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  1. 32 CFR 621.1 - Loan of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned property for use at national and State...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Loan of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned... of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned property for use at national and State conventions. (a... will be submitted to the appropriate CONUS Army Commander of the area in which the convention will be...

  2. 32 CFR 621.1 - Loan of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned property for use at national and State...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2012-07-01 2009-07-01 true Loan of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned... of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned property for use at national and State conventions. (a... will be submitted to the appropriate CONUS Army Commander of the area in which the convention will be...

  3. 32 CFR 621.1 - Loan of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned property for use at national and State...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2011-07-01 2009-07-01 true Loan of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned... of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned property for use at national and State conventions. (a... will be submitted to the appropriate CONUS Army Commander of the area in which the convention will be...

  4. 32 CFR 621.1 - Loan of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned property for use at national and State...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Loan of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA... § 621.1 Loan of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned property for use at national and State... will be submitted to the appropriate CONUS Army Commander of the area in which the convention will be...

  5. 32 CFR 621.1 - Loan of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned property for use at national and State...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Loan of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA... § 621.1 Loan of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned property for use at national and State... will be submitted to the appropriate CONUS Army Commander of the area in which the convention will be...

  6. 75 FR 43944 - Membership of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-07-27

    ... CONTACT: Ms. Lisa Novajosky, SES Program Manager, DLA Human Resources (J-14), Defense Logistics Agency..., Director, DLA Finance. Members: Mr. Brad Bunn, Director, DLA Human Resources (Non-Voting Member); Ms. Mae... management of the SES cadre. DATES: Effective Date: September 16, 2010. ADDRESSES: Defense Logistics Agency...

  7. 76 FR 22681 - Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Address Directory

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-04-22

    ... FOIA/Privacy Points of Contact are found at: http://www.dla.mil/foia-privacy/foia_poc.aspx . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jody Sinkler, 703-767-5045. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DLA Address...

  8. 76 FR 38117 - Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment Regarding DLA Energy's Mobility Fuel...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-06-29

    ... Prepare an Environmental Assessment Regarding DLA Energy's Mobility Fuel Purchasing Programs AGENCY... Assessment Regarding DLA Energy's Mobility Fuel Purchasing Programs. SUMMARY: The Defense Logistics Agency is... deployment of fuels and other energy sources. DLA Energy's action, to purchase mobility fuels for the...

  9. 32 CFR Appendix H to Part 323 - DLA Exemption Rules

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false DLA Exemption Rules H Appendix H to Part 323... PROGRAM DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY PRIVACY PROGRAM Pt. 323, App. H Appendix H to Part 323—DLA Exemption...) through (4), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (H), and (I), and (f). 3. Authorities: 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) and (k)(5). 4...

  10. 32 CFR Appendix H to Part 323 - DLA Exemption Rules

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... PROGRAM DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY PRIVACY PROGRAM Pt. 323, App. H Appendix H to Part 323—DLA Exemption Rules Exempted Records Systems. All systems of records maintained by the Defense Logistics Agency will.... b. ID: S500.20 (Specific exemption). 1. System name: Defense Logistics Agency Criminal Incident...

  11. 32 CFR Appendix H to Part 323 - DLA Exemption Rules

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... PROGRAM DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY PRIVACY PROGRAM Pt. 323, App. H Appendix H to Part 323—DLA Exemption... systems of records maintained by the Defense Logistics Agency will be exempt from the requirements of 5 U... Defense Logistics Agency claims the same exemptions for the records from those “other” systems that are...

  12. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 1285 - Gaining Access to DLA Records

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... Part 1285 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROGRAM Pt. 1285, App. A Appendix A to Part 1285—Gaining Access to DLA Records I. General The Defense Logistics Agency was established pursuant to...

  13. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 1285 - Gaining Access to DLA Records

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... Part 1285 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROGRAM Pt. 1285, App. A Appendix A to Part 1285—Gaining Access to DLA Records I. General The Defense Logistics Agency was established pursuant to...

  14. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 1285 - Gaining Access to DLA Records

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... Part 1285 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROGRAM Pt. 1285, App. A Appendix A to Part 1285—Gaining Access to DLA Records I. General The Defense Logistics Agency was established pursuant to...

  15. 32 CFR 300.2 - DLA FOIA regulatory precedence.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 2 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false DLA FOIA regulatory precedence. 300.2 Section 300.2 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED) FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROGRAM DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROGRAM General...

  16. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 300 - Access to DLA Records

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... OF INFORMATION ACT PROGRAM DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROGRAM Appendix A to Part 300—Access to DLA Records (a) General. (1) The Defense Logistics Agency, established pursuant to... control of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness, and is subject to DoD...

  17. 75 FR 44003 - Financial Standards for Housing Agency-Owned Insurance Entities

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-07-27

    ... Housing Agency-Owned Insurance Entities AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian... Housing Agency-Owned Insurance Entities. OMB Control Number: 2577-0186. Description of the need for the... procedures, if the insurance was purchased from a nonprofit insurance entity owned and controlled by PHAs...

  18. DLA Pre-Award Contracting System

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1993-05-01

    Gulley DPSSO Bldg 33 Standards Cheryl Haines DISC-RMO Bldg 36 Lead Time Jeff Hammer DGSC-P Bldg 32 DPACS WorkloadjersonnedALT Judy Harroson DLA-Z...33 DPACS Functionality Lou JuIg DISC-RM Bldg 36 Resource Data Sandra King DLA-ZSM 3A675 Project Oversight Scotie Knott DGSC-P Bldg 33 Post Award Dave

  19. Documentation Library Application (DLA) Version 2.0.0.1, User Guide

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-05-08

    document DIScard chotnoes and undo <ht:dc-oot. View AN Library ~IR8librMY ~ooc~~.tiOn Llbt~ry View W AA Library View ~MI Libr -ary...Windows XP and access to the DLA SQL Server database. To install the DLA, navigate to N:\\Dept 161\\3 - PRODUCTS\\ Software Installation...Health Research Center. You should see the DLA menu item listed under the NHRC programs there. Contact the DLA software POC if you encounter any

  20. Total Quality Management Implementation Plan: DLA-N

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1989-07-01

    e Wastimto , n. Othe 20 Seato3 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE S. FUNDING NUMBERS DLA-N Total Quality Management 6. AUTHOR(S) 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S...PAGES TQM (Total Quality Management ), Continuous Process Improvement.(; , Defense National Stockpile 16. PRICE CODEI17. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 18...IUNCLASSIFIED UL NSN 7540-01-280-5500 Standard Form 298 (Rev. 2-89) pr"!Cbed ty ANSI Std Z39’B6 296-102 DLA - N TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN I

  1. Additive Manufacturing: Which DLA-Managed Legacy Parts are Potential AM Candidates

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-07-01

    R G ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING : WHICH DLA-MANAGED LEGACY PARTS ARE POTENTIAL AM CANDIDATES? REPORT DL501T1 J UL Y 2016...L Y 2 0 1 6 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING : WHICH DLA-MANAGED LEGACY PARTS ARE POTENTIAL AM CANDIDATES? REPORT DL501T1 Thomas K . Pa rk s...DESIGNATED BY OTHER OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION. LMI © 2016. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. iii Additive Manufacturing : Which DLA-Managed Legacy Parts Are

  2. DLA-X Total Quality Management (TQM) Implementation Plan

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1989-07-01

    PAGES TOM (Total Quality Management ), Continuous Process Improvement.( .) 4L-- Administration 16. PRICE CODE 17. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 18. SECURITY...NSN 7540-01-280-5500 Standard Form 298 (Rev. 2-89) Pr.-cr,bed by ANSI Std ,,fl.f 296-102 DLA-X TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (TQM) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN o...application of proven Total Quality Management techniques. Quality Policy: Responsibility for quality is delegated to every employee ;11 DLA-X. Every

  3. Early Fuel Cell Market Deployments: ARRA and Combined (IAA, DLA, ARRA): Quarter 4 2013 Composite Data Products

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Kurtz, J.; Sprik, S.

    2014-06-01

    This report includes the composite data products (CDPs) for early fuel cell market deployments in quarter 4 of 2013. Results are presented for ARRA (projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 [ARRA]) and Combined (projects funded by DOE Interagency Agreements [IAA], Department of Defense Defense Logistics Agency [DLA], and ARRA).

  4. Restricted dog leucocyte antigen (DLA) class II haplotypes and genotypes in Beagles.

    PubMed

    Soutter, Francesca; Kennedy, Lorna J; Ollier, William E R; Solano-Gallego, Laia; Catchpole, Brian

    2015-03-01

    Beagles are commonly used in vaccine trials as part of the regulatory approval process. Genetic restriction within this breed and the impact this might have on vaccine responses are rarely considered. This study was designed to characterise diversity of dog leucocyte antigen (DLA) class II genes in a breeding colony of laboratory Beagles, whose offspring are used in vaccine studies. DLA haplotypes were determined by PCR and sequence-based typing from genomic DNA extracted from blood. Breeding colony Beagles had significantly different DLA haplotype frequencies in comparison with pet Beagles and both groups showed limited DLA diversity. Restricted DLA class II genetic variability within Beagles might result in selective antigen presentation and vaccine responses that are not necessarily representative of those seen in other dog breeds. Copyright © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

  5. VizieR Online Data Catalog: SDSS DLA and absorber quasar samples (Murphy+, 2016)

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Murphy, M. T.; Bernet, M. L.

    2016-07-01

    Using spectral slope fits of the SDSS DR7 quasar spectra, and the DLA/sub-DLA identifications of Noterdaeme et al. (2009, Cat. J/A+A/505/1087), we found that the 774 selected quasars with a single foreground DLA are significantly (3.2σ) redder, on average, than carefully selected control groups drawn from a sample of ~7000 quasars without foreground DLAs. (4 data files).

  6. 9 CFR 201.67 - Packers not to own or finance selling agencies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Packers not to own or finance selling... STOCKYARDS ACT Trade Practices § 201.67 Packers not to own or finance selling agencies. No packer subject to the Act shall have an ownership interest in, finance, or participate in the management or operation of...

  7. 9 CFR 201.67 - Packers not to own or finance selling agencies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Packers not to own or finance selling... STOCKYARDS ACT Trade Practices § 201.67 Packers not to own or finance selling agencies. No packer subject to the Act shall have an ownership interest in, finance, or participate in the management or operation of...

  8. 9 CFR 201.67 - Packers not to own or finance selling agencies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Packers not to own or finance selling... STOCKYARDS ACT Trade Practices § 201.67 Packers not to own or finance selling agencies. No packer subject to the Act shall have an ownership interest in, finance, or participate in the management or operation of...

  9. 9 CFR 201.67 - Packers not to own or finance selling agencies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Packers not to own or finance selling... STOCKYARDS ACT Trade Practices § 201.67 Packers not to own or finance selling agencies. No packer subject to the Act shall have an ownership interest in, finance, or participate in the management or operation of...

  10. What makes us conscious of our own agency? And why the conscious versus unconscious representation distinction matters.

    PubMed

    Carruthers, Glenn

    2014-01-01

    Existing accounts of the sense of agency tend to focus on the proximal causal history of the feeling. That is, they explain the sense of agency by describing the cognitive mechanism that causes the sense of agency to be elicited. However, it is possible to elicit an unconscious representation of one's own agency that plays a different role in a cognitive system. I use the "occasionality problem" to suggest that taking this distinction seriously has potential theoretical pay-offs for this reason. We are faced, then, with a need to distinguish instances of the representation of one's own agency in which the subject is aware of their sense of own agency from instances in which they are not. This corresponds to a specific instance of what Dennett calls the "Hard Question": once the representation is elicited, then what happens? In other words, how is a representation of one's own agency used in a cognitive system when the subject is aware of it? How is this different from when the representation of own agency remains unconscious? This phrasing suggests a Functionalist answer to the Hard Question. I consider two single function hypotheses. First, perhaps the representation of own agency enters into the mechanisms of attention. This seems unlikely as, in general, attention is insufficient for awareness. Second, perhaps, a subject is aware of their sense of agency when it is available for verbal report. However, this seems inconsistent with evidence of a sense of agency in the great apes. Although these two single function views seem like dead ends, multifunction hypotheses such as the global workspace theory remain live options which we should consider. I close by considering a non-functionalist answer to the Hard Question: perhaps it is not a difference in the use to which the representation is put, but a difference in the nature of the representation itself. When it comes to the sense of agency, the Hard Question remains, but there are alternatives open to us.

  11. What makes us conscious of our own agency? And why the conscious versus unconscious representation distinction matters

    PubMed Central

    Carruthers, Glenn

    2014-01-01

    Existing accounts of the sense of agency tend to focus on the proximal causal history of the feeling. That is, they explain the sense of agency by describing the cognitive mechanism that causes the sense of agency to be elicited. However, it is possible to elicit an unconscious representation of one’s own agency that plays a different role in a cognitive system. I use the “occasionality problem” to suggest that taking this distinction seriously has potential theoretical pay-offs for this reason. We are faced, then, with a need to distinguish instances of the representation of one’s own agency in which the subject is aware of their sense of own agency from instances in which they are not. This corresponds to a specific instance of what Dennett calls the “Hard Question”: once the representation is elicited, then what happens? In other words, how is a representation of one’s own agency used in a cognitive system when the subject is aware of it? How is this different from when the representation of own agency remains unconscious? This phrasing suggests a Functionalist answer to the Hard Question. I consider two single function hypotheses. First, perhaps the representation of own agency enters into the mechanisms of attention. This seems unlikely as, in general, attention is insufficient for awareness. Second, perhaps, a subject is aware of their sense of agency when it is available for verbal report. However, this seems inconsistent with evidence of a sense of agency in the great apes. Although these two single function views seem like dead ends, multifunction hypotheses such as the global workspace theory remain live options which we should consider. I close by considering a non-functionalist answer to the Hard Question: perhaps it is not a difference in the use to which the representation is put, but a difference in the nature of the representation itself. When it comes to the sense of agency, the Hard Question remains, but there are alternatives open

  12. Canine DLA diversity: 3. Disease studies.

    PubMed

    Kennedy, L J; Barnes, A; Short, A; Brown, J J; Seddon, J; Fleeman, L; Brkljacic, M; Happ, G M; Catchpole, B; Ollier, W E R

    2007-04-01

    There are many millions of dogs worldwide, and these dogs have many different functions. The most obvious use is providing companionship, but there are also many working dogs, including guide dogs for the blind, hearing dogs, guard dogs and farm dogs, to mention a few. The health and welfare of these dogs is of great concern to dog owners, dog breeders and to those who use dogs in their work. Dogs spontaneously develop many diseases that are very similar to their human counterparts. Dogs may, therefore, provide exceptional animal models for such diseases. Identifying genetic markers in the dog may be easier than in humans, and may then provide useful information about genes that can be transferred to humans. This study looked for associations between DLA and two autoimmune diseases of the dog, diabetes and hypothyroidism. DLA associations were found for both of these diseases.

  13. DLA-DRB1, DQA1, and DQB1 alleles and haplotypes in North American Gray Wolves.

    PubMed

    Kennedy, Lorna J; Angles, John M; Barnes, Annette; Carmichael, Lindsey E; Radford, Alan D; Ollier, William E R; Happ, George M

    2007-01-01

    The canine major histocompatibility complex contains highly polymorphic genes, many of which are critical in regulating immune response. Since domestic dogs evolved from Gray Wolves (Canis lupus), common DLA class II alleles should exist. Sequencing was used to characterize 175 Gray Wolves for DLA class II alleles, and data from 1856 dogs, covering 85 different breeds of mostly European origin, were available for comparison. Within wolves, 28 new alleles were identified, all occurring in at least 2 individuals. Three DLA-DRB1, 8 DLA-DQA1, and 6 DLA-DQB1 alleles also identified in dogs were present. Twenty-eight haplotypes were identified, of which 2 three-locus haplotypes, and many DLA-DQA1/DQB1 haplotypes, are also found in dogs. The wolves studied had relatively few dog DLA alleles and may therefore represent a remnant population descended from Asian wolves. The single European wolf included carried a haplotype found in both these North American wolves and in many dog breeds. Furthermore, one wolf DQB1 allele has been found in Shih Tzu, a breed of Asian origin. These data suggest that the wolf ancestors of Asian and European dogs may have had different gene pools, currently reflected in the DLA alleles present in dog breeds.

  14. Association of canine hypothyroidism with a common major histocompatibility complex DLA class II allele.

    PubMed

    Kennedy, L J; Quarmby, S; Happ, G M; Barnes, A; Ramsey, I K; Dixon, R M; Catchpole, B; Rusbridge, C; Graham, P A; Hillbertz, N S; Roethel, C; Dodds, W J; Carmichael, N G; Ollier, W E R

    2006-07-01

    Dogs exhibit a range of immune-mediated conditions including a lymphocytic thyroiditis which has many similarities to Hashimoto's thyroiditis in man. We have recently reported an association in Doberman Pinschers between canine hypothyroidism and a rare DLA class II haplotype that contains the DLA-DQA1*00101 allele. We now report a further series of 173 hypothyroid dogs in a range of breeds where a significant association with DLA-DQA1*00101 is shown.

  15. Quantitative DLA-based compressed sensing for T1-weighted acquisitions

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Svehla, Pavel; Nguyen, Khieu-Van; Li, Jing-Rebecca; Ciobanu, Luisa

    2017-08-01

    High resolution Manganese Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MEMRI), which uses manganese as a T1 contrast agent, has great potential for functional imaging of live neuronal tissue at single neuron scale. However, reaching high resolutions often requires long acquisition times which can lead to reduced image quality due to sample deterioration and hardware instability. Compressed Sensing (CS) techniques offer the opportunity to significantly reduce the imaging time. The purpose of this work is to test the feasibility of CS acquisitions based on Diffusion Limited Aggregation (DLA) sampling patterns for high resolution quantitative T1-weighted imaging. Fully encoded and DLA-CS T1-weighted images of Aplysia californica neural tissue were acquired on a 17.2T MRI system. The MR signal corresponding to single, identified neurons was quantified for both versions of the T1 weighted images. For a 50% undersampling, DLA-CS can accurately quantify signal intensities in T1-weighted acquisitions leading to only 1.37% differences when compared to the fully encoded data, with minimal impact on image spatial resolution. In addition, we compared the conventional polynomial undersampling scheme with the DLA and showed that, for the data at hand, the latter performs better. Depending on the image signal to noise ratio, higher undersampling ratios can be used to further reduce the acquisition time in MEMRI based functional studies of living tissues.

  16. 41 CFR 102-117.325 - May my agency appear on its own behalf before a transportation regulatory body proceeding?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... its own behalf before a transportation regulatory body proceeding? 102-117.325 Section 102-117.325... Regulatory Body Proceedings § 102-117.325 May my agency appear on its own behalf before a transportation regulatory body proceeding? Generally, no executive agency may appear on its own behalf in any proceeding...

  17. 41 CFR 102-117.325 - May my agency appear on its own behalf before a transportation regulatory body proceeding?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... its own behalf before a transportation regulatory body proceeding? 102-117.325 Section 102-117.325... Regulatory Body Proceedings § 102-117.325 May my agency appear on its own behalf before a transportation regulatory body proceeding? Generally, no executive agency may appear on its own behalf in any proceeding...

  18. Characterization of class II alpha genes and DLA-D region allelic associations in the dog.

    PubMed

    Sarmiento, U M; Storb, R F

    1988-10-01

    Human major histocompatibility complex (HLA) cDNA probes were used to analyze the restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of the alpha genes of the DLA-D region in dogs. Genomic DNA from peripheral blood leucocytes of 23 unrelated DLA-D homozygous dogs representing nine DLA-D types (defined by mixed leucocyte reaction) was digested with restriction enzymes (BamHI, EcoRI, Hind III, Pvu II, Taq I, Rsa I, Msp I, Pst I and Bgl II), separated by agarose gel electrophoresis and transferred onto Biotrace membrane. The Southern blots were successively hybridized with radiolabelled HLA cDNA probes corresponding to DQ, DP, DZ and DR alpha genes. Clear evidence was obtained for the canine homologues of DQ and DR alpha genes with simple bi- or tri-allelic polymorphism respectively. Evidence for a single, nonpolymorphic DP alpha gene was also obtained. However, the presence of a DZ alpha gene could not be clearly demonstrated in canine genomic DNA. This report extends our previous RFLP analysis documenting polymorphism of DLA class II beta genes in the same panel of homozygous typing cell dogs, and provides the basis for DLA-D genotyping at a population level. This study also characterizes the RFLP-defined preferential allelic associations across the DLA-D region in nine different homozygous typing cell specificities.

  19. Moving a Rubber Hand that Feels Like Your Own: A Dissociation of Ownership and Agency

    PubMed Central

    Kalckert, Andreas; Ehrsson, H. Henrik

    2012-01-01

    During voluntary hand movement, we sense that we generate the movement and that the hand is a part of our body. These feelings of control over bodily actions, or the sense of agency, and the ownership of body parts are two fundamental aspects of the way we consciously experience our bodies. However, little is known about how these processes are functionally linked. Here, we introduce a version of the rubber hand illusion in which participants control the movements of the index finger of a model hand, which is in full view, by moving their own right index finger. We demonstrated that voluntary finger movements elicit a robust illusion of owning the rubber hand and that the senses of ownership and agency over the model hand can be dissociated. We systematically varied the relative timing of the finger movements (synchronous versus asynchronous), the mode of movement (active versus passive), and the position of the model hand (anatomically congruent versus incongruent positions). Importantly, asynchrony eliminated both ownership and agency, passive movements abolished the sense of agency but left ownership intact, and incongruent positioning of the model hand diminished ownership but did not eliminate agency. These findings provide evidence for a double dissociation of ownership and agency, suggesting that they represent distinct cognitive processes. Interestingly, we also noted that the sense of agency was stronger when the hand was perceived to be a part of the body, and only in this condition did we observe a significant correlation between the subjects’ ratings of agency and ownership. We discuss this in the context of possible differences between agency over owned body parts and agency over actions that involve interactions with external objects. In summary, the results obtained in this study using a simple moving rubber hand illusion paradigm extend previous findings on the experience of ownership and agency and shed new light on their relationship. PMID

  20. 77 FR 70210 - Agency Information Collection (VA Subcontracting Report for Service Disabled Veteran-owned Small...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-11-23

    ... Subcontracting Report for Service Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business and Veteran-owned Small Business Concerns) Activities Under OMB Review AGENCY: Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Department of... U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business...

  1. 41 CFR 102-74.75 - May Federal agencies sell tobacco products in vending machines in Government-owned and leased space?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... sell tobacco products in vending machines in Government-owned and leased space? 102-74.75 Section 102... Services § 102-74.75 May Federal agencies sell tobacco products in vending machines in Government-owned and... machines in Government-owned and leased space. The Administrator of GSA or the head of an Agency may...

  2. 41 CFR 101-26.603 - Electronic items available from the Defense Logistics Agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... available from the Defense Logistics Agency. 101-26.603 Section 101-26.603 Public Contracts and Property... items available from the Defense Logistics Agency. Executive agencies shall satisfy their requirements... classes 5940, 5970, 5975, 5977, and 5995) from the Defense Electronic Supply Center (DESC), DLA...

  3. 41 CFR 101-26.603 - Electronic items available from the Defense Logistics Agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... available from the Defense Logistics Agency. 101-26.603 Section 101-26.603 Public Contracts and Property... items available from the Defense Logistics Agency. Executive agencies shall satisfy their requirements... classes 5940, 5970, 5975, 5977, and 5995) from the Defense Electronic Supply Center (DESC), DLA...

  4. 41 CFR 101-26.603 - Electronic items available from the Defense Logistics Agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... available from the Defense Logistics Agency. 101-26.603 Section 101-26.603 Public Contracts and Property... items available from the Defense Logistics Agency. Executive agencies shall satisfy their requirements... classes 5940, 5970, 5975, 5977, and 5995) from the Defense Electronic Supply Center (DESC), DLA...

  5. 41 CFR 101-26.603 - Electronic items available from the Defense Logistics Agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... available from the Defense Logistics Agency. 101-26.603 Section 101-26.603 Public Contracts and Property... items available from the Defense Logistics Agency. Executive agencies shall satisfy their requirements... classes 5940, 5970, 5975, 5977, and 5995) from the Defense Electronic Supply Center (DESC), DLA...

  6. 41 CFR 101-26.603 - Electronic items available from the Defense Logistics Agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... available from the Defense Logistics Agency. 101-26.603 Section 101-26.603 Public Contracts and Property... items available from the Defense Logistics Agency. Executive agencies shall satisfy their requirements... classes 5940, 5970, 5975, 5977, and 5995) from the Defense Electronic Supply Center (DESC), DLA...

  7. Measuring distributed leadership agency in a hospital context.

    PubMed

    Jønsson, Thomas; Unterrainer, Christine; Jeppesen, Hans-Jeppe; Jain, Ajay Kumar

    2016-09-19

    Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and validate an instrument that can measure distributed leadership (DL) as employees' active participation in DL tasks. The authors designate this as the distributed leadership agency (DLA). Design/methodology/approach Data were collected throughout all departments and occupational groups at a merged centralized hospital setting in Denmark. A total of 1,774 employees from 24 hospital departments and 16 occupational groups completed our survey. Structural equation model and confirmatory factor analyses were applied to identify appropriate items and a test for measurement invariance, predictive, discriminant and convergent validity, and ANOVAs were applied to analyse group differences in DLA. Findings The identified unidimensional questionnaire consists of seven items, as it is different from, but associated with, empowering leadership, organizational influence, attitude to participation and trust in management. As theoretically predicted, DLA is positively related to self-efficacy, job satisfaction and innovative behaviour. Chief physicians, permanent employees and employee representatives scored higher on the scale than the rest of their respective counterparts. Practical implications The survey offers a method to assess a distribution of leadership agency in hospital organizations. Such assessment may provide a basis for organizational and leadership development. Originality/value The present study provides a reliable and valid quantitative instrument that measures how much employees at all hierarchical levels are involved in concrete leadership activities in the hospital context. Taking a normative perspective the authors could show that DL - measured with the DLA-questionnaire - has positive effects on employees' behaviour.

  8. Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-09-03

    Offices of Selected Federal Agencies Congressional Research Service 1 Legislative Branch Congressional Budget Office Edward “Sandy” Davis...VA 22060-6221 Tel: (703) 767-5264 Fax: (703) 767-6312 http://www.dla.mil/ Defense Security Cooperation Agency Vanessa Murray Director...Fax: (202) 685-6077 http://www.marines.mil/units/hqmc/Pages/ default.aspx For Senate offices: Lt. Col. Harold R. Van Opdorp U.S.M.C. Deputy

  9. 9 CFR 201.67 - Packers not to own or finance selling agencies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Packers not to own or finance selling agencies. 201.67 Section 201.67 Animals and Animal Products GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ADMINISTRATION (PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS PROGRAMS), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REGULATIONS UNDER THE PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ACT Trade Practices § 201.6...

  10. Total Quality Management, DLA Finance Center

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1989-07-01

    ton. DC 20503. DATE 3. REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED SJuly 1989 4. TITLE AND SUBTIT’LE 5. FUNDING NUMBERS Total Quality Management , DLA Finance Center 6...1989 ~ D 14. SUBJECT TERMS 15. NUMBER OF PAGES TQM (Total Quality Management ), Continuous Process Improvement. ., I Management 16. PRICE CODE 17...CONCEPTS TQM BASICS Total Quality Management (TQM) is a concept which is based on the work of a variety of people in a variety of fields. It includes

  11. Supply Operations (DLA-O) Total Quality Management (TQM) Master Plan

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1989-07-01

    This document briefly outlines the DLA Directorate of Supply Operations plan to implement total quality management . It seeks to provide better...service to customers at a lower cost through continuous process improvement and commitment from everyone in the organization. Keywords: TQM (total Quality Management ), Supply operations; Continuous process improvement. (KR)

  12. Independent Review of the Defense Logistics Agencys Roles and Missions

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-12-01

    remaining wholesale consumables missions of tires, packaged petroleum, oils , and lubricants, and gases and cylinders were transferred from the...housekeeping supplies and equipment. Class III: Petroleum, oils , and lubricants. Class IV: Construction materials. Class V: Ammunition. Class VI...own appropriated funds that are deposited 9 The Construction and Equipment program within DLA Troop Support provides some Class VII non- weapons

  13. 20 CFR 411.410 - Does each referral from an EN to a State VR agency require its own agreement?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Does each referral from an EN to a State VR agency require its own agreement? 411.410 Section 411.410 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY...' Participation Agreements Between Employment Networks and State Vr Agencies § 411.410 Does each referral from an...

  14. 20 CFR 411.410 - Does each referral from an EN to a State VR agency require its own agreement?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Does each referral from an EN to a State VR agency require its own agreement? 411.410 Section 411.410 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY...' Participation Agreements Between Employment Networks and State Vr Agencies § 411.410 Does each referral from an...

  15. 20 CFR 411.410 - Does each referral from an EN to a State VR agency require its own agreement?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Does each referral from an EN to a State VR agency require its own agreement? 411.410 Section 411.410 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY...' Participation Agreements Between Employment Networks and State Vr Agencies § 411.410 Does each referral from an...

  16. Breed differences in development of anti-insulin antibodies in diabetic dogs and investigation of the role of dog leukocyte antigen (DLA) genes.

