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  1. Statistical Report: Academic Year 2014-15. Student Exchange Program

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    Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2015

    2015-01-01

    This report covers fall 2014 enrollments for WUE [Western Undergraduate Exchange], WRGP [Western Regional Graduate Program], and PSEP [Professional Student Exchange Program]. It details the funds that flow between students' home states and the enrolling PSEP institutions that receive them. This newly expanded format gives detailed enrollment for…

  2. Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP), 2008-2010

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    Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2008

    2008-01-01

    The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Professional Student Exchange Program enables students in 12 Western states to enroll in selected out-of-state professional programs, usually because those fields of study are not available at public institutions in their home states. Exchange students receive preference in admission.…

  3. Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP) Administrative Manual. Revised

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    Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2012

    2012-01-01

    WICHE (the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education) is a regional, nonprofit organization. WICHE and its 15 member states work to improve access to higher education and ensure student success. Its student exchange programs, regional initiatives, and its research and policy work allow it to assist constituents throughout the West and…

  4. Prevention of low back pain in the military cluster randomized trial: effects of brief psychosocial education on total and low back pain-related health care costs.

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    Childs, John D; Wu, Samuel S; Teyhen, Deydre S; Robinson, Michael E; George, Steven Z

    2014-04-01

    Effective strategies for preventing low back pain (LBP) have remained elusive, despite annual direct health care costs exceeding $85 billion dollars annually. In our recently completed Prevention of Low Back Pain in the Military (POLM) trial, a brief psychosocial education program (PSEP) that reduced fear and threat of LBP reduced the incidence of health care-seeking for LBP. The purpose of this cost analysis was to determine if soldiers who received psychosocial education experienced lower health care costs compared with soldiers who did not receive psychosocial education. The POLM trial was a cluster randomized trial with four intervention arms and a 2-year follow-up. Consecutive subjects (n=4,295) entering a 16-week training program at Fort Sam Houston, TX, to become a combat medic in the U.S. Army were considered for participation. In addition to an assigned exercise program, soldiers were cluster randomized to receive or not receive a brief psychosocial education program delivered in a group setting. The Military Health System Management Analysis and Reporting Tool was used to extract total and LBP-related health care costs associated with LBP incidence over a 2-year follow-up period. After adjusting for postrandomization differences between the groups, the median total LBP-related health care costs for soldiers who received PSEP and incurred LBP-related costs during the 2-year follow-up period were $26 per soldier lower than for those who did not receive PSEP ($60 vs. $86, respectively, p=.034). The adjusted median total health care costs for soldiers who received PSEP and incurred at least some health care costs during the 2-year follow-up period were estimated at $2 per soldier lower than for those who did not receive PSEP ($2,439 vs. $2,441, respectively, p=.242). The results from this analysis demonstrate that a brief psychosocial education program was only marginally effective in reducing LBP-related health care costs and was not effective in reducing total health care costs. Had the 1,995 soldiers in the PSEP group not received PSEP, we would estimate that 16.7% of them would incur an adjusted median LBP-related health care cost of $517 compared with the current 15.0% soldiers incurring an adjusted median cost of $399, which translates into an actual LBP-related health care cost savings of $52,846 during the POLM trial. However, it is likely that the unaccounted for direct and indirect costs might erase even these small cost savings. The results of this study will help to inform policy- and decision-making regarding the feasibility of implementing psychosocial education in military training environments across the services. It would be interesting to explore in future research whether cost savings from psychosocial education could be enhanced given a more individualized delivery method tailored to an individual's specific psychosocial risk factors. Published by Elsevier Inc.

  5. Postoperative Changes in Presepsin Level and Values Predictive of Surgical Site Infection After Spinal Surgery: A Single-Center, Prospective Observational Study.

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    Koakutsu, Tomoaki; Sato, Tetsuya; Aizawa, Toshimi; Itoi, Eiji; Kushimoto, Shigeki

    2018-04-15

    Single-institutional, prospective observational study. To elucidate the perioperative kinetics of presepsin (PSEP) in patients undergoing spinal surgery, and to evaluate the possibility of PSEP in the early diagnosis of surgical site infection (SSI). Early diagnosis of SSI after spinal surgery is important. Although several biomarkers have been used as early indicators of SSI, the specificity of these markers in SSI diagnosis was not high. PSEP was found as a novel diagnostic marker for bacterial sepsis in 2004. However, its kinetics after spinal surgery and its usefulness in early diagnosis of SSI have never been evaluated. A total of 118 patients who underwent elective spinal surgery were enrolled. PSEP was measured before, immediately after, 1 day after, and 1 week after surgery. In patients without postoperative infection, perioperative kinetics of PSEP were analyzed. PSEP levels in patients with postoperative infection were also recorded separately, and their utility in SSI diagnosis was evaluated. In the 115 patients without postoperative infection, the median PSEP value was 126, 171, 194, and 147 pg/mL before, immediately after, 1 day after, and 1 week after surgery, respectively. Compared with the preoperative value, PSEP was significantly higher immediately after surgery and the next day, and return to the preoperative level 1 week after surgery. The estimated reference value for 95 percentile in patients without postoperative infection was 297 pg/mL 1 week after surgery. In three patients with postoperative infection, higher levels (>300 pg/mL) were observed 1 week after surgery. In patients after spinal surgery without infectious complications, blood levels of PSEP may immediately increase and return to preoperative levels 1 week after surgery. The PSEP value of 300 pg/mL 1 week after surgery might be used as a novel indicator for suspected SSI. 4.

  6. Psychosocial education improves low back pain beliefs: results from a cluster randomized clinical trial (NCT00373009) in a primary prevention setting.

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    George, Steven Z; Teyhen, Deydre S; Wu, Samuel S; Wright, Alison C; Dugan, Jessica L; Yang, Guijun; Robinson, Michael E; Childs, John D

    2009-07-01

    The general population has a pessimistic view of low back pain (LBP), and evidence-based information has been used to positively influence LBP beliefs in previously reported mass media studies. However, there is a lack of randomized trials investigating whether LBP beliefs can be modified in primary prevention settings. This cluster randomized clinical trial investigated the effect of an evidence-based psychosocial educational program (PSEP) on LBP beliefs for soldiers completing military training. A military setting was selected for this clinical trial, because LBP is a common cause of soldier disability. Companies of soldiers (n = 3,792) were recruited, and cluster randomized to receive a PSEP or no education (control group, CG). The PSEP consisted of an interactive seminar, and soldiers were issued the Back Book for reference material. The primary outcome measure was the back beliefs questionnaire (BBQ), which assesses inevitable consequences of and ability to cope with LBP. The BBQ was administered before randomization and 12 weeks later. A linear mixed model was fitted for the BBQ at the 12-week follow-up, and a generalized linear mixed model was fitted for the dichotomous outcomes on BBQ change of greater than two points. Sensitivity analyses were performed to account for drop out. BBQ scores (potential range: 9-45) improved significantly from baseline of 25.6 +/- 5.7 (mean +/- SD) to 26.9 +/- 6.2 for those receiving the PSEP, while there was a significant decline from 26.1 +/- 5.7 to 25.6 +/- 6.0 for those in the CG. The adjusted mean BBQ score at follow-up for those receiving the PSEP was 1.49 points higher than those in the CG (P < 0.0001). The adjusted odds ratio of BBQ improvement of greater than two points for those receiving the PSEP was 1.51 (95% CI = 1.22-1.86) times that of those in the CG. BBQ improvement was also mildly associated with race and college education. Sensitivity analyses suggested minimal influence of drop out. In conclusion, soldiers that received the PSEP had an improvement in their beliefs related to the inevitable consequences of and ability to cope with LBP. This is the first randomized trial to show positive influence on LBP beliefs in a primary prevention setting, and these findings have potentially important public health implications for prevention of LBP.

  7. PANTHER-PSEP: predicting disease-causing genetic variants using position-specific evolutionary preservation.

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    Tang, Haiming; Thomas, Paul D

    2016-07-15

    PANTHER-PSEP is a new software tool for predicting non-synonymous genetic variants that may play a causal role in human disease. Several previous variant pathogenicity prediction methods have been proposed that quantify evolutionary conservation among homologous proteins from different organisms. PANTHER-PSEP employs a related but distinct metric based on 'evolutionary preservation': homologous proteins are used to reconstruct the likely sequences of ancestral proteins at nodes in a phylogenetic tree, and the history of each amino acid can be traced back in time from its current state to estimate how long that state has been preserved in its ancestors. Here, we describe the PSEP tool, and assess its performance on standard benchmarks for distinguishing disease-associated from neutral variation in humans. On these benchmarks, PSEP outperforms not only previous tools that utilize evolutionary conservation, but also several highly used tools that include multiple other sources of information as well. For predicting pathogenic human variants, the trace back of course starts with a human 'reference' protein sequence, but the PSEP tool can also be applied to predicting deleterious or pathogenic variants in reference proteins from any of the ∼100 other species in the PANTHER database. PANTHER-PSEP is freely available on the web at http://pantherdb.org/tools/csnpScoreForm.jsp Users can also download the command-line based tool at ftp://ftp.pantherdb.org/cSNP_analysis/PSEP/ CONTACT: pdthomas@usc.edu Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online. © The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

  8. Dr. Garry Latham studies seismometer tracings from the moon

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    1969-07-22

    S69-39587 (20 July 1969) --- Dr. Garry Latham (left) with the Lamont Geological Observatory, studies seismometer tracings in the Mission Control Center's (MCC) ALSEP control room. The electronic data was coming from the Passive Seismic Experiments Package (PSEP) which the Apollo 11 astronauts had just deployed on the surface of the moon. Dr. Lamont is the principal investigator for the PSEP, a component of the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP). PSEP uses three long-period seismometers and one short-period vertical seismometer for measuring meteoroid impacts and moonquakes. Such data will be useful in determining the interior structure of the moon; for example, does the moon have a core and mantle like Earth? Here, the flapping of the PSEP's solar panels is picked up and registered as a tracing. The PSEP was sensitive enough to pick up the footsteps of astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., as they walked on the moon.

  9. Cooperative Agreement on Pesticide Safety Education

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    EPA is awarding the eXtension Foundation with a cooperative agreement to establish a system to distribute EPA funds to Pesticide Safety Education Programs (PSEPs) in State Cooperative Extension Services at Land Grant Universities.

  10. Rationale, design, and protocol for the prevention of low back pain in the military (POLM) trial (NCT00373009)

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    George, Steven Z; Childs, John D; Teyhen, Deydre S; Wu, Samuel S; Wright, Alison C; Dugan, Jessica L; Robinson, Michael E

    2007-01-01

    Background There are few effective strategies reported for the primary prevention of low back pain (LBP). Core stabilization exercises targeting the deep abdominal and trunk musculature and psychosocial education programs addressing patient beliefs and coping styles represent the current best evidence for secondary prevention of low back pain. However, these programs have not been widely tested to determine if they are effective at preventing the primary onset and/or severity of LBP. The purpose of this cluster randomized clinical trial is to determine if a combined core stabilization exercise and education program is effective in preventing the onset and/or severity of LBP. The effect of the combined program will be compared to three other standard programs. Methods/Design Consecutive Soldiers participating in advanced individual training (AIT) will be screened for eligibility requirements and consented to study participation, as appropriate. Companies of Soldiers will be randomly assigned to receive the following standard prevention programs; a core stabilization exercise program (CSEP) alone, a CSEP with a psychosocial education (PSEP), a traditional exercise (TEP), or a TEP with a PSEP. Proximal outcome measures will be assessed at the conclusion of AIT (a 12 week training period) and include imaging of deep lumbar musculature using real-time ultrasound imaging and beliefs about LBP by self-report questionnaire. We are hypothesizing that Soldiers receiving the CSEP will have improved thickness of selected deep lumbar musculature (transversus abdominus, multifidi, and erector spinae muscles). We are also hypothesizing that Soldiers receiving the PSEP will have improved beliefs about the management of LBP. After AIT, Soldiers will be followed monthly to measure the distal outcomes of LBP occurrence and severity. This information will be collected during the subsequent 2 years following completion of AIT using a web-based data entry system. Soldiers will receive a monthly email that queries whether any LBP was experienced in the previous calendar month. Soldiers reporting LBP will enter episode-specific data related to pain intensity, pain-related disability, fear-avoidance beliefs, and pain catastrophizing. We are hypothesizing that Soldiers receiving the CSEP and PSEP will report the longest duration to first episode of LBP, the lowest frequency of LBP, and the lowest severity of LBP episodes. Statistical comparisons will be made between each of the randomly assigned prevention programs to test our hypotheses related to determining which of the 4 programs is most effective. Discussion We have presented the design and protocol for the POLM trial. Completion of this trial will provide important information on how to effectively train Soldiers for the prevention of LBP. Trial registration NCT00373009 PMID:17868436

  11. A New Scaling for Divertor Detachment

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    Goldston, Robert

    2017-10-01

    The ITER design and future fusion power plant designs depend on divertor detachment, whether partial, pronounced or complete, both to limit heat flux to plasma-facing components and to limit surface erosion due to sputtering. Generally the parallel heat flux, estimated as proportional to Psep / R or Psep B / R , is used as a proxy for the difficulty of achieving detachment. Here we argue that the impurity cooling required for detachment is strongly dependent on the upstream separatrix density, which is limited by Greenwald scaling. Taking this into account self-consistently, along with the Heuristic Drift (HD) model for the SOL width, and using a Lengyel radiation model that includes non-coronal effects, we find that the relative impurity concentration, cz ≡nz /ne , required for detachment scales dominantly as cz Psep /Bp(nsep /nGW) 2 . The absence of any explicit favorable size scaling is concerning, as Psep must increase by an order of magnitude from present experiments to an economic fusion power system, while increases in the poloidal magnetic field strength are limited by magnet technology and MHD stability. This result should not be surprising, as it follows from the simplest scaling, Psep czne2VSOL , taking into account the Greenwald density limit and the HD SOL volume scaling. Reinke has combined a similar approach with the requirement to maintain H-mode, which sets a lower limit on Psep, and also arrives at an incentive for high field and disincentive for large size. These results should be challenged by comparison with 2D divertor codes and with measurements on existing experiments. In particular measurements are required for extrinsic divertor impurity concentration over a range of power and density conditions far from the regime where detachment can be achieved with deuterium puffing and intrinsic impurities alone. Nonetheless, these results suggest that higher magnetic field, stronger shaping, double-null operation, `advanced' divertor magnetic and baffle configurations, as well as lithium vapor targets merit greater attention. This work supported by the US DOE under contract DE-AC02-09CH11466.

  12. Dr. Garry Latham - Seismometer Tracings Study - Moon - MSC

    NASA Image and Video Library

    1969-07-22

    S69-39588 (20 July 1969) --- Dr. Garry Latham, with the Lamont Geological Observatory, studies seismometer tracings in the Mission Control Center?s ASEP control room. The electronic data was coming from the Passive Seismic Experiments Package which the Apollo 11 astronauts had just deployed on the surface of the moon. Dr. Lamont is the principal investigator for the PSEP, a component of the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP). PSEP uses three long-period seismometers and one short-period vertical seismometer for measuring meteoroid impacts and moonquakes. Such data will be useful in determining the interior structure of the moon; for example, does the moon have a core and mantle like Earth? Here, the center trace shows evidence of activity on the moon. The PSEP was sensitive enough to pick up the footsteps of astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. as they walked on the moon.

  13. Physical activity, aerobic fitness and parental socio-economic position among adolescents: the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents 2003-2006 (KiGGS).

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    Finger, Jonas D; Mensink, Gert B M; Banzer, Winfried; Lampert, Thomas; Tylleskär, Thorkild

    2014-03-22

    The positive association between parental socio-economic position (PSEP) and health among adolescents may be partly explained by physical activity behaviour. We investigated the associations between physical activity, aerobic fitness and PSEP in a population based sample of German adolescents. 5,251 participants, aged 11-17 years, in the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents 2003-2006 (KiGGS) underwent a sub-maximal cycle ergometer test and completed a questionnaire obtaining information on physical activity and media use. The associations between physical activity, media use, aerobic fitness and PSEP were analysed with multivariate logistic regression models for boys and girls separately. Odds ratios (ORs) of PSEP (education, occupation and income) on the outcomes were calculated adjusted for age, region, and other influencing factors. Parental education was more strongly associated with the outcome variables than parental occupation and income. After adjusting for age and region, a higher parental education level was associated with better aerobic fitness - with an OR of 1.5 (95% CI 1.2-1.9) for girls whose parents had secondary education and 1.9 (1.4-2.5) for girls whose parents had tertiary education compared to girls whose parents had primary education. The corresponding ORs for boys were 1.3 (1.0-1.6) and 1.6 (1.2-2.1), respectively. Higher parental education level was associated with lower media use: an OR of 2.1 (1.5-3.0) for girls whose parents had secondary education and 2.7 (1.8-4.1) for girls whose parents had primary education compared to girls whose parents had tertiary education. The corresponding ORs for boys were 1.5 (1.2-1.9) and 1.9 (1.5-2.5), respectively. Higher parental education level was associated with a higher physical activity level only among girls: an OR of 1.3 (1.0-1.6) for girls whose parents had secondary education and 1.2 (0.9-1.5) for girls whose parents had tertiary education compared to girls whose parents had primary education. The corresponding ORs for boys were 0.9 (0.8-1.2) and 0.8 (0.6-1.0), respectively. Adolescents of parents with low SEP showed a lower level of aerobic fitness and higher levels of media use than adolescents of parents with higher SEP. Health-promotion interventions need to reach adolescents of parents with low PSEP and stimulate physical activity.

  14. Seismometer reading from impact made by Lunar Module ascent stage

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    1969-11-20

    S69-59547 (20 Nov. 1969) --- The seismometer reading from the impact made by the Lunar Module ascent stage when it struck the lunar surface. The impact was registered by the Passive Seismic Experiment Package which was deployed on the moon by the Apollo 12 astronauts. PSEP, which is a component of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package, will detect surface tilt produced by tidal deformations, moonquakes, and meteorite impacts. The LM's ascent stage was jettisoned and sent journeying toward impact on the moon after astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. and Alan L. Bean returned to lunar orbit and rejoined astronaut Richard F. Gordon Jr. in the Command and Service Modules. Information from the PSEP is transmitted to Earth through the ALSEP's central station and monitored by equipment at the Manned Spacecraft Center.

  15. Physical activity, aerobic fitness and parental socio-economic position among adolescents: the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents 2003–2006 (KiGGS)

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    2014-01-01

    Background The positive association between parental socio-economic position (PSEP) and health among adolescents may be partly explained by physical activity behaviour. We investigated the associations between physical activity, aerobic fitness and PSEP in a population based sample of German adolescents. Methods 5,251 participants, aged 11–17 years, in the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents 2003–2006 (KiGGS) underwent a sub-maximal cycle ergometer test and completed a questionnaire obtaining information on physical activity and media use. The associations between physical activity, media use, aerobic fitness and PSEP were analysed with multivariate logistic regression models for boys and girls separately. Odds ratios (ORs) of PSEP (education, occupation and income) on the outcomes were calculated adjusted for age, region, and other influencing factors. Results Parental education was more strongly associated with the outcome variables than parental occupation and income. After adjusting for age and region, a higher parental education level was associated with better aerobic fitness – with an OR of 1.5 (95% CI 1.2-1.9) for girls whose parents had secondary education and 1.9 (1.4-2.5) for girls whose parents had tertiary education compared to girls whose parents had primary education. The corresponding ORs for boys were 1.3 (1.0-1.6) and 1.6 (1.2-2.1), respectively. Higher parental education level was associated with lower media use: an OR of 2.1 (1.5-3.0) for girls whose parents had secondary education and 2.7 (1.8-4.1) for girls whose parents had primary education compared to girls whose parents had tertiary education. The corresponding ORs for boys were 1.5 (1.2-1.9) and 1.9 (1.5-2.5), respectively. Higher parental education level was associated with a higher physical activity level only among girls: an OR of 1.3 (1.0-1.6) for girls whose parents had secondary education and 1.2 (0.9-1.5) for girls whose parents had tertiary education compared to girls whose parents had primary education. The corresponding ORs for boys were 0.9 (0.8-1.2) and 0.8 (0.6-1.0), respectively. Conclusions Adolescents of parents with low SEP showed a lower level of aerobic fitness and higher levels of media use than adolescents of parents with higher SEP. Health-promotion interventions need to reach adolescents of parents with low PSEP and stimulate physical activity. PMID:24656205

  16. Modeling study of radiation characteristics with different impurity species seeding in EAST

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    Liu, X. J.; Deng, G. Z.; Wang, L.; Liu, S. C.; Zhang, L.; Li, G. Q.; Gao, X.

    2017-12-01

    A critical issue for EAST and future tokamak machines such as ITER and China Fusion Engineering Testing Reactor is the handling of excessive heat load on the divertor target plates. As an effective means of actively reducing and controlling the power fluxes to the target plates, localized impurity (N, Ne, and Ar) gas puffing from the lower dome is investigated by using SOLPS5.0 for an L-mode discharge on EAST with double null configuration. The radiative efficiency and distribution of different impurities are compared. The effect of N, Ne, and Ar seeding on target power load, the power entering into scrape-off layer (SOL), Psep, and their concentration in SOL along the poloidal length and edge effective ion charge number (Zeff) which are closely related to core plasma performance are presented. The simulation results indicate that N, Ne, and Ar seeding can effectively reduce the peak heat load and electron temperature at divertor targets similarly. N seeding can reach the highest radiative loss fraction and both N and Ar strongly radiate power in the divertor region, while the radiative power inside the separatrix for Ar seeding is also significant. Ne radiates power mainly around the separatrix and X-point. Ne and Ar impurities' puffing results in a faster decrease of Psep than N seeding case; the reduction of Psep can eventually degrade the core performance of fusion plasma. Additionally, seeding with Ne has a totally larger concentration at the outer midplane and edge Zeff than those in N and Ar seeding cases; it suggests that N and Ar impurities are more acceptable than Ne in terms of fuel dilution for this discharge.

