Sample records for entity compliance guide
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17 CFR 202.8 - Small entity compliance guides.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-04-01
... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Small entity compliance guides. 202.8 Section 202.8 Commodity and Securities Exchanges SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION INFORMAL AND OTHER PROCEDURES § 202.8 Small entity compliance guides. The following small entity compliance guides...
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17 CFR 202.8 - Small entity compliance guides.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-04-01
... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Small entity compliance guides. 202.8 Section 202.8 Commodity and Securities Exchanges SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION INFORMAL AND OTHER PROCEDURES § 202.8 Small entity compliance guides. The following small entity compliance guides...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-11-20
... Acquisition Circular 2005-62; Small Entity Compliance Guide AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General... Entity Compliance Guide. SUMMARY: This document is issued under the joint authority of DOD, GSA, and NASA. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance with section 212 of the Small...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-09-27
... industry 223 entitled ``Small Entity Compliance Guide--Declaring Color Additives in Animal Foods.'' This... of certified color additives on the labels of animal food including animal feeds and pet foods. DATES... SECG entitled ``Small Entity Compliance Guide--Declaring Color Additives in Animal Foods.'' This SECG...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-09-02
... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0435] Guidance for Industry; Small Entities Compliance Guide--The Index of Legally Marketed Unapproved New Animal... industry 201 entitled ``Small Entities Compliance Guide--The Index of Legally Marketed Unapproved New...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-10-25
...The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled ``Required Warnings for Cigarette Packages and Advertisements--Small Entity Compliance Guide'' for a final rule published in the Federal Register on June 22, 2011. This small entity compliance guide (SECG) is intended to set forth in plain language the requirements of the regulation and to help small businesses understand and comply with the regulation.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-04-13
...] Small Entity Compliance Guide: Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production... ``Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production, Storage, and Transportation--Small... requiring shell egg producers to implement measures to prevent Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) from...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-07-05
... ADMINISTRATION 48 CFR Chapter 1 [Docket FAR 2011-0077, Sequence 5] Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-53; Small Entity Compliance Guide AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General... Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-53, which amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). An...
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75 FR 14607 - Small Entity Compliance Guide: Bottled Water: Total Coliform and E. coli
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-03-26
... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0141] Small Entity Compliance Guide: Bottled Water: Total Coliform and E. coli; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing...
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17 CFR 202.8 - Small entity compliance guides.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-04-01
... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 2 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Small entity compliance guides. 202.8 Section 202.8 Commodity and Securities Exchanges SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION INFORMAL AND...: Small Business and the SEC. 1 1 These items are also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission...
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17 CFR 202.8 - Small entity compliance guides.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-04-01
... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 2 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Small entity compliance guides. 202.8 Section 202.8 Commodity and Securities Exchanges SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION INFORMAL AND...: Small Business and the SEC. 1 1 These items are also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission...
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17 CFR 202.8 - Small entity compliance guides.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-04-01
... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 3 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Small entity compliance guides. 202.8 Section 202.8 Commodity and Securities Exchanges SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION INFORMAL AND...: Small Business and the SEC. 1 1 These items are also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-05-01
...] Small Entity Compliance Guide: Bottled Water: Quality Standard: Establishing an Allowable Level for di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-09-30
... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE... Acquisition Circular 2005-70; Small Entity Compliance Guide AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General... employees at subpart 3.9. In accordance with FAR 1.108(d)(3), contracting officers are encouraged to include...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-11-25
...: Small Entity Compliance Guide. SUMMARY: This document is issued under the joint authority of DOD, GSA... the FAR case number. For information pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat at 202- 501-4755. Rules Listed in FAC 2005-71 Item Subject FAR Case Analyst *I...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-06-26
... Entity Compliance Guide. SUMMARY: This document is issued under the joint authority of DOD, GSA, and NASA... whose name appears in the table below. Please cite FAC 2005-68 and the FAR case number. For information... Listed in FAC 2005-68 Subject FAR Case Analyst *Expansion of Applicability of the Senior Executive...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-12-31
...: Small Entity Compliance Guide. SUMMARY: This document is issued under the joint authority of DOD, GSA..., contact the analyst whose name appears in the table below. Please cite FAC 2005-72 and the FAR case number... 202- 501-4755. Rules Listed in FAC 2005-72 Item Subject FAR Case Analyst *I Service 2010-010 Loeb...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-10-31
...The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a notice that appeared in the Federal Register of October 25, 2011 (76 FR 66074). The document announced the availability of a guidance for industry entitled ``Required Warnings for Cigarette Packages and Advertisements--Small Entity Compliance Guide'' for a final rule that published in the Federal Register of June 22, 2011 (76 FR 36628). The notice published with an incorrect docket number. This document corrects that error.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-08-05
...] Guidance for Small Business Entities on Current Good Manufacturing Practice for Positron Emission... entitled ``PET Drugs--Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP); Small Entity Compliance Guide.'' FDA has... consistent with FDA's good guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The guidance represents the Agency...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-11-15
... compliance guide applies to OTC bronchodilator drug products used to treat asthma that are marketed without... Asthma Alert warning), and directions that are required in the labeling of OTC bronchodilator drug...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-05-10
.... Colombia. III Revision of Cost 2012-003 Chambers. Accounting Standards Threshold. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION... economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Item III--Revision of Cost Accounting Standards Threshold (FAR Case 2012-003) This final rule revises the cost accounting standards (CAS) threshold in order...
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77 FR 33104 - Olives Grown in California; Increased Assessment Rate
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-06-05
... viewed at: www.ams.usda.gov/MarketingOrdersSmallBusinessGuide . Any questions about the compliance guide... . Small businesses may request information on complying with this regulation by contacting Laurel May... Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has considered the economic impact of this rule on small entities...
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75 FR 14057 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-40; Introduction
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-03-23
...: Introduction, Small Entity Compliance Guide, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity, Information System...; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-40; Introduction AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-12-17
..., Division of Field Programs and Guidance (HFS-615), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and..., Office of Compliance, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 5100... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration 21 CFR Part 1 [Docket No FDA...
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75 FR 66411 - Small Entity Compliance Guide: Women-Owned Small Business Program
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-10-28
...-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program. This guide sets forth in plain language the requirements for... effective February 4, 2011 because the agency is in the process of working with the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to implement this program in the Federal Acquisition Regulations. In addition, the SBA is...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-05-31
... Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. It consists of a summary of rules appearing in... implement Executive Order 13514, Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance, and...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-09-29
... Register at 72 FR 44393 on August 8, 2007, that implements amendments to the affirmative action provisions... Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Small...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-03-07
... Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA). This Free Trade Agreement now covers acquisition of supplies and services between $100,000 and the current WTO GPA threshold of $202,000. This...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-12-21
... asterisk (*) next to a rule indicates that a regulatory flexibility analysis has been prepared. Interested... for performance by service employees of the same or similar work at the same location. It requires...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-03-02
... purchase agreement (BPA) with hourly rate services. The final rule also removes the requirement for an... BPA prior to exercise of an option to extend the term of the BPA. This should benefit contractors...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-01-29
... incorporated in the United States and then reincorporated in a tax haven. Item II--Extension of Sunset Date for... minimal economic impact on small businesses because the 2 percent excise tax is [[Page 6193
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-07-26
... the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to the list of agencies that have entered into an agreement with the State of New Mexico. The agreement eliminates the double taxation of...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-12-10
... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE... Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Small... Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require certifications that implement the expansion of sanctions relating to...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-04-13
... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE... Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Small... Defense, the Administrator of General Services and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-01-03
... System. VI Updated Financial 2010-005 Chambers. Accounting Standards Board Accounting References. VII... Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting References (FAR Case 2010-005) This final rule amends the... authoritative accounting standards owing to the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Accounting Standards...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-06-16
............ Disclosure and Consistency of Cost 2009-025 Chambers. Accounting Practices for Contracts Awarded to Foreign... of Cost Accounting Practices for Contracts Awarded to Foreign Concerns (FAR Case 2009-025) (Interim... Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board clause, Disclosure and Consistency of Cost Accounting Practices...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-11-02
... implements revisions made by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in its Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB..., to allow SDBs to self-represent their SDB status to prime contractors in good faith when seeking Federal subcontracting opportunities. This FAR revision removed an administrative burden for SDB...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-12-16
... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0605..., or Holding Operations for Dietary Supplements; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-12-13
... Business 2009-019 Morgan. Self-Certification (Interim). V Uniform Suspension and 2009-036 Gary. Debarment Requirement (Interim). VI Limitation on Pass-Through 2008-031 Chambers. Charges. VII Technical Amendments... 10.002. Dated: November 24, 2010. Millisa Gary, Acting Director, Acquisition Policy Division. [FR Doc...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-08-30
... Contract Act, and trade agreements thresholds. The Councils have also used the same methodology to adjust... Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. It consists of a summary of rules appearing in...-008 Davis. and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Recovery Act)-- Buy American Requirements for...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-07-02
............ 2008-011 Parnell II Registry of Disaster 2008-035 Gary Response Contractors. III Recovery Act... rule. Item II--Registry of Disaster Response Contractors (FAR Case 2008-035) This final rule adopts... Appropriations Act, 2007, section 697, which requires the establishment and maintenance of a registry of disaster...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-08-01
... National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Pub. L. 112-81). Expanding the definition to... Performance (FAR Case 2012-009) This rule amends FAR part 42 to provide Governmentwide standardized past performance evaluation factors and performance ratings, and to require all past performance information be...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-03-16
... Standards (CAS) Board standards 412 ``Cost Accounting Standard for composition and measurement of pension... Disclosure and 2009-025 Chambers. Consistency of Cost Accounting Practices for Contracts Awarded to Foreign... Accounting Practices for Contracts Awarded to Foreign Concerns (FAR Case 2009-025) This final rule adopts...
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78 FR 13763 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-66; Introduction
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-02-28
... Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-66. A companion document, the Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including the SECG, is available via... in relation to each FAR case. Please cite FAC 2005-66 and the specific FAR case numbers. For...
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75 FR 39413 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-44; Introduction
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-07-08
... Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-44. A companion document, the Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC.... Please cite FAC 2005-44 and the FAR case number. Interested parties may also visit our Web site at http...
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77 FR 69713 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-62; Introduction
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-11-20
... Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-62. A companion document, the Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including the SECG, is available via... in relation to each FAR case. Please cite FAC 2005-62 and the specific FAR case numbers. For...
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76 FR 4187 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-49; Introduction
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-01-24
..., GSA, and NASA in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-49. A companion document, the Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including the SECG, is available via the... FAR case. Please cite FAC 2005-49 and the specific FAR case number. For information pertaining to...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-07-08
... Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-44 which amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Interested parties may obtain further information regarding this rule by referring to FAC 2005-44 which... . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The analyst whose name appears in the table below. Please cite FAC...
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77 FR 75765 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-64; Introduction
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-12-21
... (Councils) in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-64. A companion document, the Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including the SECG, is available via the Internet at http... cite FAC 2005-64 and the specific FAR case number. For information pertaining to status or publication...
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77 FR 23363 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-58; Introduction
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-04-18
...) in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-58. A companion document, the Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including the SECG, is available via the Internet at http://www... case. Please cite FAC 2005-58 and the specific FAR case numbers. For information pertaining to status...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-01-24
... Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-49, which amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Interested parties may obtain further information regarding these rules by referring to FAC 2005-49, which... analyst whose name appears in the table below. Please cite FAC 2005-49 and the specific FAR case number...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-12-30
..., Payrolls and Basic Records to delete the requirement for submission of full social security numbers and... requires contractors and subcontractors to maintain the full social security number and current address of... Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor for purposes of an investigation or audit of...
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49 CFR Appendix C to Part 209 - FRA's Policy Statement Concerning Small Entities
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-10-01
... new regulations, persistent safety concerns, emerging technology, and compliance issues. Also, FRA... history of compliance, FRA inspectors consider “such other factors as the immediate circumstances make... eliminating the safety hazard; the entity's culpability; the entity's compliance history; the entity's ability...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-09-02
... Communications Staff (HFV-12), Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl... other than cattle, horses, swine, chickens, turkeys, dogs, and cats) in the United States or to major.... Comments Submit written requests for single copies of the guidance to the Communications Staff (HFV-12...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-09-13
... Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA). The Korea Free Trade Agreement now covers acquisition of supplies and services between $100,000 and the current WTO GPA threshold of $202,000. This...'', which is no longer in existence. There is no impact to the Government or small business because this...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-03-28
... language the requirements of the regulation and to help small businesses understand and comply with the... is making available this SECG stating in plain language the legal requirements of the February 2...-regulated products. FDA is issuing this SECG as level 2 guidance consistent with FDA's good guidance...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-03-19
... 2008 National Defense Authorization Act. V Trade Agreements--Costa Rica, Oman, and Peru. 2008-036..., Oman, and Peru (FAR Case 2008- 036) The Councils have adopted as final, without change, an interim rule... United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement, and the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement. This final...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-06-21
............ Contracting with 2013-010 Morgan. Women-owned Small Business Concerns (Interim). VIII Deletion of Report 2013... panel, consists of senior-level DoD officials from across DoD working to review progress made by DoD to... ensure that CORs understand their duties and responsibilities to survey contractor performance. This...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-03-23
... of the rule appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-40 which amends the Federal... referring to FAC 2005-40 which precedes this document. These documents are also available via the Internet... the table below. Please cite FAC 2005-40 and the specific FAR case number. For information pertaining...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-04-18
... Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-58, which amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). An... parties may obtain further information regarding this rule by referring to FAC 2005-58, which precedes... analyst whose name appears in the table below. Please cite FAC 2005-58 and the FAR case number. For...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-02-28
... Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-66, which amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). An... parties may obtain further information regarding this rule by referring to FAC 2005-66, which precedes... analyst whose name appears in the table below. Please cite FAC 2005-66 and the FAR case number. For...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-04-01
... (202) 501-4755. List of Rules in FAC 2005-51 Item Subject FAR case Analyst *I Women-Owned Small 2010...--Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program (FAR Case 2010-015) (Interim) This interim rule amends the FAR to add subpart 19.15, Women-Owned Small Business Program, which will assist Federal agencies in...
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New HIPAA rules: a guide for radiology providers.
Dresevic, Adrienne; Mikel, Clinton
2013-01-01
The Office for Civil Rights issued its long awaited final regulations modifying the HIPAA privacy, security, enforcement, and breach notification rules--the HIPAA Megarule. The new HIPAA rules will require revisions to Notice of Privacy Practices, changes to business associate agreements, revisions to HIPAA privacy and security policies and procedures, and an overall assessment of HIPAA compliance. The HIPAA Megarule formalizes the HITECH Act requirements, and makes it clear that the OCRs ramp up of HIPAA enforcement is not merely a passing trend. The new rules underscore that both covered entities and business associates must reassess and strengthen HIPAA compliance.
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49 CFR Appendix C to Part 209 - FRA's Policy Statement Concerning Small Entities
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-10-01
... RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RAILROAD SAFETY ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES Pt. 209, App... history of compliance, FRA inspectors consider “such other factors as the immediate circumstances make... eliminating the safety hazard; the entity's culpability; the entity's compliance history; the entity's ability...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-04-01
.... “Broker” means a customs broker. Corporate compliance activity. “Corporate compliance activity” means activity performed by a business entity to ensure that documents for a related business entity or entities... definition, a “business entity” is an entity that is registered or otherwise on record with an appropriate...
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78 FR 44016 - Exclusion of Orphan Drugs for Certain Covered Entities Under 340B Program
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-07-23
... request or upon a government-approved manufacturer audit request that directly pertains to the covered entity's compliance with section 340B(e) of the PHSA. Any HRSA audit of an affected covered entity will... approval, a manufacturer has the right to audit an affected covered entity's compliance with this section...
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77 FR 41110 - Exemptive Order Regarding Compliance With Certain Swap Regulations
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-07-12
... delay compliance with certain entity-level requirements of the CEA (and Commission regulations promulgated thereunder), subject to specified conditions. Additionally, with respect to transaction-level.... major swap participants may delay compliance with certain entity-level requirements of the CEA (and...
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45 CFR 160.310 - Responsibilities of covered entities.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-10-01
... 45 Public Welfare 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Responsibilities of covered entities. 160.310... Responsibilities of covered entities. (a) Provide records and compliance reports. A covered entity must keep such... entity has complied or is complying with the applicable administrative simplification provisions. (b...
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45 CFR 160.310 - Responsibilities of covered entities.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-10-01
... 45 Public Welfare 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Responsibilities of covered entities. 160.310... Responsibilities of covered entities. (a) Provide records and compliance reports. A covered entity must keep such... entity has complied or is complying with the applicable administrative simplification provisions. (b...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-12-06
... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-1086] Compliance Guidance for Small Business Entities on Labeling and Effectiveness Testing; Sunscreen Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use; Notice of Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS...
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45 CFR 160.308 - Compliance reviews.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-10-01
... 45 Public Welfare 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Compliance reviews. 160.308 Section 160.308 Public... GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS Compliance and Investigations § 160.308 Compliance reviews. The Secretary may conduct compliance reviews to determine whether covered entities are complying with the...
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Drug interactions evaluation: An integrated part of risk assessment of therapeutics
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Zhang, Lei; Reynolds, Kellie S.; Zhao, Ping
2010-03-01
Pharmacokinetic drug interactions can lead to serious adverse events or decreased drug efficacy. The evaluation of a new molecular entity's (NME's) drug-drug interaction potential is an integral part of risk assessment during drug development and regulatory review. Alteration of activities of enzymes or transporters involved in the absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of a new molecular entity by concomitant drugs may alter drug exposure, which can impact response (safety or efficacy). The recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft drug interaction guidance ( (http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/ucm072101.pdf)) highlights the methodologies and criteria that may be used to guide drug interaction evaluation by industrymore » and regulatory agencies and to construct informative labeling for health practitioner and patients. In addition, the Food and Drug Administration established a 'Drug Development and Drug Interactions' website to provide up-to-date information regarding evaluation of drug interactions ( (http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/DevelopmentResources/DrugInteractionsLabeling/ucm080499.htm)). This review summarizes key elements in the FDA drug interaction guidance and new scientific developments that can guide the evaluation of drug-drug interactions during the drug development process.« less
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77 FR 8817 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection, Comment Request
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-02-15
... final rulemaking on ``Provisions Common to Registered Entities'' under which the Commission would... Commission's final rulemaking on provisions common to registered entities,\\3\\ the Commission seeks to...\\ to enhance compliance by registered entities. This section permits a registered entity to elect to...
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45 CFR 85.61 - Compliance procedures.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-10-01
... 45 Public Welfare 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Compliance procedures. 85.61 Section 85.61 Public... SERVICES § 85.61 Compliance procedures. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, this... Federal government entity. (f) OCR shall notify the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance...
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77 FR 68738 - Procurement List; Additions
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-11-16
... a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. The major factors considered for... other compliance requirements for small entities other than the small organizations that will furnish the products and services to the Government. 2. The action will result in authorizing small entities...
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Restoring Faith in the bulk-power system: an early assessment of mandatory reliability standards
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
McAllister, Levi; Dawson, Kelly L.
2010-03-15
The driving force underlying creation of mandatory reliability standards was the prevention of widespread outages, such as those that occurred in 1965, 1977 and 2003. So far, no similar outage has occurred when an entity is in full compliance with the standards, and NERC and FERC have demonstrated that they will actively enforce compliance while aggressively pursuing entities alleged to be non-compliant. (author)
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-10-15
...] Availability of Compliance Guide for the Use of Video or Other Electronic Monitoring or Recording Equipment in... the availability of a compliance guide on the use of video or other electronic monitoring or recording... Procedures video records. FSIS is soliciting comments on this compliance guide. Once FSIS receives OMB...
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eDisclosure uses EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) to allow entities to promptly disclose violations and submit timely compliance certifications under EPA’s Audit Policy and Small Business Compliance Policy
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17 CFR 50.25 - Clearing requirement compliance schedule.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-04-01
... major security-based swap participant; or an active fund. Category 2Entity means a commodity pool; a... beneficial owner to clear swaps. (b) Upon issuing a clearing requirement determination under section 2(h)(2... Entity, or any other entity that desires to clear the transaction, must comply with the requirements of...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-12-17
...; Formerly Docket No. 2004D-0499] Compliance Policy Guide; Radiofrequency Identification Feasibility Studies... extending the expiration date of compliance policy guide (CPG) Sec. 400.210 entitled ``Radiofrequency... 74669
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34 CFR 108.5 - Compliance obligations.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 34 Education 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Compliance obligations. 108.5 Section 108.5 Education Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION... § 108.5 Compliance obligations. (a) The obligation of covered entities to comply with the Act and this...
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49 CFR Appendix C to Part 209 - FRA's Policy Statement Concerning Small Entities
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-10-01
... to pay the assessment; the impacts an assessment might exact on the entity's continued business; and... factors in communications with FRA concerning civil penalty cases. Long-term solutions to compliance...
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49 CFR Appendix C to Part 209 - FRA's Policy Statement Concerning Small Entities
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-10-01
... to pay the assessment; the impacts an assessment might exact on the entity's continued business; and... factors in communications with FRA concerning civil penalty cases. Long-term solutions to compliance...
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49 CFR Appendix C to Part 209 - FRA's Policy Statement Concerning Small Entities
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-10-01
... to pay the assessment; the impacts an assessment might exact on the entity's continued business; and... factors in communications with FRA concerning civil penalty cases. Long-term solutions to compliance...
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49 CFR 37.169 - Interim requirements for over-the-road bus service operated by private entities.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-10-01
... 49 Transportation 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Interim requirements for over-the-road bus service... Interim requirements for over-the-road bus service operated by private entities. (a) Private entities operating over-the-road buses, in addition to compliance with other applicable provisions of this part...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-01-01
... governmental entity served with legal process. 581.306 Section 581.306 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS PROCESSING GARNISHMENT ORDERS FOR CHILD SUPPORT AND/OR ALIMONY Compliance With Process § 581.306 Lack of moneys due from, or payable by, a governmental entity...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-01-01
... governmental entity served with legal process. 581.306 Section 581.306 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS PROCESSING GARNISHMENT ORDERS FOR CHILD SUPPORT AND/OR ALIMONY Compliance With Process § 581.306 Lack of moneys due from, or payable by, a governmental entity...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-01-01
... governmental entity served with legal process. 581.306 Section 581.306 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS PROCESSING GARNISHMENT ORDERS FOR CHILD SUPPORT AND/OR ALIMONY Compliance With Process § 581.306 Lack of moneys due from, or payable by, a governmental entity...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-01-01
... governmental entity served with legal process. 581.306 Section 581.306 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS PROCESSING GARNISHMENT ORDERS FOR CHILD SUPPORT AND/OR ALIMONY Compliance With Process § 581.306 Lack of moneys due from, or payable by, a governmental entity...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-01-01
... governmental entity served with legal process. 581.306 Section 581.306 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS PROCESSING GARNISHMENT ORDERS FOR CHILD SUPPORT AND/OR ALIMONY Compliance With Process § 581.306 Lack of moneys due from, or payable by, a governmental entity...
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78 FR 31822 - Unincorporated Business Entities
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-05-28
... improper ``commingling,'' even though their internal controls maintain appropriate levels of separation... internal controls ensuring that UBE activity remains in compliance with the requirements of this rule... framework for Farm Credit System (System) institutions' use of unincorporated business entities (UBEs...
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78 FR 42526 - Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 690.800 Salmonella
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-07-16
... withdrawal of ``Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 690.700 Salmonella Contamination of Dry Dog Food.'' The... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0378] Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 690.800 Salmonella in Food for Animals; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-03-22
...] (Formerly Docket No. 1998N-0046) Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 540.375 Canned Salmon -- Adulteration... of Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 540.375 Canned Salmon -- Adulteration Involving Decomposition (CPG... relating to decomposition in fish and fishery products, including canned salmon, is provided in CPG Sec...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-01-13
..., national origin, sex, religion, age, or other bases. Federal Coordination and Compliance Section serves as..., religion, age, or other bases by a public or private entity may, by himself or herself or by an authorized...
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Do you know your business associates?
Hinkley, Gerald M; Glitz, Rachel; Hirsch, W Reece
2003-01-01
HIPAA's business associate rules require covered entities to identify their business associates and enter into contracts with them to safeguard the privacy of individually identifiable health information. Covered entities need to determine who their business associates are and whether exceptions apply. Covered entities need to examine their business associate contracts to ensure that the contracts contain provisions required by HIPAA. Covered entities should not enter into business associate contracts unnecessarily. Existing business associate contracts are subject to a transition period for compliance with HIPAA.
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1999-05-14
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a new compliance policy guide (CPG) entitled "Year 2000 (Y2K) Computer Compliance" (section 160-800). This guidance document represents the agency's current thinking on the manufacturing and distribution of domestic and imported products regulated by FDA using computer systems that may not perform properly before, or during, the transition to the year 2000 (Y2K). The text of the CPG is included in this notice. This compliance guidance document is an update to the Compliance Policy Guides Manual (August 1996 edition). It is a new CPG, and it will be included in the next printing of the Compliance Policy Guides Manual. This CPG is intended for FDA personnel, and it is available electronically to the public.
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-04-01
... THE INTERIOR ENERGY AND MINERALS TRIBAL ENERGY RESOURCE AGREEMENTS UNDER THE INDIAN TRIBAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND SELF DETERMINATION ACT Interested Party Petitions § 224.100 May a person or entity ask the...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-04-01
... THE INTERIOR ENERGY AND MINERALS TRIBAL ENERGY RESOURCE AGREEMENTS UNDER THE INDIAN TRIBAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND SELF DETERMINATION ACT Interested Party Petitions § 224.100 May a person or entity ask the...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-11-30
...; Gasoline Volatility AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance... entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are those who produce or import gasoline containing... Additives: Gasoline Volatility, Reporting Requirements for Parties Which Produce of Import Gasoline...
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HIPAA: update on rule revisions and compliance requirements.
Maddox, P J
2002-01-01
Due to the highly technical requirements for HIPAA compliance and the numerous administrative and clinical functions and processes involved, guidance from experts who are knowledgeable about systems design and use to secure private data is necessary. In health care organizations, this will require individuals who are knowledgeable about clinical processes and those who understand health information technology, security, and privacy to work together to establish an entity's compliance plans and revise operations and practices accordingly. As a precondition of designing such systems, it is essential that covered entities understand the HIPAA's statutory requirements and timeline for compliance. An organization's success in preparing for HIPAA will depend upon an active program of assessment, planning, and implementation. Compliance with security and privacy standards can be expected to increase costs initially. However, greater use of EDI is expected to reduce costs and enhance revenues in the long run if processes and systems are improved. NOTE: Special protection for psychotherapy notes holds them to a higher standard of protection. Notes used only by a psychotherapist are not intended to be shared with anyone and are not considered part of the medical record.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-12-07
... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0551] Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 393.200 Laser(s) as Medical Devices for Facelift, Wrinkle Removal, Acupuncture... Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 393.200 Laser(s) as Medical Devices for Facelift, Wrinkle Removal, Acupuncture...
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Home health, long-term care, and other compliance activities.
Anderson, T D; Sadoff, J W
1999-04-01
The Federal government continues to crack down on fraud and abuse in the healthcare industry with such initiatives and tools as Operation Restore Trust and intermediate tax sanctions. Home health and long-term care organizations are the latest entities under study by the Office of Inspector General, and the result of these studies likely will be more antifraud and abuse measures being taken against these entities. All healthcare organizations should pay particular attention to their tax risk exposure. Healthcare organizations that put effective compliance programs in place should be able to reduce the overall risk of challenges to their financial practices.
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42 CFR 73.9 - Responsible Official.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-10-01
... SELECT AGENTS AND TOXINS § 73.9 Responsible Official. (a) An individual or entity required to register... onsite incidents involving select agents and toxins in accordance with the entity's incident response... toxins are stored or used in order to determine compliance with the requirements of this part. The...
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42 CFR 73.9 - Responsible Official.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-10-01
... SELECT AGENTS AND TOXINS § 73.9 Responsible Official. (a) An individual or entity required to register... onsite incidents involving select agents and toxins in accordance with the entity's incident response... toxins are stored or used in order to determine compliance with the requirements of this part. The...
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7 CFR 1465.5 - Program requirements.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-01-01
... according to the purpose and projected cost for which the financial assistance is provided in a fiscal year... assess the merits of a proposed project and to monitor contract compliance; (5) Provide a list of all members of the legal entity and embedded entities along with members' tax identification numbers and...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-02-29
... Paperwork Reduction Act Compliance of the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Notice of Availability... chemicals to receive orders under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program by demonstrating the information... potential endocrine effects. Potentially affected entities identified by the North American Industrial...
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22 CFR 1005.170 - Compliance procedures.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-04-01
... 22 Foreign Relations 2 2013-04-01 2009-04-01 true Compliance procedures. 1005.170 Section 1005.170 Foreign Relations INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN... complainant and shall make reasonable efforts to refer the complaint to the appropriate government entity. (f...
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Wilder, David A.; Myers, Kristin; Nicholson, Katie; Allison, Janelle; Fischetti, Anthony T.
2012-01-01
Previous research suggests that rationales, or statements describing why a child should comply with a caregiver-delivered instruction, are ineffective at increasing compliance. In the current study, we compared the effects of rationales to a differential reinforcement procedure and a guided compliance procedure. The results indicated that…
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Seeing beyond Silos: How State Education Agencies Spend Federal Education Dollars and Why
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Hanna, Robert
2014-01-01
Historically, state departments of education, or SEAs, have--for the most part--been compliance-focused organizations that managed federal education policy. Over the past several decades, these agencies have been education policy implementation entities. Today, while their compliance responsibilities have remained, they are taking on more…
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7 CFR 4280.305 - Nondiscrimination and compliance with other Federal laws.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-01-01
... Federal laws. (a) Any entity receiving funds under this subpart must comply with other applicable Federal... 7 Agriculture 15 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Nondiscrimination and compliance with other Federal laws. 4280.305 Section 4280.305 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued...
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7 CFR 4280.305 - Nondiscrimination and compliance with other Federal laws.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-01-01
... Federal laws. (a) Any entity receiving funds under this subpart must comply with other applicable Federal... 7 Agriculture 15 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Nondiscrimination and compliance with other Federal laws. 4280.305 Section 4280.305 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued...
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7 CFR 4280.305 - Nondiscrimination and compliance with other Federal laws.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-01-01
... Federal laws. (a) Any entity receiving funds under this subpart must comply with other applicable Federal... 7 Agriculture 15 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Nondiscrimination and compliance with other Federal laws. 4280.305 Section 4280.305 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued...
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19 CFR 191.193 - Application procedure for compliance program.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-04-01
... participation in the drawback compliance program. This includes any person, corporation or business entity that... part). The detail required in the application shall take into account the size and nature of the applicant's drawback program, the type of drawback claims filed, and the dollar value and volume of claims...
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33 CFR 154.2010 - Qualifications for acceptance as a certifying entity.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... qualifications: (a) The ability to review and evaluate design drawings and failure analyses for compliance to... incorporated by reference; (c) The ability to monitor and evaluate test procedures and results for compliance with the operational requirements of this subpart; (d) The ability to perform inspections and observe...
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Wilder, David A.; Myers, Kristin; Fischetti, Anthony; Leon, Yanerys; Nicholson, Katie; Allison, Janelle
2012-01-01
After a 3-step guided compliance procedure (vocal prompt, vocal plus model prompt, vocal prompt plus physical guidance) did not increase compliance, we evaluated 2 modifications with 4 preschool children who exhibited noncompliance. The first modification consisted of omission of the model prompt, and the second modification consisted of omitting…
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76 FR 26235 - EPAAR Clause for Compliance with EPA Policies for Information Resources Management
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-05-06
... Architecture) and (4)(Earned Value Management) is deleted. 3. Paragraph (b)(2), Groundwater Program Information... substantial number of small entities. Small entities include small businesses, small organizations, and small... less than 50,000; and (3) a small organization that is any not-for-profit enterprise which is...
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1998-07-13
requires DoD and other Government agencies to prepare consolidated financial statements for FY 1996 and each succeeding year. The DoD Consolidated ... Financial Statements for FY 1997 include financial statements for a reporting entity entitled Other Defense Organizations. This entity represents a
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-10-01
... MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) MEDICARE PROGRAM VOLUNTARY MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT Organization Compliance with State Law and Preemption by Federal Law § 423.415 Temporary waivers for entities seeking to offer a prescription drug plan in more...
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Project #OA&E-FY18-0249, June 6, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the EPA’s compliance with the Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards No. 47: Reporting Entity; and Treasury Financial Manual, Part 2, Chapter 4700
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-10-28
... use in enforcement activities; monitoring procedures for provider entities found not in compliance... concerning provider agreements are at 42 CFR part 489 and those pertaining to activities relating to the... facilities. --The processes and procedures AAAASF uses for monitoring RHCs found out of compliance with...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-02-22
... use in enforcement activities; monitoring procedures for provider entities found not in compliance... located at 42 CFR part 489 and those pertaining to activities relating to the survey and certification of... accredited facilities. ++ CIHQ's processes and procedures for monitoring a hospital that is out of compliance...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... who use their services information showing compliance with the relevant remittance provisions of this.... Note to paragraph (a)(3): A suggested form for the collection of information showing compliance with... state of applicant's organization, if a juridical entity, the address of its principal place of business...
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40 CFR 59.104 - Compliance provisions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... provisions. (a) For the purpose of determining compliance with the VOC content limits in § 59.102(a) of this subpart, each regulated entity shall determine the VOC content of a coating using the procedures described in paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section, as appropriate. (1) Determine the VOC content in grams...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-10-01
... Conditions that specifies “Compliance with laws unique to Government contracts” (which applies only to contracts with entities of the Executive branch of the U.S. Government). The parties to this new contract... CONTRACT CLAUSES Text of Provisions and Clauses 552.238-79 Use of Federal Supply Schedule Contracts by...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-01-01
... overview of any business activity or corporate relationship that the entity has with either government or... structure, ownership and business of the prospective validated end-user. Include a description of the entity...-site reviews by U.S. Government officials to verify the end-user's compliance with the conditions of...