    PubMed

    Holder, Angela L; Kennedy, Lorna J; Ollier, William E R; Catchpole, Brian

    2015-10-15

    Administration of insulin for treatment of diabetes mellitus in dogs can stimulate an immune response, with a proportion of animals developing anti-insulin antibodies (AIA). For an IgG antibody response to occur, this would require B cell presentation of insulin peptides by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules, encoded by dog leukocyte antigen (DLA) genes, in order to receive T-cell help for class switching. DLA genes are highly polymorphic in the dog population and vary from breed to breed. The aim of the present study was to evaluate AIA reactivity in diabetic dogs of different breeds and to investigate whether DLA genes influence AIA status. Indirect ELISA was used to determine serological reactivity to insulin in diabetic dogs, treated with either a porcine or bovine insulin preparation. DLA haplotypes for diabetic dogs were determined by sequence-based typing of DLA-DRB1, -DQA1 and -DQB1 loci. Significantly greater insulin reactivity was seen in treated diabetic dogs (n=942) compared with non-diabetic dogs (n=100). Relatively few newly diagnosed diabetic dogs (3/109) were found to be AIA positive, although this provides evidence that insulin autoantibodies might be involved in the pathogenesis of the disease in some cases. Of the diabetic dogs treated with a bovine insulin preparation, 52.3% (182/348) were AIA positive, compared with 12.6% (75/594) of dogs treated with a porcine insulin preparation, suggesting that bovine insulin is more immunogenic. Breeds such as dachshund, Cairn terrier, miniature schnauzer and Tibetan terrier were more likely to develop AIA, whereas cocker spaniels were less likely to develop AIA, compared with crossbreed dogs. In diabetic dogs, DLA haplotype DRB1*0015--DQA1*006--DQB1*023 was associated with being AIA positive, whereas the haplotype DLA-DRB1*006--DQA1*005--DQB1*007 showed an association with being AIA negative. These research findings suggest that DLA genes influence AIA responses in treated diabetic

  17. 20 CFR 411.410 - Does each referral from an EN to a State VR agency require its own agreement?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Does each referral from an EN to a State VR...' Participation Agreements Between Employment Networks and State Vr Agencies § 411.410 Does each referral from an EN to a State VR agency require its own agreement? No. The agreements between ENs and State VR...

  18. 20 CFR 411.410 - Does each referral from an EN to a State VR agency require its own agreement?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Does each referral from an EN to a State VR...' Participation Agreements Between Employment Networks and State Vr Agencies § 411.410 Does each referral from an EN to a State VR agency require its own agreement? No. The agreements between ENs and State VR...

  19. 32 CFR 1288.4 - Responsibilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Responsibilities. 1288.4 Section 1288.4 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS REGISTRATION OF PRIVATELY OWNED MOTOR VEHICLES § 1288.4 Responsibilities. (a) HQ DLA. (1) The command security...

  20. 32 CFR 1288.4 - Responsibilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Responsibilities. 1288.4 Section 1288.4 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS REGISTRATION OF PRIVATELY OWNED MOTOR VEHICLES § 1288.4 Responsibilities. (a) HQ DLA. (1) The command security...

  1. 32 CFR 1288.4 - Responsibilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Responsibilities. 1288.4 Section 1288.4 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS REGISTRATION OF PRIVATELY OWNED MOTOR VEHICLES § 1288.4 Responsibilities. (a) HQ DLA. (1) The command security...

  2. 32 CFR 1288.4 - Responsibilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Responsibilities. 1288.4 Section 1288.4 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS REGISTRATION OF PRIVATELY OWNED MOTOR VEHICLES § 1288.4 Responsibilities. (a) HQ DLA. (1) The command security...

  3. 32 CFR 1288.4 - Responsibilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Responsibilities. 1288.4 Section 1288.4 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS REGISTRATION OF PRIVATELY OWNED MOTOR VEHICLES § 1288.4 Responsibilities. (a) HQ DLA. (1) The command security...

  4. Stable trichimerism after marrow grafting from 2 DLA-identical canine donors and nonmyeloablative conditioning

    PubMed Central

    Hogan, William; Kuhr, Christian S.; Diaconescu, Razvan; Harkey, Michael A.; Georges, George E.; Sale, George E.; Zellmer, Eustacia; Baran, Szczepan; Jochum, Christoph; Stone, Brad; Storb, Rainer

    2007-01-01

    Although hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is generally accomplished using a single donor, multiple donors have been used to enhance the speed of engraftment, particularly in the case of umbilical cord blood grafts. Here we posed the question in the canine HCT model whether stable dual-donor chimerism could be established using 2 DLA-identical donors. We identified 8 DLA-identical littermate triplets in which the marrow recipients received 2 Gy total body irradiation followed by marrow infusions from 2 donors and postgrafting immunosuppression. All 8 dogs showed initial “trichimerism,” which was sustained in 5 dogs, while 2 dogs rejected one of the allografts and remained mixed chimeras, and 1 dog rejected both allografts. Immune function in one trichimeric dog, as tested by mixed leukocyte culture response and antibody response to sheep red blood cells, was found to be normal. Five dogs received kidney grafts from one of their respective marrow donors at least 6 months after HCT without immunosuppressive drugs, and grafts in 4 dogs are surviving without rejection. In summary, following nonmyeloablative conditioning, simultaneous administration of marrow grafts from 2 DLA-identical littermates could result in sustained trichimerism, and immunologic tolerance could include a kidney graft from one of the marrow donors. PMID:17369487

  5. Summary Report on the Audit of Defense Logistics Agency 1995 Defense Base Realignment and Closure Data Collection Process.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1995-06-19

    VXW-ÄVAVKVX’AWXW/XVXV:*: OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL SUMMARY REPORT ON THE AUDIT OF DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 1995 DEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT...FOR DIRECTOR, DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY SUBJECT: Summary Report on the Audit of Defense Logistics Agency 1995 Defense Base Realignment and Closure...the data that DLA provides to support recommendations for the 1995 Commission. The specific objective for the audits was to determine whether the

  6. The Effect of Violations of the Constant Demand Assumption on the Defense Logistic Agency Requirements Model

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1994-09-01

    Pipeline stock is calculated by forecasting the projected requirements due to transportation time and counting out the amount of stock needed to cover...the "lead time" delay. Time needed for the transportation of an order is referred to as the lead time. "Lead time is the amount of time between the...Defenae Logistica Agency The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is an agency of the Department of Defense. "The National Security Act (NSA) established

  7. 32 CFR 1288.6 - Forms and reports.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Forms and reports. 1288.6 Section 1288.6 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS REGISTRATION OF PRIVATELY OWNED MOTOR VEHICLES § 1288.6 Forms and reports. (a) DLA form 1454 will be prepared...

  8. 32 CFR 1288.6 - Forms and reports.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Forms and reports. 1288.6 Section 1288.6 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS REGISTRATION OF PRIVATELY OWNED MOTOR VEHICLES § 1288.6 Forms and reports. (a) DLA form 1454 will be prepared...

  9. 32 CFR 1288.6 - Forms and reports.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Forms and reports. 1288.6 Section 1288.6 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS REGISTRATION OF PRIVATELY OWNED MOTOR VEHICLES § 1288.6 Forms and reports. (a) DLA form 1454 will be prepared...

  10. 32 CFR 1288.6 - Forms and reports.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Forms and reports. 1288.6 Section 1288.6 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS REGISTRATION OF PRIVATELY OWNED MOTOR VEHICLES § 1288.6 Forms and reports. (a) DLA form 1454 will be prepared...

  11. 32 CFR 1288.6 - Forms and reports.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Forms and reports. 1288.6 Section 1288.6 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS REGISTRATION OF PRIVATELY OWNED MOTOR VEHICLES § 1288.6 Forms and reports. (a) DLA form 1454 will be prepared...

  12. Estimating DoD Transportation Spending: Analyses of Contract and Payment Transactions

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-01-01

    the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and of expenditures by shipment material and volume (or cube). The analysis of DLA expenditures appears in Appendix...Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) not completely captured in DD350 data. Limited implementation outside the United States confines inferences that can be...Defense Information Systems Agency DLA Defense Logistics Agency DoD U.S. Department of Defense DoDAAC U.S. Department of Defense Activity Address Code

  13. The Nation's Combat Logistics Support Agency

    Science.gov Websites

    CENTCOM & SOCOM DLA Europe & Africa DLA Pacific History News Careers A graphic shows rows of cross -shaped gravestones in a cemetery with the words Heritage, History, Heroes over a partial American Flag background Remembering heritage, history and heroes on Memorial Day This Memorial Day, DLA employees and

  14. Followup Audit: DLA Officials Took Appropriate Actions to Address Concerns With Repair Parts for the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-04-29

    Followup Audit : DLA Officials Took Appropriate Actions to Address Concerns With Repair Parts for the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle A P R I L...Results in Brief Followup Audit : DLA Officials Took Appropriate Actions to Address Concerns With Repair Parts for the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled...and Maritime Paid Too Much for High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle Repair Parts,” (HMMWV) was issued on April 4, 2014. The audit

  15. Spatially resolved emission of a high-redshift DLA galaxy with the Keck/OSIRIS IFU

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Jorgenson, Regina A.; Wolfe, Arthur M., E-mail: raj@ifa.hawaii.edu

    2014-04-10

    We present the first Keck/OSIRIS infrared IFU observations of a high-redshift damped Lyα (DLA) galaxy detected in the line of sight to a background quasar. By utilizing the Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics to reduce the quasar point-spread function to FWHM ∼ 0.''15, we were able to search for and map the foreground DLA emission free from the quasar contamination. We present maps of the Hα and [O III] λλ5007, 4959 emission of DLA 2222–0946 at a redshift of z ∼ 2.35. From the composite spectrum over the Hα emission region, we measure a star formation rate of 9.5 ±more » 1.0 M {sub ☉} yr{sup –1} and a dynamical mass of M {sub dyn} = 6.1 × 10{sup 9} M {sub ☉}. The average star formation rate surface density is (Σ{sub SFR}) = 0.55 M {sub ☉} yr{sup –1} kpc{sup –2}, with a central peak of 1.7 M {sub ☉} yr{sup –1} kpc{sup –2}. Using the standard Kennicutt-Schmidt relation, this corresponds to a gas mass surface density of Σ{sub gas} = 243 M {sub ☉} pc{sup –2}. Integrating over the size of the galaxy, we find a total gas mass of M {sub gas} = 4.2 × 10{sup 9} M {sub ☉}. We estimate the gas fraction of DLA 2222–0946 to be f {sub gas} ∼ 40%. We detect [N II] λ6583 emission at 3σ significance with a flux corresponding to a metallicity of 75% solar. Comparing this metallicity with that derived from the low-ion absorption gas ∼6 kpc away, ∼30% solar, indicates possible evidence for a metallicity gradient or enriched in/outflow of gas. Kinematically, both Hα and [O III] emission show relatively constant velocity fields over the central galactic region. While we detect some red and blueshifted clumps of emission, they do not correspond with rotational signatures that support an edge-on disk interpretation.« less

  16. Safety of a picosecond laser with diffractive lens array (DLA) in the treatment of Fitzpatrick skin types IV to VI: A retrospective review.

    PubMed

    Haimovic, Adele; Brauer, Jeremy A; Cindy Bae, Yoon-Soo; Geronemus, Roy G

    2016-05-01

    Laser therapy in patients with skin of color is associated with an increased rate of complications. The 755-nm picosecond laser with the diffractive lens array (DLA) has been used for the treatment of scars, striae, and rejuvenation. By delivering high energy to focused areas, the DLA minimizes complications. This study explores the adverse events associated with treatment with the 755-nm picosecond laser with DLA in individuals with Fitzpatrick skin type IV to VI. A retrospective chart review of patients treated with the 755-nm picosecond laser with DLA with a standardized spot size of 6 mm, fluence of 0.71 J/cm(2), and pulse width of 750 to 850 picoseconds was performed. Standard clinical photographs were obtained before treatment and at follow-up. Treatment sites were assessed for dyspigmentation, erythema, edema, and herpetic lesions. A total of 56 patients with Fitzpatrick skin type IV to VI, atrophic and hypertrophic scars, and pigmented lesions or striae were included. Ten patients (17.9%) were lost to follow-up. Transient adverse events, most commonly erythema and hyperpigmentation, were reported after therapy; these resolved in all cases. Retrospective design is a limitation. The 755-nm picosecond laser with the DLA device may be a safe therapeutic alternative for unwanted scars, pigmented lesions, and striae in patients with skin of color. Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  17. 41 CFR 101-30.503 - Maintenance actions required.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ..., the agency shall submit data to GSA, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the Veterans Administration... submission to DLSC, except that civilian agencies receiving supply support on an item from a DLA center or... DLA center using DD Form 1685, Data Exchange and/or Proposed Revision of Catalog Data, or to the VA...

  18. 41 CFR 101-30.503 - Maintenance actions required.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ..., the agency shall submit data to GSA, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the Veterans Administration... submission to DLSC, except that civilian agencies receiving supply support on an item from a DLA center or... DLA center using DD Form 1685, Data Exchange and/or Proposed Revision of Catalog Data, or to the VA...

  19. 41 CFR 101-30.503 - Maintenance actions required.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ..., the agency shall submit data to GSA, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the Veterans Administration... submission to DLSC, except that civilian agencies receiving supply support on an item from a DLA center or... DLA center using DD Form 1685, Data Exchange and/or Proposed Revision of Catalog Data, or to the VA...

  20. 41 CFR 101-30.503 - Maintenance actions required.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ..., the agency shall submit data to GSA, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the Veterans Administration... submission to DLSC, except that civilian agencies receiving supply support on an item from a DLA center or... DLA center using DD Form 1685, Data Exchange and/or Proposed Revision of Catalog Data, or to the VA...

  1. The Total Quality Management Implementation Plan of the DLA Office of Comptroller

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1989-06-01

    throughout the private and public sectors . Since embracing the concept in March 1988, the Office of the Secretary of Defense has directed all Defense...those in the Military Departments and private sector . The establishment of the DLA Finance Center in Columbus, Ohio, will promote standardization of...process and customer. o Worksite amenities and Quality of Worklife elements. o Adoption of incentive programs under which employees share the

  2. Evaluation of a DLA-79 allele associated with multiple immune-mediated diseases in dogs.

    PubMed

    Friedenberg, Steven G; Buhrman, Greg; Chdid, Lhoucine; Olby, Natasha J; Olivry, Thierry; Guillaumin, Julien; O'Toole, Theresa; Goggs, Robert; Kennedy, Lorna J; Rose, Robert B; Meurs, Kathryn M

    2016-03-01

    Immune-mediated diseases are common and life-threatening disorders in dogs. Many canine immune-mediated diseases have strong breed predispositions and are believed to be inherited. However, the genetic mutations that cause these diseases are mostly unknown. As many immune-mediated diseases in humans share polymorphisms among a common set of genes, we conducted a candidate gene study of 15 of these genes across four immune-mediated diseases (immune-mediated hemolytic anemia, immune-mediated thrombocytopenia, immune-mediated polyarthritis (IMPA), and atopic dermatitis) in 195 affected and 206 unaffected dogs to assess whether causative or predictive polymorphisms might exist in similar genes in dogs. We demonstrate a strong association (Fisher's exact p = 0.0004 for allelic association, p = 0.0035 for genotypic association) between two polymorphic positions (10 bp apart) in exon 2 of one allele in DLA-79, DLA-79*001:02, and multiple immune-mediated diseases. The frequency of this allele was significantly higher in dogs with immune-mediated disease than in control dogs (0.21 vs. 0.12) and ranged from 0.28 in dogs with IMPA to 0.15 in dogs with atopic dermatitis. This allele has two non-synonymous substitutions (compared with the reference allele, DLA-79*001:01), resulting in F33L and N37D amino acid changes. These mutations occur in the peptide-binding pocket of the protein, and based upon our computational modeling studies, are likely to affect critical interactions with the peptide N-terminus. Further studies are warranted to confirm these findings more broadly and to determine the specific mechanism by which the identified variants alter canine immune system function.

  3. Ganoderma lucidum total triterpenes attenuate DLA induced ascites and EAC induced solid tumours in Swiss albino mice.

    PubMed

    Smina, T P; Mathew, J; Janardhanan, K K

    2016-04-30

    G. lucidum total triterpenes were assessed for its apoptosis-inducing and anti-tumour activities. The ability of the total triterpenes to induce apoptosis was evaluated in Dalton's lymphoma ascites (DLA) and Ehrlich's ascites carcinoma (EAC) cell lines. Total triterpenes were found to be highly cytotoxic to DLA and EAC cell lines with IC50 values 5 ± 0.32 and 7.9 ± 0.2 µg/ml respectively. Total triterpenes induced apoptosis in both cell lines which is evident from the DNA fragmentation assay. Anti-tumour activity was accessed using DLA induced solid and EAC induced ascites tumour models in Swiss albino mice. Administration of 10, 50 and 100 mg/kg b. wt. total triterpenes showed 11.86, 27.27 and 40.57% increase in life span of animals in ascites tumour model. Treatment with 10, 50 and 100 mg/kg b. wt. total triterpenes exhibited 76.86, 85.01 and 91.03% inhibition in tumour volume and 67.96, 72.38 and 77.90% inhibition in tumour weight respectively in the solid tumour model. The study reveals the significant dose-dependent anti-tumour activity of total triterpenes in both models. Total triterpenes were more active against the solid tumour than the ascites tumour. The anti-oxidant potential and ability to induce cell-specific apoptosis could be contributing to its anti-tumour activities.

  4. 76 FR 66727 - Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-10-27

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for...

  5. Auditory traits of "own voice".

    PubMed

    Kimura, Marino; Yotsumoto, Yuko

    2018-01-01

    People perceive their recorded voice differently from their actively spoken voice. The uncanny valley theory proposes that as an object approaches humanlike characteristics, there is an increase in the sense of familiarity; however, eventually a point is reached where the object becomes strangely similar and makes us feel uneasy. The feeling of discomfort experienced when people hear their recorded voice may correspond to the floor of the proposed uncanny valley. To overcome the feeling of eeriness of own-voice recordings, previous studies have suggested equalization of the recorded voice with various types of filters, such as step, bandpass, and low-pass, yet the effectiveness of these filters has not been evaluated. To address this, the aim of experiment 1 was to identify what type of voice recording was the most representative of one's own voice. The voice recordings were presented in five different conditions: unadjusted recorded voice, step filtered voice, bandpass filtered voice, low-pass filtered voice, and a voice for which the participants freely adjusted the parameters. We found large individual differences in the most representative own-voice filter. In order to consider roles of sense of agency, experiment 2 investigated if lip-synching would influence the rating of own voice. The result suggested lip-synching did not affect own voice ratings. In experiment 3, based on the assumption that the voices used in previous experiments corresponded to continuous representations of non-own voice to own voice, the existence of an uncanny valley was examined. Familiarity, eeriness, and the sense of own voice were rated. The result did not support the existence of an uncanny valley. Taken together, the experiments led us to the following conclusions: there is no general filter that can represent own voice for everyone, sense of agency has no effect on own voice rating, and the uncanny valley does not exist for own voice, specifically.

  6. 78 FR 22270 - Special Fraud Alert: Physician-Owned Entities

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    2013-04-15

    ...] Special Fraud Alert: Physician-Owned Entities AGENCY: Office of Inspector General (OIG), HHS. ACTION... Physician-Owned Entities. Specifically, the Special Fraud Alert addressed physician-owned entities that... publication of the Special Fraud Alert on Physician-Owned Entities, an inadvertent error appeared in the DATES...

  7. 32 CFR 323.4 - Responsibilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY PRIVACY PROGRAM § 323.4 Responsibilities. (a) General Counsel. The General Counsel, DLA, under the authority of the Director, Defense Logistics Agency: (1) Implements the DLA...

  8. DLA Class II Alleles and Haplotypes Are Associated with Risk for and Protection from Chronic Hepatitis in the English Springer Spaniel

    PubMed Central

    Bexfield, Nicholas H.; Watson, Penny J.; Aguirre-Hernandez, Jesús; Sargan, David R.; Tiley, Laurence; Heeney, Jonathan L.; Kennedy, Lorna J.

    2012-01-01

    Chronic hepatitis (CH) is common in dogs in the United Kingdom. An increased prevalence of the disease is seen in the English Springer spaniel (ESS), and this breed suffer from a severe form with young to middle aged female dogs being predisposed. The disease shares histological features with those of human viral hepatitis, although the specific aetiological agent has not yet been identified. The aim of the current study was to investigate whether dog leucocyte antigen (DLA) class II alleles and haplotypes are associated with susceptibility/resistance to CH in the ESS. Sequence-based genotyping of the polymorphic exon 2 from DLA-DRB1, -DQA1 and -DQB1 class II loci were performed in 66 ESSs with CH and 84 healthy controls. There was a significant difference in the distribution of the protective alleles DRB1*00501 (3.0% vs. 12.0%, odds ratio [OR] = 0.23, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.06–0.74) and DQB1*00501 (3.8% vs. 12.0%, OR = 0.29, 95% CI = 0.09–0.85) between cases and controls. The haplotype DLA-DRB1*00501/DQA1*00301/DQB1*00501 was present in 11.9% of controls and 3.0% of cases and was significantly associated with protection against disease development (OR = 0.26, 95% CI = 0.08–0.80). There was a significant difference in the distribution of the risk alleles DRB1*00601 (14.4% vs. 6.5%, OR = 2.40, 95% CI = 1.10–5.63) and DQB1*00701 (14.4% vs. 6.5%, OR = 2.40, 95% CI = 1.10–5.63) between cases and controls. A risk haplotype (DLA-DRB1*00601/DQA1*005011/DQB1*00701) was present in 14.4% of cases and 6.5% of controls and conferred an elevated risk of developing CH with an OR of 3.13 (95% CI = 1.20–8.26). These results demonstrate that DLA class II is significantly associated with risk and protection from developing CH in ESSs. PMID:22870335

  9. DLA Class II Alleles Are Associated with Risk for Canine Symmetrical Lupoid Onychodystropy (SLO)

    PubMed Central

    Wilbe, Maria; Ziener, Martine Lund; Aronsson, Anita; Harlos, Charlotte; Sundberg, Katarina; Norberg, Elin; Andersson, Lisa; Lindblad-Toh, Kerstin; Hedhammar, Åke; Andersson, Göran; Lingaas, Frode

    2010-01-01

    Symmetrical lupoid onychodystrophy (SLO) is an immune-mediated disease in dogs affecting the claws with a suggested autoimmune aethiology. Sequence-based genotyping of the polymorphic exon 2 from DLA-DRB1, -DQA1, and -DQB1 class II loci were performed in a total of 98 SLO Gordon setter cases and 98 healthy controls. A risk haplotype (DRB1*01801/DQA1*00101/DQB1*00802) was present in 53% of cases and 34% of controls and conferred an elevated risk of developing SLO with an odds ratio (OR) of 2.1. When dogs homozygous for the risk haplotype were compared to all dogs not carrying the haplotype the OR was 5.4. However, a stronger protective haplotype (DRB1*02001/DQA1*00401/DQB1*01303, OR = 0.03, 1/OR = 33) was present in 16.8% of controls, but only in a single case (0.5%). The effect of the protective haplotype was clearly stronger than the risk haplotype, since 11.2% of the controls were heterozygous for the risk and protective haplotypes, whereas this combination was absent from cases. When the dogs with the protective haplotype were excluded, an OR of 2.5 was obtained when dogs homozygous for the risk haplotype were compared to those heterozygous for the risk haplotype, suggesting a co-dominant effect of the risk haplotype. In smaller sample sizes of the bearded collie and giant schnauzer breeds we found the same or similar haplotypes, sharing the same DQA1 allele, over-represented among the cases suggesting that the risk is associated primarily with DLA-DQ. We obtained conclusive results that DLA class II is significantly associated with risk of developing SLO in Gordon setters, thus supporting that SLO is an immune-mediated disease. Further studies of SLO in dogs may provide important insight into immune privilege of the nail apparatus and also knowledge about a number of inflammatory disorders of the nail apparatus like lichen planus, psoriasis, alopecia areata and onycholysis. PMID:20808798

  10. 22 CFR 228.33 - Foreign government-owned organizations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Foreign government-owned organizations. 228.33... of Services for USAID Financing § 228.33 Foreign government-owned organizations. Firms operated as... institutions) which are wholly or partially owned by foreign governments or agencies thereof are not eligible...

  11. 22 CFR 228.33 - Foreign government-owned organizations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Foreign government-owned organizations. 228.33... of Services for USAID Financing § 228.33 Foreign government-owned organizations. Firms operated as... institutions) which are wholly or partially owned by foreign governments or agencies thereof are not eligible...

  12. 76 FR 21809 - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-04-19

    ... Defense Logistics Agency. [cir] 252.216-7004. Provides needed editorial changes in the clause number in... ``Defense Logistics Agency'' in the definition of ``contracting activity'' to read as follows: 202.101 Definitions. * * * * * Contracting activity * * * Defense Logistics Agency DLA Acquisition (J-7) DLA Aviation...

  13. Flat electron beam sources for DLA accelerators

    DOE PAGES

    Ody, A.; Musumeci, P.; Maxson, J.; ...

    2016-10-26

    In this study we discuss the application of the flat beam transform to generate beams suitable for injection into slab-symmetric dielectric laser-driven accelerators (DLAs). A study of the focusing requirements to keep the particles within the tight apertures characterizing these accelerators shows the benefits of employing ultralow beam emittances. The slab geometry of the many dielectric accelerating structures strongly favors the use of flat beams with large ratio between vertical and horizontal emittances. We employ particle tracking simulations to study the application of the flat beam transform for two injector designs, a DC non relativistic photogun and a 1.6 cellmore » S-band RF photoinjector, obtaining in both cases emittance ratios between the horizontal and vertical plane in excess of 100 in agreement with simple analytical estimates. The 4 MeV RF photoinjector study-case can be directly applied to the UCLA Pegasus beamline and shows normalized emittances down to < 3 nm in the vertical dimension for beam charges up to 20 fC, enabling a two-stage DLA experiment.« less

  14. 75 FR 25844 - Class Deviation From FAR 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside

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    2010-05-10

    ... Small Business Set-Aside AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, DoD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This is to...) regarding partial small business set-asides for Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) bulk fuels solicitations and resulting contract awards. DLA is requesting Department of...

  15. DLA based compressed sensing for high resolution MR microscopy of neuronal tissue

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Nguyen, Khieu-Van; Li, Jing-Rebecca; Radecki, Guillaume; Ciobanu, Luisa

    2015-10-01

    In this work we present the implementation of compressed sensing (CS) on a high field preclinical scanner (17.2 T) using an undersampling trajectory based on the diffusion limited aggregation (DLA) random growth model. When applied to a library of images this approach performs better than the traditional undersampling based on the polynomial probability density function. In addition, we show that the method is applicable to imaging live neuronal tissues, allowing significantly shorter acquisition times while maintaining the image quality necessary for identifying the majority of neurons via an automatic cell segmentation algorithm.

  16. 32 CFR 323.6 - Exemption rules.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY PRIVACY PROGRAM § 323.6 Exemption rules. (a) The Director, DLA or designee may... proceedings. (c) Exempt Records Systems. All systems of records maintained by the Defense Logistics Agency... Identifier: S500.20 (Specific exemption). (1) System name: Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Criminal Incident...

  17. 32 CFR 323.6 - Exemption rules.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY PRIVACY PROGRAM § 323.6 Exemption rules. (a) The Director, DLA or designee may... proceedings. (c) Exempt Records Systems. All systems of records maintained by the Defense Logistics Agency... Identifier: S500.20 (Specific exemption). (1) System name: Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Criminal Incident...

  18. 25 CFR 15.101 - When should I notify the agency of the death of a person owning trust or restricted property?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 25 Indians 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false When should I notify the agency of the death of a person owning trust or restricted property? 15.101 Section 15.101 Indians BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PROBATE PROBATE OF INDIAN ESTATES, EXCEPT FOR MEMBERS OF THE OSAGE NATION AND THE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES Starting the Probate...

  19. DLA based compressed sensing for high resolution MR microscopy of neuronal tissue.

    PubMed

    Nguyen, Khieu-Van; Li, Jing-Rebecca; Radecki, Guillaume; Ciobanu, Luisa

    2015-10-01

    In this work we present the implementation of compressed sensing (CS) on a high field preclinical scanner (17.2 T) using an undersampling trajectory based on the diffusion limited aggregation (DLA) random growth model. When applied to a library of images this approach performs better than the traditional undersampling based on the polynomial probability density function. In addition, we show that the method is applicable to imaging live neuronal tissues, allowing significantly shorter acquisition times while maintaining the image quality necessary for identifying the majority of neurons via an automatic cell segmentation algorithm. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  20. Multiple autoimmune diseases syndrome in Italian Greyhounds: preliminary studies of genome-wide diversity and possible associations within the dog leukocyte antigen (DLA) complex.

