Sample records for draft revised recovery
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-03-30
... long-term support for and participation in the recovery effort through outreach and education...] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Mariana Fruit Bat or... document availability for review and comment; draft revised recovery plan. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-03-22
...] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Revised Supplement to the Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan... Revised Supplement to the Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan. Specifically, this supplement proposes to revise the demographic recovery criteria for the Yellowstone Ecosystem. In the lower 48 States, Grizzly bears (Ursus...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-09-17
...] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Revised Recovery Plan for Utah Prairie Dog AGENCY: Fish... recovery plan for the Utah prairie dog (Cynomys parvidens). This species is federally listed as threatened... and peer reviewers in an appendix to the approved recovery plan. The Utah prairie dog (Cynomys...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-09-15
...] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl... endangered or threatened animals and plants is a primary goal of our endangered species program and the... relevant biology, including new scientific information that has become available and critical peer-review...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-04-22
... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-ES-2011-N073;10120-1113-0000-C2] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl--Appendix C AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of document availability; reopening...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-12-26
..., exotic species, grazing, hydrologic changes, invasive plants, pollution, and energy resource exploration... revised recovery plan for the Kendall Warm Springs dace (Rhinichthys osculus thermalis). This species is federally listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). The Service...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-10-18
... information into the recovery program. These two species are very similar in ecology. Lost River and shortnose... populations prior to listing (53 FR 27130; July 18, 1988). Although the rate of habitat loss has slowed in... survival is also low in these populations. The last time a substantial group of juveniles joined the adult...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-11-30
... population program HexSim. Though still at preliminary draft stage, population response simulations from this portion of the modeling process are available for public review by request from our office. These simulations do not estimate what will occur in the future, but provide comparative information on potential...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-06-24
... the following methods: U.S. mail: Field Supervisor, at the above address; Hand-delivery: Arizona... important to Mexican spotted owls are mixed conifer, pine-oak, and riparian habitats. Threats to the owl's... significant revision since the original plan, incorporating the most recent scientific research specific to...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-03-15
... in water diversion structures; and (5) life history attributes of the species (i.e., delayed sexual... focuses on the need to better understand certain life history traits and the complex interactions between... normal business hours at the above address. All public comment information provided voluntarily by mail...
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IRIS Toxicological Review of Ammonia (Revised External Review Draft)
In August 2013, EPA submitted a revised draft IRIS assessment of ammonia to the agency's Science Advisory Board (SAB) and posted this draft on the IRIS website. EPA had previously released a draft of the assessment for public comment, held a public meeting about the draft, and ...
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Incentivizing Multiple Revisions Improves Student Writing without Increasing Instructor Workload
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Stellmack, Mark A.; Sandidge, Rita R.; Sippl, Amy L.; Miller, Danneka J.
2015-01-01
Previous research has shown that when students are required to submit a draft and a revision of their writing, large proportions of students do not improve across drafts. We implemented a writing assignment in which students were permitted to submit up to four optional drafts. To encourage substantive revisions, students were awarded additional…
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-03-14
...] Revised Draft Guidance for Industry on User Fee Waivers, Reductions, and Refunds for Drug and Biological... entitled ``User Fee Waivers, Reductions, and Refunds for Drug and Biological Products.'' This revised draft... industry entitled ``User Fee Waivers, Reductions, and Refunds for Drug and Biological Products.'' This...
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IRIS Toxicological Review of Trimethylbenzenes (Revised External Review Draft)
In August 2013, EPA submitted a revised draft IRIS assessment of trimethylbenzenes to the agency's Science Advisory Board (SAB) and posted this draft on the IRIS website. EPA had previously released a draft of the assessment for public comment, held a public meeting about the dr...
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IRIS Toxicological Review of Libby Amphibole Asbestos (Interagency Science Discussion Draft)
On August 25, 2011, the draft assessment of Libby Amphibole asbestos was released for external peer review and public comment. The draft assessment was revised based on peer review comments from EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) and public comments. The revised draft was review...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-05-18
... Draft NUREG-1801, Revision 2; ``Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report'' AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory... Applications for Nuclear Power Plants ''and draft NUREG-1801, ``Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report... Power Plants'' (SRP-LR); and the revised NUREG-1801, ``Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report'' for...
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78 FR 17943 - Draft Program-Specific Guidance About Fixed Gauge Licenses
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2013-03-25
... is requesting public comment on draft NUREG-1556, Volume 4, Revision 1, ``Consolidated Guidance About... sensitive information, and changes in regulatory policies and practices. This document is intended for use...-415- 4737, or by email to [email protected] . The draft NUREG-1556, Volume 4, Revision 1, is...
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Pan, Ju-Hua; Wang, Jie; Huang, Shi-Jing; Xue, Liu-Hua; Wu, Wei; Li, Xing-Wang; Wang, Jian
2013-07-01
To establish Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment standard procedure for patients with HIV associated pruritus. A Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment standard procedure for patients with HIV associated pruritus was established by literature retrieval and peer review. Two questionnaires were carried out to investigate the confirmation and advice of in-group specialists to key points of the draft including diagnosis, treatment and nursing. Then the procedures were revised accordingly. The recovery rate of complete questionnaires in the 1st survey was 96%. Specialists confirmed more on case history and physical examinations, syndrome differentiation of three syndrome types, treatment of blood deficiency wind dryness syndrome (BDWDS) and nursing. They held different opinions on the outlines, auxiliary examinations, treatment of blood heat induced wind evil syndrome (BHWES) and wind cold and dampness accumulation syndrome (WCDAS), of which the coefficient of variations (CVs) was within 0.1603 -0.2473. The procedures were revised and the 2nd survey was launched. The recovery rate of complete questionnaires in the 2nd survey was 100%. Specialists confirmed more on case history and physical examinations, diagnostic criteria, syndrome differentiation of BDWDS and WCDAS, and treatment of BDWDS, of which CVs was 0. All indicated high agreement and good compliance. The CVs of other items were within 0.0638-0.1439, less than those of the 1st survey. The consistency of experts' opinions were somewhat improved. The contribution by one single item showed less difference in assessing the overall results in the two surveys. A new revision of the procedure was preliminarily established according to results of two surveys. Experts' activeness, concentration, and coordination were good in the two surveys. They had reached consensus in key points of the draft including diagnosis, treatment, and nursing.
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Range Roads: Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment
2002-12-01
Natural Resources Conservation Service as Lakeland Series soils. Other surface soils found at Eglin include the Tifton and Troup Series (Albertson et...feet) USCS Class Clay (%) K-Factor Lakeland 0-40 SP-SM 1-8 0.17 40-80 SP, SP-SM 1-6 Tifton 0-16 SM 10-20 0.20 16-34 SM 13-22 34-60 SM...Revised Recovery Plan. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 4, Atlanta, GA . April 1998. Jelks, H. L. and K. A. Shawn, 1998. Draft Okaloosa Darter
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Setting Writing Revision Goals after Assessment for Learning
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Huang, Shu-Chen
2015-01-01
This study examined the effects of goal setting for revision in an EFL writing classroom where principles of assessment "for" learning (AfL) were followed. Following draft writing, instruction, and assessment, college freshmen were put into control, goal, and goal+ groups. Before students started to revise their drafts, individuals in…
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Revision strategies of deaf student writers.
Livingston, S
1989-03-01
Deaf high school students at different schools shared second drafts of their own narratives via an electronic bulletin board after conferencing with their repective teachers. This article characterizes the kinds of questions teachers asked during the conferences and the kinds of revisions the students made between first and second drafts. Results indicate that teachers most often ask questions that require student to provide more information; yet these questions do not affect revision as much as questions which require students to rephrase specific language. Students typically either added or substituted words or phrases that showed both similarities to and differences from the revision patterns of inexperienced writers with normal hearing. In the majority of cases, trained readers rated the deaf students' revised drafts better than their first attempts, signifying the central role revision plays in the composition process.
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EPA Extends Comment Period for Draft Label Revisions on Respirators
Extending Comment Period for Draft Label Revisions on Respirators, Bring the respirator descriptions on pesticide labels into conformance with the current National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) respirator language
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IRIS Toxicological Review of Ammonia (Revised External ...
In August 2013, EPA submitted a revised draft IRIS assessment of ammonia to the agency's Science Advisory Board (SAB) and posted this draft on the IRIS website. EPA had previously released a draft of the assessment for public comment, held a public meeting about the draft, and then revised it based on the comments received. The SAB CAAC-Ammonia panel will review this draft assessment. Details about the meeting dates, times, and location are available via the Federal Register Notice posted on March 25, 2014. The SAB provided information on how the public can participate in the external peer review meetings, as well as instructions about how to provide comments to the SAB in the notice. Additional information on the SAB review of ammonia is on the SAB website. Report Information: The Toxicological Review of Ammonia was originally released for a 60-day public comment period on June 8, 2012. [Federal Register Notice Jun 8, 2012] EPA revised the toxicological review in response to the public comments received. EPA has released the revised external review draft ammonia assessment and the SAB CAAC is conducting a peer review of the scientific basis supporting the assessment that will appear in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database. Information regarding the peer review can be found at the SAB review of ammonia website. EPA is undertaking an Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) health assessment for ammonia. IRIS is an EPA database cont
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Olmanson, Justin; Kennett, Katrina; Magnifico, Alecia; McCarthey, Sarah; Searsmith, Duane; Cope, Bill; Kalantzis, Mary
2016-01-01
Once writers complete a first draft, they are often encouraged to evaluate their writing and prioritize what to revise. Yet, this process can be both daunting and difficult. This study looks at how students used a semantic concept mapping tool to re-present the content and organization of their initial draft of an informational text. We examine…
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An Examination of the Perceived Importance of Technical Competence in Acquisition Project Management
1991-09-01
Develop (First Draft) Instructions Critique (Revision) Answerability Pilot Test (Second Draft) Analysis Response Mode Revision Useability Preparation...appropriate questionnaire items. Initially, the set of questions developed for the study reflected a few shortcomings. A pilot test of the first draft among...resulted. First, feedback from the pilot test indicated a need to reduce the completion time. Because the multiple choice format required several
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2014-12-24
... for the semantic content of orthoimagery databases for public agencies and private enterprises. It... to the public on the FGDC Web site, www.fgdc.gov . DATES: Comments on the draft Part 2 (revision...
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76 FR 53149 - North American Waterfowl Management Plan
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-08-25
... fundamental objectives for waterfowl management from a list of 31 candidate objectives. During Round Two... American Waterfowl Management Plan AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of document... availability of the draft North American Waterfowl Management Plan Revision (draft Plan Revision) for public...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-06-29
..., habituation to captive conditions, and genetic bottlenecks. The prospects for long-term viability of the...] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Amendment to the Draft Recovery Plan for the Columbia Basin...), announce the availability of an amendment to the Draft Recovery Plan for the Columbia Basin Distinct...
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75 FR 27705 - Endangered and Threatened Species; Recovery Plans
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-05-18
... subject line of e-mail comments use the following identifier: Comments on CCC Coho Draft Plan. This...: Comments on CCC Coho Draft Plan. Comments may be submitted via facsimile (fax) to (707) 578-3435. Persons... Request for CCC coho salmon Recovery Draft Plan.'' Electronic copies of the Draft Plan are also available...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-08-03
... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation Draft Resource Management Plan/General Plan Draft... Recreation Area, Merced County, California AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. ACTION: Notice of... California Department of Parks and Recreation was given the responsibility to plan, design, construct...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-11-04
... the Southern Sea Otter Translocation Program; Revised Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on the Translocation of Southern Sea Otters AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION... draft supplemental environmental impact statement on the translocation of southern sea otters (revised...
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78 FR 65978 - Draft Revised Strategic Plan for FY 2014-2018
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-11-04
... DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Draft Revised Strategic Plan for FY 2014-2018 AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-11, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) is soliciting...
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75 FR 4794 - Draft Revised Strategic Plan for FY 2010-2015
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-01-29
... DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Draft Revised Strategic Plan for FY 2010-2015 AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with OMB Circular No. A-11, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is soliciting comments from all interested and potentially...
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EPA has released a draft report entitled, Metabolically-Derived Human Ventilation Rates: A Revised Approach Based Upon Oxygen Consumption Rates, for independent external peer review and public comment. NCEA published the Exposure Factors Handbook in 1997. This comprehens...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-04-01
...] Notice of Availability of a Technical Agency Draft Recovery Plan for Pyne's Ground-Plum (Astragalus... availability of the technical agency draft recovery plan for Pyne's ground-plum (Astragalus bibullatus), a...: Background We listed Pyne's ground-plum as an endangered species under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), on...
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IRIS Toxicological Review of Methanol (Noncancer) (Interagency Science Discussion Draft)
On May 3, 2013, the Toxicological Review of Methanol (noncancer) (Revised External Review Draft) was posted for public review and comment. Subsequently, the draft Toxicological Review, Appendices, and draft IRIS Summary were reviewed internally by EPA and by other federal agenci...
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Teaching Legislative Drafting: A Simulation Approach.
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Stern, Barry Jeffrey
1988-01-01
An approach to teaching legislative drafting uses limited traditional classroom instruction and intensive exposure to the process of legislative drafting through a classroom simulation in which students revise the Massachusetts criminal code. (MSE)
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Schertz, Karen
This introductory module on drafting includes the technical content and tasks necessary for a student to be employed in an entry-level drafting occupation. The module contains 18 instructional units that cover the following topics: introduction to drafting; tools and equipment; supplies and materials; sketching; scales; drawing format; lettering;…
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-01-28
... 3150-AI64 [NRC-2010-0340] Draft NUREG-0561, Revision 2; Physical Protection of Shipments of Irradiated...-0561, ``Physical Protection of Shipments of Irradiated Reactor Fuel.'' This document provides guidance on implementing the provisions of proposed 10 CFR Part 73.37, ``Requirements for Physical Protection...
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77 FR 67340 - National Fire Codes: Request for Comments on NFPA's Codes and Standards
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-11-09
... the process. The Code Revision Process contains four basic steps that are followed for developing new documents as well as revising existing documents. Step 1: Public Input Stage, which results in the First Draft Report (formerly ROP); Step 2: Comment Stage, which results in the Second Draft Report (formerly...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-08-17
... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-1999-D-2955] (formerly Docket No. 1999D-4071) Draft Revised Guidance for Industry on Residual Solvents in New Veterinary...) entitled ``Residual Solvents in New Veterinary Medicinal Products, Active Substances and Excipients...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-04-10
... Technology (NIST) requests comments on revisions to Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 186-3... http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/PubsDrafts.html . DATES: Comments must be received on or before [email protected]nist.gov , with ``186-3 Change Notice'' in the subject line. FOR FURTHER...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-06-29
... FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD Notice of Release of the Exposure Draft Revisions to Identifying and Reporting Earmarked Funds: Amending Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards 27 AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. ACTION: Notice. Board Action: Pursuant to 31 U.S.C...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-11-20
...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Electronic Source Data in Clinical Investigations; Availability AGENCY... announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Electronic Source Data in Clinical... in Clinical Investigations.'' This revised draft document provides guidance to sponsors, contract...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-05-26
... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2010-0184] Office of New Reactors: Proposed NUREG-0800; Standard Review Plan Section 13.6.6, Draft Revision 0 on Cyber Security Plan AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory... Plants,'' on a proposed Standard Review Plan (SRP) Section 13.6.6 on ``Cyber Security Plan'' (Agencywide...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-01-09
... Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), announce the availability of our draft revised summer survey guidelines for the... representatives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, U.S. Department of Defense's Army Corps of...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-02-24
... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers Revised Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Brunswick County Beaches, NC, Coastal Storm Damage... the borrow area extend between 1-5 miles offshore and at depth contours between - 10 and -30 feet. 5...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-09-30
...-2011-02; Aging Management Program for Steam Generators AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION... License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance (LR-ISG), LR-ISG-2011-02, ``Aging Management Program for Steam... using Revision 3 of NEI 97-06 to manage steam generator aging. The Draft LR-ISG revises the NRC staff's...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-01-11
... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R5-ES-2012-N195: FXES11130300000-134-FF03E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Revised Indiana Bat Summer Survey Guidelines Correction In notice document 2013-00213, appearing on pages 1879-1880 in the issue of Wednesday, January 9...
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EPA is in the process of updating and revising, where appropriate, its Air Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter as issued in 1996 (usually referred to as the Criteria Document). Sections 108 and 109 of the Clean Air Act require that EPA carry out a periodic review an...
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Pan, Ju-Hua; Huang, Shi-Jing; Zheng, Jun; Wu, Wei; Xue, Liu-Hua
2013-08-01
The pathogenesis of acquired immune deficiency syndrome-associated recurrent oral ulcerations (AIDS-ROU) remained obscure and these was no specific treatment for it. Syndrome differentiation in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) focus on integral regulation and has an advantage of the disease that etiology and pathogenesis remain obscure. A draft of Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment standard procedure for AIDS-ROU was established by literature retrieval and peer review. Two questionnaires were carried out to investigate the confirmation and advice of in-group specialist to key points of the draft including diagnosis, treatment and nursing. Then the procedures were revised accordingly. The preliminary results showed the recovery rate of complete questionnaires in the 1st survey was 96%. Specialists confirmed more on outline, case history and physical examinations, syndrome differentiation of hyperactivity of fire due to Yin deficiency syndrome (HFYDS), treatment of heat accumulated in heart and spleen syndrome (HAHSS) and HFYDS, treatment of western medicine and nursing. They held different opinions on incidence, treatment of deficiency of spleen-QI and stomach-QI syndrome (DSSS) and criterion of therapeutical evaluation. Cronbach coefficient alpha (CCA) was 0.998 and split-half reliability R was 0.91. Recovery rate of complete questionnaires in 2nd survey was 100%. Specialists confirmed more on outline, etiology and pathogenesis, case history and physical examination, auxiliary examination, diagnostic criteria, syndrome differentiation and treatment of HAHSS and HFYDS. They held different opinions on syndrome differentiation and treatment of intermingled cold and heat syndrome and DSSS, nursing and the other therapies. CCA was 0.428 and split-half reliability R was 0.96. Coefficient of variations of the 2nd survey were less than those of the 1st survey, which mean coordination was improved. Each single item in two surveys contributed less difference in overall results according to weight coefficients. A new revision of the procedure was preliminarily established according to results of two surveys. Experts'activeness, concentration and coordination were good in two surveys. They had reached consensus in key points of the draft including diagnosis, treatment and nursing on the whole.
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Health Assessment Document for Diesel Emissions (External Review Draft)
This revised draft assessment of the possible health hazards from human exposure to diesel engine exhaust emissions updates two earlier drafts (1998 and 1994) that were reviewed by the Agency's Science Advisory Board (SAB) Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC). The curr...
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Health Assessment Document for Diesel Exhaust (Revised External Review Draft)
This External Review Draft version of this assessment updates three earlier drafts (1999, 1998 and 1994) that were reviewed by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) of the Agency's Science Advisory Board (SAB). The assessment characterizes the possible human healt...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-02-23
... COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Draft Guidance...: Council on Environmental Quality. ACTION: Notice of Availability, Draft Guidance, ``Establishing, Applying... February 18, 2010, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced four steps to modernize...
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Snyder, Nancy V.
North Seattle Community College decided to integrate computer-aided design/drafting (CAD/D) into its Electro-Mechanical Drafting Program. This choice necessitated a redefinition of the program through new curriculum and course development. To initiate the project, a new industrial advisory council was formed. Major electronic and recruiting firms…
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75 FR 8936 - Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-02-26
... Notices EIS No. 20090421, Draft EIS, NRC, WY, Moore Ranch In-Situ Uranium Recovery (ISR) Project, Proposal to Construct, Operate, Conduct Aquifer Restoration, and Decommission an In-Situ Recovery (ISR... No. 20090423, Draft EIS, NRC, WY, Nichols Ranch In-Situ Uranium Recovery (ISR) Project, Proposal to...
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77 FR 31869 - Iris Lacustris (Dwarf Lake Iris); Draft Recovery Plan for Review and Comment
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-05-30
... Threatened Plants. The Service solicits review and comment from the public on this draft plan. DATES... to review the draft recovery plan may obtain a copy by contacting the Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Field Office, 2651 Coolidge Road, Suite 101, East Lansing, MI 48823...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-05-27
... Continental Shelf, Alaska OCS Region, Chukchi Sea Planning Area, Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193 AGENCY: Bureau of...: BOEMRE announces the availability of a Revised Draft SEIS, OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193, Chukchi Sea.... The Revised Draft SEIS augments the analysis of the Final EIS, Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193, Chukchi Sea...
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IRIS Toxicological Review of Naphthalene (2004, External Review Draft, Update)
[Update Jun 2004] This document contains revision of the inhalation cancer assessment and other selected text from the 1998 draft as indicated: Sections of this document pertaining to the inhalation cancer assessment are presented as draft for external peer review purposes only ...
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77 FR 66650 - Proposed Revisions to Radiation Protection
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-11-06
... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2012-0268] Proposed Revisions to Radiation Protection AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Standard review plan-draft section revision; request for comment. SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is revising the following sections...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-09-14
... Bioequivalence Recommendations; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY... draft product-specific bioequivalence (BE) recommendations. The recommendations provide product-specific guidance on the design of BE studies to support abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs). In the Federal...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-01-25
... Potassium (multiple RLDs) Aripiprazole Aspirin; Butalbital; Caffeine (multiple RLDs) Aspirin; Dipyridamole Aspirin; Oxycodone Aspirin; Butalbital; Caffeine; Codeine Phosphate Atovaquone Auranofin Azelaic Acid...
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Articulated, Performance-Based Instruction Guide for Drafting II. Final Document. Revised.
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Henderson, William Edward, Jr.
Developed during a project designed to provide continuous, performance-based vocational training at the secondary and postsecondary levels, this instructional guide is intended to help teachers implement a laterally and vertically articulated secondary level drafting II program. Introductory materials include a description of Drafting II,…
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Mountain Plains Learning Experience Guide: Drafting. Course: Basic Drawing. Revised Edition.
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Wetterling, C.; Wheatley, J.
One of two individualized courses included in a drafting curriculum, this course is designed to develop the fundamental skills of drafting using mechanical instruments. The course is comprised of thirteen units: (1) Mechanical Drawing, (2) Lettering, (3) Geometric Construction, (4) Shape Description, (5) Multiview Projection and Drawing…
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78 FR 3399 - Draft 2012 Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-01-16
... mammal stock assessment reports (SARs) in accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and solicited public comment on draft 2012 SARs. Subsequently, SARs for ten stocks of marine mammals in the Atlantic... solicits public comments on revised draft 2012 SARs for these ten stocks. DATES: Comments must be received...
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77 FR 47373 - Fiscal Year 2012 Draft Work Plan; Correction
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-08-08
... DENALI COMMISSION Fiscal Year 2012 Draft Work Plan; Correction AGENCY: Denali Commission. ACTION... Federal Register of May 23, 2012, concerning request for comments on the Draft Work Plan for Federal Fiscal Year 2012. This revision to Fiscal Year 2012 Work Plan is to provide clarifying edits. In...
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78 FR 35956 - Utah Resource Advisory Council Subgroup Conference Call
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-06-14
... BLM-Utah's draft three-year National Conservation Lands Strategy. In May 2013, the RAC provided the BLM-Utah State Director with recommended changes to the draft strategy and this meeting was held to discuss how BLM-Utah has incorporated their recommendations into a revised draft strategy. A public...
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Deep-Draft Navigation User Charges : Recovery Options and Impacts
DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
1977-08-01
Alternative cost recovery options for Federal deep-draft navigation expenditures are investigated and the impacts of user charges on waterborne trades and commodity traffic, both foreign and domestic (Great Lakes and coastwise), are assessed. In addi...
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Health Assessment Document for Diesel Exhaust (SAB Review Draft, July 2000), EPA/600/8-90/057e
This revised draft assessment of the possible health hazards from human exposure to diesel exhaust emissions updates three earlier drafts (1999, 1998 and 1994) that were reviewed by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) of the Agency,s Science Advisory Board (SAB)....
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How Learners Use Automated Computer-Based Feedback to Produce Revised Drafts of Essays
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Laing, Jonny; El Ebyary, Khaled; Windeatt, Scott
2012-01-01
Our previous results suggest that the use of "Criterion", an automatic writing evaluation (AWE) system, is particularly successful in encouraging learners to produce amended drafts of their essays, and that those amended drafts generally represent an improvement on the original submission. Our analysis of the submitted essays and the…
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-08-22
... Testing at Nuclear Power Plants, Draft Report for Comment'' AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION... Testing at Nuclear Power Plants, Draft Report for Comment,'' and subtitled ``Inservice Testing of Pumps and Valves, and Inservice Examination and Testing of Dynamic Restraints (Snubbers) at Nuclear Power...
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Two Arts. Revision and What It Leaves behind
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Booten, Kyle
2012-01-01
Inspired by an experience of teaching the drafts of Elizabeth Bishop's "One Art", this article rereads the drafts as far more than imperfect precursors to the final poem. The drafts have their own prosodic features and poetic logic, one that values and enacts a vertiginous dilation of thought, expression and memory. The final version of…
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The Development of Statistics Textbook Supported with ICT and Portfolio-Based Assessment
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Hendikawati, Putriaji; Yuni Arini, Florentina
2016-02-01
This research was development research that aimed to develop and produce a Statistics textbook model that supported with information and communication technology (ICT) and Portfolio-Based Assessment. This book was designed for students of mathematics at the college to improve students’ ability in mathematical connection and communication. There were three stages in this research i.e. define, design, and develop. The textbooks consisted of 10 chapters which each chapter contains introduction, core materials and include examples and exercises. The textbook developed phase begins with the early stages of designed the book (draft 1) which then validated by experts. Revision of draft 1 produced draft 2 which then limited test for readability test book. Furthermore, revision of draft 2 produced textbook draft 3 which simulated on a small sample to produce a valid model textbook. The data were analysed with descriptive statistics. The analysis showed that the Statistics textbook model that supported with ICT and Portfolio-Based Assessment valid and fill up the criteria of practicality.
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75 FR 6696 - Draft Recovery Plan for Tidal Marsh Ecosystems of Northern and Central California
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2010-02-10
... Recovery Plan. The plan also addresses several federally endangered plant species: Cirsium hydrophilum var... animals and plants is a primary goal of the Endangered Species Act (Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and our... five endangered species. The biology of these species is at the core of the draft recovery plan, but...
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Respiratory protection standard: comments on OSHA's proposed revision.
Decker, M D
1995-06-01
On November 15, 1994, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published in the Federal Register (59:58884-58956) the draft of a proposed revision of the Respiratory Protection Standard. One of OSHA's oldest standards, the Respiratory Protection Standard defines the conduct of the employer (eg, hospital) with respect to respirator training, fit testing, medical examinations, use, storage, and so on. The proposed revision appears to have been drafted with no consideration for its effect on healthcare workers or the healthcare industry. SHEA has prepared the following comments to OSHA, which have been submitted to the docket and will be presented at public hearings later this month.
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... of the revised draft High Winds Guidance document, the EPA identifies example technical analyses that... identified analyses and any additional technical analyses that air agencies could use to demonstrate that the... Web site at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/analysis/exevents.htm for additional details on the draft non...
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EXTERNAL PEER REVIEW OF THE DRAFT REGION 4 ...
EPA scientists in Region 4 (Atlanta) conducted a review of data and information regarding hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico. This Region 4 staff assessment concluded that phosphorus, rather than nitrogen, may be the limiting nutrient controlling Gulf hypoxia. An unauthorized draft of the report was released in January of 2004. This report, because of its controversial conclusion regarding the role of phosphorus in Gulf hypoxia, caused a significant amount of concern among stakeholders. After considerable internal review by Region 4 EPA scientists, the Region released a significantly revised version of the draft report for a broader internal EPA review in April 2004. The report was revised based on the broader EPA review and released to the Hypoxia Task Force in August 2004, as an informational document with the specific purpose of encouraging discussion and posing questions for the reassessment of the Action Plan. The draft report,
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Husung, William T., Jr.
Visits to 35 industries and professional offices throughout California and interviews of 219 draftsmen and supervisors were conducted to determine: (1) the effects of automation on the needs of industry for draftsmen with general versus specialized training, and (2) the curricular revisions in vocational drafting programs in junior colleges to…
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1991-02-01
to adequately assess the health and environmental risks associated with the closure and transfer of the Annex forI other use; and 3) identification of...1990); Draft Final Technical Plan, Draft Final Sampling Design Plan and Draft Final Health and Safety Plan, USATHAMA, June 1990. 2.1.2 Draft Final...Final Technical Plan, Sampling Design Plan and Health and Safety Plan) supplied by USATHAMA. The estimate may be revised, with USATHAMA approval, as
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... Proposed Dewey- Burdock In-Situ Uranium Recovery Project in Custer and Fall River Counties, SD AGENCY... draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Draft SEIS) for the Dewey-Burdock In-Situ Uranium... NUREG-1910, ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement for In-Situ Leach Uranium Milling Facilities,'' May...
