragmentation of aquatic habitats can lead to the extinction of migratory fish species with severe negative consequences at the ecosystem level and thus opposes the target of good ecological status of rivers defined in the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD). In the UK, the implementation of the EU WFD requires investments in fish <span class="hlt">pass</span> facilities of estimated 532 million GBP (i.e. 639 million Euros) until 2027 to ensure fish passage at around 3,000 barriers considered critical. Hundreds of <span class="hlt">passes</span> have been installed in the past. However, monitoring studies of fish <span class="hlt">passes</span> around the world indicate that on average less than half of the fish attempting to <span class="hlt">pass</span> such facilities are actually successful. There is a need for frameworks that allow the rapid identification of facilities that are biologically effective and those that require enhancement. Although there are many environmental characteristics that can affect fish passage success, past research suggests that variations in hydrodynamic conditions, reflected in water velocities, velocity gradients and turbulences, are the major cues that fish use to seek migration pathways in rivers. This paper presents the first steps taken in the development of a framework for the rapid field-based quantification of the hydraulic conditions downstream of fish <span class="hlt">passes</span> and the assessment of the attractivity of fish <span class="hlt">passes</span> for salmonids and coarse fish in UK rivers. For this purpose, a small-sized remote control platform carrying an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP), a GPS unit, a stereo camera and an inertial measurement unit has been developed. The large amount of data on water velocities and depths measured by the ADCP within relatively short time is used to quantify the spatial and temporal distribution of water velocities. By matching these hydraulic features with known preferences of migratory fish, it is attempted to identify likely migration routes and aggregation areas at barriers as well as hydraulic features that</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1058511.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1058511.pdf"><span>Principals' Leadership Practices and Mathematics <span class="hlt">Pass</span> <span class="hlt">Rate</span> in Jamaican High Schools</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Palmer, David; Hermond, Douglas; Gardiner, Carl</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>This research was intended to explore the degree to which leadership practices impacted Jamaican schools' mathematics <span class="hlt">achievement</span>. More specifically, the researchers examined Jamaica's high school students' CSEC mathematics performance in relation to principals' instructional leadership behaviors as measured by teachers' perceptions, using Kouzes…</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_7");'>7</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_8");'>8</a></li> <li class="active"><span>9</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_10");'>10</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_11");'>11</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_9 --> <div id="page_10" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_8");'>8</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_9");'>9</a></li> <li class="active"><span>10</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_11");'>11</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_12");'>12</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="181"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2013-title30-vol1-sec57-19018.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2013-title30-vol1-sec57-19018.pdf"><span>30 CFR 57.19018 - Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-07-01</p> <p>... 30 Mineral Resources 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. 57.19018 Section... Hoisting Hoists § 57.19018 Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. When an overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switch is installed, the switch shall function so as to allow the conveyance to be moved through the overtravel position when the...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2013-title30-vol1-sec56-19018.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2013-title30-vol1-sec56-19018.pdf"><span>30 CFR 56.19018 - Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-07-01</p> <p>... 30 Mineral Resources 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. 56.19018 Section... Hoisting Hoists § 56.19018 Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. When an overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switch is installed, the switch shall function so as to allow the conveyance to be moved through the overtravel position when the...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2012-title30-vol1-sec57-19018.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2012-title30-vol1-sec57-19018.pdf"><span>30 CFR 57.19018 - Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-07-01</p> <p>... 30 Mineral Resources 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. 57.19018 Section... Hoisting Hoists § 57.19018 Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. When an overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switch is installed, the switch shall function so as to allow the conveyance to be moved through the overtravel position when the...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2012-title30-vol1-sec56-19018.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2012-title30-vol1-sec56-19018.pdf"><span>30 CFR 56.19018 - Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-07-01</p> <p>... 30 Mineral Resources 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. 56.19018 Section... Hoisting Hoists § 56.19018 Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. When an overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switch is installed, the switch shall function so as to allow the conveyance to be moved through the overtravel position when the...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title30-vol1-sec57-19018.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title30-vol1-sec57-19018.pdf"><span>30 CFR 57.19018 - Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-07-01</p> <p>... 30 Mineral Resources 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. 57.19018 Section... Hoisting Hoists § 57.19018 Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. When an overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switch is installed, the switch shall function so as to allow the conveyance to be moved through the overtravel position when the...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2014-title30-vol1-sec56-19018.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2014-title30-vol1-sec56-19018.pdf"><span>30 CFR 56.19018 - Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-07-01</p> <p>... 30 Mineral Resources 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. 56.19018 Section... Hoisting Hoists § 56.19018 Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. When an overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switch is installed, the switch shall function so as to allow the conveyance to be moved through the overtravel position when the...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2014-title30-vol1-sec57-19018.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2014-title30-vol1-sec57-19018.pdf"><span>30 CFR 57.19018 - Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-07-01</p> <p>... 30 Mineral Resources 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. 57.19018 Section... Hoisting Hoists § 57.19018 Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. When an overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switch is installed, the switch shall function so as to allow the conveyance to be moved through the overtravel position when the...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2011-title30-vol1-sec57-19018.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2011-title30-vol1-sec57-19018.pdf"><span>30 CFR 57.19018 - Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-07-01</p> <p>... 30 Mineral Resources 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. 57.19018 Section... Hoisting Hoists § 57.19018 Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. When an overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switch is installed, the switch shall function so as to allow the conveyance to be moved through the overtravel position when the...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2011-title30-vol1-sec56-19018.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2011-title30-vol1-sec56-19018.pdf"><span>30 CFR 56.19018 - Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-07-01</p> <p>... 30 Mineral Resources 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. 56.19018 Section... Hoisting Hoists § 56.19018 Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. When an overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switch is installed, the switch shall function so as to allow the conveyance to be moved through the overtravel position when the...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title30-vol1-sec56-19018.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title30-vol1-sec56-19018.pdf"><span>30 CFR 56.19018 - Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-07-01</p> <p>... 30 Mineral Resources 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. 56.19018 Section... Hoisting Hoists § 56.19018 Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. When an overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switch is installed, the switch shall function so as to allow the conveyance to be moved through the overtravel position when the...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=quasi+AND+experimental&id=EJ1182234','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=quasi+AND+experimental&id=EJ1182234"><span>Using Laptop Technology to Improve Mathematical <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> <span class="hlt">Rates</span>: A Quasi-Experimental Study</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Brown, Rebecca</p> <p>2018-01-01</p> <p>The specific problem that initiated this study was a continually high percentage of students not <span class="hlt">passing</span> the mathematics section of the state mandated end of course assessment. The purpose of this study centered on determining whether or not laptop interventions, directed towards increasing student success on high stakes standardized assessments…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015SPIE.9472E..08W','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015SPIE.9472E..08W"><span>Multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> encoding of hyperspectral imagery with spectral quality control</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Wasson, Steven; Walker, William</p> <p>2015-05-01</p> <p>Multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> encoding is a technique employed in the field of video compression that maximizes the quality of an encoded video sequence within the constraints of a specified bit <span class="hlt">rate</span>. This paper presents research where multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> encoding is extended to the field of hyperspectral image compression. Unlike video, which is primarily intended to be viewed by a human observer, hyperspectral imagery is processed by computational algorithms that generally attempt to classify the pixel spectra within the imagery. As such, these algorithms are more sensitive to distortion in the spectral dimension of the image than they are to perceptual distortion in the spatial dimension. The compression algorithm developed for this research, which uses the Karhunen-Loeve transform for spectral decorrelation followed by a modified H.264/Advanced Video Coding (AVC) encoder, maintains a user-specified spectral quality level while maximizing the compression ratio throughout the encoding process. The compression performance may be considered near-lossless in certain scenarios. For qualitative purposes, this paper presents the performance of the compression algorithm for several Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) and Hyperion datasets using spectral angle as the spectral quality assessment function. Specifically, the compression performance is illustrated in the form of <span class="hlt">rate</span>-distortion curves that plot spectral angle versus bits per pixel per band (bpppb).</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25269598','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25269598"><span>Update of the Preventive Antibiotics in Stroke Study (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>): statistical analysis plan.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Westendorp, Willeke F; Vermeij, Jan-Dirk; Dippel, Diederik W J; Dijkgraaf, Marcel G W; van der Poll, Tom; Prins, Jan M; Vermeij, Frederique H; Roos, Yvo B W E M; Brouwer, Matthijs C; Zwinderman, Aeilko H; van de Beek, Diederik; Nederkoorn, Paul J</p> <p>2014-10-01</p> <p>Infections occur in 30% of stroke patients and are associated with unfavorable outcomes. Preventive antibiotic therapy lowers the infection <span class="hlt">rate</span> after stroke, but the effect of preventive antibiotic treatment on functional outcome in patients with stroke is unknown. The <span class="hlt">PASS</span> is a multicenter, prospective, phase three, randomized, open-label, blinded end-point (PROBE) trial of preventive antibiotic therapy in acute stroke. Patients are randomly assigned to either ceftriaxone at a dose of 2 g, given every 24 h intravenously for 4 days, in addition to standard stroke-unit care, or standard stroke-unit care without preventive antibiotic therapy. The aim of this study is to assess whether preventive antibiotic treatment improves functional outcome at 3 months by preventing infections. This paper presents in detail the statistical analysis plan (SAP) of the Preventive Antibiotics in Stroke Study (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) and was submitted while the investigators were still blinded for all outcomes. The primary outcome is the score on the modified Rankin Scale (mRS), assessed by ordinal logistic regression analysis according to a proportional odds model. Secondary analysis of the primary outcome is the score on the mRS dichotomized as a favorable outcome (mRS 0 to 2) versus unfavorable outcome (mRS 3 to 6). Secondary outcome measures are death <span class="hlt">rate</span> at discharge and 3 months, infection <span class="hlt">rate</span> during hospital admission, length of hospital admission, volume of post-stroke care, use of antibiotics during hospital stay, quality-adjusted life years and costs. Complications of treatment, serious adverse events (SAEs) and suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions (SUSARs) are reported as safety outcomes. The data from <span class="hlt">PASS</span> will establish whether preventive antibiotic therapy in acute stroke improves functional outcome by preventing infection and will be analyzed according to this pre-specified SAP. Current controlled trials; ISRCTN66140176. Date of registration: 6 April 2010.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15499882','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15499882"><span>The utility of kindergarten teacher <span class="hlt">ratings</span> for predicting low academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span> in first grade.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Teisl, J T; Mazzocco, M M; Myers, G F</p> <p>2001-01-01</p> <p>The purpose of this study was to assess the predictive value of kindergarten teachers' <span class="hlt">ratings</span> of pupils for later first-grade academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span>. Kindergarten students were <span class="hlt">rated</span> by their teachers on a variety of variables, including math and reading performance, teacher concerns, and amount of learning relative to peers. These variables were then analyzed with respect to outcome measures for math and reading ability administered in the first grade. The teachers' <span class="hlt">ratings</span> of academic performance were significantly correlated with scores on the outcome measures. Analyses were also carried out to determine sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of the different teacher <span class="hlt">ratings</span>. The results indicated high overall accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and negative predictive value for the <span class="hlt">ratings</span>. Positive predictive value tended to be lower. A recommendation to follow from these results is that teacher <span class="hlt">ratings</span> of this sort be used to determine which children should receive cognitive screening measures to further enhance identification of children at risk for learning disability. However, this recommendation is limited by the lack of empirically supported screening measures for math disability versus well-supported screening tools for reading disability.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED560695.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED560695.pdf"><span>The Effects of Math Intervention on Student <span class="hlt">Achievement</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Ulichnie, Staci</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>Within diverse classrooms, sometimes teachers need extra assistance to reach all students. This quantitative research design was used to determine the affects of math intervention on student <span class="hlt">achievement</span>. Students in this study were selected by their "Not Met" <span class="hlt">PASS</span> scores from their 3rd grade year. A survey assessing student attitudes…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=standard+AND+deviation&pg=6&id=EJ1140288','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=standard+AND+deviation&pg=6&id=EJ1140288"><span>The Effect of Stakes on Accountability Test Scores and <span class="hlt">Pass</span> <span class="hlt">Rates</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Steedle, Jeffrey T.; Grochowalski, Joseph</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Students may not fully demonstrate their knowledge and skills on accountability tests if there are no stakes attached to individual performance. In that case, assessment results may not accurately reflect student <span class="hlt">achievement</span>, so the validity of score interpretations and uses suffers. For this study, matched samples of students taking state…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21986097','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21986097"><span>Establishing <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail criteria for bronchoscopy performance.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Konge, Lars; Clementsen, Paul; Larsen, Klaus Richter; Arendrup, Henrik; Buchwald, Christian; Ringsted, Charlotte</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>Several tools have been created to assess competence in bronchoscopy. However, educational guidelines still use an arbitrary number of performed procedures to decide when basic competency is acquired. The purpose of this study was to define <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail scores for two bronchoscopy assessment tools, and investigate how these scores relate to physicians' experience regarding the number of bronchoscopy procedures performed. We studied two assessment tools and used two standard setting methods to create cut scores: the contrasting-groups method and the extended Angoff method. In the first we compared bronchoscopy performance scores of 14 novices with the scores of 14 experienced consultants to find the score that best discriminated between the two groups. In the second we asked an expert group of 7 experienced bronchoscopists to judge how a borderline trainee would perform on each item of the test. Using the contrasting-groups method we found a standard that would fail all novices and <span class="hlt">pass</span> all consultants. A clear <span class="hlt">pass</span> related to prior experience of 75 procedures. The consequences of using the extended Angoff method were also acceptable: all trainees who had performed less than 50 bronchoscopies failed the test and all consultants <span class="hlt">passed</span>. A clear <span class="hlt">pass</span> related to 80 procedures. Our proposed <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail scores for these two methods seem appropriate in terms of consequences. Prior experience with the performance of 75 and 80 bronchoscopies, respectively, seemed to ensure basic competency. In the future objective assessment tools could become an important aid in the certification of physicians performing bronchoscopies. Copyright © 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA456230','DTIC-ST'); return false;" href="http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA456230"><span>North Texas Sediment Budget: Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> to San Luis <span class="hlt">Pass</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dtic.mil/">DTIC Science & Technology</a></p> <p></p> <p>2006-09-01</p> <p>concrete units have been placed over sand-filled fabric tube . .......................................33 Figure 28. Sand-filled fabric tubes protecting...system UTM Zone 15, NAD 83 Longshore drift directions King (in preparation) Based on wave hindcast statistics and limited buoy data Rollover <span class="hlt">Pass</span>...along with descriptions of the jetties and limited geographic coordinate data1 (Figure 18). The original velum or Mylar sheets from which the report</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22109131','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22109131"><span>Efficient flattop ultra-wideband wavelength converters based on double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> cascaded sum and difference frequency generation using engineered chirped gratings.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Tehranchi, Amirhossein; Morandotti, Roberto; Kashyap, Raman</p> <p>2011-11-07</p> <p>High-efficiency ultra-broadband wavelength converters based on double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> quasi-phase-matched cascaded sum and difference frequency generation including engineered chirped gratings in lossy lithium niobate waveguides are numerically investigated and compared to the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> counterparts, assuming a large twin-pump wavelength difference of 75 nm. Instead of uniform gratings, few-section chirped gratings with the same length, but with a small constant period change among sections with uniform gratings, are proposed to flatten the response and increase the mean efficiency by finding the common critical period shift and minimum number of sections for both single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> and double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> schemes whilst for the latter the efficiency is remarkably higher in a low-loss waveguide. It is also verified that for the same waveguide length and power, the efficiency enhancement expected due to the use of the double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> scheme instead of the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> one, is finally lost if the waveguide loss increases above a certain value. For the double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> scheme, the criteria for the design of the low-loss waveguide length, and the assignment of power in the pumps to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> the desired efficiency, bandwidth and ripple are presented for the optimum 3-section chirped-gratings-based devices. Efficient conversions with flattop bandwidths > 84 nm for lengths < 3 cm can be obtained.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1130555','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1130555"><span>Feasibility of Tidal and Ocean Current Energy in False <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Aleutian Islands, Alaska final report</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Wright, Bruce Albert</p> <p></p> <p> electrical data, the Project Team developed a conceptual tidal energy project design utilizing ORPC’s TidGen® Power System. While the Project Team has not committed to ORPC technology for future development of a False <span class="hlt">Pass</span> project, this conceptual design was critical to informing the Project’s economic analysis. The results showed that power from a tidal energy project could be provided to the City of False at a <span class="hlt">rate</span> at or below the cost of diesel generated electricity and sold to commercial customers at <span class="hlt">rates</span> competitive with current market <span class="hlt">rates</span>, providing a stable, flat priced, environmentally sound alternative to the diesel generation currently utilized for energy in the community. The Project Team concluded that with additional grants and private investment a tidal energy project at False <span class="hlt">Pass</span> is well-positioned to be the first tidal energy project to be developed in Alaska, and the first tidal energy project to be interconnected to an isolated micro grid in the world. A viable project will be a model for similar projects in coastal Alaska.« less</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_8");'>8</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_9");'>9</a></li> <li class="active"><span>10</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_11");'>11</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_12");'>12</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_10 --> <div id="page_11" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_9");'>9</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_10");'>10</a></li> <li class="active"><span>11</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_12");'>12</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_13");'>13</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="201"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18366083','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18366083"><span>Correlation of histological findings of single session Er:YAG skin fractional resurfacing with various <span class="hlt">passes</span> and energies and the possible clinical implications.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Trelles, Mario A; Vélez, Mariano; Mordon, Serge</p> <p>2008-03-01</p> <p>Ablative fractional resurfacing shows promise for skin resurfacing and tightening and also to improve treatment of epidermal and dermal pigmentary disorders. This study aimed at determining any correlation between epidermal ablation and effects on the dermis when using an Er:YAG laser in ablative fractional resurfacing mode. Ten female subjects participated in the study, mean age 52 years, Skin phototypes: 1 Fitzpatrick type II; 8 type III and 1 type IV. The degree of wrinkles (Glogau scale II or III) was similar in all cases. The laser used was the Pixel Er:YAG system (Alma Lasertrade mark, Israel) which delivers the laser beam via a hand-piece equipped with a beam splitter to divide the 2,940 nm beam into various microbeams of 850 microm in diameter in an 11 mmx11 mm treatment area. Using a constant energy of 1,400 mJ/cm(2), on a test area of 4 cmx2 cm. Two, 4, 6, and 8 <span class="hlt">passes</span> on the preauricular area of the face were evaluated immediately after treatment. In all cases, the handpiece was kept in the same position, and rotated slightly around its perpendicular axis between <span class="hlt">passes</span>, then moved on to the next spot. Biopsies were performed and tissue samples were routinely processed and stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E). No patient reported any noticeable discomfort, even at 8 <span class="hlt">passes</span>. The histological findings revealed that, independent of the degree of the wrinkles, more laser <span class="hlt">passes</span> produced more ablative removal of the epidermis. Residual thermal damage (RTD) with 2 laser <span class="hlt">passes</span> was not observed but with 4 and 6 <span class="hlt">passes</span> increased thermal effects and vacuole formation in the epidermal cells were noticed. With 8 laser <span class="hlt">passes</span>, total epidermal removal was seen together with frank RTD-related changes in the upper part of the papillary dermis. In this study, we have demonstrated that high density fractional Er:YAG laser energy in a single session with multiple <span class="hlt">passes</span> targeted not only the skin surface with elimination of the epidermis, but could also <span class="hlt">achieve</span> heat</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.afdc.energy.gov/fueleconomy/animations/hybrids/fullhybrid/fullhybridpassing.html','SCIGOVWS'); return false;" href="https://www.afdc.energy.gov/fueleconomy/animations/hybrids/fullhybrid/fullhybridpassing.html"><span>Full Hybrid: <span class="hlt">Passing</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.science.gov/aboutsearch.html">Science.gov Websites</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>additional power is needed, the gasoline engine and electric motor <em>are</em> both used to propel the vehicle. Go to , power split device, and electric motor visible while <span class="hlt">passing</span> another vehicle. There <em>are</em> purple arrows flowing from the generator to the electric motor to the power split device to the front wheels. There <em>are</em></p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016OptLT..85...14W','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016OptLT..85...14W"><span>1.2 MW peak power, all-solid-state picosecond laser with a microchip laser seed and a high gain single-<span class="hlt">passing</span> bounce geometry amplifier</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Wang, Chunhua; Shen, Lifeng; Zhao, Zhiliang; Liu, Bin; Jiang, Hongbo; Chen, Jun; Liu, Chong</p> <p>2016-11-01</p> <p>A semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) based passively Q-switched microchip Nd:YVO4 seed laser with pulse duration of 90 ps at repetition <span class="hlt">rate</span> of 100 kHz is amplified by single-<span class="hlt">passing</span> a Nd:YVO4 bounce amplifier with varying seed input power from 20 μW to 10 mW. The liquid pure metal greasy thermally conductive material is used to replace the traditional thin indium foil as the thermal contact material for better heat load transfer of the Nd:YVO4 bounce amplifier. Temperature distribution at the pump surface is measured by an infrared imager to compare with the numerically simulated results. A highest single-<span class="hlt">passing</span> output power of 11.3 W is obtained for 10 mW averaged seed power, <span class="hlt">achieving</span> a pulse peak power of ~1.25 MW and pulse energy of ~113 μJ. The beam quality is well preserved with M2 ≤1.25. The simple configuration of this bounce laser amplifier made the system flexible, robust and cost-effective, showing attractive potential for further applications.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21934516','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21934516"><span>Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography: first-<span class="hlt">pass</span> arterial enhancement as a function of gadolinium-chelate concentration, and the saline chaser volume and injection <span class="hlt">rate</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Husarik, Daniela B; Bashir, Mustafa R; Weber, Paul W; Nichols, Eli B; Howle, Laurens E; Merkle, Elmar M; Nelson, Rendon C</p> <p>2012-02-01</p> <p>To evaluate the effect of the contrast medium (CM) concentration and the saline chaser volume and injection <span class="hlt">rate</span> on first-<span class="hlt">pass</span> aortic enhancement characteristics in contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography using a physiologic flow phantom. Imaging was performed on a 3.0-T magnetic resonance system (MAGNETOM Trio, Siemens Healthcare Solutions, Inc, Erlangen, Germany) using a 2-dimensional fast low angle shot T1-weighted sequence (repetition time, 500 milliseconds; echo time, 1.23 milliseconds; flip angle, 8 degrees; 1 frame/s × 60 seconds). The following CM concentrations injected at 2 mL/s were used with 3 different contrast agents (gadolinium [Gd]-BOPTA, Gd-HP-DO3A, Gd-DTPA): 20 mL of undiluted CM (100%) and 80%, 40%, 20%, 10%, 5%, and 2.5% of the full amount, all diluted in saline to a volume of 20 mL to ensure equal bolus volume. The CM was followed by saline chasers of 20 to 60 mL injected at 2 mL/s and 6 mL/s. Aortic signal intensity (SI) was measured, and normalized SI versus time (SI/Tn) curves were generated. The maximal SI (SI(max)), bolus length, and areas under the SI/Tn curve were calculated. Decreasing the CM concentration from 100% to 40% resulted in a decrease of SI(max) to 86.1% (mean). Further decreasing the CM concentration to 2.5% decreased SI(max) to 5.1% (mean). Altering the saline chaser volume had no significant effect on SI(max). Increasing the saline chaser injection <span class="hlt">rate</span> had little effect (mean increase, 2.2%) on SI(max) when using ≥40% of CM. There was a larger effect (mean increase, 19.6%) when ≤20% of CM were used. Bolus time length was significantly shorter (P < 0.001), and area under the SI/T(n) curve was significantly smaller (P < 0.01) for the CM protocols followed by a saline chaser injected at 6 mL/s compared with a saline chaser injected at 2 mL/s. With 40% of CM and a fast saline chaser, SImax close to that with undiluted CM can be <span class="hlt">achieved</span>. An increased saline chaser injection <span class="hlt">rate</span> has a more pronounced effect on</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title47-vol1/pdf/CFR-2012-title47-vol1-sec7-9.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title47-vol1/pdf/CFR-2012-title47-vol1-sec7-9.pdf"><span>47 CFR 7.9 - Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-10-01</p> <p>... 47 Telecommunication 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through. 7.9 Section 7.9 Telecommunication FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION GENERAL ACCESS TO VOICEMAIL AND INTERACTIVE MENU SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Obligations-What Must Covered Entities Do? § 7.9 Information <span class="hlt">pass</span>...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title47-vol1/pdf/CFR-2011-title47-vol1-sec7-9.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title47-vol1/pdf/CFR-2011-title47-vol1-sec7-9.pdf"><span>47 CFR 7.9 - Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-10-01</p> <p>... 47 Telecommunication 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through. 7.9 Section 7.9 Telecommunication FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION GENERAL ACCESS TO VOICEMAIL AND INTERACTIVE MENU SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Obligations-What Must Covered Entities Do? § 7.9 Information <span class="hlt">pass</span>...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title47-vol1/pdf/CFR-2014-title47-vol1-sec7-9.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title47-vol1/pdf/CFR-2014-title47-vol1-sec7-9.pdf"><span>47 CFR 7.9 - Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-10-01</p> <p>... 47 Telecommunication 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through. 7.9 Section 7.9 Telecommunication FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION GENERAL ACCESS TO VOICEMAIL AND INTERACTIVE MENU SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Obligations-What Must Covered Entities Do? § 7.9 Information <span class="hlt">pass</span>...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title47-vol1/pdf/CFR-2013-title47-vol1-sec7-9.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title47-vol1/pdf/CFR-2013-title47-vol1-sec7-9.pdf"><span>47 CFR 7.9 - Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-10-01</p> <p>... 47 Telecommunication 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through. 7.9 Section 7.9 Telecommunication FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION GENERAL ACCESS TO VOICEMAIL AND INTERACTIVE MENU SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Obligations-What Must Covered Entities Do? § 7.9 Information <span class="hlt">pass</span>...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26973736','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26973736"><span>Factors Associated with First-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Success in Pediatric Intubation in the Emergency Department.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Goto, Tadahiro; Gibo, Koichiro; Hagiwara, Yusuke; Okubo, Masashi; Brown, David F M; Brown, Calvin A; Hasegawa, Kohei</p> <p>2016-03-01</p> <p>The objective of this study was to investigate the factors associated with first-<span class="hlt">pass</span> success in pediatric intubation in the emergency department (ED). We analyzed the data from two multicenter prospective studies of ED intubation in 17 EDs between April 2010 and September 2014. The studies prospectively measured patient's age, sex, principal indication for intubation, methods (e.g., rapid sequence intubation [RSI]), devices, and intubator's level of training and specialty. To evaluate independent predictors of first-<span class="hlt">pass</span> success, we fit logistic regression model with generalized estimating equations. In the sensitivity analysis, we repeated the analysis in children <10 years. A total of 293 children aged ≤18 years who underwent ED intubation were eligible for the analysis. The overall first-<span class="hlt">pass</span> success <span class="hlt">rate</span> was 60% (95%CI [54%-66%]). In the multivariable model, age ≥10 years (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 2.45; 95% CI [1.23-4.87]), use of RSI (aOR, 2.17; 95% CI [1.31-3.57]), and intubation attempt by an emergency physician (aOR, 3.21; 95% CI [1.78-5.83]) were significantly associated with a higher chance of first-<span class="hlt">pass</span> success. Likewise, in the sensitivity analysis, the use of RSI (aOR, 3.05; 95% CI [1.63-5.70]), and intubation attempt by an emergency physician (aOR, 4.08; 95% CI [1.92-8.63]) were significantly associated with a higher chance of first-<span class="hlt">pass</span> success. Based on two large multicenter prospective studies of ED airway management, we found that older age, use of RSI, and intubation by emergency physicians were the independent predictors of a higher chance of first-<span class="hlt">pass</span> success in children. Our findings should facilitate investigations to develop optimal airway management strategies in critically-ill children in the ED.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20393361','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20393361"><span>The effect of Medicaid wage <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through programs on the wages of direct care workers.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Baughman, Reagan A; Smith, Kristin</p> <p>2010-05-01</p> <p>Despite growing demand for nursing and home health care as the US population ages, compensation levels in the low-skill nursing labor market that provides the bulk of long-term care remain quite low. The challenge facing providers of long-term care is that Medicaid reimbursement <span class="hlt">rates</span> for nursing home and home health care severely restrict the wage growth that is necessary to attract workers, resulting in high turnover and labor shortages. Almost half of US states have responded by enacting "<span class="hlt">pass</span>-through" provisions in their Medicaid programs, channeling additional long-term care funding directly to compensation of lower-skill nursing workers. We test the effect of Medicaid wage <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through programs on hourly wages for direct care workers. We estimate several specifications of wage models using employment data from the 1996 and 2001 panels of the Survey of Income and Program Participation for nursing, home health, and personal care aides. The effect of <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through programs is identified by an indicator variable for states with programs; 20 states adopted <span class="hlt">pass</span>-throughs during the sample period. Workers in states with <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through programs earn as much as 12% more per hour than workers in other states after those programs are implemented. Medicaid wage <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through programs appear to be a viable policy option for raising compensation levels of direct care workers, with an eye toward improving recruitment and retention in long-term care settings.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008ITEIS.128..919O','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008ITEIS.128..919O"><span>Static Noise Margin Enhancement by Flex-<span class="hlt">Pass</span>-Gate SRAM</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>O'Uchi, Shin-Ichi; Masahara, Meishoku; Sakamoto, Kunihiro; Endo, Kazuhiko; Liu, Yungxun; Matsukawa, Takashi; Sekigawa, Toshihiro; Koike, Hanpei; Suzuki, Eiichi</p> <p></p> <p>A Flex-<span class="hlt">Pass</span>-Gate SRAM, i.e. a fin-type-field-effect-transistor- (FinFET-) based SRAM, is proposed to enhance noise margin during both read and write operations. In its cell, the flip-flop is composed of usual three-terminal- (3T-) FinFETs while <span class="hlt">pass</span> gates are composed of four-terminal- (4T-) FinFETs. The 4T-FinFETs enable to adopt a dynamic threshold-voltage control in the <span class="hlt">pass</span> gates. During a write operation, the threshold voltage of the <span class="hlt">pass</span> gates is lowered to enhance the writing speed and stability. During the read operation, on the other hand, the threshold voltage is raised to enhance the static noise margin. An asymmetric-oxide 4T-FinFET is helpful to manage the leakage current through the <span class="hlt">pass</span> gate. In this paper, a design strategy of the <span class="hlt">pass</span> gate with an asymmetric gate oxide is considered, and a TCAD-based Monte Carlo simulation reveals that the Flex-<span class="hlt">Pass</span>-Gate SRAM based on that design strategy is expected to be effective in half-pitch 32-nm technology for low-standby-power (LSTP) applications, even taking into account the variability in the device performance.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title12-vol5/pdf/CFR-2010-title12-vol5-sec560-32.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title12-vol5/pdf/CFR-2010-title12-vol5-sec560-32.pdf"><span>12 CFR 560.32 - <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through investments.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>... 12 Banks and Banking 5 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through investments. 560.32 Section 560.32 Banks and Banking OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY LENDING AND INVESTMENT Lending and Investment Powers for Federal Savings Associations § 560.32 <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through investments. (a) A...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title12-vol5/pdf/CFR-2011-title12-vol5-sec560-32.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title12-vol5/pdf/CFR-2011-title12-vol5-sec560-32.pdf"><span>12 CFR 560.32 - <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through investments.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p>... 12 Banks and Banking 5 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through investments. 560.32 Section 560.32 Banks and Banking OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY LENDING AND INVESTMENT Lending and Investment Powers for Federal Savings Associations § 560.32 <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through investments. (a) A...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4518723','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4518723"><span>Generalized analog thresholding for spike acquisition at ultralow sampling <span class="hlt">rates</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>He, Bryan D.; Wein, Alex; Varshney, Lav R.; Kusuma, Julius; Richardson, Andrew G.</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>Efficient spike acquisition techniques are needed to bridge the divide from creating large multielectrode arrays (MEA) to <span class="hlt">achieving</span> whole-cortex electrophysiology. In this paper, we introduce generalized analog thresholding (gAT), which <span class="hlt">achieves</span> millisecond temporal resolution with sampling <span class="hlt">rates</span> as low as 10 Hz. Consider the torrent of data from a single 1,000-channel MEA, which would generate more than 3 GB/min using standard 30-kHz Nyquist sampling. Recent neural signal processing methods based on compressive sensing still require Nyquist sampling as a first step and use iterative methods to reconstruct spikes. Analog thresholding (AT) remains the best existing alternative, where spike waveforms are <span class="hlt">passed</span> through an analog comparator and sampled at 1 kHz, with instant spike reconstruction. By generalizing AT, the new method reduces sampling <span class="hlt">rates</span> another order of magnitude, detects more than one spike per interval, and reconstructs spike width. Unlike compressive sensing, the new method reveals a simple closed-form solution to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> instant (noniterative) spike reconstruction. The base method is already robust to hardware nonidealities, including realistic quantization error and integration noise. Because it <span class="hlt">achieves</span> these considerable specifications using hardware-friendly components like integrators and comparators, generalized AT could translate large-scale MEAs into implantable devices for scientific investigation and medical technology. PMID:25904712</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14514118','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14514118"><span>Passively mode-locked diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 oscillator operating at an ultralow repetition <span class="hlt">rate</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Papadopoulos, D N; Forget, S; Delaigue, M; Druon, F; Balembois, F; Georges, P</p> <p>2003-10-01</p> <p>We demonstrate the operation of an ultralow-repetition-<span class="hlt">rate</span>, high-peak-power, picosecond diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 passively mode-locked laser oscillator. Repetition <span class="hlt">rates</span> lower than 1 MHz were <span class="hlt">achieved</span> with the use of a new design for a multiple-<span class="hlt">pass</span> cavity and a semiconductor saturable absorber. Long-term stable operation at 1.2 MHz with a pulse duration of 16.3 ps and an average output power of 470 mW, corresponding to 24-kW peak-power pulses, is reported. These are to our knowledge the lowest-repetition-<span class="hlt">rate</span> high-peak-power pulses ever generated directly from apicosecond laser resonator without cavity dumping.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title40-vol26/pdf/CFR-2013-title40-vol26-sec205-171-8.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title40-vol26/pdf/CFR-2013-title40-vol26-sec205-171-8.pdf"><span>40 CFR 205.171-8 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-07-01</p> <p>... 40 Protection of Environment 26 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. 205.171... <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. (a) A failing exhaust system is one which, when installed on any motorcycle... equal to the number in Column A, the sample <span class="hlt">passes</span>. (c) <span class="hlt">Pass</span> or failure of a SEA takes place when a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title40-vol25/pdf/CFR-2014-title40-vol25-sec205-171-8.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title40-vol25/pdf/CFR-2014-title40-vol25-sec205-171-8.pdf"><span>40 CFR 205.171-8 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-07-01</p> <p>... 40 Protection of Environment 25 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. 205.171... <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. (a) A failing exhaust system is one which, when installed on any motorcycle... equal to the number in Column A, the sample <span class="hlt">passes</span>. (c) <span class="hlt">Pass</span> or failure of a SEA takes place when a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title40-vol24/pdf/CFR-2010-title40-vol24-sec205-171-8.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title40-vol24/pdf/CFR-2010-title40-vol24-sec205-171-8.pdf"><span>40 CFR 205.171-8 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-07-01</p> <p>... 40 Protection of Environment 24 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. 205.171... <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. (a) A failing exhaust system is one which, when installed on any motorcycle... equal to the number in Column A, the sample <span class="hlt">passes</span>. (c) <span class="hlt">Pass</span> or failure of a SEA takes place when a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title40-vol25/pdf/CFR-2011-title40-vol25-sec205-171-8.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title40-vol25/pdf/CFR-2011-title40-vol25-sec205-171-8.pdf"><span>40 CFR 205.171-8 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-07-01</p> <p>... 40 Protection of Environment 25 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. 205.171... <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. (a) A failing exhaust system is one which, when installed on any motorcycle... equal to the number in Column A, the sample <span class="hlt">passes</span>. (c) <span class="hlt">Pass</span> or failure of a SEA takes place when a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2011-title36-vol1-sec13-918.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2011-title36-vol1-sec13-918.pdf"><span>36 CFR 13.918 - Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-07-01</p> <p>... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing... Preserve General Provisions § 13.918 Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area. (a) Entry into the Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area is prohibited from May 1 to September 30 unless authorized by the Superintendent. 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Preserve General Provisions § 13.918 Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area. (a) Entry into the Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area is prohibited from May 1 to September 30 unless authorized by the Superintendent. (b...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title36-vol1-sec13-918.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title36-vol1-sec13-918.pdf"><span>36 CFR 13.918 - Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-07-01</p> <p>... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing... Preserve General Provisions § 13.918 Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area. (a) Entry into the Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area is prohibited from May 1 to September 30 unless authorized by the Superintendent. (b...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2014-title36-vol1-sec13-918.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2014-title36-vol1-sec13-918.pdf"><span>36 CFR 13.918 - Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-07-01</p> <p>... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing... Preserve General Provisions § 13.918 Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area. (a) Entry into the Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area is prohibited from May 1 to September 30 unless authorized by the Superintendent. (b...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2013-title36-vol1-sec13-918.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2013-title36-vol1-sec13-918.pdf"><span>36 CFR 13.918 - Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-07-01</p> <p>... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing... Preserve General Provisions § 13.918 Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area. (a) Entry into the Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area is prohibited from May 1 to September 30 unless authorized by the Superintendent. (b...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016AIPC.1787e0012B','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016AIPC.1787e0012B"><span>RF-MEMS tunable interdigitated capacitor and fixed spiral inductor for band <span class="hlt">pass</span> filter applications</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Bade, Ladon Ahmed; Dennis, John Ojur; Khir, M. Haris Md; Wen, Wong Peng</p> <p>2016-11-01</p> <p>This research presents the tunable Radio Frequency Micro Electromechanical Systems (RF-MEMS) coupled band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter (BPF), which possess a wide tuning range and constructed by using the Chebyshev fourth degree equivalent circuit consisting of fixed inductors and interdigitated tunable capacitors. The suggested method was authenticated by designing a new tunable BPF with a 100% tuning range from 3.1 GHz to 4.9 GHz. The Metal Multi-User MEMS Process (Metal MUMPs) was involved in the process of design of this band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter. It aimed to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> the reconfiguration of frequencies and show high efficiency of RF in the applications that using Ultra Wide Band (UWB) such as wireless sensor networks. The RF performance of this filter was found to be very satisfactory due to its simple fabrication. Moreover, it showed less insertion loss of around 4 dB and high return loss of around 20 dB.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title33-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title33-vol1-sec80-825.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title33-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title33-vol1-sec80-825.pdf"><span>33 CFR 80.825 - Mississippi <span class="hlt">Passes</span>, LA.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-07-01</p> <p>... 28°54.5′ N., longitude 89°26.1′ W. (d) A line drawn from Mississippi River South <span class="hlt">Pass</span> East Jetty Light 4 to Mississippi River South <span class="hlt">Pass</span> West Jetty Light; thence following the general trend of the... general trend of the seaward, highwater shoreline in a southwesterly direction to Mississippi River...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title33-vol1/pdf/CFR-2011-title33-vol1-sec80-825.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title33-vol1/pdf/CFR-2011-title33-vol1-sec80-825.pdf"><span>33 CFR 80.825 - Mississippi <span class="hlt">Passes</span>, LA.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-07-01</p> <p>... 28°54.5′ N., longitude 89°26.1′ W. (d) A line drawn from Mississippi River South <span class="hlt">Pass</span> East Jetty Light 4 to Mississippi River South <span class="hlt">Pass</span> West Jetty Light; thence following the general trend of the... general trend of the seaward, highwater shoreline in a southwesterly direction to Mississippi River...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008PhDT........36A','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008PhDT........36A"><span>The effect of teacher quality on the <span class="hlt">achievement</span> of students in Integrated Physics and Chemistry</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Alexander, Rima</p> <p></p> <p>, utilizing SPSS version 12.0.1 software. Next a test of statistical significance was done to determine whether the null hypothesis could be rejected; and whether or not the research hypothesis could be accepted. Since this is a causal comparative design with only two groups in which student <span class="hlt">achievement</span> was measured by a test that will yield raw scores, a Chi Square was conducted to determine whether the <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span> of the two groups of students based on obtained and expected percentages were statistically significantly different A Chi Square value of 4.29 was obtained, which indicates that the <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> for students of highly-qualified teachers was statistically significantly higher than for students of less-qualified teachers. For the purpose of this study a criterion value of (p<.05) was used.