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Enforcement and Compliance at Federal Facilities
Guide for complying with environmental laws and regulations at Federal Facilities This resource updates EPA's The Yellow Book: Guide to Environmental Enforcement and Compliance in Federal Facilities published in 1999.
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National Environmental Policy Act compliance guide. Volume II (reference book)
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
NONE
1994-09-01
This document (Volume II of the National Environmental Policy Act Compliance Guide) contains current copies of regulations and guidance from the Council on Environmental Quality, the Department of Energy, the Department of State, and the Environmental Protection Agency, related to compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).
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Determinants of Non-Compliance of Public Procurement Regulations in Kenyan Secondary Schools
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Migosi, Joash; Ombuki, Charles; Ombuki, Kennedy N.; Evusa, Zablon
2013-01-01
Kenya's public procurement and disposal Act of 2005 sets out clear rules and procedures for public procurement entities to follow; however this does not seem to be the case. This study sought to examine determinants of Non-compliance to the Public Procurement Regulations in Kenyan Secondary Schools. The study adopted a descriptive survey research.…
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77 FR 24671 - Compliance Guide for Residue Prevention and Agency Testing Policy for Residues
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-04-25
... cows and bob veal, that account for 90 percent of the residues found in animals presented for slaughter, pointing to the need for the Agency to continue to focus compliance efforts on cull dairy cows and bob veal. This Compliance Guide emphasizes that establishments, especially those that slaughter dairy cows and...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-06-17
...: Table 1--Entities Potentially Regulated by This Permit North American Examples of affected Industry... intend the preceding table to be exhaustive, but provides it as a guide for readers regarding entities.../wastetech/guide/construction/index.cfm . B. Extension of Comment Period EPA is extending the deadline for...
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The valuation of health care intangible assets.
Reilly, R F; Rabe, J R
1997-01-01
Health care entities (and especially medical practices) are valued for a number of reasons: sale transaction pricing and structuring, merger formation and dissolution, taxation and regulatory compliance, and litigation support and dispute resolution. The identification and quantification of the entity's intangible assets are often the most important aspects of the valuation. This article illustrates the generally accepted methods for valuing health care-related intangible assets.
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Open Source Software Compliance within the Government
2016-12-01
The exception to this rule is the various General Public License (GPLs), which consider all distributions to contractors as outside distribution...is developed by a contractor at the government’s expense or for the government’s exclusive use. The third condition that must be met is that ERDC...executables and source code can only be offered by an authorized delivering entity to an authorized receiving entity. This means that contractors , with
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28 CFR 907.3 - Assessing compliance.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... fingerprints to the State repositories and criminal justice and noncriminal justice agencies with direct access... noncriminal justice entities authorized to submit fingerprints directly to the FBI. The reviews may consist of...
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28 CFR 907.3 - Assessing compliance.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... fingerprints to the State repositories and criminal justice and noncriminal justice agencies with direct access... noncriminal justice entities authorized to submit fingerprints directly to the FBI. The reviews may consist of...
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28 CFR 907.3 - Assessing compliance.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... fingerprints to the State repositories and criminal justice and noncriminal justice agencies with direct access... noncriminal justice entities authorized to submit fingerprints directly to the FBI. The reviews may consist of...
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28 CFR 907.3 - Assessing compliance.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... fingerprints to the State repositories and criminal justice and noncriminal justice agencies with direct access... noncriminal justice entities authorized to submit fingerprints directly to the FBI. The reviews may consist of...
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28 CFR 907.3 - Assessing compliance.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... fingerprints to the State repositories and criminal justice and noncriminal justice agencies with direct access... noncriminal justice entities authorized to submit fingerprints directly to the FBI. The reviews may consist of...
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Environmental Auditing Policy Statement
EPA's policy on the use of environmental auditing by regulated entities to help achieve and maintain compliance with environmental laws and regulations, as well as to help identify and correct unregulated environmental hazards.
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Undergound Storage Tank Compliance Assistance and Training Support in Indian Country
This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits proposals from eligible entities (including eligible non-profit organizations) to provide technical assistance to communities on environemental issues.
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42 CFR 423.420 - Solvency standards for non-licensed entities.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-10-01
... HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) MEDICARE PROGRAM VOLUNTARY MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT Organization Compliance with State Law and Preemption by Federal Law § 423.420 Solvency standards for non-licensed...
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, Washington, DC.
A revision of the 1978 guide designed to assist institutions improve access for handicapped students in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is presented. The guide assumes the reader is interested in learning how to comply with Section 504 and does not address the question of whether a particular education program or…
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-07-22
...] Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 253.100--Use of Units of Plasma and Fresh Frozen Plasma Which Have Been Thawed... guide (CPG) entitled ``Sec. 253.100--Use of Units of Plasma and Fresh Frozen Plasma Which Have Been... ``Sec. 253.100-- Use of Units of Plasma and Fresh Frozen Plasma Which Have Been Thawed'' on October 1...
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75 FR 45130 - Draft Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 690.800 Salmonella
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-08-02
... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0378] Draft Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 690.800 Salmonella in Animal Feed; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the...
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2006-10-01
Hierarchy of Pre-Processing Techniques 3. NLP (Natural Language Processing) Utilities 3.1 Named-Entity Recognition 3.1.1 Example for Named-Entity... Recognition 3.2 Symbol RemovalN-Gram Identification: Bi-Grams 4. Stemming 4.1 Stemming Example 5. Delete List 5.1 Open a Delete List 5.1.1 Small...iterative and involves several key processes: • Named-Entity Recognition Named-Entity Recognition is an Automap feature that allows you to
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Ambulatory surgery center joint ventures involving tax-exempt entities.
Becker, S; Pristave, R J; McConnell, W
1999-01-01
This article provides an overview of the tax-exempt related issues for ambulatory surgery center joint ventures involving tax-exempt entities. The article analyzes the key points of analysis of the guidance released by the IRS, in particular General Counsel Memorandum 39862, Revenue Ruling 98-15, and Redlands Surgical Services v. Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. These key points include whether the venture results in private inurement to insiders and whether the venture furthers the charitable purposes of the tax-exempt entity. The article also provides practical guidance to analyze the documents and structure of the joint venture to ensure compliance with the IRS guidance. These practical considerations include, among other things, whether the charitable purposes of the tax-exempt entity are clearly expressed in the documents and whether the tax-exempt entity has sufficient control over the joint venture to ensure the charitable purposes are being adhered to.
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Environmental Compliance Guide
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
None
1981-02-01
The Guide is intended to assist Department of Energy personnel by providing information on the NEPA process, the processes of other environmental statutes that bear on the NEPA process, the timing relationships between the NEPA process and these other processes, as well as timing relationships between the NEPA process and the development process for policies, programs, and projects. This information should be helpful not only in formulating environmental compliance plans but also in achieving compliance with NEPA and various other environmental statutes. The Guide is divided into three parts with related appendices: Part I provides guidance for developing environmental compliancemore » plans for DOE actions; Part II is devoted to NEPA with detailed flowcharts depicting the compliance procedures required by CEQ regulations and Department of Energy NEPA Guidelines; and Part III contains a series of flowcharts for other Federal environmental requirements that may apply to DOE projects.« less
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-04-04
... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2013-D-0126] Draft Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 100.250 Food Facility Registration--Human and Animal Food; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug...
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75 FR 66769 - Draft Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 690.800 Salmonella
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-10-29
...] Draft Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 690.800 Salmonella in Animal Feed; Availability; Extension of Comment... that are adulterated due to the presence of Salmonella. The Agency is taking this action in response to... action against animal feed or feed ingredients that are adulterated due to the presence of Salmonella...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-06-29
... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-0558] Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 230.110--Registration of Blood Banks, Other Firms Collecting, Manufacturing, Preparing, or Processing Human Blood or Blood Products; Withdrawal AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS...
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Increasing Reading Compliance and Metacognitive Strategies in Border Students
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Culver, Tiffany F.
2016-01-01
In an effort to increase reading compliance and active reading strategies, quizzes and reading guides were given to 100 participants in four psychology courses. Each participant was given four weeks of reading quizzes and four weeks of reading guides. Participants consisted of students (freshman through senior level) from two colleges along the…
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-07-20
... EPA to fashion for small entities less burdensome compliance or reporting requirements or timetables... adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies. NTTAA directs EPA to provide Congress, through the Office...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-11-18
... the Regional Entities set priorities of what to audit, and are they doing a good job setting priorities? Do audits focus too much on documentation? Would alternative auditing methods also demonstrate...
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Wilder, David A.; Saulnier, Renee; Beavers, Gracie; Zonneveld, Kimberley
2008-01-01
Noncompliance with instructions is among the most common behavior problems exhibited by preschoolers. Although three-step guidance compliance procedures have been shown to be effective to increase compliance among some children, they may require that a child be exposed to a number of trials before compliance begins to increase. In this study, a…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Dufrene, Brad A.; Watson, T. Steuart; Weaver, Adam
2005-01-01
There is limited empirical research regarding effective treatment for public masturbation. In the current study, the relative and combined effects of reinforcement of an incompatible habilitative replacement behavior and response blocking with guided compliance on masturbation and on-task behavior were evaluated for a seven year-old…
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Final Rule for Technical Amendments to the Highway and Nonroad Diesel Regulations
This action corrects errors and omissions from the previous rules, makes minor changes to the regulations to assist entities with regulatory compliance, and makes technical amendments that resulted from discussions with various diesel stakeholders.
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This page contains a document to help you find out how to create and submit the Notification of Compliance Status by using CEDRI. This page also contains a User Guide for EPA's OAR CEDRI submission service
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The law of unintended (financial) consequences: the expansion of HIPAA business associate liability.
Tomes, Jonathan P
2013-01-01
The recent Omnibus Rule published by the Department of Health and Human Services greatly expanded liability for breaches of health information privacy and security under the HIPAA statute and regulations. This expansion could have dire financial consequences for the health care industry. The Rule expanded the definition of business associates to include subcontractors of business associates and made covered entities and business associates liable for breaches of the entities who perform a service for them involving the use of individually identifiable health information under the federal common law of agency. Thus, if a covered entity or its "do wnstream" business associate breaches security or privacy, the covered entity or "upstream" business associate may face HIPAA's civil money penalties or a lawsuit. Financial managers need to be aware of these changes both to protect against the greater liability and to plan for the compliance costs inherent in effectively, if not legally, making business associates into covered entities.
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78 FR 17641 - Procurement List Additions
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-03-22
... will not result in any additional reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small.... The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish the products and service to the.../Location: Information Technology (IT) Service, Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), Defense Human Resources...
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Hepler, Jeff A; Neumann, Cathy
2003-04-01
To enhance environmental compliance, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) recently developed and implemented a standardized environmental audit tool called The Environmental Assessment and Management (TEAM) Guide. Utilization of a common audit tool (TEAM Guide) throughout DOD agencies could be an effective agent of positive change. If, however, the audit tool is inappropriate, environmental compliance at DOD facilities could worsen. Furthermore, existing audit systems such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (U.S. EPA's) Generic Protocol for Conducting Environmental Audits of Federal Facilities and the International Organization for Standardization's (ISO's) Standard 14001, "Environmental Management System Audits," may be abandoned even if they offer significant advantages over TEAM Guide audit tool. Widespread use of TEAM Guide should not take place until thorough and independent evaluation has been performed. The purpose of this paper is to compare DOD's TEAM Guide audit tool with U.S. EPA's Generic Protocol for Conducting Environmental Audits of Federal Facilities and ISO 14001, in order to assess which is most appropriate and effective for DOD facilities, and in particular those operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). USACE was selected as a result of one author's recent experience as a district environmental compliance coordinator responsible for the audit mission at this agency. Specific recommendations for enhancing the quality of environmental audits at all DOD facilities also are given.
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Avery, L.W.; Donohoo, D.T.; Sanchez, J.A.
1996-09-30
PNNL successfully completed the three tasks: Task 1 - This task provided DISA with an updated set of design checklists that can be used to measure compliance with the Style Guide. These checklists are in Microsoft{reg_sign}Word 6.0 format. Task 2 - This task provided a discussion of two basic models for using the Style Guide and the Design Checklist, as a compliance tool and as a design tool.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-12-07
...] Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 390.500 Definition of ``High-Voltage Vacuum Switch''--21 CFR 1002.61(a)(3) and... Sec. 390.500 Definition of ``High-Voltage Vacuum Switch''--21 CFR 1002.61(a)(3) and (b)(2) (CPG Sec.... 2010-30677 Filed 12-6-10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-P ...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-01-01
... LIQUIDITY GUARANTEE PROGRAM § 370.10 Oversight. (a) Participating entities are subject to the FDIC's oversight regarding compliance with the terms of the temporary liquidity guarantee program. (b) A..., for the duration of the temporary liquidity guarantee program, to be subject to the FDIC's authority...
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HIPAA compliance and patient privacy protection.
Grandison, Tyrone; Bhatti, Rafae
2010-01-01
Recent prosecution of violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and the amendments currently in process to strengthen the Act of 1996, has led many companies to take serious notice of the measures they must take to be a compliance. A company's privacy policy states the business' privacy practices and embodies the firm's commitments to its users and is normally mandatory step in reaching legislative compliance. in the face of this, the patient has to decipher if the company's privacy practices are congruent with their thoughts on the level of privacy protection they should be receiving. This is the core of our investigation. In this paper, we explore the question "Is a healthcare entity's compliance with regulation sufficient to provide the patient with adequate privacy protection?" in the context of the United States of America.
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College Students' Compliance with Food Guide Pyramid Recommendations.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
McArthur, Laura; Rosenberg, Rachel I.; Grady, Frances M.; Howard, Alan B.
2002-01-01
A study assessed dietary compliance among 192 college students. Students who lived on campus, younger students, females, students who ate out infrequently, and students who rarely/never consumed high-fat foods showed the lowest compliance with the recommended number of daily servings from all food groups. (Contains 36 references.) (JOW)
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An Evaluation of Evidence-Based Interventions to Increase Compliance among Children with Autism
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Fischetti, Anthony T.; Wilder, David A.; Myers, Kristin; Leon-Enriquez, Yanerys; Sinn, Stephanie; Rodriguez, Rebecka
2012-01-01
We evaluated 4 evidence-based interventions to increase compliance. Three children with autism who exhibited noncompliance when asked to relinquish a preferred toy were exposed sequentially to interventions that included a reduction in response effort, differential reinforcement, and guided compliance. Results indicated that effort reduction alone…
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45 CFR 160.310 - Responsibilities of covered entities.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-10-01
... information, including protected health information, that are pertinent to ascertaining compliance with the... forth what efforts it has made to obtain the information. (3) Protected health information obtained by... Section 160.310 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE DATA STANDARDS AND...
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45 CFR 160.310 - Responsibilities of covered entities and business associates.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-10-01
... its facilities, books, records, accounts, and other sources of information, including protected health...) Protected health information obtained by the Secretary in connection with an investigation or compliance... associates. 160.310 Section 160.310 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE...
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45 CFR 160.310 - Responsibilities of covered entities and business associates.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-10-01
... its facilities, books, records, accounts, and other sources of information, including protected health...) Protected health information obtained by the Secretary in connection with an investigation or compliance... associates. 160.310 Section 160.310 Public Welfare Department of Health and Human Services ADMINISTRATIVE...
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15 CFR 996.20 - Submission of a hydrographic product for certification.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-01-01
... QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NOAA HYDROGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NOAA HYDROGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES Certification of a...) Upon adoption by NOAA of standards and compliance tests, any non-Federal entity may submit a...
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15 CFR 996.20 - Submission of a hydrographic product for certification.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-01-01
... QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NOAA HYDROGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NOAA HYDROGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES Certification of a...) Upon adoption by NOAA of standards and compliance tests, any non-Federal entity may submit a...
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15 CFR 996.20 - Submission of a hydrographic product for certification.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-01-01
... QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NOAA HYDROGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NOAA HYDROGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES Certification of a...) Upon adoption by NOAA of standards and compliance tests, any non-Federal entity may submit a...
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15 CFR 996.20 - Submission of a hydrographic product for certification.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-01-01
... QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NOAA HYDROGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NOAA HYDROGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES Certification of a...) Upon adoption by NOAA of standards and compliance tests, any non-Federal entity may submit a...
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20 CFR 655.167 - Document retention requirements.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-04-01
... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Document retention requirements. 655.167... retention requirements. (a) Entities required to retain documents. All employers filing an Application for... retain the documents and records proving compliance with this subpart. (b) Period of required retention...
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9 CFR 305.1 - Official numbers; subsidiaries and tenants.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-01-01
... AGRICULTURE AGENCY ORGANIZATION AND TERMINOLOGY; MANDATORY MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION AND VOLUNTARY... separate entities in the same building or structure may operate separate establishments therein only under... or structure shall be responsible for compliance with the Act and regulations in their own...
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42 CFR § 512.110 - Access to records and retention.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2017-10-01
... SERVICES (CONTINUED) HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE AND MODEL PROGRAMS EPISODE PAYMENT MODEL Episode Payment Model Participants § 512.110 Access to records and retention. EPM participants, EPM collaborators... requirements and, if applicable, the individual's or entity's compliance with CR incentive payment model...
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77 FR 40344 - Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletion
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-07-09
... will not result in any additional reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small.... If approved, the action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish the product and services...--Rock Island, Rock Island, IL. Services Service Type/Location: Contact Center Services, Defense Manpower...
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Technical Review of Law Enforcement Standards and Guides Relative to Incident Management
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Stenner, Robert D.; Salter, R.; Stanton, J. R.
2009-03-24
In an effort to locate potential law enforcement-related standards that support incident management, a team from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) contacted representatives from the National Institute of Standards-Office of Law Enforcement Standards (NIST-OLES), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Secret Service, ASTM International committees that have a law enforcement focus, and a variety of individuals from local and regional law enforcement organizations. Discussions were held with various state and local law enforcement organizations. The NIJ has published several specific equipment-related law enforcement standards that were included in the review, but it appears that lawmore » enforcement program and process-type standards are developed principally by organizations that operate at the state and local level. Input is provided from state regulations and codes and from external non-government organizations (NGOs) that provide national standards. The standards that are adopted from external organizations or developed independently by state authorities are available for use by local law enforcement agencies on a voluntary basis. The extent to which they are used depends on the respective jurisdictions involved. In some instances, use of state and local disseminated standards is mandatory, but in most cases, use is voluntary. Usually, the extent to which these standards are used appears to depend on whether or not jurisdictions receive certification from a “governing” entity due to their use and compliance with the standards. In some cases, these certification-based standards are used in principal but without certification or other compliance monitoring. In general, these standards appear to be routinely used for qualification, selection for employment, and training. In these standards, the term “Peace Officer” is frequently used to refer to law enforcement personnel. This technical review of national law enforcement standards and guides identified the following four guides as having content that supports incident management: • TE-02-02 Guide to Radio Communications Interoperability Strategies and Products • OSHA 335-10N Preparing and Protecting Security Personnel in Emergencies • NIJ 181584 Fire and Arson Scene Evidence: A Guide for Public Safety Personnel • NIJ 181869 A Guide for Explosion and Bombing Scene Investigation In conversations with various state and local law enforcement officials, it was determined that the following National Fire Protection Association (NPFA) standards are generally recognized and tend to be universally used by law enforcement organizations across the country: • NFPA 1600 Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs • NFPA 1561 Standard on Fire Department Incident Management Systems • NFPA 472 Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents (2008 Edition) • NFPA 473 Standard for Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents (2008 Edition)« less
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77 FR 42433 - Difenoconazole; Pesticide Tolerances
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-07-19
... INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me? You may be potentially affected by this... affected entities may include, but are not limited to those engaged in the following activities: Crop... provide a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this action. Other types of...
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45 CFR 611.8 - Procedure for effecting compliance.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-10-01
... 611.8 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY-ASSISTED PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION-EFFECTUATION OF TITLE VI OF THE... shall be limited to the particular political entity, or part thereof, or other applicant or recipient as...
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A Guide to Community Shared Solar: Utility, Private, and Non-Profit Project Development (Book)
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Coughlin, J.; Grove, J.; Irvine, L.
2012-05-01
This guide is organized around three sponsorship models: utility-sponsored projects, projects sponsored by special purpose entities - businesses formed for the purpose of producing community solar power, and non-profit sponsored projects. The guide addresses issues common to all project models, as well as issues unique to each model.
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Development of a metrics dashboard for monitoring involvement in the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
Karralli, Rusol; Tipton, Joyce; Dumitru, Doina; Scholz, Lisa; Masilamani, Santhi
2015-09-01
An electronic tool to support hospital organizations in monitoring and addressing financial and compliance challenges related to participation in the 340B Drug Pricing Program is described. In recent years there has been heightened congressional and regulatory scrutiny of the federal 340B program, which provides discounted drug prices on Medicaid-covered drugs to safety net hospitals and other 340B-eligible healthcare organizations, or "covered entities." Historically, the 340B program has lacked a metrics-driven reporting framework to help covered entities capture the value of 340B program involvement, community benefits provided to underserved populations, and costs associated with compliance with 340B eligibility requirements. As part of an initiative by a large health system to optimize its 340B program utilization and regulatory compliance efforts, a team of pharmacists led the development of an electronic dashboard tool to help monitor 340B program activities at the system's 340B-eligible facilities. After soliciting input from an array of internal and external 340B program stakeholders, the team designed the dashboard and associated data-entry tools to facilitate the capture and analysis of 340B program-related data in four domains: cost savings and revenue, program maintenance costs, community benefits, and compliance. A large health system enhanced its ability to evaluate and monitor 340B program-related activities through the use of a dashboard tool capturing key metrics on cost savings achieved, maintenance costs, and other aspects of program involvement. Copyright © 2015 by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-06-15
... Receiving Packages of Radioactive Material AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of... Guide (RG) 7.3, ``Procedures for Picking Up and Receiving Packages of Radioactive Material.'' The guide..., ``Administrative Guide for Verifying Compliance with Packaging Requirements for Shipment and Receipt of Radioactive...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-05-25
... use in enforcement activities; monitoring procedures for provider entities found not in compliance... to activities relating to the survey and certification of facilities are at 42 CFR part 488. The... appropriately to complaints against accredited facilities. AOA/HFAP's processes and procedures for monitoring an...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-09-23
... use in enforcement activities; monitoring procedures for provider entities found not in compliance... pertaining to activities relating to the survey and certification of facilities are at 42 CFR part 488. The... complaints against accredited facilities. ++ CHAP's processes and procedures for monitoring HHAs found out of...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-06-25
... activities; monitoring procedures for provider entities found not in compliance with the conditions or... concerning provider agreements are at 42 CFR part 489 and those pertaining to activities relating to the... appropriately to complaints against accredited facilities. ++ AOA/HFAP's processes and procedures for monitoring...
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7 CFR 1400.502 - Compliance and enforcement.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-01-01
... CCC from a certified public accountant or attorney that the average adjusted gross income of the... supporting financial data as requested by CCC. Supporting financial data may include State income tax returns... the person's or legal entity's income; or (4) Authorization for CCC to obtain tax data from the...
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5 CFR 581.305 - Honoring legal process.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-01-01
... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Honoring legal process. 581.305 Section... GARNISHMENT ORDERS FOR CHILD SUPPORT AND/OR ALIMONY Compliance With Process § 581.305 Honoring legal process. (a) The governmental entity shall comply with legal process, except where the process cannot be...
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5 CFR 581.305 - Honoring legal process.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-01-01
... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Honoring legal process. 581.305 Section... GARNISHMENT ORDERS FOR CHILD SUPPORT AND/OR ALIMONY Compliance With Process § 581.305 Honoring legal process. (a) The governmental entity shall comply with legal process, except where the process cannot be...
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5 CFR 581.305 - Honoring legal process.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-01-01
... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Honoring legal process. 581.305 Section... GARNISHMENT ORDERS FOR CHILD SUPPORT AND/OR ALIMONY Compliance With Process § 581.305 Honoring legal process. (a) The governmental entity shall comply with legal process, except where the process cannot be...
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42 CFR 456.712 - Annual report.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-10-01
... program. (2) A description of how pharmacies performing prospective DUR without computers are expected to...) A description of the steps taken by the State Agency to monitor compliance by pharmacies with the... entities such as the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and State Board of Pharmacy. The annual report also must...
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42 CFR 456.712 - Annual report.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-10-01
... program. (2) A description of how pharmacies performing prospective DUR without computers are expected to...) A description of the steps taken by the State Agency to monitor compliance by pharmacies with the... entities such as the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and State Board of Pharmacy. The annual report also must...
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42 CFR 456.712 - Annual report.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-10-01
... program. (2) A description of how pharmacies performing prospective DUR without computers are expected to...) A description of the steps taken by the State Agency to monitor compliance by pharmacies with the... entities such as the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and State Board of Pharmacy. The annual report also must...
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42 CFR 456.712 - Annual report.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-10-01
... program. (2) A description of how pharmacies performing prospective DUR without computers are expected to...) A description of the steps taken by the State Agency to monitor compliance by pharmacies with the... entities such as the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and State Board of Pharmacy. The annual report also must...
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42 CFR 456.712 - Annual report.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-10-01
... program. (2) A description of how pharmacies performing prospective DUR without computers are expected to...) A description of the steps taken by the State Agency to monitor compliance by pharmacies with the... entities such as the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and State Board of Pharmacy. The annual report also must...
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76 FR 3859 - Trade Acknowledgment and Verification of Security-Based Swap Transactions
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-01-21
... establish, maintain, and enforce policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to obtain prompt...; have the capacity to enforce their rules and discipline their participants; and have chief compliance...). Moreover, as discussed in Part II.E below, an SBS Entity must establish, maintain, and enforce policies and...
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45 CFR 164.506 - Uses and disclosures to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-10-01
... SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE DATA STANDARDS AND RELATED REQUIREMENTS SECURITY AND PRIVACY Privacy of... detection or compliance. (5) A covered entity that participates in an organized health care arrangement may disclose protected health information about an individual to other participants in the organized health...
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78 FR 41932 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-07-12
... organizational capacity to provide health care services. Medicaid enrollees use the information collected and reported to make informed choices regarding health care, including how to access health care services and... contracting process with managed care entities, as well as its compliance oversight role. We use the...
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Regulatory facility guide for Ohio
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Anderson, S.S.; Bock, R.E.; Francis, M.W.
1994-02-28
The Regulatory Facility Guide (RFG) has been developed for the DOE and contractor facilities located in the state of Ohio. It provides detailed compilations of international, federal, and state transportation-related regulations applicable to shipments originating at destined to Ohio facilities. This RFG was developed as an additional resource tool for use both by traffic managers who must ensure that transportation operations are in full compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements and by oversight personnel who must verify compliance activities.
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75 FR 43072 - Trichoderma Hamatum Isolate 382; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-07-23
... Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. Potentially affected entities may include... exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this action...
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Gurses, Ayse P; Marsteller, Jill A; Ozok, A Ant; Xiao, Yan; Owens, Sharon; Pronovost, Peter J
2010-08-01
Our objective was to identify factors that affect clinicians' compliance with the evidence-based guidelines using an interdisciplinary approach and develop a conceptual framework that can provide a comprehensive and practical guide for designing effective interventions. A literature review and a brainstorming session with 11 researchers from a variety of scientific disciplines were used to identify theoretical and conceptual models describing clinicians' guideline compliance. MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and the bibliographies of the papers identified were used as data sources for identifying the relevant theoretical and conceptual models. Thirteen different models that originated from various disciplines including medicine, rural sociology, psychology, human factors and systems engineering, organizational management, marketing, and health education were identified. Four main categories of factors that affect compliance emerged from our analysis: clinician characteristics, guideline characteristics, system characteristics, and implementation characteristics. Based on these findings, we developed an interdisciplinary conceptual framework that specifies the expected interrelationships among these four categories of factors and their impact on clinicians' compliance. An interdisciplinary approach is needed to improve clinicians' compliance with evidence-based guidelines. The conceptual framework from this research can provide a comprehensive and systematic guide to identify barriers to guideline compliance and design effective interventions to improve patient safety.
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CHP and Local Governments: Case Studies and EPA’s New Guide (Webinar) – September 30, 2014
This webinar presents two case studies of CHP development projects undertaken through cooperation between private companies and government entities, and introduces an EPA guide to assist local governments to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
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Using Reading Guides and On-Line Quizzes to Improve Reading Compliance and Quiz Scores
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Maurer, Trent W.; Longfield, Judith
2015-01-01
This study compared students' daily in-class reading quiz scores in an introductory Child Development course across five conditions: control, reading guide only, reading guide and on-line practice quiz, reading guide and on-line graded quiz, and reading guide and both types of on-line quizzes. At the beginning of class, students completed a 5-item…
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-06-22
... pertaining to activities relating to the survey and certification of facilities are at 42 CFR part 488. The...; resources for conducting required surveys; capacity to furnish information for use in enforcement activities; monitoring procedures for provider entities found not in compliance with the conditions or requirements; and...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-05-25
.... Regulations concerning provider agreements are at 42 CFR part 489 and those pertaining to activities relating...; resources for conducting required surveys; capacity to furnish information for use in enforcement activities; monitoring procedures for provider entities found not in compliance with the conditions or requirements; and...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-03-22
... information for use in enforcement activities; monitoring procedures for provider entities found not in... pertaining to activities relating to the survey and certification of facilities are located at 42 CFR part...'s processes and procedures for monitoring a hospital that is out of compliance with AOA/HFAP's...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-10-22
... information for use in enforcement activities; monitoring procedures for provider entities found not in... those pertaining to activities relating to the survey and certification of facilities are at 42 CFR part... Commission's processes and procedures for monitoring psychiatric hospitals found out of compliance with the...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-05-13
... furnish information for use in enforcement activities; monitoring procedures for provider entities found... agreements are at 42 CFR part 489 and those pertaining to activities relating to the survey and certification... for monitoring CAHs found out of compliance with the Joint Commission's program requirements. These...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-02-21
... requirements be modified for carriers receiving frozen support? What measures would need to be in place to... certifications or local OVS franchises. The Commission does not have financial or employment information.... Description of Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Other Compliance Requirements for Small Entities 31. In...
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78 FR 73820 - Publicly Managed Recreation Opportunities, Recreation Fees
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-12-09
... final directive will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities as... accordance with the principles and criteria contained in E.O. 12630. The Agency has determined that this... federalism principles set out in this E.O.; will not impose any compliance costs on the States; and will not...
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78 FR 64430 - Partial Approval and Disapproval of Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Nevada...
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-10-29
... contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send email directly to EPA.... Accordingly, it affords no opportunity for EPA to fashion for small entities less burdensome compliance or... voluntary consensus standards bodies. NTTAA directs EPA to provide Congress, through OMB, explanations when...
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42 CFR § 512.715 - Access to records and retention for FFS-CR participants.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2017-10-01
... PAYMENT MODEL CR Incentive Payment Model for EPM and Medicare Fee-for-Service Participants Provisions for... investigation of the following: (1) The individual's or entity's compliance with CR incentive payment model... participant's participation in the CR incentive payment model or from the date of completion of any audit...
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20 CFR 1002.37 - Can one employee be employed in one job by more than one employer?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-04-01
... person or entity to whom an employer has delegated the performance of employment-related responsibilities... an instance, both employers share responsibility for compliance with USERRA. If the security company... more than one employer? 1002.37 Section 1002.37 Employees' Benefits OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY...
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17 CFR 50.25 - Clearing requirement compliance schedule.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-04-01
... participant; or an active fund. Category 2Entity means a commodity pool; a private fund as defined in section..., and is responsible for the documentation necessary for the account's beneficial owner to clear swaps... desires to clear the transaction, must comply with the requirements of section 2(h)(1)(A) of the Act no...
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Sticking Points: How School Districts Experience Implementing the Portfolio Strategy
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Lake, Robin; Posamentier, Jordan; Denice, Patrick; Hill, Paul
2016-01-01
The portfolio strategy is a change strategy for public education in a district or metropolitan area. It is founded on the idea of re-missioning government agencies from rigid bureaucratic entities that mostly manage compliance requirements and interest group politics to a new role: overseeing performance and a diverse range of school choices…
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DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
2011-12-01
This research evaluated the low temperature creep compliance and tensile strength properties of Wisconsin mixtures. : Creep compliance and tensile strength data were collected for 16 Wisconsin mixtures representing commonly used : aggregate sources a...
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76 FR 5215 - Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-01-28
... Compliance with Packaging Requirements for Shipment and Receipt of Radioactive Material,'' is temporarily... Code of Federal Regulations, Part 71, ``Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material'' (10 CFR... Compliance with Packaging Requirements for Shipments of Radioactive Materials,'' as an acceptable process for...
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Facility Response Planning: Compliance Assistance Guide
This guide was developed in order to help owners and operators of facilities that store or use oil, as well as other interested people, to better understand the Federal Oil Pollution Prevention regulation.
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2016-12-14
The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board or Board) is issuing a final rule that revises its existing accessibility guidelines for non-rail vehicles--namely, buses, over-the-road buses, and vans--acquired or remanufactured by entities covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act. The revised guidelines ensure that such vehicles are readily accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is required to revise its accessibility standards for transportation vehicles acquired or remanufactured by entities covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to be consistent with the final rule.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-06-22
... Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework...: Entities potentially affected by this action are owners or operators of existing aerospace manufacturing... Manufacturing. 336414 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing. 336415 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle...