  17. Predictors of web-based follow-up response in the Prevention of Low Back Pain in the Military Trial (POLM)

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    2011-01-01

    Background Achieving adequate follow-up in clinical trials is essential to establish the validity of the findings. Achieving adequate response rates reduces bias and increases probability that the findings can be generalized to the population of interest. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the influence of attention, demographic, psychological, and health status factors on web-based response rates in the ongoing Prevention of Low Back Pain in the Military (POLM) trial. Methods Twenty companies of Soldiers (n = 4,325) were cluster randomized to complete a traditional exercise program including sit-ups (TEP) with or without a psychosocial educational program (PSEP) or a core stabilization exercise program (CSEP) with or without PSEP. A subgroup of Soldiers (n = 371) was randomized to receive an additional physical and ultrasound imaging (USI) examination of key trunk musculature. As part of the surveillance program, all Soldiers were encouraged to complete monthly surveys via email during the first year. Descriptive statistics of the predictor variables were obtained and compared between responders and non-responders using two sample t-tests or chi-square test, as appropriate. Generalized linear mixed models were subsequently fitted for the dichotomous outcomes to estimate the effects of the predictor variables. The significance level was set at .05 a priori. Results The overall response rate was 18.9% (811 subjects) for the first year. Responders were more likely to be older, Caucasian, have higher levels of education and income, reservist military status, non smoker, lower BMI, and have received individualized attention via the physical/USI examination (p < .05). Age, race/ethnicity, education, military status, smoking history, BMI, and whether a Soldier received the physical/USI examination remained statistically significant (p < .05) when considered in a full multivariate model. Conclusion The overall web based response rate during the first year of the POLM trial was consistent with studies that used similar methodology, but lower when compared to rates expected for standard clinical trials. One year response rate was significantly associated with demographic characteristics, health status, and individualized attention via additional testing. These data may assist for planning of future trials that use web based response systems. Trial Registration This study has been registered at reports at http://clinicaltrials.gov (NCT00373009). PMID:21668961

  18. Neurophysiology of the pelvic floor in clinical practice: a systematic literature review

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    Bianchi, Francesca; Squintani, Giovanna Maddalena; Osio, Maurizio; Morini, Alberto; Bana, Cristina; Ardolino, Gianluca; Barbieri, Sergio; Bertolasi, Laura; Caramelli, Riccardo; Cogiamanian, Filippo; Currà, Antonio; de Scisciolo, Giuseppe; Foresti, Camillo; Frasca, Vittorio; Frasson, Emma; Inghilleri, Maurizio; Maderna, Luca; Motti, Luisa; Onesti, Emanuela; Romano, Marcello Calogero; Del Carro, Ubaldo

    2017-01-01

    Summary Neurophysiological testing of the pelvic floor is recognized as an essential tool to identify pathophysiological mechanisms of pelvic floor disorders, support clinical diagnosis, and aid in therapeutic decisions. Nevertheless, the diagnostic value of these tests in specific neurological diseases of the pelvic floor is not completely clarified. Seeking to fill this gap, the members of the Neurophysiology of the Pelvic Floor Study Group of the Italian Clinical Neurophysiology Society performed a systematic review of the literature to gather available evidence for and against the utility of neurophysiological tests. Our findings confirm the utility of some tests in specific clinical conditions [e.g. concentric needle electromyography, evaluation of sacral reflexes and of pudendal somatosensory evoked potentials (pSEPs) in cauda equina and conus medullaris lesions, and evaluation of pSEPs and perineal sympathetic skin response in spinal cord lesions], and support their use in clinical practice. Other tests, particularly those not currently supported by high-level evidence, when employed in individual patients, should be evaluated in the overall clinical context, or otherwise used for research purposes.

  19. Rhinos in the Parks: An Island-Wide Survey of the Last Wild Population of the Sumatran Rhinoceros

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    Pusparini, Wulan; Sievert, Paul R.; Fuller, Todd K.; Randhir, Timothy O.; Andayani, Noviar

    2015-01-01

    In the 200 years since the Sumatran rhinoceros was first scientifically described (Fisher 1814), the range of the species has contracted from a broad region in Southeast Asia to three areas on the island of Sumatra and one in Kalimantan, Indonesia. Assessing population and spatial distribution of this very rare species is challenging because of their elusiveness and very low population number. Using an occupancy model with spatial dependency, we assessed the fraction of the total landscape occupied by Sumatran rhinos over a 30,345-km2 survey area and the effects of covariates in the areas where they are known to occur. In the Leuser Landscape (surveyed in 2007), the model averaging result of conditional occupancy estimate was ψ^(SE[ψ^])=0.151(0.109) or 2,371.47 km2, and the model averaging result of replicated level detection probability p^(SE[p^])=0.252(0.267); in Way Kambas National Park—2008: ψ^(SE[ψ^])=0.468(0.165) or 634.18 km2, and p^(SE[p^])=0.138(0.571); and in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park—2010: ψ^(SE[ψ^])=0.322(0.049) or 819.67 km2, and p^(SE[p^])=0.365(0.42). In the Leuser Landscape, rhino occurrence was positively associated with primary dry land forest and rivers, and negatively associated with the presence of a road. In Way Kambas, occurrence was negatively associated with the presence of a road. In Bukit Barisan Selatan, occurrence was negatively associated with presence of primary dryland forest and rivers. Using the probabilities of site occupancy, we developed spatially explicit maps that can be used to outline intensive protection zones for in-situ conservation efforts, and provide a detailed assessment of conserving Sumatran rhinos in the wild. We summarize our core recommendation in four points: consolidate small population, strong protection, determine the percentage of breeding females, and recognize the cost of doing nothing. To reduce the probability of poaching, here we present only the randomized location of site level occupancy in our result while retaining the overall estimation of occupancy for a given area. PMID:26376453

  20. Chronic post-stroke oropharyngeal dysphagia is associated with impaired cortical activation to pharyngeal sensory inputs.

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    Cabib, C; Ortega, O; Vilardell, N; Mundet, L; Clavé, P; Rofes, L

    2017-11-01

    The role of afferent sensory pathways in the pathophysiology of post-stroke oropharyngeal dysphagia is not known. We hypothesized that patients with chronic post-stroke dysphagia (PSD) would show impaired sensory cortical activation in the ipsilesional hemisphere. We studied 28 chronic unilateral post-stroke patients [17 PSD and 11 post-stroke non-dysphagic patients (PSnD)] and 11 age-matched healthy volunteers. Event-related sensory-evoked potentials to pharyngeal stimulation (pSEP) and sensory thresholds were assessed. We analyzed pSEP peak latency and amplitude (N1, P1, N2 and P2), and neurotopographic stroke characteristics from brain magnetic resonance imaging. Healthy volunteers presented a highly symmetric bihemispheric cortical pattern of brain activation at centroparietal areas (N1-P1 and N2-P2) to pharyngeal stimuli. In contrast, an asymmetric pattern of reduced ipsilesional activation was found in PSD (N2-P2; P = 0.026) but not in PSnD. PSD presented impaired safety of swallow (penetration-aspiration score: 4.3 ± 1.6), delayed laryngeal vestibule closure (360.0 ± 70.0 ms) and higher National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (7.0 ± 6.2 vs. 1.9 ± 1.4, P = 0.001) and Fazekas scores (3.0 ± 1.4 vs. 2.0 ± 1.1; P < 0.05) than PSnD. pSEP showed a unilateral delay at stroke site exclusively for PSD (peak-latency interhemispheric difference vs. PSnD: N1, 6.5 ± 6.7 vs. 1.1 ± 1.0 ms; N2, 32.0 ± 15.8 vs. 4.5 ± 4.9 ms; P < 0.05). Chronic post-stroke oropharyngeal dysphagia is associated with stroke severity and degree of leukoaraoisis. Impaired conduction and cortical integration of pharyngeal sensory inputs at stroke site are key features of chronic PSD. These findings highlight the role of sensory pathways in the pathophysiology of post-stroke oropharyngeal dysphagia and offer a potential target for future treatments. © 2017 EAN.

  1. Impurity seeding for tokamak power exhaust: from present devices via ITER to DEMO

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Kallenbach, A.; Bernert, M.; Dux, R.; Casali, L.; Eich, T.; Giannone, L.; Herrmann, A.; McDermott, R.; Mlynek, A.; Müller, H. W.; Reimold, F.; Schweinzer, J.; Sertoli, M.; Tardini, G.; Treutterer, W.; Viezzer, E.; Wenninger, R.; Wischmeier, M.; the ASDEX Upgrade Team

    2013-12-01

    A future fusion reactor is expected to have all-metal plasma facing materials (PFMs) to ensure low erosion rates, low tritium retention and stability against high neutron fluences. As a consequence, intrinsic radiation losses in the plasma edge and divertor are low in comparison to devices with carbon PFMs. To avoid localized overheating in the divertor, intrinsic low-Z and medium-Z impurities have to be inserted into the plasma to convert a major part of the power flux into radiation and to facilitate partial divertor detachment. For burning plasma conditions in ITER, which operates not far above the L-H threshold power, a high divertor radiation level will be mandatory to avoid thermal overload of divertor components. Moreover, in a prototype reactor, DEMO, a high main plasma radiation level will be required in addition for dissipation of the much higher alpha heating power. For divertor plasma conditions in present day tokamaks and in ITER, nitrogen appears most suitable regarding its radiative characteristics. If elevated main chamber radiation is desired as well, argon is the best candidate for the simultaneous enhancement of core and divertor radiation, provided sufficient divertor compression can be obtained. The parameter Psep/R, the power flux through the separatrix normalized by the major radius, is suggested as a suitable scaling (for a given electron density) for the extrapolation of present day divertor conditions to larger devices. The scaling for main chamber radiation from small to large devices has a higher, more favourable dependence of about Prad,main/R2. Krypton provides the smallest fuel dilution for DEMO conditions, but has a more centrally peaked radiation profile compared to argon. For investigation of the different effects of main chamber and divertor radiation and for optimization of their distribution, a double radiative feedback system has been implemented in ASDEX Upgrade (AUG). About half the ITER/DEMO values of Psep/R have been achieved so far, and close to DEMO values of Prad,main/R2, albeit at lower Psep/R. Further increase of this parameter may be achieved by increasing the neutral pressure or improving the divertor geometry.

  2. A new scaling for divertor detachment

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    Goldston, R. J.; Reinke, M. L.; Schwartz, J. A.

    2017-03-29

    The ITER design, and future reactor designs, depend on divertor `detachment,'whether partial, pronounced or complete, to limit heat flux to plasma-facing components and to limit surface erosion due to sputtering. It would be valuable to have a measure of the difficulty of achieving detachment as a function of machine parameters, such as input power, magnetic field, major radius, etc. Frequently the parallel heat flux, estimated typically as proportional to P-sep/R or PsepB/R, is used as a proxy for this difficulty. Here we argue that impurity cooling is dependent on the upstream density, which itself must be limited by a Greenwald-likemore » scaling. Taking this into account self-consistently, we find the impurity fraction required for detachment scales dominantly as power divided by poloidal magnetic field. The absence of any explicit scaling with machine size is concerning, as P-sep surely must increase greatly for an economic fusion system, while increases in the poloidal field strength are limited by coil technology and plasma physics. This result should be challenged by comparison with 2D divertor codes and with measurements on existing experiments. Nonetheless, it suggests that higher magnetic field, stronger shaping, double-null operation, `advanced' divertor configurations, as well as alternate means to handle heat flux such as metallic liquid and/or vapor targets merit greater attention.« less

  3. Seismometer reading from impact made by Lunar Module ascent stage

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1969-01-01

    The seismometer reading from the impact made by the Lunar Module ascent stage when it struck the lunar surface. The impact was registered by the Passive Seismic Experiment Package (PSEP) which was deployed on the Moon by the Apollo 12 astronauts. The Lunar module's ascent stage was jettisoned and sent toward impact on the Moon after Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. and Alan L. Bean returned to lunar orbit and rejoined Astronaut Richard F. Gordon Jr., in the Command/Service Modules.

  4. Components of the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP)

    NASA Image and Video Library

    1969-07-20

    AS11-37-5551 (20 July 1969) --- Two components of the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP) are seen deployed on the lunar surface in this view photographed from inside the Lunar Module (LM). In the far background is the Passive Seismic Experiment Package (PSEP); and to the right and closer to the camera is the Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector (LR-3). The footprints of Apollo 11 astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. are very distinct in the lunar soil.

  5. Social Network Analysis of the Farabi Exchange Program: Student Mobility

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    Ugurlu, Zeynep

    2016-01-01

    Problem Statement: Exchange programs offer communication channels created through student and instructor exchanges; a flow of information takes place through these channels. The Farabi Exchange Program (FEP) is a student and instructor exchange program between institutions of higher education. Through the use of social network analysis and…

  6. 77 FR 58198 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness...

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    ... Change Related to Fees Applicable to the Exchange's Competitive Liquidity Provider Program. September 13... Competitive Liquidity Providers (``CLPs'') to enhance liquidity on the Exchange in Exchange- listed securities (``Competitive Liquidity Provider Program'' or ``CLP Program'').\\6\\ The Exchange subsequently adopted financial...

  7. 78 FR 48520 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

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    ... Proposed Rule Change Extending the Pilot Period for the Exchange's Retail Liquidity Program for an... The Exchange proposes to extend the pilot period for the Exchange's Retail Liquidity Program (the ``Retail Liquidity Program'' or the ``Program''), which is currently scheduled to expire on July 31, 2013...

  8. 22 CFR 62.45 - Reinstatement to valid program status.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Section 62.45 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND EXCHANGES EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM Status of Exchange Visitors § 62.45 Reinstatement to valid program status. (a) Definitions. For purpose of this section— You means the Responsible Officer or Alternate Responsible Officer; Exchange...

  9. Faculty-Exchange Programs Promoting Change: Motivations, Experiences, and Influence of Participants in the Carnegie Mellon University-Portugal Faculty Exchange Program

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    Patrício, Maria Teresa; Santos, Patrícia; Loureiro, Paulo Maia; Horta, Hugo

    2018-01-01

    The international mobility of faculty is increasing worldwide. Although studies have considered the experiences of academics abroad, less is known about faculty-exchange programs with policy objectives. This study helps to fill this gap by analyzing a nationwide structured faculty exchange program established by Carnegie Mellon University and…

  10. 78 FR 76187 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Exchange Programs Alumni Web Site Registration

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    ...: Exchange Programs Alumni Web Site Registration ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission... Information Collection: Exchange Programs Alumni Web site Registration. OMB Control Number: 1405-0192. Type of... proposed collection: The International Exchange Alumni Web site requires information to process users...

  11. Fostering internationalization: an American-Danish semester-long undergraduate nursing student exchange program.

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    Baernholdt, M; Drake, E; Maron, F; Neymark, K

    2013-06-01

    This paper describes the development, implementation and evaluation of a semester-long exchange program between two Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs in the USA and Denmark. Nurses globally need to provide culturally sensitive care for an ethnically diverse population. Competencies on how to do so should start in basic nursing programs. A useful strategy is through immersion into another culture through an exchange program. Little is known about successful strategies for two-way or 360° exchange programs between schools from different countries. Guided by experiential learning theory, we developed an exchange program with the objective of enhancing nursing students' cultural competence through knowledge building, attitudes and behaviour development. Lessons learned and implications for educational institutions and policy are discussed. In internationalization of nursing education, an awareness of underlying cultural values regarding nursing competence and taking appropriate action are important for success. Other areas for a successful exchange program include matching of courses or content across schools, clear objectives and evaluation plans. Finally, flexibility and open communication are key components when setting up a 360° exchange program. © 2013 The Authors. International Nursing Review © 2013 International Council of Nurses.

  12. Global Temperature and Salinity Pilot Project

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Searle, Ben

    1992-01-01

    Data exchange and data management programs have been evolving over many years. Within the international community there are two main programs to support the exchange, management and processing of real time and delayed mode data. The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) operate the International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) program which coordinates the exchange of delayed mode data between national oceanographic data centers, World Data Centers and the user community. The Integrated Global Ocean Services System is a joint IOC/World Meteorological Organization (WMO) program for the exchange and management of real-time data. These two programs are complemented by mechanisms that have been established within scientific programs to exchange and manage project data sets. In particular TOGA and WOCE have identified a data management requirement and established the appropriate infrastructure to achieve this. Where GTSPP fits into this existing framework is discussed.

  13. Educators Exchange: A Program Evaluation.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Armstrong, William B.

    The Educators Exchange Program (EEP) was established under a training and educational exchange agreement reached by California's San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) and the republic of Mexico. In the program, the District provided a 4-week technological training program to faculty at Centros de Capacitacion Tecnologica Industrial…

  14. 22 CFR Appendix C to Part 62 - Update of Information on Exchange-Visitor Program Sponsor

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... assigned to ________ as follows: (Name of institution/organization) 1. Change the name of the Program... Cultural Exchange. 9. ( ) Cancel the above named Exchange Visitor Program. (Signature of Responsible or...

  15. Determinants of Participating in Australian University Student Exchange Programs

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Daly, Amanda

    2011-01-01

    Outbound mobility programs such as exchange programs are one of the many strategies implemented at universities to develop graduates' intercultural skills and international knowledge. Few Australian students participate in exchange programs. This article presents a literature review and proposes a model of the contextual and individual factors…

  16. 78 FR 13141 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Exchange Visitor Program Participant Survey...

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    2013-02-26

    ...: Exchange Visitor Program Participant Survey--Summer Work Travel ACTION: Notice of request for public... of Information Collection: Exchange Visitor Program Participant Survey--Summer Work Travel Program... participants in the Summer Work Travel category. Estimated Number of Respondents: 109,000. Estimated Number of...

  17. Text Exchange System

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Snyder, W. V.; Hanson, R. J.

    1986-01-01

    Text Exchange System (TES) exchanges and maintains organized textual information including source code, documentation, data, and listings. System consists of two computer programs and definition of format for information storage. Comprehensive program used to create, read, and maintain TES files. TES developed to meet three goals: First, easy and efficient exchange of programs and other textual data between similar and dissimilar computer systems via magnetic tape. Second, provide transportable management system for textual information. Third, provide common user interface, over wide variety of computing systems, for all activities associated with text exchange.

  18. 76 FR 2160 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and...

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    ... Exchange's rules also expressly set forth reciprocity provisions.\\6\\ In other words, the Exchange is... exchanges that employ a similar program under their rules. Reciprocity provisions also exist for the $2.50... reciprocity provision, the Exchange's existing strike setting programs demonstrate the intent [[Page 2161

  19. 76 FR 8796 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and...

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    ... Rule Change To Expand the Short Term Option Series Program February 9, 2011. Pursuant to Section 19(b... Series Program. The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web site http://www... Term Option Series Program (``STOS Program'') \\3\\ so that the Exchange may select fifteen option...

  20. 22 CFR 62.60 - Termination of designation

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... management audit. (e) Change in ownership or control. An exchange visitor program designation is not... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND EXCHANGES EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM Termination... is eligible to apply for a new program designation. (d) Failure to file an annual management audit. A...

  1. Exchange Studies as Actor-Networks: Following Korean Exchange Students in Swedish Higher Education

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    Ahn, Song-ee

    2011-01-01

    This article explores how Korean exchange students organized their studies during exchange programs in Swedish higher education. For most students, the programs became a disordered period in relation to their education. The value of exchange studies seems mainly to be extra-curricular. Drawing upon actor network theory, the article argues that the…

  2. 78 FR 6275 - Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Programs, and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in...

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    ... Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Programs, and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternative...'s Health Insurance Programs, and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternative Benefit Plans... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 42 CFR Parts 430...

  3. 77 FR 31724 - Exchange Visitor Program-Summer Work Travel; Correction

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF STATE 22 CFR Part 62 RIN 1400-AD14 [Public Notice 7902] Exchange Visitor Program--Summer Work Travel; Correction AGENCY: Department of State. ACTION: Interim final rule; correction SUMMARY: This document contains minor corrections to the Exchange Visitor Program--Summer Work Travel...

  4. Database & information tools for transportation research management : Connecticut transportation research peer exchange report of a thematic peer exchange.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2006-05-01

    Specific objectives of the Peer Exchange were: : Discuss and exchange information about databases and other software : used to support the program-cycles managed by state transportation : research offices. Elements of the program cycle include: :...

  5. 5 CFR 2641.207 - One-year restriction on any former private sector assignee under the Information Technology...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... private sector assignee under the Information Technology Exchange Program representing, aiding, counseling... assignee under the Information Technology Exchange Program representing, aiding, counseling or assisting in... the Information Technology Exchange Program, 5 U.S.C. chapter 37, no former assignee shall knowingly...

  6. 5 CFR 2641.207 - One-year restriction on any former private sector assignee under the Information Technology...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... private sector assignee under the Information Technology Exchange Program representing, aiding, counseling... assignee under the Information Technology Exchange Program representing, aiding, counseling or assisting in... the Information Technology Exchange Program, 5 U.S.C. chapter 37, no former assignee shall knowingly...

  7. 5 CFR 2641.207 - One-year restriction on any former private sector assignee under the Information Technology...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... private sector assignee under the Information Technology Exchange Program representing, aiding, counseling... assignee under the Information Technology Exchange Program representing, aiding, counseling or assisting in... the Information Technology Exchange Program, 5 U.S.C. chapter 37, no former assignee shall knowingly...