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED511037.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED511037.pdf"><span>Strategies for Science Student <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> & Productive School Management</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Johnson, William L.</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>There is an increasing literature pertaining to student <span class="hlt">achievement</span> and school productivity. This session will present school and classroom strategies used in high school science classes at Robert E. Lee High School (5A) in Tyler, Texas. This year, 84% of the students at Lee <span class="hlt">passed</span> the science TAKS test. Lee is also ranked in the top 1500 high…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6888129-physical-hydrologic-characteristics-matlacha-pass-southwestern-florida','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6888129-physical-hydrologic-characteristics-matlacha-pass-southwestern-florida"><span>Physical and hydrologic characteristics of Matlacha <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, southwestern Florida</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Kane, R.L.; Russell, G.M.</p> <p>1994-03-01</p> <p>Matlacha <span class="hlt">Pass</span> is part of the connected inshore waters of the Charlotte Harbor estuary in southwestern Florida. Bathymetry indicates that depths in the main channel of the <span class="hlt">pass</span> range from 4 to 14 feet below sea level. The channel averages about 8 feet deep in the northern part of the <span class="hlt">pass</span> and about 5 feet deep in the southern part. Additionally, depths average about 4 feet in a wide section of the middle of the <span class="hlt">pass</span> and about 2 feet along the mangrove swamps near the shoreline. Tidal flow within Matlacha <span class="hlt">Pass</span> varies depending on aquatic vegetation densities, oyster beds,more » and tidal flats. Surface-water runoff occurs primarily during the wet season (May to September), with most of the flow entering the Matlacha <span class="hlt">Pass</span> through two openings in the spreader canal system near the city of Matlacha. Freshwater flow into the <span class="hlt">pass</span> from the north Cape Coral spreader canal system averaged 113 cubic feet per second from October 1987 to September 1992. Freshwater inflow from the Aries Canal of the south Cape Coral spreader canal system averaged 14.1 cubic feet per second from October 1989 to September 1992. Specific conductance throughout Matlacha <span class="hlt">Pass</span> ranged from less than 1,000 to 57,000 microsiemens per centimeter. Specific conductance, collected from a continuous monitoring data logger in the middle of the <span class="hlt">pass</span> from February to September 1992, averaged 36,000 microsiemens per centimeter at 2 feet below the water surface and 40,000 microsiemens per centimeter at 2 feet above the bottom. During both the wet and dry seasons, specific conductance indicated that the primary mixing of tidal waters and freshwater inflow occurs in the mangrove swamps along the shoreline.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28012360','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28012360"><span>Nursing students' attendance at learning activities in relation to attainment and <span class="hlt">passing</span> courses: A prospective quantitative study.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Rejnö, Åsa; Nordin, Per; Forsgren, Susanne; Sundell, Yvonne; Rudolfsson, Gudrun</p> <p>2017-03-01</p> <p>Students' motivation and ways of engaging in their schoolwork are important for their performance, including <span class="hlt">passing</span> exams. Attendance at learning activities has also been argued to be of major importance, although no causal relationship with <span class="hlt">passing</span> exams has been established in nursing education. The aim of this study was to describe the impact of attendance at nonmandatory learning activities on attainment, in terms of <span class="hlt">passing</span> or failing of exams, in nursing education courses including both mandatory and non-mandatory activities. A prospective quantitative design. The nursing education programme at a Swedish university. Nursing students (n=361) from two courses and four classes within the nursing programme. Attendance was registered at every non-mandatory teaching activity by asking the students to note their attendance on a list. Data such as sex, age, and whether the students had <span class="hlt">passed</span> the exam were also collected for each course and each semester separately. Increased participation was associated with an increasing proportion of students <span class="hlt">passing</span> the exam. The chance of <span class="hlt">passing</span> the exam increased by 13% for every additional learning occasion attended. Logistic regression showed an OR of 5.4 for an attendance of 100%. An increase in attendance gave a higher proportion of exam <span class="hlt">passes</span>. Encouraging students to attend non-mandatory learning activities could be of value, and potentially contribute to an increased graduation <span class="hlt">rate</span> for nursing students. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=bond&pg=2&id=ED570623','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=bond&pg=2&id=ED570623"><span>School Bond Referenda Reloaded: An Examination of a School District in <span class="hlt">Passing</span> a Subsequent Bond Referendum after Failing to <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Previous Bond Referenda</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Benzaquen, Eitan Yacov</p> <p>2016-01-01</p> <p>In April 2008, the Wisconsin Erie School District attempted and failed to <span class="hlt">pass</span> a school bond referendum to renovate its high school. In November 2008, again the school district did not <span class="hlt">pass</span> a referendum. Interestingly, in the 2009-2010 school year, the district was successful in <span class="hlt">passing</span> a bond referendum. Although the original bond measure called…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27140580','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27140580"><span>1.6  MW peak power, 90  ps all-solid-state laser from an aberration self-compensated double-<span class="hlt">passing</span> end-pumped Nd:YVO<sub>4</sub> rod amplifier.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Wang, Chunhua; Liu, Chong; Shen, Lifeng; Zhao, Zhiliang; Liu, Bin; Jiang, Hongbo</p> <p>2016-03-20</p> <p>In this paper a delicately designed double-<span class="hlt">passing</span> end-pumped Nd:YVO<sub>4</sub> rod amplifier is reported that produces 10.2 W average laser output when seeded by a 6 mW Nd:YVO<sub>4</sub> microchip laser at a repetition <span class="hlt">rate</span> of 70 kHz with pulse duration of 90 ps. A pulse peak power of ∼1.6  MW and pulse energy of ∼143  μJ is <span class="hlt">achieved</span>. The beam quality is well preserved by a double-<span class="hlt">passing</span> configuration for spherical-aberration compensation. The laser-beam size in the amplifier is optimized to prevent the unwanted damage from the high pulse peak-power density. This study provides a simple and robust picosecond all-solid-state master oscillator power amplifier system with both high peak power and high beam quality, which shows great potential in the micromachining.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17460469','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17460469"><span>HIV-infected patients receiving lopinavir/ritonavir-based antiretroviral therapy <span class="hlt">achieve</span> high <span class="hlt">rates</span> of virologic suppression despite adherence <span class="hlt">rates</span> less than 95%.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Shuter, Jonathan; Sarlo, Julie A; Kanmaz, Tina J; Rode, Richard A; Zingman, Barry S</p> <p>2007-05-01</p> <p>The observation that extremely high levels of medication adherence are required to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> complete virologic suppression is based largely on studies of treatment-experienced patients receiving HIV protease inhibitor (PI)-based therapy without ritonavir boosting. This study aims to define the level of adherence needed to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> virologic suppression in patients receiving boosted PI-based highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) with lopinavir/ritonavir. HIV-infected adults receiving a regimen containing lopinavir/ritonavir were recruited into a prospective, observational study of the relation between adherence to lopinavir/ritonavir and virologic outcomes. Adherence was measured using the Medication Event Monitoring System (MEMS; Aardex, Union City, CA). HIV-1 viral load (VL) was measured at week 24. The final study population contained 64 subjects. Eighty percent had AIDS, 97% received lopinavir/ritonavir before enrollment, and most had more than 7 years of HAART experience. Mean adherence overall was 73%. Eighty percent and 59% <span class="hlt">achieved</span> a VL <400 copies/mL and a VL <75 copies/mL, respectively. Mean adherence was 75% in those <span class="hlt">achieving</span> a VL <75 copies/mL. High <span class="hlt">rates</span> of virologic suppression were observed in all adherence quartiles, including the lowest quartile (range of adherence: 23.5%-53.3%). Moderate levels of adherence can lead to virologic suppression in most patients taking lopinavir/ritonavir-based HAART.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Socioeconomic+AND+status&pg=2&id=ED564955','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Socioeconomic+AND+status&pg=2&id=ED564955"><span>The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Elementary Student <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> in Rural South Texas Schools</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Martinez-Perez, Frances A.</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>Educational inequalities that exist due to socioeconomic status impact the academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span> of students and contribute to the <span class="hlt">achievement</span> gap. This study attempted to examine how the predictors of grade level and socioeconomic status impact the <span class="hlt">passing</span> of state standardized reading and mathematics exams. The 2012-2013 State of Texas Academic…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD1036289','DTIC-ST'); return false;" href="http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD1036289"><span>Detection and Discrimination in One <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Using the OPTEMA Towed Array</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dtic.mil/">DTIC Science & Technology</a></p> <p></p> <p>2017-02-21</p> <p>classification survey was performed using the One <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Time domain EM Array (OPTEMA) at the former Southwestern Proving Ground near Hope, AR. Over...small arms ammunition, 20 to 155 mm projectiles, mortars, rockets, grenades, and up to 500-lb bombs [7]. Following the end of World War II, the proving...Range summary report [5]. It is assumed that combined field survey and analysis <span class="hlt">rates</span> of $1000/acre for an EM -61 DGM survey and $30/anomaly for a</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=common+AND+standard+AND+qualifications&pg=4&id=EJ959980','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=common+AND+standard+AND+qualifications&pg=4&id=EJ959980"><span>After Ten Years, National Board Certification Has Proven It Is Not a <span class="hlt">Passing</span> Fad in the Library Media Field</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Purcell, Melissa</p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p>To understand that National Board Certification is not a <span class="hlt">passing</span> trend, it is important to take a look at its history. National Board Certified teachers are highly accomplished educators who have met rigorous standards. By <span class="hlt">achieving</span> National Board Certification, media specialists provide evidence that they are impacting students' learning. The…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2000PhDT.......206L','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2000PhDT.......206L"><span>Rotor cascade shape optimization with unsteady <span class="hlt">passing</span> wakes using implicit dual time stepping method</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Lee, Eun Seok</p> <p>2000-10-01</p> <p>An improved aerodynamics performance of a turbine cascade shape can be <span class="hlt">achieved</span> by an understanding of the flow-field associated with the stator-rotor interaction. In this research, an axial gas turbine airfoil cascade shape is optimized for improved aerodynamic performance by using an unsteady Navier-Stokes solver and a parallel genetic algorithm. The objective of the research is twofold: (1) to develop a computational fluid dynamics code having faster convergence <span class="hlt">rate</span> and unsteady flow simulation capabilities, and (2) to optimize a turbine airfoil cascade shape with unsteady <span class="hlt">passing</span> wakes for improved aerodynamic performance. The computer code solves the Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes equations. It is based on the explicit, finite difference, Runge-Kutta time marching scheme and the Diagonalized Alternating Direction Implicit (DADI) scheme, with the Baldwin-Lomax algebraic and k-epsilon turbulence modeling. Improvements in the code focused on the cascade shape design capability, convergence acceleration and unsteady formulation. First, the inverse shape design method was implemented in the code to provide the design capability, where a surface transpiration concept was employed as an inverse technique to modify the geometry satisfying the user specified pressure distribution on the airfoil surface. Second, an approximation storage multigrid method was implemented as an acceleration technique. Third, the preconditioning method was adopted to speed up the convergence <span class="hlt">rate</span> in solving the low Mach number flows. Finally, the implicit dual time stepping method was incorporated in order to simulate the unsteady flow-fields. For the unsteady code validation, the Stokes's 2nd problem and the Poiseuille flow were chosen and compared with the computed results and analytic solutions. To test the code's ability to capture the natural unsteady flow phenomena, vortex shedding past a cylinder and the shock oscillation over a bicircular airfoil were simulated and compared with</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22225345','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22225345"><span>Combinatorial games with a <span class="hlt">pass</span>: a dynamical systems approach.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Morrison, Rebecca E; Friedman, Eric J; Landsberg, Adam S</p> <p>2011-12-01</p> <p>By treating combinatorial games as dynamical systems, we are able to address a longstanding open question in combinatorial game theory, namely, how the introduction of a "<span class="hlt">pass</span>" move into a game affects its behavior. We consider two well known combinatorial games, 3-pile Nim and 3-row Chomp. In the case of Nim, we observe that the introduction of the <span class="hlt">pass</span> dramatically alters the game's underlying structure, rendering it considerably more complex, while for Chomp, the <span class="hlt">pass</span> move is found to have relatively minimal impact. We show how these results can be understood by recasting these games as dynamical systems describable by dynamical recursion relations. From these recursion relations, we are able to identify underlying structural connections between these "games with <span class="hlt">passes</span>" and a recently introduced class of "generic (perturbed) games." This connection, together with a (non-rigorous) numerical stability analysis, allows one to understand and predict the effect of a <span class="hlt">pass</span> on a game.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=volleyball&id=EJ1045270','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=volleyball&id=EJ1045270"><span>Teaching Strategies for the Forearm <span class="hlt">Pass</span> in Volleyball</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Casebolt, Kevin; Zhang, Peng; Brett, Christine</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>This article shares teaching strategies for the forearm <span class="hlt">pass</span> in the game of volleyball and identifies how they will help students improve their performance and development of forearm <span class="hlt">passing</span> skills. The article also provides an assessment rubric to facilitate student understanding of the skill.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_10");'>10</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_11");'>11</a></li> <li class="active"><span>12</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_13");'>13</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_14");'>14</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_12 --> <div id="page_13" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_11");'>11</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_12");'>12</a></li> <li class="active"><span>13</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_14");'>14</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_15");'>15</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="241"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title48-vol4/pdf/CFR-2010-title48-vol4-sec652-237-71.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title48-vol4/pdf/CFR-2010-title48-vol4-sec652-237-71.pdf"><span>48 CFR 652.237-71 - Identification/Building <span class="hlt">Pass</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-10-01</p> <p>... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 4 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Identification/Building... Identification/Building <span class="hlt">Pass</span>. As prescribed in 637.110(b), insert the following clause. Identification/Building.... (1) The contractor shall obtain a Department of State building <span class="hlt">pass</span> for all employees performing...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007OptL...32.1965S','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007OptL...32.1965S"><span>Sodium D2 resonance radiation in single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> sum-frequency generation with actively mode-locked Nd:YAG lasers</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Saito, Norihito; Akagawa, Kazuyuki; Ito, Mayumi; Takazawa, Akira; Hayano, Yutaka; Saito, Yoshihiko; Ito, Meguru; Takami, Hideki; Iye, Masanori; Wada, Satoshi</p> <p>2007-07-01</p> <p>We report on a sodium D2 resonance coherent light source <span class="hlt">achieved</span> in single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> sum-frequency generation in periodically poled MgO-doped stoichiometric lithium tantalate with actively mode-locked Nd:YAG lasers. Mode-locked pulses at 1064 and 1319 nm are synchronized with a time resolution of 37 ps with the phase adjustment of the radio frequencies fed to acousto-optic mode lockers. An output power of 4.6 W at 589.1586 nm is obtained, and beam quality near the diffraction limit is also <span class="hlt">achieved</span> in a simple design.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17632611','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17632611"><span>Sodium D2 resonance radiation in single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> sum-frequency generation with actively mode-locked Nd:YAG lasers.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Saito, Norihito; Akagawa, Kazuyuki; Ito, Mayumi; Takazawa, Akira; Hayano, Yutaka; Saito, Yoshihiko; Ito, Meguru; Takami, Hideki; Iye, Masanori; Wada, Satoshi</p> <p>2007-07-15</p> <p>We report on a sodium D(2) resonance coherent light source <span class="hlt">achieved</span> in single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> sum-frequency generation in periodically poled MgO-doped stoichiometric lithium tantalate with actively mode-locked Nd:YAG lasers. Mode-locked pulses at 1064 and 1319 nm are synchronized with a time resolution of 37 ps with the phase adjustment of the radio frequencies fed to acousto-optic mode lockers. An output power of 4.6 W at 589.1586 nm is obtained, and beam quality near the diffraction limit is also <span class="hlt">achieved</span> in a simple design.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/312/ds-312.pdf','USGSPUBS'); return false;" href="https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/312/ds-312.pdf"><span>Bathymetric survey of the nearshore from Belle <span class="hlt">Pass</span> to Caminada <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Louisiana: methods and data report</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/index.jsp?view=adv">USGS Publications Warehouse</a></p> <p>DeWitt, Nancy T.; Flocks, James G.; Hansen, Mark; Kulp, Mark; Reynolds, B.J.</p> <p>2007-01-01</p> <p>The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the University of New Orleans (UNO) and the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR), conducted a high-resolution, single-beam bathymetric survey along the Louisiana southern coastal zone from Belle <span class="hlt">Pass</span> to Caminada <span class="hlt">Pass</span>. The survey consisted of 483 line kilometers of data acquired in July and August of 2005. This report outlines the methodology and provides the data from the survey. Analysis of the data and comparison to a similar bathymetric survey completed in 1989 show significant loss of seafloor and shoreline retreat, which is consistent with previously published estimates of shoreline change in the study area.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25763558','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25763558"><span>Public health impact of <span class="hlt">achieving</span> 80% colorectal cancer screening <span class="hlt">rates</span> in the United States by 2018.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Meester, Reinier G S; Doubeni, Chyke A; Zauber, Ann G; Goede, S Luuk; Levin, Theodore R; Corley, Douglas A; Jemal, Ahmedin; Lansdorp-Vogelaar, Iris</p> <p>2015-07-01</p> <p>The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable, a national coalition of public, private, and voluntary organizations, has recently announced an initiative to increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening <span class="hlt">rates</span> in the United States to 80% by 2018. The authors evaluated the potential public health benefits of <span class="hlt">achieving</span> this goal. The authors simulated the 1980 through 2030 United States population of individuals aged 50 to 100 years using microsimulation modeling. Test-specific historical screening <span class="hlt">rates</span> were based on National Health Interview Survey data for 1987 through 2013. The effects of increasing screening <span class="hlt">rates</span> from approximately 58% in 2013 to 80% in 2018 were compared to a scenario in which the screening <span class="hlt">rate</span> remained approximately constant. The outcomes were cancer incidence and mortality <span class="hlt">rates</span> and numbers of CRC cases and deaths during short-term follow-up (2013-2020) and extended follow-up (2013-2030). Increasing CRC screening <span class="hlt">rates</span> to 80% by 2018 would reduce CRC incidence <span class="hlt">rates</span> by 17% and mortality <span class="hlt">rates</span> by 19% during short-term follow-up and by 22% and 33%, respectively, during extended follow-up. These reductions would amount to a total of 277,000 averted new cancers and 203,000 averted CRC deaths from 2013 through 2030. <span class="hlt">Achieving</span> the goal of increasing the uptake of CRC screening in the United States to 80% by 2018 may have a considerable public health impact by averting approximately 280,000 new cancer cases and 200,000 cancer deaths within <20 years. Cancer 2015;121:2281-2285. © 2015 The Authors. Cancer published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American Cancer Society. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. © 2015 The Authors. Cancer published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American Cancer Society.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21428565-comparison-four-versus-three-pass-transjugular-biopsy-using-tru-cut-needle-randomized-study-using-cassette-prevent-biopsy-fragmentation','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21428565-comparison-four-versus-three-pass-transjugular-biopsy-using-tru-cut-needle-randomized-study-using-cassette-prevent-biopsy-fragmentation"><span>A Comparison of Four- Versus Three-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Transjugular Biopsy Using a 19-G Tru-Cut Needle and a Randomized Study Using a Cassette to Prevent Biopsy Fragmentation</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Vibhakorn, Shusang; Cholongitas, Evangelos; Kalambokis, George</p> <p>2009-05-15</p> <p>Recently, it has been shown that transjugular liver biopsy (TJLB) with three <span class="hlt">passes</span> gives comparable specimens to percutaneous liver biopsy (PLB). The aim of this study was to evaluate the adequacy of TJLB using four <span class="hlt">passes</span> in a consecutive series of patients, and whether using a supportive cassette can prevent fragmentation. One hundred consecutive TJLBs in 92 patients (48 transplanted), always using four <span class="hlt">passes</span> (19-G Tru-Cut), were compared to three-<span class="hlt">pass</span> TJLBs. The four-<span class="hlt">pass</span> TJLB specimens were randomized at a 1:1 ratio of liver cores placed in a cassette versus not. The four-<span class="hlt">pass</span> TJLBs, compared to three-<span class="hlt">pass</span> TJLBs, resulted in bettermore » specimens for length ({>=}25 mm: 50% vs. 35%; p = 0.026) and number of complete portal tracts (CPTs) ({>=}11: 40% vs. 26%; p = 0.027), without a higher complication <span class="hlt">rate</span>. The four-<span class="hlt">pass</span> TJLB with {>=}11 CPTs had a median length of 27 mm, and 57% of them longer than 28 mm contained {>=}11 CPTs. Putting the liver biopsy cores into a cassette did not improve the fragmentation <span class="hlt">rate</span> or adequacy of the specimen (length and number of CPTs) of TJLB. We conclude that at least four <span class="hlt">passes</span> with TJLB should be performed when liver specimens are needed for grading and staging. Using a supportive cassette did not reduce fragmentation.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28577816','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28577816"><span>Academic and Demographic Predictors of NCLEX-RN <span class="hlt">Pass</span> <span class="hlt">Rates</span> in First- and Second-Degree Accelerated BSN Programs.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kaddoura, Mahmoud A; Flint, Elizabeth P; Van Dyke, Olga; Yang, Qing; Chiang, Li-Chi</p> <p></p> <p>Relatively few studies have addressed predictors of first-attempt outcomes (<span class="hlt">pass</span>-fail) on the National Council Licensure Examination-Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) for accelerated BSN programs. The purpose of this study was to compare potential predictors of NCLEX outcomes in graduates of first-degree accelerated (FDA; n=62) and second-degree accelerated (SDA; n=173) BSN programs sharing a common nursing curriculum. In this retrospective study, bivariate analyses and multiple logistic regression assessed significance of selected demographic and academic characteristics as predictors of NCLEX-RN outcomes. FDA graduates were more likely than SDA graduates to fail the NCLEX-RN (P=.0013). FDA graduates were more likely to speak English as a second or additional language (P<.0001), have lower end-of-program GPA and HESI Exit Exam scores (both P<.0001), and have a higher proportions of grades ≤ C (P=.0023). All four variables were significant predictors of NCLEX-RN outcomes within both FDA and SDA programs. The only significant predictors in adjusted logistic regression of NCLEX-RN outcome for the pooled FDA+SDA graduate sample were proportion of grades ≤ C (a predictor of NCLEX-RN failure) and HESI Exit Exam score (a predictor of <span class="hlt">passing</span> NCLEX-RN). Grades of C or lower on any course may indicate inadequate mastery of critical NCLEX-RN content and increased risk of NCLEX-RN failure. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=federal+AND+constitution&pg=2&id=EJ637100','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=federal+AND+constitution&pg=2&id=EJ637100"><span>No <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, No Drive?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Zirkel, Perry A.</p> <p>2001-01-01</p> <p>Discusses basis for Kentucky appellate court decision that state's no-<span class="hlt">pass</span>, no-drive statute did not violate due-process and equal-protection clauses of the Kentucky and federal constitutions, but did violate the federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, but nevertheless did not invalidate the statute. Explains why the decision is…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20010111086&hterms=Types+batteries&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D20%26Ntt%3DTypes%2Bbatteries','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20010111086&hterms=Types+batteries&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D20%26Ntt%3DTypes%2Bbatteries"><span>Battery Cell By-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Circuit</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Mumaw, Susan J. (Inventor); Evers, Jeffrey (Inventor); Craig, Calvin L., Jr. (Inventor); Walker, Stuart D. (Inventor)</p> <p>2001-01-01</p> <p>The invention is a circuit and method of limiting the charging current voltage from a power supply net work applied to an individual cell of a plurality of cells making up a battery being charged in series. It is particularly designed for use with batteries that can be damaged by overcharging, such as Lithium-ion type batteries. In detail. the method includes the following steps: 1) sensing the actual voltage level of the individual cell; 2) comparing the actual voltage level of the individual cell with a reference value and providing an error signal representative thereof; and 3) by-<span class="hlt">passing</span> the charging current around individual cell necessary to keep the individual cell voltage level generally equal a specific voltage level while continuing to charge the remaining cells. Preferably this is accomplished by by-<span class="hlt">passing</span> the charging current around the individual cell if said actual voltage level is above the specific voltage level and allowing the charging current to the individual cell if the actual voltage level is equal or less than the specific voltage level. In the step of bypassing the charging current, the by-<span class="hlt">passed</span> current is transferred at a proper voltage level to the power supply. The by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> circuit a voltage comparison circuit is used to compare the actual voltage level of the individual cell with a reference value and to provide an error signal representative thereof. A third circuit, designed to be responsive to the error signal, is provided for maintaining the individual cell voltage level generally equal to the specific voltage level. Circuitry is provided in the third circuit for bypassing charging current around the individual cell if the actual voltage level is above the specific voltage level and transfers the excess charging current to the power supply net work. The circuitry also allows charging of the individual cell if the actual voltage level is equal or less than the specific voltage level.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title20-vol3/pdf/CFR-2010-title20-vol3-sec631-18.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title20-vol3/pdf/CFR-2010-title20-vol3-sec631-18.pdf"><span>20 CFR 631.18 - Federal by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> authority.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-04-01</p> <p>... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Federal by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> authority. 631.18 Section 631.18 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PROGRAMS UNDER... Secretary's intent to exercise by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> authority and an opportunity to request and to receive a hearing...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1263843-understanding-impact-flow-rate-recycle-conversion-complex-biorefinery-stream-using-flow-through-microbial-electrolysis-cell','SCIGOV-DOEP'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1263843-understanding-impact-flow-rate-recycle-conversion-complex-biorefinery-stream-using-flow-through-microbial-electrolysis-cell"><span>Understanding the impact of flow <span class="hlt">rate</span> and recycle on the conversion of a complex biorefinery stream using a flow-through microbial electrolysis cell</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/pages">DOE PAGES</a></p> <p>Lewis, Alex J.; Borole, Abhijeet P.</p> <p>2016-06-16</p> <p>We investigated the effect of flow <span class="hlt">rate</span> and recycle on the conversion of a biomass-derived pyrolysis aqueous phase in amicrobial electrolysis cell (MEC) to demonstrate production of renewable hydrogen in biorefinery. A continuous MEC operation was investigated under one-<span class="hlt">pass</span> and recycle conditions usingthe complex, biomass-derived, fermentable, mixed substrate feed at a constant concentration of 0.026 g/L,while testing flow <span class="hlt">rates</span> ranging from 0.19 to 3.6 mL/min. This corresponds to an organic loading <span class="hlt">rate</span> (OLR) of 0.54₋10 g/L-day. Mass transfer issues observed at low flow <span class="hlt">rates</span> were alleviated using high flow <span class="hlt">rates</span>.Increasing the flow <span class="hlt">rate</span> to 3.6 mL/min (3.7 min HRT) duringmore » one-<span class="hlt">pass</span> operation increased the hydrogen productivity 3-fold, but anode conversion efficiency (ACE) decreased from 57.9% to 9.9%. Recycle of the anode liquid helped to alleviate kinetic limitations and the ACE increased by 1.8-fold and the hydrogen productivity by 1.2-fold compared to the one-<span class="hlt">pass</span> condition at the flow <span class="hlt">rate</span> of 3.6 mL/min (10 g/L-d OLR). High COD removal was also <span class="hlt">achieved</span> under recycle conditions, reaching 74.2 1.1%, with hydrogen production <span class="hlt">rate</span> of 2.92 ± 0.51 L/L-day. This study demonstrates the advantages of combining faster flow <span class="hlt">rates</span> with a recycle process to improve <span class="hlt">rate</span> of hydrogen production from a switchgrass-derived stream in the biorefinery.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=body+AND+proportions&pg=5&id=EJ1055740','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=body+AND+proportions&pg=5&id=EJ1055740"><span>Prekindergarten Children's Executive Functioning Skills and <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> Gains: The Utility of Direct Assessments and Teacher <span class="hlt">Ratings</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Fuhs, Mary Wagner; Farran, Dale Clark; Nesbitt, Kimberly Turner</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>An accumulating body of evidence suggests that young children who exhibit greater executive functioning (EF) skills in early childhood also <span class="hlt">achieve</span> more academically. The goal of the present study was to examine the unique contributions of direct assessments and teacher <span class="hlt">ratings</span> of children's EF skills at the beginning of prekindergarten (pre-k) to…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1070359.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1070359.pdf"><span>The Influence of Multiple Administrations of a State <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> Test on <span class="hlt">Passing</span> <span class="hlt">Rates</span> for Student Groups</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Nese, Joseph F. T.; Tindal, Gerald; Stevens, Joseph J.; Elliott, Stephen N.</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>The stakes of large-scale testing programs have grown considerably in the past decade with the enactment of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Race To The Top (RTTT) legislations. A significant component of NCLB has been required reporting of annual yearly progress (AYP) of student subgroups disaggregated by sex, special education status, English…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=memory+AND+database&pg=3&id=EJ673413','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=memory+AND+database&pg=3&id=EJ673413"><span>Efficient Single-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Index Construction for Text Databases.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Heinz, Steffen; Zobel, Justin</p> <p>2003-01-01</p> <p>Discusses index construction for text collections, reviews principal approaches to inverted indexes, analyzes their theoretical cost, and presents experimental results of the use of a single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> inversion method on Web document collections. Shows that the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> approach is faster and does not require the complete vocabulary of the indexed…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1153311.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1153311.pdf"><span><span class="hlt">PASS</span> Student Leader and Mentor Roles: A Tertiary Leadership Pathway</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Skalicky, Jane; Caney, Annaliese</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>In relation to developing leadership skills during tertiary studies, this paper considers the leadership pathway afforded by a Peer Assisted Study Sessions (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) program which includes the traditional <span class="hlt">PASS</span> Leader role and a more senior <span class="hlt">PASS</span> Mentor role. Data was collected using a structured survey with open-ended questions designed to capture the…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-12-16/pdf/2011-32210.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-12-16/pdf/2011-32210.pdf"><span>76 FR 78144 - Amendment of Class E Airspace; Anaktuvuk <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, AK</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-12-16</p> <p>... Anaktuvuk <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Airport, Anaktuvuk <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, AK. The creation of two standard instrument approach procedures at... 700 feet above the surface, at Anaktuvuk <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Airport, to accommodate the creation of two standard...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009AGUFMED33D..03D','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009AGUFMED33D..03D"><span>Teacher Research Programs Participation Improves Student <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> in Science</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Dubner, J.</p> <p>2009-12-01</p> <p>Research experience programs engage teachers in the hands-on practice of science. Program advocates assert that program participation enhances teachers’ skills in communicating science to students. We have measured the impact of New York City public high school science teacher participation in Columbia University’s Summer Research Program for Science Teachers on their students’ academic performance in science. In the year prior to program entry, students of participating and non-participating teachers <span class="hlt">passed</span> a New York State Regents science examination at the same <span class="hlt">rate</span>. In years three and four following program entry, participating teachers’ students <span class="hlt">passed</span> Regents science exams at a higher <span class="hlt">rate</span> (p = 0.049) than non-participating teachers’ students. Other program benefits include decreased teacher attrition from classroom teaching and school cost savings.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015PhDT.......451S','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015PhDT.......451S"><span>Statistics of Epidemics in Networks by <span class="hlt">Passing</span> Messages</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Shrestha, Munik Kumar</p> <p></p> <p>Epidemic processes are common out-of-equilibrium phenomena of broad interdisciplinary interest. In this thesis, we show how message-<span class="hlt">passing</span> approach can be a helpful tool for simulating epidemic models in disordered medium like networks, and in particular for estimating the probability that a given node will become infectious at a particular time. The sort of dynamics we consider are stochastic, where randomness can arise from the stochastic events or from the randomness of network structures. As in belief propagation, variables or messages in message-<span class="hlt">passing</span> approach are defined on the directed edges of a network. However, unlike belief propagation, where the posterior distributions are updated according to Bayes' rule, in message-<span class="hlt">passing</span> approach we write differential equations for the messages over time. It takes correlations between neighboring nodes into account while preventing causal signals from backtracking to their immediate source, and thus avoids "echo chamber effects" where a pair of adjacent nodes each amplify the probability that the other is infectious. In our first results, we develop a message-<span class="hlt">passing</span> approach to threshold models of behavior popular in sociology. These are models, first proposed by Granovetter, where individuals have to hear about a trend or behavior from some number of neighbors before adopting it themselves. In thermodynamic limit of large random networks, we provide an exact analytic scheme while calculating the time dependence of the probabilities and thus learning about the whole dynamics of bootstrap percolation, which is a simple model known in statistical physics for exhibiting discontinuous phase transition. As an application, we apply a similar model to financial networks, studying when bankruptcies spread due to the sudden devaluation of shared assets in overlapping portfolios. We predict that although diversification may be good for individual institutions, it can create dangerous systemic effects, and as a result</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005ESASP.589E..56B','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005ESASP.589E..56B"><span>Li-Ion Battery By-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Removal Qualification</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Borthomieu, Y.; Pasquier, E.</p> <p>2005-05-01</p> <p>The reasons of the by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> use on Space batteries is to avoid open circuit, short-circuit and dramatic performances drift on the power system. By-<span class="hlt">pass</span> diodes are currently used in NiH2 batteries due to the high probability of open circuit at cell level. This probability is mainly linked to the possibility to have a hydrogen leak within the pressure vessel due to the high operating pressure (70 bars) that can induce cell open circuit.For the Lithium-Ion batteries, first items had bypass implemented by similarity, but:All the cell failure cases have been analyzed at battery level:- Cell Open circuit:In contrast to NiCd and NiH2 cells, Li-Ion cells can be put in parallel due to the fact the open circuit voltage (OCV) is linked to the State Of Charge (SOC).With cells in parallel, a battery open circuit failure can never be encountered even with a cell in open circuit.- Cell Short circuit:In case of cell short, the entire cells within the module will be shorted.- Cell capacity spread:If the capacities of cells in series are strongly diverging, the worst module limits the battery. In case the battery is no more able to deliver the requested power for which it was designed, the worst module has to be reversed. In reversal, a Li-Ion cell is self-shorted. So, the strong capacity decrease in one module leads to the short of this module.These three failure cases cover all the possible Li-Ion failure root causes.Considering these three events, the analysis demonstrates that the Li-Ion battery still functions in any case without any by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> system because the design of the battery size always takes into account the loss of one module.Nevertheless, the by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> removal should allow to:- Improve the battery reliability as each bypass unit represents a single - Reduce by at least 30 % of the total price of the battery,- Reduce significant weight at battery level,- Shorten the battery manufacturing lead time (at least8 months for by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> purchasing), - Avoid US export licenses</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title40-vol26/pdf/CFR-2012-title40-vol26-sec205-160-6.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title40-vol26/pdf/CFR-2012-title40-vol26-sec205-160-6.pdf"><span>40 CFR 205.160-6 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-07-01</p> <p>... 40 Protection of Environment 26 2012-07-01 2011-07-01 true <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. 205.160-6... SEA. (a) A failing vehicle is one whose measured noise level is in excess of the applicable noise... less than or equal to the number in Column A, the sample <span class="hlt">passes</span>. (c) <span class="hlt">Pass</span> or failure of an SEA takes...</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_11");'>11</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_12");'>12</a></li> <li class="active"><span>13</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_14");'>14</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_15");'>15</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_13 --> <div id="page_14" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_12");'>12</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_13");'>13</a></li> <li class="active"><span>14</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_15");'>15</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_16");'>16</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="261"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title40-vol26/pdf/CFR-2012-title40-vol26-sec205-171-8.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title40-vol26/pdf/CFR-2012-title40-vol26-sec205-171-8.pdf"><span>40 CFR 205.171-8 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-07-01</p> <p>... 40 Protection of Environment 26 2012-07-01 2011-07-01 true <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. 205.171-8... failing under SEA. (a) A failing exhaust system is one which, when installed on any motorcycle which is in... in Column A, the sample <span class="hlt">passes</span>. (c) <span class="hlt">Pass</span> or failure of a SEA takes place when a decision that an...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5487462','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5487462"><span>To <span class="hlt">Pass</span> or Not to <span class="hlt">Pass</span>: Modeling the Movement and Affordance Dynamics of a Pick and Place Task</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Lamb, Maurice; Kallen, Rachel W.; Harrison, Steven J.; Di Bernardo, Mario; Minai, Ali; Richardson, Michael J.</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Humans commonly engage in tasks that require or are made more efficient by coordinating with other humans. In this paper we introduce a task dynamics approach for modeling multi-agent interaction and decision making in a pick and place task where an agent must move an object from one location to another and decide whether to act alone or with a partner. Our aims were to identify and model (1) the affordance related dynamics that define an actor's choice to move an object alone or to <span class="hlt">pass</span> it to their co-actor and (2) the trajectory dynamics of an actor's hand movements when moving to grasp, relocate, or <span class="hlt">pass</span> the object. Using a virtual reality pick and place task, we demonstrate that both the decision to <span class="hlt">pass</span> or not <span class="hlt">pass</span> an object and the movement trajectories of the participants can be characterized in terms of a behavioral dynamics model. Simulations suggest that the proposed behavioral dynamics model exhibits features observed in human participants including hysteresis in decision making, non-straight line trajectories, and non-constant velocity profiles. The proposed model highlights how the same low-dimensional behavioral dynamics can operate to constrain multiple (and often nested) levels of human activity and suggests that knowledge of what, when, where and how to move or act during pick and place behavior may be defined by these low dimensional task dynamics and, thus, can emerge spontaneously and in real-time with little a priori planning. PMID:28701975</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=emotionality&pg=6&id=EJ1027602','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=emotionality&pg=6&id=EJ1027602"><span>Associations between Teacher-<span class="hlt">Rated</span> versus Self-<span class="hlt">Rated</span> Student Temperament and School <span class="hlt">Achievement</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Mullola, Sari; Hintsanen, Mirka; Jokela, Markus; Lipsanen, Jari; Alatupa, Saija; Ravaja, Niklas; Keltikangas-Järvinen, Liisa</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>This study examined whether teacher-<span class="hlt">rated</span> versus self-<span class="hlt">rated</span> student temperaments are different in relation to the school grades in Maths and Mother language (ML) instruction in a nationally representative sample of Finnish Secondary School students (n?=?1,063, mean age 15.1 years). The results indicated that teacher-<span class="hlt">rated</span> temperament was more…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/929350-evaluation-dynamic-passing-sight-distance-problem-using-finite-element-model','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/929350-evaluation-dynamic-passing-sight-distance-problem-using-finite-element-model"><span>Evaluation of Dynamic <span class="hlt">Passing</span> Sight Distance Problem Using a Finite Element Model</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Yan, Xuedong; Radwan, Essam; Zhang, Fan</p> <p>2008-06-01</p> <p>Sufficient <span class="hlt">passing</span> sight distance is an important control for two-lane rural highway design to minimize the possibility of a head-on collision between <span class="hlt">passing</span> and opposing vehicles. Traditionally, <span class="hlt">passing</span> zones are marked by checking <span class="hlt">passing</span> sight distance that is potentially restricted by static sight obstructions. Such obstructions include crest curves, overpasses, and lateral objects along highways. This paper proposes a new concept of dynamic sight-distance assessment, which involves restricted <span class="hlt">passing</span> sight distances due to the impeding vehicles that are traveling in the same direction. Using a finite-element model, the dynamic <span class="hlt">passing</span> sight-distance problem was evaluated, and the writers analyzed the relationshipsmore » between the available <span class="hlt">passing</span> sight distance and other factors such as the horizontal curve radius, impeding vehicle dimensions, and a driver s following distance. It was found that the impeding vehicles may cause substantially insufficient <span class="hlt">passing</span> sight distances, which may lead to potential traffic safety problems. It is worthwhile to expand on this safety issue and consider the dynamic <span class="hlt">passing</span> sight distance in highway design.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=consequences+AND+climate+AND+change&pg=7&id=EJ825092','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=consequences+AND+climate+AND+change&pg=7&id=EJ825092"><span>Logical Consequences: Using <span class="hlt">Passing</span> Times to Prevent Misbehavior</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Harriman, Dion; Pierre, Christina</p> <p>2009-01-01</p> <p>This article discusses the No <span class="hlt">Passing</span> Plan, a no-<span class="hlt">passing</span> policy implemented at White Bear Lake (MN) High School-North Campus in order to prevent chronic tardiness and misbehavior in the halls. The plan is an alternative consequence for administrators to use with students who are disruptive in the halls or consistently tardy to class. Suspending…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5666423','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5666423"><span>Algal Foams Applied in Fixed-Bed Process for Lead(II) Removal Using Recirculation or One-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Modes</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Wang, Shengye; Vincent, Thierry; Faur, Catherine; Guibal, Eric</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>The incorporation of brown algae into biopolymer beads or foams for metal sorption has been previously reported. However, the direct use of these biomasses for preparing foams is a new approach. In this study, two kinds of porous foams were prepared by ionotropic gelation using algal biomass (AB, Laminaria digitata) or alginate (as the reference) and applied for Pb(II) sorption. These foams (manufactured as macroporous discs) were packed in filtration holders (simulating fixed-bed column) and the system was operated in either a recirculation or a one-<span class="hlt">pass</span> mode. Sorption isotherms, uptake kinetics and sorbent reuse were studied in the recirculation mode (analogous to batch system). In the one-<span class="hlt">pass</span> mode (continuous fixed-bed system), the influence of parameters such as flow <span class="hlt">rate</span>, feed metal concentration and bed height were investigated on both sorption and desorption. In addition, the effect of Cu(II) on Pb(II) recovery from binary solutions was also studied in terms of both sorption and desorption. Sorption isotherms are well fitted by the Langmuir equation while the pseudo-second order <span class="hlt">rate</span> equation described well both sorption and desorption kinetic profiles. The study of material regeneration confirms that the reuse of the foams was feasible with a small mass loss, even after 9 cycles. In the one-<span class="hlt">pass</span> mode, for alginate foams, a slower flow <span class="hlt">rate</span> led to a smaller saturation volume, while the effect of flow <span class="hlt">rate</span> was less marked for AB foams. Competitive study suggests that the foams have a preference for Pb(II) over Cu(II) but cannot selectively remove Pb(II) from the binary solution. PMID:29039806</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10762','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10762"><span>Case Study of the Denver Regional Transportation District Eco <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Program</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>1993-11-01</p> <p>This report documents the Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) Eco <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Program and evaluates its impacts. The Eco <span class="hlt">Pass</span> is an annual, unlimited-use photo identification <span class="hlt">pass</span> covering transportation on all RTD transit routes. Employers in the...