Transportation planning for planned special events
DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
2011-05-01
Unique among planned special event activities are those events that carry the National Special Security Event (NSSE) designation. NSSEs occur with some frequency, with 35 of these events held between September 1998 and February 2010. These events inc...
36 CFR 12.4 - Special events and demonstrations.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Special events and... INTERIOR NATIONAL CEMETERY REGULATIONS § 12.4 Special events and demonstrations. Conducting a special event... events conducted for Memorial Day, Veterans Day and other dates designated by the superintendent as...
36 CFR 12.4 - Special events and demonstrations.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Special events and... INTERIOR NATIONAL CEMETERY REGULATIONS § 12.4 Special events and demonstrations. Conducting a special event... events conducted for Memorial Day, Veterans Day and other dates designated by the superintendent as...
36 CFR 12.4 - Special events and demonstrations.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Special events and... INTERIOR NATIONAL CEMETERY REGULATIONS § 12.4 Special events and demonstrations. Conducting a special event... events conducted for Memorial Day, Veterans Day and other dates designated by the superintendent as...
36 CFR 12.4 - Special events and demonstrations.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Special events and... INTERIOR NATIONAL CEMETERY REGULATIONS § 12.4 Special events and demonstrations. Conducting a special event... events conducted for Memorial Day, Veterans Day and other dates designated by the superintendent as...
36 CFR 12.4 - Special events and demonstrations.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Special events and... INTERIOR NATIONAL CEMETERY REGULATIONS § 12.4 Special events and demonstrations. Conducting a special event... events conducted for Memorial Day, Veterans Day and other dates designated by the superintendent as...
Program For Parallel Discrete-Event Simulation
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Beckman, Brian C.; Blume, Leo R.; Geiselman, John S.; Presley, Matthew T.; Wedel, John J., Jr.; Bellenot, Steven F.; Diloreto, Michael; Hontalas, Philip J.; Reiher, Peter L.; Weiland, Frederick P.
1991-01-01
User does not have to add any special logic to aid in synchronization. Time Warp Operating System (TWOS) computer program is special-purpose operating system designed to support parallel discrete-event simulation. Complete implementation of Time Warp mechanism. Supports only simulations and other computations designed for virtual time. Time Warp Simulator (TWSIM) subdirectory contains sequential simulation engine interface-compatible with TWOS. TWOS and TWSIM written in, and support simulations in, C programming language.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Candelori, Elaine M.; And Others
Designed for use by instructors and advisors of handicapped students, this guide presents guidelines for judging the performance of special needs students in Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) competetive events in eight allied health occupations education areas. These areas are dietetics, first aid, hospitality, housekeeping, job…
77 FR 19954 - Special Local Regulations for Marine Events, Swim Event, Lake Gaston; Littleton, NC
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2012-04-03
..., and swimming north along the western side of Eaton Ferry Bridge to the Waterview Restaurant. A fleet..., design, or operation; test methods; sampling procedures; and related management systems practices) that...
Designing a Student Practicum for Special-Event Production
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Otteman, Timothy; Irwin, Lori
2016-01-01
The event administration industry exploded as an academic discipline in the 1990s, and data from the U.S. Department of Labor shows a 33 percent faster growth rate, in comparison to all other occupations, for event-planning jobs from 2012 to 2022. With these changes, the need for qualified college graduates entering the recreation and…
76 FR 39771 - Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Lake Gaston, Enterprise, NC
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2011-07-07
..., Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulatory... the Waterview Restaurant. A fleet of spectator vessels are expected to gather near the event site to..., design, or operation; test methods; sampling procedures; and related management systems practices) that...
Esprit de Place: Maintaining and Designing Library Buildings To Provide Transcendent Spaces.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Demas, Sam; Scherer, Jeffrey A.
2002-01-01
Discusses library buildings and their role in building community. Reviews current design trends, including reading and study spaces; collaborative workspaces; technology-free zones; archives and special collections; cultural events spaces; age-specific spaces; shared spaces; natural light and landscapes; and interior design trends. (LRW)
Small Countries’ Special Operations Forces Contribution to the NATO Response Force
2014-06-13
tasks: Military Assistance, Direct Actions and Special Reconnaissance. The Jackal Stone exercise serves as a bedrock designed to build special...operations capabilities and improve interoperability among European partner nations. In Jackal Stone 2012, Army Major General Michael S. Repass, Commander...coalition or NATO operation, and the significance of teaming up with another 48 capable partner.96 Exercise Jackal Stone is an annual event and it is
Compilation of Thesis Abstracts
2005-09-01
Special Events Management in the Post-9/11 World...Information Sharing TOWARDS A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO SPECIAL EVENTS MANAGEMENT IN THE POST-9/11 WORLD G.B. Jones-Chief, FBI Special Events Management Unit...counterterrorism and law enforcement planning for major special events and identifies some of the strategic issues that have emerged in special events management
2006 Annual Report of the American Psychological Association
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Anderson, Norman B.
2007-01-01
This report is designed to keep you up-to-date on APA's priorities, ongoing activities, and annual special events. This issue contains APA Directorate reports, the President's report, and the Treasurer's report.
Special Events from A to Z: The Complete Educator's Handbook.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Jasso, Gayle
This handbook offers guidelines for coordinating a special school event or activity. Chapter 1 provides answers to frequently asked questions about special events. Chapter 2 describes the benefits and risks of acting as a special-events coordinator. The 12 phases of planning a special event and bringing it to culmination are outlined in the third…
JELC-LITE: Unconventional Instructional Design for Special Operations Training
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Friedman, Mark
2012-01-01
Current special operations staff training is based on the Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC). It addresses operational level tasks in multi-week, live military exercises which are planned over a 12 to 18 month timeframe. As the military experiences changing global mission sets, shorter training events using distributed technologies will increasingly be needed to augment traditional training. JELC-Lite is a new approach for providing relevant training between large scale exercises. This new streamlined, responsive training model uses distributed and virtualized training technologies to establish simulated scenarios. It keeps proficiency levels closer to optimal levels -- thereby reducing the performance degradation inherent in periodic training. It can be delivered to military as well as under-reached interagency groups to facilitate agile, repetitive training events. JELC-Lite is described by four phases paralleling the JELC, differing mostly in scope and scale. It has been successfully used with a Theater Special Operations Command and fits well within the current environment of reduced personnel and financial resources.
Design of a specialized computer for on-line monitoring of cardiac stroke volume
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Webb, J. A., Jr.; Gebben, V. D.
1972-01-01
The design of a specialized analog computer for on-line determination of cardiac stroke volume by means of a modified version of the pressure pulse contour method is presented. The design consists of an analog circuit for computation and a timing circuit for detecting necessary events on the pressure waveform. Readouts of arterial pressures, systolic duration, heart rate, percent change in stroke volume, and percent change in cardiac output are provided for monitoring cardiac patients. Laboratory results showed that computational accuracy was within 3 percent, while animal experiments verified the operational capability of the computer. Patient safety considerations are also discussed.
Non-Lipschitz Dynamics Approach to Discrete Event Systems
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Zak, M.; Meyers, R.
1995-01-01
This paper presents and discusses a mathematical formalism for simulation of discrete event dynamics (DED) - a special type of 'man- made' system designed to aid specific areas of information processing. A main objective is to demonstrate that the mathematical formalism for DED can be based upon the terminal model of Newtonian dynamics which allows one to relax Lipschitz conditions at some discrete points.
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... special local regulation on the waters of Biscayne Bay and the Miami River in Miami, FL during the 2013 Orange Bowl Paddle Championship. The event will take place on January 13, 2013 between the hours of 9 a.m... designated representative. DATES: This rule will be enforced from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on January 13, 2013...
Design of an On-Line Query Language for Full Text Patent Search.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Glantz, Richard S.
The design of an English-like query language and an interactive computer environment for searching the full text of the U.S. patent collection are discussed. Special attention is paid to achieving a transparent user interface, to providing extremely broad search capabilities (including nested substitution classes, Kleene star events, and domain…
36 CFR 327.21 - Special events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Special events. 327.21... § 327.21 Special events. (a) Special events including, but not limited to, water carnivals, boat... sponsor of such event unless the District Commander has approved in writing (and the sponsor has properly...
36 CFR 327.21 - Special events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Special events. 327.21... § 327.21 Special events. (a) Special events including, but not limited to, water carnivals, boat... sponsor of such event unless the District Commander has approved in writing (and the sponsor has properly...
36 CFR 327.21 - Special events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Special events. 327.21... § 327.21 Special events. (a) Special events including, but not limited to, water carnivals, boat... sponsor of such event unless the District Commander has approved in writing (and the sponsor has properly...
36 CFR 327.21 - Special events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Special events. 327.21... § 327.21 Special events. (a) Special events including, but not limited to, water carnivals, boat... sponsor of such event unless the District Commander has approved in writing (and the sponsor has properly...
Tang, Zhongwen
2015-01-01
An analytical way to compute predictive probability of success (PPOS) together with credible interval at interim analysis (IA) is developed for big clinical trials with time-to-event endpoints. The method takes account of the fixed data up to IA, the amount of uncertainty in future data, and uncertainty about parameters. Predictive power is a special type of PPOS. The result is confirmed by simulation. An optimal design is proposed by finding optimal combination of analysis time and futility cutoff based on some PPOS criteria.
36 CFR § 327.21 - Special events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2013-07-01 2012-07-01 true Special events. § 327.21... § 327.21 Special events. (a) Special events including, but not limited to, water carnivals, boat... sponsor of such event unless the District Commander has approved in writing (and the sponsor has properly...
How to guide - transit operations decision support systems (TODSS).
DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
2014-12-01
Transit Operations Decision Support Systems (TODSS) are decision support systems designed to support dispatchers in real-time bus operations management in response to incidents, special events, and other changing conditions in order to restore servic...
DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
2009-10-01
Transit Operations Decision Support Systems (TODSS) are systems designed to support dispatchers and others in real-time operations : management in response to incidents, special events, and other changing conditions in order to improve operating spee...
Escoffery, Cam; Rodgers, Kirsten C; Kegler, Michelle C; Haardörfer, Regine; Howard, David H; Liang, Shuting; Pinsker, Erika; Roland, Katherine B; Allen, Jennifer D; Ory, Marcia G; Bastani, Roshan; Fernandez, Maria E; Risendal, Betsy C; Byrd, Theresa L; Coronado, Gloria D
2014-03-24
Special events are common community-based strategies for health promotion. This paper presents findings from a systematic literature review on the impact of special events to promote breast, cervical or colorectal cancer education and screening. Articles in English that focused on special events involving breast, cervical, and/or colorectal cancer conducted in the U.S. and published between January 1990 and December 2011 were identified from seven databases: Ovid, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Sociological Abstract, Cochrane Libraries, and EconLit. Study inclusion and data extraction were independently validated by two researchers. Of the 20 articles selected for screening out of 1,409, ten articles on special events reported outcome data. Five types of special events were found: health fairs, parties, cultural events, special days, and plays. Many focused on breast cancer only, or in combination with other cancers. Reach ranged from 50-1732 participants. All special events used at least one evidence-based strategy suggested by the Community Guide to Preventive Services, such as small media, one-on-one education, and reducing structural barriers. For cancer screening as an outcome of the events, mammography screening rates ranged from 4.8% to 88%, Pap testing was 3.9%, and clinical breast exams ranged from 9.1% to 100%. For colorectal screening, FOBT ranged from 29.4% to 76%, and sigmoidoscopy was 100% at one event. Outcome measures included intentions to get screened, scheduled appointments, uptake of clinical exams, and participation in cancer screening. Special events found in the review varied and used evidence-based strategies. Screening data suggest that some special events can lead to increases in cancer screening, especially if they provide onsite screening services. However, there is insufficient evidence to demonstrate that special events are effective in increasing cancer screening. The heterogeneity of populations served, event activities, outcome variables assessed, and the reliance on self-report to measure screening limit conclusions. This study highlights the need for further research to determine the effectiveness of special events to increase cancer screening.
46 CFR 26.03-8 - Marine Event of National Significance special permits.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-10-01
... 46 Shipping 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Marine Event of National Significance special permits... OPERATIONS Special Operating Requirements § 26.03-8 Marine Event of National Significance special permits. (a) For a Marine Event of National Significance, as determined by the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, a...
46 CFR 26.03-8 - Marine Event of National Significance special permits.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-10-01
... 46 Shipping 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Marine Event of National Significance special permits... OPERATIONS Special Operating Requirements § 26.03-8 Marine Event of National Significance special permits. (a) For a Marine Event of National Significance, as determined by the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, a...
46 CFR 26.03-8 - Marine Event of National Significance special permits.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-10-01
... 46 Shipping 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Marine Event of National Significance special permits... OPERATIONS Special Operating Requirements § 26.03-8 Marine Event of National Significance special permits. (a) For a Marine Event of National Significance, as determined by the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, a...
46 CFR 26.03-8 - Marine Event of National Significance special permits.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-10-01
... 46 Shipping 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Marine Event of National Significance special permits... OPERATIONS Special Operating Requirements § 26.03-8 Marine Event of National Significance special permits. (a) For a Marine Event of National Significance, as determined by the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, a...
46 CFR 26.03-8 - Marine Event of National Significance special permits.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-10-01
... 46 Shipping 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Marine Event of National Significance special permits... OPERATIONS Special Operating Requirements § 26.03-8 Marine Event of National Significance special permits. (a) For a Marine Event of National Significance, as determined by the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, a...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Special events. 2.50 Section... PROTECTION, PUBLIC USE AND RECREATION § 2.50 Special events. (a) Sports events, pageants, regattas, public spectator attractions, entertainments, ceremonies, and similar events are allowed: Provided, however, There...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Special events. 2.50 Section... PROTECTION, PUBLIC USE AND RECREATION § 2.50 Special events. (a) Sports events, pageants, regattas, public spectator attractions, entertainments, ceremonies, and similar events are allowed: Provided, however, There...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Special events. 2.50 Section... PROTECTION, PUBLIC USE AND RECREATION § 2.50 Special events. (a) Sports events, pageants, regattas, public spectator attractions, entertainments, ceremonies, and similar events are allowed: Provided, however, There...
36 CFR 1002.50 - Special events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Special events. 1002.50... RECREATION § 1002.50 Special events. (a) Sports events, pageants, regattas, public spectator attractions, entertainments, ceremonies, and similar events are allowed: Provided, however, There is a meaningful association...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Special events. 2.50 Section... PROTECTION, PUBLIC USE AND RECREATION § 2.50 Special events. (a) Sports events, pageants, regattas, public spectator attractions, entertainments, ceremonies, and similar events are allowed: Provided, however, There...
36 CFR 1002.50 - Special events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Special events. 1002.50... RECREATION § 1002.50 Special events. (a) Sports events, pageants, regattas, public spectator attractions, entertainments, ceremonies, and similar events are allowed: Provided, however, There is a meaningful association...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Special events. 2.50 Section... PROTECTION, PUBLIC USE AND RECREATION § 2.50 Special events. (a) Sports events, pageants, regattas, public spectator attractions, entertainments, ceremonies, and similar events are allowed: Provided, however, There...
36 CFR 702.12 - Space for meetings and special events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... special events. 702.12 Section 702.12 Parks, Forests, and Public Property LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONDUCT ON LIBRARY PREMISES § 702.12 Space for meetings and special events. Information about the use of space for meeting and special events at the Library can be found at http://www.loc.gov/about/facilities/index.html...
36 CFR 702.12 - Space for meetings and special events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... special events. 702.12 Section 702.12 Parks, Forests, and Public Property LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONDUCT ON LIBRARY PREMISES § 702.12 Space for meetings and special events. Information about the use of space for meeting and special events at the Library can be found at http://www.loc.gov/about/facilities/index.html...
36 CFR 702.12 - Space for meetings and special events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... special events. 702.12 Section 702.12 Parks, Forests, and Public Property LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONDUCT ON LIBRARY PREMISES § 702.12 Space for meetings and special events. Information about the use of space for meeting and special events at the Library can be found at http://www.loc.gov/about/facilities/index.html...
1 CFR 19.4 - Proclamations calling for the observance of special days or events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-01-01
... special days or events. 19.4 Section 19.4 General Provisions ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE FEDERAL... PROCLAMATIONS § 19.4 Proclamations calling for the observance of special days or events. Except as may be... calling for the observance of special days, or other periods of time, or events, shall be assigned by the...
1 CFR 19.4 - Proclamations calling for the observance of special days or events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-01-01
... special days or events. 19.4 Section 19.4 General Provisions ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE FEDERAL... PROCLAMATIONS § 19.4 Proclamations calling for the observance of special days or events. Except as may be... calling for the observance of special days, or other periods of time, or events, shall be assigned by the...
1 CFR 19.4 - Proclamations calling for the observance of special days or events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-01-01
... special days or events. 19.4 Section 19.4 General Provisions ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE FEDERAL... PROCLAMATIONS § 19.4 Proclamations calling for the observance of special days or events. Except as may be... calling for the observance of special days, or other periods of time, or events, shall be assigned by the...
1 CFR 19.4 - Proclamations calling for the observance of special days or events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-01-01
... special days or events. 19.4 Section 19.4 General Provisions ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE FEDERAL... PROCLAMATIONS § 19.4 Proclamations calling for the observance of special days or events. Except as may be... calling for the observance of special days, or other periods of time, or events, shall be assigned by the...
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Neff, Bonita Dostal
Special events defined as being "newsworthy events" are becoming a way of American life. They are also a means for making a lot of money. Examples of special events that are cited most frequently are often the most minor of events; e.g., the open house, the new business opening day gala, or a celebration of some event in an organization.…
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2010-05-06
...-AA08 Special Local Regulation for Marine Events; Temporary Change of Dates for Recurring Marine Events... period of two special local regulations for recurring marine events in the Fifth Coast Guard District... errors do not impact the events scheduled for this year, but could cause confusion about future years...
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2010-01-06
...-AA08 Special Local Regulation for Marine Events; Recurring Marine Events in the Fifth Coast Guard... recurring marine events within the Fifth Coast Guard District. These regulations make minor changes to the regulated areas of two permitted marine events listed in the table attached to the regulation. These special...
36 CFR § 1002.50 - Special events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2013-07-01 2012-07-01 true Special events. § 1002.50... RECREATION § 1002.50 Special events. (a) Sports events, pageants, regattas, public spectator attractions, entertainments, ceremonies, and similar events are allowed: Provided, however, There is a meaningful association...
Innovative Space Sciences Education Programs for Young People
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Inbar, T.
2002-01-01
The future of the world is greatly depends on space. Through space sciences education programs with the main focus is on young people, the society, as a whole will gain in the years to come. The Weizmann Institute of Science is the leading scientific research center in Israel. After the need for science education programs for young students was recognized, the institute established its Youth Activities Section, which serves as the institute's outreach for the general population of school children nation-wide. The youth activities section holds courses, seminars, science camps etc. for almost 40 years. As an instructor in the youth activities section since 1990, my focus is space sciences programs, such as rocketry courses, planetarium demonstrations, astronomical observations and special events - all in the creed of bringing the space science to everyone, in a enjoyable, innovative and creative way. Two of the courses conducted combines' scientific knowledge, hands-on experience and a glimpse into the work of space programs: the rocketry courses offered a unique chance of design, build and fly actual rockets, to height of about 800 meters. The students conduct research on the rockets, such as aerial photography, environmental measurements and aerodynamic research - using student built wind tunnel. The space engineering course extend the high frontier of the students into space: the objective of a two year course is to design, build an launch an experiments package to space, using one of NASA's GAS programs. These courses, combined with special guest lectures by Weizmann institute's senior researchers, tours to facilities like satellite control center, clean rooms, the aeronautical industry, give the students a chance to meet with "the real world" of space sciences applications and industry, and this - in turn - will have payback effect on the society as a whole in years to come. The activities of space sciences education include two portable planetariums, 4 telescopes and special "mobile science" project, which travel to hundreds of school annually, and bring to them mini exhibitions, scientific activities and lectures. Special events are held when something unique happened: in the last years we have had the Galileo special event when the spacecraft arrived at Jupiter; SL-9 event; Mars Pathfinder special event; Mir re- entry event - to name a few. For 11 years, on July 20 we have the Apollo memorial lecture, and a meteors observation night on August 11. The 12 years of experience I have in teaching space sciences subjects to k-12 students, university students and adults, combines with three years as a director of interactive science museum, allowed me to implement my vision of promoting the general knowledge about space and to move a little more in the direction of creating a space oriented, open and globally interacted society in Israel.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Corcoran, Jerry
2015-01-01
The Illinois Valley Community College (IVCC) Honors Program's mission is to "promote the identification and achievement of education and/or career goals for its participants by offering a specially designed honors curriculum, by providing stimulating academic and social program events, and by facilitating and recognizing student pursuits in…
DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
2010-02-01
Transit Operations Decision Support Systems (TODSS) are systems designed to support dispatchers and others in real-time operations : management in response to incidents, special events, and other changing conditions. As part of a joint Federal Transi...
12 CFR 620.17 - Special notice provisions for events related to minimum permanent capital.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-01-01
... 12 Banks and Banking 7 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Special notice provisions for events related to... SYSTEM DISCLOSURE TO SHAREHOLDERS Notice to Shareholders § 620.17 Special notice provisions for events... any event(s) that may have significantly contributed to the institution's noncompliance with the...
36 CFR 1002.50 - Special events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Special events. 1002.50 Section 1002.50 Parks, Forests, and Public Property PRESIDIO TRUST RESOURCE PROTECTION, PUBLIC USE AND RECREATION § 1002.50 Special events. (a) Sports events, pageants, regattas, public spectator attractions...
36 CFR 1002.50 - Special events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Special events. 1002.50 Section 1002.50 Parks, Forests, and Public Property PRESIDIO TRUST RESOURCE PROTECTION, PUBLIC USE AND RECREATION § 1002.50 Special events. (a) Sports events, pageants, regattas, public spectator attractions...
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32 CFR 705.34 - Other special events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 32 National Defense 5 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Other special events. 705.34 Section 705.34... AND OFFICIAL RECORDS PUBLIC AFFAIRS REGULATIONS § 705.34 Other special events. (a) Ship visits. Requests for visits generally originate with civic groups desiring Navy participation in local events...
32 CFR 705.34 - Other special events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 32 National Defense 5 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Other special events. 705.34 Section 705.34... AND OFFICIAL RECORDS PUBLIC AFFAIRS REGULATIONS § 705.34 Other special events. (a) Ship visits. Requests for visits generally originate with civic groups desiring Navy participation in local events...
32 CFR 705.34 - Other special events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 32 National Defense 5 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Other special events. 705.34 Section 705.34... AND OFFICIAL RECORDS PUBLIC AFFAIRS REGULATIONS § 705.34 Other special events. (a) Ship visits. Requests for visits generally originate with civic groups desiring Navy participation in local events...
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Field, C. B.; Stocker, T. F.; Barros, V. R.; Qin, D.; Ebi, K. L.; Midgley, P. M.
2011-12-01
The Summary for Policy Makers of the IPCC Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation will be approved by the world governments in November 2011. The focus of the Special Report is on climate change and its role in altering the frequency, severity, and impact of extreme events or disasters, and on the costs of both impacts and the actions taken to prepare for, respond to, and recover from extreme events and disasters. The emphasis is on understanding the factors that make people and infrastructure vulnerable to extreme events, on recent and future changes in the relationship between climate change and extremes, and on managing the risks of disasters over a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. The assessment considers a broad suite of adaptations and explores the limits to adaptation. The assessment was designed to build durable links and foundations for partnerships between the stakeholder communities focused on climate change and those focused on disaster risk reduction. The Special Report begins with material that frames the issues, followed by an assessment of the reasons that communities are vulnerable. Two chapters assess the role of past and future climate change in altering extremes and the impact of these on the physical environment and human systems. Three chapters assess available knowledge on impacts and adaptation, with separate chapters considering the literature, stakeholder relationships, and potential policy tools relevant to the local, national, and international scales. Longer-term components of adaptation to weather and climate extremes and disasters are assessed in the context of moving toward sustainability. The final chapter provides case studies that integrate themes across several chapters or are so unique that they need to be considered separately.
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...--AA08 Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Temporary Change of Dates for Recurring Marine Events... change of the enforcement period for a special local regulation of a recurring marine event in the Fifth... rulemaking will be initiated on this matter; rather, the event will be held as detailed in the existing...
50 CFR 218.174 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-10-01
...-based surveys shall be designed to maximize detections of marine mammals near mission activity event. (2... Navy to implement, at a minimum, the monitoring activities summarized below: (1) Visual Surveys: (i) The Holder of this Authorization shall conduct a minimum of 2 special visual surveys per year to...
76 FR 61717 - Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing
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... computer science based technology that may provide the capability of detecting untoward events such as... is comprised of a dedicated computer server that executes specially designed software with input data... computer assisted clinical ordering. J Biomed Inform. 2003 Feb-Apr;36(1-2):4-22. [PMID 14552843...
41 CFR Appendix E to Chapter 301 - Suggested Guidance for Conference Planning
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
..., and logistics, e.g., schedule, exhibits, speaker. • Making suggestions as to who should attend...). • Registration instructions. • Registration deadline date. • Detailed area map and driving instructions.... • Identify designated smoking areas. • Special events. • Message center information. • Area map. • Other...
41 CFR Appendix E to Chapter 301 - Suggested Guidance for Conference Planning
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
..., and logistics, e.g., schedule, exhibits, speaker. • Making suggestions as to who should attend...). • Registration instructions. • Registration deadline date. • Detailed area map and driving instructions.... • Identify designated smoking areas. • Special events. • Message center information. • Area map. • Other...
Student Learning and Conference Design: The Case of Interdisciplinary/Multidisciplinary Woolf
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Martin, Ann; Holland, Kathryn; Witiw, Taylor
2015-01-01
Academic conferences are events geared to disciplinary specialization, and much of the SoTL literature regarding scholarly gatherings addresses their benefits for graduate student apprenticeship. In our organization of the 22nd Annual International Conference on Virginia Woolf, we explored other forms of pedagogy to augment an academic…
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2013-06-25
...-AA08 Special Local Regulations; Marine Events, Breton Bay; St. Mary's County, Leonardtown, MD AGENCY... marine event to be held on the waters of Breton Bay in St. Mary's County, Maryland on July 13, 2013, and... ``Special Local Regulations; Marine Events, Breton Bay; St. Mary's County, Leonardtown, MD'' in the Federal...
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... DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 100 [Docket No. USCG-2011-0629] RIN 1625-AA08 Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Temporary Change of Dates for Recurring Marine Events... made: Sec. 100.501 Special Local Regulations; Marine Events in the Fifth Coast Guard District. 0 1. On...
Discrete event simulation tool for analysis of qualitative models of continuous processing systems
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Malin, Jane T. (Inventor); Basham, Bryan D. (Inventor); Harris, Richard A. (Inventor)
1990-01-01
An artificial intelligence design and qualitative modeling tool is disclosed for creating computer models and simulating continuous activities, functions, and/or behavior using developed discrete event techniques. Conveniently, the tool is organized in four modules: library design module, model construction module, simulation module, and experimentation and analysis. The library design module supports the building of library knowledge including component classes and elements pertinent to a particular domain of continuous activities, functions, and behavior being modeled. The continuous behavior is defined discretely with respect to invocation statements, effect statements, and time delays. The functionality of the components is defined in terms of variable cluster instances, independent processes, and modes, further defined in terms of mode transition processes and mode dependent processes. Model construction utilizes the hierarchy of libraries and connects them with appropriate relations. The simulation executes a specialized initialization routine and executes events in a manner that includes selective inherency of characteristics through a time and event schema until the event queue in the simulator is emptied. The experimentation and analysis module supports analysis through the generation of appropriate log files and graphics developments and includes the ability of log file comparisons.
Special event planning for the emergency manager.
Gaynor, Peter T
2009-11-01
In the domain of emergency management and homeland security there is a lack of a formal planning process at the local level when it comes to special event planning. The unique nature of special event planning demands an understanding of the planning process for both traditional and non-traditional planning partners. This understanding will make certain that local governments apply due diligence when planning for the safety of the public. This paper offers a practical roadmap for planning at the local level. It will address those 'special events' that are beyond routine local events but not of a sufficient scale to be granted National Special Security Event status. Due to the infrequency of 'special events' in most communities, it is imperative that deliberate planning takes place. Upon conclusion, the reader will be able to construct a planning process tailored to the needs of their community, guide both traditional and non-traditional planning partners through the planning process, determine priorities, explore alternatives, plan for contingencies, conduct a confirmation brief, facilitate operations and assemble an after-action report and improvement plan.
36 CFR § 702.12 - Space for meetings and special events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... events. § 702.12 Section § 702.12 Parks, Forests, and Public Property LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONDUCT ON LIBRARY PREMISES § 702.12 Space for meetings and special events. Information about the use of space for meeting and special events at the Library can be found at http://www.loc.gov/about/facilities/index.html...
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
deLisle, Lee
2009-01-01
"Creating Special Events" is organized as a systematic approach to festivals and events for students who seek a career in event management. This book looks at the evolution and history of festivals and events and proceeds to the nuts and bolts of event management. The book presents event management as the means of planning, organizing, directing,…
Treatment and prevention of pediatric heat-related illnesses at mass gatherings and special events.