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... Salmon AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.... SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the Draft Recovery Plan for Central California Coast coho salmon (Draft Plan... coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU). NMFS is soliciting review and...
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78 FR 53792 - Draft Guidance for Reciprocity
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... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2013-0186] Draft Guidance for Reciprocity AGENCY: Nuclear... Commission (NRC) is revising its licensing guidance for reciprocity. The NRC is requesting public comment on... Work in Agreement State Jurisdiction (Reciprocity).'' The document has been updated from the previous...
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... Availability in the Federal Register. The BLM will announce future meetings or hearings and any other public... Revised Franchise Agreement from the County of San Bernardino. The BLM and San Bernardino County are...
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How Mind Works To Revise Compositions.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Lin, Deh-nan
This study investigated cognitive processes involved in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students' correcting and revising drafts after receiving oral feedback from their teachers, noting factors that led to better written products and factors that did not improve student writing. The study examined what kinds of revision strategies students…
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... Environmental Impact Statement for the Nichols Ranch In-Situ Recovery Project in Campbell and Johnson Counties, WY; Supplement to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for In-Situ Leach Uranium Milling... Environmental Impact Statement (Draft SEIS) for the Nichols Ranch In- Situ Recovery (ISR) Project closes on...
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2013-12-05
... Paliperidone Palmitate Extended-Release Injectable Suspension; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug...) studies to support abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) for paliperidone palmitate extended-release... the availability of revised draft BE recommendations for paliperidone palmitate extended-release...
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EPA is seeking peer review of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of ethylene oxide (cancer) that will appear in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database.
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Bower, Joseph; Fast, Douglas; Garofolo, Fabio; Gouty, Dominique; Hayes, Roger; Lowes, Steve; Nicholson, Robert; LeLacheur, Richard; Bravo, Jennifer; Shoup, Ronald; Dumont, Isabelle; Carbone, Mary; Zimmer, Jennifer; Ortuno, Jordi; Caturla, Maria Cruz; Datin, Jim; Lansing, Tim; Fatmi, Saadya; Struwe, Petra; Sheldon, Curtis; Islam, Rafiqul; Yu, Mathilde; Hulse, Jim; Kamerud, John; Lin, John; Doughty, John; Kurylak, Kai; Tang, Daniel; Buonarati, Mike; Blanchette, Alexandre; Levesque, Ann; Gagnon-Carignan, Sofi; Lin, Jenny; Ray, Gene; Liu, Yanseng; Khan, Masood; Xu, Allan; El-Sulayman, Gibran; DiMarco, Chantal; Bouhajib, Mohammed; Tacey, Dick; Jenkins, Rand; der Strate, Barry van; Briscoe, Chad; Karnik, Shane; Rhyne, Paul; Garofolo, Wei; Schultz, Gary; Roberts, Andrew; Redrup, Mike; DuBey, Ira; Conliffe, Phyllis; Pekol, Teri; Hantash, Jamil; Cojocaru, Laura; Allen, Mike; Reuschel, Scott; Watson, Andrea; Farrell, Colin; Groeber, Elizabeth; Malone, Michele; Nowatzke, William; Fang, Xinping
2014-01-01
The 8th GCC Closed Forum for Bioanalysis was held in Baltimore, MD, USA on 5 December 2013, immediately following the 2013 AAPS Workshop (Crystal City V): Quantitative Bioanalytical Methods Validation and Implementation--The 2013 Revised FDA Guidance. This GCC meeting was organized to discuss the contents of the draft revised FDA Guidance on bioanalytical method validation that was published in September 2013 and consolidate the feedback of the GCC members. In attendance were 63 senior-level participants, from seven countries, representing 46 bioanalytical CRO companies/sites. This event represented a unique opportunity for CRO bioanalytical experts to share their opinions and concerns regarding the draft FDA Guidance, and to build unified comments to be provided to the FDA.
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... Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Bogue Banks Coastal Storm Damage Reduction... alternatives to reduce coastal storm damages from beach erosion on Bogue Banks North Carolina. The Bogue Banks.... This area [[Page 17037
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76 FR 63565 - Event Reporting Guidelines
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2011-10-13
...-2011-0237] Event Reporting Guidelines AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft NUREG... comments on Draft NUREG-1022, Revision 3, ``Event Reporting Guidelines: 10 CFR 50.72 and 50.73''. The NUREG-1022 contains guidelines that the NRC staff considers acceptable for use in meeting the event reporting...
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...-FF04E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Availability of a Technical/Agency Draft... recovery potential. Restoring an endangered or threatened animal or plant to the point where it is again a... about the species' biology, and magnitude of threats. Therefore, this recovery plan only establishes...
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2012-09-14
...] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Recovery Plan for Four Subspecies of Island Fox AGENCY... Plan for Four Subspecies of Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Each of the four subspecies, San Miguel Island fox (Urocyon littoralis littoralis...
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2012-04-27
... (EIS) for the Lost Creek Uranium In Situ Recovery (ISR) Project and by this notice is announcing the...-166318] Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Lost Creek Uranium In Situ Recovery Project, Wyoming AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. [[Page 25194
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2010-02-05
... Environmental Impact Statement for the Moore Ranch In-Situ Recovery Project in Campbell County, WY; Supplement to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for In-Situ Leach Uranium Milling Facilities AGENCY... Statement (Draft SEIS) for the Moore Ranch In-Situ Recovery (ISR) Project closes on February 1, 2010. The...
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Is Peer Review Training Effective in Iranian EFL Students' Revision?
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Esmaeeli, Hadiseh; Abasi, Maasumeh; Soori, Afshin
2014-01-01
This study aims to investigate the effect of peer review training on the Iranian EFL students' subsequent revision in an advanced writing class in Larestan Islamic Azad University. After 12 weeks class demonstration, teacher-reviewer conferences with 20 male and female students, the students' first drafts, revisions, and reviewers' comments were…
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1981-04-01
east of Arcola Creek. The Interim Report gave a favorable recommendation for the harbor project and the results were published in House Document No. 91...Draft Reformulation Phase I GDM Re]port (Draft Stage 3 Report) The purpi se of this )rf t Stag. 3 Report Is to present the results of the Stage 3...Iirements for a small-boat harbor at Geneva State Park. Results of the bathymetric survey and sediment sampling program are presented in Appendix A. (3
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... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2012-0070] Updated Aging Management Criteria for Reactor Vessel Internal Components of Pressurized Water Reactors AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft..., ``Updated Aging Management Criteria for PWR Reactor Vessel Internal Components.'' This draft LR-ISG revises...
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Hughes, Larry R.
This guide to teaching drafting, one in a series of instructional materials for junior high industrial arts education, is designed to assist teachers as they plan and implement new courses of study and as they make revisions and improvements in existing courses in order to integrate classroom learning with real-life experiences. This drafting…
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Documents pertaining to Acute and Chronic Ambient Water Quality Aquatic Life Criteria for Atrazine (Freshwater and Salt Water) and revised Ecological Fate and Effects Risk Assessment for Atrazine. (Fact Sheet)
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2013-05-06
... proposals submitted by Federal government agencies for the NCPC review required by law. The Foreign Missions... revised Foreign Missions and International Organizations Element will be available online at http://www...
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2013-06-18
... considered for removal from the List of Endangered and Threatened Species (delisting) when: 1. There are 15... species will be reviewed and it will be considered for reclassification or removal from the Federal List... draft recovery plan for the endangered golden sedge, a species endemic to the coastal plain in North...
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... Nominations of Experts for Review of EPA's Draft Technical Report Pertaining to Uranium and Thorium In-Situ... expectation is that In-Situ Leach Recovery (ISL/ISR) operations will be the most common type of new uranium... pertaining to Uranium In-Situ Leach Recovery--Post-Closure Stability Monitoring can be found at the following...
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Drafting. FasTrak Specialization Integrated Technical and Academic Competency (ITAC). Revised.
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Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Career-Technical and Adult Education.
This document contains an introduction to the Ohio Integrated Technical and Academic Competency (ITAC) and Specialization ITAC; an overview of the drafting industry; a list acknowledging professionals who helped develop the competency list; and the comprehensive list of the professional or occupational competencies deemed essential for graduates…
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2013-04-08
... Recommendations; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and...-specific bioequivalence (BE) recommendations. The recommendations provide product-specific guidance on the design of BE studies to support abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs). In the Federal Register of...
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2012-06-14
... Recommendations; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and...-specific bioequivalence (BE) recommendations. The recommendations provide product-specific guidance on the design of BE studies to support abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs). In the Federal Register of...
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2012-03-22
... Recommendations; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and...-specific bioequivalence (BE) recommendations. The recommendations provide product-specific guidance on the design of BE studies to support abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs). In the Federal Register of...
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76 FR 58543 - Draft Policy Statement on Volume Reduction and Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management
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2011-09-21
...-Level Radioactive Waste Management AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Reopening of comment... for public comment a draft Policy Statement on Volume Reduction and Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management that updates the 1981 Policy Statement on Low-Level Waste Volume Reduction. The revised Policy...
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... . Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay... portions of five highly urbanized southern California counties: San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino... Concern (ACEC), sensitive species and other wildlife habitat, lands with wilderness characteristics...
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78 FR 40199 - Draft Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Interim Staff Guidance
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2013-07-03
... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2013-0140] Draft Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Interim... Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Interim Staff Guidance No. 24 (SFST-ISG-24), Revision 0, ``The Use of a Demonstration Program as Confirmation of Integrity for Continued Storage of High Burnup Fuel...
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EPA is initiating a public comment period prior to peer review of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of ethylene oxide (cancer) that will appear in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database.
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...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Developing Direct-Acting Antiviral... entitled ``Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Developing Direct-Acting Antiviral Drugs for Treatment... antiviral (DAA) drugs for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C. This guidance revises and replaces a...
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Text Revision in Deaf and Hearing Bilingual Students
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Teruggi, Lilia A.; Gutiérrez-Cáceres, Rafaela
2016-01-01
In this study we explored the revision process and strategies implemented by deaf and hearing students who attend the same bilingual school context (LIS and Italian). For that we analysed and compared the types and quality of revisions made by deaf and hearing participants to their first draft of a narrative text ("Frog, Where Are You?")…
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Creative revision - From rough draft to published paper
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Buehler, M. F.
1976-01-01
The process of revising a technical or scientific paper can be performed more efficiently by the people involved (author, co-author, supervisor, editor) when the revision is controlled by breaking it into a series of steps. The revision process recommended here is based on the levels-of-edit concept that resulted from a study of the technical editorial function at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology. Types of revision discussed are Substantive, Policy, Language, Mechanical Style, Format, Integrity, and Copy Clarification.
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UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2014
2014-01-01
This virtual conference is part of a larger consultation process through which UNESCO will consult with practitioners and researchers; representatives of key stakeholder groupings such as employers' federations, trade unions and youth organizations; other international agencies and Member States in order to draft a new Revised Recommendation that…
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2011-04-22
... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLWYR0000.L16100000.DP0000.LXSS042K0000] Notice of Availability of Draft Resource Management Plans and Associated Environmental Impact Statement for the Bighorn Basin Resource Management Plan Revision Project, Cody and Worland Field Offices...
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2011-08-15
... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2011-0183] Request for Comments on the Draft Policy Statement on Volume Reduction and Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Request for public comment. SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is revising its...
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2011-08-23
... review Draft Final Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.93, ``Availability of Electric Power Sources,'' Revision 1 and new Draft Final RG 1.218, ``Condition Monitoring Techniques for Electric Cables Used in Nuclear Power... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the ACRS...
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78 FR 19541 - Proposed Revision to Design of Structures, Components, Equipment and Systems
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... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2013-0041] Proposed Revision to Design of Structures, Components, Equipment and Systems AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Standard review plan-draft..., ``Design of Structures, Components, Equipment, and Systems;'' and the request for comment on NUREG-0800...
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...; reopening of comment period, notice of availability of draft economic analysis, and amended required... 3(5)(A)(ii) of the Act because these areas are essential for the conservation of the species but.... We also announce the availability of a draft economic analysis (DEA) of the proposed designation of...
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... aquatic habitat. These areas are depicted on a series of maps entitled ``John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier...] John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System; Baldwin and Mobile Counties, AL; Availability of Draft... availability of a John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) draft revised map, dated September 22...
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This draft Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) represents a concise synthesis and evaluation of the most policy-relevant science and will ultimately provide the scientific bases for EPA’s decision on retaining or revising the current secondary standards for NO2, SO
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Turf and Lawn Management: A Course in Agricultural Education. Curriculum Guide. Preliminary Draft.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Mercer, R. J., Ed.
The curriculum guide (preliminary draft) is a result of the revision of the total South Carolina agricultural education curriculum; the scope of the turf and lawn management industry and its direct and indirect employment opportunities provide ample reasons for such a course offering in South Carolina high schools. The guide presents objectives,…
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Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress. Volume 11, Number 19
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Amos, Jason, Ed.
2011-01-01
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) U.S. Senators Harkin and Enzi Release Draft Language to Revise NCLB: Senate Committee to Consider Draft Containing…
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... by Blood and Blood Products,'' Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice...CJD) by Blood and Blood Products'' dated May 2010 (2010 CJD/vCJD guidance). When finalized, the... Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) by Blood and Blood Products' '' dated April 2012. The draft...
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Chimonas, Susan; Rothman, David J
2005-01-01
In October 2002 the federal government issued a draft "Compliance Program Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers." The draft Guidance questioned the legality of many arrangements heretofore left to the discretion of physicians and drug companies, including industry-funded educational and research grants, consultantcies, and gifts. Medical organizations and drug manufacturers proposed major revisions to the draft, arguing that current practices were in everyone's best interest. To evaluate the impact of their responses, we compare the draft, the changes requested by industry and organized medicine, and the final Guidance document (issued in April 2003). We also explore the implications--some intended, others unanticipated--of the final document.
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Self-Assessing Abilities of Freshman Writers.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Telleen, Jane A.
In view of research findings that unskilled writers are rule-based rather than context-based in revision of their written work, a study was conducted of the stage between writing a rough draft and the teacher conference to determine how inexperienced writers would articulate their performance and evaluate their strategies for revision. An…
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77 FR 77117 - Proposed Revision 0 on Access Authorization-Operational Program
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2012-12-31
...--Operational Program AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Standard review plan-draft section revision... public comment on NUREG-0800, ``Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for... seeks comments on the new Section 13.6.4 of the Standard Review Plan (SRP) concerning implementation of...
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2012-08-07
... associated with pipeline projects. Please note that this comment period will close on October 9, 2012. \\1... information techniques. Following the comment period, the Commission staff will submit the final revised Plan... FERC-537, ``Gas Pipeline Certificates: Construction, Acquisition, and Abandonment'' (OMB Control No...
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Classification of Instructional Programs - 2000. Public Comment Draft. [Third Revision].
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Morgan, Robert L.; Hunt, E. Stephen
This third revision of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) updates and modifies education program classifications, descriptions, and titles at the secondary, postsecondary, and adult education levels. This edition has also been adopted by Canada as its standard for major field of study classification. The volume includes the…
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78 FR 48504 - Proposed Revisions to Maintenance Rule Standard Review Plan
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2013-08-08
... Review Plan AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Standard review plan-draft section revision... Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition,'' Section 17... and Management System (ADAMS): You may access publicly available documents online in the NRC Library...
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Yoon, Hyoung Kyu; Park, Yong-Bum; Rhee, Chin Kook; Lee, Jin Hwa
2017-01-01
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) results in high morbidity and mortality among patients both domestically and globally. The Korean clinical practice guideline for COPD was revised in 2014. It was drafted by the members of the Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, as well as participating members of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, Korean Physicians' Association, and Korea Respiration Trouble Association. This revised guideline covers a wide range of topics, including the epidemiology, diagnosis, assessment, monitoring, management, exacerbation, and comorbidities of COPD in Korea. We drafted a guideline on COPD management by performing systematic reviews on the topic of management with the help of a meta-analysis expert. We expect this guideline will be helpful medical doctors treating patients with respiratory conditions, other health care professionals, and government personnel in South Korea. PMID:28747955
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... and Threatened Species; Recovery Plan Southern Oregon/ Northern California Coast Coho Salmon... Oregon/Northern California Coast (SONCC) Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Evolutionarily Significant... 95521, Attn: Recovery Coordinator/SONCC Coho Salmon Public Draft Recovery Plan Comments. Hand delivered...
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McEachin, Andrew; Polikoff, Morgan S.
2012-01-01
This article uses data from California to analyze the results of the proposed accountability system in the Senate's Harkin-Enzi draft Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization. The authors analyze existing statewide school-level data from California, applying the accountability criteria proposed in the draft law. Comparing the…
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In 2006, EPA published an inventory of sources and environmental releases of dioxin-like compounds in the United States. This draft report presents an update and revision to that dioxin source inventory. It also presents updated estimates of environmental releases of dioxin-like...
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How to Write Your First Research Paper
Kallestinova, Elena D.
2011-01-01
Writing a research manuscript is an intimidating process for many novice writers in the sciences. One of the stumbling blocks is the beginning of the process and creating the first draft. This paper presents guidelines on how to initiate the writing process and draft each section of a research manuscript. The paper discusses seven rules that allow the writer to prepare a well-structured and comprehensive manuscript for a publication submission. In addition, the author lists different strategies for successful revision. Each of those strategies represents a step in the revision process and should help the writer improve the quality of the manuscript. The paper could be considered a brief manual for publication. PMID:21966034
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How to write your first research paper.
Kallestinova, Elena D
2011-09-01
Writing a research manuscript is an intimidating process for many novice writers in the sciences. One of the stumbling blocks is the beginning of the process and creating the first draft. This paper presents guidelines on how to initiate the writing process and draft each section of a research manuscript. The paper discusses seven rules that allow the writer to prepare a well-structured and comprehensive manuscript for a publication submission. In addition, the author lists different strategies for successful revision. Each of those strategies represents a step in the revision process and should help the writer improve the quality of the manuscript. The paper could be considered a brief manual for publication. Copyright © 2011.
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... the species. Recovery of Kemp's ridleys has and will continue to be a long- term effort between the U... and Threatened Species; Recovery Plans; Recovery Plan for the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle AGENCIES.... SUMMARY: We, NMFS and USFWS, announce the availability for public review of the draft Bi-National Recovery...
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.... Discussion Uranium recovery facility licensees, including in-situ recovery facilities and conventional... Recovery Facility Surveys of Radon and Radon Progeny in Air and Demonstrations of Compliance AGENCY... Staff Guidance, ``Evaluations of Uranium Recovery Facility Surveys of Radon and Radon Progeny in Air and...
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Vermeulen, Lee C; Moles, Rebekah J; Collins, Jack C; Gray, Andy; Sheikh, Abdul Latif; Surugue, Jacqueline; Moss, Robert J; Ivey, Marianne F; Stevenson, James G; Takeda, Yasuo; Ranjit, Eurek; Chaar, Betty; Penm, Jonathan
2016-07-15
The processes used to revise the 2008 Basel Statements on the future of hospital pharmacy are summarized, and the revised statements are presented. The process for revising the Basel Statements followed an approach similar to that used during their initial development. The Hospital Pharmacy Section (HPS) of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) revised the 2008 FIP Basel Statements in four phases, including a survey of hospital pharmacists worldwide, an internal review, online forums, and a face-to-face "World Café" workshop in Bangkok, Thailand. The global survey on the initial Basel Statements included input from 334 respondents from 62 countries. The majority of respondents agreed that most of the initial Basel Statements were acceptable as written and did not require revision. In total, 11 statements were judged by more than 10% of respondents as needing revision or deletion. The FIP HPS executive committee used the survey results to develop 69 initial revised draft statements. After an online discussion with the international hospital pharmacy community, including individuals from 28 countries representing all six World Health Organization regions, a final set of draft statements was prepared for the live discussion involving participants from 20 countries. The final 65 revised Basel Statements were voted on and accepted. Systematic revision of the FIP Basel Statements resulted in an updated reflection of aspirational goals for the future of hospital pharmacy practice. While this revision reflects the development of new goals for hospital pharmacy practice, the core principles of the Basel Statements remain an essential foundation for the discipline. Copyright © 2016 by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Ema, Makoto; Fukui, Yoshihiro; Aoyama, Hiroaki; Fujiwara, Michio; Fuji, Junichiro; Inouye, Minoru; Iwase, Takayuki; Kihara, Takahide; Oi, Akihide; Otani, Hiroki; Shinomiya, Mitsuhiro; Sugioka, Kozo; Yamano, Tsunekazu; Yamashita, Keisuke H; Tanimura, Takashi
2007-06-01
In October 2006, a new revision of the draft guideline (OECD Guideline for the Testing of Chemicals, Proposal for a New Guideline 426. Developmental Neurotoxicity Study) and Draft Document of the Retrospective Performance Assessment (RPA) of the Draft Test Guideline 426 on Developmental Neurotoxicity were distributed following incorporation of the results of the Expert Consultation Meeting in Tokyo on May 24-26, 2005. The draft guideline consists of 50 paragraphs and an appendix with 102 references; and the draft RPA consists of 37 paragraphs with 109 references. National coordinators were requested to arrange for national expert reviews of these draft documents in their member countries. Members of the Developmental Neurotoxicology (DNT) Committee of the Japanese Teratology Society (JTS) reviewed, discussed, and commented on the draft Test Guideline Proposal. The DNT Committee of the JTS also commented on the draft document of the RPA. These comments were sent to the OECD Secretariat. The DNT Committee of the JTS expects the comments to be useful for the finalization of these draft documents.
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Tharakan, P. K. Michael
2017-01-01
The Subramanian Committee Report 2016 and the Some Inputs for Draft National Education Policy 2016 (SIDNEP 2016) are compared with its predecessors, the Kothari Commission Report 1964-1966 and the National Education Policy 1986 along with its Programme for Action 1986 and the revised Programme for Action 1992, to see how well its proposals are…
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This draft ISA document represents a concise synthesis and evaluation of the most policy-relevant science and will ultimately provide the scientific bases for EPA’s decision on retaining or revising the current secondary standards for NO2, SO2, PM 2.5 and PM 10 since the prior re...
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Diab, Nuwar Mawlawi
2011-01-01
This paper reports on a quasi-experimental study comparing the effects of peer-editing to self-editing on improving students' revised drafts. The study involved two intact classes (experimental and control groups) of an English course. The experimental group practiced peer-editing while the control group engaged in self-editing. After receiving…
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EPA is in the process of updating and revising, where appropriate, its Air Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter as issued in 1996 (usually referred to as the Criteria Document). Sections 108 and 109 of the Clean Air Act require that EPA carry out a periodic review and revisio...
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Revision Strategies for Adolescent Writers: Moving Students in the Write Direction
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Borgese, Jolene; Heyler, Dick; Romano, Stephanie
2011-01-01
For many secondary students, writing effectively is the most elusive of the critical literacy skills needed for college and career readiness. And for many teachers, revision is the most difficult part of the writing process to tackle. How can adolescent writers be guided to revisit their work, to identify the weaknesses in their writing drafts,…
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Using a Focus on Revision to Improve Students' Writing Skills
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O'Neill, Kathryn S.; Gravois, Renée
2017-01-01
The ability to write clearly and correctly is essential for students both in college and as they enter the workforce. One challenge we find in coaching student writing is that students shy away from engaging fully with writing as a process, especially with revising their drafts. It is important across Business courses, not just in Business…
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INTRODUCTION TO BENGALI, PART I.
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DIMOCK, EDWARD, JR.; AND OTHERS
THE MATERIALS FOR A BASIC COURSE IN SPOKEN BENGALI PRESENTED IN THIS BOOK WERE PREPARED BY REVISION OF AN EARLIER WORK DATED 1959. THE REVISION WAS BASED ON EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM 2 YEARS OF CLASSROOM WORK WITH THE INITIAL COURSE MATERIALS AND ON ADVICE AND COMMENTS RECEIVED FROM THOSE TO WHOM THE FIRST DRAFT WAS SENT FOR CRITICISM. THE AUTHORS OF…
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Dzekoe, Richmond
2013-01-01
Literature on second language (L2) writing indicates that, on their own, L2 writers are not able to notice problems with the linguistic and rhetorical features of their drafts and do successful self-revision; and that there is the need to facilitate self-revision in the L2 writing classroom. In view of this need, this dissertation explored the…
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Sattin, Davide; Lovaglio, Piergiorgio; Brenna, Greta; Covelli, Venusia; Rossi Sebastiano, Davide; Duran, Dunja; Minati, Ludovico; Giovannetti, Ambra Mara; Rosazza, Cristina; Bersano, Anna; Nigri, Anna; Ferraro, Stefania; Leonardi, Matilde
2017-09-01
The study compared the metric characteristics (discriminant capacity and factorial structure) of two different methods for scoring the items of the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised and it analysed scale scores collected using the standard assessment procedure and a new proposed method. Cross sectional design/methodological study. Inpatient, neurological unit. A total of 153 patients with disorders of consciousness were consecutively enrolled between 2011 and 2013. All patients were assessed with the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised using standard (rater 1) and inverted (rater 2) procedures. Coma Recovery Scale-Revised score, number of cognitive and reflex behaviours and diagnosis. Regarding patient assessment, rater 1 using standard and rater 2 using inverted procedures obtained the same best scores for each subscale of the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised for all patients, so no clinical (and statistical) difference was found between the two procedures. In 11 patients (7.7%), rater 2 noted that some Coma Recovery Scale-Revised codified behavioural responses were not found during assessment, although higher response categories were present. A total of 51 (36%) patients presented the same Coma Recovery Scale-Revised scores of 7 or 8 using a standard score, whereas no overlap was found using the modified score. Unidimensionality was confirmed for both score systems. The Coma Recovery Scale Modified Score showed a higher discriminant capacity than the standard score and a monofactorial structure was also supported. The inverted assessment procedure could be a useful evaluation method for the assessment of patients with disorder of consciousness diagnosis.
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McGaughy, Charis; de Gonzalez, Alicia
2012-01-01
The California Department of Education is in the process of revising the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Model Curriculum Standards. The Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC) conducted an investigation of the draft version of the Health Sciences and Medical Technology Standards (Health Science). The purpose of the study is to…
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78 FR 23289 - Public Review of Draft National Shoreline Data Content Standard
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...The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) is conducting a public review of the draft National Shoreline Data Content Standard. The FGDC has developed a draft National Shoreline Data Content Standard that provides a framework for shoreline data development, sharing of data, and shoreline data transformation and fusion. The FGDC Coastal and Marine Spatial Data Subcommittee, chaired by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), sponsored development of the draft standard. The FGDC Coordination Group, comprised of representatives of Federal agencies, has approved releasing this draft standard for public review and comment. The draft National Shoreline Data Content Standard defines attributes or elements that are common for shoreline data development and provides suggested domains for the elements. The functional scope includes definition of data models, schemas, entities, relationships, definitions, and crosswalks to related standards. The draft National Shoreline Data Content Standard is intended to enhance the shoreline framework by providing technical guidance on shoreline semantics, data structures and their relationships to builders and users of shoreline data. The geographical scope of the draft standard comprises all shorelines of navigable waters within the United States and its territories. The primary intended users of the National Shoreline Data Content Standard are the mapping, shoreline engineering, coastal zone management, flood insurance, and natural resource management communities. The FGDC invites all stakeholders to comment on this draft standard to ensure that it meets their needs. The draft National Shoreline Data Content Standard may be downloaded from https://www.fgdc.gov/standards/projects/FGDC-standards- projects/shoreline-data-content/ revisedDraftNationalShorelineDataContentStandard. Comments shall be submitted using the content template at http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/ process/standards-directives/template.doc. Instructions for completing the comment template are found in FGDC Standards Directive 2d, Standards Working Group Review Guidelines: Review Comment Template, http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/process/standards-directives/directive- 2d-standards-working-group-review-guidelines-review-comment-template. Comments that concern specific issues/changes/additions may result in revisions to the National Shoreline Data Content Standard. Reviewers may obtain information about how comments were addressed upon request. After formal endorsement of the standard by the FGDC, the National Shoreline Data Content Standard and a summary analysis of the changes will be made available to the public on the FGDC Web site, www.fgdc.gov.
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Meeting F. RMA HAZOP - Action Item Summary * Action Item Summary Report dated March 27, 1992 * Weston Response dated May 15, 1992 * Revised Action...Additionally, many of the items pertained to the Operation and Maintenance Manual, which was still being developed. Based on a review of the Revised ...four separate submittals, dated November 5, 1991; February 2, 1992; and March 20, 1992, and May 15, 1992. g Additionally, review of the Revised Draft
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Fiscal Analysis of the Report of the Select Panel on Revisioning Education in Maine
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Silvernail, David L.; Batista, Ida A.