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title40-vol24/pdf/CFR-2010-title40-vol24-sec205-160-6.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title40-vol24/pdf/CFR-2010-title40-vol24-sec205-160-6.pdf"><span>40 CFR 205.160-6 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-07-01</p> <p>... 40 Protection of Environment 24 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. 205.160... failing under SEA. (a) A failing vehicle is one whose measured noise level is in excess of the applicable... vehicles is less than or equal to the number in Column A, the sample <span class="hlt">passes</span>. (c) <span class="hlt">Pass</span> or failure of an SEA...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title40-vol26/pdf/CFR-2013-title40-vol26-sec205-160-6.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title40-vol26/pdf/CFR-2013-title40-vol26-sec205-160-6.pdf"><span>40 CFR 205.160-6 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-07-01</p> <p>... 40 Protection of Environment 26 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. 205.160... failing under SEA. (a) A failing vehicle is one whose measured noise level is in excess of the applicable... vehicles is less than or equal to the number in Column A, the sample <span class="hlt">passes</span>. (c) <span class="hlt">Pass</span> or failure of an SEA...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title40-vol25/pdf/CFR-2014-title40-vol25-sec205-160-6.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title40-vol25/pdf/CFR-2014-title40-vol25-sec205-160-6.pdf"><span>40 CFR 205.160-6 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-07-01</p> <p>... 40 Protection of Environment 25 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. 205.160... failing under SEA. (a) A failing vehicle is one whose measured noise level is in excess of the applicable... vehicles is less than or equal to the number in Column A, the sample <span class="hlt">passes</span>. (c) <span class="hlt">Pass</span> or failure of an SEA...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title40-vol25/pdf/CFR-2011-title40-vol25-sec205-160-6.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title40-vol25/pdf/CFR-2011-title40-vol25-sec205-160-6.pdf"><span>40 CFR 205.160-6 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-07-01</p> <p>... 40 Protection of Environment 25 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. 205.160... failing under SEA. (a) A failing vehicle is one whose measured noise level is in excess of the applicable... vehicles is less than or equal to the number in Column A, the sample <span class="hlt">passes</span>. (c) <span class="hlt">Pass</span> or failure of an SEA...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010AGUFMED51B..05D','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010AGUFMED51B..05D"><span>Teacher Research Experience Programs = Increase in Student <span class="hlt">Achievement</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Dubner, J.</p> <p>2010-12-01</p> <p>Columbia University's Summer Research Program for Science Teachers (SRP), founded in 1990, is one of the largest, best known university-based professional development programs for science teachers in the U.S. The program’s basic premise is simple: teachers cannot effectively teach science if they have not experienced it firsthand. For eight weeks in each of two consecutive summers, teachers participate as a member of a research team, led by a member of Columbia University’s research faculty. In addition to the laboratory experience, all teachers meet as a group one day each week during the summer for a series of pedagogical activities. A unique quality of the Summer Research Program is its focus on objective assessment of its impact on attitudes and instructional practices of participating teachers, on the performance of these teachers in their mentors’ laboratories, and most importantly, on the impact of their participation in the program on student interest and performance in science. SRP uses <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> on the New York State Regents standardized science examinations as an objective measure of student <span class="hlt">achievement</span>. SRP's data is the first scientific evidence of a connection between a research experience for teachers program and gains in student <span class="hlt">achievement</span>. As a result of the research, findings were published in Science Magazine. The author will present an overview of Columbia's teacher research program and the results of the published program evaluation.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5571696','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5571696"><span>Estimation of physiologic ability and surgical stress (E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) scoring system could provide preoperative advice on whether to undergo laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer patients with a high physiological risk</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Zhang, Ao; Liu, Tingting; Zheng, Kaiyuan; Liu, Ningbo; Huang, Fei; Li, Weidong; Liu, Tong; Fu, Weihua</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Abstract Laparoscopic colorectal surgery had been widely used for colorectal cancer patient and showed a favorable outcome on the postoperative morbidity <span class="hlt">rate</span>. We attempted to evaluate physiological status of patients by mean of Estimation of physiologic ability and surgical stress (E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) system and to analyze the difference variation of postoperative morbidity <span class="hlt">rate</span> of open and laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery in patients with different physiological status. In total 550 colorectal cancer patients who underwent surgery treatment were included. E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> and some conventional scoring systems were reviewed to examine their mortality prediction ability. The preoperative risk score (PRS) in the E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> system was used to evaluate the physiological status of patients. The difference of postoperative morbidity <span class="hlt">rate</span> between open and laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgeries was analyzed respectively in patients with different physiological status. E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> had better prediction ability than other conventional scoring systems in colorectal cancer surgeries. Postoperative morbidities were developed in 143 patients. The parameters in the E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> system had positive correlations with postoperative morbidity. The overall postoperative morbidity <span class="hlt">rate</span> of laparoscopic surgeries was lower than open surgeries (19.61% and 28.46%), but the postoperative morbidity <span class="hlt">rate</span> of laparoscopic surgeries increased more significantly than in open surgery as PRS increased. When PRS was more than 0.7, the postoperative morbidity <span class="hlt">rate</span> of laparoscopic surgeries would exceed the postoperative morbidity <span class="hlt">rate</span> of open surgeries. The E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> system was capable to evaluate the physiological and surgical risk of colorectal cancer surgery. PRS could assist preoperative decision-making on the surgical method. Colorectal cancer patients who were assessed with a low physiological risk by PRS would be safe to undergo laparoscopic surgery. On the contrary, surgeons should make decisions prudently on the operation</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20080047212','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20080047212"><span>Four-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Coupler for Laser-Diode-Pumped Solid-State Laser</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Coyle, Donald B.</p> <p>2008-01-01</p> <p>A four-<span class="hlt">pass</span> optical coupler affords increased (in comparison with related prior two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> optical couplers) utilization of light generated by a laser diode in side pumping of a solid-state laser slab. The original application for which this coupler was conceived involves a neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) crystal slab, which, when pumped by a row of laser diodes at a wavelength of 809 nm, lases at a wavelength of 1,064 nm. Heretofore, typically, a thin laser slab has been pumped in two <span class="hlt">passes</span>, the second <span class="hlt">pass</span> occurring by virtue of reflection of pump light from a highly reflective thin film on the side opposite the side through which the pump light enters. In two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> pumping, a Nd:YAG slab having a thickness of 2 mm (which is typical) absorbs about 84 percent of the 809-nm pump light power, leaving about 16 percent of the pump light power to travel back toward the laser diodes. This unused power can cause localized heating of the laser diodes, thereby reducing their lifetimes. Moreover, if the slab is thinner than 2 mm, then even more unused power travels back toward the laser diodes. The four-<span class="hlt">pass</span> optical coupler captures most of this unused pump light and sends it back to the laser slab for two more <span class="hlt">passes</span>. As a result, the slab absorbs more pump light, as though it were twice as thick. The gain and laser cavity beam quality of a smaller laser slab in conjunction with this optical coupler can thus be made comparable to those of a larger two-<span class="hlt">pass</span>-pumped laser slab.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA536622','DTIC-ST'); return false;" href="http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA536622"><span>Channel Dredging and Geomorphic Response at and Adjacent to Mobile <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Alabama</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dtic.mil/">DTIC Science & Technology</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-09-01</p> <p>Aug 3 Gulf Shores, AL 1 974 80 Erin 1995 Oct 4 Perdido Key, FL 3 938 110 Opal 1997 Jul 19 Mobile <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, AL 1 987 65 Danny 1998 Sept 28 Ship Island...study evaluating the potential impacts of offshore sand mining on coastal change. Overall, many authors discuss the effect of hurricanes on...longshore sand transport <span class="hlt">rate</span> for the ocean fronting portion of Dauphin Island. As such, potential uncertainty calculations can be deter- mined relative</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2875757','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2875757"><span>Do Medicaid Wage <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through Payments Increase Nursing Home Staffing?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Feng, Zhanlian; Lee, Yong Suk; Kuo, Sylvia; Intrator, Orna; Foster, Andrew; Mor, Vincent</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>Objective To assess the impact of state Medicaid wage <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through policy on direct-care staffing levels in U.S. nursing homes. Data Sources Online Survey Certification and Reporting (OSCAR) data, and state Medicaid nursing home reimbursement policies over the period 1996–2004. Study Design A fixed-effects panel model with two-step feasible-generalized least squares estimates is used to examine the effect of <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through adoption on direct-care staff hours per resident day (HPRD) in nursing homes. Data Collection/Extraction Methods A panel data file tracking annual OSCAR surveys per facility over the study period is linked with annual information on state Medicaid wage <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through and related policies. Principal Findings Among the states introducing wage <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through over the study period, the policy is associated with between 3.0 and 4.0 percent net increases in certified nurse aide (CNA) HPRD in the years following adoption. No discernable <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through effect is observed on either registered nurse or licensed practical nurse HPRD. Conclusions State Medicaid wage <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through programs offer a potentially effective policy tool to boost direct-care CNA staffing in nursing homes, at least in the short term. PMID:20403054</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19940012587','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19940012587"><span>Intel NX to PVM 3.2 message <span class="hlt">passing</span> conversion library</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Arthur, Trey; Nelson, Michael L.</p> <p>1993-01-01</p> <p>NASA Langley Research Center has developed a library that allows Intel NX message <span class="hlt">passing</span> codes to be executed under the more popular and widely supported Parallel Virtual Machine (PVM) message <span class="hlt">passing</span> library. PVM was developed at Oak Ridge National Labs and has become the defacto standard for message <span class="hlt">passing</span>. This library will allow the many programs that were developed on the Intel iPSC/860 or Intel Paragon in a Single Program Multiple Data (SPMD) design to be ported to the numerous architectures that PVM (version 3.2) supports. Also, the library adds global operations capability to PVM. A familiarity with Intel NX and PVM message <span class="hlt">passing</span> is assumed.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007AIPC..908.1041M','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007AIPC..908.1041M"><span>Optimal Cluster Mill <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Scheduling With an Accurate and Rapid New Strip Crown Model</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Malik, Arif S.; Grandhi, Ramana V.; Zipf, Mark E.</p> <p>2007-05-01</p> <p>Besides the requirement to roll coiled sheet at high levels of productivity, the optimal <span class="hlt">pass</span> scheduling of cluster-type reversing cold mills presents the added challenge of assigning mill parameters that facilitate the best possible strip flatness. The pressures of intense global competition, and the requirements for increasingly thinner, higher quality specialty sheet products that are more difficult to roll, continue to force metal producers to commission innovative flatness-control technologies. This means that during the on-line computerized set-up of rolling mills, the mathematical model should not only determine the minimum total number of <span class="hlt">passes</span> and maximum rolling speed, it should simultaneously optimize the <span class="hlt">pass</span>-schedule so that desired flatness is assured, either by manual or automated means. In many cases today, however, on-line prediction of strip crown and corresponding flatness for the complex cluster-type rolling mills is typically addressed either by trial and error, by approximate deflection models for equivalent vertical roll-stacks, or by non-physical pattern recognition style models. The abundance of the aforementioned methods is largely due to the complexity of cluster-type mill configurations and the lack of deflection models with sufficient accuracy and speed for on-line use. Without adequate assignment of the <span class="hlt">pass</span>-schedule set-up parameters, it may be difficult or impossible to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> the required strip flatness. In this paper, we demonstrate optimization of cluster mill <span class="hlt">pass</span>-schedules using a new accurate and rapid strip crown model. This <span class="hlt">pass</span>-schedule optimization includes computations of the predicted strip thickness profile to validate mathematical constraints. In contrast to many of the existing methods for on-line prediction of strip crown and flatness on cluster mills, the demonstrated method requires minimal prior tuning and no extensive training with collected mill data. To rapidly and accurately solve the multi-contact problem</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29277590','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29277590"><span>Feasibility of a Modified E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> and POSSUM System for Postoperative Risk Assessment in Patients with Spinal Disease.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Chun, Dong Hyun; Kim, Do Young; Choi, Sun Kyu; Shin, Dong Ah; Ha, Yoon; Kim, Keung Nyun; Yoon, Do Heum; Yi, Seong</p> <p>2018-04-01</p> <p>This retrospective case control study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of using Estimation of Physiological Ability and Surgical Stress (E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) and Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enumeration of Mortality and Morbidity (POSSUM) systems in patients undergoing spinal surgical procedures. Degenerative spine disease has increased in incidence in aging societies, as has the number of older adult patients undergoing spinal surgery. Many older adults are at a high surgical risk because of comorbidity and poor general health. We retrospectively reviewed 217 patients who had undergone spinal surgery at a single tertiary care. We investigated complications within 1 month after surgery. Criteria for both skin incision in E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> and operation magnitude in the POSSUM system were modified to fit spine surgery. We calculated the E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> and POSSUM scores for enrolled patients, and investigated the relationship between postoperative complications and both surgical risk scoring systems. To reinforce the predictive ability of the E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> system, we adjusted equations and developed modified E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> systems. The overall complication <span class="hlt">rate</span> for spinal surgery was 22.6%. Forty-nine patients experienced 58 postoperative complications. Nineteen major complications, including hematoma, deep infection, pleural effusion, progression of weakness, pulmonary edema, esophageal injury, myocardial infarction, pneumonia, reoperation, renal failure, sepsis, and death, occurred in 17 patients. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) for predicted postoperative complications after spine surgery was 0.588 for E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> and 0.721 for POSSUM. For predicted major postoperative complications, the AUC increased to 0.619 for E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> and 0.842 for POSSUM. The AUC of the E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> system increased from 0.588 to 0.694 with the Modified E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> equation. The POSSUM system may be more useful than the E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> system for estimating postoperative surgical risk in patients undergoing</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20012686','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20012686"><span><span class="hlt">Pass</span>-fail grading: laying the foundation for self-regulated learning.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>White, Casey B; Fantone, Joseph C</p> <p>2010-10-01</p> <p>Traditionally, medical schools have tended to make assumptions that students will "automatically" engage in self-education effectively after graduation and subsequent training in residency and fellowships. In reality, the majority of medical graduates out in practice feel unprepared for learning on their own. Many medical schools are now adopting strategies and pedagogies to help students become self-regulating learners. Along with these changes in practices and pedagogy, many schools are eliminating a cornerstone of extrinsic motivation: discriminating grades. To study the effects of the switch from discriminating to <span class="hlt">pass</span>-fail grading in the second year of medical school, we compared internal and external assessments and evaluations for a second-year class with a discriminating grading scale (Honors, High <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Fail) and for a second-year class with a <span class="hlt">pass</span>-fail grading scale. Of the measures we compared (MCATs, GPAs, means on second-year examinations, USMLE Step 1 scores, residency placement, in which there were no statistically significant changes), the only statistically significant decreases (lower performance with <span class="hlt">pass</span> fail) were found in two of the second-year courses. Performance in one other course also improved significantly. <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-fail grading can meet several important intended outcomes, including "leveling the playing field" for incoming students with different academic backgrounds, reducing competition and fostering collaboration among members of a class, more time for extracurricular interests and personal activities. <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-fail grading also reduces competition and supports collaboration, and fosters intrinsic motivation, which is key to self-regulated, lifelong learning.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_12");'>12</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_13");'>13</a></li> <li class="active"><span>14</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_15");'>15</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_16");'>16</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_14 --> <div id="page_15" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_13");'>13</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_14");'>14</a></li> <li class="active"><span>15</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_16");'>16</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_17");'>17</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="281"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22172287','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22172287"><span>Detection of single-copy functional genes in prokaryotic cells by two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> TSA-FISH with polynucleotide probes.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kawakami, Shuji; Hasegawa, Takuya; Imachi, Hiroyuki; Yamaguchi, Takashi; Harada, Hideki; Ohashi, Akiyoshi; Kubota, Kengo</p> <p>2012-02-01</p> <p>In situ detection of functional genes with single-cell resolution is currently of interest to microbiologists. Here, we developed a two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> tyramide signal amplification (TSA)-fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) protocol with PCR-derived polynucleotide probes for the detection of single-copy genes in prokaryotic cells. The mcrA gene and the apsA gene in methanogens and sulfate-reducing bacteria, respectively, were targeted. The protocol showed bright fluorescence with a good signal-to-noise ratio and <span class="hlt">achieved</span> a high efficiency of detection (>98%). The discrimination threshold was approximately 82-89% sequence identity. Microorganisms possessing the mcrA or apsA gene in anaerobic sludge samples were successfully detected by two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> TSA-FISH with polynucleotide probes. The developed protocol is useful for identifying single microbial cells based on functional gene sequences. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70026197','USGSPUBS'); return false;" href="https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70026197"><span>Assessing the efficacy of single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> backpack electrofishing to characterize fish community structure</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/index.jsp?view=adv">USGS Publications Warehouse</a></p> <p>Meador, M.R.; McIntyre, J.P.; Pollock, K.H.</p> <p>2003-01-01</p> <p>Two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> backpack electrofishing data collected as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program were analyzed to assess the efficacy of single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> backpack electrofishing. A two-capture removal model was used to estimate, within 10 river basins across the United States, proportional fish species richness from one-<span class="hlt">pass</span> electrofishing and probabilities of detection for individual fish species. Mean estimated species richness from first-<span class="hlt">pass</span> sampling (ps1) ranged from 80.7% to 100% of estimated total species richness for each river basin, based on at least seven samples per basin. However, ps1 values for individual sites ranged from 40% to 100% of estimated total species richness. Additional species unique to the second <span class="hlt">pass</span> were collected in 50.3% of the samples. Of these, cyprinids and centrarchids were collected most frequently. Proportional fish species richness estimated for the first <span class="hlt">pass</span> increased significantly with decreasing stream width for 1 of the 10 river basins. When used to calculate probabilities of detection of individual fish species, the removal model failed 48% of the time because the number of individuals of a species was greater in the second <span class="hlt">pass</span> than in the first <span class="hlt">pass</span>. Single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> backpack electrofishing data alone may make it difficult to determine whether characterized fish community structure data are real or spurious. The two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> removal model can be used to assess the effectiveness of sampling species richness with a single electrofishing <span class="hlt">pass</span>. However, the two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> removal model may have limited utility to determine probabilities of detection of individual species and, thus, limit the ability to assess the effectiveness of single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> sampling to characterize species relative abundances. Multiple-<span class="hlt">pass</span> (at least three <span class="hlt">passes</span>) backpack electrofishing at a large number of sites may not be cost-effective as part of a standardized sampling protocol for large-geographic-scale studies. However, multiple-<span class="hlt">pass</span></p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7798405','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7798405"><span>PENN <span class="hlt">PASS</span>: a program for graduates of foreign dental schools.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Berthold, P; Lopez, N</p> <p>1994-01-01</p> <p>An increasing number of graduates of foreign dental schools who enroll in advanced standing programs to qualify for licensure calls for dental schools to be prepared to handle not only the curricular demands but also the growing cultural diversity among its student population. The "reeducation" of this student group not only meets the need of foreign dentists for an American degree but may also provide health professionals to service various ethnic populations whose language and culture they are able to understand and identify with. A survey of students and graduates of a two-year Program for Advanced Standing Students (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) for graduates of foreign dental schools representing 34 countries aimed to arrive at an understanding of this student group through characterization of the foreign dentists and identification of their attitudes and feelings toward various aspects of the program, the school and faculty and their experience of stress. This report includes description of the distinctive features of the program which cater to specific needs and concerns of this non-traditional group of dental students. <span class="hlt">PASS</span> students are accepted on the basis of their grades in dental school in home country, scores in the National Dental Board Examination Part I, Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL), and <span class="hlt">ratings</span> in personal interviews. They complete an intensive summer program consisting of didactic and laboratory courses which prepares them for integration with four-year students for the last two years of didactic and clinical curriculum. Cultural diversity seminars, a special English class, <span class="hlt">PASS</span> class meetings and seminars are unique additions to their program and aim to assist them adjust to the educational, social and cultural systems in an American school. Results of the survey show a majority of the <span class="hlt">PASS</span> students feel that they are part of the school and that there is someone in the school whom they can approach for problems. An understanding of their ethnic and</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27224170','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27224170"><span>How to <span class="hlt">pass</span> exams on the run.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Atkinson, J</p> <p>1988-09-17</p> <p>Yes, dear friends of my youth, it is I - he who left school with two 'O' levels, o music CSE [Illegible Word] a budgerigar; consolidating this by failing his SRN three times, finally getting on the only refresher course in England and <span class="hlt">passing</span> in October 1979- the very last occasion to take an SRN for the fourth time. Have I got a cheek to write about <span class="hlt">passing</span> exams? These experiences hove had their effect! I come to academic life late and have developed a hectic domestic, social and professional life meanwhile.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23942458','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23942458"><span>Security analysis and improvements to the Psycho<span class="hlt">Pass</span> method.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Brumen, Bostjan; Heričko, Marjan; Rozman, Ivan; Hölbl, Marko</p> <p>2013-08-13</p> <p>In a recent paper, Pietro Cipresso et al proposed the Psycho<span class="hlt">Pass</span> method, a simple way to create strong passwords that are easy to remember. However, the method has some security issues that need to be addressed. To perform a security analysis on the Psycho<span class="hlt">Pass</span> method and outline the limitations of and possible improvements to the method. We used the brute force analysis and dictionary attack analysis of the Psycho<span class="hlt">Pass</span> method to outline its weaknesses. The first issue with the Psychopass method is that it requires the password reproduction on the same keyboard layout as was used to generate the password. The second issue is a security weakness: although the produced password is 24 characters long, the password is still weak. We elaborate on the weakness and propose a solution that produces strong passwords. The proposed version first requires the use of the SHIFT and ALT-GR keys in combination with other keys, and second, the keys need to be 1-2 distances apart. The proposed improved Psycho<span class="hlt">Pass</span> method yields passwords that can be broken only in hundreds of years based on current computing powers. The proposed Psycho<span class="hlt">Pass</span> method requires 10 keys, as opposed to 20 keys in the original method, for comparable password strength.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25624118','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25624118"><span>Validation of the one <span class="hlt">pass</span> measure for motivational interviewing competence.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>McMaster, Fiona; Resnicow, Ken</p> <p>2015-04-01</p> <p>This paper examines the psychometric properties of the One<span class="hlt">Pass</span> coding system: a new, user-friendly tool for evaluating practitioner competence in motivational interviewing (MI). We provide data on reliability and validity with the current gold-standard: Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity tool (MITI). We compared scores from 27 videotaped MI sessions performed by student counselors trained in MI and simulated patients using both One<span class="hlt">Pass</span> and MITI, with three different raters for each tool. Reliability was estimated using intra-class coefficients (ICCs), and validity was assessed using Pearson's r. One<span class="hlt">Pass</span> had high levels of inter-rater reliability with 19/23 items found from substantial to almost perfect agreement. Taking the pair of scores with the highest inter-rater reliability on the MITI, the concurrent validity between the two measures ranged from moderate to high. Validity was highest for evocation, autonomy, direction and empathy. One<span class="hlt">Pass</span> appears to have good inter-rater reliability while capturing similar dimensions of MI as the MITI. Despite the moderate concurrent validity with the MITI, the One<span class="hlt">Pass</span> shows promise in evaluating both traditional and novel interpretations of MI. One<span class="hlt">Pass</span> may be a useful tool for developing and improving practitioner competence in MI where access to MITI coders is limited. Copyright © 2015. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11449938','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11449938"><span>Boys starting school disadvantaged: implications from teachers' <span class="hlt">ratings</span> of behaviour and <span class="hlt">achievement</span> in the first two years.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Childs, G; McKay, M</p> <p>2001-06-01</p> <p>Consistent evidence indicates that low socio-economic status (SES) acts as an important stressor and vulnerability factor for children's school learning. However, specific mechanism(s) of this process are still not well understood. This study was a follow-up of the classroom learning behaviour and perceived <span class="hlt">achievement</span> of low and middle income children after two years at school, who had previously been <span class="hlt">rated</span> soon after starting school. It examined whether teachers' <span class="hlt">ratings</span> displayed predictive stability over that period, and whether significant differences evident at age 5 in SES and gender were still operative at age 7. Two samples, of low income (N = 85) and middle income (N = 63) children, were <span class="hlt">rated</span> following school entry (mean age 5 years 3 months) and <span class="hlt">rated</span> again after two years at school. The children were <span class="hlt">rated</span> at both points by their regular classroom teachers using the Learning Behaviours Scale (Stott et al., 1998) with subscales of Distractible, Apprehensive and Uncooperative, together with <span class="hlt">ratings</span> of academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span> and their personal perception of each child. SES was found to be a very limited predictor for the learning behaviour subscale <span class="hlt">ratings</span> and for teachers' personal perceptions at both ages 5 and 7. SES did significantly predict expected Academic <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> at age 5, but this effect disappeared completely by age 7. Conversely, within the two defined groups, Low Income boys were found to display significantly poorer learning behaviours at age 5, especially in terms of distractible behaviour, compared with Middle Income boys and with girls generally. This pattern was maintained over the next two years of their schooling. The effect of SES was thus demonstrated more powerfully in between-group differences than by means of regression. The findings emphasised the persistence of teachers' initial negative impressions about distractible 'hard to manage' boys from low SES families. The outcomes of this study suggest that low SES boys commenced</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19211331','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19211331"><span>Low bit-<span class="hlt">rate</span> image compression via adaptive down-sampling and constrained least squares upconversion.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Wu, Xiaolin; Zhang, Xiangjun; Wang, Xiaohan</p> <p>2009-03-01</p> <p>Recently, many researchers started to challenge a long-standing practice of digital photography: oversampling followed by compression and pursuing more intelligent sparse sampling techniques. In this paper, we propose a practical approach of uniform down sampling in image space and yet making the sampling adaptive by spatially varying, directional low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> prefiltering. The resulting down-sampled prefiltered image remains a conventional square sample grid, and, thus, it can be compressed and transmitted without any change to current image coding standards and systems. The decoder first decompresses the low-resolution image and then upconverts it to the original resolution in a constrained least squares restoration process, using a 2-D piecewise autoregressive model and the knowledge of directional low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> prefiltering. The proposed compression approach of collaborative adaptive down-sampling and upconversion (CADU) outperforms JPEG 2000 in PSNR measure at low to medium bit <span class="hlt">rates</span> and <span class="hlt">achieves</span> superior visual quality, as well. The superior low bit-<span class="hlt">rate</span> performance of the CADU approach seems to suggest that oversampling not only wastes hardware resources and energy, and it could be counterproductive to image quality given a tight bit budget.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title9-vol2-sec310-6.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title9-vol2-sec310-6.pdf"><span>9 CFR 310.6 - Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking; marking.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking... INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION POST-MORTEM INSPECTION § 310.6 Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking; marking. Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking shall be marked conspicuously on the surface tissues thereof by a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19880002905','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19880002905"><span>Mapping a battlefield simulation onto message-<span class="hlt">passing</span> parallel architectures</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Nicol, David M.</p> <p>1987-01-01</p> <p>Perhaps the most critical problem in distributed simulation is that of mapping: without an effective mapping of workload to processors the speedup potential of parallel processing cannot be realized. Mapping a simulation onto a message-<span class="hlt">passing</span> architecture is especially difficult when the computational workload dynamically changes as a function of time and space; this is exactly the situation faced by battlefield simulations. This paper studies an approach where the simulated battlefield domain is first partitioned into many regions of equal size; typically there are more regions than processors. The regions are then assigned to processors; a processor is responsible for performing all simulation activity associated with the regions. The assignment algorithm is quite simple and attempts to balance load by exploiting locality of workload intensity. The performance of this technique is studied on a simple battlefield simulation implemented on the Flex/32 multiprocessor. Measurements show that the proposed method <span class="hlt">achieves</span> reasonable processor efficiencies. Furthermore, the method shows promise for use in dynamic remapping of the simulation.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4235969','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4235969"><span>Use of the Progressive Aphasia Severity Scale (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) in monitoring speech and language status in PPA</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Sapolsky, Daisy; Domoto-Reilly, Kimiko; Dickerson, Bradford C.</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>Background Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a devastating neurodegenerative syndrome involving the gradual development of aphasia, slowly impairing the patient’s ability to communicate. Pharmaceutical treatments do not currently exist and intervention often focuses on speech-language behavioral therapies, although further investigation is warranted to determine how best to harness functional benefits. Efforts to develop pharmaceutical and behavioral treatments have been hindered by a lack of standardized methods to monitor disease progression and treatment efficacy. Aims Here we describe our current approach to monitoring progression of PPA, including the development and applications of a novel clinical instrument for this purpose, the Progressive Aphasia Severity Scale (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>). We also outline some of the issues related to initial evaluation and longitudinal monitoring of PPA. Methods & Procedures In our clinical and research practice we perform initial and follow-up assessments of PPA patients using a multi-faceted approach. In addition to standardized assessment measures, we use the <span class="hlt">PASS</span> to <span class="hlt">rate</span> presence and severity of symptoms across distinct domains of speech, language, and functional and pragmatic aspects of communication. <span class="hlt">Ratings</span> are made using the clinician’s best judgment, integrating information from patient test performance in the office as well as a companion’s description of routine daily functioning. Outcomes & Results Monitoring symptom characteristics and severity with the <span class="hlt">PASS</span> can assist in developing behavioral therapies, planning treatment goals, and counseling patients and families on clinical status and prognosis. The <span class="hlt">PASS</span> also has potential to advance the implementation of PPA clinical trials. Conclusions PPA patients display heterogeneous language profiles that change over time given the progressive nature of the disease. The monitoring of symptom progression is therefore crucial to ensure that proposed treatments are appropriate at</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=right+AND+Mexican&pg=5&id=ED101291','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=right+AND+Mexican&pg=5&id=ED101291"><span>Reading <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> and In-Grade Retention <span class="hlt">Rate</span> Differentials for Mexican-American and Black Students in Selected States of the Southwest.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Casavantes, Edward Joseph</p> <p></p> <p>Two sets of data from the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights' Mexican American Education Study were selected for analysis in the areas of (1) comparative reading <span class="hlt">achievement</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span> of Mexican Americans and black students; and (2) differential in-grade retention <span class="hlt">rates</span> of Anglo, Mexican American, and black students. Two separate issues were examined.…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2004AN....325..643D','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2004AN....325..643D"><span>A prototype for the <span class="hlt">PASS</span> Permanent All Sky Survey</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Deeg, H. J.; Alonso, R.; Belmonte, J. A.; Horne, K.; Alsubai, K.; Collier Cameron, A.; Doyle, L. R.</p> <p>2004-10-01</p> <p>A prototype system for the Permanent All Sky Survey (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) project is presented. <span class="hlt">PASS</span> is a continuous photometric survey of the entire celestial sphere with a high temporal resolution. Its major objectives are the detection of all giant-planet transits (with periods up to some weeks) across stars up to mag 10.5, and to deliver continuously photometry that is useful for the study of any variable stars. The prototype is based on CCD cameras with short focal length optics on a fixed mount. A small dome to house it at Teide Observatory, Tenerife, is currently being constructed. A placement at the antarctic Dome C is also being considered. The prototype will be used for a feasibility study of <span class="hlt">PASS</span>, to define the best observing strategies, and to perform a detailed characterization of the capabilities and scope of the survey. Afterwards, a first partial sky surveying will be started with it. That first survey may be able to detect transiting planets during its first few hundred hours of operation. It will also deliver a data set around which software modules dealing with the various scientific objectives of <span class="hlt">PASS</span> will be developed. The <span class="hlt">PASS</span> project is still in its early phase and teams interested in specific scientific objectives, in providing technical expertise, or in participating with own observations are invited to collaborate.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3742392','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3742392"><span>Security Analysis and Improvements to the Psycho<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Method</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>Background In a recent paper, Pietro Cipresso et al proposed the Psycho<span class="hlt">Pass</span> method, a simple way to create strong passwords that are easy to remember. However, the method has some security issues that need to be addressed. Objective To perform a security analysis on the Psycho<span class="hlt">Pass</span> method and outline the limitations of and possible improvements to the method. Methods We used the brute force analysis and dictionary attack analysis of the Psycho<span class="hlt">Pass</span> method to outline its weaknesses. Results The first issue with the Psychopass method is that it requires the password reproduction on the same keyboard layout as was used to generate the password. The second issue is a security weakness: although the produced password is 24 characters long, the password is still weak. We elaborate on the weakness and propose a solution that produces strong passwords. The proposed version first requires the use of the SHIFT and ALT-GR keys in combination with other keys, and second, the keys need to be 1-2 distances apart. Conclusions The proposed improved Psycho<span class="hlt">Pass</span> method yields passwords that can be broken only in hundreds of years based on current computing powers. The proposed Psycho<span class="hlt">Pass</span> method requires 10 keys, as opposed to 20 keys in the original method, for comparable password strength. PMID:23942458</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24195036','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24195036"><span>Non-cycloplegic spherical equivalent refraction in adults: comparison of the double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> system, retinoscopy, subjective refraction and a table-mounted autorefractor.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Vilaseca, Meritxell; Arjona, Montserrat; Pujol, Jaume; Peris, Elvira; Martínez, Vanessa</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>To evaluate the accuracy of spherical equivalent (SE) estimates of a double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> system and to compare it with retinoscopy, subjective refraction and a table-mounted autorefractor. Non-cycloplegic refraction was performed on 125 eyes of 65 healthy adults (age 23.5±3.0 years) from October 2010 to January 2011 using retinoscopy, subjective refraction, autorefraction (Auto kerato-refractometer TOPCON KR-8100, Japan) and a double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> system (Optical Quality Analysis System, OQAS, Visiometrics S.L., Spain). Nine consecutive measurements with the double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> system were performed on a subgroup of 22 eyes to assess repeatability. To evaluate the trueness of the OQAS instrument, the SE laboratory bias between the double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> system and the other techniques was calculated. The SE mean coefficient of repeatability obtained was 0.22D. Significant correlations could be established between the OQAS and the SE obtained with retinoscopy (r=0.956, P<0.001), subjective refraction (r=0.955, P<0.001) and autorefraction (r=0.957, P<0.001). The differences in SE between the double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> system and the other techniques were significant (P<0.001), but lacked clinical relevance except for retinoscopy; Retinoscopy gave more hyperopic values than the double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> system -0.51±0.50D as well as the subjective refraction -0.23±0.50D; More myopic values were <span class="hlt">achieved</span> by means of autorefraction 0.24±0.49D. The double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> system provides accurate and reliable estimates of the SE that can be used for clinical studies. This technique can determine the correct focus position to assess the ocular optical quality. However, it has a relatively small measuring range in comparison with autorefractors (-8.00 to +5.00D), and requires prior information on the refractive state of the patient.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3808908','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3808908"><span>Non-cycloplegic spherical equivalent refraction in adults: comparison of the double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> system, retinoscopy, subjective refraction and a table-mounted autorefractor</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Vilaseca, Meritxell; Arjona, Montserrat; Pujol, Jaume; Peris, Elvira; Martínez, Vanessa</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>AIM To evaluate the accuracy of spherical equivalent (SE) estimates of a double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> system and to compare it with retinoscopy, subjective refraction and a table-mounted autorefractor. METHODS Non-cycloplegic refraction was performed on 125 eyes of 65 healthy adults (age 23.5±3.0 years) from October 2010 to January 2011 using retinoscopy, subjective refraction, autorefraction (Auto kerato-refractometer TOPCON KR-8100, Japan) and a double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> system (Optical Quality Analysis System, OQAS, Visiometrics S.L., Spain). Nine consecutive measurements with the double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> system were performed on a subgroup of 22 eyes to assess repeatability. To evaluate the trueness of the OQAS instrument, the SE laboratory bias between the double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> system and the other techniques was calculated. RESULTS The SE mean coefficient of repeatability obtained was 0.22D. Significant correlations could be established between the OQAS and the SE obtained with retinoscopy (r=0.956, P<0.001), subjective refraction (r=0.955, P<0.001) and autorefraction (r=0.957, P<0.001). The differences in SE between the double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> system and the other techniques were significant (P<0.001), but lacked clinical relevance except for retinoscopy; Retinoscopy gave more hyperopic values than the double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> system -0.51±0.50D as well as the subjective refraction -0.23±0.50D; More myopic values were <span class="hlt">achieved</span> by means of autorefraction 0.24±0.49D. CONCLUSION The double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> system provides accurate and reliable estimates of the SE that can be used for clinical studies. This technique can determine the correct focus position to assess the ocular optical quality. However, it has a relatively small measuring range in comparison with autorefractors (-8.00 to +5.00D), and requires prior information on the refractive state of the patient. PMID:24195036</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title7-vol15/pdf/CFR-2014-title7-vol15-sec4279-231.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title7-vol15/pdf/CFR-2014-title7-vol15-sec4279-231.pdf"><span>7 CFR 4279.231 - Interest <span class="hlt">rates</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>... 7 Agriculture 15 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Interest <span class="hlt">rates</span>. 4279.231 Section 4279.231 Agriculture... Interest <span class="hlt">rates</span>. The provisions found in § 4279.125 apply to loans guaranteed under this subpart, except as provided in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section. Lenders are encouraged to <span class="hlt">pass</span> interest-<span class="hlt">rate</span>...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title7-vol15/pdf/CFR-2013-title7-vol15-sec4279-231.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title7-vol15/pdf/CFR-2013-title7-vol15-sec4279-231.pdf"><span>7 CFR 4279.231 - Interest <span class="hlt">rates</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>... 7 Agriculture 15 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Interest <span class="hlt">rates</span>. 4279.231 Section 4279.231 Agriculture... Interest <span class="hlt">rates</span>. The provisions found in § 4279.125 apply to loans guaranteed under this subpart, except as provided in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section. Lenders are encouraged to <span class="hlt">pass</span> interest-<span class="hlt">rate</span>...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title7-vol15/pdf/CFR-2012-title7-vol15-sec4279-231.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title7-vol15/pdf/CFR-2012-title7-vol15-sec4279-231.pdf"><span>7 CFR 4279.231 - Interest <span class="hlt">rates</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>... 7 Agriculture 15 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Interest <span class="hlt">rates</span>. 4279.231 Section 4279.231 Agriculture... Interest <span class="hlt">rates</span>. The provisions found in § 4279.125 apply to loans guaranteed under this subpart, except as provided in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section. Lenders are encouraged to <span class="hlt">pass</span> interest-<span class="hlt">rate</span>...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015IJE...102..362M','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015IJE...102..362M"><span>Phase-synchroniser based on gm-C all-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter chain with sliding mode control</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Mitić, Darko B.; Jovanović, Goran S.; Stojčev, Mile K.; Antić, Dragan S.</p> <p>2015-03-01</p> <p>Phase-synchronisers have many applications in VLSI circuit designs. They are used in CMOS RF circuits including phase (de)modulators, phase recovery circuits, multiphase synthesis, etc. In this article, a phase-synchroniser based on gm-C all-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter chain with sliding mode control is presented. The filter chain provides good controllable delay characteristics over the full range of phase and frequency regulation, without deterioration of input signal amplitude and waveform, while the sliding mode control enables us to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> fast and predetermined finite locking time. IHP 0.25 µm SiGe BiCMOS technology has been used in design and verification processes. The circuit operates in the frequency range from 33 MHz up to 150 MHz. Simulation results indicate that it is possible to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> very fast synchronisation time period, which is approximately four time intervals of the input signal during normal operation, and 20 time intervals during power-on.