    PubMed

    Pedersen, Niels C; Liu, Hongwei; Greenfield, Daniel L; Echols, Layle Griffioen

    2012-01-15

    A disorder manifested by multiple autoimmune disorders, and resembling autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 2 (APS-2) in humans, may exist in Italian Greyhounds. The incidence of this disorder is increasing and its potential impact on the health of the breed is becoming of great concern. The aims of the present study were to document the existence of this syndrome, conduct a preliminary assessment of genetic diversity across the breed and within affected and unaffected dogs, determine whether the disorder associates with the dog leukocyte antigen (DLA) complex, and demonstrate similarities to APS-2 of humans. To these ends, information on disease, pedigrees, and blood or buccal swab samples were collected from affected and healthy Italian Greyhounds and extracted DNA analyzed. Analysis of Y chromosome markers and mitochondrial DNA sequences showed that Italian Greyhounds evolved from a single patriline and two major and four minor matrilines. A panel of 24 highly polymorphic simple tandem repeat (STR) markers across 20 autosomes demonstrated that affected and unaffected dogs were not distinguishable from the population as a whole by heterozygosity, F-statistics, and principal component analysis (PCA). However, analysis of allele frequencies at each STR loci identified regions of increased or decreased disease risk on four chromosomes. A similar genetic analysis using 109 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) across the DLA region showed differences between affected and unaffected dogs. PCA and zygosity mapping of DLA SNPs from unrelated dogs demonstrated two distinct subpopulations among the affected individuals. One population was very homozygous and the other closely resembled unaffected dogs in its heterozygosity, suggesting the evolution of a disease prone bloodline as a result of non-random selection. Exon 2 sequencing of the DLA class II genes demonstrated 5-8 alleles at each locus and 14 three loci haplotypes. Two specific haplotypes containing DRB1

  1. Multiple origins for the DLA at zabs = 0.313 toward PKS 1127-145 indicated by a complex dust depletion pattern of Ca, Ti, and Mn

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Guber, C. R.; Richter, P.; Wendt, M.

    2018-01-01

    Aims: We aim to investigate the dust depletion properties of optically thick gas in and around galaxies and its origin we study in detail the dust depletion patterns of Ti, Mn, and Ca in the multi-component damped Lymanα (DLA) absorber at zabs = 0.313 toward the quasar PKS 1127-145. Methods: We performed a detailed spectral analysis of the absorption profiles of Ca II, Mn II, Ti II, and Na I associated with the DLA toward PKS 1127-145, based on optical high-resolution data obtained with the UVES instrument at the Very Large Telescope. We obtained column densities and Doppler-parameters for the ions listed above and determine their gas-phase abundances, from which we conclude on their dust depletion properties. We compared the Ca and Ti depletion properties of this DLA with that of other DLAs. Results: One of the six analyzed absorption components (component 3) shows a striking underabundance of Ti and Mn in the gas-phase, indicating the effect of dust depletion for these elements and a locally enhanced dust-to-gas ratio. In this DLA and in other similar absorbers, the Mn II abundance follows that of Ti II very closely, implying that both ions are equally sensitive to the dust depletion effects. Conclusions: Our analysis indicates that the DLA toward PKS 1127-145 has multiple origins. With its narrow line width and its strong dust depletion, component 3 points toward the presence of a neutral gas disk from a faint LSB galaxy in front of PKS 1127-145, while the other, more diffuse and dust-poor, absorption components possibly are related to tidal gas features from the interaction between the various, optically confirmed galaxy-group members. In general, the Mn/Ca II ratio in sub-DLAs and DLAs possibly serves as an important indicator to discriminate between dust-rich and dust-poor in neutral gas in and around galaxies.

  2. 40 CFR 35.2034 - Privately owned individual systems.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Privately owned individual systems. 35.2034 Section 35.2034 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE Grants for Construction of Treatment Works § 35.2034 Privately owned...

  3. 78 FR 17383 - Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact...

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    2013-03-21

    ... standard Jet A aviation fuel in most aircraft could significantly reduce fuel transport distances and... Mobility Fuel Purchasing Programs AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency Energy (DLA Energy), DoD. ACTION... fuel purchase programs. DLA Energy currently operates two programs for mobility fuel contracts, Direct...

  4. 32 CFR Appendix B to Part 286 - Addressing FOIA Requests

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... Administration Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition & Technology) Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Logistics... Experiments Command Center On-Site Inspection Agency Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Director..., VA 22314-1651. AP2.2.9. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). DLA records may be requested from its...

  5. 32 CFR Appendix B to Part 286 - Addressing FOIA Requests

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... Administration Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition & Technology) Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Logistics... Experiments Command Center On-Site Inspection Agency Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Director..., VA 22314-1651. AP2.2.9. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). DLA records may be requested from its...

  6. 32 CFR Appendix B to Part 286 - Addressing FOIA Requests

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... Administration Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition & Technology) Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Logistics... Experiments Command Center On-Site Inspection Agency Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Director..., VA 22314-1651. AP2.2.9. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). DLA records may be requested from its...

  7. 32 CFR Appendix B to Part 286 - Addressing FOIA Requests

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... Administration Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition & Technology) Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Logistics... Experiments Command Center On-Site Inspection Agency Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Director..., VA 22314-1651. AP2.2.9. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). DLA records may be requested from its...

  8. 32 CFR 1292.4 - Responsibilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Responsibilities. 1292.4 Section 1292.4 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS SECURITY OF DLA ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES § 1292.4 Responsibilities. (a) HQ DLA. (1) The Director, DLA/Deputy...

  9. 32 CFR 1292.4 - Responsibilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Responsibilities. 1292.4 Section 1292.4 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS SECURITY OF DLA ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES § 1292.4 Responsibilities. (a) HQ DLA. (1) The Director, DLA/Deputy...

  10. 32 CFR 1292.4 - Responsibilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Responsibilities. 1292.4 Section 1292.4 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS SECURITY OF DLA ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES § 1292.4 Responsibilities. (a) HQ DLA. (1) The Director, DLA/Deputy...

  11. 32 CFR 1292.4 - Responsibilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Responsibilities. 1292.4 Section 1292.4 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS SECURITY OF DLA ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES § 1292.4 Responsibilities. (a) HQ DLA. (1) The Director, DLA/Deputy...

  12. 76 FR 44939 - Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing

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    2011-07-27

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Government-Owned Inventions.... SUMMARY: The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for... inventions to extend market coverage for companies and may also be available for licensing. ADDRESSES...

  13. Improving DLA Aviation Engineering’s Support to its Customers and the DoD Supply Chain

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-10-01

    costs and first article test costs) and (2) DLA supply chain responsiveness as measured in terms of the days required to satisfy unfilled orders ( UFOs ...135,000 UFOs or requisitions at any time. This number of UFOs overstates the magnitude of the backorder problem since many of these backorders are...backorders or long term unfilled orders ( UFOs ). This can have serious implications for the materiel readiness of those weapon systems that utilize

  14. 78 FR 37692 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Contracting With Women-Owned Small Business Concerns

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    2013-06-21

    ...-AM59 Federal Acquisition Regulation; Contracting With Women-Owned Small Business Concerns AGENCY... disadvantaged women-owned small business concerns and to women-owned small business concerns eligible under the... for [[Page 37693

  15. Defense Logistics Agency Did Not Fully Implement the Business Enterprise Architecture Procure-to-Pay Business Process in the Enterprise Business System

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-10-28

    change. Enterprise Business System In August 2000, DLA began developing its Enterprise Resource Planning ( ERP ) system by initiating the Business...the EBS core system. EBS became the ERP system solution supporting DLA nonenergy commodity activities. DLA subsequently enhanced its EBS...capabilities by adding SAP software that supported DLA Enterprise Operational Accounting, real property, and inventory management functions. As part of the

  16. 78 FR 52085 - VA Veteran-Owned Small Business Verification Guidelines

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-08-22

    ... DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 38 CFR Part 74 RIN 2900-AO49 VA Veteran-Owned Small Business Verification Guidelines AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This document... Domestic Assistance This final rule affects the verification guidelines of veteran- owned small businesses...

  17. 48 CFR 52.204-17 - Ownership or Control of Offeror.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE... outside the United States and its outlying areas that the DLA Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE...

  18. 48 CFR 8.703 - Procurement list.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... the General Services Administration (GSA) Supply Catalog and GSA's Customer Service Center Catalogs... Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). GSA, DLA, and VA are central...

  19. 48 CFR 8.703 - Procurement list.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... identified in the General Services Administration (GSA) Supply Catalog and GSA's Customer Service Center... the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). GSA, DLA, and VA are...

  20. 48 CFR 8.703 - Procurement list.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... identified in the General Services Administration (GSA) Supply Catalog and GSA's Customer Service Center... the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). GSA, DLA, and VA are...

  1. Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Needs to Improve Demilitarization Program Self-Assessment Evaluations - Redacted

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-12-20

    Program Self -Assessment Evaluations I N T E G R I T Y  E F F I C I E N C Y  A C C O U N T A B I L I T Y  E X C E L L E N C E Mission Our mission...Project No. D2016-D000RD-0057.000) │ i Results in Brief Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Needs to Improve Demilitarization Program Self ...mutilation contractor3 in Holbrook, New York, the two sites we visited. However, for self -assessment evaluations4 at three DLA Centralized

  2. 48 CFR 4.1801 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE... outside the United States and its outlying areas that the DLA Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE...

  3. Down Stairs That Are Never Your Own: Supporting People with Developmental Disabilities in Their Own Homes.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    O'Brien, John

    The current standard in providing residential services for individuals with severe disabilities favors serving small groups of people with similar levels of assistance needs in ordinary housing units, which are owned or leased by nonprofit agencies, funded by a mix of federal and state funds, and employ shift workers who provide professionally…

  4. 48 CFR 552.211-92 - Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) using passive tags.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... Logistics Agency (DLA) or Department of Defense (DoD) destinations. Shipments shall be tagged in accordance with 48 CFR clause 252.211-7006. Shipments to GSA Distribution Centers with final destinations to DLA...

  5. 48 CFR 552.211-92 - Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) using passive tags.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... Logistics Agency (DLA) or Department of Defense (DoD) destinations. Shipments shall be tagged in accordance with 48 CFR clause 252.211-7006. Shipments to GSA Distribution Centers with final destinations to DLA...

  6. 48 CFR 552.211-92 - Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) using passive tags.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... Logistics Agency (DLA) or Department of Defense (DoD) destinations. Shipments shall be tagged in accordance with 48 CFR clause 252.211-7006. Shipments to GSA Distribution Centers with final destinations to DLA...

  7. DoD Depot-Level Reparable Supply Chain Management: Process Effectiveness and Opportunities for Improvement

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-01-01

    Memorandum QBO quantity by owner RAPS Rotables Allocation and Planning System RBOM repair bill of materials RC Recoverability Code RI Rock Island RMC...Service-owned inventory on hand in DLA distribution centers was determined using the DLA Quantity by Owner ( QBO ) file, which records the amount of...on analysis of DLA QBO file data). 4 DoD Depot-Level Reparable Supply Chain Management Budget (OMB) guidance is also very low4 and some argue

  8. Defense Inventory: Defense Logistics Agency Needs to Expand on Efforts to More Effectively Manage Spare Parts

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-05-01

    Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 May 11, 2010 The Honorable Solomon P. Ortiz Chairman The Honorable J . Randy Forbes...those levels in its reorder point calculus . 12A purchase request is a requisition for an item that has not yet been placed on order. A purchase...mean that DLA is being wasteful. They asserted that DLA strives to be a good steward of government resources. However, without such metrics, DLA cannot

  9. The Benefits of Recycling Silver - A Precious Metal.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1985-09-01

    recovery and refinement. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA): Agency responsible for providing, through DLA centers, the most effective and economical support...because of restrictive laws and regulations, mining is either prohibited or economically unfeasible. 5. The stockpile of strategic and critical materials...to maximize recovery efforts. DPDM-R also maintains overall responsibility to conduct the PMRP. The PMRP promotes the economic recovery of precious

  10. 77 FR 5832 - Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests; Renewal of OMB Control Number

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-02-06

    ...] Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests; Renewal of OMB Control Number AGENCY: Bureau of Land... Federally-owned mineral interests. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) previously approved this...: Title: Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests (43 CFR Part 2720). OMB Control Number: 1004-0153...

  11. Detection Of DLA Candidate Galaxies Towards PKS 1756+237 And Q 0551-366 At z=1.67,1.96

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Wong, Andre; Roth, K.

    2007-12-01

    We present the results of an adaptive optics imaging search for damped Lyman-α galaxies near the vicinity of quasars PKS 1756+237 and Q 0551-366. Prior spectral studies have detected damped Lyman-α or strong metal line absorption in the spectra of the two quasars corresponding to redshifts of z=1.67 and z=1.96, respectively. Both these systems are distinctive due to the confirmed detections of C I absorption, with molecular H also present in the spectra of the DLA towards Q 0551-366. Data was obtained in October 2001 and April 2002 using the University of Hawaii (IfA) Hokupa'a/QUIRC 36-element curvature AO system at Gemini North Observatory. The Hokupa'a AO system allowed users to guide on faint guide stars ( 17.5 mag), with a resulting resolution of 0.26” in the imaging data presented here. We have identified candidate DLA galaxies toward each of the quasars. The candidate for PKS 1756+237 is well separated from the quasar, while the Q 0551-366 candidate is only apparent after PSF subtraction. The Gemini Observatory is operated by the AURA, Inc. , under a cooperative agreement with the NSF on behalf of the Gemini partnership.

  12. Department of Defense In-Transit Visibility Modifications

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-05-23

    theorists from medieval through modern times emphasize the magnitude of a responsive logistical system. Sun Bin was a military philosopher during the...Logistics Agency (DLA) provides armed services with food, clothing , textiles, medicines, medical equipment, and construction supplies. DLA performs an

  13. 78 FR 57664 - Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing

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    2013-09-19

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice 13-106] Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of Availability of Inventions for Licensing. SUMMARY: Patent applications on the inventions listed below assigned...

  14. 78 FR 13906 - Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing

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    2013-03-01

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice 13-015] Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of Availability of Inventions for Licensing. SUMMARY: Patent applications on the inventions listed below assigned...

  15. 78 FR 13905 - Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing

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    2013-03-01

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice 13-018] Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of Availability of Inventions for Licensing. SUMMARY: Patent applications on the inventions listed below assigned...

  16. 78 FR 19744 - Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing

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    2013-04-02

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice 13-026] Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of Availability of Inventions for Licensing. SUMMARY: Patent applications on the inventions listed below assigned...

  17. 75 FR 54656 - Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing

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    2010-09-08

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice (10-109)] Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of Availability of Inventions for Licensing. SUMMARY: Patent applications on the inventions listed below assigned...

  18. 78 FR 13905 - Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing

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    2013-03-01

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice 13-017] Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of Availability of Inventions for Licensing. SUMMARY: Patent applications on the inventions listed below assigned...

  19. 78 FR 57663 - Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-09-19

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice 13-104] Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of availability of inventions for licensing. SUMMARY: Patent applications on the inventions listed below assigned...

  20. 78 FR 57664 - Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-09-19

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice 13-103] Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of Availability of Inventions for Licensing. SUMMARY: Patent applications on the inventions listed below assigned...

  1. 75 FR 54656 - Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-09-08

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice (10-107)] Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of availability of inventions for licensing. SUMMARY: Patent applications on the inventions listed below assigned...

  2. 75 FR 28663 - Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing

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    2010-05-21

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice (10-057)] Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of availability of inventions for licensing. SUMMARY: Patent applications on the inventions listed below assigned...

  3. 78 FR 29388 - Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-05-20

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice (13-047)] Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of Availability of Inventions for Licensing. SUMMARY: The inventions listed below assigned to the National...

  4. 78 FR 29388 - Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-05-20

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice (13-052)] Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of Availability of Inventions for Licensing. SUMMARY: Patent applications on the inventions listed below assigned...

  5. 78 FR 29388 - Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-05-20

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice (13-054)] Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of Availability of Inventions for Licensing. SUMMARY: Patent applications on the inventions listed below assigned...

  6. 78 FR 29387 - Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-05-20

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice (13-058)] Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of Availability of Inventions for Licensing. SUMMARY: Patent applications on the inventions listed below assigned...

  7. 78 FR 29386 - Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-05-20

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice (13-053)] Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of Availability of Inventions for Licensing. SUMMARY: Patent applications on the inventions listed below assigned...

  8. 78 FR 57665 - Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-09-19

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice 13-105] Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of Availability of Inventions for Licensing. SUMMARY: The inventions listed below assigned to the National...

  9. 32 CFR 1290.2 - Purpose and scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS... Federal Magistrate System by DLA. This part 1290 is applicable to HQ DLA, Defense Supply Centers (DSC's), less Defense Fuel Supply Center and Defense Industrial Supply Center, and to Defense Depots, less...

  10. 32 CFR 1290.2 - Purpose and scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS... Federal Magistrate System by DLA. This part 1290 is applicable to HQ DLA, Defense Supply Centers (DSC's), less Defense Fuel Supply Center and Defense Industrial Supply Center, and to Defense Depots, less...

  11. 32 CFR 1290.2 - Purpose and scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS... Federal Magistrate System by DLA. This part 1290 is applicable to HQ DLA, Defense Supply Centers (DSC's), less Defense Fuel Supply Center and Defense Industrial Supply Center, and to Defense Depots, less...

  12. 32 CFR 1290.2 - Purpose and scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS... Federal Magistrate System by DLA. This part 1290 is applicable to HQ DLA, Defense Supply Centers (DSC's), less Defense Fuel Supply Center and Defense Industrial Supply Center, and to Defense Depots, less...

  13. 32 CFR 1290.2 - Purpose and scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS... Federal Magistrate System by DLA. This part 1290 is applicable to HQ DLA, Defense Supply Centers (DSC's), less Defense Fuel Supply Center and Defense Industrial Supply Center, and to Defense Depots, less...

  14. 76 FR 72691 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-11-25

    ... into the DLA accounting and financial management process. Records are used by the DOD Components who...: Financial Compliance and Process Management (J-89), Headquarters, Defense Logistics Agency, 8725 John J... DoD Components who receive accounting and financial management support from DLA under an...

  15. Loglines. July - August 2010

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-08-01

    that particular activity or not. assist this effort. We are DLA will help we work toward creating a single-agency environment , we will also build a...24 helps services test renewable fuels. We are DLA 30 single-agency environment , create a sense of community among global workforce...lock? And for a basic light double switch? Do they want steel or The pricing and quality of each justify costs. Product safety is also considered

  16. Synthesis and characterization of near-infrared absorbing water soluble squaraines and study of their photodynamic effects in DLA live cells.

    PubMed

    Shafeekh, Kulathinte M; Soumya, Mohanannair S; Rahim, Moochikkadavath A; Abraham, Annie; Das, Suresh

    2014-01-01

    Here, we report the synthesis, photophysical properties and photodynamic effects in DLA live cells of three water soluble squaraine dyes, viz. bisbenzothiazolium squaraine dyes SQMI and SQDI with iodine in one and both benzothiazolium units, respectively, and an unsymmetrical squaraine dye ASQI containing iodinated benzothiazolium and aniline substituents. The diiodinated SQDI showed an anomalous trend in both fluorescence and triplet quantum yields over the monoiodinated SQMI, with SQDI showing higher fluorescence and lower triplet quantum yields compared to SQMI. Nanosecond laser flash photolysis of SQDI and SQMI indicated the formation of triplet excited states with quantum yield of 0.19 and 0.26, respectively. On photoirradiation, both the SQDI and SQMI generate singlet oxygen and it was observed that both dyes undergoing oxidation reactions with the singlet oxygen generated. ASQI which exhibited a lower triplet quantum yield of 0.06 was, however, stable and did not react with the singlet oxygen generated. In vitro cytotoxicity studies of these dyes in DLA live cells were performed using Trypan blue dye exclusion method and it reflect an order of cytotoxicity of SQDI>SQMI>ASQI. Intracellular generation of the ROS was confirmed by dichlorofluorescein assay after the in vitro PDT. © 2014 The American Society of Photobiology.

  17. 78 FR 13905 - Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-03-01

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice 13-020] Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of... to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and...

  18. 78 FR 57664 - Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-09-19

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice 13-107] Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of... to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and...

  19. 75 FR 54656 - Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-09-08

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice (10-106)] Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of... to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and...

  20. 77 FR 54935 - Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-09-06

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice (12-063)] Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of... to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and...

  1. 78 FR 19743 - Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-04-02

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice 13-025] Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of... to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and...

  2. 78 FR 13905 - Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-03-01

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice 13-016] Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of... to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and...

  3. 75 FR 78225 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey of Minority-Owned Business Participation...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-12-15

    ... . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The Minority Business Development Agency's (MBDA) Research and Knowledge... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Minority Business Development Agency Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey of Minority-Owned Business Participation, Opportunities and Barriers to Global...

  4. 77 FR 21573 - Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-04-10

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, HHS. ACTION: Notice... the indicated licensing contact at the Office of Technology Transfer, National Institutes of Health...

  5. 76 FR 13193 - Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-03-10

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, HHS. ACTION: Notice... the indicated licensing contact at the Office of Technology Transfer, National Institutes of Health...

  6. 75 FR 22562 - Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-04-29

    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Docket ID: DOD-2010-OS-0057] Privacy Act of 1974... Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. S335.01 System name: Training and Employee... training funded or sponsored by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to include DLA employees, Department of...

  7. Assessing Self-Awareness through Gaze Agency

    PubMed Central

    Crespi, Sofia Allegra; de’Sperati, Claudio

    2016-01-01

    We define gaze agency as the awareness of the causal effect of one’s own eye movements in gaze-contingent environments, which might soon become a widespread reality with the diffusion of gaze-operated devices. Here we propose a method for measuring gaze agency based on self-monitoring propensity and sensitivity. In one task, naïf observers watched bouncing balls on a computer monitor with the goal of discovering the cause of concurrently presented beeps, which were generated in real-time by their saccades or by other events (Discovery Task). We manipulated observers’ self-awareness by pre-exposing them to a condition in which beeps depended on gaze direction or by focusing their attention to their own eyes. These manipulations increased propensity to agency discovery. In a second task, which served to monitor agency sensitivity at the sensori-motor level, observers were explicitly asked to detect gaze agency (Detection Task). Both tasks turned out to be well suited to measure both increases and decreases of gaze agency. We did not find evident oculomotor correlates of agency discovery or detection. A strength of our approach is that it probes self-monitoring propensity–difficult to evaluate with traditional tasks based on bodily agency. In addition to putting a lens on this novel cognitive function, measuring gaze agency could reveal subtle self-awareness deficits in pathological conditions and during development. PMID:27812138

  8. 40 CFR 35.6330 - Title to federally owned property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Title to federally owned property. 35.6330 Section 35.6330 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE Cooperative Agreements and Superfund State Contracts for Superfund...

  9. 40 CFR 35.6330 - Title to federally owned property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Title to federally owned property. 35.6330 Section 35.6330 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE Cooperative Agreements and Superfund State Contracts for Superfund...

  10. 40 CFR 35.6330 - Title to federally owned property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Title to federally owned property. 35.6330 Section 35.6330 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE Cooperative Agreements and Superfund State Contracts for Superfund...

  11. 40 CFR 35.6330 - Title to federally owned property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Title to federally owned property. 35.6330 Section 35.6330 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE Cooperative Agreements and Superfund State Contracts for Superfund...

  12. 40 CFR 1506.5 - Agency responsibility.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... of paragraph (a) of this section, shall make its own evaluation of the environmental issues and take... 1506.5 Protection of Environment COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF NEPA § 1506.5 Agency responsibility. (a) Information. If an agency requires an applicant to submit environmental...

  13. Agency elicits body-ownership: proprioceptive drift toward a synchronously acting external proxy.

    PubMed

    Asai, Tomohisa

    2016-05-01

    Awareness of our own bodies (sense of body-ownership) and actions (sense of agency) is fundamental for self-consciousness. In the rubber hand illusion, watching a rubber hand being stroked synchronously as one's own unseen hand is also stroked causes the observer to attribute the rubber hand to their own body. The findings of the series of experiments reported here suggest that body-ownership, measured using proprioceptive drift, is elicited by the external acting proxy that drives the sense of agency. While participants clasped and unclasped their left hand for 60 s, they focused on video feedback on a monitor in front of them. Proprioceptive drift was observed only under the conditions, including synchronized conditions, where the sense of agency for the acting proxy occurred, suggesting an essential interaction between body-ownership and agency.

  14. 78 FR 31948 - Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-05-28

    ... listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in... coverage for companies and may also be available for licensing. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Licensing... precise and reliable quantification. Currently, there is no approved drug to treat FXS. The invention...

  15. 78 FR 69700 - Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-11-20

    ... agent for cognitive disorders (such as schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, dyskinesia, depression... listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of...

  16. 32 CFR 323.2 - Applicability.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY PRIVACY PROGRAM § 323.2 Applicability. This part: (a) Applies to Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters (DLA HQ) and all other organizational entities within the Defense Logistics...

  17. 32 CFR 323.2 - Applicability.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY PRIVACY PROGRAM § 323.2 Applicability. This part: (a) Applies to Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters (DLA HQ) and all other organizational entities within the Defense Logistics...

  18. 49 CFR 593.8 - Determinations on the agency's initiative.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 49 Transportation 7 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Determinations on the agency's initiative. 593.8... § 593.8 Determinations on the agency's initiative. (a) The Administrator may make a determination of eligibility on his or her own initiative. The agency publishes in the Federal Register, affording opportunity...

  19. 78 FR 26504 - Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-05-07

    ... SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 13 CFR Part 127 RIN 3245-AG55 Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Interim final rule. SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is amending its regulations to implement Section 1697 of the...

  20. 32 CFR 300.1 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... PROGRAM DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROGRAM General Provisions § 300.1 Purpose. This part provides policies and procedures for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) implementation of the...

  1. Metacognition of Agency

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Metcalfe, Janet; Greene, Matthew Jason

    2007-01-01

    The feeling that we are agents, intentionally making things happen by our own actions, is foundational to our understanding of ourselves as humans. People's metacognitions of agency were investigated in 4 experiments. Participants played a game in which they tried to touch downward scrolling Xs and avoid touching Os. Variables that affected…

  2. Agency in Paul and Implications for Adolescent Girls

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Peck-McClain, Emily A.

    2015-01-01

    Agency is a particular concern for ministry with adolescent girls because they rarely see themselves as subjects of their own lives. Human agency is often emphasized in churches as a way to explain human sinful action. As a population treated as objects by society, it is important for young women to embrace and exercise their agency in order to be…

  3. 76 FR 47217 - Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-08-04

    .... 2009;7:1-32. [PMID: 19381306]. 2. Yang XO, et al. T helper 17 lineage differentiation is programmed by.... SUMMARY: The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for...: Licensing information and copies of the U.S. patent applications listed below may be obtained by writing to...

  4. 75 FR 4573 - Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-01-28

    ... controlled by a CD4 promoter, which allows selective removal of GFi-1 exclusively in T-cells. It has thus-far... expression by TGF-beta is important for differentiation of Th17 and CD103+ inducible regulatory T cells. J.... SUMMARY: The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for...

  5. 78 FR 21614 - Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-04-11

    ... IL17RC promoter associates with age-related macular degeneration. Cell Rep. 2012 Nov 29;2(5):1151-8... listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in... information and copies of the U.S. patent applications listed below may be obtained by writing to the...

  6. 75 FR 62413 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; HUD-Owned Real Estate-Dollar Home...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-10-08

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5380-N-38] Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; HUD- Owned Real Estate--Dollar Home Sales Program AGENCY: Office of... information: Title of Proposal: HUD-Owned Real Estate--Dollar Home Sales Program. OMB Control Number, if...

  7. 75 FR 62412 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; HUD-Owned Real Estate-Good Neighbor...

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    2010-10-08

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5380-N-36] Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; HUD- Owned Real Estate-Good Neighbor Next Door Program AGENCY: Office... information: Title of Proposal: HUD-Owned Real Estate-Good Neighbor Next Door Program. OMB Control Number, if...

  8. 75 FR 21037 - Notice of Realty Action; Application for Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests, California

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    2010-04-22

    ... Action; Application for Conveyance of Federally- Owned Mineral Interests, California AGENCY: Bureau of... December 16, 2008, by the surface owner, for the conveyance of the federally-owned mineral interests in the... the mineral interests in the land covered by the application from appropriation under the public land...

  9. 76 FR 73602 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-11-29

    ...; System of Records AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: Notice to amend a system of records. SUMMARY: The Defense Logistics Agency is proposing to amend a system of records...: Ms. Jody Sinkler, DLA FOIA/Privacy Act Office, Headquarters, Defense Logistics Agency, ATTN: DGA...

  10. Ontic Engineering and Manufacturing Overcharged the Defense Logistics Agency for Sole Source Spare Parts (REDACTED)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-09-15

    Motor3 ~ Total Markup 1 For 20 of the 21 parts, Ontic’s contract unit prices to DLA included royalty fees . Ontic’s contract unit price to DLA for...the Refrigeration Heat Interchanger part did not include royalty fees . 2 Minor inconsistencies in the percent differences may occur due to rounding...historical price analysis for fluid filter covers and alternating current motors was not sufficient to identifyOntic’s overcharges of royalty fees . Ontic’s

  11. 45 CFR 604.200 - Agency and legislative liaison.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Agency and legislative liaison. 604.200 Section 604.200 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING Activities by Own Employees § 604.200 Agency and legislative liaison. (a...

  12. 9 CFR 327.16 - Small importations for importer's own consumption; requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... consumption; requirements. 327.16 Section 327.16 Animals and Animal Products FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGENCY ORGANIZATION AND TERMINOLOGY; MANDATORY MEAT AND POULTRY... importations for importer's own consumption; requirements. Any product in a quantity of 50 pounds or less which...

  13. 78 FR 27882 - VA Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) Verification Guidelines

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    2013-05-13

    ... Verification Self-Assessment Tool that walks the veteran through the regulation and how it applies to the...) Verification Guidelines AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking... regulations governing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) Verification...