  8. 5 CFR 2641.207 - One-year restriction on any former private sector assignee under the Information Technology...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... private sector assignee under the Information Technology Exchange Program representing, aiding, counseling... assignee under the Information Technology Exchange Program representing, aiding, counseling or assisting in... the Information Technology Exchange Program, 5 U.S.C. chapter 37, no former assignee shall knowingly...

  9. 5 CFR 2641.207 - One-year restriction on any former private sector assignee under the Information Technology...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... private sector assignee under the Information Technology Exchange Program representing, aiding, counseling... assignee under the Information Technology Exchange Program representing, aiding, counseling or assisting in... the Information Technology Exchange Program, 5 U.S.C. chapter 37, no former assignee shall knowingly...

  10. The Influence of Faculty Exchange Programs on Faculty Members' Professional Development

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Alkarzon, Awni

    2016-01-01

    This paper addresses the problems facing faculty members, who made short-term international exchange programs in foreign countries; in their attempts to internationalize the campus through teaching, research, and service. Some faculty members who participated in foreign exchange programs try to infuse their international experience through…

  11. Educators Exchange Program, 1996. Evaluation Report.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Armstrong, William B.; Turingan, Maria R.; Bersentes, Gina H.

    Following an initial effort in 1994, the Educators Exchange Program 1996 (EEP-96) was the second project completed under a training and educational exchange agreement reached between California's San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) and the republic of Mexico. In EEP-96, the district provided a five-week technological training program to…

  12. Ant Lion Optimization algorithm for kidney exchanges.

    PubMed

    Hamouda, Eslam; El-Metwally, Sara; Tarek, Mayada

    2018-01-01

    The kidney exchange programs bring new insights in the field of organ transplantation. They make the previously not allowed surgery of incompatible patient-donor pairs easier to be performed on a large scale. Mathematically, the kidney exchange is an optimization problem for the number of possible exchanges among the incompatible pairs in a given pool. Also, the optimization modeling should consider the expected quality-adjusted life of transplant candidates and the shortage of computational and operational hospital resources. In this article, we introduce a bio-inspired stochastic-based Ant Lion Optimization, ALO, algorithm to the kidney exchange space to maximize the number of feasible cycles and chains among the pool pairs. Ant Lion Optimizer-based program achieves comparable kidney exchange results to the deterministic-based approaches like integer programming. Also, ALO outperforms other stochastic-based methods such as Genetic Algorithm in terms of the efficient usage of computational resources and the quantity of resulting exchanges. Ant Lion Optimization algorithm can be adopted easily for on-line exchanges and the integration of weights for hard-to-match patients, which will improve the future decisions of kidney exchange programs. A reference implementation for ALO algorithm for kidney exchanges is written in MATLAB and is GPL licensed. It is available as free open-source software from: https://github.com/SaraEl-Metwally/ALO_algorithm_for_Kidney_Exchanges.

  13. Program objectives for the National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX) for fiscal year 1979

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Edwards, Melvin D.

    1978-01-01

    This report describes the program objectives of the National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX) for Fiscal Year 1979. These objectives include NAWDEX membership, program administration, management, and coordination, NAWDEX services, identification of sources of water data, indexing of water data, programs and systems documentation, recommended methods for the handling and exchange of water data, training, and technical assistance to NAWDEX members. (Woodard-USGS)

  14. Strategies to expand the living donor pool for kidney transplantation.

    PubMed

    de Klerk, Marry; Zuidema, Willij C; Ijzermans, Jan N M; Weimar, Willem

    2008-05-01

    Structural shortage of deceased donor kidneys for transplantation has resulted in the expansion of living donation programs. A number of possibilities are now being explored, since it became clear that donors do not need to be genetically related to their recipients. Apart from classical direct donation we now conduct paired exchange, list exchange, altruistic donation and domino paired exchange programs. Other alternative programs are desensitization and transplantation across the blood type barrier. The purpose of this article is to give a general view of all optimizing living donation programs by reviewing the literature. First we describe logistic solutions, thereafter the more intensive medical treatments. We observed a wide variation in clinical experiences with living donation dependent on local jurisdiction, culture and customs. Professionals disagree on various ethical issues inherent to alternative programs. In our opinion logistic solutions like paired exchange, list exchange and altruistic donation programs are to be preferred over the more medical demanding programs e.g. desensitization and transplantation across the blood type barrier.

  15. 75 FR 66413 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Exchange Programs Alumni Web Site Registration...

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    ...: Exchange Programs Alumni Web Site Registration, DS-7006 ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and... Collection The Exchange Programs Alumni Web site requires information to process users' voluntary requests for participation in the Web site. Other than contact information, which is required for website...

  16. 75 FR 25025 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Exchange Programs Alumni Web Site Registration...

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    ...: Exchange Programs Alumni Web Site Registration, DS-7006 ACTION: Notice of request for public comments... the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Title of Information Collection: Exchange Programs Alumni Web... techniques or other forms of technology. Abstract of proposed collection: The State Alumni Web site requires...

  17. 76 FR 8804 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Form DS-3097, Exchange Visitor Program Annual...

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    ... DS-3097, Exchange Visitor Program Annual Report, OMB Control Number 1405-0151 ACTION: Notice of... Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management... Information Collection: Exchange Visitor Program Annual Report. OMB Control Number: 1405-0151. Type of Request...

  18. 76 FR 58074 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-7001 and DS-7005, DOS-Sponsored Academic...

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    ...-7001 and DS- 7005, DOS-Sponsored Academic Exchange Program Application, OMB Control Number 1405-0138.... Title of Information Collection: DOS-Sponsored Academic Exchange Program Application. OMB Control Number... Academic Exchange Program. Estimated Number of Respondents: 7160 (For DS-7001, 3842 estimated; for DS-7005...

  19. 78 FR 3064 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

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    ... Proposed Rule Change Increasing the Fees Paid by Participants in the Exchange's Medallion Signature Program... The Exchange proposes to increase the fees paid by participants in the Exchange's medallion signature... change the application and annual charge to be paid by participants in the medallion signature program...

  20. Model Adoption Exchange Payment System: Technical Specifications and User Instructions.

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    Ambrosino, Robert J.

    This user's manual, designed to meet the needs of adoption exchange administrators and program managers for a formal tool to assist them in the overall management and operation of their program, presents the Model Adoption Exchange Payment System (MAEPS), which was developed to improve the delivery of adoption exchange services throughout the…

  1. 78 FR 39365 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX Options Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

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    ..., offering detailed data from, and analysis of, the PIP Pilot Program. Specifically, the Exchange believes... further analysis of the PIP Pilot Program and a determination of how the PIP Pilot Program shall be structured in the future. 2. Statutory Basis The Exchange believes that the proposal is consistent with the...

  2. 76 FR 77581 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Form DS-3097, Exchange Visitor Program Annual...

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    ... DS-3097, Exchange Visitor Program Annual Report, and OMB Control Number 1405- 0151 ACTION: Notice of request for public comments. SUMMARY: The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget...: Exchange Visitor Program Annual Report. OMB Control Number: 1405-0151. Type of Request: Extension of a...

  3. 75 FR 64775 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Form DS-3097, Exchange Visitor Program Annual...

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    ... DS-3097, Exchange Visitor Program Annual Report, and OMB Control Number 1405- 0151 ACTION: Notice of request for public comments. SUMMARY: The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget...: Exchange Visitor Program Annual Report. OMB Control Number: 1405-0151. Type of Request: Extension of a...

  4. 77 FR 75241 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and...

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    ... Rule Change To Extend the Penny Pilot Program December 13, 2012. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \\1\\ of... to a pilot program to quote and to trade certain options in pennies (``Penny Pilot Program''). The... Exchange Act and distributed to Members. The Exchange may replace any penny pilot issues that have been...

  5. 76 FR 19169 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and...

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    ... Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Expand the $2.50 Strike Price Program March 31, 2011. Pursuant to... Exchange filed the proposal as a ``non- controversial'' proposed rule change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A... to expand the Exchange's $2.50 Strike Price Program (the ``Program'') to permit the listing of...

  6. Partial detachment of high power discharges in ASDEX Upgrade

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Kallenbach, A.; Bernert, M.; Beurskens, M.; Casali, L.; Dunne, M.; Eich, T.; Giannone, L.; Herrmann, A.; Maraschek, M.; Potzel, S.; Reimold, F.; Rohde, V.; Schweinzer, J.; Viezzer, E.; Wischmeier, M.; the ASDEX Upgrade Team

    2015-05-01

    Detachment of high power discharges is obtained in ASDEX Upgrade by simultaneous feedback control of core radiation and divertor radiation or thermoelectric currents by the injection of radiating impurities. So far 2/3 of the ITER normalized heat flux Psep/R = 15 MW m-1 has been obtained in ASDEX Upgrade under partially detached conditions with a peak target heat flux well below 10 MW m-2. When the detachment is further pronounced towards lower peak heat flux at the target, substantial changes in edge localized mode (ELM) behaviour, density and radiation distribution occur. The time-averaged peak heat flux at both divertor targets can be reduced below 2 MW m-2, which offers an attractive DEMO divertor scenario with potential for simpler and cheaper technical solutions. Generally, pronounced detachment leads to a pedestal and core density rise by about 20-40%, moderate (<20%) confinement degradation and a reduction of ELM size. For AUG conditions, some operational challenges occur, like the density cut-off limit for X-2 electron cyclotron resonance heating, which is used for central tungsten control.

  7. Crash Data Improvement Program : An RSPCB Peer Exchange

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-08-04

    This report provides a summary of the Crash Data Improvement Program (CDIP) peer exchange sponsored by the Federal Highway Administrations (FHWA) Office of Safety on August 4, 2011. The peer exchange was hosted in conjunction with the annual Traff...

  8. Differences as Catalysts for Professional Learning--Participating in a Student Exchange Program between Sweden and Uganda

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    Vikström, Sofia; Kamwesiga, Julius; Mubangizi, Andrew; Guidetti, Susanne

    2017-01-01

    The aim was to describe the experiences of some university students and the effect on their own learning and professional development by participating in an exchange program. Data were derived from two focus group interviews with students (n = 12) who enrolled in a 12-week international exchange program between: (a) the occupational therapy…

  9. 75 FR 77019 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

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    ... Rule Change Related to the Penny Pilot Program December 3, 2010. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the... relating to the Penny Pilot Program. The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's... language regarding the Penny Pilot Program tracks that of the language of Chicago Board Options Exchange...

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    ... Improvement Mechanism Until July 18, 2011 July 16, 2010. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities... extended the pilot program until July 18, 2007.\\7\\ In July 2007, the Exchange extended the pilot program until July 18, 2008.\\8\\ In July 2008, the Exchange extended the pilot program until July 18, 2009.\\9\\ In...

  11. 22 CFR 62.26 - Specialists.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ..., international educational exchange, museum exhibitions, labor law, public administration, and library science... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Specialists. 62.26 Section 62.26 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND EXCHANGES EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM Specific Program...

  12. The Children's Art Exchange.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Stone, Nancy

    1989-01-01

    Describes Vermont's Art Exchange Program and its goal of sensitizing Soviet and U.S. children to the common humanity they share. Discusses this program's attempts to break down barriers of fear and stereotyping by promoting the exchange of art and writing between children. (KO)

  13. Complementary knowledge sharing: Experiences of nursing students participating in an educational exchange program between Madagascar and Norway.

    PubMed

    Tjoflåt, Ingrid; Razaonandrianina, Julie; Karlsen, Bjørg; Hansen, Britt Sætre

    2017-02-01

    To describe how Malagasy and Norwegian nursing students experience an educational exchange program in Madagascar. Previous studies show that nursing students participating in an educational exchange program enhanced their cultural knowledge and experienced personal growth. However, few studies have described two-way exchange programs, including experiences from both the hosts' and the guest students' perspectives. This study applies a descriptive qualitative design. Data were collected in 2015 by means of five semi-structured interviews with Malagasy students and two focus group interview sessions with Norwegian students. They were analysed using qualitative content analysis. The study was conducted in Madagascar. The data analyses revealed one main theme and two sub-themes related to the Malagasy and Norwegian nursing students' experiences. Main theme: complementary knowledge sharing; sub-themes: (1) learning from each other and (2) challenges of working together. The findings indicate that both the Malagasy and Norwegian nursing students experienced the exchange program as valuable and essential in exchanging knowledge. They also highlighted challenges, linked mainly to language barriers and the lack of available resources. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  14. 75 FR 76758 - Program for Allocation of Regulatory Responsibilities Pursuant to Rule 17d-2; Order Approving and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-12-09

    ... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34-63430; File No. 4-618] Program for Allocation of Regulatory Responsibilities Pursuant to Rule 17d-2; Order Approving and Declaring Effective a Plan for the Allocation of Regulatory Responsibilities Between BATS Exchange, Inc., BATS Y-Exchange, Inc., Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., Chicago...

  15. U.S. Foundation Funding for Change in South Africa: An Update. South African Information Exchange Working Paper Number 10.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Micou, Ann M.

    The South African Information Exchange (SAIE) has published an update of 35 existing organizations who are engaged in funding initiatives for specific areas of South African and United States educational exchange programs. One list is alphabetical by such program categories as: academic exchange, academic support, adult education, advocacy,…

  16. Promoting medical competencies through international exchange programs: benefits on communication and effective doctor-patient relationships.

    PubMed

    Jacobs, Fabian; Stegmann, Karsten; Siebeck, Matthias

    2014-03-04

    Universities are increasingly organizing international exchange programs to meet the requirements of growing globalisation in the field of health care. Analyses based on the programs' fundamental theoretical background are needed to confirm the learning value for participants. This study investigated the extent of sociocultural learning in an exchange program and how sociocultural learning affects the acquisition of domain-specific competencies. Sociocultural learning theories were applied to study the learning effect for German medical students from the LMU Munich, Munich, Germany, of participation in the medical exchange program with Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia. First, we performed a qualitative study consisting of interviews with five of the first program participants. The results were used to develop a questionnaire for the subsequent, quantitative study, in which 29 program participants and 23 matched controls performed self-assessments of competencies as defined in the Tuning Project for Health Professionals. The two interrelated studies were combined to answer three different research questions. The participants rated their competence significantly higher than the control group in the fields of doctor-patient relationships and communication in a medical context. Participant responses in the two interrelated studies supported the link between the findings and the suggested theoretical background. Overall, we found that the exchange program affected the areas of doctor-patient relationships and effective communication in a medical context. Vygotsky's sociocultural learning theory contributed to explaining the learning mechanisms of the exchange program.

  17. Syringe Exchange, Injecting and Intranasal Drug Use

    PubMed Central

    Arasteh, Kamyar; McKnight, Courtney; Ringer, Martin; Friedman, Samuel R.

    2016-01-01

    Objective To assess trends in injecting and non-injecting drug use after implementation of large-scale syringe exchange in New York City. The belief that implementation of syringe exchange will lead to increased drug injecting has been a persistent argument against syringe exchange. Methods Administrative data on route of administration for primary drug of abuse among patients entering the Beth Israel methadone maintenance program from 1995 – 2007. Approximately 2000 patients enter the program each year. Results During and after the period of large scale implementation of syringe exchange, the numbers of methadone program entrants reporting injecting drug use decreased while the numbers of entrants reporting intranasal drug use increased (p < .001). Conclusion While assessing possible effects of syringe exchange on trends in injecting drug use is inherently difficult, this may be the strongest data collected to date showing a lack of increase in drug injecting following implementation of syringe exchange. PMID:19891668

  18. 17 CFR 38.605 - Requirements for financial surveillance program.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Requirements for financial surveillance program. 38.605 Section 38.605 Commodity and Securities Exchanges COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING... financial surveillance program. A designated contract market's financial surveillance program for futures...

  19. 17 CFR 38.605 - Requirements for financial surveillance program.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Requirements for financial surveillance program. 38.605 Section 38.605 Commodity and Securities Exchanges COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING... financial surveillance program. A designated contract market's financial surveillance program for futures...

  20. 20 CFR 652.205 - May funds authorized under the Act be used to supplement funding for labor exchange programs...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... supplement funding for labor exchange programs authorized under separate legislation? 652.205 Section 652.205... § 652.205 May funds authorized under the Act be used to supplement funding for labor exchange programs... under sections 7(a) or 7(b) of the Act to supplement funding of any workforce activity carried out under...

  1. Faculty Exchange Programs.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Terrell, Roland

    After examining the foundation of Florida Junior College's (FJC's) Faculty Exchange Program, which involved gaining administrative support and making necessary contacts with other colleges, this descriptive report goes on to recount the experiences of the first three sets of instructors to be exchanged. First, the report describes the selection of…

  2. 22 CFR 62.11 - Duties of responsible officers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Duties of responsible officers. 62.11 Section 62.11 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND EXCHANGES EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM... facilitate the successful completion of the exchange visitor's program. (c) Communications. Conduct the...

  3. Idaho Transportation Department : 2010 research program peer exchange.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-05-01

    The objectives of the peer exchange were to: : 1. Identify strengths, challenges, and opportunities for program and project management; : 2. Understand management expectations of the ITD Research Program; : 3. Review processes for project selection a...

  4. Research peer exchange, 2014.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-08-01

    The WSDOT Research Peer Exchange was held in Olympia, Washington on May 13 and 14, 2014 and addressed Research Program and Project Management as described in the following paragraphs: Program Management There are numerous funding programs, standing c...

  5. 77 FR 68193 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-11-15

    ... Available Under the Short Term Option Series Program (``STOS Program''), To Allow for the Exchange To Delist... Program Under Limited Circumstances November 8, 2012. I. Introduction On September 6, 2012, NYSE Arca, Inc...'') to make certain modifications to the Exchange's Short Term Option Series Program (``STOS Program...

  6. 78 FR 60966 - Self-Regulatory Organizations: Miami International Securities Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-10-02

    .... As such, marketing fee programs,\\7\\ and customer posting incentive programs,\\8\\ are based on... its current Priority Customer Rebate Program (the ``Program'') until October 31, 2013.\\3\\ The Program... Priority Customer \\6\\ order transmitted by that Member which is executed on the Exchange in all multiply...

  7. 78 FR 48535 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-08-08

    ... Extending the Pilot Period for the Exchange's Retail Liquidity Program for an Additional 12 Months, To... period for the Exchange's Retail Liquidity Program (the ``Retail Liquidity Program'' or the ``Program... Retail Liquidity Program,\\3\\ currently scheduled to expire on July 31, 2013, for an additional 12 months...

  8. 75 FR 64755 - Program for Allocation of Regulatory Responsibilities Pursuant to Rule 17d-2; Notice of Filing...

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    2010-10-20

    ... American Stock Exchange LLC, BATS Exchange, Inc., BATS Y-Exchange, Inc., Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated, Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., EDGA Exchange, Inc., EDGX Exchange, Inc., Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., International Securities Exchange, LLC, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, National...

  9. 75 FR 21051 - Program for Allocation of Regulatory Responsibilities Pursuant to Rule 17d-2; Notice of Filing...

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    2010-04-22

    ... American Stock Exchange LLC, BATS Exchange, Inc., Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated, Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., EDGA Exchange, Inc., EDGX Exchange, Inc., Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., International Securities Exchange, LLC, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, National Stock Exchange...

  10. 42 CFR 435.1205 - Alignment with exchange initial open enrollment period.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 4 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Alignment with exchange initial open enrollment... Between Medicaid, CHIP, Exchanges and Other Insurance Affordability Programs § 435.1205 Alignment with... electronic interface, an electronic account transferred from another insurance affordability program. (2) For...

  11. Motivation for International Exchange.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Brewer, Elizabeth

    An objective analysis of students' initial motivation for studying overseas was attempted by surveying students before they embarked on their exchange programs. Eighty-eight students who were planning to study in France, Great Britain, Germany, and the People's Republic of China were surveyed. The exchange program was sponsored by the University…

  12. Administration of International Cooperative Education Exchanges. A Wingspread Consultation.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Sprinkle, Robert M., Ed.

    Papers are presented from a consultation program on administration of international cooperative education exchanges. The papers provide the broad context in which the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience/United States will develop programs and administrative services to facilitate international placements…

  13. West Virginia Peer Exchange : Streamlining Highway Safety Improvement Program Project Delivery - An RSPCB Peer Exchange

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-09-01

    The West Virginia Division of Highways (WV DOH) hosted a Peer Exchange to share information and experiences for streamlining Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) project delivery. The event was held September 23 to 24, 2014 in Charleston, West V...

  14. Consequences of a restrictive syringe exchange policy on utilization patterns of a syringe exchange program in Baltimore, Maryland: Implications for HIV risk

    PubMed Central

    Sherman, Susan G.; Patel, Shivani A.; Ramachandran, Daesha V.; Galai, Noya; Chaulk, Patrick; Serio-Chapman, Chris; Gindi, Renee M.

    2016-01-01

    Background Syringe distribution policies continue to be debated in many jurisdictions throughout the U.S. The Baltimore Needle and Syringe Exchange Program (NSP) operated under a 1-for-1 syringe exchange policy from its inception in 1994 through 1999, when it implemented a restrictive policy (2000–2004) that dictated less than 1-for-1 exchange for non-program syringes. Methods Data were derived from the Baltimore NSP, which prospectively collected data on all client visits. We examined the impact of this restrictive policy on program-level output measures (i.e., distributed:returned syringe ratio, client volume) before, during, and after the restrictive exchange policy. Through multiple logistic regression, we examined correlates of less than 1-for-1 exchange ratios at the client-level before and during the restrictive exchange policy periods. Results During the restrictive policy period, the average annual program-level ratio of total syringes distributed:returned dropped from 0.99 to 0.88, with a low point of 0.85 in 2000. There were substantial decreases in the average number of syringes distributed, syringes returned, the total number of clients, and new clients enrolling during the restrictive compared to the preceding period. During the restrictive period, 33,508 more syringes were returned to the needle exchange than were distributed. In the presence of other variables, correlates of less than 1-for-1 exchange ratio were being white, female, and less than 30 years old. Discussion With fewer clean syringes in circulation, restrictive policies could increase the risk of exposure to HIV among IDUs and the broader community. The study provides evidence to the potentially harmful effects of such policies. PMID:25919590

  15. Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) and NASA Advisories

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Sampson, Michael J.