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_13");'>13</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_14");'>14</a></li> <li class="active"><span>15</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_16");'>16</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_17");'>17</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_15 --> <div id="page_16" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_14");'>14</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_15");'>15</a></li> <li class="active"><span>16</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_17");'>17</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_18");'>18</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="301"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29550206','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29550206"><span>Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons <span class="hlt">Achieve</span> High <span class="hlt">Rates</span> of K-Award Conversion Into R01 Funding.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Narahari, Adishesh K; Mehaffey, J Hunter; Hawkins, Robert B; Baderdinni, Pranav K; Chandrabhatla, Anirudha S; Tribble, Curtis G; Kron, Irving L; Roeser, Mark E; Walters, Dustin M; Ailawadi, Gorav</p> <p>2018-03-14</p> <p>Obtaining National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 funding remains extremely difficult. The utility of career development grants (K awards) for <span class="hlt">achieving</span> the goal of R01 funding remains debated, particularly for surgeon-scientists. We examined the success <span class="hlt">rate</span> for cardiothoracic and vascular (CTV) surgeons compared to other specialties in converting K-level grants into R01 equivalents. All K (K08 and K23) grants awarded to surgeons by the NIH between 1992-2017 were identified through NIH RePORTER, an online database combining funding, publications, and patents. Only grants awarded to CTV surgeons were included. Grants active within the past year were excluded. Mann-Whitney U-tests and Chi-squared tests were used to compare groups. A total of 62 K grants awarded to CTV surgeons were identified during this period. Sixteen grants were still active within the last year and excluded from analysis. Twenty-two (48%) of the remaining K awardees successfully transitioned to an R01 or equivalent grant. Awardees with successful conversion published 9 publications per K grant compared to 4 publications for those who did not convert successfully (p=0.01). The median time for successful conversion to an R grant was 5.0 years after the K award start date. Importantly, the 10-year conversion <span class="hlt">rate</span> to R01 was equal for CTV surgeons compared to other clinician-investigators (52.6% vs 42.5%). CTV surgeons have an equal 10-year conversion <span class="hlt">rate</span> to first R01 award compared to other clinicians. These data suggest that NIH <span class="hlt">achieves</span> a good return on investment when funding CTV surgeon-scientists with K-level funding. Copyright © 2018 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title9-vol2-sec381-79.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title9-vol2-sec381-79.pdf"><span>9 CFR 381.79 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> of carcasses and parts.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> of carcasses and parts. 381.79 Section 381.79 Animals and Animal Products FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE... Carcasses and Parts § 381.79 <span class="hlt">Passing</span> of carcasses and parts. Each carcass and all organs and other parts of...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23772213','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23772213"><span>Efficiently <span class="hlt">passing</span> messages in distributed spiking neural network simulation.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Thibeault, Corey M; Minkovich, Kirill; O'Brien, Michael J; Harris, Frederick C; Srinivasa, Narayan</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>Efficiently <span class="hlt">passing</span> spiking messages in a neural model is an important aspect of high-performance simulation. As the scale of networks has increased so has the size of the computing systems required to simulate them. In addition, the information exchange of these resources has become more of an impediment to performance. In this paper we explore spike message <span class="hlt">passing</span> using different mechanisms provided by the Message <span class="hlt">Passing</span> Interface (MPI). A specific implementation, MVAPICH, designed for high-performance clusters with Infiniband hardware is employed. The focus is on providing information about these mechanisms for users of commodity high-performance spiking simulators. In addition, a novel hybrid method for spike exchange was implemented and benchmarked.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28816661','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28816661"><span>A 3D Reconstruction Strategy of Vehicle Outline Based on Single-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Single-Polarization CSAR Data.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Leping Chen; Daoxiang An; Xiaotao Huang; Zhimin Zhou</p> <p>2017-11-01</p> <p>In the last few years, interest in circular synthetic aperture radar (CSAR) acquisitions has arisen as a consequence of the potential <span class="hlt">achievement</span> of 3D reconstructions over 360° azimuth angle variation. In real-world scenarios, full 3D reconstructions of arbitrary targets need multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> data, which makes the processing complex, money-consuming, and time expending. In this paper, we propose a processing strategy for the 3D reconstruction of vehicle, which can avoid using multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> data by introducing a priori information of vehicle's shape. Besides, the proposed strategy just needs the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> single-polarization CSAR data to perform vehicle's 3D reconstruction, which makes the processing much more economic and efficient. First, an analysis of the distribution of attributed scattering centers from vehicle facet model is presented. And the analysis results show that a smooth and continuous basic outline of vehicle could be extracted from the peak curve of a noncoherent processing image. Second, the 3D location of vehicle roofline is inferred from layover with empirical insets of the basic outline. At last, the basic line and roofline of the vehicle are used to estimate the vehicle's 3D information and constitute the vehicle's 3D outline. The simulated and measured data processing results prove the correctness and effectiveness of our proposed strategy.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018MRE.....5f6511S','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018MRE.....5f6511S"><span>Influence of multiple-<span class="hlt">passes</span> on microstructure and mechanical properties of Al-Mg/SiC surface composites fabricated via underwater friction stir processing</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Srivastava, Manu; Rathee, Sandeep; Maheshwari, Sachin; Siddiquee, Arshad Noor</p> <p>2018-06-01</p> <p>Friction stir processing (FSP) is a relatively newly developed solid-state process involving surface modifications for fabricating metal matrix surface composites. Obtaining metal matrix nano-composites with uniform dispersion of reinforcement particles via FSP route is an intricate task to accomplish. In this work, AA5059/SiC nano surface composites (SCs) were developed. Effect of multiple FSP <span class="hlt">passes</span> and SiC addition on microstructure and mechanical properties of fabricated SCs during underwater condition was investigated. Results reflected that the average microhardness value of base metal (BM) increases from 85 Hv to 159 Hv in stir zone of four <span class="hlt">pass</span> underwater friction stir processed (FSPed) SC. Highest ultimate tensile strength (UTS) <span class="hlt">achieved</span> during four <span class="hlt">pass</span> FSPed sample was 377 MPa that is higher than UTS of BM (321 MPa) and four <span class="hlt">pass</span> FSPed sample developed at ambient air FSP conditions (347 MPa). An appreciably narrower heat affected zone is obtained owing to fast cooling and reduced heat conduction during underwater FSP, amounting to higher UTS as compared to BM and SC at ambient conditions. Thus, it can be concluded that surrounding medium and number of FSP <span class="hlt">passes</span> have significant impact on mechanical properties of fabricated SCs. Analysis of microstructures and distribution of SiC particles in fabricated SCs were studied by optical microscope and FESEM respectively and found in good corroboration with the mechanical properties.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26874293','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26874293"><span>Risk appraisal of <span class="hlt">passing</span> zones on two-lane rural highways and policy applications.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Mwesige, Godfrey; Farah, Haneen; Koutsopoulos, Haris N</p> <p>2016-05-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Passing</span> on two-lane rural highways is associated with risks of head-on collision resulting from unsafe completion of <span class="hlt">passing</span> maneuvers in the opposite traffic lane. In this paper, we explore the use of time-to-collision (TTC) as a surrogate safety measure of the risk associated with <span class="hlt">passing</span> maneuvers. Logistic regression models to predict the probability to end the <span class="hlt">passing</span> maneuver with TTC less than 2 or 3s-threshold were developed with the time-gap from initiation of the maneuver to arrival of the opposite vehicle (effective accepted gap), and the <span class="hlt">passing</span> duration as explanatory variables. The data used for model estimation was collected using stationary tripod-mounted camcorders at 19 <span class="hlt">passing</span> zones in Uganda. Results showed that <span class="hlt">passing</span> maneuvers completed with TTC less than 3s are unsafe and often involved sudden speed reduction, flashing headlights, and lateral shift to shoulders. Model sensitivity analysis was conducted for observed <span class="hlt">passing</span> durations involving passenger cars or short trucks (2-3 axles), and long trucks (4-7 axles) as the <span class="hlt">passed</span> vehicles for 3s TTC-threshold. Three risk levels were proposed based on the probability to complete <span class="hlt">passing</span> maneuvers with TTC less than 3s for a range of opposite direction traffic volumes. Applications of the results for safety improvements of two-lane rural highways are also discussed. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31040','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31040"><span>No-<span class="hlt">passing</span> zone system: user's manual.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2016-08-01</p> <p>This Users Manual is intended for traffic engineers and technicians who will be either conducting <span class="hlt">passing</span> sight distance : measurement runs in the field or processing the collected data in the office. This Users Manual includes: : - A descripti...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11202','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11202"><span><span class="hlt">Pass</span> Pricing Demonstration in Cincinnati, OH</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>1984-11-01</p> <p>This report presents an evaluation of the Cincinnati <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Pricing Demonstration. The demonstration, implemented and operated by Queen City Metro in part through a grant from the UMTA Service and Methods Demonstration Program, began in October 1981 an...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=calculus+AND+8&pg=6&id=EJ994198','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=calculus+AND+8&pg=6&id=EJ994198"><span>Generalizing Galileo's <span class="hlt">Passe</span>-Dix Game</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Hombas, Vassilios</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>This article shows a generalization of Galileo's "<span class="hlt">passe</span>-dix" game. The game was born following one of Galileo's [G. Galileo, "Sopra le Scoperte dei Dadi" (Galileo, Opere, Firenze, Barbera, Vol. 8). Translated by E.H. Thorne, 1898, pp. 591-594] explanations on a paradox that occurred in the experiment of tossing three fair "six-sided" dice.…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20070014632','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20070014632"><span>Hyper<span class="hlt">PASS</span>, a New Aeroassist Tool</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Gates, Kristin; McRonald, Angus; Nock, Kerry</p> <p>2005-01-01</p> <p>A new software tool designed to perform aeroassist studies has been developed by Global Aerospace Corporation (GAC). The Hypersonic Planetary Aeroassist Simulation System (Hyper<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) [1] enables users to perform guided aerocapture, guided ballute aerocapture, aerobraking, orbit decay, or unguided entry simulations at any of six target bodies (Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Titan, or Neptune). Hyper<span class="hlt">PASS</span> is currently being used for trade studies to investigate (1) aerocapture performance with alternate aeroshell types, varying flight path angle and entry velocity, different gload and heating limits, and angle of attack and angle of bank variations; (2) variable, attached ballute geometry; (3) railgun launched projectile trajectories, and (4) preliminary orbit decay evolution. After completing a simulation, there are numerous visualization options in which data can be plotted, saved, or exported to various formats. Several analysis examples will be described.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20161217','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20161217"><span>Tracking Control of Hysteretic Piezoelectric Actuator using Adaptive <span class="hlt">Rate</span>-Dependent Controller.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Tan, U-Xuan; Latt, Win Tun; Widjaja, Ferdinan; Shee, Cheng Yap; Riviere, Cameron N; Ang, Wei Tech</p> <p>2009-03-16</p> <p>With the increasing popularity of actuators involving smart materials like piezoelectric, control of such materials becomes important. The existence of the inherent hysteretic behavior hinders the tracking accuracy of the actuators. To make matters worse, the hysteretic behavior changes with <span class="hlt">rate</span>. One of the suggested ways is to have a feedforward controller to linearize the relationship between the input and output. Thus, the hysteretic behavior of the actuator must first be modeled by sensing the relationship between the input voltage and output displacement. Unfortunately, the hysteretic behavior is dependent on individual actuator and also environmental conditions like temperature. It is troublesome and costly to model the hysteresis regularly. In addition, the hysteretic behavior of the actuators also changes with age. Most literature model the actuator using a cascade of <span class="hlt">rate</span>-independent hysteresis operators and a dynamical system. However, the inertial dynamics of the structure is not the only contributing factor. A complete model will be complex. Thus, based on the studies done on the phenomenological hysteretic behavior with <span class="hlt">rate</span>, this paper proposes an adaptive <span class="hlt">rate</span>-dependent feedforward controller with Prandtl-Ishlinskii (PI) hysteresis operators for piezoelectric actuators. This adaptive controller is <span class="hlt">achieved</span> by adapting the coefficients to manipulate the weights of the play operators. Actual experiments are conducted to demonstrate the effectiveness of the adaptive controller. The main contribution of this paper is its ability to perform tracking control of non-periodic motion and is illustrated with the tracking control ability of a couple of different non-periodic waveforms which were created by <span class="hlt">passing</span> random numbers through a low <span class="hlt">pass</span> filter with a cutoff frequency of 20Hz.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2001AcAau..49..365J','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2001AcAau..49..365J"><span>Does the endolymph <span class="hlt">pass</span> through the base of the cupula?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Jijiwa, H.; Watanabe, N.; Hattori, T.; Matuda, F.; Hashiba, M.; Mizuno, Y.; Shindo, M.; Watanabe, S.</p> <p>2001-08-01</p> <p>Whether the endolymph of the semicircular canal <span class="hlt">passes</span> the cupular partition or not was examined using the lateral semicircular canal system of adult pigeons (Columba livia). By applying various pressures by means of injection of a dye solution through the membranous canal, it was found that the dye solution was seen to <span class="hlt">pass</span> the cupula even under very low pressures when the pressure was increased gradually. When pulled by a magnet, the ultrafine particles of the dextran magnetite contained in the injected fluid were found to <span class="hlt">pass</span> through the subcupular space without evident increase of the ampullary pressure.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010PhPl...17d3509B','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010PhPl...17d3509B"><span>Observations of single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> ion cyclotron heating in a trans-sonic flowing plasma</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Bering, E. A.; Díaz, F. R. Chang; Squire, J. P.; Glover, T. W.; Carter, M. D.; McCaskill, G. E.; Longmier, B. W.; Brukardt, M. S.; Chancery, W. J.; Jacobson, V. T.</p> <p>2010-04-01</p> <p>The VAriable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR®) is a high power electric spacecraft propulsion system, capable of Isp/thrust modulation at constant power [F. R. Chang Díaz et al., Proceedings of the 39th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, 8-11 Jan. 2001]. The VASIMR® uses a helicon discharge to generate plasma. This plasma is energized by an rf booster stage that uses left hand polarized slow mode waves launched from the high field side of the ion cyclotron resonance. In the experiments reported in this paper, the booster uses 2-4 MHz waves with up to 50 kW of power. This process is similar to the ion cyclotron heating (ICH) in tokamaks, but in the VASIMR® the ions only <span class="hlt">pass</span> through the resonance region once. The rapid absorption of ion cyclotron waves has been predicted in recent theoretical studies. These theoretical predictions have been supported with several independent measurements in this paper. The single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> ICH produced a substantial increase in ion velocity. Pitch angle distribution studies showed that this increase took place in the resonance region where the ion cyclotron frequency was roughly equal to the frequency on the injected rf waves. Downstream of the resonance region the perpendicular velocity boost should be converted to axial flow velocity through the conservation of the first adiabatic invariant as the magnetic field decreases in the exhaust region of the VASIMR®. This paper will review all of the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> ICH ion acceleration data obtained using deuterium in the first VASIMR® physics demonstrator machine, the VX-50. During these experiments, the available power to the helicon ionization stage increased from 3 to 20+ kW. The increased plasma density produced increased plasma loading of the ICH coupler. Starting with an initial demonstration of single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> ion cyclotron acceleration, the experiments demonstrate significant improvements in coupler efficiency and in ion heating efficiency. In</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16545875','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16545875"><span>Visualization of mcr mRNA in a methanogen by fluorescence in situ hybridization with an oligonucleotide probe and two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> tyramide signal amplification (two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> TSA-FISH).</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kubota, Kengo; Ohashi, Akiyoshi; Imachi, Hiroyuki; Harada, Hideki</p> <p>2006-09-01</p> <p>Two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> tyramide signal amplification-fluorescence in situ hybridization (two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> TSA-FISH) with a horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-labeled oligonucleotide probe was applied to detect prokaryotic mRNA. In this study, mRNA of a key enzyme for methanogenesis, methyl coenzyme M reductase (mcr), in Methanococcus vannielii was targeted. Applicability of mRNA-targeted probes to in situ hybridization was verified by Clone-FISH. It was observed that sensitivity of two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> TSA-FISH was significantly higher than that of TSA-FISH, which was further increased by the addition of dextran sulphate in TSA working solution. Signals from two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> TSA-FISH were more reliable compared to the weak, spotty signals yielded by TSA-FISH.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29784756','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29784756"><span>Clinical Features of Children With Autism Who <span class="hlt">Passed</span> 18-Month Screening.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Øien, Roald A; Schjølberg, Synnve; Volkmar, Fred R; Shic, Frederick; Cicchetti, Domenic V; Nordahl-Hansen, Anders; Stenberg, Nina; Hornig, Mady; Havdahl, Alexandra; Øyen, Anne-Siri; Ventola, Pamela; Susser, Ezra S; Eisemann, Martin R; Chawarska, Katarzyna</p> <p>2018-06-01</p> <p>We compared sex-stratified developmental and temperamental profiles at 18 months in children screening negative for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) on the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) but later receiving diagnoses of ASD (false-negative group) versus those without later ASD diagnoses (true-negative group). We included 68 197 screen-negative cases from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (49.1% girls). Children were screened by using the 6 critical items of the M-CHAT at 18 months. Groups were compared on domains of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire and the Emotionality Activity Sociability Temperament Survey. Despite <span class="hlt">passing</span> M-CHAT screening at 18 months, children in the false-negative group exhibited delays in social, communication, and motor skills compared with the true-negative group. Differences were more pronounced in girls. However, with regard to shyness, boys in the false-negative group were <span class="hlt">rated</span> as more shy than their true-negative counterparts, but girls in the false-negative group were <span class="hlt">rated</span> as less shy than their counterparts in the true-negative group. This is the first study to reveal that children who <span class="hlt">pass</span> M-CHAT screening at 18 months and are later diagnosed with ASD exhibit delays in core social and communication areas as well as fine motor skills at 18 months. Differences appeared to be more pronounced in girls. With these findings, we underscore the need to enhance the understanding of early markers of ASD in boys and girls, as well as factors affecting parental report on early delays and abnormalities, to improve the sensitivity of screening instruments. Copyright © 2018 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010AGUFM.A41F0155C','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010AGUFM.A41F0155C"><span>Terrain forcing and thermal winds in a mountain <span class="hlt">pass</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Clifton, A.; Daniels, M. H.; Lehning, M.</p> <p>2010-12-01</p> <p>As the European wind market matures, energy prospectors are increasingly looking to more challenging terrain and conditions, for example those found in the mountains and <span class="hlt">passes</span> of the Alps. These locations present very different technical challenges to those found in the flatter plains of Northern Europe, the US midwest or offshore. There is little public data available on wind regimes in these areas, and what information there is is not often examined in conjunction with other data for the same area. Consequently it is difficult to estimate the effect of terrain or surface cover on the wind resource. We present selected data collected in a mountain <span class="hlt">pass</span> during the winter of 2009 / 2010. Data were collected on site at 36, 54 and 77m above ground using sonic anemometers, and at the surface using small portable weather stations. Preliminary analysis of data from the sonic anemometers shows that flow in the <span class="hlt">pass</span> is often low shear compared to an unconstrained boundary layer, although the log law using mean velocities does fit around half of the data that was collected. However, the applicability of the log law is questionable as calculated roughness lengths are of a similar order of magnitude to the measurement height. Further analysis of the sonic anemometer data does not suggest an equilibrium flux layer. Flow is generally along the major axis of the <span class="hlt">pass</span>, indicating that the terrain acted to channel flow, compared to synoptic conditions. Larger-scale data from numerical weather prediction models is also available. These data are analysed in conjunction with simulations using the regional weather prediction model, ARPS, to show both the impact of terrain and surface heat fluxes on the wind profiles at different points in the <span class="hlt">pass</span>. We use our data and results to show the potential effects on flow characteristics at typical wind turbine disk heights in the <span class="hlt">pass</span>. We also suggest how future wind resource measurement and modeling campaigns in similar locations might be</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=community+AND+turnover&pg=4&id=ED515016','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=community+AND+turnover&pg=4&id=ED515016"><span>The Relationship between Hispanic Teachers and Hispanic Student Academic <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> in Texas</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Aguilar, Ramona Morin</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>The purpose of this study will be to determine if there is a relationship between Hispanic student <span class="hlt">achievement</span> and the percentage of Hispanic teachers per district in the state of Texas. Specifically, this study will investigate the relationship between the percentage of Hispanic students per district who <span class="hlt">pass</span> the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title22-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title22-vol1-sec9b-5.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title22-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title22-vol1-sec9b-5.pdf"><span>22 CFR 9b.5 - Temporary Department of State press building <span class="hlt">passes</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-04-01</p> <p>... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Temporary Department of State press building <span class="hlt">passes</span>. 9b.5 Section 9b.5 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE GENERAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING DEPARTMENT OF STATE PRESS BUILDING <span class="hlt">PASSES</span> § 9b.5 Temporary Department of State press building <span class="hlt">passes</span>. A media...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/ca1451.photos.020563p/','SCIGOV-HHH'); return false;" href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/ca1451.photos.020563p/"><span>North elevation from shoulder of Altamont <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Road; Interstate Highway ...</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/">Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>North elevation from shoulder of Altamont <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Road; Interstate Highway 5 viaduct in background; former Western Pacific (now Union Pacific) Railroad at right; abandoned Southern Pacific right of way beneath bridge; view to southwest; 90 mm lens - Carroll Overhead Bridge, Altamont <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Road, Livermore, Alameda County, CA</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1044059','DOE-PATENT-XML'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1044059"><span>Message <span class="hlt">passing</span> with parallel queue traversal</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/doepatents">DOEpatents</a></p> <p>Underwood, Keith D [Albuquerque, NM; Brightwell, Ronald B [Albuquerque, NM; Hemmert, K Scott [Albuquerque, NM</p> <p>2012-05-01</p> <p>In message <span class="hlt">passing</span> implementations, associative matching structures are used to permit list entries to be searched in parallel fashion, thereby avoiding the delay of linear list traversal. List management capabilities are provided to support list entry turnover semantics and priority ordering semantics.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_14");'>14</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_15");'>15</a></li> <li class="active"><span>16</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_17");'>17</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_18");'>18</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_16 --> <div id="page_17" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_15");'>15</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_16");'>16</a></li> <li class="active"><span>17</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_18");'>18</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_19");'>19</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="321"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Writing+AND+competencies+AND+high+AND+school+AND+theses&pg=6&id=ED285916','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Writing+AND+competencies+AND+high+AND+school+AND+theses&pg=6&id=ED285916"><span>Student <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> in New York State, 1985-86.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Educational Testing.</p> <p></p> <p>This report summarizes the 1985-86 results for three New York state examination programs--the elementary school Pupil Evaluation Program (PEP) and the high school Regents and Regents Competency Tests. Results on the PEP showed <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span> improved steadily over the last four years. About one-half of New York State's graduating seniors are…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title14-vol2/pdf/CFR-2014-title14-vol2-sec61-35.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title14-vol2/pdf/CFR-2014-title14-vol2-sec61-35.pdf"><span>14 CFR 61.35 - Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span> grades.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>... 14 Aeronautics and Space 2 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span>....35 Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span> grades. (a) An applicant for a knowledge test must have... the applicant accomplished the appropriate ground-training or a home-study course required by this...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title14-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title14-vol2-sec61-35.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title14-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title14-vol2-sec61-35.pdf"><span>14 CFR 61.35 - Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span> grades.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>... 14 Aeronautics and Space 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span>....35 Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span> grades. (a) An applicant for a knowledge test must have... the applicant accomplished the appropriate ground-training or a home-study course required by this...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20090016267','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20090016267"><span>ABM Drag_<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Report Generator</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Fisher, Forest; Gladden, Roy; Khanampornpan, Teerapat</p> <p>2008-01-01</p> <p>dragREPORT software was developed in parallel with abmREPORT, which is described in the preceding article. Both programs were built on the capabilities created during that process. This tool generates a drag_<span class="hlt">pass</span> report that summarizes vital information from the MRO aerobreaking drag_<span class="hlt">pass</span> build process to facilitate both sequence reviews and provide a high-level summarization of the sequence for mission management. The script extracts information from the ENV, SSF, FRF, SCMFmax, and OPTG files, presenting them in a single, easy-to-check report providing the majority of parameters needed for cross check and verification as part of the sequence review process. Prior to dragReport, all the needed information was spread across a number of different files, each in a different format. This software is a Perl script that extracts vital summarization information and build-process details from a number of source files into a single, concise report format used to aid the MPST sequence review process and to provide a high-level summarization of the sequence for mission management reference. This software could be adapted for future aerobraking missions to provide similar reports, review and summarization information.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19833969','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19833969"><span>Teachers' participation in research programs improves their students' <span class="hlt">achievement</span> in science.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Silverstein, Samuel C; Dubner, Jay; Miller, Jon; Glied, Sherry; Loike, John D</p> <p>2009-10-16</p> <p>Research experience programs engage teachers in the hands-on practice of science. Program advocates assert that program participation enhances teachers' skills in communicating science to students. We measured the impact of New York City public high-school science teachers' participation in Columbia University's Summer Research Program on their students' academic performance in science. In the year before program entry, students of participating and nonparticipating teachers <span class="hlt">passed</span> a New York State Regents science examination at the same <span class="hlt">rate</span>. In years three and four after program entry, participating teachers' students <span class="hlt">passed</span> Regents science exams at a <span class="hlt">rate</span> that was 10.1% higher (P = 0.049) than that of nonparticipating teachers' students. Other program benefits include decreased teacher attrition from classroom teaching and school cost savings of U.S. $1.14 per $1 invested in the program.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=us+AND+history&pg=7&id=ED575386','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=us+AND+history&pg=7&id=ED575386"><span>How Do Teacher Evaluation <span class="hlt">Ratings</span> on Kentucky's Professional Growth and Effectiveness System Relate to Student <span class="hlt">Achievement</span>?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Masters, Jim</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>The purpose of this study was to determine if a teacher's Professional Growth and Effectiveness System (PGES) <span class="hlt">rating</span> is an effective indicator for student <span class="hlt">achievement</span>. Participants in the study were 9th through 12th grade English 10, Biology, U.S. History and Algebra 2 teachers and students enrolled in their courses. The teacher participants'…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20829448','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20829448"><span>The Physical Therapy and Society Summit (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) Meeting: observations and opportunities.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kigin, Colleen M; Rodgers, Mary M; Wolf, Steven L</p> <p>2010-11-01</p> <p>The construct of delivering high-quality and cost-effective health care is in flux, and the profession must strategically plan how to meet the needs of society. In 2006, the House of Delegates of the American Physical Therapy Association <span class="hlt">passed</span> a motion to convene a summit on "how physical therapists can meet current, evolving, and future societal health care needs." The Physical Therapy and Society Summit (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) meeting on February 27-28, 2009, in Leesburg, Virginia, sent a clear message that for physical therapists to be effective and thrive in the health care environment of the future, a paradigm shift is required. During the <span class="hlt">PASS</span> meeting, participants reframed our traditional focus on the physical therapist and the patient/client (consumer) to one in which physical therapists are an integral part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary health care team with the health care consumer as its focus. The <span class="hlt">PASS</span> Steering Committee recognized that some of the opportunities that surfaced during the <span class="hlt">PASS</span> meeting may be disruptive or may not be within the profession's present strategic or tactical plans. Thus, adopting a framework that helps to establish the need for change that is provocative and potentially disruptive to our present care delivery, yet prioritizes opportunities, is a critical and essential step. Each of us in the physical therapy profession must take on post-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> roles and responsibilities to accomplish the systemic change that is so intimately intertwined with our destiny. This article offers a perspective of the dynamic dialogue and suggestions that emerged from the <span class="hlt">PASS</span> event, providing further opportunities for discussion and action within our profession.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27834043','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27834043"><span>Psychometric Properties of an Arabic Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale-20 (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>-20) in Healthy Volunteers and Patients Attending a Physiotherapy Clinic.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Tashani, Osama A; AlAbas, Oras A; Kabil, Raafat A M; Johnson, Mark I</p> <p>2017-06-01</p> <p>The aim of this study was to cross-culturally adapt the <span class="hlt">PASS</span>-20 questionnaire for use in Libya. Participants were 71 patients (42 women) attending the physiotherapy clinic, Ibn Sina Hospital, Sirt, Libya for management of persistent pain and 137 healthy unpaid undergraduate students (52 women) from the University of Sirt, Libya. The English <span class="hlt">PASS</span>-20 was translated into Arabic. Patients completed the Arabic <span class="hlt">PASS</span>-20 and the Arabic Pain <span class="hlt">Rating</span> Scales on two occasions separated by a 14-day interval. Healthy participants completed the Arabic <span class="hlt">PASS</span>-20 on one occasion. The internal consistency (ICC) for pain patient and healthy participant samples yielded a good reliability for the total score, cognitive anxiety, fear of pain, and physiological anxiety. The test-retest reliability of the Arabic <span class="hlt">PASS</span>-20 score showed high reliability for the total score (ICC = 0.93, p < 0.001), escape/avoidance (ICC = 0.93, p < 0.001), fear of pain (ICC = 0.94, p < 0.001), and physiological anxiety subscales (ICC = 0.96, p < 0.001) and good reliability for the cognitive anxiety (ICC = 0.85, p < 0.001). Inspection of the Promax rotation showed that each factor comprised of five items were consistent with the theoretical constructs of the original <span class="hlt">PASS</span>-20 subscales. The Arabic <span class="hlt">PASS</span>-20 retained internal consistency and reliability with the original English version and can be used to measure pain anxiety symptoms in both pain and healthy individual samples in Libya.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=literature+AND+review+AND+importance&pg=2&id=ED578417','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=literature+AND+review+AND+importance&pg=2&id=ED578417"><span>Teacher Evaluation <span class="hlt">Ratings</span> and Student <span class="hlt">Achievement</span>: What's the Connection?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Medlock, Ingrid Yvonne Williams</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Many public school districts struggle with the federal and state charge to increase student <span class="hlt">achievement</span> while continuing to build the instructional capacity of classroom teachers. While this charge may not seem to be unreasonable, the widening <span class="hlt">achievement</span> gap between various student subgroups as evidenced in standardized testing results presents…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED571417.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED571417.pdf"><span>Online Learners' Navigational Patterns Based on Data Mining in Terms of Learning <span class="hlt">Achievement</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Keskin, Sinan; Sahin, Muhittin; Ozgur, Adem; Yurdugul, Halil</p> <p>2016-01-01</p> <p>The aim of this study is to determine navigational patterns of university students in a learning management system (LMS). It also investigates whether online learners' navigational behaviors differ in terms of their academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span> (<span class="hlt">pass</span>, fail). The data for the study comes from 65 third grade students enrolled in online Computer Network and…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17508191','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17508191"><span>[Mobile single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> batch hemodialysis system in intensive care medicine. Reduction of costs and workload in renal replacement therapy].</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Hopf, H-B; Hochscherf, M; Jehmlich, M; Leischik, M; Ritter, J</p> <p>2007-07-01</p> <p>This paper describes the introduction of a single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> batch hemodialysis system for renal replacement therapy in a 14 bed intensive care unit. The goals were to reduce the workload of intensive care unit physicians using an alternative and simpler method compared to continuous veno-venous hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF) and to reduce the costs of hemofiltrate solutions (80,650 EUR per year in our clinic in 2005). We describe and evaluate the process of implementation of the system as well as the <span class="hlt">achieved</span> and prospective savings. We conclude that a close cooperation of all participants (physicians, nurses, economists, technicians) of a hospital can <span class="hlt">achieve</span> substantial benefits for patients and employees as well as reduce the economic burden of a hospital.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18430413','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18430413"><span>Investigations on the heat transport capability of a cryogenic oscillating heat pipe and its application in <span class="hlt">achieving</span> ultra-fast cooling <span class="hlt">rates</span> for cell vitrification cryopreservation.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Han, Xu; Ma, Hongbin; Jiao, Anjun; Critser, John K</p> <p>2008-06-01</p> <p>Theoretically, direct vitrification of cell suspensions with relatively low concentrations ( approximately 1 M) of permeating cryoprotective agents (CPA) is suitable for cryopreservation of almost all cell types and can be accomplished by ultra-fast cooling <span class="hlt">rates</span> that are on the order of 10(6-7) K/min. However, the methods and devices currently available for cell cryopreservation cannot <span class="hlt">achieve</span> such high cooling <span class="hlt">rates</span>. In this study, we constructed a novel cryogenic oscillating heat pipe (COHP) using liquid nitrogen as its working fluid and investigated its heat transport capability to assess its application for <span class="hlt">achieving</span> ultra-fast cooling <span class="hlt">rates</span> for cell cryopreservation. The experimental results showed that the apparent heat transfer coefficient of the COHP can reach 2 x 10(5) W/m(2).K, which is two orders of the magnitude higher than traditional heat pipes. Theoretical analyzes showed that the average local heat transfer coefficient in the thin film evaporation region of the COHP can reach 1.2 x 10(6) W/m(2).K, which is approximately 10(3) times higher than that <span class="hlt">achievable</span> with standard pool-boiling approaches. Based on these results, a novel device design applying the COHP and microfabrication techniques is proposed and its efficiency for cell vitrification is demonstrated through numerical simulation. The estimated average cooling <span class="hlt">rates</span> <span class="hlt">achieved</span> through this approach is 10(6-7)K/min, which is much faster than the currently available methods and sufficient for <span class="hlt">achieving</span> vitrification with relatively low concentrations of CPA.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2888267','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2888267"><span>Investigations on the heat transport capability of a cryogenic oscillating heat pipe and its application in <span class="hlt">achieving</span> ultra-fast cooling <span class="hlt">rates</span> for cell vitrification cryopreservation☆</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Han, Xu; Ma, Hongbin; Jiao, Anjun; Critser, John K.</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>Theoretically, direct vitrification of cell suspensions with relatively low concentrations (~1 M) of permeating cryoprotective agents (CPA) is suitable for cryopreservation of almost all cell types and can be accomplished by ultra-fast cooling <span class="hlt">rates</span> that are on the order of 106–7 K/min. However, the methods and devices currently available for cell cryopreservation cannot <span class="hlt">achieve</span> such high cooling <span class="hlt">rates</span>. In this study, we constructed a novel cryogenic oscillating heat pipe (COHP) using liquid nitrogen as its working fluid and investigated its heat transport capability to assess its application for <span class="hlt">achieving</span> ultra-fast cooling <span class="hlt">rates</span> for cell cryopreservation. The experimental results showed that the apparent heat transfer coefficient of the COHP can reach 2 × 105 W/m2·K, which is two orders of the magnitude higher than traditional heat pipes. Theoretical analyzes showed that the average local heat transfer coefficient in the thin film evaporation region of the COHP can reach 1.2 × 106 W/m2·K, which is approximately 103 times higher than that <span class="hlt">achievable</span> with standard pool-boiling approaches. Based on these results, a novel device design applying the COHP and microfabrication techniques is proposed and its efficiency for cell vitrification is demonstrated through numerical simulation. The estimated average cooling <span class="hlt">rates</span> <span class="hlt">achieved</span> through this approach is 106–7 K/min, which is much faster than the currently available methods and sufficient for <span class="hlt">achieving</span> vitrification with relatively low concentrations of CPA. PMID:18430413</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1983EOSTr..64..114R','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1983EOSTr..64..114R"><span>Education Bill <span class="hlt">passes</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Richman, Barbara T.</p> <p></p> <p>On March 2 the U.S. House of Representatives <span class="hlt">passed</span> a bill authorizing $425 million for science and mathematics education in fiscal 1984; the authorization is $350 million more than President Ronald Reagan requested in his budget proposal (Eos, February 15, 1983, p. 65).H.R. 1310 allocates $295 million to the Department of Education not only to improve precollege instruction in science and math, but to beef up foreign language training to aid in improving international communication among scientists. The bill also allots $130 million to the National Science Foundation for a variety of programs, the lion's share of which aims to upgrade research equipment at colleges and universities. It is hoped that industry will match the $100 million targeted for this program.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70194791','USGSPUBS'); return false;" href="https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70194791"><span>Stream capture to form Red <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, northern Soda Mountains, California</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/index.jsp?view=adv">USGS Publications Warehouse</a></p> <p>Miller, David; Mahan, Shannon</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>Red <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, a narrow cut through the Soda Mountains important for prehistoric and early historic travelers, is quite young geologically. Its history of downcutting to capture streams west of the Soda Mountains, thereby draining much of eastern Fort Irwin, is told by the contrast in alluvial fan sediments on either side of the <span class="hlt">pass</span>. Old alluvial fan deposits (>500 ka) were shed westward off an intact ridge of the Soda Mountains but by middle Pleistocene time, intermediate-age alluvial fan deposits (~100 ka) were laid down by streams flowing east through the <span class="hlt">pass</span> into Silurian Valley. The <span class="hlt">pass</span> was probably formed by stream capture driven by high levels of groundwater on the west side. This is evidenced by widespread wetland deposits west of the Soda Mountains. Sapping and spring discharge into Silurian Valley over millennia formed a low divide in the mountains that eventually was overtopped and incised by a stream. Lessons include the importance of groundwater levels for stream capture and the relatively youthful appearance of this ~100-200 ka feature in the slowly changing Mojave Desert landscape.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1414630-overtaking-collision-effects-cw-double-pass-proton-linac','SCIGOV-DOEP'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1414630-overtaking-collision-effects-cw-double-pass-proton-linac"><span>Overtaking collision effects in a cw double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> proton linac</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/pages">DOE PAGES</a></p> <p>Tao, Yue; Qiang, Ji; Hwang, Kilean</p> <p>2017-12-22</p> <p>The recirculating superconducting proton linac has the advantage of reducing the number of cavities in the accelerator and the corresponding construction and operational costs. Beam dynamics simulations were done recently in a double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> recirculating proton linac using a single proton beam bunch. For continuous wave (cw) operation, the high-energy proton bunch during the second <span class="hlt">pass</span> through the linac will overtake and collide with the low-energy bunch during the first <span class="hlt">pass</span> at a number of locations of the linac. These collisions might cause proton bunch emittance growth and beam quality degradation. Here, we study the collisional effects due to Coulomb space-chargemore » forces between the high-energy bunch and the low-energy bunch. Our results suggest that these effects on the proton beam quality would be small and might not cause significant emittance growth or beam blowup through the linac. A 10 mA, 500 MeV cw double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> proton linac is feasible without using extra hardware for phase synchronization.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1414630-overtaking-collision-effects-cw-double-pass-proton-linac','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1414630-overtaking-collision-effects-cw-double-pass-proton-linac"><span>Overtaking collision effects in a cw double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> proton linac</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Tao, Yue; Qiang, Ji; Hwang, Kilean</p> <p></p> <p>The recirculating superconducting proton linac has the advantage of reducing the number of cavities in the accelerator and the corresponding construction and operational costs. Beam dynamics simulations were done recently in a double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> recirculating proton linac using a single proton beam bunch. For continuous wave (cw) operation, the high-energy proton bunch during the second <span class="hlt">pass</span> through the linac will overtake and collide with the low-energy bunch during the first <span class="hlt">pass</span> at a number of locations of the linac. These collisions might cause proton bunch emittance growth and beam quality degradation. Here, we study the collisional effects due to Coulomb space-chargemore » forces between the high-energy bunch and the low-energy bunch. Our results suggest that these effects on the proton beam quality would be small and might not cause significant emittance growth or beam blowup through the linac. A 10 mA, 500 MeV cw double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> proton linac is feasible without using extra hardware for phase synchronization.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19870017079','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19870017079"><span>MPF: A portable message <span class="hlt">passing</span> facility for shared memory multiprocessors</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Malony, Allen D.; Reed, Daniel A.; Mcguire, Patrick J.</p> <p>1987-01-01</p> <p>The design, implementation, and performance evaluation of a message <span class="hlt">passing</span> facility (MPF) for shared memory multiprocessors are presented. The MPF is based on a message <span class="hlt">passing</span> model conceptually similar to conversations. Participants (parallel processors) can enter or leave a conversation at any time. The message <span class="hlt">passing</span> primitives for this model are implemented as a portable library of C function calls. The MPF is currently operational on a Sequent Balance 21000, and several parallel applications were developed and tested. Several simple benchmark programs are presented to establish interprocess communication performance for common patterns of interprocess communication. Finally, performance figures are presented for two parallel applications, linear systems solution, and iterative solution of partial differential equations.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24003','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24003"><span>Evaluating the performance and making best use of <span class="hlt">passing</span> relief lanes.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-12-01</p> <p>This report documents the evaluation of the performance and safety effectiveness of <span class="hlt">passing</span> relief lanes within the State of Michigan. The study began with the identification of <span class="hlt">passing</span> relief lanes within Michigan. This was followed by collecting hi...