2006-01-01
In late 2005 the Select Panel on Revisioning Education in Maine issued their draft report describing a series of recommendations for the improvement of student learning in Maine. The Panel, convened by the Maine State Board of Education, and pursuant to Tile 20-A statutory requirements, developed their recommendations through six months of data…
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An International Approach to Enhancing a National Guideline on Driving and Dementia.
Rapoport, Mark J; Chee, Justin N; Carr, David B; Molnar, Frank; Naglie, Gary; Dow, Jamie; Marottoli, Richard; Mitchell, Sara; Tant, Mark; Herrmann, Nathan; Lanctôt, Krista L; Taylor, John-Paul; Donaghy, Paul C; Classen, Sherrilene; O'Neill, Desmond
2018-03-12
The purpose of this study was to update a national guideline on assessing drivers with dementia, addressing limitations of previous versions which included a lack of developmental rigor and stakeholder involvement. An international multidisciplinary team reviewed 104 different recommendations from 12 previous guidelines on assessing drivers with dementia in light of a recent review of the literature. Revised guideline recommendations were drafted by consensus. A preliminary draft was sent to specialist physician and occupational therapy groups for feedback, using an a priori definition of 90% agreement as consensus. The research team drafted 23 guideline recommendations, and responses were received from 145 stakeholders. No recommendation was endorsed by less than 80% of respondents, and 14 (61%) of the recommendations were endorsed by more than 90%.The recommendations are presented in the manuscript. The revised guideline incorporates the perspectives of consensus of an expert group as well as front-line clinicians who regularly assess drivers with dementia. The majority of the recommendations were based on evidence at the level of expert opinion, revealing gaps in the evidence and future directions for research.
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77 FR 74688 - Final Recovery Plan, First Revision; Mexican Spotted Owl
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... Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah, and south through the Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre Oriental in Mexico. The recovery plan includes specific recovery objectives and criteria to be met...). The revised recovery plan was prepared by a team of experts from both the United States and Mexico...
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Solving Tommy's Writing Problems.
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Burdman, Debra
1986-01-01
The article describes an approach by which word processing helps to solve some of the writing problems of learning disabled students. Aspects considered include prewriting, drafting, revising, and completing the story. (CL)
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78 FR 19261 - Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability
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78 FR 33144 - Meeting: RTCA Program Management Committee
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77 FR 7134 - Endangered and Threatened Species; Recovery Plans
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Okoroha, Kelechi R.; Kadri, Omar; Keller, Robert A.; Marshall, Nathan; Cizmic, Zlatan; Moutzouros, Vasilios
2017-01-01
Background: National Football League (NFL) players who undergo anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction have been shown to have a lower return to play (RTP) than previously expected. However, RTP in the NFL after revision ACL reconstruction (RACLR) is not well defined. Purpose/Hypothesis: The purpose of this study is to determine the RTP of NFL players after RACLR and evaluate factors that predict RTP. Our hypothesis was that more experienced and established players would be more likely to RTP after RACLR. Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. Methods: A total of 24 NFL players who underwent RACLR between 2007 and 2014 were reviewed and evaluated. Return to NFL play, time to return, seasons and games played prior to and after revision surgery, draft status, and demographic data were collected. Overall RTP was determined, and players who did RTP were compared with those unable to RTP. Data were also compared with control players matched for age, position, size, and experience. Results: After RACLR, 79% (19/24) of NFL players returned to NFL regular-season play at an average of 12.6 months. All players who were drafted in the first 4 rounds, played in at least 55 games, or played 4 seasons of NFL play prior to injury were able to RTP. Players drafted in the first 4 rounds of the NFL draft were more likely to RTP than those who were not (odds ratio, 0.1; 95% CI, 0.01-1.00; P = .05). Those who returned to NFL play played in significantly less games and seasons after their injury than before (P = .01 and P = .01, respectively). However, these values did not differ when compared with matched controls (P = .67 and P = .33). Conclusion: NFL players who RTP after RACLR do so at a similar rate but prolonged time period compared with after primary ACL reconstruction. Athletes who were drafted in earlier rounds were more likely to RTP than those who were not. Additionally, player experience prior to injury is an important factor when predicting RTP after RACLR. PMID:28451611
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NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Lee, Choonsik; Lee, Choonik; Han, Eun Young; Bolch, Wesley E.
2007-01-01
The effective dose recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) is the sum of organ equivalent doses weighted by corresponding tissue weighting factors, wT. ICRP is in the process of revising its 1990 recommendations on the effective dose where new values of organs and tissue weighting factors have been proposed and published in draft form for consultation by the radiological protection community. In its 5 June 2006 draft recommendations, new organs and tissues have been introduced in the effective dose which do not exist within the 1987 Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) phantom series (e.g., salivary glands). Recently, the investigators at University of Florida have updated the series of ORNL phantoms by implementing new organ models and adopting organ-specific elemental composition and densities. In this study, the effective dose changes caused by the transition from the current recommendation of ICRP Publication 60 to the 2006 draft recommendations were investigated for external photon irradiation across the range of ICRP reference ages (newborn, 1-year, 5-year, 10-year, 15-year and adult) and for six idealized irradiation geometries: anterior-posterior (AP), posterior-anterior (PA), left-lateral (LLAT), right-lateral (RLAT), rotational (ROT) and isotropic (ISO). Organ-absorbed doses were calculated by implementing the revised ORNL phantoms in the Monte Carlo radiation transport code, MCNPX2.5, after which effective doses were calculated under the 1990 and draft 2006 evaluation schemes of the ICRP. Effective doses calculated under the 2006 draft scheme were slightly higher than estimated under ICRP Publication 60 methods for all irradiation geometries exclusive of the AP geometry where an opposite trend was observed. The effective doses of the adult phantom were more greatly affected by the change in tissue weighting factors than that seen within the paediatric members of the phantom series. Additionally, dose conversion coefficients for newly identified radiosensitive organs—salivary glands, gall bladder, heart and prostate—were reported, as well as the brain, which was originally considered in ICRP Publication 60 as a member of the remainder category of the effective dose.
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Application of USNRC NUREG/CR-6661 and draft DG-1108 to evolutionary and advanced reactor designs
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Chang 'Apollo', Chen
2006-07-01
For the seismic design of evolutionary and advanced nuclear reactor power plants, there are definite financial advantages in the application of USNRC NUREG/CR-6661 and draft Regulatory Guide DG-1108. NUREG/CR-6661, 'Benchmark Program for the Evaluation of Methods to Analyze Non-Classically Damped Coupled Systems', was by Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) for the USNRC, and Draft Regulatory Guide DG-1108 is the proposed revision to the current Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.92, Revision 1, 'Combining Modal Responses and Spatial Components in Seismic Response Analysis'. The draft Regulatory Guide DG-1108 is available at http://members.cox.net/apolloconsulting, which also provides a link to the USNRC ADAMS site to searchmore » for NUREG/CR-6661 in text file or image file. The draft Regulatory Guide DG-1108 removes unnecessary conservatism in the modal combinations for closely spaced modes in seismic response spectrum analysis. Its application will be very helpful in coupled seismic analysis for structures and heavy equipment to reduce seismic responses and in piping system seismic design. In the NUREG/CR-6661 benchmark program, which investigated coupled seismic analysis of structures and equipment or piping systems with different damping values, three of the four participants applied the complex mode solution method to handle different damping values for structures, equipment, and piping systems. The fourth participant applied the classical normal mode method with equivalent weighted damping values to handle differences in structural, equipment, and piping system damping values. Coupled analysis will reduce the equipment responses when equipment, or piping system and structure are in or close to resonance. However, this reduction in responses occurs only if the realistic DG-1108 modal response combination method is applied, because closely spaced modes will be produced when structure and equipment or piping systems are in or close to resonance. Otherwise, the conservatism in the current Regulatory Guide 1.92, Revision 1, will overshadow the advantage of coupled analysis. All four participants applied the realistic modal combination method of DG-1108. Consequently, more realistic and reduced responses were obtained. (authors)« less
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77 FR 30050 - VASRD Status Summit: A Public Overview of Proposed Disability Evaluation Criteria
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The new World Organisation for Animal Health standards on avian influenza and international trade.
Thiermann, Alex B
2007-03-01
In 2002, the World Organisation for Animal Health began a review of the chapter on avian influenza by convening a group of experts to revise the most recent scientific literature. The group drafted the initial text that would provide the necessary recommendations on avian influenza control and prevention measures. The main objectives of this draft were to provide clear notification criteria, as well as commodity-specific, risk-based mitigating measures, that would provide safety when trading and encourage transparent reporting.
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Key Planning Factors for Recovery from a Radiological Terrorism Incident
2012-09-01
United States, Health Phys. 82(5), 591–608. Bromet E.J. (2012). Mental health consequences of the Chernobyl disaster, J Radiol Prot. 2012 Mar; 32(1...Recovery Planning Tools: Recommendations for Developing Regional Disaster Recovery Plans. Draft. Steinhausler, F. (2005), Chernobyl and Goiania Lessons for Responding to Radiological Terrorism. Health Phys. 89(5):566 –574
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... for invasive introduced plant removal, as appropriate, and adaptive management plans to address... consider the species for reclassification or removal from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened... hispida under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This draft plan is an addendum to the...
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Lips, Dan
2009-01-01
House Democrats recently unveiled draft legislation for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Widely touted as an economic stimulus package, the $825 billion draft legislation included as much as $142 billion for education. This includes the creation of a $79 billion State Fiscal Stabilization Fund to assist state governments in…
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Annual update of data for estimating ESALs : draft.
DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
2008-10-01
A revised procedure for estimating equivalent single axleloads (ESALs) was developed in 1985. This procedure used weight, classification, and traffic volume data collected by the Transportation Cabinet's Division of Planning. : Annual updates of data...
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Beulke, Sabine; van Beinum, Wendy; Suddaby, Laura
2015-04-01
First-tier regulatory exposure assessments for pesticides assume that pesticide sorption is instantaneous and fully reversible. In European Union (EU) regulatory guidance, an increase in sorption over time ("aged sorption") can be considered at the higher tier to refine predicted environmental concentrations in groundwater. Research commissioned by the UK Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD), funded by the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), formed the basis of a draft regulatory guidance document proposing 1) a protocol on how to measure aged sorption of parent compounds in laboratory studies, 2) procedures to fit kinetic models to the experimental data, 3) criteria to test the reliability of the parameters, and 4) procedures for use of the parameters in the groundwater exposure assessment. The draft guidance was revised after feedback from stakeholders and testing of the guidance was performed against real data sets by an independent consultancy. The Chemicals Regulation Directorate submitted the revised document to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for scrutiny. This article gives an overview of the draft guidance and explains the reasoning behind the recommendations made. 2015 Crown Copyright; Published 2015 SETAC.
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Design optimization of hydraulic turbine draft tube based on CFD and DOE method
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Nam, Mun chol; Dechun, Ba; Xiangji, Yue; Mingri, Jin
2018-03-01
In order to improve performance of the hydraulic turbine draft tube in its design process, the optimization for draft tube is performed based on multi-disciplinary collaborative design optimization platform by combining the computation fluid dynamic (CFD) and the design of experiment (DOE) in this paper. The geometrical design variables are considered as the median section in the draft tube and the cross section in its exit diffuser and objective function is to maximize the pressure recovery factor (Cp). Sample matrixes required for the shape optimization of the draft tube are generated by optimal Latin hypercube (OLH) method of the DOE technique and their performances are evaluated through computational fluid dynamic (CFD) numerical simulation. Subsequently the main effect analysis and the sensitivity analysis of the geometrical parameters of the draft tube are accomplished. Then, the design optimization of the geometrical design variables is determined using the response surface method. The optimization result of the draft tube shows a marked performance improvement over the original.
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The New US Preventive Services Task Force "C" Draft Recommendation for Prostate Cancer Screening.
Cooperberg, Matthew R
2017-09-01
The US Preventive Services Task Force has issued a new draft guideline, with a "C" recommendation that men aged 55-69 yr should be informed about the benefits and harms of screening for prostate cancer, and offered prostate-specific antigen testing if they choose it. For men aged ≥70 yr, the recommendation remains "D", or "do not screen." This draft represents substantial progress in the right direction towards offering men a fair opportunity to discuss the risks and benefits of screening with their primary care providers. However, the evidence review underlying the draft remains fundamentally inadequate, leading to biased presentations of both benefits and harms of screening. The final guideline and future revisions should reflect formal engagement with subject matter experts to optimize the advise given to men and their physicians. Copyright © 2017 European Association of Urology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Fukui, Yoshihiro; Ema, Makoto; Fujiwara, Michio; Higuchi, Hashihiro; Inouye, Minoru; Iwase, Takayuki; Kihara, Takahide; Nishimura, Tatsuya; Oi, Akihide; Ooshima, Yojiro; Otani, Hiroki; Shinomiya, Mitsuhiro; Sugioka, Kozo; Yamano, Tsunekazu; Yamashita, Keisuke H; Tanimura, Takashi
2004-09-01
In September 2003, a new revision of the draft guideline (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development [OECD] Guideline for the Testing of Chemicals, Proposal for a New Guideline 426, Developmental Neurotoxicity Study) was distributed. The draft guideline consists of 51 paragraphs and an appendix. The National Coordinators were requested to arrange national expert reviews of the guideline proposal in their member countries. The member of the Behavioral Teratology (BT) Committee of the Japanese Teratology Society (JTS) reviewed, discussed and commented on the draft Test Guideline proposal. The BT Committee of the JTS also commented that the International Collaborative Study to validate this protocol should be definitely performed. These comments were sent to the OECD Secretariat. The BT Committee of the JTS expects that the comments are useful for further discussion.
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... Assessment (C-CASA) categories, along with definitions and explanations; (3) revises the advice on which... C-CASA categories eliminates the need for any additional coding; (7) provides multiple additional...
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Albert Peralta; Andrea Wargo Campbell; Ann Lynch; Cheri Bowen; Christopher Stetson; Craig Wilcox; Daniela Zormeier; Debby Kriegel; Delilah Jaworski; Dustin Walters; Eli Curiel; Erin Boyle; George McKay; Janet Moser; Jennifer Morrissey; Jennifer M. Ruyle; Jeremy Sautter; Judy York; Kenna Schoenle; Larry Jones; Laura White; Linda Peery; Mary Farrell; Mindi Lehew; Mindy Sue Vogel; Nicholas Laluk; Rachael Biggs; Robert Lefevre; Richard Gerhart; Salek Shafiqullah; Sara Dechter; Sarah Davis; Sharon Biedenbender; Tami Emmett; Terry Austin; William Gillespie; Yolynda Begay
2013-01-01
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Coronado National Forest prepared this programmatic environmental impact statement to disclose the potential effects of a proposed action to revise the "Coronado National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan" (1986, as amended). The Coronado comprises 1,783,639 acres, most of which are located in...
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Teaching Pharmacology Graduate Students how to Write an NIH Grant Application
O’Donnell, Lauren A.; Surratt, Christopher K.
2015-01-01
Objective. To fill the gap in grant writing training in pharmacology graduate education using an active-learning strategy. Design. Graduate students wrote subsections of a grant according to NIH guidelines. Students revised their applications based on multiple rounds of critiques from professors and peers throughout a semester-long scientific writing course. Assessment. Prerevision and postrevision grant drafts were graded. Students were provided with questionnaires assessing their perception of the process. To determine the impact of feedback on the proposals, the quality of the pre/postrevision drafts was assessed by professors who were blinded and unaffiliated with the course. Conclusion. Student grades improved significantly upon resubmission. Perceptions of the proposals by blinded faculty members favored revised submissions based on multiple criteria. Survey feedback indicated an increase in student confidence in grant writing ability. The results of 3 independent measures demonstrate that intensive feedback on scientific writing improved the quality of student proposals. PMID:28435165
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Teaching Pharmacology Graduate Students how to Write an NIH Grant Application.
Leak, Rehana K; O'Donnell, Lauren A; Surratt, Christopher K
2015-11-25
Objective. To fill the gap in grant writing training in pharmacology graduate education using an active-learning strategy. Design. Graduate students wrote subsections of a grant according to NIH guidelines. Students revised their applications based on multiple rounds of critiques from professors and peers throughout a semester-long scientific writing course. Assessment. Prerevision and postrevision grant drafts were graded. Students were provided with questionnaires assessing their perception of the process. To determine the impact of feedback on the proposals, the quality of the pre/postrevision drafts was assessed by professors who were blinded and unaffiliated with the course. Conclusion. Student grades improved significantly upon resubmission. Perceptions of the proposals by blinded faculty members favored revised submissions based on multiple criteria. Survey feedback indicated an increase in student confidence in grant writing ability. The results of 3 independent measures demonstrate that intensive feedback on scientific writing improved the quality of student proposals.
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...-FF06E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Recovery Plan for the Utah Prairie Dog... Utah prairie dog (Cynomys parvidens). This species is federally listed as threatened under the... recovery plan for the Utah prairie dog. The Service and other Federal agencies also will take these...
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15 CFR 971.212 - Public notice, hearing and comment.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-01-01
... THE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL RECOVERY PERMITS... commercial recovery permit, notice that the application has been received. Subject to § 971.802, interested... public hearing on the application and the draft EIS in an appropriate location and may employ additional...
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15 CFR 971.212 - Public notice, hearing and comment.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-01-01
... THE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL RECOVERY PERMITS... commercial recovery permit, notice that the application has been received. Subject to § 971.802, interested... public hearing on the application and the draft EIS in an appropriate location and may employ additional...
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15 CFR 971.212 - Public notice, hearing and comment.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-01-01
... THE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL RECOVERY PERMITS... commercial recovery permit, notice that the application has been received. Subject to § 971.802, interested... public hearing on the application and the draft EIS in an appropriate location and may employ additional...
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15 CFR 971.212 - Public notice, hearing and comment.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-01-01
... THE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL RECOVERY PERMITS... commercial recovery permit, notice that the application has been received. Subject to § 971.802, interested... public hearing on the application and the draft EIS in an appropriate location and may employ additional...
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78 FR 48696 - Draft Revisions to the Marine Safety Manual, Volume III, Chapters 20-26
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...) Updated provisions for vessel manning, including guidance for the issuing of safe manning documents; (2... Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), and the Principles of Minimum Safe Manning (IMO Resolution A.1047(27...
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...The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-3042, ``Standard Format and Content for a License Application for an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation or a Monitored Retrievable Storage Facility.'' This draft regulatory guide is proposed revision 2 of Regulatory Guide 3.50, which provides a format that the NRC considers acceptable for submitting the information for license applications to store spent nuclear fuel, high-level radioactive waste, and/or reactor-related Greater than Class C waste.
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Ten tips for authors of scientific articles.
Hong, Sung-Tae
2014-08-01
Writing a good quality scientific article takes experience and skill. I propose 'Ten Tips' that may help to improve the quality of manuscripts for scholarly journals. It is advisable to draft first version of manuscript and revise it repeatedly for consistency and accuracy of the writing. During the drafting and revising the following tips can be considered: 1) focus on design to have proper content, conclusion, points compliant with scope of the target journal, appropriate authors and contributors list, and relevant references from widely visible sources; 2) format the manuscript in accordance with instructions to authors of the target journal; 3) ensure consistency and logical flow of ideas and scientific facts; 4) provide scientific confidence; 5) make your story interesting for your readers; 6) write up short, simple and attractive sentences; 7) bear in mind that properly composed and reflective titles increase chances of attracting more readers; 8) do not forget that well-structured and readable abstracts improve citability of your publications; 9) when revising adhere to the rule of 'First and Last' - open your text with topic paragraph and close it with resolution paragraph; 10) use connecting words linking sentences within a paragraph by repeating relevant keywords.
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Ten Tips for Authors of Scientific Articles
2014-01-01
Writing a good quality scientific article takes experience and skill. I propose 'Ten Tips' that may help to improve the quality of manuscripts for scholarly journals. It is advisable to draft first version of manuscript and revise it repeatedly for consistency and accuracy of the writing. During the drafting and revising the following tips can be considered: 1) focus on design to have proper content, conclusion, points compliant with scope of the target journal, appropriate authors and contributors list, and relevant references from widely visible sources; 2) format the manuscript in accordance with instructions to authors of the target journal; 3) ensure consistency and logical flow of ideas and scientific facts; 4) provide scientific confidence; 5) make your story interesting for your readers; 6) write up short, simple and attractive sentences; 7) bear in mind that properly composed and reflective titles increase chances of attracting more readers; 8) do not forget that well-structured and readable abstracts improve citability of your publications; 9) when revising adhere to the rule of 'First and Last' - open your text with topic paragraph and close it with resolution paragraph; 10) use connecting words linking sentences within a paragraph by repeating relevant keywords. PMID:25120310
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Report #12-R-0789, September 12, 2012. We noted in our draft report 7 of 32 instances where the city could not demonstrate compliance with Buy American requirements as set out in Section 1605 of the Recovery Act.
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IRIS Toxicological Review of Methanol (Noncancer) (Revised External Review Draft)
EPA is seeking additional public comment and external peer review of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of methanol (noncancer).
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... Systems Fire Protection Working Group (IASFPWG) to draft a revision to the current AC 20-42C, issued on... approved replacement agents for Halon 1211 and establishes an FAA approved minimum performance standard...
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IRIS Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic (Cancer) (2010 External Review Draft)
EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) conducted a review of the scientific basis supporting the human health cancer hazard and dose-response assessment of inorganic arsenic that will appear on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database. EPA revised the assessment and is...
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76 FR 32933 - International Standard-Setting Activities
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... or re-evaluation by JECFA. Proposed amendments to the Risk Analysis Principles for CCRVDF for comments and consideration at the next session. Proposed revision of Risk Analysis Principles Applied by... the Classification of Foods and Animal Feeds: Tree Nuts, Herbs and Spices. Draft Principle and...
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.../news/news.jsp . DATES: Comments may be submitted through January 10, 2014. The comment period may be...: http://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/news/news.jsp . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ernia P. Hughes, MBA, Acting...
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75 FR 57274 - Financial Management and Assurance; Government Auditing Standards
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... contained in the 2010 Exposure Draft update GAGAS to reflect major developments in the accountability and audit profession and emphasize specific considerations applicable to the government environment. In addition, this proposed revision modernizes GAGAS, with updates to reflect major developments in the...
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76 FR 53376 - Definition of Solid Waste
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2011-08-26
... regulated under subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The purpose of these proposed revisions is to ensure that the recycling regulations, as implemented, encourage reclamation in a way that... Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (76 FR 44094). The purpose of these proposed revisions is to ensure...
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Mission-oriented requirements for updating MIL-H-8501: Calspan proposed structure and rationale
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Chalk, C. R.; Radford, R. C.
1985-01-01
This report documents the effort by Arvin/Calspan Corporation to formulate a revision of MIL-H-8501A in terms of Mission-Oriented Flying Qualities Requirements for Military Rotorcraft. Emphasis is placed on development of a specification structure which will permit addressing Operational Missions and Flight Phases, Flight Regions, Classification of Required Operational Capability, Categorization of Flight Phases, and Levels of Flying Qualities. A number of definitions is established to permit addressing the rotorcraft state, flight envelopes, environments, and the conditions under which degraded flying qualities are permitted. Tentative requirements are drafted for Required Operational Capability Class 1. Also included is a Background Information and Users Guide for the draft specification structure proposed for the MIL-H-8501A revision. The report also contains a discussion of critical data gaps and attempts to prioritize these data gaps and to suggest experiments that should be performed to generate data needed to support formulation of quantitative design criteria for the additional Operational Capability Classes 2, 3, and 4.
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Textual standardization and the DSM-5 "common language".
Kelly, Patty A
2014-06-01
In February 2010, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) launched their DSM-5 website with details about the development of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). The APA invited "the general public" to review the draft diagnostic criteria and provide written comments and suggestions. This revision marks the first time the APA has solicited public review of their diagnostic manual. This article analyzes reported speech on the DSM-5 draft diagnostic criteria for the classification Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. It demonstrates how textual standardization facilitates the cultural portability of the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria such that a community of speakers beyond the borders of the APA come to be seen as exemplary speakers, writers, and revisers of the professional style. Furthermore, analysis shows how co-authoring practices recontextualize the "voice" and persona of putative patient reported speech on Criterion D2. As a consequence of textual standardization, spoken discourse becomes recontextualized as the product of scientific inquiry and the organization of psychiatric knowledge.
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Framework for continuous palliative sedation therapy in Canada.
Dean, Mervyn M; Cellarius, Victor; Henry, Blair; Oneschuk, Doreen; Librach Canadian Society Of Palliative Care Physicians Taskforce, S Lawrence
2012-08-01
Canada does not have a standardized ethical and practice framework for continuous palliative sedation therapy (CPST). Although a number of institutional and regional guidelines exist, Canadian practice varies. Given the lack of international and national consensus on CPST, the Canadian Society for Palliative Care Physicians (CSPCP) formed a special task force to develop a consensus-based framework for CPST. Through a preliminary review of sedation practices nationally and internationally, it was determined that although considerable consensus was emerging on this topic, there remained both areas of contention and a lack of credible scientific evidence to support a definitive clinical practice guideline. This led to the creation of a framework to help guide policy, practice, and research. This framework was developed through the following steps: 1) literature review; 2) identification of issues; 3) preparation of a draft framework; 4) expert consultation and revision; 5) presentation at conferences and further revision; and 6) further revision and national consensus building. A thorough literature review, including gray literature, of sedation therapy at the end of life was conducted from which an initial framework was drafted. This document was reviewed by 30 multidisciplinary experts in Canada and internationally, revised several times, and then submitted to CSPCP members for review. Consensus was high on most parts of the framework. The framework for CPST will provide a basis for the development of safe, effective, and ethical use of CPST for patients in palliative care and at the end of life.
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2012-04-12
... encompassed all major rivers in the Mobile Basin, including the Alabama, Tombigbee, and Cahaba River systems... plans. Recovery Plan Components The objective of this plan is to provide a framework for the recovery of... Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in...
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18. FLOOR PLAN AND SECTION DRAWING OF POWERHOUSE FOUNDATION AND ...
18. FLOOR PLAN AND SECTION DRAWING OF POWERHOUSE FOUNDATION AND DRAFT TUBE Power House Plan and Sections, drawing E-965. Prepared by the Washington Water Power Company, December 27, 1922, revised January 5, 1926. - Enloe Dam, Power House, On Similkameen River, Oroville, Okanogan County, WA
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76 FR 14108 - Notice of Issuance of Regulatory Guide
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..., Revision 1, ``Control of Preheat Temperature for Welding of Low-Alloy Steel.'' FOR FURTHER INFORMATION... for Welding of Low-Alloy Steel,'' was issued with a temporary identification as Draft Regulatory Guide... implementing regulatory requirements related to the control of welding for low-alloy steel components during...
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A Guide for Equipping Industrial Arts Facilities.
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American Industrial Arts Association, Washington, DC. Equipment Guide Committee.
A guide for planning new and revising existing industrial arts facilities which gives a listing of tools and equipment recommended for each of the major areas of instruction (automotive and power mechanics, ceramics, drafting, electronics, elementary, general shop, graphic arts, metalworking, plastics, and woodworking). General descriptions and…
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76 FR 65753 - Monitoring the Effectiveness of Maintenance at Nuclear Power Plants
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2011-10-24
... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2011-0212] Monitoring the Effectiveness of Maintenance at...) re-issued Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-1278, ``Monitoring the Effectiveness of Maintenance at Nuclear... Revision 4A to Nuclear Management and Resources Council (NUMARC) 93-01, ``Industry Guideline for Monitoring...
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76 FR 55137 - Monitoring the Effectiveness of Maintenance at Nuclear Power Plants
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2011-09-06
... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2011-0212] Monitoring the Effectiveness of Maintenance at... comment draft regulatory guide (DG) DG-1278, ``Monitoring the Effectiveness of Maintenance at Nuclear Power Plants.'' This guide endorses Revision 4A to Nuclear Management and Resources Council (NUMARC) 93...
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Discovery of Sound in the Sea (DOSITS) Content and Outreach Activities
2012-07-30
Report 3 • Reviewed Acoustical Society of America teacher resources for possible links on DOSITS • Reviewed sonoluminescence article by the...response to Michael Stocker and the Ocean Conservancy Research’s website plagiarizing DOSITS • Reviewed and revised draft abstracts for the National
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Repetition and Metaphor in the Early Stages of Composing.
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Peterson, Linda
1985-01-01
Describes some of the strategies of repetition and metaphor used by Black American novelist Richard Wright, as a model that students can adopt in their own writing, both for generating ideas and for revising them. Appendixes include various drafts of an interview statement by Wright. (HTH)
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Collaborative Work and the Future of Humanities Teaching
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Ullyot, Michael; O'Neill, Kate E.