    2010-01-01

    This viewgraph presentation reviews the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) and NASA Advisories policy to practice. The contents include: 1) Purpose of the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP); 2) NASA and GSFC Documentation; 3) NASA Advisories, differences from GIDEP; 4) GIDEP Distribution by Originator; 5) New Interim GIDEP Policy for Suspect Counterfeits; 6) NASA and Suspect Counterfeits; 7) Threats to GIDEP; and 8) Conclusions and Contact Information.

  16. Promoting medical competencies through international exchange programs: benefits on communication and effective doctor-patient relationships

    PubMed Central

    2014-01-01

    Background Universities are increasingly organizing international exchange programs to meet the requirements of growing globalisation in the field of health care. Analyses based on the programs’ fundamental theoretical background are needed to confirm the learning value for participants. This study investigated the extent of sociocultural learning in an exchange program and how sociocultural learning affects the acquisition of domain-specific competencies. Methods Sociocultural learning theories were applied to study the learning effect for German medical students from the LMU Munich, Munich, Germany, of participation in the medical exchange program with Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia. First, we performed a qualitative study consisting of interviews with five of the first program participants. The results were used to develop a questionnaire for the subsequent, quantitative study, in which 29 program participants and 23 matched controls performed self-assessments of competencies as defined in the Tuning Project for Health Professionals. The two interrelated studies were combined to answer three different research questions. Results The participants rated their competence significantly higher than the control group in the fields of doctor-patient relationships and communication in a medical context. Participant responses in the two interrelated studies supported the link between the findings and the suggested theoretical background. Conclusion Overall, we found that the exchange program affected the areas of doctor-patient relationships and effective communication in a medical context. Vygotsky’s sociocultural learning theory contributed to explaining the learning mechanisms of the exchange program. PMID:24589133

  17. America-Israel Young Ambassadors Student Exchange Program. Orientation Manual.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Neeson, Eileen; And Others

    This orientation manual for the America-Israel Young Ambassadors Student Exchange Program is written for the exchange of high school students between these two countries. The goal is to familiarize American students with the history, politics, economy, religions and society of Israel. Thirteen training sessions are suggested on the following…

  18. North Central Texas Council of Governments peer exchange on bicycle and pedestrian count programs : a TPCB peer exchange

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-05-29

    This report highlights key recommendations and best practices identified at the peer exchange on bicycle and pedestrian count programs, held on May 29 and May 30, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) reque...

  19. StarBright Learning Exchange

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Kalinowski, Michael

    2007-01-01

    This article features StarBright Learning Exchange, a program that provides a cross-cultural exchange between Australian and South African early childhood educators. The program was originated when its president, Carol Allen, and her colleague, Karen Williams, decided that they could no longer sit by and watch the unfolding social catastrophe that…

  20. 78 FR 52224 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX Options Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

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    2013-08-22

    ... Trader Continuing Education Program (S501) is a computer-based education program developed by many of the... Continuing Education Program, which is developed and maintained by the Securities Industry Regulatory Council... change will authorize the Exchange to administer different CE programs to differently registered...

  1. Residual Injection Risk Behavior, HIV Infection, and the Evaluation of Syringe Exchange Programs

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Des Jarlais, Don C.; Braine, Naomi; Yi, Huso; Turner, Charles

    2007-01-01

    This study assessed relationships between residual risk behavior (risk behavior among persons participating in effective HIV prevention programs) and HIV infection. Structured interviews and HIV tests were obtained from participants in six large U.S. syringe exchange programs. Program characteristics were obtained through interviews with the…

  2. 77 FR 68194 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change, as...

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    2012-11-15

    ... Available Under the Short Term Option Series Program (``STOS Program''), To Allow for the Exchange To Delist... Program Under Limited Circumstances November 8, 2012. I. Introduction On September 6, 2012, NYSE MKT LLC... make certain modifications to the Exchange's Short Term Option Series Program (``STOS Program''). The...

  3. Expert System For Heat Exchanger

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Bagby, D. Gordon; Cormier, Reginald A.

    1991-01-01

    Diagnosis simplified for non-engineers. Developmental expert-system computer program assists operator in controlling, monitoring operation, diagnosing malfunctions, and ordering repairs of heat-exchanger system dissipating heat generated by 20-kW radio transmitter. System includes not only heat exchanger but also pumps, fans, sensors, valves, reservoir, and associated plumbing. Program conceived to assist operator while avoiding cost of keeping engineer in full-time attendance. Similar programs developed for heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems.

  4. Program objectives for the National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX) for fiscal year 1978

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Edwards, Melvin D.

    1977-01-01

    This report presents the program objectives for the National Water Data Exchange (Nawdex) for Fiscal Year 1978, October 1, 1977 to September 30, 1978. Objectives covered include Nawdex mambership, membership participation, Nawdex services, identification of sources of water data, the indexing of water data, systems development and implementation, training, recommended standards for the handling and exchange of water data, and program management. The report provides advance information on Nawdex activities, thereby, allowing the activities to be better integrated into the planning and operation of programs of member organizations. (Woodard-USGS)

  5. 77 FR 67424 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

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    2012-11-09

    ... available to Participants various application programming interfaces (``APIs''),\\4\\ such as CBOE Market... certain order and trade data to the Exchange, which data the Exchange uses to conduct surveillances of its markets and Participants. \\4\\ APIs are computer programs that allow Participants to interface with the...

  6. 77 FR 54629 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Order Granting Approval of...

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    2012-09-05

    .... Introduction On May 21, 2012, the International Securities Exchange, LLC (``ISE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with... its Short Term Option Series Program (``STOS Program'') to permit, during the expiration week of an... open for trading Short Term Option Series at $0.50 strike price intervals for option classes that trade...

  7. German-Algerian University Exchange from the Perspective of Students and Teachers: Results of an Intercultural Survey

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Doring, Nicola; Lahmar, Kamel; Bouabdallah, Mohamed; Bouafia, Mohamed; Bouzid, Djamel; Gobsch, Gerhard; Runge, Erich

    2010-01-01

    Academic exchange programs provide students and teachers with the opportunity to study or work temporarily at educational institutions abroad. For exchange programs to be successful in promoting intercultural education, they must be designed with their participants in mind. The present study constitutes an investigation of attitudes and…

  8. 75 FR 6006 - Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Cooperative Civic Education and Economic Education Exchange...

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    2010-02-05

    ... DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Cooperative Civic Education and Economic Education Exchange Program Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.304A. ACTION... the Cooperative Civic Education and Economic Education Exchange Program. The notice stated that a list...

  9. 75 FR 21095 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Recording, Reporting, and Data Collection...

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    2010-04-22

    ... Requirements Under 22 CFR Part 62, the Exchange Visitor Program--Student and Exchange Visitor Information... Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. The... 62 (DS-7000), the Exchange Visitor Program Application (Form DS-3036); and Update of Information on...

  10. Developing Sustainable International Library Exchange Programs: The CUNY-Shanghai Library Faculty Exchange Model

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Chao, Sheau-yueh J.; Evans, Beth; Phillips, Ryan; Polger, Mark Aaron; Posner, Beth; Sexton, Ellen

    2013-01-01

    This paper describes the City University of New York (CUNY)-Shanghai Librarian Faculty Exchange Program. By observing and working in academic library services at CUNY, Shanghai University (SU), and Shanghai Normal University (SNU), participants were able to teach and learn from their colleagues, bringing their experiences back to further share…

  11. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange functions: standards for Navigators and non-Navigator assistance personnel; consumer assistance tools and programs of an Exchange and certified application counselors. Final rule.

    PubMed

    2013-07-17

    This final rule addresses various requirements applicable to Navigators and non-Navigator assistance personnel in Federally-facilitated Exchanges, including State Partnership Exchanges, and to non-Navigator assistance personnel in State Exchanges that are funded through federal Exchange Establishment grants. It finalizes the requirement that Exchanges must have a certified application counselor program. It creates conflict-of-interest, training and certification, and meaningful access standards; clarifies that any licensing, certification, or other standards prescribed by a state or Exchange must not prevent application of the provisions of title I of the Affordable Care Act; adds entities with relationships to issuers of stop loss insurance to the list of entities that are ineligible to become Navigators; and clarifies that the same ineligibility criteria that apply to Navigators apply to certain non-Navigator assistance personnel. The final rule also directs that each Exchange designate organizations which will then certify their staff members and volunteers to be application counselors that assist consumers and facilitate enrollment in qualified health plans and insurance affordability programs, and provides standards for that designation.

  12. 78 FR 78426 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Adopt...

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    2013-12-26

    ... Participant (``CP'') program (the ``CP Program'') to incent competitive quoting and trading volume in exchange... Rule Change 1. Purpose The Exchange proposes to adopt new Rule 7.25 in order to create the CP Program... CP Program will offer an alternative to the existing Lead Market Maker (``LMM'') program on the...

  13. Optimal Decisions for Organ Exchanges in a Kidney Paired Donation Program.

    PubMed

    Li, Yijiang; Song, Peter X-K; Zhou, Yan; Leichtman, Alan B; Rees, Michael A; Kalbfleisch, John D

    2014-05-01

    The traditional concept of barter exchange in economics has been extended in the modern era to the area of living-donor kidney transplantation, where one incompatible donor-candidate pair is matched to another pair with a complementary incompatibility, such that the donor from one pair gives an organ to a compatible candidate in the other pair and vice versa. Kidney paired donation (KPD) programs provide a unique and important platform for living incompatible donor-candidate pairs to exchange organs in order to achieve mutual benefit. In this paper, we propose novel organ allocation strategies to arrange kidney exchanges under uncertainties with advantages, including (i) allowance for a general utility-based evaluation of potential kidney transplants and an explicit consideration of stochastic features inherent in a KPD program; and (ii) exploitation of possible alternative exchanges when the originally planned allocation cannot be fully executed. This allocation strategy is implemented using an integer programming (IP) formulation, and its implication is assessed via a data-based simulation system by tracking an evolving KPD program over a series of match runs. Extensive simulation studies are provided to illustrate our proposed approach.

  14. 75 FR 34499 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and...

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    2010-06-17

    ... maker/taker pricing program. The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web... qualification standards for market makers to receive a rebate under the Exchange's maker/taker pricing program... trading month for series trading between $0.03 and $5.00 in premium. \\8\\ The concept of incenting market...

  15. Developing additional capacity for wilderness management: An international exchange program between South Africa and United States wilderness rangers

    Treesearch

    Pierre van den Berg; Ralph Swain

    2007-01-01

    Wilderness managers have limited time to initiate international exchanges. Additionally, the benefits to developing capacity for wilderness management around the globe are not significant enough to make the effort cost-effective. International assistance, including wilderness management exchange programs, is critical to protecting wild areas around the globe. Former...

  16. 77 FR 31411 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and...

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    2012-05-25

    ... program related to an incentive plan for certain Foreign Currency (``FX'') options traded on the Exchange... Rule Change to Terminate a Pilot Program Related to an Incentive Plan for Certain Foreign Currency Options Traded on the Exchange and To Make a Technical Change to the Schedule of Fees May 21, 2012...

  17. 77 FR 75234 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX Options Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

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    2012-12-19

    ... Proposed Rule Change To Extend the Penny Pilot Program December 13, 2012. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of... Proposed Rule Change BOX Options Exchange LLC (the ``Exchange'') proposes to amend Rule 7260 (Penny Pilot... penny increments (``Penny Pilot Program''). The text of the proposed rule change is available from the...

  18. 22 CFR 62.20 - Professors and research scholars.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ...) Purpose. The purpose of the Exchange Visitor Program, in part, is to foster the exchange of ideas between... research efforts. The exchange of professors and research scholars promotes the exchange of ideas, research...

  19. 77 FR 27593 - Exchange Visitor Program-Summer Work Travel

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    2012-05-11

    ... aware, however, that the salutary foreign affairs goals of the Exchange Visitor Program, including the...-line universities are not eligible for the program; 3. Sponsors and foreign entities cannot provide host employers cash or gift incentives (though they may host job fairs); 4. Sponsors must provide...

  20. Washington State Department of Transportation Research Office peer exchange : summary report, May 9-12, 2005.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2005-05-01

    The intent of the Peer Exchange was to provide an opportunity for state research programs to : learn from each other about research program management practices in order to improve their : programs. : As a condition for approval of FHWA planning and ...

  1. Academic Performance and Personal Experience of Local, International, and Collaborative Exchange Students Enrolled in an Australian Pharmacy Program

    PubMed Central

    Grant, Gary D.; Anoopkumar-Dukie, Shailendra

    2013-01-01

    Objective. To assess the academic performance and experiences of local, international, and collaborative exchange students enrolled in a 4-year Australian bachelor of pharmacy degree program. Methods. Survey instruments exploring the demographics, background, and academic and cultural experiences of students during the program were administered in 2005 to students in all 4 years. Additionally, grades from each semester of the program for students (406 local, 70 international, 155 exchange) who graduated between 2002 and 2006 were analyzed retrospectively. Results. The main differences found in the survey responses among the 3 groups were in students’ motivations for choosing the degree program and school, with international and collaborative exchange students having put more thought into these decisions than local students. The average grades over the duration of the program were similar in all 3 demographic groups. However, local students slightly outperformed international students, particularly at the start of the year, whereas collaborative exchange students’ grades mirrored those of local students during the 2 years prior to leaving their home country of Malaysia but more closely mirrored those of international students in the final 2 years after arriving on campus in Australia. Conclusion. Despite differences in academic backgrounds and culture, international and exchange students can perform well compared to local students in a bachelor of pharmacy program and were actually more satisfied than local students with the overall experience. Studying in a foreign country can negatively influence academic grades to a small extent and this is probably related to adjusting to the new environment. PMID:24052651

  2. Academic performance and personal experience of local, international, and collaborative exchange students enrolled in an Australian pharmacy program.

    PubMed

    Davey, Andrew K; Grant, Gary D; Anoopkumar-Dukie, Shailendra

    2013-09-12

    To assess the academic performance and experiences of local, international, and collaborative exchange students enrolled in a 4-year Australian bachelor of pharmacy degree program. Survey instruments exploring the demographics, background, and academic and cultural experiences of students during the program were administered in 2005 to students in all 4 years. Additionally, grades from each semester of the program for students (406 local, 70 international, 155 exchange) who graduated between 2002 and 2006 were analyzed retrospectively. The main differences found in the survey responses among the 3 groups were in students' motivations for choosing the degree program and school, with international and collaborative exchange students having put more thought into these decisions than local students. The average grades over the duration of the program were similar in all 3 demographic groups. However, local students slightly outperformed international students, particularly at the start of the year, whereas collaborative exchange students' grades mirrored those of local students during the 2 years prior to leaving their home country of Malaysia but more closely mirrored those of international students in the final 2 years after arriving on campus in Australia. Despite differences in academic backgrounds and culture, international and exchange students can perform well compared to local students in a bachelor of pharmacy program and were actually more satisfied than local students with the overall experience. Studying in a foreign country can negatively influence academic grades to a small extent and this is probably related to adjusting to the new environment.

  3. 7 CFR 772.8 - Sale or exchange of security property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ..., DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL PROGRAMS SERVICING MINOR PROGRAM LOANS § 772.8 Sale or exchange of security..., or sex in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance. Such provisions apply for as... security for the loan is adequate or will not change after the transaction. (iv) Sale proceeds remaining...

  4. 7 CFR 772.8 - Sale or exchange of security property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ..., DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL PROGRAMS SERVICING MINOR PROGRAM LOANS § 772.8 Sale or exchange of security..., or sex in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance. Such provisions apply for as... security for the loan is adequate or will not change after the transaction. (iv) Sale proceeds remaining...

  5. 7 CFR 772.8 - Sale or exchange of security property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ..., DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL PROGRAMS SERVICING MINOR PROGRAM LOANS § 772.8 Sale or exchange of security..., or sex in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance. Such provisions apply for as... security for the loan is adequate or will not change after the transaction. (iv) Sale proceeds remaining...

  6. 7 CFR 772.8 - Sale or exchange of security property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ..., DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL PROGRAMS SERVICING MINOR PROGRAM LOANS § 772.8 Sale or exchange of security..., or sex in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance. Such provisions apply for as... security for the loan is adequate or will not change after the transaction. (iv) Sale proceeds remaining...

  7. 76 FR 33993 - Exchange Visitor Program

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-06-10

    ... political turmoil in Libya has affected Exchange Visitor Program college and university students studying in... employment for J-1 Libyan students does not apply to Federal Work-Study jobs. College and university students... program status and on-campus and off- campus employment for J-1 Libyan students. This action is necessary...

  8. 78 FR 6263 - Exchange Visitor Program-Fees and Charges

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-01-30

    ... following methods: Persons with access to the Internet will be able to view and comment on the rule and... update the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) status, and similar requests). The... Designation on behalf of program sponsors and other program stakeholders. ABC is a method of identifying the...

  9. 75 FR 42802 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-07-22

    ... under the Exchange's maker/taker pricing program. The text of the proposed rule change is available on... maker/taker pricing program. The Exchange recently adopted transaction fees and rebates for adding and... National Best Offer 80% of the time for series trading between $0.03 and $5.00 in premium in each of the...

  10. Young Diplomats Program: Israeli School-to-School Exchange End-of-Year Report, 1986-87. OEA Evaluation Report.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Mei, Dolores M.; And Others

    The Young Diplomats Program: Israeli School-to-School Exchange, sponsored by the New York City Board of Education and the United States Information Agency, was an international exchange involving 15 American and 15 Israeli high school students. Students from five specialized New York and five specialized Israeli high schools participated.…

  11. 78 FR 40523 - Order Exempting Market Makers Participating in NASDAQ Stock Market LLC's Market Quality Program...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-07-05

    ... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34-69892] Order Exempting Market Makers Participating in NASDAQ Stock Market LLC's Market Quality Program From Section 11(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 11d1-2 Thereunder June 28, 2013. On March 13, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') approved a...

  12. 77 FR 77141 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-12-31

    ... housing the Exchange Traded Fund or, if the Exchange Traded Fund is not a series of a trust or company... investor confidence and market integrity, the Exchange designed the MQP Program to be highly transparent... voluntary program designed to promote market quality in MQP Securities.\\9\\ An MQP Company may list an...

  13. 77 FR 72581 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of the Multi-State Plan Program for the...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-12-05

    ... least two multi-State plans (MSPs) on each of the Affordable Insurance Exchanges (Exchanges). Under the... issuers to offer at least two multi-State plans (MSPs) on each of the Exchanges in the 50 States and the... Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of the Multi- State Plan Program for the...

  14. Evaluating Academic Programs Abroad: The CIEE Project. CIEE Occasional Papers on International Educational Exchange No. 21.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Abrams, Irwin; Heller, Francis H.

    The evaluation of overseas educational programs for U.S. students by the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) is discussed. The history of the CIEE is reviewed from its beginnings in 1947 when its members were national programming agencies concerned with making travel arrangements for summer programs. As the CIEE grew in…

  15. Horizontal Curve Virtual Peer Exchange : an RSPCB Peer Exchange

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-06-01

    This report summarizes the Horizontal Curve Virtual Peer Exchange sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Safetys Roadway Safety Professional Capacity Building Program on June 17, 2014. This virtual peer exchange was the f...

  16. 22 CFR 62.75 - Extension of program participation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... participant (and the accompanying spouse and any dependents as a “continuing exchange visitor”. In creating...) When creating a SEVIS record for a “continuing exchange visitor,” the initial program start date and...

  17. 45 CFR 152.45 - Transition to the exchanges.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Transition to the exchanges. 152.45 Section 152.45...-EXISTING CONDITION INSURANCE PLAN PROGRAM Transition to Exchanges § 152.45 Transition to the exchanges... the Exchanges, established under sections 1311 or 1321 of the Affordable Care Act, to ensure that...

  18. [Transplant cross-over, an attractive option].

    PubMed

    Maddalena, Emanuela

    2013-01-01

    Kidney transplant from living donors is an excellent option for patients with end- stage renal disease: around the world approximately 10-20% of patients on waiting lists have intended living donors incompatible by blood type or for the presence of donor-specific antibodies. Current strategies to overcome these barriers are desensitization protocols and the recent option of the kidney exchange programs. In this work we describe the types of donor exchange programs, from the two-way Kidney Paired Donation, where two incompatible donor-recipient couples exchange donors, to complex chains of transplants where the altruistic donation of a kidney (Living Non-direct Donor, or non-specific donation) is associated to a Kidney Paired Exchange Program (Domino Kidney Paired Donation, NEAD chains). The thesis also discusses some related ethical topics that have become international matters of debate, as well as some important cultural and social arguments for and against the application of kidney exchanges in Italy.

  19. 17 CFR 240.3a12-9 - Exemption of certain direct participation program securities from the arranging provisions of...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Exemption of certain direct participation program securities from the arranging provisions of sections 7(c) and 11(d)(1). 240.3a12-9 Section 240.3a12-9 Commodity and Securities Exchanges SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (CONTINUED) GENERAL...