Bernardo, Lisa Marie; Crane, Patricia A; Veenema, Tener Goodwin
2006-01-01
Pediatric heat-related illnesses are likely to occur during mass gatherings and special events. Because critical care nurses may be called upon to provide care during such events, education in the recognition, treatment, and prevention of these illnesses is essential. This article describes the pathophysiology of heat-related illnesses and their recognition and treatment at mass gatherings and special events. Interventions to prevent heat-related illnesses at these events are discussed.
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... National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Event Surveys Data Collection) Activity: Comment Request... needed to evaluate the National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Event Surveys Data Collection is... treatments are being offered, and tangible, quantitative results are being measured and tracked for continual...
Let's Celebrate Autumn: Activities for Grades 4-8.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Kern County Superintendent of Schools, Bakersfield, Ca. Div. of Instructional Services.
One of a series of activity guides, this publication offers a variety of learning activities and resource materials to help teachers and students celebrate special days and events in autumn. The activities and resources are especially designed to develop communications skills of students in grades 4-8; however, they are easily transferable to…
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... by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Mobile or a designated representative. DATES: This rule is... rule, call or email LT Lenell J. Carson, Sector Mobile, Waterways Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone... Boat Races. This event is advertised as scheduled and participants, sponsors and spectators have...
41 CFR Appendix E to Chapter 301 - Suggested Guidance for Conference Planning
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... logistics, e.g., schedule, exhibits, speaker. • Making suggestions as to who should attend. • Serving as... date. • Detailed area map and driving instructions. • Information on traffic patterns to avoid rush... designated smoking areas. • Special events. • Message center information. • Area map. • Other pertinent...
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2012-09-18
... Series; Airplane Seats with Non-Traditional, Large, Non-Metallic Panels AGENCY: Federal Aviation... have a novel or unusual design feature associated with the airplane seats that have non-traditional, large, non-metallic panels that would affect survivability during a post-crash fire event. The...
Student Sampler: Facts in Brief on North Carolina.
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North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh.
This information sampler was compiled to assist students in their study of North Carolina. Every year North Carolina students must complete a special project on their state. The sampler was designed to introduce students to the people, places, and events that have shaped North Carolina's history. Topics in the sampler include state symbols,…
75 FR 41789 - Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Patuxent River, Solomons, MD
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...-AA08 Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Patuxent River, Solomons, MD AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS... proposed special local regulations for the ``Chesapeake Challenge'' power boat races, a marine event to be... proposal adds an additional date to the ``Chesapeake Challenge'' power boat racing on October 3, 2010...
Results of the SDCS (Special Data Collection System) Attenuation Experiment
1981-10-30
stations one can infer the degree of anelastic attenuation under each station. The design of the experiment by DARPA is based on an implicit assumption of...complete listing of the events is shown in Appendix A. Since the SDCS experiment was designed to resolve problemR arising from a study of Ms-mb, it was... designated by different symbols as follows: Symbol A (At* - ) <-a B -0 < (At* -) < 0 C 0 < (At* P) < + D (At* -> + -52- 30 - N I 50 P 0,244 o" 0.231 cr
Stennis hosts 2010 Special Olympics
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
2010-01-01
B.J. Matherne, 27, of Gulfport, scores a soccer goal during one of the 2010 Special Olympic games at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center on March 27. Stennis serves as an annual host for the special needs event. Each year, local, regional and national Special Olympics events are hosted in more than 150 countries for persons with special needs. An international Special Olympics competition is held every two years.
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... typically comprise marine events include sailing regattas, power boat races, swim races and holiday boat... marine event that conducts various river boat races and a parade. Special local regulations are necessary... annually for this marine event. The event will consist of several boat races and parades on the Southern...
77 FR 23599 - Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Potomac River, Charles County, MD
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2012-04-20
...-AA08 Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Potomac River, Charles County, MD AGENCY: Coast Guard...; telephone 410-576-2674, email Ronald.L[email protected] . If you have questions on viewing the docket, call... ``Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Potomac River, Charles County, MD'' in the Federal Register...
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2013-06-27
...-AA08 Special Local Regulations; Red Bull Flugtag National Harbor Event, Potomac River; National Harbor... waters of the Potomac River on September 21, 2013. These special local regulations are necessary to... temporarily restrict vessel traffic in a portion of the Potomac River during the event. DATES: This rule is...
76 FR 15214 - Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Potomac River, Charles County, MD
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...-AA08 Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Potomac River, Charles County, MD AGENCY: Coast Guard... during the ``Potomac River Sharkfest Swim'' amateur swim, a marine event to be held on the waters of the Potomac River. These special local regulations are necessary to provide for the safety of life on...
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2013-03-26
...-AA08 Special Local Regulations; Red Bull Flugtag National Harbor Event, Potomac River; National Harbor... event,'' to be held on the waters of the Potomac River on September 21, 2013. These special local... representative. This action is intended to temporarily restrict vessel traffic in a portion of the Potomac River...
77 FR 6708 - Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Potomac River, Charles County, MD
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2012-02-09
...-AA08 Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Potomac River, Charles County, MD AGENCY: Coast Guard... local regulations during the ``Potomac River Sharkfest Swim'' amateur swim, a marine event to be held on the waters of the Potomac River on June 2, 2012. These special local regulations are necessary to...
26 CFR 1.401(k)-5 - Special rules for mergers, acquisitions and similar events. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-04-01
... 26 Internal Revenue 5 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Special rules for mergers, acquisitions and similar events. [Reserved] 1.401(k)-5 Section 1.401(k)-5 Internal Revenue INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE... Bonus Plans, Etc. § 1.401(k)-5 Special rules for mergers, acquisitions and similar events. [Reserved] [T...
26 CFR 1.401(k)-5 - Special rules for mergers, acquisitions and similar events. [Reserved
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2013-04-01
... 26 Internal Revenue 5 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Special rules for mergers, acquisitions and similar events. [Reserved] 1.401(k)-5 Section 1.401(k)-5 Internal Revenue INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE...-Sharing, Stock Bonus Plans, Etc. § 1.401(k)-5 Special rules for mergers, acquisitions and similar events...
26 CFR 1.401(k)-5 - Special rules for mergers, acquisitions and similar events. [Reserved
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2012-04-01
... 26 Internal Revenue 5 2012-04-01 2011-04-01 true Special rules for mergers, acquisitions and similar events. [Reserved] 1.401(k)-5 Section 1.401(k)-5 Internal Revenue INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE...-Sharing, Stock Bonus Plans, Etc. § 1.401(k)-5 Special rules for mergers, acquisitions and similar events...
26 CFR 1.401(k)-5 - Special rules for mergers, acquisitions and similar events. [Reserved
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2011-04-01
... 26 Internal Revenue 5 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Special rules for mergers, acquisitions and similar events. [Reserved] 1.401(k)-5 Section 1.401(k)-5 Internal Revenue INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE...-Sharing, Stock Bonus Plans, Etc. § 1.401(k)-5 Special rules for mergers, acquisitions and similar events...
26 CFR 1.401(k)-5 - Special rules for mergers, acquisitions and similar events. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-04-01
... 26 Internal Revenue 5 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Special rules for mergers, acquisitions and similar events. [Reserved] 1.401(k)-5 Section 1.401(k)-5 Internal Revenue INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE...-Sharing, Stock Bonus Plans, Etc. § 1.401(k)-5 Special rules for mergers, acquisitions and similar events...
26 CFR 1.401(m)-4 - Special rules for mergers, acquisitions and similar events. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-04-01
... 26 Internal Revenue 5 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Special rules for mergers, acquisitions and similar events. [Reserved] 1.401(m)-4 Section 1.401(m)-4 Internal Revenue INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE...-Sharing, Stock Bonus Plans, Etc. § 1.401(m)-4 Special rules for mergers, acquisitions and similar events...
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... temporarily restrict vessel traffic in a portion of Breton Bay during the event. DATES: Comments and related...-AA08 Special Local Regulations; Marine Events, Breton Bay; St. Mary's County, Leonardtown, MD AGENCY... the waters of Breton Bay on July 13, 2013, and July 14, 2013. These special local regulations are...
26 CFR 1.401(m)-4 - Special rules for mergers, acquisitions and similar events. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-04-01
... 26 Internal Revenue 5 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Special rules for mergers, acquisitions and similar events. [Reserved] 1.401(m)-4 Section 1.401(m)-4 Internal Revenue INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE... Bonus Plans, Etc. § 1.401(m)-4 Special rules for mergers, acquisitions and similar events. [Reserved] ...
1 CFR 19.4 - Proclamations calling for the observance of special days or events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-01-01
... 1 General Provisions 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Proclamations calling for the observance of special days or events. 19.4 Section 19.4 General Provisions ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE FEDERAL... PROCLAMATIONS § 19.4 Proclamations calling for the observance of special days or events. Except as may be...
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2012-04-02
...-AA08 Special Local Regulation for Marine Events, Chesapeake Bay Workboat Race, Back River, Messick... Guard proposes to establish a special local regulation during the Chesapeake Bay Workboat Race, a series of boat races to be held on the waters of Back River, Poquoson, Virginia on June 24, 2012. This event...
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2012-08-28
... Events in the Fifth Coast Guard District, Poquoson Seafood Festival Workboat Races, Back River; Poquoson... recurring marine event in the Fifth Coast Guard District. This event is the Poquoson Seafood Festival... city's annual seafood festival. A special local regulation is effective annually to create a safety...
75 FR 6092 - Special Conditions: Model C-27J Airplane; Class E Cargo Compartment Lavatory
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2010-02-08
... waste-receptacle design-and-material standards. (g) Section 25.854, lavatory smoke-detector and fire... lavatory, and the oxygen-supply system in the lavatory, in the event of a smoke-detector alarm in the cargo... system that shuts off power to the lavatory following a lavatory or cargo-compartment smoke-detector...
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2013-12-19
... Series Airplanes; Seats With Non-Traditional, Large, Non- Metallic Panels AGENCY: Federal Aviation... airplanes will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with seats that include non-traditional, large, non-metallic panels that would affect survivability during a post-crash fire event. The...
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Springer, P.
1993-01-01
This paper discusses the method in which the Cascade-Correlation algorithm was parallelized in such a way that it could be run using the Time Warp Operating System (TWOS). TWOS is a special purpose operating system designed to run parellel discrete event simulations with maximum efficiency on parallel or distributed computers.
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2013-06-05
...-AA08 Special Local Regulations for Marine Events, Pleasantville Aquatics 15th Annual 5K Open Water Swim... from operating while a swim event is taking place. This special local regulation is necessary to... Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the Department of Transportation West...
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Escoffery, Cam; Rodgers, Kirsten; Kegler, Michelle C.; Haardörfer, Regine; Howard, David; Roland, Katherine B.; Wilson, Katherine M.; Castro, Georgina; Rodriguez, Juan
2014-01-01
Special events such as health fairs, cultural festivals and charity runs are commonly employed in the community to increase cancer screening; however, little is known about their effectiveness. The purpose of this study is to assess the activities, screening outcomes, barriers and recommendations of special events to increase breast, cervical and…
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2013-04-04
...The Coast Guard proposes to add, delete, and modify safety zones and special local regulations and add language to clarify time frames and notification requirements for annual marine events in the Sector Long Island Sound Captain of the Port (COTP) Zone. When these regulated areas are activated and subject to enforcement, this rule would restrict vessels from portions of water areas during these recurring events. The safety zones and special local regulations will facilitate public notification of events and provide protective measures for the maritime public and event participants from the hazards associated with these recurring events.
Call, Rosemary J.; Burlison, Jonathan D.; Robertson, Jennifer J.; Scott, Jeffrey R.; Baker, Donald K.; Rossi, Michael G.; Howard, Scott C.; Hoffman, James M.
2014-01-01
Objective To investigate the use of a trigger tool for adverse drug event (ADE) detection in a pediatric hospital specializing in oncology, hematology, and other catastrophic diseases. Study design A medication-based trigger tool package analyzed electronic health records from February 2009 to February 2013. Chart review determined whether an ADE precipitated the trigger. Severity was assigned to ADEs, and preventability was assessed. Preventable ADEs were compared with the hospital’s electronic voluntary event reporting system to identify whether these ADEs had been previously identified. The positive predictive values (PPVs) of the entire trigger tool and individual triggers were calculated to assess their accuracy to detect ADEs. Results Trigger occurrences (n=706) were detected in 390 patients from six medication triggers, 33 of which were ADEs (overall PPV = 16%). Hyaluronidase had the highest PPV (60%). Most ADEs were category E harm (temporary harm) per the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP) index. One event was category H harm (intervention to sustain life). Naloxone was associated with the most grade 4 ADEs per the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v4.03. Twenty-one (64%) ADEs were preventable; 3 of which were submitted via the voluntary reporting system. Conclusion Most of the medication-based triggers yielded low PPVs. Refining the triggers based on patients’ characteristics and medication usage patterns could increase the PPVs and make them more useful for quality improvement. To efficiently detect ADEs, triggers must be revised to reflect specialized pediatric patient populations such as hematology and oncology patients. PMID:24768254
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...-AA08 Special Local Regulation for Marine Event; Maryland Swim for Life, Chester River, Chestertown, MD... Chestertown, MD during the Maryland Swim for Life. Special local regulations are necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the event. DATES: This rule is effective from 5:30 a.m. to 2:30...
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2013-04-08
...-AA08 Special Local Regulations; Marine Events, Potomac River; National Harbor Access Channel, MD AGENCY... special local regulations during the ``Swim Across the Potomac'' swimming competition, to be held on the waters of the Potomac River on June 2, 2013. These special local regulations are necessary to provide for...
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2012-07-05
... 1625-AA08 Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Potomac River, National Harbor Access Channel... special local regulations during the swim segment of the ``Swim Across the Potomac River'' swimming competition, to be held on the waters of the Potomac River on July 8, 2012. These special local regulations...
Special Women in My Life: Strategies for Writing Women into the Social Studies Curriculum
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Hickey, M. Gail; Kolterman, Don L.
2006-01-01
Women have always been a part of history, but society has not always recognized their contributions. History textbooks, for example, largely portray women as passive bystanders in the world's events, with fewer than 11 percent of textbook images and references devoted to specific women. A U.S. Congressional Resolution designated March as Women's…
Plastic scintillator detector for pulsed flux measurements
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Kadilin, V. V.; Kaplun, A. A.; Taraskin, A. A.
2017-01-01
A neutron detector, providing charged particle detection capability, has been designed. The main purpose of the detector is to measure pulsed fluxes of both charged particles and neutrons during scientific experiments. The detector consists of commonly used neutron-sensitive ZnS(Ag) / 6LiF scintillator screens wrapping a layer of polystyrene based scintillator (BC-454, EJ-254 or equivalent boron loaded plastic). This type of detector design is able to log a spatial distribution of events and may be scaled to any size. Different variations of the design were considered and modelled in specialized toolkits. The article presents a review of the detector design features as well as simulation results.
78 FR 34881 - Special Local Regulations; Marine Events, Wrightsville Channel; Wrightsville Beach, NC
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2013-06-11
...-AA08 Special Local Regulations; Marine Events, Wrightsville Channel; Wrightsville Beach, NC AGENCY... Regulation for the ``Swim the Loop/Motts Channel Sprint'' swim event, to be held on the waters adjacent to... necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the event. This action will restrict...
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2010-04-19
... marine events that conduct power boat races. Special local regulations are necessary to provide for the... at the Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground... activities that typically comprise marine events include sailing regattas, power boat races, swim races and...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Special Regulated Areas for summer events; Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone. 100.35T09-0327 Section 100.35T09-0327 Navigation... OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS § 100.35T09-0327 Special Regulated Areas for summer events; Captain of...
Aquapheresis Versus Intravenous Diuretics and Hospitalizations for Heart Failure.
Costanzo, Maria Rosa; Negoianu, Daniel; Jaski, Brian E; Bart, Bradley A; Heywood, James T; Anand, Inder S; Smelser, James M; Kaneshige, Alan M; Chomsky, Don B; Adler, Eric D; Haas, Garrie J; Watts, James A; Nabut, Jose L; Schollmeyer, Michael P; Fonarow, Gregg C
2016-02-01
The AVOID-HF (Aquapheresis versus Intravenous Diuretics and Hospitalization for Heart Failure) trial tested the hypothesis that patients hospitalized for HF treated with adjustable ultrafiltration (AUF) would have a longer time to first HF event within 90 days after hospital discharge than those receiving adjustable intravenous loop diuretics (ALD). Congestion in hospitalized heart failure (HF) patients portends unfavorable outcomes. The AVOID-HF trial, designed as a multicenter, 1-to-1 randomized study of 810 hospitalized HF patients, was terminated unilaterally and prematurely by the sponsor (Baxter Healthcare, Deerfield, Illinois) after enrollment of 224 patients (27.5%). Aquadex FlexFlow System (Baxter Healthcare) was used for AUF. A Clinical Events Committee, blinded to the randomized treatment, adjudicated whether 90-day events were due to HF. A total of 110 patients were randomized to AUF and 114 to ALD. Baseline characteristics were similar. Estimated days to first HF event for the AUF and ALD group were, respectively, 62 and 34 (p = 0.106). At 30 days, compared with the ALD group, the AUF group had fewer HF and cardiovascular events. Renal function changes were similar. More AUF patients experienced an adverse effect of special interest (p = 0.018) and a serious study product-related adverse event (p = 0.026). The 90-day mortality was similar. Compared with the ALD group, the AUF group trended toward a longer time to first HF event within 90 days and fewer HF and cardiovascular events. More patients in the AUF group experienced special interest or serious product-related adverse event. Due to the trial's untimely termination, additional AUF investigation is warranted. Copyright © 2016 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Special Form Testing of Sealed Source Encapsulation for High-Alpha-Activity Actinide Materials
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Martinez, Oscar A
In the United States all transportation of radioactive material is regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Beginning in 2008 a new type of sealed-source encapsulation package was developed and tested by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). These packages contain high-alpha-activity actinides and are regulated and transported in accordance with the requirements for DOT Class 7 hazardous material. The DOT provides specific regulations pertaining to special form encapsulation designs. The special form designation indicates that the encapsulated radioactive contents have a very low probability of dispersion even when subjected to significant structural events. The special form designs have beenmore » shown to simplify the delivery, transport, acceptance, and receipt processes. It is intended for these sealed-source encapsulations to be shipped to various facilities making it very advantageous for them to be certified as special form. To this end, DOT Certificates of Competent Authority (CoCAs) have been sought for the design suitable for containing high-alpha-activity actinide materials. This design consists of the high-alpha-activity material encapsulated within a triangular zirconia canister, referred to as a ZipCan, tile that is then enclosed by a spherical shell. The spherical shell design, with ZipCan tile inside, was tested for compliance with the special form regulations found in 49 CFR 173.469. The spherical enclosure was subjected to 9-m impact, 1 m percussion, and 10-minute thermal tests at the Packaging Evaluation Facility located at the National Transportation Research Center in Knoxville, TN USA and operated by ORNL. Before and after each test, the test units were subjected to a helium leak check and a bubble test. The ZipCan tiles and core were also subjected to the tests required for ISO 2919:2012(E), including a Class IV impact test and heat test and subsequently subjected to helium leakage rate tests [49 CFR 173.469(a)(4)(i)]. The impact-tile test unit contained a nonradioactive surrogate; however, the thermal test unit contained a radioactive source. This paper describes the regulatory special form tests and presents detailed impact and leak test results that demonstrate that the sealed source encapsulation designs satisfy the regulatory tests.« less
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...-AA08 Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Potomac River, National Harbor Access Channel, MD...'' triathlon, a marine event to be held on the waters of the Potomac River in Prince George's County, Maryland... portion of the Potomac River and National Harbor Access Channel during the event. DATES: Comments and...
Rail-trails and special events: community and economic benefits
Charles Nelson; Christine Vogt; Joel Lynch; Daniel Stynes
2002-01-01
This paper discusses community and economic benefits associated with two recreational bicycle special events held on the Pere Marquette Rail-Trail (PMRT) in Midland County Michigan during the summer of 1999. One event was an annual ride to fundraise for the Rails to Trails Conservancy of Michigan. Approximately 1,800 participants rode in the event which included two...
78 FR 42451 - Special Local Regulations; Marine Events; Annual Bayview Mackinac Race
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2013-07-16
...-AA08 Special Local Regulations; Marine Events; Annual Bayview Mackinac Race AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS... regulation for the annual Bayview Mackinac Race, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 20, 2013. This special local regulated is necessary to [[Page 42452
Adam, J.
2016-01-19
ALICE is one of four large experiments at the CERN Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, specially designed to study particle production in ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions. Located 52 meters underground with 28 meters of overburden rock, it has also been used to detect muons produced by cosmic ray interactions in the upper atmosphere. Here, we present the multiplicity distribution of these atmospheric muons and its comparison with Monte Carlo simulations. Our analysis exploits the large size and excellent tracking capability of the ALICE Time Projection Chamber. A special emphasis is given to the study of high multiplicity events containing more thanmore » 100 reconstructed muons and corresponding to a muon areal density rho(mu) > 5.9 m(-2). Similar events have been studied in previous underground experiments such as ALEPH and DELPHI at LEP. While these experiments were able to reproduce the measured muon multiplicity distribution with Monte Carlo simulations at low and intermediate multiplicities, their simulations failed to describe the frequency of the highest multiplicity events. In this work we show that the high multiplicity events observed in ALICE stem from primary cosmic rays with energies above 10(16) eV and that the frequency of these events can be successfully described by assuming a heavy mass composition of primary cosmic rays in this energy range. Furthermore, the development of the resulting air showers was simulated using the latest version of QGSJET to model hadronic interactions. This observation places significant constraints on alternative, more exotic, production mechanisms for these events.« less
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Tafreshi, Babak A.
2011-06-01
The World at Night (TWAN) is a global program to produce, collect, and present stunning photographs and time-lapse videos of the world's most beautiful and historic sites against the night-time backdrop of stars, planets, and celestial events. TWAN is a bridge between art, science and humanity to bring the message of peace, concealed in the sky. Organised by ``Astronomers Without Borders'', the project consist of world's best night sky photographers in over countries and coordinators, regional event organisers, and consultants. TWAN was also designated as a Special Project of the International Year of Astronomy 2009. While the project's global exhibitions and educational events peaked during IYA2009, TWAN is planned for long term in several phases and will continue to create and exhibit images in the next years.
Postdocs Attend Special Events during Postdoc Appreciation Week | Poster
NCI at Frederick postdocs were treated to special events by the Fellows and Young Investigators Committee during National Postdoc Appreciation Week, September 15–19. At the first Frederick fellows seminar of the fall on September 17, postdocs were invited to hear their colleagues present highlights of their research and stay for pizza and ice cream, compliments of the committee. Postdocs are also invited to a special networking event at Barley and Hops on September 24.
78 FR 53383 - National Cemeteries, Demonstration, Special Event
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... of the terms demonstration and special event, applicable to the national cemeteries administered by... and demonstrations, except for official commemorative events on Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and other... made to the nation by those interred.'' The term demonstration was added to Sec. 12.3 and defined to...
33 CFR 100.T01-1057 - Special Local Regulations; Marine Events in Northern New England.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... Events in Northern New England. 100.T01-1057 Section 100.T01-1057 Navigation and Navigable Waters COAST... § 100.T01-1057 Special Local Regulations; Marine Events in Northern New England. (a) Regulations. The general regulations contained in 33 CFR 100.120 as well as the following regulations apply to the events...
43 CFR 2932.31 - How does BLM establish fees for Special Recreation Permits?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-10-01
... RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS Special Recreation Permits for Commercial Use, Competitive Events, Organized... Permits for commercial activities, organized group activities or events, and competitive events. (b) The... following types of data: (1) The direct and indirect cost to the government; (2) The types of services or...
43 CFR 2932.31 - How does BLM establish fees for Special Recreation Permits?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-10-01
... RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS Special Recreation Permits for Commercial Use, Competitive Events, Organized... Permits for commercial activities, organized group activities or events, and competitive events. (b) The... following types of data: (1) The direct and indirect cost to the government; (2) The types of services or...
43 CFR 2932.31 - How does BLM establish fees for Special Recreation Permits?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-10-01
... RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS Special Recreation Permits for Commercial Use, Competitive Events, Organized... Permits for commercial activities, organized group activities or events, and competitive events. (b) The... following types of data: (1) The direct and indirect cost to the government; (2) The types of services or...
43 CFR 2932.31 - How does BLM establish fees for Special Recreation Permits?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-10-01
... RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS Special Recreation Permits for Commercial Use, Competitive Events, Organized... Permits for commercial activities, organized group activities or events, and competitive events. (b) The... following types of data: (1) The direct and indirect cost to the government; (2) The types of services or...
Split Personality of a Potyvirus: To Specialize or Not to Specialize?
Kehoe, Monica A.; Coutts, Brenda A.; Buirchell, Bevan J.; Jones, Roger A. C.
2014-01-01
Bean yellow mosaic virus (BYMV), genus Potyvirus, has an extensive natural host range encompassing both dicots and monocots. Its phylogenetic groups were considered to consist of an ancestral generalist group and six specialist groups derived from this generalist group during plant domestication. Recombination was suggested to be playing a role in BYMV's evolution towards host specialization. However, in subsequent phylogenetic analysis of whole genomes, group names based on the original hosts of isolates within each of them were no longer supported. Also, nine groups were found and designated I-IX. Recombination analysis was conducted on the complete coding regions of 33 BYMV genomes and two genomes of the related Clover yellow vein virus (CYVV). This analysis found evidence for 12 firm recombination events within BYMV phylogenetic groups I–VI, but none within groups VII–IX or CYVV. The greatest numbers of recombination events within a sequence (two or three each) occurred in four groups, three which formerly constituted the single ancestral generalist group (I, II and IV), and group VI. The individual sequences in groups III and V had one event each. These findings with whole genomes are consistent with recombination being associated with expanding host ranges, and call into question the proposed role of recombination in the evolution of BYMV, where it was previously suggested to play a role in host specialization. Instead, they (i) indicate that recombination explains the very broad natural host ranges of the three BYMV groups which infect both monocots and dicots (I, II, IV), and (ii) suggest that the three groups with narrow natural host ranges (III, V, VI) which also showed recombination now have the potential to reduce host specificity and broaden their natural host ranges. PMID:25148372
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2013-09-26
... DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 100 [Docket No. USCG-2013-0644] Special Local Regulations; Annual Marine Events on the Colorado River, Between Davis Dam (Bullhead City, Arizona... INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulations on the Colorado River for the...
A grey literature review of special events for promoting cancer screenings
2014-01-01
Background Cancer remains the second leading cause of mortality in the United States. Special events such as health fairs, screening days or cultural festivals are employed often for community education about cancer screening. A previous systematic review of the published literature was conducted in 2012-2013. The purpose of this study was to conduct a grey literature component of special events that promote breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening in the U.S. Methods We conducted a grey literature search of dissertations/theses and conference abstracts. The theses/dissertations were restricted to those: 1) written in English, 2) published from January 1990 to December 2011, 3) examined at least one of the predefined categories of special events, 4) involved cancer screening for breast, cervical, and/or colorectal cancer, 5) included outcome data, and 6) conducted in the United States. A review of U.S. public health and cancer conference abstracts, that were readily available and had focused on at least of 3 cancer types and included outcome data, was conducted. Data were abstracted on the purpose, location, primary audience(s), activities conducted, screening provided onsite or referrals, and evaluation results. Results The grey literature review found 6 special events. The types of events found added to the numbers found in the systematic review, especially receptions or parties and cultural festivals/events. All focused on increasing breast and cervical cancer screening except one that focused on breast cancer only. The reach of these events was targeted at mostly minorities or underserved communities. Common evidence-based strategies were group education, small media, and reducing structural barriers. Group education involved presentations from physicians, lay-health advisors, or cancer survivors, while reducing structural barriers included activities such as providing screening appointment sign-ups at the event or providing transportation for event participants. Mammogram screening rates ranged from 6.8% to 60% and Pap tests from 52% to 70%. Conclusions Further evaluation of special events to promote cancer screening will prove their effectiveness. A grey literature review can augment a systematic review of published literature. Additional data about these events through the grey literature offered additional insights into the goals, intervention components and outcomes of interventions. PMID:24942822
A grey literature review of special events for promoting cancer screenings.