  14. 22 CFR 228.35 - Construction services from foreign-owned local firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Construction services from foreign-owned local firms. 228.35 Section 228.35 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RULES ON SOURCE, ORIGIN AND NATIONALITY FOR COMMODITIES AND SERVICES FINANCED BY USAID Conditions Governing the...

  15. 78 FR 65300 - Notice of Availability (NOA) for General Purpose Warehouse and Information Technology Center...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-10-31

    ... (NOA) for General Purpose Warehouse and Information Technology Center Construction (GPW/IT)--Tracy Site-- Environmental Assessment AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, DoD. ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) for GPW/IT--Tracy Site-- Environmental Assessment. SUMMARY: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) announces the...

  16. 78 FR 78943 - Notice of Availability (NOA) of an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Temporary Storage of...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-12-27

    ... Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, DoD. ACTION: Notice of... at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. SUMMARY: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) announces... associated with the proposed action to temporarily store wheeled tactical vehicles at Defense Supply Center...

  17. 45 CFR 1230.200 - Agency and legislative liaison.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 4 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Agency and legislative liaison. 1230.200 Section 1230.200 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING Activities by Own Employees § 1230.200 Agency and legislative...

  18. 77 FR 14005 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-03-08

    ...; Comment Request AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, DoD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Logistics Agency announces a proposed... instruments, please write to the Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters, ATTN: Ms. Kathi Snyder, DLA Office of...

  19. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 222 - Addressing MDR Requests

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... Declassification Division, Suite 02F09-02, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100. EXCEPTION: DoD...) Defense Logistics Agency. Defense Logistics Agency, Attention: DLA/DSS-S, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite...

  20. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 222 - Addressing MDR Requests

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... Declassification Division, Suite 02F09-02, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA22350-3100. EXCEPTION: DoD...) Defense Logistics Agency. Defense Logistics Agency, Attention: DLA/DSS-S, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite...

  1. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 222 - Addressing MDR Requests

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... Declassification Division, Suite 02F09-02, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100. EXCEPTION: DoD...) Defense Logistics Agency. Defense Logistics Agency, Attention: DLA/DSS-S, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite...

  2. 76 FR 6488 - Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; HUD-Owned Real Estate-Good...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-02-04

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5480-N-11] Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; HUD-Owned Real Estate--Good Neighbor Next Door Program AGENCY... Lists the Following Information Title of Proposal: HUD-Owned Real Estate--Good Neighbor Next Door...

  3. 45 CFR 93.200 - Agency and legislative liaison.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Agency and legislative liaison. 93.200 Section 93.200 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GENERAL ADMINISTRATION NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING Activities by Own Employees § 93.200 Agency and legislative liaison. (a) The prohibition on the...

  4. 6 CFR 9.11 - Agency and legislative liaison.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 6 Domestic Security 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Agency and legislative liaison. 9.11 Section 9.11 Domestic Security DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY RESTRICTIONS UPON LOBBYING Activities by Own Employees § 9.11 Agency and legislative liaison. (a) The prohibition on the use...

  5. 32 CFR 323.1 - Purpose and scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY PRIVACY PROGRAM § 323.1 Purpose and scope. This part 323 implements the Privacy... Privacy Program (32 CFR part 286a). It applies to Headquarters, Defense Logistics Agency (HQ DLA) and all...

  6. 32 CFR 323.1 - Purpose and scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY PRIVACY PROGRAM § 323.1 Purpose and scope. This part 323 implements the Privacy... Privacy Program (32 CFR part 286a). It applies to Headquarters, Defense Logistics Agency (HQ DLA) and all...

  7. 32 CFR 323.1 - Purpose and scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY PRIVACY PROGRAM § 323.1 Purpose and scope. This part 323 implements the Privacy... Privacy Program (32 CFR part 286a). It applies to Headquarters, Defense Logistics Agency (HQ DLA) and all...

  8. LogLines. September-October 2009

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-10-01

    troop support team jumps on Pacific Partnership bandwagon , supplies aid to mission. Building Blocks 34 Logistics support forms backbone for...floors, pillars and bare walls. A massive sign over the main entrance identifies the location as belonging to DLA. The sign, and the branding of DLA...provide warfighters and other government agencies with comprehensive energy solutions in the most wartime effective and peacetime efficient manner

  9. 77 FR 5779 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-02-06

    ...; Comment Request AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Small Business Programs, DoD. ACTION: Notice... Logistics Agency announces the proposed extension of a public information collection and seeks public... Center Drive, 2nd Floor, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350- 3100. Instructions: All...

  10. 22 CFR 228.54 - Suppliers of services-foreign government-owned organizations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Suppliers of services-foreign government-owned organizations. 228.54 Section 228.54 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RULES ON SOURCE, ORIGIN AND NATIONALITY FOR COMMODITIES AND SERVICES FINANCED BY USAID Waivers § 228.54 Suppliers of...

  11. 75 FR 71719 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, OMB No. 1660-0013...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-11-24

    ...; Exemption of State-Owned Properties Under Self-Insurance AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS... purchase flood insurance for properties at risk from a flood. It also further provided an exception to this requirement for State-owned properties that are covered under an adequate State policy of self-insurance. When...

  12. 12 CFR 411.200 - Agency and legislative liaison.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 12 Banks and Banking 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Agency and legislative liaison. 411.200 Section 411.200 Banks and Banking EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING Activities by Own Employees § 411.200 Agency and legislative liaison. (a) The prohibition on the use of...

  13. 34 CFR 82.200 - Agency and legislative liaison.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 34 Education 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Agency and legislative liaison. 82.200 Section 82.200 Education Office of the Secretary, Department of Education NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING Activities by Own Employees § 82.200 Agency and legislative liaison. (a) The prohibition on the use of appropriated funds, in...

  14. 78 FR 57873 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: HUD-Owned Real Estate-Sales Contract and Addendums

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-09-20

    ... Information Collection: HUD-Owned Real Estate--Sales Contract and Addendums AGENCY: Office of the Assistant... Information Collection Title of Information Collection: HUD-Owned Real Estate--Sales Contract and Addendums... Information and Proposed Use: This collection of information consists of the sales contracts and addenda that...

  15. 76 FR 76954 - Notice of Amendment No. 004 to the Solicitation for Cooperative Agreement Applications (SCAA...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-12-09

    ... Cooperative Agreement Applications (SCAA) Issued on July 7, 2010 AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, Department.... SUMMARY: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) executes the Department of Defense (DoD) Procurement Technical... applications will only be considered from entities proposing to provide service to an area that will not be...

  16. 77 FR 15361 - Notice of Amendment No. 001 to the Solicitation for Cooperative Agreement Applications (SCAA...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-03-15

    ... July 7, 2010 AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, DoD. ACTION: Amended solicitations for cost sharing cooperative agreement applications. SUMMARY: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) executes the Department of... be considered from entities proposing to provide service to an area that will not be covered by an...

  17. 78 FR 64145 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: HUD-Owned Real Estate-Sales Contract and Addendums

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-10-25

    ... Information Collection: HUD-Owned Real Estate--Sales Contract and Addendums AGENCY: Office of the Chief... Collection Title of Information Collection: HUD-Owned Real Estate--Sales Contract and Addendums. OMB Approval... sales contracts and addenda that will be used in binding contracts between purchasers of acquired single...

  18. Agency in Early Childhood Learning and Development in Cameroon

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Nsamenang, A. Bame

    2008-01-01

    This article focuses on agency, as a natural disposition in children to be active and participative. Africa's parenting attitudes and education in African family traditions encourage and foster children's responsible agency in family life, cultural and economic activities, and their own developmental learning from an early, especially within the…

  19. Employment Changes Resulting from the Award of Contracts in Labor Surplus Areas,

    DTIC Science & Technology

    Until 1981, the Department of Defense (DoD), as a result of amendments to their annual Appropriations Acts (known as the Maybank Amendment), had been...coalition of Northeast and Midwest Congressmen succeeded in having the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) test a modification to the Maybank Amendment and...due to the DLA Maybank Test, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratory developed a computer-assisted regional

  20. Loglines. January-February 2015

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-02-01

    active-duty military and Joint Reserve Force augmentees at agency activities worldwide and industry customers of DLA. Contents of this endorsed by, the...would be available for military aircraft and ground vehicles sent to the region, DLA Land and prepared common repair items for forward movement...worked with told me that they felt that the world had abandoned them until they saw the American uniformed military physically on the ground in

  1. Associations between gastric dilatation-volvulus in Great Danes and specific alleles of the canine immune-system genes DLA88, DRB1, and TLR5.

    PubMed

    Harkey, Michael A; Villagran, Alexandra M; Venkataraman, Gopalakrishnan M; Leisenring, Wendy M; Hullar, Meredith A J; Torok-Storb, Beverly J

    2017-08-01

    OBJECTIVE To determine whether specific alleles of candidate genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and innate immune system were associated with gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV) in Great Danes. ANIMALS 42 healthy Great Danes (control group) and 39 Great Danes with ≥ 1 GDV episode. PROCEDURES Variable regions of the 2 most polymorphic MHC genes (DLA88 and DRB1) were amplified and sequenced from the dogs in each group. Similarly, regions of 3 genes associated with the innate immune system (TLR5, NOD2, and ATG16L1), which have been linked to inflammatory bowel disease, were amplified and sequenced. Alleles were evaluated for associations with GDV, controlling for age and dog family. RESULTS Specific alleles of genes DLA88, DRB1, and TLR5 were significantly associated with GDV. One allele of each gene had an OR > 2 in the unadjusted univariate analyses and retained a hazard ratio > 2 after controlling for temperament, age, and familial association in the multivariate analysis. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE The 3 GDV-associated alleles identified in this study may serve as diagnostic markers for identification of Great Danes at risk for GDV. Additional research is needed to determine whether other dog breeds have the same genetic associations. These findings also provided a new target for research into the etiology of, and potential treatments for, GDV in dogs.

  2. 32 CFR 634.48 - General.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... DLA in crime prevention, traffic safety, and the orderly flow of vehicle traffic movement. (b) The... INVESTIGATIONS MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC SUPERVISION Impounding Privately Owned Vehicles § 634.48 General. This...

  3. 32 CFR 634.48 - General.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... DLA in crime prevention, traffic safety, and the orderly flow of vehicle traffic movement. (b) The... INVESTIGATIONS MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC SUPERVISION Impounding Privately Owned Vehicles § 634.48 General. This...

  4. 32 CFR 634.48 - General.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... DLA in crime prevention, traffic safety, and the orderly flow of vehicle traffic movement. (b) The... INVESTIGATIONS MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC SUPERVISION Impounding Privately Owned Vehicles § 634.48 General. This...

  5. 32 CFR 634.48 - General.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... DLA in crime prevention, traffic safety, and the orderly flow of vehicle traffic movement. (b) The... INVESTIGATIONS MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC SUPERVISION Impounding Privately Owned Vehicles § 634.48 General. This...

  6. 40 CFR 279.32 - Used oil aggregation points owned by the generator.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 28 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Used oil aggregation points owned by the generator. 279.32 Section 279.32 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) SOLID WASTES (CONTINUED) STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF USED OIL Standards for Used Oil...

  7. 40 CFR 279.32 - Used oil aggregation points owned by the generator.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 26 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Used oil aggregation points owned by the generator. 279.32 Section 279.32 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) SOLID WASTES (CONTINUED) STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF USED OIL Standards for Used Oil...

  8. 40 CFR 279.32 - Used oil aggregation points owned by the generator.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 27 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Used oil aggregation points owned by the generator. 279.32 Section 279.32 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) SOLID WASTES (CONTINUED) STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF USED OIL Standards for Used Oil...

  9. 40 CFR 279.32 - Used oil aggregation points owned by the generator.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 27 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Used oil aggregation points owned by the generator. 279.32 Section 279.32 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) SOLID WASTES (CONTINUED) STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF USED OIL Standards for Used Oil...

  10. 75 FR 66411 - Small Entity Compliance Guide: Women-Owned Small Business Program

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-10-28

    ...-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program. This guide sets forth in plain language the requirements for... effective February 4, 2011 because the agency is in the process of working with the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to implement this program in the Federal Acquisition Regulations. In addition, the SBA is...

  11. 76 FR 54779 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, Write Your...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-09-02

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [Docket ID FEMA-2011-0014; OMB..., Write Your Own (WYO) Program AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted the following information collection to...

  12. 76 FR 76149 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-12-06

    ...; System of Records AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, DoD. ACTION: Notice to Amend a System of Records. SUMMARY: The Defense Logistics Agency is proposing to amend a system of records notice in its existing...: Ms. Jody Sinkler at (703) 767-5045, or DLA FOIA/Privacy Act Office, Headquarters, Defense Logistics...

  13. Social Transmission of Experience of Agency: An Experimental Study.

    PubMed

    Khalighinejad, Nima; Bahrami, Bahador; Caspar, Emilie A; Haggard, Patrick

    2016-01-01

    The sense of controlling one's own actions is fundamental to normal human mental function, and also underlies concepts of social responsibility for action. However, it remains unclear how the wider social context of human action influences sense of agency. Using a simple experimental design, we investigated, for the first time, how observing the action of another person or a robot could potentially influence one's own sense of agency. We assessed how observing another's action might change the perceived temporal relationship between one's own voluntary actions and their outcomes, which has been proposed as an implicit measure of sense of agency. Working in pairs, participants chose between two action alternatives, one rewarded more frequently than the other, while watching a rotating clock hand. They judged, in separate blocks, either the time of their own action, or the time of a tone that followed the action. These were compared to baseline judgements of actions alone, or tones alone, to calculate the perceptual shift of action toward outcome and vice versa. Our design focused on how these two dependent variables, which jointly provide an implicit measure of sense of agency, might be influenced by observing another's action. In the observational group, each participant could see the other's actions. Multivariate analysis showed that the perceived time of action and tone shifted progressively toward the actual time of outcome with repeated experience of this social situation. No such progressive change occurred in other groups for whom a barrier hid participants' actions from each other. However, a similar effect was observed in the group that viewed movements of a human-like robotic hand, rather than actions of another person. This finding suggests that observing the actions of others increases the salience of the external outcomes of action and this effect is not unique to observing human agents. Social contexts in which we see others controlling external events

  14. Social Transmission of Experience of Agency: An Experimental Study

    PubMed Central

    Khalighinejad, Nima; Bahrami, Bahador; Caspar, Emilie A.; Haggard, Patrick

    2016-01-01

    The sense of controlling one’s own actions is fundamental to normal human mental function, and also underlies concepts of social responsibility for action. However, it remains unclear how the wider social context of human action influences sense of agency. Using a simple experimental design, we investigated, for the first time, how observing the action of another person or a robot could potentially influence one’s own sense of agency. We assessed how observing another’s action might change the perceived temporal relationship between one’s own voluntary actions and their outcomes, which has been proposed as an implicit measure of sense of agency. Working in pairs, participants chose between two action alternatives, one rewarded more frequently than the other, while watching a rotating clock hand. They judged, in separate blocks, either the time of their own action, or the time of a tone that followed the action. These were compared to baseline judgements of actions alone, or tones alone, to calculate the perceptual shift of action toward outcome and vice versa. Our design focused on how these two dependent variables, which jointly provide an implicit measure of sense of agency, might be influenced by observing another’s action. In the observational group, each participant could see the other’s actions. Multivariate analysis showed that the perceived time of action and tone shifted progressively toward the actual time of outcome with repeated experience of this social situation. No such progressive change occurred in other groups for whom a barrier hid participants’ actions from each other. However, a similar effect was observed in the group that viewed movements of a human-like robotic hand, rather than actions of another person. This finding suggests that observing the actions of others increases the salience of the external outcomes of action and this effect is not unique to observing human agents. Social contexts in which we see others controlling

  15. Loglines. November-December 2014

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-12-01

    of Energy to our list of energy customers . And today, we store Department of Looking back over the past three years, I marvel at the colossal...supporting our host nation’s economies, something I know our customers appreciate. commands serve to remind us why DLA I’m very proud to wrap up my...worldwide and industry customers of DLA. Contents Defense or the Defense Logistics Agency. LOGLINES Official Flagship Publication of the Defense

  16. The theory of agency and breastfeeding.

    PubMed

    Ryan, Kath; Team, Victoria; Alexander, Jo

    2017-03-01

    In this paper, we apply psychological agency theory to women's interviews of their breastfeeding experiences to understand the role of agency in relation to breastfeeding initiation, maintenance and duration. Qualitative, video interviews were collected from 49 women in the UK from a wide range of ethnic, religious, educational and employment backgrounds about their breastfeeding experiences. We undertook secondary analysis of the data focusing on their accounts of vulnerability and agency. Women's agency was impacted by a variety of factors including their own vulnerability, knowledge, expectations and experience, the feeding environment and the support of health professionals in sharing decision-making and dealing with uncertainty. Health professionals as co-agents with women are well positioned to maintain, enhance or restore women's sense of agency. Breastfeeding goals should be included in women's birth plans. Training related to agency, continuity of care, and staffing and workload management supported by national breastfeeding policies could improve breastfeeding rates and experiences.

  17. 7 CFR 3560.505 - Agency loans to finance purchases of REO properties.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 15 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Agency loans to finance purchases of REO properties... Disposition of Real Estate Owned (REO) Properties § 3560.505 Agency loans to finance purchases of REO properties. (a) Agency loans to finance the purchase of REO property designated to be sold as program...

  18. 7 CFR 3560.505 - Agency loans to finance purchases of REO properties.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 15 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Agency loans to finance purchases of REO properties... Disposition of Real Estate Owned (REO) Properties § 3560.505 Agency loans to finance purchases of REO properties. (a) Agency loans to finance the purchase of REO property designated to be sold as program...

  19. 7 CFR 3560.505 - Agency loans to finance purchases of REO properties.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 15 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Agency loans to finance purchases of REO properties... Disposition of Real Estate Owned (REO) Properties § 3560.505 Agency loans to finance purchases of REO properties. (a) Agency loans to finance the purchase of REO property designated to be sold as program...

  20. 7 CFR 3560.505 - Agency loans to finance purchases of REO properties.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 15 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Agency loans to finance purchases of REO properties... Disposition of Real Estate Owned (REO) Properties § 3560.505 Agency loans to finance purchases of REO properties. (a) Agency loans to finance the purchase of REO property designated to be sold as program...

  1. A guide for local agency pavement managers

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1994-12-01

    The purpose of this guide is to provide Washington's local agencies with a practical document that will assist pavement managers in understanding the pavement management process and the steps necessary to implement their own pavement management syste...

  2. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 323 - Instructions for Preparation of System Notices

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... DEFENSE (CONTINUED) PRIVACY PROGRAM DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY PRIVACY PROGRAM Pt. 323, App. A Appendix A to... Copies may be obtained from the Defense Logistics Agency, ATTN: DSS-CV, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite... Secretary of Defense has issued DoD Directive 5105.22 (32 CFR part 398), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the...

  3. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 323 - Instructions for Preparation of System Notices

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... DEFENSE (CONTINUED) PRIVACY PROGRAM DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY PRIVACY PROGRAM Pt. 323, App. A Appendix A to... Copies may be obtained from the Defense Logistics Agency, ATTN: DSS-CV, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite... Secretary of Defense has issued DoD Directive 5105.22 (32 CFR part 398), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the...

  4. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 323 - Instructions for Preparation of System Notices

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... DEFENSE (CONTINUED) PRIVACY PROGRAM DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY PRIVACY PROGRAM Pt. 323, App. A Appendix A to... Copies may be obtained from the Defense Logistics Agency, ATTN: DSS-CV, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite... Secretary of Defense has issued DoD Directive 5105.22 (32 CFR part 398), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the...

  5. 77 FR 61748 - Notice of Availability of Government-Owned Inventions; Available for Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-10-11

    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy Notice of Availability of Government-Owned Inventions; Available for Licensing AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The inventions listed... BREATHING//Patent No. 7,813,529: OPTICAL 3-D SURFACE TOMOGRAPHY USING DEPTH FROM FOCUS OF PARTIALLY...

  6. A comprehensive approach to visual resource management for highway agencies

    Treesearch

    William G. E. Blair; Larry Isaacson; Grant R. Jones

    1979-01-01

    To help ensure that visual effects are considered at all stages of highway agency decision-making, the Federal Highway Administration contracted with Jones & Jones to develop and conduct a five-day training course to guide highway professionals in developing VRM processes for their own agencies.The training course emphasizes overall principles...

  7. Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste; Alternative Requirements for Hazardous Waste Determination and Accumulation of Unwanted Material at Laboratories Owned by Colleges and Universities and Other Eligible Academic Entities Formally Affiliated With Colleges and Universities. Final Rule. Federal Register, Environmental Protection Agency. 40 CFR Parts 261 and 262. Part II

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    National Archives and Records Administration, 2008

    2008-01-01

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is finalizing an alternative set of generator requirements applicable to laboratories owned by eligible academic entities, as defined in this final rule. The rule provides a flexible and protective set of regulations that address the specific nature of hazardous waste generation and…

  8. 75 FR 32494 - Energy Conservation for PHA-Owned or Leased Project-Audits, Utility Allowances

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-06-08

    ...-Owned or Leased Project-Audits, Utility Allowances AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD... complete energy audits, benefit/cost analyses for individual vs. master metering. PHAs review tenant...-Audits, Utility Allowances. OMB Approval Number: 2577-0062. Form Numbers: HUD-50078. Description of the...

  9. 22 CFR 228.53 - Suppliers of services-privately owned commercial suppliers and nonprofit organizations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Suppliers of services-privately owned commercial suppliers and nonprofit organizations. 228.53 Section 228.53 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RULES ON SOURCE, ORIGIN AND NATIONALITY FOR COMMODITIES AND SERVICES FINANCED BY USAID...

  10. 76 FR 5680 - Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, HUBZone, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-02-02

    ... SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 13 CFR Parts 121, 124, 125, 126, and 134 RIN 3245-AF65 Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, HUBZone, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Status Protest and Appeal Regulations. AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The U...

  11. Educational Administration 1969-2014: Reflections on Pragmatism, Agency and Reform

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Glatter, Ron

    2014-01-01

    This concluding article attempts to review some dominant themes from the preceding contributions and relate them to my own preoccupations and perspectives. It focuses on the themes of agency, reform and the field. It points to the risk of polarising the debate about the relative influence of agency and structure but acknowledges and exemplifies…

  12. The Significance of Critical Incidents and Voice to Identity and Agency

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Sisson, Jamie Huff

    2016-01-01

    Human agency is significant to the understanding of professional identities and actions. It is through human agency that individuals can become powerful in changing or authoring their own identities. Stemming from a larger narrative inquiry focused on understanding the professional identities of public preschool teachers, this paper draws on…

  13. DLA Energy Biofuel Feedstock Metrics Study

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-12-11

    mission is to “provide the Depart- ment of Defense [DoD] and other government agencies with comprehensive ener- gy solutions in the most effective and...strategic imperative to consider energy security and climate change because of their potential effect on national security and mission readiness.8 For...mobility fuel costs have an adverse effect on military service programs and capa- bilities, particularly when combined with a tough appropriations

  14. 32 CFR 1285.5 - Procedures.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROGRAM § 1285.5 Procedures. (a) FOIA channels. If DLA personnel... office, they will immediately forward it to the local FOIA manager. (b) Central log system. Each FOIA...

  15. Teacher Agency within the Context of Formative Teacher Assessment: An In-Depth Analysis

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Verberg, Christel P. M.; Tigelaar, Dineke E. H.; van Veen, Klaas; Verloop, Nico

    2016-01-01

    Teachers' agency has an effect on their own learning process at the workplace. In this study we explored the extent to which teachers participating in a formative teacher assessment procedure developed a sense of agency. We investigated not only whether teachers participating in a such an assessment procedure experienced agency and thus felt in…

  16. 77 FR 24220 - Notice of Segregation and Possible Conveyance of Federally Owned Mineral Interests Application...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-04-23

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLWY9210000, L54100000.FR0000, WYW180014] Notice of Segregation and Possible Conveyance of Federally Owned Mineral Interests Application; Wyoming AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice segregates the...

  17. 23 CFR 635.105 - Supervising agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE Contract Procedures § 635.105 Supervising agency. (a) The STD has responsibility... work with its own forces or by contract; provided the following conditions are met and the Division... compliance with subpart B of this part. (2) When the work is to be performed under a contract awarded by a...

  18. 5 CFR Appendix A to Part 582 - List of Agents Designated To Accept Legal Process

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... Center, Office of General Counsel, Attention: Code L, P.O. Box 998002, Cleveland, OH 44199-8002, (216... Agency (DCAA) and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) who are employed outside the United States: See..., Bureau of Reclamation. Administrative Service Center, Department of the Interior, P.O. Box 272030, 7201...

  19. 5 CFR Appendix A to Part 582 - List of Agents Designated To Accept Legal Process

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... Center, Office of General Counsel, Attention: Code L, P.O. Box 998002, Cleveland, OH 44199-8002, (216... Agency (DCAA) and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) who are employed outside the United States: See..., Bureau of Reclamation. Administrative Service Center, Department of the Interior, P.O. Box 272030, 7201...

  20. 5 CFR Appendix A to Part 582 - List of Agents Designated To Accept Legal Process

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... Center, Office of General Counsel, Attention: Code L, P.O. Box 998002, Cleveland, OH 44199-8002, (216... Agency (DCAA) and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) who are employed outside the United States: See..., Bureau of Reclamation. Administrative Service Center, Department of the Interior, P.O. Box 272030, 7201...

  1. 5 CFR Appendix A to Part 582 - List of Agents Designated To Accept Legal Process

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... Center, Office of General Counsel, Attention: Code L, P.O. Box 998002, Cleveland, OH 44199-8002, (216... Agency (DCAA) and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) who are employed outside the United States: See..., Bureau of Reclamation. Administrative Service Center, Department of the Interior, P.O. Box 272030, 7201...

  2. 5 CFR Appendix A to Part 582 - List of Agents Designated To Accept Legal Process

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

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  3. Agency over Phantom Limb Enhanced by Short-Term Mirror Therapy.

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    Imaizumi, Shu; Asai, Tomohisa; Koyama, Shinichi

    2017-01-01

    Most amputees experience phantom limb, whereby they feel that the amputated limb is still present. In some cases, these experiences include pain that can be alleviated by "mirror therapy." Mirror therapy consists of superimposing a mirrored image of the moving intact limb onto the phantom limb. This therapy provides a closed loop between the motor command to the amputated limb and its predicted visual feedback. This loop is also involved in the sense of agency, a feeling of controlling one's own body. However, it is unclear how mirror therapy is related to the sense of agency over a phantom limb. Using mirror therapy, we investigated phantom limb pain and the senses of agency and ownership (i.e., a feeling of having one's own body) of the phantom limb. Nine upper-limb amputees, five of whom reported recent phantom limb pain, underwent a single 15-min trial of mirror therapy. Before and after the trial, the participants completed a questionnaire regarding agency, ownership, and pain related to their phantom limb. They reported that the sense of agency over the phantom limb increased following the mirror therapy trial, while the ownership slightly increased but not as much as did the agency. The reported pain did not change; that is, it was comparably mild before and after the trial. These results suggest that short-term mirror therapy can, at least transiently, selectively enhance the sense of agency over a phantom limb, but may not alleviate phantom limb pain.

  4. Culture, personal experience and agency.

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    McCarthy, John; Sullivan, Paul; Wright, Peter

    2006-06-01

    In this article, we explore what we perceive to be a gap between agency as articulated in practice theories and agency as personally experienced. The gap is not created by a turn to practice in theorizing, but by the tendency to produce theoretical representations that silence the particularity of experience and the diversity of voices in experience. In exploring the gap, we identify aspects of practice theories that explicitly commit to theoretical representation over personal experience and describe Bakhtin's commitment to action and personal experience as an alternative. In order to exemplify Bakhtin's approach in practice, we then present an analysis of one artist-teacher's experience of her own agency in making art and in teaching. Finally, we comment on what a commitment to representational theorizing does to accounts of an artist's activities and personal experience.

  5. Sense of agency in the human brain.

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    Haggard, Patrick

    2017-04-01

    In adult life, people normally know what they are doing. This experience of controlling one's own actions and, through them, the course of events in the outside world is called 'sense of agency'. It forms a central feature of human experience; however, the brain mechanisms that produce the sense of agency have only recently begun to be investigated systematically. This recent progress has been driven by the development of better measures of the experience of agency, improved design of cognitive and behavioural experiments, and a growing understanding of the brain circuits that generate this distinctive but elusive experience. The sense of agency is a mental and neural state of cardinal importance in human civilization, because it is frequently altered in psychopathology and because it underpins the concept of responsibility in human societies.

  6. 41 CFR 101-26.600 - Scope and applicability of subpart.

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    ... procurement sources of the Department of Defense (DOD), which include the Defense supply centers of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and the inventory control points of the military departments. The...

  7. 41 CFR 101-26.600 - Scope and applicability of subpart.

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    ... procurement sources of the Department of Defense (DOD), which include the Defense supply centers of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and the inventory control points of the military departments. The...

  8. 41 CFR 101-26.600 - Scope and applicability of subpart.

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    2012-07-01

    ... procurement sources of the Department of Defense (DOD), which include the Defense supply centers of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and the inventory control points of the military departments. The...

  9. 41 CFR 101-26.600 - Scope and applicability of subpart.

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    ... procurement sources of the Department of Defense (DOD), which include the Defense supply centers of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and the inventory control points of the military departments. The...

  10. 41 CFR 101-26.600 - Scope and applicability of subpart.