  20. Sub-Project 7 of Wisconsin 553, Part F, EPDA--Industry/Exchange Program: Final Report.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Wisconsin Univ. - Stout, Menomonie. Center for Vocational, Technical and Adult Education.

    The final report describes a study to develop a statewide teacher/industry exchange program in Wisconsin that would provide vocational-technical instructors with occupational experience opportunities. Three plans for implementing the program were developed: (A) swapping the positions of a business or industrial person with that of a vocational…

  1. 78 FR 75395 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Order Granting...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-12-11

    ... series expire (``Short Term Option Expiration Dates'') at one time; and (ii) state that additional series... Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, Relating to the Short Term Option Series Program December... Exchange's Short Term Option Series Program (``Weeklys Program''). The proposed rule change was published...

  2. 76 FR 2730 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-01-14

    ... exchanges that employ a similar $5 Strike Price Program under their respective rules. Similar reciprocity... securities exchanges. Similar reciprocity currently is permitted with BOX's $1 Strike Program, $.50 Strike... effectiveness of reciprocity provision related to the $5 Strike Price Program). \\15\\ For purposes only of...

  3. 76 FR 6641 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-02-07

    ... that employ programs similar to the $5 Strike Price Program. This reciprocity provision is consistent... price programs that have been adopted by the various exchanges include reciprocity provisions, the... (January 12, 2011) (SR-Phlx-2011-02) (notice of filing and immediate effectiveness of reciprocity provision...

  4. 78 FR 40820 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Exchange Programs Alumni Web Site Registration

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-07-08

    ...: Exchange Programs Alumni Web Site Registration ACTION: Notice of request for public comment. SUMMARY: The... following methods: Web: Persons with access to the Internet may use the Federal Docket Management System... Programs Alumni Web site Registration OMB Control Number: 1405-0192 Type of Request: Extension of an...

  5. Outcome Assessment of the Visiting Fulbright Scholar Program

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    US Department of State, 2005

    2005-01-01

    The Office of Policy and Evaluation of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State contracted with SRI International to conduct a series of assessments of outcomes and impacts of various specialized exchange programs under the overall umbrella of the Fulbright Educational Exchange Program, the U.S. government's…

  6. 22 CFR Appendix B to Part 62 - Exchange Visitor Program Services, Exchange-Visitor Program Application

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ...—Public Administration; 11—Training, Other Reapplication and Redesignation: If your organization is making...-Visitor Program Application B Appendix B to Part 62 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY... (Name) Title Subscribed and sworn to before me this _______ day of _______, 19__. Notary Public...

  7. The Learning Exchange Program: A Cooperative Venture for Realistic Job Training

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Wanat, John A.

    1977-01-01

    A brief description and evaluation of the Learning Exchange Program (LEX), a high school cooperative education program between New Jersey local school districts and the New Jersey National Guard, in which students work alongside full-time National Guard technicians in such areas as jet engine repair, helicopter maintenance, and other technical…

  8. Integrating the Full Range of Security Cooperation Programs into Air Force Planning: An Analytic Primer

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-01-01

    Exchange Program ( IEP ) Authority 10 U.S.C. §2358, “Research and development projects” Processes and agreements IEP agreements with the...2015.4, “Defense Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Information Exchange Program ( IEP )”; DoDD 5134.1, “Under Secretary of Defense for

  9. 78 FR 66094 - Self-Regulatory Organizations: Miami International Securities Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-11-04

    ... Priority Customer Rebate Program (the ``Program'') until November 30, 2013.\\3\\ The Program currently... Customer \\6\\ order transmitted by that Member which is executed on the Exchange in all multiply-listed... thresholds are calculated based on the customer average daily volume over the course of the month. Volume...

  10. Fiscal Year 2018 National Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Solicitation Notice

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    The Exchange Network Grant Program provides funding for projects that are in line with Exchange Network priorities. The primary outcome expected from EN assistance agreements is improved access to, and exchange of, high quality environmental data.

  11. 76 FR 20764 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-04-13

    ... Rule Change To Expand the $2.50 Strike Price Program April 8, 2011. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the... expand the $2.50 Strike Price program. The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange... proposed rule change is to expand the current $2.50 Strike Price Program (``Program'') \\5\\ to permit the...

  12. 75 FR 78315 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-12-15

    ... Change To Extend Pilot Program Related to Trading Pauses Due to Extraordinary Market Volatility December... Halts Due to Extraordinary Market Volatility.'' The Exchange proposes to extend the pilot program...

  13. Interprofessional student education: exchange program between Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Pacific College of Oriental Medicine.

    PubMed

    Anderson, Belinda J; Herron, Patrick D; Downie, Sherry A; Myers, Daniel C; Milan, Felise B; Olson, Todd R; Kligler, Ben E; Sierpina, Victor S; Kreitzer, Mary Jo

    2012-01-01

    The growing popularity of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), of which estimated 38% of adults in the United States used in 2007, has engendered changes in medical school curricula to increase students' awareness of it. Exchange programs between conventional medical schools and CAM institutions are recognized as an effective method of interprofessional education. The exchange program between Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Einstein, Yeshiva University) and Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, New York campus (PCOM-NY) is in its fifth year and is part of a broader relationship between the schools encompassing research, clinical training, interinstitutional faculty and board appointments, and several educational activities. The Einstein/PCOM-NY student education exchange program is part of the Einstein Introduction to Clinical Medicine Program and involves students from Einstein learning about Chinese medicine through a lecture, the experience of having acupuncture, and a four-hour preceptorship at the PCOM outpatient clinic. The students from PCOM learn about allopathic medicine training through an orientation lecture, a two-and-a-half-hour dissection laboratory session along side Einstein student hosts, and a tour of the clinical skills center at the Einstein campus. In the 2011/2012 offering of the exchange program, the participating Einstein and PCOM students were surveyed to assess the educational outcomes. The data indicate that the exchange program was highly valued by all students and provided a unique learning experience. Survey responses from the Einstein students indicated the need for greater emphasis on referral information, which has been highlighted in the literature as an important medical curriculum integrative medicine competency. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  14. 17 CFR 200.602 - Application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Application. 200.602 Section 200.602 Commodity and Securities Exchanges SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ORGANIZATION; CONDUCT... Programs or Activities Conducted by the Securities and Exchange Commission § 200.602 Application. This...

  15. Peer exchange, "strategic goals to manage research programs : building a premier research program".

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-06-10

    The objectives of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) Research, Development, & Technology Transfer (RDT) Branch Peer Exchange were: : 1. Receive peer input and perspective on RDT Strategic Plan. : 2. Obtain assistance in assessing validi...

  16. Innovation in transportation, peer exchange : May 12-13, 2008, Albuquerque, NM.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2008-05-01

    The NMDOT Peer Exchange focus was on Research Program Administration. : In 2006, the Research Programs managerial operations were significantly : revised to create a new model for proposed research involving the Bureau. : Previously, the Bureau co...

  17. Management of national research programs : WisDOT 2013 research peer exchange.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-03-01

    The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Research Program hosted a peer exchange on : October 15-16, 2013 in Madison, Wisconsin. : Representatives from five states (Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Utah and Washington) joined WisDOT staff ...

  18. 76 FR 63691 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by International...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-10-13

    ... Short Term Options Series Program October 6, 2011. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities... Proposed Rule Change The Exchange proposes to amend its rules to expand the Short Term Option Series... Term Option Series Program (``STOS Program'') \\3\\ so that the Exchange may select twenty-five option...

  19. Binational Teacher Development: Teacher Ambassador Exchange Program, New Mexico, USA and Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Habermann, Mary Jean

    The report describes the rationale for and history of an exchange program for Nuevo Leon (Mexico) and New Mexico bilingual education teachers. The program evolved from the need to help Spanish-speaking students maintain their own language and culture while in the United States. New Mexico's state policy concerning language-minority children and…

  20. 78 FR 42138 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Miami International Securities Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-07-15

    ... Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Adopt a Priority Customer Rebate Program July 9, 2013. Pursuant to... of the Proposed Rule Change The Exchange is filing a proposal to adopt a Priority Customer Rebate... Priority Customer Rebate Program (the ``Program'') for the period beginning July 1, 2013 and ending...

  1. 75 FR 78284 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-12-15

    ... Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to CBOE's Marketing Fee Program December 8, 2010. Pursuant to... its Marketing Fee Program. The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web... Rule Change 1. Purpose CBOE proposes to amend its Marketing Fee Program in two respects. First, CBOE...

  2. 78 FR 54069 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Program Integrity: Exchange, SHOP, and Eligibility...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-08-30

    ... Parts 147, 153, 155, et al. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Program Integrity: Exchange... 147, 153, 155, and 156 [CMS-9957-F] RIN 0938-AR82 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Program... Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively referred to as...

  3. 22 CFR Appendix B to Part 62 - Exchange Visitor Program Services, Exchange-Visitor Program Application

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ...) 13. I certify that information given in this application is true to the best of my knowledge and belief and that I have completed appropriate information on reverse of this form. Signature of... prior to filling out this data). 6-7. Complete information on program sponsor. 8-11. Complete...

  4. 22 CFR Appendix B to Part 62 - Exchange Visitor Program Services, Exchange-Visitor Program Application

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ...) 13. I certify that information given in this application is true to the best of my knowledge and belief and that I have completed appropriate information on reverse of this form. Signature of... prior to filling out this data). 6-7. Complete information on program sponsor. 8-11. Complete...

  5. 22 CFR Appendix B to Part 62 - Exchange Visitor Program Services, Exchange-Visitor Program Application

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ...) 13. I certify that information given in this application is true to the best of my knowledge and belief and that I have completed appropriate information on reverse of this form. Signature of... prior to filling out this data). 6-7. Complete information on program sponsor. 8-11. Complete...

  6. 22 CFR Appendix B to Part 62 - Exchange Visitor Program Services, Exchange-Visitor Program Application

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ...) 13. I certify that information given in this application is true to the best of my knowledge and belief and that I have completed appropriate information on reverse of this form. Signature of... prior to filling out this data). 6-7. Complete information on program sponsor. 8-11. Complete...

  7. 78 FR 38745 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-06-27

    ... Rule Change To Extend the Penny Pilot Program June 21, 2013. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the... options in pennies (``Penny Pilot Program'') and to revise the provision describing how the Exchange specifies which option classes trade in the Penny Pilot Program. The text of the proposed rule change is...

  8. 76 FR 79231 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-12-21

    ... Extend the Penny Pilot Program December 15, 2011. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange... Chapter V, Section 33 (Penny Pilot Program) of the Rules of the Boston Options Exchange Group, LLC (``BOX... penny increments on BOX (``Penny Pilot Program''). II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the...

  9. 78 FR 37856 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Miami International Securities Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-06-24

    ... Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Extend the Penny Pilot Program June 18, 2013. Pursuant to Section 19(b... Policies .01 to extend the pilot program for the quoting and trading of certain options in pennies (the ``Penny Pilot Program'') and to revise the provision describing how the Exchange specifies which option...

  10. 77 FR 72426 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-12-05

    ... Rule Change Regarding the Short Term Option Series Program November 29, 2012. Pursuant to Section 19(b... number of expirations available under the Short Term Option Series Program (``STOS Program''), to allow for the Exchange to delist certain series in the STOS that do not have open interest and to expand the...

  11. DelDOT research peer exchange, Dover, Delaware, May 17 -19, 2004.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2004-05-01

    May 17 19, 2004, the Delaware Department of Transportation hosted the 2nd Peer : Exchange of its research program (the first peer exchange was held in October 1998). Research : Peer Exchanges are held periodically in every state and include parti...

  12. South Carolina Department of Transportation research peer exchange, November 8-10, 2010.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-11-01

    The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) hosted a peer exchange of its : research program November 8-10, 2010. The peer exchange was held on the Clemson : University campus in Clemson, SC. The peer exchange team included representative...

  13. South Carolina Department of Transportation research peer exchange, October 17-19, 2006.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2006-10-01

    The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) hosted a peer exchange of its : research program October 17-19, 2006. The peer exchange was held on the Clemson University : campus in Clemson, SC. The peer exchange team included representative...

  14. Employers and the exchanges under the small business health options program: examining the potential and the pitfalls.

    PubMed

    Jost, Timothy S

    2012-02-01

    The health insurance exchange is the centerpiece of the insurance reforms created by the Affordable Care Act. The Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) is intended to create a marketplace for small, and perhaps eventually large, employers to purchase health insurance for their employees. This paper introduces a collection of articles that illuminate the need for small-business exchanges and discuss how they will function. The paper also describes the difficulties these exchanges will face, as well as the opportunities they will offer to states, employers, and individuals. The success or failure of small-business exchanges may well hinge on how states choose to address these challenges.

  15. NCHRP peer exchange 2008.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2008-09-01

    Peer exchanges for state department of transportation (DOT) research programs originated with : the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA). That federal legislation : required the states to conduct periodic peer exchanges to...

  16. Research management peer exchange hosted by the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, October 25-28, 2004.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2004-10-01

    Peer exchanges are designed to foster excellence in State transportation research programs : through the sharing of best practices and successful program management strategies among : participating research manager peers. The overall objectives of th...

  17. West Virginia peer exchange : streamlining highway safety improvement program project delivery.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-01-01

    The West Virginia Division of Highways (WV DOH) hosted a Peer Exchange to share information and experiences : for streamlining Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) project delivery. The event was held September : 22 to 23, 2014 in Charleston, We...

  18. 22 CFR 62.10 - Program administration.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ..., and banks), to the extent possible; (3) Available health care, emergency assistance, and insurance... exchange visitor programs. These responsibilities include: (a) Selection of exchange visitors. Sponsors... visitor will likely incur (e.g., living expenses) while in the United States; (7) Health care and...

  19. 22 CFR 62.10 - Program administration.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ..., and banks), to the extent possible; (3) Available health care, emergency assistance, and insurance... exchange visitor programs. These responsibilities include: (a) Selection of exchange visitors. Sponsors... visitor will likely incur (e.g., living expenses) while in the United States; (7) Health care and...

  20. EXCHANGE NETWORK FOR EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE BIO-SHIPPING CONTAINERS

    EPA Science Inventory

    Creating an exchange network for shipping containers will provide cost savings, reduce waste, and promote sustainability within the biotechnology industry. Success of this program can divert thousands of EPS containers from landfills each year. A successful pilot program wi...

  1. 32 CFR 241.13 - Implementation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    .... Information technology (IT) as defined means use of computers, ancillary equipment (including imaging... PILOT PROGRAM FOR TEMPORARY EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PERSONNEL (EFF. UNTIL 7-20-2012) § 241.13... Program for the Temporary Exchange of Information Personnel, referred to as the Information Technology...

  2. 22 CFR 62.78 - Termination.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Termination. 62.78 Section 62.78 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND EXCHANGES EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) § 62.78 Termination. An exchange visitor who willfully or negligently...

  3. Developing International Links through Work Exchange. An Exchange between Australia and Canada.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Williams, Rosie

    2001-01-01

    Describes a work exchange experience between volunteer managers in Australia and Canada. Offers guidelines for initiating the program including developing a rationale and an exchange agreement. Discusses first impressions, initial problems, and differences and similarities between the two contexts. (JOW)

  4. Effectiveness of needle/syringe exchange program in Tbilisi.

    PubMed

    Otiashvili, D; Gambashidze, N; Kapanadze, E; Lomidze, G; Usharidze, D

    2006-11-01

    IDUs are under the high risk of HIV and other blood born diseases. In Georgia injecting drug use is associated with two third of registered HIV/AIDS cases. Majority of them are also infected with B and C Hepatitis. One of the main components of HIV/AIDS prevention among drug users is considered to be harm reduction programs, among them syringe exchange program. We conducted observational cohort study and performed interviewing participants of syringe exchange program using structured questionnaire. The interviewing was conducted at intake, after 3 months and at the end of the program. During interviewing we used risk assessment questionnaire which we have little adapted (Risk Assessment Battery, Navaline, et al, 1994). The data were statistically analysed using SPPS-11, 5 program. The aim of the study was to assess the efficacy of outreach and needle exchange programs in terms of reduction of HIV risk behavior of injection drug users in Tbilisi. The results of the study show visible reduction in injection risk behavior for clients being in the program for at least three months. There was not seen any significant change in the level of sexual risk behavior, which might suggest the need for targeting this behavior during the further interventions. The results of the study suggest a visible potential benefit to drug users and communities that could be gained through the wide scale implementation of harm reduction programs in Georgia.

  5. 77 FR 23294 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change To...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-04-18

    ... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34-66808; File No. SR-BATS-2012-013] Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change To Amend BATS Exchange, Inc. Rule 2.12 To Make Permanent the Pilot Program That Permits BATS Exchange, Inc. To Receive Inbound...

  6. 77 FR 23300 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Y-Exchange, Inc.; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change To...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-04-18

    ...-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Y-Exchange, Inc.; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change To Amend BATS Y-Exchange, Inc. Rule 2.12 to Make Permanent the Pilot Program That Permits BATS Y-Exchange, Inc. To Receive Inbound Routes of Equities Orders Through BATS Trading, Inc., BATS Y-Exchange's Routing Broker-Dealer...

  7. 78 FR 45494 - Notice of Second Sugar Purchase and Exchange for Re-export Program Credits

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-07-29

    ... raw cane sugar to be offered in exchange for Refined Sugar Re- export Program credits as a follow-up..., 2013. CCC will invite domestic sugarcane processors to offer raw cane sugar to CCC, as authorized by...

  8. 17 CFR 200.640 - Employment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Employment. 200.640 Section... Programs or Activities Conducted by the Securities and Exchange Commission § 200.640 Employment. No... employment under any program or activity conducted by the agency. The definitions, requirements, and...

  9. Publications of the planetary biology program for 1976: A special bibliography

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Bradley, F. D. (Compiler); Young, R. S. (Compiler)

    1977-01-01

    An annual listing of current publications resulting from research pursued under the auspices of NASA's Planetary Biology Program is presented. To stimulate the exchange of information and ideas among scientists working in the different areas of the program. To facilitate the exchange process. The author of each publication who is presently participating in the program is identified by asterisk. Current addresses for all principal investigators are given in the appendix.

  10. 76 FR 72472 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Order Granting Approval of...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-11-23

    ... Short Term Options Series Program November 17, 2011. I. Introduction On September 23, 2011, the...\\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\\2\\ a proposed rule change to expand the Short Term Options Series Program... Exchange may select up to 25 option classes to participate in the STOS Program \\5\\ and list up to 30 Short...

  11. 77 FR 23313 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and...

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    2012-04-18

    ... Rule Change To Amend an Existing Fee Cap Program and Related Service Fee April 12, 2012. Pursuant to... fee cap program and a related service fee. The text of the proposed rule change is available on the... Rule Change 1. Purpose The Exchange currently has a fee cap program that, subject to certain exclusions...

  12. A System for the Exchange of Information on Instructional Materials: An Evaluation for Planned Change in Australian Education.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Watt, Michael G.

    This evaluation project presents a plan for a program to establish a clearinghouse for exchanging qualitative and quantitative data on instructional materials used in Australian schools. A range of elements necessary to plan a program suited to Australian requirements and conditions was investigated. Focus was on: the program's mission,…

  13. The NASA Scientific and Technical Information (STI) Program's Implementation of Open Archives Initiative (OAI) for Data Interoperability and Data Exchange.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Rocker, JoAnne; Roncaglia, George J.; Heimerl, Lynn N.; Nelson, Michael L.

    Interoperability and data-exchange are critical for the survival of government information management programs. E-government initiatives are transforming the way the government interacts with the public. More information is to be made available through Web-enabled technologies. Programs such as the NASA's Scientific and Technical Information (STI)…

  14. 77 FR 40120 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and...

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    2012-07-06

    ... Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Penny Pilot Program June 29, 2012. Pursuant to Section... relating to the Penny Pilot Program. The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's... The Penny Pilot Program is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2012. CBOE proposes to extend the Pilot...

  15. 78 FR 974 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

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    2013-01-07

    ... Change Relating to the Exchange Penny Pilot Program December 31, 2012. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \\1... Penny Pilot Program. The text of the proposed rule change is provided below. [(additions are italicized... increments for bids and offers for all series of the option classes participating in the Penny Pilot Program...

  16. 77 FR 40123 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX Options Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

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    2012-07-06

    ... Rule Change To Extend the Penny Pilot Program June 29, 2012. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \\1\\ of the... Proposed Rule Change The Exchange proposes to amend Rule 7260 (Penny Pilot Program) to extend, through December 31, 2012, the pilot program that permits certain classes to be quoted in penny increments (``Penny...

  17. 48 CFR 217.7002 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 217.7002 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES SPECIAL CONTRACTING METHODS Exchange of Personal Property... exchange promotes economical and efficient program accomplishment. Exchange policy, authority, and...

  18. 48 CFR 217.7002 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 217.7002 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES SPECIAL CONTRACTING METHODS Exchange of Personal Property... exchange promotes economical and efficient program accomplishment. Exchange policy, authority, and...

  19. 48 CFR 217.7002 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 217.7002 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES SPECIAL CONTRACTING METHODS Exchange of Personal Property... exchange promotes economical and efficient program accomplishment. Exchange policy, authority, and...

  20. 48 CFR 217.7002 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 217.7002 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES SPECIAL CONTRACTING METHODS Exchange of Personal Property... exchange promotes economical and efficient program accomplishment. Exchange policy, authority, and...

  1. 48 CFR 217.7002 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 217.7002 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES SPECIAL CONTRACTING METHODS Exchange of Personal Property... exchange promotes economical and efficient program accomplishment. Exchange policy, authority, and...

  2. Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP)

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Richards, E. T.