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Community Solutions for Stormwater Management: A Guide for Voluntary Long-Term Planning
This draft guide describes how to develop a comprehensive long-term community stormwater plan that integrates stormwater management with communities’ broader plans for economic development, infrastructure investment and environmental compliance.
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76 FR 15818 - Airworthiness Directives; Reims Aviation S.A. Model F406 Airplanes
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-03-22
... economic impact, positive or negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the... numbers (SNs) 0002, 0003, 0004, 0006, 0008, 0009, 0010, 0012, 0013, 0017, 0024, 0025, 0039, 0042, 0044... Compliance (f) Unless already done, do the following actions: (1) For all affected SNs except F406-0091: (i...
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78 FR 34545 - Prohibition Against Federal Assistance to Swaps Entities (Regulation KK)
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-06-10
...) only, call (202) 263- 4869. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 716 of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall... agencies to enforce compliance with laws such as Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act against uninsured U.S... 716 and Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act generally are intended to reduce systemic risks from...
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17 CFR 36.3 - Exempt commercial markets.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-04-01
... entities, as that term is defined in section 1a(17) of the Act, at the time the persons enter into the... laws; that the authorized participants are “eligible commercial entities” as defined in section 1a(17... issues that are novel, or for which compliance with a Core Principle is not self-evident, an explanation...
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17 CFR 36.3 - Exempt commercial markets.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-04-01
... entities, as that term is defined in section 1a(17) of the Act, at the time the persons enter into the... laws; that the authorized participants are “eligible commercial entities” as defined in section 1a(17... issues that are novel, or for which compliance with a Core Principle is not self-evident, an explanation...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
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... and would consider engaging appropriately qualified entities such as independent accounting firms, law... commission an annual review and report by an independent accounting firm of the compliance of the Affiliate... exclude from the definition of Rule 14.3(e)--solely for purposes of this rule--securities that meet the...
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Guide to Calculating Environmental Benefits from EPA Enforcement Cases
The “Guide to Calculating Environmental Benefits from EPA Enforcement Cases” establishes a framework for identifying and characterizing environmental benefits that are reported on the CCDS and entered in the Integrated Information Compliance System (ICIS).
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A Layman's Guide to Understanding TSA Compliance.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Alioto, Nicholas C. A.; Simandl, Robert J.
1998-01-01
Since school district business offices are ill-equipped to administer tax shelter annuity (TSA) plans, the result has been inadequate legal compliance and significant financial exposure. This article explains the rules governing TSA planning (testing limitations), examines common pitfalls for districts conducting audits, and outlines steps for…
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NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Edinbarough, Immanuel A.; Wells, Wayne E.; Lichaa, Pierre M.
2004-12-01
The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College (UTB/TSC) partners with The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to provide pollution prevention and compliance assistance for U.S. based small to medium sized entities (SME"s) located in the Lower Rio Grande Valley border region of Texas. It is anticipated that this training would evolve into environmental management system certification for these entities. This paper discusses pollution challenges and environmental initiatives between Texas and Mexico to confront these challenges and the ongoing cooperative efforts between UTB and TCEQ to enhance the economic and environmental health of the Lower Rio Grande Valley region.
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Heinfeld, Gary
This guide presents a financial model that affects all governmental entities that issue financial statements in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The model was prepared to provide school business officials specific examples of school system financial-statement presentations. The guide is divided into six chapters.…
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75 FR 29308 - Availability of Compliance Guide for Mobile Slaughter Units
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2010-05-25
... guide is intended for owners and managers of a new or existing red meat or poultry mobile slaughter unit... ensure that minorities, women, and persons with disabilities are aware of this notice, FSIS will announce...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-07-18
... accounts and undisclosed foreign entities to avoid or evade tax into compliance with United States tax laws... information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506... offering people with undisclosed income from offshore accounts an opportunity to get current with their tax...
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HEALTH CARE GUIDE TO POLLUTION PREVENTION IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
The Health Care Guide to Pollution Prevention Implementation through Environmental Management Systems provides example EMS procedures and forms used in four ISO 14001 EMS certified hospitals. The latest revisions include more EMS hospital case studies, more compliance resources, ...
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Building an effective corporate compliance plan.
Ryan, E
1997-09-01
Corporate compliance plans are essential for healthcare organizations to cope with, and perhaps even stave off, investigations arising from allegations of illegal business practices. Initial development and implementation of a corporate compliance plan can be facilitated through four steps: determining the content of the code of conduct, determining how the code will be distributed, assigning responsibility for implementing the plan, and appointing a compliance task force to guide the implementation process. Special attention should be paid to education requirements of the United States Sentencing Guidelines to see that all employees understand and can apply provisions of the plan.
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Ng, S C; Kamm, M A
2008-10-01
Treatment options for ulcerative colitis (UC) are expanding with the development of novel drug formulations and dosing regimens and new chemical entities. Although the goals of medical therapy for UC remain unchanged, that is to induce and to maintain remission, focus has also centred on improving patient compliance, modifying the natural course of disease and healing the mucosa. To examine novel formulations, new chemical entities and novel therapeutic approaches to the management of UC. Searches for all studies related to UC treatment in Medline and abstracts from major national and international meetings published in the last 10 years. 5-Aminosalicylic acids (5-ASA) remain the standard first-line treatment for patients with mild to moderately active UC. New formulations with altered delivery, and new dosing regimens have demonstrated possible improvements in efficacy compared with historically available preparations and dosing patterns. Once-daily dosing, micropellet formulations,and high-dose tablets offer enhanced efficacy and improved compliance. 5-ASA is now recognized as a ligand for peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma) and it has a role as a chemo-preventive agent in long-standing UC. New colonic release corticosteroid formulations help to limit systemic toxicity; turmeric, tacrolimus and infliximab have shown promising results. New anti-inflammatory targeted therapies include an anti-CD3 antibody, selective integrin blockers, anti-IL-2 antibody and PPAR-gamma agonists. The evolution of novel oral 5-ASA formulations and dosage regimens,and recent development of new molecules have expanded the therapeutic armamentarium of UC.
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Keeping Your School or College Catalog in Compliance with Federal Law and Regulations.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Federal Interagency Committee on Education, Washington, DC.
Information is provided in this guide to assist educational institutions in bringing their catalogs and other informational materials into compliance with federal laws and regulations. It summarizes applicable laws and regulations and includes the names and mailing addresses of the agencies responsible for administering these laws, regulations,…
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MULTI-MEDIA ASSISTANCE GUIDE FOR THE AMMONIA REFRIGERATION INDUSTRY
Multi-media Compliance Assistance Guide for the Ammonia Refrigeration Industry Both EPA and the Wharton School of Business have analyzed EPA = s Risk Management Plan (RMP) data on the chemical accident history of different industries. Nationally, the industry that was found to ...
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Agins, Alan P.
This book provides a guide to approximately 175 drugs used with children. An introduction precedes the three major sections of the guide. Section 1 provides an overview of pharmacology and therapeutics in chapters on the basics of pharmacology, the language of pharmacology and therapeutics, compliance, side effects, and medications in school.…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Agins, Alan P.
This book provides a guide to more than 180 drugs used for children. An introduction precedes the four major sections of the guide. Section 1 provides an overview of pharmacology and therapeutics in chapters on the basics of pharmacology, the language of pharmacology and therapeutics, compliance, side effects, medications in school, and drug…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Root, Mark; Carlson, Robert; Dexter, David; Karinch, Samantha; Kaplan, Heather
This guide was developed to assist the nation's elementary and secondary schools and school districts address their Year 2000 (Y2K) problem. The guide is divided into three sections: Squashing the Millennium Bug Step-by-Step; Remediating Specific Types of Systems; and Appendix. The first chapter presents the following steps for tackling the Year…
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Understanding and managing compliance in the nature conservation context.
Arias, Adrian
2015-04-15
Nature conservation relies largely on peoples' rule adherence. However, noncompliance in the conservation context is common: it is one of the largest illegal activities in the world, degrading societies, economies and the environment. Understanding and managing compliance is key for ensuring effective conservation, nevertheless crucial concepts and tools are scattered in a wide array of literature. Here I review and integrate these concepts and tools in an effort to guide compliance management in the conservation context. First, I address the understanding of compliance by breaking it down into five key questions: who?, what?, when?, where? and why?. A special focus is given to 'why?' because the answer to this question explains the reasons for compliance and noncompliance, providing critical information for management interventions. Second, I review compliance management strategies, from voluntary compliance to coerced compliance. Finally, I suggest a system, initially proposed for tax compliance, to balance these multiple compliance management strategies. This paper differs from others by providing a broad yet practical scope on theory and tools for understanding and managing compliance in the nature conservation context. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Pintado, M-C; de Pablo, R; Trascasa, M; Milicua, J-M; Sánchez-García, M
To study the effect of setting positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) in an individualized manner (based on highest static compliance) compared to setting PEEP according to FiO 2 upon mortality at 28 and 90 days, in patients with different severity acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). A Spanish medical-surgical ICU. A post hoc analysis of a randomized controlled pilot study. Patients with ARDS. Ventilation with low tidal volumes and pressure limitation at 30cmH 2 O, randomized in two groups according to the method used to set PEEP: FiO 2 -guided PEEP group according to FiO 2 applied and compliance-guided group according to the highest compliance. Demographic data, risk factors and severity of ARDS, APACHE II and SOFA scores, daily Lung Injury Score, ventilatory measurements, ICU and hospital stay, organ failure and mortality at day 28 and 90 after inclusion. A total of 159 patients with ARDS were evaluated, but just 70 patients were included. Severe ARDS patients showed more organ dysfunction-free days at 28 days (12.83±10.70 versus 3.09±7.23; p=0.04) and at 90 days (6.73±22.31 vs. 54.17±42.14, p=0.03), and a trend toward lower 90-days mortality (33.3% vs. 90.9%, p=0.02), when PEEP was applied according to the best static compliance. Patients with moderate ARDS did not show these effects. In patients with severe ARDS, individualized PEEP selection based on the best static compliance was associated to lower mortality at 90 days, with an increase in organ dysfunction-free days at 28 and 90 days. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier España, S.L.U. y SEMICYUC. All rights reserved.
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NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Sulik-Górecka, Aleksandra
2018-06-01
Modern manufacturing entities often operate in capital groups, and their role is sometimes limited to the function of cost centers. From the legal point of view, however, they are separate entities obliged to apply transfer pricing regulations. Meeting the requirements of the arm's length principle can be very difficult at this time, given the relationships and conflicts of interest in the capital group. Complexity increases in capital groups operating in different countries, due to differences in tax regulations. The main purpose of the paper is to demonstrate that the need to valuate the sale of finished goods to a manufacturing entity, which is a subject to a different tax jurisdiction, may lead to a problem of compliance with the arm's length principle. In addition, the paper proposes a methodology for comparability analysis that may be used by manufacturing entities to defend conditions of setting transfer pricing. The paper presents the different functional profiles of manufacturing entities and points out the difficulties that they may encounter when preparing the comparability analysis. It has also been noted that there are differences in transfer pricing regulations in different countries, for example by analyzing Polish and Czech regulations. The lack of uniform benchmarking legislation can cause inconsistencies in the selection of comparable data, resulting in differences in transfer pricing. The paper uses the method of legal regulation review and analysis of results of published studies concerning the scope of transfer pricing and comparability analysis. The paper also adopts a case study analysis.
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-01-01
..., contractors must be required to pay wages to laborers and mechanics at a rate not less than the prevailing...,000 that involve the employment of mechanics or laborers must include a provision for compliance with... U.S.C. 3702 of the Act, each contractor must be required to compute the wages of every mechanic and...
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36 CFR Appendix to Part 1193 - Advisory Guidance
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... weight of these factors is a compliance issue, under the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications... information and documentation includes user guides, installation guides, and product support communications...” rather than using the space bar. This is necessary because Braille translation software relies on the...
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2012-03-28
... Packaging Requirements for Shipment and Receipt of Radioactive Material AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory... with Packaging Requirements for Shipment and Receipt of Radioactive Material.'' This regulatory guide... for transporting licensed material under 10 CFR part 71, ``Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive...
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Respiratory mechanics to understand ARDS and guide mechanical ventilation.
Mauri, Tommaso; Lazzeri, Marta; Bellani, Giacomo; Zanella, Alberto; Grasselli, Giacomo
2017-11-30
As precision medicine is becoming a standard of care in selecting tailored rather than average treatments, physiological measurements might represent the first step in applying personalized therapy in the intensive care unit (ICU). A systematic assessment of respiratory mechanics in patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) could represent a step in this direction, for two main reasons. Approach and Main results: On the one hand, respiratory mechanics are a powerful physiological method to understand the severity of this syndrome in each single patient. Decreased respiratory system compliance, for example, is associated with low end expiratory lung volume and more severe lung injury. On the other hand, respiratory mechanics might guide protective mechanical ventilation settings. Improved gravitationally dependent regional lung compliance could support the selection of positive end-expiratory pressure and maximize alveolar recruitment. Moreover, the association between driving airway pressure and mortality in ARDS patients potentially underlines the importance of sizing tidal volume on respiratory system compliance rather than on predicted body weight. The present review article aims to describe the main alterations of respiratory mechanics in ARDS as a potent bedside tool to understand severity and guide mechanical ventilation settings, thus representing a readily available clinical resource for ICU physicians.
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Using the OIG model compliance programs to fight fraud.
Lovitky, Jeffrey A; Ahern, Jack
2002-03-01
Many healthcare organizations already have implemented compliance programs for their facilities. However, in light of recent fines and continued scrutiny of such programs by the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG), healthcare organizations should consider reviewing their current programs against the OIG's relevant model compliance program. Although healthcare organizations are not required to adhere strictly to OIG's model programs, they would benefit from ensuring that their programs meet all the OIG's requirements. The common, minimum elements suggested by the OIG model programs include development and distribution of written compliance policies, the designation of a chief compliance officer to manage the program, the development of a corrective action and enforcement system, and the use of audits to monitor compliance. Using these models as guides, healthcare organizations should be better able to avoid the possibility of fraud and abuse within their organizations.
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Computerized commodity management system in Thailand and Brazil.
1984-01-01
Thailand's National Family Planning Program is testing a computerized contraceptive commodity reporting management in 4 provinces with 104 National Family Planning Program (NFPP) reporting entities. Staff in the Brazilian Association of Family Planning Entities (ABEPF) and CPAIMC, a major family planning service agency, have been trained in the use of a computerized commodity distribution management system and are ready to initiate test use. The systems were designed in response to specific commodity management needs of the concerned organizations. Neither distribution program functions as a contraceptive social marketing (CSM) program, but each system reviewed has aspects that are relevant to CSM commodity management needs. Both the Thai and Brazilian systems were designed to be as automatic and user friendly as possible. Both have 3 main databases and perform similar management and reporting functions. Differing program configurations and basic data forms reflect the specific purposes of each system. Databases for the logistics monitoring system in Thailand arethe reporting entity (or ID) file; the current month's data file; and the master balance file. The data source is the basic reporting form that also serves as a Request and Issue Voucher for commodities. Editing functions in the program check to see that the current "beginning balance" equals the previous month's ending balance. Indexing functions in the system allow direct access to the records of any reporting entity via the ID number, as well as the sequential processing of records by ID number. 6 reports can be generated: status report by issuing entity; status report by dispensing entity; aggregate status report; out of compliance products report; out of compliance outlets report; and suggested shipment to regional warehouse report. Databases for the distribution management system in Brazil are: the name-ID (client institution) file; the product file; and the data file. The data source is an order form that contains a client code similar to the code used in Thailand. An interrogative data entry program enhances the management function of the system. 8 reports can be individually issued: a status report on back orders by product; a status report on back orders by institution and product; a historical report of year to date shipments and value by product; a historical report of year to date shipments by client and product; year to date payment reports from each client; outstanding invoices by month for the previous 12 months; a product report showing the amount of each product or order with outstanding invoices; and a stock position report.
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5 CFR 551.102 - Authority and administration.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-01-01
... the following United States Government entities: (1) The Library of Congress; (2) The United States... Guide Service; (4) The Capitol Police; (5) The Congressional Budget Office; (6) The Office of the...
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Hanford Site Anuran Monitoring Report for Calendar Year 2013
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Wilde, Justin W.; Johnson, Scott J.; Lindsey, Cole T.
2014-02-13
The U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office (DOE-RL) conducts ecological monitoring on the Hanford Site to collect and track data needed to ensure compliance with an array of environmental laws, regulations, and policies governing DOE activities. Ecological monitoring data provide baseline information about the plants, animals, and habitat under DOE-RL stewardship at Hanford required for decision-making under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The Hanford Site Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP, DOE/EIS-0222-F) which is the Environmental Impact Statement for Hanford Site activities, helps ensure that DOE-RL, its contractors, and othermore » entities conducting activities on the Hanford Site are in compliance with NEPA.« less
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Effluent Monitoring Procedures: Nutrients. Staff Guide.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Water Programs.
This is one of several short-term courses developed to assist in the training of waste water treatment plant operational personnel in the tests, measurements, and report preparation required for compliance with their NPDES Permits. This Staff Guide provides step-by-step guidelines on course planning, development and implementation involving…
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Effluent Monitoring Procedures: Metals Analyses. Staff Guide.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Water Programs.
This is one of several short-term courses developed to assist in the training of waste water treatment plant operational personnel in the tests, measurements, and report preparation required for compliance with their NPDES Permits. The Staff Guide provides step-by-step information on course planning, development, and implementation involving…
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78 FR 24981 - Irish Potatoes Grown in Washington; Decreased Assessment Rate
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2013-04-29
... that small businesses will not be unduly or disproportionately burdened. Marketing orders issued....usda.gov/MarketingOrdersSmallBusinessGuide . Any questions about the compliance guide should be sent to... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service 7 CFR Part 946 [Doc. No. AMS-FV-13-0010...
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77 FR 39150 - Avocados Grown in South Florida; Decreased Assessment Rate
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2012-07-02
... viewed at: www.ams.usda.gov/MarketingOrdersSmallBusinessGuide . Any questions about the compliance guide... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service 7 CFR Part 915 [Doc. No. AMS-FV-11-0094... Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Interim rule with request for comments. SUMMARY: This rule decreases the...
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Infrastructure Task Force Sustainable Infrastructure Goals and Concepts Document
This document outlines the concepts of appropriate infrastructure and sustainable management entities to guide the coordinated federal efforts to achieve greater sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation.
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The Integrated Grants Management System (IGMS) is a web-based system that contains information on the recipient of the grant, fellowship, cooperative agreement and interagency agreement, including the name of the entity accepting the award.
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Wang, F; Zhang, H L
2018-03-20
Objective: To explore influence of the WeChat platform on the compliance of continuous treatment of scar in adult burn patients. Methods: A total of 124 adult burn patients, conforming to the study criteria, admitted in the Department of Burns of our hospital from January 2015 to January 2016 were divided into WeChat group ( n =63) and control group ( n =61) according to the random number table. Patients in control group only received regular discharging rehabilitation guide, while patients in WeChat group received regular discharging rehabilitation guide and joined WeChat platform after being discharged from hospital. Through pushing rehabilitation plan and rehabilitation related knowledge, organizing support discussion of burn patients, answering the patients' questions, members of WeChat platform intervention group conducted continuous treatment for 6 months on patients of WeChat group. The compliance of functional exercise of patients in two groups in one week before discharge and 3 and 6 months after discharge was evaluated by using the self-made functional exercise compliance log sheet. The compliance of using anti-scar drug and appliance of patients in two groups in 3 and 6 months after discharge was evaluated by using self-made anti-scar drug and appliance usage log sheets. Data were processed with chi-square test, independent sample t test, non-parametric rank sum test of independent sample, and Wilcoxon rank sum test. Results: (1) The compliance ratio of functional exercise of patients in WeChat group (95.24%, 60/63) was close to 93.44% (57/61) in control group in one week before discharge ( χ (2)=0.188, P >0.05). The compliance ratios of functional exercise of patients in WeChat group were respectively 93.65% (59/63) and 87.30% (55/63) in 3 and 6 months after discharge, which were higher than 68.85% (42/61) and 65.57% (40/61) in control group ( χ (2)=12.615, 8.166, P <0.01). (2) The compliance of using anti-scar drug of patients in WeChat group was significantly better than that in control group in 3 and 6 months after discharge ( Z =-4.150, -4.563, P <0.01). (3) The compliance of using anti-scar appliance of patients in WeChat group in 3 and 6 months after discharge was obviously better than that in control group ( Z =-4.242, -4.301, P <0.01). Conclusions: By using WeChat platform to provide guide for scar rehabilitation continuous treatment, adult burn patients have better compliance to functional exercise and usage of anti-scar drug and appliance.
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Thyroxine, shape, and weight: interaction of Graves' disease and bulimia nervosa.
Teufel, Martin; Giel, Katrin Elisabeth; Lehr, Jule; Becker, Sandra; Muthig, Michaela; Zipfel, Stephan; Kuprion, Jürgen
2013-03-01
A case of a 25-year-old woman with bulimia nervosa and Graves' disease is presented. Graves' disease is the cause of 50-80 % of hyperthyroidism. The disease is characterized by increases of thyroid hormone production, activation of the metabolism, and successive weight loss. Bulimia nervosa is characterized by purging behavior after binge eating episodes. We report a patient suffering from both entities. A pronounced non-compliance to the intake of antithyroid drugs (Carbimazole) correlated with eating disorder symptoms like negative evaluation of the body and fear of weight gain. Thus, elevated hyperthyroidism due to Graves' disease served as a purging method. During 8 weeks of inpatient psychotherapy, the patient adapted to a structured eating behavior. Self-esteem was less influenced by body shape and body weight, and compliance to endocrinological recommendations improved. Non-compliance to antithyroid drugs may be a symptom of an eating disorder. A careful and primarily non-confronting interdisciplinary diagnostic and treatment approach is required.
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Supporting Homework Compliance in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: Essential Features of Mobile Apps
Tang, Wei
2017-01-01
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the most effective psychotherapy modalities used to treat depression and anxiety disorders. Homework is an integral component of CBT, but homework compliance in CBT remains problematic in real-life practice. The popularization of the mobile phone with app capabilities (smartphone) presents a unique opportunity to enhance CBT homework compliance; however, there are no guidelines for designing mobile phone apps created for this purpose. Existing literature suggests 6 essential features of an optimal mobile app for maximizing CBT homework compliance: (1) therapy congruency, (2) fostering learning, (3) guiding therapy, (4) connection building, (5) emphasis on completion, and (6) population specificity. We expect that a well-designed mobile app incorporating these features should result in improved homework compliance and better outcomes for its users. PMID:28596145
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HIPAA Business Associate Contracts: the value of contracts for case managers.
Muller, Lynn S
2003-01-01
Case Managers are in the middle of the upcoming HIPAA regulation changes, with the issuance of the Final Privacy Rule. Every case obliges case managers to work with Individually Identifiable Health Information (IIHI) and Protected Health Information (PHI). The purpose of this article is to provide case managers in all practice settings with a clear understanding of a "Business Associate," of a "Covered Entity," and of the specifics of a Business Associate Contract. This information will demonstrate how case managers can benefit from the use of these contracts in their business life. As an essential component of an organization's compliance plan, Business Associate Contracts can become a sword or a shield. This article is particularly helpful to case managers in independent practice, as well as those who work for Covered Entities.
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FASB Statement No. 132 simplifies benefits disclosures.
Luecke, R W; Andrzejewski, C
1999-06-01
In February 1998, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 132, Employers' Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits. The new standard is designed to streamline pension and other postretirement benefits disclosures in public and nonpublic entities' financial statements. For nonpublic entities, the statement eliminates separate disclosures of the components of net periodic benefit cost, eliminates the disclosure of the components of benefit obligations and of alternative obligation measures, eliminates the disclosure of plan provisions, adds the disclosure of comprehensive income, eliminates the disclosure of sensitivity to changes in healthcare trend rates, and standardizes the disclosures for pension and other postretirement benefits. Financial managers and their organizations' actuaries and auditors should work together to determine which disclosures their organizations should make to be in compliance with FASB Statement No. 132.
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Gesualdo, Loreto; Cormio, Luigi; Stallone, Giovanni; Infante, Barbara; Di Palma, Anna Maria; Delli Carri, Paolo; Cignarelli, Mauro; Lamacchia, Olga; Iannaccone, Salvatore; Di Paolo, Salvatore; Morrone, Luigi; Aucella, Filippo; Carrieri, Giuseppe
2008-03-01
Percutaneous ultrasound (US)-guided renal biopsy is the gold standard in the evaluation of renal diseases, but some patients, such as the obese, may not be eligible for this procedure. Aim of this study was to determine the feasibility, efficacy and safety of US-guided percutaneous renal biopsy in supine antero-lateral position (SALP) in high-risk patients (BMI > 30 and/or respiratory difficulty), as well as to compare the overall outcome of SALP with that of traditional prone position (PP) in low-risk patients (BMI < or = 30/no respiratory difficulty). One hundred and ten consecutive patients scheduled for native kidney biopsy were recruited. Ninety low-risk patients were randomized following a permuted block randomization list to receive either US-guided renal biopsy in PP (Group 1) or SALP (Group 2), whereas 20 high-risk patients received US-guided renal biopsy in SALP (Group 3) and were our observational cohort study. Comfort compliance and breathing difficulty in each group were evaluated by the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Bleeding complications were evaluated through US renal scanning. Mean operating time was 7 min. Comfort compliance and breathing difficulty were significantly better for SALP in both low- and high-risk patients; there were no significant differences in pain after biopsy among the three groups. Bleeding complications were slightly higher in Group 1. Diagnostic yield was similar in all groups. SALP is reliable, minimally invasive, easy, highly successful, timesaving and almost free from severe side-effects. A better VAS score for breathing difficulty and comfort compliance characterizes this procedure, making it particularly suitable for obese patients.
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Compliance with vessel speed restrictions to protect North Atlantic right whales.
Silber, Gregory K; Adams, Jeffrey D; Fonnesbeck, Christopher J
2014-01-01
Environmental regulations can only be effective if they are adhered to, but the motivations for regulatory compliance are not always clear. We assessed vessel operator compliance with a December 2008 regulation aimed at reducing collisions with the endangered North Atlantic right whale that requires vessels 65 feet or greater in length to travel at speeds of 10 knots or less at prescribed times and locations along the U.S. eastern seaboard. Extensive outreach efforts were undertaken to notify affected entities both before and after the regulation went into effect. Vessel speeds of 201,862 trips made between November 2008 and August 2013 by 8,009 individual vessels were quantified remotely, constituting a nearly complete census of transits made by the regulated population. Of these, 437 vessels (or their parent companies), some of whom had been observed exceeding the speed limit, were contacted through one of four non-punitive information programs. A fraction (n = 26 vessels/companies) received citations and fines. Despite the efforts to inform mariners, initial compliance was low (<5% of the trips were completely <10 knots) but improved in the latter part of the study. Each notification/enforcement program improved compliance to some degree and some may have influenced compliance across the entire regulated community. Citations/fines appeared to have the greatest influence on improving compliance in notified vessels/companies, followed in order of effectiveness by enforcement-office information letters, monthly summaries of vessel operations, and direct at-sea radio contact. Trips by cargo vessels exhibited the greatest change in behavior followed by tanker and passenger vessels. These results have application to other regulatory systems, especially where remote monitoring is feasible, and any setting where regulatory compliance is sought.
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Compliance with vessel speed restrictions to protect North Atlantic right whales
Adams, Jeffrey D.; Fonnesbeck, Christopher J.
2014-01-01
Environmental regulations can only be effective if they are adhered to, but the motivations for regulatory compliance are not always clear. We assessed vessel operator compliance with a December 2008 regulation aimed at reducing collisions with the endangered North Atlantic right whale that requires vessels 65 feet or greater in length to travel at speeds of 10 knots or less at prescribed times and locations along the U.S. eastern seaboard. Extensive outreach efforts were undertaken to notify affected entities both before and after the regulation went into effect. Vessel speeds of 201,862 trips made between November 2008 and August 2013 by 8,009 individual vessels were quantified remotely, constituting a nearly complete census of transits made by the regulated population. Of these, 437 vessels (or their parent companies), some of whom had been observed exceeding the speed limit, were contacted through one of four non-punitive information programs. A fraction (n = 26 vessels/companies) received citations and fines. Despite the efforts to inform mariners, initial compliance was low (<5% of the trips were completely <10 knots) but improved in the latter part of the study. Each notification/enforcement program improved compliance to some degree and some may have influenced compliance across the entire regulated community. Citations/fines appeared to have the greatest influence on improving compliance in notified vessels/companies, followed in order of effectiveness by enforcement-office information letters, monthly summaries of vessel operations, and direct at-sea radio contact. Trips by cargo vessels exhibited the greatest change in behavior followed by tanker and passenger vessels. These results have application to other regulatory systems, especially where remote monitoring is feasible, and any setting where regulatory compliance is sought. PMID:24949229
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Revisiting the Effect of Anthropomorphizing a Social Cause Campaign.
Williams, Lisa A; Masser, Barbara; Sun, Jessie
2015-01-01
Recent research suggests that anthropomorphism can be harnessed as a tool to boost intentions to comply with social cause campaigns. Drawing on the human tendency to extend moral concern to entities portrayed as humanlike, it has been argued that adding personified features to a social campaign elevates anticipated guilt at failing to comply, and this subsequently boosts intentions to comply with that campaign. The present research aimed to extend extant research by disentangling the effects of emotional and non-emotional anthropomorphism, and differentiating amongst other emotional mechanisms of the anthropomorphism-compliance effect (namely, anticipated pride and anticipated regret). Experiment 1 (N = 294) compared the effectiveness of positive, negative, and emotionally-neutral anthropomorphized campaign posters for boosting campaign compliance intentions against non-anthropomorphized posters. We also measured potential mechanisms including anticipated guilt, regret, and pride. Results failed to support the anthropomorphism-compliance effect, and no changes in anticipated emotion according to anthropomorphism emerged. Experiments 2 (N = 150) and 3 (N = 196) represented further tests of the anthropomorphism-compliance effect. Despite high statistical power and efforts to closely replicate the conditions under which the anthropomorphism-compliance effect had been previously observed, no differences in compliance intention or anticipated emotion according to anthropomorphism emerged. A meta-analysis of the effects of anthropomorphism on compliance and anticipated emotion across the three experiments revealed effect size estimates that did not differ significantly from zero. The results of these three experiments suggest that the anthropomorphism-compliance effect is fragile and perhaps subject to contextual and idiographic influences. Thus, this research provides important insight and impetus for future research on the applied and theoretical utility of anthropomorphizing social cause campaigns.
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Revisiting the Effect of Anthropomorphizing a Social Cause Campaign
Williams, Lisa A.; Masser, Barbara; Sun, Jessie
2015-01-01
Recent research suggests that anthropomorphism can be harnessed as a tool to boost intentions to comply with social cause campaigns. Drawing on the human tendency to extend moral concern to entities portrayed as humanlike, it has been argued that adding personified features to a social campaign elevates anticipated guilt at failing to comply, and this subsequently boosts intentions to comply with that campaign. The present research aimed to extend extant research by disentangling the effects of emotional and non-emotional anthropomorphism, and differentiating amongst other emotional mechanisms of the anthropomorphism-compliance effect (namely, anticipated pride and anticipated regret). Experiment 1 (N = 294) compared the effectiveness of positive, negative, and emotionally-neutral anthropomorphized campaign posters for boosting campaign compliance intentions against non-anthropomorphized posters. We also measured potential mechanisms including anticipated guilt, regret, and pride. Results failed to support the anthropomorphism-compliance effect, and no changes in anticipated emotion according to anthropomorphism emerged. Experiments 2 (N = 150) and 3 (N = 196) represented further tests of the anthropomorphism-compliance effect. Despite high statistical power and efforts to closely replicate the conditions under which the anthropomorphism-compliance effect had been previously observed, no differences in compliance intention or anticipated emotion according to anthropomorphism emerged. A meta-analysis of the effects of anthropomorphism on compliance and anticipated emotion across the three experiments revealed effect size estimates that did not differ significantly from zero. The results of these three experiments suggest that the anthropomorphism-compliance effect is fragile and perhaps subject to contextual and idiographic influences. Thus, this research provides important insight and impetus for future research on the applied and theoretical utility of anthropomorphizing social cause campaigns. PMID:26406494
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The role of pouch compliance measurement in the management of pouch dysfunction.
Maeda, Yasuko; Molina, María Elena; Norton, Christine; McLaughlin, Simon D; Vaizey, Carolynne J; Laurberg, Søren; Clark, Susan K
2010-04-01
Ileal pouch anal anastomosis is an established option for patients who require total proctocolectomy and restoration of bowel continuity. However, the functional results are not always good and low pouch compliance has been suggested as one possible cause. We aimed to review the results of pouch compliance tests over 11 years to assess whether measuring pouch compliance is a useful diagnostic tool to guide management of pouch dysfunction. The results of pouch compliance tests performed between 1996 and 2007 together with the details of symptoms, treatments and outcome were reviewed. One hundred and forty-one pouch compliance tests were performed. There was no difference in pouch compliance between those with overt pathology (pouchitis, pelvic sepsis or anastomotic stricture) and those with idiopathic pouch dysfunction. In this second group, there was no difference in pouch compliance between patients with and without each of the symptoms of increased defaecatory frequency, incontinence and evacuation difficulties. The results of the compliance testing did not influence the clinical decision making on idiopathic pouch dysfunction (p=0.77) nor diverted pouches (p=0.07). Measuring pouch compliance does not offer new information accounting for idiopathic pouch dysfunction and has little influence on the clinical management.