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    ... procurement sources of the Department of Defense (DOD), which include the Defense supply centers of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and the inventory control points of the military departments. The...

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  12. Defense Logistics Agency’s Warstopper Program

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    2007-08-15

    chamber. DLA decided to fund the construction of an additional Nesatron chamber with the option to sell it to the contractor at fair market value at...stored for contingencies. Without the Warstopper investment, the Services would have to build and stock their entire wartime requirement over a 2...Contract Number Date of the Contract Item Estimated Total Value ($ thousands) Warstopper FY 2005 Value ($ thousands) 1 SP0441-05-D-1652 Sept

  13. Neural Substrates for Judgment of Self-Agency in Ambiguous Situations

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    Fukushima, Hirokata; Goto, Yurie; Maeda, Takaki; Kato, Motoichiro; Umeda, Satoshi

    2013-01-01

    The sense of agency is the attribution of oneself as the cause of one’s own actions and their effects. Accurate agency judgments are essential for adaptive behaviors in dynamic environments, especially in conditions of uncertainty. However, it is unclear how agency judgments are made in ambiguous situations where self-agency and non-self-agency are both possible. Agency attribution is thus thought to require higher-order neurocognitive processes that integrate several possibilities. Furthermore, neural activity specific to self-attribution, as compared with non-self-attribution, may reflect higher-order critical operations that contribute to constructions of self-consciousness. Based on these assumptions, the present study focused on agency judgments under ambiguous conditions and examined the neural correlates of this operation with functional magnetic resonance imaging. Participants performed a simple but demanding agency-judgment task, which required them to report on whether they attributed their own action as the cause of a visual stimulus change. The temporal discrepancy between the participant’s action and the visual events was adaptively set to be maximally ambiguous for each individual on a trial-by-trial basis. Comparison with results for a control condition revealed that the judgment of agency was associated with activity in lateral temporo-parietal areas, medial frontal areas, the dorsolateral prefrontal area, and frontal operculum/insula regions. However, most of these areas did not differentiate between self- and non-self-attribution. Instead, self-attribution was associated with activity in posterior midline areas, including the precuneus and posterior cingulate cortex. These results suggest that deliberate self-attribution of an external event is principally associated with activity in posterior midline structures, which is imperative for self-consciousness. PMID:23977268

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  17. Agency over Phantom Limb Enhanced by Short-Term Mirror Therapy

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    Imaizumi, Shu; Asai, Tomohisa; Koyama, Shinichi

    2017-01-01

    Most amputees experience phantom limb, whereby they feel that the amputated limb is still present. In some cases, these experiences include pain that can be alleviated by “mirror therapy.” Mirror therapy consists of superimposing a mirrored image of the moving intact limb onto the phantom limb. This therapy provides a closed loop between the motor command to the amputated limb and its predicted visual feedback. This loop is also involved in the sense of agency, a feeling of controlling one’s own body. However, it is unclear how mirror therapy is related to the sense of agency over a phantom limb. Using mirror therapy, we investigated phantom limb pain and the senses of agency and ownership (i.e., a feeling of having one’s own body) of the phantom limb. Nine upper-limb amputees, five of whom reported recent phantom limb pain, underwent a single 15-min trial of mirror therapy. Before and after the trial, the participants completed a questionnaire regarding agency, ownership, and pain related to their phantom limb. They reported that the sense of agency over the phantom limb increased following the mirror therapy trial, while the ownership slightly increased but not as much as did the agency. The reported pain did not change; that is, it was comparably mild before and after the trial. These results suggest that short-term mirror therapy can, at least transiently, selectively enhance the sense of agency over a phantom limb, but may not alleviate phantom limb pain. PMID:29046630

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  19. Distorted own-body representations in patients with dizziness and during caloric vestibular stimulation.

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    Lopez, Christophe; Nakul, Estelle; Preuss, Nora; Elzière, Maya; Mast, Fred W

    2018-06-06

    There is increasing evidence that vestibular disorders evoke deficits reaching far beyond imbalance, oscillopsia and spatial cognition. Yet, how vestibular disorders affect own-body representations, in particular the perceived body shape and size, has been overlooked. Here, we explored vestibular contributions to own-body representations using two approaches. Study 1 measured the occurrence and severity of distorted own-body representations in 60 patients with dizziness and 60 healthy controls using six items from the Cambridge Depersonalization Scale. 12% of the patients have experienced distorted own-body representations (their hands or feet felt larger or smaller), 37% reported abnormal sense of agency, 35% reported disownership for the body, and 22% reported disembodiment. These proportions were larger in patients than controls. Study 2 aimed at testing whether artificial stimulation of the vestibular apparatus produced comparable distortions of own-body representations in healthy volunteers. We compared the effects of right-warm/left-cold caloric vestibular stimulation (CVS), left-warm/right-cold CVS and sham CVS on internal models of the left and right hands using a pointing task. The perceived length of the dorsum of the hand was increased specifically during left-warm/right-cold CVS, and this effect was found for both hands. Our studies show a vestibular contribution to own-body representations and should help understand the complex symptomatology of patients with dizziness.

  20. Economic Feasibility of DLA (Defense Logistics Agency) Materiel Maintenance Mission

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    1988-10-01

    the data was only available in aggregate for FY 87. Some of the data was not available at all. Because assumptions had to be made to match the daca ... actions . In the long run, all costs vary with the • See Ma4gn ad ,~ez’ K F==Irs (St P 4 h Ws aIudig QmM, Df) pix for a di=sskn Cf tte diffuro Lem firse...salary paid to a worker. As the current benefit costs were only about 14-15% of the total, it was assumed that the balance was deferred costs that were

  1. Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Afghanistan Disposal Process Needed Improvement

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    2013-11-08

    audit, and management was proactive in correcting the deficiencies we identified. DLA DS eliminated backlogs, identified and corrected system ...problems, provided additional system training, corrected coding errors, added personnel to key positions, addressed scale issues, submitted debit...Service Automated Information System to the Reutilization Business Integration2 (RBI) solution. The implementation of RBI in Afghanistan occurred in

  2. 76 FR 71888 - Federal Travel Regulation (FTR); Storage of a Privately Owned Vehicle When Assigned a Temporary...

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    ...This final rule amends the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR), and allows agencies to establish internal policy and procedures for storage of a privately owned vehicle (POV) when an employee is assigned a temporary change of station (TCS) in support of a contingency operation.

  3. 48 CFR 8.703 - Procurement list.

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    2014-10-01

    ... Administration (GSA) Supply Catalog and GSA's Customer Service Center Catalogs with a black square and the words “NIB/NISH Mandatory Source,” and in similar catalogs issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and...

  4. 48 CFR 8.703 - Procurement list.

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    2013-10-01

    ... Administration (GSA) Supply Catalog and GSA's Customer Service Center Catalogs with a black square and the words “NIB/NISH Mandatory Source,” and in similar catalogs issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and...

  5. Restoring Agency to the Human Actor.

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    Swann, William B; Jetten, Jolanda

    2017-05-01

    A cursory read of the social psychological literature suggests that when people find themselves in strong situations, they fail to display agency. The early classic studies of conformity, obedience, and bystander intervention, for example, are renowned for showing that when challenged by strong situational pressures, participants acquiesced-even if it meant abandoning their moral principles or disregarding their own sensory data. Later studies of learned helplessness, ego depletion, and stereotype threat echoed this "power of the situation" theme, demonstrating that exposure to (or the expectation of) a frustrating or unpleasant experience suppressed subsequent efforts to actualize goals and abilities. Although this work has provided many valuable insights into the influence of situational pressures, it has been used to buttress an unbalanced and misleading portrait of human agency. This portrait fails to recognize that situations are not invariably enemies of agency. Instead, strong situational forces often allow for, and may even encourage, expressions of human agency. We examine the nature, causes, and consequences of this phenomenon. We endorse a broader approach that emphasizes how responding to situational pressure can coexist with agency. This new emphasis should create greater convergence between social psychological models and the experience of agency in everyday life.

  6. Intelligent Processing Equipment Projects at DLA

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Obrien, Donald F.

    1992-01-01

    The Defense Logistics Agency is successfully incorporating Intelligent Processing Equipment (IPE) into each of its Manufacturing Technology thrust areas. Several IPE applications are addressed in the manufacturing of two 'soldier support' items: combat rations and military apparel. In combat rations, in-line sensors for food processing are being developed or modified from other industries. In addition, many process controls are being automated to achieve better quality and to gain higher use (soldier) acceptance. IPE applications in military apparel include: in-process quality controls for identification of sewing defects, use of robots in the manufacture of shirt collars, and automated handling of garments for pressing.

  7. Intelligent processing equipment projects at DLA

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Obrien, Donald F.

    1992-04-01

    The Defense Logistics Agency is successfully incorporating Intelligent Processing Equipment (IPE) into each of its Manufacturing Technology thrust areas. Several IPE applications are addressed in the manufacturing of two 'soldier support' items: combat rations and military apparel. In combat rations, in-line sensors for food processing are being developed or modified from other industries. In addition, many process controls are being automated to achieve better quality and to gain higher use (soldier) acceptance. IPE applications in military apparel include: in-process quality controls for identification of sewing defects, use of robots in the manufacture of shirt collars, and automated handling of garments for pressing.

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    ... Works (Renewal) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance... Treatment Works (Renewal). ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1891.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0428. ICR Status... operators of publicly owned treatment works. Estimated Number of Respondents: 6. Frequency of Response...

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  10. Change Leadership: Innovation in State Education Agencies

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    Redding, Sam

    2012-01-01

    This paper presents a Change Leadership Framework and applies the framework to the role of leadership in a State Education Agency (SEA) in setting the conditions for change to accelerate student learning. These conditions include the way the SEA directs its own change and the way it inspires and leads constructive change in districts and schools.…

  11. 76 FR 13135 - Intent To Grant an Exclusive License for a U.S. Government-Owned Invention

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  12. The Silent Revolution within NATO Logistics: A Study in Afghanistan Fuel and Future Applications

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    2012-12-01

    Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302, and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0704-0188) Washington, DC...officer technical representatives DCAA Defense Contracting Audit Agency DCMA Defense Contract Management Agency DLA Defense Logistics Agency DoD U.S...thesis will describe what led NATO decision makers to implement such an innovative model as the BOA, and how these individuals managed NATO fuel

  13. New frontiers in the neuroscience of the sense of agency

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    David, Nicole

    2012-01-01

    The sense that I am the author of my own actions, including the ability to distinguish my own from other people's actions, is a fundamental building block of our sense of self, on the one hand, and successful social interactions, on the other. Using cognitive neuroscience techniques, researchers have attempted to elucidate the functional basis of this intriguing phenomenon, also trying to explain pathological abnormalities of action awareness in certain psychiatric and neurological disturbances. Recent conceptual, technological, and methodological advances suggest several interesting and necessary new leads for future research on the neuroscience of agency. Here I will describe new frontiers for the field such as the need for novel and multifactorial paradigms, anatomically plausible network models for the sense of agency, investigations of the temporal dynamics during agentic processing and ecologically valid virtual reality (VR) applications. PMID:22670145

  14. An Analysis of the Defense Logistics Agency’s Forward Stocking Initiatives at Albany and Barstow Distribution Depots and the Impact on Logistics Response Time

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    placement of 6,255 line items at these respective locations . Data was able available through DLAs Data Warehouse for both the wholesale and retail mission due...to the Base Realignment and Closure Act of 2005 that forced services with co- located DLA Distribution Centers to transfer the retail mission to DLA...Furthermore, an examination of processes at each of the two Marine Corps Logistics Base locations demonstrates areas where further research and possible benchmarking would be beneficial to the supply chain.

  15. 75 FR 33793 - Intent To Grant an Exclusive License of a U.S. Government-Owned Patent

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  16. Effect of Biodiesel on Diesel Engine Nitrogen Oxide and Other Regulated Emissions

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    2006-05-01

    DENIX Defense Environmental Network & Information Exchange DLA Defense Logistics Agency DNPH Dinitrophenylhydrazine DoD Department of... Dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH) cartridges and analyzed using a high-performance liquid chromatograph with ultraviolet detection, as per an AO/AQIRP method (Reference

  17. Learner Agency: To Understand and to Be Understood

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    Blair, Deborah V.

    2009-01-01

    What began as an exploration of student learning while listening to music evolved into a study of learner agency in a music classroom. Whilst students used and developed strategies that enabled their own success while listening to, performing and creating music, it became evident that they were proactively seeking musical understanding and growth…

  18. The power of simulation: imagining one's own and other's behavior.

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    Decety, Jean; Grèzes, Julie

    2006-03-24

    A large number of cognitive neuroscience studies point to the similarities in the neural circuits activated during the generation, imagination, as well as observation of one's own and other's behavior. Such findings support the shared representations account of social cognition, which is suggested to provide the basic mechanism for social interaction. Mental simulation may also be a representational tool to understand the self and others. However, successfully navigating these shared representations--both within oneself and between individuals--constitutes an essential functional property of any autonomous agent. It will be argued that self-awareness and agency, mediated by the temporoparietal (TPJ) area and the prefrontal cortex, are critical aspects of the social mind. Thus, differences as well as similarities between self and other representations at the neural level may be related to the degrees of self-awareness and agency. Overall, these data support the view that social cognition draws on both domain-general mechanisms and domain-specific embodied representations.

  19. A Survey of Online and Mobile Technology Use at Peer Support Agencies.

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    Aschbrenner, Kelly A; Naslund, John A; Grinley, Thomas; Bienvenida, John Carlo M; Bartels, Stephen J; Brunette, Mary

    2018-01-04

    Understanding how individuals with mental illness who receive services at peer support agencies use technology can inform the development of online and mobile health interventions tailored for users in these non-traditional mental health settings. The purpose of this study was to assess the use of technology among individuals with mental illness at peer support agencies. A survey delivered within peer support agencies (PSAs) in one state assessed technology use among individuals ages 18 and over with a self-identified mental illness receiving services at these agencies. In total, 195 individuals from 10 PSAs completed the survey. Eighty-two percent of respondents used the internet, with 63% of respondents connected to the internet at the PSAs. Eighty one percent of respondents owned a cell phone, 70% used text messaging, 58% owned smartphones, 61% used mobile applications, and 72% used social media. PSA users under age 55 were significantly more likely to own a smartphone than PSA users age 55 and older. Among internet users, 71% had searched for health information online and 57% had searched for mental health information online. Many individuals who receive services at PSAs have access to online and mobile technologies. These technologies may be leveraged to expand the reach of evidence-based health and mental health programs to individuals in these non-traditional mental health settings. Future research should explore the feasibility of intervention strategies that involve PSAs as a resource for linking people with mental illness to online and mobile support for their health and wellness goals.

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    ... Credit and Assistance SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL CONTRACT... agency must conduct an appropriate analysis of the agency's procurement history and make a determination...

  1. 76 FR 66728 - Government-Owned Inventions; Licensing and Collaborative Research Opportunity for PANVAC-Cancer...

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    ...The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Foreign patent applications are filed on selected inventions to extend market coverage for companies and may also be available for licensing.

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  3. ICP Corporate Customer Assessment - Sampling Plan

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    1995-07-01

    CORPORATE CUSTOMER ASSESSMENT - SAMPLING PLAN JULY 1995 Lead Analyst: Lieutenant Commander William J. Wilkinson, USN Associate Analyst: Mr. Henry J...project developed a plan for conducting recurring surveys of Defense Logistics Agency customers , in support of the DLA Corporate Customer Assessment...Team. The primary product was a sampling plan, including stratification of customers by Military Service or Federal Agency and by commodity purchased

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    ... Proposed Information Collection to OMB; HUD-Owned Real Estate--Dollar Home Sales Program AGENCY: Office of... organizations, and government entities. The sale of these properties under this program makes it possible for... appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting...

  5. Feedback control of one's own action: Self-other sensory attribution in motor control.

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    Asai, Tomohisa

    2015-12-15

    The sense of agency, the subjective experience of controlling one's own action, has an important function in motor control. When we move our own body or even external tools, we attribute that movement to ourselves and utilize that sensory information in order to correct "our own" movement in theory. The dynamic relationship between conscious self-other attribution and feedback control, however, is still unclear. Participants were required to make a sinusoidal reaching movement and received its visual feedback (i.e., cursor). When participants received a fake movement that was spatio-temporally close to their actual movement, illusory self-attribution of the fake movement was observed. In this situation, since participants tried to control the cursor but it was impossible to do so, the movement error was increased (Experiment 1). However, when the visual feedback was reduced to make self-other attribution difficult, there was no further increase in the movement error (Experiment 2). These results indicate that conscious self-other sensory attribution might coordinate sensory input and motor output. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  6. Reality Monitoring and Feedback Control of Speech Production Are Related Through Self-Agency.

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    Subramaniam, Karuna; Kothare, Hardik; Mizuiri, Danielle; Nagarajan, Srikantan S; Houde, John F

    2018-01-01

    Self-agency is the experience of being the agent of one's own thoughts and motor actions. The intact experience of self-agency is necessary for successful interactions with the outside world (i.e., reality monitoring) and for responding to sensory feedback of our motor actions (e.g., speech feedback control). Reality monitoring is the ability to distinguish internally self-generated information from outside reality (externally-derived information). In the present study, we examined the relationship of self-agency between lower-level speech feedback monitoring (i.e., monitoring what we hear ourselves say) and a higher-level cognitive reality monitoring task. In particular, we examined whether speech feedback monitoring and reality monitoring were driven by the capacity to experience self-agency-the ability to make reliable predictions about the outcomes of self-generated actions. During the reality monitoring task, subjects made judgments as to whether information was previously self-generated (self-agency judgments) or externally derived (external-agency judgments). During speech feedback monitoring, we assessed self-agency by altering environmental auditory feedback so that subjects listened to a perturbed version of their own speech. When subjects heard minimal perturbations in their auditory feedback while speaking, they made corrective responses, indicating that they judged the perturbations as errors in their speech output. We found that self-agency judgments in the reality-monitoring task were higher in people who had smaller corrective responses ( p = 0.05) and smaller inter-trial variability ( p = 0.03) during minimal pitch perturbations of their auditory feedback. These results provide support for a unitary process for the experience of self-agency governing low-level speech control and higher level reality monitoring.

  7. A self-agency bias in preschoolers' causal inferences

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    Kushnir, Tamar; Wellman, Henry M.; Gelman, Susan A.

    2013-01-01

    Preschoolers' causal learning from intentional actions – causal interventions – is subject to a self-agency bias. We propose that this bias is evidence-based; it is responsive to causal uncertainty. In the current studies, two causes (one child-controlled, one experimenter-controlled) were associated with one or two effects, first independently, then simultaneously. When initial independent effects were probabilistic, and thus subsequent simultaneous actions were causally ambiguous, children showed a self-agency bias. Children showed no bias when initial effects were deterministic. Further controls establish that children's self-agency bias is not a wholesale preference but rather is influenced by uncertainty in causal evidence. These results demonstrate that children's own experience of action influences their causal learning, and suggest possible benefits in uncertain and ambiguous everyday learning contexts. PMID:19271843

  8. Sense of agency in continuous action: Assistance-induced performance improvement is self-attributed even with knowledge of assistance.

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    Inoue, Kazuya; Takeda, Yuji; Kimura, Motohiro

    2017-02-01

    In a task involving continuous action to achieve a goal, the sense of agency increases with an improvement in task performance that is induced by unnoticed computer assistance. This study investigated how explicit instruction about the existence of computer assistance affects the increase of sense of agency that accompanies performance improvement. Participants performed a continuous action task in which they controlled the direction of motion of a dot to a goal by pressing keys. When instructions indicated the absence of assistance, the sense of agency increased with performance improvement induced by computer assistance, replicating previous findings. Interestingly, this increase of sense of agency was also observed even when instructions indicated the presence of assistance. These results suggest that even when a plausible cause of performance improvement other than one's own action exists, the improvement can be misattributed to one's own control of action, resulting in an increased sense of agency. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  9. 75 FR 72965 - Federal Travel Regulation; Removal of Privately Owned Vehicle Rates; Privately Owned Automobile...

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    ... Rates; Privately Owned Automobile Mileage Reimbursement When Government Owned Automobiles Are Authorized... reimbursement amount for travelers who are authorized to use a Government Owned Automobile (GOA) for temporary duty travel (TDY) and choose to use their privately owned automobile (POA) instead; updates the...

  10. 75 FR 71137 - Vendor Outreach Workshop for Women Owned Small Businesses in the National Capitol Region of the...

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    ... Businesses in the National Capitol Region of the United States AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the Department of the Interior is hosting a Vendor Outreach Workshop for women owned small businesses in the National...

  11. Student Agency: An Analysis of Students' Networked Relations across the Informal and Formal Learning Domains

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    Rappa, Natasha Anne; Tang, Kok-Sing

    2017-01-01

    Agency is a construct facilitating our examination of when and how young people extend their own learning across contexts. However, little is known about the role played by adolescent learners' sense of agency. This paper reports two cases of students' agentively employing and developing science literacy practices--one in Singapore and the other…

  12. Nearly Half Of All Medicare Hospice Enrollees Received Care From Agencies Owned By Regional Or National Chains

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    Stevenson, David G.; Dalton, Jesse B.; Grabowski, David C.; Huskamp, Haiden A.

    2016-01-01

    To date, analyses of ownership in the US hospice sector have focused on the growth of for-profit hospice and on aggregate differences in patient populations and service use patterns between for-profit and not-for-profit agencies. Although such comparisons are useful, they do not offer insights about the types of organizations that comprise the hospice sector, including the emergence of multi-agency chains. Using Medicare Cost Reports from 2000 to 2011, we track the evolution of the US hospice industry, not only to describe the market's composition by profit status but also to provide new information about the roles of regional and national chains. Almost half of all Medicare hospice enrollees received these services from a multi-agency chain in 2011. Although a handful of companies play a prominent role, the presence of smaller for-profit and not-for-profit hospice chains also has grown in recent years. By focusing on the role of the diverse organizations that provide hospice care, our analyses can help inform efforts to monitor and assure quality of care, to assess payment adequacy and options for reform, and to facilitate greater transparency and accountability within the hospice marketplace. PMID:25561641

  13. 78 FR 41833 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review...

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    ...: 1557-NEW. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: Business or other for-profit. Estimated...-owned and women-owned businesses in all business and activities of the agency at all levels, including... technical assistance to such business.\\2\\ \\1\\ 12 U.S.C. 5452(c)(1) \\2\\ 12 U.S.C. 5452(b)(2)(B) In order to...

  14. Defense Logistics Agency 1995 Defense Base Realignment and Closure Data Collection Process for the Evaluation Phase.

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    Commission. The specific objective for the audit was to determine whether the evaluation process that the DLA used to develop recommendations reported to the...1995 Commission was consistently applied and adequately supported. The audit also reviewed applicable management controls.

  15. Both Motor Prediction and Conceptual Congruency between Preview and Action-Effect Contribute to Explicit Judgment of Agency

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    Sato, Atsushi

    2009-01-01

    The sense of agency is the sense that one is causing an action. The inferential account of the sense of agency proposes that we experience the sense of agency when we infer that one's own thoughts are the cause of an action. According to this account, the inference occurs when a thought appears in consciousness prior to an action, is consistent…

  16. Freedom, choice, and the sense of agency

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    Barlas, Zeynep; Obhi, Sukhvinder S.

    2013-01-01

    The sense of agency is an intriguing aspect of human consciousness and is commonly defined as the sense that one is the author of their own actions and their consequences. In the current study, we varied the number of action alternatives (one, three, seven) that participants could select from and determined the effects on intentional binding which is believed to index the low-level sense of agency. Participants made self-paced button presses while viewing a conventional Libet clock and reported the perceived onset time of either the button presses or consequent auditory tones. We found that the binding effect was strongest when participants had the maximum number of alternatives, intermediate when they had medium level of action choice and lowest when they had no choice. We interpret our results in relation to the potential link between agency and the freedom to choose one’s actions. PMID:24009575

  17. Towards a broader understanding of agency in biomedical ethics.

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    López Barreda, Rodrigo; Trachsel, Manuel; Biller-Andorno, Nikola

    2016-09-01

    With advances in medical science, the concept of agency has received increasing attention in biomedical ethics. However, most of the ethical discussion around definitions of agency has focused either on patients suffering from mental disorders or on patients receiving cutting-edge medical treatments in developed countries. Very little of the discussion around concepts of agency has focused on the situation of patients suffering from common diseases that affect populations worldwide. Therefore, the most widely-used definitions of agency may be not appropriate to analyse common diseases among large populations. The branch of social sciences known as development studies draw on their own definitions of the term agency that may provide a more applicable and accurate way of referring to common and general cases than the definitions currently used in bioethics. Moreover, the psychological Self-Determination Theory may improve the usefulness of these definitions in common situations. This article explains the characteristics and the shortcomings of current bioethical definitions of agency when they are applied to common medical conditions worldwide. A new, value-based concept of agency, informed by development studies, is proposed as more accurate and useful for biomedical ethics.

  18. The use of memoranda of understanding in fostering inter-agency collaboration: a qualitative study of health services agencies serving vulnerable populations in Baltimore, USA.

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    Khosla, Nidhi; Marsteller, Jill A; Holtgrave, David R

    2013-11-01

    We examined whether mandated collaboration reflected in memoranda of understanding (MOUs) developed by health agencies to meet funder expectations is effective in fostering inter-agency collaboration. We conducted 22 semi-structured interviews from late 2010 to early 2012 in Baltimore, USA, with representatives of 17 HIV service agencies, three local health department units, and one agency that closed in 2008 (two interviews). While there was no consensus, most respondents perceived MOUs negatively, mainly because the process of obtaining signed MOUs was time consuming; frontline staff was mostly unaware of MOUs, agencies did not necessarily work with agencies they signed MOUs with and MOUs were rarely evaluated after being signed. A few agencies reported that MOUs could keep agencies focused and set mutual expectations. The local health department acknowledged shortcomings in MOUs but emphasized that MOUs could help agencies plan for referring clients when their own capacity was full. Although many agencies acknowledged the importance of collaboration, most respondents found that MOUs lacked practical utility. Grant-makers should consult sub-grantees to develop alternative means of fostering collaboration that would be perceived as relevant by both parties. © The Author(s) 2014 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav.

  19. 25 CFR 12.42 - Do Indian country law enforcement programs share information with their own communities or other...

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    ..., DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAW AND ORDER INDIAN COUNTRY LAW ENFORCEMENT Records and Information § 12.42 Do Indian country law enforcement programs share information with their own communities or other agencies... 25 Indians 1 2012-04-01 2011-04-01 true Do Indian country law enforcement programs share...

  20. 25 CFR 12.42 - Do Indian country law enforcement programs share information with their own communities or other...

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    ..., DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAW AND ORDER INDIAN COUNTRY LAW ENFORCEMENT Records and Information § 12.42 Do Indian country law enforcement programs share information with their own communities or other agencies... 25 Indians 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Do Indian country law enforcement programs share...

  1. 25 CFR 12.42 - Do Indian country law enforcement programs share information with their own communities or other...

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    ..., DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAW AND ORDER INDIAN COUNTRY LAW ENFORCEMENT Records and Information § 12.42 Do Indian country law enforcement programs share information with their own communities or other agencies... 25 Indians 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Do Indian country law enforcement programs share...

  2. 25 CFR 12.42 - Do Indian country law enforcement programs share information with their own communities or other...

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    2011-04-01

    ..., DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAW AND ORDER INDIAN COUNTRY LAW ENFORCEMENT Records and Information § 12.42 Do Indian country law enforcement programs share information with their own communities or other agencies... 25 Indians 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Do Indian country law enforcement programs share...

  3. 32 CFR 323.4 - Responsibilities.

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    ... Defense Department of Defense (Continued) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED) PRIVACY PROGRAM DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY PRIVACY PROGRAM § 323.4 Responsibilities. (a) Headquarters Defense Logistics...) Formulate policies, procedures, and standards necessary for uniform compliance with the Privacy Act by DLA...

  4. Analysis and Evaluation of Forecasting Methods and Tools to Predict Future Demand for Secondary Chemical-Biological Configuration Items

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    2013-06-01

    quantity, the lead time, the process quality and the number of deliveries (Yang & Pan, 2004). Inventory management systems are classified as either...22202-4302, and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0704-0188) Washington DC 20503. 1. AGENCY USE ONLY (Leave blank... managed by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) must be able to complete reviews of all procurement

  5. 77 FR 71640 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection

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    ... from the inclusion of some updated language (such as ``cell'' under telephone numbers in box 3). In box... accurate * * * '' has been moved from box 12, to its own section at the end of the form. Part 2--Agency... Part 4, which invites appellants to check boxes next to various affirmative defense claims, a frequent...

  6. 75 FR 60436 - Intent To Grant an Exclusive Field of Use License of U.S. Government-Owned Patents

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army Intent To Grant an Exclusive Field of Use License of U.S. Government-Owned Patents AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In... of the intent to grant a field of use exclusive, revocable license for the field of vaccination of...