    1974-01-01

    The Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) was originated in 1959 by the Army, Navy, and Air Force Ballistic Missile Agencies. Known at that time as IDEP--Interservice Data Exchange Program--its intent was to eliminate duplicate testing of parts and components by disseminating pertinent test data among Department of Defense contractors and various government agencies. In 1966 both the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Canadian Military Electronics Standards Agency (CAMESA) recognized the value of the data provided by the program and became participants. Today, GIDEP provides the interchange of specialized technical data to all the military services, participating government contractors and numerous government agencies such as the Atomic Energy Commission, Federal Aviation Administration, Defense Supply Agency, and the Small Business Administration.

  3. 75 FR 78694 - Proposed Residential Exchange Program Settlement Agreement Proceeding (REP-12); Public Hearing...

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    2010-12-16

    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Bonneville Power Administration [BPA File No.: REP-12] Proposed Residential... Review and Comment AGENCY: Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Notice of Residential Exchange Program Settlement Agreement Proceeding (REP-12). SUMMARY: BPA is...

  4. 22 CFR 62.21 - Short-term scholars.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Short-term scholars. 62.21 Section 62.21 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND EXCHANGES EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM Specific... programs, confer on common problems and projects, and promote professional relationships and communications...

  5. The ANS/ENS international student exchange program

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

    Bornstein, I.

    1988-01-01

    This program, called the ANS/ENS International Student Exchange Program, sponsors bilateral exchanges of engineering graduate students from universities located in the midwestern part of the United States with those from universities in France, West Germany and Japan. The American students are provided with summer jobs at leading research centers in France, West Germany and Japan. And, in turn, the students from those countries come to the United States to work at the Argonne National Laboratory. The Exchange Program has provided enriching experiences for nearly 100 American students and an equal number of students from abroad. These young men and womenmore » not only learn how technical work is conducted in a foreign country, they also learn about the people and their customs. When the students arrive to begin their assignments, they are usually strangers in a foreign culture. By the time they leave, they've become acquainted with the people, have formed strong bonds of friendship; and, in a small way, have helped foster international good and will understanding. 11 figs.« less

  6. 22 CFR 62.41 - Change of category.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Change of category. 62.41 Section 62.41 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND EXCHANGES EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM Status of Exchange... that, in some cases, research skills can be substantially enhanced by doctoral study. (d) An exchange...

  7. 78 FR 3485 - Self Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

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    2013-01-16

    ... Organizations; Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule... defray the costs associated with supporting the listing program. The Exchange proposes increasing the... costs. \\3\\ The Commission notes that the Exchange has represented that the increased revenue from the...

  8. The role of the altruistic unbalanced chain in exchange living donor renal transplantation: single-center experience.

    PubMed

    Ahn, B K; Kwon, O J; Kang, C M

    2012-01-01

    The exchange donor program in renal transplantation is an efficient solution for recipients with a blood type or crossmatch-incompatible donor. However, this program has some difficulties to define unacceptable human leukocyte antigen matches, deteriorating clinical potential recipient condition, and withdrawal of donor consent. We analyzed the outcomes of exchange donor renal transplantation through the altruistic unbalanced chain. Among 152 cases of exchange donor renal transplantation from 1991 to 2010 in our hospital, we performed 58 procedures through altruistic unbalanced chains. We compared their outcomes with the direct and balanced chain group. We analyzed retrospectively whether this program expanded the donor pool, seeking better immunologic, size, and age matching. The graft survival and acute rejection rates did not differ significantly in the two groups. Of 152 cases, 58 (38.2%) renal transplantations were performed through an unbalanced chain. Seventeen waiting list recipients were transplanted through an altruistic unbalanced chain. In blood type O recipients (n = 32), the causes of registration in the exchange program were ABO incompatibility (93.3%), and positive crossmatch (6.7%). Nine altruistic blood type O donors and 9 (28.1%) type O recipients underwent transplantations through this chain. We suggest the altruistic unbalanced chain may expand the donor pool with advantages for difficult-to-match pairs. The disadvantages of type O recipients may be overcome through the use of an unbalanced chain. The altruistic unbalanced exchange transplantation program can help easy-to-match subjects, shortening the waiting periods. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  9. Regional cooperation and performance-based planning and programming in Indiana : a regional models of cooperation peer exchange summary report

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-05-01

    This report highlights key themes identified at the Regional Cooperation and Performance-Based Planning and Programming in Indiana Peer Exchange held on May 25, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Regional Models of Cooperation Initiative, which...

  10. Information Exchange Procedures. Outcomes Study Procedures. Technical Report No. 66.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Byers, Maureen

    The Information Exchange Procedures (IEP) developed by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) are a set of standard definitions and procedures for collecting information about disciplines and student degree programs, outcomes of instructional programs, and general institutional characteristics. A fundamental purpose…

  11. Characteristics of a gun exchange program, and an assessment of potential benefits

    PubMed Central

    Romero, M.; Wintemute, G.; Vernick, J.

    1998-01-01

    Objectives—To describe a gun exchange program and assess potential benefits for participants and host communities. Methods—Mail survey of participants in a Sacramento, California gun exchange program, August 1993; the response rate was 79%. Comparative data were obtained from nationwide polls of gun owners. Results—Most (62%) respondents were men; 40% were more than 55 years old; none was less than 25. Concern that children might find and use the gun was the most frequently cited reason for participating (46% of respondents). Of 141 firearms exchanged, 72% were handguns; 23% of respondents indicated that the guns they turned in were not in working order. Of respondents who owned a gun at the time of the program (rather than those who owned no guns and turned in a gun owned by someone else), 41% owned no guns after participating; the prevalence of handgun ownership declined from 79% to 32%. Those who continued to own guns were as likely as gun owners nationwide to keep a gun loaded in the house (odds ratio (OR) 0.9, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.4 to 1.7) or to carry a gun with them (OR 1.5, 95% CI 0.6 to 3.8). Conclusions—Gun exchange programs may reduce risk for firearm violence among some participants, but a number of factors limit their overall benefits to host communities. PMID:9788092

  12. Implementation of AAPG exchange format

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

    Keiser, K.; Guerrero, I.

    1989-03-01

    The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) has proposed a format for exchanging geologic and other petroleum data. The AAPG Computer Applications Committee approved the proposal at the March 1988 AAPG annual meeting in Houston, Texas. By adopting this format, data input into application software and data exchange between software packages are greatly simplified. Benefits to both users and suppliers of software are substantial. The AAPG exchange format supports a flexible, generic data structure. This flexibility allows application software to use the standard format for storing internal control data. In some cases, extensions to the standard format, such as separationmore » of header and data files and use of data delimiters, permits the use of AAPG format translator programs on data that were defined and generated before the emergence of the exchange format. Translation software, programmed in C, has been written and contributes to successful implementation of the AAPG exchange format in application software.« less

  13. The Joint Fire Science Program Fire Exchange Network: Facilitating Knowledge Exchange About Wildland Fire Science Across the U.S.

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    York, A.; Blocksome, C.; Cheng, T.; Creighton, J.; Edwards, G.; Frederick, S.; Giardina, C. P.; Goebel, P. C.; Gucker, C.; Kobziar, L.; Lane, E.; Leis, S.; Long, A.; Maier, C.; Marschall, J.; McGowan-Stinski, J.; Mohr, H.; MontBlanc, E.; Pellant, M.; Pickett, E.; Seesholtz, D.; Skowronski, N.; Stambaugh, M. C.; Stephens, S.; Thode, A.; Trainor, S. F.; Waldrop, T.; Wolfson, B.; Wright, V.; Zedler, P.

    2014-12-01

    The Joint Fire Science Program's (JFSP) Fire Exchange Network is actively working to accelerate the awareness, understanding, and adoption of wildland fire science information by federal, tribal, state, local, and private stakeholders within ecologically similar regions. Our network of 15 regional exchanges provides timely, accurate, and regionally relevant science-based information to assist with fire management challenges. Regional activities, through which we engage fire and resource managers, scientists, and private landowners, include online newsletters and announcements, social media, regionally focused web-based clearinghouses of relevant science, field trips and demonstration sites, workshops and conferences, webinars and online training, and syntheses and fact sheets. Exchanges also help investigators design research that is relevant to regional management needs and assist with technology transfer to management audiences. This poster provides an introduction to and map of the regional exchanges.

  14. From science to action: Principles for undertaking environmental research that enables knowledge exchange and evidence-based decision-making.

    PubMed

    Cvitanovic, C; McDonald, J; Hobday, A J

    2016-12-01

    Effective conservation requires knowledge exchange among scientists and decision-makers to enable learning and support evidence-based decision-making. Efforts to improve knowledge exchange have been hindered by a paucity of empirically-grounded guidance to help scientists and practitioners design and implement research programs that actively facilitate knowledge exchange. To address this, we evaluated the Ningaloo Research Program (NRP), which was designed to generate new scientific knowledge to support evidence-based decisions about the management of the Ningaloo Marine Park in north-western Australia. Specifically, we evaluated (1) outcomes of the NRP, including the extent to which new knowledge informed management decisions; (2) the barriers that prevented knowledge exchange among scientists and managers; (3) the key requirements for improving knowledge exchange processes in the future; and (4) the core capacities that are required to support knowledge exchange processes. While the NRP generated expansive and multidisciplinary science outputs directly relevant to the management of the Ningaloo Marine Park, decision-makers are largely unaware of this knowledge and little has been integrated into decision-making processes. A range of barriers prevented efficient and effective knowledge exchange among scientists and decision-makers including cultural differences among the groups, institutional barriers within decision-making agencies, scientific outputs that were not translated for decision-makers and poor alignment between research design and actual knowledge needs. We identify a set of principles to be implemented routinely as part of any applied research program, including; (i) stakeholder mapping prior to the commencement of research programs to identify all stakeholders, (ii) research questions to be co-developed with stakeholders, (iii) implementation of participatory research approaches, (iv) use of a knowledge broker, and (v) tailored knowledge management systems. Finally, we articulate the individual, institutional and financial capacities that must be developed to underpin successful knowledge exchange strategies. Copyright © 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

  15. 31 CFR 16.22 - Exchange of witness lists, statements, and exhibits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Exchange of witness lists, statements... REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT OF 1986 § 16.22 Exchange of witness lists... the ALJ, the parties shall exchange witness lists, copies of prior statements of proposed witnesses...

  16. 76 FR 44388 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness...

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    2011-07-25

    ... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34-64914; File No. SR-BATS-2011-022] Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by BATS Exchange, Inc. To Expand the Short Term Option Program July 19, 2011. Pursuant to Section...

  17. 78 FR 10649 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Y-Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

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    2013-02-14

    ... Rule Change To Extend Pilot Program Related To Trading Pauses Due to Extraordinary Market Volatility... Volatility.'' The text of the proposed rule change is available at the Exchange's Web site at http://www... specified Exchange Traded Products that experience rapid price movement.\\5\\ More recently, the Exchange...

  18. Exchange of Librarians between the "City of Brotherly Love" and the "Land Down Under."

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Tarr, Hal; Kotasek, Ivana

    1988-01-01

    Two participants in an international exchange program describe their experiences. Hal Tarr, a technical services librarian at Peirce Junior College in Pennsylvania, exchanged positions with Ivana Kotasek, head librarian at Port Adelaide College in Australia. Both discuss the logistics of the exchange process and their impressions. (DMM)

  19. 78 FR 42823 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange Functions: Standards for Navigators and Non...

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    2013-07-17

    ...This final rule addresses various requirements applicable to Navigators and non-Navigator assistance personnel in Federally- facilitated Exchanges, including State Partnership Exchanges, and to non-Navigator assistance personnel in State Exchanges that are funded through federal Exchange Establishment grants. It finalizes the requirement that Exchanges must have a certified application counselor program. It creates conflict-of-interest, training and certification, and meaningful access standards; clarifies that any licensing, certification, or other standards prescribed by a state or Exchange must not prevent application of the provisions of title I of the Affordable Care Act; adds entities with relationships to issuers of stop loss insurance to the list of entities that are ineligible to become Navigators; and clarifies that the same ineligibility criteria that apply to Navigators apply to certain non-Navigator assistance personnel. The final rule also directs that each Exchange designate organizations which will then certify their staff members and volunteers to be application counselors that assist consumers and facilitate enrollment in qualified health plans and insurance affordability programs, and provides standards for that designation.

  20. 76 FR 2188 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule...

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    2011-01-12

    ... exchange. Similar reciprocity currently is permitted with the Exchange's $1 Strike Program, $.50 Strike... consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest because the proposed reciprocity provision is similar to reciprocity provisions in place for other option strike price programs,\\9\\ which...

  1. Apologizing in Italian and English.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Lipson, Maxine

    1994-01-01

    Compared apology exchanges in Italy and the United States by having 10 Italian university students view American situation comedy television programs and rewrite particular conflict and apology exchanges in an Italian context. The status and role of the programs' participants affected the Italian students' choice of apology strategies more so than…

  2. An Introduction to the Federal Information Exchange System.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    De Santi, Vincent; Scheele, D. Sam

    This publication offers a basic introduction to the Federal Information Exchange System (FIXS), a set of procedures for periodically collecting, processing, and publishing data on federal and state expenditures for each program listed in the "Catalog of Federal Assistance Programs." FIXS is designed for use in conjunction with the…

  3. Teaching Heat Exchanger Network Synthesis Using Interactive Microcomputer Graphics.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Dixon, Anthony G.

    1987-01-01

    Describes the Heat Exchanger Network Synthesis (HENS) program used at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Massachusetts) as an aid to teaching the energy integration step in process design. Focuses on the benefits of the computer graphics used in the program to increase the speed of generating and changing networks. (TW)

  4. 77 FR 27827 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-05-11

    ... margin calculations for these portfolios and perform ``what if'' analyses. The portfolio margining... Change Relating to Adoption of Interest Rate Futures Contracts Portfolio Margining Program With Eris... adopt an interest rate futures contracts portfolio margining program with Eris Exchange, LLC (``Eris...

  5. 75 FR 60674 - Exchange Visitor Program-Fees and Charges

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-10-01

    .... In 2006, the Department examined its current Exchange Visitor Program fee structure for compliance.... Deloitte and Touche was awarded a contract. The new proposed fee structure was conducted under the... Standards No. 4 (SFFAS 4). In accordance with SFFAS 4, the Department used an ``activity-based costing...

  6. Tsinghua-Johns Hopkins Joint Center for Biomedical Engineering Research: scientific and cultural exchange in undergraduate engineering.

    PubMed

    Wisneski, Andrew D; Huang, Lixia; Hong, Bo; Wang, Xiaoqin

    2011-01-01

    A model for an international undergraduate biomedical engineering research exchange program is outlined. In 2008, the Johns Hopkins University in collaboration with Tsinghua University in Beijing, China established the Tsinghua-Johns Hopkins Joint Center for Biomedical Engineering Research. Undergraduate biomedical engineering students from both universities are offered the opportunity to participate in research at the overseas institution. Programs such as these will not only provide research experiences for undergraduates but valuable cultural exchange and enrichment as well. Currently, strict course scheduling and rigorous curricula in most biomedical engineering programs may present obstacles for students to partake in study abroad opportunities. Universities are encouraged to harbor abroad opportunities for undergraduate engineering students, for which this particular program can serve as a model.

  7. Military Airlift: DOD Plans to Participate in Multi-National Program to Exchange Air Services with European Nations

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-10-30

    Air Transport, Air-to-Air Refueling and Other Exchange of Services ( ATARES ) program.1 ATARES is a European program through which member nations use a... ATARES is managed by the Movement Coordination Centre Europe (MCCE), a multi-national organization established in July 2007 to coordinate and optimize...of ATARES but is seeking to join the program. DOD is a member of MCCE and pays a fee for this membership; there is no additional fee to become a

  8. Optimizations of geothermal cycle shell and tube exchangers of various configurations with variable fluid properties and site specific fouling. [SIZEHX

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

    Pope, W.L.; Pines, H.S.; Silvester, L.F.

    1978-03-01

    A new heat exchanger program, SIZEHX, is described. This program allows single step multiparameter cost optimizations on single phase or supercritical exchanger arrays with variable properties and arbitrary fouling for a multitude of matrix configurations and fluids. SIZEHX uses a simplified form of Tinker's method for characterization of shell side performance; the Starling modified BWR equation for thermodynamic properties of hydrocarbons; and transport properties developed by NBS. Results of four parameter cost optimizations on exchangers for specific geothermal applications are included. The relative mix of capital cost, pumping cost, and brine cost ($/Btu) is determined for geothermal exchangers illustrating themore » invariant nature of the optimal cost distribution for fixed unit costs.« less

  9. Overview of the Icing and Flow Quality Improvements Program for the NASA Glenn Icing Research Tunnel

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Irvine, Thomas B.; Kevdzija, Susan L.; Sheldon, David W.; Spera, David A.

    2001-01-01

    Major upgrades were made in 1999 to the 6- by 9-Foot (1.8- by 2.7-m) Icing Research Tunnel (IRT) at the NASA Glenn Research Center. These included replacement of the electronic controls for the variable-speed drive motor, replacement of the heat exchanger, complete replacement and enlargement of the leg of the tunnel containing the new heat-exchanger, the addition of flow-expanding and flow-contracting turning vanes upstream and downstream of the heat exchanger, respectively, and the addition of fan outlet guide vanes (OGV's). This paper describes the rationale behind this latest program of IRT upgrades and the program's requirements and goals. An overview is given of the scope of work undertaken by the design and construction contractors, the scale-model IRT (SMIRT) design verification program, the comprehensive reactivation test program initiated upon completion of construction, and the overall management approach followed.

  10. The Role of the United States Book Exchange in the Nationwide Library and Information Services Network. National Program for Libraries and Information Services Related Paper No. 27.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Ball, Alice Dulany

    The National Commission on Libraries and Information Science's (NCLIS) nationwide information program is based in part on the sharing of resources. The United States Book Exchange (USBE) and its existing services may have a role in this program, since the USBE's major function is the preservation and maximum utilization of publications through…

  11. Exchanges...Assessing Their Value: A Summary of the Annual Conference of the Society for Educational Visits and Exchanges in Canada = La valeur des echanges...Une appreciation concrete: un recueil du Congres annuel 1983 de la Societe educative de visites et d'echanges au Canada.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Society for Educational Visits and Exchanges in Canada, Ottawa (Ontario).

    The proceedings of the 1983 annual meeting on student and teacher exchanges programs include these papers: "Exchanges...How They Contribute to National Unity and National Identity" (Huguette Labelle); "Exchanges...Bridging the Gap" (Gildas Molgat); "Exchanges...And Canada's Bicultural Aspect" (Dennis Dawson);…

  12. The Washington Needle Depot: fitting healthcare to injection drug users rather than injection drug users to healthcare: moving from a syringe exchange to syringe distribution model

    PubMed Central

    2010-01-01

    Needle exchange programs chase political as well as epidemiological dragons, carrying within them both implicit moral and political goals. In the exchange model of syringe distribution, injection drug users (IDUs) must provide used needles in order to receive new needles. Distribution and retrieval are co-existent in the exchange model. Likewise, limitations on how many needles can be received at a time compel addicts to have multiple points of contact with professionals where the virtues of treatment and detox are impressed upon them. The centre of gravity for syringe distribution programs needs to shift from needle exchange to needle distribution, which provides unlimited access to syringes. This paper provides a case study of the Washington Needle Depot, a program operating under the syringe distribution model, showing that the distribution and retrieval of syringes can be separated with effective results. Further, the experience of IDUs is utilized, through paid employment, to provide a vulnerable population of people with clean syringes to prevent HIV and HCV. PMID:20047690

  13. Nevada Peer Exchange : Reno, NV, September 23-25, 2009

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-09-01

    The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) hosted a Peer Exchange of its Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) on September 23-25, 2009. NDOT is updating their State HSIP Manual and initiated a peer exchange to share information and experienc...

  14. 45 CFR 155.205 - Consumer assistance tools and programs of an Exchange.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... Exchange. (a) Call center. The Exchange must provide for operation of a toll-free call center that...)(1), (c)(2)(i), and (c)(3) of this section. (b) Internet Web site. The Exchange must maintain an up-to-date Internet Web site that meets the requirements outlined in paragraph (c) of this section and...

  15. 45 CFR 155.205 - Consumer assistance tools and programs of an Exchange.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... Exchange. (a) Call center. The Exchange must provide for operation of a toll-free call center that...)(1), (c)(2)(i), and (c)(3) of this section. (b) Internet Web site. The Exchange must maintain an up-to-date Internet Web site that meets the requirements outlined in paragraph (c) of this section and...

  16. 45 CFR 155.205 - Consumer assistance tools and programs of an Exchange.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... Exchange. (a) Call center. The Exchange must provide for operation of a toll-free call center that...)(1), (c)(2)(i), and (c)(3) of this section. (b) Internet Web site. The Exchange must maintain an up-to-date Internet Web site that meets the requirements outlined in paragraph (c) of this section and...

  17. 77 FR 73729 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX Options Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

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    2012-12-11

    ...-Regulatory Organizations; BOX Options Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposal To Expand the Short Term Options Series Program December 5, 2012. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of... that, on December 4, 2012, BOX Options Exchange LLC (the ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and...

  18. 76 FR 31660 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To...

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    2011-06-01

    ...-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Adopt Rules for... of the Proposed Rule Change The Exchange proposes to adopt rules for the qualification, listing and... to adopt a program for the qualification, listing and delisting of companies on the Exchange...