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20080017925&hterms=UAV&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D50%26Ntt%3DUAV','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20080017925&hterms=UAV&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D50%26Ntt%3DUAV"><span>Status of a UAV SAR Designed for Repeat <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Interferometry for Deformation Measurements</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Hensley, Scott; Wheeler, Kevin; Hoffman, Jim; Miller, Tim; Lou, Yunling; Muellerschoen, Ron; Zebker, Howard; Madsen, Soren; Rosen, Paul</p> <p>2004-01-01</p> <p>Under the NASA ESTO sponsored Instrument Incubator Program we have designed a lightweight, reconfigurable polarimetric L-band SAR designed for repeat <span class="hlt">pass</span> deformation measurements of rapidly deforming surfaces of geophysical interest such as volcanoes or earthquakes. This radar will be installed on an unmanned airborne vehicle (UAV) or a lightweight, high-altitude, and long endurance platform such as the Proteus. After a study of suitable available platforms we selected the Proteus for initial development and testing of the system. We want to control the repeat track capability of the aircraft to be within a 10 m tube to support the repeat deformation capability. We conducted tests with the Proteus using real-time GPS with sub-meter accuracy to see if pilots could fly the aircraft within the desired tube. Our results show that pilots are unable to fly the aircraft with the desired accuracy and therefore an augmented autopilot will be required to meet these objectives. Based on the Proteus flying altitude of 13.7 km (45,000 ft), we are designing a fully polarimetric L-band radar with 80 MHz bandwidth and 16 km range swath. This radar will have an active electronic beam steering antenna to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> Doppler centroid stability that is necessary for repeat-<span class="hlt">pass</span> interferometry (RPI). This paper will present are design criteria, current design and expected science applications.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_15");'>15</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_16");'>16</a></li> <li class="active"><span>17</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_18");'>18</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_19");'>19</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_17 --> <div id="page_18" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_16");'>16</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_17");'>17</a></li> <li class="active"><span>18</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_19");'>19</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_20");'>20</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="341"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/34608','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/34608"><span>The aerodynamic effects of <span class="hlt">passing</span> trains to surrounding objects and people</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2009-04-01</p> <p>Two safety issues are raised on the aerodynamic effects of a <span class="hlt">passing</span> train on its surroundings. First, a high-speed train <span class="hlt">passing</span> other trains on an adjacent track exerts aerodynamic pressure that can affect the structural integrity of window mount a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22224184-passing-particle-toroidal-precession-induced-electric-field-tokamak','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22224184-passing-particle-toroidal-precession-induced-electric-field-tokamak"><span><span class="hlt">Passing</span> particle toroidal precession induced by electric field in a tokamak</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Andreev, V. V.; Ilgisonis, V. I.; Sorokina, E. A.</p> <p>2013-12-15</p> <p>Characteristics of a rotation of <span class="hlt">passing</span> particles in a tokamak with radial electric field are calculated. The expression for time-averaged toroidal velocity of the <span class="hlt">passing</span> particle induced by the electric field is derived. The electric-field-induced additive to the toroidal velocity of the <span class="hlt">passing</span> particle appears to be much smaller than the velocity of the electric drift calculated for the poloidal magnetic field typical for the trapped particle. This quantity can even have the different sign depending on the azimuthal position of the particle starting point. The unified approach for the calculation of the bounce period and of the time-averaged toroidalmore » velocity of both trapped and <span class="hlt">passing</span> particles in the whole volume of plasma column is presented. The results are obtained analytically and are confirmed by 3D numerical calculations of the trajectories of charged particles.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015SPIE.9474E..09G','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015SPIE.9474E..09G"><span>Two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> smoother based on the SVSF estimation strategy</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Gadsden, S. A.; Al-Shabi, M.; Kirubarajan, T.</p> <p>2015-05-01</p> <p>The smooth variable structure filter (SVSF) has seen significant development and research activity in recent years. It is based on sliding mode concepts, which utilizes a switching gain that brings an inherent amount of stability to the estimation process. In this paper, the SVSF is reformulated to present a two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> smoother based on the SVSF gain. The proposed method is applied on an aerospace flight surface actuator, and the results are compared with the popular Kalman-based two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> smoother.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29226336','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29226336"><span>Single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> incremental force updates for adaptively restrained molecular dynamics.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Singh, Krishna Kant; Redon, Stephane</p> <p>2018-03-30</p> <p>Adaptively restrained molecular dynamics (ARMD) allows users to perform more integration steps in wall-clock time by switching on and off positional degrees of freedoms. This article presents new, single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> incremental force updates algorithms to efficiently simulate a system using ARMD. We assessed different algorithms for speedup measurements and implemented them in the LAMMPS MD package. We validated the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> incremental force update algorithm on four different benchmarks using diverse pair potentials. The proposed algorithm allows us to perform simulation of a system faster than traditional MD in both NVE and NVT ensembles. Moreover, ARMD using the new single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> algorithm speeds up the convergence of observables in wall-clock time. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28858792','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28858792"><span>Joint Machine Learning and Game Theory for <span class="hlt">Rate</span> Control in High Efficiency Video Coding.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Gao, Wei; Kwong, Sam; Jia, Yuheng</p> <p>2017-08-25</p> <p>In this paper, a joint machine learning and game theory modeling (MLGT) framework is proposed for inter frame coding tree unit (CTU) level bit allocation and <span class="hlt">rate</span> control (RC) optimization in High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC). First, a support vector machine (SVM) based multi-classification scheme is proposed to improve the prediction accuracy of CTU-level <span class="hlt">Rate</span>-Distortion (R-D) model. The legacy "chicken-and-egg" dilemma in video coding is proposed to be overcome by the learning-based R-D model. Second, a mixed R-D model based cooperative bargaining game theory is proposed for bit allocation optimization, where the convexity of the mixed R-D model based utility function is proved, and Nash bargaining solution (NBS) is <span class="hlt">achieved</span> by the proposed iterative solution search method. The minimum utility is adjusted by the reference coding distortion and frame-level Quantization parameter (QP) change. Lastly, intra frame QP and inter frame adaptive bit ratios are adjusted to make inter frames have more bit resources to maintain smooth quality and bit consumption in the bargaining game optimization. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed MLGT based RC method can <span class="hlt">achieve</span> much better R-D performances, quality smoothness, bit <span class="hlt">rate</span> accuracy, buffer control results and subjective visual quality than the other state-of-the-art one-<span class="hlt">pass</span> RC methods, and the <span class="hlt">achieved</span> R-D performances are very close to the performance limits from the FixedQP method.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2460835','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2460835"><span>Selective vibration sensing: a new concept for activity-sensing <span class="hlt">rate</span>-responsive pacing.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Lau, C P; Stott, J R; Toff, W D; Zetlein, M B; Ward, D E; Camm, A J</p> <p>1988-09-01</p> <p>A clinically available model of an activity-sensing, <span class="hlt">rate</span>-responsive pacemaker (Activitrax, Medtronic) utilizes body vibration during exercise as an indicator of the need for a <span class="hlt">rate</span> increase. Although having the advantage of rapid onset of <span class="hlt">rate</span> response, this system lacks specificity and the <span class="hlt">rate</span> response does not closely correlate with the level of exertion. In addition, this pacemaker is susceptible to the effects of extraneous vibration. In this study involving 20 normal subjects fitted with an external Activitrax pacemaker, the <span class="hlt">rate</span> responses to a variety of exercises were studied and were compared with the corresponding sinus <span class="hlt">rates</span>. The vibration generated at the level of the pacemaker was also measured by accelerometers in three axes. Only a fair correlation (r = 0.51) was <span class="hlt">achieved</span> between the pacemaker <span class="hlt">rate</span> and the sinus <span class="hlt">rate</span>. The total root mean square value of acceleration in either the anteroposterior or the vertical axes was found to have a better correlation (r = 0.8). As the main accelerations during physical activities were in the lower frequency range (0.1-4 Hz), a low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter was used to reduce the influence of extraneous vibration. Selective sensing of the acceleration level may be usefully implemented in an algorithm for activity pacing.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=high+AND+involvement+AND+product&pg=3&id=ED580596','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=high+AND+involvement+AND+product&pg=3&id=ED580596"><span>Differences between Higher and Lower <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> <span class="hlt">Rate</span> and Leadership Qualities, Instructional Practices, Parental Involvement, Opportunity to Learn, and Professional Development</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Ficarra, Laura</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>The purpose of this mixed study was to investigate the differences between higher and lower <span class="hlt">achievement</span> middle school <span class="hlt">rates</span> pertaining to leadership qualities, opportunity to learn, instructional practices, parental involvement, and professional development. Qualitatively, principals were interviewed using a semi-structured interview protocol.…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1410972','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1410972"><span>Establishment of a PID <span class="hlt">Pass</span>/Fail Test for Crystalline Silicon Modules by Examining Field Performance for Five Years: Preprint</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Hacke, Peter L</p> <p></p> <p>In an experiment with five module designs and multiple replicas, it is found that crystalline silicon cell modules that can <span class="hlt">pass</span> a criterion of less than 5 percent power degradation in stress test conditions of 60 degrees Celsius, 85 percent relative humidity (RH), 96 h, and nameplate-<span class="hlt">rated</span> system voltage bias show no power degradation by potential induced degradation in the range of 4-6 years duration in the Florida, USA environment. This data suggests that this chamber stress level is useful as a <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail criterion for PID, and will help ensure against degradation by system voltage stress in Florida, or lessmore » stressful climates, for at least 5 years.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014MS%26E...60a2024K','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014MS%26E...60a2024K"><span>Multi-<span class="hlt">passes</span> warm rolling of AZ31 magnesium alloy, effect on evaluation of texture, microstructure, grain size and hardness</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Kamran, J.; Hasan, B. A.; Tariq, N. H.; Izhar, S.; Sarwar, M.</p> <p>2014-06-01</p> <p>In this study the effect of multi-<span class="hlt">passes</span> warm rolling of AZ31 magnesium alloy on texture, microstructure, grain size variation and hardness of as cast sample (A) and two rolled samples (B & C) taken from different locations of the as-cast ingot was investigated. The purpose was to enhance the formability of AZ31 alloy in order to help manufacturability. It was observed that multi-<span class="hlt">passes</span> warm rolling (250°C to 350°C) of samples B & C with initial thickness 7.76mm and 7.73 mm was successfully <span class="hlt">achieved</span> up to 85% reduction without any edge or surface cracks in ten steps with a total of 26 <span class="hlt">passes</span>. The step numbers 1 to 4 consist of 5, 2, 11 and 3 <span class="hlt">passes</span> respectively, the remaining steps 5 to 10 were single <span class="hlt">pass</span> rolls. In each discrete step a fixed roll gap is used in a way that true strain per step increases very slowly from 0.0067 in the first step to 0.7118 in the 26th step. Both samples B & C showed very similar behavior after 26th <span class="hlt">pass</span> and were successfully rolled up to 85% thickness reduction. However, during 10th step (27th <span class="hlt">pass</span>) with a true strain value of 0.772 the sample B experienced very severe surface as well as edge cracks. Sample C was therefore not rolled for the 10th step and retained after 26 <span class="hlt">passes</span>. Both samples were studied in terms of their basal texture, microstructure, grain size and hardness. Sample C showed an equiaxed grain structure after 85% total reduction. The equiaxed grain structure of sample C may be due to the effective involvement of dynamic recrystallization (DRX) which led to formation of these grains with relatively low misorientations with respect to the parent as cast grains. The sample B on the other hand showed a microstructure in which all the grains were elongated along the rolling direction (RD) after 90 % total reduction and DRX could not effectively play its role due to heavy strain and lack of plastic deformation systems. The microstructure of as cast sample showed a near-random texture (mrd 4.3), with average grain size</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29195349','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29195349"><span>Comparison of cryogenic low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filters.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Thalmann, M; Pernau, H-F; Strunk, C; Scheer, E; Pietsch, T</p> <p>2017-11-01</p> <p>Low-temperature electronic transport measurements with high energy resolution require both effective low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filtering of high-frequency input noise and an optimized thermalization of the electronic system of the experiment. In recent years, elaborate filter designs have been developed for cryogenic low-level measurements, driven by the growing interest in fundamental quantum-physical phenomena at energy scales corresponding to temperatures in the few millikelvin regime. However, a single filter concept is often insufficient to thermalize the electronic system to the cryogenic bath and eliminate spurious high frequency noise. Moreover, the available concepts often provide inadequate filtering to operate at temperatures below 10 mK, which are routinely available now in dilution cryogenic systems. Herein we provide a comprehensive analysis of commonly used filter types, introduce a novel compact filter type based on ferrite compounds optimized for the frequency range above 20 GHz, and develop an improved filtering scheme providing adaptable broad-band low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> characteristic for cryogenic low-level and quantum measurement applications at temperatures down to few millikelvin.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017RScI...88k4703T','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017RScI...88k4703T"><span>Comparison of cryogenic low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filters</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Thalmann, M.; Pernau, H.-F.; Strunk, C.; Scheer, E.; Pietsch, T.</p> <p>2017-11-01</p> <p>Low-temperature electronic transport measurements with high energy resolution require both effective low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filtering of high-frequency input noise and an optimized thermalization of the electronic system of the experiment. In recent years, elaborate filter designs have been developed for cryogenic low-level measurements, driven by the growing interest in fundamental quantum-physical phenomena at energy scales corresponding to temperatures in the few millikelvin regime. However, a single filter concept is often insufficient to thermalize the electronic system to the cryogenic bath and eliminate spurious high frequency noise. Moreover, the available concepts often provide inadequate filtering to operate at temperatures below 10 mK, which are routinely available now in dilution cryogenic systems. Herein we provide a comprehensive analysis of commonly used filter types, introduce a novel compact filter type based on ferrite compounds optimized for the frequency range above 20 GHz, and develop an improved filtering scheme providing adaptable broad-band low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> characteristic for cryogenic low-level and quantum measurement applications at temperatures down to few millikelvin.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70020036','USGSPUBS'); return false;" href="https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70020036"><span>Massive sediment bypassing on the lower shoreface offshore of a wide tidal inlet: Cat Island <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Louisiana</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/index.jsp?view=adv">USGS Publications Warehouse</a></p> <p>Jaffe, B.E.; List, J.H.; Sallenger, A.H.</p> <p>1997-01-01</p> <p>Analysis of a series of historical bathymetric and shoreline surveys along the Louisiana coast west of the Mississippi River mouth detected a large area of deposition in water depths of 2.0–8.5 m offshore of a 9-km-wide tidal inlet, the Cat Island <span class="hlt">Pass</span>/Wine Island <span class="hlt">Pass</span> system. A 59.9 · 106 m3 sandy deposit formed from the 1930s–1980s, spanning 27 km in the alongshore direction, delineating the transport pathway for sediment bypassing offshore of the inlet on the shoreface. Bypassing connected the shorefaces of two barrier island systems, the Isles Dernieres and the Bayou Lafourche.The processes responsible for formation of this deposit are not well understood, but sediment-transport modeling suggests that sediment is transported primarily by wind-driven coastal currents during large storms and hurricanes. Deposition appears to be related to changes in shoreline orientation, closing of transport pathways into a large bay to the east and the presence of tidal inlets. This newly documented type of bypassing, an offshore bypassing of the inlet system, naturally nourished the immediate downdrift area, the eastern Isles Dernieres, where shoreface and shoreline erosion <span class="hlt">rates</span> are about half of pre-bypassing <span class="hlt">rates</span>. Erosion <span class="hlt">rates</span> remained the same farther downdrift, where bypassing has not yet reached. As this offshore bypassing continues, the destruction of the Isles Dernieres will be slowed.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title42-vol3/pdf/CFR-2010-title42-vol3-sec419-64.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title42-vol3/pdf/CFR-2010-title42-vol3-sec419-64.pdf"><span>42 CFR 419.64 - Transitional <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payments: Drugs and biologicals.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-10-01</p> <p>... biologicals. 419.64 Section 419.64 Public Health CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF... biologicals. (a) Eligibility for <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payment. CMS makes a transitional <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payment for the following drugs and biologicals that are furnished as part of an outpatient hospital service: (1) Orphan...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title42-vol3/pdf/CFR-2011-title42-vol3-sec419-64.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title42-vol3/pdf/CFR-2011-title42-vol3-sec419-64.pdf"><span>42 CFR 419.64 - Transitional <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payments: Drugs and biologicals.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-10-01</p> <p>... biologicals. 419.64 Section 419.64 Public Health CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF... biologicals. (a) Eligibility for <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payment. CMS makes a transitional <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payment for the following drugs and biologicals that are furnished as part of an outpatient hospital service: (1) Orphan...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017NucFu..57e6013W','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017NucFu..57e6013W"><span>High frequency fishbone driven by <span class="hlt">passing</span> energetic ions in tokamak plasmas</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Wang, Feng; Yu, L. M.; Fu, G. Y.; Shen, Wei</p> <p>2017-05-01</p> <p>High frequency fishbone instability driven by <span class="hlt">passing</span> energetic ions was first reported in the Princeton beta experiment with tangential neutral-beam-injection (Heidbrink et al 1986 Phys. Rev. Lett. 57 835-8). It could play an important role for ITER-like burning plasmas, where α particles are mostly <span class="hlt">passing</span> particles. In this work, a generalized energetic ion distribution function and finite drift orbit width effect are considered to improve the theoretical model for <span class="hlt">passing</span> particle driving fishbone instability. For purely <span class="hlt">passing</span> energetic ions with zero drift orbit width, the kinetic energy δ {{W}k} is derived analytically. The derived analytic expression is more accurate as compared to the result of previous work (Wang 2001 Phys. Rev. Lett. 86 5286-8). For a generalized energetic ion distribution function, the fishbone dispersion relation is derived and is solved numerically. Numerical results show that broad and off-axis beam density profiles can significantly increase the beam ion beta threshold {βc} for instability and decrease mode frequency.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1358035-high-frequency-fishbone-driven-passing-energetic-ions-tokamak-plasmas','SCIGOV-DOEP'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1358035-high-frequency-fishbone-driven-passing-energetic-ions-tokamak-plasmas"><span>High frequency fishbone driven by <span class="hlt">passing</span> energetic ions in tokamak plasmas</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/pages">DOE PAGES</a></p> <p>Wang, Feng; Yu, L. M.; Fu, G. Y.; ...</p> <p>2017-03-22</p> <p>High frequency fishbone instability driven by <span class="hlt">passing</span> energetic ions was first reported in the Princeton beta experiment with tangential neutral-beam-injection (Heidbrink et al 1986 Phys. Rev. Lett. 57 835–8). It could play an important role for ITER-like burning plasmas, where α particles are mostly <span class="hlt">passing</span> particles. In this work, a generalized energetic ion distribution function and finite drift orbit width effect are considered to improve the theoretical model for <span class="hlt">passing</span> particle driving fishbone instability. For purely <span class="hlt">passing</span> energetic ions with zero drift orbit width, the kinetic energymore » $$\\delta {{W}_{k}}$$ is derived analytically. The derived analytic expression is more accurate as compared to the result of previous work. For a generalized energetic ion distribution function, the fishbone dispersion relation is derived and is solved numerically. As a result, numerical results show that broad and off-axis beam density profiles can significantly increase the beam ion beta threshold $${{\\beta}_{c}}$$ for instability and decrease mode frequency.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17501870','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17501870"><span>The Swedish Blood <span class="hlt">Pass</span> project.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Berglund, B; Ekblom, B; Ekblom, E; Berglund, L; Kallner, A; Reinebo, P; Lindeberg, S</p> <p>2007-06-01</p> <p>Manipulation of the blood's oxygen carrying capacity (CaO(2)) through reinfusion of red blood cells, injections of recombinant erythropoietin or by other means results in an increased maximal oxygen uptake and concomitantly enhanced endurance performance. Therefore, there is a need to establish a system--"A Blood <span class="hlt">Pass</span>"--through which such illegal and unethical methods can be detected. Venous blood samples were taken under standardized conditions from 47 male and female Swedish national and international elite endurance athletes four times during the athletic year of the individual sport (beginning and end of the preparation period and at the beginning and during peak performance in the competition period). In these samples, different hematological values were determined. ON(hes) and OFF(hre) values were calculated according to the formula of Gore et al. A questionnaire regarding training at altitude, alcohol use and other important factors for hematological status was answered by the athletes. There were some individual variations comparing hematological values obtained at different times of the athletic year or at the same time in the athletic year but in different years. However, the median values of all individual hematological, ON(hes) and OFF(hre), values taken at the beginning and the end of the preparation or at the beginning and the end of the competition period, respectively, as well as median values for the preparation and competition periods in the respective sport, were all within the 95% confidence limit (CI) of each comparison. It must be mentioned that there was no gender difference in this respect. This study shows that even if there are some individual variations in different hematological values between different sampling times in the athletic year, median values of important hematological factors are stable over time. It must be emphasized that for each blood sample, the 95% CI in each athlete will be increasingly narrower. The conclusion is that</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70194335','USGSPUBS'); return false;" href="https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70194335"><span>A swath across the great divide: Kelp forests across the Samalga <span class="hlt">Pass</span> biogeographic break</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/index.jsp?view=adv">USGS Publications Warehouse</a></p> <p>Konar, Brenda H.; Edwards, Matthew S.; Bland, Aaron; Metzger, Jacob; Ravelo, Alexandra; Traiger, Sarah; Weitzman, Ben P.</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Biogeographic breaks are often described as locations where a large number of species reach their geographic range limits. Samalga <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, in the eastern Aleutian Archipelago, is a known biogeographic break for the spatial distribution of several species of offshore-pelagic communities, including numerous species of cold-water corals, zooplankton, fish, marine mammals, and seabirds. However, it remains unclear whether Samalga <span class="hlt">Pass</span> also serves as a biogeographic break for nearshore benthic communities. The occurrence of biogeographic breaks across multiple habitats has not often been described. In this study, we examined if the biogeographic break for offshore-pelagic communities applies to nearshore kelp forests. To examine whether Samalga <span class="hlt">Pass</span> serves as a biogeographic break for kelp forest communities, this study compared abundance, biomass and percent bottom cover of species associated with kelp forests on either side of the <span class="hlt">pass</span>. We observed marked differences in kelp forest community structure, with some species reaching their geographic range limits on the opposing sides of the <span class="hlt">pass</span>. In particular, the habitat-forming kelp Nereocystis luetkeana, and the predatory sea stars Pycnopodia helianthoides and Orthasterias koehleri all occurred on the eastern side of Samalga <span class="hlt">Pass</span> but were not observed west of the <span class="hlt">pass</span>. In contrast, the sea star Leptasterias camtschatica dispar was observed only on the western side of the <span class="hlt">pass</span>. We also observed differences in overall abundance and biomass of numerous associated fish, invertebrate and macroalgal species on opposing sides of the <span class="hlt">pass</span>. We conclude that Samalga <span class="hlt">Pass</span> is important biogeographic break for kelp forest communities in the Aleutian Archipelago and may demark the geographic range limits of several ecologically important species.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=parental+AND+divorce&pg=3&id=EJ892790','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=parental+AND+divorce&pg=3&id=EJ892790"><span>Teacher <span class="hlt">Ratings</span> of Academic <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> of Children between 6 and 12 Years Old from Intact and Non-Intact Families</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Molepo, Lephodisa S.; Maunganidze, Levison; Mudhovozi, Pilot; Sodi, Tholene</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>We investigated teacher <span class="hlt">ratings</span> of the impact of parental divorce on academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span> of children between 6 and 12 years old up to 12 months after their parents divorced. A purposive sample of 120 children attending four different primary schools in a small South African town took part in the study. One third (n = 40) of the children had…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012IJMES..43..643H','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012IJMES..43..643H"><span>Generalizing Galileo's <span class="hlt">pass</span>é-dix game</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Hombas, Vassilios</p> <p>2012-07-01</p> <p>This article shows a generalization of Galileo's '<span class="hlt">pass</span>é-dix' game. The game was born following one of Galileo's [G. Galileo, Sopra le Scoperte dei Dadi (Galileo, Opere, Firenze, Barbera, Vol. 8). Translated by E.H. Thorne, 1898, pp. 591-594] explanations on a paradox that occurred in the experiment of tossing three fair 'six-sided' dice.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_16");'>16</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_17");'>17</a></li> <li class="active"><span>18</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_19");'>19</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_20");'>20</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_18 --> <div id="page_19" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_17");'>17</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_18");'>18</a></li> <li class="active"><span>19</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_20");'>20</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="361"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title42-vol3/pdf/CFR-2014-title42-vol3-sec419-64.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title42-vol3/pdf/CFR-2014-title42-vol3-sec419-64.pdf"><span>42 CFR 419.64 - Transitional <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payments: Drugs and biologicals.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-10-01</p> <p>..., 2000. (2) Cancer therapy drugs and biologicals. A drug or biological that is used in cancer therapy... 42 Public Health 3 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Transitional <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payments: Drugs and...-through payments: Drugs and biologicals. (a) Eligibility for <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payment. CMS makes a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title42-vol3/pdf/CFR-2012-title42-vol3-sec419-64.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title42-vol3/pdf/CFR-2012-title42-vol3-sec419-64.pdf"><span>42 CFR 419.64 - Transitional <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payments: Drugs and biologicals.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-10-01</p> <p>..., 2000. (2) Cancer therapy drugs and biologicals. A drug or biological that is used in cancer therapy... 42 Public Health 3 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Transitional <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payments: Drugs and...-through payments: Drugs and biologicals. (a) Eligibility for <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payment. CMS makes a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title42-vol3/pdf/CFR-2013-title42-vol3-sec419-64.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title42-vol3/pdf/CFR-2013-title42-vol3-sec419-64.pdf"><span>42 CFR 419.64 - Transitional <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payments: Drugs and biologicals.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-10-01</p> <p>..., 2000. (2) Cancer therapy drugs and biologicals. A drug or biological that is used in cancer therapy... 42 Public Health 3 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Transitional <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payments: Drugs and...-through payments: Drugs and biologicals. (a) Eligibility for <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payment. CMS makes a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=ex+AND+post+AND+facto+AND+studies&pg=2&id=ED582963','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=ex+AND+post+AND+facto+AND+studies&pg=2&id=ED582963"><span>An Examination of the <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> Gap and School A-F Letter Grades in a Southwest County in the United States</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Jacobson, Jason A.</p> <p>2016-01-01</p> <p>Research has suggested the "No Child Left Behind Act" <span class="hlt">passed</span> in 2001 has resulted in narrowed curriculum and a failed attempt at its primary objective to close the <span class="hlt">achievement</span> gap. Understanding changes that have occurred in student <span class="hlt">achievement</span> from 2011 to 2014 of the NCLB requirements is the focus of this quantitative ex-post facto…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED382587.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED382587.pdf"><span>Promoting <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> in School through Sport: Three-Year Impact Study and Summary Report Covering Data from 1991-92, 1992-93, and 1993-94 School Years.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>American Sports Inst., Mill Valley, CA.</p> <p></p> <p>This report presents data on a study of the Promoting <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> in School through Sport (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) program as implemented over three years in eight different schools. The study used grade point average (GPA) as the evaluation element. <span class="hlt">PASS</span> is a daily, year-long high school course using positive aspects of sports culture to enhance academic…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11759927','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11759927"><span>A methodology for <span class="hlt">achieving</span> high-speed <span class="hlt">rates</span> for artificial conductance injection in electrically excitable biological cells.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Butera, R J; Wilson, C G; Delnegro, C A; Smith, J C</p> <p>2001-12-01</p> <p>We present a novel approach to implementing the dynamic-clamp protocol (Sharp et al., 1993), commonly used in neurophysiology and cardiac electrophysiology experiments. Our approach is based on real-time extensions to the Linux operating system. Conventional PC-based approaches have typically utilized single-cycle computational <span class="hlt">rates</span> of 10 kHz or slower. In thispaper, we demonstrate reliable cycle-to-cycle <span class="hlt">rates</span> as fast as 50 kHz. Our system, which we call model reference current injection (MRCI); pronounced merci is also capable of episodic logging of internal state variables and interactive manipulation of model parameters. The limiting factor in <span class="hlt">achieving</span> high speeds was not processor speed or model complexity, but cycle jitter inherent in the CPU/motherboard performance. We demonstrate these high speeds and flexibility with two examples: 1) adding action-potential ionic currents to a mammalian neuron under whole-cell patch-clamp and 2) altering a cell's intrinsic dynamics via MRCI while simultaneously coupling it via artificial synapses to an internal computational model cell. These higher <span class="hlt">rates</span> greatly extend the applicability of this technique to the study of fast electrophysiological currents such fast a currents and fast excitatory/inhibitory synapses.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28608359','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28608359"><span><span class="hlt">Achievement</span> goal profiles and developments in effort and <span class="hlt">achievement</span> in upper elementary school.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Hornstra, Lisette; Majoor, Marieke; Peetsma, Thea</p> <p>2017-12-01</p> <p>The multiple goal perspective posits that certain combinations of <span class="hlt">achievement</span> goals are more favourable than others in terms of educational outcomes. This study aimed to examine longitudinally whether students' <span class="hlt">achievement</span> goal profiles and transitions between profiles are associated with developments in self-reported and teacher-<span class="hlt">rated</span> effort and academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span> in upper elementary school. Participants were 722 fifth-grade students and their teachers in fifth and sixth grade (N = 68). Students reported on their <span class="hlt">achievement</span> goals and effort in language and mathematics three times in grade 5 to grade 6. Teachers <span class="hlt">rated</span> students' general school effort. <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> scores were obtained from school records. Goal profiles were derived with latent profile and transition analyses. Longitudinal multilevel analyses were conducted. Theoretically favourable goal profiles (high mastery and performance-approach goals, low on performance-avoidance goals), as well as transitions from less to more theoretically favourable goal profiles, were associated with higher levels and more growth in effort for language and mathematics and with stronger language <span class="hlt">achievement</span> gains. Overall, these results provide support for the multiple goal perspective and show the sustained benefits of favourable goal profiles beyond effects of cognitive ability and background characteristics. © 2017 The Authors. British Journal of Education Psychology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Psychological Society.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015SPIE.9817E..1EL','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015SPIE.9817E..1EL"><span>The serial message-<span class="hlt">passing</span> schedule for LDPC decoding algorithms</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Liu, Mingshan; Liu, Shanshan; Zhou, Yuan; Jiang, Xue</p> <p>2015-12-01</p> <p>The conventional message-<span class="hlt">passing</span> schedule for LDPC decoding algorithms is the so-called flooding schedule. It has the disadvantage that the updated messages cannot be used until next iteration, thus reducing the convergence speed . In this case, the Layered Decoding algorithm (LBP) based on serial message-<span class="hlt">passing</span> schedule is proposed. In this paper the decoding principle of LBP algorithm is briefly introduced, and then proposed its two improved algorithms, the grouped serial decoding algorithm (Grouped LBP) and the semi-serial decoding algorithm .They can improve LBP algorithm's decoding speed while maintaining a good decoding performance.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19820049361&hterms=water+Mexico&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D90%26Ntt%3Dwater%2BMexico','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19820049361&hterms=water+Mexico&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D90%26Ntt%3Dwater%2BMexico"><span>Interpretation of surface-water circulation, Aransas <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Texas, using Landsat imagery</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Finley, R. J.; Baumgardner, R. W., Jr.</p> <p>1980-01-01</p> <p>The development of plumes of turbid surface water in the vicinity of Aransas <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Texas has been analyzed using Landsat imagery. The shape and extent of plumes present in the Gulf of Mexico is dependent on the wind regime and astronomical tide prior to and at the time of satellite overpass. The best developed plumes are evident when brisk northerly winds resuspend bay-bottom muds and flow through Aransas <span class="hlt">Pass</span> is increased by wind stress. Seaward diversion of nearshore waters by the inlet jetties was also observed. A knowledge of surface-water circulation through Aransas <span class="hlt">Pass</span> under various wind conditions is potentially valuable for monitoring suspended and surface pollutants</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title22-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title22-vol1-sec9b-8.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title22-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title22-vol1-sec9b-8.pdf"><span>22 CFR 9b.8 - Term and renewal of Department of State press building <span class="hlt">passes</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-04-01</p> <p>... building <span class="hlt">passes</span>. 9b.8 Section 9b.8 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE GENERAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING DEPARTMENT OF STATE PRESS BUILDING <span class="hlt">PASSES</span> § 9b.8 Term and renewal of Department of State press building <span class="hlt">passes</span>. (a) Department of State press building <span class="hlt">passes</span> for U.S. citizens are issued with three years...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016MMTA...47.2804V','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016MMTA...47.2804V"><span>Creep Deformation and Rupture Behavior of Single- and Dual-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> 316LN Stainless-Steel-Activated TIG Weld Joints</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Vijayanand, V. D.; Vasudevan, M.; Ganesan, V.; Parameswaran, P.; Laha, K.; Bhaduri, A. K.</p> <p>2016-06-01</p> <p>Creep deformation and rupture behavior of single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> and dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> 316LN stainless steel (SS) weld joints fabricated by an autogenous activated tungsten inert gas welding process have been assessed by performing metallography, hardness, and conventional and impression creep tests. The fusion zone of the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint consisted of columnar zones adjacent to base metals with a central equiaxed zone, which have been modified extensively by the thermal cycle of the second <span class="hlt">pass</span> in the dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint. The equiaxed zone in the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint, as well as in the second <span class="hlt">pass</span> of the dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint, displayed the lowest hardness in the joints. In the dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint, the equiaxed zone of the first <span class="hlt">pass</span> had hardness comparable to the columnar zone. The hardness variations in the joints influenced the creep deformation. The equiaxed and columnar zone in the first <span class="hlt">pass</span> of the dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint was more creep resistant than that of the second <span class="hlt">pass</span>. Both joints possessed lower creep rupture life than the base metal. However, the creep rupture life of the dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint was about twofolds more than that of the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint. Creep failure in the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint occurred in the central equiaxed fusion zone, whereas creep cavitation that originated in the second <span class="hlt">pass</span> was blocked at the weld <span class="hlt">pass</span> interface. The additional interface and strength variation between two <span class="hlt">passes</span> in the dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint provides more restraint to creep deformation and crack propagation in the fusion zone, resulting in an increase in the creep rupture life of the dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint over the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint. Furthermore, the differences in content, morphology, and distribution of delta ferrite in the fusion zone of the joints favors more creep cavitation resistance in the dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint over the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint with the enhancement of creep rupture life.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1055162.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1055162.pdf"><span>South Africa?s Increased Matriculation <span class="hlt">Passes</span>: What Skunks behind the Rose?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Monyooe, Lebusa; Tjatji, Martin; Mosese, Eulenda</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>This article argues that the exponential increases in the Grade 12 (Matriculation) <span class="hlt">passes</span> post 1994 do not necessarily translate to quality because of the low performance norms and standards set for <span class="hlt">passing</span> Grade 12. It further calls for a serious reflection and interrogation of existing policies on performance, benchmarks, teacher education…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Educational+AND+Data+AND+Mining&pg=4&id=ED578433','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Educational+AND+Data+AND+Mining&pg=4&id=ED578433"><span>Making the Grade: How Learner Engagement Changes after <span class="hlt">Passing</span> a Course</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Lang, David; Kindel, Alex; Domingue, Ben; Paepcke, Andreas</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Understanding how individuals interact with a course after receiving a <span class="hlt">passing</span> grade could have important implications for course design. If individuals become disengaged after <span class="hlt">passing</span> a class, then this may raise questions about optimal ordering of content, course difficulty, and grade transparency. Using a person fixed effects model, we analyze…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014PhDT........14N','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014PhDT........14N"><span>The impact of focused, long-term, and collaborative professional development in math and science participants' self-efficacy, classroom practice, and student <span class="hlt">achievement</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Nottingham, Mary E.</p> <p></p> <p>The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of a 2-year professional development model in math and science on the self-efficacy of the teacher and its effects on teacher practice and student outcomes. Further, this study sought to incorporate the instructional use of Inquiry-Based Learning methods of Problem-Based Learning, Japanese Lesson Study, and Action Research. Additionally, this study examined the impacts of these interventions on teacher efficacy and student outcomes. Thirty-eight collaborating participants were purposefully selected by the Math and Science Teacher Academy (MASTA) project grant co-directors because of their content-focused classrooms of mathematics and science. This quasi-experimental study included mathematics and science in-service teachers working on their masters in education. The 2-year, bi-monthly professional development model included collaborating Inquiry-Based Learning communities with in-depth focus on Japanese Lesson Study, Problem-Based Learning instruction, and Action Research. A chi-square analysis was conducted by grade on the difference in <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> from the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills mathematics and science tests between the MASTA participants and the state <span class="hlt">passing</span> average. In mathematics there were significant v differences only at grades 3 and 7 where the state <span class="hlt">passing</span> average was significantly higher than the MASTA students' <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span>. Only at grade 5 was the MASTA students' <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> higher than the state, but the difference was not significantly different. The science <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> received from three grade 5 MASTA participants was compared to the state average and a chi-squared was conducted. Although the <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> for the grade 5 science test was 6% higher for MASTA student that the state, the difference was not statistically significant. However, after analyzing the qualitative participant responses from data gathered during the 2-year MASTA grant the data clearly reflected that</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=331400','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=331400"><span>Low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> sequencing for microbial comparative genomics</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Goo, Young Ah; Roach, Jared; Glusman, Gustavo; Baliga, Nitin S; Deutsch, Kerry; Pan, Min; Kennedy, Sean; DasSarma, Shiladitya; Victor Ng, Wailap; Hood, Leroy</p> <p>2004-01-01</p> <p>Background We studied four extremely halophilic archaea by low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> shotgun sequencing: (1) the metabolically versatile Haloarcula marismortui; (2) the non-pigmented Natrialba asiatica; (3) the psychrophile Halorubrum lacusprofundi and (4) the Dead Sea isolate Halobaculum gomorrense. Approximately one thousand single <span class="hlt">pass</span> genomic sequences per genome were obtained. The data were analyzed by comparative genomic analyses using the completed Halobacterium sp. NRC-1 genome as a reference. Low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> shotgun sequencing is a simple, inexpensive, and rapid approach that can readily be performed on any cultured microbe. Results As expected, the four archaeal halophiles analyzed exhibit both bacterial and eukaryotic characteristics as well as uniquely archaeal traits. All five halophiles exhibit greater than sixty percent GC content and low isoelectric points (pI) for their predicted proteins. Multiple insertion sequence (IS) elements, often involved in genome rearrangements, were identified in H. lacusprofundi and H. marismortui. The core biological functions that govern cellular and genetic mechanisms of H. sp. NRC-1 appear to be conserved in these four other halophiles. Multiple TATA box binding protein (TBP) and transcription factor IIB (TFB) homologs were identified from most of the four shotgunned halophiles. The reconstructed molecular tree of all five halophiles shows a large divergence between these species, but with the closest relationship being between H. sp. NRC-1 and H. lacusprofundi. Conclusion Despite the diverse habitats of these species, all five halophiles share (1) high GC content and (2) low protein isoelectric points, which are characteristics associated with environmental exposure to UV radiation and hypersalinity, respectively. Identification of multiple IS elements in the genome of H. lacusprofundi and H. marismortui suggest that genome structure and dynamic genome reorganization might be similar to that previously observed in the IS-element rich</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24957220','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24957220"><span>Alcohol tax <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through across the product and price range: do retailers treat cheap alcohol differently?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Ally, Abdallah K; Meng, Yang; Chakraborty, Ratula; Dobson, Paul W; Seaton, Jonathan S; Holmes, John; Angus, Colin; Guo, Yelan; Hill-McManus, Daniel; Brennan, Alan; Meier, Petra S</p> <p>2014-12-01</p> <p>Effective use of alcohol duty to reduce consumption and harm depends partly on retailers <span class="hlt">passing</span> duty increases on to consumers via price increases, also known as '<span class="hlt">pass</span>-through'. The aim of this analysis is to provide evidence of UK excise duty and sales tax (VAT) <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through <span class="hlt">rates</span> for alcohol products at different price points. March 2008 to August 2011, United Kingdom. Panel data quantile regression estimating the effects of three duty changes, two VAT changes and one combined duty and VAT change on UK alcohol prices, using product-level supermarket price data for 254 alcohol products available weekly. Products were analysed in four categories: beers, ciders/ready to drink (RTDs), spirits and wines. Within all four categories there exists considerable heterogeneity in the level of duty <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through for cheaper versus expensive products. Price increases for the cheapest 15% of products fall below duty rises (undershifting), while products sold above the median price are overshifted (price increases are higher than duty increases). The level of undershifting is greatest for beer [0.85 (0.79, 0.92)] and spirits [0.86 (0.83, 0.89)]. Undershifting affects approximately 67% of total beer sales and 38% of total spirits sales. Alcohol retailers in the United Kingdom appear to respond to increases in alcohol tax by undershifting their cheaper products (raising prices below the level of the tax increase) and overshifting their more expensive products (raising prices beyond the level of the tax increase). This is likely to impact negatively on tax policy effectiveness, because high-risk groups favour cheaper alcohol and undershifting is likely to produce smaller consumption reductions. © 2014 Society for the Study of Addiction.