Escoffery, Cam; Rodgers, Kirsten C; Kegler, Michelle C; Ayala, Mary; Pinsker, Erika; Haardörfer, Regine
2014-06-19
Cancer remains the second leading cause of mortality in the United States. Special events such as health fairs, screening days or cultural festivals are employed often for community education about cancer screening. A previous systematic review of the published literature was conducted in 2012-2013. The purpose of this study was to conduct a grey literature component of special events that promote breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening in the U.S. We conducted a grey literature search of dissertations/theses and conference abstracts. The theses/dissertations were restricted to those: 1) written in English, 2) published from January 1990 to December 2011, 3) examined at least one of the predefined categories of special events, 4) involved cancer screening for breast, cervical, and/or colorectal cancer, 5) included outcome data, and 6) conducted in the United States. A review of U.S. public health and cancer conference abstracts, that were readily available and had focused on at least of 3 cancer types and included outcome data, was conducted. Data were abstracted on the purpose, location, primary audience(s), activities conducted, screening provided onsite or referrals, and evaluation results. The grey literature review found 6 special events. The types of events found added to the numbers found in the systematic review, especially receptions or parties and cultural festivals/events. All focused on increasing breast and cervical cancer screening except one that focused on breast cancer only. The reach of these events was targeted at mostly minorities or underserved communities. Common evidence-based strategies were group education, small media, and reducing structural barriers. Group education involved presentations from physicians, lay-health advisors, or cancer survivors, while reducing structural barriers included activities such as providing screening appointment sign-ups at the event or providing transportation for event participants. Mammogram screening rates ranged from 6.8% to 60% and Pap tests from 52% to 70%. Further evaluation of special events to promote cancer screening will prove their effectiveness. A grey literature review can augment a systematic review of published literature. Additional data about these events through the grey literature offered additional insights into the goals, intervention components and outcomes of interventions.
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2012-12-10
...-AA00; 1625-AA08 Special Local Regulation and Safety Zone; America's Cup Sailing Events, San Francisco... the 2013 America's Cup events. This document corrects those erroneous coordinates. DATES: Effective on... published a temporary final rule regulating the on-water activities associated with the ``Louis Vuitton Cup...
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2011-04-11
... establish special local regulations during the ``Baltimore Dragon Boat Challenge,'' a marine event to be... June 25, 2011, the Baltimore Dragon Boat Club will sponsor Dragon Boat Races in the Patapsco River, Northwest Harbor, at Baltimore, MD. The event will consist of approximately 15 teams rowing Chinese Dragon...
Planning for Effective Security at Campus Special Events.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Bromley, Max L.
1984-01-01
Factors to consider in assuring security for student events on campus are discussed, based on the experience of the University of South Florida, which has developed, tested, and critiqued a system of planning security. Even though special events vary significantly in type and purpose, some questions should be answered in advance, with the…
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2010-04-05
... recurring marine event that conducts swimming competitions. Special local regulations are necessary to... include sailing regattas, power boat races, swim races and holiday parades. For a description of the... Columbia Aquatics Club sponsors the ``Maryland Swim for Life'', on the waters of the Chester River near...
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...-AA08 Special Local Regulations for Marine Events, Atlantic City Offshore Race, Atlantic Ocean; Atlantic City, NJ AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Temporary final rule. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is..., held on the Atlantic Ocean, offshore of Atlantic City, New Jersey. The marine event formerly originated...
2015-11-03
LITTLE BIG MOUNTAIN PERFORMS A TRADITIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HOOP DANCE AT NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER’S 2015 NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE EVENT. THE EVENT, HELD NOV. 3 ON THE LAWN OF THE ACTIVITIES BUILDING, BUILDING 4316, HONORED THE CONTRIBUTIONS, ACHIEVEMENTS, SACRIFICES AND CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL LEGACY OF AMERICAN INDIANS. IN ITS EARLIEST FORM, THE STORYTELLING HOOP DANCE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN PART OF A HEALING CEREMONY DESIGNED TO RESTORE BALANCE AND HARMONY IN THE WORLD. WITH NO BEGINNING OR END, THE HOOP REPRESENTS THE NEVER-ENDING CIRCLE OF LIFE. THE SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM -- SPONSORED BY THE OFFICE OF DIVERSITY AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY -- WAS PART OF MARSHALL’S OBSERVANCE OF NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.
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...-AA08 Special Local Regulation for Marine Events; Mattaponi Madness Drag Boat Race, Mattaponi River... power boat races to be held on the waters of the Mattaponi River, near Wakema, Virginia. These special.... This action is intended to restrict vessel traffic during the drag boat races on the Mattaponi River...
Safety of saxagliptin: events of special interest in 9156 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Hirshberg, Boaz; Parker, Artist; Edelberg, Helen; Donovan, Mark; Iqbal, Nayyar
2014-10-01
A post hoc pooled analysis was undertaken to evaluate the safety of saxagliptin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, with attention to events of special interest for dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors. Pooled analyses were performed for 20 randomized controlled studies (N = 9156) of saxagliptin as monotherapy or add-on therapy, and a subset of 11 saxagliptin + metformin studies. Adverse events and events of special interest (gastrointestinal adverse events, infections, hypersensitivity, pancreatitis, skin lesions, lymphopenia, thrombocytopenia, hypoglycaemia, bone fracture, severe cutaneous adverse reactions, opportunistic infection, angioedema, malignancy, worsening renal function, and specific laboratory events) were assessed; incidence rates (events/100 person-years) and incidence rates ratios (saxagliptin/control) were calculated (Mantel-Haenszel method). In both pooled datasets, the incidence rates for deaths, serious adverse events, discontinuations due to adverse events, pancreatitis, malignancy, and most other events of special interest, excepting bone fractures and hypersensitivity, were similar between treatments, with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for incidence rates ratios including 1. In the 20-study pool, the incidence rates per 100 person-years was higher with saxagliptin versus control for bone fractures [1.1 vs 0.6; incidence rates ratio (95% CI), 1.81 (1.04-3.28)] and hypersensitivity adverse events [1.3 vs 0.8; 1.67 (1.01-2.87)]. Pooled data from 20 studies confirm that saxagliptin has a favourable safety and benefit-risk profile. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Villarreal, Abelardo; And Others
This material consists of a series of cultural presentations designed for elementary school assemblies or special programs. The activities are intended to strengthen Mexican-American children's awareness of their cultural heritage. Program scripts, poems, songs, historical narratives and skits are included to illustrate and celebrate Mexican and…
Time Warp Operating System, Version 2.5.1
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Bellenot, Steven F.; Gieselman, John S.; Hawley, Lawrence R.; Peterson, Judy; Presley, Matthew T.; Reiher, Peter L.; Springer, Paul L.; Tupman, John R.; Wedel, John J., Jr.; Wieland, Frederick P.;
1993-01-01
Time Warp Operating System, TWOS, is special purpose computer program designed to support parallel simulation of discrete events. Complete implementation of Time Warp software mechanism, which implements distributed protocol for virtual synchronization based on rollback of processes and annihilation of messages. Supports simulations and other computations in which both virtual time and dynamic load balancing used. Program utilizes underlying resources of operating system. Written in C programming language.
Overview of Hazard Assessment and Emergency Planning Software of Use to RN First Responders
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Waller, E; Millage, K; Blakely, W F
2008-08-26
There are numerous software tools available for field deployment, reach-back, training and planning use in the event of a radiological or nuclear (RN) terrorist event. Specialized software tools used by CBRNe responders can increase information available and the speed and accuracy of the response, thereby ensuring that radiation doses to responders, receivers, and the general public are kept as low as reasonably achievable. Software designed to provide health care providers with assistance in selecting appropriate countermeasures or therapeutic interventions in a timely fashion can improve the potential for positive patient outcome. This paper reviews various software applications of relevance tomore » radiological and nuclear (RN) events that are currently in use by first responders, emergency planners, medical receivers, and criminal investigators.« less
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Collaboration: ALICE Collaboration
2016-01-01
ALICE is one of four large experiments at the CERN Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, specially designed to study particle production in ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions. Located 52 meters underground with 28 meters of overburden rock, it has also been used to detect muons produced by cosmic ray interactions in the upper atmosphere. In this paper, we present the multiplicity distribution of these atmospheric muons and its comparison with Monte Carlo simulations. This analysis exploits the large size and excellent tracking capability of the ALICE Time Projection Chamber. A special emphasis is given to the study of high multiplicity events containingmore » more than 100 reconstructed muons and corresponding to a muon areal density ρ{sub μ} > 5.9 m{sup −2}. Similar events have been studied in previous underground experiments such as ALEPH and DELPHI at LEP. While these experiments were able to reproduce the measured muon multiplicity distribution with Monte Carlo simulations at low and intermediate multiplicities, their simulations failed to describe the frequency of the highest multiplicity events. In this work we show that the high multiplicity events observed in ALICE stem from primary cosmic rays with energies above 10{sup 16} eV and that the frequency of these events can be successfully described by assuming a heavy mass composition of primary cosmic rays in this energy range. The development of the resulting air showers was simulated using the latest version of QGSJET to model hadronic interactions. This observation places significant constraints on alternative, more exotic, production mechanisms for these events.« less
Strategies for automatic processing of large aftershock sequences
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Kvaerna, T.; Gibbons, S. J.
2017-12-01
Aftershock sequences following major earthquakes present great challenges to seismic bulletin generation. The analyst resources needed to locate events increase with increased event numbers as the quality of underlying, fully automatic, event lists deteriorates. While current pipelines, designed a generation ago, are usually limited to single passes over the raw data, modern systems also allow multiple passes. Processing the raw data from each station currently generates parametric data streams that are later subject to phase-association algorithms which form event hypotheses. We consider a major earthquake scenario and propose to define a region of likely aftershock activity in which we will detect and accurately locate events using a separate, specially targeted, semi-automatic process. This effort may use either pattern detectors or more general algorithms that cover wider source regions without requiring waveform similarity. An iterative procedure to generate automatic bulletins would incorporate all the aftershock event hypotheses generated by the auxiliary process, and filter all phases from these events from the original detection lists prior to a new iteration of the global phase-association algorithm.
Radiation-Hardened Electronics for Advanced Communications Systems
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Whitaker, Sterling
2015-01-01
Novel approach enables high-speed special-purpose processors Advanced reconfigurable and reprogrammable communication systems will require sub-130-nanometer electronics. Legacy single event upset (SEU) radiation-tolerant circuits are ineffective at speeds greater than 125 megahertz. In Phase I of this project, ICs, LLC, demonstrated new base-level logic circuits that provide SEU immunity for sub-130-nanometer high-speed circuits. In Phase II, the company developed an innovative self-restoring logic (SRL) circuit and a system approach that provides high-speed, SEU-tolerant solutions that are effective for sub-130-nanometer electronics scalable to at least 22-nanometer processes. The SRL system can be used in the design of NASA's next-generation special-purpose processors, especially reconfigurable communication processors.
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...--AA08 Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Potomac River, National Harbor Access Channel, MD... Harbor'' triathlon, a marine event to be held on the waters of the Potomac River in Prince George's...; Potomac River, National Harbor Access Channel, MD'' in the Federal Register (77 FR 20750). The rulemaking...
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...] Special Local Regulation and Safety Zone; America's Cup Sailing Events, San Francisco, CA AGENCY: Coast... 2012 program calendar for the on-water activities associated with the ``2012 America's Cup World Series... waters of San Francisco Bay associated with the 34th America's Cup sailing events taking place adjacent...
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...] Special Local Regulation and Safety Zone; America's Cup Sailing Events, San Francisco, CA AGENCY: Coast... ``Louis Vuitton Cup, Red Bull Youth America's Cup and the 34th America's Cup'' regatta scheduled from July... associated with the 34th America's Cup sailing events taking place adjacent to the City of San Francisco...
10 Cents To Save a Life: Ending Hunger as a Special Event.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Ames, Ina Ruth
The annual "10 Cents to Save a Life" program is a special event that has been held at Mount Ida College in Newton Centre, Massachusetts for two years. The purposes of the event include: (1) teaching the public relations class and communication majors applied public relations theory through both a fundraising campaign and an education…
78 FR 19155 - Special Local Regulations; Marine Events, Wrightsville Channel; Wrightsville Beach, NC
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2013-03-29
... establish a Special Local Regulation for the ``Swim the Loop/Motts Channel Sprint'' swim event, to be held..., mile 283.1, at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, during the swim event. DATES: Comments and related...:45 a.m., Without Limits Coaching will sponsor ``Swim the Loop'' and the ``Motts Channel Sprint'' on...
77 FR 42465 - Special Local Regulations, Cruce a Nado Internacional, Ponce Harbor; Ponce, PR
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2012-07-19
... Internacional, a swimming event. The event is scheduled to take place on Sunday, September 2, 2012. Approximately 85 swimmers are anticipated to participate in the swimming event, and there are not expected to be... special local regulations would establish a swim area, where all persons and vessels, except those persons...
Planned special events : cost management and cost recovery
DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
2009-05-01
This purpose of this primer is to aid jurisdictions and agencies, especially Departments of Transportation, with identifying and managing the costs of planned special events (PSEs) and forming policy for cost recovery. Cost management the effectiv...
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Mungas, Gregory S. (Inventor); Fisher, David J. (Inventor); Mungas, Christopher (Inventor)
2013-01-01
Propellants flow through specialized mechanical hardware that is designed for effective and safe ignition and sustained combustion of the propellants. By integrating a micro-fluidic porous media element between a propellant feed source and the combustion chamber, an effective and reliable propellant injector head may be implemented that is capable of withstanding transient combustion and detonation waves that commonly occur during an ignition event. The micro-fluidic porous media element is of specified porosity or porosity gradient selected to be appropriate for a given propellant. Additionally the propellant injector head design integrates a spark ignition mechanism that withstands extremely hot running conditions without noticeable spark mechanism degradation.
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Glagovskii, V. B.; Kassirova, N. A.; Turchina, O. A.
In designing stationary oil-gas recovery platforms on the continental shelf, the need arises to compute the estimated strength of their support base during seismic events. This paper is devoted to this estimation. The paper examines a structure consisting of the superstructure of an oil-gas platform and its gravity-type base. It is possible to install earthquake-insulating supports between them. Calculations performed for the design earthquake indicated that the design of the gravity base can resist a seismic effect without special additional measures. During the maximum design earthquake, moreover, significant stresses may develop in the zone of base where the columns aremore » connected to the upper slab of the caisson. In that case, the earthquake insulation considered for the top of the platform becomes critical.« less
Intelligent transportation systems for planned special events : a cross-cutting study
DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
2008-11-01
This cross-cutting study examines how six agencies in five states used and continue to use ITS to reduce congestion generated by planned special events, thereby reducing crashes, increasing travel time reliability, and reducing driver frustration.
Special Data Collection System (SDCS) event report, Kashmir--Tibet border region, 19 May 1975
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Hill, K.J.; Dawkins, M.S.; Baumstark, R.R.
1976-01-23
Seismic data are reported from the Special Data Collection System (SDCS) and other sources for the Kashmir-Tibet Border Region event on 19 May 1975. Published epicenter information from seismic observations is given.
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2010-05-06
... Guard established special local regulations during the reenactment portion of the ``Chestertown Tea Party Festival.'' The Chestertown Tea Party Festival is a marine event to be held on the waters of the...
Managing travel for planned special events handbook : executive summary
DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
2007-06-01
This report was written to communicate new and proven institutional and high-level operational techniques and strategies for achieving a coordinated, proactive approach to managing travel for all planned special events in a region in addition to faci...
The expert explorer: a tool for hospital data visualization and adverse drug event rules validation.
Băceanu, Adrian; Atasiei, Ionuţ; Chazard, Emmanuel; Leroy, Nicolas
2009-01-01
An important part of adverse drug events (ADEs) detection is the validation of the clinical cases and the assessment of the decision rules to detect ADEs. For that purpose, a software called "Expert Explorer" has been designed by Ideea Advertising. Anonymized datasets have been extracted from hospitals into a common repository. The tool has 3 main features. (1) It can display hospital stays in a visual and comprehensive way (diagnoses, drugs, lab results, etc.) using tables and pretty charts. (2) It allows designing and executing dashboards in order to generate knowledge about ADEs. (3) It finally allows uploading decision rules obtained from data mining. Experts can then review the rules, the hospital stays that match the rules, and finally give their advice thanks to specialized forms. Then the rules can be validated, invalidated, or improved (knowledge elicitation phase).
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2010-05-28
...-AA08 Special Local Regulation for Marine Event; 2010 International Cup Regatta, Pasquotank River... traffic in a portion of the Pasquotank River, near Elizabeth City, NC, during the 2010 International Cup... event in 33 CFR 100.501 and 33 CFR Table to Sec. 100.501, No. 54. On June 5 and 6, 2010, Carolina Cup...
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2012-08-09
... Special Local Regulation for the ``Swim Harbor Island'' swim event, to be held on the waters adjacent to..., North Carolina, during the swim event. DATES: This rule is effective on September 29, 2012 and will be.... to 11 a.m., Without Limits Coaching will sponsor ``Swim Harbor Island'' on the waters adjacent to and...
Specialized Binary Analysis for Vetting Android APPS Using GUI Logic
2016-04-01
the use of high- level reasoning based on the GUI design logic of an app to enable a security analyst to diagnose and triage the potentially sensitive...execution paths of an app. Levels of Inconsistency We have identified three- levels of logical inconsistencies: Event- level inconsistency A sensitive...operation (e.g., taking a picture) is not trigged by user action on a GUI component. Layout- level inconsistency A sensitive operation is triggered by
Clayson, Peter E; Miller, Gregory A
2017-01-01
Generalizability theory (G theory) provides a flexible, multifaceted approach to estimating score reliability. G theory's approach to estimating score reliability has important advantages over classical test theory that are relevant for research using event-related brain potentials (ERPs). For example, G theory does not require parallel forms (i.e., equal means, variances, and covariances), can handle unbalanced designs, and provides a single reliability estimate for designs with multiple sources of error. This monograph provides a detailed description of the conceptual framework of G theory using examples relevant to ERP researchers, presents the algorithms needed to estimate ERP score reliability, and provides a detailed walkthrough of newly-developed software, the ERP Reliability Analysis (ERA) Toolbox, that calculates score reliability using G theory. The ERA Toolbox is open-source, Matlab software that uses G theory to estimate the contribution of the number of trials retained for averaging, group, and/or event types on ERP score reliability. The toolbox facilitates the rigorous evaluation of psychometric properties of ERP scores recommended elsewhere in this special issue. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
36 CFR 702.12 - Space for meetings and special events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... meeting and special events at the Library can be found at http://www.loc.gov/about/facilities/index.html, or by accessing the Library's home page at http://www.loc.gov and following the link “About the...
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2010-08-05
... special local regulations within the Captain of the Port Sector Boston Zone for several swim events and... vessels during annual swim and high speed races that may pose a hazard to the public in the Captain of the..., and after the events. The Captain of the Port will inform the public about the details of each swim...
Paire-Ficout, Laurence; Lafont, Sylviane; Conte, Fanny; Coquillat, Amandine; Fabrigoule, Colette; Ankri, Joël; Blanc, Frédéric; Gabel, Cécilia; Novella, Jean-Luc; Morrone, Isabella; Mahmoudi, Rachid
2018-05-16
Because cognitive processes decline in the earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the driving abilities are often affected. The naturalistic driving approach is relevant to study the driving habits and behaviors in normal or critical situations in a familiar environment of participants. This pilot study analyzed in-car video recordings of naturalistic driving in patients with early-stage AD and in healthy controls, with a special focus on tactical self-regulation behavior. Twenty patients with early-stage AD (Diagnosis and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition [DSM-IV] criteria), and 21 healthy older adults were included in the study. Data collection equipment was installed in their personal vehicles. Two expert psychologists assessed driving performance using a specially designed Naturalistic Driving Assessment Scale (NaDAS), paying particular attention to tactical self-regulation behavior, and they recorded all critical safety events. Poorer driving performance was observed among AD drivers: their tactical self-regulation behavior was of lower quality. AD patients had also twice as many critical events as healthy drivers and three times more "unaware" critical events. This pilot study using a naturalistic approach to accurately show that AD drivers have poorer tactical self-regulation behavior than healthy older drivers. Future deployment of assistance systems in vehicles should specifically target tactical self-regulation components.
43 CFR 2932.11 - When do I need a Special Recreation Permit?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-10-01
... OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000) PERMITS FOR RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS Special Recreation Permits for Commercial Use, Competitive Events, Organized Groups... areas; (2) Noncommercial, noncompetitive, organized group activities or events; or (3) Academic...
Before And After Videotapes And Special Events Data, Preliminary Iib
DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
1994-08-25
TWO OF THE DELIVERABLES UNDER OUR SUB-CONTRACT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN WERE VIDEOTAPES OF THE BEFORE AND AFTER CONDITIONS AT SELECTED INTERSECTIONS, AND DATA FOR THE SPECIAL EVENT ANALYSIS. THESE DATA HAVE BEEN COLLECTED AND ARE MAINTAINED IN...
DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
2003-06-01
Following special events at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) (e.g., conventions, concerts, graduation ceremonies), high volumes of traffic exiting the DECC create substantial congestion at adjacent intersections. The purpose of this ...
Park, Daejin; Cho, Jeonghun
2014-01-01
A specially designed sensor processor used as a main processor in IoT (internet-of-thing) device for the rare-event sensing applications is proposed. The IoT device including the proposed sensor processor performs the event-driven sensor data processing based on an accuracy-energy configurable event-quantization in architectural level. The received sensor signal is converted into a sequence of atomic events, which is extracted by the signal-to-atomic-event generator (AEG). Using an event signal processing unit (EPU) as an accelerator, the extracted atomic events are analyzed to build the final event. Instead of the sampled raw data transmission via internet, the proposed method delays the communication with a host system until a semantic pattern of the signal is identified as a final event. The proposed processor is implemented on a single chip, which is tightly coupled in bus connection level with a microcontroller using a 0.18 μm CMOS embedded-flash process. For experimental results, we evaluated the proposed sensor processor by using an IR- (infrared radio-) based signal reflection and sensor signal acquisition system. We successfully demonstrated that the expected power consumption is in the range of 20% to 50% compared to the result of the basement in case of allowing 10% accuracy error.
2002-06-01
Countermeasures Unit Chief Special Events Management Unit Chief Domestic Terrorism/ Counterterrorism Section Chief International Terrorism Section...Asstistant Director Counter- Terrorism Division Figure 3 Division/Section/Unit Hierarchies The LNO also supports the Special Events Management Unit (SEMU
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Ali, Moonis; Whitehead, Bruce; Gupta, Uday K.; Ferber, Harry
1989-01-01
This paper describes an expert system which is designed to perform automatic data analysis, identify anomalous events, and determine the characteristic features of these events. We have employed both artificial intelligence and neural net approaches in the design of this expert system. The artificial intelligence approach is useful because it provides (1) the use of human experts' knowledge of sensor behavior and faulty engine conditions in interpreting data; (2) the use of engine design knowledge and physical sensor locations in establishing relationships among the events of multiple sensors; (3) the use of stored analysis of past data of faulty engine conditions; and (4) the use of knowledge-based reasoning in distinguishing sensor failure from actual faults. The neural network approach appears promising because neural nets (1) can be trained on extremely noisy data and produce classifications which are more robust under noisy conditions than other classification techniques; (2) avoid the necessity of noise removal by digital filtering and therefore avoid the need to make assumptions about frequency bands or other signal characteristics of anomalous behavior; (3) can, in effect, generate their own feature detectors based on the characteristics of the sensor data used in training; and (4) are inherently parallel and therefore are potentially implementable in special-purpose parallel hardware.
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Field, C.B.; Barros, V.; Stocker, T.F.
2012-07-01
This Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX) has been jointly coordinated by Working Groups I (WGI) and II (WGII) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report focuses on the relationship between climate change and extreme weather and climate events, the impacts of such events, and the strategies to manage the associated risks. This Special Report, in particular, contributes to frame the challenge of dealing with extreme weather and climate events as an issue in decision making under uncertainty, analyzing response in the context of risk management.more » The report consists of nine chapters, covering risk management; observed and projected changes in extreme weather and climate events; exposure and vulnerability to as well as losses resulting from such events; adaptation options from the local to the international scale; the role of sustainable development in modulating risks; and insights from specific case studies. (LN)« less
Sullivan, Daniel J.; Blanchard, Stephen F.
1994-01-01
This report describes and presents the sampling design, methods, quality assurance methods and results, and information on how to obtain data collected at eight fixed stations in the upper Illinois River Basin as part of the pilot phase of the National Water-Quality Assessment program. Data were collected monthly from April 1987-August l990; these data were supplemented with data collected during special events, including high and low flows. Each fixed station represents a cross section at which the transport of selected dissolved and suspended materials can be computed. Samples collected monthly and during special events were analyzed for concentrations of major ions, nutrients, trace elements, organic carbon, chlorophyll-a, suspended sediment, and other constituents. Field measurements of water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, specific conductance, and indicator bacteria also were made at each site. Samples of suspended sediment were analyzed for concentrations of major ions and trace elements. In addition, samples were analyzed seasonally for concentrations of antimony, bromide, molybdenum, and the radionuclides gross alpha and gross beta.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... Marine Events; Potomac River, National Harbor Access Channel, MD. 100.35T05-0276 Section 100.35T05-0276... SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS § 100.35T05-0276 Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Potomac... area: All waters of the Potomac River, within lines connecting the following positions: From 38°47′35...
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2014-07-01
... Marine Events; Potomac River, National Harbor Access Channel, MD. 100.35T05-0276 Section 100.35T05-0276... SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS § 100.35T05-0276 Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Potomac... area: All waters of the Potomac River, within lines connecting the following positions: From 38°47′35...
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... special local regulations during the swim segment of the ``TriRock Triathlon Series'', a marine event to..., Maryland. The swim segment of the event will occur from 6:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. and will be located in Spa... City Dock. A portion of the swim course will impede the federal navigation channel. Due to the need for...
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2013-07-01
... Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CIVIL DEFENSE DEFENSE SUPPORT OF SPECIAL EVENTS... Department of Defense is the only source of specialized capabilities. DoD support should not be provided if... Department of Defense may support such events with personnel, equipment, and services in accordance with...
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2012-07-01
... Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CIVIL DEFENSE DEFENSE SUPPORT OF SPECIAL EVENTS... Department of Defense is the only source of specialized capabilities. DoD support should not be provided if... Department of Defense may support such events with personnel, equipment, and services in accordance with...
Special Events: Planning for Success, Second Edition.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Harris, April L.
This book is intended to serve as a practical reference tool for advancement services professionals, illustrating the importance of special events as a way to communicate with and personalize contact between the higher education institution and donors, community leaders, students, elected officials, and others. Each chapter offers comprehensive…
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Gluck, Paul
2008-01-01
Special events like science days, teacher's meetings and physics recruiting efforts require spectacular and, if possible, interactive experiments for the audience. Based on past experience with such events, we have gathered and present here a series of demonstration experiments in mechanics, optics, waves and electricity which are suitable, and…
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CIVIL DEFENSE DEFENSE SUPPORT OF SPECIAL EVENTS... Department of Defense is the only source of specialized capabilities. DoD support should not be provided if... Department of Defense may support such events with personnel, equipment, and services in accordance with...
Rocket engine injectorhead with flashback barrier
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Mungas, Gregory S. (Inventor); Fisher, David J. (Inventor); Mungas, Christopher (Inventor)
2012-01-01
Propellants flow through specialized mechanical hardware that is designed for effective and safe ignition and sustained combustion of the propellants. By integrating a micro-fluidic porous media element between a propellant feed source and the combustion chamber, an effective and reliable propellant injector head may be implemented that is capable of withstanding transient combustion and detonation waves that commonly occur during an ignition event. The micro-fluidic porous media element is of specified porosity or porosity gradient selected to be appropriate for a given propellant. Additionally the propellant injector head design integrates a spark ignition mechanism that withstands extremely hot running conditions without noticeable spark mechanism degradation.
Research on scheduling of robotic transient survey for Antarctic Survey Telescopes (AST3)
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Liu, Qiang; Wei, Peng; Shang, Zhao-Hui; Ma, Bin; Hu, Yi
2018-01-01
Antarctic Survey Telescopes (AST3) are designed to be fully robotic telescopes at Dome A, Antarctica, which aim for highly efficient time-domain sky surveys as well as rapid response to special transient events (e.g., gamma-ray bursts, near-Earth asteroids, supernovae, etc.). Unlike traditional observations, a well-designed real-time survey scheduler is needed in order to implement an automatic survey in a very efficient, reliable and flexible way for the unattended telescopes. We present a study of the survey strategy for AST3 and implementation of its survey scheduler, which is also useful for other survey projects.
Julian, Timothy R; Bustos, Carla; Kwong, Laura H; Badilla, Alejandro D; Lee, Julia; Bischel, Heather N; Canales, Robert A
2018-05-08
Quantitative data on human-environment interactions are needed to fully understand infectious disease transmission processes and conduct accurate risk assessments. Interaction events occur during an individual's movement through, and contact with, the environment, and can be quantified using diverse methodologies. Methods that utilize videography, coupled with specialized software, can provide a permanent record of events, collect detailed interactions in high resolution, be reviewed for accuracy, capture events difficult to observe in real-time, and gather multiple concurrent phenomena. In the accompanying video, the use of specialized software to capture humanenvironment interactions for human exposure and disease transmission is highlighted. Use of videography, combined with specialized software, allows for the collection of accurate quantitative representations of human-environment interactions in high resolution. Two specialized programs include the Virtual Timing Device for the Personal Computer, which collects sequential microlevel activity time series of contact events and interactions, and LiveTrak, which is optimized to facilitate annotation of events in real-time. Opportunities to annotate behaviors at high resolution using these tools are promising, permitting detailed records that can be summarized to gain information on infectious disease transmission and incorporated into more complex models of human exposure and risk.