2016-01-01
This article explores the degree to which student collaborations on research and writing assignments can effectively realize learning outcomes. The assignment, in this case, encouraged students to contribute discrete parts of a research project in order to develop their complementary abilities: researching, consulting, drafting, and revising. The…
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July 2011 report prepared by Environmental Planning Specialists, Inc. of on-site threats to human health posed by post removal action levels of chemicals in the soil of the LCP Chemicals Superfund site in Brunswick, Georgia.
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Ottawa County Writing Process Model for PPO Assessments.
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Ottawa County Office of Education, OH.
This guide outlines the writing procedures for English Composition Pupil Performance Objective (PPO) assessments and tests. Procedures for both students and teachers are included for the prewriting, first draft writing, and revising/rewriting sessions. A brief guide to evaluation procedures and intervention strategies is also provided. (MM)
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75 FR 30008 - Commission Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Extension
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2010-05-28
... by requiring public utilities, working through the North American Electric Reliability Corporation.... The Commission required a NERC/NAESB \\2\\ team to draft and review Order No. 890 reliability standards... NERC, were to revise reliability standards to require the exchange of data and coordination among...
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Essley, Roger
2005-01-01
Essley was a "different learner," and now he works in schools showing teachers how visual/verbal tools can help all students, including their "different learners," succeed. One valuable tool is storyboarding, a process by which students build a story through visual stages--drafts, conferences, revisions--before writing even begins. Essley shares…
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2013-08-05
...The Delaware River Basin Commission (``DRBC'' or ``Commission'') will hold a public hearing to receive comments on proposed amendments to the Commission's Water Quality Regulations, Water Code and Comprehensive Plan to revise the water quality criteria for polychlorinated biphenyls (``PCBs'') in the Delaware Estuary and Bay, DRBC Water Quality Management Zones 2 through 6, for the protection of human health from carcinogenic effects. The Commission will simultaneously solicit comment on a draft implementation strategy to support achievement of the criteria.
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2012-10-19
... Science Advisory Board; Perchlorate Advisory Panel AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION... announces two public teleconferences of the SAB Perchlorate Advisory Panel to discuss its revised draft... Epidemiological Evidence to Develop a Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) for Perchlorate. DATES: The public...
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GASB's Proposed Changes: A Balance of Plus and Minus.
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Alito, Nicholas C. A.; Hanson, Dennis W.
1997-01-01
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board recently issued an exposure draft that will result in significant changes to financial reporting produced in accordance with accounting principles. Financial reports will have to include a management's discussion and analysis section, a revised presentation of fund-oriented financial statements, and a…
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Report on the Peer Review Workshop on Revisions to the Exposure Factors Handbook
This report highlights issues and conclusions from a workshop convened to gather information from expert reviewers on EPA's Exposure Factors Handbook (the Handbook) (External Review Draft, EPA/600/P-95/002A) published in June 1995. This information will be used by EPA in further ...
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78 FR 73898 - Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors
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2013-12-09
... Reactors AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft NUREG; request for comment. SUMMARY: The U.S..., Revision 10, ``Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors.'' DATES: Submit comments [email protected] . Both of the Office of New Reactors; or Timothy Kolb, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U...
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DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
2009-05-01
Due to the ever-increasing demand for complementary ADA paratransit trips, transit agencies have instituted a number of actions related to reducing the costs of this type of service, including steps to limit the demand through stricter and more compl...
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75 FR 57081 - Revised Draft Safety Culture Policy Statement: Request for Comments
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2010-09-17
... on Safety Culture at the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, and presentations on the development... holders \\2\\ establish and maintain a positive safety culture that protects public health and safety and... public health and safety, the Commission has required the regulated entity involved to determine the...
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... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2011-0272] Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power...) is issuing for public comment a draft NUREG, NUREG-2103, Revision 0, ``Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant Operators: Westinghouse AP1000 Pressurized-Water Reactors. DATES: Submit...
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2012-01-20
... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2012-0010] Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power... comment a draft NUREG, NUREG-2104, Revision 0, ``Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant... developed using this Catalog along with the Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors...
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Self-Regulated Strategy Instruction in College Developmental Writing
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MacArthur, Charles A.; Philippakos, Zoi A.; Ianetta, Melissa
2015-01-01
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a curriculum for college developmental writing classes, developed in prior design research and based on self-regulated strategy instruction. Students learned strategies for planning, drafting, and revising compositions with an emphasis on using knowledge of genre organization to guide…
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77 FR 17459 - Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council); Public Meeting
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2012-03-26
... meeting. SUMMARY: The Pacific Council will convene a meeting of the Ecosystem Plan Development Team (EPDT... drafting a report and recommendations to the Council on the Development of a Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP... Council meeting, revise and expand sections of the Council's developing Fishery Ecosystem Plan, discuss...
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Student Success: The Case for Establishing Prerequisites through Content Review
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Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, 2010
2010-01-01
In the 1990s, the Academic Senate collaborated with the Chancellor's Office and other leadership groups in the state to revise Title 5 regulations, to draft "The Model District Policy on Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Advisories on Recommended Preparation" (Board of Governors, 1993) and "Prerequisites, Corequisites, Advisories, And Limitations…
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... INFORMATION: Public meeting dates and locations are as follows: 1. December 1, 2011, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Corona Foothills Middle School, 16705 S. Houghton Road, Corona de Tucson, AZ 85641. 2. December 7, 2011, 5 p.m. to...
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DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
2011-01-14
This report was prepared by MANILA Consulting Group, Inc. under Contract No. GS-10F-0177N; Order No. DTMC75-10-F-00013, entitled Medical Programs Research and Analysis Panels Project, with the Department of Transportations Federal Motor Carrier...
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National and State Writing Tests: The Writing Process Betrayed
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Schuster, Edgar H.
2004-01-01
State academic standards broadly support the writing process, including the planning (prewriting), drafting, revising, editing, and publishing (sharing) stages. There is also widespread recognition that a valuable part of the process is conferencing, either between teacher and student, student and student (often referred to as peer feedback), or…
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They All Have Something To Say: Helping Learning Disabled Students Write.
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Schwartz, Shirley S.; MacArthur, Charles A.
1990-01-01
A process approach to writing instruction with learning-disabled students is presented, in which students are guided through the processes of planning, drafting, and revising text. The model emphasizes the interaction of the teacher and learner through such activities as conferences, prompting, modeling, peer collaboration, and dialogues about…
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75 FR 57956 - Draft Revision of the Federalwide Assurance
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2010-09-23
...:[sol][sol]www.hhs.gov/ohrp/assurances/assurances_index.html. OHRP will consider comments received...:[sol][sol]www.regulations.gov. Enter the above docket ID number in the ``Enter Keyword or ID'' field... received, including any personal information, will be posted without change to http:[sol][sol]www...
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75 FR 67636 - Physical Protection of Shipments of Irradiated Reactor Fuel
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2010-11-03
...-2010-0340; Draft NUREG-0561, Revision 2] RIN 3150-AI64 Physical Protection of Shipments of Irradiated...- 0561, ``Physical Protection of Shipments of Irradiated Reactor Fuel.'' This document provides guidance to a licensee or applicant for implementation of proposed 10 CFR 73.37, ``Requirements for Physical...
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A Literacy Task to Assist Reader Awareness in Children's Informational Writing
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Holliway, David
2010-01-01
That our writing can be misunderstood by our readers is a conceptual difficulty for developing writers. This paper outlines a perspective-taking process that assists elementary students in composing referentially detailed descriptions. Through a procedural sequence that includes drafting, feedback, readers' perspective task, revision and drafting…
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Reviewers Urge Standards Fixes
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Gewertz, Catherine
2010-01-01
A draft of grade-by-grade common standards is undergoing significant revisions in response to feedback that the outline of what students should master is confusing and insufficiently user-friendly. Writing groups convened by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the National Governors Association (NGA) are at work on what they say…
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A Systematic Approach to Proposal Writing.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Alvir, Howard P.
This document contains two research exercises entitled: "Revising Rough Drafts into Short and Simple Texts" and "Developing Vote Curriculum Criteria Based upon Federal Guidelines." The first exercise can be used by educators wishing to conduct a proposal writing workshop centered around the development and writing of acceptable goals, objectives,…
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Discovery and Change: How Children Redraft Their Narrative Writing.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Booley, Heather A.
1984-01-01
Fourteen year olds were introduced to a process model for writing and revising fictional narratives. Drafts were analyzed for evidence that they actively worked on cognitive, stylistic, and affective aspects of their narratives. Eighteen of 32 pupils made extensive or significant changes influenced by the process model. (SK)
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75 FR 51027 - Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-917 and FERC-918) 1
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2010-08-18
... public utilities, working through the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), to develop... required a NERC/NAESB \\3\\ team to draft and review Order No. 890 reliability standards and business... revise reliability standards to require the exchange of data and coordination among transmission...
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75 FR 58348 - Revision of the Shoshone National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan
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2010-09-24
... process: 1. Comprehensive Evaluation Report (CER) (April 2009)--Much of the background material in this report will be carried forward in the Analysis of the Management Situation or draft EIS. The CER..., and ecological conditions and trends that contribute to sustainability. The CER identifies factors...
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A GUIDE FOR EQUIPPING INDUSTRIAL ARTS FACILITIES.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
American Industrial Arts Association, Washington, DC. Equipment Guide Committee.
SCHOOL ARCHITECTS, ADMINISTRATORS, PLANNERS, AND INDUSTRIAL ARTS SUPERVISORS AND TEACHERS MAY USE THIS GUIDE IN PLANNING, REVISING, AND EVALUATING FACILITIES. IN THE FIRST PART, HAND TOOLS, MACHINES, AND GENERAL EQUIPMENT ARE LISTED FOR (1) AUTO AND POWER MECHANICS, (2) CERAMICS, (3) DRAFTING, (4) ELECTRICITY-ELECTRONICS, (5) ELEMENTARY, (6)…
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78 FR 41434 - Proposed Revisions to Design of Structures, Components, Equipment and Systems
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2013-07-10
..., Components, Equipment and Systems AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Standard review plan-draft... Systems, Piping Components and their Associated Supports,'' of NUREG-0800, ``Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition.'' DATES: Submit comments by...
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In 1998, EPA published its draft revision to the methodology for deriving ambient water quality criteria to protect human health. Four methods were proposed to determine lipid-normalized bioaccumulation factors based on freely-dissolved water concentrations (BAFs) for nonpolar or...
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Ornamental Horticulture. A Curriculum Guide. Preliminary Draft.
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South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Agricultural Education Section.
Developed as part of a larger project to revise the total agricultural education curriculum in South Carolina, this curriculum guide for a 2-year ornamental horticulture course contains six functional units, each with several sub-units, and six horizontal supportive units. Each unit includes behavioral objectives, learning activities, topic…
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2013-01-03
...ApprovalProcess/FormsSubmissionRequirements/ElectronicSubmissions/ucm253101.htm , http://www.regulations.../Drugs/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/FormsSubmissionRequirements/ElectronicSubmissions/ucm253101.htm , http...), in a format that FDA can process, review, and archive. Currently, the Agency can process, review, and...
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2011-07-01
...-1113-0000-C2] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Recovery Plan for the Northern... of endangered or threatened animals and plants and the ecosystems upon which they depend is a primary... based on a review of all relevant biology, including new scientific information that has become...
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Konkolÿ Thege, Barna; Ham, Elke; Ball, Laura C
2017-12-01
Recovery is understood as living a life with hope, purpose, autonomy, productivity, and community engagement despite a mental illness. The aim of this study was to provide further information on the psychometric properties of the Person-in-Recovery and Provider versions of the Revised Recovery Self-Assessment (RSA-R), a widely used measure of recovery orientation. Data from 654 individuals were analyzed, 519 of whom were treatment providers (63.6% female), while 135 were inpatients (10.4% female) of a Canadian tertiary-level psychiatric hospital. Confirmatory and exploratory techniques were used to investigate the factor structure of both versions of the instrument. Results of the confirmatory factor analyses showed that none of the four theoretically plausible models fit the data well. Principal component analyses could not replicate the structure obtained by the scale developers either and instead resulted in a five-component solution for the Provider and a four-component solution for the Person-in-Recovery version. When considering the results of a parallel analysis, the number of components to retain dropped to two for the Provider version and one for the Person-in-Recovery version. We can conclude that the RSA-R requires further revision to become a psychometrically sound instrument for assessing recovery-oriented practices in an inpatient mental health-care setting.
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2012-06-19
... Addendum for the Thick-billed Parrot under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We have... ecosystems is a primary goal of our endangered species program and the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Recovery... Species Conservation Act (ESCA), the precursor of the Endangered Species Act. Based on the different...
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1984-02-01
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1980-12-01
consequences such that the ecosystem will not recover at all, (7) are the consequences such that the impact may be large but the recovery process...Bswe $Vicinitoe MLWI Impact Analysis Process DEPLOYMENT AREA SELECTION AND LAND WITHDRAWAL/ ACQUISITION DISI, DEPARTMENT OF THE AmR F1ORC ’oritinax...Subtitle) S. TYPE OF REPORT & PERIOD COVEREDDraft Environmental Impact Statement-MX Deployment Area Selection-Environmental Draft-December 80 Consequences
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76 FR 59173 - Standard Format and Content of License Applications for Conventional Uranium Mills
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2011-09-23
...On May 30, 2008 (73 FR 31152), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published for public comment a notice of issuance and availability of Draft Regulatory Guide (DG)-3024, ``Standard Format and Content of License Applications for Conventional Uranium Mills.'' DG- 3024 was a proposed Revision 2 of Regulatory Guide (RG) 3.5. However, upon further consideration the NRC has decided not to revise RG 3.5 at this time. For this reason, DG-3024 will be withdrawn. The comment period closed on August 4, 2008, and 6 comments were received. The comments received will be considered and incorporated as appropriate if the NRC decides to revise RG 3.5 in the future.
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Principles for Promoting the Financial Sustainability of Online Programs
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Meyer, Katrina A.; Bruwelheide, Janis; Poulin, Russell
2009-01-01
The project described in this article was an attempt to uncover the principles of financial sustainability for online programs and to align these with a guide to managing online programs. An initial team of experienced online educators developed draft principles, which were then reviewed by an external consultant and revised; the revised…
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Ianuzzi, Patricia Anne
2013-01-01
In 1999, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) convened a national task force to draft Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. ACRL has recently launched a revision to those standards. The original standards were influential because they helped advance a national need in higher education at the time: a…
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2010-10-13
... the Secretary of Agriculture AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notification to the Secretary of Agriculture. SUMMARY: This document notifies the public that the Administrator of EPA has forwarded to the Secretary of Agriculture a draft proposed rule as required by section 25(a) of...
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2012-08-08
... Notification of Submission to the Secretary of Agriculture; Pesticides; Regulation To Clarify Labeling of... the Secretary of Agriculture. SUMMARY: This document notifies the public as required by the Federal... of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) a draft final rule concerning the revision of...
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24 CFR 58.52 - Adoption of other agencies' EISs.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-04-01
... entity adopts an EIS prepared by another agency, the procedure in 40 CFR 1506.3 shall be followed. An adopted EIS may have to be revised and modified to adapt it to the particular environmental conditions and... other agencies' EISs. The responsible entity may adopt a draft or final EIS prepared by another agency...
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Interactive Learning through Web-Mediated Peer Review of Student Science Reports
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Trautmann, Nancy M.
2009-01-01
Two studies analyzed impacts of writing and receiving web-mediated peer reviews on revision of research reports by undergraduate science students. After conducting toxicology experiments, 77 students posted draft reports and exchanged double-blind reviews. The first study randomly assigned students to four groups representing full, partial, or no…
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The Purpose, Structure and Limitations of the Electoral College
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Webster, Gerald R.
2016-01-01
The U.S. Constitution was drafted in Philadelphia from late May to mid-September 1787. The fifty-five delegates to the Constitutional Convention gathered to revise the Articles of Confederation but soon decided to write an entirely new document. These "Framers" were committed to forming a representative democracy, but their largely…
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2012-07-09
... may be sent to: Chief, Computer Security Division, Information Technology Laboratory, ATTN: Comments... introduces the concept of a virtual contact interface, over which all functionality of the PIV Card is... Laboratory Programs. [FR Doc. 2012-16725 Filed 7-6-12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-13-P ...
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40 CFR 70.7 - Permit issuance, renewal, reopenings, and revisions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... application, except as noted in this section. This protection shall cease to apply if, subsequent to the... title I, parts C and D of the Act. (4) The permitting authority shall promptly provide notice to the... sets forth the legal and factual basis for the draft permit conditions (including references to the...
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Coherence in the Assessment of Writing Skills
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Walker, Robin; Riu, Carmen Perez
2008-01-01
Unhappy with the contradiction of teaching writing skills through a process-genre approach and testing them by means of a timed essay, the authors devised the Extended Writing Project (EWP) as an alternative evaluation mechanism. This requires students to write an extended text in consecutive sections that are drafted and revised with external…
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Applying Cultural Project Based Learning to Develop Students' Academic Writing
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Irawati, Lulus
2015-01-01
Writing is considered to be the most demanding and difficult skill for many college students, since there are some steps to be followed such as prewriting, drafting, editing, revising and publishing. The interesting topic like culture including lifestyle, costume, and custom is necessary to be offered in Academic Writing class. Accordingly, this…
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Using an e-Portfolio System to Improve the Academic Writing Performance of ESL Students
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Alshahrani, Ali; Windeatt, Scott
2012-01-01
Many intensive English language programmes that English second language (ESL) students enrol in adopt a process approach to writing, interpreting writing as a cognitive process that is highly private or individualistic (Atkinson, 2003), where writers use specific cognitive phases, such as pre-writing, drafting, and revising, to generate their…
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Using Translation Exercises in the Communicative EFL Writing Classroom
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Kim, Eun-Young
2011-01-01
Implementing process pedagogy in an L2 writing classroom has its own limits for students with low English proficiency. Although L1 writers commonly benefit from writing multiple drafts, most of the low English level Korean college students in my English composition class did not benefit from the revisions. This article introduces an innovative…
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Report #13-P-0057, November 27, 2012. EPA has taken a number of actions to address findings and recommendations from the OIG’s 2008 report, including developing the GAP Online database, drafting a GAP guidebook, and revising GAP guidance.
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DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
2010-10-01
The expressed objectives of the Peer Exchange were to discuss : 1) A draft revised policy manual for the RSS Section that in its final form is clear, concise, : and a standalone document. : 2) Strengths and weaknesses of the outlined policies. : 3...
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Guidelines for Public Libraries in the 21st Century.
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Gill, Philip
This paper highlights some of the issues that arose during the drafting of a revised version of the IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) Guidelines for Public Libraries. The sections of the new document are outlined as follows: (1) The Role and Purpose of the Public Library; (2) The Legal and Financial…
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2010-10-18
... requirements described in Sec. 211.100(b); and standard operating procedures should be reviewed and revised or..., and update. The draft guidance also encourages manufacturers to include a procedure in their Plan for... as which drug products will be manufactured under altered procedures, which products will have...
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2010-11-15
.... However, two issues-- climate change adaptation and socio-economic monitoring--were repeatedly raised. The... with climate change. The Council will use climate adaptation as a priority- setting tool, while still... stressors associated with climate change, (2) build conservation partnerships, (3) provide incentives to...
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2010-03-22
... Design, Data Analysis, and Impact on Dosing and Labeling; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0133...
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2010-12-15
...: This rule becomes effective on January 14, 2011. ADDRESSES: This final rule, the economic analysis, the... to June 28, 2010) and requested comments on our draft economic analysis (DEA) (Industrial Economics... incorporates current knowledge of genetic diversity in the PMJM. Genetic analysis has revealed significant...
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Salience of Student Written Feedback by Peer-Revision in EFL Writing Class
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Lei, Zhu
2017-01-01
The study investigates the incorporation and effectiveness of student written feedback and their attitudes towards peer feedback in writing class. Taking a qualitative case study approach, this study followes closely a class of thirty-two English juniors over one semester. Data sources include composition drafts, student written feedback and…
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Promoting Learning and Achievement through Self-Assessment
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Andrade, Heidi; Valtcheva, Anna
2009-01-01
Criteria-referenced self-assessment is a process during which students collect information about their own performance or progress; compare it to explicitly stated criteria, goals, or standards; and revise accordingly. The authors argue that self-assessment must be a formative type of assessment, done on drafts of works in progress: It should not…
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2013-12-05
... systemic exposure measures is suitable for documenting BE. The guidance will be especially useful when..., delayed) release drug products, and to non-orally administered drug products in which reliance on systemic... revises recommendations related to (1) the use of systemic exposure measures and (2) considerations for...
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Math Madness: Coloring, Reasoning, and Celebrating
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Wasserman, Nicholas H.
2017-01-01
As a parent, the author stepped into his child's class on a Friday morning to a room buzzing with activity. Parents walked around the room, coffee and bagel in hand, reading stories that their child (and others) had drafted, revised, written, and illustrated. Students eagerly shared their stories and drawings, cherishing the comments and praise…
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REVIEW OF DRAFT REVISED BLUE BOOK ON ESTIMATING CANCER RISKS FROM EXPOSURE TO IONIZING RADIATION
In 1994, EPA published a report, referred to as the “Blue Book,” which lays out EPA’s current methodology for quantitatively estimating radiogenic cancer risks. A follow-on report made minor adjustments to the previous estimates and presented a partial analysis of the uncertainti...
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2012-06-05
... Federal Environment Element of the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital: Federal Elements AGENCY... Environment Element of the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital: Federal Elements. The Comprehensive... required by law. The Federal Environment Element articulates policies that guide federal actions on...
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Writing a Book from Your Dissertation: Seven Stages
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Pane, Debra M.
2016-01-01
The purpose of this Writer's Forum is to share seven stages for writing a book from your dissertation: relinquishing control of your dissertation; selecting and working with your publisher; defining and writing for your audience; revising and drafting your dissertation into a book; securing and using feedback; including front matter, back matter,…
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2011-07-07
... in SJVUAPCD Rule 4455, ``Components at Petroleum Refineries, Gas Liquids Processing Facilities and... be added in Rule 4402 or Rule 4623 (Storage of Organic Liquids) that ensure that tanks used to... and Gas Industry Survey Results'', Draft Report, March 2011. Comment 8: SJVUAPCD commented that the...
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2013-02-20
... INFORMATION: On December 18, 2012, EPA proposed to approve, through parallel processing, a draft revision to... County to account for changes in the emissions model and vehicle miles traveled projection model. EPA is... submit comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Sheckler, Air Quality Modeling and Transportation...
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Radiological Defense. Planning and Operations Guide. Revised.
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Office of Civil Defense (DOD), Washington, DC.
This guide is a reprint of published and draft materials from the Federal Civil Defense Guide. This guide is intended to assist the student in planning, developing, implementing and operating a local, county, or state radiological defense (RADEF) system. The state and local radiological defense program objectives are to create an effective and…
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Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Carbon Monoxide ...
EPA announced that the Second External Review Draft of the Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Carbon Monoxide (CO) and related Annexes was made available for independent peer review and public review. This draft ISA document represents a concise synthesis and evaluation of the most policy-relevant science and will ultimately provide the scientific bases for EPA's decision regarding whether the current standards for CO sufficiently protect public health and the environment. Section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act directs the EPA Administrator to identify certain pollutants that “cause or contribute to air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare” and to issue air quality criteria for them. These air quality criteria are to “accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge useful in indicating the kind and extent of all identifiable effects on public health or welfare which may be expected from the presence of such pollutant in the ambient air….” Under section 109 of the Act, EPA is to establish national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for each pollutant for which EPA has issued criteria. Section 109(d) of the Act requires periodic review and, if appropriate, revision of existing air quality criteria to reflect advances in scientific knowledge on the effects of the pollutant on public health or welfare. EPA is also to revise the NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the revised air quality criteria.
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Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Oxides of Nitrogen ...
EPA is announcing the availability of the First External Review Draft of the Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen – Health Criteria for public comment and independent peer review. This draft document provides EPA’s evaluation and synthesis of the most policy-relevant science related to the health effects of oxides of nitrogen. When final, it will provide a critical part of the scientific foundation for EPA’s decision regarding the adequacy of the current primary (health-based) national ambient air quality standards for nitrogen dioxide. The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires EPA to periodically review and revise, as appropriate, existing air quality criteria and NAAQS. The CAA also requires an independent scientific committee to review the criteria and to advise the Administrator regarding any recommended revisions to the existing criteria and standards, as may be appropriate. The Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) of EPA’s Science Advisory Board serves as this independent scientific committee. The ISA is one of the four major elements of the NAAQS review process that will inform the Agency’s final decisions; other components of the process are an integrated plan highlighting the key policy-relevant issues; a risk/exposure assessment if warranted; and an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) reflecting the Agency’s views regarding options to retain or revise the NO2 NAAQS based on the evaluation of key information cont
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Taylor, Rod S; Hutton, John; Culyer, Anthony J
2002-01-01
One of the principal roles of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) is to appraise selected existing and emerging healthcare technologies and, as a result, produce guidance for the National Health Service (NHS) in England and Wales. A central part of this appraisal is the potential for manufacturers and sponsors to make a data submission. This paper describes the process of development of the second edition of technical guidance to manufacturers and sponsors for submission to NICE. The revision process took place during the period May 2000 and January 2001 and involved a number of key steps -- establishment of a guidance steering committee, review of current international guidelines of clinical and cost effectiveness, drafting of the guidance, detailed consultation with stakeholders, revision of the guidance and, finally, publication. The lessons learnt from revision of the NICE guidance for manufacturers and sponsors and some main issues for its future development are discussed.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-12-26
... are habitat destruction, degradation, and fragmentation associated with agriculture and urbanization.... Reduce the effects of human population growth and development on potential Gulf Coast jaguarundi habitat...
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Annual Plan - Fiscal Year 2009
Includes Strategic Plan Update and Draft Plans for Oversight of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Based Upon the Enterprise Risk Management Integrated Framework Model Developed by the Committee of Sponsoring Orgs of the Treadway Commission
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
1992-01-01
This revised handbook covers the drafting, preparation, and review of NASA letters, memorandums, informal communications, electronic communications, envelopes and mailing, and classified correspondence. The appendices address specific guidelines for administrator's correspondence, White House and Congressional correspondance, Privacy Act correspondence, and foreign correspondence. Also incorporated as appendices are quick references for forms of address, compound words, and capitalization of words frequently used at NASA.
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Racial Differences in Why Women Work. Revised Draft.
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Beckett, Joyce O.
A study was conducted to examine the contemporary differences in the response of black and white wives to factors that play a determining role in the decision of a wife to seek paid employment. Data, in the form of husbands' responses to interviews, were collected from a national sample of husband-wife families who resided in the continental…
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Energy in the New Curriculum: An Opportunity for Change
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Tracy, Charles
2014-01-01
The National Curriculum for England has been revised and the statements on energy have some new phrasing and some new ideas. In this article, I will reflect on how these changes might be beneficial, relieving some of the strictures of previous drafts and providing opportunities to talk about energy in new, more constructive ways. I will discuss…
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Martinez, Alina; Neishi, Kristen; Parsad, Amanda; Whittaker, Karla; Epstein, Carter
2012-01-01
Students in science and engineering (S&E) are preparing for careers in fields where international partnerships are increasingly important to advancing knowledge and discoveries. It has been over a decade since the National Science Board (NSB) highlighted the importance of international collaboration and called for increased government…
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-08-12
... Fewer Animals to Identify Chemical Eye Hazards: Revised Criteria Necessary to Maintain Equivalent Hazard... criteria using results from 3-animal tests that would provide eye hazard classification equivalent to... least 1 positive animal in a 3-animal test to identify eye hazards will provide the same or greater...
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2010-11-10
...: Our proposed action (75 FR 27976) and the associated TSD (pages 2-3) both refer to two ICAPCD analyses... specifically references page 15 of Environ's ``Draft Final Technical Memorandum Regulation VIII BACM Analysis... reference CARB's inventory analysis to support the 50% reduction assumption. \\1\\ Printed in error as III-2...
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2011-01-05
... EPA's establishment of the Chesapeake Bay (Bay) TMDL on December 29, 2010 for nitrogen, phosphorus and... revised the draft TMDL as appropriate and established the Bay TMDL for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment..., phosphorus and sediment which can enter a waterbody without causing a violation in the water quality...
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A Conversation Analysis of the Function of Silence in Writing Conferences
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Mirzaee, Milad; Yaqubi, Baqer
2016-01-01
One of the recent issues in English as a Second/Foreign Language (ESL/EFL) writing instruction has been the quest for a more effective way to give feedback to L2 learners' writing drafts. Although teacher-learner writing conferences have been increasingly used for providing ample opportunity for negotiating revisions, relatively little attention…
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2012-10-12
... Industrial Water Supply From the Buford Dam/Lake Lanier Project AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army... accommodate municipal and industrial water supply from the Buford Dam/Lake Lanier project. The Corps is... also consider, along with operations for all authorized purposes, an expanded range of water supply...