  7. Total expenditures per patient in hospital-owned and physician-owned physician organizations in California.

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    Robinson, James C; Miller, Kelly

    Hospitals are rapidly acquiring medical groups and physician practices. This consolidation may foster cooperation and thereby reduce expenditures, but also may lead to higher expenditures through greater use of hospital-based ambulatory services and through greater hospital pricing leverage against health insurers. To determine whether total expenditures per patient were higher in physician organizations (integrated medical groups and independent practice associations) owned by local hospitals or multihospital systems compared with groups owned by participating physicians. Data were obtained on total expenditures for the care provided to 4.5 million patients treated by integrated medical groups and independent practice associations in California between 2009 and 2012. The patients were covered by commercial health maintenance organization (HMO) insurance and the data did not include patients covered by commercial preferred provider organization (PPO) insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid. Total expenditures per patient annually, measured in terms of what insurers paid to the physician organizations for professional services, to hospitals for inpatient and outpatient procedures, to clinical laboratories for diagnostic tests, and to pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs and biologics. Annual expenditures per patient were compared after adjusting for patient illness burden, geographic input costs, and organizational characteristics. Of the 158 organizations, 118 physician organizations (75%) were physician-owned and provided care for 3,065,551 patients, 19 organizations (12%) were owned by local hospitals and provided care for 728,608 patients, and 21 organizations (13%) were owned by multihospital systems and provided care for 693,254 patients. In 2012, physician-owned physician organizations had mean expenditures of $3066 per patient (95% CI, $2892 to $3240), hospital-owned physician organizations had mean expenditures of $4312 per patient (95% CI, $3768 to $4857), and

  8. 75 FR 77624 - Intent To Grant an Exclusive License for U.S. Army Owned Inventions to Polymer Processing Institute

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army Intent To Grant an Exclusive License for U.S. Army Owned Inventions to Polymer Processing Institute AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. ACTION: Notice... contemplates granting an exclusive license to Polymer Processing Institute, a not-for-profit corporation having...

  9. Probability judgments of agency: rational or irrational?

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    Schmidt, Thomas; Heumüller, Vera C

    2010-03-01

    We studied how people attribute action outcomes to their own actions under conditions of uncertainty. Participants chose between left and right keypresses to produce an action effect (a corresponding left or right light), while a computer player made a simultaneous keypress decision. In each trial, a random generator determined which of the players controlled the action effect at varying probabilities, and participants then judged which player had produced it. Participants' effect control ranged from 20% to 80%, varied blockwise, and they could use trial-by-trial feedback to optimize the accuracy of their agency judgments. Participants tended to attribute action effects to themselves (agency bias), probably reflecting a rational guessing strategy of always naming the more likely player. However, participants systematically neglected information favoring the computer player as the agent, even under conditions where this bias could only harm judgment accuracy. We conclude that agency biases have both rational and irrational components.

  10. Experience of agency and sense of responsibility.

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    Moretto, Giovanna; Walsh, Eamonn; Haggard, Patrick

    2011-12-01

    The experience of agency refers to the feeling that we control our own actions, and through them the outside world. In many contexts, sense of agency has strong implications for moral responsibility. For example, a sense of agency may allow people to choose between right and wrong actions, either immediately, or on subsequent occasions through learning about the moral consequences of their actions. In this study we investigate the relation between the experience of operant action, and responsibility for action outcomes using the intentional binding effect (Haggard, Clark, & Kalogeras, 2002) as an implicit, quantitative measure related to sense of agency. We studied the time at which people perceived simple manual actions and their effects, when these actions were embedded in scenarios where their actions had unpredictable consequences that could be either moral or merely economic. We found an enhanced binding of effects back towards the actions that caused them, implying an enhanced sense of agency, in moral compared to non-moral contexts. We also found stronger binding for effects with severely negative, compared to moderately negative, values. A tight temporal association between action and effect may be a low-level phenomenal marker of the sense of responsibility. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  11. 32 CFR 1288.5 - Procedures.

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    ... 32 National Defense 6 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Procedures. 1288.5 Section 1288.5 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS REGISTRATION... inspections are not mandatory for DLA activities located in areas not requiring such inspections. (d...

  12. 32 CFR 1288.5 - Procedures.

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    ... 32 National Defense 6 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Procedures. 1288.5 Section 1288.5 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS REGISTRATION... inspections are not mandatory for DLA activities located in areas not requiring such inspections. (d...

  13. 32 CFR 1288.5 - Procedures.

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    ... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Procedures. 1288.5 Section 1288.5 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS REGISTRATION... inspections are not mandatory for DLA activities located in areas not requiring such inspections. (d...

  14. 32 CFR 1288.5 - Procedures.

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    ... 32 National Defense 6 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Procedures. 1288.5 Section 1288.5 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS REGISTRATION... inspections are not mandatory for DLA activities located in areas not requiring such inspections. (d...

  15. 48 CFR 51.101 - Policy.

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    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Policy. 51.101 Section 51.101 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION CONTRACT MANAGEMENT USE OF... Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the General Services Administration (GSA), and the Department of Veterans...

  16. Build Your Own Payment Model.

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    Berlin, Joey

    2017-07-01

    Physicians participating in MACRA have a unique opportunity to create and submit their own alternative payment models to the government and take command of their own future payments. At least one Texas physician is taking a crack at developing his own model.

  17. 43 CFR 3900.61 - Federal minerals where the surface is owned or administered by other Federal agencies, by state...

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    ... (Continued) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000) OIL SHALE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL Oil Shale Management-Introduction § 3900.61 Federal minerals where the surface is owned or...

  18. 43 CFR 3900.61 - Federal minerals where the surface is owned or administered by other Federal agencies, by state...

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    ... (Continued) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000) OIL SHALE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL Oil Shale Management-Introduction § 3900.61 Federal minerals where the surface is owned or...

  19. 43 CFR 3900.61 - Federal minerals where the surface is owned or administered by other Federal agencies, by state...

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    ... (Continued) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR RANGE MANAGEMENT (4000) OIL SHALE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL Oil Shale Management-Introduction § 3900.61 Federal minerals where the surface is owned or...

  20. 43 CFR 3900.61 - Federal minerals where the surface is owned or administered by other Federal agencies, by state...

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    ... (Continued) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000) OIL SHALE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL Oil Shale Management-Introduction § 3900.61 Federal minerals where the surface is owned or...

  1. Comprehensive School Teachers' Professional Agency in Large-Scale Educational Change

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    Pyhältö, Kirsi; Pietarinen, Janne; Soini, Tiina

    2014-01-01

    This article explores how comprehensive school teachers' sense of professional agency changes in the context of large-scale national educational change in Finland. We analysed the premises on which teachers (n = 100) view themselves and their work in terms of developing their own school, catalysed by the large-scale national change. The study…

  2. Dissociation between Key Processes of Social Cognition in Autism: Impaired Mentalizing but Intact Sense of Agency

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    David, Nicole; Gawronski, Astrid; Santos, Natacha S.; Huff, Wolfgang; Lehnhardt, Fritz-Georg; Newen, Albert; Vogeley, Kai

    2008-01-01

    Deficits in social cognition and interaction, such as in mentalizing and imitation behavior, are hallmark features of autism spectrum disorders. Both imitation and mentalizing are at the core of the sense of agency, the awareness that we are the initiators of our own behavior. Little evidence exists regarding the sense of agency in autism. Thus,…

  3. NASA operations: An agency wide approach to reduce cost

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    Squibb, Gael F.

    1996-01-01

    The NASA Space Operations Management Office (SOMO) is presented. The SOMO concept is based on continuing the distributed participation of the various NASA field centers and agencies, while employing consolidated management through a single lead center. The aim is to determine the duplicity and the overlap between the different agencies that independently developed their own operations management approaches in order to enable more cost effective mission operations by providing common services to the NASA programs. The space operations management will be performed in a distributed manner with a greater degree of contractor involvement than in the past. The changes, approaches and anticipated benefits of this approach to operations are discussed.

  4. 32 CFR 1292.5 - Procedures.

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    ... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Procedures. 1292.5 Section 1292.5 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS SECURITY OF DLA ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES § 1292.5 Procedures. (a) Security regulations and orders will be...

  5. Expeditionary Warfare Division Meeting (10th) Held in Panama City, Florida on 24-27 October 2005

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    2005-10-01

    Seabasing a TRANSCOM Perspective, by Captain Craig Galloway, USN, US Transportation Command, J5A DLA Afloat, by Col Jeff Hill, Chief, Distribution ... Management Division, Defense Logistics Agency Sustaining the Seabase a View…, by Mr. Nicholas Linkowitz, HQMC I&L (Code LPV) Sustaining the Sea Base

  6. 32 CFR 1292.5 - Procedures.

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    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Procedures. 1292.5 Section 1292.5 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS SECURITY OF DLA ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES § 1292.5 Procedures. (a) Security regulations and orders will be...

  7. 32 CFR 1292.5 - Procedures.

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    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Procedures. 1292.5 Section 1292.5 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS SECURITY OF DLA ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES § 1292.5 Procedures. (a) Security regulations and orders will be...

  8. 32 CFR 1292.5 - Procedures.

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    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Procedures. 1292.5 Section 1292.5 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS SECURITY OF DLA ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES § 1292.5 Procedures. (a) Security regulations and orders will be...

  9. 32 CFR 1292.5 - Procedures.

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    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Procedures. 1292.5 Section 1292.5 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS SECURITY OF DLA ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES § 1292.5 Procedures. (a) Security regulations and orders will be...

  10. A concept analysis of children's agency within the health literature.

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    Montreuil, Marjorie; Carnevale, Franco A

    2015-12-14

    The capacity of children to act as agents is being increasingly recognized and has important implications for health research and practice. However, there are various discrepancies in how children's agency is defined in the literature. The aim of this analysis was to examine the concept of children's agency within the health-related literature, using Rodgers evolutionary method. The following questions were addressed: How did the concept of agency become associated with children in the health-related literature? What are the sociocultural and legal contexts that surround the concept of children's agency? What is the meaning of children's agency? Forty-five articles were included in the analysis. An inductive approach was used to identify the attributes of children's agency as well as the temporal, disciplinary, and paradigmatic trends in its conceptualization. The concept of children's agency first appeared in the health literature in the 1980s and was defined as an ability children could gradually develop. Later on, children's agency was used to refer to the capacity of all children to influence their own and others' health-care needs and is now increasingly used to refer to children as active agents who reflect on and construct their social worlds. © The Author(s) 2015.

  11. Agency on the move: revisioning the route to social change.

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    Frazier, Kathryn E

    2013-09-01

    Throughout the course of everyday life individuals enter into interactions in which an intricate relationship between agency and subordination can be observed: they sometimes act agentively and at other times-via discursive and/or interpersonal processes-their agency is reduced to objectness. Thus, theoretically we can think of constant dynamics of transfer of agency. It is argued that the transfer of agency between persons (or groups) is a fundamental quality of the societal discourses in which all persons are constituted. This transfer of agency occurs constantly throughout social interaction and at different levels of social functioning as individuals live and make meaning of their experiences. In light of this perspective, it is suggested that social change movements that aim to interrupt the transfer of agency and instead fix agency with one person (or one group of people) are inadequate. Rather, these movements can actually subvert their own agenda by producing problematic tensions in discourse and subjectivity. The self-defense movement, a component of the movement to end violence against women, is presented as a case study. The problematic and tension-filled positions and meanings the movement (re)produces for women are explored as an effect of denying any transfer of agency between women and men around issues of violence and gender oppression.

  12. 25 CFR 12.42 - Do Indian country law enforcement programs share information with their own communities or other...

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    ... 25 Indians 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Do Indian country law enforcement programs share information with their own communities or other agencies? 12.42 Section 12.42 Indians BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAW AND ORDER INDIAN COUNTRY LAW ENFORCEMENT Records and Information § 12.42 Do Indian country law enforcement program...

  13. Comparing the Ethical Beliefs of Advertising Agency Practitioners to Corporate Practitioners.

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    Krugman, Dean M.; Ferrell, O. C.

    A survey was conducted of advertising practitioners in advertising agencies and in corporations to determine their beliefs about their own ethics, the ethics of their peers, the ethics of their management, and their opportunities to engage in certain potentially unethical situations. It was hypothesized that no differences exist between the two…

  14. 12 CFR 202.17 - Data collection for credit applications by women-owned, minority-owned, or small businesses.

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    ...) § 202.17 Data collection for credit applications by women-owned, minority-owned, or small businesses. No... 12 Banks and Banking 2 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Data collection for credit applications by women-owned, minority-owned, or small businesses. 202.17 Section 202.17 Banks and Banking FEDERAL...

  15. 12 CFR 202.17 - Data collection for credit applications by women-owned, minority-owned, or small businesses.

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    2013-01-01

    ...) § 202.17 Data collection for credit applications by women-owned, minority-owned, or small businesses. No... 12 Banks and Banking 2 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Data collection for credit applications by women-owned, minority-owned, or small businesses. 202.17 Section 202.17 Banks and Banking FEDERAL...

  16. 12 CFR 202.17 - Data collection for credit applications by women-owned, minority-owned, or small businesses.

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    2012-01-01

    ...) § 202.17 Data collection for credit applications by women-owned, minority-owned, or small businesses. No... 12 Banks and Banking 2 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Data collection for credit applications by women-owned, minority-owned, or small businesses. 202.17 Section 202.17 Banks and Banking FEDERAL...

  17. My action lasts longer: Potential link between subjective time and agency during voluntary action.

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    Imaizumi, Shu; Asai, Tomohisa

    2017-05-01

    Time perception distorts across different phases of bodily movement. During motor execution, sensory feedback matching an internal sensorimotor prediction is perceived to last longer. The sensorimotor prediction also underlies sense of agency. We investigated association between subjective time and agency during voluntary action. Participants performed hand action while watching a video feedback of their hand with various delays to manipulate agency. The perceived duration and agency over the video feedback were judged. Minimal delay of the video feedback resulted in longer perceived duration than the actual duration and stronger agency, while substantial feedback delay resulted in shorter perceived duration and weaker agency. These fluctuations of perceived duration and agency were nullified by the feedback of other's hand instead of their own, but not by inverted feedback from a third-person perspective. Subjective time during action might be associated with agency stemming from sensorimotor prediction, and self-other distinction based on bodily appearance. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  18. Divided Attention and Processes Underlying Sense of Agency

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    Wen, Wen; Yamashita, Atsushi; Asama, Hajime

    2016-01-01

    Sense of agency refers to the subjective feeling of controlling events through one’s behavior or will. Sense of agency results from matching predictions of one’s own actions with actual feedback regarding the action. Furthermore, when an action involves a cued goal, performance-based inference contributes to sense of agency. That is, if people achieve their goal, they would believe themselves to be in control. Previous studies have shown that both action-effect comparison and performance-based inference contribute to sense of agency; however, the dominance of one process over the other may shift based on task conditions such as the presence or absence of specific goals. In this study, we examined the influence of divided attention on these two processes underlying sense of agency in two conditions. In the experimental task, participants continuously controlled a moving dot for 10 s while maintaining a string of three or seven digits in working memory. We found that when there was no cued goal (no-cued-goal condition), sense of agency was impaired by high cognitive load. Contrastingly, when participants controlled the dot based on a cued goal (cued-goal-directed condition), their sense of agency was lower than in the no-cued-goal condition and was not affected by cognitive load. The results suggest that the action-effect comparison process underlying sense of agency requires attention. On the other hand, the weaker influence of divided attention in the cued-goal-directed condition could be attributed to the dominance of performance-based inference, which is probably automatic. PMID:26858680

  19. Not Playing the Game: Student Assessment Resistance as a Form of Agency

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    Harris, Lois R.; Brown, Gavin T. L.; Dargusch, Joanne

    2018-01-01

    Within self-regulated learning, learners exercise agency by setting targets, formatively monitoring progress, and evaluating results in ways which inform their own goal attainment. However, in real-world classroom situations, assessment processes can elicit behaviours that are more ego-protective than growth-oriented. Resistance to teacher…

  20. 32 CFR 1292.3 - Background.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Background. 1292.3 Section 1292.3 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS SECURITY OF DLA ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES § 1292.3 Background. Section 21 of the Internal Security Act of 1950...

  1. 32 CFR 300.4 - Policy.

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    2014-07-01

    ... PROGRAM DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROGRAM General Provisions § 300.4 Policy. DLA... Requester Service Center contact information. (1) To meet the requirements of Executive Order 13392, each FOIA Requester Service Center shall have an internet Web site that serves to educate the public on the...

  2. 77 FR 38036 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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    ... submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection... support from the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the U.S. Census... publishing plants as defined by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). It is the only...

  3. 32 CFR 1292.3 - Background.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Background. 1292.3 Section 1292.3 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS SECURITY OF DLA ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES § 1292.3 Background. Section 21 of the Internal Security Act of 1950...

  4. 32 CFR 1292.3 - Background.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Background. 1292.3 Section 1292.3 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS SECURITY OF DLA ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES § 1292.3 Background. Section 21 of the Internal Security Act of 1950...

  5. 32 CFR 1292.3 - Background.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Background. 1292.3 Section 1292.3 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS SECURITY OF DLA ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES § 1292.3 Background. Section 21 of the Internal Security Act of 1950...

  6. 32 CFR 1292.3 - Background.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Background. 1292.3 Section 1292.3 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS SECURITY OF DLA ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES § 1292.3 Background. Section 21 of the Internal Security Act of 1950...

  7. 75 FR 54330 - Intent To Grant an Exclusive Field of Use License of a U.S. Government-Owned Patent Application

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  8. 77 FR 2278 - Intent To Grant an Exclusive License for a U.S. Army Owned Invention to Triumph Actuation Systems...

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  9. 75 FR 48689 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Open Government...

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    ... Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Open Government Citizen Engagement... employees in those agencies work for enrichment of their own wallets and not for the good of American... apply to? Title: Open Government Citizen Engagement Ratings, Rankings, and Flagging. OMB Control Number...

  10. The Feeling of Agency: Empirical Indicators for a Pre-Reflective Level of Action Awareness

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    David, Nicole; Stenzel, Anna; Schneider, Till R.; Engel, Andreas K.

    2011-01-01

    The sense of agency has been defined as the sense that I am the author of my own actions. This sense, however, is usually not reflected upon but instead pre-reflectively experienced. Experimental approaches usually measure the sense of agency by judgments or verbal reports, despite evidence that the sense of agency is not sufficiently assessed on such a reflective level. Here we sought to identify non-verbal measures of the sense of agency, particularly testing the relevance of physiological activity such as skin conductance and heart rate. Manipulating the visual feedback to an executed movement, we investigated how well physiological activity and other movement parameters differed between real and false feedback (i.e., between actual agency and non-agency), and how they related to accuracy of agency judgments. Skin conductance and heart rate did not differ between agency and non-agency situations; neither did they inform agency judgments. In contrast, movement onsets – particularly, discrepancies between feedback and movement onsets – were related to agency judgments. Overall, our results indicate weak visceral–somatic associations with the sense of agency. Thus, physiological activity did not prove to be an empirical indicator for the feeling of agency. PMID:21779268

  11. Sensory suppression of brain responses to self-generated sounds is observed with and without the perception of agency.

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    Timm, Jana; Schönwiesner, Marc; Schröger, Erich; SanMiguel, Iria

    2016-07-01

    Stimuli caused by our own movements are given special treatment in the brain. Self-generated sounds evoke a smaller brain response than externally generated ones. This attenuated response may reflect a predictive mechanism to differentiate the sensory consequences of one's own actions from other sensory input. It may also relate to the feeling of being the agent of the movement and its effects, but little is known about how sensory suppression of brain responses to self-generated sounds is related to judgments of agency. To address this question, we recorded event-related potentials in response to sounds initiated by button presses. In one condition, participants perceived agency over the production of the sounds, whereas in another condition, participants experience an illusory lack of agency caused by changes in the delay between actions and effects. We compared trials in which the timing of button press and sound was physically identical, but participants' agency judgment differed. Results show reduced amplitudes of the auditory N1 component in response to self-generated sounds irrespective of agency experience, whilst P2 effects correlate with the perception of agency. Our findings suggest that suppression of the auditory N1 component to self-generated sounds does not depend on adaptation to specific action-effect time delays, and does not determine agency judgments, however, the suppression of the P2 component might relate more directly to the experience of agency. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  12. Teachers' Voice, Power and Agency: (Un)Professionalisation of the Early Years Workforce

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    Tesar, Marek; Pupala, Branislav; Kascak, Ondrej; Arndt, Sonja

    2017-01-01

    This article examines Slovak early years teachers' concerns with conceptions of teacher professionalism. It suggests that there is a mismatch between understandings of professionalism, policy aspirations and the attitudes of teachers to their own professionalism, and that this mismatch fuels early years teachers' sense of agency. These tensions…

  13. 48 CFR 852.215-70 - Service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small business evaluation factors.

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    2012-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Service-disabled veteran... CONTRACT CLAUSES Texts of Provisions and Clauses 852.215-70 Service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran...: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors (DEC 2009) (a) In an...

  14. 48 CFR 852.215-70 - Service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small business evaluation factors.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Service-disabled veteran... CONTRACT CLAUSES Texts of Provisions and Clauses 852.215-70 Service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran...: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors (DEC 2009) (a) In an...

  15. 48 CFR 852.215-70 - Service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small business evaluation factors.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Service-disabled veteran... CONTRACT CLAUSES Texts of Provisions and Clauses 852.215-70 Service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran...: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors (DEC 2009) (a) In an...

  16. 48 CFR 852.215-70 - Service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small business evaluation factors.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Service-disabled veteran... CONTRACT CLAUSES Texts of Provisions and Clauses 852.215-70 Service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran...: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors (DEC 2009) (a) In an...

  17. Defense Logistics Agency Green Products / Hazardous Minimization Warfighter Team: Helping the Warfighter Become Green!

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    2010-06-01

    Online Shopping Tool • Web self-service capability for the DOD • Sells both finished goods and services • Supports contracts written by DLA, GSA...month and over 750K items of content a month • FY08 Total Sales $835M; Green Sales $7.3M 11 DOD EMALL DOD’s Online Shopping Tool 1st Choice Support for

  18. 32 CFR 323.2 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Policy. 323.2 Section 323.2 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED) PRIVACY PROGRAM DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY PRIVACY PROGRAM § 323.2 Policy. It is the policy of DLA to safeguard personal information...

  19. 32 CFR 300.7 - FOIA request processing procedures.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... (CONTINUED) FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROGRAM DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROGRAM... request is perfected. When a DLA FOIA Requester Service Center receives a request for records that clearly... Service Center has a telephone line to inform the requester of the status of their request (see Appendix A...

  20. 32 CFR 34.12 - Payment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... Program Management § 34.12 Payment. (a) Methods available. Payment methods for awards with for-profit... Administration Services Components,” DLAH 4105.4, which can be obtained from either: Defense Logistics Agency...-6220; or the Defense Contract Management Command home page at http://www.dcmc.dcrb.dla.mil. 2 See...

  1. 32 CFR 323.6 - Forms and reports.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 2 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Forms and reports. 323.6 Section 323.6 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED) PRIVACY PROGRAM DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY PRIVACY PROGRAM § 323.6 Forms and reports. DLA activities may be required to...

  2. 32 CFR 323.6 - Forms and reports.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Forms and reports. 323.6 Section 323.6 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED) PRIVACY PROGRAM DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY PRIVACY PROGRAM § 323.6 Forms and reports. DLA activities may be required to...

  3. 32 CFR 323.6 - Forms and reports.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 2 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Forms and reports. 323.6 Section 323.6 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED) PRIVACY PROGRAM DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY PRIVACY PROGRAM § 323.6 Forms and reports. DLA activities may be required to...

  4. 32 CFR 323.2 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 2 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Policy. 323.2 Section 323.2 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED) PRIVACY PROGRAM DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY PRIVACY PROGRAM § 323.2 Policy. It is the policy of DLA to safeguard personal information...

  5. 32 CFR 323.3 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 2 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Policy. 323.3 Section 323.3 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED) PRIVACY PROGRAM DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY PRIVACY PROGRAM § 323.3 Policy. DLA adopts and supplements the DoD Privacy Program policy...

  6. 32 CFR 323.2 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 2 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Policy. 323.2 Section 323.2 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED) PRIVACY PROGRAM DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY PRIVACY PROGRAM § 323.2 Policy. It is the policy of DLA to safeguard personal information...

  7. 32 CFR 323.3 - Policy.

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    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 2 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Policy. 323.3 Section 323.3 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED) PRIVACY PROGRAM DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY PRIVACY PROGRAM § 323.3 Policy. DLA adopts and supplements the DoD Privacy Program policy...

  8. 77 FR 8273 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, National...

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    ..., National Flood Insurance Program-Mortgage Portfolio Protection Program AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management... Title: National Flood Insurance Program-Mortgage Portfolio Protection Program. OMB Number: 1660-0086... Write Your Own (WYO) company that wishes to participate in the Mortgage Portfolio Protection Program...

  9. The joint Simon effect depends on perceived agency, but not intentionality, of the alternative action.

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    Stenzel, Anna; Dolk, Thomas; Colzato, Lorenza S; Sellaro, Roberta; Hommel, Bernhard; Liepelt, Roman

    2014-01-01

    A co-actor's intentionality has been suggested to be a key modulating factor for joint action effects like the joint Simon effect (JSE). However, in previous studies intentionality has often been confounded with agency defined as perceiving the initiator of an action as being the causal source of the action. The aim of the present study was to disentangle the role of agency and intentionality as modulating factors of the JSE. In Experiment 1, participants performed a joint go/nogo Simon task next to a co-actor who either intentionally controlled a response button with own finger movements (agency+/intentionality+) or who passively placed the hand on a response button that moved up and down on its own as triggered by computer signals (agency-/intentionality-). In Experiment 2, we included a condition in which participants believed that the co-actor intentionally controlled the response button with a Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) while placing the response finger clearly besides the response button, so that the causal relationship between agent and action effect was perceptually disrupted (agency-/intentionality+). As a control condition, the response button was computer controlled while the co-actor placed the response finger besides the response button (agency-/intentionality-). Experiment 1 showed that the JSE is present with an intentional co-actor and causality between co-actor and action effect, but absent with an unintentional co-actor and a lack of causality between co-actor and action effect. Experiment 2 showed that the JSE is absent with an intentional co-actor, but no causality between co-actor and action effect. Our findings indicate an important role of the co-actor's agency for the JSE. They also suggest that the attribution of agency has a strong perceptual basis.

  10. Loglines. January-February 2013

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    2013-02-01

    PROJECT NUMBER 5e. TASK NUMBER 5f. WORK UNIT NUMBER 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) Defense Logistics Agency,8725 John J... building on the director’s concept of bring- ing in our industry partners – key DLA suppliers and vendors – to help us meet our goals. During these...Kingman Road Suite 2545,Fort Belvoir,VA,22060-6221 8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER 9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 10

  11. 7 CFR 3560.505 - Agency loans to finance purchases of REO properties.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 15 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Agency loans to finance purchases of REO properties. 3560.505 Section 3560.505 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DIRECT MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING LOANS AND GRANTS Management and Disposition of Real Estate Owned (REO)...

  12. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 1292 - Section 21 of the Internal Security Act of 1950

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    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Section 21 of the Internal Security Act of 1950 A Appendix A to Part 1292 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS SECURITY OF DLA ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES Pt. 1292, App. A Appendix A to Part...

  13. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 1292 - Section 21 of the Internal Security Act of 1950

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    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Section 21 of the Internal Security Act of 1950 A Appendix A to Part 1292 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS SECURITY OF DLA ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES Pt. 1292, App. A Appendix A to Part...

  14. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 1292 - Section 21 of the Internal Security Act of 1950

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Section 21 of the Internal Security Act of 1950 A Appendix A to Part 1292 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS SECURITY OF DLA ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES Pt. 1292, App. A Appendix A to Part...

  15. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 1292 - Section 21 of the Internal Security Act of 1950

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Section 21 of the Internal Security Act of 1950 A Appendix A to Part 1292 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS SECURITY OF DLA ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES Pt. 1292, App. A Appendix A to Part...

  16. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 1292 - Section 21 of the Internal Security Act of 1950

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Section 21 of the Internal Security Act of 1950 A Appendix A to Part 1292 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY MISCELLANEOUS SECURITY OF DLA ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES Pt. 1292, App. A Appendix A to Part...

  17. 76 FR 33028 - Agency Information Collection (Requirements for Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loans...

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    ... (Requirements for Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loans) Activity Under OMB Review AGENCY: Veterans Benefits...: Requirements for Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loans. OMB Control Number: 2900-0601. Type of Review..., insured, or direct loan with a new loan at a lower interest rate provided that the veteran still owns the...