2002-03-01
sections consists of four units, the Domestic Terrorism Operations Unit, the WMD Operations Unit, the WMD Countermeasures Unit, and Special Events Management Unit...Countermeasures Unit Chief Special Events Management Unit Chief Domestic Terrorism/ Counterterrorism Section Chief International Terrorism Section Asstistant
43 CFR 2932.22 - When do I apply for a Special Recreation Permit?
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2011-10-01
...) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000) PERMITS FOR RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS Special Recreation Permits for Commercial Use, Competitive Events, Organized... intended use. A BLM office may also authorize shorter application times for activities or events that do...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-01-01
... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Advertising. 381.7 Section 381.7... REGULATIONS SPECIAL EVENT TOURS § 381.7 Advertising. No operator of a Special Event Tour or agent of such an operator shall conduct, or cause or allow to be conducted, any advertising, solicitation or other promotion...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-01-01
... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Advertising. 381.7 Section 381.7... REGULATIONS SPECIAL EVENT TOURS § 381.7 Advertising. No operator of a Special Event Tour or agent of such an operator shall conduct, or cause or allow to be conducted, any advertising, solicitation or other promotion...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-01-01
... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Advertising. 381.7 Section 381.7... REGULATIONS SPECIAL EVENT TOURS § 381.7 Advertising. No operator of a Special Event Tour or agent of such an operator shall conduct, or cause or allow to be conducted, any advertising, solicitation or other promotion...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-01-01
... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Advertising. 381.7 Section 381.7... REGULATIONS SPECIAL EVENT TOURS § 381.7 Advertising. No operator of a Special Event Tour or agent of such an operator shall conduct, or cause or allow to be conducted, any advertising, solicitation or other promotion...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-01-01
... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Advertising. 381.7 Section 381.7... REGULATIONS SPECIAL EVENT TOURS § 381.7 Advertising. No operator of a Special Event Tour or agent of such an operator shall conduct, or cause or allow to be conducted, any advertising, solicitation or other promotion...
36 CFR 331.11 - Special events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Special events. 331.11 Section 331.11 Parks, Forests, and Public Property CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PROTECTION, USE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FALLS OF THE OHIO NATIONAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREA...
36 CFR § 331.11 - Special events.
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2013-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2013-07-01 2012-07-01 true Special events. § 331.11 Section § 331.11 Parks, Forests, and Public Property CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PROTECTION, USE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FALLS OF THE OHIO NATIONAL WILDLIFE...
36 CFR 331.11 - Special events.
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2014-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Special events. 331.11 Section 331.11 Parks, Forests, and Public Property CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PROTECTION, USE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FALLS OF THE OHIO NATIONAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREA...
36 CFR 331.11 - Special events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Special events. 331.11 Section 331.11 Parks, Forests, and Public Property CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PROTECTION, USE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FALLS OF THE OHIO NATIONAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREA...
36 CFR 331.11 - Special events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Special events. 331.11 Section 331.11 Parks, Forests, and Public Property CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PROTECTION, USE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FALLS OF THE OHIO NATIONAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREA...
Measurement and analysis of force-time outputs of pyrotechnic nuts
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Neubert, V. H.
1973-01-01
The dynamic loadings produced by two standard pyrotechnic nuts were compared with loadings produced by four recently developed low-shock nuts. The nuts were manufactured by separate contractors. Each nut was given a number designation, the number having no special significance. The results show that the use of the Hopkinson bar to measure force-time outputs of the nuts at stud and housing sides aided greatly in understanding the events occurring in the nuts. Acceleration data appear to be dependable, for the most part, but of more limited value. The low-shock designs show considerable improvement over the standard designs above 4,000 Hz when the results are plotted in shock spectrum form. They involve some penalties with regard to weight and cost.
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Baumgardt, D.
1998-03-31
The International Monitoring System (IMS) for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) faces the serious challenge of being able to accurately and reliably identify seismic events in any region of the world. Extensive research has been performed in recent years on developing discrimination techniques which appear to classify seismic events into broad categories of source types, such as nuclear explosion, earthquake, and mine blast. This report examines in detail the problem of effectiveness of regional discrimination procedures in the application of waveform discriminants to Special Event identification and the issue of discriminant transportability.
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Menzel, Christopher; Mayer, Richard J.; Edwards, Douglas D.
1991-01-01
The Process Description Capture Method (IDEF3) is one of several Integrated Computer-Aided Manufacturing (ICAM) DEFinition methods developed by the Air Force to support systems engineering activities, and in particular, to support information systems development. These methods have evolved as a distillation of 'good practice' experience by information system developers and are designed to raise the performance level of the novice practitioner to one comparable with that of an expert. IDEF3 is meant to serve as a knowledge acquisition and requirements definition tool that structures the user's understanding of how a given process, event, or system works around process descriptions. A special purpose graphical language accompanying the method serves to highlight temporal precedence and causality relationships relative to the process or event being described.
ACOG Committee Opinion No. 487: Preparing for clinical emergencies in obstetrics and gynecology.
2011-04-01
Patient care emergencies may periodically occur at any time in any setting, particularly the inpatient setting. To respond to these emergencies, it is important that obstetrician-gynecologists prepare themselves by assessing potential emergencies that might occur, creating plans that include establishing early warning systems, designating specialized first responders, conducting emergency drills, and debriefing staff after actual events to identify strengths and opportunities for improvement. Having such systems in place may reduce or prevent the severity of medical emergencies.
Set-Membership Identification for Robust Control Design
1993-04-28
system G can be regarded as having no memory in (18) in terms of G and 0, we get of events prior to t = 1, the initial time. Roughly, this means all...algorithm in [1]. Also in our application, the size of the matrices involved is quite large and special attention should be paid to the memory ...management and algorithmic implementation; otherwise huge amounts of memory will be required to perform the optimization even for modest values of M and N
Volunteer Motivations at a National Special Olympics Event
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Khoo, Selina; Engelhorn, Rich
2011-01-01
Understanding the motivations for people to volunteer with the management and execution of major sporting events is important for the recruitment and retention of the volunteers. This research investigated volunteer motivations at the first National Special Olympics held in Ames, Iowa, USA in July 2006. A total of 289 participants completed the 28…
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... establish special local regulations during the ``Baltimore Dragon Boat Challenge,'' a marine event to be... later notice in the Federal Register. Background and Purpose On June 19, 2010, Baltimore Dragon Boat Club, Inc. will sponsor Dragon Boat Races in the Patapsco River, Northwest Harbor at Baltimore, MD. The...
High Current ESD Test of Advanced Triple Junction Solar Array Coupon
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Wright, Kenneth H., Jr.; Schneider, Todd A.; Vaughn, Jason A.; Hoang, Bao; Wong, Frankie
2014-01-01
Testing was conducted on an Advanced Triple Junction (ATJ) coupon that was part of a risk reduction effort in the development of a high-powered solar array design by Space Systems Loral, LLC (SSL). The ATJ coupon was a small, 4-cell, two-string configuration of flight-type design that has served as the basic test coupon design used in previous SSL environmental aging campaigns. The objective of the present test was to evaluate the performance of the coupon after being subjected to induced electrostatic discharge (ESD) testing at two string voltages (100 V, 150 V) and four string currents (1.65 A, 2.0 A, 2.475 A, and 3.3 A). An ESD test circuit, unique to SSL solar array design, was built that simulates the effect of missing cells and strings in a full solar panel with special primary arc flashover circuitry. A total of 73 primary arcs were obtained that included 7 temporary sustained arcs (TSA) events. The durations of the TSAs ranged from 50 micro-seconds to 2.75 milli-seconds. All TSAs occurred at a string voltage of 150 V. Post-ESD functional testing showed that no degradation occurred due to the TSA events. These test results point to a robust design for application to a high-current, high-power mission.
2014-01-01
A specially designed sensor processor used as a main processor in IoT (internet-of-thing) device for the rare-event sensing applications is proposed. The IoT device including the proposed sensor processor performs the event-driven sensor data processing based on an accuracy-energy configurable event-quantization in architectural level. The received sensor signal is converted into a sequence of atomic events, which is extracted by the signal-to-atomic-event generator (AEG). Using an event signal processing unit (EPU) as an accelerator, the extracted atomic events are analyzed to build the final event. Instead of the sampled raw data transmission via internet, the proposed method delays the communication with a host system until a semantic pattern of the signal is identified as a final event. The proposed processor is implemented on a single chip, which is tightly coupled in bus connection level with a microcontroller using a 0.18 μm CMOS embedded-flash process. For experimental results, we evaluated the proposed sensor processor by using an IR- (infrared radio-) based signal reflection and sensor signal acquisition system. We successfully demonstrated that the expected power consumption is in the range of 20% to 50% compared to the result of the basement in case of allowing 10% accuracy error. PMID:25580458
Lapham, Laura L; Chanton, Jeffrey P; Martens, Christopher S; Higley, Paul D; Jannasch, Hans W; Woolsey, J Robert
2008-10-01
A specialized pore-fluid array (PFA) sampler was designed to collect and store pore fluids to monitor temporal changes of ions and gases in gas hydrate bearing sediments. We tested the hypothesis that pore-fluid chemistry records hydrate formation or decomposition events and reflects local seismic activity. The PFA is a seafloor probe that consists of an interchangeable instrument package that houses OsmoSamplers, long-term pore-fluid samplers, a specialized low-dead volume fluid coupler, and eight sample ports along a 10 m sediment probe shaft. The PFA was deployed at Mississippi Canyon 118, a Gulf of Mexico hydrate site. A 170 day record was acquired from the overlying water and 1.3 m below seafloor (mbsf). Fluids were measured for dissolved chloride, sulfate, and methane concentrations and dissolved inorganic carbon and methane stable carbon and deuterium isotope ratios. Chloride and sulfate did not change significantly over time, suggesting the absence of gas hydrate formation or decomposition events. Over the temporal record, methane concentrations averaged 4 mM at 1.3 mbsf, and methane was thermogenic in origin (delta13C-CH4 = -32.4 +/- 3.4 per thousand). The timing of an anomalous 14 mM methane spike coincided with a nearby earthquake (Mw = 5.8), consistent with the hypothesis that pore-fluid chemistry reflects seismic events.
ICE System: Interruptible control expert system. M.S. Thesis
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Vezina, James M.
1990-01-01
The Interruptible Control Expert (ICE) System is based on an architecture designed to provide a strong foundation for real-time production rule expert systems. Three principles are adopted to guide the development of ICE. A practical delivery platform must be provided, no specialized hardware can be used to solve deficiencies in the software design. Knowledge of the environment and the rule-base is exploited to improve the performance of a delivered system. The third principle of ICE is to respond to the most critical event, at the expense of the more trivial tasks. Minimal time is spent on classifying the potential importance of environmental events with the majority of the time used for finding the responses. A feature of the system, derived from all three principles, is the lack of working memory. By using a priori information, a fixed amount of memory can be specified for the hardware platform. The absence of working memory removes the dangers of garbage collection during the continuous operation of the controller.
A software engineering approach to expert system design and verification
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Bochsler, Daniel C.; Goodwin, Mary Ann
1988-01-01
Software engineering design and verification methods for developing expert systems are not yet well defined. Integration of expert system technology into software production environments will require effective software engineering methodologies to support the entire life cycle of expert systems. The software engineering methods used to design and verify an expert system, RENEX, is discussed. RENEX demonstrates autonomous rendezvous and proximity operations, including replanning trajectory events and subsystem fault detection, onboard a space vehicle during flight. The RENEX designers utilized a number of software engineering methodologies to deal with the complex problems inherent in this system. An overview is presented of the methods utilized. Details of the verification process receive special emphasis. The benefits and weaknesses of the methods for supporting the development life cycle of expert systems are evaluated, and recommendations are made based on the overall experiences with the methods.
When a checklist is not enough: How to improve them and what else is needed.
Raman, Jaishankar; Leveson, Nancy; Samost, Aubrey Lynn; Dobrilovic, Nikola; Oldham, Maggie; Dekker, Sidney; Finkelstein, Stan
2016-08-01
Checklists are being introduced to enhance patient safety, but the results have been mixed. The goal of this research is to understand why time-outs and checklists are sometimes not effective in preventing surgical adverse events and to identify additional measures needed to reduce these events. A total of 380 consecutive patients underwent complex cardiac surgery over a 24-month period between November 2011 and November 2013 at an academic medical center, out of a total of 529 cardiac cases. Elective isolated aortic valve replacements, mitral valve repairs, and coronary artery bypass graft surgical procedures (N = 149) were excluded. A time-out was conducted in a standard fashion in all patients in accordance with the World Health Organization surgical checklist protocol. Adverse events were classified as anything that resulted in an operative delay, nonavailability of equipment, failure of drug administration, or unexpected adverse clinical outcome. These events and their details were collected every week and analyzed using a systemic causal analysis technique using a technique called CAST (causal analysis based on systems theory). This analytic technique evaluated the sociotechnical system to identify the set of causal factors involved in the adverse events and the causal factors explored to identify reasons. Recommendations were made for the improvement of checklists and the use of system design changes that could prevent such events in the future. Thirty events were identified. The causal analysis of these 30 adverse events was carried out and actionable events classified. There were important limitations in the use of standard checklists as a stand-alone patient safety measure in the operating room setting, because of multiple factors. Major categories included miscommunication between staff, medication errors, missing instrumentation, missing implants, and improper handling of equipment or instruments. An average of 3.9 recommendations were generated for each adverse event scenario. Time-outs and checklists can prevent some types of adverse events, but they need to be carefully designed. Additional interventions aimed at improving safety controls in the system design are needed to augment the use of checklists. Customization of checklists for specialized surgical procedures may reduce adverse events. Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Mutic, Sasa; Brame, R Scott; Oddiraju, Swetha; Parikh, Parag; Westfall, Melisa A; Hopkins, Merilee L; Medina, Angel D; Danieley, Jonathan C; Michalski, Jeff M; El Naqa, Issam M; Low, Daniel A; Wu, Bin
2010-09-01
The value of near-miss and error reporting processes in many industries is well appreciated and typically can be supported with data that have been collected over time. While it is generally accepted that such processes are important in the radiation therapy (RT) setting, studies analyzing the effects of organized reporting and process improvement systems on operation and patient safety in individual clinics remain scarce. The purpose of this work is to report on the design and long-term use of an electronic reporting system in a RT department and compare it to the paper-based reporting system it replaced. A specifically designed web-based system was designed for reporting of individual events in RT and clinically implemented in 2007. An event was defined as any occurrence that could have, or had, resulted in a deviation in the delivery of patient care. The aim of the system was to support process improvement in patient care and safety. The reporting tool was designed so individual events could be quickly and easily reported without disrupting clinical work. This was very important because the system use was voluntary. The spectrum of reported deviations extended from minor workflow issues (e.g., scheduling) to errors in treatment delivery. Reports were categorized based on functional area, type, and severity of an event. The events were processed and analyzed by a formal process improvement group that used the data and the statistics collected through the web-based tool for guidance in reengineering clinical processes. The reporting trends for the first 24 months with the electronic system were compared to the events that were reported in the same clinic with a paper-based system over a seven-year period. The reporting system and the process improvement structure resulted in increased event reporting, improved event communication, and improved identification of clinical areas which needed process and safety improvements. The reported data were also useful for the evaluation of corrective measures and recognition of ineffective measures and efforts. The electronic system was relatively well accepted by personnel and resulted in minimal disruption of clinical work. Event reporting in the quarters with the fewest number of reported events, though voluntary, was almost four times greater than the most events reported in any one quarter with the paper-based system and remained consistent from the inception of the process through the date of this report. However, the acceptance was not universal, validating the need for improved education regarding reporting processes and systematic approaches to reporting culture development. Specially designed electronic event reporting systems in a radiotherapy setting can provide valuable data for process and patient safety improvement and are more effective reporting mechanisms than paper-based systems. Additional work is needed to develop methods that can more effectively utilize reported data for process improvement, including the development of standardized event taxonomy and a classification system for RT.
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Special Librarian to Knowledge Counselor in the Year 2006.
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Spaulding, Frank H.
1988-01-01
Considers how four historical events have influenced the world for information professionals and the view these events offer of the future: (1) invention of the Gutenberg printing press; (2) invention of the transistor; (3) success of the railroad; and (4) a statement by John Cotton Dana, first president of the Special Libraries Association. (9…
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... AQS as a special event due to a volcanic eruption. Under EPA's 1994 guidance,\\4\\ data may be excluded... 1992-1994 period (all in 1992), these values were flagged by ADEC as special events due to a volcanic eruption. EPA concurred on the flagged exceedances in a May 24, 1995, letter to ADEC and thus these values...
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75 FR 72766 - Defense Support to Special Events
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... Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601) because it would not, if promulgated, have a significant economic impact on a...) Materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs, or the rights and... events may be funded by title 10 U.S.C. 2564 and include: (A) The Special Olympics. (B) The Paralympics...
STS-46 Special Events Resource Tape, Part 1 of 2
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
1992-01-01
Footage shows the inflight interviews of the crew of the STS-46 Atlantis Orbiter. An Italian VIP call and press conference (both spoken in Italian) are seen, and Mission Specialist Franklin R. Chang-Diaz participates in a Costa Rican VIP call (spoken in Spanish). See also 'STS-46 Special Events Resource Tape, Part 2 of 2'.
78 FR 36424 - Special Local Regulations for Summer Events; Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone
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A Bayesian additive model for understanding public transport usage in special events.
Rodrigues, Filipe; Borysov, Stanislav; Ribeiro, Bernardete; Pereira, Francisco
2016-12-02
Public special events, like sports games, concerts and festivals are well known to create disruptions in transportation systems, often catching the operators by surprise. Although these are usually planned well in advance, their impact is difficult to predict, even when organisers and transportation operators coordinate. The problem highly increases when several events happen concurrently. To solve these problems, costly processes, heavily reliant on manual search and personal experience, are usual practice in large cities like Singapore, London or Tokyo. This paper presents a Bayesian additive model with Gaussian process components that combines smart card records from public transport with context information about events that is continuously mined from the Web. We develop an efficient approximate inference algorithm using expectation propagation, which allows us to predict the total number of public transportation trips to the special event areas, thereby contributing to a more adaptive transportation system. Furthermore, for multiple concurrent event scenarios, the proposed algorithm is able to disaggregate gross trip counts into their most likely components related to specific events and routine behavior. Using real data from Singapore, we show that the presented model outperforms the best baseline model by up to 26% in R2 and also has explanatory power for its individual components.
Calendar of Tours and Special Events
Search Calendar of Tours and Special Events Tour Info Public Tours Registrar Other Calendars All - 3:30 PM, for Public 6 Ask-a-Scientist Guided Tour of Fermilab: Triggering at the LHC: Too much data IS a good thing by Jahred Adelman, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, for Teachers, Students, Public 20 Get to Know
Updates in Perioperative Care: Ideas from the Human Field.
Mayer, Joerg; Shepard, Molly
2016-01-01
The article focuses mainly on appropriate patient preparation for an anesthetic episode. Special attention is given to evaluate the environmental situation for optimal adjustment to reduce stress before the anesthetic event. During the anesthetic event, special attention must be paid regarding monitoring and, evaluating the patient during and after the anesthetic episode. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
75 FR 41373 - Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Port Huron to Mackinac Island Sail Race
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76 FR 68314 - Special Local Regulations; Key West World Championship, Atlantic Ocean; Key West, FL
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Postdocs Attend Special Events during Postdoc Appreciation Week | Poster
NCI at Frederick postdocs were treated to special events by the Fellows and Young Investigators Committee during National Postdoc Appreciation Week, September 15–19. At the first Frederick fellows seminar of the fall on September 17, postdocs were invited to hear their colleagues present highlights of their research and stay for pizza and ice cream, compliments of the
Mining transportation information from social media for planned and unplanned events.
DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
2016-05-01
The objective of this project is on mining social media data to deduce useful travelers information with : a special emphasis under events, including both planned events (such as sporting games), and : unplanned events (such as traffic accidents)....
Severe Weather and Special Events - NOAA GOES Geostationary Satellite
IR Image Loop Infrared 2 Event 4 Chan 2 Image Visible Event 4 VIS Image Loop Water Vapor Event 4 WV ;. This web site should not be used to support operational observation, forecasting, emergency, or
Data Albums: An Event Driven Search, Aggregation and Curation Tool for Earth Science
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Ramachandran, Rahul; Kulkarni, Ajinkya; Maskey, Manil; Bakare, Rohan; Basyal, Sabin; Li, Xiang; Flynn, Shannon
2014-01-01
Approaches used in Earth science research such as case study analysis and climatology studies involve discovering and gathering diverse data sets and information to support the research goals. To gather relevant data and information for case studies and climatology analysis is both tedious and time consuming. Current Earth science data systems are designed with the assumption that researchers access data primarily by instrument or geophysical parameter. In cases where researchers are interested in studying a significant event, they have to manually assemble a variety of datasets relevant to it by searching the different distributed data systems. This paper presents a specialized search, aggregation and curation tool for Earth science to address these challenges. The search rool automatically creates curated 'Data Albums', aggregated collections of information related to a specific event, containing links to relevant data files [granules] from different instruments, tools and services for visualization and analysis, and information about the event contained in news reports, images or videos to supplement research analysis. Curation in the tool is driven via an ontology based relevancy ranking algorithm to filter out non relevant information and data.
SEGR- and SEB-hardened structure with DSPSOI in power MOSFETs
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Tang, Zhaohuan; Fu, Xinghua; Yang, Fashun; Tan, Kaizhou; Ma, Kui; Wu, Xue; Lin, Jiexing
2017-12-01
Single event irradiation-hardened power MOSFET is the most important device for DC/DC converter in space environment application. Single event gate rupture (SEGR) and single event burnout (SEB), which will degrade the running safety and reliability of spacecraft, are the two typical failure modes in power MOSFETs. In this paper, based on recombination mechanism of interface between oxide and silicon, a novel hardened power MOSFETs structure for SEGR and SEB is proposed. The structure comprises double stagger partial silicon-on-insulator (DSPSOI) layers. Results show that the safety operation area (SOA) of a 130 V N-channel power MOSFET in single event irradiation environment is enhanced by up to 50% when the linear-energy-transfer value of heavy ion is a constant of 98 MeV·cm2/mg in the whole incident track, and the other parameters are almost maintained at the same value. Thus this novel structure can be widely used in designing single event irradiation-hardened power MOSFETs. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61464002), the Grand Science and Technology Special Project in Guizhou Province of China (No. [2015]6006), and the Ministry of Education Open Foundation for Semiconductor Power Device Reliability (No. 010201).
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...- hull and twin-hull inboard hydroplanes racing in heats counter- clockwise around an oval race course... marine event. The event consists of approximately 50 V-hull and twin-hull inboard hydroplanes racing in...
West Valley demonstration project: Implementation of the kerosene mitigation plan
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Blickwedehl, R.R.; Goodman, J.; Valenti, P.J.
1987-05-01
An aggressive program was implemented to mitigate the migration of radioactive kerosene believed to have originated from the West Valley NRC-Licensed Disposal Area (NDA) disposal trenches designated as SH-10 and SH-11 (Special Holes 10 and 11). This report provides a historical background of the events leading to the migration problem, the results of a detailed investigation to determine the location and source of the kerosene migration, the remediation plan to mitigate the migration, and the actions taken to successfully stabilize the kerosene. 7 refs., 19 figs., 1 tab.
A very sensitive ion collection device for plasma-laser characterization.
Cavallaro, S; Torrisi, L; Cutroneo, M; Amato, A; Sarta, F; Wen, L
2012-06-01
In this paper a very sensitive ion collection device, for diagnostic of laser ablated-target plasma, is described. It allows for reducing down to few microvolts the signal threshold at digital scope input. A standard ion collector is coupled to a transimpedance amplifier, specially designed, which increases data acquisition sensitivity by a gain ≈1100 and does not introduce any significant distortion of input signal. By time integration of current intensity, an amount of charge as small as 2.7 × 10(-2) pC can be detected for photopeak events.
ASCAN Helms simulates parachute jump during VAFB training exercises
1990-09-17
S90-48372 (29-31 July 1990) --- Mission specialist astronaut candidate Susan J. Helms simulates a parachute jump during a survival training course at Vance Air Force Base. She is one of 23 astronaut candidates from the Johnson Space Center who have joined military personnel for the special three-day training course. The course is designed to prepare the trainees for proper survival measures to take in the event of an emergency aboard the T-38 jet trainer aircraft they will frequently use once they become full-fledged astronauts.
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NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Kutt, P. H.; Balamuth, D. P.
1989-10-01
Summary form only given, as follows. A multiprocessor system based on commercially available VMEbus components has been developed for the acquisition and reduction of event-mode data in nuclear physics experiments. The system contains seven 68000 CPUs and 14 Mbyte of memory. A minimal operating system handles data transfer and task allocation, and a compiler for a specially designed event analysis language produces code for the processors. The system has been in operation for four years at the University of Pennsylvania Tandem Accelerator Laboratory. Computation rates over three times that of a MicroVAX II have been achieved at a fraction of the cost. The use of WORM optical disks for event recording allows the processing of gigabyte data sets without operator intervention. A more powerful system is being planned which will make use of recently developed RISC (reduced instruction set computer) processors to obtain an order of magnitude increase in computing power per node.
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... the events start and finish points. The Coast Guard received information about the Riverhead Rocks Triathlon from the event sponsor, Event Power, on May 2, 2013. Event Power held the Riverhead Rocks... difficulty of rescheduling the early morning start of the swim event with the desired high tide cycle. While...
Peto, R.; Pike, M. C.; Armitage, P.; Breslow, N. E.; Cox, D. R.; Howard, S. V.; Mantel, N.; McPherson, K.; Peto, J.; Smith, P. G.
1977-01-01
Part I of this report appeared in the previous issue (Br. J. Cancer (1976) 34,585), and discussed the design of randomized clinical trials. Part II now describes efficient methods of analysis of randomized clinical trials in which we wish to compare the duration of survival (or the time until some other untoward event first occurs) among different groups of patients. It is intended to enable physicians without statistical training either to analyse such data themselves using life tables, the logrank test and retrospective stratification, or, when such analyses are presented, to appreciate them more critically, but the discussion may also be of interest to statisticians who have not yet specialized in clinical trial analyses. PMID:831755
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... enforce the special local regulations in 33 CFR 100.1101 during the San Diego Parade of Lights, held on... regulations in 33 CFR 100.1101 in support of the annual marine event, the San Diego Parade of Lights (Item 5 on Table 1 of 33 CFR 100.1101), held over two Sunday nights in December. The Coast Guard will enforce...
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
McCarther, Shirley Marie; Davis, Donna M.; Caruthers, Loyce
2012-01-01
It was the second week in October, 2010. This year was like many in the past, where for decades, everyone convenes to continue traditions and preparations that have centered on a single, special event. This special event or celebration contextualizes the academic and social experiences of successful graduates of one HBCU located in Jefferson City,…
History of Special Operations Forces in Malaysia
2013-06-01
Transformation,” an article for the 11th International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, 2006, http://www.dodccrp.org/events...the 91 Grup Operasi Perisikan (GOP). This unit is a special combat unit in the Army Intelligence Corps, placed under the operational control of the...and Control Research and Technology Symposium 2006, http://www.dodccrp.org/events/11th_ICCRTS/html/papers/061.pdf (accessed February 29, 2012
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Robertson, Brandan
2008-01-01
Spaceflight mechanisms have a reputation for being difficult to develop and operate successfully. This reputation is well earned. Many circumstances conspire to make this so: the environments in which the mechanisms are used are extremely severe, there is usually limited or no maintenance opportunity available during operation due to this environment, the environments are difficult to replicate accurately on the ground, the expense of the mechanism development makes it impractical to build and test many units for long periods of time before use, mechanisms tend to be highly specialized and not prone to interchangeability or off-the-shelf use, they can generate and store a lot of energy, and the nature of mechanisms themselves, as a combination of structures, electronics, etc. designed to accomplish specific dynamic performance, makes them very complex and subject to many unpredictable interactions of many types. In addition to their complexities, mechanism are often counted upon to provide critical vehicle functions that can result in catastrophic events should the functions not be performed. It is for this reason that mechanisms are frequently subjected to special scrutiny in safety processes. However, a failure tolerant approach, along with good design and development practices and detailed design reviews, can be developed to allow such notoriously troublesome mechanisms to be utilized confidently in safety-critical applications.
The artificial retina for track reconstruction at the LHC crossing rate
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Abba, A.; Bedeschi, F.; Citterio, M.; Caponio, F.; Cusimano, A.; Geraci, A.; Marino, P.; Morello, M. J.; Neri, N.; Punzi, G.; Piucci, A.; Ristori, L.; Spinella, F.; Stracka, S.; Tonelli, D.
2016-04-01
We present the results of an R&D study for a specialized processor capable of precisely reconstructing events with hundreds of charged-particle tracks in pixel and silicon strip detectors at 40 MHz, thus suitable for processing LHC events at the full crossing frequency. For this purpose we design and test a massively parallel pattern-recognition algorithm, inspired to the current understanding of the mechanisms adopted by the primary visual cortex of mammals in the early stages of visual-information processing. The detailed geometry and charged-particle's activity of a large tracking detector are simulated and used to assess the performance of the artificial retina algorithm. We find that high-quality tracking in large detectors is possible with sub-microsecond latencies when the algorithm is implemented in modern, high-speed, high-bandwidth FPGA devices.