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75 FR 2861 - Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting-February 2010
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2010-01-19
... Change); an ORD briefing on revisions to the program review process; a briefing from the BOSC Decision... finished. Requests for the draft agenda or for making oral presentations at the meeting will be accepted [email protected] , Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0013. Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566-0224...
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This revised draft document was prepared for U.S. EPA's Office of Research and Development, and describes the data analysis undertaken to update the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill section of AP-42. This 2008 update includes the addition of data from 62 landfill gas emission...
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1992-10-01
5 2.1 Network Overview ................................................ 5 2.2 Network Access Methods...to TAC and ?4ini-TAC users, such as common error messages, TAC commands, and instructions for performing file tranders. Section 5 , Network Use...originally known as Interface Message Processors, or IMPs. 5 THE DEFENSE DATA NETWORK DRAFt NIC 60001, October 1992 message do not necessarily take the same
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Chlorofluorocarbon 113 (1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane) has little potential to cause direct adverse health effects at levels found or expected in the general environment (<4.2 ppb). Experimental data do not indicate adverse health effects in humans at a TLV of 1,000 ppm. ...
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Home Start Evaluation Study. Interim Report II: Program Analysis. Revised Draft.
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Deloria, Dennis; And Others
This document is the second in a series of evaluative reports directed to evaluation needs of Home Start planners and administrators. It focuses on implementation data about programs gathered during local site visits conducted in the spring and fall of 1972. The two basic evaluative questions asked are: (1) What was Home Start intended by its…
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A Writer's Reference. Third Edition.
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Hacker, Diana
Designed to save the user time and packaged in a compact size which lies flat, this book is easy to consult while revising and editing a written draft. The book's "main menu," just inside the front cover, displays the contents as briefly and simply as possible. Each of the 12 sections in the book's main menu leads the user to a tabbed…
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2011-04-27
..., ``Security Performance (Adversary) Characteristics for Physical Security Programs for 10 CFR [Title 10 of the..., ``Physical Protection of Plants and Materials,'' that would apply during the storage of SNF at an ISFSI and... facilities licensed to store SNF through a combination of these existing security regulations and the...
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Writing in the Park: Inquiry into Urban Youths' Place-Based Digital Writing Processes
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Silva, Bethany
2017-01-01
Theories of writing process have informed the teaching of writing for the past forty years, providing writing mentors with a language of prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing that broadens ways to invite young writers to approach composition. In the past forty years, new technologies for composition have impacted the products,…
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2013-03-08
... by USACE to operate a system of five Federal reservoir projects in the basin--Allatoona Dam and Lake... manuals for the ACT Basin in order to improve operations for authorized purposes to reflect changed... determine how the federal projects in the ACT Basin should adjust operations for their authorized purposes...
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Hsu, Philip, Jr.
This essay demonstrates how politics affected educational policy making at the national level in Malaysia. A historical and social overview describes the country's ethnic diversity and the passage of legislation that was designed to promote universal access to education. The government's higher education policies are evaluated, based on a process…
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Environmental Quality Technology Demonstration, Evaluation and Transfer Activities
1996-12-02
and Appropriate Requirements) and ARAR support documentation for interim and final Installation Restoration Program (IRP) remedial actions . During the...Relevant and Appropriate Requirements (ARARs) for Fort Devens , Massachusetts. Delivered Federal Environmental Legislative Power Curve in hard copy and... Remedial Actions . Delivered revised tables for Desk Guide on Interpretation of Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements — Interim Draft
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2012-07-09
... Crab Economic Data Reports AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and... Fishery Science Center (AFSC) will hold a public workshop in Seattle, WA, to review draft revisions to the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Crab Economic Data Reports (EDR) currently required from catcher...
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2010-08-20
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management; Notice of Online Posting of Department of Labor's Revised Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2011-2016 Pursuant... Labor is required to submit its Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2011-2016 to the Director of the Office...
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2013-02-08
... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R3-ES-2013-N033; FXES11130300000-134... AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; extension of comment period. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), are extending the public comment period on...
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Sulfur oxides are one of the six major air pollutants for which EPA has issued air quality criteria and established national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) based on those criteria. The Clear Air Act (CAA) requires EPA to periodically review and revise, as appropriate, exis...
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2012-09-14
... for the California High-Speed Train Project Fresno to Bakersfield Section AGENCY: Federal Railroad... High-Speed Train (HST) Project (Project) issued on June 20, 2012 has been extended and shall now end on October 19, 2012. FRA and the Project sponsor, the California High Speed Rail Authority (Authority), made...
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2013-09-24
..., 355, 365, 369, 370, 372, 375, 376, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 389, 390, 391, 393, 395... Drafting Handbook,'' page 2-45. Part 389 Section 389.25. Section 389.25 is revised to correct typographical... recordkeeping requirements, Surety bonds. 49 CFR Part 389 Administrative practice and procedure, Highway safety...
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2013-05-21
... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2013-N113; 60120-1113-0000-C2...; Extension of Public Comment Period AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; extension of comment period. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are...
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2013-03-28
... optimum sustainable population level (OSP). OSP is defined under the MMPA as '' * * * the number of animals which will result in the maximum productivity of the population or the species, keeping in mind... include: 1. A description of the stock and its geographic range; 2. A minimum population estimate, maximum...
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2010-05-27
... Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) by Blood and Blood Products... Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) by Blood and Blood Products'' dated January 2002 (2002 guidance), and the...CJD) by Blood and Blood Products''' dated August 2006 (2006 draft guidance). DATES: Submit electronic...
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Clark, Shanetia
2012-01-01
In this article, the author describes her use of dramatic performance to promote tellability in narrative writing within a seventh and eighth grade English and language arts classroom. By experiencing dramatic performance, the students were able to actively and physically perform the writing process: brainstorming, drafting, revising, and editing.…
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The Effect of Assessment of Process after Receiving Teacher Feedback
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Ruegg, Rachael
2016-01-01
This exploratory study investigated the effect of assessing both process and product compared to assessing written products alone. Two groups of students received teacher feedback over a one-year period. One group was assessed on their revisions in addition to the quality of final drafts, while a second group was assessed on the quality of final…
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Corbel, Michael J; Das, Rose Gaines; Lei, Dianliang; Xing, Dorothy K L; Horiuchi, Yoshinobu; Dobbelaer, Roland
2008-04-07
This report reflects the discussion and conclusions of a WHO group of experts from National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs), National Control Laboratories (NCLs), vaccine industries and other relevant institutions involved in standardization and control of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccines (DTP), held on 20-21 July 2006 and 28-30 March 2007, in Geneva Switzerland for the revision of WHO Manual for quality control of DTP vaccines. Taking into account recent developments and standardization in quality control methods and the revision of WHO recommendations for D, T, P vaccines, and a need for updating the manual has been recognized. In these two meetings the current situation of quality control methods in terms of potency, safety and identity tests for DTP vaccines and statistical analysis of data were reviewed. Based on the WHO recommendations and recent validation of testing methods, the content of current manual were reviewed and discussed. The group agreed that the principles to be observed in selecting methods included identifying those critical for assuring safety, efficacy and quality and which were consistent with WHO recommendations/requirements. Methods that were well recognized but not yet included in current Recommendations should be taken into account. These would include in vivo and/or in vitro methods for determining potency, safety testing and identity. The statistical analysis of the data should be revised and updated. It was noted that the mouse based assays for toxoid potency were still quite widely used and it was desirable to establish appropriate standards for these to enable the results to be related to the standard guinea pig assays. The working group was met again to review the first drafts and to input further suggestions or amendments to the contributions of the drafting groups. The revised manual was to be finalized and published by WHO.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Berman, Theodore; Pumphrey, Norman E.
1950-01-01
An investigation has been conducted in the Langley 20-foot free-spinning tunnel to determine the spin and recovery characteristics of a 0.057-scale model of the modified Chance Vought XF7U-1 airplane. The primary change in the design from that previously tested was a revision of the twin vertical tails. Tests were also made to determine the effect of installation of external wing tanks. The results indicated that the revision in the vertical tails did not greatly alter the spin and recovery characteristics of the model and recovery by normal use of controls (fill rapid rudder reversal followed approximately one-half turn later by movement of the stick forward of neutral) was satisfactory. Adding the external wing tanks to cause the recovery characteristics to become critical and border on an unsatisfactory condition; however, it was shown that satisfactory recovery could be obtained by jettisoning the tanks, followed by normal recovery technique.
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Evaluation of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide ...
On September 22, 2006, the draft Evaluation of the Carinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide (EPA/635/R-06/003) and the draft charge to external peer reviewers were released for external peer review and public comment. This draft was reviewed by EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) and the expert panel’s final report was made available December 21, 2007. Since that time the Agency implemented the May 2009 IRIS assessment development process in which other federal agencies and the Executive Offices of the President are provided two opportunities to comment on IRIS human health assessments; Interagency Science Consultation (Step 3) prior to public comment/peer review and Interagency Science Discussion (Step 6b) following peer review. In July, 2011, the draft assessment incorporating the SAB recommendations (December 2007) was sent to other federal agencies and Executive Offices of the President as part of Step 6 of the IRIS process. Following the May 2009 process, all written comments submitted by other agencies will be made publicly available. Accordingly, the interagency comments for ethylene oxide and the interagency science discussion materials provided to the other agencies are posted on this site. Note: After further consideration EPA has decided to undertake an additional peer review of the revised draft assessment on how the Agency responded to the SAB panel recommendations (December 2007), the exposure-response modeling of epidemiologic data, including n
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US Food and Drug Administration draft recommendations on radioactive contamination of food
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Thompson, D.L.
Recommendations on accidental radioactive contamination of human food were issued in 1982 by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The recommendations provided guidance to State and local government officials in the exercise of their respective authorities, and were applicable to emergency response planning and to the conduct of radiation protection activities associated with the production, processing, distribution, and use of human food accidentally contaminated with radioactive material. Review of the 1982 FDA recommendations, stimulated by the events following the 1986 accident at Chernobyl, indicated that it would be appropriate to update the recommendations to incorporate newer scientific information and radiationmore » protection philosophy, to include experience gained since 1982, and to take into account international advances. This paper presents a brief outline of the FDA`s approach to its draft revision. the most recent draft was circulated for interagency review in November 1994. Modification made in response to the comments received are included in this paper. 20 refs., 6 tabs.« less
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Health Assessment Document for Diesel Exhaust (Revised ...
This External Review Draft version of this assessment updates three earlier drafts (1999, 1998 and 1994) that were reviewed by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) of the Agency's Science Advisory Board (SAB). The assessment characterizes the possible human health hazards and related exposure-response aspects of those hazards related to environmental exposure to diesel exhaust. The final assessment will incorporate peer review comments provided by the CASAC in 2000 and will take acount of public comments received during the public review period. This is a health hazard assessment. The purpose of the assessment is to identify the key health hazards associated with environmental exposure to diesel exhaust. Information from earlier draft versions of this assessment were used to support EPA regulatory decision making about emission controls for On Road Heavy Duty Diesel Engines and Off Road Diesel Engine Emissions. Also information from the assessment contributes to a nationwide analysis of air toxics to determine the highest public health priorities for future air pollution control programs.
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NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Soponyono, Eko; Deva Bernadhi, Brav
2017-04-01
Development of national legal systems is aimed to establish the public welfare and the protection of the public. Many attempts has been carried out to renew material criminal law and those efforts results in the formulation of the concept of the draft Law Book of the Law of Criminal Law in the form of concept criminal code draft. The basic ideas in drafting rules and regulation based on the values inside the idology of Pancasila are balance among various norm and rules in society. The design concept of the New Criminal Code Act is anticipatory and proactive to formulate provisions on Crime in Cyberspace and Crime on Information and Electronic Transactions. Several issues compiled in this paper are whether the policy in formulation of cyber crime is embodied in the provisions of the current legislation and what the policies formulation of cyber crime is in the concept of the bill book of law - criminal law recently?.
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Weiler, Richard; Neyndorff, Christine
2013-06-01
Strategies to modernise the National Health Service (NHS) in England have brought about the development of local organisations called Health and Wellbeing (H&WB) boards through the Health and Social Care Act 2012. These boards were intended to become a forum where key leaders and stakeholders from health and care systems work together to improve the health and well-being of their local population and reduce health inequalities. Throughout England these boards have been drafting their strategies, largely ignoring the importance of physical activity in health and well-being. In the county of Hertfordshire, the initial draft priorities were released in 2012 and physical activity promotion was not included. Using a BJSM blog, BJSM online poll, Twitter and email, an attempt was made to generate as much interest and formal feedback as possible to the draft strategy, in order to ensure the inclusion of physical activity as a priority in the revised strategy.
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1. PLAN OF MOXHAM, JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. ALL REGULAR LOTS 40 ...
1. PLAN OF MOXHAM, JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. ALL REGULAR LOTS 40 FT BY 120 FT. TRACED FROM DRAWING 10742 (dated February 1, 1892). THE JOHNSON COMPANY, SCALE 1 INCH - 160 FT, SEPT. 19TH 1898. DRAWING NUMBER 29781. Original plan for the Town of Moxham drafted in 1887-88, company archives contain several revised blueprints of the original plan. This revision reflects the subdivision of the Von Lunch Grove into residential lots, but still indicates the 'Moxham Block' on which the original Moxham Estate was built in 1888-89. (Photograph of drawing held at the Johnstown Corporation General Office, Johnstown, PA) - Borough of Moxham, Johnstown, Cambria County, PA
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Proposed International League Against Epilepsy Classification 2010: new insights.
Udani, Vrajesh; Desai, Neelu
2014-09-01
The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Classification of Seizures in 1981 and the Classification of the Epilepsies, in 1989 have been widely accepted the world over for the last 3 decades. Since then, there has been an explosive growth in imaging, genetics and other fields in the epilepsies which have changed many of our concepts. It was felt that a revision was in order and hence the ILAE commissioned a group of experts who submitted the initial draft of this revised classification in 2010. This review focuses on what are the strengths and weaknesses of this new proposed classification, especially in the context of a developing country.
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Perneger, Thomas V; Poncet, Antoine; Carpentier, Marc; Agoritsas, Thomas; Combescure, Christophe; Gayet-Ageron, Angèle
2017-01-01
Objective How researchers’ contributions relate to author order on the byline remains unclear. We sought to identify researchers’ contributions associated with author order, and to explore the existence of author profiles. Design Observational study. Setting Published record. Participants 1139 authors of 119 research articles published in 2015 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Primary outcomes Presence or absence of 10 contributions, reported by each author, published in the journal. Results On average, first authors reported 7.1 contributions, second authors 5.2, middle authors 4.0, penultimate authors 4.5 and last authors 6.4 (p<0.001). The first author made the greatest contributions to drafting the article, designing the study, analysing and interpreting the data, and providing study materials or patients. The second author contributed to data analysis as well and to drafting the article. The last author was most involved in obtaining the funding, critically revising the article, designing the study and providing support. Factor analysis yielded three author profiles—Thinker (study design, revision of article, obtaining funding), Soldier (providing material or patients, providing administrative and logistical support, collecting data) and Scribe (analysis and interpretation of data, drafting the article, statistical expertise). These profiles do not strictly correspond to byline position. Conclusions First, second and last authors of research articles made distinct contributions to published research. Three authorship profiles can be used to summarise author contributions. These findings shed light on the organisation of clinical research teams and may help researchers discuss, plan and report authorship in a more transparent way. PMID:28647720
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Bourne, Richard; Newberger, Eli H.
Criticized are standards for child abuse and neglect drafted by the Juvenile Justice Standards Project of the Institute of Judicial Administration and the American Bar Association. It is claimed that the standards unduly limit state intervention. Case study examples are cited and revisions are suggested for the following areas: providing services…
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Using the 3-Sigma Limit to Identify Significantly Long Pauses during Composing.
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Kelly, Leonard P.; Nolan, Thomas W.
Ten deaf college freshmen and a comparison group of five hearing students participated in a study of a method to identify long pauses in written composition that have important statistical properties. Subjects first wrote two initial drafts of short stories they had viewed on video tape. Later, they revised and recopied their two originals and one…
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Tarter, Jill; Backus, Peter
1995-01-01
Curriculum materials based on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) were developed for grades 3 through 9 science classes. The project was supported in part by NASA. Six teacher's guides, plus ancillary visuals, addressing topics in astronomy, biology, chemistry, geosciences, and physics as well as mathematics, social sciences, and language arts, were designed by a team of teachers, scientists. curriculum developers, and artists. First drafts were piloted by 10 design team teachers; revised drafts were field tested by 109 teachers in 30 states. Extensive feedback from these teachers and their students and reviews by scientists were used to revise materials prior to submission to the publisher. The field test teachers overall ranking of all guides (data from individual lesson feedback forms) was 431 on a one low to five high scale; 85% found the content appropriate to course and grade level and 75% indicated they had no reservations about using the materials again or recommending them to colleagues. The ratio of liked to disliked student responses (from 1305 student letters) was 70:30. Most recommendations from the teachers, students, and science reviewers were incorporated in the final versions for the guides, published by Libraries Unlimited/Teacher Ideas Press, 1995.
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Kersting, Sabina; Neppelenbroek, Suzanne I M; Visser, Hein P J; van Gelder, Michel; Levin, Mark-David; Mous, Rogier; Posthuma, Ward; van der Straaten, Hanneke M; Kater, Arnon P
2018-01-01
In recent years, considerable progress has been made in the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and new potent drugs have become available. Therefore, the CLL working party revised the Dutch guidelines. Not only efficacy but also quality of life and socio-economic impact were taken into account in the formulation of treatment recommendations. The working party discussed a set of questions regarding diagnostic tests and treatment and wrote the draft guideline. This was evidence-based whenever possible, but in cases of low evidence, an expert-based recommendation was formulated with input of the entire working party. The draft guideline was sent to all hematologists in the Netherlands for comment and was subsequently approved. Recommendations were formulated on diagnostic tests and work-up before treatment. Also, recommendations were made for treatment with fludarabine-cyclophosphamide-rituximab, bendamustine-rituximab, chlorambucil with anti-CD20 antibody, ibrutinib, idelalisib-rituximab, venetoclax, and allogeneic stem cell transplantation. In the revised Dutch CLL guidelines, chemo-immunotherapy is still the cornerstone of CLL treatment with novel targeted drugs for specific risk groups. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Substance use and addictive disorders in DSM-5 and ICD 10 and the draft ICD 11.
Saunders, John B
2017-07-01
The present review compares and contrasts the diagnostic entities and taxonomy of substance use and addictive disorders in the beta draft of the Eleventh Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD 11), which was released in November 2016, and the Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), which was published in mid-2013. Recently published papers relevant to these two classification systems are examined. New initiatives in diagnosis and assessment including the addictions neuroclinical assessment are noted. The draft ICD 11 retains substance dependence as the 'master diagnosis' in contrast to the broader and heterogeneous concept of substance use disorder in DSM-5 and there is empirical support for the coherence of substance dependence for alcohol, cannabis, and prescribed opioids. Both systems now include gambling disorder in the addictive disorders section, with it being transferred from the impulse control disorders section. The new diagnosis of Internet gaming disorder is included in DSM-5 as a condition for further study, and gaming disorder is grouped with the substance and gambling disorders in the draft ICD 11. Initiatives from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) are highlighting the importance of capturing the neurobiological phases of the addictive cycle in clinical diagnosis and assessment. Although most of the changes in the draft ICD 11 and DSM-5 are incremental, the contrast between DSM-5 substance use disorder and substance dependence in the draft ICD 11, and the inclusion of gambling disorder and gaming disorder will generate much discussion and research.
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Pharmacologic management of chronic neuropathic pain
Mu, Alex; Weinberg, Erica; Moulin, Dwight E.; Clarke, Hance
2017-01-01
Abstract Objective To provide family physicians with a practical clinical summary of the Canadian Pain Society (CPS) revised consensus statement on the pharmacologic management of neuropathic pain. Quality of evidence A multidisciplinary interest group within the CPS conducted a systematic review of the literature on the current treatments of neuropathic pain in drafting the revised consensus statement. Main message Gabapentinoids, tricyclic antidepressants, and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors are the first-line agents for treating neuropathic pain. Tramadol and other opioids are recommended as second-line agents, while cannabinoids are newly recommended as third-line agents. Other anticonvulsants, methadone, tapentadol, topical lidocaine, and botulinum toxin are recommended as fourth-line agents. Conclusion Many pharmacologic analgesics exist for the treatment of neuropathic pain. Through evidence-based recommendations, the CPS revised consensus statement helps guide family physicians in the management of patients with neuropathic pain. PMID:29138154
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Davies, Louise; Donnelly, Kyla Z; Goodman, Daisy J; Ogrinc, Greg
2016-01-01
Background The Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE) Guideline was published in 2008 (SQUIRE 1.0) and was the first publication guideline specifically designed to advance the science of healthcare improvement. Advances in the discipline of improvement prompted us to revise it. We adopted a novel approach to the revision by asking end-users to ‘road test’ a draft version of SQUIRE 2.0. The aim was to determine whether they understood and implemented the guidelines as intended by the developers. Methods Forty-four participants were assigned a manuscript section (ie, introduction, methods, results, discussion) and asked to use the draft Guidelines to guide their writing process. They indicated the text that corresponded to each SQUIRE item used and submitted it along with a confidential survey. The survey examined usability of the Guidelines using Likert-scaled questions and participants’ interpretation of key concepts in SQUIRE using open-ended questions. On the submitted text, we evaluated concordance between participants’ item usage/interpretation and the developers’ intended application. For the survey, the Likert-scaled responses were summarised using descriptive statistics and the open-ended questions were analysed by content analysis. Results Consistent with the SQUIRE Guidelines’ recommendation that not every item be included, less than one-third (n=14) of participants applied every item in their section in full. Of the 85 instances when an item was partially used or was omitted, only 7 (8.2%) of these instances were due to participants not understanding the item. Usage of Guideline items was highest for items most similar to standard scientific reporting (ie, ‘Specific aim of the improvement’ (introduction), ‘Description of the improvement’ (methods) and ‘Implications for further studies’ (discussion)) and lowest (<20% of the time) for those unique to healthcare improvement (ie, ‘Assessment methods for context factors that contributed to success or failure’ and ‘Costs and strategic trade-offs’). Items unique to healthcare improvement, specifically ‘Evolution of the improvement’, ‘Context elements that influenced the improvement’, ‘The logic on which the improvement was based’, ‘Process and outcome measures’, demonstrated poor concordance between participants’ interpretation and developers’ intended application. Conclusions User testing of a draft version of SQUIRE 2.0 revealed which items have poor concordance between developer intent and author usage, which will inform final editing of the Guideline and development of supporting supplementary materials. It also identified the items that require special attention when teaching about scholarly writing in healthcare improvement. PMID:26263916
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Pilkington, Sarah M; Crowhurst, Ross; Hilario, Elena; Nardozza, Simona; Fraser, Lena; Peng, Yongyan; Gunaseelan, Kularajathevan; Simpson, Robert; Tahir, Jibran; Deroles, Simon C; Templeton, Kerry; Luo, Zhiwei; Davy, Marcus; Cheng, Canhong; McNeilage, Mark; Scaglione, Davide; Liu, Yifei; Zhang, Qiong; Datson, Paul; De Silva, Nihal; Gardiner, Susan E; Bassett, Heather; Chagné, David; McCallum, John; Dzierzon, Helge; Deng, Cecilia; Wang, Yen-Yi; Barron, Lorna; Manako, Kelvina; Bowen, Judith; Foster, Toshi M; Erridge, Zoe A; Tiffin, Heather; Waite, Chethi N; Davies, Kevin M; Grierson, Ella P; Laing, William A; Kirk, Rebecca; Chen, Xiuyin; Wood, Marion; Montefiori, Mirco; Brummell, David A; Schwinn, Kathy E; Catanach, Andrew; Fullerton, Christina; Li, Dawei; Meiyalaghan, Sathiyamoorthy; Nieuwenhuizen, Niels; Read, Nicola; Prakash, Roneel; Hunter, Don; Zhang, Huaibi; McKenzie, Marian; Knäbel, Mareike; Harris, Alastair; Allan, Andrew C; Gleave, Andrew; Chen, Angela; Janssen, Bart J; Plunkett, Blue; Ampomah-Dwamena, Charles; Voogd, Charlotte; Leif, Davin; Lafferty, Declan; Souleyre, Edwige J F; Varkonyi-Gasic, Erika; Gambi, Francesco; Hanley, Jenny; Yao, Jia-Long; Cheung, Joey; David, Karine M; Warren, Ben; Marsh, Ken; Snowden, Kimberley C; Lin-Wang, Kui; Brian, Lara; Martinez-Sanchez, Marcela; Wang, Mindy; Ileperuma, Nadeesha; Macnee, Nikolai; Campin, Robert; McAtee, Peter; Drummond, Revel S M; Espley, Richard V; Ireland, Hilary S; Wu, Rongmei; Atkinson, Ross G; Karunairetnam, Sakuntala; Bulley, Sean; Chunkath, Shayhan; Hanley, Zac; Storey, Roy; Thrimawithana, Amali H; Thomson, Susan; David, Charles; Testolin, Raffaele; Huang, Hongwen; Hellens, Roger P; Schaffer, Robert J
2018-04-16
Most published genome sequences are drafts, and most are dominated by computational gene prediction. Draft genomes typically incorporate considerable sequence data that are not assigned to chromosomes, and predicted genes without quality confidence measures. The current Actinidia chinensis (kiwifruit) 'Hongyang' draft genome has 164 Mb of sequences unassigned to pseudo-chromosomes, and omissions have been identified in the gene models. A second genome of an A. chinensis (genotype Red5) was fully sequenced. This new sequence resulted in a 554.0 Mb assembly with all but 6 Mb assigned to pseudo-chromosomes. Pseudo-chromosomal comparisons showed a considerable number of translocation events have occurred following a whole genome duplication (WGD) event some consistent with centromeric Robertsonian-like translocations. RNA sequencing data from 12 tissues and ab initio analysis informed a genome-wide manual annotation, using the WebApollo tool. In total, 33,044 gene loci represented by 33,123 isoforms were identified, named and tagged for quality of evidential support. Of these 3114 (9.4%) were identical to a protein within 'Hongyang' The Kiwifruit Information Resource (KIR v2). Some proportion of the differences will be varietal polymorphisms. However, as most computationally predicted Red5 models required manual re-annotation this proportion is expected to be small. The quality of the new gene models was tested by fully sequencing 550 cloned 'Hort16A' cDNAs and comparing with the predicted protein models for Red5 and both the original 'Hongyang' assembly and the revised annotation from KIR v2. Only 48.9% and 63.5% of the cDNAs had a match with 90% identity or better to the original and revised 'Hongyang' annotation, respectively, compared with 90.9% to the Red5 models. Our study highlights the need to take a cautious approach to draft genomes and computationally predicted genes. Our use of the manual annotation tool WebApollo facilitated manual checking and correction of gene models enabling improvement of computational prediction. This utility was especially relevant for certain types of gene families such as the EXPANSIN like genes. Finally, this high quality gene set will supply the kiwifruit and general plant community with a new tool for genomics and other comparative analysis.
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Evaluation of an Innovative Approach to English Composition Instruction: Phases Two and Three.
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Burne, Kevin
Phases two and three of an evaluation of an innovative approach to English Composition instruction at Long Beach City College are reported. In the innovative approach, each class was divided into two groups of 15 students each, which met twice each week to discuss topics for writing, to read and revise first drafts of papers, and to discuss basic…
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Goldberg, Gail Lynn; Roswell, Barbara Sherr; Michaels, Hillary
1996-01-01
Student engagement during testing in the full range of writing process activities they had been taught was studied. Results with 28 third-grade draft sets, 21 fifth-grade sets, and 38 eighth-grade sets on the Maryland School Performance Assessment writing test show that students' peer responses are unengaged, minimal, and formulaic, and that their…
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Problem Solving and Reasoning.
1984-02-01
Sloan Foundation (HAS). This paper is a draft of a chapter to appear in R. C. Atkinson, R. Herrnstein, G. Lindzey, and R. D. Luce (Eds.), Stevens ...D. Luce (Eds.), Stevens ’ Handbook of Experimental Psychology, (Revised Edition). New York: John Wiley & Sons. PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING James G... LaBerge & S. J. Samuels (Eds.), Perception and comprehension. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. Anderson, J. R. (1982). Acquisition of cognitive skill
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Interactive Raster Data Structure Study.