  18. Strength of Intentional Effort Enhances the Sense of Agency

    PubMed Central

    Minohara, Rin; Wen, Wen; Hamasaki, Shunsuke; Maeda, Takaki; Kato, Motoichiro; Yamakawa, Hiroshi; Yamashita, Atsushi; Asama, Hajime

    2016-01-01

    Sense of agency (SoA) refers to the feeling of controlling one’s own actions, and the experience of controlling external events with one’s actions. The present study examined the effect of strength of intentional effort on SoA. We manipulated the strength of intentional effort using three types of buttons that differed in the amount of force required to depress them. We used a self-attribution task as an explicit measure of SoA. The results indicate that strength of intentional effort enhanced self-attribution when action-effect congruency was unreliable. We concluded that intentional effort importantly affects the integration of multiple cues affecting explicit judgments of agency when the causal relationship action and effect was unreliable. PMID:27536267

  19. Abnormal Sense of Agency in Patients with Schizophrenia: Evidence from Bimanual Coupling Paradigm

    PubMed Central

    Garbarini, Francesca; Mastropasqua, Angela; Sigaudo, Monica; Rabuffetti, Marco; Piedimonte, Alessandro; Pia, Lorenzo; Rocca, Paola

    2016-01-01

    A fruitful approach to the understanding the human awareness of action is the study of those pathologies in which some aspects of it are altered. Previous evidences showed that patients with schizophrenia tend to attribute someone else’ actions to their own, as internally, rather than externally, generated. Here, we asked whether schizophrenics have an “excessive” sense of agency, while observing others’ movements. We took advantage from the circles-lines task, known to show bimanual interferences. Twenty schizophrenics and 20 age-matched healthy controls were administered: (a) the bimanual version of the task: drawing lines with one hand and circles with the other; and (b) a modified version: drawing lines while observing the examiner drawing circles. In the bimanual version, patients and controls showed a comparable interference effect. In the observation version, schizophrenics, compared to controls, showed a significantly greater interference effect of the examiners’ hand drawing circles on the own hand drawing lines. This effect was significantly correlated to the strength of the positive symptoms (hallucinations and delusions) and to the alteration of the sense of agency, reported during the task. These findings suggest that an altered sense of agency, as shown by schizophrenics, can induce objective consequences on the motor system. PMID:27014005

  20. Uncovering effects of self-control and stimulus-driven action selection on the sense of agency.

    PubMed

    Wang, Yuru; Damen, Tom G E; Aarts, Henk

    2017-10-01

    The sense of agency refers to feelings of causing one's own action and resulting effect. Previous research indicates that voluntary action selection is an important factor in shaping the sense of agency. Whereas the volitional nature of the sense of agency is well documented, the present study examined whether agency is modulated when action selection shifts from self-control to a more automatic stimulus-driven process. Seventy-two participants performed an auditory Simon task including congruent and incongruent trials to generate automatic stimulus-driven vs. more self-control driven action, respectively. Responses in the Simon task produced a tone and agency was assessed with the intentional binding task - an implicit measure of agency. Results showed a Simon effect and temporal binding effect. However, temporal binding was independent of congruency. These findings suggest that temporal binding, a window to the sense of agency, emerges for both automatic stimulus-driven actions and self-controlled actions. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  1. 48 CFR 52.219-30 - Notice of Total Set-Aside for Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... for Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program. 52.219... Notice of Total Set-Aside for Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small... Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (APR 2011) (a...

  2. Metacognition of agency and theory of mind in adults with high functioning autism.

    PubMed

    Zalla, Tiziana; Miele, David; Leboyer, Marion; Metcalfe, Janet

    2015-01-01

    We investigated metacognition of agency in adults with high functioning autism or Asperger Syndrome (HFA/AS) using a computer task in which participants moved the mouse to get the cursor to touch the downward moving X's and avoid the O's. They were then asked to make judgments of performance and judgments of agency. Objective control was either undistorted, or distorted by adding turbulence (i.e., random noise) or a time Lag between the mouse and cursor movements. Participants with HFA/AS used sensorimotor cues available in the turbulence and lag conditions to a lesser extent than control participants in making their judgments of agency. Furthermore, the failure to use these internal diagnostic cues to their own agency was correlated with decrements in a theory of mind task. These findings suggest that a reduced sensitivity to veridical internal cues about the sense of agency is related to mentalizing impairments in autism. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  3. Attitudes of Academic Staff towards Their Own Work and towards External Evaluation, from the Perspective of Self-Determination Theory: Estonian Case

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    Seema, Riin; Udam, Maiki; Mattisen, Heli

    2016-01-01

    The purpose of this study was to ascertain the attitudes of academic staff towards their own work as well as towards external evaluations. The study was based on (1) an analysis of assessment reports of institutional accreditations conducted by the Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education and (2) self-determination theory on…

  4. The structures and the role of an international agency for the control of satellites

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Dupuy, R. J.

    1984-01-01

    Legal questions involved in the liability of a proposed agency which would control internationally owned satellites for monitoring worldwide compliance with arms control agreements are discussed. Difficulties in acquiring the signed consent of all the relevant nations, and guaranteeing satisfactory compliance with the terms of such an agreement are noted. Additional problems to be solved comprise the construction of the ground based facilities and the satellites, the funding for the venture, and the reconciliation of the functions of the proposed agency with the sovereignty of individual states. The agency would gather, treat, and format data for signatories of arms control agreements and provide technical assistance in crisis conditions. It is concluded that the existence and functioning of the agency would reduce the amount of classified information and would consequently reduce the level of international tensions.

  5. 77 FR 20354 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization

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    2012-04-04

    ... hours worked. The primary users of these data will be the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The FRB will use these data in several ways. First, the capital workweek data will...). Second, the workweek data will be used to improve the projections of labor productivity that are used to...

  6. Attributing Agency to Automated Systems: Reflections on Human-Robot Collaborations and Responsibility-Loci.

    PubMed

    Nyholm, Sven

    2017-07-18

    Many ethicists writing about automated systems (e.g. self-driving cars and autonomous weapons systems) attribute agency to these systems. Not only that; they seemingly attribute an autonomous or independent form of agency to these machines. This leads some ethicists to worry about responsibility-gaps and retribution-gaps in cases where automated systems harm or kill human beings. In this paper, I consider what sorts of agency it makes sense to attribute to most current forms of automated systems, in particular automated cars and military robots. I argue that whereas it indeed makes sense to attribute different forms of fairly sophisticated agency to these machines, we ought not to regard them as acting on their own, independently of any human beings. Rather, the right way to understand the agency exercised by these machines is in terms of human-robot collaborations, where the humans involved initiate, supervise, and manage the agency of their robotic collaborators. This means, I argue, that there is much less room for justified worries about responsibility-gaps and retribution-gaps than many ethicists think.

  7. FAR 13.5 Acquisition Streamlining: Observations and Recommendations for the Defense Logistics Agency

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-04-01

    revenues of nearly $41 billion that would put DLA in the top 60 of the Fortune 500 list, ahead of companies like American Express, DuPont and Coca ... Cola . • Employs about 27,000 civilian and military employees. • Supports nearly 1,900 weapon systems. • Manages eight supply chains and nearly 5...achieving performance objectives. Currently there are no reported efforts to incentivize the use of FAR 13.5. Given congressional sponsorship and

  8. The roles of consistency and exclusivity in perceiving body ownership and agency.

    PubMed

    Ma, Ke; Hommel, Bernhard; Chen, Hong

    2018-01-23

    Previous rubber/virtual hand illusion studies have established important constraints for the illusion that an artificial effector becomes part of one's own body (perceived ownership), and that its actions are being caused by oneself (perceived agency). We can take these observed constraints to establish two of three Wegner's (Trends Cogn Sci 7:65-69; Wegner, Trends in Cognitive Sciences 7:65-69, 2003) criteria for the perception of personal agency: priority and consistency, but not Wegner's third criterion-exclusivity. In this study we tested with virtual hand illusion, whether exclusivity (participant is certain who was controlling the virtual effector) can also be established. We manipulated two factors: exclusivity and consistency. Our results show that on both ownership and agency judgments, consistency and exclusivity produced main effects, and the two effects interacted in an underadditive fashion. Taken together, these findings provide support for our suggestion to extend Wegner's agency theory to explain perceived body ownership, which in turn provides an integrative framework for interpreting constraints on ownership and agency illusions.

  9. Can They Make It on Their Own? Aging out of Foster Care--A Report on New York City's Independent Living Program.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Citizens' Committee for Children of New York, NY.

    Every year the New York City foster care system discharges approximately 650 young people between the ages of 18 and 21 to live on their own. This study was conducted to determine how the voluntary foster care agencies in New York City have interpreted state and city independent living regulations and implemented programming and services that lead…

  10. 48 CFR 852.228-72 - Assisting service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small businesses in obtaining bonds.

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    2011-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Assisting service-disabled... CONTRACT CLAUSES Texts of Provisions and Clauses 852.228-72 Assisting service-disabled veteran-owned and... clause: Assisting Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses in...

  11. 48 CFR 852.228-72 - Assisting service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small businesses in obtaining bonds.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Assisting service-disabled... CONTRACT CLAUSES Texts of Provisions and Clauses 852.228-72 Assisting service-disabled veteran-owned and... clause: Assisting Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses in...

  12. 48 CFR 852.228-72 - Assisting service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small businesses in obtaining bonds.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Assisting service-disabled... CONTRACT CLAUSES Texts of Provisions and Clauses 852.228-72 Assisting service-disabled veteran-owned and... clause: Assisting Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses in...

  13. 48 CFR 852.228-72 - Assisting service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small businesses in obtaining bonds.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Assisting service-disabled... CONTRACT CLAUSES Texts of Provisions and Clauses 852.228-72 Assisting service-disabled veteran-owned and... clause: Assisting Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses in...

  14. 48 CFR 852.228-72 - Assisting service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small businesses in obtaining bonds.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Assisting service-disabled... CONTRACT CLAUSES Texts of Provisions and Clauses 852.228-72 Assisting service-disabled veteran-owned and... clause: Assisting Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses in...

  15. Neuromodulation, agency and autonomy.

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    Glannon, Walter

    2014-01-01

    Neuromodulation consists in altering brain activity to restore mental and physical functions in individuals with neuropsychiatric disorders and brain and spinal cord injuries. This can be achieved by delivering electrical stimulation that excites or inhibits neural tissue, by using electrical signals in the brain to move computer cursors or robotic arms, or by displaying brain activity to subjects who regulate that activity by their own responses to it. As enabling prostheses, deep-brain stimulation and brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are forms of extended embodiment that become integrated into the individual's conception of himself as an autonomous agent. In BCIs and neurofeedback, the success or failure of the techniques depends on the interaction between the learner and the trainer. The restoration of agency and autonomy through neuromodulation thus involves neurophysiological, psychological and social factors.

  16. Reproductive efficiency and herd demography of Nguni cattle in village-owned and group-owned enterprises under low-input communal production systems.

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    Tada, Obert; Muchenje, Voster; Dzama, Kennedy

    2013-08-01

    The objective of the study was to determine the herd demography and reproductive efficiency of the Nguni cattle in village-owned and group-owned enterprises under low-input communal production systems. Data on husbandry practices, reason of cattle entry/exist, herd structure, bulling rates, breeding females, age at first calving and calving interval were obtained from 22 village-owned and 19 group-owned enterprises in a cross-sectional survey of an ecologically controlled low-input cattle production system. Descriptive statistics and chi-square tests of association were computed on enterprise ownership patterns, husbandry practices and herd demography. An AN(C)OVA was used to determine significant factors affecting herd structure, mortality, age at first calving and calving interval in the enterprises. Village-owned enterprises had higher (p < 0.05) dipping frequency per season than group enterprises. The herd sizes were significantly higher (p < 0.05) in group-owned (29.9 ± 3.23) than in village-owned (23.6 ± 2.40) enterprises. Mortality rate was significantly lower (p < 0.05) in group-owned (10.8%) than in village-owned enterprises (26.4 %). Group-owned enterprises had significantly more sales and programme retains than the village-owned enterprises (p < 0.05). There were no significant differences between enterprise ownership pattern on cattle production potential and age at first calving (p > 0.05). Significant differences were observed on the calving interval (p < 0.05) where the group-owned enterprises performed better (16.0 ± 1.10 months) than village-owned enterprises (22.7 ± 1.07 months). The bulling rate was higher in village-owned enterprises, while the proportion of breeding females was higher in group-owned enterprises. Farmers with a college education had Nguni animals with the shortest calving interval. It was concluded that group-owned enterprises had significantly better calving intervals, mortality rates and overall herd structure than village-owned

  17. The Role of Regulatory Agencies and Intellectual Property: Part I

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    Noonan, Kevin E.

    2015-01-01

    The patent and regulatory regimes of different agencies of the federal government are not always in agreement, and although the concept of the “unified executive” holds that the executive branch speaks with one voice, that is not always the case.1 Some agencies, like the Food and Drug Administration, tend toward cooperation with government patent policies, whereas others, notably the Federal Trade Commission, are often at odds with the Patent Office, the patent system, or both. These skirmishes, when they arise, eventually come before federal courts and ultimately the Supreme Court, where balancing the differing policy objectives, as well as the will of Congress as embodied in its statutes, is subject to the vagaries of the politics of how the issues are framed by the courts, and the judges’ and justices’ own predilections and prejudices. Examples of these situations were prevalent in 2013 and the circumstances surrounding them illustrative of the tensions inherent between the various federal agencies. PMID:25775921

  18. Growing Your Own versus Mentoring

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    Gibbs, Greg K.

    2005-01-01

    With the current scarcity of qualified administrative candidates, the author hears many districts talking of "growing their own" administrators. The current practice of "growing your own" appears to be largely driven by specific district needs and finding someone who can best fill those needs in a timely fashion. Minor grooming and limited…

  19. Understanding collective agency in bioethics.

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    Beier, Katharina; Jordan, Isabella; Wiesemann, Claudia; Schicktanz, Silke

    2016-09-01

    Bioethicists tend to focus on the individual as the relevant moral subject. Yet, in highly complex and socially differentiated healthcare systems a number of social groups, each committed to a common cause, are involved in medical decisions and sometimes even try to influence bioethical discourses according to their own agenda. We argue that the significance of these collective actors is unjustifiably neglected in bioethics. The growing influence of collective actors in the fields of biopolitics and bioethics leads us to pursue the question as to how collective moral claims can be characterized and justified. We pay particular attention to elaborating the circumstances under which collective actors can claim 'collective agency.' Specifically, we develop four normative-practical criteria for collective agency in order to determine the conditions that must be given to reasonably speak of 'collective autonomy'. For this purpose, we analyze patient organizations and families, which represent two quite different kinds of groups and can both be conceived as collective actors of high relevance for bioethical practice. Finally, we discuss some practical implications and explain why the existence of a shared practice of trust is of immediate normative relevance in this respect.

  20. LOGMARS (Logistics Applications of Automated Marking and Reading Symbols) Clearinghouse. Applications Directory.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1985-09-01

    iD- A1t62 3 ? LOOM S (LOGISTICS APPLIC TIONS OF UTO NTED M ARING 1/2 WARND READING SYMBOLS) C EARINGHOUSE APPLICATIONS DIRECTORY(U) DEFENSE GENERAL...Rubin Patterson, SC, USN, DLA DMECSO, (AV) 695-4787. 1 Encl T. R. WILD Captain, SC, U. S . Navy Chief, DLA Depot Mechanization Support Office cc; . DLA-OW...DIc.-TRIBUTrION: DLA-L DLA-Z DLA-ZS DLA- S DLA-WS DGSC-T * DPSC-C DCSC-T DFSC-W DESC-L - DESC-Q * DISC-LO * DDOU-T DDt4P--T - - DDTC-T DDMT-T DRMS DSAC

  1. 76 FR 41186 - Salmonella Verification Sampling Program: Response to Comments on New Agency Policies and...

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    2011-07-13

    ... Service [Docket No. FSIS-2008-0008] Salmonella Verification Sampling Program: Response to Comments on New... establishments that participate in SIP. The Agency intends to conduct its own unannounced, small- set sampling to... considering publishing verification sampling results for other product classes. In the 2006 Federal Register...

  2. 10 CFR 455.133 - Forwarding of applications from institutions and coordinating agencies for technical assistance...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 3 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Forwarding of applications from institutions and coordinating agencies for technical assistance and energy conservation measure grants. 455.133 Section 455.133... OWNED BY UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC CARE INSTITUTIONS State Responsibilities § 455.133...

  3. Bring Your Own Device or Bring Your Own Distraction

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    Laxman, Kumar; Holt, Craig

    2017-01-01

    The purpose of this exploratory case study was to investigate the utilisation of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) technologies in the classroom to determine if students and teachers perceive that the use of a digital device increased a learner's access to learning opportunities within the classroom, and, if the use of digital devices increased their…

  4. 24 CFR 963.10 - Eligible resident-owned businesses.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 4 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Eligible resident-owned businesses... URBAN DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC HOUSING-CONTRACTING WITH RESIDENT-OWNED BUSINESSES Contracting With Resident-Owned Businesses § 963.10 Eligible resident-owned businesses. To be eligible for the alternative...

  5. Getting Down to Business: Travel Agency, Module 9. [Student Guide]. Entrepreneurship Training Components.

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    Rassen, Rachel L.

    This module on owning and operating a travel agency is one of 36 modules in a series on entrepreneurship. The introduction tells the student what topics will be covered and suggests other modules to read in related occupations. Each unit includes student goals, a case study, and a discussion of the unit subject matter. Learning activities are…

  6. Abnormal agency experiences in schizophrenia patients: Examining the role of psychotic symptoms and familial risk.

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    Prikken, Merel; van der Weiden, Anouk; Renes, Robert A; Koevoets, Martijn G J C; Heering, Henriette D; Kahn, René S; Aarts, Henk; van Haren, Neeltje E M

    2017-04-01

    Experiencing self-agency over one's own action outcomes is essential for social functioning. Recent research revealed that patients with schizophrenia do not use implicitly available information about their action-outcomes (i.e., prime-based agency inference) to arrive at self-agency experiences. Here, we examined whether this is related to symptoms and/or familial risk to develop the disease. Fifty-four patients, 54 controls, and 19 unaffected (and unrelated) siblings performed an agency inference task, in which experienced agency was measured over action-outcomes that matched or mismatched outcome-primes that were presented before action performance. The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and Comprehensive Assessment of Symptoms and History (CASH) were administered to assess psychopathology. Impairments in prime-based inferences did not differ between patients with symptoms of over- and underattribution. However, patients with agency underattribution symptoms reported significantly lower overall self-agency experiences. Siblings displayed stronger prime-based agency inferences than patients, but weaker prime-based inferences than healthy controls. However, these differences were not statistically significant. Findings suggest that impairments in prime-based agency inferences may be a trait characteristic of schizophrenia. Moreover, this study may stimulate further research on the familial basis and the clinical relevance of impairments in implicit agency inferences. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

  7. A metacognitive model of the sense of agency over thoughts.

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    Carruthers, Glenn

    2012-01-01

    The sense of agency over thoughts is the experience of oneself qua agent of mental action. Those suffering certain psychotic symptoms are thought to have a deficient sense of agency. Here I seek to explain this sense of agency in terms of metacognition. I start with the proposal that the sense of agency is elicited by metacognitive monitoring representations that are used in the intentional inhibition of thoughts. I apply this model to verbal hallucinations and the like and examine the plausibility of this model explaining deficits associated with these symptoms. By tying the sense of agency to metacognitive inhibition I propose that the loss of a sense of agency in certain psychotic symptoms is accompanied by a particular deficit in the patient's ability to control their own thinking. This is consistent with the experiences of those at high risk of developing hallucinations, who report more intrusive thoughts than controls. The model I present is able to explain why those at risk of developing verbal hallucinations and those suffering from verbal hallucinations have deficits in the intentional inhibition of thought. I defend this account from a possible objection by distinguishing the form of the intentional inhibition deficit displayed by those suffering verbal hallucination from that displayed by those suffering from orbital-frontal cortex lesions and posttraumatic stress disorder. A plausible hypothesis is that the sense of agency over thoughts is elicited by the metacognitive monitoring representation used to intentionally inhibit thoughts. The deficit in the sense of agency over thoughts associated with certain psychotic symptoms could be explained by a failure to properly metacognitively monitor certain thought processes.

  8. Department of Defense Annual Statement of Assurance, Volume II for Fiscal Year 1996.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1996-12-01

    FY 1996. US Army Audit Agency (USAAA) conducted a multilocation audit of contract security requirements at the request of the US Army Contracting...corrective action(s) are certified by the responsible components upon completion and reviewed through on-site verification, subsequent audit . inspection...requirement for processing Navy pricing inquiries received by DLA inventory control points. 9/97 Verification: Subsequent on-site verification. audit

  9. Hospital information system institutionalization processes in indonesian public, government-owned and privately owned hospitals.

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    Handayani, P W; Hidayanto, A N; Ayuningtyas, Dumilah; Budi, Indra

    2016-11-01

    The Hospital Information System (HIS) could help hospitals as a public entity to provide optimal health services. One of the main challenges of HIS implementation is an institutional change. Using institutional theory as the analytical lens, this study aims to explain the institutionalization of HIS as an instance of e-health initiatives in Indonesia. Furthermore, this paper aims for hospital management and researchers to improve the understanding of the social forces that influence hospital personnel's HIS acceptance within an organizational context. We use case studies from four public, government-owned hospitals and four privately owned (public and specialty) hospitals to explain the HIS institutionalization process by exploring the three concepts of institutional theory: institutional isomorphism, institutional logic, and institutional entrepreneurship. This study reveals that differences exist between public, government-owned and private hospitals with regard to the institutionalization process: public, government-owned hospitals' management is more motivated to implement HIS to comply with the regulations, while private hospitals' management views HIS as an urgent requirement that must be achieved. The study findings also reveal that various institutional isomorphism mechanisms and forms of institutional logic emerge during the process. Finally, three factors-self-efficacy, social influence, and management support-have a significant influence on the individual acceptance of HIS. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

  10. Getting Down to Business: Travel Agency, Module 9. Teacher Guide. Entrepreneurship Training Components.

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    Rassen, Rachel L.

    This is the ninth in a set of 36 teacher guides to the Entrepreneurship Training modules and accompanies CE 031 046. Its purpose is to give students some idea of what it is like to own and operate a travel agency. Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Suggested steps for module use contain suggestions on introducing the…

  11. 77 FR 22786 - Privately Owned Vehicle Mileage Reimbursement Rates

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-04-17

    ... CY 2012 rates for the use of privately owned automobiles (POA), POAs when Government owned automobiles (GOA) are authorized, privately owned motorcycles, and privately owned airplanes. FTR Bulletin 12...

  12. From action intentions to action effects: how does the sense of agency come about?

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    Chambon, Valérian; Sidarus, Nura; Haggard, Patrick

    2014-01-01

    Sense of agency refers to the feeling of controlling an external event through one’s own action. On one influential view, agency depends on how predictable the consequences of one’s action are, getting stronger as the match between predicted and actual effect of an action gets closer. Thus, sense of agency arises when external events that follow our action are consistent with predictions of action effects made by the motor system while we perform or simply intend to perform an action. According to this view, agency is inferred retrospectively, after an action has been performed and its consequences are known. In contrast, little is known about whether and how internal processes involved in the selection of actions may influence subjective sense of control, in advance of the action itself, and irrespective of effect predictability. In this article, we review several classes of behavioral and neuroimaging data suggesting that earlier processes, linked to fluency of action selection, prospectively contribute to sense of agency. These findings have important implications for better understanding human volition and abnormalities of action experience. PMID:24860486

  13. Agency and the construction of social preference: between inequality aversion and prosocial behavior.

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    Choshen-Hillel, Shoham; Yaniv, Ilan

    2011-12-01

    The term social preference refers to decision makers' satisfaction with their own outcomes and those attained by comparable others. The present research was inspired by what appears to be a discrepancy in the literature on social preferences--specifically, between a class of studies demonstrating people's concern with inequality and others documenting their motivation to increase social welfare. The authors propose a theoretical framework to account for this puzzling difference. In particular, they argue that a characteristic of the decision setting--an individual's role in creating the outcomes, referred to as agency--critically affects decision makers' weighting of opposing social motives. Namely, in settings in which people can merely judge the outcomes, but cannot affect them ("low agency"), their concern with inequality figures prominently. In contrast, in settings in which people determine the outcomes for themselves and others ("high agency"), their concern with the welfare of others is prominent. Three studies using a new salary-allocation paradigm document a robust effect of agency. In the high-agency condition, participants had to assign salaries, whereas in the low-agency condition, they indicated their satisfaction with equivalent predetermined salaries. It was found that, compared with low-agency participants, high-agency participants were less concerned with disadvantageous salary allocations and were even willing to sacrifice a portion of their pay to better others' outcomes. The effects of agency are discussed in connection to inequality aversion, social comparison, prosocial behavior, and preference construction.

  14. I control therefore I do: judgments of agency influence action selection.

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    Karsh, N; Eitam, B

    2015-05-01

    Our sense of being agents, that is of willingly controlling both our own bodies and the external environment is ubiquitous if thin. Empirical and theoretical work on this 'sense of agency' has documented motivational, cognitive and neural influences on implicit (out of awareness) and explicit (conscious) judgments of agency. For example, fluency of action selection processes has been recently shown to affect judgments of one's degree of control over an external event. However, it is an open question whether and how such judgments of agency act as input to other processes. In this study we demonstrate that the opposite relationship between action selection and judgment of agency also exists. Specifically, we show that manipulating one's objective control over the environment influences both the speed and the frequency of performing an action associated with that control. This pattern bears a striking resemblance to the effect that tangible rewards have on action selection and suggests that positive control feedback is rewarding to the organism, consequently affecting action selection. If further corroborated this 'reward from control' may explain everyday addictions such as prolonged engagement in arcade games and pathological behaviors, such as stereotypy. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  15. 41 CFR 302-9.12 - May my agency determine that driving my POV is more advantageous and limit my reimbursement to...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... System RELOCATION ALLOWANCES TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE OF PROPERTY 9-ALLOWANCES FOR TRANSPORTATION AND EMERGENCY STORAGE OF A PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLE General Rules § 302-9.12 May my agency determine that driving...

  16. 41 CFR 102-80.95 - Is the Fire Administration Authorization Act of 1992 applicable to all Federal agencies?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... agencies and all Federally owned and leased buildings in the United States. Automatic Sprinkler Systems ... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Is the Fire... Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System (Continued) FEDERAL...

  17. 41 CFR 102-80.95 - Is the Fire Administration Authorization Act of 1992 applicable to all Federal agencies?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... agencies and all Federally owned and leased buildings in the United States. Automatic Sprinkler Systems ... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 3 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Is the Fire... Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System (Continued) FEDERAL...

  18. 41 CFR 102-80.95 - Is the Fire Administration Authorization Act of 1992 applicable to all Federal agencies?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... agencies and all Federally owned and leased buildings in the United States. Automatic Sprinkler Systems ... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Is the Fire... Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System (Continued) FEDERAL...

  19. 41 CFR 102-80.95 - Is the Fire Administration Authorization Act of 1992 applicable to all Federal agencies?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... agencies and all Federally owned and leased buildings in the United States. Automatic Sprinkler Systems ... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 3 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Is the Fire... Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System (Continued) FEDERAL...

  20. 41 CFR 102-80.95 - Is the Fire Administration Authorization Act of 1992 applicable to all Federal agencies?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... agencies and all Federally owned and leased buildings in the United States. Automatic Sprinkler Systems ... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 3 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Is the Fire... Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System (Continued) FEDERAL...

  1. The joint Simon effect depends on perceived agency, but not intentionality, of the alternative action

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    Stenzel, Anna; Dolk, Thomas; Colzato, Lorenza S.; Sellaro, Roberta; Hommel, Bernhard; Liepelt, Roman

    2014-01-01

    A co-actor's intentionality has been suggested to be a key modulating factor for joint action effects like the joint Simon effect (JSE). However, in previous studies intentionality has often been confounded with agency defined as perceiving the initiator of an action as being the causal source of the action. The aim of the present study was to disentangle the role of agency and intentionality as modulating factors of the JSE. In Experiment 1, participants performed a joint go/nogo Simon task next to a co-actor who either intentionally controlled a response button with own finger movements (agency+/intentionality+) or who passively placed the hand on a response button that moved up and down on its own as triggered by computer signals (agency−/intentionality−). In Experiment 2, we included a condition in which participants believed that the co-actor intentionally controlled the response button with a Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) while placing the response finger clearly besides the response button, so that the causal relationship between agent and action effect was perceptually disrupted (agency−/intentionality+). As a control condition, the response button was computer controlled while the co-actor placed the response finger besides the response button (agency−/intentionality−). Experiment 1 showed that the JSE is present with an intentional co-actor and causality between co-actor and action effect, but absent with an unintentional co-actor and a lack of causality between co-actor and action effect. Experiment 2 showed that the JSE is absent with an intentional co-actor, but no causality between co-actor and action effect. Our findings indicate an important role of the co-actor's agency for the JSE. They also suggest that the attribution of agency has a strong perceptual basis. PMID:25140144

  2. 41 CFR 102-74.75 - May Federal agencies sell tobacco products in vending machines in Government-owned and leased space?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ...-74.75 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System (Continued) FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION REAL PROPERTY 74-FACILITY MANAGEMENT Facility Management Concession... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false May Federal agencies...

  3. Civic Agency and the Cult of the Expert: A Study for the Kettering Foundation

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    Boyte, Harry C.

    2009-01-01

    In this paper, the author provides a buffet of ideas to make a coherent case for a democracy in which citizens can be truly sovereign by becoming the agents of their own destiny. He traces the history of various trends which threaten the development of civic agency: technocracy, specialism, and a consumer-view of the citizen, among others. He also…

  4. Self- and other-agency in people with passivity (first rank) symptoms in schizophrenia.

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    Graham-Schmidt, Kyran T; Martin-Iverson, Mathew T; Waters, Flavie A V

    2018-02-01

    Individuals with passivity (first-rank) symptoms report that their actions, thoughts and sensations are influenced or controlled by an external (non-self) agent. Passivity symptoms are closely linked to schizophrenia and related disorders yet they remain poorly understood. One dominant framework posits a role for deficits in the sense of agency. An important question is whether deficits in self-agency can be differentiated from other-agency in schizophrenia and passivity symptoms. This study aimed to evaluate self- and other-agency in 51 people with schizophrenia (n=20 current, 10 past, 21 no history of passivity symptoms), and 48 healthy controls. Participants completed the projected hand illusion (PHI) with active and passive movements, as well as immediate and delayed visual feedback. Experiences of agency and loss of agency over the participant's hand and the image ('the other hand') were assessed with a self-report questionnaire. Those with passivity symptoms (current and past) reported less difference in agency between active and passive movements on items assessing agency over their own hand (but not agency over the other hand). Relative to the healthy controls, the current and never groups continued to experience the illusion with delayed visual feedback suggesting impaired timing mechanisms regardless of symptom profile. These findings are consistent with a reduced contribution of proprioceptive predictive cues to agency judgements specific to self representations in people with passivity symptoms, and a subsequent reliance on external visual cues in these judgements. Altogether, these findings emphasise the multifactorial nature of agency and the contribution of multiple impairments to passivity symptoms. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  5. Dual Management of Commercially Available Items - Information and Imaging Solutions.