76 FR 63239 - Special Local Regulations; Recurring Marine Events in the Fifth Coast Guard District
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...[deg]27'16'' W. 3 April--2nd Saturday. St. Mary's Seahawk St. Mary's College All waters of the St. Mary... event date(s) for 12 previously established events, and delete 4 previously listed marine events... these events, reduce the Coast Guard's administrative workload and expedite public notification of...
78 FR 69007 - Special Local Regulations; Eleventh Coast Guard District Annual Marine Events
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... marine events that occur annually within the Eleventh Coast Guard District. These updates include adding..., Southern California annual marine events for the San Diego Captain of the Port zone, by adding 12 new... Diego Captain of the Port zone, by adding 9 new events and updating 1 event with [[Page 69009
43 CFR 2932.20 - Special Recreation Permit applications.
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A pinch of salt goes a long way in communicating astronomy
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Manxoyi, S.
2008-06-01
The building of the Southern African Large Telescope not only revolutionised the methods of data collection in astronomy as a science in South Africa, but also changed the face, approach and impact of astronomy communication in our country. This presentation examines the various ways in which SALT has been supporting and continues to drive astronomy communication with the public. These include the following strands: learner activities, educator programmes, special events and national events as well general public programmes. The learner activities include SALT tours, space camps, stargazing, astronomy quiz, workshops, science clubs and job shadowing. The educators' strand includes workshops, projects, mini conferences, tours, team and co teaching. The public is catered for through special events, national events, exhibitions, star parties and festivals.
43 CFR 2932.30 - Fees for Special Recreation Permits.
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2011-10-01
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43 CFR 2932.50 - Administration of Special Recreation Permits.
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2011-10-01
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Biomimetic approaches with smart interfaces for bone regeneration.
Sailaja, G S; Ramesh, P; Vellappally, Sajith; Anil, Sukumaran; Varma, H K
2016-11-05
A 'smart tissue interface' is a host tissue-biomaterial interface capable of triggering favourable biochemical events inspired by stimuli responsive mechanisms. In other words, biomaterial surface is instrumental in dictating the interface functionality. This review aims to investigate the fundamental and favourable requirements of a 'smart tissue interface' that can positively influence the degree of healing and promote bone tissue regeneration. A biomaterial surface when interacts synergistically with the dynamic extracellular matrix, the healing process become accelerated through development of a smart interface. The interface functionality relies equally on bound functional groups and conjugated molecules belonging to the biomaterial and the biological milieu it interacts with. The essential conditions for such a special biomimetic environment are discussed. We highlight the impending prospects of smart interfaces and trying to relate the design approaches as well as critical factors that determine species-specific functionality with special reference to bone tissue regeneration.
Embodied and Distributed Parallel DJing.
Cappelen, Birgitta; Andersson, Anders-Petter
2016-01-01
Everyone has a right to take part in cultural events and activities, such as music performances and music making. Enforcing that right, within Universal Design, is often limited to a focus on physical access to public areas, hearing aids etc., or groups of persons with special needs performing in traditional ways. The latter might be people with disabilities, being musicians playing traditional instruments, or actors playing theatre. In this paper we focus on the innovative potential of including people with special needs, when creating new cultural activities. In our project RHYME our goal was to create health promoting activities for children with severe disabilities, by developing new musical and multimedia technologies. Because of the users' extreme demands and rich contribution, we ended up creating both a new genre of musical instruments and a new art form. We call this new art form Embodied and Distributed Parallel DJing, and the new genre of instruments for Empowering Multi-Sensorial Things.
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Hill, K.J.; Dawkins, M.S.; Baumstark, R.R.
1976-02-24
Short-period signals associated with the NTS Event 'LEYDEN' on 26 November 1975 were recorded at a RK-ON and LASA. Station descriptions, arrival times, magitude of seismic waves, and seismic signatures are included.
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2011-09-08
... side activities in the event area. The category of water activities includes but is not limited to sail boat regattas, boat parades, power boat racing, swimming events, crew racing, and sail board racing...
Spanoudaki, V C; Lau, F W Y; Vandenbroucke, A; Levin, C S
2010-11-01
This study aims to address design considerations of a high resolution, high sensitivity positron emission tomography scanner dedicated to breast imaging. The methodology uses a detailed Monte Carlo model of the system structures to obtain a quantitative evaluation of several performance parameters. Special focus was given to the effect of dense mechanical structures designed to provide mechanical robustness and thermal regulation to the minuscule and temperature sensitive detectors. For the energies of interest around the photopeak (450-700 keV energy window), the simulation results predict a 6.5% reduction in the single photon detection efficiency and a 12.5% reduction in the coincidence photon detection efficiency in the case that the mechanical structures are interspersed between the detectors. However for lower energies, a substantial increase in the number of detected events (approximately 14% and 7% for singles at a 100-200 keV energy window and coincidences at a lower energy threshold of 100 keV, respectively) was observed with the presence of these structures due to backscatter. The number of photon events that involve multiple interactions in various crystal elements is also affected by the presence of the structures. For photon events involving multiple interactions among various crystal elements, the coincidence photon sensitivity is reduced by as much as 20% for a point source at the center of the field of view. There is no observable effect on the intrinsic and the reconstructed spatial resolution and spatial resolution uniformity. Mechanical structures can have a considerable effect on system sensitivity, especially for systems processing multi-interaction photon events. This effect, however, does not impact the spatial resolution. Various mechanical structure designs are currently under evaluation in order to achieve optimum trade-off between temperature stability, accurate detector positioning, and minimum influence on system performance.
Spanoudaki, V. C.; Lau, F. W. Y.; Vandenbroucke, A.; Levin, C. S.
2010-01-01
Purpose: This study aims to address design considerations of a high resolution, high sensitivity positron emission tomography scanner dedicated to breast imaging. Methods: The methodology uses a detailed Monte Carlo model of the system structures to obtain a quantitative evaluation of several performance parameters. Special focus was given to the effect of dense mechanical structures designed to provide mechanical robustness and thermal regulation to the minuscule and temperature sensitive detectors. Results: For the energies of interest around the photopeak (450–700 keV energy window), the simulation results predict a 6.5% reduction in the single photon detection efficiency and a 12.5% reduction in the coincidence photon detection efficiency in the case that the mechanical structures are interspersed between the detectors. However for lower energies, a substantial increase in the number of detected events (approximately 14% and 7% for singles at a 100–200 keV energy window and coincidences at a lower energy threshold of 100 keV, respectively) was observed with the presence of these structures due to backscatter. The number of photon events that involve multiple interactions in various crystal elements is also affected by the presence of the structures. For photon events involving multiple interactions among various crystal elements, the coincidence photon sensitivity is reduced by as much as 20% for a point source at the center of the field of view. There is no observable effect on the intrinsic and the reconstructed spatial resolution and spatial resolution uniformity. Conclusions: Mechanical structures can have a considerable effect on system sensitivity, especially for systems processing multi-interaction photon events. This effect, however, does not impact the spatial resolution. Various mechanical structure designs are currently under evaluation in order to achieve optimum trade-off between temperature stability, accurate detector positioning, and minimum influence on system performance. PMID:21158296
43 CFR 2932.10 - When you need Special Recreation Permits.
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2011-10-01
... OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000) PERMITS FOR RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS Special Recreation Permits for Commercial Use, Competitive Events, Organized Groups...
Stennis hosts 2010 Special Olympics
2010-03-27
Sarah Johnson, 28, of Gulfport, carries in the Olympic torch to signal the start of the 2010 Area III Special Olympic games at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center on March 27. Stennis volunteers hosted special needs athletes from across the area for the event. Stennis is an annual host of the games.
Stennis hosts 2010 Special Olympics
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
2010-01-01
Sarah Johnson, 28, of Gulfport, carries in the Olympic torch to signal the start of the 2010 Area III Special Olympic games at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center on March 27. Stennis volunteers hosted special needs athletes from across the area for the event. Stennis is an annual host of the games.
7 CFR 1.115 - Special procedures: Medical records.
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2013-01-01
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7 CFR 1.115 - Special procedures: Medical records.
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2014-01-01
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29 CFR 1611.6 - Special procedures: Medical records.
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2014-07-01
... 29 Labor 4 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Special procedures: Medical records. 1611.6 Section 1611.6... REGULATIONS § 1611.6 Special procedures: Medical records. In the event the Commission receives a request pursuant to § 1611.3 for access to medical records (including psychological records) whose disclosure of...
29 CFR 1611.6 - Special procedures: Medical records.
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2011-07-01
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29 CFR 1611.6 - Special procedures: Medical records.
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... feasibility of positively identifying ``specially designed'' ``components'' on the Commerce Control List (CCL... exhaustive lists of the ``specially designed'' ``components'' referred to in certain Export Control... project involving minimizing the use of the term ``specially designed'' on the current Commerce Control...
A novel high performance ESD power clamp circuit with a small area
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Zhaonian, Yang; Hongxia, Liu; Li, Li; Qingqing, Zhuo
2012-09-01
A MOSFET-based electrostatic discharge (ESD) power clamp circuit with only a 10 ns RC time constant for a 0.18-μm process is proposed. A diode-connected NMOSFET is used to maintain a long delay time and save area. The special structure overcomes other shortcomings in this clamp circuit. Under fast power-up events, the gate voltage of the clamp MOSFET does not rise as quickly as under ESD events, the special structure can keep the clamp MOSFET thoroughly off. Under a falsely triggered event, the special structure can turn off the clamp MOSFET in a short time. The clamp circuit can also reject the power supply noise effectively. Simulation results show that the clamp circuit avoids fast false triggering events such as a 30 ns/1.8 V power-up, maintains a 1.2 μs delay time and a 2.14 μs turn-off time, and reduces to about 70% of the RC time constant. It is believed that the proposed clamp circuit can be widely used in high-speed integrated circuits.
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... to do so. The third event is the annual ``Thunder on the Narrows,'' sponsored by the Kent Narrows... effective annually for the Thunder on the Narrows marine event. The event consists of two days of power boat... establishes the enforcement date for the Thunder on the Narrows. This regulation proposes to temporarily...
77 FR 23601 - Special Local Regulations and Safety Zones; Recurring Events in Northern New England
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2012-04-20
... Multiple Sclerosis Regatta......... Event Type: Regatta and Sailboat Race. Sponsor: Maine Chapter, Multiple...'' W. 8.7 Multiple Sclerosis Harborfest Event Type: Power Boat Tugboat Race. Race. Sponsor: Maine Chapter, National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Date: A one day event on Sunday during the third week of...
42 CFR 23.28 - What events constitute default?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-10-01
... 42 Public Health 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false What events constitute default? 23.28 Section 23.28... SERVICE CORPS Private Practice Special Loans for Former Corps Members § 23.28 What events constitute default? The following events will constitute defaults of the loan agreement: (a) Failure to make full...
42 CFR 23.28 - What events constitute default?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-10-01
... 42 Public Health 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false What events constitute default? 23.28 Section 23.28... SERVICE CORPS Private Practice Special Loans for Former Corps Members § 23.28 What events constitute default? The following events will constitute defaults of the loan agreement: (a) Failure to make full...
42 CFR 23.28 - What events constitute default?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-10-01
... 42 Public Health 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false What events constitute default? 23.28 Section 23.28... SERVICE CORPS Private Practice Special Loans for Former Corps Members § 23.28 What events constitute default? The following events will constitute defaults of the loan agreement: (a) Failure to make full...
42 CFR 23.28 - What events constitute default?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-10-01
... 42 Public Health 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false What events constitute default? 23.28 Section 23.28... SERVICE CORPS Private Practice Special Loans for Former Corps Members § 23.28 What events constitute default? The following events will constitute defaults of the loan agreement: (a) Failure to make full...
49 CFR 213.367 - Special inspections.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-10-01
..., DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TRACK SAFETY STANDARDS Train Operations at Track Classes 6 and Higher § 213.367 Special inspections. In the event of fire, flood, severe storm, temperature extremes or other occurrence...
31 CFR 594.310 - Specially designated global terrorist; SDGT.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Specially designated global terrorist... (Continued) OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY GLOBAL TERRORISM SANCTIONS REGULATIONS General Definitions § 594.310 Specially designated global terrorist; SDGT. The term specially...
31 CFR 594.310 - Specially designated global terrorist; SDGT.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Specially designated global terrorist... (Continued) OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY GLOBAL TERRORISM SANCTIONS REGULATIONS General Definitions § 594.310 Specially designated global terrorist; SDGT. The term specially...
31 CFR 594.310 - Specially designated global terrorist; SDGT.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Specially designated global terrorist... (Continued) OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY GLOBAL TERRORISM SANCTIONS REGULATIONS General Definitions § 594.310 Specially designated global terrorist; SDGT. The term specially...
31 CFR 594.310 - Specially designated global terrorist; SDGT.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Specially designated global terrorist... (Continued) OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY GLOBAL TERRORISM SANCTIONS REGULATIONS General Definitions § 594.310 Specially designated global terrorist; SDGT. The term specially...
31 CFR 594.310 - Specially designated global terrorist; SDGT.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Specially designated global terrorist... (Continued) OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY GLOBAL TERRORISM SANCTIONS REGULATIONS General Definitions § 594.310 Specially designated global terrorist; SDGT. The term specially...
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2012-04-27
... Atlantic Ocean near Ocean City, Maryland. The event consists of approximately 50 V- hull and twin-hull... consists of approximately 50 V-hull and twin-hull inboard hydroplanes racing in heats counter-clockwise...
35th International Conference of High Energy Physics
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
The French particle physics community is particularly proud to have been selected to host the 35th ICHEP conference in 2010 in Paris. This conference is the focal point of all our field since more than fifty years and is the reference event where all important results in particle physics cosmology and astroparticles are presented and discussed. This alone suffices to make this event very important. But in 2010, a coincidence of exceptional events will make this conference even more attractive! What is then so special about ICHEP 2010 conference? It will be the first ICHEP conference where physics results obtained at the LHC will be presented! New results about the elusive Higgs boson, or signals of physics beyond the standard model might therefore be announced at this conference! Major discoveries in other domains such as gravitational waves, neutrino telescopes, neutrino oscillations, dark matter or in the flavour sector are also possible, just to name a few. In addition , 2010 will be an important date to shape up the future of our field. Several major projects will present the status of their Conceptual or Engineering Design Reports during the conference. The International Linear Collider (ILC) Global Design Effort team will present the report corresponding to the end of their Technical Design Phase 1. The Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) will also report on its Conceptual Design Report. Other major projects such as Super B factories will also be presented. These reports together with LHC physics results will form the basis for key political decisions needed to be taken in the years to come. In summary, there can be no doubt that Paris is the place to be in summer 2010 for anyone interested in High Energy Physics and we will make every effort to make your stay as interesting and enjoyable as possible.
2011-03-01
the pulse has changed to a negative difference. The falling edge of the pulse is very close to the zero line of the plot and shows a difference...Background for 2 Detectors (12 hr. Acquistion ) Energy(keV) N u m b e r o f C o u n ts 73 Figure 44. Compton event background spectrum from a 12...hr. Acquistion ) Energy(keV) N u m b e r o f C o u n ts 74 spectrum are pointed out in the figure. The double escape peak for the 1332 keV gamma
Insolvency risk in health carriers: innovation, competition, and public protection.
Akula, J L
1997-01-01
This paper reviews the framework of regulatory and managerial devices that have evolved in response to the special dangers to the public posed by insolvency of health carriers. These devices include "prudential" measures designed to decrease the likelihood of insolvency, and measures to "protect enrollees" in the event that insolvency occurs nevertheless. It also reviews the current debate over how this framework should be adapted to new forms of risk-bearing entities, especially provider-sponsored networks engaged in direct contracting with purchasers of coverage. Parallels to solvency concerns in the banking industry are explored.
Information security of Smart Factories
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Iureva, R. A.; Andreev, Y. S.; Iuvshin, A. M.; Timko, A. S.
2018-05-01
In several years, technologies and systems based on the Internet of things (IoT) will be widely used in all smart factories. When processing a huge array of unstructured data, their filtration and adequate interpretation are a priority for enterprises. In this context, the correct representation of information in a user-friendly form acquires special importance, for which the market today presents advanced analytical platforms designed to collect, store and analyze data on technological processes and events in real time. The main idea of the paper is the statement of the information security problem in IoT and integrity of processed information.
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Rust, David M.
1987-01-01
The Solar Maximum Mission (SMM), designed to study the solar activity, was launched on February 14, 1980, just before the 1980 peak of sunspot and flare activity. The seven instruments aboard the SMM, information received by each of the instruments, and the performance of these instruments are described, together with the repair mission carried out to replace the attitude control module and the defective electronics in the satellite's observatory. The highlights of the scientific results obtained by the SMM mission and the new discoveries made are discussed, with special attention given to the flare loops, flare loop interactions, and the mass ejection events recorded.
43 CFR 2932.42 - How long is my Special Recreation Permit valid?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-10-01
...) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000) PERMITS FOR RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS Special Recreation Permits for Commercial Use, Competitive Events, Organized...
Unattended Multiplicity Shift Register
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Newell, Matt; Jones, David C.
2017-01-16
The Unattended Multiplicity Shift Register (UMSR) is a specialized pulse counter used primarily to count neutron events originating in neutron detection instruments. While the counter can be used to count any TTL input pulses, its unique ability to record time correlated events and the multiplicity distributions of these events makes it an ideal instrument for counting neutron events in the nuclear fields of material safeguards, waste assay and process monitoring and control. The UMSR combines the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) simple and robust shift register design with a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) processor and Ethernet communications. The UMSR is fully compatiblemore » with existing International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) neutron data acquisition instruments such as the Advance Multiplicity Shift Register (AMSR) and JSR-15. The UMSR has three input channels: a multiplicity shift register input and two auxiliary inputs. The UMSR provides 0V to 2kV of programmable High Voltage (HV) bias and both a 12V and a 5V detector power supply output. A serial over USB communication line to the UMSR allows the use of existing versions of INCC or MIC software while the Ethernet port is compatible with the new IAEA RAINSTORM communication protocol.« less
Gálvez, Carlos; Rivera-Cogollos, María Jesus; Galiana-Ivars, María; Bolufer, Sergio; Martínez-Adsuar, Francisco
2015-01-01
The management of surgical and medical intraoperative emergencies are included in the group of high acuity (high potential severity of an event and the patient impact) and low opportunity (the frequency in which the team is required to manage the event). This combination places the patient into a situation where medical errors could happen more frequently. Although medical error are ubiquitous and inevitable we should try to establish the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for effective team performance and to guide the development of a critical event. This strategy would probably reduce the incidence of error and improve decision-making. The way to apply it comes from the application of the management of critical events in the airline industry. Its use in a surgical environment is through the crisis resource management (CRM) principles. The CRM tries to develop all the non-technical skills necessary in a critical situation, but not only that, also includes all the tools needed to prevent them. The purpose of this special issue is to appraise and summarize the design, implementation, and efficacy of simulation-based CRM training programs for a specific surgery such as the non-intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. PMID:26046052
Plasma Chamber Design and Fabrication Activities
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Parodi, B.; Bianchi, A.; Cucchiaro, A.; Coletti, A.; Frosi, P.; Mazzone, G.; Pizzuto, A.; Ramogida, G.; Coppi, B.
2006-10-01
A fabrication procedure for a typical Plasma Chamber (PC) sector has been developed to cover all the manufacturing phases, from the raw materials specification (including metallurgical processes) to the machining operations, acceptance procedures and vacuum tests. Basically, the sector is made of shaped elements (forged or rolled) welded together using special fixtures and then machined to achieve the final dimensional accuracy. An upgraded design of the plasma chamber's vertical support that can withstand the estimated electromagnetic loads (Eddy and Halo current plus horizontal net force resulting from the worst plasma disruption scenario VDE, Vertical Displacement Event) has been completed. The maintenance of the radial support can take place hands-on with a direct access from outside the cryostat. With the present design, vacuum tightness is achieved by welding conducted with automatic welding heads. On the outer surface of the PC a dedicated duct system, filled by helium gas, is included to cool down the PC to room temperature when needed.
Algorithms and architecture for multiprocessor based circuit simulation
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Deutsch, J.T.
Accurate electrical simulation is critical to the design of high performance integrated circuits. Logic simulators can verify function and give first-order timing information. Switch level simulators are more effective at dealing with charge sharing than standard logic simulators, but cannot provide accurate timing information or discover DC problems. Delay estimation techniques and cell level simulation can be used in constrained design methods, but must be tuned for each application, and circuit simulation must still be used to generate the cell models. None of these methods has the guaranteed accuracy that many circuit designers desire, and none can provide detailed waveformmore » information. Detailed electrical-level simulation can predict circuit performance if devices and parasitics are modeled accurately. However, the computational requirements of conventional circuit simulators make it impractical to simulate current large circuits. In this dissertation, the implementation of Iterated Timing Analysis (ITA), a relaxation-based technique for accurate circuit simulation, on a special-purpose multiprocessor is presented. The ITA method is an SOR-Newton, relaxation-based method which uses event-driven analysis and selective trace to exploit the temporal sparsity of the electrical network. Because event-driven selective trace techniques are employed, this algorithm lends itself to implementation on a data-driven computer.« less
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2012-04-03
...The Coast Guard proposes to adopt a temporary special local regulation and temporary security zones, during, and after the War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemoration events in the Port of Boston, Massachusetts, to be held between June 28, 2012 and July 6, 2012. These regulations are necessary to promote the safe navigation of vessels and the safety of life and property during the heavy volume of vessel traffic expected during this event.
Special Issues for People with Aplastic Anemia
... Menu Donate Special Issues for People with Aplastic Anemia Because you have aplastic anemia , everyday events can ... bleeding, such as contact sports. Pregnancy and Aplastic Anemia Pregnancy is possible for women who have been ...
43 CFR 2932.34 - When may BLM waive Special Recreation Permit fees?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-10-01
... (Continued) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000) PERMITS FOR RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS Special Recreation Permits for Commercial Use, Competitive Events, Organized...
43 CFR 2932.43 - What insurance requirements pertain to Special Recreation Permits?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-10-01
... Lands (Continued) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000) PERMITS FOR RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS Special Recreation Permits for Commercial Use, Competitive Events...
43 CFR 2932.23 - Where do I apply for a Special Recreation Permit?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-10-01
...) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000) PERMITS FOR RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS Special Recreation Permits for Commercial Use, Competitive Events, Organized...
Martin, Cody; Powell, David
2017-02-01
The 2009 Pinelake Health and Rehab Center shooting in Carthage, North Carolina, presents a unique case study for examining the specific considerations for mass violence events in senior living facilities. A variety of factors, including reduced sensory perception, reduced mobility, and cognitive decline, may increase the vulnerability of the populations of senior living facilities during mass violence events. Management of response aspects such as evacuation, relocation, and reunification also require special consideration in the context of mass violence at senior living facilities. Better awareness of these vulnerabilities and response considerations can assist facility administrators and emergency managers when preparing for potential mass violence events at senior living facilities. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11:150-152).
14 CFR Special Federal Aviation... - 5-Flightcrew Compartment Access and Door Designs
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-01-01
... Designs Federal Special Federal Aviation Regulation 92 Aeronautics and Space FEDERAL AVIATION... No. 92-5 Special Federal Aviation Regulation 92-5—Flightcrew Compartment Access and Door Designs 1. Applicability. This Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) applies to all operators that hold an air carrier...
14 CFR Special Federal Aviation... - 5-Flightcrew Compartment Access and Door Designs
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-01-01
... Designs Federal Special Federal Aviation Regulation 92 Aeronautics and Space FEDERAL AVIATION... No. 92-5 Special Federal Aviation Regulation 92-5—Flightcrew Compartment Access and Door Designs 1. Applicability. This Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) applies to all operators that hold an air carrier...
77 FR 8184 - Foreign Tax Credit Splitting Events
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2012-02-14
... Foreign Tax Credit Splitting Events AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice of... these proposed regulations. The regulations affect taxpayers claiming foreign tax credits. Special... of the Federal Register.] Sec. 1.909-6 Pre-2011 foreign tax credit splitting events. [The text of...
Fast massive preventive security and information communication systems
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Akopian, David; Chen, Philip; Miryakar, Susheel; Kumar, Abhinav
2008-04-01
We present a fast massive information communication system for data collection from distributive sources such as cell phone users. As a very important application one can mention preventive notification systems when timely notification and evidence communication may help to improve safety and security through wide public involvement by ensuring easy-to-access and easy-to-communicate information systems. The technology significantly simplifies the response to the events and will help e.g. special agencies to gather crucial information in time and respond as quickly as possible. Cellular phones are nowadays affordable for most of the residents and became a common personal accessory. The paper describes several ways to design such systems including existing internet access capabilities of cell phones or downloadable specialized software. We provide examples of such designs. The main idea is in structuring information in predetermined way and communicating data through a centralized gate-server which will automatically process information and forward it to a proper destination. The gate-server eliminates a need in knowing contact data and specific local community infrastructure. All the cell phones will have self-localizing capability according to FCC E911 mandate, thus the communicated information can be further tagged automatically by location and time information.
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2013-04-02
...-AA08 Special Local Regulations; St. Thomas Carnival Watersport Activities, Charlotte Amalie Harbor; St... proposes to establish a special local regulation on the waters of Charlotte Amalie Harbor in St Thomas, USVI during the St. Thomas Carnival Watersport Activities, a high speed boat race. The event is...
Special Education: A Reference Book for Policy & Curriculum Development. Second Edition
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Grey House Publishing, 2009
2009-01-01
A reference work that presents a chronology focusing on special education, its development, and the important issues that both positively and negatively affect the field. Updated through current events, this second edition provides an excellent introduction to special education in all of its practical aspects--how it developed, its curriculum,…
The Special Olympics: Sporting or Social Event?
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Hughes, Carolyn; McDonald, Meghan L.
2008-01-01
Storey (2008), in his eloquent and timely critique of the Special Olympics and his call to close it down, focuses on the failure of the Special Olympics to achieve the goal of social integration and sustained social interaction among people with intellectual disabilities and their peers without a disability label. The authors wholeheartedly agree…
Yan, Helen H N; Mruk, Dolores D; Cheng, C Yan
2008-01-01
Spermatogenesis that occurs in the seminiferous epithelium of adult mammalian testes is associated with extensive junction restructuring at the Sertoli-Sertoli cell, Sertoli-germ cell, and Sertoli-basement membrane interface. While this morphological phenomenon is known and has been described in great details for decades, the biochemical and molecular changes as well as the mechanisms/signaling pathways that define changes at the cell-cell and cell-matrix interface remain largely unknown until recently. In this chapter, we summarize and discuss findings in the field regarding the coordinated efforts of the anchoring [e.g., adherens junction (AJ), such as basal ectoplasmic specialization (basal ES)] and tight junctions (TJs) that are present in the same microenvironment, such as at the blood-testis barrier (BTB), or at distinctly opposite ends of the Sertoli cell epithelium, such as between apical ectoplasmic specialization (apical ES) in the apical compartment, and the BTB adjacent to the basal compartment of the epithelium. These efforts, in turn, regulate and coordinate different cellular events that occur during the seminiferous epithelial cycle. For instance, the events of spermiation and of preleptotene spermatocyte migration across the BTB both take place concurrently at stage VIII of the epithelial cycle of spermatogenesis. Recent findings suggest that these events are coordinated by protein complexes found at the apical and basal ES and TJ, which are located at different ends of the Sertoli cell epithelium. Besides, we highlight important areas of research that can now be undertaken, and functional studies that can be designed to tackle different issues pertinent to junction restructuring during spermatogenesis.
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2013-02-28
... area April--2nd Saturday St. Mary's College Seahawk Specified waters of St. Mary's Sprint River... regulations by adding 15 new annual recurring marine events, fireworks displays and revising event date(s) and... provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during these events, reduce the Coast Guard's...
77 FR 2629 - Special Local Regulations; Recurring Marine Events in the Fifth Coast Guard District
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2012-01-19
...]58'29'' N, longitude 076[deg]27'16'' W. 3 April--2nd Saturday.. St. Mary's Seahawk St. Mary's College... events and modifying event date(s) for 12 previously established locations within the geographic boundary... during these events, reduce the Coast Guard's administrative workload and expedite public notification of...
78 FR 77385 - Special Local Regulations and Safety Zones; Recurring Events in Northern New England
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2013-12-23
...[deg]12'19'' W. 6.2 Charlie Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Event Type: Power Boat Races. Race. Sponsor: Boothbay Harbor Lobster Boat Race Committee. Date: A one day event in June.* Time (Approximate): 10:00 am...'' W. 6.3 Rockland Harbor Lobster Boat Races. Event Type: Power Boat Race. Sponsor: Rockland Harbor...
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2010-04-05
... regulations are necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the event. This action... comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket, go to http... event to enhance the safety of participants, spectators and transiting vessels. Regulatory Analyses We...