1983-01-01
update. In a cartographic editing environment the data to be used . is very temporal and dynamic in nature , Changes in the data being addressed should...draft them. This allowed for the natural conceptualization of digital data as features. This trait has been observed as a result of functions being...performing * cartographic manipulations. In the compilation and revision environment P where data is temporal in nature , additional processing leads to
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British Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2016
2016-01-01
The British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) is a union of professionals that represents the 41,000 teachers in BC's public-education system. The BCTF is committed to success for every student in a strong and stable public-education system. In reviewing the current BC graduation requirements and plans for the draft curriculum in the fall of…
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Brenner, Charles
2013-01-01
Approximately two million students matriculate into American colleges and universities per year. Almost 20% of these students begin taking a series of courses specified by advisers of health preprofessionals. The single most important influence on health profession advisers and on course selection for this huge population of learners is the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT), which was last revised in 1991, 10 years before publication of the first draft human genome sequence. In preparation for the 2015 MCAT, there is a broad discussion among stakeholders of how best to revise undergraduate and medical education in the molecular sciences to prepare researchers and doctors to acquire, analyze and use individual genomic and metabolomic data in the coming decades. Getting these changes right is among the most important educational problems of our era. Copyright © 2012 International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.
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Obsessive compulsive and related disorders: comparing DSM-5 and ICD-11.
Marras, Anna; Fineberg, Naomi; Pallanti, Stefano
2016-08-01
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has been recognized as mainly characterized by compulsivity rather than anxiety and, therefore, was removed from the anxiety disorders chapter and given its own in both the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and the Beta Draft Version of the 11th revision of the World Health Organization (WHO) International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). This revised clustering is based on increasing evidence of common affected neurocircuits between disorders, differently from previous classification systems based on interrater agreement. In this article, we focus on the classification of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (OCRDs), examining the differences in approach adopted by these 2 nosological systems, with particular attention to the proposed changes in the forthcoming ICD-11. At this stage, notable differences in the ICD classification are emerging from the previous revision, apparently converging toward a reformulation of OCRDs that is closer to the DSM-5.
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Mu, Alex; Weinberg, Erica; Moulin, Dwight E; Clarke, Hance
2017-11-01
To provide family physicians with a practical clinical summary of the Canadian Pain Society (CPS) revised consensus statement on the pharmacologic management of neuropathic pain. A multidisciplinary interest group within the CPS conducted a systematic review of the literature on the current treatments of neuropathic pain in drafting the revised consensus statement. Gabapentinoids, tricyclic antidepressants, and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors are the first-line agents for treating neuropathic pain. Tramadol and other opioids are recommended as second-line agents, while cannabinoids are newly recommended as third-line agents. Other anticonvulsants, methadone, tapentadol, topical lidocaine, and botulinum toxin are recommended as fourth-line agents. Many pharmacologic analgesics exist for the treatment of neuropathic pain. Through evidence-based recommendations, the CPS revised consensus statement helps guide family physicians in the management of patients with neuropathic pain. Copyright© the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Cartmell, D.B.
1995-09-01
Based on US Department of Energy (DOE), Richland Operations Office (RL) review, specific areas of Westinghouse Hanford Company (WHC), Transition Projects ``Draft`` Multi-Year Program Plan (MYPP) were revised in preparation for the RL approval ceremony on September 26, 1995. These changes were reviewed with the appropriate RL Project Manager. The changes have been incorporated to the MYPP electronic file, and hard copies replacing the ``Draft`` MYPP will be distributed after the formal signing. In addition to the comments received, a summary level schedule and outyear estimates for the K Basin deactivation beginning in FY 2001 have been included. The Kmore » Basin outyear waste data is nearing completion this week and will be incorporated. This exclusion was discussed with Mr. N.D. Moorer, RL, Facility Transition Program Support/Integration. The attached MYPP scope/schedule reflects the Integrated Target Case submitted in the April 1995 Activity Data Sheets (ADS) with the exception of B Plant and the Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP). The 8 Plant assumption in FY 1997 reflects the planning case in the FY 1997 ADS with a shortfall of $5 million. PFP assumptions have been revised from the FY 1997 ADS based on the direction provided this past summer by DOE-Headquarters. This includes the acceleration of the polycube stabilization back to its originally planned completion date. Although the overall program repricing in FY 1996 allowed the scheduled acceleration to fall with the funding allocation, the FY 1997 total reflects a shortfall of $6 million.« less
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Johnson, Gary E.; Thom, Ronald M.; Whiting, Allan H.
The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), in coordination with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) and NOAA Fisheries, originated this project (BPA Project No. 2002-076; Contract No. DE-AC06-76RL01830, Release No. 652-24). Their intent was to develop a useful habitat restoration plan for the lower Columbia River and estuary to help guide restoration efforts and fulfill Reasonable and Prudent Alternative Action 159 of the 2000 National Marine Fisheries Service Biological Opinion on operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System. This document focuses on salmon habitat, although its ecosystem-based approach necessarily affects other species as well. Salmon habitat restoration ismore » best undertaken within the context of other biota and physical processes using an ecosystem perspective. The anticipated audience for the plan includes entities responsible for, interested in, or affected by habitat restoration in the lower Columbia River and estuary. Timeframes to apply this plan extend from the immediate (2003-2004) to the near-term (2005-2006) to the long-term (2007 and beyond). We anticipate and encourage that the plan be revised as new knowledge and experience are attained. A team comprised of the Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST), the Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership (Estuary Partnership), and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) wrote this document. The BPA and the COE, as the responsible Action Agencies, provided technical oversight. The Estuary Partnership's Science Work Group, NOAA Fisheries Habitat Conservation Division, Northwest Power Planning Council (NPPC) staff, and state and tribal fisheries management agencies reviewed drafts. The Independent Scientific Advisory Board of the NPPC reviewed and commented on the 90% draft. Revisions were incorporated into the final draft document subsequently released for public review. Extensive efforts were made to ensure a sound technical and policy basis and to solicit input from all interested parties.« less
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Perneger, Thomas V; Poncet, Antoine; Carpentier, Marc; Agoritsas, Thomas; Combescure, Christophe; Gayet-Ageron, Angèle
2017-06-24
How researchers' contributions relate to author order on the byline remains unclear. We sought to identify researchers' contributions associated with author order, and to explore the existence of author profiles. Observational study. Published record. 1139 authors of 119 research articles published in 2015 in the Annals of Internal Medicine . Presence or absence of 10 contributions, reported by each author, published in the journal. On average, first authors reported 7.1 contributions, second authors 5.2, middle authors 4.0, penultimate authors 4.5 and last authors 6.4 (p<0.001). The first author made the greatest contributions to drafting the article, designing the study, analysing and interpreting the data, and providing study materials or patients. The second author contributed to data analysis as well and to drafting the article. The last author was most involved in obtaining the funding, critically revising the article, designing the study and providing support. Factor analysis yielded three author profiles- Thinker (study design, revision of article, obtaining funding), Soldier (providing material or patients, providing administrative and logistical support, collecting data) and Scribe (analysis and interpretation of data, drafting the article, statistical expertise). These profiles do not strictly correspond to byline position. First, second and last authors of research articles made distinct contributions to published research. Three authorship profiles can be used to summarise author contributions. These findings shed light on the organisation of clinical research teams and may help researchers discuss, plan and report authorship in a more transparent way. © Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2017. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.
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Norwegian Armed Forces Personnel Recovery Network
2016-12-01
for Future Studies ...........................................................125 APPENDIX A. PR BIBLIOGRAPHY...THEORY ..................................................127 C. CASE STUDIES AND PR ACTOR–SPECIFIC LITERATURE .....128 D. CURRENT MILITARY POLICY...and Rescue SAS Special Air Service SB Stay Behind SD Study Draft SEAL Sea, Air, and Land SecDef Secretary of Defense SERE Survival, Evasion
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-02-05
... Environmental Impact Statement for the Lost Creek In-Situ Recovery Project in Sweetwater County, WY; Supplement to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for In-Situ Leach Uranium Milling Facilities AGENCY... SEIS) for the Lost Creek [[Page 6069
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Heidemann, Hans Karl
2012-08-17
In late 2009, a $14.3 million allocation from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for new light detection and ranging (lidar) elevation data acquisition prompted the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Geospatial Program (NGP) to develop a common minimum specification for all lidar data acquired for The National Map. Released as a working draft in 2010 and formally published in 2012, the USGS–NGP Lidar Base Specification (LBS) was quickly embraced by numerous States, counties, and foreign countries as the foundation for their own lidar specifications.Prompted by a growing appreciation for the wide applicability and inherent value of lidar, a consortium of Federal agencies commissioned the National Enhanced Elevation Assessment (NEEA) study in 2010 to quantify the costs and benefits of a national lidar program. Published in 2012, the NEEA report documented a substantial return on such an investment, defined five quality levels (QL) for elevation data, and recommended an 8-year collection cycle of QL2 lidar data as the optimum balance of benefit and affordability. In response to the study, the USGS–NGP established the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) in 2013 as the interagency vehicle through which the NEEA recommendations could be realized.Lidar is a quickly evolving technology and much has changed in the industry since the previous version of the Lidar Base Specification (LBS) was published. Lidar data have improved in accuracy and spatial resolution, the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing has revised the geospatial accuracy standards, industry standard file formats have been expanded, additional applications for lidar have become accepted, and the need for interoperable data across collections has been realized. This revision to the LBS addresses some of those changes and provides continued guidance towards a nationally consistent lidar dataset.
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Draft standard for color AMLCDs in U.S. military aircraft
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Hopper, Darrel G.; Dolezal, William K.; Schur, Keith; Liccione, John W.
1994-06-01
Flight instruments have begun to use color active liquid crystal displays (AMLCDs), signaling the beginning of a significant transition from electromechanical and cathode ray tube display designs to AMLCD designs. We have the opportunity with this new technology to establish common products capable of meeting user requirements for sunlight-readable, color and gray scale-capable, high-pixel-count, flat-panel displays for weapon systems. The Wright Laboratory is leading the development of standard and specification documentation for this new generation of display modules based on requirements for U.S. military aircraft. These requirements are similar in many ways to those of both the civil aviation and automotive industries. Accordingly, commonality with these applications is incorporated, where possible, along with the requirements for all military combat applications. Industry and government organizations are involved in this process through workshops and draft review processes. Military procurement specifications for combat system applications may use this information as a source of recommended best practice for this new generation of digital flat panel displays. The draft standard will be revised based upon continuing feedback by early 1995.
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Revising the Belgian Nursing Minimum Dataset: from concept to implementation.
Sermeus, Walter; van den Heede, Koen; Michiels, Dominik; Delesie, Lucas; Thonon, Olivier; Van Boven, Caroline; Codognotto, Jean; Gillet, Pierre
2005-12-01
The process of revising the Belgian Nursing Minimum Dataset (B-NMDS) started in 2000 and entailed four major phases. The first phase (June-October 2002) involved the development of a conceptual framework based on a literature review and secondary data analysis. The Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) was selected as a framework for the revision of the original B-NMDS. The second phase (November 2002-September 2003) focused on language development for six care programs evaluated by panels of clinical experts (N=75). These panels identified the following items as priorities for the revised B-NMDS: hospital financing, nurse staffing allocation, assessment of the appropriateness of hospitalisation, and quality management. During this period, we developed a draft instrument with 92 variables using the NIC. This led to an alpha version of a revised B-NMDS. The third phase (October 2003-December 2004) focused on data collection and validation of the new tool. The revised B-NMDS (alpha version) was tested in 158 nursing wards in 66 Belgian hospitals from December 2003 until March 2004. This test generated data for some 95,000 in-patient days. The interrater reliability of the revised B-NMDS was assessed. The criterion-related validity of the revised B-NMDS was compared to that of the original B-NMDS. The discriminative power of the revised B-NMDS was also assessed to select the most relevant variables for data collection. This resulted in a beta version of the revised B-NMDS in December 2004. The records of the revised B-NMDS were linked to the Hospital Discharge Dataset and other mandatory datasets to integrate the revised B-NMDS into the overall healthcare management system. The fourth phase (January 2005-December 2005) is presently focusing on information management. Nationwide implementation is foreseen by January 2007.
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1986-06-06
farm animals (horses, beef cattle, turkeys, broilers , sheep, dairy cattle and pheasants) at Edwards AFB during 1966 show, except for avian species...15 15 loss of hearing, effects on mental health, effects on the circulatory system such as hypertension, digestive system problems, etc. Invlew of the
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Land Tenure Adjustment Project. Preliminary Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Report
1987-04-16
southern California render the probability of major agricultural produrtion in the impact area unlikely. Extractive industry in the impact area is neither...American Indians, Vol. 8: California, ed. Robert F. Heizer . Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Bean, Lowell John, and Sylvia Brakke Vane. 1979...American Indians, Vol. 8: California, ed. Robert F. Heizer , pp. 567-569. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. LTA REVISION 2 B-2 California Air
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Writing from Personal Experience: How To Turn Your Life into Salable Prose.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Kelton, Nancy Davidoff
Through the guide's 39 chapters, a person can learn how to write his or her life, and how to prepare, submit, and sell the story. The guide offers advice on: ideas--how to spot them, enjoy them, and jot them down; first drafts and the value in simply telling the story and revising later; establishing a writing routine and keeping it; the hows and…
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Au, Angel H.Y.; Lam, Wendy W.T.; Chan, Miranda C.M.; Or, Amy Y.M.; Kwong, Ava; Suen, Dacita; Wong, Annie L.; Juraskova, Ilona; Wong, Teresa W.T.; Fielding, Richard
2011-01-01
Abstract Background Women choosing breast cancer surgery encounter treatment decision‐making (TDM) difficulties, which can cause psychological distress. Decision Aids (DAs) may facilitate TDM, but there are no DAs designed for Chinese populations. We developed a DA for Chinese women newly diagnosed with breast cancer, for use during the initial surgical consultation. Aims Conduct a pilot study to assess the DA acceptability and utility among Chinese women diagnosed with breast cancer. Methods Women preferred the DA in booklet format. A booklet was developed and revised and evaluated in two consecutive pilot studies (P1 and P2). On concluding their initial diagnostic consultation, 95 and 38 Chinese women newly diagnosed with breast cancer received the draft and revised draft DA booklet, respectively. Four‐day post‐consultation, women had questionnaires read out to them and to which they responded assessing attitudes towards the DA and their understanding of treatment options. Results The original DA was read/partially read by 66/22% (n = 84) of women, whilst the revised version was read/partially read by 74/16% (n = 35), including subliterate women (χ2 = 0.76, P = 0.679). Knowledge scores varied with the extent the booklet was read (P1: F = 12.68, d.f. 2, P < 0.001; P2: F = 3.744, d.f. 2, P = 0.034). The revised, shorter version was graphically rich and resulted in improved perceived utility, [except for the ‘treatment options’ (χ2 = 5.50, P = 0.019) and ‘TDM guidance’ (χ2 = 8.19, P = 0.004) sections] without increasing anxiety (F = 0.689, P = 0.408; F = 3.45, P = 0.073). Conclusion The DA was perceived as acceptable and useful for most women. The DA effectiveness is currently being evaluated using a randomized controlled trial. PMID:21223468
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[Recommendations for institutional response to an adverse event].
2016-01-01
The organizational response after an Adverse Event (AE) is critical for the patient recovery and trust restoration in the health system. It is also crucial for the involved caregiver psychological recovery. To design a frame of recommendations to help the healthcare services, institutions and organizations to provide a systematic approach to an AE. A reduced group of authors performed a non-systematic review of the literature and developed an initial draft. The draft was sent to the rest of authors, who suggested modifications in structure, content, references and style throughout successive manuscript versions until a final one was accepted. AE response includes the patient's clinical stabilization and a therapeutic plan to mitigate harm, the safeguard of used materials or health products involved, the appropriate disclosure to patient and family, the support of affected staff and their replacement if needed, the report to appropriate clinical and management heads, the event circumstances documentation and the starting of the AE investigation and analysis. Besides the professional, family and patient's trust and health recovery, the ultimate target of a correct AE response is the improvement of healthcare processes to prevent its repetition considering the AE as a system failure and learning and improving through its analysis. Copyright © 2015 SECA. Published by Elsevier Espana. All rights reserved.
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77 FR 62269 - Draft Tribal Protocol Manual and Scoping for Proposed Policy Statement
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2012-10-12
.... The NRC is committed to an open and collaborative regulatory environment in the development of its... NRC also seeks suggestions on the development of the proposed tribal consultation policy statement... uranium recovery development and new nuclear reactor construction has resulted in a significant increase...
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78 FR 65643 - Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability
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2013-11-01
..., Gas Hills In-Situ Recovery Uranium Project, Review Period Ends: 12/02/2013, Contact: Tom Sunderland..., Tiering FEIS--U.S. Coast Guard Rulemaking for Dry Cargo Residue Discharges in the Great Lakes, Review... No. 20130290, Draft EIS, NPS, CA, Restoration of Native Species in High Elevation Aquatic Ecosystems...
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77 FR 25165 - Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability
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2012-04-27
.... EIS No. 20120117, Draft EIS, BLM, WY, Lost Creek In Situ Recovery Project, To Analyze the Site... agencies to participate in its e-NEPA electronic EIS submission pilot. Participating agencies can fulfill... filing documents online and providing feedback on the process. To participate in the pilot, register at...
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2013-01-23
... Black-Footed Ferret Programmatic Safe Harbor Agreement and Environmental Assessment; Reopening of Public... comment period for an application from the Black- footed Ferret Recovery Implementation Coordinator for an... federally endangered black-footed ferret on properties of voluntary participants across the species' range...
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77 FR 65351 - Missouri: Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions
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2012-10-26
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78 FR 25678 - Georgia: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions
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2013-05-02
...: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions AGENCY: Environmental... of changes to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA... Gwendolyn Gleaton, Permits and State Programs Section, RCRA Programs and Materials Management Branch, RCRA...
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The JFK Coma Recovery Scale--Revised.
Kalmar, Kathleen; Giacino, Joseph T
2005-01-01
The JFK Coma Recovery Scale (CRS) was developed to help characterise and monitor patients functioning at Rancho Levels I-IV and has been used widely in both clinical and research settings within the US and Europe. The CRS was recently revised to address a number of concerns emanating from our own clinical experience with the scale, feedback from users and researchers as well as the results of Rasch analyses. Additionally, the CRS did not include all of the behavioural criteria necessary to diagnose the minimally conscious state (MCS), thereby limiting diagnostic utility. The revised JFK Coma Recovery Scale (CRS-R) includes addition of new items, merging of items found to be statistically similar, deletion or modification of items showing poor fit with the scale's underlying construct, renaming of items, more stringent scoring criteria, and quantification of elicited behaviours to improve accuracy of rating. Psychometric properties of the CRS-R appear to meet standards for measurement and evaluation tools for use in clinical and research settings, and diagnostic application suggests that the scale is capable of discriminating patients in the minimally conscious state from those in the vegetative state.
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Davies, Louise; Donnelly, Kyla Z; Goodman, Daisy J; Ogrinc, Greg
2016-04-01
The Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE) Guideline was published in 2008 (SQUIRE 1.0) and was the first publication guideline specifically designed to advance the science of healthcare improvement. Advances in the discipline of improvement prompted us to revise it. We adopted a novel approach to the revision by asking end-users to 'road test' a draft version of SQUIRE 2.0. The aim was to determine whether they understood and implemented the guidelines as intended by the developers. Forty-four participants were assigned a manuscript section (ie, introduction, methods, results, discussion) and asked to use the draft Guidelines to guide their writing process. They indicated the text that corresponded to each SQUIRE item used and submitted it along with a confidential survey. The survey examined usability of the Guidelines using Likert-scaled questions and participants' interpretation of key concepts in SQUIRE using open-ended questions. On the submitted text, we evaluated concordance between participants' item usage/interpretation and the developers' intended application. For the survey, the Likert-scaled responses were summarised using descriptive statistics and the open-ended questions were analysed by content analysis. Consistent with the SQUIRE Guidelines' recommendation that not every item be included, less than one-third (n=14) of participants applied every item in their section in full. Of the 85 instances when an item was partially used or was omitted, only 7 (8.2%) of these instances were due to participants not understanding the item. Usage of Guideline items was highest for items most similar to standard scientific reporting (ie, 'Specific aim of the improvement' (introduction), 'Description of the improvement' (methods) and 'Implications for further studies' (discussion)) and lowest (<20% of the time) for those unique to healthcare improvement (ie, 'Assessment methods for context factors that contributed to success or failure' and 'Costs and strategic trade-offs'). Items unique to healthcare improvement, specifically 'Evolution of the improvement', 'Context elements that influenced the improvement', 'The logic on which the improvement was based', 'Process and outcome measures', demonstrated poor concordance between participants' interpretation and developers' intended application. User testing of a draft version of SQUIRE 2.0 revealed which items have poor concordance between developer intent and author usage, which will inform final editing of the Guideline and development of supporting supplementary materials. It also identified the items that require special attention when teaching about scholarly writing in healthcare improvement. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/
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Disposition of Orange Herbicide by Incineration. Revised Draft Environmental Statement
1974-04-01
a ship , the "Vulcanls," has beer equipped to carry certain hazardous liquid chemical cargoes ...dispersed. For this analyses the dispersion zone is based on a one knot wind speed , "crosswind" of the ship’s course, 10 knot speed for the ship during... shipping company; the wind speed and effective mixing height are very con- servative. For such a low wind speed , it is anticipated that the
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1983-08-01
30 -IOLW. c • o:,,tas z ".9’ IM moOm X-272 IDA... 30 -2 • . ,, ... .L.. . .i W . . .’ I".• : V.*.’’. ;, .. . ... ," ... ,. . - 4..; ,,, .,, R&M STUDY,. DOCUMENTS LIST ( by Subject )-.:,’.i AS OF: 22...DE60. Maintainability Standardization Document Program Plan, Revision 1, Draft, DoD, 30 April 1982. DE82. Acquisition and Management of
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The next GUM and its proposals: a comparison study
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Damasceno, J. C.; Couto, P. R. G.
2018-03-01
The Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (GUM) is currently under revision. New proposals for its implementation were circulated in the form of a draft document. Two of the main changes are explored in this work using a Brinell hardness model example. Changes in the evaluation of uncertainty for repeated indications and in the construction of coverage intervals are compared with the classic GUM and with Monte Carlo simulation method.
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
NONE
1995-11-01
This report contains the comment and response document for the Draft Long-Term Surveillance Plan of the Bodo Canyon Site in Durango, California. This is a part of the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project. Questions and comments regarding specific sections or statements in the report are described and then a response to each review comment or question is provided.
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King, W.B.; Jackson, J.A.; Kale, H.W.; Mayfield, H.F.; Plunkett, R.L.; Scott, J.M.; Springer, P.F.; Temple, S.A.; Wilbur, S.R.
1977-01-01
The U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-205) identifies the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), under authority delegated by the Secretary of the Interior, as the lead agency charged with the conservation of most endangered species in the United States. Some marine species are the responsibility of the Secretary of Commerce, and the responsibility for marine turtles is shared. In 1972 the USFWS sent preliminary instructions to certain field researchers to develop a unified coordinated plan for the recovery of the species they were working with. These were the precursors of recovery teams and recovery plans. The plans, and the teams to draft and help implement them, became one significant means of fulfilling the USFWS' obligations under the Endangered Species Act, particularly Sections 6 and 7, which deal with state and interagency cooperation.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-02-07
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76 FR 6594 - Florida: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions
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2011-02-07
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77 FR 60963 - Tennessee: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions
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2012-10-05
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78 FR 25579 - Georgia: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions
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2013-05-02
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40 CFR 62.11610 - Identification of plan.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Reduced Sulfur Emissions from Existing Kraft Pulp Mills § 62.11610 Identification of plan. (a) Title of... Department of Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, on May 15, 1990. (c) Identification of sources... process (added), Straight kraft recovery furnace (revised), Total reduced sulfur (revised)), 5-40-1690, 5...
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Not Available
At the request of the Office of Solid Wastes (OSW), the SAB's Environmental Engineering Committee reviewed a draft Agency guidance for the establishment of Alternate Concentration Limits (ACL) for Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) facilities, and two case studies demonstrating applications of the guidance. The Committee identified only obvious technical errors or omissions, which are explained in detail in the report.
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77 FR 69788 - Colorado: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions
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2012-11-21
...: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions AGENCY: Environmental... authorization of changes to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The EPA proposes to grant final authorization to the hazardous waste program changes submitted by the...
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... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Revision to Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Published on October 28, 2010 The notice previously published on October 28, 2010, is hereby...
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15 CFR 971.415 - Duration of a permit.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-01-01
... commercial recovery permit will be issued for a period of 20 years and for so long thereafter as hard mineral... ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL RECOVERY PERMITS Issuance/Transfer: Terms, Conditions and Restrictions Issuance/transfer, Modification/revision; Suspension/revocation § 971...
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15 CFR 971.415 - Duration of a permit.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-01-01
... commercial recovery permit will be issued for a period of 20 years and for so long thereafter as hard mineral... ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL RECOVERY PERMITS Issuance/Transfer: Terms, Conditions and Restrictions Issuance/transfer, Modification/revision; Suspension/revocation § 971...
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15 CFR 971.415 - Duration of a permit.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-01-01
... commercial recovery permit will be issued for a period of 20 years and for so long thereafter as hard mineral... ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL RECOVERY PERMITS Issuance/Transfer: Terms, Conditions and Restrictions Issuance/transfer, Modification/revision; Suspension/revocation § 971...
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15 CFR 971.415 - Duration of a permit.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-01-01
... commercial recovery permit will be issued for a period of 20 years and for so long thereafter as hard mineral... ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL RECOVERY PERMITS Issuance/Transfer: Terms, Conditions and Restrictions Issuance/transfer, Modification/revision; Suspension/revocation § 971...
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15 CFR 971.415 - Duration of a permit.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-01-01
... commercial recovery permit will be issued for a period of 20 years and for so long thereafter as hard mineral... ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL RECOVERY PERMITS Issuance/Transfer: Terms, Conditions and Restrictions Issuance/transfer, Modification/revision; Suspension/revocation § 971...
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77 FR 60478 - Control of Ferrite Content in Stainless Steel Weld Metal
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-10-03
...The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is issuing for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-1279, ``Control of Ferrite Content in Stainless Steel Weld Metal.'' This guide describes a method that the NRC staff considers acceptable for controlling ferrite content in stainless steel weld metal. Revision 4 updates the guide to remove references to outdated standards and to remove an appendix that has been incorporated into relevant specifications.
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2017-04-01
environmental mitigation and the costs associated with it. In April 2015, the Navy released a draft environmental impact statement to the public that...economic analysis for decision making indicates that, as part of assessing the costs and benefits of alternatives, an economic analysis should include...Page 48 GAO-17-415 Marine Corps Asia-Pacific Realignment comprehensive estimates of the expected costs and benefits that are incident to achieving
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CERN IT Book Fair 2009 - Special talk by Bjarne Stroustrup: "The Design of C++0x"
Stroustrup, Bjarne
2018-05-24
A draft for a revised ISO C++ standard, C++0x, has been produced. The speaker will present the background of C++, its aims, the standards process (with opinions), some of the guiding design principles (with tiny code examples), and two case studies.The case studies are initialization (a general and uniform syntax and semantics for initializers in all contexts) and concurrent support facilities (memory model, threads, locks, futures).
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(Meetings on the structure and properties of implanted ceramics)
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
McHargue, C.J.; Horton, L.L.
1990-01-01
The visit to the University Claude Bernard was for the purpose of analyzing data obtained there and at ORNL in a collaborative research program, to exchange samples, to plan further work, and to revise drafts of two manuscripts for publication. One of the travelers served on the jury for the doctoral examination of E. Abonneau. The travelers also attended the NATO-ASI entitled Diamond and Diamond-Like Films and Coatings'' and served on the Organizing Committee.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Sager, John; Garland, Jay; Jenkins, David G.
1996-01-01
This report consists of two separate draft manuscripts, each prepared for submittal to a peer-reviewed journal after Kennedy Space Center (KSC) colleague editorial review and final revision. References for the two papers have been combined in this report. The two manuscripts are: (1) Experimental invasion of aquatic rhizosphere habitat and invertebrate communities, and (2) Lysozyme analysis is neither protistan- or bacteriore-specific.