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    1998-06-03

    Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20301-1900. The identity of each writer and caller is fully protected. Acronyms DISC Defense Industrial Supply Center DLA...Defense Logistics Agency GSA General Services Administration JWOD Javits-Wagner-O’Day NIB National Industries for the Blind f INSPECTOR GENERAL...Defense Industrial Supply Center issued a solicitation to establish a prime vendor for its office solutions initiative. An amendment to the solicitation

  6. 41 CFR 302-9.6 - What POV transportation and emergency storage may my agency authorize at Government expense?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... and emergency storage may my agency authorize at Government expense? 302-9.6 Section 302-9.6 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Travel Regulation System RELOCATION ALLOWANCES TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE OF PROPERTY 9-ALLOWANCES FOR TRANSPORTATION AND EMERGENCY STORAGE OF A PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLE...

  7. ERP correlates of processing the auditory consequences of own versus observed actions.

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    Ghio, Marta; Scharmach, Katrin; Bellebaum, Christian

    2018-06-01

    Research has so far focused on neural mechanisms that allow us to predict the sensory consequences of our own actions, thus also contributing to ascribing them to ourselves as agents. Less attention has been devoted to processing the sensory consequences of observed actions ascribed to another human agent. Focusing on audition, there is consistent evidence of a reduction of the auditory N1 ERP for self- versus externally generated sounds, while ERP correlates of processing sensory consequences of observed actions are mainly unexplored. In a between-groups ERP study, we compared sounds generated by self-performed (self group) or observed (observation group) button presses with externally generated sounds, which were presented either intermixed with action-generated sounds or in a separate condition. Results revealed an overall reduction of the N1 amplitude for processing action- versus externally generated sounds in both the intermixed and the separate condition, with no difference between the groups. Further analyses, however, suggested that an N1 attenuation effect relative to the intermixed condition at frontal electrode sites might exist only for the self but not for the observation group. For both groups, we found a reduction of the P2 amplitude for processing action- versus all externally generated sounds. We discuss whether the N1 and the P2 reduction can be interpreted in terms of predictive mechanisms for both action execution and observation, and to what extent these components might reflect also the feeling of (self) agency and the judgment of agency (i.e., ascribing agency either to the self or to others). © 2017 Society for Psychophysiological Research.

  8. 22 CFR 1509.645 - Federal agency or agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 true Federal agency or agency. 1509.645 Section 1509.645 Foreign Relations AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION GOVERNMENTWIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) Definitions § 1509.645 Federal agency or agency. Federal agency or agency...

  9. 20 CFR 439.645 - Federal agency or agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Federal agency or agency. 439.645 Section 439.645 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION GOVERNMENTWIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) Definitions § 439.645 Federal agency or agency. Federal agency or agency...

  10. 32 CFR 552.116 - Privately owned weapons-security.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Privately owned weapons-security. 552.116..., Ammunition, and Explosives-Fort Lewis, Washington § 552.116 Privately owned weapons—security. Privately owned arms and ammunition will be secured in the manner required for military weapons and ammunition but...

  11. 32 CFR 552.116 - Privately owned weapons-security.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Privately owned weapons-security. 552.116 Section..., Ammunition, and Explosives-Fort Lewis, Washington § 552.116 Privately owned weapons—security. Privately owned arms and ammunition will be secured in the manner required for military weapons and ammunition but...

  12. 32 CFR 552.116 - Privately owned weapons-security.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2011-07-01 2009-07-01 true Privately owned weapons-security. 552.116 Section..., Ammunition, and Explosives-Fort Lewis, Washington § 552.116 Privately owned weapons—security. Privately owned arms and ammunition will be secured in the manner required for military weapons and ammunition but...

  13. 32 CFR 552.116 - Privately owned weapons-security.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Privately owned weapons-security. 552.116..., Ammunition, and Explosives-Fort Lewis, Washington § 552.116 Privately owned weapons—security. Privately owned arms and ammunition will be secured in the manner required for military weapons and ammunition but...

  14. 32 CFR 552.116 - Privately owned weapons-security.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2012-07-01 2009-07-01 true Privately owned weapons-security. 552.116 Section..., Ammunition, and Explosives-Fort Lewis, Washington § 552.116 Privately owned weapons—security. Privately owned arms and ammunition will be secured in the manner required for military weapons and ammunition but...

  15. 41 CFR 102-73.45 - When may Federal agencies consider leases of privately owned land and buildings to satisfy their...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... Section 102-73.45 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System (Continued) FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION REAL PROPERTY 73-REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION Acquisition by Lease § 102.... (c) Federal agencies cannot provide for the completion of a new building within a reasonable time. ...

  16. 28 CFR 83.645 - Federal agency or agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 28 Judicial Administration 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Federal agency or agency. 83.645 Section 83.645 Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (CONTINUED) GOVERNMENT-WIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (GRANTS) Definitions § 83.645 Federal agency or agency. Federal agency or agency...

  17. 34 CFR 84.645 - Federal agency or agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 34 Education 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Federal agency or agency. 84.645 Section 84.645 Education Office of the Secretary, Department of Education GOVERNMENTWIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) Definitions § 84.645 Federal agency or agency. Federal agency or agency...

  18. 22 CFR 1008.645 - Federal agency or agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 true Federal agency or agency. 1008.645 Section 1008.645 Foreign Relations INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION GOVERNMENTWIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) Definitions § 1008.645 Federal agency or agency. Federal agency or agency means any...

  19. Caucasian Infants Scan Own- and Other-Race Faces Differently

    PubMed Central

    Wheeler, Andrea; Anzures, Gizelle; Quinn, Paul C.; Pascalis, Olivier; Omrin, Danielle S.; Lee, Kang

    2011-01-01

    Young infants are known to prefer own-race faces to other race faces and recognize own-race faces better than other-race faces. However, it is entirely unclear as to whether infants also attend to different parts of own- and other-race faces differently, which may provide an important clue as to how and why the own-race face recognition advantage emerges so early. The present study used eye tracking methodology to investigate whether 6- to 10-month-old Caucasian infants (N = 37) have differential scanning patterns for dynamically displayed own- and other-race faces. We found that even though infants spent a similar amount of time looking at own- and other-race faces, with increased age, infants increasingly looked longer at the eyes of own-race faces and less at the mouths of own-race faces. These findings suggest experience-based tuning of the infant's face processing system to optimally process own-race faces that are different in physiognomy from other-race faces. In addition, the present results, taken together with recent own- and other-race eye tracking findings with infants and adults, provide strong support for an enculturation hypothesis that East Asians and Westerners may be socialized to scan faces differently due to each culture's conventions regarding mutual gaze during interpersonal communication. PMID:21533235

  20. 45 CFR 1155.645 - Federal agency or agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Federal agency or agency. 1155.645 Section 1155.645 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS... (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) Definitions § 1155.645 Federal agency or agency. Federal agency or agency means any...

  1. 22 CFR 312.645 - Federal agency or agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 true Federal agency or agency. 312.645 Section 312.645 Foreign Relations PEACE CORPS GOVERNMENTWIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) Definitions § 312.645 Federal agency or agency. Federal agency or agency means any United States...

  2. Are our textbooks too good to be good? Let students own their textbooks to own the skills

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Tao, Xiuping

    The two new yearlong high school courses, AP Physics 1 and 2, are equivalent to the two-semester algebra-based introductory Physics college course. The AP courses have more than 300 instruction hours, while the college course less than 100. This partially explains why college instructors always struggle to cover the important topics to not necessarily prepared students. To make it worse, many college students are not buying or reading textbooks and rely on instructors to get the course content. The fragmented reception is preventing students from getting a complete picture of the course. Not that there is a shortage of textbooks. There are many 1000-page tomes costing 200 or more, too good to be good. All the struggles contribute to U.S. students' relatively low STEM skills. I propose to let students own their books to own the skills. Students need much shorter (thus manageable) and much more affordable books, and they need to own it for good. Cross-culture comparison reveals that students learn better when they truly own their books (without planning to resell).

  3. 47 CFR 1.108 - Reconsideration on Commission's own motion.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... Commission's own motion. The Commission may, on its own motion, reconsider any action made or taken by it... acting on its own motion under this section, the Commission may take any action it could take in acting... 47 Telecommunication 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Reconsideration on Commission's own motion. 1...

  4. 21 CFR 1405.645 - Federal agency or agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 21 Food and Drugs 9 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Federal agency or agency. 1405.645 Section 1405.645 Food and Drugs OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY GOVERNMENTWIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) Definitions § 1405.645 Federal agency or agency. Federal agency or agency...

  5. 77 FR 39487 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-07-03

    ... in any law enforcement or security matter on DLA property, which requires DLA Police response or... matter on DLA property, which requires DLA Police response or contact. Law Enforcement matters include... property, incident reports, blotters, qualifications, dispatching, and other police information management...

  6. A cell-based MHC stabilization assay for the detection of peptide binding to the canine classical class I molecule, DLA-88.

    PubMed

    Ross, Peter; Holmes, Jennifer C; Gojanovich, Gregory S; Hess, Paul R

    2012-12-15

    Identifying immunodominant CTL epitopes is essential for studying CD8+ T-cell responses in populations, but remains difficult, as peptides within antigens typically are too numerous for all to be synthesized and screened. Instead, to facilitate discovery, in silico scanning of proteins for sequences that match the motif, or binding preferences, of the restricting MHC class I allele - the largest determinant of immunodominance - can be used to predict likely candidates. The high false positive rate with this analysis ideally requires binding confirmation, which is obtained routinely by an assay using cell lines such as RMA-S that have defective transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) machinery, and consequently, few surface class I molecules. The stabilization and resultant increased life-span of peptide-MHC complexes on the cell surface by the addition of true binders validates their identity. To determine whether a similar assay could be developed for dogs, we transfected a prevalent class I allele, DLA-88*50801, into RMA-S. In the BARC3 clone, the recombinant heavy chain was associated with murine β2-microglobulin, and importantly, could differentiate motif-matched and -mismatched peptides by surface MHC stabilization. This work demonstrates the potential to use RMA-S cells transfected with canine alleles as a tool for CTL epitope discovery in this species. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  7. Collaborating to optimize nursing students' agency information technology use.

    PubMed

    Fetter, Marilyn S

    2009-01-01

    As the learning laboratory for gaining actual patient care experience, clinical agencies play an essential role in nursing education. With an information technology revolution transforming healthcare, nursing programs are eager for their students to learn the latest informatics systems and technologies. However, many healthcare institutions are struggling to meet their own information technology needs and report limited resources and other as barriers to nursing student training. In addition, nursing students' information technology access and use raise security and privacy concerns. With the goal of a fully electronic health record by 2014, it is imperative that agencies and educational programs collaborate. They need to establish educationally sound, cost-effective, and secure policies and procedures for managing students' use of information technology systems. Strategies for evaluating options, selecting training methods, and ensuring data security are shared, along with strategies that may reap clinical, economic, and educational benefits. Students' information technology use raises numerous issues that the nursing profession must address to participate in healthcare's transformation into the digital age.

  8. Determinants of financial performance of home-visit nursing agencies in Japan

    PubMed Central

    2014-01-01

    Background Japan has the highest aging population in the world and promotion of home health services is an urgent policy issue. As home-visit nursing plays a major role in home health services, the Japanese government began promotion of this activity in 1994. However, the scale of home-visit nursing agencies has remained small (the average numbers of nursing staff and other staff were 4.2 and 1.7, respectively, in 2011) and financial performance (profitability) is a concern in such small agencies. Additionally, the factors related to profitability in home-visit nursing agencies in Japan have not been examined multilaterally and in detail. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to examine the determinants of financial performance of home-visit nursing agencies. Methods We performed a nationwide survey of 2,912 randomly selected home-visit nursing agencies in Japan. Multinomial logistic regression was used to clarify the determinants of profitability of the agency (profitable, stable or unprofitable) based on variables related to management of the agency (operating structure, management by a nurse manager, employment, patient utilization, quality control, regional cooperation, and financial condition). Results Among the selected home-visit nursing agencies, responses suitable for analysis were obtained from 1,340 (effective response rate, 46.0%). Multinomial logistic regression analysis showed that both profitability and unprofitability were related to multiple variables in management of the agency when compared to agencies with stable financial performance. These variables included the number of nursing staff/rehabilitation staff/patients, being owned by a hospital, the number of cooperative hospitals, home-death rate among terminal patients, controlling staff objectives by nurse managers, and income going to compensation. Conclusions The results suggest that many variables in management of a home-visit nursing agency, including the operating structure of the

  9. Determinants of financial performance of home-visit nursing agencies in Japan.

    PubMed

    Fukui, Sakiko; Yoshiuchi, Kazuhiro; Fujita, Junko; Ikezaki, Sumie

    2014-01-09

    Japan has the highest aging population in the world and promotion of home health services is an urgent policy issue. As home-visit nursing plays a major role in home health services, the Japanese government began promotion of this activity in 1994. However, the scale of home-visit nursing agencies has remained small (the average numbers of nursing staff and other staff were 4.2 and 1.7, respectively, in 2011) and financial performance (profitability) is a concern in such small agencies. Additionally, the factors related to profitability in home-visit nursing agencies in Japan have not been examined multilaterally and in detail. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to examine the determinants of financial performance of home-visit nursing agencies. We performed a nationwide survey of 2,912 randomly selected home-visit nursing agencies in Japan. Multinomial logistic regression was used to clarify the determinants of profitability of the agency (profitable, stable or unprofitable) based on variables related to management of the agency (operating structure, management by a nurse manager, employment, patient utilization, quality control, regional cooperation, and financial condition). Among the selected home-visit nursing agencies, responses suitable for analysis were obtained from 1,340 (effective response rate, 46.0%). Multinomial logistic regression analysis showed that both profitability and unprofitability were related to multiple variables in management of the agency when compared to agencies with stable financial performance. These variables included the number of nursing staff/rehabilitation staff/patients, being owned by a hospital, the number of cooperative hospitals, home-death rate among terminal patients, controlling staff objectives by nurse managers, and income going to compensation. The results suggest that many variables in management of a home-visit nursing agency, including the operating structure of the agency, regional cooperation, staff

  10. Which benefits and limits derive from ESA membership for European Countries owning ;medium-sized; space agencies?

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Petroni, Giorgio; Bigliardi, Barbara; Galati, Francesco; Petroni, Alberto

    2018-01-01

    This study investigates the benefits and limits deriving from membership with ESA of six medium-sized space agencies in terms of strengthening and development (or not) of space technologies, as well as their contribution to the growth of productive activities and to the increase of services for citizens. This research contributes to the more general issue of the usefulness of space activities, not only for scientific or military-political purposes but also for economic and social development. Results show that, on the one hand, the membership with ESA has allowed smaller Countries to access space programs, to develop advanced technologies and to support the growth of their firms in some significant markets, but, on the other hand, the membership has also limited the access to space to few companies, without encouraging the broad dissemination of technological knowledge.

  11. 50 CFR 14.17 - Personally owned pet birds.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 50 Wildlife and Fisheries 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Personally owned pet birds. 14.17 Section 14.17 Wildlife and Fisheries UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR... Ports § 14.17 Personally owned pet birds. Any person may import a personally owned pet bird at any port...

  12. 50 CFR 14.17 - Personally owned pet birds.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 50 Wildlife and Fisheries 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Personally owned pet birds. 14.17 Section 14.17 Wildlife and Fisheries UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR... Ports § 14.17 Personally owned pet birds. Any person may import a personally owned pet bird at any port...

  13. 50 CFR 14.17 - Personally owned pet birds.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 50 Wildlife and Fisheries 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Personally owned pet birds. 14.17 Section 14.17 Wildlife and Fisheries UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR... Ports § 14.17 Personally owned pet birds. Any person may import a personally owned pet bird at any port...

  14. 50 CFR 14.17 - Personally owned pet birds.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 50 Wildlife and Fisheries 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Personally owned pet birds. 14.17 Section 14.17 Wildlife and Fisheries UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR... Ports § 14.17 Personally owned pet birds. Any person may import a personally owned pet bird at any port...

  15. 50 CFR 14.17 - Personally owned pet birds.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 50 Wildlife and Fisheries 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Personally owned pet birds. 14.17 Section 14.17 Wildlife and Fisheries UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR... Ports § 14.17 Personally owned pet birds. Any person may import a personally owned pet bird at any port...

  16. On "Developing a Framework for Critical Science Agency through Case Study in a Conceptual Physics Context"

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Reveles, John M.

    2009-01-01

    This paper provides a review of research that examines the development and expression of agency in and through high-school physics. The interchange offers realizations and questions brought to mind by the reading of the research and provides written comments connected to specific sections of the paper germane to my own theoretical perspective.…

  17. 41 CFR 302-3.422 - What expenses will my agency pay when I complete my TCS?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... Separation from Government Service § 302-3.422 What expenses will my agency pay when I complete my TCS? Your...; (c) Transportation of a mobile home instead of transportation of our household goods under part 302... privately owned vehicle(s) under part of this chapter; and (g) A relocation income tax allowance under part...

  18. "It's the Way They Do It": Expressions of Agency in Child-Adult Relations at Home and School

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Bjerke, Havard

    2011-01-01

    This article examines children's (8-9 years) and young people's (14-15 years) views about their own participation in decision-making processes with adults, within the context of home and school in Norway. A difference-centred theoretical perspective is used to identify children's participation as expressions of agency embedded in intricate…

  19. Rent-to-Own: A Consumer Purchasing Alternative.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Stein, Pat; Brown, Judy

    1988-01-01

    Examines rent-to-own, an alternative purchasing method that allows the consumer to rent an item and gain ownership after a specified number of payments. Addresses industry trends, the rent-to-own consumer, pricing structure, and legalities. (JOW)

  20. Build your own

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Moniz, Ernest; McAndrew, Elizabeth; Chan, Albert; Eggleton, David

    2015-01-01

    In reply to the physicsworld.com blog post "Build your own LEGO particle collider" (2 December 2014, http://ow.ly/Fe3Vy, see also p3) which described a campaign to get the popular plastic-bricks firm to make a building set based on a particle accelerator, such as the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.

  1. 48 CFR 828.106-71 - Assisting service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small businesses in obtaining bonding.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Assisting service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small businesses in obtaining bonding. 828.106-71 Section 828.106-71... BONDS AND INSURANCE Bonds and Other Financial Protections 828.106-71 Assisting service-disabled veteran...

  2. 48 CFR 828.106-71 - Assisting service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small businesses in obtaining bonding.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Assisting service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small businesses in obtaining bonding. 828.106-71 Section 828.106-71... BONDS AND INSURANCE Bonds and Other Financial Protections 828.106-71 Assisting service-disabled veteran...

  3. 48 CFR 828.106-71 - Assisting service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small businesses in obtaining bonding.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Assisting service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small businesses in obtaining bonding. 828.106-71 Section 828.106-71... BONDS AND INSURANCE Bonds and Other Financial Protections 828.106-71 Assisting service-disabled veteran...

  4. 48 CFR 828.106-71 - Assisting service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small businesses in obtaining bonding.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Assisting service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small businesses in obtaining bonding. 828.106-71 Section 828.106-71... BONDS AND INSURANCE Bonds and Other Financial Protections 828.106-71 Assisting service-disabled veteran...

  5. 48 CFR 828.106-71 - Assisting service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small businesses in obtaining bonding.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Assisting service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small businesses in obtaining bonding. 828.106-71 Section 828.106-71... BONDS AND INSURANCE Bonds and Other Financial Protections 828.106-71 Assisting service-disabled veteran...

  6. A Performance Analysis of Long-term Acute-Care Hospitals Owned by Large, Multistate Investor-Owned Companies.

    PubMed

    Nayar, Preethy; Liu, Xinliang; McCue, Michael J

    2016-01-01

    This study provides a descriptive assessment of the operating performance of for-profit long-term acute-care hospitals owned by multistate, investor-owned companies (large FP LTCHs) compared with FP LTCHs owned by smaller FP companies (small FP LTCHs) and nonprofit LTCHs (NP LTCHs). The study used the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services cost report data for 290 LTCHs from 2010 through 2012 to compare the financial performance of large and small FP LTCHs and NP LTCHs. The study found that the median operating profit margin for large FP LTCHs was 8.06%, which was twice as high as that of the small FP LTCHs and NP LTCHs (4.78% and 2.80%, respectively). Larger size, serving a greater proportion of private pay and more complex patients and incurring lower operating expenses, including salary expenses, may account for the higher operating margin of the large FP LTCHs.

  7. Re-thinking children's agency in extreme hardship: Zimbabwean children's draw-and-write about their HIV-affected peers.

    PubMed

    Campbell, Catherine; Andersen, Louise; Mutsikiwa, Alice; Madanhire, Claudius; Skovdal, Morten; Nyamukapa, Constance; Gregson, Simon

    2015-01-01

    We compare two analyses of the same 'draw-and-write' exercises in which 128 Zimbabwean children represented their HIV-affected peers. The first, informed by the 'New Social Studies of Childhood', easily identified examples of independent reflection and action by children. The second, informed by Sen's understandings of agency, drew attention to the negative consequences of many of the choices available to children, and the contextual limits on outcomes children themselves would value: the support of caring adults, adequate food, and opportunities to advance their health and safety. Conceptualisations of agency need to take greater account of children's own accounts of outcomes they value, rather than identifying agency in any form of independent reflection and action per se. Copyright © 2014. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

  8. Bootstrapping agency: How control-relevant information affects motivation.

    PubMed

    Karsh, Noam; Eitam, Baruch; Mark, Ilya; Higgins, E Tory

    2016-10-01

    How does information about one's control over the environment (e.g., having an own-action effect) influence motivation? The control-based response selection framework was proposed to predict and explain such findings. Its key tenant is that control relevant information modulates both the frequency and speed of responses by determining whether a perceptual event is an outcome of one's actions or not. To test this framework empirically, the current study examines whether and how temporal and spatial contiguity/predictability-previously established as being important for one's sense of agency-modulate motivation from control. In 5 experiments, participants responded to a cue, potentially triggering a perceptual effect. Temporal (Experiments 1a-c) and spatial (Experiments 2a and b) contiguity/predictability between actions and their potential effects were experimentally manipulated. The influence of these control-relevant factors was measured, both indirectly (through their effect on explicit judgments of agency) and directly on response time and response frequency. The pattern of results was highly consistent with the control-based response selection framework in suggesting that control relevant information reliably modulates the impact of "having an effect" on different levels of action selection. We discuss the implications of this study for the notion of motivation from control and for the empirical work on the sense of agency. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved).

  9. Own-Choice Marriage and Fertility in Turkey

    PubMed Central

    Weinreb, Alexander A.

    2016-01-01

    Goode’s foundational work on the fertility transition identified own-choice marriage as a factor driving fertility decline, part of a widening repertoire of choice pertaining to marriage and childbearing. Yet research supporting this connection in today’s transitional societies is scarce and somewhat contradictory, and it is unclear how other marital traditions, such as consanguineous marriage, shape this relationship. This study evaluates Goode’s theorized connection using pooled Demographic and Health Survey data from Turkey, comparing children ever born, use of contraception, and parity progression across four types of marriage: own-choice and arranged marriage; and marriage to a cousin versus an unrelated spouse. Results are largely consistent with the idea that a move towards own-choice marriage reflects a widening repertoire of choice that also leads to fertility decline. However, they also show that hybrid models like own-choice marriage to a cousin tempers these effects. PMID:28316343

  10. Own-Choice Marriage and Fertility in Turkey.

    PubMed

    Manglos-Weber, Nicolette D; Weinreb, Alexander A

    2017-04-01

    Goode's foundational work on the fertility transition identified own-choice marriage as a factor driving fertility decline, part of a widening repertoire of choice pertaining to marriage and childbearing. Yet research supporting this connection in today's transitional societies is scarce and somewhat contradictory, and it is unclear how other marital traditions, such as consanguineous marriage, shape this relationship. This study evaluates Goode's theorized connection using pooled Demographic and Health Survey data from Turkey, comparing children ever born, use of contraception, and parity progression across four types of marriage: own-choice and arranged marriage; and marriage to a cousin versus an unrelated spouse. Results are largely consistent with the idea that a move towards own-choice marriage reflects a widening repertoire of choice that also leads to fertility decline. However, they also show that hybrid models like own-choice marriage to a cousin tempers these effects.

  11. Green Energy Options for Consumer-Owned Business

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Co-opPlus of Western Massachusetts

    2006-05-01

    The goal of this project was to define, test, and prototype a replicable business model for consumer-owned cooperatives. The result is a replicable consumer-owned cooperative business model for the generation, interconnection, and distribution of renewable energy that incorporates energy conservation and efficiency improvements.

  12. Loglines. September - October 2010

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-10-01

    of community among our global workforce and a single-agency environment that shows warfighters just who DLA is and what we provide to them... apparel and electronics to prescription drugs. Military equipment is no exception, and the consequence of malfunctioning gear can be dangerous to...water might meet Deer Park’s criteria, it’s a misrepresentation of the Deer Park brand ,” he explained. “The question then becomes ‘Who

  13. Demonstration of Heavy Hybrid Diesel Fleet Vehicles

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-03-01

    Truck, Earth Auger/Digger Derrick 154 Hybrid Electric System Truck, Refuse 54 Hybrid Launch Assist Truck, Dump 921 Truck, Refrigerator 147 Truck, High...Hybrid Electric System Dump Truck 776 Naval Construction Force Truck 1,500 Engineer Tractor 2,942 Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) 1,961...both trucks using Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) fuel management data. Card readers capture this data at the point of fueling using a specified card

  14. Demonstration of Heavy Hybrid Diesel Fleet Vehicles Final Report Version 2

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-03-29

    Rescue 215 Truck, Earth Auger/Digger Derrick 154 Hybrid Electric System Truck, Refuse 54 Hybrid Launch Assist Truck, Dump 921 Truck, Refrigerator...5,013 In-Progress; Hybrid Electric System Dump Truck 776 Naval Construction Force Truck 1,500 Engineer Tractor 2,942 Heavy Equipment Transporter...fuel consumed by both trucks using Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) fuel management data. Card readers capture this data at the point of fueling using a

  15. Improvements Needed in the Defense Logistics Agencys Evaluation of Fair and Reasonable Prices for C130 Aircraft Spare Parts (Redacted)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-11-16

    mandatory disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Mission Our mission is to provide independent, relevant, and timely oversight of the Department...of Defense that supports the warfighter; promotes accountability , integrity, and efficiency; advises the Secretary of Defense and Congress; and...for the 10 parts, as illustrated in Table 1, UTAS’s propeller aftermarket sales of to DLA Aviation accounted for of UTAS’s total sales. However

  16. 25 CFR 152.22 - Secretarial approval necessary to convey individual-owned trust or restricted lands or land owned...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 25 Indians 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Secretarial approval necessary to convey individual-owned trust or restricted lands or land owned by a tribe. 152.22 Section 152.22 Indians BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAND AND WATER ISSUANCE OF PATENTS IN FEE, CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY, REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS, AND SALE OF...

  17. Dollar Summary of Federal Supply Classification and Service Category by Company, FY83, Part 3 (7025-9999).

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1983-01-01

    NEW YORK ARMY KITCHEN HAND TOOLS AND UTENSILS 45 FSC TOTAL 235 7340 GEORGIA FACTORY FOR THE BLIND GEORGIA DLA CUTLERY AND FLATWARE 743 NATIONAL...INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND NEW JERSEY DLA CUTLERY AND FLATWARE 97 REEM 4 BARTON CORP MASS NAVY CUTLERY AND FLATWARE 52 FSC TOTAL- 892 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE...69,060 8945 ANDERSON CLAYTON & CO ILLINOIS DLA FOOD OILS AND FATS 387 TEXAS DLA FOOD OILS AND FATS 27 CONTRACTOR TOTAL 414 BUNGE EDIBLE OIL TENNESSEE DLA

  18. 77 FR 76487 - Privately Owned Vehicle Mileage Reimbursement Rates

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-12-28

    ... owned automobiles (POA), POAs when Government owned automobiles (GOA) are authorized, privately owned... annual standard automobile study contracted for by the Internal Revenue Service, as well as conducting independent automobile, motorcycle, and aircraft studies that evaluate various factors, such as the cost of...

  19. 13 CFR 147.645 - Federal agency or agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 13 Business Credit and Assistance 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Federal agency or agency. 147.645 Section 147.645 Business Credit and Assistance SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION GOVERNMENTWIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (NONPROCUREMENT) Definitions § 147.645 Federal agency or agency. Federal...

  20. 32 CFR 32.33 - Federally-owned and exempt property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... Federally-owned and exempt property. (a) Federally-owned property. (1) Title to federally-owned property... example, DoD Components are authorized by the Federal Technology Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 3710(i)), to donate research equipment to educational and non-profit organizations for the conduct of technical and...