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016JPhB...49q2002H','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016JPhB...49q2002H"><span>Single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> high harmonic generation at high repetition <span class="hlt">rate</span> and photon flux</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Hädrich, Steffen; Rothhardt, Jan; Krebs, Manuel; Demmler, Stefan; Klenke, Arno; Tünnermann, Andreas; Limpert, Jens</p> <p>2016-09-01</p> <p>Sources of short wavelength radiation with femtosecond to attosecond pulse durations, such as synchrotrons or free electron lasers, have already made possible numerous, and will facilitate more, seminal studies aimed at understanding atomic and molecular processes on fundamental length and time scales. Table-top sources of coherent extreme ultraviolet to soft x-ray radiation enabled by high harmonic generation (HHG) of ultrashort pulse lasers have also gained significant attention in the last few years due to their enormous potential for addressing a plethora of applications, therefore constituting a complementary source to large-scale facilities (synchrotrons and free electron lasers). Ti:sapphire based laser systems have been the workhorses for HHG for decades, but are limited in repetition <span class="hlt">rate</span> and average power. On the other hand, it has been widely recognized that fostering applications in fields such as photoelectron spectroscopy and microscopy, coincidence detection, coherent diffractive imaging and frequency metrology requires a high repetition <span class="hlt">rate</span> and high photon flux HHG sources. In this article we will review recent developments in realizing the demanding requirement of producing a high photon flux and repetition <span class="hlt">rate</span> at the same time. Particular emphasis will be put on suitable ultrashort pulse and high average power lasers, which directly drive harmonic generation without the need for external enhancement cavities. To this end we describe two complementary schemes that have been successfully employed for high power fiber lasers, i.e. optical parametric chirped pulse amplifiers and nonlinear pulse compression. Moreover, the issue of phase-matching in tight focusing geometries will be discussed and connected to recent experiments. We will highlight the latest results in fiber laser driven high harmonic generation that currently produce the highest photon flux of all existing sources. In addition, we demonstrate the first promising applications and</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title36-vol3/pdf/CFR-2011-title36-vol3-sec1193-37.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title36-vol3/pdf/CFR-2011-title36-vol3-sec1193-37.pdf"><span>36 CFR 1193.37 - Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-07-01</p> <p>... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through. 1193.37 Section 1193.37 Parks, Forests, and Public Property ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES Requirements for Accessibility and Usability...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title36-vol3/pdf/CFR-2010-title36-vol3-sec1193-37.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title36-vol3/pdf/CFR-2010-title36-vol3-sec1193-37.pdf"><span>36 CFR 1193.37 - Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-07-01</p> <p>... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through. 1193.37 Section 1193.37 Parks, Forests, and Public Property ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES Requirements for Accessibility and Usability...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19830000247&hterms=operational+amplifier&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D20%26Ntt%3Doperational%2Bamplifier','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19830000247&hterms=operational+amplifier&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D20%26Ntt%3Doperational%2Bamplifier"><span>Band-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Amplifier Without Discrete Reactance Elements</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Kleinberg, L.</p> <p>1984-01-01</p> <p>Inherent or "natural" device capacitance exploited. Band-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Circuit has input impedance of equivalent circuit at frequencies much greater than operational-amplifier rolloff frequency. Apparent inductance and capacitance arise from combined effects of feedback and reactive component of amplifier gain in frequency range.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_17");'>17</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_18");'>18</a></li> <li class="active"><span>19</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_20");'>20</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_19 --> <div id="page_20" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_18");'>18</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_19");'>19</a></li> <li class="active"><span>20</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_22");'>22</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="381"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title36-vol3/pdf/CFR-2012-title36-vol3-sec1193-37.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title36-vol3/pdf/CFR-2012-title36-vol3-sec1193-37.pdf"><span>36 CFR 1193.37 - Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-07-01</p> <p>... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through. 1193.37 Section 1193.37 Parks, Forests, and Public Property ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES Requirements for Accessibility and Usability...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title36-vol3/pdf/CFR-2014-title36-vol3-sec1193-37.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title36-vol3/pdf/CFR-2014-title36-vol3-sec1193-37.pdf"><span>36 CFR 1193.37 - Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-07-01</p> <p>... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through. 1193.37 Section 1193.37 Parks, Forests, and Public Property ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES Requirements for Accessibility and Usability...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2938948','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2938948"><span>BEHAVIORAL COACHING TO IMPROVE OFFENSIVE LINE <span class="hlt">PASS</span>-BLOCKING SKILLS OF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ATHLETES</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Stokes, John V; Luiselli, James K; Reed, Derek D; Fleming, Richard K</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>We evaluated several behavioral coaching procedures for improving offensive line <span class="hlt">pass</span>-blocking skills with 5 high school varsity football players. <span class="hlt">Pass</span> blocking was measured during practice drills and games, and our intervention included descriptive feedback with and without video feedback and teaching with acoustical guidance (TAG). Intervention components and <span class="hlt">pass</span> blocking were evaluated in a multiple baseline design, which showed that video feedback and TAG were the most effective procedures. For all players, improved <span class="hlt">pass</span> blocking matched a standard derived by observing more experienced linemen and was evident in games. Additional intervention was required to maintain <span class="hlt">pass</span>-blocking proficiency. Issues pertinent to behavioral coaching and sport psychology research are discussed. PMID:21358905</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22691396','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22691396"><span>Perceiving and acting upon spaces in a VR rugby task: expertise effects in affordance detection and task <span class="hlt">achievement</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Correia, Vanda; Araújo, Duarte; Cummins, Alan; Craig, Cathy M</p> <p>2012-06-01</p> <p>This study used a virtual, simulated 3 vs. 3 rugby task to investigate whether gaps opening in particular running channels promote different actions by the ball carrier player and whether an effect of rugby expertise is verified. We manipulated emergent gaps in three different locations: Gap 1 in the participant's own running channel, Gap 2 in the first receiver's running channel, and Gap 3 in the second receiver's running channel. Recreational, intermediate, professional, and nonrugby players performed the task. They could (i) run with the ball, (ii) make a short <span class="hlt">pass</span>, or (iii) make a long <span class="hlt">pass</span>. All actions were digitally recorded. Results revealed that the emergence of gaps in the defensive line with respect to the participant's own position significantly influenced action selection. Namely, "run" was most often the action performed in Gap 1, "short <span class="hlt">pass</span>" in Gap 2, and "long <span class="hlt">pass</span>" in Gap 3 trials. Furthermore, a strong positive relationship between expertise and task <span class="hlt">achievement</span> was found.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28074384','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28074384"><span>Microfluidic Gut-liver chip for reproducing the first <span class="hlt">pass</span> metabolism.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Choe, Aerim; Ha, Sang Keun; Choi, Inwook; Choi, Nakwon; Sung, Jong Hwan</p> <p>2017-03-01</p> <p>After oral intake of drugs, drugs go through the first <span class="hlt">pass</span> metabolism in the gut and the liver, which greatly affects the final outcome of the drugs' efficacy and side effects. The first <span class="hlt">pass</span> metabolism is a complex process involving the gut and the liver tissue, with transport and reaction occurring simultaneously at various locations, which makes it difficult to be reproduced in vitro with conventional cell culture systems. In an effort to tackle this challenge, here we have developed a microfluidic gut-liver chip that can reproduce the dynamics of the first <span class="hlt">pass</span> metabolism. The microfluidic chip consists of two separate layers for gut epithelial cells (Caco-2) and the liver cells (HepG2), and is designed so that drugs go through a sequential absorption in the gut chamber and metabolic reaction in the liver chamber. We fabricated the chip and showed that the two different cell lines can be successfully co-cultured on chip. When the two cells are cultured on chip, changes in the physiological function of Caco-2 and HepG2 cells were noted. The cytochrome P450 metabolic activity of both cells were significantly enhanced, and the absorptive property of Caco-2 cells on chip also changed in response to the presence of flow. Finally, first <span class="hlt">pass</span> metabolism of a flavonoid, apigenin, was evaluated as a model compound, and co-culture of gut and liver cells on chip resulted in a metabolic profile that is closer to the reported profile than a monoculture of gut cells. This microfluidic gut-liver chip can potentially be a useful platform to study the complex first <span class="hlt">pass</span> metabolism of drugs in vitro.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2014-title9-vol2-sec310-6.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2014-title9-vol2-sec310-6.pdf"><span>9 CFR 310.6 - Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking; marking.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking; marking. 310.6 Section 310.6 Animals and Animal Products FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF.... Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking shall be marked conspicuously on the surface tissues thereof by a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2012-title9-vol2-sec310-6.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2012-title9-vol2-sec310-6.pdf"><span>9 CFR 310.6 - Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking; marking.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking; marking. 310.6 Section 310.6 Animals and Animal Products FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF.... Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking shall be marked conspicuously on the surface tissues thereof by a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2011-title9-vol2-sec310-6.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2011-title9-vol2-sec310-6.pdf"><span>9 CFR 310.6 - Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking; marking.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p>... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking; marking. 310.6 Section 310.6 Animals and Animal Products FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF.... Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking shall be marked conspicuously on the surface tissues thereof by a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2013-title9-vol2-sec310-6.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2013-title9-vol2-sec310-6.pdf"><span>9 CFR 310.6 - Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking; marking.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking; marking. 310.6 Section 310.6 Animals and Animal Products FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF.... Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking shall be marked conspicuously on the surface tissues thereof by a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title9-vol2-sec310-8.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title9-vol2-sec310-8.pdf"><span>9 CFR 310.8 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> and marking of carcasses and parts.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> and marking of carcasses and parts. 310.8 Section 310.8 Animals and Animal Products FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF... INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION POST-MORTEM INSPECTION § 310.8 <span class="hlt">Passing</span> and marking of carcasses and parts...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=tax+AND+planning&pg=2&id=EJ807486','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=tax+AND+planning&pg=2&id=EJ807486"><span>Try, Try, Again: A Two-Step Strategy for <span class="hlt">Passing</span> School Levies</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Johnson, Paul A.</p> <p>2008-01-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Passing</span> property tax issues is an increasing challenge for many school districts. This article examines 21 school levy strategies identified through a literature review associated with successful school levy campaigns. These strategies were then used as a framework to evaluate one district's attempts to <span class="hlt">pass</span> a school bond levy. Whereas the study…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title9-vol2-sec315-1.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title9-vol2-sec315-1.pdf"><span>9 CFR 315.1 - Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking; rendering into lard or tallow.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking... PARTS <span class="hlt">PASSED</span> FOR COOKING § 315.1 Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking; rendering into lard or tallow. Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking may be rendered into lard in accordance with § 319.702 of this...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1295405-miniature-low-pass-filter-low-loss-ltcc','SCIGOV-DOEP'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1295405-miniature-low-pass-filter-low-loss-ltcc"><span>Miniature low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter in low-loss 9k7 LTCC</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/pages">DOE PAGES</a></p> <p>Dai, Steve Xunhu; Hsieh, Lung -Hwa</p> <p>2015-09-30</p> <p>DuPont 9k7 low-temperature cofired ceramic (LTCC) is a low-loss, or high-quality-factor Q, tape system targeting at radio frequency (RF) applications. This paper reports on the effect of a critical process parameter, the heating <span class="hlt">rate</span>, on the densification and dielectric properties of the 9k7 LTCC. The role of competing densification and crystallization during the sintering of 9k7 is discussed. The high Q of DuPont 9K7 can be used to improve RF system performance, for example a better receiver noise figure, by designing embedded passive RF components such as inductors, capacitors and filters. Furthermore, miniaturized multilayer low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filters (LPF) with a widemore » stopband were fabricated to showcase the technology.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21924868','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21924868"><span>Academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span> in children with epilepsy: a review.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Reilly, Colin; Neville, Brian G R</p> <p>2011-11-01</p> <p>To examine published studies which have focussed on academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span> in children with epilepsy with respect to prevalence <span class="hlt">rates</span> of academic difficulties and possible correlates of academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span>. This review examines studies which have focussed on prevalence <span class="hlt">rates</span> of academic difficulties and correlates of academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span> in children with epilepsy from 1990 to 2010. Prevalence <span class="hlt">rates</span> of low academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span> and academic underachievement are reported and correlates of academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span> including seizure/epilepsy variables, demographic variables, and child/family variables are examined with respect to published studies. Published studies suggest that low academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span> is more common than academic underachievement (<span class="hlt">achievement</span> below that expected on basis of IQ scores) and it is not clear from published studies if <span class="hlt">rates</span> of academic underachievement are significantly higher than in the general population. Clear patterns with regard to the identification of correlates of academic underachievement have not emerged although low <span class="hlt">achievement</span> may be influenced in many cases by lower than average levels of cognitive functioning. Most studies have not focussed on the IQ-<span class="hlt">achievement</span> discrepancy definitions of (specific) learning disability. Children with epilepsy who are experiencing academic difficulties may not qualify for formal educational supports to address these difficulties if eligibility criteria for such supports stress an IQ-<span class="hlt">achievement</span> discrepancy. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010MMI....16..413J','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010MMI....16..413J"><span>Three-dimensional flow characteristics of aluminum alloy in multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> equal channel angular pressing</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Jin, Young-Gwan; Son, Il-Heon; Im, Yong-Taek</p> <p>2010-06-01</p> <p>Experiments with a square specimen made of commercially pure aluminum alloy (AA1050) were conducted to investigate deformation behaviour during a multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP) for routes A, Bc, and C up to four <span class="hlt">passes</span>. Three-dimensional finite element numerical simulations of the multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> ECAP were carried out in order to evaluate the influence of processing routes and number of <span class="hlt">passes</span> on local flow behaviour by applying a simplified saturation model of flow stress under an isothermal condition. Simulation results were investigated by comparing them with the experimentally measured data in terms of load variations and microhardness distributions. Also, transmission electron microscopy analysis was employed to investigate the microstructural changes. The present work clearly shows that the three-dimensional flow characteristics of the deformed specimen were dependent on the strain path changes due to the processing routes and number of <span class="hlt">passes</span> that occurred during the multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> ECAP.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015VSD....53.1902W','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015VSD....53.1902W"><span>Investigation of the effects of sleeper-<span class="hlt">passing</span> impacts on the high-speed train</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Wu, Xingwen; Cai, Wubin; Chi, Maoru; Wei, Lai; Shi, Huailong; Zhu, Minhao</p> <p>2015-12-01</p> <p>The sleeper-<span class="hlt">passing</span> impact has always been considered negligible in normal conditions, while the experimental data obtained from a High-speed train in a cold weather expressed significant sleeper-<span class="hlt">passing</span> impacts on the axle box, bogie frame and car body. Therefore, in this study, a vertical coupled vehicle/track dynamic model was developed to investigate the sleeper-<span class="hlt">passing</span> impacts and its effects on the dynamic performance of the high-speed train. In the model, the dynamic model of vehicle is established with 10 degrees of freedom. The track model is formulated with two rails supported on the discrete supports through the finite element method. The contact forces between the wheel and rail are estimated using the non-linear Hertz contact theory. The parametric studies are conducted to analyse effects of both the vehicle speeds and the discrete support stiffness on the sleeper-<span class="hlt">passing</span> impacts. The results show that the sleeper-<span class="hlt">passing</span> impacts become extremely significant with the increased support stiffness of track, especially when the frequencies of sleeper-<span class="hlt">passing</span> impacts approach to the resonance frequencies of wheel/track system. The damping of primary suspension can effectively lower the magnitude of impacts in the resonance speed ranges, but has little effect on other speed ranges. Finally, a more comprehensively coupled vehicle/track dynamic model integrating with a flexible wheel set is developed to discuss the sleeper-<span class="hlt">passing</span>-induced flexible vibration of wheel set.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2004SPIE.5572..340L','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2004SPIE.5572..340L"><span>Double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> measurement of human eye aberrations: limitations and practical realization</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Letfullin, Renat R.; Belyakov, Alexey I.; Cherezova, Tatyana Y.; Kudryashov, Alexis V.</p> <p>2004-11-01</p> <p>The problem of correct eye aberrations measurement is very important with the rising widespread of a surgical procedure for reducing refractive error in the eye, so called, LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis). The double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> technique commonly used for measuring aberrations of a human eye involves some uncertainties. One of them is loosing the information about odd human eye aberrations. We report about investigations of the applicability limit of the double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> measurements depending upon the aberrations status introduced by human eye and actual size of the entrance pupil. We evaluate the double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> effects for various aberrations and different pupil diameters. It is shown that for small pupils the double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> effects are negligible. The testing and alignment of aberrometer was performed using the schematic eye, developed in our lab. We also introduced a model of human eye based on bimorph flexible mirror. We perform calculations to demonstrate that our schematic eye is capable of reproducing spatial-temporal statistics of aberrations of living eye with normal vision or even myopic or hypermetropic or with high aberrations ones.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://images.nasa.gov/#/details-PIA17085.html','SCIGOVIMAGE-NASA'); return false;" href="https://images.nasa.gov/#/details-PIA17085.html"><span>Full Curiosity Traverse <span class="hlt">Passes</span> One-Mile Mark</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://images.nasa.gov/">NASA Image and Video Library</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-08-02</p> <p>The total distance driven by NASA Mars rover Curiosity <span class="hlt">passed</span> the one-mile mark a few days before the first anniversary of the rover landing on Mars. The mapped area is within Gale Crater, and north of Mount Sharp, in the middle of the crater.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title47-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title47-vol1-sec7-9.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title47-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title47-vol1-sec7-9.pdf"><span>47 CFR 7.9 - Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-10-01</p> <p>...-manufacturer, non-proprietary, industry-standard codes, translation protocols, formats or other information..., signal compression technologies shall not remove information needed for access or shall restore it upon... 47 Telecommunication 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through. 7.9 Section 7.9...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29925433','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29925433"><span>Target <span class="hlt">achievement</span> and cardiovascular event <span class="hlt">rates</span> with Lomitapide in homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolaemia.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Blom, Dirk J; Cuchel, Marina; Ager, Miranda; Phillips, Helen</p> <p>2018-06-20</p> <p>Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HoFH) is characterized by a markedly increased risk of premature cardiovascular (CV) events and cardiac death. Lomitapide reduces low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels; however, the probable impact on LDL-C goals and CV events is unknown. We used data collected in the first 26 weeks of the lomitapide pivotal phase 3 study (NCT00730236) to evaluate <span class="hlt">achievement</span> of European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) LDL-C targets. We used publicly available data reporting major adverse CV events (MACE) <span class="hlt">rates</span> from other cohorts of HoFH patients to compare event <span class="hlt">rates</span> for an equivalent number of patient years of exposure (98) in the lomitapide extension trial (NCT00943306). Twenty-nine patients were included in the phase 3 study. During the first 26 weeks, 15 (51%) and eight (28%) reached LDL-C targets of 100 mg/dL and 70 mg/dL, respectively, at least once. Fourteen (74%) and 11 (58%) of the 19 patients who remained in the extension study after week 126 reached LDL-C targets of 100 mg/dL and 70 mg/dL at least once during the entire study period. Only two MACE were reported in the lomitapide trials (one cardiac death and one coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)) - equivalent to 1.7 events per 1000 patient months of treatment. MACE <span class="hlt">rates</span> were 21.7, 9.5 and 1.8 per 1000 patient-months respectively in cohorts of HoFH patients pre- and post-mipomersen, and receiving evolocumab. On treatment LDL-C levels were 166, 331 and 286 mg/dL for lomitapide, mipomersen and evolocumab, respectively. Approximately three quarters and half of patients who took lomitapide for at least 2 years reached LDL-C goals of 100 mg/dL and 70 mg/dL, respectively. There were fewer major CV events per 1000 patient months of treatment in patients taking lomitapide, mipomersen or evolocumab than reported in the mipomersen cohort prior to starting mipomersen. These results support the hypothesis that novel lipid-lowering therapies may reduce CV events in</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_18");'>18</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_19");'>19</a></li> <li class="active"><span>20</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_22");'>22</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_20 --> <div id="page_21" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_19");'>19</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_20");'>20</a></li> <li class="active"><span>21</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_22");'>22</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_23");'>23</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="401"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20110020527','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20110020527"><span>Low-Cutoff, High-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Digital Filtering of Neural Signals</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Mojarradi,Mohammad; Johnson, Travis; Ortiz, Monico; Cunningham, Thomas; Andersen, Richard</p> <p>2004-01-01</p> <p>The figure depicts the major functional blocks of a system, now undergoing development, for conditioning neural signals acquired by electrodes implanted in a brain. The overall functions to be performed by this system can be summarized as preamplification, multiplexing, digitization, and high-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filtering. Other systems under development for recording neural signals typically contain resistor-capacitor analog low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filters characterized by cutoff frequencies in the vicinity of 100 Hz. In the application for which this system is being developed, there is a requirement for a cutoff frequency of 5 Hz. Because the resistors needed to obtain such a low cutoff frequency would be impractically large, it was decided to perform low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filtering by use of digital rather than analog circuitry. In addition, it was decided to timemultiplex the digitized signals from the multiple input channels into a single stream of data in a single output channel. The signal in each input channel is first processed by a preamplifier having a voltage gain of approximately 50. Embedded in each preamplifier is a low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> anti-aliasing filter having a cutoff frequency of approximately 10 kHz. The anti-aliasing filters make it possible to couple the outputs of the preamplifiers to the input ports of a multiplexer. The output of the multiplexer is a single stream of time-multiplexed samples of analog signals. This stream is processed by a main differential amplifier, the output of which is sent to an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The output of the ADC is sent to a digital signal processor (DSP).</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22379524','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22379524"><span>Numerical Versus <span class="hlt">Pass</span>/Fail Scoring on the USMLE: What Do Medical Students and Residents Want and Why?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Lewis, Catherine E; Hiatt, Jonathan R; Wilkerson, Luann; Tillou, Areti; Parker, Neil H; Hines, O Joe</p> <p>2011-03-01</p> <p>Although the primary purpose of the US Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is assessment for licensure, USMLE scores often are used for other purposes, more prominently resident selection. The Committee to Evaluate the USMLE Program currently is considering a number of substantial changes, including conversion to <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail scoring. A survey was administered to third-year (MS3) and fourth-year (MS4) medical students and residents at a single institution to evaluate opinions regarding <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail scoring on the USMLE. Response <span class="hlt">rate</span> was 59% (n  =  732 of 1249). Reported score distribution for Step 1 was 30% for <220, 38% for 220-240, and 32% for >240, with no difference between MS3s, MS4s, and residents (P  =  .89). Score distribution for Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) was similar. Only 26% of respondents agreed that Step 1 should be <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail; 38% agreed with <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail scoring for Step 2 CK. Numerical scoring on Step 1 was preferred by respondents who: (1) agreed that the examination gave an accurate estimate of knowledge (odds ratio [OR], 4.23; confidence interval [CI], 2.41-7.43; P < .001); (2) scored >240 (OR, 4.0; CI, 1.92-8.33; P < .001); and (3) felt that acquisition of knowledge might decrease if the examination were <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail (OR, 10.15; CI, 3.32-31.02; P < .001). For Step 2 CK, numerical scoring was preferred by respondents who: (1) believed they gained a large amount of knowledge preparing for the examination (OR, 2.63; CI, 1.52-4.76; P < .001); (2) scored >240 (OR, 4.76; CI, 2.86-8.33; P < .001); (3) felt that the amount of knowledge acquired might decrease if it were <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail (OR, 28.16; CI, 7.31-108.43; P < .001); and (4) believed their Step 2 CK score was important when applying for residency (OR, 2.37; CI, 1.47-3.84; P < .001). Students and residents prefer the ongoing use of numerical scoring because they believe that scores are important in residency selection, that residency applicants are advantaged by examination scores, and that scores</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27386386','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27386386"><span>Computing symmetrical strength of N-grams: a two <span class="hlt">pass</span> filtering approach in automatic classification of text documents.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Agnihotri, Deepak; Verma, Kesari; Tripathi, Priyanka</p> <p>2016-01-01</p> <p>The contiguous sequences of the terms (N-grams) in the documents are symmetrically distributed among different classes. The symmetrical distribution of the N-Grams raises uncertainty in the belongings of the N-Grams towards the class. In this paper, we focused on the selection of most discriminating N-Grams by reducing the effects of symmetrical distribution. In this context, a new text feature selection method named as the symmetrical strength of the N-Grams (SSNG) is proposed using a two <span class="hlt">pass</span> filtering based feature selection (TPF) approach. Initially, in the first <span class="hlt">pass</span> of the TPF, the SSNG method chooses various informative N-Grams from the entire extracted N-Grams of the corpus. Subsequently, in the second <span class="hlt">pass</span> the well-known Chi Square (χ(2)) method is being used to select few most informative N-Grams. Further, to classify the documents the two standard classifiers Multinomial Naive Bayes and Linear Support Vector Machine have been applied on the ten standard text data sets. In most of the datasets, the experimental results state the performance and success <span class="hlt">rate</span> of SSNG method using TPF approach is superior to the state-of-the-art methods viz. Mutual Information, Information Gain, Odds Ratio, Discriminating Feature Selection and χ(2).</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25642682','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25642682"><span>Effectiveness of PETTLEP imager on performance of <span class="hlt">passing</span> skill in volleyball.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Afrouzeh, M; Sohrabi, E; Haghkhan, A; Rowshani, F; Goharrokhi, S</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of PETTLEP-based imagery, and traditional imagery interventions, on performance of <span class="hlt">passing</span> skill in volleyball. 36 beginners male volleyball players (Mage =13.5 years, SD=0.55 years) with 5-6 months practice experience were randomly assigned to one of three groups: physical practice + PETTLEP imagery (PP+PI) (N.=15), physical practice + traditional imagery (N.=15), and physical practice only (PP; N.=15). Subjects in the PP+PI group applied the seven components of PETTLEP imagery training; whereas subjects in the PP+TI engaged in a relaxation session before imagery and used response laden motor imagery scripts. The two groups completed 15 minutes of imagery training followed immediately by 13 minutes of "<span class="hlt">passing</span>" practice three times per week. The PP group completed only 13 minutes of "<span class="hlt">passing</span>" practice three times per week. Each group performed its respective tasks for 7 weeks. A pre-test took place during the first practice session in which "<span class="hlt">passing</span>" was assessed. After the 7-week practice program, a post-test took place followed by a retention test, one "no-practice" week later. All groups improved significantly (P<0.05) from pre- to post-test and retention test. However, as hypothesised the PP+PI group improved more (P<0.05) than the PP+TI and PP groups. The findings, therefore, support the effectiveness of PETTLEP imagery in enhancing performance of <span class="hlt">passing</span> skill in volleyball when combined with physical practice.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20020086519','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20020086519"><span>Portsmouth Atmospheric Science School (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) Project</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Coleman, Clarence D.; Hathaway, Roger (Technical Monitor)</p> <p>2002-01-01</p> <p>The Portsmouth Atmospheric Science School Project (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) Project was granted a one-year no cost extension for 2001-2002. In year three of the project, objectives and strategies were modified based on the previous year-end evaluation. The recommendations were incorporated and the program was replicated within most of the remaining elementary schools in Portsmouth, Virginia and continued in the four middle schools. The Portsmouth Atmospheric Science School Project is a partnership, which includes Norfolk State University, Cooperating Hampton Roads Organizations for Minorities in Engineering (CHROME), NASA Langley Research Center, and the City of Portsmouth, Virginia Public Schools. The project seeks to strengthen the knowledge of Portsmouth Public Schools students in the field of atmospheric sciences and enhance teacher awareness of hands on activities in the atmospheric sciences. The project specifically seeks to: 1) increase the interest and participation of elementary and middle school students in science and mathematics; 2) strengthen existing science programs; and 3) facilitate greater <span class="hlt">achievement</span> in core subjects, which are necessary for math, science, and technical careers. Emphasis was placed on providing training activities, materials and resources for elementary students (grades 3 - 5) and middle school students (grades 6 - 8), and teachers through a CHROME club structure. The first year of the project focused on introducing elementary students to concepts and activities in atmospheric science. Year two of the project built on the first year's activities and utilizes advanced topics and activities appropriate for middle school students. During the third year of the project, in addition to the approaches used in years one and two, emphasis was placed on activities that enhanced the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL).</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1985EOSTr..66R1232.','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1985EOSTr..66R1232."><span>Congress <span class="hlt">passes</span> space year</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>The year 1992 will mark the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in America and the 35th anniversary of both the International Geophysical Year and the launch of Sputnik. The U.S. Senate <span class="hlt">passed</span> a joint resolution (S.J.Res. 177) on November 21 recommending that the President endorse an International Space Year (ISY) in 1992. A similar resolution introduced in the House of Representatives was incorporated into the conference report (House Report 99-379) accompanying the authorization bill for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and approved by both houses, also on November 21. As Eos went to press, the NASA authorization bill (H.R. 1714) awaited President Ronald Reagan's signature.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28685878','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28685878"><span>Few Atomic Layered Lithium Cathode Materials to <span class="hlt">Achieve</span> Ultrahigh <span class="hlt">Rate</span> Capability in Lithium-Ion Batteries.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Tai, Zhixin; Subramaniyam, Chandrasekar M; Chou, Shu-Lei; Chen, Lingna; Liu, Hua-Kun; Dou, Shi-Xue</p> <p>2017-09-01</p> <p>The most promising cathode materials, including LiCoO 2 (layered), LiMn 2 O 4 (spinel), and LiFePO 4 (olivine), have been the focus of intense research to develop rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) for portable electronic devices. Sluggish lithium diffusion, however, and unsatisfactory long-term cycling performance still limit the development of present LIBs for several applications, such as plug-in/hybrid electric vehicles. Motivated by the success of graphene and novel 2D materials with unique physical and chemical properties, herein, a simple shear-assisted mechanical exfoliation method to synthesize few-layered nanosheets of LiCoO 2 , LiMn 2 O 4 , and LiFePO 4 is used. Importantly, these as-prepared nanosheets with preferred orientations and optimized stable structures exhibit excellent C-<span class="hlt">rate</span> capability and long-term cycling performance with much reduced volume expansion during cycling. In particular, the zero-strain insertion phenomenon could be <span class="hlt">achieved</span> in 2-3 such layers of LiCoO 2 electrode materials, which could open up a new way to the further development of next-generation long-life and high-<span class="hlt">rate</span> batteries. © 2017 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27838','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27838"><span>Energy savings from transit <span class="hlt">passes</span> : an evaluation of the University at Buffalo NFTA transit <span class="hlt">pass</span> program for students, faculty, and staff.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-04-01</p> <p>The University Transportation Research Center Region 2 supported a study entitled Connections Beyond Campus: An Evaluation of the Niagara Frontier Transportation : Authority University at Buffalo Transit <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Program. Unlimited Access t...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23453478','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23453478"><span>Evaluation of spondylarthritis activity by patients and physicians: ASDAS, BASDAI, <span class="hlt">PASS</span>, and flares in 200 patients.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Godfrin-Valnet, Marie; Prati, Clément; Puyraveau, Marc; Toussirot, Eric; Letho-Gyselink, Hélène; Wendling, Daniel</p> <p>2013-07-01</p> <p> and superior or equal to 2.3 for the ASDAS-CRP. Agreement between patients and physicians regarding flares was good (Kappa, 0.61). An evaluation in 43 patients indicated that an ASDAS-CRP cutoff inferior or equal to 2.2 separated the 25.6% of patients who reported being in remission from the other patients. Our results show a significant association between disease activity and depression severity, as well as good agreement between BASDAI and ASDAS. The ASDAS cutoffs for the various levels of patient-reported disease activity differed from the cutoffs suggested by ASAS; a 2.3 cutoff was found for both patient-reported absence of disease activity and <span class="hlt">PASS</span>, indicating that <span class="hlt">achieving</span> <span class="hlt">PASS</span> should be included among our treatment objectives. Copyright © 2013 Société française de rhumatologie. Published by Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title22-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title22-vol1-sec9b-4.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title22-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title22-vol1-sec9b-4.pdf"><span>22 CFR 9b.4 - Department of State building press <span class="hlt">pass</span> for technical crews.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-04-01</p> <p>... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Department of State building press <span class="hlt">pass</span> for technical crews. 9b.4 Section 9b.4 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE GENERAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING DEPARTMENT OF STATE PRESS BUILDING <span class="hlt">PASSES</span> § 9b.4 Department of State building press <span class="hlt">pass</span> for technical crews...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19950065377&hterms=filter+metals&qs=N%3D0%26Ntk%3DAll%26Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntt%3Dfilter%2Bmetals','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19950065377&hterms=filter+metals&qs=N%3D0%26Ntk%3DAll%26Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntt%3Dfilter%2Bmetals"><span>Stabilized Alkali-Metal Ultraviolet-Band-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Filters</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Mardesich, Nick; Fraschetti, George A.; Mccann, Timothy; Mayall, Sherwood D.; Dunn, Donald E.; Trauger, John T.</p> <p>1995-01-01</p> <p>Layers of bismuth 5 to 10 angstrom thick incorporated into alkali-metal ultraviolet-band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> optical filters by use of advanced fabrication techniques. In new filters layer of bismuth helps to reduce surface migration of sodium. Sodium layer made more stable and decreased tendency to form pinholes by migration.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Silence+AND+communication&pg=4&id=EJ1074364','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Silence+AND+communication&pg=4&id=EJ1074364"><span>Using Silence to "<span class="hlt">Pass</span>": Embodiment and Interactional Categorization in a Diasporic Context</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Wagner, Lauren</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>This article posits that "<span class="hlt">passing</span>" is a manipulation of ambiguously embodied characteristics, linguistic practice, and ratification by other speakers. I explore discourses and practices of "<span class="hlt">passing</span>" by post-migrant generation, diasporically-resident Moroccans who seek to be unmarked by migration when bargaining in Moroccan…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16309959','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16309959"><span>Sleep disturbances and teacher <span class="hlt">ratings</span> of school <span class="hlt">achievement</span> and temperament in children.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Bruni, Oliviero; Ferini-Strambi, Luigi; Russo, Paolo M; Antignani, Massimo; Innocenzi, Margherita; Ottaviano, Paola; Valente, Donatella; Ottaviano, Salvatore</p> <p>2006-01-01</p> <p>The current study examined the relationships between academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span>, sleep, temperament and demographic-historical data in school-age children. Teachers were asked to fill out the teacher temperament questionnaire and a form for school <span class="hlt">achievement</span>, while mothers filled out a demographic-historical form and the sleep disturbance scale for children (SDSC), a 26-item questionnaire that consisted of six factors: difficulty in initiating and maintaining sleep (DIMS), sleep breathing disorders (SBD), arousal disorders (DA), sleep-wake transition disorders (SWTD), disorders of excessive somnolence (DOES), sleep hyperhydrosis (SHY). From a sample of 380 school children, 264 (70%) were suitable for the analyses (141 M and 123 F aged 8-11 years, mean 9.6 years). A school <span class="hlt">achievement</span> index (SAI) was derived, summing up four items (reading ability, reading comprehension, mathematics, executive ability) of the teacher form for school <span class="hlt">achievement</span>. SAI mean for the total sample was 11.1 (SD=2.8). A significant gender difference was found: females have higher SAI than males. The analysis of the demographic-historical form showed that only two factors appeared to affect SAI score: enuresis and the low educational level of the mother. The pattern of correlations showed that (a) the SAI was negatively related to the SDSC total score, in particular to DIMS and DOES sub-factors, and (b) the SAI was significantly and positively correlated with the temperamental traits of task-orientation and personal-social flexibility. A multiple stepwise regression analysis showed that the temperamental traits task-orientation and personal-social flexibility are the most predictive factors for SAI while the mother's educational level and the SDSC total score, although they contributed significantly to the prediction of SAI, accounted for only a small portion of variance. Temperament and sleep are important factors influencing school <span class="hlt">achievement</span>, and their assessment could help to identify</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA531472','DTIC-ST'); return false;" href="http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA531472"><span>Analysis of Microstructure Refinement During Single-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> and Multi-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Friction Stir Processing of Nial Propeller Bronze</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dtic.mil/">DTIC Science & Technology</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-09-01</p> <p>on an Optical Micrograph of the Transverse View of Single-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> NAB. After [5]............................................... 6 Figure 4 . Vertical...deformed and 6 elongated but does not see the same refinement that is seen inside the SZ [ 4 ]. The grain structure right outside the TMAZ will also...including grinding, polishing, and electropolishing . The first step was to grind the surface using a Buehler ECOMET 4 Variable Speed Grinder</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19720047842&hterms=raghunath&qs=N%3D0%26Ntk%3DAuthor-Name%26Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntt%3Draghunath','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19720047842&hterms=raghunath&qs=N%3D0%26Ntk%3DAuthor-Name%26Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntt%3Draghunath"><span>A distributed lumped active all-<span class="hlt">pass</span> network configuration.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Huelsman, L. P.; Raghunath, S.</p> <p>1972-01-01</p> <p>In this correspondence a new and interesting distributed lumped active network configuration that realizes an all-<span class="hlt">pass</span> network function is described. A design chart for determining the values of the network elements is included.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4286357','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4286357"><span>The Temporal Effects of Divorces and Separations on Children’s Academic <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> and Problem Behavior</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Arkes, Jeremy</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>This paper provides an examination of the effects of the divorce and separation process on children’s academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span> over time. By using child fixed effects and establishing a baseline period that is 4-or-more years prior to a family disruption, I can examine how children are affected in different periods relative to the disruption and whether any negative effects subside, persist, or escalate as time <span class="hlt">passes</span> from the disruption. With a sample of 7-14 year olds, I find: children are affected at least 2-4 years before the disruption; reading test scores are most affected; and for Reading Comprehension, the negative effects persist and even escalate as time <span class="hlt">passes</span> from the disruption. PMID:25580066</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AIPC.1885b0016I','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AIPC.1885b0016I"><span>Tropical field performance of dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> PV tray dryer</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Iskandar, A. Noor; Ya'acob, M. E.; Anuar, M. S.</p> <p>2017-09-01</p> <p>Solar Photovoltaic technology has become the preferable solution in many countries around the globe to solve the ever increasing energy demand of the consumers. In line with the consumer need, food processing technology has huge potentials of integration with the renewable energy resources especially in drying process which consumes the highest electricity loads. Traditionally, the solar dryer technology was applied in agriculture and food industries utilizing the sun's energy for drying process, but this is highly dependable on the weather condition and surrounding factors. This work shares some field performance of the new design of portable dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> PV tray dryer for drying crops in an enclosed system. The dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> PV tray dryer encompass a lightweight aluminium box structure with dimensions of 1.1m (L) x 0.6m (W) x 0.2m (H) and can hold a load capacity of 300g - 3kg of crop depending on the types of the crops. Experiments of field performance monitoring were conducted in October -November 2016 which justifies a considerable reduction in time and crops quality improvement when using the dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> PV tray dryer as compared to direct-sun drying.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21450236','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21450236"><span>The statistical validity of nursing home survey findings.