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
National Occupational Competency Testing Institute, 2012
2012-01-01
This guide attempts to address an aspect of secondary CTE (Career and Technical Education) that has received little attention; the assessment literacy of educators. School leaders need to go beyond ensuring routine compliance with external and internal regulatory forces to identify ways in which CTE program teachers might better understand…
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Discipline and the TS Child: A Guide for Parents and Teachers of Children with Tourette Syndrome.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Fisher-Collins, Ramona
This parent and teacher guide considers discipline for children with Tourette Syndrome (TS) who have difficulty with behavioral compliance. Discipline is defined primarily as "training to act in accordance with rules," and is not punishment but involves teaching self-control and observance of societal expectations. Controversy and…
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Effluent Monitoring Procedures: Basic Parameters for Municipal Effluents. Staff Guide.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Water Programs.
This is one of several short-term courses developed to assist in the training of waste water treatment plant operational personnel in the tests, measurements, and report preparation required for compliance with their NPDES Permits. This Staff Guide provides step-by-step guidelines on course planning, development and implementation involving…
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2012-07-09
... Picking Up and Receiving Packages of Radioactive Material AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION... Receiving Packages of Radioactive Material.'' The RG is being withdrawn because it is outdated and the..., ``Administrative Guide for Verifying Compliance with Packaging Requirements for Shipment and Receipt of Radioactive...
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An Illustrated Guide to Electrical Safety. Revised
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, DC.
This guide was developed to serve as a supplement to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Electrical Safety Standards, 29 CFR 1910, Subpart S, Electrical. It is designed for use by a variety of people (layman, worker, employer, compliance safety and health officer, union official, educator, and others) in training, education,…
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2013-04-24
... businesses may request information on complying with this regulation by contacting Jeffrey Smutny, Marketing... actions in order that small businesses will not be unduly or disproportionately burdened. Marketing orders... viewed at: www.ams.usda.gov/MarketingOrderSmallBusinessGuide . Any questions about the compliance guide...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-07-22
... businesses may request information on complying with this regulation by contacting Jeffrey Smutny, Marketing... in order that small businesses will not be unduly or disproportionately burdened. Marketing orders....ams.usda.gov/MarketingOrdersSmallBusinessGuide . Any questions about the compliance guide should be...
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Highway work zone intrusion alert systems implementation guide.
DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
2017-07-01
Adopting new technology and innovation is vital for governmental entities to effectively conduct business for its citizens. One major challenge of capturing and realizing the multitude of benefits produced by innovative safety technologies is proper ...
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ECHO Quick Start Guide | ECHO | US EPA
ECHO, Enforcement and Compliance History Online, provides compliance and enforcement information for approximately 800,000 EPA-regulated facilities nationwide. ECHO includes permit, inspection, violation, enforcement action, and penalty information about facilities regulated under the Clean Air Act (CAA) Stationary Source Program, Clean Water Act (CWA) National Pollutant Elimination Discharge System (NPDES), and/or Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Information also is provided on surrounding demographics when available.
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Model Year 2013 Fuel Economy Guide: EPA Fuel Economy Estimates
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
None
2012-12-01
The Fuel Economy Guide is published by the U.S. Department of Energy as an aid to consumers considering the purchase of a new vehicle. The Guide lists estimates of miles per gallon (mpg) for each vehicle available for the new model year. These estimates are provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in compliance with Federal Law. By using this Guide, consumers can estimate the average yearly fuel cost for any vehicle. The Guide is intended to help consumers compare the fuel economy of similarly sized cars, light duty trucks and special purpose vehicles.
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Model Year 2012 Fuel Economy Guide: EPA Fuel Economy Estimates
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
None
2011-11-01
The Fuel Economy Guide is published by the U.S. Department of Energy as an aid to consumers considering the purchase of a new vehicle. The Guide lists estimates of miles per gallon (mpg) for each vehicle available for the new model year. These estimates are provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in compliance with Federal Law. By using this Guide, consumers can estimate the average yearly fuel cost for any vehicle. The Guide is intended to help consumers compare the fuel economy of similarly sized cars, light duty trucks and special purpose vehicles.
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Model Year 2011 Fuel Economy Guide: EPA Fuel Economy Estimates
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
None
2010-11-01
The Fuel Economy Guide is published by the U.S. Department of Energy as an aid to consumers considering the purchase of a new vehicle. The Guide lists estimates of miles per gallon (mpg) for each vehicle available for the new model year. These estimates are provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in compliance with Federal Law. By using this Guide, consumers can estimate the average yearly fuel cost for any vehicle. The Guide is intended to help consumers compare the fuel economy of similarly sized cars, light duty trucks and special purpose vehicles.
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Model Year 2017 Fuel Economy Guide: EPA Fuel Economy Estimates
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
None
The Fuel Economy Guide is published by the U.S. Department of Energy as an aid to consumers considering the purchase of a new vehicle. The Guide lists estimates of miles per gallon (mpg) for each vehicle available for the new model year. These estimates are provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in compliance with Federal Law. By using this Guide, consumers can estimate the average yearly fuel cost for any vehicle. The Guide is intended to help consumers compare the fuel economy of similarly sized cars, light duty trucks and special purpose vehicles.
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Model Year 2018 Fuel Economy Guide: EPA Fuel Economy Estimates
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
None
The Fuel Economy Guide is published by the U.S. Department of Energy as an aid to consumers considering the purchase of a new vehicle. The Guide lists estimates of miles per gallon (mpg) for each vehicle available for the new model year. These estimates are provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in compliance with Federal Law. By using this Guide, consumers can estimate the average yearly fuel cost for any vehicle. The Guide is intended to help consumers compare the fuel economy of similarly sized cars, light duty trucks and special purpose vehicles.
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Hanford Reach Fall Chinook Redd Monitoring Report for Calendar Year 2013
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Lindsey, Cole T.; Nugent, John J.
2014-02-10
The U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office (DOE-RL) conducts ecological monitoring on the Hanford Site to collect and track data needed to ensure compliance with an array of environmental laws, regulations, and policies governing DOE activities. Ecological monitoring data provide baseline information about the plants, animals, and habitat under DOE-RL stewardship at Hanford required for decision-making under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The Hanford Site Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP, DOE/EIS-0222-F) which is the Environmental Impact Statement for Hanford Site activities, helps ensure that DOE-RL, its contractors, and othermore » entities conducting activities on the Hanford Site are in compliance with NEPA.« less
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Hanford Site Black-Tailed Jackrabbit Monitoring Report for Fiscal Year 2013
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Lindsey, Cole T.; Nugent, John J.; Wilde, Justin W.
2014-02-13
The U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office (DOE-RL) conducts ecological monitoring on the Hanford Site to collect and track data needed to ensure compliance with an array of environmental laws, regulations, and policies governing DOE activities. Ecological monitoring data provide baseline information about the plants, animals, and habitat under DOE-RL stewardship at Hanford required for decision-making under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The Hanford Site Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP, DOE/EIS-0222-F) which is the Environmental Impact Statement for Hanford Site activities, helps ensure that DOE-RL, its contractors, and othermore » entities conducting activities on the Hanford Site are in compliance with NEPA.« less
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The Americans with Disabilities Act: prescription for tax relief.
Cook, E D; Judice, A K; Hazelwood, A C
1996-01-01
As employers, healthcare organizations must comply with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990-Employment Discrimination by Private Entities-which covers virtually all aspects of employment and prohibits employers from discriminating against otherwise qualified job applicants and workers who have disabilities or who become disabled. Further, healthcare organizations must comply with the provisions of Title III of the act-Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities-which requires places of public accommodations and commercial facilities to be designed, constructed, and altered in compliance with the accessibility standards of the act. While compliance with the ADA can be costly, four specific sections of the Internal Revenue Code offer tax relief to organizations that meet the guidelines of Titles I and III.
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AVA Guide to Federal Funding for Tech Prep.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Brustein, Michael
This handbook outlines the options and requirements for federal support for tech prep in the Perkins law. It explains what educators must do and not do to assure compliance with all the law's mandates and to avoid audit exceptions. The guide also covers new tech prep provisions that were included in the Higher Education Act of 1992. Discussed in…
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-12-28
... businesses will not be unduly or disproportionately burdened. Marketing orders issued pursuant to the Act... Management and Budget (OMB) and assigned OMB No. 0581-0178, Vegetable and Specialty Crop Marketing Orders. No... viewed at: www.ams.usda.gov/MarketingOrdersSmallBusinessGuide . Any questions about the compliance guide...
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78 FR 32235 - Availability of Compliance Guide for Residue Prevention and Response to Comments
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2013-05-29
... in animals from producers who are under an injunction obtained by the FDA because of drug use... establishments to follow this final guide. As for increased testing of animals from producers under an injunction... animals are found to have non-violative levels of a drug residue because the information will likely...
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation, Albany.
This guide is intended to help public and not-for-profit campus-based organizations in New York State to comply with local, state, and federal environmental regulations. The environmental self-audit serves as a basic diagnostic tool for campus-based organizations (centralized schools, colleges/universities, correctional facilities, mental health…
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NPDES eRule Dashboard User Guide and Data Caveats ...
ECHO, Enforcement and Compliance History Online, provides compliance and enforcement information for approximately 800,000 EPA-regulated facilities nationwide. ECHO includes permit, inspection, violation, enforcement action, and penalty information about facilities regulated under the Clean Air Act (CAA) Stationary Source Program, Clean Water Act (CWA) National Pollutant Elimination Discharge System (NPDES), and/or Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Information also is provided on surrounding demographics when available.
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1999-09-01
Verify that all personnel new to the career field receive a baseline physical exam prior to potential occupational exposure to pesticides and periodic...or using toilet facilities -persons working regularly with organophosphates and N-alkyl carbamate pesticides have periodic physical examinations...after fighting fires involving organophosphate or N-alkyl carbamate pesticides. 7-37 Pesticide 7-38 Pesticide COMPLIANCE CATEGORY
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Supporting Homework Compliance in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: Essential Features of Mobile Apps.
Tang, Wei; Kreindler, David
2017-06-08
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the most effective psychotherapy modalities used to treat depression and anxiety disorders. Homework is an integral component of CBT, but homework compliance in CBT remains problematic in real-life practice. The popularization of the mobile phone with app capabilities (smartphone) presents a unique opportunity to enhance CBT homework compliance; however, there are no guidelines for designing mobile phone apps created for this purpose. Existing literature suggests 6 essential features of an optimal mobile app for maximizing CBT homework compliance: (1) therapy congruency, (2) fostering learning, (3) guiding therapy, (4) connection building, (5) emphasis on completion, and (6) population specificity. We expect that a well-designed mobile app incorporating these features should result in improved homework compliance and better outcomes for its users. ©Wei Tang, David Kreindler. Originally published in JMIR Mental Health (http://mental.jmir.org), 08.06.2017.
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Minimally invasive image-guided interventional management of hepatic artery pseudoaneurysms.
Vyas, Sameer; Khandelwal, Niranjan; Gupta, Vivek; Kamal Ahuja, Chirag; Kumar, Ajay; Kalra, Naveen; Kang, Mandeep; Prakash, Mahesh
2014-01-01
Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysms (HAPs) are uncommon entities. With the development of interventional techniques, their management has evolved from conventional (surgical) to non-surgical minimally invasive image-guided interventional techniques. Fifteen cases of HAPs who had undergone non-surgical interventional management in our department were reviewed. All patients were comprehensively evaluated for demographic information, morphology of pseudoaneurysm, indication for intervention and means of intervention, approach (endovascular or percutaneous), follow up and complications. Trauma and iatrogenic injury were most common causes of HAPs. Most of the HAPs (9 out of 10 in whom long follow up was available) managed with image-guided interventional techniques had favorable outcome. Minimally invasive image-guided interventional management is the preferred modality for HAPs.
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INCOMMANDS TDP: Human Factors Evaluation of the Command Decision Support Capability Prototype
2009-03-01
CDSC) design with guidelines and principles stipulated in the INCOMMANDS TDP Human Factors Design and Evaluation Guide. 2. Usability and Utility...INCOMMANDS CDSC. The Heuristic Evaluation helps to ensure that the design of system is compliant with HCI best practices. Whereas the Usability and...implemented to confirm compliance with the INCOMMANDS TDP Human Factors Design and Evaluation Guide
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Carbon Offsets in California: What Role for Earth Scientists in the Policy Process? (Invited)
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Cullenward, D.; Strong, A. L.
2013-12-01
This talk addresses the policy structure in California for developing and approving carbon offset protocols, which rely on findings from the environmental and earth sciences communities. In addition to providing an overview of the legal requirements of carbon offsets, we describe a series of case studies of how scientists can engage with policymakers. Based on those experiences, we suggest ways for the earth sciences community to become more involved in climate policy development. California's climate law, known as AB 32, requires that major sectors of the state's economy reduce their emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. As part of AB 32, the California Air Resources Board created a cap-and-trade market to ensure compliance with the statutory target. Under this system, regulated companies have to acquire tradable emissions permits (called 'compliance instruments') for the greenhouse gas emissions they release. The State allocates a certain number of allowances to regulated entities through a mixture of auctions and free transfers, with the total number equal to the overall emissions target; these allowances, along with approved offsets credits, are the compliance instruments that regulated entities are required to obtain by law. One of the key policy design issues in California's cap-and-trade market concerns the use of carbon offsets. Under AB 32, the Air Resources Board can issue offset credits to project developers who reduce emissions outside of the capped sectors (electricity, industry, and transportation)--or even outside of California--pursuant to approved offset protocols. Project developers then sell the credits to regulated companies in California. Essentially, offsets allow regulated entities in California to earn credit for emissions reductions that take place outside the scope of AB 32. Many regulated entities and economists are in favor of offsets because they view them as a source of low-cost compliance instruments. On the other hand, critics argue that some offset protocols award credits for activities that would have occurred anyway; by replacing a company's need to acquire an allowance in the carbon market, critics believe that poorly designed offset protocols increase greenhouse gas emissions. Thus, the effectiveness of the policy approach depends on the scientific integrity of the offset protocols. To date, California has approved offset protocols for emissions reductions in four applications: (1) forestry, (2) urban forestry, (3) livestock, and (4) destruction of ozone-depleting substances. In addition, the State is currently considering protocols that would address (5) methane emissions from mining and (6) greenhouse gas reductions from improved rice cultivation practices. These protocols rely heavily on findings from the environmental and earth sciences communities, especially when the protocol subject involves land use or land use change. Yet, due to budget constraints, the Air Resources Board is relying primarily on third-party protocol developers to design and propose the detailed structures under which offset credits will be issued. Despite the fact that any member of the public may participate in the governance regime that leads to protocol approvals, few scientists or scientific organizations provide input into the policy process. We use case studies from several of the California protocols to illustrate ways scientists can apply their skills to a crucial stage of climate policy development.
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Case Report-Inguinoscrotal ureteral hernia diagnosed on micturating cystourethrography.
Sripathi, Smiti; Rajagopal, Kv; Kakkar, Chandan; Polnaya, Ashwin
2011-07-01
The presence of a ureter within an inguinal hernia is an extremely rare entity, usually discovered incidentally during herniorrhaphy and may pose a surgical risk. Early preoperative diagnosis is crucial to guide proper surgical approach and to preserve renal function.
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VoIP for Telerehabilitation: A Pilot Usability Study for HIPAA Compliance
Watzlaf, Valerie R.; Ondich, Briana
2012-01-01
Consumer-based, free Voice and video over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) software systems such as Skype and others are used by health care providers to deliver telerehabilitation and other health-related services to clients. Privacy and security applications as well as HIPAA compliance within these protocols have been questioned by practitioners, health information managers, and other healthcare entities. This pilot usability study examined whether four respondents who used the top three, free consumer-based, VoIP software systems perceived these VoIP technologies to be private, secure, and HIPAA compliant; most did not. While the pilot study limitations include the number of respondents and systems assessed, the protocol can be applied to future research and replicated for instructional purposes. Recommendations are provided for VoIP companies, providers, and clients/consumers. PMID:25945194
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VOIP for Telerehabilitation: A Risk Analysis for Privacy, Security, and HIPAA Compliance
Watzlaf, Valerie J.M.; Moeini, Sohrab; Firouzan, Patti
2010-01-01
Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) systems such as Adobe ConnectNow, Skype, ooVoo, etc. may include the use of software applications for telerehabilitation (TR) therapy that can provide voice and video teleconferencing between patients and therapists. Privacy and security applications as well as HIPAA compliance within these protocols have been questioned by information technologists, providers of care and other health care entities. This paper develops a privacy and security checklist that can be used within a VoIP system to determine if it meets privacy and security procedures and whether it is HIPAA compliant. Based on this analysis, specific HIPAA criteria that therapists and health care facilities should follow are outlined and discussed, and therapists must weigh the risks and benefits when deciding to use VoIP software for TR. PMID:25945172
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VOIP for Telerehabilitation: A Risk Analysis for Privacy, Security, and HIPAA Compliance.
Watzlaf, Valerie J M; Moeini, Sohrab; Firouzan, Patti
2010-01-01
Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) systems such as Adobe ConnectNow, Skype, ooVoo, etc. may include the use of software applications for telerehabilitation (TR) therapy that can provide voice and video teleconferencing between patients and therapists. Privacy and security applications as well as HIPAA compliance within these protocols have been questioned by information technologists, providers of care and other health care entities. This paper develops a privacy and security checklist that can be used within a VoIP system to determine if it meets privacy and security procedures and whether it is HIPAA compliant. Based on this analysis, specific HIPAA criteria that therapists and health care facilities should follow are outlined and discussed, and therapists must weigh the risks and benefits when deciding to use VoIP software for TR.
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Mission Success and Environmental Protection: Orbital Debris Considerations
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Johnson, Nicholas
2007-01-01
The current U.S. National Space Policy specifically calls on U.S. Government entities "to follow the United States Government Orbital Debris Mitigation Standard Practices, consistent with mission requirements and cost effectiveness, in the procurement and operation of spacecraft, launch services, and the operation of tests and experiments in space. Early assessment (pre-PDR) of orbital debris mitigation compliance is essential to minimize development impacts. Orbital debris mitigation practices today are the most effective means to protect the near-Earth space environment for future missions.
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Voluntary Environmental auditing in light of EPA`s criminal enforcement initiatives
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Buehler, D.C.; Sarlo, C.H.
1995-12-01
With the advent and encouragement of recent initiatives by EPA and state environmental regulators for the development and use by business entities of voluntary environmental compliance and audit programs has come an increased concern over the potential for criminal prosecution of individuals charged with the responsibility for ensuring environmental compliance. With the EPA avoiding the issue of whether audit findings will be used as evidence in a joint civil and criminal investigation (i.e., multi-media inspection), a sense of heightened concern has been prevalent in the regulated community. This paper will address the use of audit methodologies that incorporate law enforcement/criminalmore » investigatory techniques as well as suggested attorney-client reporting structure that should be applied in auditing in order to prevent/mitigate the potential for criminal enforcement actions. The goals of the paper are to enable both corporate compliance managers and environmental auditors to be aware of the potential pitfalls and/or liabilities associated with compliance audit findings. Additionally, to educate auditors on when and how to take further steps, through the use of investigatory interviewing techniques, in order to develop answers to questionable data and/or confirm findings of the environmental audit to avoid civil and criminal penalties. The goals of an environment audit should be to avoid both civil and criminal prosecution through the advanced identification of liabilities and the subsequent development of protocols to achieve compliance. However, oftentimes the use of a pre-established {open_quotes}checklist.« less
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Case Report-Inguinoscrotal ureteral hernia diagnosed on micturating cystourethrography
Sripathi, Smiti; Rajagopal, KV; Kakkar, Chandan; Polnaya, Ashwin
2011-01-01
The presence of a ureter within an inguinal hernia is an extremely rare entity, usually discovered incidentally during herniorrhaphy and may pose a surgical risk. Early preoperative diagnosis is crucial to guide proper surgical approach and to preserve renal function. PMID:22013295
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Towards an Obesity-Cancer Knowledge Base: Biomedical Entity Identification and Relation Detection
Lossio-Ventura, Juan Antonio; Hogan, William; Modave, François; Hicks, Amanda; Hanna, Josh; Guo, Yi; He, Zhe; Bian, Jiang
2017-01-01
Obesity is associated with increased risks of various types of cancer, as well as a wide range of other chronic diseases. On the other hand, access to health information activates patient participation, and improve their health outcomes. However, existing online information on obesity and its relationship to cancer is heterogeneous ranging from pre-clinical models and case studies to mere hypothesis-based scientific arguments. A formal knowledge representation (i.e., a semantic knowledge base) would help better organizing and delivering quality health information related to obesity and cancer that consumers need. Nevertheless, current ontologies describing obesity, cancer and related entities are not designed to guide automatic knowledge base construction from heterogeneous information sources. Thus, in this paper, we present methods for named-entity recognition (NER) to extract biomedical entities from scholarly articles and for detecting if two biomedical entities are related, with the long term goal of building a obesity-cancer knowledge base. We leverage both linguistic and statistical approaches in the NER task, which supersedes the state-of-the-art results. Further, based on statistical features extracted from the sentences, our method for relation detection obtains an accuracy of 99.3% and a f-measure of 0.993. PMID:28503356
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Thomas, Alyssa S.; Milfont, Taciano L.; Gavin, Michael C.
2016-01-01
Non-compliance with fishing regulations can undermine management effectiveness. Previous bivariate approaches were unable to untangle the complex mix of factors that may influence fishers’ compliance decisions, including enforcement, moral norms, perceived legitimacy of regulations and the behaviour of others. We compared seven multivariate behavioural models of fisher compliance decisions using structural equation modeling. An online survey of over 300 recreational fishers tested the ability of each model to best predict their compliance with two fishing regulations (daily and size limits). The best fitting model for both regulations was composed solely of psycho-social factors, with social norms having the greatest influence on fishers’ compliance behaviour. Fishers’ attitude also directly affected compliance with size limit, but to a lesser extent. On the basis of these findings, we suggest behavioural interventions to target social norms instead of increasing enforcement for the focal regulations in the recreational blue cod fishery in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. These interventions could include articles in local newspapers and fishing magazines highlighting the extent of regulation compliance as well as using respected local fishers to emphasize the benefits of compliance through public meetings or letters to the editor. Our methodological approach can be broadly applied by natural resource managers as an effective tool to identify drivers of compliance that can then guide the design of interventions to decrease illegal resource use. PMID:27727292
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Printing and Related Support Activities Sector (NAICS 323)
Find environmental regulatory and compliance information for the printing sector, including NESHAPs for paper surface coating, RCRA hazardous waste guide for small business, and a pollution prevention guidance for lithographic and screen printing
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Understanding compliance issues for daily self-injectable treatment in ambulatory care settings
Brod, Meryl; Rousculp, Matthew; Cameron, Ann
2008-01-01
Background The challenge of understanding factors influencing compliance with injectable treatments is critical as injectable biologics/medications become more common. Objective Understanding compliance issues for long term self-injectable treatments, using a chronic condition (osteoporosis) as a model. Research design A qualitative study to generate hypotheses regarding compliance issues for self-injectable treatments. Semi-structured interview guides were developed and data collected from patients and clinical experts. Findings were analyzed for common themes and a conceptual model of the compliance impact of self-injectable treatments generated. Subjects Six physicians (Rheumatology, Internal Medicine, and Endocrinology) and 22 patients (14% never began treatment, 23% had filled at least one prescription but discontinued treatment, and 63% were currently on treatment) were interviewed. Results Physician and patient factors influenced the compliance process at four distinct time-points: pre-treatment, time treatment recommended, short-term, and long-term. Physician factors that influenced patients’ persistence were knowledge about treatment, patient-training resources, and clinical profile/efficacy evaluations. For patients, motivation level, physician message, and clinical profile were key. Logistical issues, minor side effects and injection site issues influenced adherence but not persistence. Conclusions Compliance is a multifactorial, dynamic process. Both physician and patient factors influence compliance at different points in the process. PMID:19920953
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Y2K compliance readiness and contingency planning.
Stahl, S; Cohan, D
1999-09-01
As the millennium approaches, discussion of "Y2K compliance" will shift to discussion of "Y2K readiness." While "compliance" focuses on the technological functioning of one's own computers, "readiness" focuses on the operational planning required in a world of interdependence, in which the functionality of one's own computers is only part of the story. "Readiness" includes the ability to cope with potential Y2K failures of vendors, suppliers, staff, banks, utility companies, and others. Administrators must apply their traditional skills of analysis, inquiry and diligence to the manifold imaginable challenges which Y2K will thrust upon their facilities. The SPICE template can be used as a systematic tool to guide planning for this historic event.
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This asset includes hazardous waste information, which is mostly contained in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information (RCRAInfo) System, a national program management and inventory system addressing hazardous waste handlers. In general, all entities that generate, transport, treat, store, and dispose of hazardous waste are required to provide information about their activities to state environmental agencies. These agencies pass on that information to regional and national EPA offices. This regulation is governed by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984. RCRAInfo Search can be used to determine identification and location data for specific hazardous waste handlers and to find a wide range of information on treatment, storage, and disposal facilities regarding permit/closure status, compliance with Federal and State regulations, and cleanup activities. Categories of information in this asset include:-- Handlers-- Permit Information-- GIS information on facility location-- Financial Assurance-- Corrective Action-- Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement (CM&E)
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Hanford Site Raptor Nest Monitoring Report for Calendar Year 2013
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Nugent, John J.; Lindsey, Cole T.; Wilde, Justin W.
2014-02-13
The U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office (DOE-RL) conducts ecological monitoring on the Hanford Site to collect and track data needed to ensure compliance with an array of environmental laws, regulations, and policies governing DOE activities. Ecological monitoring data provide baseline information about the plants, animals, and habitat under DOE-RL stewardship at Hanford required for decision-making under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The Hanford Site Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP, DOE/EIS-0222-F) which is the Environmental Impact Statement for Hanford Site activities, helps ensure that DOE-RL, its contractors, and othermore » entities conducting activities on the Hanford Site are in compliance with NEPA. The Hanford Site supports a large and diverse community of raptorial birds (Fitzner et al. 1981), with 26 species of raptors observed on the Hanford Site.« less
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Report on inspection of compliance with DOE Order 2030.4B at the Savannah River Site
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
NONE
1997-03-01
The purpose of this inspection was to evaluate contractor compliance at the Savannah River Site (SRS) with Department of Energy (DOE) Order 2030.4B, {open_quotes}Reporting Fraud, Waste, And Abuse To The Office Of Inspector General.{close_quotes} The specific objective was to determine if the SRS management and operating (M&O) contractors were complying with the requirements in Paragraph 6.c. of DOE Order 2030.4B. These requirements are: (1) annual notification to employees of their duty to report allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, corruption, or mismanagement; (2) display and publish the DOE Office of Inspector General (OIG) Hotline telephone number in common areas of buildings;more » (3) display and publish the DOE OIG Hotline number in telephone books and newsletters; and (4) notify the OIG cases referred to other law enforcement entities.« less
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Doyle, Chris; Loomans, Len; Truitt, Andrew
2015-12-29
This Best Practices in Commercial and Industrial Solar Photovoltaic System Installation Guide is the second of a series of guides designed to standardize and improve solar asset transparency for investors and rating agencies, provide an industry framework for quality management, and reduce transaction costs in the solar asset securitization process. The Best Practices in C&I PV System Installation Guide is intended to outline the minimum requirements for commercial and industrial solar project developments. Adherence to the guide is voluntary. Providers that adhere to the guide are responsible for self-certifying that they have fulfilled the guide requirements. Investors and rating agenciesmore » should verify compliance.« less
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GASB Statement No. 3 Guides Deposits, Investments.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Barker, Linda A.
1986-01-01
Discusses an April 1986 Governmental Accounting Standards Board statement concerning disclosures of repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements. The statement tries to help financial statement users assess the risks a goverment entity takes when investing public funds. It is effective for financial statement periods ending after December 15,…
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Model Year 2014 Fuel Economy Guide: EPA Fuel Economy Estimates
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
None
2013-12-01
The Fuel Economy Guide is published by the U.S. Department of Energy as an aid to consumers considering the purchase of a new vehicle. The Guide lists estimates of miles per gallon (mpg) for each vehicle available for the new model year. These estimates are provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in compliance with Federal Law. By using this Guide, consumers can estimate the average yearly fuel cost for any vehicle. The Guide is intended to help consumers compare the fuel economy of similarly sized cars, light duty trucks and special purpose vehicles. The vehicles listed have been dividedmore » into three classes of cars, three classes of light duty trucks, and three classes of special purpose vehicles.« less
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Model Year 2015 Fuel Economy Guide: EPA Fuel Economy Estimates
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
None
2014-12-01
The Fuel Economy Guide is published by the U.S. Department of Energy as an aid to consumers considering the purchase of a new vehicle. The Guide lists estimates of miles per gallon (mpg) for each vehicle available for the new model year. These estimates are provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in compliance with Federal Law. By using this Guide, consumers can estimate the average yearly fuel cost for any vehicle. The Guide is intended to help consumers compare the fuel economy of similarly sized cars, light duty trucks and special purpose vehicles. The vehicles listed have been dividedmore » into three classes of cars, three classes of light duty trucks, and three classes of special purpose vehicles.« less
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Model Year 2016 Fuel Economy Guide: EPA Fuel Economy Estimates
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
None
The Fuel Economy Guide is published by the U.S. Department of Energy as an aid to consumers considering the purchase of a new vehicle. The Guide lists estimates of miles per gallon (mpg) for each vehicle available for the new model year. These estimates are provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in compliance with Federal Law. By using this Guide, consumers can estimate the average yearly fuel cost for any vehicle. The Guide is intended to help consumers compare the fuel economy of similarly sized cars, light duty trucks and special purpose vehicles. The vehicles listed have been dividedmore » into three classes of cars, three classes of light duty trucks, and three classes of special purpose vehicles.« less
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Between Oais and Agile a Dynamic Data Management Approach
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Bennett, V. L.; Conway, E. A.; Waterfall, A. M.; Pepler, S.
2015-12-01
In this paper we decribe an approach to the integration of existing archival activities which lies between compliance with the more rigid OAIS/TRAC standards and a more flexible "Agile" approach to the curation and preservation of Earth Observation data. We provide a high level overview of existing practice and discuss how these procedures can be extended and supported through the description of preservation state. The aim of which is to facilitate the dynamic controlled management of scientific data through its lifecycle. While processes are considered they are not statically defined but rather driven by human interactions in the form of risk management/review procedure that produce actionable plans, which are responsive to change. We then proceed by describing the feasibility testing of extended risk management and planning procedures which integrate current practices. This was done through the CEDA Archival Format Audit which inspected British Atmospheric Data Centre and NERC Earth Observation Data Centre Archival holdings. These holdings are extensive, comprising of around 2 Petabytes of data and 137 million individual files, which were analysed and characterised in terms of format, based risk. We are then able to present an overview of the format based risk burden faced by a large scale archive attempting to maintain the usability of heterogeneous environmental data sets We continue by presenting a dynamic data management information model and provide discussion of the following core model entities and their relationships: Aspirational entities, which include Data Entity definitions and their associated Preservation Objectives. Risk entities, which act as drivers for change within the data lifecycle. These include Acquisitional Risks, Technical Risks, Strategic Risks and External Risks Plan entities, which detail the actions to bring about change within an archive. These include Acquisition Plans, Preservation Plans and Monitoring plans which support responsive interactions with the community. The Result entities describe the outcomes of the plans. This includes Acquisitions. Mitigations and Accepted Risks. With risk acceptance permitting imperfect but functional solutions that can be realistically supported within an archives resource levels
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Toward a Science of Honors Education
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Jones, Beata M.
2016-01-01
In this article, Beata Jones attempts to organize the honors discipline into a comprehensive framework that can guide explorations and shed light on specific attributes of honors entities in the framework of their interrelationships. The framework offers an approach to deal with the inherent fragmentation of the field, which can lead to…
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77 FR 45535 - Aldicarb; Proposed Tolerance Actions
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-08-01
... Aldicarb; Proposed Tolerance Actions AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule... Information A. Does this action apply to me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an... exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this action...
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Genoni, Angela; Lo, Johnny; Lyons-Wall, Philippa; Devine, Amanda
2016-08-06
(1) BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The Paleolithic diet has been receiving media coverage in Australia and claims to improve overall health. The diet removes grains and dairy, whilst encouraging consumption of fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs and nuts. Our aim was to compare the diet to the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating (AGHE) in terms of compliance, palatability and feasibility; (2) SUBJECTS/METHODS: 39 healthy women (age 47 ± 13 years, BMI 27 ± 4 kg/m²) were randomised to an ad-libitum Paleolithic (n = 22) or AGHE diet (n = 17) for 4-weeks. A food checklist was completed daily, with mean discretionary consumption (serves/day) calculated to assess compliance. A 12-item questionnaire was administered post intervention to assess palatability and feasibility; (3) RESULTS: The AGHE group reported greater daily consumption of discretionary items (1.0 + 0.6 vs. 0.57 + 0.6 serves/day, p = 0.03). Compared to the AGHE group, the Paleolithic group reported a significantly greater number of events of diarrhoea (23%, 0%, p = 0.046), costs associated with grocery shopping (69%, 6% p < 0.01) and belief that the diet was not healthy (43%, 0% p < 0.01); (4) CONCLUSIONS: Compliance to both diets was high but the potential side effects and increased cost suggest that the Paleolithic diet may not be practical in clinical/public health settings. Further studies are required to assess longer term feasibility.