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1980-09-01
Improved transportation routes are an essential element to the success of the downtown revitalization. A Crosstown Connector, as mentioned earlier, is...with the normal flow of traffic and people in the central shopping distrit. Some ecnomic losses would be felt by commercial establishments whose business...and 20, 1980, by Mr. Adler and we have received a draft copy. The revised plan essentially eliminates our concerns about adverse impacts. We were
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Walpole, Sarah C; Mortimer, Frances; Inman, Alice; Braithwaite, Isobel; Thompson, Trevor
2015-12-24
This study aimed to engage wide-ranging stakeholders and develop consensus learning objectives for undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. A UK-wide consultation garnered opinions of healthcare students, healthcare educators and other key stakeholders about environmental sustainability in medical education. The policy Delphi approach informed this study. Draft learning objectives were revised iteratively during three rounds of consultation: online questionnaire or telephone interview, face-to-face seminar and email consultation. Twelve draft learning objectives were developed based on review of relevant literature. In round one, 64 participants' median ratings of the learning objectives were 3.5 for relevance and 3.0 for feasibility on a Likert scale of one to four. Revisions were proposed, e.g. to highlight relevance to public health and professionalism. Thirty three participants attended round two. Conflicting opinions were explored. Added content areas included health benefits of sustainable behaviours. To enhance usability, restructuring provided three overarching learning objectives, each with subsidiary points. All participants from rounds one and two were contacted in round three, and no further edits were required. This is the first attempt to define consensus learning objectives for medical students about environmental sustainability. Allowing a wide range of stakeholders to comment on multiple iterations of the document stimulated their engagement with the issues raised and ownership of the resulting learning objectives.
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Student-peer mentoring on a drug information response.
Rodis, Jennifer Lin; Backo, Jennifer; Schmidt, Brittany M; Pruchnicki, Maria C
2014-03-12
To implement a student peer-mentoring program with a drug information response assignment in an introductory pharmacy practice course. Second-year student pharmacists (P2 mentors) enrolled in an independent study course were randomly assigned first-year student pharmacists (P1 mentees) to mentor on a drug information assignment. The P2 mentors provided feedback to P1 mentees' assignment drafts. The P1 mentees had the opportunity to revise the draft prior to turning in the completed assignment to course faculty members for grading. Both P1 mentees and P2 mentors agreed the mentorship improved their ability to prepare a drug information response (76% and 100%, respectively). A majority of the student pharmacists would choose to be involved in the program again. The student peer-mentoring program was successful in improving student pharmacists' perceptions of ability to compose a drug information response.
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Evaluation of the Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide (2006 ...
EPA conducted a peer review and public comment of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of ethylene oxide (cancer) that when finalized will appear on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database. EPA is announcing a 30-day public comment period for this document. The release of this draft document is solely for the purpose of seeking public comment and for review by the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) via a meeting to be held later in 2006. The time and place of the SAB meeting will be announced in a separate Federal Register notice. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA and does not represent, and should not be construed to represent, any Agency policy or determination. EPA will consider any public comments submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in the Notice of Public Comment Period when revising this draft document.
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Batalden, Paul; Stevens, David; Ogrinc, Greg; Mooney, Susan
2008-01-01
In 2005 we published draft guidelines for reporting studies of quality improvement interventions as the initial step in a consensus process for development of a more definitive version. The current article contains the revised version, which we refer to as SQUIRE (Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence). We describe the consensus process, which included informal feedback, formal written commentaries, input from publication guideline developers, review of the literature on the epistemology of improvement and on methods for evaluating complex social programs, and a meeting of stakeholders for critical review of the guidelines’ content and wording, followed by commentary on sequential versions from an expert consultant group. Finally, we examine major differences between SQUIRE and the initial draft, and consider limitations of and unresolved questions about SQUIRE; we also describe ancillary supporting documents and alternative versions under development, and plans for dissemination, testing, and further development of SQUIRE. PMID:18830766
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Clinical guidelines for the treatment of depressive disorders. II. Principles of management.
Reesal, R T; Lam, R W
2001-06-01
The Canadian Psychiatric Association and the Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments partnered to produce clinical guidelines for psychiatrists for the treatment of depressive disorders. A standard guidelines development process was followed. Relevant literature was identified using a computerized Medline search supplemented by review of bibliographies. Operational criteria were used to rate the quality of scientific evidence, and the line of treatment recommendations included consensus clinical opinion. This section on "Principles of Management" is 1 of 7 articles drafted and reviewed by clinicians. Revised drafts underwent national and international expert peer review. The principles and goals of psychiatric management with psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy are reviewed. Two phases of treatment, acute and maintenance, are identified. Special topics, including inpatient management, suicide management, and medical-legal issues are also discussed. These principles of psychiatric management provide a framework for the use of specific treatments for depressive disorders.
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Edsberg, Laura E; Black, Joyce M; Goldberg, Margaret; McNichol, Laurie; Moore, Lynn; Sieggreen, Mary
Our understanding of pressure injury etiology and development has grown in recent years through research, clinical expertise, and global interdisciplinary expert collaboration. Therefore, the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) has revised the definition and stages of pressure injury. The revision was undertaken to incorporate the current understanding of the etiology of pressure injuries, as well as to clarify the anatomical features present or absent in each stage of injury. An NPUAP-appointed Task Force reviewed the literature and created drafts of definitions, which were then reviewed by stakeholders and the public, including clinicians, educators, and researchers around the world. Using a consensus-building methodology, these revised definitions were the focus of a multidisciplinary consensus conference held in April 2016. As a result of stakeholder and public input, along with the consensus conference, important changes were made and incorporated into the new staging definitions. The revised staging system uses the term injury instead of ulcer and denotes stages using Arabic numerals rather than Roman numerals. The revised definition of a pressure injury now describes the injuries as usually occurring over a bony prominence or under a medical or other device. The revised definition of a Stage 2 pressure injury seeks to clarify the difference between moisture-associated skin damage and injury caused by pressure and/or shear. The term suspected has been removed from the Deep Tissue Pressure Injury diagnostic label. Each definition now describes the extent of tissue loss present and the anatomical features that may or may not be present in the stage of injury. These important revisions reflect the methodical and collaborative approach used to examine the available evidence and incorporate current interdisciplinary clinical expertise into better defining the important phenomenon of pressure injury etiology and development.
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[The Helsinki Declaration: relativism and vulnerability].
Diniz, D; Corrêa, M
2001-01-01
The Helsinki Declaration is a crucial ethical landmark for clinical research involving human beings. Since the Declaration was issued, a series of revisions and modifications have been introduced into the original text, but they have not altered its humanist approach or its international force for regulating clinical research. A proposal for an extensive revision of the Declaration's underlying ethical principles has been debated for the past four years. If the proposal is approved, international clinical research involving human beings will be modified, further increasing the vulnerability of certain social groups. This article discusses the historical process involved in passing the Helsinki Declaration and the most recent debate on the new draft. The article analyzes the new text's social implications for underdeveloped countries, arguing for a political approach to the vulnerability concept.
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... plants to the point where they are again secure, self-sustaining members of their ecosystems is a primary... spills, food limitation, disturbance, bycatch in fisheries, subsistence harvest, loss of habitat, and...; (2) maintain enough sea otters to ensure that they are playing a functional role in their nearshore...
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During last year’s RCRA Senior Policy Managers Meeting in Kansas City, there was a discussion regarding the certifications that are made by the Regions during the State Authorization Revision process. The result of this discussion was a general agreement.
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... Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Minnesota; Sulfur Dioxide SIP Revision for Marathon Petroleum... October 6, 2009, Minnesota submitted a request for a sulfur dioxide State Implementation Plan revision for... installation of new boilers and a sulfur recovery unit and changes to three existing heaters. Overall, this...
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... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Revision to Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Under the Clean Air Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Published on March 10, 2011 The notice previously published on March 10, 2011 is...
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Blom, Ashley W; Whitehouse, Michael R; Gooberman-Hill, Rachael
2015-01-01
Objectives Around 1% of patients who have a hip replacement have deep prosthetic joint infection (PJI) afterwards. PJI is often treated with antibiotics plus a single revision operation (1-stage revision), or antibiotics plus a 2-stage revision process involving more than 1 operation. This study aimed to characterise the impact and experience of PJI and treatment on patients, including comparison of 1-stage with 2-stage revision treatment. Design Qualitative semistructured interviews with patients who had undergone surgical revision treatment for PJI. Patients were interviewed between 2 weeks and 12 months postdischarge. Data were audio-recorded, transcribed, anonymised and analysed using a thematic approach, with 20% of transcripts double-coded. Setting Patients from 5 National Health Service (NHS) orthopaedic departments treating PJI in England and Wales were interviewed in their homes (n=18) or at hospital (n=1). Participants 19 patients participated (12 men, 7 women, age range 56–88 years, mean age 73.2 years). Results Participants reported receiving between 1 and 15 revision operations after their primary joint replacement. Analysis indicated that participants made sense of their experience through reference to 3 key phases: the period of symptom onset, the treatment period and protracted recovery after treatment. By conceptualising their experience in this way, and through themes that emerged in these periods, they conveyed the ordeal that PJI represented. Finally, in light of the challenges of PJI, they described the need for support in all of these phases. 2-stage revision had greater impact on participants’ mobility, and further burdens associated with additional complications. Conclusions Deep PJI impacted on all aspects of patients’ lives. 2-stage revision had greater impact than 1-stage revision on participants’ well-being because the time in between revision procedures meant long periods of immobility and related psychological distress. Participants expressed a need for more psychological and rehabilitative support during treatment and long-term recovery. PMID:26644124
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Draft national health policy 2015: A critical appraisal.
Ahmed, Faruque U
2016-01-01
Revising a health policy of any country is a periodic procedure dependent on the change of demographic profile, current health status of the population including epidemiological changes in disease prevalence pattern, and progress made under the earlier policies. Along with it, newer research revelation of the natural history of the existing and emerging health problems, availability of newer technology as well as changing sociopolitical commitment to improve the health status of the population are the driving forces in the change of policy. Draft National Health Policy (NHP) 2015 is an attempt for the same. A review of the draft has been undertaken. The chapter on introduction is crisp and clear. Situation analysis of the draft is sketchy and without any reference of sources. Shifting the health goal is without any basis, and the objectives defined for the policy change are incongruous with the introduction. A detailed description does not give a clear picture but rather confuses the reader as it talks of comprehensive universal health-care services to be provided with a holistic concept but maximum emphasis is made in the implementation of a national program. Private health-care services are an area to reckon but except for mere references on the involvement in private-public mode, nothing concrete is observed, especially in the primary care level. Involvement envisaged in the secondary and tertiary levels is nebulous. The implementation health insurance program as well as regulatory mechanISM with the existing is also not defined exclusively in the context of a newer health policy.
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40 CFR 35.920-3 - Contents of application.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... Budget Circular A-95, as revised (see § 30.305 of this subchapter); (5) A value engineering (VE... seq. and 35.935-15, regarding industrial cost recovery, if applicable; (iii) Section 35.925-16..., operation and maintenance manual, user charge and industrial cost recovery systems, sewer use ordinance, and...
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40 CFR 35.920-3 - Contents of application.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... Budget Circular A-95, as revised (see § 30.305 of this subchapter); (5) A value engineering (VE... seq. and 35.935-15, regarding industrial cost recovery, if applicable; (iii) Section 35.925-16..., operation and maintenance manual, user charge and industrial cost recovery systems, sewer use ordinance, and...
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Drazin, Doniel; Choulakian, Armen; Nuño, Miriam; Gandhi, Ravi; Edgell, Randall C; Alexander, Michael J
2013-06-01
Aneurysms arising from the cavernous internal carotid artery (CCAs) pose technical challenges for surgical management and such patients are frequently referred for endovascular treatment. These aneurysms often produce a variety of neurological deficits, primarily those related to oculoparesis. Our purpose was to determine the visual and neurological outcome of patients with treated CCAs. We reviewed the medical records and angiograms for patients who underwent endovascular treatment for CCAs at three academic medical centers. The following outcomes were analyzed: angiographic assessment, visual improvement and outcome at 3 months using Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS). Thirty-four patients (mean age 54.7 years) were treated for CCAs. The mean aneurysm size was 14.2 mm (range: 3-45 mm), and fourteen patients (41.2%) required stent assistance. Twenty-one aneurysms (61.8%) were completely occluded; nine aneurysms (26.6%) had near-complete occlusion; 4 aneurysms (11.8%) had partial occlusion. Seven patients (20.6%) required retreatment. Fifteen of the 34 patients (44.1%) presented with visual symptoms, while only eight patients had residual visual symptomatology at follow-up (44.1% vs. 23.5%; p=0.02). Patients that presented with visual symptoms (N=15) had a mean aneurysm size of 24.5 mm, while those without visual symptoms (N=19) had a size of 7.5 mm (p=0.001). Follow-up GOS was good (4-5) in 29 patients (90.6%). No thromboembolic complications were observed. One patient died (3.1%) of an unrelated cause. Most patients in this multicenter series improved or remained stable after treatment. The results of this study indicate that endovascular treatment may improve the outcome of visual symptoms in patients with large cavernous aneurysms with low periprocedural morbidity. MJA is a consultant for Stryker and Codman. AC receives a Cordis Endovascular Fellowship Training Grant and a Stryker Endovascular Neurosurgery Post-graduate Fellow Grant. Dr. Drazin: Conception and Design, Drafting the Article and Critically Revising the Article Dr. Choulakian: Analysis and Interpretation of Data and Drafting the Article Dr. Nuno: Analysis and Interpretation of Data Dr. Gandhi: Analysis and Interpretation of Data and Drafting the Article Dr. Edgell: Analysis and Interpretation of Data and Drafting the Article Dr. Alexander: Critically Revising the Article and Conception and Design.
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NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Gregg, C. E.; Johnston, D. M.; Ricthie, L.; Meinhold, S.; Johnson, V.; Scott, C.; Farnham, C.; Houghton, B. F.; Horan, J.; Gill, D.
2012-12-01
Improving the quality and effectiveness of tsunami warning messages and the TsunamiReady community preparedness program of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service's (NWS), Tsunami Program are two key objectives of a three year project (Award NA10NWS4670015) to help integrate social science into the NWS' Tsunami Program and improve the preparedness of member states and territories of the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (NTHMP). Research was conducted in collaboration with state and local emergency managers. Based on findings from focus group meetings with a purposive sample of local, state and Federal stakeholders and emergency managers in six states (AK, WA, OR, CA, HI and NC) and two US Territories (US Virgin Islands and American Samoa), and upon review of research literature on behavioral response to warnings, we developed a warning message metric to help guide revisions to tsunami warning messages issued by the NWS' West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center, Alaska and Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, Hawaii. The metric incorporates factors that predict response to warning information, which are divided into categories of Message Content, Style, Order and Formatting and Receiver Characteristics. A message is evaluated by cross-referencing the message with the meaning of metric factors and assigning a maximum score of one point per factor. Findings are then used to guide revisions of the message until the characteristics of each factor are met. From focus groups that gathered information on the usefulness and achievability of tsunami preparedness actions, we developed recommendations for revisions to the proposed draft guidelines of the TsunamiReady Improvement Program. Proposed key revisions include the incorporation of community vulnerability to distant (far-field) versus local (near-field) tsunamis as a primary determinant of mandatory actions, rather than community population. Our team continues to work with NWS personnel, including a NWS Tsunami Warning Improvement Team, and the focus group participants to finalize and pilot test prototype warning products and the draft TsunamiReady guidelines.
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New ANSI standard for thyroid phantom
Mallett, Michael W.; Bolch, Wesley E.; Fulmer, Philip C.; ...
2015-08-01
Here, a new ANSI standard titled “Thyroid Phantom Used in Occupational Monitoring” (Health Physics Society 2014) has been published. The standard establishes the criteria for acceptable design, fabrication, or modeling of a phantom suitable for calibrating in vivo monitoring systems to measure photon-emitting radionuclides deposited in the thyroid. The current thyroid phantom standard was drafted in 1973 (ANSI N44.3-1973), last reviewed in 1984, and a revision of the standard to cover a more modern approach was deemed warranted.
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Towards a new surface and internal charging design guideline for the 21st century
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Garrett, Henry B.; Whittlesey, Albert C.
2005-01-01
This paper will describe the status of those on-going efforts to combine and update the two guidelines with emphasis on the proposed contents and on the differences and similarities between surface and internal charging mitigation techniques. It is planned to have a draft revision ready for review by the spacecraft charging community by the fall of 2005, with 2006 dedicated to implementing reviewers' comments and additions leading to a new, officially approved NASA guideline by the fall of 2006.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Davarian, Faramaz; Bishop, Dennis
1993-01-01
Propagation models that can be used for the design of earth-space land mobile-satellite telecommunications systems are presented. These models include: empirical roadside shadowing, attenuation frequency scaling, fade and non-fade duration distribution, multipath in a mountain environment, and multipath in a roadside tree environment. Propagation data from helicopter-mobile and satellite-mobile measurements in Australia and the United States were used to develop the models.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Davarian, F.; Bishop, D.
1993-01-01
Propogation models that can be used for the design of Earth-space land mobile-satellite telecommunications systems are presented. These models include: empirical roadside shadowing, attenuation frequency scaling, fade and non-fade duration distribution, multipath in a mountain environment, and multipath in a roadside tree environment. Propogation data from helicopter-mobile and satellite-mobile measurements in Australia and the United States were used to develop the models.
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IRIS Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic (Cancer) ...
EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) conducted a review of the scientific basis supporting the human health cancer hazard and dose-response assessment of inorganic arsenic that will appear on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database. EPA revised the assessment and is now returning the assessment to the SAB and releasing the document to the public for a focused review of EPA's responses to the SAB recommendations. This draft IRIS health assessment addresses only cancer human health effects that may result from chronic exposure to this chemical.
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Revised Draft Policy on Permit Modifications and Extensions
This document may be of assistance in applying the New Source Review (NSR) air permitting regulations including the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) requirements. This document is part of the NSR Policy and Guidance Database. Some documents in the database are a scanned or retyped version of a paper photocopy of the original. Although we have taken considerable effort to quality assure the documents, some may contain typographical errors. Contact the office that issued the document if you need a copy of the original.
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Development and evaluation of the INSPIRE measure of staff support for personal recovery.
Williams, Julie; Leamy, Mary; Bird, Victoria; Le Boutillier, Clair; Norton, Sam; Pesola, Francesca; Slade, Mike
2015-05-01
No individualised standardised measure of staff support for mental health recovery exists. To develop and evaluate a measure of staff support for recovery. initial draft of measure based on systematic review of recovery processes; consultation (n = 61); and piloting (n = 20). Psychometric evaluation: three rounds of data collection from mental health service users (n = 92). INSPIRE has two sub-scales. The 20-item Support sub-scale has convergent validity (0.60) and adequate sensitivity to change. Exploratory factor analysis (variance 71.4-85.1 %, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin 0.65-0.78) and internal consistency (range 0.82-0.85) indicate each recovery domain is adequately assessed. The 7-item Relationship sub-scale has convergent validity 0.69, test-retest reliability 0.75, internal consistency 0.89, a one-factor solution (variance 70.5 %, KMO 0.84) and adequate sensitivity to change. A 5-item Brief INSPIRE was also evaluated. INSPIRE and Brief INSPIRE demonstrate adequate psychometric properties, and can be recommended for research and clinical use.
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Muneta, Takeshi; Hara, Kenji; Ju, Young-Jin; Mochizuki, Tomoyuki; Morito, Toshiyuki; Yagishita, Kazuyoshi; Sekiya, Ichiro
2010-06-01
The purpose of the study was to compare the outcome of revision anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction by the double-bundle (DB) technique using multi-strand semitendinosus tendon with that of primary reconstruction by use of the same technique. The study included 21 patients who underwent revision ACL reconstruction (mean follow-up, 40 months) with the semitendinosus tendon DB technique between 1995 and 2006 and 86 unilateral primary DB ACL reconstructions (mean follow-up, 33 months) between 2000 and 2004. The outcome of both groups was compared based on differences between operated and unoperated limbs and modified International Knee Documentation Committee grades. Both the overall and sports-related subjective scores were evaluated between the 2 groups. The KT measurements (MEDmetric, San Diego, CA) averaged 1.7 mm (SD, 1.8 mm) in the revision group and 1.5 mm (SD, 1.6 mm) in the primary group. There was no significant difference in KT measurements between the 2 groups. The Lachman test was negative in 83% of revision cases and 87% of primary cases; the anterior drawer test was negative in 83% and 91%, respectively, and the pivot-shift test was negative in 78% and 90%, respectively. There was a tendency for a positive pivot-shift test in the revision group being higher. The Lysholm score and subjective recovery score were significantly lower in the revision group. The semitendinosus tendon DB revision procedure provided range of motion and anterior stability comparable to those after primary DB surgery and a comparable return to athletic activities. However, the patients tended to have positive pivot-shift test results. The revision cases were also inferior in terms of the general evaluation of recovery of knee condition. The outcome scores were lower overall in the revision group. Level IV, therapeutic case series. Copyright (c) 2010 Arthroscopy Association of North America. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Tiedemann, H.A.
1991-05-01
The report contains a general introduction and background to DOE's revised National Energy Strategy Advanced Oil Recovery Program and activities of the Oil Implementation Task Force; a detailed synopsis of the symposium, including technical presentations, comments and suggestions; a section of technical information on deltaic reservoirs; and appendices containing a comprehensive listing of references keyed to general deltaic and geological aspects of reservoirs and those relevant to six selected deltaic plays. Enhanced recovery processes include chemical floodings, gas displacement, thermal recovery, geoscience, and microbial recovery.
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2013-04-05
... disc, tape, and/or digital media to maintain a real-time copy of the data for disaster recovery purposes. Real-time copies of data are deleted at the same time as the original data. Retrievability... data in USCIS ELIS. Temporary data includes draft account data provided by first-time Applicants in...
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2011-03-22
... to generate electric power and would capture carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) for use in enhanced oil recovery... cooperative agreement. The polygen plant would be built on a 600 acre oil field site in Ector County, Texas, north of the abandoned oil town of Penwell. Summit would design and construct the plant to capture...
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78 FR 23948 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Black-Footed Ferret Draft Recovery Plan
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2013-04-23
... America wherever prairie dogs occurred. The species was listed as endangered in 1967 (32 FR 4001; March 11... prairie dogs was an important factor in the ferret's decline. From the late 1800s to approximately the 1960s, prairie dog-occupied habitat and prairie dog numbers were dramatically reduced by the effects of...
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...] Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Lost Creek In Situ Uranium Recovery Project in Sweetwater County, WY AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of... the Draft EIS. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments related to the Lost Creek In Situ [[Page 7878...
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78 FR 54959 - Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2013; Correction
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Coma Recovery Scale-Revised: evidentiary support for hierarchical grading of level of consciousness.
Gerrard, Paul; Zafonte, Ross; Giacino, Joseph T
2014-12-01
To investigate the neurobehavioral pattern of recovery of consciousness as reflected by performance on the subscales of the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R). Retrospective item response theory (IRT) and factor analysis. Inpatient rehabilitation facilities. Rehabilitation inpatients (N=180) with posttraumatic disturbance in consciousness who participated in a double-blinded, randomized, controlled drug trial. Not applicable. Scores on CRS-R subscales. The CRS-R was found to fit factor analytic models adhering to the assumptions of unidimensionality and monotonicity. In addition, subscales were mutually independent based on residual correlations. Nonparametric IRT reaffirmed the finding of monotonicity. A highly constrained confirmatory factor analysis model, which imposed equal factor loadings on all items, was found to fit the data well and was used to estimate a 1-parameter IRT model. This study provides evidence of the unidimensionality of the CRS-R and supports the hierarchical structure of the CRS-R subscales, suggesting that it is an effective tool for establishing diagnosis and monitoring recovery of consciousness after severe traumatic brain injury. Copyright © 2014 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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2012-05-24
... revised totals. The data in this table replaces the data provided in table 3 of the proposed rule at 76 FR... that we designate or revise critical habitat based upon the best scientific data available, after... educational benefits of mapping areas containing essential features that aid in the recovery of the listed...
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Mall, Nathan A; Abrams, Geoffrey D; Azar, Frederick M; Traina, Steve M; Allen, Answorth A; Parker, Richard; Cole, Brian J
2014-06-01
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are common in athletes. Techniques and methods of treatment for these injuries continue to vary among surgeons. Thirty National Basketball Association (NBA) team physicians were surveyed during the NBA Pre-Draft Combine. Survey questions involved current and previous practice methods of primary and revision ACL reconstruction, including technique, graft choice, rehabilitation, and treatment of combined ACL and medial collateral ligament injuries. Descriptive parametric statistics, Fisher exact test, and logistic regression were used, and significance was set at α = 0.05. All 30 team physicians completed the survey. Eighty-seven percent indicated they use autograft (81% bone-patellar tendon-bone) for primary ACL reconstruction in NBA athletes, and 43% indicated they use autograft for revision cases. Fourteen surgeons (47%) indicated they use an anteromedial portal (AMP) for femoral tunnel drilling, whereas 5 years earlier only 4 (13%) used this technique. There was a significant (P = .009) positive correlation between fewer years in practice and AMP use. NBA team physicians' use of an AMP for femoral tunnel drilling has increased over the past 5 years.
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Halim, Audrey S; Finkenstaedt-Quinn, Solaire A; Olsen, Laura J; Gere, Anne Ruggles; Shultz, Ginger V
2018-06-01
Student misconceptions are an obstacle in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics courses and unless remediated may continue causing difficulties in learning as students advance in their studies. Writing-to-learn assignments (WTL) are characterized by their ability to promote in-depth conceptual learning by allowing students to explore their understanding of a topic. This study sought to determine whether and what types of misconceptions are elicited by WTL assignments and how the process of peer review and revision leads to remediation or propagation of misconceptions. We examined four WTL assignments in an introductory biology course in which students first wrote about content by applying it to a realistic scenario, then participated in a peer-review process before revising their work. Misconceptions were identified in all four assignments, with the greatest number pertaining to protein structure and function. Additionally, in certain contexts, students used scientific terminology incorrectly. Analysis of the drafts and peer-review comments generated six profiles by which misconceptions were addressed through the peer-review process. The prevalent mode of remediation arose through directed peer-review comments followed by correction during revision. It was also observed that additional misconceptions were elicited as students revised their writing in response to general peer-review suggestions.
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Hanford Technical Basis for Multiple Dosimetry Effective Dose Methodology
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Hill, Robin L.; Rathbone, Bruce A.
2010-08-01
The current method at Hanford for dealing with the results from multiple dosimeters worn during non-uniform irradiation is to use a compartmentalization method to calculate the effective dose (E). The method, as documented in the current version of Section 6.9.3 in the 'Hanford External Dosimetry Technical Basis Manual, PNL-MA-842,' is based on the compartmentalization method presented in the 1997 ANSI/HPS N13.41 standard, 'Criteria for Performing Multiple Dosimetry.' With the adoption of the ICRP 60 methodology in the 2007 revision to 10 CFR 835 came changes that have a direct affect on the compartmentalization method described in the 1997 ANSI/HPS N13.41more » standard, and, thus, to the method used at Hanford. The ANSI/HPS N13.41 standard committee is in the process of updating the standard, but the changes to the standard have not yet been approved. And, the drafts of the revision of the standard tend to align more with ICRP 60 than with the changes specified in the 2007 revision to 10 CFR 835. Therefore, a revised method for calculating effective dose from non-uniform external irradiation using a compartmental method was developed using the tissue weighting factors and remainder organs specified in 10 CFR 835 (2007).« less
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Mind the gap! Automated concept map feedback supports students in writing cohesive explanations.
Lachner, Andreas; Burkhart, Christian; Nückles, Matthias
2017-03-01
Many students are challenged with the demand of writing cohesive explanations. To support students in writing cohesive explanations, we developed a computer-based feedback tool that visualizes cohesion deficits of students' explanations in a concept map. We conducted three studies to investigate the effectiveness of such feedback as well as the underlying cognitive processes. In Study 1, we found that the concept map helped students identify potential cohesion gaps in their drafts and plan remedial revisions. In Study 2, students with concept map feedback conducted revisions that resulted in more locally and globally cohesive, and also more comprehensible, explanations than the explanations of students who revised without concept map feedback. In Study 3, we replicated the findings of Study 2 by and large. More importantly, students who had received concept map feedback on a training explanation 1 week later wrote a transfer explanation without feedback that was more cohesive than the explanation of students who had received no feedback on their training explanation. The automated concept map feedback appears to particularly support the evaluation phase of the revision process. Furthermore, the feedback enabled novice writers to acquire sustainable skills in writing cohesive explanations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved).