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Woolley, Douglas C</p> <p>2011-11-01</p> <p>The Medicare nursing home survey is a high-stakes process whose findings greatly affect nursing homes, their current and potential residents, and the communities they serve. Therefore, survey findings must <span class="hlt">achieve</span> high validity. This study looked at the validity of one key assessment made during a nursing home survey: the observation of the <span class="hlt">rate</span> of errors in administration of medications to residents (med-<span class="hlt">pass</span>). Statistical analysis of the case under study and of alternative hypothetical cases. A skilled nursing home affiliated with a local medical school. The nursing home administrators and the medical director. Observational study. The probability that state nursing home surveyors make a Type I or Type II error in observing med-<span class="hlt">pass</span> error <span class="hlt">rates</span>, based on the current case and on a series of postulated med-<span class="hlt">pass</span> error <span class="hlt">rates</span>. In the common situation such as our case, where med-<span class="hlt">pass</span> errors occur at slightly above a 5% <span class="hlt">rate</span> after 50 observations, and therefore trigger a citation, the chance that the true <span class="hlt">rate</span> remains above 5% after a large number of observations is just above 50%. If the true med-<span class="hlt">pass</span> error <span class="hlt">rate</span> were as high as 10%, and the survey team wished to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> 75% accuracy in determining that a citation was appropriate, they would have to make more than 200 med-<span class="hlt">pass</span> observations. In the more common situation where med <span class="hlt">pass</span> errors are closer to 5%, the team would have to observe more than 2000 med-<span class="hlt">passes</span> to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> even a modest 75% accuracy in their determinations. In settings where error <span class="hlt">rates</span> are low, large numbers of observations of an activity must be made to reach acceptable validity of estimates for the true <span class="hlt">rates</span> of errors. In observing key nursing home functions with current methodology, the State Medicare nursing home survey process does not adhere to well-known principles of valid error determination. Alternate approaches in survey methodology are discussed. Copyright © 2011 American Medical Directors Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25972833','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25972833"><span>Performance-based tests versus behavioral <span class="hlt">ratings</span> in the assessment of executive functioning in preschoolers: associations with ADHD symptoms and reading <span class="hlt">achievement</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Miranda, Ana; Colomer, Carla; Mercader, Jessica; Fernández, M Inmaculada; Presentación, M Jesús</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>The early assessment of the executive processes using ecologically valid instruments is essential for identifying deficits and planning actions to deal with possible adverse consequences. The present study has two different objectives. The first objective is to analyze the relationship between preschoolers' performance on tests of Working Memory and Inhibition and parents' and teachers' <span class="hlt">ratings</span> of these executive functions (EFs) using the Behavior <span class="hlt">Rating</span> Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF). The second objective consists of studying the predictive value of the different EF measures (performance-based test and <span class="hlt">rating</span> scales) on Inattention and Hyperactivity/Impulsivity behaviors and on indicators of word reading performance. The participants in the study were 209 children in the last year of preschool, their teachers and their families. Performance-based tests of Working Memory and Inhibition were administered, as well as word reading measures (accuracy and speed). The parents and teachers filled out <span class="hlt">rating</span> scales of the EF and typical behaviors of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptomatology. Moderate correlation values were found between the different EF assessments procedures, although the results varied depending on the different domains. Metacognition Index from the BRIEF presented stronger correlations with verbal working memory tests than with inhibition tests. Both the <span class="hlt">rating</span> scales and the performance-based tests were significant predictors of Inattention and Hyperactivity/Impulsivity behaviors and the reading <span class="hlt">achievement</span> measures. However, the BRIEF explained a greater percentage of variance in the case of the ADHD symptomatology, while the performance-based tests explained reading <span class="hlt">achievement</span> to a greater degree. The implications of the findings for research and clinical practice are discussed.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4413519','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4413519"><span>Performance-based tests versus behavioral <span class="hlt">ratings</span> in the assessment of executive functioning in preschoolers: associations with ADHD symptoms and reading <span class="hlt">achievement</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Miranda, Ana; Colomer, Carla; Mercader, Jessica; Fernández, M. Inmaculada; Presentación, M. Jesús</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>The early assessment of the executive processes using ecologically valid instruments is essential for identifying deficits and planning actions to deal with possible adverse consequences. The present study has two different objectives. The first objective is to analyze the relationship between preschoolers’ performance on tests of Working Memory and Inhibition and parents’ and teachers’ <span class="hlt">ratings</span> of these executive functions (EFs) using the Behavior <span class="hlt">Rating</span> Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF). The second objective consists of studying the predictive value of the different EF measures (performance-based test and <span class="hlt">rating</span> scales) on Inattention and Hyperactivity/Impulsivity behaviors and on indicators of word reading performance. The participants in the study were 209 children in the last year of preschool, their teachers and their families. Performance-based tests of Working Memory and Inhibition were administered, as well as word reading measures (accuracy and speed). The parents and teachers filled out <span class="hlt">rating</span> scales of the EF and typical behaviors of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptomatology. Moderate correlation values were found between the different EF assessments procedures, although the results varied depending on the different domains. Metacognition Index from the BRIEF presented stronger correlations with verbal working memory tests than with inhibition tests. Both the <span class="hlt">rating</span> scales and the performance-based tests were significant predictors of Inattention and Hyperactivity/Impulsivity behaviors and the reading <span class="hlt">achievement</span> measures. However, the BRIEF explained a greater percentage of variance in the case of the ADHD symptomatology, while the performance-based tests explained reading <span class="hlt">achievement</span> to a greater degree. The implications of the findings for research and clinical practice are discussed. 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Section 1006(a)(1) of the Act states that at the... Innovation grants may be transferred in whole or in part to independent special purpose local governments... rehabilitated or used for innovation, through lease or ownership. (vii) Establish a contractual agreement with...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2011-title36-vol1-sec72-37.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2011-title36-vol1-sec72-37.pdf"><span>36 CFR 72.37 - <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through funding.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-07-01</p> <p>... and Innovation § 72.37 <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through funding. Section 1006(a)(1) of the Act states that at the... Innovation grants may be transferred in whole or in part to independent special purpose local governments... rehabilitated or used for innovation, through lease or ownership. (vii) Establish a contractual agreement with...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2014-title36-vol1-sec72-37.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2014-title36-vol1-sec72-37.pdf"><span>36 CFR 72.37 - <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through funding.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-07-01</p> <p>... and Innovation § 72.37 <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through funding. Section 1006(a)(1) of the Act states that at the... Innovation grants may be transferred in whole or in part to independent special purpose local governments... rehabilitated or used for innovation, through lease or ownership. (vii) Establish a contractual agreement with...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2013-title36-vol1-sec72-37.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2013-title36-vol1-sec72-37.pdf"><span>36 CFR 72.37 - <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through funding.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-07-01</p> <p>... and Innovation § 72.37 <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through funding. Section 1006(a)(1) of the Act states that at the... Innovation grants may be transferred in whole or in part to independent special purpose local governments... rehabilitated or used for innovation, through lease or ownership. (vii) Establish a contractual agreement with...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2012-title36-vol1-sec72-37.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2012-title36-vol1-sec72-37.pdf"><span>36 CFR 72.37 - <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through funding.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-07-01</p> <p>... and Innovation § 72.37 <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through funding. Section 1006(a)(1) of the Act states that at the... Innovation grants may be transferred in whole or in part to independent special purpose local governments... rehabilitated or used for innovation, through lease or ownership. (vii) Establish a contractual agreement with...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=essentials+AND+economics&pg=7&id=EJ949509','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=essentials+AND+economics&pg=7&id=EJ949509"><span><span class="hlt">Passing</span> the Bond Issue (with Related Video)</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Erickson, Paul W.</p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p>When a bond referendum comes around for a school district, it often is the culmination of years of planning, strategizing and communicating to the public. Especially in these economic times, <span class="hlt">passing</span> a building referendum is challenging. Complete transparency among the superintendent, school board and community is essential to communicate the…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018OptEn..57b6107X','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018OptEn..57b6107X"><span><span class="hlt">Rate</span> adaptive multilevel coded modulation with high coding gain in intensity modulation direct detection optical communication</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Xiao, Fei; Liu, Bo; Zhang, Lijia; Xin, Xiangjun; Zhang, Qi; Tian, Qinghua; Tian, Feng; Wang, Yongjun; Rao, Lan; Ullah, Rahat; Zhao, Feng; Li, Deng'ao</p> <p>2018-02-01</p> <p>A <span class="hlt">rate</span>-adaptive multilevel coded modulation (RA-MLC) scheme based on fixed code length and a corresponding decoding scheme is proposed. RA-MLC scheme combines the multilevel coded and modulation technology with the binary linear block code at the transmitter. Bits division, coding, optional interleaving, and modulation are carried out by the preset rule, then transmitted through standard single mode fiber span equal to 100 km. The receiver improves the accuracy of decoding by means of soft information <span class="hlt">passing</span> through different layers, which enhances the performance. Simulations are carried out in an intensity modulation-direct detection optical communication system using MATLAB®. Results show that the RA-MLC scheme can <span class="hlt">achieve</span> bit error <span class="hlt">rate</span> of 1E-5 when optical signal-to-noise ratio is 20.7 dB. It also reduced the number of decoders by 72% and realized 22 <span class="hlt">rate</span> adaptation without significantly increasing the computing time. The coding gain is increased by 7.3 dB at BER=1E-3.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-08-19/pdf/2013-20129.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-08-19/pdf/2013-20129.pdf"><span>78 FR 50405 - Amended Application for Presidential Permit; Northern <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Transmission LLC</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-08-19</p> <p>... project would adversely affect the operation of the U.S. electric power supply system under normal and... proposed project. Northern <span class="hlt">Pass</span> is wholly owned by NU Transmission Ventures, Inc., a wholly-owned..., that would meet the needs of the Project.'' On July 1, 2013, Northern <span class="hlt">Pass</span> submitted an amended...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-04-06/pdf/2012-8311.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-04-06/pdf/2012-8311.pdf"><span>77 FR 20719 - Safety Zone; Matlacha Bridge Construction, Matlacha <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Matlacha, FL</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-04-06</p> <p>...-AA00 Safety Zone; Matlacha Bridge Construction, Matlacha <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Matlacha, FL AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS... waters of Matlacha <span class="hlt">Pass</span> in the vicinity of the Matlacha Bridge in Matlacha, Florida. The safety zone will be enforced during construction of the Matlacha Bridge from Monday, March 12, 2012 through Tuesday...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-01-12/pdf/2012-403.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-01-12/pdf/2012-403.pdf"><span>77 FR 1870 - Safety Zone; Matlacha Bridge Construction, Matlacha <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Matlacha, FL</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-01-12</p> <p>...-AA00 Safety Zone; Matlacha Bridge Construction, Matlacha <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Matlacha, FL AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS... waters of Matlacha <span class="hlt">Pass</span> in the vicinity of the Matlacha Bridge in Matlacha, Florida. The safety zone will be enforced during construction of the Matlacha Bridge from Thursday, December 15, 2011 until Sunday...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19940025401','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19940025401"><span>Space Reclamation for Uncoordinated Checkpointing in Message-<span class="hlt">Passing</span> Systems. Ph.D. Thesis</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Wang, Yi-Min</p> <p>1993-01-01</p> <p>Checkpointing and rollback recovery are techniques that can provide efficient recovery from transient process failures. In a message-<span class="hlt">passing</span> system, the rollback of a message sender may cause the rollback of the corresponding receiver, and the system needs to roll back to a consistent set of checkpoints called recovery line. If the processes are allowed to take uncoordinated checkpoints, the above rollback propagation may result in the domino effect which prevents recovery line progression. Traditionally, only obsolete checkpoints before the global recovery line can be discarded, and the necessary and sufficient condition for identifying all garbage checkpoints has remained an open problem. A necessary and sufficient condition for <span class="hlt">achieving</span> optimal garbage collection is derived and it is proved that the number of useful checkpoints is bounded by N(N+1)/2, where N is the number of processes. The approach is based on the maximum-sized antichain model of consistent global checkpoints and the technique of recovery line transformation and decomposition. It is also shown that, for systems requiring message logging to record in-transit messages, the same approach can be used to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> optimal message log reclamation. As a final topic, a unifying framework is described by considering checkpoint coordination and exploiting piecewise determinism as mechanisms for bounding rollback propagation, and the applicability of the optimal garbage collection algorithm to domino-free recovery protocols is demonstrated.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26830391','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26830391"><span><span class="hlt">Achieving</span> ventricular <span class="hlt">rate</span> control using metoprolol in β-blocker-naive patients vs patients on chronic β-blocker therapy.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kuang, Patricia; Mah, Nathan D; Barton, Cassie A; Miura, Andrea J; Tanas, Laura R; Ran, Ran</p> <p>2016-03-01</p> <p>The objective of the study is to evaluate the difference in ventricular <span class="hlt">rate</span> control using an intravenous (IV) metoprolol regimen commonly used in clinical practice in patients receiving chronic β-blocker therapy compared to patients considered β-blocker naive admitted to the emergency department (ED) for atrial fibrillation (AF) with rapid ventricular <span class="hlt">rate</span>. A single-center retrospective cohort study of adult ED patients who were admitted with a rapid ventricular <span class="hlt">rate</span> of 120 beats per minute (bpm) or greater and treated with IV metoprolol was performed. <span class="hlt">Rate</span> control was defined as either a decrease in ventricular <span class="hlt">rate</span> to less than 100 bpm or a 20% decrease in heart <span class="hlt">rate</span> to less than 120 bpm after metoprolol administration. Patient demographics, differences in length of stay, and adverse events were recorded. A total of 398 patients were included in the study, with 79.4% (n=316) receiving chronic β-blocker therapy. Patients considered to be β-blocker naive were more likely to <span class="hlt">achieve</span> successful <span class="hlt">rate</span> control with IV metoprolol compared to patients on chronic β-blocker therapy (56.1% vs 42.4%; P=.03). β-Blocker-naive status was associated with a shorter length of stay in comparison to patients receiving chronic β-blocker therapy (1.79 vs 2.64 days; P<.01). Intravenous metoprolol for the treatment of atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular <span class="hlt">rate</span> was associated with a higher treatment response in patients considered β-blocker naive compared to patients receiving chronic β-blocker therapy. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2006PhDT........74J','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2006PhDT........74J"><span>Development of high repetition <span class="hlt">rate</span> nitric oxide planar laser induced fluorescence imaging</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Jiang, Naibo</p> <p></p> <p>This thesis has documented the development of a MHz repitition <span class="hlt">rate</span> pulse burst laser system. Second harmonic and third harmonic efficiencies are improved by adding a Phase Conjugate Mirror to the system. Some high energy fundamental, second harmonic, and third harmonic burst sequences consisting of 1--12 pulses separated in time by between 4 and 12 microseconds are now routinely obtained. The reported burst envelopes are quite uniform. We have also demonstrated the ability to generate ultra-high frequency sequences of broadly wavelength tunable, high intensity laser pulses using a home built injection seeded Optical Parametric Oscillator (OPO), pumped by the second and third harmonic output of the pulse burst laser. Typical OPO output burst sequences consist of 6--10 pulses, separated in time by between 6 and 10 microseconds. With third harmonic pumping of the OPO system, we studied four conditions, two-crystal Singly Resonant OPO (SRO) cavity, three-crystal OPO cavity, single <span class="hlt">pass</span> two-crystal Doubly Resonant OPO (DRO) cavity and double <span class="hlt">pass</span> two-crystal OPO cavity. The double <span class="hlt">pass</span> two-crystal OPO cavity gives the best operation in burst mode. For single <span class="hlt">pass</span> OPO, the average total OPO conversion efficiency is approximately 25%. For double <span class="hlt">pass</span> OPO, the average total OPO conversion efficiency is approximately 35%. As a preliminary work, we studied 532nm pumping of a single crystal OPO cavity. With single pulse pumping, the conversion efficiency can reach 30%. For both 355nm and 532nm pumping OPO, we have demonstrated injection seeding. The OPO output light linewidth is significantly narrowed. Some preliminary etalon traces are also reported. By mixing the OPO signal output at 622nm with residual third harmonic at 355nm, we obtained 226nm burst sequences with average pulse energy of ˜0.2 mJ. Injection seeding of the OPO increases the energy <span class="hlt">achieved</span> by a factor of ˜2. 226nm burst sequences with reasonably uniform burst envelopes are reported. Using the system we</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018JSMTE..03.3404S','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018JSMTE..03.3404S"><span>Approximate message <span class="hlt">passing</span> for nonconvex sparse regularization with stability and asymptotic analysis</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Sakata, Ayaka; Xu, Yingying</p> <p>2018-03-01</p> <p>We analyse a linear regression problem with nonconvex regularization called smoothly clipped absolute deviation (SCAD) under an overcomplete Gaussian basis for Gaussian random data. We propose an approximate message <span class="hlt">passing</span> (AMP) algorithm considering nonconvex regularization, namely SCAD-AMP, and analytically show that the stability condition corresponds to the de Almeida-Thouless condition in spin glass literature. Through asymptotic analysis, we show the correspondence between the density evolution of SCAD-AMP and the replica symmetric (RS) solution. Numerical experiments confirm that for a sufficiently large system size, SCAD-AMP <span class="hlt">achieves</span> the optimal performance predicted by the replica method. Through replica analysis, a phase transition between replica symmetric and replica symmetry breaking (RSB) region is found in the parameter space of SCAD. The appearance of the RS region for a nonconvex penalty is a significant advantage that indicates the region of smooth landscape of the optimization problem. Furthermore, we analytically show that the statistical representation performance of the SCAD penalty is better than that of \</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/86813','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/86813"><span>A pilot golden eagle population study in the Altamont <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wind Resource Area, California</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Hunt, G.</p> <p>1995-05-01</p> <p>Orloff and Flannery (1992) estimated that several hundred reports are annually killed by turbine collisions, wire strikes, and electrocutions at the Altamont <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wind Resource Area (WRA). The most common fatalities were those of red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis), American kestrels (Falco sparvatius), and golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos), with lesser numbers of turkey vultures (Cathartes aura), common ravens (Corvus corax), bam owls (Tyto alba), and others. Among the species of raptors killed at Altamont <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, the one whose local population is most likely to be impacted is the golden eagle. Besides its being less abundant than the others, the breeding andmore » recruitment <span class="hlt">rates</span> of golden eagles are naturally slow, increasing their susceptibility to decline as a result of mortality influences. The golden eagle is a species afforded special federal protection because of its inclusion within the Bald Eagle Protection Act as amended in 1963. There are no provisions within the Act which would allow the killing ``taking`` of golden eagles by WRA structures. This report details the results of field studies conducted during 19941. The primary purpose of the investigation is to lay the groundwork for determining whether or not turbine strikes and other hazards related to energy at Altamont <span class="hlt">Pass</span> may be expected to affect golden eagles on a population basis. We also seek an understanding of the physical and biotic circumstances which attract golden eagles to the WRA within the context of the surrounding landscape and the conditions under which they are killed by wind turbines. Such knowledge may suggest turbine-related or habitat modifications that would result in a lower incidence of eagle mortality.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19970010355','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19970010355"><span>The Effect of Wake <span class="hlt">Passing</span> on Turbine Blade Film Cooling</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Heidmann, James David</p> <p>1996-01-01</p> <p>The effect of upstream blade row wake <span class="hlt">passing</span> on the showerhead film cooling performance of a downstream turbine blade has been investigated through a combination of experimental and computational studies. The experiments were performed in a steady-flow annular turbine cascade facility equipped with an upstream rotating row of cylindrical rods to produce a periodic wake field similar to that found in an actual turbine. Spanwise, chordwise, and temporal resolution of the blade surface temperature were <span class="hlt">achieved</span> through the use of an array of nickel thin-film surface gauges covering one unit cell of showerhead film hole pattern. Film effectiveness and Nusselt number values were determined for a test matrix of various injectants, injectant blowing ratios, and wake Strouhal numbers. Results indicated a demonstratable reduction in film effectiveness with increasing Strouhal number, as well as the expected increase in film effectiveness with blowing ratio. An equation was developed to correlate the span-average film effectiveness data. The primary effect of wake unsteadiness was found to be correlated well by a chordwise-constant decrement of 0.094-St. Measurable spanwise film effectiveness variations were found near the showerhead region, but meaningful unsteady variations and downstream spanwise variations were not found. Nusselt numbers were less sensitive to wake and injection changes. Computations were performed using a three-dimensional turbulent Navier-Stokes code which was modified to model wake <span class="hlt">passing</span> and film cooling. Unsteady computations were found to agree well with steady computations provided the proper time-average blowing ratio and pressure/suction surface flow split are matched. The remaining differences were isolated to be due to the enhanced mixing in the unsteady solution caused by the wake sweeping normally on the pressure surface. Steady computations were found to be in excellent agreement with experimental Nusselt numbers, but to overpredict</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-10-31/pdf/2012-26704.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-10-31/pdf/2012-26704.pdf"><span>77 FR 65898 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Info<span class="hlt">Pass</span> System, No Form Number; Extension, Without...</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-10-31</p> <p>...-0113] Agency Information Collection Activities: Info<span class="hlt">Pass</span> System, No Form Number; Extension, Without...) Title of the Form/Collection: Info<span class="hlt">Pass</span> System. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable... Info<span class="hlt">Pass</span> system allows an applicant or petitioner to schedule an interview appointment with USCIS...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED423918.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED423918.pdf"><span>Student Outcomes Report.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Clagett, Craig A.</p> <p></p> <p>Prince George's Community College (PGCC) created a Student Outcomes Report in December 1996 that measures course completion, retention, student <span class="hlt">achievement</span>, program completion, transfer, and certification. Findings indicated that though the course <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> was 75%, individual course completion ranged from 44% to 100%. Divisional <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span> ranged…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29666918','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29666918"><span>Procedure-specific assessment tool for flexible pharyngo-laryngoscopy: gathering validity evidence and setting <span class="hlt">pass</span>-fail standards.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Melchiors, Jacob; Petersen, K; Todsen, T; Bohr, A; Konge, Lars; von Buchwald, Christian</p> <p>2018-06-01</p> <p> comparable to other studies exploring clinical assessment tools. The high <span class="hlt">rate</span> of physicians underperforming in the intermediary group demonstrates the need for continued educational intervention. Based on our work, we recommend the use of the FLEXPAT in clinical assessment of FPL and the application of a <span class="hlt">pass</span>-fail level of 72% for proficiency.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1136605-simulating-blade-strike-fish-passing-through-marine-hydrokinetic-turbines','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1136605-simulating-blade-strike-fish-passing-through-marine-hydrokinetic-turbines"><span>Simulating Blade-Strike on Fish <span class="hlt">passing</span> through Marine Hydrokinetic Turbines</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Romero Gomez, Pedro DJ; Richmond, Marshall C.</p> <p>2014-06-16</p> <p>The study reported here evaluated the occurrence, frequency, and intensity of blade strike of fish on an axial-flow marine hydrokinetic turbine by using two modeling approaches: a conventional kinematic formulation and a proposed Lagrangian particle- based scheme. The kinematic model included simplifying assumptions of fish trajectories such as distribution and velocity. The proposed method overcame the need for such simplifications by integrating the following components into a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model: (i) advanced eddy-resolving flow simulation, (ii) generation of ambient turbulence based on field data, (iii) moving turbine blades in highly transient flows, and (iv) Lagrangian particles to mimicmore » the potential fish pathways. The test conditions to evaluate the blade-strike probability and fish survival <span class="hlt">rate</span> were: (i) the turbulent environment, (ii) the fish size, and (iii) the approaching flow velocity. The proposed method offered the ability to produce potential fish trajectories and their interaction with the rotating turbine. Depending upon the scenario, the percentile of particles that registered a collision event ranged from 6% to 19% of the released sample size. Next, by using a set of experimental correlations of the exposure-response of living fish colliding with moving blades, the simulated collision data were used as input variables to estimate the survival <span class="hlt">rate</span> of fish <span class="hlt">passing</span> through the operating turbine. The resulting survival <span class="hlt">rates</span> were greater than 96% in all scenarios, which is comparable to or better than known survival <span class="hlt">rates</span> for conventional hydropower turbines. The figures of strike probability and mortality <span class="hlt">rate</span> were amplified by the kinematic model. The proposed method offered the advantage of expanding the evaluation of other mechanisms of stress and injury on fish derived from hydrokinetic turbines and related devices.« less</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_20");'>20</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li class="active"><span>22</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_23");'>23</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_24");'>24</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_22 --> <div id="page_23" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_22");'>22</a></li> <li class="active"><span>23</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_24");'>24</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>25</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="441"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-01-25/pdf/2013-01515.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-01-25/pdf/2013-01515.pdf"><span>78 FR 5477 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Info<span class="hlt">Pass</span> System, No Form Number; Extension, Without...</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-01-25</p> <p>...-0113] Agency Information Collection Activities: Info<span class="hlt">Pass</span> System, No Form Number; Extension, Without... Change, of a Currently Approved Collection. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Info<span class="hlt">Pass</span> System. (3) Agency...: Primary: Individuals or households. The Info<span class="hlt">Pass</span> system allows an applicant or petitioner to schedule an...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24455554','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24455554"><span>Oncology knowledge gap among freshly <span class="hlt">passed</span> interns in a Government Medical College of Eastern India.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Bandyopadhyay, Anis; Das, Anuradha; Ghosh, Ashok; Giri, Rajsekhar; Biswas, Nilay</p> <p>2013-04-01</p> <p>A survey was conducted among freshly <span class="hlt">passed</span> undergraduate doctors of a medical college in Eastern India with the aim to investigate their exposure to oncology patients, their knowledge about various aspects of oncology patient management and their confidence in managing patients with cancer. One hundred and twelve newly <span class="hlt">passed</span> interns of a Government Medical College in Kolkata were interviewed using semi-structured partly open ended and partly closed end questionnaire. The questionnaire dealt with the qualitative and quantitative aspects of knowledge and perception of the interns about the problem of cancer and its management. A total of 82 interns responded to the questionnaire, with a response <span class="hlt">rate</span> of 73.2%. About 53% of the respondents have seen less than five patients during their undergraduate ward/clinical postings. Among the respondents, 71% felt they were confident in diagnosing cancer, and about 56% were confident in counseling of patient and their relatives about cancer. About 63% were aware about the role of surgery; however, only 32% and 37.5% were aware about the role of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, respectively. A dismal 12.5% were confident of care of terminal and late stage patients. Preparedness was correlated with exposure to patients with cancer (P = 0.03). Majority (87%) felt the need for incorporating oncology training at the undergraduate level and the most frequent method (67%) suggested for doing so was having separate posting in radiotherapy department/oncology wards. There is glaring knowledge gap among newly <span class="hlt">passed</span> doctors and integrated oncology postings during undergraduate training and during internship may help seal this gap.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://images.nasa.gov/#/details-s62-06612.html','SCIGOVIMAGE-NASA'); return false;" href="https://images.nasa.gov/#/details-s62-06612.html"><span>Cloud formation over South America - fifth orbit <span class="hlt">pass</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://images.nasa.gov/">NASA Image and Video Library</a></p> <p></p> <p>1962-10-03</p> <p>S62-06612 (3 Oct. 1962) --- Cloud formation over South America taken during the fifth orbit <span class="hlt">pass</span> of the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) mission by astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. with a hand-held camera. Photo credit: NASA</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25494412','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25494412"><span>Correlation between gamma index <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> and clinical dosimetric difference for pre-treatment 2D and 3D volumetric modulated arc therapy dosimetric verification.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Jin, X; Yan, H; Han, C; Zhou, Y; Yi, J; Xie, C</p> <p>2015-03-01</p> <p>To investigate comparatively the percentage gamma <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> (%GP) of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) pre-treatment volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) dosimetric verification and their correlation and sensitivity with percentage dosimetric errors (%DE). %GP of 2D and 3D pre-treatment VMAT quality assurance (QA) with different acceptance criteria was obtained by ArcCHECK® (Sun Nuclear Corporation, Melbourne, FL) for 20 patients with nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) and 20 patients with oesophageal cancer. %DE were calculated from planned dose-volume histogram (DVH) and patients' predicted DVH calculated by 3DVH® software (Sun Nuclear Corporation). Correlation and sensitivity between %GP and %DE were investigated using Pearson's correlation coefficient (r) and receiver operating characteristics (ROCs). Relatively higher %DE on some DVH-based metrics were observed for both patients with NPC and oesophageal cancer. Except for 2%/2 mm criterion, the average %GPs for all patients undergoing VMAT were acceptable with average <span class="hlt">rates</span> of 97.11% ± 1.54% and 97.39% ± 1.37% for 2D and 3D 3%/3 mm criteria, respectively. The number of correlations for 3D was higher than that for 2D (21 vs 8). However, the general correlation was still poor for all the analysed metrics (9 out of 26 for 3D 3%/3 mm criterion). The average area under the curve (AUC) of ROCs was 0.66 ± 0.12 and 0.71 ± 0.21 for 2D and 3D evaluations, respectively. There is a lack of correlation between %GP and %DE for both 2D and 3D pre-treatment VMAT dosimetric evaluation. DVH-based dose metrics evaluation obtained from 3DVH will provide more useful analysis. Correlation and sensitivity of %GP with %DE for VMAT QA were studied for the first time.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011JSV...330.1352Y','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011JSV...330.1352Y"><span>Quantitative measurement of <span class="hlt">pass</span>-by noise radiated by vehicles running at high speeds</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Yang, Diange; Wang, Ziteng; Li, Bing; Luo, Yugong; Lian, Xiaomin</p> <p>2011-03-01</p> <p>It has been a challenge in the past to accurately locate and quantify the <span class="hlt">pass</span>-by noise source radiated by the running vehicles. A system composed of a microphone array is developed in our current work to do this work. An acoustic-holography method for moving sound sources is designed to handle the Doppler effect effectively in the time domain. The effective sound pressure distribution is reconstructed on the surface of a running vehicle. The method has <span class="hlt">achieved</span> a high calculation efficiency and is able to quantitatively measure the sound pressure at the sound source and identify the location of the main sound source. The method is also validated by the simulation experiments and the measurement tests with known moving speakers. Finally, the engine noise, tire noise, exhaust noise and wind noise of the vehicle running at different speeds are successfully identified by this method.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title9-vol2-sec312-3.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title9-vol2-sec312-3.pdf"><span>9 CFR 312.3 - Official marks and devices to identify inspected and <span class="hlt">passed</span> equine products.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>... inspected and <span class="hlt">passed</span> equine products. 312.3 Section 312.3 Animals and Animal Products FOOD SAFETY AND... § 312.3 Official marks and devices to identify inspected and <span class="hlt">passed</span> equine products. (a) The official... § 317.2 of this subchapter to identify inspected and <span class="hlt">passed</span> mule and other (nonhorse) equine carcasses...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19850043030&hterms=thermometric&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D10%26Ntt%3Dthermometric','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19850043030&hterms=thermometric&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D10%26Ntt%3Dthermometric"><span>Satellite passive microwave rain <span class="hlt">rate</span> measurement over croplands during spring, summer and fall</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Spencer, R. W.</p> <p>1984-01-01</p> <p>Rain-<span class="hlt">rate</span> algorithms for spring, summer and fall that have been developed from comparisons between the brightness temperatures measured by the Nimbus-7 Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) and rain <span class="hlt">rates</span> derived from operational WSR-57 radars over land are described. Data were utilized from a total of 25 SMMR <span class="hlt">passes</span> and 234 radars, resulting in about 12,000 observations of about 1600 sq/km areas. Multiple correlation coefficients of 0.63, 0.80 and 0.75 are <span class="hlt">achieved</span> for the spring, summer and fall algorithms, respectively. Most of this information is in the form of multifrequency contrast in brightness temperature, which is interpreted as a measurement of the degree to which the land-emitted radiation is attenuated by the rain systems. The SMMR 37-GHz channel has more information on rain <span class="hlt">rate</span> than any other channel. By combining the lower frequency channels with the 37-GHz observations, variations in land and precipitation thermometric temperatures can be removed, leaving rain attenuation as the major effect on brightness temperature. Polarization screening at 37 GHz is found to be sufficient to screen out cases of wet ground, which is only important when the ground is relatively vegetation free. Heavy rain cases are found to be significant part of the algorithms' success, because of the strong microwve signatures (low-brightness temperatures) that result from the presence of precipitation-sized ice in the upper portions of heavily precipitating storms. If IR data are combined with the summer microwave data, an improved (0.85) correlation with radar rain <span class="hlt">rates</span> is <span class="hlt">achieved</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3186267','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3186267"><span>Numerical Versus <span class="hlt">Pass</span>/Fail Scoring on the USMLE: What Do Medical Students and Residents Want and Why?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Lewis, Catherine E; Hiatt, Jonathan R; Wilkerson, LuAnn; Tillou, Areti; Parker, Neil H; Hines, O. Joe</p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p>Background Although the primary purpose of the US Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is assessment for licensure, USMLE scores often are used for other purposes, more prominently resident selection. The Committee to Evaluate the USMLE Program currently is considering a number of substantial changes, including conversion to <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail scoring. Methods A survey was administered to third-year (MS3) and fourth-year (MS4) medical students and residents at a single institution to evaluate opinions regarding <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail scoring on the USMLE. Results Response <span class="hlt">rate</span> was 59% (n  =  732 of 1249). Reported score distribution for Step 1 was 30% for <220, 38% for 220–240, and 32% for >240, with no difference between MS3s, MS4s, and residents (P  =  .89). Score distribution for Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) was similar. Only 26% of respondents agreed that Step 1 should be <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail; 38% agreed with <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail scoring for Step 2 CK. Numerical scoring on Step 1 was preferred by respondents who: (1) agreed that the examination gave an accurate estimate of knowledge (odds ratio [OR], 4.23; confidence interval [CI], 2.41–7.43; P < .001); (2) scored >240 (OR, 4.0; CI, 1.92–8.33; P < .001); and (3) felt that acquisition of knowledge might decrease if the examination were <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail (OR, 10.15; CI, 3.32–31.02; P < .001). For Step 2 CK, numerical scoring was preferred by respondents who: (1) believed they gained a large amount of knowledge preparing for the examination (OR, 2.63; CI, 1.52–4.76; P < .001); (2) scored >240 (OR, 4.76; CI, 2.86–8.33; P < .001); (3) felt that the amount of knowledge acquired might decrease if it were <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail (OR, 28.16; CI, 7.31–108.43; P < .001); and (4) believed their Step 2 CK score was important when applying for residency (OR, 2.37; CI, 1.47–3.84; P < .001). Conclusions Students and residents prefer the ongoing use of numerical scoring because they believe that scores are important in residency selection, that residency applicants</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1012767','DOE-PATENT-XML'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1012767"><span>Multiple <span class="hlt">pass</span> and multiple layer friction stir welding and material enhancement processes</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/doepatents">DOEpatents</a></p> <p>Feng, Zhili [Knoxville, TN; David, Stan A [Knoxville, TN; Frederick, David Alan [Harriman, TN</p> <p>2010-07-27</p> <p>Processes for friction stir welding, typically for comparatively thick plate materials using multiple <span class="hlt">passes</span> and multiple layers of a friction stir welding tool. In some embodiments a first portion of a fabrication preform and a second portion of the fabrication preform are placed adjacent to each other to form a joint, and there may be a groove adjacent the joint. The joint is welded and then, where a groove exists, a filler may be disposed in the groove, and the seams between the filler and the first and second portions of the fabrication preform may be friction stir welded. In some embodiments two portions of a fabrication preform are abutted to form a joint, where the joint may, for example, be a lap joint, a bevel joint or a butt joint. In some embodiments a plurality of <span class="hlt">passes</span> of a friction stir welding tool may be used, with some <span class="hlt">passes</span> welding from one side of a fabrication preform and other <span class="hlt">passes</span> welding from the other side of the fabrication preform.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29296034','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29296034"><span>The Impact of Dose <span class="hlt">Rate</span> on the Accuracy of Step-and-Shoot Intensity-modulated Radiation Therapy Quality Assurance Using Varian 2300CD.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Njeh, Christopher F; Salmon, Howard W; Schiller, Claire</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) delivery using "step-and-shoot" technique on Varian C-Series linear accelerator (linac) is influenced by the communication frequency between the multileaf collimator and linac controllers. Hence, the dose delivery accuracy is affected by the dose <span class="hlt">rate</span>. Our aim was to quantify the impact of using two dose <span class="hlt">rates</span> on plan quality assurance (QA). Twenty IMRT patients were selected for this study. The plan QA was measured at two different dose <span class="hlt">rates</span>. A gamma analysis was performed, and the degree of plan modulation on the QA <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> was also evaluated in terms of average monitor unit per segment (MU/segment) and the total number of segments. The mean percentage gamma <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> of 94.9% and 93.5% for 300 MU/min and 600 MU/min dose <span class="hlt">rate</span>, respectively, was observed. There was a significant ( P = 0.001) decrease in percentage gamma <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> when the dose <span class="hlt">rate</span> was increased from 300 MU/min to 600 MU/min. There was a weak, but significant association between the percentage <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> at both dose <span class="hlt">rate</span> and total number of segments. The total number of MU was significantly correlated to the total number of segments ( r = 0.59). We found a positive correlation between the percentage <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> and mean MU/segment, r = 0.52 and r = 0.57 for 300 MU/min and 600 MU/min, respectively. IMRT delivery using step-and-shoot technique on Varian 2300CD is impacted by the dose <span class="hlt">rate</span> and the total amount of segments.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29583063','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29583063"><span>Double <span class="hlt">Pass</span> 595 nm Pulsed Dye Laser Does Not Enhance the Efficacy of Port Wine Stains Compared with Single <span class="hlt">Pass</span>: A Randomized Comparison with Histological Examination.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Yu, Wenxin; Zhu, Jiafang; Wang, Lizhen; Qiu, Yajing; Chen, Yijie; Yang, Xi; Chang, Lei; Ma, Gang; Lin, Xiaoxi</p> <p>2018-03-27</p> <p>To compare the efficacy and safety of double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> pulsed dye laser (DWL) and single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> PDL (SWL) in treating virgin port wine stain (PWS). The increase in the extent of vascular damage attributed to the use of double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> techniques for PWS remains inconclusive. A prospective, side-by-side comparison with a histological study for virgin PWS is still lacking. Twenty-one patients (11 flat PWS, 10 hypertrophic PWS) with untreated PWS underwent 3 treatments at 2-month intervals. Each PWS was divided into three treatment sites: SWL, DWL, and untreated control. Chromametric and visual evaluation of the efficacy and evaluation of side effects were conducted 3 months after final treatment. Biopsies were taken at the treated sites immediately posttreatment. Chromametric and visual evaluation suggested that DWL sites showed no significant improvement compared with SWL (p > 0.05) in treating PWS. The mean depth of photothermal damage to the vessels was limited to a maximum of 0.36-0.41 mm in both SWL and DWL sides. Permanent side effects were not observed in any patients. Double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> PDL does not enhance PWS clearance. To improve the clearance of PWS lesions, either the depth of laser penetration should be increased or greater photothermal damage to vessels should be generated.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA592918','DTIC-ST'); return false;" href="http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA592918"><span>Personal Academic Strategies for Success (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) Tool Administrator’s User Manual</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dtic.mil/">DTIC Science & Technology</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-12-01</p> <p>Personal Academic Strategies for Success (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) Tool Administrator’s User Manual by Jim H. Hewson, Valerie J. Rice, and Petra Alfred ARL...SR-275 December 2013 Personal Academic Strategies for Success (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) Tool Administrator’s User Manual Jim H. Hewson Career Management...Associates ( CMA ) Valerie J. Rice and Petra Alfred Human Research and Engineering Directorate, ARL</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009SPIE.7258E..2QD','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009SPIE.7258E..2QD"><span>Evaluating low <span class="hlt">pass</span> filters on SPECT reconstructed cardiac orientation estimation</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Dwivedi, Shekhar</p> <p>2009-02-01</p> <p>Low <span class="hlt">pass</span> filters can affect the quality of clinical SPECT images by smoothing. Appropriate filter and parameter selection leads to optimum smoothing that leads to a better quantification followed by correct diagnosis and accurate interpretation by the physician. This study aims at evaluating the low <span class="hlt">pass</span> filters on SPECT reconstruction algorithms. Criteria for evaluating the filters are estimating the SPECT reconstructed cardiac azimuth and elevation angle. Low <span class="hlt">pass</span> filters studied are butterworth, gaussian, hamming, hanning and parzen. Experiments are conducted using three reconstruction algorithms, FBP (filtered back projection), MLEM (maximum likelihood expectation maximization) and OSEM (ordered subsets expectation maximization), on four gated cardiac patient projections (two patients with stress and rest projections). Each filter is applied with varying cutoff and order for each reconstruction algorithm (only butterworth used for MLEM and OSEM). The azimuth and elevation angles are calculated from the reconstructed volume and the variation observed in the angles with varying filter parameters is reported. Our results demonstrate that behavior of hamming, hanning and parzen filter (used with FBP) with varying cutoff is similar for all the datasets. Butterworth filter (cutoff > 0.4) behaves in a similar fashion for all the datasets using all the algorithms whereas with OSEM for a cutoff < 0.4, it fails to generate cardiac orientation due to oversmoothing, and gives an unstable response with FBP and MLEM. This study on evaluating effect of low <span class="hlt">pass</span> filter cutoff and order on cardiac orientation using three different reconstruction algorithms provides an interesting insight into optimal selection of filter parameters.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012HMT....48..735S','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012HMT....48..735S"><span>Flow structure, heat transfer and pressure drop in varying aspect ratio two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> rectangular smooth channels</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Siddique, Waseem; El-Gabry, Lamyaa; Shevchuk, Igor V.; Hushmandi, Narmin B.; Fransson, Torsten H.</p> <p>2012-05-01</p> <p>Two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> channels are used for internal cooling in a number of engineering systems e.g., gas turbines. Fluid travelling through the curved path, experiences pressure and centrifugal forces, that result in pressure driven secondary motion. This motion helps in moving the cold high momentum fluid from the channel core to the side walls and plays a significant role in the heat transfer in the channel bend and outlet <span class="hlt">pass</span>. The present study investigates using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), the flow structure, heat transfer enhancement and pressure drop in a smooth channel with varying aspect ratio channel at different divider-to-tip wall distances. Numerical simulations are performed in two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> smooth channel with aspect ratio Win/H = 1:3 at inlet <span class="hlt">pass</span> and Wout/H = 1:1 at outlet <span class="hlt">pass</span> for a variety of divider-to-tip wall distances. The results show that with a decrease in aspect ratio of inlet <span class="hlt">pass</span> of the channel, pressure loss decreases. The divider-to-tip wall distance (Wel) not only influences the pressure drop, but also the heat transfer enhancement at the bend and outlet <span class="hlt">pass</span>. With an increase in the divider-to-tip wall distance, the areas of enhanced heat transfer shifts from side walls of outlet <span class="hlt">pass</span> towards the inlet <span class="hlt">pass</span>. To compromise between heat transfer and pressure drop in the channel, Wel/H = 0.88 is found to be optimum for the channel under study.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1157720.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1157720.pdf"><span>The Effects on Soccer <span class="hlt">Passing</span> Skills When Warming Up with Two Different Sized Soccer Balls</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Burcak, Keskin</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>The purpose of the present research is studying the effects of warm-up with two different sizes of balls on <span class="hlt">passing</span> skills. Loughborough Soccer <span class="hlt">Passing</span> Test (LSPT) was conducted on 28 non-elite football players, who participated in the present research for 10 training days. LSPT is a <span class="hlt">passing</span> skill protocol established on completing 16 passes…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title20-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title20-vol2-sec416-2099.