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Genoni, Angela; Lo, Johnny; Lyons-Wall, Philippa; Devine, Amanda
2016-01-01
(1) Background/Objectives: The Paleolithic diet has been receiving media coverage in Australia and claims to improve overall health. The diet removes grains and dairy, whilst encouraging consumption of fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs and nuts. Our aim was to compare the diet to the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating (AGHE) in terms of compliance, palatability and feasibility; (2) Subjects/Methods: 39 healthy women (age 47 ± 13 years, BMI 27 ± 4 kg/m2) were randomised to an ad-libitum Paleolithic (n = 22) or AGHE diet (n = 17) for 4-weeks. A food checklist was completed daily, with mean discretionary consumption (serves/day) calculated to assess compliance. A 12-item questionnaire was administered post intervention to assess palatability and feasibility; (3) Results: The AGHE group reported greater daily consumption of discretionary items (1.0 + 0.6 vs. 0.57 + 0.6 serves/day, p = 0.03). Compared to the AGHE group, the Paleolithic group reported a significantly greater number of events of diarrhoea (23%, 0%, p = 0.046), costs associated with grocery shopping (69%, 6% p < 0.01) and belief that the diet was not healthy (43%, 0% p < 0.01); (4) Conclusions: Compliance to both diets was high but the potential side effects and increased cost suggest that the Paleolithic diet may not be practical in clinical/public health settings. Further studies are required to assess longer term feasibility. PMID:27509519
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DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
1998-12-31
In trying to develop a state plan for to guide regulatory and spending decision-making on land use and spending on transportation facilities and other forms of infrastructure, New Jersey has rejected mandatory compliance in favor of seeking voluntary...
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Clarification of radiation-control regulations for diagnostic x-ray equipment
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Not Available
The Office of Compliance and Surveillance of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) has received many requests for interpretation of the Federal regulations that relate to diagnostic x-ray equipment. Responses to these requests were originally issued as FDA Compliance Policy Guides, industry-wide letters, and letters to individuals. The document is a compilation of those responses that remain applicable. Guides or opinions that have been withdrawn or are now obsolete because they have been incorporated into the regulations are not included. The document consists of two sections: the General section, which contains information of a general nature; and themore » Specific section, which contains information specific to particular sections of the Federal Performance Standard for Diagnostic X-ray Equipment (21 CFR 1020.30-32). When the term 'Revised Language' appears in an item heading, it indicates English grammar correction; the term 'Revised' indicates an updated version of the original clarification.« less
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Quick Tips for Buying Medicines Over the Internet: A Consumer Safety Guide
... Laser Products Other Resources State Pharmacy Boards Federal Trade Commission U.S. Customs and Border Protection Spotlight A ... Products Advisory Committees Regulatory Information Safety Emergency Preparedness International Programs News & Events Training & Continuing Education Inspections & Compliance ...
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Air quality procedures for civilian airports and air force bases
DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
1997-04-01
Air Quality assessments for proposed Federal actions are required for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Air Act and other environment-related regulations and directives. This handbook is a comprehensive guide intended t...
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Protection detail. Protecting against breach of electronic protected health information.
Blass, Gerry; Miller, Susan A
2010-01-01
Covered entities need to conduct risk assessments that cover the requirements of HIPAA, HITECH and Meaningful use, and create a process for steady and consistent mitigation of known gaps and vulnerabilities based on risk. Reducing risk of vulnerabilities of unauthorized access to your ePHI can be done via safeguards and controls, plus audits and monitoring. When reducing risk is outside of a covered entities control, audits and monitoring are required in order to demonstrate due diligence. Know where your ePHI is stored, where it is at risk, and take steps now to reduce or eliminate the risk. Encrypt vulnerable locations. Encrypt sensitive data. By doing so, you will be protecting your organization by reducing risk of breach of ePHI. Finally, don't forget what is sometimes considered to be the hardest part--documenting your compliance activities in order to demonstrate evidence of due diligence in and avoid major $$$$ penalties for negligence under the HITECH Act of 2009.
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User guide for the USGS aerial camera Report of Calibration.
Tayman, W.P.
1984-01-01
Calibration and testing of aerial mapping cameras includes the measurement of optical constants and the check for proper functioning of a number of complicated mechanical and electrical parts. For this purpose the US Geological Survey performs an operational type photographic calibration. This paper is not strictly a scientific paper but rather a 'user guide' to the USGS Report of Calibration of an aerial mapping camera for compliance with both Federal and State mapping specifications. -Author
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Oland, CB
Boiler owners and operators who need additional generating capacity face a number of legal, political, environmental, economic, and technical challenges. Their key to success requires selection of an adequately sized low-emission boiler and combustion equipment that can be operated in compliance with emission standards established by state and federal regulatory agencies. Recognizing that many issues are involved in making informed selection decisions, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) sponsored efforts at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to develop a guide for use in choosing low-emission boilers and combustion equipment. To ensure that the guidemore » covers a broad range of technical and regulatory issues of particular interest to the commercial boiler industry, the guide was developed in cooperation with the American Boiler Manufacturers Association (ABMA), the Council of Industrial Boiler Owners (CIBO), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The guide presents topics pertaining to industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) boilers. Background information about various types of commercially available boilers is provided along with discussions about the fuels that they burn and the emissions that they produce. Also included are discussions about emissions standards and compliance issues, technical details related to emissions control techniques, and other important selection considerations. Although information in the guide is primarily applicable to new ICI boilers, it may also apply to existing boiler installations.« less
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The Formulation of Argument Structure in SLI: An Eye-Movement Study
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Andreu, Llorenc; Sanz-Torrent, Monica; Olmos, Joan Guardia; MacWhinney, Brian
2013-01-01
This study investigated the formulation of verb argument structure in Catalan- and Spanish-speaking children with specific language impairment (SLI) and typically developing age-matched controls. We compared how language production can be guided by conceptual factors, such as the organization of the entities participating in an event and knowledge…
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-12-21
... Systems, Inc. of Tortola, the British Virgin Islands. The complaint alleges violations of section 337.... Box 71, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. (b) The respondents are the following entities...: Vizio, Inc., 39 Tesla, Irvine, CA 92618. Haier Group Corp., 1 Haier Road, Hi-Tech Zone, Qingdao...
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The College Readiness Data Catalog Tool: User Guide. REL 2014-042
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Rodriguez, Sheila M.; Estacion, Angela
2014-01-01
As the name indicates, the College Readiness Data Catalog Tool focuses on identifying data that can indicate a student's college readiness. While college readiness indicators may also signal career readiness, many states, districts, and other entities, including the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), do not systematically collect career readiness…
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Contingency Is Not Enough: Social Context Guides Third-Party Attributions of Intentional Agency
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Beier, Jonathan S.; Carey, Susan
2014-01-01
Four experiments investigated whether infants and adults infer that a novel entity that interacts in a contingent, communicative fashion with an experimenter is itself an intentional agent. The experiments contrasted the hypothesis that such an inference follows from amodal representations of the contingent interaction alone with the hypothesis…
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Creation of a Multidisciplinary Curriculum for Hydrologic Literacy: An Applied Ethnography.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Hancock, Elizabeth S.; Uyeda, Steven
Science programs funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) are increasingly involved in science education reform. Such entities are funded for science research and are expected to pursue educational activities with K-12 students and teachers. These efforts are often guided by ideas from current science education reform. The NSF Science and…
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Analogy and Dynamic Geometry System Used to Introduce Three-Dimensional Geometry
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Mammana, M. F.; Micale, B.; Pennisi, M.
2012-01-01
We present a sequence of classroom activities on Euclidean geometry, both plane and space geometry, used to make three dimensional geometry more catchy and simple. The activity consists of a guided research activity that leads the students to discover unexpected properties of two apparently distant geometrical entities, quadrilaterals and…
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-05-17
... quality levels (AQLs) for leaks and visual defects observed during FDA testing of medical gloves. The CPG... practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The CPG represents FDA's current thinking on the criteria for direct...
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Federal Facilities Inspections: A Guide to EPA's Access and Inspection Authorities
This brochure outlines the legal authority for EPA, or one of its authorized representatives, to inspect a federal facility for compliance with environmental laws. It also identifies the federal, state, or tribal inspectors who may conduct inspections.
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Alonso, Meghan M
2017-01-01
Commercializing a diagnostic or life science product often encompasses different goals than that of research and grant funding. There are several necessary steps, and a strategy needs to be well defined in order to be successful. Product development requires input from and between various groups within a company and, for academia, outside entities. The product development stakeholder groups/entities are research, marketing, development, regulatory, manufacturing, clinical, safety/efficacy, and quality. After initial research and development, much of the work in product development can be outsourced or jointly created using public-private partnerships. This chapter serves as an overview of the product development process and provides a guide to best define a product strategy.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Bengelsdorf, I.
1988-01-01
In support of the national goal for the preservation of the environment and the protection of human health and safety, NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex have adopted the position that their operating installations shall maintain a high level of compliance in regard to regulations concerning environmental hazards. An investigation carried out by Engineering Science, Inc. focused on possible underground contamination that may have resulted from leaks and/or spills from storage facilities at the Goldstone Communications Complex. It also involved the cleanup of a non-hazardous waste dumpsite at the Mojave Base Site at the Goldstone complex. The report also includes details of the management duties and responsibilities needed to maintain compliance with environmental laws and regulations.
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Goss, Elizabeth; Link, Michael P; Bruinooge, Suanna S; Lawrence, Theodore S; Tepper, Joel E; Runowicz, Carolyn D; Schilsky, Richard L
2009-08-20
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Cancer Research Committee designed a qualitative research project to assess the attitudes of cancer researchers and compliance officials regarding compliance with the US Privacy Rule and to identify potential strategies for eliminating perceived or real barriers to achieving compliance. A team of three interviewers asked 27 individuals (13 investigators and 14 compliance officials) from 13 institutions to describe the anticipated approach of their institutions to Privacy Rule compliance in three hypothetical research studies. The interviews revealed that although researchers and compliance officials share the view that patients' cancer diagnoses should enjoy a high level of privacy protection, there are significant tensions between the two groups related to the proper standards for compliance necessary to protect patients. The disagreements are seen most clearly with regard to the appropriate definition of a "future research use" of protected health information in biospecimen and data repositories and the standards for a waiver of authorization for disclosure and use of such data. ASCO believes that disagreements related to compliance and the resulting delays in certain projects and abandonment of others might be eased by additional institutional training programs and consultation on Privacy Rule issues during study design. ASCO also proposes the development of best practices documents to guide 1) creation of data repositories, 2) disclosure and use of data from such repositories, and 3) the design of survivorship and genetics studies.
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Maywood interim storage site. Annual site environmental report, calendar year 1985
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Not Available
1986-05-01
During 1985, the environmental monitoring program was continued at the Maywood Interim Storage Site (MISS), a US Department of Energy (DOE) facility located in the Borough of Maywood and the Township of Rochelle Park, New Jersey. The MISS is presently used for the storage of low-level radioactively contaminated soils. Monitoring results show that the MISS is in compliance with DOE concentration guides and radiation protection standards. Derived Concentration Guides (DCGs) represent the concentrations of radionuclides in air or water that would limit the radiation dose to 100 mrem/yr. The applicable guides have been revised since the 1984 environmental monitoring reportmore » was published. The guides applied in 1984 were based on a radiation protection standard of 500 mrem/yr; the guides applied for 1985 are based on a standard of 100 mrem/yr.« less
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Experiments evaluating compliance and force feedback effect on manipulator performance
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Kugath, D. A.
1972-01-01
The performance capability was assessed of operators performing simulated space tasks using manipulator systems which had compliance and force feedback varied. Two manipulators were used, the E-2 electromechanical man-equivalent (force, reach, etc.) master-slave system and a modified CAM 1400 hydraulic master-slave with 100 lbs force capability at reaches of 24 ft. The CAM 1400 was further modified to operate without its normal force feedback. Several experiments and simulations were performed. The first two involved the E-2 absorbing the energy of a moving mass and secondly, guiding a mass thru a maze. Thus, both work and self paced tasks were studied as servo compliance was varied. Three simulations were run with the E-2 mounted on the CAM 1400 to evaluate the concept of a dexterous manipulator as an end effector of a boom-manipulator. Finally, the CAM 1400 performed a maze test and also simulated the capture of a large mass as the servo compliance was varied and with force feedback included and removed.
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Genomics Education for the Public: Perspectives of Genomic Researchers and ELSI Advisors
Jones, Sondra Smolek; Markey, Janell M.; Byerly, Katherine W.; Roberts, Megan C.
2014-01-01
Aims: For more than two decades genomic education of the public has been a significant challenge. As genomic information becomes integrated into daily life and routine clinical care, the need for public education is even more critical. We conducted a pilot study to learn how genomic researchers and ethical, legal, and social implications advisors who were affiliated with large-scale genomic variation studies have approached the issue of educating the public about genomics. Methods/Results: Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with researchers and advisors associated with the SNP/HAPMAP studies and the Cancer Genome Atlas Study. Respondents described approach(es) associated with educating the public about their study. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, coded, and analyzed by team review. Although few respondents described formal educational efforts, most provided recommendations for what should/could be done, emphasizing the need for an overarching entity(s) to take responsibility to lead the effort to educate the public. Opposing views were described related to: who this should be; the overall goal of the educational effort; and the educational approach. Four thematic areas emerged: What is the rationale for educating the public about genomics?; Who is the audience?; Who should be responsible for this effort?; and What should the content be? Policy issues associated with these themes included the need to agree on philosophical framework(s) to guide the rationale, content, and target audiences for education programs; coordinate previous/ongoing educational efforts; and develop a centralized knowledge base. Suggestions for next steps are presented. Conclusion: A complex interplay of philosophical, professional, and cultural issues can create impediments to genomic education of the public. Many challenges, however, can be addressed by agreement on a guiding philosophical framework(s) and identification of a responsible entity(s) to provide leadership for developing/overseeing an appropriate infrastructure to support the coordination/integration/sharing and evaluation of educational efforts, benefiting consumers and professionals. PMID:24495163
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Genomics education for the public: perspectives of genomic researchers and ELSI advisors.
Dressler, Lynn G; Jones, Sondra Smolek; Markey, Janell M; Byerly, Katherine W; Roberts, Megan C
2014-03-01
For more than two decades genomic education of the public has been a significant challenge. As genomic information becomes integrated into daily life and routine clinical care, the need for public education is even more critical. We conducted a pilot study to learn how genomic researchers and ethical, legal, and social implications advisors who were affiliated with large-scale genomic variation studies have approached the issue of educating the public about genomics. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with researchers and advisors associated with the SNP/HAPMAP studies and the Cancer Genome Atlas Study. Respondents described approach(es) associated with educating the public about their study. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, coded, and analyzed by team review. Although few respondents described formal educational efforts, most provided recommendations for what should/could be done, emphasizing the need for an overarching entity(s) to take responsibility to lead the effort to educate the public. Opposing views were described related to: who this should be; the overall goal of the educational effort; and the educational approach. Four thematic areas emerged: What is the rationale for educating the public about genomics?; Who is the audience?; Who should be responsible for this effort?; and What should the content be? Policy issues associated with these themes included the need to agree on philosophical framework(s) to guide the rationale, content, and target audiences for education programs; coordinate previous/ongoing educational efforts; and develop a centralized knowledge base. Suggestions for next steps are presented. A complex interplay of philosophical, professional, and cultural issues can create impediments to genomic education of the public. Many challenges, however, can be addressed by agreement on a guiding philosophical framework(s) and identification of a responsible entity(s) to provide leadership for developing/overseeing an appropriate infrastructure to support the coordination/integration/sharing and evaluation of educational efforts, benefiting consumers and professionals.
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Pulmonary atelectasis: a pathogenic perioperative entity.
Duggan, Michelle; Kavanagh, Brian P
2005-04-01
Atelectasis occurs in the dependent parts of the lungs of most patients who are anesthetized. Development of atelectasis is associated with decreased lung compliance, impairment of oxygenation, increased pulmonary vascular resistance, and development of lung injury. The adverse effects of atelectasis persist into the postoperative period and can impact patient recovery. This review article focuses on the causes, nature, and diagnosis of atelectasis. The authors discuss the effects and implications of atelectasis in the perioperative period and illustrate how preventive measures may impact outcome. In addition, they examine the impact of atelectasis and its prevention in acute lung injury.
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Anaphora: A Cross Disciplinary Survey. Technical Report No. 31.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Nash-Webber, Bonnie Lynn
Two fundamental assumptions guide this survey of recent research on anaphora. The first is that anaphoric expressions do not refer to segments in a text or discourse, but to entities that are assumed to be in the language receiver's mind. The second assumption is that a text serves to suggest the referents for anaphora, as does the nonlinguistic…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Halloran, Jo-Ann
2013-01-01
Government entities set criteria for institutions that have teacher educator programs to use online assessment tools to show continuous ongoing evaluation, and use data from the tools to guide the improvement of courses. The purpose of this qualitative, multi-case study was to discover how Instructional Designers-by-Assignment (IDBA) are using…
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[A guide dog in the life of the blind--experiences, insights, considerations].
Küpfer, R
1992-02-01
A guide dog user himself, the author nevertheless sets out to put forth in as unprejudiced a manner as possible the pros and cons of this mobility aid for blind persons. After a brief outline of the history and present situation of guide dog use in Germany, the author addresses the skills such a service animal must be provided with, dealing both with genetic and biographic issues relative to his or her suitability and training. Also, the team, conceived as a differentiated action entity, is set out in some detail due to its unique structure and dynamics, dealing also with its intricate relationship with the environment. Concluding, the author on the one hand addresses the psychologically important adjustment difficulties a person without previous experience in using this aid may be faced with, and on the other the partnership-based position of the guide dog in private and occupational social interaction.
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7 CFR Exhibit A to Subpart G of... - Departmental Regulation
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-01-01
... administrative changes in existing and proposed rules, regulations, guides, practices, or policies and propose needed legislative changes to bring agency programs into compliance with the provisions of this..., climate, topography, vegetation, and location, has the highest quality or value for grazing animals. The...
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7 CFR Exhibit A to Subpart G of... - Departmental Regulation
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-01-01
... administrative changes in existing and proposed rules, regulations, guides, practices, or policies and propose needed legislative changes to bring agency programs into compliance with the provisions of this..., climate, topography, vegetation, and location, has the highest quality or value for grazing animals. The...
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7 CFR Exhibit A to Subpart G of... - Departmental Regulation
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-01-01
... administrative changes in existing and proposed rules, regulations, guides, practices, or policies and propose needed legislative changes to bring agency programs into compliance with the provisions of this..., climate, topography, vegetation, and location, has the highest quality or value for grazing animals. The...
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7 CFR Exhibit A to Subpart G of... - Departmental Regulation
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-01-01
... administrative changes in existing and proposed rules, regulations, guides, practices, or policies and propose needed legislative changes to bring agency programs into compliance with the provisions of this..., climate, topography, vegetation, and location, has the highest quality or value for grazing animals. The...
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47 CFR 5.85 - Frequencies and policy governing their assignment.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-10-01
....121(b) of this chapter. Applications for stations (except mobile stations) that will produce on any.... Prospective applicants may communicate with the Technology Division, Compliance and Information Bureau... facilities (except mobile stations). In such instances, the following is a suggested guide for determining...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-07-16
... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2013-D-0254] Salmonella Contamination of Dry Dog Food; Withdrawal of Compliance Policy Guide AGENCY: Food and Drug... entitled ``Sec. 690.700 Salmonella Contamination of Dry Dog Food (CPG 690.700)'' on October 1, 1980. CPG...
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Best Practices for Controlling Lead and Copper Release
Presentation draft, covering summary of current state-of-the-art knowledge for the best treatment strategies for minimizing lead release and controlling copper release. The presentation is intended to aid with compliance with the Lead and Copper Rule, but also provide a guide to...
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7 CFR Exhibit A to Subpart G of... - Departmental Regulation
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-01-01
... administrative changes in existing and proposed rules, regulations, guides, practices, or policies and propose needed legislative changes to bring agency programs into compliance with the provisions of this..., climate, topography, vegetation, and location, has the highest quality or value for grazing animals. The...
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Regulatory Reform: Compliance Guide Requirement Has Had Little Effect on Agency Practices
2001-12-01
United States General Accounting Office GAO Report to the Ranking Minority Member Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship , U.S. Senate...20548 December 28, 2001 The Honorable Christopher S. Bond Ranking Minority Member Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship United States
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Vocal Tones Influence Young Children’s Responses to Prohibitions
Dahl, Audun; Tran, Amy Q.
2016-01-01
Vocal reactions to child transgressions convey information about the nature of those transgressions. The present research investigated children’s ability to make use of such vocal reactions. Study 1 investigated infants’ compliance with a vocal prohibition telling them to stay away from a toy. Compared to younger infants, older infants showed greater compliance with prohibitions elicited by moral (interpersonal harm) transgressions, but not with prohibitions elicited by pragmatic (inconvenience) transgressions. Study 2 investigated preschoolers’ use of firm-stern vocalizations (associated with moral transgressions) and positive vocalizations (associated with pragmatic transgressions). Most children guessed that the firm-stern vocalizations were uttered in response to a moral transgression and the positive vocalization were uttered in response to a pragmatic transgression. These two studies suggest that children use vocal tones, along with other experiences, to guide their compliance with and interpretation of prohibitions. PMID:27518810
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Endoscope-guided pneumatic dilation for treatment of esophageal achalasia
Chuah, Seng-Kee; Wu, Keng-Liang; Hu, Tsung-Hui; Tai, Wei-Chen; Changchien, Chi-Sin
2010-01-01
Pneumatic dilation (PD) is considered to be the first line nonsurgical therapy for achalasia. The principle of the procedure is to weaken the lower esophageal sphincter by tearing its muscle fibers by generating radial force. The endoscope-guided procedure is done without fluoroscopic control. Clinicians usually use a low-compliance balloon such as Rigiflex dilator to perform endoscope-guided PD for the treatment of esophageal achalasia. It has the advantage of determining mucosal injury during the dilation process, so that a repeat endoscopy is not needed to assess the mucosal tearing. Previous studies have shown that endoscope-guided PD is an efficient and safe nonsurgical therapy with results that compare well with other treatment modalities. Although the results may be promising, long-term follow-up is required in the near future. PMID:20101764
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Educational Technology and Distance Supervision in Counselor Education
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Carlisle, Robert Milton; Hays, Danica G.; Pribesh, Shana L.; Wood, Chris T.
2017-01-01
The authors used a nonexperimental descriptive design to examine the prevalence of distance supervision in counselor education programs, educational technology used in supervision, training on technology in supervision, and participants' (N = 673) perceptions of legal and ethical compliance. Program policies are recommended to guide the training…
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Health software: a new CEI Guide for software management in medical environment.
Giacomozzi, Claudia; Martelli, Francesco
2016-01-01
The increasing spread of software components in the healthcare context renders explanatory guides relevant and mandatory to interpret laws and standards, and to support safe management of software products in healthcare. In 2012 a working group has been settled for the above purposes at Italian Electrotechnical Committee (CEI), made of experts from Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), representatives of industry, and representatives of the healthcare organizations. As a first outcome of the group activity, Guide CEI 62-237 was published in February 2015. The Guide incorporates an innovative approach based on the proper contextualization of software products, either medical devices or not, to the specific healthcare scenario, and addresses the risk management of IT systems. The Guide provides operators and manufacturers with an interpretative support with many detailed examples to facilitate the proper contextualization and management of health software, in compliance with related European and international regulations and standards.
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Record, Rachael A; Harrington, Nancy G; Helme, Donald W; Savage, Matthew W
2018-01-01
This study details the persuasive message development for a theory-based campaign designed to increase compliance with a university's tobacco-free policy. The theory of planned behavior (TPB) guided message design and evaluation for focus group-tested messages that were adapted to the context of complying with a tobacco-free policy. The study was conducted at a university located in the tobacco belt. Undergraduate focus group participants (n = 65) were mostly male (69%), white (82%), and freshman (62%) who smoked at least 1 cigarette in the last 30 days; on-campus smoking percentages were never/rare (60%), occasionally (23%), and often/frequently (16%). Data analysis used a theoretical thematic approach to identify how the TPB constructs related to perceptions of message effectiveness. Participants responded favorably to attitudinal strategies about health, respect, and university figures; they rejected approaches they considered juvenile and offensive. They also discussed the impact of noncompliance and avoiding overgeneralized statements for addressing subjective norms, suggesting shortening text, adjusting picture location, and emphasizing the importance of compliance to increase perceptions of behavioral control. Applying theory to preexisting messages is challenging. The design approach in this study is an evidence-based strategy that can be used as a universal process for message adaptation. Results offer health promotion suggestions for designing messages aimed at improving undergraduate smokers' willingness to comply with tobacco-free campus policies.
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Niagara Falls Storage Site annual site environmental monitoring report. Calendar year 1985
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Not Available
1986-04-01
During 1985, an environmental monitoring program was continued at the Niagara Falls Storage Site (NFSS), a United States Department of Energy (DOE) surplus facility located in Niagara County, New York, presently used for the interim storage of low-level radioactive residues and contaminated soils and rubble. The monitoring program is being conducted by Bechtel National, Inc. Monitoring results show that the NFSS is in compliance with DOE concentration guides and radiation protection standards. Derived Concentration Guides (DCGs) represent the concentrations of radionuclides in air or water that would limit the radiation dose to 100 mrem/yr. The applicable limits have been revisedmore » since the 1984 environmental monitoring report was published. The limits applied in 1984 were based on a radiation protection standard of 500 mrem/yr; the limits applied for the 1985 are based on a standard of 100 mrem/yr. To determine whether the site is in compliance with DOE standards, environmental measurements are expressed as percentages of the applicable DCG, while the calculated doses to the public are expressed as percentages of the applicable radiation protection standard. The monitoring program measured radon gas concentrations in air; uranium and radium concentrations in surface water, groundwater, and sediments; and external gamma dose rates. Environmental samples collected were analyzed to determine compliance with applicable standards. Potential radiation doses to the public were also calculated.« less
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Compliance with children's television food advertising regulations in Australia.
Roberts, Michele; Pettigrew, Simone; Chapman, Kathy; Miller, Caroline; Quester, Pascale
2012-10-05
The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian co-regulatory system in limiting children's exposure to unhealthy television food advertising by measuring compliance with mandatory and voluntary regulations. An audit was conducted on food and beverage television advertisements broadcast in five major Australian cities during children's programming time from 1st September 2010 to 31st October 2010. The data were assessed against mandatory and voluntary advertising regulations, the information contained in an industry report of breaches, and the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating. During the two months of data collection there were a total of 951 breaches of the combined regulations. This included 619 breaches of the mandatory regulations (CTS) and 332 breaches of the voluntary regulations (RCMI and QSRI). Almost 83% of all food and beverages advertised during children's programming times were for foods classified as 'Extras' in the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating. There were also breaches in relation to the amount of advertising repetition and the use of promotional appeals such as premium offers, competitions, and endorsements by popular children's characters. The self-regulatory systems were found to have flaws in their reporting and there were errors in the Australian Food and Grocery Council's compliance report. This audit suggests that current advertising regulations are inadequate. Regulations need to be closely monitored and more tightly enforced to protect children from advertisements for unhealthy foods.
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Kabaghe, Alinune N; Visser, Benjamin J; Spijker, Rene; Phiri, Kamija S; Grobusch, Martin P; van Vugt, Michèle
2016-03-15
The World Health Organization recommends malaria to be confirmed by either microscopy or a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) before treatment. The correct use of RDTs in resource-limited settings facilitates basing treatment onto a confirmed diagnosis; contributes to speeding up considering a correct alternative diagnosis, and prevents overprescription of anti-malarial drugs, reduces costs and avoids unnecessary exposure to adverse drug effects. This review aims to evaluate health workers' compliance to RDT results and factors contributing to compliance. A PROSPERO-registered systematic review was conducted to evaluate health workers' compliance to RDTs in sub-Saharan Africa, following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Studies published up to November 2015 were searched without language restrictions in Medline/Ovid, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, LILACS, Biosis Previews and the African Index Medicus. The primary outcome was health workers treating patients according to the RDT results obtained. The literature search identified 474 reports; 14 studies were eligible and included in the quantitative analysis. From the meta-analysis, health workers' overall compliance in terms of initiating treatment or not in accordance with the respective RDT results was 83% (95% CI 80-86%). Compliance to positive and negative results was 97% (95% CI 94-99%) and 78% (95% CI 66-89%), respectively. Community health workers had higher compliance rates to negative test results than clinicians. Patient expectations, work experience, scepticism of results, health workers' cadres and perceived effectiveness of the test, influenced compliance. With regard to published data, compliance to RDT appears to be generally fair in sub-Saharan Africa; compliance to negative results will need to improve to prevent mismanagement of patients and overprescribing of anti-malarial drugs. Improving diagnostic capacity for other febrile illnesses and developing local evidence-based guidelines may help improve compliance and management of negative RDT results. CRD42015016151 (PROSPERO).
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García Marco, José A; Giraldo Castellano, Pilar; López Jiménez, Javier; Ríos Herranz, Eduardo; Sastre Moral, José Luis; Terol Casterá, M José; Bosch Albareda, Francesc
2013-08-17
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is the most common chronic lymphoproliferative disorder in Spain. The clinical management of this entity varies widely. Currently, in Spain, there are no national consensus guidelines, such as those published in other countries, to guide the diagnosis and treatment of this malignancy and the use of prognostic scores. This article reviews the current scientific literature and addresses issues on the diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, the spread of the disease, the presence of comorbidities, the classification of prognostic scores, the common treatment regimens stratified by risk factors, and the management of complications associated with both the disease and its treatment, as well as the various controversies related to this entity. This document was drafted with the collaboration of national experts and aims to establish practical guidelines with their corresponding levels of evidence and grades of recommendation to guide the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier España, S.L. All rights reserved.
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Why do beliefs about intelligence influence learning success? A social cognitive neuroscience model
Mangels, Jennifer A.; Butterfield, Brady; Lamb, Justin; Good, Catherine; Dweck, Carol S.
2006-01-01
Students’ beliefs and goals can powerfully influence their learning success. Those who believe intelligence is a fixed entity (entity theorists) tend to emphasize ‘performance goals,’ leaving them vulnerable to negative feedback and likely to disengage from challenging learning opportunities. In contrast, students who believe intelligence is malleable (incremental theorists) tend to emphasize ‘learning goals’ and rebound better from occasional failures. Guided by cognitive neuroscience models of top–down, goal-directed behavior, we use event-related potentials (ERPs) to understand how these beliefs influence attention to information associated with successful error correction. Focusing on waveforms associated with conflict detection and error correction in a test of general knowledge, we found evidence indicating that entity theorists oriented differently toward negative performance feedback, as indicated by an enhanced anterior frontal P3 that was also positively correlated with concerns about proving ability relative to others. Yet, following negative feedback, entity theorists demonstrated less sustained memory-related activity (left temporal negativity) to corrective information, suggesting reduced effortful conceptual encoding of this material–a strategic approach that may have contributed to their reduced error correction on a subsequent surprise retest. These results suggest that beliefs can influence learning success through top–down biasing of attention and conceptual processing toward goal-congruent information. PMID:17392928
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Building Scalable Knowledge Graphs for Earth Science
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Ramachandran, R.; Maskey, M.; Gatlin, P. N.; Zhang, J.; Duan, X.; Bugbee, K.; Christopher, S. A.; Miller, J. J.
2017-12-01
Estimates indicate that the world's information will grow by 800% in the next five years. In any given field, a single researcher or a team of researchers cannot keep up with this rate of knowledge expansion without the help of cognitive systems. Cognitive computing, defined as the use of information technology to augment human cognition, can help tackle large systemic problems. Knowledge graphs, one of the foundational components of cognitive systems, link key entities in a specific domain with other entities via relationships. Researchers could mine these graphs to make probabilistic recommendations and to infer new knowledge. At this point, however, there is a dearth of tools to generate scalable Knowledge graphs using existing corpus of scientific literature for Earth science research. Our project is currently developing an end-to-end automated methodology for incrementally constructing Knowledge graphs for Earth Science. Semantic Entity Recognition (SER) is one of the key steps in this methodology. SER for Earth Science uses external resources (including metadata catalogs and controlled vocabulary) as references to guide entity extraction and recognition (i.e., labeling) from unstructured text, in order to build a large training set to seed the subsequent auto-learning component in our algorithm. Results from several SER experiments will be presented as well as lessons learned.
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A transition-based joint model for disease named entity recognition and normalization.
Lou, Yinxia; Zhang, Yue; Qian, Tao; Li, Fei; Xiong, Shufeng; Ji, Donghong
2017-08-01
Disease named entities play a central role in many areas of biomedical research, and automatic recognition and normalization of such entities have received increasing attention in biomedical research communities. Existing methods typically used pipeline models with two independent phases: (i) a disease named entity recognition (DER) system is used to find the boundaries of mentions in text and (ii) a disease named entity normalization (DEN) system is used to connect the mentions recognized to concepts in a controlled vocabulary. The main problems of such models are: (i) there is error propagation from DER to DEN and (ii) DEN is useful for DER, but pipeline models cannot utilize this. We propose a transition-based model to jointly perform disease named entity recognition and normalization, casting the output construction process into an incremental state transition process, learning sequences of transition actions globally, which correspond to joint structural outputs. Beam search and online structured learning are used, with learning being designed to guide search. Compared with the only existing method for joint DEN and DER, our method allows non-local features to be used, which significantly improves the accuracies. We evaluate our model on two corpora: the BioCreative V Chemical Disease Relation (CDR) corpus and the NCBI disease corpus. Experiments show that our joint framework achieves significantly higher performances compared to competitive pipeline baselines. Our method compares favourably to other state-of-the-art approaches. Data and code are available at https://github.com/louyinxia/jointRN. dhji@whu.edu.cn. © The Author (2017). Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com
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The requirements described apply to certain facilities licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or its Agreement States to handle radioactive materials. Federal facilities not part of the Department of Energy (DOE) are also covered.
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Framing Research on School Principals' Identities
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Crow, Gary; Day, Christopher; Møller, Jorunn
2017-01-01
This paper provides a basis for a tentative framework for guiding future research into principals' identity construction and development. It is situated in the context of persisting emphases placed by government policies on the need for technocratic competencies in principals as a means of demonstrating success defined largely as compliance with…
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Monitoring Compliance with the JJDP Act: Strategies for Recordkeeping and Data Collection.