76 FR 17530 - Special Local Regulations and Safety Zones; Recurring Events in Northern New England
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2011-03-30
...'' N 069[deg] 31'56'' W. 8.6 Multiple Sclerosis Regatta.... Event Type: Regatta and Sailboat Race. Sponsor: Maine Chapter, Multiple Sclerosis Society. Date: A one day event on Saturday during the third... 070[deg] 13'51'' W. 8.7 Multiple Sclerosis Harborfest Event Type: Power Boat Tugboat Race. Race...
Raising Money and Cultivating Donors through Special Events.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Harris, April L.
This book provides "how to" information for those who have never managed a fund-raising event for a college or university, and gives advice to help the experienced professional fund-raiser fine-tune traditional or new events. It covers the essential steps in event planning such as developing a realistic budget, and includes a budget planning…
77 FR 36409 - ``Specially Designed'' Definition
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2012-06-19
... Regulations (ITAR). The term ``specially designed'' is used widely in the Commerce Control List (CCL) and...) controls ``[c]omponents, parts, accessories, attachments and associated equipment specifically designed or... and, in order to avoid a definitional loop, do not use ``specially designed'' as a control criterion...
Replacement Sequence of Events Generator
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Fisher, Forest; Gladden, Daniel Wenkert Roy; Khanampompan, Teerpat
2008-01-01
The soeWINDOW program automates the generation of an ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations)-compliant sub-RSOE (Replacement Sequence of Events) by extracting a specified temporal window from an RSOE while maintaining page header information. RSOEs contain a significant amount of information that is not ITAR-compliant, yet that foreign partners need to see for command details to their instrument, as well as the surrounding commands that provide context for validation. soeWINDOW can serve as an example of how command support products can be made ITAR-compliant for future missions. This software is a Perl script intended for use in the mission operations UNIX environment. It is designed for use to support the MRO (Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter) instrument team. The tool also provides automated DOM (Distributed Object Manager) storage into the special ITAR-okay DOM collection, and can be used for creating focused RSOEs for product review by any of the MRO teams.
The Geostationary Lightning Mapper: Its Performance and Calibration
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Christian, H. J., Jr.
2015-12-01
The Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) has been developed to be an operational instrument on the GOES-R series of spacecraft. The GLM is a unique instrument, unlike other meteorological instruments, both in how it operates and in the information content that it provides. Instrumentally, it is an event detector, rather than an imager. While processing almost a billion pixels per second with 14 bits of resolution, the event detection process reduces the required telemetry bandwidth by almost 105, thus keeping the telemetry requirements modest and enabling efficient ground processing that leads to rapid data distribution to operational users. The GLM was designed to detect about 90 percent of the total lightning flashes within its almost hemispherical field of view. Based on laboratory calibration, we expect the on-orbit detection efficiency to be closer to 85%, making it the highest performing, large area coverage total lightning detector. It has a number of unique design features that will enable it have near uniform special resolution over most of its field of view and to operate with minimal impact on performance during solar eclipses. The GLM has no dedicated on-orbit calibration system, thus the ground-based calibration provides the bases for the predicted radiometric performance. A number of problems were encountered during the calibration of Flight Model 1. The issues arouse from GLM design features including its wide field of view, fast lens, the narrow-band interference filters located in both object and collimated space and the fact that the GLM is inherently a event detector yet the calibration procedures required both calibration of images and events. The GLM calibration techniques were based on those developed for the Lightning Imaging Sensor calibration, but there are enough differences between the sensors that the initial GLM calibration suggested that it is significantly more sensitive than its design parameters. The calibration discrepancies have been resolved and will be discussed. Absolute calibration will be verified on-orbit using vicarious cloud reflections. In addition to details of the GLM calibration, the presentation will address the unique design of the GLM, its features, capabilities and performance.
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Jayakumar, A.; Gnanaseelan, C.
2012-03-01
The present study explores the mechanisms responsible for the strong intraseasonal cooling events in the Thermocline Ridge region of the southwestern Indian Ocean. Air sea interface and oceanic processes associated with Madden Julian Oscillation are studied using an Ocean General Circulation Model and satellite observations. Sensitivity experiments are designed to understand the ocean response to intraseasonal forcing with a special emphasis on 2002 cooling events, which recorded the strongest intraseasonal perturbations during the last well-observed decade. This event is characterized by anomalous Walker circulation over the tropical Indian Ocean and persistent intraseasonal heat flux anomaly for a longer duration than is typical for similar events (but without any favorable preconditioning of ocean basic state at the interannual timescale). The model heat budget analysis during 1996 to 2007 revealed an in-phase relationship between atmospheric fluxes associated with Madden Julian Oscillation and the subsurface oceanic processes during the intense cooling events of 2002. The strong convection, reduced shortwave radiation and increased evaporation have contributed to the upper ocean heat loss in addition to the slower propagation of active phase of convection, which supported the integration of longer duration of forcing. The sensitivity experiments revealed that dynamic response of ocean through entrainment at the intraseasonal timescale primarily controls the biological response during the event, with oceanic interannual variability playing a secondary role. This study further speculates the role of oceanic intraseasonal variability in the 2002 droughts over Indian subcontinent.
47 CFR 78.33 - Special temporary authority.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-10-01
... facilities, a request may be made for special temporary authority to install and operate new equipment or to... with § 78.18: Provided, however, That in the case of events of widespread interest and importance that...
43 CFR 2932.26 - How will BLM decide whether to issue a Special Recreation Permit?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-10-01
... Lands (Continued) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000) PERMITS FOR RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS Special Recreation Permits for Commercial Use, Competitive Events...
43 CFR 2932.44 - What bonds does BLM require for a Special Recreation Permit?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-10-01
... (Continued) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000) PERMITS FOR RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS Special Recreation Permits for Commercial Use, Competitive Events, Organized...
78 FR 17613 - Special Local Regulations and Safety Zones; Recurring Events in Northern New England
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2013-03-22
... Multiple Sclerosis Event Type: Regatta and Sailboat Regatta. Race Sponsor: Maine Chapter, Multiple...]13'51'' W 8.7 Multiple Sclerosis Event Type: Power Boat Race Harborfest Lobster Boat/ Sponsor: Maine Chapter, National Tugboat Races. Multiple Sclerosis Society [[Page 17619
43 CFR 423.60 - How special use areas are designated.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-10-01
... 43 Public Lands: Interior 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false How special use areas are designated. 423... Use Areas § 423.60 How special use areas are designated. (a) After making a determination under paragraph (b) of this section, an authorized official may: (1) Establish special use areas within...
43 CFR 423.60 - How special use areas are designated.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-10-01
... 43 Public Lands: Interior 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false How special use areas are designated. 423... Use Areas § 423.60 How special use areas are designated. (a) After making a determination under paragraph (b) of this section, an authorized official may: (1) Establish special use areas within...
32 CFR 705.34 - Other special events.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Affairs. Based on the importance of the event (nationally, regionally, or locally) location, and... promotion of esprit de corps, and are conducted primarily for active duty personnel and their guests. (4...
The PCIe-based readout system for the LHCb experiment
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Cachemiche, J. P.; Duval, P. Y.; Hachon, F.; Le Gac, R.; Réthoré, F.
2016-02-01
The LHCb experiment is designed to study differences between particles and anti-particles as well as very rare decays in the beauty and charm sector at the LHC. The detector will be upgraded in 2019 in order to significantly increase its efficiency, by removing the first-level hardware trigger. The upgrade experiment will implement a trigger-less readout system in which all the data from every LHC bunch-crossing are transported to the computing farm over 12000 optical links without hardware filtering. The event building and event selection are carried out entirely in the farm. Another original feature of the system is that data transmitted through these fibres arrive directly to computers through a specially designed PCIe card called PCIe40. The same board handles the data acquisition flow and the distribution of fast and slow controls to the detector front-end electronics. It embeds one of the most powerful FPGAs currently available on the market with 1.2 million logic cells. The board has a bandwidth of 480 Gbits/s in both input and output over optical links and 100 Gbits/s over the PCI Express bus to the CPU. We will present how data circulate through the board and in the PC server for achieving the event building. We will focus on specific issues regarding the design of such a board with a very large FPGA, in particular in terms of power supply dimensioning and thermal simulations. The features of the board will be detailed and we will finally present the first performance measurements.
RoboPol: first season rotations of optical polarization plane in blazars
Blinov, D.; Pavlidou, V.; Papadakis, I.; ...
2015-08-26
Here, we present first results on polarization swings in optical emission of blazars obtained by RoboPol, a monitoring programme of an unbiased sample of gamma-ray bright blazars specially designed for effective detection of such events. A possible connection of polarization swing events with periods of high activity in gamma-rays is investigated using the data set obtained during the first season of operation. It was found that the brightest gamma-ray flares tend to be located closer in time to rotation events, which may be an indication of two separate mechanisms responsible for the rotations. Blazars with detected rotations during non-rotating periodsmore » have significantly larger amplitude and faster variations of polarization angle than blazars without rotations. Our simulations show that the full set of observed rotations is not a likely outcome (probability ≤1.5 × 10 -2) of a random walk of the polarization vector simulated by a multicell model. Furthermore, it is highly unlikely (~5 × 10 -5) that none of our rotations is physically connected with an increase in gamma-ray activity.« less
Patton, John M.; Guy, Michelle R.; Benz, Harley M.; Buland, Raymond P.; Erickson, Brian K.; Kragness, David S.
2016-08-18
This report provides an overview of the capabilities and design of Hydra, the global seismic monitoring and analysis system used for earthquake response and catalog production at the U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC). Hydra supports the NEIC’s worldwide earthquake monitoring mission in areas such as seismic event detection, seismic data insertion and storage, seismic data processing and analysis, and seismic data output.The Hydra system automatically identifies seismic phase arrival times and detects the occurrence of earthquakes in near-real time. The system integrates and inserts parametric and waveform seismic data into discrete events in a database for analysis. Hydra computes seismic event parameters, including locations, multiple magnitudes, moment tensors, and depth estimates. Hydra supports the NEIC’s 24/7 analyst staff with a suite of seismic analysis graphical user interfaces.In addition to the NEIC’s monitoring needs, the system supports the processing of aftershock and temporary deployment data, and supports the NEIC’s quality assurance procedures. The Hydra system continues to be developed to expand its seismic analysis and monitoring capabilities.
Stereo Reconstruction of ELVES at the Pierre Auger Observatory
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Mussa, R.; Tonachini, A. S.
2013-12-01
The Pierre Auger Observatory, located in Malargue (Argentina), is the world's largest facility (3000 km2) for the study of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (E>10^18 eV). The four sites of the Fluorescence Detector (covering a field of view of 30x180 degrees) are continuously observing the night sky with 100 ns time resolution and a space resolution of about 1 degree. In May 2005, the first ELVES candidate was serendipitously observed by the FD, which is designed to detect the electromagnetic component of cosmic ray showers and to reject lightning. Since March 2013, the Auger Observatory has implemented a special trigger dedicated to the detection of ELVES, whose topology (a rapidly evolving ring) is quite different from the one of cosmic ray events. This allows to record events with high efficiency and unprecedented accuracy. The average distance between two eyes, about 40 km, allows stereo imaging of a large fraction of ELVES candidate events. More than 100 ELVES candidates from the first 6 months of data taking will be shown.
Etiquette and Protocol: A Guide for Campus Events.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Harris, April L.
Intended for special events planners on college campuses, this book offers advice on matters of etiquette and protocol for campus events. Chapters cover the following topics: (1) invitations (e.g., the precedence of extending invitations, invitation components, formal invitations, types of invitations); (2) forms of address (with examples of…
42 CFR 23.28 - What events constitute default?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-10-01
... 42 Public Health 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false What events constitute default? 23.28 Section 23.28 Public Health PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PERSONNEL NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS Private Practice Special Loans for Former Corps Members § 23.28 What events constitute...
2011-03-19
A military color guard opens the 2011 John C. Stennis Area III Track and Field Competitions on March 19. Stennis Space Center is an annual host for the Special Olympics games, which draws special athletes from Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River, and Stone counties and involves hundreds of volunteers and sponsors. The 2011 event was sponsored by the NASA Shared Services Center, located at Stennis.
78 FR 67026 - Special Local Regulations; Recurring Marine Events in the Seventh Coast Guard District
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2013-11-08
... special local regulations pertaining to the Key West World Championship in the Atlantic Ocean, off Key...-speed boat races. The special local regulations establish regulated areas on the waters of the Key West Main Ship Channel, Key West Turning Basin, and Key West Harbor Entrance. During the enforcement period...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-10-01
... Regulations Relating to Public Lands (Continued) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000) PERMITS FOR RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS Special Recreation Permits for Commercial Use, Competitive Events, Organized Groups, and Recreation Use in Special Areas § 2932.54 When may I...
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... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Interest Projects (SIPs): SIP 10-029, Pilot Study--Cancer Survivorship Care Planning & SIP 10-030, Evaluating Special Events as a Recruitment Strategy for Cancer Screening, Initial Review In accordance...
Quantifying Special Generator Ridership in Transit Analyses
DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
1997-01-01
In major investment analyses and transit corridor studies, the impact of conventions, sporting matches, and other special events on transit ridership is often of interest. In many locations, it is hypothesized that additional ridership to and from su...
43 CFR 2932.25 - What will BLM do when I apply for a Special Recreation Permit?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-10-01
... Lands (Continued) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000) PERMITS FOR RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS Special Recreation Permits for Commercial Use, Competitive Events...
22 CFR 120.41 - Specially designed.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-04-01
..., integration design, layouts. Note 3 to paragraph (b)(3): Commodities in “production” that are subsequently... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Specially designed. 120.41 Section 120.41... § 120.41 Specially designed. (a) Except for commodities or software described in paragraph (b) of this...
Economic impact and market analysis of a special event: The Great New England Air Show
Rodney B. Warnick; David C. Bojanic; Atul Sheel; Apurv Mather; Deepak Ninan
2010-01-01
We conducted a post-event evaluation for the Great New England Air Show to assess its general economic impact and to refine economic estimates where possible. In addition to the standard economic impact variables, we examined travel distance, purchase decision involvement, event satisfaction, and frequency of attendance. Graphic mapping of event visitors' home ZIP...
33 CFR 100.501 - Special Local Regulations; Marine Events in the Fifth Coast Guard District.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... and times of the effective period of the regulation with respect to each event, the geographical area... the event, or the operation of any vessel participating in the event, at any time it is deemed... north by the Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge. 3. September—3rd and or 4th or last Sunday Crystal Coast...
33 CFR 100.501 - Special Local Regulations; Marine Events in the Fifth Coast Guard District.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... and times of the effective period of the regulation with respect to each event, the geographical area... the event, or the operation of any vessel participating in the event, at any time it is deemed... Crystal Coast Grand Prix North Carolina East Sports, Inc. N/P The waters of Bogue Sound, adjacent to...
76 FR 80850 - Special Local Regulations and Safety Zones; Recurring Events in Northern New England
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2011-12-27
...[deg]31'29'' W. 43[deg]52'09'' N, 069[deg]31'56'' W. 8.6 Multiple Sclerosis Regatta......... Event Type: Regatta and Sailboat Race. Sponsor: Maine Chapter, Multiple Sclerosis Society. Date: A one day event on..., 070[deg]13'51'' W. 8.7 Multiple Sclerosis Harborfest Event Type: Power Boat Tugboat Race. Race...
... special activities. Through the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the NAS provides objective, science-based ... YouTube Instagram Resources Member Directory Meetings & Events Locations Careers Newsroom | Directory | Meetings & Events | Support the NAS Copyright © ...
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2010-03-01
... Clinic Application, VA Form 0928--53 hours. f. National Veterans Creative Arts Festival Application, VA... Games, National Veterans Golden Age Games, National Veterans Creative Arts Festival, National Veterans...
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2010-05-07
... Clinic Application, VA Form 0928a series. f. National Veterans Creative Arts Festival Application, VA... Veterans Creative Arts Festival, National Veterans TEE Tournament, National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports...
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2013-09-11
...-0781; Special Conditions No. 23-261-SC] Special Conditions: Cirrus Design Corporation, Model SF50... conditions are issued for the Cirrus Design Corporation (Cirrus), model SF50. This airplane will have novel and unusual design features associated with installation of an inflatable three-point restraint safety...
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...; Special Conditions No. 23-246-SC] Special Conditions: Cirrus Design Corporation Model SF50 Airplane; Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) System AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION... Cirrus Design Corporation model SF50 airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature...
A Conversation Well Worth Remembering
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Woolven-Allen, John
2009-01-01
To mark the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, a special event was held at Oxford, which included a "Conversation" between Professor Richard Dawkins and Bishop Richard Harries. Here we present a personal reminiscence of the event.
75 FR 47212 - Special Local Regulation for Marine Events; Elizabeth River, Portsmouth, VA
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-08-05
... includes but is not limited to sail boat regattas, boat parades, power boat racing, swimming events, crew racing, and sail board racing. An environmental analysis checklist and a categorical exclusion...
1982 World's Fair Transportation System Evaluation
DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
1982-12-01
Each World's Fair is a unique event. Many of the lessons learned in : transportation planning are, however, transferable to other special events. The : Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) sponsored this study to identify : and evaluate th...
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-04-02
...-AA08 Special Local Regulation, Swim Across the Sound, Long Island Sound, Port Jefferson, NY to Captain... permanent Special Local Regulation on the navigable waters of Long Island Sound between Port Jefferson, NY and Captain's Cove Seaport, Bridgeport, CT due to the annual Swim Across the Sound event. The proposed...
33 CFR 100.501 - Special Local Regulations; Marine Events in the Fifth Coast Guard District.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... regulations apply to the marine events listed in the Table to § 100.501. These regulations will be effective... involved will be published in Local Notices to Mariners and via Broadcast Notice to Mariners over VHF-FM... event, contact the Captain of the Port for the area in which the event will occur, at the phone numbers...
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2010-06-14
... activities that typically comprise marine events include sailing regattas, power boat races, swim races and... distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes. Energy Effects We... Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use. We have determined that it is not a ``significant energy...
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Thiagarajan, Sivasailam
Provided are the rationale, content and strategy for an introductory course in instructional design for special education teachers. The teacher's need for varied competencies in instructional design, management and interaction are discussed. It is recommended that teacher training include development of such design skills as task analysis, learner…
Decision support system for emergency management of oil spill accidents in the Mediterranean Sea
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Liubartseva, Svitlana; Coppini, Giovanni; Pinardi, Nadia; De Dominicis, Michela; Lecci, Rita; Turrisi, Giuseppe; Cretì, Sergio; Martinelli, Sara; Agostini, Paola; Marra, Palmalisa; Palermo, Francesco
2016-08-01
This paper presents an innovative web-based decision support system to facilitate emergency management in the case of oil spill accidents, called WITOIL (Where Is The Oil). The system can be applied to create a forecast of oil spill events, evaluate uncertainty of the predictions, and calculate hazards based on historical meteo-oceanographic datasets. To compute the oil transport and transformation, WITOIL uses the MEDSLIK-II oil spill model forced by operational meteo-oceanographic services. Results of the modeling are visualized through Google Maps. A special application for Android is designed to provide mobile access for competent authorities, technical and scientific institutions, and citizens.
2004-03-12
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - While at the 2004 Florida Regional FIRST competition, held at the University of Central Florida, Center Director Jim Kennedy talks to participants in the FIRST LEGO™ League (FLL). Considered the "little league" of the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition, FLL is the result of a partnership between FIRST and the LEGO™ Company. FLL extends the FIRST concept of inspiring and celebrating science and technology to children aged 9 through 14, using real-world context and hands-on experimentation. Young participants can build a robot and compete in a friendly, FIRST-style robotics event specially designed for their age group.
2004-03-12
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - While at the 2004 Florida Regional FIRST competition, held at the University of Central Florida, Center Director Jim Kennedy talks to participants in the FIRST LEGO™ League (FLL). Considered the "little league" of the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition, FLL is the result of a partnership between FIRST and the LEGO™ Company. FLL extends the FIRST concept of inspiring and celebrating science and technology to children aged 9 through 14, using real-world context and hands-on experimentation. Young participants can build a robot and compete in a friendly, FIRST-style robotics event specially designed for their age group.
2004-03-12
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During a break at the 2004 Florida Regional FIRST competition, held at the University of Central Florida, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush joins participants in the FIRST LEGO™ League (FLL). Considered the "little league" of the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition, FLL is the result of a partnership between FIRST and the LEGO™ Company. FLL extends the FIRST concept of inspiring and celebrating science and technology to children aged 9 through 14, using real-world context and hands-on experimentation. Young participants can build a robot and compete in a friendly, FIRST-style robotics event specially designed for their age group.
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
2004-01-01
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. While at the 2004 Florida Regional FIRST competition, held at the University of Central Florida, Center Director Jim Kennedy talks to participants in the FIRST LEGO League (FLL). Considered the 'little league' of the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition, FLL is the result of a partnership between FIRST and the LEGO Company. FLL extends the FIRST concept of inspiring and celebrating science and technology to children aged 9 through 14, using real-world context and hands-on experimentation. Young participants can build a robot and compete in a friendly, FIRST-style robotics event specially designed for their age group.
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
2004-01-01
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. While at the 2004 Florida Regional FIRST competition, held at the University of Central Florida, Center Director Jim Kennedy talks to participants in the FIRST LEGO League (FLL). Considered the 'little league' of the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition, FLL is the result of a partnership between FIRST and the LEGO Company. FLL extends the FIRST concept of inspiring and celebrating science and technology to children aged 9 through 14, using real-world context and hands-on experimentation. Young participants can build a robot and compete in a friendly, FIRST-style robotics event specially designed for their age group.
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
2004-01-01
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. During a break at the 2004 Florida Regional FIRST competition, held at the University of Central Florida, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush joins participants in the FIRST LEGO League (FLL). Considered the 'little league' of the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition, FLL is the result of a partnership between FIRST and the LEGO Company. FLL extends the FIRST concept of inspiring and celebrating science and technology to children aged 9 through 14, using real-world context and hands-on experimentation. Young participants can build a robot and compete in a friendly, FIRST-style robotics event specially designed for their age group.
Dinov, Ivo D.; Kamino, Scott; Bhakhrani, Bilal; Christou, Nicolas
2014-01-01
Summary Data analysis requires subtle probability reasoning to answer questions like What is the chance of event A occurring, given that event B was observed? This generic question arises in discussions of many intriguing scientific questions such as What is the probability that an adolescent weighs between 120 and 140 pounds given that they are of average height? and What is the probability of (monetary) inflation exceeding 4% and housing price index below 110? To address such problems, learning some applied, theoretical or cross-disciplinary probability concepts is necessary. Teaching such courses can be improved by utilizing modern information technology resources. Students’ understanding of multivariate distributions, conditional probabilities, correlation and causation can be significantly strengthened by employing interactive web-based science educational resources. Independent of the type of a probability course (e.g. majors, minors or service probability course, rigorous measure-theoretic, applied or statistics course) student motivation, learning experiences and knowledge retention may be enhanced by blending modern technological tools within the classical conceptual pedagogical models. We have designed, implemented and disseminated a portable open-source web-application for teaching multivariate distributions, marginal, joint and conditional probabilities using the special case of bivariate Normal distribution. A real adolescent height and weight dataset is used to demonstrate the classroom utilization of the new web-application to address problems of parameter estimation, univariate and multivariate inference. PMID:25419016
Dinov, Ivo D; Kamino, Scott; Bhakhrani, Bilal; Christou, Nicolas
2013-01-01
Data analysis requires subtle probability reasoning to answer questions like What is the chance of event A occurring, given that event B was observed? This generic question arises in discussions of many intriguing scientific questions such as What is the probability that an adolescent weighs between 120 and 140 pounds given that they are of average height? and What is the probability of (monetary) inflation exceeding 4% and housing price index below 110? To address such problems, learning some applied, theoretical or cross-disciplinary probability concepts is necessary. Teaching such courses can be improved by utilizing modern information technology resources. Students' understanding of multivariate distributions, conditional probabilities, correlation and causation can be significantly strengthened by employing interactive web-based science educational resources. Independent of the type of a probability course (e.g. majors, minors or service probability course, rigorous measure-theoretic, applied or statistics course) student motivation, learning experiences and knowledge retention may be enhanced by blending modern technological tools within the classical conceptual pedagogical models. We have designed, implemented and disseminated a portable open-source web-application for teaching multivariate distributions, marginal, joint and conditional probabilities using the special case of bivariate Normal distribution. A real adolescent height and weight dataset is used to demonstrate the classroom utilization of the new web-application to address problems of parameter estimation, univariate and multivariate inference.
7 CFR 868.316 - Special grade designation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-01-01
... FOR CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES United States Standards for Milled Rice Special Grades, Special... designation for coated, granulated brewers, parboiled, undermilled, glutinous, or aromatic milled rice shall...
7 CFR 868.316 - Special grade designation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-01-01
... FOR CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES United States Standards for Milled Rice Special Grades, Special... designation for coated, granulated brewers, parboiled, undermilled, glutinous, or aromatic milled rice shall...
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2010-01-15
... have novel or unusual design features when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the... standards. Additional special conditions will be issued for other novel or unusual design features of the... 747-8/-8F because of a novel or unusual design feature, special conditions are prescribed under the...
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Skupa, Leanne
1983-01-01
Recent graduates can be counted on to maintain ongoing interest in their college if involved early and in a variety of alumni activities. Possibilities include athletic events, special events, tours, educational programs, parties, and outdoor and service activities. (MSE)
Public affairs events at Ocean Sciences Meeting
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Uhlenbrock, Kristan
2012-02-01
AGU public affairs will be cohosting two special events at Ocean Sciences 2012 that offer scientists opportunities to expand their communication, policy, and media experience. Join the conversations that highlight two important topics to connect science to society.
76 FR 20595 - Special Local Regulation; Extreme Sailing Series Boston; Boston Harbor, Boston, MA
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-04-13
... rule, the combination of a large number of recreational vessels due to spectators, sailboats traveling... vessels involved directly with the event such as: sailboat race participants, event safety vessels, on...
High Current ESD Test of Advanced Triple Junction Solar Array Coupon
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Wright, Kenneth H., Jr.; Schneider, Todd A.; Vaughn, Jason A.; Hoang, Bao; Wong, Frankie
2015-01-01
A test was conducted on an Advanced Triple Junction (ATJ) coupon that was part of a risk reduction effort in the development of a high-powered solar array design by SSL. The ATJ coupon was a small, 4-cell, two-string configuration that has served as the basic test coupon design used in previous SSL environmental aging campaigns. The coupon has many attributes of the flight design; e.g., substrate structure with graphite face sheets, integrated by-pass diodes, cell interconnects, RTV grout, wire routing, etc. The objective of the present test was to evaluate the performance of the coupon after being subjected to induced electrostatic discharge testing at two string voltages (100 V, 150 V) and four array current (1.65 A, 2.0 A, 2.475 A, and 3.3 A). An ESD test circuit, unique to SSL solar array design, was built that simulates the effect of missing cells and strings in a full solar panel with special primary arc flashover circuitry. A total of 73 primary arcs were obtained that included 7 temporary sustained arcs (TSA) events. The durations of the TSAs ranged from 50 micros to 2.9 ms. All TSAs occurred at a string voltage of 150 V. Post-test Large Area Pulsed Solar Simulator (LAPSS), Dark I-V, and By-Pass Diode tests showed that no degradation occurred due to the TSA events. In addition, the post-test insulation resistance measured was > 50 G-ohms between cells and substrate. These test results indicate a robust design for application to a high-current, high-power mission application.
High Current ESD Test of Advanced Triple Junction Solar Array Coupon
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Wright, K. H.; Schneider, T. A.; Vaughn, J. A.; Hoang, B.; Wong, F.
2014-01-01
A test was conducted on an Advanced Triple Junction (ATJ) coupon that was part of a risk reduction effort in the development of a high-powered solar array design by SSL. The ATJ coupon was a small, 4-cell, two-string configuration that has served as the basic test coupon design used in previous SSL environmental aging campaigns. The coupon has many attributes of the flight design; e.g., substrate structure with graphite face sheets, integrated by-pass diodes, cell interconnects, RTV grout, wire routing, etc. The objective of the present test was to evaluate the performance of the coupon after being subjected to induced electrostatic discharge testing at two string voltages (100 V, 150 V) and four array current (1.65 A, 2.0 A, 2.475 A, and 3.3 A). An ESD test circuit, unique to SSL solar array design, was built that simulates the effect of missing cells and strings in a full solar panel with special primary arc flashover circuitry. A total of 73 primary arcs were obtained that included 7 temporary sustained arcs (TSA) events. The durations of the TSAs ranged from 50 µs to 2.9 ms. All TSAs occurred at a string voltage of 150 V. Post-test Large Area Pulsed Solar Simulator (LAPSS), Dark I-V, and By-Pass Diode tests showed that no degradation occurred due to the TSA events. In addition, the post-test insulation resistance measured was > 50 G-ohms between cells and substrate. These test results indicate a robust design for application to a high-current, high-power mission application.