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title20-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title20-vol2-sec416-2099.pdf"><span>20 CFR 416.2099 - Compliance with <span class="hlt">pass</span>-along.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-04-01</p> <p>... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Compliance with <span class="hlt">pass</span>-along. 416.2099 Section 416.2099 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED State Supplementation Provisions; Agreement; Payments § 416.2099 Compliance with...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title33-vol3/pdf/CFR-2010-title33-vol3-sec401-42.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title33-vol3/pdf/CFR-2010-title33-vol3-sec401-42.pdf"><span>33 CFR 401.42 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> hand lines.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-07-01</p> <p>... downbound vessel shall use its own hand lines, secured to the eye at the end of the mooring lines, by means... behind the splice of the eye; (3) At Iroquois Lock and Lock 8, Welland Canal, both upbound and downbound... to the eye of the No. 1 mooring wire by means of a bowline. (b) Mooring lines shall not be <span class="hlt">passed</span>...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title33-vol3/pdf/CFR-2011-title33-vol3-sec401-42.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title33-vol3/pdf/CFR-2011-title33-vol3-sec401-42.pdf"><span>33 CFR 401.42 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> hand lines.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-07-01</p> <p>... downbound vessel shall use its own hand lines, secured to the eye at the end of the mooring lines, by means... behind the splice of the eye; (3) At Iroquois Lock and Lock 8, Welland Canal, both upbound and downbound... to the eye of the No. 1 mooring wire by means of a bowline. (b) Mooring lines shall not be <span class="hlt">passed</span>...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=ice&pg=2&id=EJ943459','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=ice&pg=2&id=EJ943459"><span>The Physics of "String <span class="hlt">Passing</span> through Ice"</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Mohazzabi, Pirooz</p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p>One of the oldest yet interesting experiments related to heat and thermodynamics is placing a string on a block of ice and hanging two masses from the ends of the string. Sometime later, it is discovered that the string has <span class="hlt">passed</span> through the ice without cutting it in half. A simple explanation of this effect is that the pressure caused by the…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=fb&pg=3&id=EJ881110','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=fb&pg=3&id=EJ881110"><span>Older Children's Misunderstanding of Uncertain Belief after <span class="hlt">Passing</span> the False Belief Test</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Zhang, Ting; Zheng, Xueru; Zhang, Li; Sha, Wenju; Deak, Gedeon; Li, Hong</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>A four-location belief task was designed to examine children's understanding of another's uncertain belief after <span class="hlt">passing</span> a false belief (FB) task. In Experiment 1, after <span class="hlt">passing</span> the FB task, participants were asked what a puppet would do after he failed to find his toy at the falsely believed location. 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The purpose of this study is: 1) to develop cooperative learning method of peer assisted learning (PAL), 2) to compare the learning <span class="hlt">achievement</span> before and after studied magnetic field lesson by cooperative learning method of peer assisted learning. The population was engineering students of Pathumwan Institute of Technology (PIT’s students) who registered Physic II Course during year 2014. The sample used in this study was selected from the 72 students who <span class="hlt">passed</span> in Physic I Course. The control groups learning magnetic fields by Traditional Method (TM) and experimental groups learning magnetic field by method of peers assisted learning. The students do pretest before the lesson and do post-test after the lesson by 20 items <span class="hlt">achievement</span> tests of magnetic field. The post-test higher than pretest <span class="hlt">achievement</span> significantly at 0.01 level.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017E%26ES...86a2008D','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017E%26ES...86a2008D"><span>An Accurate Co-registration Method for Airborne Repeat-<span class="hlt">pass</span> InSAR</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Dong, X. T.; Zhao, Y. H.; Yue, X. J.; Han, C. M.</p> <p>2017-10-01</p> <p>Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) technology plays a significant role in topographic mapping and surface deformation detection. Comparing with spaceborne repeat-<span class="hlt">pass</span> InSAR, airborne repeat-<span class="hlt">pass</span> InSAR solves the problems of long revisit time and low-resolution images. Due to the advantages of flexible, accurate, and fast obtaining abundant information, airborne repeat-<span class="hlt">pass</span> InSAR is significant in deformation monitoring of shallow ground. In order to getting precise ground elevation information and interferometric coherence of deformation monitoring from master and slave images, accurate co-registration must be promised. Because of side looking, repeat observing path and long baseline, there are very different initial slant ranges and flight heights between repeat flight paths. The differences of initial slant ranges and flight height lead to the pixels, located identical coordinates on master and slave images, correspond to different size of ground resolution cells. The mismatching phenomenon performs very obvious on the long slant range parts of master image and slave image. In order to resolving the different sizes of pixels and getting accurate co-registration results, a new method is proposed based on Range-Doppler (RD) imaging model. VV-Polarization C-band airborne repeat-<span class="hlt">pass</span> InSAR images were used in experiment. The experiment result shows that the proposed method leads to superior co-registration accuracy.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1110518','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1110518"><span>Structural Controls of the Emerson <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Geothermal System, Washoe County, Nevada</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Anderson, Ryan B; Faulds, James E</p> <p></p> <p>We have conducted a detailed geologic study to better characterize a blind geothermal system in Emerson <span class="hlt">Pass</span> on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Reservation, western Nevada. A thermal anomaly was discovered in Emerson <span class="hlt">Pass</span> by use of 2 m temperature surveys deployed within a structurally favorable setting and proximal to surface features indicative of geothermal activity. The anomaly lies at the western edge of a broad left step at the northeast end of Pyramid Lake between the north- to north-northeast-striking, west-dipping, Fox and Lake Range normal faults. The 2-m temperature surveys have defined a N-S elongate thermal anomaly that hasmore » a maximum recorded temperature of ~60°C and resides on a north- to north-northeaststriking fault. Travertine mounds, chalcedonic silica veins, and silica cemented Pleistocene lacustrine gravels in Emerson <span class="hlt">Pass</span> indicate a robust geothermal system active at the surface in the recent past. Structural complexity and spatial heterogeneities of the strain and stress field have developed in the step-over region, but kinematic data suggest a WNW-trending (~280° azimuth) extension direction. The geothermal system is likely hosted in Emerson <span class="hlt">Pass</span> as a result of enhanced permeability generated by the intersection of two oppositely dipping, southward terminating north- to north-northwest-striking (Fox Range fault) and northnortheast- striking faults.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19890000338&hterms=equality&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D60%26Ntt%3Dequality','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19890000338&hterms=equality&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D60%26Ntt%3Dequality"><span>Multichannel, Active Low-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Filters</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Lev, James J.</p> <p>1989-01-01</p> <p>Multichannel integrated circuits cascaded to obtain matched characteristics. Gain and phase characteristics of channels of multichannel, multistage, active, low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter matched by making filter of cascaded multichannel integrated-circuit operational amplifiers. Concept takes advantage of inherent equality of electrical characteristics of nominally-identical circuit elements made on same integrated-circuit chip. Characteristics of channels vary identically with changes in temperature. If additional matched channels needed, chips containing more than two operational amplifiers apiece (e.g., commercial quad operational amplifliers) used. Concept applicable to variety of equipment requiring matched gain and phase in multiple channels - radar, test instruments, communication circuits, and equipment for electronic countermeasures.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4670813','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4670813"><span>All-Systolic Non-ECG-gated Myocardial Perfusion MRI: Feasibility of Multi-Slice Continuous First-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Imaging</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Sharif, Behzad; Arsanjani, Reza; Dharmakumar, Rohan; Bairey Merz, C. Noel; Berman, Daniel S.; Li, Debiao</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>Purpose To develop and test the feasibility of a new method for non-ECG-gated first-<span class="hlt">pass</span> perfusion (FPP) cardiac MR capable of imaging multiple short-axis slices at the same systolic cardiac phase. Methods A magnetization-driven pulse sequence was developed for non-ECG-gated FPP imaging without saturation-recovery preparation using continuous slice-interleaved radial sampling. The image reconstruction method, dubbed TRACE, employed self-gating based on reconstruction of a real-time image-based navigator combined with reference-constrained compressed sensing. Data from ischemic animal studies (n=5) was used in a simulation framework to evaluate temporal fidelity. Healthy subjects (n=5) were studied using both the proposed and conventional method to compare the myocardial contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR). Patients (n=2) underwent adenosine stress studies using the proposed method. Results Temporal fidelity of the developed method was shown to be sufficient at high heart-<span class="hlt">rates</span>. The healthy volunteers studies demonstrated normal perfusion and no artifacts. Compared to the conventional scheme, myocardial CNR for the proposed method was slightly higher (8.6±0.6 vs. 8.0±0.7). Patient studies showed stress-induced perfusion defects consistent with invasive angiography. Conclusions The presented methods and results demonstrate feasibility of the proposed approach for high-resolution non-ECG-gated FPP imaging and indicate its potential for <span class="hlt">achieving</span> desirable image quality (high CNR, no dark-rim artifacts) with a 3-slice spatial coverage, all imaged at the same systolic phase. PMID:26052843</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=social+AND+behaviour+AND+culture&pg=4&id=EJ919954','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=social+AND+behaviour+AND+culture&pg=4&id=EJ919954"><span>Medical Educators' Social Acts of Explaining <span class="hlt">Passing</span> Underperformance in Students: A Qualitative Study</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Monrouxe, Lynn V.; Rees, Charlotte E.; Lewis, Natalie J.; Cleland, Jennifer A.</p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Passing</span> underperformance in students is ubiquitous across health and social care educators and is intimately related to the subsequent welfare of patients: underperforming students may become underperforming practitioners. This paper aims to examine how medical educators construct <span class="hlt">passing</span> underperformance through an analysis of their social act of…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017SPIE10073E..0LT','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017SPIE10073E..0LT"><span>Double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> imaging through scattering (Conference Presentation)</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Tajahuerce, Enrique; Andrés Bou, Pedro; Artal, Pablo; Lancis, Jesús</p> <p>2017-02-01</p> <p>In the last years, single-pixel imaging (SPI) was established as a suitable tool for non-invasive imaging of an absorbing object completely embedded in an inhomogeneous medium. One of the main characteristics of the technique is that it uses very simple sensors (bucket detectors such as photodiodes or photomultiplier tubes) combined with structured illumination and mathematical algorithms to recover the image. This reduction in complexity of the sensing device gives these systems the opportunity to obtain images at shallow depth overcoming the scattering problem. Nonetheless, some challenges, such as the need for improved signal-to-noise or the frame <span class="hlt">rate</span>, remain to be tackled before extensive use in practical systems. Also, for intact or live optically thick tissues, epi-detection is commonly used, while present implementations of SPI are limited to transillumination geometries. In this work we present new features and some recent advances in SPI that involve either the use of computationally efficient algorithms for adaptive sensing or a balanced detection mechanism. Additionally, SPI has been adapted to handle reflected light to create a double <span class="hlt">pass</span> optical system. Such developments represent a significant step towards the use of SPI in more realistic scenarios, especially in biophotonics applications. In particular, we show the design of a single-pixel ophtalmoscope as a novel way of imaging the retina in real time.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70031496','USGSPUBS'); return false;" href="https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70031496"><span>Evaluating single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> catch as a tool for identifying spatial pattern in fish distribution</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/index.jsp?view=adv">USGS Publications Warehouse</a></p> <p>Bateman, Douglas S.; Gresswell, Robert E.; Torgersen, Christian E.</p> <p>2005-01-01</p> <p>We evaluate the efficacy of single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> electrofishing without blocknets as a tool for collecting spatially continuous fish distribution data in headwater streams. We compare spatial patterns in abundance, sampling effort, and length-frequency distributions from single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> sampling of coastal cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki clarki) to data obtained from a more precise multiple-<span class="hlt">pass</span> removal electrofishing method in two mid-sized (500–1000 ha) forested watersheds in western Oregon. Abundance estimates from single- and multiple-<span class="hlt">pass</span> removal electrofishing were positively correlated in both watersheds, r = 0.99 and 0.86. There were no significant trends in capture probabilities at the watershed scale (P > 0.05). Moreover, among-sample variation in fish abundance was higher than within-sample error in both streams indicating that increased precision of unit-scale abundance estimates would provide less information on patterns of abundance than increasing the fraction of habitat units sampled. In the two watersheds, respectively, single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> electrofishing captured 78 and 74% of the estimated population of cutthroat trout with 7 and 10% of the effort. At the scale of intermediate-sized watersheds, single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> electrofishing exhibited a sufficient level of precision to be effective in detecting spatial patterns of cutthroat trout abundance and may be a useful tool for providing the context for investigating fish-habitat relationships at multiple scales.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1241318','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1241318"><span>Community Project for Accelerator Science and Simulation (Com<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) Final Report</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Cary, John R.; Cowan, Benjamin M.; Veitzer, S. A.</p> <p>2016-03-04</p> <p>Tech-X participated across the full range of Com<span class="hlt">PASS</span> activities, with efforts in the Energy Frontier primarily through modeling of laser plasma accelerators and dielectric laser acceleration, in the Intensity Frontier primarily through electron cloud modeling, and in Uncertainty Quantification being applied to dielectric laser acceleration. In the following we present the progress and status of our activities for the entire period of the Com<span class="hlt">PASS</span> project for the different areas of Energy Frontier, Intensity Frontier and Uncertainty Quantification.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015JPSJ...84h4003N','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015JPSJ...84h4003N"><span>Degree Distribution of Position-Dependent Ball-<span class="hlt">Passing</span> Networks in Football Games</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Narizuka, Takuma; Yamamoto, Ken; Yamazaki, Yoshihiro</p> <p>2015-08-01</p> <p>We propose a simple stochastic model describing the position-dependent ball-<span class="hlt">passing</span> network in football (soccer) games. In this network, a player in a certain area in a divided field is a node, and a <span class="hlt">pass</span> between two nodes corresponds to an edge. Our stochastic process model is characterized by the consecutive choice of a node depending on its intrinsic fitness. We derive an explicit expression for the degree distribution and find that the derived distribution reproduces that for actual data reasonably well.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=pressure+AND+social&pg=3&id=EJ1138504','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=pressure+AND+social&pg=3&id=EJ1138504"><span>Addressing Academic Dishonesty among the Highest <span class="hlt">Achievers</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Miller, Angela D.; Murdock, Tamera B.; Grotewiel, Morgan M.</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Although research shows that higher-<span class="hlt">achieving</span> students report engaging in cheating behaviors less frequently than lower-<span class="hlt">achieving</span> students, the cheating <span class="hlt">rates</span> among this population are still startling. Certain aspects of the context of being a high-<span class="hlt">achieving</span> student support academic dishonesty. We investigate integrity among the highest achievers…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014SPIE.9241E..0CA','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014SPIE.9241E..0CA"><span>Mission design for NISAR repeat-<span class="hlt">pass</span> Interferometric SAR</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Alvarez-Salazar, Oscar; Hatch, Sara; Rocca, Jennifer; Rosen, Paul; Shaffer, Scott; Shen, Yuhsyen; Sweetser, Theodore; Xaypraseuth, Peter</p> <p>2014-10-01</p> <p>The proposed spaceborne NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) mission would use the repeat-<span class="hlt">pass</span> interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) technique to measure the changing shape of Earth's surface at the centimeter scale in support of investigations in solid Earth and cryospheric sciences. Repeat-<span class="hlt">pass</span> InSAR relies on multiple SAR observations acquired from nearly identical positions of the spacecraft as seen from the ground. Consequently, there are tight constraints on the repeatability of the orbit, and given the narrow field of view of the radar antenna beam, on the repeatability of the beam pointing. The quality and accuracy of the InSAR data depend on highly precise control of both orbital position and observatory pointing throughout the science observation life of the mission. This paper describes preliminary NISAR requirements and rationale for orbit repeatability and attitude control in order to meet science requirements. A preliminary error budget allocation and an implementation approach to meet these allocations are also discussed.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=peer+AND+assessment+AND+mathematics+AND+achievement&pg=4&id=ED575456','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=peer+AND+assessment+AND+mathematics+AND+achievement&pg=4&id=ED575456"><span>The Academic <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> <span class="hlt">Rate</span> of Students with Disabilities in a Co-Teaching Setting on End-of-Course Algebra Exams</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Randolph, Cassandra Jones</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>The <span class="hlt">passing</span> of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act---later renamed the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act---mandated that schools and districts ensure that all available education services were comparable between students with disabilities and general education students. This mandate led to students with disabilities and…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2140003','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2140003"><span>Role of resilient personality on lower <span class="hlt">achieving</span> first grade students' current and future <span class="hlt">achievement</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Kwok, Oi-man; Hughes, Jan N.; Luo, Wen</p> <p>2007-01-01</p> <p>This study investigated a measurement model of personality resilience and the contribution of personality resilience to lower <span class="hlt">achieving</span> first grade students' academic <span class="hlt">achievement</span>. Participants were 445 ethnically diverse children who at entrance to first grade scored below their school district median on a test of literacy. Participants were administered an individual <span class="hlt">achievement</span> test in first grade and 1 year later. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed a second-order latent construct of resilient personality defined by teacher-<span class="hlt">rated</span> conscientiousness, agreeableness, and ego-resiliency that was distinct from measures of externalizing behaviors and IQ. Using latent structural equation modeling and controlling for baseline economic adversity, IQ, and externalizing symptoms, resilient personality predicted children's concurrent and future <span class="hlt">achievement</span> (controlling also for baseline <span class="hlt">achievement</span> in the prospective analyses). Model fit was invariant across gender. PMID:18084626</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23175524','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23175524"><span>How to <span class="hlt">pass</span> the false-belief task before your fourth birthday.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Rubio-Fernández, Paula; Geurts, Bart</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>The experimental record of the last three decades shows that children under 4 years old fail all sorts of variations on the standard false-belief task, whereas more recent studies have revealed that infants are able to <span class="hlt">pass</span> nonverbal versions of the task. We argue that these paradoxical results are an artifact of the type of false-belief tasks that have been used to test infants and children: Nonverbal designs allow infants to keep track of a protagonist's perspective over a course of events, whereas verbal designs tend to disrupt the perspective-tracking process in various ways, which makes it too hard for younger children to demonstrate their capacity for perspective tracking. We report three experiments that confirm this hypothesis by showing that 3-year-olds can <span class="hlt">pass</span> a suitably streamlined version of the verbal false-belief task. We conclude that young children can <span class="hlt">pass</span> the verbal false-belief task provided that they are allowed to keep track of the protagonist's perspective without too much disruption.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20080004165','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20080004165"><span>Catalytic reactor for promoting a chemical reaction on a fluid <span class="hlt">passing</span> therethrough</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Roychoudhury, Subir (Inventor); Pfefferle, William C. (Inventor)</p> <p>2001-01-01</p> <p>A catalytic reactor with an auxiliary heating structure for raising the temperature of a fluid <span class="hlt">passing</span> therethrough whereby the catalytic reaction is promoted. The invention is a apparatus employing multiple electrical heating elements electrically isolated from one another by insulators that are an integral part of the flow path. The invention provides step heating of a fluid as the fluid <span class="hlt">passes</span> through the reactor.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20070030942&hterms=topography&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D40%26Ntt%3Dtopography','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20070030942&hterms=topography&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D40%26Ntt%3Dtopography"><span>Error Analysis for High Resolution Topography with Bi-Static Single-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> SAR Interferometry</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Muellerschoen, Ronald J.; Chen, Curtis W.; Hensley, Scott; Rodriguez, Ernesto</p> <p>2006-01-01</p> <p>We present a flow down error analysis from the radar system to topographic height errors for bi-static single <span class="hlt">pass</span> SAR interferometry for a satellite tandem pair. Because of orbital dynamics the baseline length and baseline orientation evolve spatially and temporally, the height accuracy of the system is modeled as a function of the spacecraft position and ground location. Vector sensitivity equations of height and the planar error components due to metrology, media effects, and radar system errors are derived and evaluated globally for a baseline mission. Included in the model are terrain effects that contribute to layover and shadow and slope effects on height errors. The analysis also accounts for nonoverlapping spectra and the non-overlapping bandwidth due to differences between the two platforms' viewing geometries. The model is applied to a 514 km altitude 97.4 degree inclination tandem satellite mission with a 300 m baseline separation and X-band SAR. Results from our model indicate that global DTED level 3 can be <span class="hlt">achieved</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=gap+AND+year&pg=5&id=ED571862','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=gap+AND+year&pg=5&id=ED571862"><span>The New State <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> Gap: How Federal Waivers Could Make It Worse--or Better. Education Sector Reports</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Chubb, John; Clark, Constance</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>With the adoption of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in 2002, the federal government signaled its intention to close <span class="hlt">achievement</span> gaps in K-12 education, particularly for minority students. While there has been surprising progress in educating disadvantaged students since the law was <span class="hlt">passed</span>, according to a new report released today by Education…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018PhRvA..97e3409V','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018PhRvA..97e3409V"><span>Relations between the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> and double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> transition probabilities in quantum systems with two and three states</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Vitanov, Nikolay V.</p> <p>2018-05-01</p> <p>In the experimental determination of the population transfer efficiency between discrete states of a coherently driven quantum system it is often inconvenient to measure the population of the target state. Instead, after the interaction that transfers the population from the initial state to the target state, a second interaction is applied which brings the system back to the initial state, the population of which is easy to measure and normalize. If the transition probability is p in the forward process, then classical intuition suggests that the probability to return to the initial state after the backward process should be p2. However, this classical expectation is generally misleading because it neglects interference effects. This paper presents a rigorous theoretical analysis based on the SU(2) and SU(3) symmetries of the propagators describing the evolution of quantum systems with two and three states, resulting in explicit analytic formulas that link the two-step probabilities to the single-step ones. Explicit examples are given with the popular techniques of rapid adiabatic passage and stimulated Raman adiabatic passage. The present results suggest that quantum-mechanical probabilities degrade faster in repeated processes than classical probabilities. Therefore, the actual single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> efficiencies in various experiments, calculated from double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> probabilities, might have been greater than the reported values.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=depression+AND+care&pg=5&id=EJ1093290','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=depression+AND+care&pg=5&id=EJ1093290"><span>Maternal Perinatal Mental Health and Offspring Academic <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> at Age 16: The Mediating Role of Childhood Executive Function</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Pearson, Rebecca M.; Bornstein, Marc H.; Cordero, Miguel; Scerif, Gaia; Mahedy, Liam; Evans, Jonathan; Abioye, Abu; Stein, Alan</p> <p>2016-01-01</p> <p>Background: Elucidating risk pathways for under-<span class="hlt">achieving</span> at school can inform strategies to reduce the number of adolescents leaving school without <span class="hlt">passing</span> grades in core subjects. Maternal depression can compromise the quality of parental care and is associated with multiple negative child outcomes. However, only a few small studies have…</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_22");'>22</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_23");'>23</a></li> <li class="active"><span>24</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>25</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_24 --> <div id="page_25" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_22");'>22</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_23");'>23</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_24");'>24</a></li> <li class="active"><span>25</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="481"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title20-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title20-vol2-sec416-2096.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title20-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title20-vol2-sec416-2096.pdf"><span>20 CFR 416.2096 - Basic <span class="hlt">pass</span>-along rules.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-04-01</p> <p>... residents of Medicaid facilities where Medicaid pays more than 50 percent of the cost of their care (see..., unless the State furnishes us satisfactory evidence to the contrary. (b) Meeting the <span class="hlt">pass</span>-along... was in compliance for such preceding 12-month period. The combined Federal/State payment level for...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3134590','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3134590"><span>Optimization of Spiral-Based Pulse Sequences for First <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Myocardial Perfusion Imaging</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Salerno, Michael; Sica, Christopher T.; Kramer, Christopher M.; Meyer, Craig H.</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>While spiral trajectories have multiple attractive features such as their isotropic resolution, acquisition efficiency, and robustness to motion, there has been limited application of these techniques to first <span class="hlt">pass</span> perfusion imaging because of potential off-resonance and inconsistent data artifacts. Spiral trajectories may also be less sensitive to dark-rim artifacts (DRA) that are caused, at least in part, by cardiac motion. By careful consideration of the spiral trajectory readout duration, flip angle strategy, and image reconstruction strategy, spiral artifacts can be abated to create high quality first <span class="hlt">pass</span> myocardial perfusion images with high SNR. The goal of this paper was to design interleaved spiral pulse sequences for first-<span class="hlt">pass</span> myocardial perfusion imaging, and to evaluate them clinically for image quality and the presence of dark-rim, blurring, and dropout artifacts. PMID:21590802</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11757923','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11757923"><span>Visualization of <span class="hlt">pass</span>-by noise by means of moving frame acoustic holography.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Park, S H; Kim, Y H</p> <p>2001-11-01</p> <p>The noise generated by <span class="hlt">pass</span>-by test (ISO 362) was visualized. The moving frame acoustic holography was improved to visualize the <span class="hlt">pass</span>-by noise and predict its level. The proposed method allowed us to visualize tire and engine noise generated by <span class="hlt">pass</span>-by test based on the following assumption; the noise can be assumed to be quasistationary. This is first because the speed change during the period of our interest is negligible and second because the frequency change of the noise is also negligible. The proposed method was verified by a controlled loud speaker experiment. Effects of running condition, e.g., accelerating according to ISO 362, cruising at constant speed, and coasting down, on the radiated noise were also visualized. The visualized results show where the tire noise is generated and how it propagates.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19920000898','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19920000898"><span>Personal Access Satellite System (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) study. Fiscal year 1989 results</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Sue, Miles K. (Editor)</p> <p>1990-01-01</p> <p>The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is exploring the potential and feasibility of a personal access satellite system (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) that will offer the user greater freedom and mobility than existing or currently planned communications systems. Studies performed in prior years resulted in a strawman design and the identification of technologies that are critical to the successful implementation of <span class="hlt">PASS</span>. The study efforts in FY-89 were directed towards alternative design options with the objective of either improving the system performance or alleviating the constraints on the user terminal. The various design options and system issues studied this year and the results of the study are presented.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title14-vol4/pdf/CFR-2010-title14-vol4-sec399-82.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title14-vol4/pdf/CFR-2010-title14-vol4-sec399-82.pdf"><span>14 CFR 399.82 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by affiliation between carriers.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by... Relating to Enforcement § 399.82 <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by affiliation between carriers. (a... points served by both carriers should preserve the identity of the individual carriers; (5) Where joint...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-03-27/pdf/2013-06984.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-03-27/pdf/2013-06984.pdf"><span>78 FR 18480 - Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Chef Menteur <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, at Lake Catherine, LA</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-03-27</p> <p>... Operation Regulations; Chef Menteur <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, at Lake Catherine, LA AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Notice of..., mile 2.8, at Lake Catherine, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. The deviation is necessary to ensure the safety.... Highway 90 swing bridge crossing the Chef Menteur <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, mile 2.8, at Lake Catherine, Orleans, Parish...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title14-vol4/pdf/CFR-2011-title14-vol4-sec399-82.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title14-vol4/pdf/CFR-2011-title14-vol4-sec399-82.pdf"><span>14 CFR 399.82 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by affiliation between carriers.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p>... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by... Relating to Enforcement § 399.82 <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by affiliation between carriers. (a... points served by both carriers should preserve the identity of the individual carriers; (5) Where joint...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title14-vol4/pdf/CFR-2014-title14-vol4-sec399-82.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title14-vol4/pdf/CFR-2014-title14-vol4-sec399-82.pdf"><span>14 CFR 399.82 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by affiliation between carriers.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by... Relating to Enforcement § 399.82 <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by affiliation between carriers. (a... points served by both carriers should preserve the identity of the individual carriers; (5) Where joint...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title14-vol4/pdf/CFR-2012-title14-vol4-sec399-82.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title14-vol4/pdf/CFR-2012-title14-vol4-sec399-82.pdf"><span>14 CFR 399.82 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by affiliation between carriers.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by... Relating to Enforcement § 399.82 <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by affiliation between carriers. (a... points served by both carriers should preserve the identity of the individual carriers; (5) Where joint...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title14-vol4/pdf/CFR-2013-title14-vol4-sec399-82.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title14-vol4/pdf/CFR-2013-title14-vol4-sec399-82.pdf"><span>14 CFR 399.82 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by affiliation between carriers.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by... Relating to Enforcement § 399.82 <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by affiliation between carriers. (a... points served by both carriers should preserve the identity of the individual carriers; (5) Where joint...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://images.nasa.gov/#/details-PIA20174.html','SCIGOVIMAGE-NASA'); return false;" href="https://images.nasa.gov/#/details-PIA20174.html"><span>Marias <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Contact Zone of Two Martian Rock Units</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://images.nasa.gov/">NASA Image and Video Library</a></p> <p></p> <p>2015-12-17</p> <p>This view from the Mast Camera (Mastcam) in NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows the "Marias <span class="hlt">Pass</span>" area where a lower and older geological unit of mudstone -- the pale zone in the center of the image -- lies in contact with an overlying geological unit of sandstone. Just before Curiosity reached Marias <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, the rover's laser-firing Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument examined a rock found to be rich in silica, a mineral-forming chemical. This scene combines several images taken on May 22, 2015, during the 992nd Martian day, or sol, of Curiosity's work on Mars. The scene is presented with a color adjustment that approximates white balancing, to resemble how the rocks and sand would appear under daytime lighting conditions on Earth. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/?IDNumber=pia20174</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017EGUGA..1911332F','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017EGUGA..1911332F"><span>The last deglaciation in New Zealand ; revisiting the Misery moraines at Arthur's <span class="hlt">Pass</span> in the Southern Alps of New Zealand</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Fink, David; Rother, Henrik; Woodward, Craig; Shulmeister, James; Wilcken, Klaus</p> <p>2017-04-01</p> <p>Recent debate on mid-latitude New Zealand glaciation has focused on reconstructing paleo-climate conditions leading into the (global) Last Glacial Maximum and subsequent deglaciation dynamics during the last termination. Paleo-environmental evidence coupled with reliable glacial chronologies supporting a Southern Hemisphere glacial readvance commensurate with Younger Dryas timing ( 11.5-12.5 ka) showing similar cooling as observed in the Northern Hemisphere has also been hotly debated. Many New Zealand lake and pollen records suggest a minor cooling or hiatus in warming during the period from 14.5 - 12.0 ka which pre-dates YD onset and is more commonly associated with the Antarctic Cold Reversal (ACR) (14.7 - 13.0 ka). <span class="hlt">Achieving</span> the required sub-millennial temporal differentiation using in-situ cosmogenic exposure dating comes with numerous difficulties. The Arthur's <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Moraine complex, deposited by an alpine glacier advancing out of the Otira Gorge splaying east and westward over the divide of the Southern Alps in New Zealand ( 950 masl), exhibits a full post-LGM glacial chronology. The moraines consist of multiple cross-valley terminal, lobate and discontinuous latero-terminal moraines up to 3 kilometres down valley from the proximal Misery moraines at the outlet of Otira Gorge. Within the gorge towards the headwall only 1 km up-valley from the Misery sequence, no other moraines are evident. We have determined paired 10-Be and 26-Al exposure ages from 58 greywacke samples taken from all major moraines, including repeat sampling from the Misery moraines. The new exposure ages show that the Arthur's <span class="hlt">Pass</span> moraine system spans a period of 19.5 ka to 12.0 ka (Putnam local NZ production <span class="hlt">rate</span>) with mean recessional moraine ages in chrono-stratigraphic sequence. The overall timing of deglaciation after peak LGM conditions is similar to that observed at down-valley terminal positions of the larger outlet river systems of the Rakaia, Waimakariri and Rangitata Valleys</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1158154.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1158154.pdf"><span>The School Climate-Student <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> Connection: If We Want <span class="hlt">Achievement</span> Gains, We Need to Begin by Improving the Climate</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Shindler, John; Jones, Albert; Williams, A. Dee; Taylor, Clint; Cardenas, Hermenia</p> <p>2016-01-01</p> <p>This study examined the relationship between school climate and student <span class="hlt">achievement</span> <span class="hlt">ratings</span> in urban school districts in five states (N = 230). Many educators view school climate and student <span class="hlt">achievement</span> as separate considerations. However the results of this study suggest that climate and student <span class="hlt">achievement</span> were highly related. In fact, the…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018HMT....54...69Z','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018HMT....54...69Z"><span>A numerical study of the supercritical CO2 plate heat exchanger subject to U-type, Z-type, and multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> arrangements</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Zhu, Chen-Xi; Wang, Chi-Chuan</p> <p>2018-01-01</p> <p>This study proposes a numerical model for plate heat exchanger that is capable of handling supercritical CO2 fluid. The plate heat exchangers under investigation include Z-type (1-<span class="hlt">pass</span>), U-type (1-<span class="hlt">pass</span>), and 1-2 <span class="hlt">pass</span> configurations. The plate spacing is 2.9 mm with a plate thickness of 0.8 mm, and the size of the plate is 600 mm wide and 218 mm in height with 60 degrees chevron angle. The proposed model takes into account the influence of gigantic change of CO2 properties. The simulation is first compared with some existing data for water-to-water plate heat exchangers with good agreements. The flow distribution, pressure drop, and heat transfer performance subject to the supercritical CO2 in plate heat exchangers are then investigated. It is found that the flow velocity increases consecutively from the entrance plate toward the last plate for the Z-type arrangement, and this is applicable for either water side or CO2 side. However, the flow distribution of the U-type arrangement in the water side shows opposite trend. Conversely, the flow distribution for U-type arrangement of CO2 depends on the specific flow ratio (C*). A lower C* like 0.1 may reverse the distribution, i.e. the flow velocity increases moderately alongside the plate channel like Z-type while a large C* of 1 would resemble the typical distribution in water channel. The flow distribution of CO2 side at the first and last plate shows a pronounced drop/surge phenomenon while the channels in water side does not reveal this kind of behavior. The performance of 2-<span class="hlt">pass</span> plate heat exchanger, in terms of heat transfer <span class="hlt">rate</span>, is better than that of 1-<span class="hlt">pass</span> design only when C* is comparatively small (C* < 0.5). Multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> design is more effective when the dominant thermal resistance falls in the CO2 side.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Formative+AND+assessment+AND+design+AND+instructional+AND+systems&pg=5&id=EJ795113','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Formative+AND+assessment+AND+design+AND+instructional+AND+systems&pg=5&id=EJ795113"><span>Use of Online Assessment to Enhance Teaching and Learning: The <span class="hlt">PASS</span>-IT Project</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Ashton, Helen; Wood, Christine</p> <p>2006-01-01</p> <p>This article describes a recent collaborative project (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>-IT) which investigated the use of online assessment in secondary education in Scotland. The aim of <span class="hlt">PASS</span>-IT was to explore the potential of formative and summative assessment in secondary education, and to build on previous research into the applicability and validity of online…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22093936-development-polarization-controlled-multi-pass-thomson-scattering-system-gamma-tandem-mirror','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22093936-development-polarization-controlled-multi-pass-thomson-scattering-system-gamma-tandem-mirror"><span>Development of polarization-controlled multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> Thomson scattering system in the GAMMA 10 tandem mirror</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Yoshikawa, M.; Morimoto, M.; Shima, Y.</p> <p>2012-10-15</p> <p>In the GAMMA 10 tandem mirror, the typical electron density is comparable to that of the peripheral plasma of torus-type fusion devices. Therefore, an effective method to increase Thomson scattering (TS) signals is required in order to improve signal quality. In GAMMA 10, the yttrium-aluminum-garnet (YAG)-TS system comprises a laser, incident optics, light collection optics, signal detection electronics, and a data recording system. We have been developing a multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> TS method for a polarization-based system based on the GAMMA 10 YAG TS. To evaluate the effectiveness of the polarization-based configuration, the multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> system was installed in the GAMMA 10 YAG-TSmore » system, which is capable of double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> scattering. We carried out a Rayleigh scattering experiment and applied this double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> scattering system to the GAMMA 10 plasma. The integrated scattering signal was made about twice as large by the double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> system.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23190052','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23190052"><span>Multiple-<span class="hlt">pass</span> high-pressure homogenization of milk for the development of pasteurization-like processing conditions.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Ruiz-Espinosa, H; Amador-Espejo, G G; Barcenas-Pozos, M E; Angulo-Guerrero, J O; Garcia, H S; Welti-Chanes, J</p> <p>2013-02-01</p> <p>Multiple-<span class="hlt">pass</span> ultrahigh pressure homogenization (UHPH) was used for reducing microbial population of both indigenous spoilage microflora in whole raw milk and a baroresistant pathogen (Staphylococcus aureus) inoculated in whole sterile milk to define pasteurization-like processing conditions. Response surface methodology was followed and multiple response optimization of UHPH operating pressure (OP) (100, 175, 250 MPa) and number of <span class="hlt">passes</span> (N) (1-5) was conducted through overlaid contour plot analysis. Increasing OP and N had a significant effect (P < 0·05) on microbial reduction of both spoilage microflora and Staph. aureus in milk. Optimized UHPH processes (five 202-MPa <span class="hlt">passes</span>; four 232-MPa <span class="hlt">passes</span>) defined a region where a 5-log(10) reduction of total bacterial count of milk and a baroresistant pathogen are attainable, as a requisite parameter for establishing an alternative method of pasteurization. Multiple-<span class="hlt">pass</span> UHPH optimized conditions might help in producing safe milk without the detrimental effects associated with thermal pasteurization. © 2012 The Society for Applied Microbiology.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20100018543','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20100018543"><span>Verification of Faulty Message <span class="hlt">Passing</span> Systems with Continuous State Space in PVS</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Pilotto, Concetta; White, Jerome</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>We present a library of Prototype Verification System (PVS) meta-theories that verifies a class of distributed systems in which agent commu nication is through message-<span class="hlt">passing</span>. The theoretic work, outlined in, consists of iterative schemes for solving systems of linear equations , such as message-<span class="hlt">passing</span> extensions of the Gauss and Gauss-Seidel me thods. We briefly review that work and discuss the challenges in formally verifying it.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19800009098','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19800009098"><span>On the Performance of the Martin Digital Filter for High- and Low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> Applications</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Mcclain, C. R.</p> <p>1979-01-01</p> <p>A nonrecursive numerical filter is described in which the weighting sequence is optimized by minimizing the excursion from the ideal rectangular filter in a least squares sense over the entire domain of normalized frequency. Additional corrections to the weights in order to reduce overshoot oscillations (Gibbs phenomenon) and to insure unity gain at zero frequency for the low <span class="hlt">pass</span> filter are incorporated. The filter is characterized by a zero phase shift for all frequencies (due to a symmetric weighting sequence), a finite memory and stability, and it may readily be transformed to a high <span class="hlt">pass</span> filter. Equations for the filter weights and the frequency response function are presented, and applications to high and low <span class="hlt">pass</span> filtering are examined. A discussion of optimization of high <span class="hlt">pass</span> filter parameters for a rather stringent response requirement is given in an application to the removal of aircraft low frequency oscillations superimposed on remotely sensed ocean surface profiles. Several frequency response functions are displayed, both in normalized frequency space and in period space. A comparison of the performance of the Martin filter with some other commonly used low <span class="hlt">pass</span> digital filters is provided in an application to oceanographic data.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4860174','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4860174"><span>First-<span class="hlt">pass</span> myocardial perfusion imaging with whole-heart coverage using L1-SPIRiT accelerated variable density spiral trajectories</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Yang, Yang; Kramer, Christopher M.; Shaw, Peter W.; Meyer, Craig H.; Salerno, Michael</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>Purpose To design and evaluate 2D L1-SPIRiT accelerated spiral pulse sequences for first-<span class="hlt">pass</span> myocardial perfusion imaging with whole heart coverage capable of measuring 8 slices at 2 mm in-plane resolution at heart <span class="hlt">rates</span> up to 125 beats per minute (BPM). Methods Combinations of 5 different spiral trajectories and 4 k-t sampling patterns were retrospectively simulated in 25 fully sampled datasets and reconstructed with L1-SPIRiT to determine the best combination of parameters. Two candidate sequences were prospectively evaluated in 34 human subjects to assess in-vivo performance. Results A dual density broad transition spiral trajectory with either angularly uniform or golden angle in time k-t sampling pattern had the largest structural similarity (SSIM) and smallest root mean square error (RMSE) from the retrospective simulation, and the L1-SPIRiT reconstruction had well-preserved temporal dynamics. In vivo data demonstrated that both of the sampling patterns could produce high quality perfusion images with whole-heart coverage. Conclusion First-<span class="hlt">pass</span> myocardial perfusion imaging using accelerated spirals with optimized trajectory and k-t sampling pattern can produce high quality 2D-perfusion images with wholeheart coverage at the heart <span class="hlt">rates</span> up to 125 BPM. 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