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Illinois Univ., Champaign. Community Research Center.
This guide was developed by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to provide states with technical assistance on monitoring juvenile detention and correctional facilities for the deinstitutionalization and separation requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act of 1974. Reasons for monitoring are…
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Allegrante, John P.; And Others
1993-01-01
A walking program for osteoarthritis patients promoted adoption by guided practice, reinforcement, and stimulus control; facilitated compliance by behavioral contracting; maintained behavior change through generalization and self-control strategies; and prevented relapse by realignment of normative beliefs and planned relapse techniques. (SK)
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Interim Alternative Educational Settings for Children with Disabilities.
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Bear, George G.; Quinn, Mary Magee; Burkholder, Susan
This manual is intended to guide school administrators, teachers, school psychologists, and others with the design and implementation of interim alternative education settings (IAES) in compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as amended in 1997. Chapter 1 discusses how the IAES evolved as a means of balancing the…
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Environmental Management Guide for Educational Facilities
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APPA: Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers, 2017
2017-01-01
Since 1996, APPA and CSHEMA, the Campus Safety Health and Environmental Management Association, have collaborated to produce guidance documents to help educational facilities get ahead of the moving target that is environmental compliance. This new 2017 edition will help you identify which regulations pertain to your institution, and assist in…
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Americans with Disabilities Act: physician-shareholder practice groups and ADA compliance.
Odem, Nathan; Blanck, Peter
2003-02-01
This article examines the application of Americans with Disabilities Act requirements to professional associations like physician practice groups. In general, employers with 15 or more full-time employees must comply with the Act. However, the definition of an employee is sometimes unclear, especially as applied to business entities commonly used by physician practice groups. A recent case decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that physician-shareholders of a professional corporation are employees for Americans with Disabilities Act coverage purposes. Analogous cases in other federal circuits have held differently, likening the "owners" of professional corporations to partners in a partnership, who are not considered employees. Similar questions arise for popular business entities, such as Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships. This article discusses the nature of the business forms commonly used by physician practice groups and how their characteristics impact employee status for Americans with Disabilities Act coverage. It then suggests that examination is useful beyond business formation characteristics to the purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act and other employment antidiscrimination statutes.
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...This final rule adopts the standard for a national unique health plan identifier (HPID) and establishes requirements for the implementation of the HPID. In addition, it adopts a data element that will serve as an other entity identifier (OEID), or an identifier for entities that are not health plans, health care providers, or individuals, but that need to be identified in standard transactions. This final rule also specifies the circumstances under which an organization covered health care provider must require certain noncovered individual health care providers who are prescribers to obtain and disclose a National Provider Identifier (NPI). Lastly, this final rule changes the compliance date for the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD- 10-CM) for diagnosis coding, including the Official ICD-10-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, and the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) for inpatient hospital procedure coding, including the Official ICD-10-PCS Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, from October 1, 2013 to October 1, 2014.
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Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Monitor Iron Overload
Wood, John C.
2014-01-01
SYNOPSIS Treatment of iron overload requires robust estimates of total body iron burden and its response to iron chelation therapy. Compliance with chelation therapy varies considerably among patients and individual reporting is notoriously unreliable. Even with perfect compliance, intersubject variability in chelator effectiveness is extremely high, necessitating reliable iron estimates to guide dose titration. In addition, each chelator has a unique profile with respect to clearing iron stores from different organs. This chapter will present the tools available to clinicians monitoring their patients, focusing on non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging methods because they have become the de-facto standard of care. PMID:25064711
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Therapeutic drug monitoring of tamoxifen using LC-MS/MS.
Tchu, Simone M; Lynch, Kara L; Wu, Alan H B
2012-01-01
Tamoxifen is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) that is used widely in the treatment of estrogen receptor positive breast cancer (ER+). Therapeutic monitoring of tamoxifen, and its metabolites N-desmethyltamoxifen (NDTam) and 4-hydroxy-N-desmethyltamoxifen (endoxifen), may be clinically useful for guiding treatment decisions. Two significant barriers to tamoxifen efficacy are: (1) variability in conversion of tamoxifen into the potent antiestrogenic metabolite, endoxifen, and (2) poor compliance and adherence to tamoxifen therapy. Therapeutic monitoring can be used to address both of these issues. Low levels of endoxifen indicate either poor compliance or poor metabolism of tamoxifen. Low tamoxifen levels would suggest poor compliance while a low ratio of endoxifen to NDTam would be indicative of poor metabolism. Solid phase extraction of patient serum followed by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) detection enables rapid, accurate, detection of tamoxifen, N-desmethyltamoxifen, and endoxifen.
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NPDES permit compliance and enforcement: A resource guide for oil and gas operators
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NONE
1998-12-01
During the fall of 1996, the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission sponsored sessions for government and industry representatives to discuss concerns about the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program under the Clean Water Act. In January 1997, the NPDES Education/Communication/Training Workgroup (ECT Workgroup) was established with co-leaders from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry. The ECT Workgroup`s purpose was to develop ideas that would improve communication between NPDES regulators and the oil and gas industry regarding NPDES compliance issues. The Workgroup focused on several areas, including permit compliance monitoring and reporting, enforcement activity and options, and treatmentmore » technology. The ECT Workgroup also discussed the need for materials and information to help NPDES regulatory agency personnel understand more about oil and gas industry exploration and extraction operations and treatment processes. This report represents a compendium of the ECT Workgroup`s efforts.« less
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Yanke, Eric; Zellmer, Caroline; Van Hoof, Sarah; Moriarty, Helene; Carayon, Pascale; Safdar, Nasia
2015-03-01
Achieving and sustaining high levels of health care worker (HCW) compliance with contact isolation precautions is challenging. The aim of this study was to determine HCW work system barriers to and facilitators of adherence to contact isolation for patients with suspected or confirmed Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) using a human factors and systems engineering approach. This prospective cohort study took place between September 2013 and November 2013 at a large academic medical center (hospital A) and an affiliated Veterans Administration hospital (hospital B). A human factors engineering (HFE) model for patient safety, the Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety model, was used to guide work system analysis and direct observation data collection. There were 288 observations conducted. HCWs and visitors were assessed for compliance with all components of contact isolation precautions (hand hygiene, gowning, and gloving) before and after patient contact. Time required to complete contact isolation precautions was measured, and adequacy of contact isolation supplies was assessed. Full compliance with contact isolation precautions was low at both hospitals A (7%) and B (22%). Lack of appropriate hand hygiene prior to room entry (compliance for hospital A: 18%; compliance for hospital B: 29%) was the most common reason for lack of full compliance. More time was required for full compliance compared with compliance with no components of contact isolation precautions before patient room entry, inside patient room, and after patient room exit (59.9 vs 3.2 seconds, P < .001; 507.3 vs 149.7 seconds, P = .006; 15.2 vs 1.3 seconds, P < .001, respectively). Compliance was lower when contact isolation supplies were inadequate (4% vs 16%, P = .005). Adherence to contact isolation precautions for CDI is a complex, time-consuming process. HFE analysis indicates that multiple work system components serve as barriers and facilitators to full compliance with contact isolation precautions and should be addressed further to prevent CDI. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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Sierra/SolidMechanics 4.48 User's Guide: Addendum for Shock Capabilities.
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Plews, Julia A.; Crane, Nathan K; de Frias, Gabriel Jose
This is an addendum to the Sierra/SolidMechanics 4.48 User's Guide that documents additional capabilities available only in alternate versions of the Sierra/SolidMechanics (Sierra/SM) code. These alternate versions are enhanced to provide capabilities that are regulated under the U.S. Department of State's International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) export-control rules. The ITAR regulated codes are only distributed to entities that comply with the ITAR export-control requirements. The ITAR enhancements to Sierra/SM in- clude material models with an energy-dependent pressure response (appropriate for very large deformations and strain rates) and capabilities for blast modeling. Since this is an addendum to the standardmore » Sierra/SM user's guide, please refer to that document first for general descriptions of code capability and use.« less
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Language evolution and human-computer interaction
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Grudin, Jonathan; Norman, Donald A.
1991-01-01
Many of the issues that confront designers of interactive computer systems also appear in natural language evolution. Natural languages and human-computer interfaces share as their primary mission the support of extended 'dialogues' between responsive entities. Because in each case one participant is a human being, some of the pressures operating on natural languages, causing them to evolve in order to better support such dialogue, also operate on human-computer 'languages' or interfaces. This does not necessarily push interfaces in the direction of natural language - since one entity in this dialogue is not a human, this is not to be expected. Nonetheless, by discerning where the pressures that guide natural language evolution also appear in human-computer interaction, we can contribute to the design of computer systems and obtain a new perspective on natural languages.
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Goel, Sonu; Ravindra, Khaiwal; Singh, Rana J; Sharma, Deepak
2014-07-01
Compliance survey of smoke-free law is an effective means of measuring progress towards a smoke-free society. They also help policy makers to take action where strengthening measures are required. India has a comprehensive tobacco control law known as Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA 2003) which prohibits smoking in public places and requires display of 'No smoking' signages with proper specifications at conspicuous points. However, its implementation and enforcement are still a matter of concern. To ascertain the level of compliance with smoke-free law in public places of a district of North India. A cross sectional study was conducted in the months of November-December 2011 in district SAS Nagar Mohali of North India. The public places including hotels/restaurants/bars/shopping malls, government offices, educational institutions, healthcare facilities and transit stations were surveyed. The study tool was adapted from the guide on 'Assessing compliance with smoke-free law' developed jointly by the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. The overall compliance rate towards section 4 of COTPA was 92.3%. No active smoking was observed in 94.2% of the public places. In 90% of the public places 'No Smoking' signage were displayed as per COTPA. Health and educational institutions had maximum compliance with the smoke-free law while transit sites showed the least compliance. Compliance to the smoke-free law was high in the study. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.
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Advancing Cyber Intelligence Practices Through the SEI’s Consortium
2015-01-27
blogsjsocial media Extracurricular Activities Vu lnerabilities from these individuals roles with non-target entities-non-profits, activist groups, or...information to identify, track, and predict cyber capabilities, intentions, and activities to offer courses of action that enhance decision making 7 SEI...8 SEI Webinar Series January 27, 2015 © 2015 Carnegie Mellon University Offerings Steering Committee: Guide Consortium activities and plan for
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Goltz, Diane; Fischer, Hans-Peter
2015-01-01
Molecular dissection of hepatocellular adenomas has brought forward a diversity of well-defined entities. Their distinction is important for routine practice, since prognosis is tightly related to the individual subgroup. Very recent activity has generated new details on the molecular background of hepatocellular adenoma, which this article aims to integrate into the current concepts of taxonomy. PMID:26404250
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Goltz, Diane; Fischer, Hans-Peter
2015-09-02
Molecular dissection of hepatocellular adenomas has brought forward a diversity of well-defined entities. Their distinction is important for routine practice, since prognosis is tightly related to the individual subgroup. Very recent activity has generated new details on the molecular background of hepatocellular adenoma, which this article aims to integrate into the current concepts of taxonomy.
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Implementing Ethics Policies in Developing Countries: Ploughing on Parched Ground?
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Mazonde, Isaac N.; Jackson-Malete, Jose; Sugarman, Jeremy
2007-01-01
It is globally expected that universities will ensure that policies guiding researchers' conduct are in place and adhered to. This expectation is not waived in developing countries. Successful implementation of an ethics policy is facilitated by an appropriate national regulatory framework on which to base the argument for compliance. However, it…
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Sustainable and Net Zero Buildings on the NREL Campus | NREL
NREL Campus Many of the high-performance buildings on NREL's South Table Mountain campus have achieved high-performance, sustainable buildings on the South Table Mountain (STM) campus as of FY17. The campus campus also reported 100% compliance with the Guiding Principles for High Performance Sustainable
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Instructor Liability--A Continuing Dilemma.
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McDole, Thomas L.
This brief guide discusses ways to provide safe instruction and to minimize the risk of injury and potential liability in a laboratory environment. The three main concerns covered are: (1) the physical plant must be in compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA); (2) the physical facility should have all tools in good…
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McKay, Diane L.; Berkowitz, Judy M.; Blumberg, Jeffrey B.; Goldberg, Jeanne P.
2004-01-01
Improving the effectiveness of written information to promote compliance with therapeutic regimens is essential, particularly among older adults. Guiding their development and evaluating their effectiveness with an accepted communication theory or model may help. A preliminary test of written materials developed within the context of the Extended…
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Scotti, Roberto; Pellegrino, Gerardo; Marchetti, Claudio; Corinaldesi, Guiseppe; Ciocca, Leonardo
2010-01-01
To test if using a CAD/CAM system might reduce the necessity of bone augmentation in patients with atrophic maxillary arches before implant therapy. Twenty male and female patients consecutively scheduled for bone augmentation of the jaw before implant surgery were included in this study, with a total of 29 jaws (maxillary and mandibular) to analyze for the implant-supported fixed prosthesis group and 19 maxillary arches for the implant-supported removable prosthesis group. NobelGuide System (Nobel Biocare), Autocad System (Autodesk), and routine manual CT measurements of available bone were used in this study. The total results of the mean values of the fixed prosthesis group plus the mean values of the removable prosthesis group showed a statistically significant difference between the NobelGuide intervention score and both manual (P = .004) and Autocad (P = .001) measurements. The NobelGuide System represents a viable diagnostic device to reduce the entity or avoid bone reconstructive surgery before implant placements in the atrophic maxilla and mandible.
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HIPPA privacy regulations: practical information for physicians.
McMahon, E B; Lee-Huber, T
2001-07-01
After much debate and controversy, the Bush administration announced on April 12, 2001, that it would implement the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy regulations issued by the Clinton administration in December of 2000. The privacy regulations became effective on April 14, 2001. Although the regulations are considered final, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services has the power to modify the regulations at any time during the first year of implementation. These regulations affect how a patient's health information is used and disclosed, as well as how patients are informed of their privacy rights. As "covered entities," physicians have until April 14, 2003, to comply fully with the HIPAA privacy regulations, which are more than 1,500 pages in length. This article presents a basic overview of the new and complex regulations and highlights practical information about physicians' compliance with the regulations. However, this summary of the HIPAA privacy regulations should not be construed as legal advice or an opinion on specific situations. Please consult an attorney concerning your compliance with HIPAA and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
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Gille, Doreen; Bütikofer, Ueli; Chollet, Magali; Schmid, Alexandra; Altintzoglou, Themistoklis; Honkanen, Pirjo; Stoffers, Helena; Walther, Barbara; Piccinali, Patrizia
2016-06-01
During the aging process, human physiology changes noticeably, mostly to the disadvantage of the individual. A healthy lifestyle that includes sufficient physical activity as well as a balanced and diverse diet contributes to healthy aging. One key factor that elderly people need to be aware of is compliance with nutritional recommendations. There is very little data concerning eating patterns, consumption behavior, and compliance with food guides (food pyramid) and nutritional recommendations among the Swiss, particularly for the middle-aged and elderly. The objective of this study was to gather new and representative information about these issues, concentrating on people aged 50+ and living in Switzerland. A questionnaire in online and written form was distributed to a representative sample of middle-aged and elderly people living in Switzerland. In total, 632 people returned the survey. Of those respondents, 71% knew the Swiss Food Pyramid but only 38% said they comply with it. Based on self-reports, only a few participants met the recommendations for the different food groups listed in the food pyramid, whether in the pyramid-comply or pyramid-non-comply group. The survey shows that the middle-aged and elderly living in Switzerland need more nutritional guidance to help them to meet dietary recommendations. As usage and understanding of food guides seem limited among this population group, new tools must be explored for transfer of recommendations to real applications. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd and European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism. All rights reserved.
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NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Roche, Ronan C.; Harvey, Chloe V.; Harvey, James J.; Kavanagh, Alan P.; McDonald, Meaghan; Stein-Rostaing, Vivienne R.; Turner, John R.
2016-07-01
Recreational diving on coral reefs is an activity that has experienced rapidly growing levels of popularity and participation. Despite providing economic activity for many developing coastal communities, the potential role of dive impacts in contributing to coral reef damage is a concern at heavily dived locations. Management measures to address this issue increasingly include the introduction of programmes designed to encourage environmentally responsible practices within the dive industry. We examined diver behaviour at several important coral reef dive locations within the Philippines and assessed how diver characteristics and dive operator compliance with an environmentally responsible diving programme, known as the Green Fins approach, affected reef contacts. The role of dive supervision was assessed by recording dive guide interventions underwater, and how this was affected by dive group size. Of the 100 recreational divers followed, 88 % made contact with the reef at least once per dive, with a mean (±SE) contact rate of 0.12 ± 0.01 per min. We found evidence that the ability of dive guides to intervene and correct diver behaviour in the event of a reef contact decreases with larger diver group sizes. Divers from operators with high levels of compliance with the Green Fins programme exhibited significantly lower reef contact rates than those from dive operators with low levels of compliance. The successful implementation of environmentally responsible diving programmes, which focus on influencing dive industry operations, can contribute to the management of human impacts on coral reefs.
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Compliance with children’s television food advertising regulations in Australia
2012-01-01
Background The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian co-regulatory system in limiting children’s exposure to unhealthy television food advertising by measuring compliance with mandatory and voluntary regulations. An audit was conducted on food and beverage television advertisements broadcast in five major Australian cities during children’s programming time from 1st September 2010 to 31st October 2010. The data were assessed against mandatory and voluntary advertising regulations, the information contained in an industry report of breaches, and the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating. Results During the two months of data collection there were a total of 951 breaches of the combined regulations. This included 619 breaches of the mandatory regulations (CTS) and 332 breaches of the voluntary regulations (RCMI and QSRI). Almost 83% of all food and beverages advertised during children’s programming times were for foods classified as ‘Extras’ in the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating. There were also breaches in relation to the amount of advertising repetition and the use of promotional appeals such as premium offers, competitions, and endorsements by popular children’s characters. The self-regulatory systems were found to have flaws in their reporting and there were errors in the Australian Food and Grocery Council’s compliance report. Conclusions This audit suggests that current advertising regulations are inadequate. Regulations need to be closely monitored and more tightly enforced to protect children from advertisements for unhealthy foods. PMID:23039855
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Expanding Role of Data Science and Bioinformatics in Drug Discovery and Development.
Fingert, Howard J
2018-01-01
Numerous barriers have been identified which detract from successful applications of clinical trial data and platforms. Despite the challenges, opportunities are growing to advance compliance, quality, and practical applications through top-down establishment of guiding principles, coupled with bottom-up approaches to promote data science competencies among data producers. Recent examples of successful applications include modern treatments for hematologic malignancies, developed with support from public-private partnerships, guiding principles for data-sharing, standards for protocol designs and data management, digital technologies, and quality analytics. © 2017 American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
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Campbell, R; Evans, M; Tucker, M; Quilty, B; Dieppe, P; Donovan, J
2001-01-01
STUDY OBJECTIVES—To understand reasons for compliance and non-compliance with a home based exercise regimen by patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. DESIGN—A qualitative study, nested within a randomised controlled trial, examining the effectiveness of physiotherapy in reducing pain and increasing mobility in knee osteoarthritis. In the intervention arm, participants undertook a series of simple exercises and repositioning of the kneecap using tape. In depth interviews were conducted with a subset of participants in the intervention arm using open ended questions, guided by a topic schedule, to encourage patients to describe their experiences and reflect on why they did or did not comply with the physiotherapy. Interviews were audiotaped, fully transcribed and analysed thematically according to the method of constant comparison. A model explaining factors influencing compliance was developed. SETTING—Patients were interviewed at home. The study was nested within a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. PARTICIPANTS—Twenty participants in the intervention arm of the randomised trial were interviewed three months after they had completed the physiotherapy programme. Eight were interviewed again one year later. MAIN RESULTS—Initial compliance was high because of loyalty to the physiotherapist. Reasoning underpinning continued compliance was more complex, involving willingness and ability to accommodate exercises within everyday life, the perceived severity of symptoms, attitudes towards arthritis and comorbidity and previous experiences of osteoarthritis. A necessary precondition for continued compliance was the perception that the physiotherapy was effective in ameliorating unpleasant symptoms. CONCLUSIONS—Non-compliance with physiotherapy, as with drug therapies, is common. From the patient's perspective, decisions about whether or not to comply are rational but often cannot be predicted by therapists or researchers. Ultimately, this study suggests that health professionals need to understand reasons for non-compliance if they are to provide supportive care and trialists should include qualitative research within trials whenever levels of compliance may have an impact on the effectiveness of the intervention. Keywords: compliance; physiotherapy; qualitative research PMID:11154253
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Yanke, Eric; Zellmer, Caroline; Van Hoof, Sarah; Moriarty, Helene; Carayon, Pascale; Safdar, Nasia
2015-01-01
Background Achieving and sustaining high levels of healthcare worker (HCW) compliance with contact isolation precautions is challenging. The aim of this study was to determine HCW work system barriers to, and facilitators of, adherence to contact isolation for patients with suspected or confirmed Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) using a human factors and systems engineering approach. Methods Prospective cohort study from September 2013 to November 2013 at a large academic medical center (hospital A) and an affiliated Veterans Administration (VA) hospital (hospital B). A human factors engineering (HFE) model for patient safety – the Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety (SEIPS) model – was used to guide work system analysis and direct observation data collection. 288 observations were conducted. HCWs and visitors were assessed for compliance with all components of contact isolation precautions (hand hygiene, gowning, and gloving) before and after patient contact. Time required to complete contact isolation precautions was measured and adequacy of contact isolation supplies was assessed. Results Full compliance with contact isolation precautions was low at both hospitals: hospital A, 7%; hospital B, 22%. Lack of appropriate hand hygiene prior to room entry (Compliance: hospital A, 18%; hospital B, 29%) was the most common reason for lack of full compliance. More time was required for full compliance as compared to compliance with no components of contact isolation precautions before patient room entry, inside patient room, and after patient room exit (59.9 sec vs. 3.2 sec; P < .001; 507.3 sec vs. 149.7 sec; P = .006; 15.2 sec vs. 1.3 sec; P < .001). Compliance was lower when contact isolation supplies were inadequate (4% vs. 16%; P = .005). Conclusions Adherence to contact isolation precautions for CDI is a complex, time-consuming process. HFE analysis indicates multiple work system components serve as barriers and facilitators to full compliance with contact isolation precautions and should be addressed further to prevent CDI. PMID:25728149
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
US Department of Education, 2010
2010-01-01
Student aid is money provided by the federal government or another entity, such as a school or a state government, to help students pay for college or trade school. The U.S. Department of Education's federal student aid programs deliver billions of dollars to students each year, representing a substantial federal commitment to provide financial…
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2013-06-03
and a C++ computational backend . The most current version of ORA (3.0.8.5) software is available on the casos website: http://casos.cs.cmu.edu...optimizing a network’s design structure. ORA uses a Java interface for ease of use, and a C++ computational backend . The most current version of ORA...Eigenvector Centrality : Node most connected to other highly connected nodes. Assists in identifying those who can mobilize others Entity Class
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Udelnow, Andrej; Schönfęlder, Manfred; Würl, Peter; Halloul, Zuhir; Meyer, Frank; Lippert, Hans; Mroczkowski, Paweł
2013-06-01
The overall survival (OS) of patients suffering From various tumour entities was correlated with the results of in vitro-chemosensitivity assay (CSA) of the in vivo applied drugs. Tumour specimen (n=611) were dissected in 514 patients and incubated for primary tumour cell culture. The histocytological regression assay was performed 5 days after adding chemotherapeutic substances to the cell cultures. n=329 patients undergoing chemotherapy were included in the in vitro/in vivo associations. OS was assessed and in vitro response groups compared using survival analysis. Furthermore Cox-regression analysis was performed on OS including CSA, age, TNM classification and treatment course. The growth rate of the primary was 73-96% depending on tumour entity. The in-vitro response rate varied with histology and drugs (e.g. 8-18% for methotrexate and 33-83% for epirubicine). OS was significantly prolonged for patients treated with in vitro effective drugs compared to empiric therapy (log-rank-test, p=0.0435). Cox-regression revealed that application of in vitro effective drugs, residual tumour and postoperative radiotherapy determined the death risk independently. When patients were treated with drugs effective in our CSA, OS was significantly prolonged compared to empiric therapy. CSA guided chemotherapy should be compared to empiric treatment by a prospective randomized trial.
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Spectrum of MRI findings in clinical athletic pubalgia.
Zajick, Donald C; Zoga, Adam C; Omar, Imran M; Meyers, William C
2008-03-01
Athletic pubalgia is a frequently encountered syndrome for clinicians who treat active patients participating in a wide variety of athletic endeavors worldwide. Pathologies associated with this clinical scenario span anatomically from the pubic symphysis to the hip and include a myriad of poorly understood and incompletely described musculoskeletal entities, many of which are centered about the pubic symphysis and its tendinous attachments. In this article, we discuss the relevant anatomy and pathophysiology for the most frequently encountered of these disorders, using magnetic resonance (MR) images as a guide. We describe an MR imaging protocol tailored to clinical athletic pubalgia. We then review reproducible MRI patterns of pathology about the pubic symphysis, the rectus abdominis/adductor aponeurosis and the inguinal ring, as well as a group of clinically confounding entities remote from the symphysis but visible by MRI.
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Durham, Justin; Raphael, Karen G.; Benoliel, Rafael; Ceusters, Werner; Michelotti, Ambra; Ohrbach, Richard
2015-01-01
This paper was initiated by a symposium, in which the present authors contributed, organised by the International RDC/TMD Consortium Network in March 2013. The purpose of the paper is to review the status of biobehavioural research – both quantitative and qualitative – related to orofacial pain with respect to the etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of orofacial pain conditions, and how this information can optimally be used for developing a structured orofacial pain classification system for research. In particular, we address: representation of psychosocial entities in classification systems, use of qualitative research to identify and understand the full scope of psychosocial entities and their interaction, and the usage of classification system for guiding treatment. We then provide recommendations for addressing these problems, including how ontological principles can inform this process. PMID:26257252
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Florida Department of Education, 2014
2014-01-01
This Annual Measurable Objective (AMO) is designed to keep Florida moving forward toward national and international competitiveness. Florida will compare its National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores to those of the top five states and its Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), Progress in International…
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-05-06
... statements per year x 3 minutes per statement)]. \\4\\ The compliance guide is available at http://business.ftc... paper, by following the instructions in the Request for Comment part of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION...-based form. If you prefer to file your comment on paper, mail or deliver your comment to the following...
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Principles and Practices of Occupational Safety and Health: Administrator's Manual.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, DC.
The manual guides an instructor in conducting a training course for first-line supervisors to familiarize them with six aspects relating to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: (1) requirements of the Act, (2) compliance with its standards, (3) identification of health and safety hazards, (4) correction of adverse conditions, (5) record…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
DaCosta, Kneia
2006-01-01
This qualitative investigation explores the responses of 22 U.S. urban public high school students when confronted with their newly imposed school uniform policy. Specifically, the study assessed students' appraisals of the policy along with compliance and academic performance. Guided by ecological human development perspectives and grounded in…
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Effective Management of Special Education Programs. A Handbook for School Administrators.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Osborne, Allan G., Jr.; And Others
This book is intended to guide school administrators through the day-to-day supervision of the special education program and to serve as a resource for handling problem situations that may arise. The first of the book's six chapters provides basic information on program management, including standards of compliance with state and federal…
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Discipline and the Section 504 Student: Your Quick-Reference Guide to Best Practices.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Caruso, Brian, Ed.
This document is intended to provide guidance to schools in the discipline of students with disabilities in compliance with regulations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Chapters address the following topics (sample sub-topics in parentheses): (1) basics of discipline under Section 504 (common mistakes districts make when…
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Educators' Responsibilities for Student Records. A Model Policy and Rules (Revised).
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Bartlett, Larry D.; And Others
To assist Iowa school boards and administrators in handling student records, this revision of a 1976 publication presents model policies and rules for compliance with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Included in this guide are a model statement of school board policy…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Hogan, Ashley; Knez, Nikki; Kahng, SungWoo
2015-01-01
Variations of behavioral skills training (BST) have been used to teach behaviorally oriented skills such as discrete trial teaching, guided compliance, the implementation of the picture exchange system, and safe guarding students with physical disabilities. One area that has not received much attention is evaluating school staff's correct…
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-09-21
... enforcement action at any time, without prior notice and without regard to the enforcement priorities set... the enforcement priorities set forth in CPG 440.100 for unapproved new drugs marketed prior to September 19, 2011. The revision to CPG 440.100 excludes from the enforcement priorities set forth in the...
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The Gran Telescopio Canarias and Calar Alto Virtual Observatory Compliant Archives
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Alacid, J. M.; Solano, E.; Jiménez-Esteban, F. M.; Velasco, A.
2014-05-01
The Gran Telescopio Canarias and Calar Alto archives are the result of the collaboration agreements between the Centro de Astrobiología and two entities: GRANTECAN S.A. and the Centro Astronómico Hispano Alemán (CAHA). The archives have been developed in the framework of the Spanish Virtual Observatory and are maintained by the Data Archive Unit at Centro de Astrobiología. The archives contain both raw and science ready data and have been designed in compliance with the standards defined by the International Virtual Observatory Alliance, which guarantees a high level of data accessibility and handling. In this paper we describe the main characteristics and functionalities of both archives.
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The Gran Telescopio Canarias and Calar Alto Virtual Observatory compliant archives
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Solano, Enrique; Gutiérrez, Raúl; Alacid, José Manuel; Jiménez-Esteban, Francisco; Velasco Trasmonte, Almudena
2012-09-01
The Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) and Calar Alto archives are the result of the collaboration agreements between the Centro de Astrobiología (CAB, INTA-CSIC)) and two entities: GRANTECAN S.A. and the Centro Astronómico Hispano Alemán (CAHA). The archives have been developed in the framework of the Spanish Virtual Observatory and are maintained by the Data Archive Unit at CAB. The archives contain both raw and science ready data and have been designed in compliance with the standards defined by the International Virtual Observatory Alliance (IVOA) which guarantees a high level of data accessibility and handling. In this paper we describe the main characteristics and functionalities of both archives.
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Return to Learning After a Concussion and Compliance With Recommendations for Cognitive Rest.
Olympia, Robert P; Ritter, Jed T; Brady, Jodi; Bramley, Harry
2016-03-01
To determine the compliance of schools and school nurses in the United States with national recommendations for cognitive rest in students who sustain a concussion. Cross-sectional questionnaire based. Members of the National Association of School Nurses working at the high school level. A questionnaire, developed by the authors and based on recommendations for cognitive rest, was electronically distributed 3 times during the 2012 to 2013 academic year. Self-reported responses were collected regarding demographics and compliance of schools and school nurses with recommendations for the management of the postconcussion student, including the presence of specific guidelines for individualized care and the responsibility of the nurse for the prevention, detection, and management of concussions. Analysis was performed on 1033 completed questionnaires (36% usable response rate). Fifty-three percent of schools have guidelines to assist students when returning to school after a concussion. These guidelines include extension of assignment deadlines (87%), rest periods during the school day (84%), postponement or staggering of tests (75%), reduced workload (73%), and accommodation for light or noise sensitivity (64%). Sixty-six percent of nurses in our sample have had special training in the recognition and management of concussions. Nurses reported involvement in the following roles: identifying suspected concussions (80%), providing emotional support for recovering students dealing with concussion-related depression (59%), and guiding the student's postconcussion graduated academic and activity re-entry process (58%). We detected a wide variability in compliance of schools and school nurses with national recommendations for cognitive rest. Ensuring that schools have policies established for a student's return to learning, having specific guidelines to provide an individualized approach to return to learning based on postconcussion signs/symptoms, training school nurses in the recognition and management of concussions, and involving school nurses in the re-entry process are identified areas for improvement. Schools in the United States should be aware of these recommendations to guide a student's postconcussion graduated academic re-entry process.
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The affect heuristic in occupational safety.
Savadori, Lucia; Caovilla, Jessica; Zaniboni, Sara; Fraccaroli, Franco
2015-07-08
The affect heuristic is a rule of thumb according to which, in the process of making a judgment or decision, people use affect as a cue. If a stimulus elicits positive affect then risks associated to that stimulus are viewed as low and benefits as high; conversely, if the stimulus elicits negative affect, then risks are perceived as high and benefits as low. The basic tenet of this study is that affect heuristic guides worker's judgment and decision making in a risk situation. The more the worker likes her/his organization the less she/he will perceive the risks as high. A sample of 115 employers and 65 employees working in small family agricultural businesses completed a questionnaire measuring perceived safety costs, psychological safety climate, affective commitment and safety compliance. A multi-sample structural analysis supported the thesis that safety compliance can be explained through an affect-based heuristic reasoning, but only for employers. Positive affective commitment towards their family business reduced employers' compliance with safety procedures by increasing the perceived cost of implementing them.
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory environmental report for 1990
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Sims, J.M.; Surano, K.A.; Lamson, K.C.