  19. U.S. Information Policy and Cultural Diplomacy. Headline Series No. 308.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Ninkovich, Frank

    This booklet examines U.S. involvement with cultural diplomacy, emphasizing exchanges of persons and ideas that have lasting effects on relatively small numbers of people and information programs using the mass media to influence large numbers of people. Whereas the cultural exchange programs are internationalist in nature, promoting mutual and…

  20. The Science Exchange Program - A Proposal.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Klausen, James

    An exchange program is described in which two groups of high school science students, one from Long Island, New York, and one from upstate New York, visited each other's school districts for three days to broaden their experiences with different physical and geological surroundings. The inland group of students was exposed to marine geology and…

  1. 76 FR 17027 - Exchange Visitor Program-Fees and Charges

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    2011-03-28

    ... DEPARTMENT OF STATE 22 CFR Part 62 [Public Notice: 7346] RIN 1400-AC67 Exchange Visitor Program--Fees and Charges Correction In rule document 2011-4276, appearing on pages 10498-10500 in the issue of Friday, February 25, 2011, make the following correction: On page 10498, in the second column, in the...

  2. New Hampshire Department of Transportation research peer exchange : increasing the impact : program management strategies and opportunities, September 27 to 29, 2016, Concord, New Hampshire.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-09-01

    To support the peer exchange focus on improving the visibility and impact of the research : program, the agenda (Appendix A) was structured around five key topic areas presented : below. The NHDOT planning team developed amplifying questions for each...

  3. Foreign Personnel Exchange Programs: A Supporting Effort in Building Partnership Capacity

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-01-01

    New Zealand Defence Force Relating to the Conduct ofExercise Long Look, (obtained from Daryl J. Cambell , 16 January, 2008). 45. U.S. Department...Daryl J. Cambell , 16 January, 2008). Commandant of the Marine Corps. 1STHALF CY 2008 A VIATION PERSONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAM (PEP) AND lINTER-SERVICE

  4. Integrating Metropolitan Planning Organizations into the State’s Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) : Proceedings from the Federal Highway Administration’s Peer-to-Peer Exchange Program

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-06-01

    This report provides a summary of a peer exchange sponsored by the Association of New York State Metropolitan Planning Organizations (NYSMPO) and the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). It also includes proposed next steps developed...

  5. 22 CFR 3.12 - Exemption of grants and other foreign government assistance in cultural exchange programs from...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... government assistance in cultural exchange programs from coverage of foreign gifts and decorations... assistance provided by a foreign government to facilitate the participation of such employee in a cultural... FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS § 3.12 Exemption of grants and other foreign government assistance in cultural...

  6. 22 CFR 64.8 - Obligation of employee to advise agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... EMPLOYEES IN CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES § 64.8 Obligation of employee to advise agency. Any Federal employee receiving any offer of a grant or other assistance under a cultural exchange program approved by the Secretary of State shall advise the employee's agency of such offer and shall not...

  7. Coming to Canada to Study: Factors that Influence Student's Decisions to Participate in International Exchange

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Massey, Jennifer; Burrow, Jeff

    2012-01-01

    Increasing numbers of students are participating in study abroad programs. Outcomes associated with these programs have been studied extensively, but relatively little is known about what motivates and influences students to participate. This study investigated factors that motivate and influence students to study on exchange and explored how…

  8. State politics and the creation of health insurance exchanges.

    PubMed

    Jones, David K; Greer, Scott L

    2013-08-01

    Health insurance exchanges are a key component of the Affordable Care Act. Each exchange faces the challenge of minimizing friction with existing policies, coordinating churn between programs, and maximizing take-up. State-run exchanges would likely be better positioned to address these issues than a federally run exchange, yet only one third of states chose this path. Policymakers must ensure that their exchange-whether state or federally run-succeeds. Whether this happens will greatly depend on the political dynamics in each state.

  9. Basic health program: state administration of basic health programs; eligibility and enrollment in standard health plans; essential health benefits in standard health plans; performance standards for basic health programs; premium and cost sharing for basic health programs; federal funding process; trust fund and financial integrity. Final rule.

    PubMed

    2014-03-12

    This final rule establishes the Basic Health Program (BHP), as required by section 1331 of the Affordable Care Act. The BHP provides states the flexibility to establish a health benefits coverage program for low-income individuals who would otherwise be eligible to purchase coverage through the Affordable Insurance Exchange (Exchange, also called Health Insurance Marketplace). The BHP complements and coordinates with enrollment in a QHP through the Exchange, as well as with enrollment in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This final rule also sets forth a framework for BHP eligibility and enrollment, benefits, delivery of health care services, transfer of funds to participating states, and federal oversight. Additionally, this final rule amends another rule issued by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Secretary) in order to clarify the applicability of that rule to the BHP.

  10. Indiana Department of Transportation research program peer exchange, June 17-20, 2002.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2002-06-01

    This report summarizes the outcomes of a Peer Exchange conducted at : the request of the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) on June 17-20, 2002. Peer : exchanges are required of State Departments of Transportation as a condition of receipt ...

  11. 17 CFR 200.10 - The Commission.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false The Commission. 200.10 Section 200.10 Commodity and Securities Exchanges SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ORGANIZATION; CONDUCT AND ETHICS; AND INFORMATION AND REQUESTS Organization and Program Management General Organization § 200.10...

  12. 17 CFR 200.10 - The Commission.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 2 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false The Commission. 200.10 Section 200.10 Commodity and Securities Exchanges SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ORGANIZATION; CONDUCT AND ETHICS; AND INFORMATION AND REQUESTS Organization and Program Management General Organization § 200.10...

  13. 17 CFR 200.16a - Inspector General.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Inspector General. 200.16a Section 200.16a Commodity and Securities Exchanges SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ORGANIZATION; CONDUCT AND ETHICS; AND INFORMATION AND REQUESTS Organization and Program Management General Organization...

  14. 17 CFR 200.10 - The Commission.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false The Commission. 200.10 Section 200.10 Commodity and Securities Exchanges SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ORGANIZATION; CONDUCT AND ETHICS; AND INFORMATION AND REQUESTS Organization and Program Management General Organization § 200.10...

  15. 17 CFR 200.17 - Chief Management Analyst.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Chief Management Analyst. 200.17 Section 200.17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ORGANIZATION; CONDUCT AND ETHICS; AND INFORMATION AND REQUESTS Organization and Program Management General Organization...

  16. Indiana Department of Transportation research program peer exchange, November 13-16, 2006.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2006-12-01

    This report summarizes the outcomes of a Peer Exchange conducted at the request of the : Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) on November 13-16, 2006. Peer exchanges : are required of State Departments of Transportation as a condition of rece...

  17. 45 CFR 155.705 - Functions of a SHOP.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS EXCHANGE ESTABLISHMENT STANDARDS AND OTHER RELATED STANDARDS UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Exchange Functions: Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) § 155.705 Functions of a SHOP. (a) Exchange...

  18. 45 CFR 155.705 - Functions of a SHOP.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS EXCHANGE ESTABLISHMENT STANDARDS AND OTHER RELATED STANDARDS UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Exchange Functions: Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) § 155.705 Functions of a SHOP. (a) Exchange...

  19. The syringe gap: an assessment of sterile syringe need and acquisition among syringe exchange program participants in New York City

    PubMed Central

    Heller, Daliah I; Paone, Denise; Siegler, Anne; Karpati, Adam

    2009-01-01

    Background Programmatic data from New York City syringe exchange programs suggest that many clients visit the programs infrequently and take few syringes per transaction, while separate survey data from individuals using these programs indicate that frequent injecting – at least daily – is common. Together, these data suggest a possible "syringe gap" between the number of injections performed by users and the number of syringes they are receiving from programs for those injections. Methods We surveyed a convenience sample of 478 injecting drug users in New York City at syringe exchange programs to determine whether program syringe coverage was adequate to support safer injecting practices in this group. Results Respondents reported injecting a median of 60 times per month, visiting the syringe exchange program a median of 4 times per month, and obtaining a median of 10 syringes per transaction; more than one in four reported reusing syringes. Fifty-four percent of participants reported receiving fewer syringes than their number of injections per month. Receiving an inadequate number of syringes was more frequently reported by younger and homeless injectors, and by those who reported public injecting in the past month. Conclusion To improve syringe coverage and reduce syringe sharing, programs should target younger and homeless drug users, adopt non-restrictive syringe uptake policies, and establish better relationships with law enforcement and homeless services. The potential for safe injecting facilities should be explored, to address the prevalence of public injecting and resolve the 'syringe gap' for injecting drug users. PMID:19138414

  20. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; program integrity: Exchange, SHOP, and eligibility appeals. Final rule.

    PubMed

    2013-08-30

    This final rule implements provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively referred to as the Affordable Care Act). Specifically, this final rule outlines Exchange standards with respect to eligibility appeals, agents and brokers, privacy and security, issuer direct enrollment, and the handling of consumer cases. It also sets forth standards with respect to a State's operation of the Exchange and Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). It generally is finalizing previously proposed policies without change.

  1. 78 FR 27267 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-05-09

    ... Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1 Thereto, To Implement a One-Year Pilot Program for Issuers of Certain Exchange-Traded Products (``ETPs'') Listed on the Exchange May 3, 2013. On March 21... issuers of certain exchange-traded products (``ETPs'') listed on the Exchange. On April 5, 2013, the...

  2. Indiana Department of Transportation research program peer exchange, October 23-25, 2013.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-10-01

    This report summarizes the outcomes of a peer exchange conducted at the request of the : Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) on October 23-25, 2013. This exchange was : an opportunity for panel members from the Minnesota, South Dakota and Vi...

  3. Montana Department of Transportation Research Peer Exchange : Implementation, Performance Measures, and the Value of Research

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2018-01-01

    The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) Research Program hosted a peer exchange in Helena, Montana, from September 12-14, 2017. The objective for the peer exchange was to explore best practices on implementation, performance measures, and the ...

  4. Ohio’s Research Initiative for Locals Peer Exchange Report, March 8-9, 2017

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-10-23

    On March 8-9, 2017, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) hosted a peer exchange on behalf of the Ohios Research Initiative for Locals (ORIL) program. Peer exchanges provide an opportunity to foster best practices and evaluate processes wit...

  5. Foreign Exchange and Library Collections in Nigeria.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Obiagwu, M. C.

    1987-01-01

    This discussion of the difficulties involved in acquiring materials for academic libraries in Nigeria uses statistics at one university to demonstrate the drop in foreign exchange based orders. Alternatives to overseas purchasing, including local purchasing, gifts and exchanges, and resource sharing programs, are also discussed. (CLB)

  6. 22 CFR 62.79 - Sanctions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Sanctions. 62.79 Section 62.79 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND EXCHANGES EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) § 62.79 Sanctions. (a) The Department of State shall impose sanctions...

  7. 78 FR 73907 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-12-09

    ... Change Relating to the Customer Rebate Program December 3, 2013. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the... The Exchange proposes to amend the Customer Rebate Program in Section B of the Pricing Schedule. The..., the Proposed Rule Change 1. Purpose The Exchange proposes to increase certain Customer rebates in the...

  8. 78 FR 13906 - Agreements in Force as of December 31, 2012 Between the American Institute in Taiwan and the...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-03-01

    ... Nanotechnology. Signed December 15, 2005. Entered into force December 15, 2005. 4. Information and communication... cooperative program in the sale and exchange of technical, scientific, and engineering information. Signed... 17, 1987, for a cooperative program in the sale and exchange of technical, scientific and engineering...

  9. 75 FR 65687 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-10-26

    ... would allow the Exchange to offer investors additional opportunities to use the $0.50 Strike Program... Interpretation and Policy .01 to Rule 5.5 to expand the $0.50 Strike Program in order to provide investors with... strike offerings to market participants, such as traders and retail investors, and thereby enhance their...

  10. 78 FR 138 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-01-02

    ... allow for further analysis of the Program and a determination of how the Program should be structured in... that the rules of an exchange be designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to... national market system, and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest. Additionally, the...

  11. 77 FR 71652 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Y-Exchange, Inc.; Order Granting Approval to Proposed Rule...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-12-03

    ... flow of eight retail brokers revealed that nearly 100% of their customer market orders were routed to... pilot program to attract additional retail order flow to the Exchange, while also providing the potential for price improvement to such order flow. The Program would be limited to trades occurring at...

  12. Needle Exchange Programs and Drug Injection Behavior

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    DeSimone, Jeff

    2005-01-01

    This study examines how drug injection and needle sharing propensities respond when a needle exchange program (NEP) is introduced into a city. I analyze 1989-1995 Drug Use Forecasting data on adult male arrestees from 24 large U.S. cities, in nine of which NEPs opened during the sample period. After controlling for cocaine and heroin prices, AIDS…

  13. 76 FR 25733 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-7001 and DS-7005, DOS-Sponsored Academic...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-05-05

    ... and DS- 7005, DOS-Sponsored Academic Exchange Program Application, OMB Control Number 1405-0138 ACTION... Collection: DOS-Sponsored Academic Exchange Program Application. OMB Control Number: 1405-0138. Type of... Cultural Affairs, ECA/A/E/EUR. Form Number: DS-7001, DS-7005. Respondents: Applicants for the Academic...

  14. 77 FR 65037 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated; Order Approving a Proposed Rule...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-10-24

    ... Organizations; C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change To Adopt a Designated... thereunder,\\2\\ a proposed rule change to adopt a Designated Primary Market-Maker (``DPM'') program. The... the Notice, C2 has proposed to adopt a DPM program. The associated proposed rules are based on the...

  15. 78 FR 36508 - Notice of Sugar Purchase and Exchange for Re-Export Program Credits; and Notice of Re-Export...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-06-18

    ... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Commodity Credit Corporation Office of the Secretary Notice of Sugar... to purchase sugar to be offered in exchange for Refined Sugar Re-export Program credits. CCC will purchase sugar from domestic sugarcane processors or beet processors under the Cost Reduction Options of...

  16. 78 FR 52587 - Program for Allocation of Regulatory Responsibilities Pursuant to Rule 17d-2; Order Approving and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-08-23

    ... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34-70228; File No. 4-663] Program for Allocation of Regulatory Responsibilities Pursuant to Rule 17d-2; Order Approving and Declaring Effective a Plan..., Inc. and the Topaz Exchange, LLC August 19, 2013. On July 2, 2013, the Financial Industry Regulatory...

  17. 75 FR 21076 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated: Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-04-22

    ... Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Strategy Fee Cap Program April 15, 2010. Pursuant to section..., Incorporated (``CBOE'' or ``Exchange'') proposes to amend its strategy fee cap program. The text of the... strategies, as described in Footnote 13 of the CBOE Fees Schedule (``Strategy Fee Cap''). Specifically...

  18. 76 FR 72996 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Form DS-7007, Summer Work Travel Job Placement...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-11-28

    .... SUMMARY: The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the... the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Title of Information Collection: Exchange Visitor Program--Summer...: Entities designated by the Department of State as Exchange Visitor Program sponsors in the Summer Work...

  19. Improving Safety Data Collection, Access, and Analysis for California's Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP): Proceedings from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Peer-to-Peer Exchange Program

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-09-28

    This report provides a summary of a peer exchange sponsored by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the California Highway Patrol (CHP), and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The ...

  20. 76 FR 50798 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-08-16

    ... Rule Change to Extend Pilot Program Related to Trading Pauses Due to Extraordinary Market Volatility... Halts Due to Extraordinary Market Volatility.'' The text of the proposed rule change is available at the... volatility, if adopted, applies. The Exchange proposes to extend the pilot program to January 31, 2012. On...

  1. 78 FR 59390 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Withdrawal of Proposed Rule Change...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-09-26

    ... Amendment No. 1 Thereto, To Amend the Competitive Liquidity Provider Program September 20, 2013. On June 17...'') \\1\\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\\2\\ a proposed rule change to establish the Competitive Liquidity... Liquidity Provider Program to apply only to corporate issues. On June 24, 2013, the Exchange submitted...

  2. 78 FR 971 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-01-07

    ... Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Exchange Penny Pilot Program December 31, 2012. Pursuant... its rules relating to the Penny Pilot Program. The text of the proposed rule change is provided below... decimal increments for bids and offers for all series of the option classes participating in the Penny...

  3. 76 FR 79723 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-12-22

    ... Rule Change To Extend the Penny Pilot Program December 15, 2011. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the... options in pennies (``Penny Pilot Program''). The text of the proposed rule change is as follows, with.... The Exchange may replace [, on a semi-annual basis,] any penny pilot issues that have been delisted...

  4. Traveling Uncharted Waters: The Exchange of Government Information between the United States and China.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Wang, Rui

    1998-01-01

    Describes a program established between the United States and China for exchange of government publications through their national libraries, the Library of Congress and the National Library of China. Challenges to the program, including the shift to electronic formats in the United States and government Internet censorship in China, are…

  5. 76 FR 60107 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Order Granting...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-09-28

    ... underlying price ($24.50) is $20, the Exchange may list a $22 strike. The proposal also contains certain non... Rule to Simplify the $1 Strike Price Interval Program September 22, 2011. I. Introduction On July 26... amend Interpretation and Policy .01 to Rule 5.5 to simplify the $1 Strike Price Interval Program (the...

  6. Educational Programs for Graduate Level Learners and Professionals - National Radio Astronomy Observatory National and International Non-Traditional Exchange Program

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Wingate, Lory Mitchell

    2017-01-01

    The National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s (NRAO) National and International Non-Traditional Exchange (NINE) Program teaches concepts of project management and systems engineering to chosen participants within a nine-week program held at NRAO in New Mexico. Participants are typically graduate level students or professionals. Participation in the NINE Program is through a competitive process. The program includes a hands-on service project designed to increase the participants knowledge of radio astronomy. The approach demonstrate clearly to the learner the positive net effects of following methodical approaches to achieving optimal science results.The NINE teaches participants important sustainable skills associated with constructing, operating and maintaining radio astronomy observatories. NINE Program learners are expected to return to their host sites and implement the program in their own location as a NINE Hub. This requires forming a committed relationship (through a formal Letter of Agreement), establishing a site location, and developing a program that takes into consideration the needs of the community they represent. The anticipated outcome of this program is worldwide partnerships with fast growing radio astronomy communities designed to facilitate the exchange of staff and the mentoring of under-represented groups of learners, thereby developing a strong pipeline of global talent to construct, operate and maintain radio astronomy observatories.

  7. Germany-US Nuclear Theory Exchange Program for QCD Studies of Hadrons & Nuclei 'GAUSTEQ'

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

    Dudek, Jozef; Melnitchouk, Wally

    GAUSTEQ was a Germany-U.S. exchange program in nuclear theory whose purpose was to focus research efforts on QCD studies of hadrons and nuclei, centered around the current and future research programs of Jefferson Lab and the Gesellschaft fur Schwerionenforschung (GSI) in Germany. GAUSTEQ provided travel support for theoretical physicists at US institutions conducting collaborative research with physicists in Germany. GSI (with its Darmstadt and Helmholtz Institute Mainz braches) served as the German “hub” for visits of U.S. physicists, while Jefferson Lab served as the corresponding “hub” for visits of German physicists visiting U.S. institutions through the reciprocal GUSTEHP (German-US Theorymore » Exchange in Hadron Physics) program. GAUSTEQ was funded by the Office of Nuclear Physics of the U.S. Department of Energy, under Contract No.DE-SC0006758 and officially managed through Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. The program ran between 2011 and 2015.« less

  8. Publications related to the National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX), 1971-79

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Beverly M. Myers, (compiler)

    1979-01-01

    The National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX), formally established in January 1976, is a national confederation of water-oriented organizations working to improve access to water data. Its primary objective is to assist users of water data in the identification, location, and acquistion of useful data. NAWDEX is coordinated by a central Program Office, located within the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey, which provides data-exchange policy and guidelines to all participants in the program. In addition to the Program Office, there is a network of Assistance Centers located in 45 States and Puerto Rico which provides direct access to NAWDEX. Membership in NAWDEX is voluntary and open to any water-oriented organization that wishes to participate. This publication contains an alphabetical listing, by author, of the reports that have been produced by the NAWDEX Program Office since 1975, as well as reports from other sources that relate to the development of the NAWDEX program. (Woodard-USGS)

  9. Publications related to the National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX); 1971-81

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Myers, B. M.

    1982-01-01

    The National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX), formally established in January 1976, is a national confederation of water-oriented organizations working together to improve access to water data. Its primary objective is to assist users of water data in the identification, location, and acquisition of needed water data or water-related data. NAWDEX is coordinated by a central Program Office, located within the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey, which provides data-exchange policy and guidelines to all participants in the program. In addition to the Program Office, there is a network of Assistance Centers located in 45 States and Puerto Rico which provides direct access to NAWDEX. Membership in NAWDEX is voluntary and open to any water-oriented organization that wishes to participate. This publication contains an alphabetical listing, by author, of the reports that have been produced by the NAWDEX Program Office since 1975, as well as reports from other sources that relate to the development of the NAWDEX program.

  10. PROGRAMED EXCHANGES AND THE CONTROL OF AGGRESSION.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    ELLIS, DESMOND P.; HAMBLIN, ROBERT L.

    SYSTEMS OF EXCHANGE - USING THE EXTINCTION, DISTRACTION, AND SUBSTITUTION EFFECTS SYSTEMS - WERE IMPLEMENTED TO DECREASE AGGRESSION AND PROMOTE COOPERATION AND SCHOLARLY BEHAVIOR, THREE SYSTEMS WERE TESTED USING EXCHANGE THEORY AS A GUIDE. THE SUBJECTS WERE FIVE 4- AND 5-YEAR-OLD BOYS DIAGNOSED AS HYPERAGGRESSIVE. EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS INCLUDED…

  11. 78 FR 40531 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-07-05

    ... Exchange from allowing re-entry into the Program where the Exchange deems such re-entry as proper. CLP... its status as a CLP, such Member may re- apply for CLP status. Such application process shall occur at...