High Current ESD Test of Advanced Triple Junction Solar Array Coupon
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Wright, Kenneth H., Jr.; Schneider, Todd A.; Vaughn, Jason A.; Hoang, Bao; Wong, Frankie
2014-01-01
Testing was conducted on an Advanced Triple Junction (ATJ) coupon that was part of a risk reduction effort in the development of a high-powered solar array design by Space Systems/Loral, LLC (SSL). The ATJ coupon was a small, 4-cell, two-string configuration that has served as the basic test coupon design used in previous SSL environmental aging campaigns. The coupon has many attributes of the flight design; e.g., substrate structure with graphite face sheets, integrated by-pass diodes, cell interconnects, RTV grout, wire routing, etc. The objective of the present test was to evaluate the performance of the coupon after being subjected to induced electrostatic discharge (ESD) testing at two string voltages (100 V, 150 V) and four array currents (1.65 A, 2.0 A, 2.475 A, and 3.3 A). An ESD test circuit, unique to SSL solar array design, was built that simulates the effect of missing cells and strings in a full solar panel with special primary arc flashover circuitry. A total of 73 primary arcs were obtained that included 7 temporary sustained arcs (TSA) events. The durations of the TSAs ranged from 50 micro-seconds to 2.75 milli-seconds. All TSAs occurred at a string voltage of 150 V. Post-test Large Area Pulsed Solar Simulator (LAPSS), Dark I-V, and By-Pass Diode tests showed that no degradation occurred due to the TSA events. In addition, the post-test insulation resistance measured was > 50 G-ohms between cells and substrate. These test results indicate a robust design for application to a high-current, high-power mission.
7 CFR 868.213 - Special grade designation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-01-01
... FOR CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES United States Standards for Rough Rice Special Grades, Special... designation for infested, parboiled, smutty, glutinous, or aromatic rough rice shall include, following the...
7 CFR 868.213 - Special grade designation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-01-01
... FOR CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES United States Standards for Rough Rice Special Grades, Special... designation for infested, parboiled, smutty, glutinous, or aromatic rough rice shall include, following the...
CBM First-level Event Selector Input Interface Demonstrator
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Hutter, Dirk; de Cuveland, Jan; Lindenstruth, Volker
2017-10-01
CBM is a heavy-ion experiment at the future FAIR facility in Darmstadt, Germany. Featuring self-triggered front-end electronics and free-streaming read-out, event selection will exclusively be done by the First Level Event Selector (FLES). Designed as an HPC cluster with several hundred nodes its task is an online analysis and selection of the physics data at a total input data rate exceeding 1 TByte/s. To allow efficient event selection, the FLES performs timeslice building, which combines the data from all given input links to self-contained, potentially overlapping processing intervals and distributes them to compute nodes. Partitioning the input data streams into specialized containers allows performing this task very efficiently. The FLES Input Interface defines the linkage between the FEE and the FLES data transport framework. A custom FPGA PCIe board, the FLES Interface Board (FLIB), is used to receive data via optical links and transfer them via DMA to the host’s memory. The current prototype of the FLIB features a Kintex-7 FPGA and provides up to eight 10 GBit/s optical links. A custom FPGA design has been developed for this board. DMA transfers and data structures are optimized for subsequent timeslice building. Index tables generated by the FPGA enable fast random access to the written data containers. In addition the DMA target buffers can directly serve as InfiniBand RDMA source buffers without copying the data. The usage of POSIX shared memory for these buffers allows data access from multiple processes. An accompanying HDL module has been developed to integrate the FLES link into the front-end FPGA designs. It implements the front-end logic interface as well as the link protocol. Prototypes of all Input Interface components have been implemented and integrated into the FLES test framework. This allows the implementation and evaluation of the foreseen CBM read-out chain.
Emotion and false memory: The context-content paradox.
Bookbinder, S H; Brainerd, C J
2016-12-01
False memories are influenced by a variety of factors, but emotion is a variable of special significance, for theoretical and practical reasons. Interestingly, emotion's effects on false memory depend on whether it is embedded in the content of to-be-remembered events or in our moods, where mood is an aspect of the context in which events are encoded. We sketch the theoretical basis for this content-context dissociation and then review accumulated evidence that content and context effects are indeed different. Paradoxically, we find that in experiments on spontaneous and implanted false memories, negatively valenced content foments distortion, but negatively valenced moods protect against it. In addition, correlational data show that enduring negative natural moods (e.g., depression) foment false memory. Current opponent-process models of false memory, such as fuzzy-trace theory, are able to explain the content-context dissociation: Variations in emotional content primarily affect memory for the gist of events, whereas variations in emotional context primarily affect memory for events' exact verbatim form. Important questions remain about how these effects are modulated by variations in memory tests and in arousal. Promising methods of tackling those questions are outlined, especially designs that separate the gist and verbatim influences of emotion. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved).
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Havelund, Klaus
2014-01-01
The field of runtime verification has during the last decade seen a multitude of systems for monitoring event sequences (traces) emitted by a running system. The objective is to ensure correctness of a system by checking its execution traces against formal specifications representing requirements. A special challenge is data parameterized events, where monitors have to keep track of the combination of control states as well as data constraints, relating events and the data they carry across time points. This poses a challenge wrt. efficiency of monitors, as well as expressiveness of logics. Data automata is a form of automata where states are parameterized with data, supporting monitoring of data parameterized events. We describe the full details of a very simple API in the Scala programming language, an internal DSL (Domain-Specific Language), implementing data automata. The small implementation suggests a design pattern. Data automata allow transition conditions to refer to other states than the source state, and allow target states of transitions to be inlined, offering a temporal logic flavored notation. An embedding of a logic in a high-level language like Scala in addition allows monitors to be programmed using all of Scala's language constructs, offering the full flexibility of a programming language. The framework is demonstrated on an XML processing scenario previously addressed in related work.
Ball, Oliver; Robinson, Sarah; Bure, Kim; Brindley, David A; Mccall, David
2018-04-01
Phacilitate held a Special Interest Group workshop event in Edinburgh, UK, in May 2017. The event brought together leading stakeholders in the cell therapy bioprocessing field to identify present and future challenges and propose potential solutions to automation in cell therapy bioprocessing. Here, we review and summarize discussions from the event. Deep biological understanding of a product, its mechanism of action and indication pathogenesis underpin many factors relating to bioprocessing and automation. To fully exploit the opportunities of bioprocess automation, therapeutics developers must closely consider whether an automation strategy is applicable, how to design an 'automatable' bioprocess and how to implement process modifications with minimal disruption. Major decisions around bioprocess automation strategy should involve all relevant stakeholders; communication between technical and business strategy decision-makers is of particular importance. Developers should leverage automation to implement in-process testing, in turn applicable to process optimization, quality assurance (QA)/ quality control (QC), batch failure control, adaptive manufacturing and regulatory demands, but a lack of precedent and technical opportunities can complicate such efforts. Sparse standardization across product characterization, hardware components and software platforms is perceived to complicate efforts to implement automation. The use of advanced algorithmic approaches such as machine learning may have application to bioprocess and supply chain optimization. Automation can substantially de-risk the wider supply chain, including tracking and traceability, cryopreservation and thawing and logistics. The regulatory implications of automation are currently unclear because few hardware options exist and novel solutions require case-by-case validation, but automation can present attractive regulatory incentives. Copyright © 2018 International Society for Cellular Therapy. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
29 CFR 1919.32 - Specially designed blocks and components.
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MacIntosh, Bradley J.; Baker, S. Nicole; Mraz, Richard; Ives, John R.; Martel, Anne L.; McIlroy, William E.; Graham, Simon J.
2016-01-01
Specially designed optoelectronic and data postprocessing methods are described that permit electromyography (EMG) of muscle activity simultaneous with functional MRI (fMRI). Hardware characterization and validation included simultaneous EMG and event-related fMRI in 17 healthy participants during either ankle (n = 12), index finger (n = 3), or wrist (n = 2) contractions cued by visual stimuli. Principal component analysis (PCA) and independent component analysis (ICA) were evaluated for their ability to remove residual fMRI gradient-induced signal contamination in EMG data. Contractions of ankle tibialis anterior and index finger abductor were clearly distinguishable, although observing contractions from the wrist flexors proved more challenging. To demonstrate the potential utility of simultaneous EMG and fMRI, data from the ankle experiments were analyzed using two approaches: 1) assuming contractions coincided precisely with visual cues, and 2) using EMG to time the onset and offset of muscle contraction precisely for each participant. Both methods produced complementary activation maps, although the EMG-guided approach recovered more active brain voxels and revealed activity better in the basal ganglia and cerebellum. Furthermore, numerical simulations confirmed that precise knowledge of behavioral responses, such as those provided by EMG, are much more important for event-related experimental designs compared to block designs. This simultaneous EMG and fMRI methodology has important applications where the amplitude or timing of motor output is impaired, such as after stroke. PMID:17133382
MacIntosh, Bradley J; Baker, S Nicole; Mraz, Richard; Ives, John R; Martel, Anne L; McIlroy, William E; Graham, Simon J
2007-09-01
Specially designed optoelectronic and data postprocessing methods are described that permit electromyography (EMG) of muscle activity simultaneous with functional MRI (fMRI). Hardware characterization and validation included simultaneous EMG and event-related fMRI in 17 healthy participants during either ankle (n = 12), index finger (n = 3), or wrist (n = 2) contractions cued by visual stimuli. Principal component analysis (PCA) and independent component analysis (ICA) were evaluated for their ability to remove residual fMRI gradient-induced signal contamination in EMG data. Contractions of ankle tibialis anterior and index finger abductor were clearly distinguishable, although observing contractions from the wrist flexors proved more challenging. To demonstrate the potential utility of simultaneous EMG and fMRI, data from the ankle experiments were analyzed using two approaches: 1) assuming contractions coincided precisely with visual cues, and 2) using EMG to time the onset and offset of muscle contraction precisely for each participant. Both methods produced complementary activation maps, although the EMG-guided approach recovered more active brain voxels and revealed activity better in the basal ganglia and cerebellum. Furthermore, numerical simulations confirmed that precise knowledge of behavioral responses, such as those provided by EMG, are much more important for event-related experimental designs compared to block designs. This simultaneous EMG and fMRI methodology has important applications where the amplitude or timing of motor output is impaired, such as after stroke. (c) 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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Groisman, P. Y.; Yin, X.; Bulygina, O.
2017-12-01
Freezing precipitation events intertwine with agriculture, recreation, energy consumption, and seasonal transportation cycles of human activities. Using supplementary synoptic reports at 1,500 long-term stations of North America and Northern Eurasia, we created climatology of freezing precipitation near the surface and found significant changes (increases) in these occurrences in the past decade at high latitudes/elevations (Groisman et al. 2016; updated). Firstly, we document narrow boundaries of near surface temperature and humidity fields when freezing precipitation events occur; these are necessary but insufficient conditions of their occurrence. Secondly, using the upper air data at the sites collocated with in situ observations of freezing events, we quantify the typical pattern of lower troposphere temperature anomalies during freezing events: At the same locations and Julian days, the presence of freezing event at the surface is associated with significantly warmer temperatures in the lower troposphere; comparison of temperatures at nearest days before and after the freezing events with days during these events also shows statistically significant positive temperature anomalies in the lower troposphere to 500 hPa (on average, +3 to 4 °C) In the days with freezing events, vertical air temperature gradients between surface and 850 hPa become less than usual with frequent inversions, when the tropospheric air is warmer than at the surface. The above features of the lower tropospheric temperature, near-surface temperature and humidity represent a combination of weather conditions conducive for precipitation, if it happens, falling in the freezing rain form. The in situ reports of freezing events at synoptic stations allow us to estimate temporary and spatial distributions of such "special weather conditions". Thus, a posteriori high probability of freezing events under these weather conditions invokes similar probabilities of freezing rain over the ungauged terrain, where we do not have special synoptic reports but can reproduce these "special weather conditions" from less sophisticated observational networks and/or reanalyses. Reference: Groisman et al. 2016: Recent changes in the frequency of freezing precipitation in North America and Northern Eurasia. Environ Res Lett 11 045007.
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Oestreicher, Cheryl, Ed.
2015-01-01
The 2015 CLIR Unconference & Symposium was the capstone event to seven years of grant funding through CLIR's Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives program. These proceedings group presentations by theme. Collaborations provides examples of multi-institutional projects, including one international collaboration; Student and Faculty…
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Ploae-Hanganu, Mariana
1996-01-01
This article reflects the most significant advances made in the teaching and promotion of Portuguese in Romania in the past 20 years. The Portuguese program at the University of Bucharest is described as are special courses given in commemoration of landmark dates in Portuguese history and special events celebrating Portuguese history and culture.…
78 FR 34886 - Special Local Regulations; Recurring Marine Events in the Seventh Coast Guard District
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... pertaining to the Beaufort Water Festival from 1 p.m. through 4 p.m. on July 27, 2013. This action is... Festival Air Show. During the enforcement period, the special local regulation establishes a regulated area... special local regulation for the Beaufort Water Festival in 33 CFR 100.701 Table 1 from 1:00 p.m. through...
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Williams, John; Carter, Neil
2014-01-01
In 2009 the city of Leicester hosted the Special Olympics Great Britain National Summer Games. Around 2500 athletes with learning disabilities competed in 21 sports. This article argues that this sporting mega-event had important potential legacy consequences for the hosts, the governing body --Special Olympics Great Britain (SOGB)--and also for…
76 FR 29640 - Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Chester River, Chestertown, MD
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76 FR 36311 - Special Local Regulation; Extreme Sailing Series Boston; Boston Harbor, Boston, MA
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77 FR 34215 - Special Local Regulations for Marine Events, Swim Event; Lake Gaston, Littleton, NC
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The Role of Cultural Events in Rehabilitation, Therapy and Education of People with Special Needs
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Gurgenidze, Marine; Mamuladze, Nani
2017-01-01
Cultural events play an important role in the development of an individual's emotional, cognitive and social development; despite the individual peculiarities and differences of the participants, cultural events strengthen the unity of the group members. They develop the skills of cooperation and dialogue. The research shows that nowadays the…
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... local regulations during the ``Baltimore Dragon Boat Challenge'', a marine event to be held on the... June 25, 2011, Baltimore Dragon Boat Club, Inc. will sponsor Dragon Boat Races in the Patapsco River, Northwest Harbor, at Baltimore, MD. The event will consist of approximately 15 teams rowing Chinese Dragon...
78 FR 35135 - Special Local Regulations and Safety Zones; Recurring Events in Northern New England
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... indicated in TABLES 1 and 2. Table 1--(33 CFR 100.120) JUNE Charlie Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Event Type: Power Boat Races. Race. Sponsor: Boothbay Harbor Lobster Boat Race Committee. Date: June 15, 2013. Time...'' W. Rockland Harbor Lobster Boat Races..... Event Type: Power Boat Race. Sponsor: Rockland Harbor...
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75 FR 39161 - Special Local Regulation for Marine Events; Mattaponi River, Wakema, VA
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Using Evidence-Centered Design to Create a Special Educator Observation System
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Johnson, Evelyn S.; Crawford, Angela R.; Moylan, Laura A.; Zheng, Yuzhu
2018-01-01
The Evidence-Centered Design (ECD) framework was used to create a special education teacher observation system, Recognizing Effective Special Education Teachers (RESET). Extensive reviews of research informed the domain analysis and modeling stages, and led to the conceptual framework in which effective special education teaching is…
Insertion of coherence requests for debugging a multiprocessor
Blumrich, Matthias A.; Salapura, Valentina
2010-02-23
A method and system are disclosed to insert coherence events in a multiprocessor computer system, and to present those coherence events to the processors of the multiprocessor computer system for analysis and debugging purposes. The coherence events are inserted in the computer system by adding one or more special insert registers. By writing into the insert registers, coherence events are inserted in the multiprocessor system as if they were generated by the normal coherence protocol. Once these coherence events are processed, the processing of coherence events can continue in the normal operation mode.
43 CFR 2932.41 - What stipulations must I follow?
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2011-10-01
... MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000) PERMITS FOR RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS Special Recreation Permits for Commercial Use, Competitive Events, Organized Groups, and Recreation Use in... Special Recreation Permit. BLM may impose stipulations and conditions to meet management goals and...
Open Up Your Newspaper with Advertising.
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Spielberger, Ronald E.
1980-01-01
Suggests ways the business office of a student newspaper can ease the conflicts between news and advertising space, including: raising advertising rates, selling ads only in uniform sizes, charging extra for premium space, selling special features, and selling space around a monthly calendar of special events. (TJ)
Location-based technologies for supporting elderly pedestrian in "getting lost" events.
Pulido Herrera, Edith
2017-05-01
Localization-based technologies promise to keep older adults with dementia safe and support them and their caregivers during getting lost events. This paper summarizes mainly technological contributions to support the target group in these events. Moreover, important aspects of the getting lost phenomenon such as its concept and ethical issues are also briefly addressed. Papers were selected from scientific databases and gray literature. Since the topic is still in its infancy, other terms were used to find contributions associated with getting lost e.g. wandering. Trends of applying localization systems were identified as personal locators, perimeter systems and assistance systems. The first system barely considered the older adult's opinion, while assistance systems may involve context awareness to improve the support for both the elderly and the caregiver. Since few studies report multidisciplinary work with a special focus on getting lost, there is not a strong evidence of the real efficiency of localization systems or guidelines to design systems for the target group. Further research about getting lost is required to obtain insights for developing customizable systems. Moreover, considering conditions of the older adult might increase the impact of developments that combine localization technologies and artificial intelligence techniques. Implications for Rehabilitation Whilst there is no cure for dementia such as Alzheimer's, it is feasible to take advantage of technological developments to somewhat diminish its negative impact. For instance, location-based systems may provide information to early diagnose the Alzheimer's disease by assessing navigational impairments of older adults. Assessing the latest supportive technologies and methodologies may provide insights to adopt strategies to properly manage getting lost events. More user-centered designs will provide appropriate assistance to older adults. Namely, customizable systems could assist older adults in their daily walks with the aim to increase their self-confidence, independence and autonomy.
Freudenthal, Jacqueline J; Boyd, Linda D; Tivis, Rick
2010-09-01
This study assessed perceptions of health professions student and faculty volunteers who participated with athletes at the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Healthy Athlete venues. The volunteers' perceptions and expectations of the abilities of intellectually disabled athletes were measured by administering pre-event and post-event questionnaires consisting of demographic questions and the Prognostic Belief Scale (PBS). Invitations to participate in the study were sent to 165 students and faculty members; of those, eighty (48.5 percent response rate) responded to the pre-event questionnaire, and sixty-seven (40.6 percent response rate) responded to the post-event questionnaire. Of the eighty respondents to the pre-event questionnaire, fifty-five (68.7 percent) also completed the post-event questionnaire. The ANOVA comparing pre- and post-event PBS scores between groups found a trend towards higher scores among the volunteers, but analysis did not demonstrate a significant effect in either group (p=.68) or the interaction of group by time (p=.46). Despite the findings from the PBS, participants' statements suggest the experience had an impact on their perceptions and expectations. Although not statistically significant, this study found a positive trend pre- to post-event in the volunteers' perceptions of the abilities of athletes with intellectual disabilities. In addition to didactic and clinical education, volunteer experiences may enhance care providers' knowledge, skill, and confidence levels for treating clients with intellectual disabilities.
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75 FR 21167 - Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Chester River, Chestertown, MD
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45 CFR 670.25 - Designation of specially protected species of native mammals, birds, and plants.
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45 CFR 670.25 - Designation of specially protected species of native mammals, birds, and plants.
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... native mammals, birds, and plants. 670.25 Section 670.25 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public... Protected Species of Mammals, Birds, and Plants § 670.25 Designation of specially protected species of native mammals, birds, and plants. The following species has been designated as Specially Protected...
Tooth loss patterns in older adults with special needs: a Minnesota cohort
Chen, Xi; Clark, Jennifer J
2011-01-01
This study was conducted to detail tooth loss patterns in older adults with special needs. A total of 491 elderly subjects with special needs were retrospectively selected and followed during 10/1999-12/2006. Medical, dental, cognitive, and functional assessments were abstracted from dental records and used to predict risk of tooth loss. Tooth loss events were recorded for subjects during follow-up. Chi-squared tests were used to study the association between tooth loss and the selected risk factors. Logistic, poisson, and negative binomial regressions were developed to study tooth loss patterns. Overall, 27% of the subjects lost at least one tooth during follow-up. Fourteen subjects had tooth loss events per 100 person-years. Tooth loss pattern did not differ significantly among different special-needs subgroups (i.e. community-dwelling vs. long-term care, physically disabled vs. functionally independent). Special-needs subjects with three or more active dental conditions at arrival had more than twice the risk of losing teeth than those without any existing conditions. After adjusting other factors, the number of carious teeth or retained roots at arrival was a significant predictor of tooth loss for older adults with special needs (P=0.001). These findings indicate that appropriately managing active caries and associated conditions is important to prevent tooth loss for older adults with special needs. PMID:21449213
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Birch, Jack W., Ed.
Papers included are the following: design for organizing and administering special education by Paul R. Ackerman and William C. Geer; indications of patterns and trends in special education, by Marvin E. Beekman; the organization of special education services, by John W. Kidd; and organization and administration of special education, by Harrie M.…
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Introduction to special issue on carbon and landscape dynamics
Madej, Mary Ann; Wohl, Ellen E.
2016-01-01
In October, 2013, at the Geological Society of America annual meeting, a theme session focused on carbon and landscape dynamics. That event led to interest in producing a special issue in ESPL compiling papers on this subject. The 13 papers collected for this special issue reflect the diversity of recent geomorphic research, across a range of climatic and geomorphic settings, addressing some aspect of carbon dynamics.
32 CFR 183.5 - Responsibilities.
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33 CFR 100.501 - Special Local Regulations; Marine Events in the Fifth Coast Guard District.
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... and times of the effective period of the regulation with respect to each event, the geographical area... operation of any vessel participating in the event, at any time it is deemed necessary for the protection of... Railroad Bridge. 56 September—4th or last Sunday Crystal Coast Super Boat Grand Prix Super Boat...
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77 FR 30891 - Special Local Regulations and Safety Zones; Recurring Events in Northern New England
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...]12'00'' W. 44[deg]23'35'' N, 068[deg]12'19'' W. Charlie Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Event Type: Power Boat Races. Race. Sponsor: Boothbay Harbor Lobster Boat Race Committee. Date: June 16, 2012. Time: 10...[deg]38'20'' W. Rockland Harbor Lobster Boat Races..... Event Type: Power Boat Race. Sponsor: Rockland...
76 FR 1568 - Special Local Regulations and Safety Zones; Recurring Events in Northern New England
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..., 069[deg]31[min]29[sec] W;43[deg]52[min]09[sec] N, 069[deg]31[min]56[sec] W. 8.6 Multiple Sclerosis Event Type: Regatta and Sailboat Regatta. Race. Sponsor: Maine Chapter, Multiple Sclerosis Society. Date...]51[sec] W. 8.7 Multiple Sclerosis Event Type: Power Boat Race. Harborfest Tugboat Race. Sponsor...
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...]52'35'' N, 069[deg]31'29'' W. 43[deg]52'09'' N, 069[deg]31'56'' W. 8.6 Multiple Sclerosis Regatta......... Event Type: Regatta and Sailboat Race. Sponsor: Maine Chapter, Multiple Sclerosis Society. Date: A one..., National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Date: A one day event on the third Sunday of August.* Time...
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Gauthier, Adrienne J.; Gay, P. L.; New Media Working Group
2008-05-01
The New Media Group is working to create an IYA 2009 presence in the 3-dimensional multi-user virtual world called Second Life (SL). Current installations, development plans, and collaboration initiatives will be discussed. The first wave of development will bring real-life (RL) IYA 2009 events and exhibits to the residents of Second Life. Informational kiosks with IYA 2009 freebie avatar clothing will be placed in a variety of science-related places and other high traffic locations in SL. The IYA 2009 cornerstone project "From Earth to the Universe” is planned to be a portable exhibit in SL that can reside in temporary locations and be unveiled for special events. Interactive exhibits for "Years of Astronomy Timeline", "Galileo's Telescope", and "Dark Sky Awareness” will also be under design. Live events such as public lectures, coffee talks, and a web-streamed opening ceremonies SL party are also in the works. These are our ideas, now we want yours! Our ultimate plan is to bring together all those nationally and internationally interested in brainstorming, creating, and developing content, exhibits, and activities in Second Life for IYA 2009. Sharing resources, sponsorship, and land space will help us all succeed in bringing astronomy to the public in 2009 and beyond.
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Gauthier, A.; Gay, P. L.
2008-11-01
The New Media Group is working to create an IYA2009 presence in the 3-dimensional multi-user virtual world called Second Life (SL). Current installations, development plans, and collaboration initiatives will be discussed. The first wave of development will bring real-life (RL) IYA2009 events and exhibits to the residents of Second Life. Informational kiosks with IYA2009 freebie avatar clothing will be placed in a variety of science-related places and other high traffic locations in SL. The IYA 2009 cornerstone project ``From Earth to the Universe'' is planned to be a portable exhibit in SL that can reside in temporary locations and be unveiled for special events. Interactive exhibits for ``400 Years of Astronomy Timeline,'' ``Galileo's Telescope,'' and ``Dark Sky Awareness'' will also be under design. Live events such as public lectures, coffee talks, and a web-streamed opening ceremonies SL party are also in the works. Our ultimate plan is to bring together all those interested in brainstorming, creating, and developing content, exhibits, and activities in Second Life for IYA2009. Sharing resources, sponsorship, and land space will help us all succeed in bringing astronomy to the public in 2009 and beyond.
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2014-07-01
... Race. • Sponsor: Friendship Lobster Boat Race Committee. • Date: A one day event during a weekend...: The regulated area includes all waters of Friendship Harbor, Maine within the following points (NAD 83...
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Bailey, J. V.
1975-01-01
Radiation was found not to be an operational problem during the Apollo program. Doses received by the crewmen of Apollo missions 7 through 17 were small because no major solar-particle events occurred during those missions. One small event was detected by a radiation sensor outside the Apollo 12 spacecraft, but no increase in radiation dose to the crewmen inside the spacecraft was detected. Radiation protection for the Apollo program was focused on both the peculiarities of the natural space radiation environment and the increased prevalence of manmade radiation sources on the ground and onboard the spacecraft. Radiation-exposure risks to crewmen were assessed and balanced against mission gain to determine mission constraints. Operational radiation evaluation required specially designed radiation detection systems onboard the spacecraft in addition to the use of satellite data, solar observatory support, and other liaison. Control and management of radioactive sources and radiation-generating equipment was important in minimizing radiation exposure of ground-support personnel, researchers, and the Apollo flight and backup crewmen.
Versatile single-chip event sequencer for atomic physics experiments
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Eyler, Edward
2010-03-01
A very inexpensive dsPIC microcontroller with internal 32-bit counters is used to produce a flexible timing signal generator with up to 16 TTL-compatible digital outputs, with a time resolution and accuracy of 50 ns. This time resolution is easily sufficient for event sequencing in typical experiments involving cold atoms or laser spectroscopy. This single-chip device is capable of triggered operation and can also function as a sweeping delay generator. With one additional chip it can also concurrently produce accurately timed analog ramps, and another one-chip addition allows real-time control from an external computer. Compared to an FPGA-based digital pattern generator, this design is slower but simpler and more flexible, and it can be reprogrammed using ordinary `C' code without special knowledge. I will also describe the use of the same microcontroller with additional hardware to implement a digital lock-in amplifier and PID controller for laser locking, including a simple graphics-based control unit. This work is supported in part by the NSF.
Design considerations in clustering nuclear rocket engines
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Sager, Paul H.
1992-01-01
An initial investigation of the design considerations in clustering nuclear rocket engines for space transfer vehicles has been made. The clustering of both propulsion modules (which include start tanks) and nuclear rocket engines installed directly to a vehicle core tank appears to be feasible. Special provisions to shield opposite run tanks and the opposite side of a core tank - in the case of the boost pump concept - are required; the installation of a circumferential reactor side shield sector appears to provide an effective solution to this problem. While the time response to an engine-out event does not appear to be critical, the gimbal displacement required appears to be important. Since an installation of three engines offers a substantial reduction in gimbal requirements for engine-out and it may be possible to further enhance mission reliability with the greater number of engines, it is recommended that a cluster of four engines be considered.
Dawkins, Sarah; Martin, Angela; Kilpatrick, Michelle; Scott, Jenn
2018-05-30
Small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) require specialized attention regarding workplace mental health (WMH), but can be challenging to engage in WMH promotion interventions. This cross-sectional study analyzed self-reported motivations of SME owner/managers who engaged in a WMH promotion intervention specifically designed for SMEs. Data from 297 SME owner/managers was thematically coded prior to conducting multinominal logistical regression analyses to determine reasons for engagement based on a series of predictors, including owner/manager psychological distress, recent experience of a stressful work event, and business confidence. Owner/manager psychological distress, experience of a recent stressful workplace, and low 12-month business confidence incident were important predictors of engagement. The findings provide important insights into the uptake of a WMH promotion intervention, which can inform the design and future recruitment strategies for WMH promotion interventions within the SME sector.