1990-01-01
This report documents the results of the Environmental Monitoring Program at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and presents summary information about environmental compliance for 1990. To evaluate the effect of LLNL operations on the local environment, measurements of direct radiation and a variety of radionuclides and chemical compounds in ambient air, soil, sewage effluent surface water, groundwater, vegetation, and foodstuff were made at both the Livermore site and at Site 300 nearly. LLNL's compliance with all applicable guides, standards, and limits for radiological and nonradiological emissions to the environment was evaluated. Aside from an August 13 observation of silvermore » concentrations slightly above guidelines for discharges to the sanitary sewer, all the monitoring data demonstrated LLNL compliance with environmental laws and regulations governing emission and discharge of materials to the environment. In addition, the monitoring data demonstrated that the environmental impacts of LLNL are minimal and pose no threat to the public to or to the environment. 114 refs., 46 figs., 79 tabs.« less
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Ford, Brett Q; Lwi, Sandy J; Gentzler, Amy L; Hankin, Benjamin; Mauss, Iris B
2018-04-05
As humans, we have a unique capacity to reflect on our experiences, including emotions. Over time, we develop beliefs about the nature of emotions, and these beliefs are consequential, guiding how we respond to emotions and how we feel as a consequence. One fundamental belief concerns the controllability of emotions: Believing emotions are uncontrollable (entity beliefs) should reduce the likelihood of trying to control emotional experiences using effective regulation strategies like reappraisal; this, in turn, could negatively affect core indices of psychological health, including depressive symptoms. This model holds particular relevance during youth, when emotion-related beliefs first develop and stabilize and when maladaptive beliefs could contribute to emerging risk for depression. In the present investigation, a pilot diary study (N = 223, aged 21-60) demonstrated that entity beliefs were associated with using reappraisal less in everyday life, even when controlling for possible confounds (i.e., self-efficacy, pessimism, stress exposure, stress reactivity). Then, two studies examined whether entity beliefs and associated impairments in reappraisal may set youths on a maladaptive trajectory: In a cross-sectional study (N = 136, aged 14-18), youths with stronger entity beliefs experienced greater depressive symptoms, and this link was mediated by lower reappraisal. This pattern was replicated and extended in a longitudinal study (N = 227, aged 10-18), wherein youth- and parent-reported depressive symptoms were assessed 18 months after assessing beliefs. These results suggest that entity beliefs about emotion constitute a risk factor for depression that acts via reappraisal, adding to the growing literature on emotion beliefs and their consequences for self-regulation and health. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).
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Riedel thyroiditis: Fine needle aspiration findings of a rare entity.
Weidner, Anna-Sophie; Molina, David; DeSimone, Robert A; Cohen, Marc A; Giorgadze, Tamar; Scognamiglio, Theresa; Hoda, Rana S
2015-09-01
Riedel thyroiditis is a rare fibrosing disorder characterized by extension of the fibroinflammatory process beyond the thyroid capsule. Due to the nature of this lesion, fine-needle aspiration often yields scant material and may be interpreted as non-diagnostic. In this report, we describe cytologic features that allow the cytopathologist to favor a diagnosis of Riedel thyroiditis, thereby guiding appropriate further work-up and management. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Entity Resolution Workflow Installation Process and User Guide
2013-07-01
Program Files\\PostgreSQL\\9.1\\data superuser ( postgres ), service account ( postgres ) password : "password" Port #: 5432 Add an environment variable...in this report. • Run the script found in <GG_HOME>\\ globalgraph-dist-1.4.6-final\\schema- ddl\\postgresSetup.bat. This script will set up Postgres ...Username: postgres DB Admin PWD: password GlobalGraph App User: gguser GlobalGraph App PWD: password • Restart the Postgres service using the Windows
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1993-02-01
Principles and Practices Board (P&P Board) Statement No. 2, issued in 1978, provided a basis for differentiating between charity service and bad debts. The statement acknowledged that, while the differentiation was helpful, the financial accounting and reporting of charity service and bad debts were the same. In 1990, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) published (after review and approval by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board) an extensive revision of the guide titled "Audits of Providers of Health Care Services." The revised guide substantially changed the reporting of bad debts and eliminated charity service from revenue. Disclosure of the entity's policy for providing charity service and the level of charity service provided is required by the revised guide. The P&P Board decided that a substantive revision of its Statement No. 2 was required to bring it into conformity with the revised guide and to provide direction on implementation of the revised guide's requirements. This statement supersedes Statement No. 2 and deals with the same issues, including bad debts.
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Sequeiros, Roberto Blanco; Fritz, Jan; Ojala, Risto; Carrino, John A
2011-08-01
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is promising tool for image-guided therapy. In musculoskeletal setting, image-guided therapy is used to direct diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and to steer patient management. Studies have demonstrated that MRI-guided interventions involving bone, soft tissue, joints, and intervertebral disks are safe and in selected indications can be the preferred action to manage clinical situation. Often, these procedures are technically similar to those performed in other modalities (computed tomography, fluoroscopy) for bone and soft tissue lesions. However, the procedural perception to the operator can be very different to other modalities because of the vastly increased data.Magnetic resonance imaging guidance is particularly advantageous should the lesion not be visible by other modalities, for selective lesion targeting, intra-articular locations, cyst aspiration, and locations adjacent to surgical hardware. Palliative tumor-related pain management such as ablation therapy forms a subset of procedures that are frequently performed under MRI. Another suitable entity for MRI guidance are the therapeutic percutaneous osseous or joint-related benign or reactive conditions such as osteoid osteoma, epiphyseal bone bridging, osteochondritis dissecans, bone cysts, localized bone necrosis, and posttraumatic lesions. In this article, we will describe in detail the technical aspects of performing MRI-guided therapeutic musculoskeletal procedures as well as the clinical indications.
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Roche, Ronan C; Harvey, Chloe V; Harvey, James J; Kavanagh, Alan P; McDonald, Meaghan; Stein-Rostaing, Vivienne R; Turner, John R
2016-07-01
Recreational diving on coral reefs is an activity that has experienced rapidly growing levels of popularity and participation. Despite providing economic activity for many developing coastal communities, the potential role of dive impacts in contributing to coral reef damage is a concern at heavily dived locations. Management measures to address this issue increasingly include the introduction of programmes designed to encourage environmentally responsible practices within the dive industry. We examined diver behaviour at several important coral reef dive locations within the Philippines and assessed how diver characteristics and dive operator compliance with an environmentally responsible diving programme, known as the Green Fins approach, affected reef contacts. The role of dive supervision was assessed by recording dive guide interventions underwater, and how this was affected by dive group size. Of the 100 recreational divers followed, 88 % made contact with the reef at least once per dive, with a mean (±SE) contact rate of 0.12 ± 0.01 per min. We found evidence that the ability of dive guides to intervene and correct diver behaviour in the event of a reef contact decreases with larger diver group sizes. Divers from operators with high levels of compliance with the Green Fins programme exhibited significantly lower reef contact rates than those from dive operators with low levels of compliance. The successful implementation of environmentally responsible diving programmes, which focus on influencing dive industry operations, can contribute to the management of human impacts on coral reefs.
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NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Valdevit, Thierry; Mayer, Nicolas; Barafort, Béatrix
While Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) are being adopted by the biggest IT companies, it remains quite difficult for smaller entities to implement and maintain all the requirements of ISO/IEC 27001. In order to increase information security in Luxembourg, the Public Research Centre Henri Tudor has been charged by the Luxembourg Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade to find solutions to facilitate ISMS deployment for SMEs. After an initial experiment aiming at assisting a SME in getting the first national ISO/IEC 27001 certification for a private company, an implementation guide for deploying an ISMS, validated by local experts and experimented in SMEs, has been released and is presented in this paper.
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The Mask Designs for Space Interferometer Mission (SIM)
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Wang, Xu
2008-01-01
The Space Interferometer Mission (SIM) consists of three interferometers (science, guide1, and guide2) and two optical paths (metrology and starlight). The system requirements for each interferometer/optical path combination are different and sometimes work against each other. A diffraction model is developed to design and optimize various masks to simultaneously meet the system requirements of three interferometers. In this paper, the details of this diffraction model will be described first. Later, the mask design for each interferometer will be presented to demonstrate the system performance compliance. In the end, a tolerance sensitivity study on the geometrical dimension, shape, and the alignment of these masks will be discussed.
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Financial reporting practices: a comprehensive evaluation.
Godwin, Norman H; Mueller, Jennifer M
2005-01-01
A distinguishing characteristic of high performance organizations is a strong internal control structure-controls that ensure patient care, compliance with regulations, internal efficiencies, and financial reporting. It is controls on financial reporting that are receiving a great deal of attention under a new law, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Public companies are now required by law to document controls over financial reporting, in order to fully address exposures and the effectiveness of current controls. Though many healthcare organizations are not directly affected by the law, regulatory agencies could follow suit and require similar compliance. In fact, several states have introduced bills that require nonprofit organizations to adhere to portions of the act. This article provides a guide for organizations desiring to stay ahead of the curve.
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Knowledge-based critiquing of graphical user interfaces with CHIMES
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Jiang, Jianping; Murphy, Elizabeth D.; Carter, Leslie E.; Truszkowski, Walter F.
1994-01-01
CHIMES is a critiquing tool that automates the process of checking graphical user interface (GUI) designs for compliance with human factors design guidelines and toolkit style guides. The current prototype identifies instances of non-compliance and presents problem statements, advice, and tips to the GUI designer. Changes requested by the designer are made automatically, and the revised GUI is re-evaluated. A case study conducted at NASA-Goddard showed that CHIMES has the potential for dramatically reducing the time formerly spent in hands-on consistency checking. Capabilities recently added to CHIMES include exception handling and rule building. CHIMES is intended for use prior to usability testing as a means, for example, of catching and correcting syntactic inconsistencies in a larger user interface.
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Show Me What I'm Looking for: A Trustee's Guide to Reviewing the New IRS Form 990
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Hyatt, Thomas K.
2009-01-01
Much has been made of the Internal Revenue Service's introduction of the completely revised Form 990 last year. The Internal Revenue Service's primary goals in implementing the revised form are to increase transparency and promote accountability and compliance. Indeed, the information required in the new form will offer the clearest picture to…
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The Fair Labor Standards Act in American Schools: A Guide for School Officials
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Dishman, Mike L.; Murphy, Daniel Robert
2006-01-01
With the possible exception of No Child Left Behind, no federal law has posed a greater compliance challenge to public school districts in the past ten years than the Fair Labor Standards Act. Unfamiliarity with the Act and its application in the school environment has resulted in millions of dollars in payment of settlements to school district…
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Transmission Models of Historical Ebola Outbreaks
Drake, John M.; Bakach, Iurii; Just, Matthew R.; O’Regan, Suzanne M.; Gambhir, Manoj
2015-01-01
To guide the collection of data under emergent epidemic conditions, we reviewed compartmental models of historical Ebola outbreaks to determine their implications and limitations. We identified future modeling directions and propose that the minimal epidemiologic dataset for Ebola model construction comprises duration of incubation period and symptomatic period, distribution of secondary cases by infection setting, and compliance with intervention recommendations. PMID:26196358
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... for Use To Diagnose, Cure, Mitigate, Treat, or Prevent Disease in Dogs and Cats; Availability AGENCY..., Treat, or Prevent Disease in Dogs and Cats.'' This draft CPG is intended to provide guidance to FDA... marketing of dog and cat food products that are labeled and/or marketed as intending to diagnose, cure...
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Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: Forestry contractors' model operating plan
Dan Bremer
2007-01-01
The Model Operating Plan for forestry contractors is a voluntary plan for compliance with the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) of 1983, with amendments passed in 1996 and 1997. This plan is designed as a guide for forestry contractors who wish to comply with all federal, state, and local rules and regulations that govern their employer/...
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A unified approach for EIT imaging of regional overdistension and atelectasis in acute lung injury.
Gómez-Laberge, Camille; Arnold, John H; Wolf, Gerhard K
2012-03-01
Patients with acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS) are vulnerable to ventilator-induced lung injury. Although this syndrome affects the lung heterogeneously, mechanical ventilation is not guided by regional indicators of potential lung injury. We used electrical impedance tomography (EIT) to estimate the extent of regional lung overdistension and atelectasis during mechanical ventilation. Techniques for tidal breath detection, lung identification, and regional compliance estimation were combined with the Graz consensus on EIT lung imaging (GREIT) algorithm. Nine ALI/ARDS patients were monitored during stepwise increases and decreases in airway pressure. Our method detected individual breaths with 96.0% sensitivity and 97.6% specificity. The duration and volume of tidal breaths erred on average by 0.2 s and 5%, respectively. Respiratory system compliance from EIT and ventilator measurements had a correlation coefficient of 0.80. Stepwise increases in pressure could reverse atelectasis in 17% of the lung. At the highest pressures, 73% of the lung became overdistended. During stepwise decreases in pressure, previously-atelectatic regions remained open at sub-baseline pressures. We recommend that the proposed approach be used in collaborative research of EIT-guided ventilation strategies for ALI/ARDS.
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75 FR 554 - Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Limited Access for Guided Sport Charter Vessels in Alaska
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...NMFS issues regulations creating a limited access system for charter vessels in the guided sport fishery for Pacific halibut in waters of International Pacific Halibut Commission Regulatory Areas 2C (Southeast Alaska) and 3A (Central Gulf of Alaska). This limited access system limits the number of charter vessels that may participate in the guided sport fishery for halibut in these areas. NMFS will issue a charter halibut permit to a licensed charter fishing business owner based on his or her past participation in the charter halibut fishery and to a Community Quota Entity representing specific rural communities. All charter halibut permit holders are subject to limits on the number of permits they may hold and on the number of charter vessel anglers who may catch and retain halibut on permitted charter vessels. This action is necessary to achieve the approved halibut fishery management goals of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. The intended effect is to curtail growth of fishing capacity in the guided sport fishery for halibut.
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How intermediate tax sanctions may be applied to IDSs.
Louthian, R C
1999-04-01
Recently issued proposed regulations describing how the IRS intends to enforce the intermediate tax sanctions statute of the Internal Revenue Code have important ramifications for integrated delivery systems (IDSs). The regulations' interpretation of who within an IDS may be subject to excise taxes under the statute is broad, basing an individual's risk of being taxed on his or her degree of influence over a given entity within the organization, rather than over the organization as a whole. To protect individuals within an IDS from exposure to intermediate tax sanctions, the organization should understand who is likely to be at risk and take steps to ensure that all transactions with such persons are in compliance with the conditions set forth in the proposed regulations.
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The Use of a Rubric as a Tool to Guide Pre-Service Teachers in the Development of IEPs
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Rosas, Clarissa E.; Winterman, Kathleen G.
2012-01-01
The challenge of developing Individualized Education Program documents that are representative of a team decision making process and are in compliance with IDEA 2004 is well documented in the literature. One of the main objectives of IEPs is to serve as the foundation of a child's academic program. Inclusion of children with disabilities in the…
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Culture, Structure and Leadership Impacts on Gender Inclusion in the Security Sector
2017-09-01
culture were outcomes of structural reform. A guided evolution in security sector culture occurred following persistent social pressure, compliance...brought about a change in national and organizational culture to address socially complex issues. As the orchestrators of large successful corporate...challenges them (Jolly 2002). In the process, we are influenced and shaped as we interact with local, national and international information. Likewise, we
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... per 12 ounces: (1) Sports drinks (this term is used by industry and has not been defined by the Agency), (2) bottled water and water beverages, (3) soft drinks and diet soft drinks, (4) energy drinks (this term is used by industry and has not been defined by the Agency), and (5) ready-to- drink teas. The CPG...
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Derrick-Mills, Teresa; Winkler, Mary K.; Healy, Olivia; Greenberg, Erica
2015-01-01
Head Start has long focused on assessing and improving program quality to ensure that the children served receive the best possible preparation for school and life. Most research has been focused inside the classroom--the classroom environment, teacher qualifications, and teacher interactions. Of course, the classroom is important because that is…
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Geurts, Dorien; de Vos-Kerkhof, Evelien; Polinder, Suzanne; Steyerberg, Ewout; van der Lei, Johan; Moll, Henriëtte; Oostenbrink, Rianne
2017-02-01
Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is one of the most frequent reasons for young children to visit emergency departments (EDs). We aimed to evaluate (1) feasibility of a nurse-guided clinical decision support system for rehydration treatment in children with AGE and (2) the impact on diagnostics, treatment, and costs compared with usual care by attending physician. A randomized controlled trial was performed in 222 children, aged 1 month to 5 years at the ED of the Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's hospital in The Netherlands ( 2010-2012). Outcome included (1) feasibility, measured by compliance of the nurses, and (2) length of stay (LOS) at the ED, the number of diagnostic tests, treatment, follow-up, and costs. Due to failure of post-ED weight measurement, we could not evaluate weight difference as measure for dehydration. Patient characteristics were comparable between the intervention (N = 113) and the usual care group (N = 109). Implementation of the clinical decision support system proved a high compliance rate. The standardized use of oral ORS (oral rehydration solution) significantly increased from 52 to 65%(RR2.2, 95%CI 1.09-4.31 p < 0.05). We observed no differences in other outcome measures. Implementation of nurse-guided clinical decision support system on rehydration treatment in children with AGE showed high compliance and increase standardized use of ORS, without differences in other outcome measures. What is Known: • Acute gastroenteritis is one of the most frequently encountered problems in pediatric emergency departments. • Guidelines advocate standardized oral treatment in children with mild to moderate dehydration, but appear to be applied infrequently in clinical practice. What is New: • Implementation of a nurse-guided clinical decision support system on treatment of AGE in young children showed good feasibility, resulting in a more standardized ORS use in children with mild to moderate dehydration, compared to usual care. • Given the challenges to perform research in emergency care setting, the ED should be experienced and adequately equipped, especially during peak times.
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Assessment of a personalized and distributed patient guidance system.
Peleg, Mor; Shahar, Yuval; Quaglini, Silvana; Broens, Tom; Budasu, Roxana; Fung, Nick; Fux, Adi; García-Sáez, Gema; Goldstein, Ayelet; González-Ferrer, Arturo; Hermens, Hermie; Hernando, M Elena; Jones, Val; Klebanov, Guy; Klimov, Denis; Knoppel, Daniel; Larburu, Nekane; Marcos, Carlos; Martínez-Sarriegui, Iñaki; Napolitano, Carlo; Pallàs, Àngels; Palomares, Angel; Parimbelli, Enea; Pons, Belén; Rigla, Mercedes; Sacchi, Lucia; Shalom, Erez; Soffer, Pnina; van Schooten, Boris
2017-05-01
The MobiGuide project aimed to establish a ubiquitous, user-friendly, patient-centered mobile decision-support system for patients and for their care providers, based on the continuous application of clinical guidelines and on semantically integrated electronic health records. Patients would be empowered by the system, which would enable them to lead their normal daily lives in their regular environment, while feeling safe, because their health state would be continuously monitored using mobile sensors and self-reporting of symptoms. When conditions occur that require medical attention, patients would be notified as to what they need to do, based on evidence-based guidelines, while their medical team would be informed appropriately, in parallel. We wanted to assess the system's feasibility and potential effects on patients and care providers in two different clinical domains. We describe MobiGuide's architecture, which embodies these objectives. Our novel methodologies include a ubiquitous architecture, encompassing a knowledge elicitation process for parallel coordinated workflows for patients and care providers; the customization of computer-interpretable guidelines (CIGs) by secondary contexts affecting remote management and distributed decision-making; a mechanism for episodic, on demand projection of the relevant portions of CIGs from a centralized, backend decision-support system (DSS), to a local, mobile DSS, which continuously delivers the actual recommendations to the patient; shared decision-making that embodies patient preferences; semantic data integration; and patient and care provider notification services. MobiGuide has been implemented and assessed in a preliminary fashion in two domains: atrial fibrillation (AF), and gestational diabetes Mellitus (GDM). Ten AF patients used the AF MobiGuide system in Italy and 19 GDM patients used the GDM MobiGuide system in Spain. The evaluation of the MobiGuide system focused on patient and care providers' compliance to CIG recommendations and their satisfaction and quality of life. Our evaluation has demonstrated the system's capability for supporting distributed decision-making and its use by patients and clinicians. The results show that compliance of GDM patients to the most important monitoring targets - blood glucose levels (performance of four measurements a day: 0.87±0.11; measurement according to the recommended frequency of every day or twice a week: 0.99±0.03), ketonuria (0.98±0.03), and blood pressure (0.82±0.24) - was high in most GDM patients, while compliance of AF patients to the most important targets was quite high, considering the required ECG measurements (0.65±0.28) and blood-pressure measurements (0.75±1.33). This outcome was viewed by the clinicians as a major potential benefit of the system, and the patients have demonstrated that they are capable of self-monitoring - something that they had not experienced before. In addition, the system caused the clinicians managing the AF patients to change their diagnosis and subsequent treatment for two of the ten AF patients, and caused the clinicians managing the GDM patients to start insulin therapy earlier in two of the 19 patients, based on system's recommendations. Based on the end-of-study questionnaires, the sense of safety that the system has provided to the patients was its greatest asset. Analysis of the patients' quality of life (QoL) questionnaires for the AF patients was inconclusive, because while most patients reported an improvement in their quality of life in the EuroQoL questionnaire, most AF patients reported a deterioration in the AFEQT questionnaire. Feasibility and some of the potential benefits of an evidence-based distributed patient-guidance system were demonstrated in both clinical domains. The potential application of MobiGuide to other medical domains is supported by its standards-based patient health record with multiple electronic medical record linking capabilities, generic data insertion methods, generic medical knowledge representation and application methods, and the ability to communicate with a wide range of sensors. Future larger scale evaluations can assess the impact of such a system on clinical outcomes. MobiGuide's feasibility was demonstrated by a working prototype for the AF and GDM domains, which is usable by patients and clinicians, achieving high compliance to self-measurement recommendations, while enhancing the satisfaction of patients and care providers. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Biosafety Oversight and Compliance: What do you Mean, I have to Fill Out Another Form?!
Petrella, Brenda L
2015-11-03
This unit is an overview of biosafety compliance and oversight in the United States. Specific attention is given to the oversight of the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) and how the purview of the IBC may overlap with other local committees, such as the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) for animal research and the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for research on human subjects. Requirements for the Federal Select Agent Program and Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC) are also briefly reviewed for those working with materials and experiments covered under these regulations. This unit serves as a guide for new and established investigators who are navigating the regulatory world and how regulatory oversight applies to their research. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Mixon, Bill; Nain, John
2013-01-01
In the compounding pharmacy, compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations is essential to protect employees and customers from exposure to hazardous substances and a dangerous environment, to avert heavy fines and penalties levied for noncompliance, and to fulfill the moral obligation of pharmacists to do no harm. Without adequate vigilance, compounders are vulnerable to lapses in adherence to Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements, the results of which can be dire in a climate of increased scrutiny about the safety and integrity of pharmaceutical compounding. Proactively addressing necessary compliance with essential safety regulations can only benefit compounders and their staff and clients, and guidance from an expert in Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements can be a key factor in accomplishing that goal.
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Teaching Conflict: Professionalism and Medical Education.
Holloway, K J
2015-12-01
Resistance by physicians, medical researchers, medical educators, and medical students to pharmaceutical industry influence in medicine is often based on the notion that physicians (guided by the ethics of their profession) and the industry (guided by profit) are in conflict. This criticism has taken the form of a professional movement opposing conflict of interest (COI) in medicine and medical education and has resulted in policies and guidelines that frame COI as the problem and outline measures to address this problem. In this paper, I offer a critique of this focus on COI that is grounded in a broader critique of neo-liberalism, arguing it individualizes the relationship between physicians and industry, too neatly delineates between the two entities, and reduces the network of social, economic, and political relations to this one dilemma.
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Hechenbleikner, Elizabeth M; Hobson, Deborah B; Bennett, Jennifer L; Wick, Elizabeth C
2015-01-01
Surgical site infections are a potentially preventable patient harm. Emerging evidence suggests that the implementation of evidence-based process measures for infection reduction is highly variable. The purpose of this work was to develop an auditing tool to assess compliance with infection-related process measures and establish a system for identifying and addressing defects in measure implementation. This was a retrospective cohort study using electronic medical records. We used the auditing tool to assess compliance with 10 process measures in a sample of colorectal surgery patients with and without postoperative infections at an academic medical center (January 2012 to March 2013). We investigated 59 patients with surgical site infections and 49 patients without surgical site infections. First, overall compliance rates for the 10 process measures were compared between patients with infection vs patients without infection to assess if compliance was lower among patients with surgical site infections. Then, because of the burden of data collection, the tool was used exclusively to evaluate quarterly compliance rates among patients with infection. The results were reviewed, and the key factors contributing to noncompliance were identified and addressed. Ninety percent of process measures had lower compliance rates among patients with infection. Detailed review of infection cases identified many defects that improved following the implementation of system-level changes: correct cefotetan redosing (education of anesthesia personnel), temperature at surgical incision >36.0°C (flags used to identify patients for preoperative warming), and the use of preoperative mechanical bowel preparation with oral antibiotics (laxative solutions and antibiotics distributed in clinic before surgery). Quarterly compliance improved for 80% of process measures by the end of the study period. This study was conducted on a small surgical cohort within a select subspecialty. The infection auditing tool is a useful strategy for identifying defects and guiding quality improvement interventions. This is an iterative process requiring dedicated resources and continuous patient and frontline provider engagement.
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1989-06-01
Further legislative acts established other reserve entities which were all brought together under the National Defense Act of 1920 following World War I... legislation . The review touches on a wide range of national security issues. 4. The two most significant committees in both houses of Congress that...Committees have responsibility for recommending to their respective Houses of Congress legislation that expresses policy objectives for the military, and
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Understanding How Reverse Engineers Make Sense of Programs from Assembly Language Representations
2012-03-01
properties of behavior treated the behavior of the code as its own entity, and expressed properties in verbalizations such as “this is processing the...Quantifying qualitative analyses of verbal data: A practical guide,” Journal of the Learning Sciences , 6 :271–315 (1997). 42. Chikofsky E., Cross J...through the process of learning research, and my supervisors, which have provided me the opportunity to earn a PhD. Finally, I would like to thank my wife
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Dress, W.B.
Rosen's modeling relation is embedded in Popper's three worlds to provide an heuristic tool for model building and a guide for thinking about complex systems. The utility of this construct is demonstrated by suggesting a solution to the problem of pseudo science and a resolution of the famous Bohr-Einstein debates. A theory of bizarre systems is presented by an analogy with entangled particles of quantum mechanics. This theory underscores the poverty of present-day computational systems (e.g., computers) for creating complex and bizarre entities by distinguishing between mechanism and organism.
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Shared leadership in a newly merged medical center.
Coluccio, M; Havlick, K
1998-01-01
Mergers of new health care entities require visionary leadership in forming effective partnerships. Shared leadership was one key ingredient in blending two major health care competitors in the Northwest. Building a successful foundation for shared leadership required formation of a common vision, definition of core values, and establishment of guiding principles. Honoring respective cultures, recognizing achievements, and inviting participation led to the design of the shared leadership model focused on the primary objective for the merger: Enhancing health care services to the community.
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Virtualized MME Design for IoT Support in 5G Systems.
Andres-Maldonado, Pilar; Ameigeiras, Pablo; Prados-Garzon, Jonathan; Ramos-Munoz, Juan Jose; Lopez-Soler, Juan Manuel
2016-08-22
Cellular systems are recently being considered an option to provide support to the Internet of Things (IoT). To enable this support, the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) has introduced new procedures specifically targeted for cellular IoT. With one of these procedures, the transmissions of small and infrequent data packets from/to the devices are encapsulated in signaling messages and sent through the control plane. However, these transmissions from/to a massive number of devices may imply a major increase of the processing load on the control plane entities of the network and in particular on the Mobility Management Entity (MME). In this paper, we propose two designs of an MME based on Network Function Virtualization (NFV) that aim at facilitating the IoT support. The first proposed design partially separates the processing resources dedicated to each traffic class. The second design includes traffic shaping to control the traffic of each class. We consider three classes: Mobile Broadband (MBB), low latency Machine to Machine communications (lM2M) and delay-tolerant M2M communications. Our proposals enable reducing the processing resources and, therefore, the cost. Additionally, results show that the proposed designs lessen the impact between classes, so they ease the compliance of the delay requirements of MBB and lM2M communications.
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Guide to Regulated Facilities in ECHO | ECHO | US EPA
There are multiple ways ECHO can be used to search compliance data. By default, ECHO searches focus on larger, more regulated facilities. Each search page allows users to search a more comprehensive group of facilities by electing to search for minor or smaller facilities. Information is presented that explains the types and approximate numbers of facilities that are included in searches when the default and custom options are used.
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Decentralized authority, increased enforcement guide Mexico's environmental evolution
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Ranger, E.M.; Alonzo, A.L.
1994-01-01
Environmental regulation in Mexico is evolving into a decentralized system where local authorities assume responsibility for compliance. Articles 25, 27 and 73 of Mexico's constitution establish federal, state and municipal jurisdictions for environmental protection, and empower the federal congress to promulgate environmental legislation. An established federal and local environmental legislative and normative framework, along with increased enforcement, provide the country with a comprehensive regulatory system to prevent and control industrial pollution.
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Using human factors engineering to improve patient safety in the cardiovascular operating room.
Gurses, Ayse P; Martinez, Elizabeth A; Bauer, Laura; Kim, George; Lubomski, Lisa H; Marsteller, Jill A; Pennathur, Priyadarshini R; Goeschel, Chris; Pronovost, Peter J; Thompson, David
2012-01-01
Despite significant medical advances, cardiac surgery remains a high risk procedure. Sub-optimal work system design characteristics can contribute to the risks associated with cardiac surgery. However, hazards due to work system characteristics have not been identified in the cardiovascular operating room (CVOR) in sufficient detail to guide improvement efforts. The purpose of this study was to identify and categorize hazards (anything that has the potential to cause a preventable adverse patient safety event) in the CVOR. An interdisciplinary research team used prospective hazard identification methods including direct observations, contextual inquiry, and photographing to collect data in 5 hospitals for a total 22 cardiac surgeries. We performed thematic analysis of the qualitative data guided by a work system model. 60 categories of hazards such as practice variations, high workload, non-compliance with evidence-based guidelines, not including clinicians' in medical device purchasing decisions were found. Results indicated that hazards are common in cardiac surgery and should be eliminated or mitigated to improve patient safety. To improve patient safety in the CVOR, efforts should focus on creating a culture of safety, increasing compliance with evidence based infection control practices, improving communication and teamwork, and designing better tools and technologies through partnership among all stakeholders.
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Coolbaugh, Crystal L; Raymond Jr, Stephen C
2015-01-01
Background Computer tailored, Web-based interventions have emerged as an effective approach to promote physical activity. Existing programs, however, do not adjust activities according to the participant’s compliance or physiologic adaptations, which may increase risk of injury and program attrition in sedentary adults. To address this limitation, objective activity monitor (AM) and heart rate data could be used to guide personalization of physical activity, but improved Web-based frameworks are needed to test such interventions. Objective The objective of this study is to (1) develop a personalized physical activity prescription (PPAP) app that combines dynamic Web-based guidance with multi-sensor AM data to promote physical activity and (2) to assess the feasibility of using this system in the field. Methods The PPAP app was constructed using an open-source software platform and a custom, multi-sensor AM capable of accurately measuring heart rate and physical activity. A novel algorithm was written to use a participant’s compliance and physiologic response to aerobic training (ie, changes in daily resting heart rate) recorded by the AM to create daily, personalized physical activity prescriptions. In addition, the PPAP app was designed to (1) manage the transfer of files from the AM to data processing software and a relational database, (2) provide interactive visualization features such as calendars and training tables to encourage physical activity, and (3) enable remote administrative monitoring of data quality and participant compliance. A 12-week feasibility study was performed to assess the utility and limitations of the PPAP app used by sedentary adults in the field. Changes in physical activity level and resting heart rate were monitored throughout the intervention. Results The PPAP app successfully created daily, personalized physical activity prescriptions and an interactive Web environment to guide and promote physical activity by the participants. The varied compliance of the participants enabled evaluation of administrative features of the app including the generation of automated email reminders, participation surveys, and daily AM file upload logs. Conclusions This study describes the development of the PPAP app, a closed-loop technology framework that enables personalized physical activity prescription and remote monitoring of an individual’s compliance and health response to the intervention. Data obtained during a 12-week feasibility study demonstrated the ability of the PPAP app to use objective AM data to create daily, personalized physical activity guidance, provide interactive feedback to users, and enable remote administrative monitoring of data quality and subject compliance. Using this approach, public health professionals, clinicians, and researchers can adapt the PPAP app to facilitate a range of personalized physical activity interventions to improve health outcomes, assess injury risk, and achieve fitness performance goals in diverse populations. PMID:26043793
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A patient-focused framework integrating self-management and informatics.
Knight, Elizabeth P; Shea, Kimberly
2014-03-01
This article introduces a framework to (a) guide chronic illness self-management interventions through the integration of self-management and nursing informatics, (b) focus self-management research, and (c) promote ethical, patient-empowering technology use by practicing nurses. Existing theory and research focusing on chronic illness, self-management, health-enabling technology, and nursing informatics were reviewed and examined and key concepts were identified. A care paradigm focusing on concordance, rather than compliance, served as the overall guiding principle. This framework identifies key relationships among self-management (patient behaviors), health force (patient characteristics), and patient-defined goals. The role of health-enabling technology supporting these relationships is explored in the context of nursing informatics. The Empowerment Informatics framework can guide intervention design and evaluation and support practicing nurses' ethical use of technology as part of self-management support. Nurses worldwide provide support to patients who are living with chronic illnesses. As pressures related to cost and access to care increase, technology-enabled self-management interventions will become increasingly common. This patient-focused framework can guide nursing practice using technology that prioritizes patient needs. © 2013 Sigma Theta Tau International.
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How to evaluate a potential merger or acquisition.
Horowitz, Richard E; Provizer, Harold; Barry, Michael J
2013-12-01
Economic imperatives in health care financing are compelling a variety of mergers, acquisitions, integrations, and other forms of amalgamation. As hospitals merge, their pathology practices are merging. Physicians are forming clinically integrated groups, both with and without hospitals. Universities, commercial laboratories, and even insurance companies are acquiring laboratories and pathology practices. There are few standards or guidelines to help the practicing pathologist respond to such new undertakings. In the present study, we present a "how-to" guide or template to assist pathologists in evaluating proposals to amalgamate and in managing the alliance. The procedure begins with an articulation of the cons and pros, followed by a series of assessments of the cultures, the market, the organization, and operations, as well as a legal and financial assessment and human resources appraisal of each of the entities. We then outline the method for developing an organizational and operational model for the new merged entity and for performing the feasibility analysis, making a final decision, drafting a contract, and developing the business plan for the new venture.