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Singh, Jasvinder A; Dowsey, Michelle; Choong, Peter F
2017-03-15
A patient- and surgeon-Delphi-derived Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) draft core domain set for total joint arthroplasty (TJR) trials was recently developed. Our objective was to obtain further patient stakeholder endorsement of draft core domain set for TJR clinical trials. We surveyed two patient groups: (1) OMERACT patient partners; and (2) patients who had undergone hip or knee TJR. Patients received an introductory email with explanations about the core domain set and instructions to rate the core domains, i.e., important aspects, of OMERACT TJR clinical trial draft core domain set. Rating was on a nominal scale, where 1-3 indicated a domain of limited importance, 4-6 an important, but not critical domain, and 7-9 a critical domain. We used Mann-Whitney test (a non-parametric test) to compare the distribution of ratings between the two groups. Thirty one survey participants from the OMERACT patient partner group and 118 knee/hip TJR patients responded with response rates of 66 and 80%, respectively. Majority of the survey respondents were female, 87 vs. 53%, and were 55 years or older, 57 vs. 94%. Median (interquartile range [IQR]) scores for six core domains by OMERACT and knee/hip TJR patient groups were, respectively: pain, 8 [8, 9] and 9 [8, 9]; function, 9 [8, 9] and 9 [8, 9]; patient satisfaction, 8 [8, 9] and 8 [7, 9]; revision surgery, 7 [7, 8] and 7 [5, 9]; adverse events, 8 [7, 9] and 8 [6, 9]; and death, 9 [6, 9] and 9 [4, 9]. No statistically significant differences in rating were noted for any of the six core domains between the two groups (p ≥ 0.31). Among the additional domains, ratings for patient participation did not differ by group (p = 0.98), but ratings for cost were significantly different (p = 0.005). Patients provided qualitative feedback regarding core domains, and did not propose any modifications to the draft core domain set. Two separate patient stakeholder groups endorsed the OMERACT TJR draft core domain set for TJR trials.
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MacPherson, Hugh; Altman, Douglas G; Hammerschlag, Richard; Li, Youping; Wu, Taixiang; White, Adrian; Moher, David
2010-01-01
The STandards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA) were published in five journals in 2001 and 2002. These guidelines, in the form of a checklist and explanations for use by authors and journal editors, were designed to improve reporting of acupuncture trials, particularly the interventions, thereby facilitating their interpretation and replication. Subsequent reviews of the application and impact of STRICTA have highlighted the value of STRICTA as well as scope for improvements and revision. To manage the revision process a collaboration between the STRICTA Group, the CONSORT Group and the Chinese Cochrane Centre was developed in 2008. An expert panel with 47 participants was convened that provided electronic feedback on a revised draft of the checklist. At a subsequent face-to-face meeting in Freiburg, a group of 21 participants further revised the STRICTA checklist and planned dissemination. The new STRICTA checklist, which is an official extension of CONSORT, includes 6 items and 17 subitems. These set out reporting guidelines for the acupuncture rationale, the details of needling, the treatment regimen, other components of treatment, the practitioner background and the control or comparator interventions. In addition, and as part of this revision process, the explanations for each item have been elaborated, and examples of good reporting for each item are provided. In addition, the word ‘controlled’ in STRICTA is replaced by ‘clinical’, to indicate that STRICTA is applicable to a broad range of clinical evaluation designs, including uncontrolled outcome studies and case reports. It is intended that the revised STRICTA checklist, in conjunction with both the main CONSORT statement and extension for non-pharmacological treatment, will raise the quality of reporting of clinical trials of acupuncture. PMID:20615861
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Nanomaterial Case Study: A Comparison of Multiwalled ...
This Independent Peer Review Draft document presents a case study of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs); it focuses on the specific example of MWCNTs as used in flame-retardant coatings applied to upholstery textiles. This case study is organized around the comprehensive environmental assessment (CEA) framework, which structures available information pertaining to the product life cycle, environmental transport and fate, exposure-dose in receptors (i.e., humans, ecological populations, and the environment), and potential impacts in these receptors. The document does not draw conclusions about potential risks, or present an exhaustive review of the literature. Rather, it was used in an independent peer review to provide feedback on revisions that EPA made to the external review draft of the document based on public comments and the CEA process to identify research gaps for MWCNTs. This document seeks to identify what is known and unknown related to assessing the health and environmental implications of a nanomaterial; in this case multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) used in flame-retardant coatings applied to textiles.
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Developing and Pretesting a Text Messaging Program for Health Behavior Change: Recommended Steps.
Abroms, Lorien C; Whittaker, Robyn; Free, Caroline; Mendel Van Alstyne, Judith; Schindler-Ruwisch, Jennifer M
2015-12-21
A growing body of evidence demonstrates that text messaging-based programs (short message service [SMS]) on mobile phones can help people modify health behaviors. Most of these programs have consisted of automated and sometimes interactive text messages that guide a person through the process of behavior change. This paper provides guidance on how to develop text messaging programs aimed at changing health behaviors. Based on their collective experience in designing, developing, and evaluating text messaging programs and a review of the literature, the authors drafted the guide. One author initially drafted the guide and the others provided input and review. Steps for developing a text messaging program include conducting formative research for insights into the target audience and health behavior, designing the text messaging program, pretesting the text messaging program concept and messages, and revising the text messaging program. The steps outlined in this guide may help in the development of SMS-based behavior change programs.
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Editing Tips for Technical Publications in the Joint Nuclear Weapons Publication System (JNWPS)
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
ALLEN, TARA S.
2002-12-01
These editing tips contain helpful suggestions to assist writers who are writing, editing, and publishing technical publications in the JNWPS. The suggestions clarify some of the most common writing problems and requirements of two publications used in the JNWPS: ''DOE-DTRA TP 1-1, Joint Nuclear Weapons Publications System Operating Procedures, Specifications, and Standards, and United States Government Printing Office Style Manual''. Topics include requirements for abbreviations, formats for drafts, layouts of illustrations and tables, appropriate wording for interim changes, guidance for creating a list of effective pages, how to insert and delete pages and paragraphs, referencing other technical publications, use ofmore » revision bars, requirements for safety precautions, use of hyphens, and how to place warnings, cautions, and notes. Also included are a writer's checklist, samples of draft title pages, and a section of helpful tips for the writers who use the department's desktop publishing software program, Adobe{reg_sign} FrameMaker{reg_sign}.« less
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Mental and behavioural disorders in the ICD-11: concepts, methodologies, and current status.
Gaebel, Wolfgang; Zielasek, Jürgen; Reed, Geoffrey M
2017-04-30
This review provides an overview of the concepts, methods and current status of the development of the Eleventh Revision of the Mental and Behavioural Disorders chapter of the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-11) by the World Health Organization (WHO). Given the global use of the current version (ICD-10) for a wide range of applications in clinical practice and health statistics, a major aim of the development process for ICD-11 has been to increase the utility of the classification system. Expert working groups with responsibility for specific disorder groupings first suggested a set of revised diagnostic guidelines. Then surveys were performed to obtain suggestions for revisions from practicing health professionals. A completely revised structure for the classification of mental and behavioural disorders was developed and major revisions were suggested, for example, for schizophrenia and other primary psychotic disorders, substance use disorders, affective disorders and personality disorders. A new category of "gaming disorder" has been proposed and conditions related to sexual health and gender identity will be classified separately from mental disorders. An ICD-11 beta draft is freely available on the internet and public comments are invited. Field studies of the revised diagnostic guidelines are in process to obtain additional information about necessary improvements. A tabulated crosswalk from previous ICD-10 to then ICD-11 criteria will be necessary to ascertain the continuity of diagnoses for epidemiological and other statistical purposes. The final version of ICD-11 is currently scheduled for release by the World Health Assembly in 2018.
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Mattila, Marja-Leena; Kielinen, Marko; Linna, Sirkka-Liisa; Jussila, Katja; Ebeling, Hanna; Bloigu, Risto; Joseph, Robert M; Moilanen, Irma
2011-06-01
The latest definitions of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) were specified in DSM-IV-TR in 2000. DSM-5 criteria are planned for 2013. Here, we estimated the prevalence of ASDs and autism according to DSM-IV-TR, clarified confusion concerning diagnostic criteria, and evaluated DSM-5 draft criteria for ASD posted by the American Psychiatry Association (APA) in February 2010. This was an epidemiological study of 5,484 eight-year-old children in Finland, 4,422 (81%) of them rated via the Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire by parents and/or teachers, and 110 examined by using a structured interview, semi-structured observation, IQ measurement, school-day observation, and patient records. Diagnoses were assigned according to DSM-IV-TR criteria and DSM-5 draft criteria in children with a full-scale IQ (FSIQ) ≥50. Patient records were evaluated in children with an FSIQ <50 to discover diagnoses of ASDs. The prevalence of ASDs was 8.4 in 1,000 and that of autism 4.1 in 1,000 according to DSM-IV-TR. Of the subjects with ASDs and autism, 65% and 61% were high-functioning (FSIQ ≥70), respectively. The prevalence of pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified was not estimated because of inconsistency in DSM-IV-TR criteria. DSM-5 draft criteria were shown to be less sensitive in regard to identification of subjects with ASDs, particularly those with Asperger's syndrome and some high-functioning subjects with autism. DSM-IV-TR helps with the definition of ASDs only up to a point. We suggest modifications to five details of DSM-5 draft criteria posted by the APA in February 2010. Completing revision of DSM criteria for ASDs is a challenging task. Copyright © 2011 American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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11 Bremerton Preparedness through a pandemic and have drafted influenza pandemic preparedness plans (Assistant Secretary of Defense, 2006). The...includes 7 Gurney/beds (3 APU/4 PACU) Isolation Breakdown: Active Inactive 2/5MS 2/Blbg 17 Rms C3313, C3309 2/Bldg 17 Rms C2111, C2117 4/ ICU 1/40B 1/ER... influenza and Naval Hospital Bremerton (2005) needs to be tailored and revised to relay the latest guidance. Commander Crescenzi, Naval Hospital
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Cargo Movement Operations System (CMOS). Software Design Document. Revised Draft
1990-07-12
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A Screening Assessment of the Potential Impacts of Climate ...
EPA has released this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-dissemination peer review under applicable information quality guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency policy or determination. EPA will consider any public comments submitted in accordance with this notice when revising the document. The report is a screening level analysis intended to determine the scope and magnitude of global change impacts rather than a detailed assessment of specific impacts and adaptation measures.
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Evaluation of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide ...
EPA is seeking peer review of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of ethylene oxide (cancer) that will appear in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database. EPA seeks external peer review on how the Agency responded to the SAB panel recommendations, the exposure-response modeling of epidemiologic data, including new analyses since the 2007 external peer review, and on the adequacy, transparency, and clarity of the revised draft. The peer review will include an opportunity for the public to address the peer reviewers.
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A Rapid Dialysis Method for Analysis of Artificial Sweeteners in Foods (2nd Report).
Tahara, Shoichi; Yamamoto, Sumiyo; Yamajima, Yukiko; Miyakawa, Hiroyuki; Uematsu, Yoko; Monma, Kimio
2017-01-01
Following the previous report, a rapid dialysis method was developed for the extraction and purification of four artificial sweeteners, namely, sodium saccharide (Sa), acesulfame potassium (AK), aspartame (APM), and dulcin (Du), which are present in various foods. The method was evaluated by the addition of 0.02 g/kg of these sweeteners to a cookie sample, in the same manner as in the previous report. Revisions from the previous method were: reduction of the total dialysis volume from 200 to 100 mL, change of tube length from 55 to 50 cm, change of dialysate from 0.01 mol/L hydrochloric aqueous solution containing 10% sodium chloride to 30% methanol solution, and change of dialysis conditions from ambient temperature with occasional shaking to 50℃ with shaking at 160 rpm. As a result of these revisions, the recovery reached 99.3-103.8% with one hour dialysis. The obtained recovery yields were comparable to the recovery yields in the previous method with four hour dialysis.
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Lodge, Amy C; Kuhn, Wendy; Earley, Juli; Stevens Manser, Stacey
2018-06-01
The Recovery Self-Assessment (RSA) is a reliable and valid tool used to measure recovery-oriented services. Recent studies, however, suggest that the length and reading level of the RSA makes its routine use in service settings difficult. Recognizing the importance of including people with lived experience of a mental health challenge in research processes and the need to enhance the utility of tools that measure recovery-oriented services, this paper describes an innovative researcher-peer provider consultant multistep process used to revise the provider version of the RSA to create a new instrument-the Recovery-Oriented Services Assessment (ROSA). The authors conducted an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) with principal axis factoring extraction and direct oblimin rotation to evaluate the underlying structure of the provider RSA using data from mental health employees (n = 323). To triangulate the findings of the EFA, quantitative and qualitative data were collected from peer provider consultants (n = 9) on the importance of and language of RSA items. EFA results indicated that a 1-factor solution provided the best fit and explained 48% of the total variance. Consultants triangulated EFA results and recommended the addition of 2 items and language revisions. These results were used to develop the ROSA-a 15-item instrument measuring recovery-oriented services with accessible language. Two versions of the ROSA were developed: a staff version and a people-in-services version. The ROSA may provide organizations with a more accessible way to measure the extent to which their services are recovery oriented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).
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Wasser, Samuel K.; Hayward, Lisa S.; Hartman, Jennifer; Booth, Rebecca K.; Broms, Kristin; Berg, Jodi; Seely, Elizabeth; Lewis, Lyle; Smith, Heath
2012-01-01
State and federal actions to conserve northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) habitat are largely initiated by establishing habitat occupancy. Northern spotted owl occupancy is typically assessed by eliciting their response to simulated conspecific vocalizations. However, proximity of barred owls (Strix varia)–a significant threat to northern spotted owls–can suppress northern spotted owl responsiveness to vocalization surveys and hence their probability of detection. We developed a survey method to simultaneously detect both species that does not require vocalization. Detection dogs (Canis familiaris) located owl pellets accumulated under roost sites, within search areas selected using habitat association maps. We compared success of detection dog surveys to vocalization surveys slightly modified from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Draft 2010 Survey Protocol. Seventeen 2 km ×2 km polygons were each surveyed multiple times in an area where northern spotted owls were known to nest prior to 1997 and barred owl density was thought to be low. Mitochondrial DNA was used to confirm species from pellets detected by dogs. Spotted owl and barred owl detection probabilities were significantly higher for dog than vocalization surveys. For spotted owls, this difference increased with number of site visits. Cumulative detection probabilities of northern spotted owls were 29% after session 1, 62% after session 2, and 87% after session 3 for dog surveys, compared to 25% after session 1, increasing to 59% by session 6 for vocalization surveys. Mean detection probability for barred owls was 20.1% for dog surveys and 7.3% for vocal surveys. Results suggest that detection dog surveys can complement vocalization surveys by providing a reliable method for establishing occupancy of both northern spotted and barred owl without requiring owl vocalization. This helps meet objectives of Recovery Actions 24 and 25 of the Revised Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl. PMID:22916175
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Wasser, Samuel K; Hayward, Lisa S; Hartman, Jennifer; Booth, Rebecca K; Broms, Kristin; Berg, Jodi; Seely, Elizabeth; Lewis, Lyle; Smith, Heath
2012-01-01
State and federal actions to conserve northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) habitat are largely initiated by establishing habitat occupancy. Northern spotted owl occupancy is typically assessed by eliciting their response to simulated conspecific vocalizations. However, proximity of barred owls (Strix varia)-a significant threat to northern spotted owls-can suppress northern spotted owl responsiveness to vocalization surveys and hence their probability of detection. We developed a survey method to simultaneously detect both species that does not require vocalization. Detection dogs (Canis familiaris) located owl pellets accumulated under roost sites, within search areas selected using habitat association maps. We compared success of detection dog surveys to vocalization surveys slightly modified from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Draft 2010 Survey Protocol. Seventeen 2 km × 2 km polygons were each surveyed multiple times in an area where northern spotted owls were known to nest prior to 1997 and barred owl density was thought to be low. Mitochondrial DNA was used to confirm species from pellets detected by dogs. Spotted owl and barred owl detection probabilities were significantly higher for dog than vocalization surveys. For spotted owls, this difference increased with number of site visits. Cumulative detection probabilities of northern spotted owls were 29% after session 1, 62% after session 2, and 87% after session 3 for dog surveys, compared to 25% after session 1, increasing to 59% by session 6 for vocalization surveys. Mean detection probability for barred owls was 20.1% for dog surveys and 7.3% for vocal surveys. Results suggest that detection dog surveys can complement vocalization surveys by providing a reliable method for establishing occupancy of both northern spotted and barred owl without requiring owl vocalization. This helps meet objectives of Recovery Actions 24 and 25 of the Revised Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl.
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Itazawa, Tomoko; Tamaki, Yukihisa; Komiyama, Takafumi; Nishimura, Yasumasa; Nakayama, Yuko; Ito, Hiroyuki; Ohde, Yasuhisa; Kusumoto, Masahiko; Sakai, Shuji; Suzuki, Kenji; Watanabe, Hirokazu; Asamura, Hisao
2017-01-01
The purpose of this study was to develop a consensus-based computed tomographic (CT) atlas that defines lymph node stations in radiotherapy for lung cancer based on the lymph node map of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC). A project group in the Japanese Radiation Oncology Study Group (JROSG) initially prepared a draft of the atlas in which lymph node Stations 1–11 were illustrated on axial CT images. Subsequently, a joint committee of the Japan Lung Cancer Society (JLCS) and the Japanese Society for Radiation Oncology (JASTRO) was formulated to revise this draft. The committee consisted of four radiation oncologists, four thoracic surgeons and three thoracic radiologists. The draft prepared by the JROSG project group was intensively reviewed and discussed at four meetings of the committee over several months. Finally, we proposed definitions for the regional lymph node stations and the consensus-based CT atlas. This atlas was approved by the Board of Directors of JLCS and JASTRO. This resulted in the first official CT atlas for defining regional lymph node stations in radiotherapy for lung cancer authorized by the JLCS and JASTRO. In conclusion, the JLCS–JASTRO consensus-based CT atlas, which conforms to the IASLC lymph node map, was established. PMID:27609192
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Update to An Inventory of Sources and Environmental ...
In 2006, EPA published an inventory of sources and environmental releases of dioxin-like compounds in the United States. This draft report presents an update and revision to that dioxin source inventory. It also presents updated estimates of environmental releases of dioxin-like compounds to the air, water, land and products. The sources are grouped into five broad categories: combustion sources, metals smelting/refining, chemical manufacturing, natural sources, and environmental reservoirs. Estimates of annual releases to land, air, and water are presented for reference years 1987, 1995, and 2000. While the overall decreasing trend in emissions seen in the original report continues, the individual dioxin releases in this draft updated report are generally higher than the values reported in 2006. This is largely due to the inclusion (in all three years) of additional sources in the quantitative inventory that were not included in the 2006 report. The largest new source included in this draft updated inventory was forest fires. In the 2006 report, this was classified as preliminary and not included in the quantitative inventory. The top three air sources of dioxin emissions in 2000 were forest fires, backyard burning of trash, and medical waste incinerators. The Report Presents An Update To The Dioxin Source Inventory Published In 2006 (U.S. Epa, 2006). The Peer-Review Panel For The 2006 Document Provided Additional Comments After The Final Report Had
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Mathias, Susan D; Berry, Pamela; Pascoe, Katie; de Vries, Jane; Askanase, Anca D; Colwell, Hilary H; Chang, David J
2017-03-01
The aim of this study was to develop a patient-reported outcome measure specific for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) to assess patient satisfaction with treatment, treatment options, and medical care. Patients with SLE were recruited from four US rheumatology practices. Concept elicitation interviews identified aspects that patients considered important and relevant regarding satisfaction with treatment and medical care. Concept elicitation interviews and clinical input were used to draft the Lupus Satisfaction Questionnaire (LSQ). A second cohort of patients with SLE participated in combined concept elicitation/cognitive debriefing interviews, after which the LSQ was revised. Fourteen patients completed concept elicitation interviews: 93% were female, 57% were white, and 85% had moderate/severe SLE. Current treatments included hydroxychloroquine (93%), steroids (79%), and belimumab (57%), and 43% were biologic naive. Patients were generally satisfied with their treatment and medical care; however, they were dissatisfied with treatment adverse effects and the number of available treatment options. Cognitive debriefing interviews (n = 8) demonstrated that the LSQ was comprehensive, clear, and relevant; therefore, only minor revisions were made to the questionnaire. The LSQ assesses satisfaction with current SLE treatments (25 items), medical care (11 items), and insurance coverage (3 items). The draft LSQ was evaluated in 195 adults with SLE. Fifty-eight percent of patients reported that they were "somewhat satisfied" with their SLE treatment. The LSQ has been developed to assess treatment satisfaction among patients with SLE. Following further testing to support its validity and reliability, it will provide a useful tool to facilitate assessment of satisfaction with treatments for SLE and help inform treatment decisions.
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Sacks, David B; Arnold, Mark; Bakris, George L; Bruns, David E; Horvath, Andrea Rita; Kirkman, M Sue; Lernmark, Ake; Metzger, Boyd E; Nathan, David M
2011-06-01
Multiple laboratory tests are used to diagnose and manage patients with diabetes mellitus. The quality of the scientific evidence supporting the use of these tests varies substantially. An expert committee compiled evidence-based recommendations for the use of laboratory testing for patients with diabetes. A new system was developed to grade the overall quality of the evidence and the strength of the recommendations. Draft guidelines were posted on the Internet and presented at the 2007 Arnold O. Beckman Conference. The document was modified in response to oral and written comments, and a revised draft was posted in 2010 and again modified in response to written comments. The National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry and the Evidence-Based Laboratory Medicine Committee of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry jointly reviewed the guidelines, which were accepted after revisions by the Professional Practice Committee and subsequently approved by the Executive Committee of the American Diabetes Association. In addition to long-standing criteria based on measurement of plasma glucose, diabetes can be diagnosed by demonstrating increased blood hemoglobin A(1c) (HbA(1c)) concentrations. Monitoring of glycemic control is performed by self-monitoring of plasma or blood glucose with meters and by laboratory analysis of HbA(1c). The potential roles of noninvasive glucose monitoring, genetic testing, and measurement of autoantibodies, urine albumin, insulin, proinsulin, C-peptide, and other analytes are addressed. The guidelines provide specific recommendations that are based on published data or derived from expert consensus. Several analytes have minimal clinical value at present, and their measurement is not recommended.
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Sacks, David B; Arnold, Mark; Bakris, George L; Bruns, David E; Horvath, Andrea Rita; Kirkman, M Sue; Lernmark, Ake; Metzger, Boyd E; Nathan, David M
2011-06-01
Multiple laboratory tests are used to diagnose and manage patients with diabetes mellitus. The quality of the scientific evidence supporting the use of these tests varies substantially. An expert committee compiled evidence-based recommendations for the use of laboratory testing for patients with diabetes. A new system was developed to grade the overall quality of the evidence and the strength of the recommendations. Draft guidelines were posted on the Internet and presented at the 2007 Arnold O. Beckman Conference. The document was modified in response to oral and written comments, and a revised draft was posted in 2010 and again modified in response to written comments. The National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry and the Evidence Based Laboratory Medicine Committee of the AACC jointly reviewed the guidelines, which were accepted after revisions by the Professional Practice Committee and subsequently approved by the Executive Committee of the American Diabetes Association. In addition to long-standing criteria based on measurement of plasma glucose, diabetes can be diagnosed by demonstrating increased blood hemoglobin A(1c) (Hb A(1c)) concentrations. Monitoring of glycemic control is performed by self-monitoring of plasma or blood glucose with meters and by laboratory analysis of Hb A(1c). The potential roles of noninvasive glucose monitoring, genetic testing, and measurement of autoantibodies, urine albumin, insulin, proinsulin, C-peptide, and other analytes are addressed. The guidelines provide specific recommendations that are based on published data or derived from expert consensus. Several analytes have minimal clinical value at present, and their measurement is not recommended.
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: North Fork Skokomish Powerhouse at Cushman No. 2 Dam
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Fischer, Steve; McCarty, Patrick
2013-09-30
The objective of this project was to add generating capacity on an in-stream flow release at Tacoma Power's Cushman hydroelectric project, Cushman No. 2 Dam, FERC Project P-460. The flow that is being used to generate additional electricity was being discharged from a valve at the base of the dam without recovery of the energy. A second objective to the project was to incorporate upstream fish passage by use of a fish collection structure attached to the draft tubes of the hydroelectric units. This will enable reintroduction of native anadromous fish above the dams which have blocked fish passage sincemore » the late 1920's. The project was funded in part by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Department of Energy, Office of Energy, Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Wind and Water Power Program.« less
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Carter Revises the Science Budget
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Science News, 1977
1977-01-01
Reviews budget changes made by President Carter in the following science areas: basic science research; fusion research and breeder reactor projects; oil and gas recovery; coal conversion techniques; and space exploration. (CS)
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15 CFR 971.413 - Revision of a permit.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-01-01
... ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL RECOVERY PERMITS Issuance/Transfer... recognize at the time of filing the original permit application that, although the essential information for...
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Dampers for Natural Draft Heaters: Technical Report
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Lutz, James D.; Biermayer, Peter; King, Derek
2008-10-27
Energy required for water heating accounts for approximately 40percent of national residential natural gas consumption in California. With water heating contributing such a substantial portion of natural gas consumption, it is important to pay attention to water heater efficiencies. This paper reports on an investigation of a patented, buoyancy-operated flue damper. It is an add-on design to a standard atmospherically vented natural-draft gas-fired storage water heater. The flue damper was expected to reduce off-cycle standby losses, which would lead to improvements in the efficiency of the water heater. The test results showed that the Energy Factor of the baseline watermore » heater was 0.576. The recovery efficiency was 0.768. The standby heat loss coefficient was 10.619 (BTU/hr-oF). After the damper was installed, the test results show an Energy Factor for the baseline water heater of 0.605. The recovery efficiency was 0.786. The standby heat loss coefficient was 9.135 (BTU/hr-oF). The recovery efficiency increased 2.3percent and the standby heat loss coefficient decreased 14percent. When the burner was on, the baseline water heater caused 28.0 CFM of air to flow from the room. During standby, the flow was 12.4 CFM. The addition of the damper reduced the flow when the burner was on to 23.5 CFM. During standby, flow with the damper was reduced to 11.1 CFM. The flue damper reduced off-cycle standby losses, and improved the efficiency of the water heater. The flue damper also improved the recovery efficiency of the water heater by restricting on-cycle air flows through the flue.With or without the flue damper, off-cycle air flow upthe stack is nearly half the air flow rate as when the burner is firing.« less
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[Thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer: Brazilian consensus].
Maia, Ana Luiza; Ward, Laura S; Carvalho, Gisah A; Graf, Hans; Maciel, Rui M B; Maciel, Léa M Zanini; Rosário, Pedro W; Vaisman, Mario
2007-07-01
Thyroid nodules are a common manifestation of thyroid diseases. It is estimated that approximately 10% of adults have palpable thyroid nodules with the frequency increasing throughout life. The major concern on nodule evaluation is the risk of malignancy (5-10%). Differentiated thyroid carcinoma accounts for 90% of all thyroid malignant neoplasias. Although most patients with cancer have a favorable outcome, some individuals present an aggressive form of the disease and poor prognostic despite recent advances in diagnosis and treatment. Here, a set of clinical guidelines for the evaluation and management of patients with thyroid nodules or differentiated thyroid cancer was developed through consensus by 8 member of the Department of Thyroid, Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia. The participants are from different reference medical centers within Brazil, to reflect different practice patterns. Each committee participant was initially assigned to write a section of the document and to submit it to the chairperson, who revised and assembled the sections into a complete draft document, which was then circulated among all committee members for further revision. All committee members further revised and refined the document. The guidelines were developed based on the expert opinion of the committee participants, as well as on previously published information.
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75 FR 22633 - Proposed Information Collection
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2010-04-29
... RECOVERY ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY BOARD Proposed Information Collection ACTION: Notice of... Board (Board) invites public comments on a revision of a currently approved collection of information (OMB number 0430-0004). [[Page 22634
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Writing an academic essay: a practical guide for nurses.
Booth, Y
Writing academic essays can be a major hurdle and source of anxiety for many students. Fears and misconceptions relating to this kind of writing can be dispelled if the task is approached in a logical and systematic manner. This article outlines the key steps involved in successfully completing an essay and provides some practical tips to facilitate critical and analytical writing. These steps are: analysing the task; exploring the subject; planning the essay; writing the account; and revising the drafts. Although this process is challenging, academic writing is a means of developing both personally and professionally.
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1990-08-02
NO [ ] COMMENT DISPOSITION: ACCEPT [ ] REJECT [ ] COMMENT STATUS: OPEN [ ] CLOSED [ ] Cmnt Page Paragraph No. No. Number Comment ------------ ---- --------- -------------------------------------------- 1. 12 Table 3.1.2 Add "(On-Base)" to CC0205 - ADAM III to CMOS. 2. 28 3.10.2 c. Add reference to Table 3.11.21. 3. 30 3.12.1 b.(2) Change "Conformation of Listed Manifest" to "Confirmation of Lifted Manifest". 4. 50 3.34 d. Change this paragraph ref 2rence to 3.33 d. 5. 58 Table 6.3 Change the second "CMOS to ADAM III