Microcomputer based software for biodynamic simulation
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Rangarajan, N.; Shams, T.
1993-01-01
This paper presents a description of a microcomputer based software package, called DYNAMAN, which has been developed to allow an analyst to simulate the dynamics of a system consisting of a number of mass segments linked by joints. One primary application is in predicting the motion of a human occupant in a vehicle under the influence of a variety of external forces, specially those generated during a crash event. Extensive use of a graphical user interface has been made to aid the user in setting up the input data for the simulation and in viewing the results from the simulation. Among its many applications, it has been successfully used in the prototype design of a moving seat that aids in occupant protection during a crash, by aircraft designers in evaluating occupant injury in airplane crashes, and by users in accident reconstruction for reconstructing the motion of the occupant and correlating the impacts with observed injuries.
Continuous water sampling and water analysis in estuaries
Schemel, L.E.; Dedini, L.A.
1982-01-01
Salinity, temperature, light transmission, oxygen saturation, pH, pCO2, chlorophyll a fluorescence, and the concentrations of nitrate, nitrite, dissolved silica, orthophosphate, and ammonia are continuously measured with a system designed primarily for estuarine studies. Near-surface water (2-m depth) is sampled continuously while the vessel is underway; on station, water to depths of 100 m is sampled with a submersible pump. The system is comprised of commercially available instruments, equipment, and components, and of specialized items designed and fabricated by the authors. Data are read from digital displays, analog strip-chart recorders, and a teletype printout, and can be logged in disc storage for subsequent plotting. Data records made in San Francisco Bay illustrate physical, biological, and chemical estuarine processes, such as mixing and phytoplankton net production. The system resolves large- and small-scale events, which contributes to its reliability and usefulness.
Design considerations in clustering nuclear rocket engines
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Sager, Paul H.
1992-07-01
An initial investigation of the design considerations in clustering nuclear rocket engines for space transfer vehicles has been made. The clustering of both propulsion modules (which include start tanks) and nuclear rocket engines installed directly to a vehicle core tank appears to be feasible. Special provisions to shield opposite run tanks and the opposite side of a core tank - in the case of the boost pump concept - are required; the installation of a circumferential reactor side shield sector appears to provide an effective solution to this problem. While the time response to an engine-out event does not appear to be critical, the gimbal displacement required appears to be important. Since an installation of three engines offers a substantial reduction in gimbal requirements for engine-out and it may be possible to further enhance mission reliability with the greater number of engines, it is recommended that a cluster of four engines be considered.
Workplace violence among Pennsylvania education workers: differences among occupations.
Tiesman, Hope; Konda, Srinivas; Hendricks, Scott; Mercer, Dan; Amandus, Harlan
2013-02-01
The purpose of this study was to measure the prevalence and characteristics of physical and non-physical WPV in a state-based cohort of education workers. A sample of 6,450 workers was drawn using de-identified union membership lists, stratified on gender, occupation, and school location. A cross-sectional survey was mailed to participants. An estimated 7.8% (95%CI=6.6-9.1) of education workers were physically assaulted and 28.9% (95%CI=26.4-31.5) experienced a non-physical WPV event during the 2009-2010 school year. Special education teachers were significantly more likely to be physically assaulted and experience a non-physical WPV event compared to general education teachers (Prevalence Rate Ratio=3.6, 95% 2.4-5.5; PRR=1.4, 95%CI=1.1-1.8). Special education teachers were at the highest risk for both physical and non-physical WPV. If not already present, schools should consider implementing comprehensive WPV prevention programs for their employees. Special education teachers have unique workplace hazards. Strategies that protect the special education teacher, while still protecting the special education student should be considered. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
15 CFR 700.4 - Priorities and allocations in a national emergency.
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2010-01-01
..., including domestic emergency preparedness requirements, of approved programs. (b) The special rules... national emergency. 700.4 Section 700.4 Commerce and Foreign Trade Regulations Relating to Commerce and... allocations in a national emergency. (a) In the event of a national emergency, special rules may be...
A Proposal for an International Special Education Television Network.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Nathanson, David E.
The utilization of satellites in combination with university and public broadcast facilities throughout the world can be coordinated as a Worldwide Special Education Television Network. The purpose of the Network would be to provide relatively easy access to new research developments, events, teaching techniques, and ideas that will allow…
43 CFR 2932.51 - When can I renew my Special Recreation Permit?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-10-01
...) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000) PERMITS FOR RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS Special Recreation Permits for Commercial Use, Competitive Events, Organized... good standing; (b) Consistent with BLM management plans and policies; and (c) You and all of your...
Special Education Teachers Integrating Reading with Eighth Grade U.S. History Content
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
O'Connor, Rollanda E.; Sanchez, Victoria; Beach, Kristen D.; Bocian, Kathleen M.
2017-01-01
This research replicates an earlier study and extends it by shifting instructional responsibility from researchers to special education teachers, who implemented reading instruction that included multisyllabic word decoding, academic vocabulary, and three comprehension strategies (generating main ideas, comparing and contrasting people and events,…
ERCMExpress. Volume 2, Issue 1
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
US Department of Education, 2006
2006-01-01
This issue of the Emergency Response and Crisis Management (ERCM) Technical Assistance Center's "ERCMExpress" focuses on integrating students with special needs and disabilities into emergency response and crisis management planning. Meeting the needs of students with disabilities and special needs in the event of an emergency does not have to be…
78 FR 38829 - Special Local Regulations; Recurring Marine Events in the Seventh Coast Guard District
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2013-06-28
... regulation for the St. John 4th of July Carnival Fireworks Display from 8 p.m. until 10 p.m. on July 4, 2013...: The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulation for the annual St. John 4th of July Carnival...
Migratory neighbors and distant invaders: tumor-associated niche cells
Wels, Jared; Kaplan, Rosandra N.; Rafii, Shahin; Lyden, David
2008-01-01
The cancer environment is comprised of tumor cells as well as a wide network of stromal and vascular cells participating in the cellular and molecular events necessary for invasion and metastasis. Tumor secretory factors can activate the migration of host cells, both near to and far from the primary tumor site, as well as promote the exodus of cells to distant tissues. Thus, the migration of stromal cells and tumor cells among specialized microenvironments takes place throughout tumor and metastatic progression, providing evidence for the systemic nature of a malignancy. Investigations of the tumor–stromal and stromal–stromal cross-talk involved in cellular migration in cancer may lead to the design of novel therapeutic strategies. PMID:18316475
First Results of an “Artificial Retina” Processor Prototype
Cenci, Riccardo; Bedeschi, Franco; Marino, Pietro; ...
2016-11-15
We report on the performance of a specialized processor capable of reconstructing charged particle tracks in a realistic LHC silicon tracker detector, at the same speed of the readout and with sub-microsecond latency. The processor is based on an innovative pattern-recognition algorithm, called “artificial retina algorithm”, inspired from the vision system of mammals. A prototype of the processor has been designed, simulated, and implemented on Tel62 boards equipped with high-bandwidth Altera Stratix III FPGA devices. Also, the prototype is the first step towards a real-time track reconstruction device aimed at processing complex events of high-luminosity LHC experiments at 40 MHzmore » crossing rate.« less
STEM Mentor Breakfast at Debus Center
2017-05-25
Kim Stratton, at left, with Caterpillar, talks to students during a Women in STEM breakfast inside the Debus Conference Center at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. STEM is science, technology, engineering and math. The special event gave students competing in NASA's 8th Annual Robotic Mining Competition the chance to learn from female NASA scientists, engineers and professionals about their careers and the paths they took to working at Kennedy. The Robotic Mining Competition is a NASA Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate project designed to encourage students in STEM fields. The project provides a competitive environment to foster innovative ideas and solutions that could be used on NASA's Journey to Mars.
STEM Mentor Breakfast at Debus Center
2017-05-25
Gioia Massa, at left, a NASA payload scientist, talks to students during a Women in STEM breakfast inside the Debus Conference Center at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. STEM is science, technology, engineering and math. The special event gave students competing in NASA's 8th Annual Robotic Mining Competition the chance to learn from female NASA scientists, engineers and professionals about their careers and the paths they took to working at Kennedy. The Robotic Mining Competition is a NASA Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate project designed to encourage students in STEM fields. The project provides a competitive environment to foster innovative ideas and solutions that could be used on NASA's Journey to Mars.
STEM Mentor Breakfast at Debus Center
2017-05-25
Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director Janet Petro speaks to students during a Women in STEM mentoring breakfast inside the Debus Conference Center at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. STEM is science, technology, engineering and math. The special event gave students competing in NASA's 8th Annual Robotic Mining Competition the chance to learn from female NASA scientists, engineers and professionals about their careers and the paths they took to working at Kennedy. The Robotic Mining Competition is a NASA Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate project designed to encourage students in STEM fields. The project provides a competitive environment to foster innovative ideas and solutions that could be used on NASA's Journey to Mars.
Expanding Library Services and Instruction Through LibGuides.
Ream, Tim; Parker-Kelly, Darlene
2016-01-01
Beginning in 2012, the Charles R. Drew University (CDU) Health Sciences Library used LibGuides in a number of innovative ways. Librarians constructed e-book databases, in-depth tutorials on technology-related topics, and web pages highlighting special events. To assess similar LibGuides innovation, CDU librarians developed an eight-question survey distributed to health sciences and hospital libraries throughout Southern California and Arizona. Results showed that libraries used LibGuides primarily to deliver access to online resources and to provide supplementary materials supporting instruction. Responses also revealed that many libraries had not yet adopted LibGuides. These findings were analyzed and compared to past and current LibGuides design at CDU.
Better late than never: information retrieval from black holes.
Braunstein, Samuel L; Pirandola, Stefano; Życzkowski, Karol
2013-03-08
We show that, in order to preserve the equivalence principle until late times in unitarily evaporating black holes, the thermodynamic entropy of a black hole must be primarily entropy of entanglement across the event horizon. For such black holes, we show that the information entering a black hole becomes encoded in correlations within a tripartite quantum state, the quantum analogue of a one-time pad, and is only decoded into the outgoing radiation very late in the evaporation. This behavior generically describes the unitary evaporation of highly entangled black holes and requires no specially designed evolution. Our work suggests the existence of a matter-field sum rule for any fundamental theory.
First Results of an “Artificial Retina” Processor Prototype
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Cenci, Riccardo; Bedeschi, Franco; Marino, Pietro
We report on the performance of a specialized processor capable of reconstructing charged particle tracks in a realistic LHC silicon tracker detector, at the same speed of the readout and with sub-microsecond latency. The processor is based on an innovative pattern-recognition algorithm, called “artificial retina algorithm”, inspired from the vision system of mammals. A prototype of the processor has been designed, simulated, and implemented on Tel62 boards equipped with high-bandwidth Altera Stratix III FPGA devices. Also, the prototype is the first step towards a real-time track reconstruction device aimed at processing complex events of high-luminosity LHC experiments at 40 MHzmore » crossing rate.« less
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2011-10-01
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2010-10-01
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Modeling extreme (Carrington-type) space weather events using three-dimensional MHD code simulations
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Ngwira, C. M.; Pulkkinen, A. A.; Kuznetsova, M. M.; Glocer, A.
2013-12-01
There is growing concern over possible severe societal consequences related to adverse space weather impacts on man-made technological infrastructure and systems. In the last two decades, significant progress has been made towards the modeling of space weather events. Three-dimensional (3-D) global magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) models have been at the forefront of this transition, and have played a critical role in advancing our understanding of space weather. However, the modeling of extreme space weather events is still a major challenge even for existing global MHD models. In this study, we introduce a specially adapted University of Michigan 3-D global MHD model for simulating extreme space weather events that have a ground footprint comparable (or larger) to the Carrington superstorm. Results are presented for an initial simulation run with ``very extreme'' constructed/idealized solar wind boundary conditions driving the magnetosphere. In particular, we describe the reaction of the magnetosphere-ionosphere system and the associated ground induced geoelectric field to such extreme driving conditions. We also discuss the results and what they might mean for the accuracy of the simulations. The model is further tested using input data for an observed space weather event to verify the MHD model consistence and to draw guidance for future work. This extreme space weather MHD model is designed specifically for practical application to the modeling of extreme geomagnetically induced electric fields, which can drive large currents in earth conductors such as power transmission grids.
The CTBTO Link to the database of the International Seismological Centre (ISC)
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Bondar, I.; Storchak, D. A.; Dando, B.; Harris, J.; Di Giacomo, D.
2011-12-01
The CTBTO Link to the database of the International Seismological Centre (ISC) is a project to provide access to seismological data sets maintained by the ISC using specially designed interactive tools. The Link is open to National Data Centres and to the CTBTO. By means of graphical interfaces and database queries tailored to the needs of the monitoring community, the users are given access to a multitude of products. These include the ISC and ISS bulletins, covering the seismicity of the Earth since 1904; nuclear and chemical explosions; the EHB bulletin; the IASPEI Reference Event list (ground truth database); and the IDC Reviewed Event Bulletin. The searches are divided into three main categories: The Area Based Search (a spatio-temporal search based on the ISC Bulletin), the REB search (a spatio-temporal search based on specific events in the REB) and the IMS Station Based Search (a search for historical patterns in the reports of seismic stations close to a particular IMS seismic station). The outputs are HTML based web-pages with a simplified version of the ISC Bulletin showing the most relevant parameters with access to ISC, GT, EHB and REB Bulletins in IMS1.0 format for single or multiple events. The CTBTO Link offers a tool to view REB events in context within the historical seismicity, look at observations reported by non-IMS networks, and investigate station histories and residual patterns for stations registered in the International Seismographic Station Registry.
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2012-07-01
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2013-07-01
... Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CIVIL DEFENSE DEFENSE SUPPORT OF SPECIAL EVENTS... initiated by the Department of Defense, civil authorities, or qualifying entities. If the initial engagement...) There are other events that the Department of Defense supports that do not involve the assignment of...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CIVIL DEFENSE DEFENSE SUPPORT OF SPECIAL EVENTS... initiated by the Department of Defense, civil authorities, or qualifying entities. If the initial engagement...) There are other events that the Department of Defense supports that do not involve the assignment of...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-10-01
... requirements and general and special restrictions for each event, as determined by MBNMS. Standard requirements... 5 minutes of the display; the removal of plastic and aluminum labels and wrappings; and post-show... fireworks event as necessary. (b) The mitigation measures that the individuals conducting the fireworks are...
The Climate Science Special Report: Detection and Attribution
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Wehner, M. F.
2017-12-01
The Climate Science Special Report reiterates previous findings about the human influence on global mean surface air temperature with the statement "…it is extremely likely that human activities, especially emissions of greenhouse gases, are the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid 20th century. For the warming over the last century, there is no convincing alternative explanation supported by the extent of the observational evidence." This is a statement made with high confidence and supported by multiple lines of evidence. The report also assesses the latest developments in the field of probabilistic extreme event attribution—the quantification of the influence of anthropogenic climate change on individual extreme weather events—with a focus on those recent events within the United States that have been analyzed. Thirty different events within the US are reported on including heat waves, cold snaps, wet seasons, individual storms and droughts. Most but not all of the individual US events studied revealed an influence from human induced changes to the climate system.
A test for patterns of modularity in sequences of developmental events.
Poe, Steven
2004-08-01
This study presents a statistical test for modularity in the context of relative timing of developmental events. The test assesses whether sets of developmental events show special phylogenetic conservation of rank order. The test statistic is the correlation coefficient of developmental ranks of the N events of the hypothesized module across taxa. The null distribution is obtained by taking correlation coefficients for randomly sampled sets of N events. This test was applied to two datasets, including one where phylogenetic information was taken into account. The events of limb development in two frog species were found to behave as a module.
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Kobayashi, Takashi; Komoda, Norihisa
The traditional business process design methods, in which the usecase is the most typical, have no useful framework to design the activity sequence with. Therefore, the design efficiency and quality vary widely according to the designer’s experience and skill. In this paper, to solve this problem, we propose the business events and their state transition model (a basic business event model) based on the language/action perspective, which is the result in the cognitive science domain. In the business process design, using this model, we decide event occurrence conditions so that every event synchronizes with each other. We also propose the design pattern to decide the event occurrence condition (a business event improvement strategy). Lastly, we apply the business process design method based on the business event model and the business event improvement strategy to the credit card issue process and estimate its effect.
Shi, Victor; Senni, Michele; Streefkerk, Hendrik; Modgill, Vikas; Zhou, Wenchun; Kaplan, Allen
2018-08-01
PARADIGM-HF demonstrated significant clinical benefits for sacubitril/valsartan (LCZ696, an angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor) versus the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) enalapril in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. As inhibition of ACE, and co-inhibition of ACE and neprilysin, may increase the risk of angioedema, this was an adverse event of special interest. Following sequential enalapril and sacubitril/valsartan run-ins, patients were randomized to twice-daily sacubitril/valsartan 200 mg or enalapril 10 mg. The study design incorporated two wash-out periods (~36 h each) to minimize any potential risk of angioedema due to overlapping ACE and neprilysin inhibition. Suspected cases of angioedema were reported to, and blindly adjudicated by, an independent angioedema adjudication committee (AAC). Of the 10,513 patients entering the enalapril run-in, 9419 entered the sacubitril/valsartan run-in and 8432 received double-blind treatment. Overall, 148 suspected angioedema events occurring in 144 patients were reported to AAC, with one event reported during screening period. Of the remaining 147 events, 54 were confirmed as angioedema by AAC. A confirmed event was experienced by 15 (0.14%) and 10 (0.11%) patients, during the enalapril and sacubitril/valsartan run-ins, respectively, and by 10 (0.24%) and 19 (0.45%) patients in the corresponding randomized arms during the double-blind phase. The frequency of confirmed angioedema was higher in black patients. Most events were mild. Only five patients required hospitalization and none required mechanical airway support. The number of confirmed angioedema events in PARADIGM-HF was low and there was no-marked excess risk of angioedema with sacubitril/valsartan versus enalapril. Copyright © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
The Special Status of Actions in Causal Reasoning in Rats
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Leising, Kenneth J.; Wong, Jared; Waldmann, Michael R.; Blaisdell, Aaron P.
2008-01-01
A. P. Blaisdell, K. Sawa, K. J. Leising, and M. R. Waldmann (2006) reported evidence for causal reasoning in rats. After learning through Pavlovian observation that Event A (a light) was a common cause of Events X (an auditory stimulus) and F (food), rats predicted F in the test phase when they observed Event X as a cue but not when they generated…
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Srivastava, Pradeep; Singh, Vimal
2017-05-01
Tectonically active Himalayan mountains evolves via feedbacks from deep earth and surface processes; the complex interaction of various processes results into the landscape which is dynamic both at longer and shorter time scales. The extreme hydrological events that possibly ride over a long term climate cycle bring the changes in the landscape that impact human societies more closely. These events in the Himalaya frequently cause huge damage to economy and human lives. The geologist community under the umbrella of Himalaya-Karakorum-Tibet (HKT) workshop in its 30th edition convened a special session and deliberated on the subject. This special issue "Quaternary of Himalaya" is an outcome of papers presented and discussion held during this session; it consists of 18 papers in three sub-themes (i) Extreme Events in Himalaya (ii) Paleoglaciation in Himalaya and (iii) Expressions of climate and neotectonics in Himalaya.
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2014-01-01
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2011-01-01
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2013-01-01
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2012-01-01
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Developing assessment system for wireless capsule endoscopy videos based on event detection
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Chen, Ying-ju; Yasen, Wisam; Lee, Jeongkyu; Lee, Dongha; Kim, Yongho
2009-02-01
Along with the advancing of technology in wireless and miniature camera, Wireless Capsule Endoscopy (WCE), the combination of both, enables a physician to diagnose patient's digestive system without actually perform a surgical procedure. Although WCE is a technical breakthrough that allows physicians to visualize the entire small bowel noninvasively, the video viewing time takes 1 - 2 hours. This is very time consuming for the gastroenterologist. Not only it sets a limit on the wide application of this technology but also it incurs considerable amount of cost. Therefore, it is important to automate such process so that the medical clinicians only focus on interested events. As an extension from our previous work that characterizes the motility of digestive tract in WCE videos, we propose a new assessment system for energy based events detection (EG-EBD) to classify the events in WCE videos. For the system, we first extract general features of a WCE video that can characterize the intestinal contractions in digestive organs. Then, the event boundaries are identified by using High Frequency Content (HFC) function. The segments are classified into WCE event by special features. In this system, we focus on entering duodenum, entering cecum, and active bleeding. This assessment system can be easily extended to discover more WCE events, such as detailed organ segmentation and more diseases, by using new special features. In addition, the system provides a score for every WCE image for each event. Using the event scores, the system helps a specialist to speedup the diagnosis process.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education, Reston, VA.
Designed for high school students interested in careers in special education and related services, this guide outlines the different roles of special education and related services professionals who teach and provide specifically designed instruction and services to children with disabilities. It addresses the different disabilities that students…
TWOS - TIME WARP OPERATING SYSTEM, VERSION 2.5.1
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Bellenot, S. F.
1994-01-01
The Time Warp Operating System (TWOS) is a special-purpose operating system designed to support parallel discrete-event simulation. TWOS is a complete implementation of the Time Warp mechanism, a distributed protocol for virtual time synchronization based on process rollback and message annihilation. Version 2.5.1 supports simulations and other computations using both virtual time and dynamic load balancing; it does not support general time-sharing or multi-process jobs using conventional message synchronization and communication. The program utilizes the underlying operating system's resources. TWOS runs a single simulation at a time, executing it concurrently on as many processors of a distributed system as are allocated. The simulation needs only to be decomposed into objects (logical processes) that interact through time-stamped messages. TWOS provides transparent synchronization. The user does not have to add any more special logic to aid in synchronization, nor give any synchronization advice, nor even understand much about how the Time Warp mechanism works. The Time Warp Simulator (TWSIM) subdirectory contains a sequential simulation engine that is interface compatible with TWOS. This means that an application designer and programmer who wish to use TWOS can prototype code on TWSIM on a single processor and/or workstation before having to deal with the complexity of working on a distributed system. TWSIM also provides statistics about the application which may be helpful for determining the correctness of an application and for achieving good performance on TWOS. Version 2.5.1 has an updated interface that is not compatible with 2.0. The program's user manual assists the simulation programmer in the design, coding, and implementation of discrete-event simulations running on TWOS. The manual also includes a practical user's guide to the TWOS application benchmark, Colliding Pucks. TWOS supports simulations written in the C programming language. It is designed to run on the Sun3/Sun4 series computers and the BBN "Butterfly" GP-1000 computer. The standard distribution medium for this package is a .25 inch tape cartridge in TAR format. TWOS was developed in 1989 and updated in 1991. This program is a copyrighted work with all copyright vested in NASA. Sun3 and Sun4 are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Application of Advanced Materials Protecting from Influence of Free Space Environment
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Dotsenko, Oleg; Shovkoplyas, Yuriy
2016-07-01
High cost and low availability of the components certified for use in the space environment forces satellite designers to using industrial and even commercial items. Risks associated with insufficient knowledge about behavior of these components in radiation environment are parried, mainly, by careful radiating designing of a satellite where application of special protective materials with improved space radiation shielding characteristics is one of the most widely used practices. Another advantage of protective materials application appears when a satellite designer needs using equipment in more severe space environment conditions then it has been provided at the equipment development. In such cases only expensive repeated qualification of the equipment hardness can be alternative to protective materials application. But mostly this way is unacceptable for satellite developers, being within strong financial and temporal restrictions. To apply protective materials effectively, the developer should have possibility to answer the question: "Where inside a satellite shall I place these materials and what shall be their shape to meet the requirements on space radiation hardness with minimal mass and volume expenses?" At that, the minimum set of requirements on space radiation hardness include: ionizing dose, nonionizing dose, single events, and internal charging. The standard calculative models and experimental techniques, now in use for space radiation hardness assurance of a satellite are unsuitable for the problem solving in such formulation. The sector analysis methodology, widely used in satellite radiating designing, is applicable only for aluminium shielding and doesn't allow taking into account advantages of protective materials. The programs simulating transport of space radiations through a substance with the use of Monte-Carlo technique, such as GEANT4, FLUKA, HZETRN and others, are fully applicable in view of their capabilities; but time required for calculations with use of these tools makes their utilization extremely problematic in the engineering practice. The calculative and experimental technique developed by the authors allows estimation of ionizing dose, nonionizing dose, single events, and internal charging of solar and trapped electron and proton radiations at the requested points inside a satellite when the special protective materials have been applied. The results of developed technique application are in satisfactory agreement with the results achieved with the help of the standard calculative models.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... Races • Event Type: Power Boat Race. • Sponsor: Friendship Lobster Boat Race Committee. • Date: A one... regulated area includes all waters of Friendship Harbor, Maine within the following points (NAD 83): 43°57...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... Races • Event Type: Power Boat Race. • Sponsor: Friendship Lobster Boat Race Committee. • Date: A one... regulated area includes all waters of Friendship Harbor, Maine within the following points (NAD 83): 43°57...
43 CFR 2932.57 - Prohibited acts and penalties.
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2011-10-01
... MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000) PERMITS FOR RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS Special Recreation Permits for Commercial Use, Competitive Events, Organized Groups, and Recreation Use in... stipulations or conditions of a permit issued under this subpart; (3) Knowingly participate in an event or...
The Vulnerability of the United States Railroad System to Terrorist Attacks
2015-06-12
can also assist during special political and sporting events, and provide humanitarian assistance after major weather events...essential to economic growth―not just for travel and tourism , but also for the mobility of the labor force.253 Many of Russia’s natural resources
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2010-01-01
... to persons designated in or pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (Specially Designated Global Terrorist... Trade (Continued) BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION... persons designated in or pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (Specially Designated Global Terrorist) (SDGT...
Himanen, Risto; Julin, Ari; Jänkälä, Kalle; Holmberg, Jan-Erik; Virolainen, Reino
2012-11-01
There are four operating nuclear power plant (NPP) units in Finland. The Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) power company has two 840 MWe BWR units supplied by Asea-Atom at the Olkiluoto site. The Fortum corporation (formerly IVO) has two 500 MWe VVER 440/213 units at the Loviisa site. In addition, a 1600 MWe European Pressurized Water Reactor supplied by AREVA NP (formerly the Framatome ANP--Siemens AG Consortium) is under construction at the Olkiluoto site. Recently, the Finnish Parliament ratified the government Decision in Principle that the utilities' applications to build two new NPP units are in line with the total good of the society. The Finnish utilities, Fenno power company, and TVO company are in progress of qualifying the type of the new nuclear builds. In Finland, risk-informed applications are formally integrated in the regulatory process of NPPs that are already in the early design phase and these are to run through the construction and operation phases all through the entire plant service time. A plant-specific full-scope probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) is required for each NPP. PRAs shall cover internal events, area events (fires, floods), and external events such as harsh weather conditions and seismic events in all operating modes. Special attention is devoted to the use of various risk-informed PRA applications in the licensing of Olkiluoto 3 NPP. © 2012 Society for Risk Analysis.
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2010-07-01
... sale of the entity to its new owners. (b) Any continuing substantial financial obligations on the part... to or other enrichment of a specially designated narcotics trafficker could lead to designation of...
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... MONITOR, NOAA has determined that enhancing recreational diving access to the wreck is a priority. NOAA... diving near the USS MONITOR; and (2) fireworks displays. The remaining two special use permit categories..., etc. Specific examples of such events involve the promotion of SCUBA diving; an annual underwater...
Psychosocial Issues for Children and Adolescents in Disasters. Second Edition.
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Speier, Anthony H.
Major natural and human-caused disasters deeply affect children, and they have a special vulnerability to such events. The importance of providing crisis counseling recovery assistance within the context of their special world cannot be over emphasized. The information in this manual provides both theory and guidance to individuals concerned with…
77 FR 42467 - Special Local Regulations; Fajardo Offshore Festival II, Fajardo, PR
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2012-07-19
... 1625-AA08 Special Local Regulations; Fajardo Offshore Festival II, Fajardo, PR AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS... Festival II, a series of high-speed boat races. The event is scheduled to take place on Sunday, September... the Fajardo Offshore Festival II. C. Discussion of Proposed Rule On September 16, 2012, Puerto Rico...
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2012-06-27
...-AA08 Special Local Regulation, Underwater Music Festival, Carr Inlet, Cutts Island, WA AGENCY: Coast... ensure the safety of the maritime public during the Underwater Music Festival and would do so by... Music Festival is an event which includes musical performances from a barge. Spectators approach the...
Public Services and Outreach in Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Libraries.
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Traister, Daniel
2003-01-01
Discusses the new emphasis in special collections, especially in academic libraries, on the promotion of materials. Highlights include the economic basis of promotion; exhibitions; classroom ventures; the Web; seminars and other discussion groups; creative writing courses; one-time events; friends, tourists, and the public; and reference services.…
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78 FR 22811 - Special Local Regulations; Mayaguez Grand Prix, Mayaguez Bay; Mayaguez, PR
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2013-04-17
..., a high speed boat race. The event is scheduled to take place on Sunday, June 9, 2013. Approximately 30 high- speed power boats will be participating in the races. The special local regulation is... area, where all persons and vessels, except those persons and vessels participating in the high-speed...