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Contemporary management of benign liver tumors.
Gibbs, John F; Litwin, Alan M; Kahlenberg, Morton S
2004-04-01
Benign lesions of the liver represent diagnostic dilemmas, clinically and radiographically; however, certain clues can help the extensive differential diagnosis of both benign and malignant processes. Hemangiomas and simple cysts have very distinct and very specific radiographic characteristics, and if diagnosed, no further work-up is necessary. The remaining benign lesions have significant overlap, even though there are some more common characteristics to each of the entities. Still, differentiation of any particular lesion outside simple cysts or hemangioma may be difficult. It is reasonable and relatively simple, with minimal invasiveness, to perform US- or CT-guided, percutaneous core-needle biopsies. It is recommended that core biopsies be performed, because many of the benign entities have some overlapping histologic features, and if fine-needle aspirations are performed, a definitive diagnosis may be difficult to obtain. A definitive pathological diagnosis still cannot be made in some cases, even after needle biopsy. Therefore, a surgical resection or wedge resection may be necessary if a benign process cannot be definitively ruled out.
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Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia causing massive breast enlargement
Bourke, Anita Geraldine; Tiang, Stephen; Harvey, Nathan; McClure, Robert
2015-01-01
Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia (PASH) of the breast is a benign mesenchymal proliferative process, initially described by Vuitch et al. We report an unusual case of a 46-year-old woman who presented with a 6-week history of bilateral massive, asymmetrical, painful enlargement of her breasts, without a history of trauma. On clinical examination, both breasts were markedly enlarged and oedematous, but there were no discrete palpable masses. Preoperative image-guided core biopsies and surgery showed PASH. PASH is increasingly recognised as an incidental finding on image-guided core biopsy performed for screen detected lesions. There are a few reported cases of PASH presenting as rapid breast enlargement. In our case, the patient presented with painful, asymmetrical, massive breast enlargement. Awareness needs to be raised of this entity as a differential diagnosis in massive, painful breast enlargement. PMID:26475873
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Hawkins, Donnita
2012-01-01
Over the last 37 years, the Individualized Education Program (IEP) has been the guiding document that outlines the needs of a student who receives special education services. Washington State utilizes an IEP Review form as the means to determine if an IEP has been properly written and formulated. This information partially fulfills the Federal…
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Regulatory changes that affect coding for immunotherapy.
Atwater, J Spencer
2006-02-01
During the past decade, a variety of federal regulations have had a significant impact on the way allergen immunotherapy is reimbursed and how Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes are used for this purpose. As mandated by the US Congress, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) through the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) targeted immunotherapy codes for scrutiny, because they are some of the most frequently used codes. To examine how federal regulations have affected reimbursement for allergy immunotherapy and other allergy services. A review was performed of the OIG survey of allergy immunotherapy and the OIG recommendations on CPT coding compliance guidelines. A preliminary survey found problems with medical appropriateness of allergen immunotherapy. For this reason, the OIG performed a more comprehensive study of 301 physicians using code 95165 to analyze by medical record and billing data whether the new billing rules were being correctly used and found that only 44% of physicians were following the new definition of a billable dose. In the early 1990s, the federal government served notice of its intent to more aggressively identify and prosecute health care providers who improperly billed and collected for medical services. Through the adoption of the 1991 US Sentencing Commission Guidelines, the government sought to enhance compliance by mandating lesser criminal penalties for violating organizations that nevertheless maintained and operated "effective compliance plans." In 2002, the OIG audited health care providers and recouped dollar 14.4 billion in improper payments by Medicare. Between January and June 2003, Medicare excluded 1,241 individual providers and health care entities due to fraudulent billing practices. Federal regulations have significantly affected reimbursement for allergy immunotherapy and other allergy services. Allergists need to be aware of these changes and implement the new recommendations into their practices.
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Real-World Data: Policy Issues Regarding their Access and Use.
Basu, Anirban; Axelsen, Kirsten; Grabowski, David C; Meltzer, David O; Polsky, Daniel; Ridley, David B; Wiederkehr, Daniel; Philipson, Tomas J
2016-12-01
As real-world data (RWD) in health care begin to cross over to the Big Data realms, a panel of health economists was gathered to establish how well the current US policy environment further the goals of RWD and, if not, what can be done to improve matters. This report summarizes these discussions spanning the current US landscape of RWD availability and usefulness, private versus public development of RWD assets, the current inherent bias in terms of access to RWD, and guiding principles in providing quality assessments of new RWD studies. Three main conclusions emerge: (1) a business case is often required to incentivize investments in RWD assets. However, access restrictions for public data assets have failed to generate a proper market for these data and hence may have led to an underinvestment of public RWDs; (2) Very weak empirical evidence exist on for-profit entities misusing public RWD data entities to further their own agendas, which is the basis for supporting access restrictions of public RWD data; and (3) perhaps developing standardized metrics that could flag misuse of RWDs in an efficient way could help quell some of the fear of sharing public RWD assets with for-profit entities. It is hoped that these discussions and conclusions would pave the way for more rigorous and timely debates on the greater availability and accessibility of RWD assets.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
1973-01-01
The design specifications for the programs and modules within the NASA Aerospace Safety Information System (NASIS) are presented. The purpose of the design specifications is to standardize the preparation of the specifications and to guide the program design. Each major functional module within the system is a separate entity for documentation purposes. The design specifications contain a description of, and specifications for, all detail processing which occurs in the module. Sub-modules, reference tables, and data sets which are common to several modules are documented separately.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
1973-01-01
The design specifications for the programs and modules within the NASA Aerospace Safety Information System (NASIS) are presented. The purpose of the design specifications is to standardize the preparation of the specifications and to guide the program design. Each major functional module within the system is a separate entity for documentation purposes. The design specifications contain a description of, and specifications for, all detail processing which occurs in the module. Sub-models, reference tables, and data sets which are common to several modules are documented separately.
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Machine Learning Applications to Resting-State Functional MR Imaging Analysis.
Billings, John M; Eder, Maxwell; Flood, William C; Dhami, Devendra Singh; Natarajan, Sriraam; Whitlow, Christopher T
2017-11-01
Machine learning is one of the most exciting and rapidly expanding fields within computer science. Academic and commercial research entities are investing in machine learning methods, especially in personalized medicine via patient-level classification. There is great promise that machine learning methods combined with resting state functional MR imaging will aid in diagnosis of disease and guide potential treatment for conditions thought to be impossible to identify based on imaging alone, such as psychiatric disorders. We discuss machine learning methods and explore recent advances. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Costantini, Elisa; Allara, Elias; Patrucco, Filippo; Faggiano, Fabrizio; Hamid, Fozia; Balbo, Piero Emilio
2016-10-01
Compliance with validated guidelines is crucial to guide management of patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Data describing real-life management and treatment of CAP are limited. We aimed to evaluate the compliance with guidelines over time, and to assess its impact on all-cause mortality and clinical outcomes. We retrospectively compared two cohorts of patients admitted to the hospital, throughout 2005, just after the implementation of a local clinical pathway based on CAP international guidelines, and 7 years later over 2012. We included all patients with a diagnosis of pneumonia and/or related complications. 564 patients were included. The Pneumonia Severity Index calculation was better documented in 2012 (25.23 %) compared to 2005 (17.70 %; p = 0.032), but compliance with guideline empirical antibiotic therapy was lower in 2012 (56.70 %) than in 2005 (68.75 %; p = 0.004). Performance of guideline recommended urinary antigen tests was higher in 2012, and associated with 57.3 % lower odds of in-hospital mortality (95 % CI 15.0-78.5 %) and with 65.9 % lower odds of 30-day mortality (95 % CI 31.5-83.0 %). Compliance with empirical antibiotic therapy was associated with 2.9 days lower mean length of hospital stay (95 % CI -4.2 to -1.6 days) and with 2.0 days lower mean duration of antibiotic therapy (95 % CI -3.3 to -0.7 days). Compliance with guidelines changed over time, with some effects on mortality and with an apparent reduction in the length of hospital stay and the duration of antibiotic therapy. Specific clinical training and hospital control policies could achieve greater compliance with guidelines, and thus reduce a burden on hospital services.
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Factors affecting compliance with moving and handling policy: Student nurses' views and experiences.
Cornish, Jocelyn; Jones, Anne
2010-03-01
The limited literature available suggests that there continues to be poor compliance by nurses with moving and handling regulations [Swain, J., Pufahl, E., Williamson, G., 2003. Do they practise what we teach? A survey of manual handling practice amongst student nurses. Journal of Clinical Nursing 12(2), 297-306; Jootun, D., MacInnes, A., 2005. Examining how well students use correct handling procedures. Nursing Times 101(4), 38-40; Smallwood, J., 2006. Patient handling: student nurses' views. Learning in Health and Social Care 5(4), 208-219; Cornish, J., Jones, A., 2007. Evaluation of moving and handling training for pre-registration nurses and its application to practice. Nurse Education in Practice 7(3), 128-134]. This paper presents the final phase of a study in which student nurses' reports of their experience in practice are drawn upon to identify possible reasons for a lack of compliance with moving and handling policy. Focus groups were conducted using a topic guide comprising themes generated from the previous two phases of this study; a questionnaire survey and unstructured interviews [Cornish, J., Jones, A., 2007. Evaluation of moving and handling training for pre-registration nurses and its application to practice. Nurse Education in Practice 7(3), 128-134]. Seventeen pre-registration students participated, representing adult, child and mental health branches from both Degree and Diploma programmes Examples of poor practice set the context for the students' experiences. Factors affecting both compliance with poor practice or compliance with moving and handling regulations leading to good practice, are identified. Methods for the management of difficult moving and handling situations are also revealed. The study informs future developments in training and support mechanisms for students in practice. Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Wirth, Steffen; Biesemann, Andreas; Spaeth, Johannes; Schumann, Stefan
2017-02-01
Pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopic surgery leads to atelectasis and impairment of oxygenation. Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) is supposed to counteract atelectasis. We hypothesized that the derecruiting effects of pneumoperitoneum would deteriorate the intratidal compliance profile in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery. In 30 adult patients scheduled for surgery with pneumoperitoneum, respiratory variables were measured during mechanical ventilation. We calculated the dynamic compliance of the respiratory system (C RS ) and the intratidal volume-dependent C RS curve using the gliding-SLICE method. The C RS curve was then classified in terms of indicating intratidal recruitment/derecruitment (increasing profile) and overdistension (decreasing profile). During the surgical interventions, the PEEP level was maintained nearly constant at 7 cm H 2 O. Data are expressed as mean [confidence interval]. Baseline C RS was 60 [54-67] mL cm H 2 O -1 . Application of pneumoperitoneum decreased C RS to 40 [37-43] mL cm H 2 O -1 which partially recovered to 54 [50-59] mL cm H 2 O -1 (P < 0.001) after removal but remained below the value measured before pneumoperitoneum (P < 0.001). Baseline compliance profiles indicated intratidal recruitment/derecruitment in 48 % patients. After induction of pneumoperitoneum, intratidal recruitment/derecruitment was indicated in 93 % patients (P < 0.01), and after removal intratidal recruitment/derecruitment was indicated in 59 % patients. Compliance profiles showing overdistension were not observed. Analyses of the intratidal compliance profiles reveal that pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopic surgery causes intratidal recruitment/derecruitment which partly persists after its removal. The analysis of the intratidal volume-dependent C RS profiles could be used to guide intraoperative PEEP adjustments during elevated intraabdominal pressure.
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Spectacle Compliance among Adolescents: A Qualitative Study from Southern India.
Narayanan, Anuradha; Kumar, Shuba; Ramani, Krishna Kumar
2017-05-01
To understand the perceptions of adolescents and their parents about spectacle compliance of adolescents in Southern India. Using a qualitative snapshot design, three focus group discussions were conducted each with parents and adolescents studying in schools located in and around Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Purposive sampling technique was used in the selection of participants. Separate focus group guides were developed for parents and adolescents. All focus group discussions were conducted in the school premises and audio recorded. These audio files were then transcribed verbatim and then translated into English. A framework analytical approach was used for data analysis that involved gaining familiarity with the data to identify a thematic framework. Two major themes that emerged were (1) perceptions on barriers to spectacle compliance that was further subdivided into physical, psychological, and societal barriers; and (2) solutions to improve spectacle use. Barriers identified included scars on the nose, unattractive frames contributing to poor appeal, adolescents feeling discriminated and set apart, fears of injury to eyes, lack of parental involvement, and negative attitudes of society toward those wearing spectacles. Solutions given by the stakeholders included provision of lightweight, well-fitting, trendy frames of adolescents' choice, importance and need for periodical eye examinations, including teachers in encouraging spectacle use and preventing bullying and teasing by other adolescents, provision of free spectacles along with periodic replacement, and inclusion of awareness sessions on spectacle use for both parents and adolescents. The study has identified both barriers and solutions for improving spectacle compliance among school adolescents from the viewpoint of the stakeholders involved. Implementing the solutions suggested by the stakeholders through planned intervention programs could possibly help in ensuring better compliance of spectacle use among school adolescents.
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Biomarker-guided antibiotic therapy—strengths and limitations
Salluh, Jorge; Martin-Loeches, Ignacio; Póvoa, Pedro
2017-01-01
Biomarkers as C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) emerged as tools to help clinicians to diagnose infection and to properly initiate and define the duration of antibiotic therapy. Several randomized controlled trials, including adult critically ill patients, showed that PCT-guided antibiotic stewardship was repeatedly associated with a decrease in the duration of antibiotic therapy with no apparent harm. There are however some relevant limitations in these trials namely the low rate of compliance of PCT-guided algorithms, the high rate of exclusion (without including common clinical situations and pathogens) and the long duration of antibiotic therapy in control groups. Such limitations weakened the real impact of such algorithms in the clinical decision-making process and strengthened the concept that the initiation and the duration of antibiotic therapy cannot depend solely on a biomarker. Future efforts should address these limitations in order to better clarify the role of biomarkers on the complex and multifactorial issue of antibiotic management and to deeply understand its potential effect on mortality. PMID:28603723
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Biomarker-guided antibiotic therapy-strengths and limitations.
Nora, David; Salluh, Jorge; Martin-Loeches, Ignacio; Póvoa, Pedro
2017-05-01
Biomarkers as C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) emerged as tools to help clinicians to diagnose infection and to properly initiate and define the duration of antibiotic therapy. Several randomized controlled trials, including adult critically ill patients, showed that PCT-guided antibiotic stewardship was repeatedly associated with a decrease in the duration of antibiotic therapy with no apparent harm. There are however some relevant limitations in these trials namely the low rate of compliance of PCT-guided algorithms, the high rate of exclusion (without including common clinical situations and pathogens) and the long duration of antibiotic therapy in control groups. Such limitations weakened the real impact of such algorithms in the clinical decision-making process and strengthened the concept that the initiation and the duration of antibiotic therapy cannot depend solely on a biomarker. Future efforts should address these limitations in order to better clarify the role of biomarkers on the complex and multifactorial issue of antibiotic management and to deeply understand its potential effect on mortality.
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Napper, P.R.; Carpenter, W.R.; Garner, R.W.
By DOE-ID Order 5481.1A, a five year currency review is required of the Safety Analysis Reports of all ID or ID contractor operations having hazards of a type and magnitude not routinely encountered and/or accepted by the public. In keeping with this order, a currency review has been performed of the Advanced Test Reactor Critical Facility (ADTRC) Safety Analysis Report (SAR), Issue 003, 1990. The objectives of this currency review were to: evaluate the content, completeness, clarity of presentation and compliance with NRC Regulatory Guides and DOE Orders, etc., and evaluate the technical content of the SAR, particularly the Technicalmore » Specifications, and to evaluate the safety of continued operation of the ATRC. The reviewers concluded that although improvements may be needed in the overall content, clarity, and demonstration of compliance with current orders and regulations, the safety of the ATRC is in no way compromised and no unreviewed safety questions were identified. 6 figs., 3 tabs.« less
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Antecedents of role conflict in compliance-enhancing organizations.
Kirkhaug, Rudi
2009-12-01
Compliance-enhancing organizations such as the military and police are characterized by guiding and controlling employees, and they increasingly tend to control and restrict employees' behavior when exposed to external uncertainty. Restrictions on employees' behavior are intended to increase efficiency, safety, and combat readiness through reducing misunderstandings and conflicts. However, many writers have argued that the most natural reaction to external unpredictability and uncertainty is internal flexibility and utilizing the entire range of employees' qualifications. The question raised in this study is whether restrictions imply that employees feel they are subject to incompatible work conditions and are deprived of resources and opportunities to execute their everyday responsibilities and thereby experience role conflict. Hierarchical regression analyses performed on data from 71 police and 71 army officers showed that rules and routines that were perceived as restrictive or coercive better explained role conflict among employees than either leadership loyalty, commitment, and rules or routines that were perceived as enabling.
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Environmental Compliance Assessment Protocol-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ECAP-CDC)
1993-10-01
propellers, or appliances. 2. Military weapons or equipment designed for combat use. 3. Rockets or equipment designed for research, or experimental or...should be reproduced and used during the assessment to take notes. It is designed to be inserted between each page of the protocols, allowing the...procedures are designed as an aid and should not be considered exhaus- tive. Use of the guide requires the evaluator’s judgement to play a role in
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Willemssen, Joel C.
This testimony is an evaluation of the U.S. Department of Education's progress in integrating its National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) with other student financial aid systems, as required by law. NSLDS was authorized under the 1986 Higher Education Act amendments as a means to improve compliance with repayment and loan-limitation provisions,…
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2016-01-08
students indicated that all of the students made higher scores on the post tests . At Hinds Community College, this programmatic goal was also...2) Administering a pretest and a post - test to the 2014 Summer Bridge participants to determine the level of knowledge gained in Mathematics, Biology...Subject Area Testing Program (SATP) review guides for Biology were purchased. 4 These books are designed in compliance with the MS State Department
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Keating, Gillian M; Duggan, Sean T; Curran, Monique P
2012-09-01
Transdermal granisetron (Sancuso®) is effective in the prevention of nausea and vomiting in patients with cancer who are receiving moderately or highly emetogenic chemotherapy for 3-5 days. Transdermal granisetron is noninferior to oral granisetron in this indication, and is generally well tolerated in this indication. Thus, transdermal granisetron provides a convenient option for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, with the potential to improve patient compliance.
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Technical Compliance Guide for Clean Air Act Section 112(r) Risk Management Plan Program
1996-06-01
hydrochloric acid , and nitric acid are expected to exist in reportable quantities at Army installations. Chlorine is expected to be the most widely...to form hypochlorous acid and hypochlorites... if excess chlorine is added to the process, the reaction will continue with ammonia or other... Hydrochloric Acid . Hydrochloric acid is commonly used in many industrial and laboratory type oI CAAA-90, Section 112(r), RMP Checklist applications. It is
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Integrated Logistics Guide. Second Edition
1994-06-14
FORMER FACULTY DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN MR. JOHN RIFFEE MR. JOEL MANARY CDR DALE IMMEL, USN COL SHAROLYN HAYES, USA LT COL RICHARD EZZELL , USAF DSMC LOGISTICS...Compliance with the requirement by program management should depict of DoDI 5000.2, Part 7A, to establish an ILS the most essential support program mile ...system level fac- tors and the performance of readiness simu- 3.4 SUMMARY lations. e Initial LSA activities prior to Mile - 3.5 REFERENCES stone 0 and
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1994-03-01
other Pickling liquor and other corrosive alkalies corrosive acids Lime wastewater Spent acid Lime and water Spent mixed acid Spent caustic Spent ...acid Spent caustic Spent sulfuric acid Potential Consequences: heat generation; violent reaction. 4 - 161 Appendix 4-6 (continued) Group 2-A Group 2-B1...topical bleach (STB) Ordnance, ammunition, explosives & residues Battery acid & caustics (in unserviceable batteries) Some pharmaceuticals Petroleum, oil
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Moeckel, D.R.
A practical, objective guide for ranking projects based on risk-based priorities has been developed by Sun Pipe Line Co. The deliberately simple system guides decisions on how to allocate scarce company resources because all managers employ the same criteria in weighing potential risks to the company versus benefits. Managers at all levels are continuously having to comply with an ever growing amount of legislative and regulatory requirements while at the same time trying to run their businesses effectively. The system primarily is designed for use as a compliance oversight and tracking process to document, categorize, and follow-up on work concerningmore » various issues or projects. That is, the system consists of an electronic database which is updated periodically, and is used by various levels of management to monitor progress of health, safety, environmental and compliance-related projects. Criteria used in determining a risk factor and assigning a priority also have been adapted and found useful for evaluating other types of projects. The process enables management to better define potential risks and/or loss of benefits that are being accepted when a project is rejected from an immediate work plan or budget. In times of financial austerity, it is extremely important that the right decisions are made at the right time.« less
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CT-Guided Transfacet Pedicle Screw Fixation in Facet Joint Syndrome: A Novel Approach
Manfré, Luigi
2014-01-01
Summary Axial microinstability secondary to disc degeneration and consequent chronic facet joint syndrome (CFJS) is a well-known pathological entity, usually responsible for low back pain (LBP). Although posterior lumbar fixation (PIF) has been widely used for lumbar spine instability and LBP, complications related to wrong screw introduction, perineural scars and extensive muscle dissection leading to muscle dysfunction have been described. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of facet joints zygapophyseal nerves conventionally used for pain treatment fails in approximately 21% of patients. We investigated a “covert-surgery” minimal invasive technique to treat local spinal instability and LBP, using a novel fully CT-guided approach in patients with axial instability complicated by CFJS resistant to radioablation, by introducing direct fully or partially threaded transfacet screws (transfacet fixation - TFF), to acquire solid arthrodesis, reducing instability and LBP. The CT-guided procedure was well tolerated by all patients in simple analogue sedation, and mean operative time was approximately 45 minutes. All eight patients treated underwent clinical and CT study follow-up at two months, revealing LBP disappearance in six patients, and a significant reduction of lumbar pain in two. In conclusion, CT-guided TFF is a fast and safe technique when facet posterior fixation is needed. PMID:25363265
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Kulkarni, Vinaya Kumar; Ragavendra, T Raju; Deshmukh, Jeevanand; Vanka, Amit; Duddu, Mahesh Kumar; Patil, Anand Kumar G
2012-04-01
Gemination and fusion are morphological dental anomalies, characterized by the formation of a clinically wide tooth. Gemination occurs when one tooth bud tries to divide, while fusion occurs if two buds unite. The terms double teeth, double formation, conjoined teeth, geminifusion, vicinifusion and dental twinning are often used to describe fusion and gemination. Double teeth are associated with clinical problems such as poor esthetics, spacing problems and caries susceptibility. Management of such cases requires a comprehensive knowledge of the clinical entity as well as the problems associated with it. This report presents a case of primary double tooth in a 6-year-old boy involving maxillary left central incisor. The anomalous tooth was carious and pulpally involved. This was treated conservatively by endodontic treatment and esthetic rehabilitation was done with direct composite restoration using a silicone buildup guide. The treated tooth was followed up until exfoliation.
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Kulkarni, Vinaya Kumar; Ragavendra, T. Raju; Deshmukh, Jeevanand; Vanka, Amit; Duddu, Mahesh Kumar; Patil, Anand Kumar G.
2012-01-01
Gemination and fusion are morphological dental anomalies, characterized by the formation of a clinically wide tooth. Gemination occurs when one tooth bud tries to divide, while fusion occurs if two buds unite. The terms double teeth, double formation, conjoined teeth, geminifusion, vicinifusion and dental twinning are often used to describe fusion and gemination. Double teeth are associated with clinical problems such as poor esthetics, spacing problems and caries susceptibility. Management of such cases requires a comprehensive knowledge of the clinical entity as well as the problems associated with it. This report presents a case of primary double tooth in a 6-year-old boy involving maxillary left central incisor. The anomalous tooth was carious and pulpally involved. This was treated conservatively by endodontic treatment and esthetic rehabilitation was done with direct composite restoration using a silicone buildup guide. The treated tooth was followed up until exfoliation. PMID:22629077
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Single-Molecule View of Small RNA-Guided Target Search and Recognition.
Globyte, Viktorija; Kim, Sung Hyun; Joo, Chirlmin
2018-05-20
Most everyday processes in life involve a necessity for an entity to locate its target. On a cellular level, many proteins have to find their target to perform their function. From gene-expression regulation to DNA repair to host defense, numerous nucleic acid-interacting proteins use distinct target search mechanisms. Several proteins achieve that with the help of short RNA strands known as guides. This review focuses on single-molecule advances studying the target search and recognition mechanism of Argonaute and CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats) systems. We discuss different steps involved in search and recognition, from the initial complex prearrangement into the target-search competent state to the final proofreading steps. We focus on target search mechanisms that range from weak interactions, to one- and three-dimensional diffusion, to conformational proofreading. We compare the mechanisms of Argonaute and CRISPR with a well-studied target search system, RecA.
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Guided molecular self-assembly: a review of recent efforts
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Huie, Jiyun C.
2003-04-01
This paper serves as an introductory review of significant and novel successes achieved in the fields of nanotechnology, particularly in the formation of nanostructures using guided molecular self-assembly methods. Self-assembly is a spontaneous process by which molecules and nanophase entities may materialize into organized aggregates or networks. Through various interactive mechanisms of self-assembly, such as electrostatics, chemistry, surface properties, and via other mediating agents, the technique proves indispensable to recent functional materials and device realizations. The discussion will extend to spontaneous and Langmuir-Blodgett formation of self-assembled monolayers on various substrates, and a number of different categories of self-assembly techniques based on the type of interaction exploited. Combinatorial techniques, known as soft lithography, of micro-contact printing and dip-pen nanolithography, which can be effectively used to up-size nanostructured molecular assemblies to submicrometer and micrometer scale patterns, will also be mentioned.
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A Man with Pancreatic Head Mass Lesion on Endoscopic Ultrasound and Granuloma on Cytopathology.
Rad, Neda; Heidarnezhad, Arash; Soheili, Setareh; Mohammad-Alizadeh, Amir Houshang; Nikmanesh, Arash
2016-01-01
Primary pancreatic lymphoma is an unlikely malignancy accounting for less than 0.5% of pancreatic tumors. Clinical presentation is often nonspecific and may be clinically misdiagnosed as pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Here we present an Iranian case of primary pancreatic lymphoma in a 47-year-old male suffering from jaundice and 20% weight loss. Endoscopic ultrasound revealed a mixed echoic mass lesion at the head of pancreas. The patient underwent endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of solid pancreatic mass and histopathologic diagnosis revealed granuloma. Computed tomography-guided core needle biopsy was performed and eventually histological examination showed granuloma that was coherent with the diagnosis of primary pancreatic lymphoma. Primary pancreatic lymphoma is a rare entity presenting with nonspecific symptoms, laboratory and radiological findings. Computed tomography results in combination with clinical and radiological studies generally provide guidance for appropriate investigation.
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A Man with Pancreatic Head Mass Lesion on Endoscopic Ultrasound and Granuloma on Cytopathology
Rad, Neda; Heidarnezhad, Arash; Soheili, Setareh; Mohammad-Alizadeh, Amir Houshang; Nikmanesh, Arash
2016-01-01
Primary pancreatic lymphoma is an unlikely malignancy accounting for less than 0.5% of pancreatic tumors. Clinical presentation is often nonspecific and may be clinically misdiagnosed as pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Here we present an Iranian case of primary pancreatic lymphoma in a 47-year-old male suffering from jaundice and 20% weight loss. Endoscopic ultrasound revealed a mixed echoic mass lesion at the head of pancreas. The patient underwent endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of solid pancreatic mass and histopathologic diagnosis revealed granuloma. Computed tomography-guided core needle biopsy was performed and eventually histological examination showed granuloma that was coherent with the diagnosis of primary pancreatic lymphoma. Primary pancreatic lymphoma is a rare entity presenting with nonspecific symptoms, laboratory and radiological findings. Computed tomography results in combination with clinical and radiological studies generally provide guidance for appropriate investigation. PMID:28100998
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Attachment, loss, and complicated grief.
Shear, Katherine; Shair, Harry
2005-11-01
Bereavement is a highly disruptive experience that is usually followed by a painful but time-limited period of acute grief. An unfortunate minority of individuals experience prolonged and impairing complicated grief, an identifiable syndrome that differs from usual grief, major depression, and other DSM IV diagnostic entities. Underlying processes guiding symptoms are not well understood for either usual or complicated grief. We propose a provisional model of bereavement, guided by Myron Hofer's question "What exactly is lost when a loved one dies?" We integrate insights about biobehavioral regulation from Hofer's animal studies of infant separation, research on adult human attachment, and new ideas from bereavement research. In this model, death of an attachment figure produces a state of traumatic loss and symptoms of acute grief. These symptoms usually resolve following revision of the internalized representation of the deceased to incorporate the reality of the death. Failure to accomplish this integration results in the syndrome of complicated grief. Copyright 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Compliance Groundwater Monitoring of Nonpoint Sources - Emerging Approaches
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Harter, T.
2008-12-01
Groundwater monitoring networks are typically designed for regulatory compliance of discharges from industrial sites. There, the quality of first encountered (shallow-most) groundwater is of key importance. Network design criteria have been developed for purposes of determining whether an actual or potential, permitted or incidental waste discharge has had or will have a degrading effect on groundwater quality. The fundamental underlying paradigm is that such discharge (if it occurs) will form a distinct contamination plume. Networks that guide (post-contamination) mitigation efforts are designed to capture the shape and dynamics of existing, finite-scale plumes. In general, these networks extend over areas less than one to ten hectare. In recent years, regulatory programs such as the EU Nitrate Directive and the U.S. Clean Water Act have forced regulatory agencies to also control groundwater contamination from non-incidental, recharging, non-point sources, particularly agricultural sources (fertilizer, pesticides, animal waste application, biosolids application). Sources and contamination from these sources can stretch over several tens, hundreds, or even thousands of square kilometers with no distinct plumes. A key question in implementing monitoring programs at the local, regional, and national level is, whether groundwater monitoring can be effectively used as a landowner compliance tool, as is currently done at point-source sites. We compare the efficiency of such traditional site-specific compliance networks in nonpoint source regulation with various designs of regional nonpoint source monitoring networks that could be used for compliance monitoring. We discuss advantages and disadvantages of the site vs. regional monitoring approaches with respect to effectively protecting groundwater resources impacted by nonpoint sources: Site-networks provide a tool to enforce compliance by an individual landowner. But the nonpoint source character of the contamination and its typically large spatial extend requires extensive networks at an individual site to accurately and fairly monitor individual compliance. In contrast, regional networks seemingly fail to hold individual landowners accountable. But regional networks can effectively monitor large-scale impacts and water quality trends; and thus inform regulatory programs that enforce management practices tied to nonpoint source pollution. Regional monitoring networks for compliance purposes can face significant challenges in the implementation due to a regulatory and legal landscape that is exclusively structured to address point sources and individual liability, and due to the non-intensive nature of a regional monitoring program (lack of control of hot spots; lack of accountability of individual landowners).
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Virtualized MME Design for IoT Support in 5G Systems
Andres-Maldonado, Pilar; Ameigeiras, Pablo; Prados-Garzon, Jonathan; Ramos-Munoz, Juan Jose; Lopez-Soler, Juan Manuel
2016-01-01
Cellular systems are recently being considered an option to provide support to the Internet of Things (IoT). To enable this support, the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) has introduced new procedures specifically targeted for cellular IoT. With one of these procedures, the transmissions of small and infrequent data packets from/to the devices are encapsulated in signaling messages and sent through the control plane. However, these transmissions from/to a massive number of devices may imply a major increase of the processing load on the control plane entities of the network and in particular on the Mobility Management Entity (MME). In this paper, we propose two designs of an MME based on Network Function Virtualization (NFV) that aim at facilitating the IoT support. The first proposed design partially separates the processing resources dedicated to each traffic class. The second design includes traffic shaping to control the traffic of each class. We consider three classes: Mobile Broadband (MBB), low latency Machine to Machine communications (lM2M) and delay-tolerant M2M communications. Our proposals enable reducing the processing resources and, therefore, the cost. Additionally, results show that the proposed designs lessen the impact between classes, so they ease the compliance of the delay requirements of MBB and lM2M communications. PMID:27556468
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González-Robledo, Luz María; Nigenda, Gustavo; González-Robledo, María Cecilia; Reich, Michael
2011-01-01
To evaluate advancements and challenges in the separation of functions within Mexico's System of Social Protection in Health. A 2009 evaluation study involving nine states and the National Commission for Social Protection in Health was carried out via semi-structured interviews with key actors and literature analysis. The main advancement has been the creation of the State Regimens for Social Protection in Health (REPSS in Spanish) which act as intermediaries between users and health service providers, making these state-level entities responsible for both managing financial resources and shaping and coordinating the health care delivery network. However, most of the REPSS studied were found to be in a state of inertia, leading to inadequate compliance with legally mandated functions. Normative, technical, political and managerial obstacles persist, impeding the successful separation of functions.
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77 FR 11251 - Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors: Compliance Obligations
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-02-24
...The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is adopting amendments to its existing part 4 regulations and promulgating one new regulation regarding Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors. The Commission is also adopting new data collections for CPOs and CTAs that are consistent with a data collection required under the Dodd-Frank Act for entities registered with both the Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The adopted amendments rescind the exemption from registration; rescind relief from the certification requirement for annual reports provided to operators of certain pools offered only to qualified eligible persons (QEPs; modify the criteria for claiming relief); and require the annual filing of notices claiming exemptive relief under several sections of the Commission's regulations. Finally, the adopted amendments include new risk disclosure requirements for CPOs and CTAs regarding swap transactions.