  12. 22 CFR 62.72 - Staffing and support services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Staffing and support services. 62.72 Section 62.72 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND EXCHANGES EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) § 62.72 Staffing and support services. (a...

  13. 22 CFR 62.73 - Academic training.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Academic training. 62.73 Section 62.73 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND EXCHANGES EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) § 62.73 Academic training. (a) Students meeting the definition listed...

  14. 22 CFR 62.74 - Student employment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Student employment. 62.74 Section 62.74 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND EXCHANGES EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) § 62.74 Student employment. (a) Students meeting the definition listed...

  15. Research on needle exchange: redefining the agenda.

    PubMed Central

    Hantman, J. A.

    1995-01-01

    Researchers studying needle-exchange programs in the United States pursue a two-fold agenda that requires answers to these questions: (1) Do such programs successfully reduce HIV seroprevalence among injecting drug users? (2) Do they promote drug use? Several federal laws and regulations require convincing data on each question before the release of federal funds for needle exchange. Fears that needle exchange promotes drug use are at the core of federal concerns, and these fears are shared by community leaders, scientists, and public health professionals. Nonetheless, the manner in which the "drug use" question has been framed and addressed in scientific research has been given insufficient attention. This article aims to stimulate debate about current research, and restore a focus on HIV prevention, by addressing several methodological, logical, and ethical weaknesses that characterize the scientific inquiry into whether needle exchange promotes drug use. PMID:10101379

  16. The effect of a bidirectional exchange on faculty and institutional development in a global health collaboration.

    PubMed

    Bodnar, Benjamin E; Claassen, Cassidy W; Solomon, Julie; Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet; Rastegar, Asghar

    2015-01-01

    The MUYU Collaboration is a partnership between Mulago Hospital-Makerere University College of Health Sciences (M-MakCHS), in Kampala, Uganda, and the Yale University School of Medicine. The program allows Ugandan junior faculty to receive up to 1 year of subspecialty training within the Yale hospital system. The authors performed a qualitative study to assess the effects of this program on participants, as well as on M-MakCHS as an institution. Data was collected via semi-structured interviews with exchange participants. Eight participants (67% of those eligible as of 4/2012) completed interviews. Study authors performed data analysis using standard qualitative data analysis techniques. Analysis revealed themes addressing the benefits, difficulties, and opportunities for improvement of the program. Interviewees described the main benefit of the program as its effect on their fund of knowledge. Participants also described positive effects on their clinical practice and on medical education at M-MakCHS. Most respondents cited financial issues as the primary difficulty of participation. Post-participation difficulties included resource limitations and confronting longstanding institutional and cultural habits. Suggestions for programmatic improvement included expansion of the program, ensuring appropriate management of pre-departure expectations, and refinement of program mentoring structures. Participants also voiced interest in expanding post-exchange programming to ensure both the use of and the maintenance of new capacity. The MUYU Collaboration has benefitted both program participants and M-MakCHS, though these benefits remain difficult to quantify. This study supports the assertion that resource-poor to resource-rich exchanges have the potential to provide significant benefits to the resource-poor partner.

  17. Dutch advanced nursing practice students: role development through international short-term immersion.

    PubMed

    Ter Maten, Ada; Garcia-Maas, Lillian

    2009-04-01

    At Rotterdam University in The Netherlands, the master's advanced nursing practice (ANP) program focuses on the role of the nurse practitioner (NP) and emphasizes leadership development. An international experience is compulsory and is incorporated into the leadership course. Twenty master's ANP students were surveyed before and after participating in an international exchange program. The following research questions were examined: (a) Does the international exchange program affect the vision of the NP students about their role as an NP in The Netherlands? (b) Does the international exchange program encourage students to develop the NP role? Gaining insight into a well-established NP environment can help empower Dutch NP students to create the foundations for role development to distinguish itself as an autonomous profession. An international experience fostered a new sense of pride in this relatively new ANP role in The Netherlands.

  18. Lightweight Long Life Heat Exchanger

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Moore, E. K.

    1976-01-01

    A shuttle orbiter flight configuration aluminum heat exchanger was designed, fabricated, and tested. The heat exchanger utilized aluminum clad titanium composite parting sheets for protection against parting sheet pin hole corrosion. The heat exchanger, which is fully interchangeable with the shuttle condensing heat exchanger, includes slurpers (a means for removing condensed water from the downstream face of the heat exchanger), and both the core air passes and slurpers were hydrophilic coated to enhance wettability. The test program included performance tests which demonstrated the adequacy of the design and confirmed the predicted weight savings.

  19. In-Space technology experiments program. A high efficiency thermal interface (using condensation heat transfer) between a 2-phase fluid loop and heatpipe radiator: Experiment definition phase

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Pohner, John A.; Dempsey, Brian P.; Herold, Leroy M.

    1990-01-01

    Space Station elements and advanced military spacecraft will require rejection of tens of kilowatts of waste heat. Large space radiators and two-phase heat transport loops will be required. To minimize radiator size and weight, it is critical to minimize the temperature drop between the heat source and sink. Under an Air Force contract, a unique, high-performance heat exchanger is developed for coupling the radiator to the transport loop. Since fluid flow through the heat exchanger is driven by capillary forces which are easily dominated by gravity forces in ground testing, it is necessary to perform microgravity thermal testing to verify the design. This contract consists of an experiment definition phase leading to a preliminary design and cost estimate for a shuttle-based flight experiment of this heat exchanger design. This program will utilize modified hardware from a ground test program for the heat exchanger.

  20. 48 CFR 1446.170 - Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... THE INTERIOR CONTRACT MANAGEMENT QUALITY ASSURANCE General 1446.170 Government-Industry Data Exchange... construction materials), manufacturing processes, environmental issues associated with those manufacturing...

  1. U.S. Soviet Exchanges--the Kinds of Exchanges That Have Taken Place; What Works; How Can They be Made More Effective?

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    Carey, Sarah C.

    An analysis of the history of U.S.-Soviet exchanges suggests answers to questions that a number of private foundations have raised about the range and effectiveness of such programs. Government-sponsored exchange activity grew from the late 1950's through the 1970's. Since the beginning of the Reagan administration, government funding has…

  2. 78 FR 15800 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Exchange Student Survey

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    ... Collection. Originating Office: Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA/ PE/C/PY). Form Number: SV2012-0007... automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Please note that comments... provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act, as amended, and the Exchange Visitor Program...

  3. The Structure of Reciprocity

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    Molm, Linda D.

    2010-01-01

    Reciprocity is one of the defining features of social exchange and social life, yet exchange theorists have tended to take it for granted. Drawing on work from a decade-long theoretical research program, I argue that reciprocity is structured and variable across different forms of exchange, that these variations in the structure of reciprocity…

  4. Marketing and Market Research for Adult and Continuing Education.

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    Buckmaster, Annette

    Marketing is an essential part of conducting a continuing education program, but marketing consists of more than just promotion. According to Kotler, exchange is the central concept underlying marketing. Marketing involves understanding, planning, implementing, and controlling this exchange. The exchange situation contains all the elements of the…

  5. 76 FR 72488 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and...

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    ... investment and risk management strategies and decisions. The Exchange further believes this proposed rule change will provide investors with additional Weekly option classes for investment, trading and risk management purposes. Therefore, the Exchange requests a modest expansion of the current Weeklys Program. The...

  6. 7 CFR 1951.226 - Sale or exchange of security property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... Community and Direct Business Programs Loans and Grants § 1951.226 Sale or exchange of security property. A... 7 Agriculture 14 2010-01-01 2009-01-01 true Sale or exchange of security property. 1951.226... SERVICE, RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE, RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, AND FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT...

  7. 76 FR 82332 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and...

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    .... Moreover, the competitive pressures from other exchanges in electronic orders and different business model... electronic business and compete with other exchanges for such business. The business models surrounding...). The specific volume thresholds of the Program's tiers were set based upon business determinations and...

  8. The NESACS Exchange with Germany

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Hoffman, Morton Z.; Tanner, Ruth; Strem, Michael

    2007-01-01

    The Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society (NESACS) is going to host visit to the representatives of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) at their annual exchange program this year. The delegation is expected to spotlight the ACS international effects, in addition to the advantages of the exchange between the two organizations.

  9. 22 CFR 224.22 - Exchange of witness lists, statements, and exhibits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Exchange of witness lists, statements, and exhibits. 224.22 Section 224.22 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT § 224.22 Exchange of witness lists, statements, and exhibits. (a...

  10. 22 CFR 224.22 - Exchange of witness lists, statements, and exhibits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Exchange of witness lists, statements, and exhibits. 224.22 Section 224.22 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT § 224.22 Exchange of witness lists, statements, and exhibits. (a...

  11. 22 CFR 224.22 - Exchange of witness lists, statements, and exhibits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Exchange of witness lists, statements, and exhibits. 224.22 Section 224.22 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT § 224.22 Exchange of witness lists, statements, and exhibits. (a...

  12. 22 CFR 224.22 - Exchange of witness lists, statements, and exhibits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Exchange of witness lists, statements, and exhibits. 224.22 Section 224.22 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT § 224.22 Exchange of witness lists, statements, and exhibits. (a...

  13. 22 CFR 224.22 - Exchange of witness lists, statements, and exhibits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Exchange of witness lists, statements, and exhibits. 224.22 Section 224.22 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT § 224.22 Exchange of witness lists, statements, and exhibits. (a...

  14. 77 FR 69908 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and...

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    2012-11-21

    ...-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Weekly Options Program November 15, 2012. Pursuant to... is hereby given that, on November 9, 2012, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (the...

  15. 76 FR 62102 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Proposed...

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    2011-10-06

    ... the Number of Series Permitted per Class in the Short Term Option Series Program September 30, 2011..., Incorporated proposes to amend Rules 5.5 and 24.9 to increase the number of Short Term Options Series that may be opened for each option class that participates in the Exchange's Short Term Option Series Program...

  16. 75 FR 39595 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule...

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    2010-07-09

    ... calculated index at about the time that the Short Term Option Series is opened. If the Exchange opens less... Securities Exchange, LLC To Expand and Permanently Establish Its Short Term Option Series Program July 2... proposes to amend its rules to regarding the Short Term Option Series Program. The text of the proposed...

  17. Native American-Native Siberian Cultural Exchange: Ancient Tribal Connections Come to Light in Monument Valley Study Program.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Hubbard, Pat

    1998-01-01

    Describes the 1995-97 student exchange program between the Navajo Nation in San Juan School District, Utah, and the Khanty-Mansisk region of Siberia. Similarities were found in language, string games, folk tales, sweat lodges, clan traditions, traditional arts and crafts, and stories of ancient meetings between the two peoples and use of the…

  18. Building Social Support Systems through a Babysitting Exchange Program.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Douglas, Jeanne A.; Jason, Leonard A.

    A babysitting exchange program was created for a group of women in order to build a social support network and to provide a test of the buffer hypothesis (i.e., the idea that social support may shield an individual from the negative physical and mental consequences of stress, particularly when stress is at high levels). The sample consisted of 30…

  19. The Art of Living Together: Reducing Stereotyping and Prejudicial Attitudes through the Arab-Jewish Class Exchange Program (CEP)

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Berger, Rony; Abu-Raiya, Hisham; Gelkopf, Marc

    2015-01-01

    This study evaluated the efficacy of a newly developed Arab-Jewish Class Exchange Program (CEP) in reducing stereotyping and prejudicial attitudes between Israeli-Jewish and Israeli-Palestinian children. The CEP builds on the core principles of contact theory and is designed to help participants cultivate empathy and tolerance toward the other.…

  20. HIV Risk Behavior among Amphetamine Injectors at U.S. Syringe Exchange Programs

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Braine, Naomi; Des Jarlais, Don C.; Goldblatt, Cullen; Zadoretzky, Cathy; Turner, Charles

    2005-01-01

    The goal of this study was to compare HIV risk behaviors of amphetamine and non-amphetamine injectors at syringe exchange programs (SEP) in the United States and to identify factors associated with injection risk. This analysis is based on data from a random cross-section of participants at 13 SEPs in different parts of the country. All interviews…

  1. 77 FR 40118 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

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    2012-07-06

    ... Change Relating to the Penny Pilot Program June 28, 2012. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \\1\\ of the... of the Proposed Rule Change The Exchange proposes to amend its rules relating to the Penny Pilot... the Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change 1. Purpose The Penny Pilot Program is scheduled to...

  2. 77 FR 40666 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness...

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    2012-07-10

    ... Relating to Extension of the Exchange's Penny Pilot Program July 3, 2012. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \\1... 31, 2012, the Penny Pilot Program in options classes in certain issues (``Penny Pilot'' or ``Pilot'').\\4\\ \\4\\ The Penny Pilot was established in June 2012. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67256...

  3. 78 FR 76363 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and...

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    2013-12-17

    ... the Related non-STO), and $1 or greater where the strike price is between $75 and $150. The proposed... expand the Short Term Options Program with respect to non-index options. The text of the proposed rule... proposes to expand the Short Term Options (``STO'') Program for non-index options so that the Exchange may...

  4. Program of operation for the National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX)

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Edwards, Melvin D.

    1977-01-01

    The National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX) has been established as a nationwide program directed at improving access to water and water-related data and disseminating information about the availability of these data throughout the entire water-resources community. NAWDEX is composed of a confederation of water-oriented organizations working together to facilitate the exchange of data and to improve the technology of data handling and transfer. This report is intended to provide guidelines to assure that all member organizations participate equally and that a climate of cooperation and open communication is established among participating members. (Woodard-USGS)

  5. State Politics and the Creation of Health Insurance Exchanges

    PubMed Central

    Greer, Scott L.

    2013-01-01

    Health insurance exchanges are a key component of the Affordable Care Act. Each exchange faces the challenge of minimizing friction with existing policies, coordinating churn between programs, and maximizing take-up. State-run exchanges would likely be better positioned to address these issues than a federally run exchange, yet only one third of states chose this path. Policymakers must ensure that their exchange—whether state or federally run—succeeds. Whether this happens will greatly depend on the political dynamics in each state. PMID:23763405

  6. 45 CFR 50.3 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... Department of Health and Human Services endorses the philosophy that Exchange Visitors are committed to.... However, in keeping with the philosophy of the Program, the Exchange Visitor Waiver Review Board may...

  7. 45 CFR 50.3 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... Department of Health and Human Services endorses the philosophy that Exchange Visitors are committed to.... However, in keeping with the philosophy of the Program, the Exchange Visitor Waiver Review Board may...

  8. 45 CFR 50.3 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... Department of Health and Human Services endorses the philosophy that Exchange Visitors are committed to.... However, in keeping with the philosophy of the Program, the Exchange Visitor Waiver Review Board may...

  9. 45 CFR 50.3 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... Department of Health and Human Services endorses the philosophy that Exchange Visitors are committed to.... However, in keeping with the philosophy of the Program, the Exchange Visitor Waiver Review Board may...

  10. 45 CFR 50.3 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... Department of Health and Human Services endorses the philosophy that Exchange Visitors are committed to.... However, in keeping with the philosophy of the Program, the Exchange Visitor Waiver Review Board may...

  11. 78 FR 77754 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and...

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    2013-12-24

    ...-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Credit Option Margin Pilot Program December 18, 2013... thereunder,\\2\\ notice is hereby given that on December 12, 2013, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated...

  12. 77 FR 67421 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and...

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    2012-11-09

    ... makes available to Trading Permit Holders various application programming interfaces (``APIs''),\\4\\ such... Permit Holders to enter and execute orders, as well as submit certain order and trade data to the Exchange, which data the Exchange uses to conduct surveillances of its markets and Trading Permit Holders...

  13. 78 FR 45584 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and...

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    2013-07-29

    ... that persons serving as proctors for the purposes of In-Firm Delivery must be registered. Introduction... Series 7 registration (that predates the introduction of the Series 56 on the Exchange) that registered... Element. The introduction of the Proprietary Trader Continuing Education Program allows the Exchange to...

  14. 76 FR 2173 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and...

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    2011-01-12

    ... exchange. This proposed reciprocity is currently permitted with the Exchange's $1 Strike Program,\\4\\ $0.50... because the proposed reciprocity provision is similar to reciprocity provisions in place for other option..., with reciprocity provision). \\13\\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay, the...

  15. 76 FR 36945 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and...

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    2011-06-23

    ... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34-64699; File No. SR-CBOE-2011-056] Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Adopt the Selection Specifications and Content Outline for the Proprietary Traders Examination Program (Series 56...

  16. 76 FR 55148 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change To Adopt...

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    2011-09-06

    ...-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change To Adopt Rules for the...-4 thereunder,\\2\\ a proposed rule change to adopt rules for the qualification, listing, and delisting... the Proposal The Exchange proposes rules to adopt a program for the qualification, listing, and...

  17. 45 CFR 79.22 - Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits. 79.22 Section 79.22 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GENERAL ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES § 79.22 Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits. (a) At least 15...

  18. 78 FR 62771 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX Options Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

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    2013-10-22

    ... The Exchange proposes to amend interpretive material to Rule 5050 (Series of Options Contracts Open... Proposed Rule Change 1. Purpose The Exchange proposes to amend IM-5050-6 to Rule 5050 (Series of Options... the strike price interval setting parameters for their Short Term Option Series (``STOS'') Programs...

  19. 75 FR 4889 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

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    2010-01-29

    ... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34-61409; File No. SR-NYSE-2010-04] Self... Proposed Rule Change To Extend for 12 Months the Pilot Program Permitting the Exchange's Ownership Interest... Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons...

  20. 6 CFR 13.22 - Exchange of witness lists, Statements, and exhibits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 6 Domestic Security 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Exchange of witness lists, Statements, and exhibits. 13.22 Section 13.22 Domestic Security DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES § 13.22 Exchange of witness lists, Statements, and exhibits. (a) At least 15...

  1. 76 FR 17463 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and...

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    2011-03-29

    ... analysis of FLEX Options trading patterns. The Exchange also provided the Commission, on a periodic basis... Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Extend Pilot Programs Relating to FLEX Exercise Settlement Values and... permissible exercise settlement values and the elimination of minimum value sizes for Flexible Exchange...

  2. 77 FR 20673 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and...

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    2012-04-05

    ... information and analysis of FLEX Options trading patterns. The Exchange also provided the Commission, on a... Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Extend Pilot Programs Relating to FLEX Exercise Settlement Values and... exercise settlement values and the elimination of minimum value sizes for Flexible Exchange Options (``FLEX...

  3. 78 FR 47809 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing of...

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    2013-08-06

    ... the volume, open interest, and trading patterns data that the Exchange proposes to include in the... program. The Exchange noted that the analysis would examine trading in the proposed option product as well...-the-month (``Expiration Friday'') expiration dates, for which the exercise settlement value will be...

  4. State Data Exchange: 40 Years and Still Counting. 2008-2009 Highlights

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2009

    2009-01-01

    The Southern Regional Education Board-State Data Exchange is a one-of-a-kind regional program with 23 statewide higher education governing and coordinating board partners. The Data Exchange annually collects, compiles and publishes: (1) the most current and detailed comparative statistics on postsecondary education in the 16 SREB states; (2)…

  5. A Financial Review of the Navy Exchange Program: 1973 to 1978.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1980-03-01

    tribution being made by Navy exchanges and commissary stores to the economic well-being of Navy personnel and their families. 4. Navy Exchange and...statistics indicate that the NEX sales growth during this period was only one third of that of the total retail indsutry ,71 which may amplify the point

  6. Preparing for the Update of Vermont’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan : Proceedings from the Federal Highway Administration’s Peer-to-Peer Exchange Program

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-01-01

    This report provides a summary of a peer exchange sponsored by the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans). The peer exchange convened Vermonts Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) Core Group to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Vermont...

  7. 78 FR 12374 - Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and...

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    2013-02-22

    ... Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change The Exchange proposes to renew... Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Renew an Existing Pilot Program for an Additional Fourteen Months February 14, 2013...

  8. 76 FR 50800 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Y-Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

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    2011-08-16

    ... Rule Change To Extend Pilot Program Related to Trading Pauses Due to Extraordinary Market Volatility... Volatility.'' The text of the proposed rule change is available at the Exchange's Web site at http://www.../limit down mechanism to address extraordinary market volatility, if adopted, applies. The Exchange...

  9. 22 CFR 521.22 - Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 2 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits. 521.22 Section 521.22 Foreign Relations BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT § 521.22 Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits. (a) At least...

  10. 22 CFR 521.22 - Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 true Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits. 521.22 Section 521.22 Foreign Relations BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT § 521.22 Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits. (a) At least...

  11. 22 CFR 35.22 - Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits. 35.22 Section 35.22 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE CLAIMS AND STOLEN PROPERTY PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES § 35.22 Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits. (a) At least 15 days...

  12. 22 CFR 521.22 - Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 2 2013-04-01 2009-04-01 true Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits. 521.22 Section 521.22 Foreign Relations BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT § 521.22 Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits. (a) At least...

  13. 22 CFR 35.22 - Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits. 35.22 Section 35.22 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE CLAIMS AND STOLEN PROPERTY PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES § 35.22 Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits. (a) At least 15 days...

  14. 22 CFR 521.22 - Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 2 2011-04-01 2009-04-01 true Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits. 521.22 Section 521.22 Foreign Relations BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT § 521.22 Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits. (a) At least...

  15. 22 CFR 35.22 - Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits. 35.22 Section 35.22 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE CLAIMS AND STOLEN PROPERTY PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES § 35.22 Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits. (a) At least 15 days...

  16. 22 CFR 35.22 - Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits. 35.22 Section 35.22 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE CLAIMS AND STOLEN PROPERTY PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES § 35.22 Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits. (a) At least 15 days...

  17. 22 CFR 521.22 - Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 2 2012-04-01 2009-04-01 true Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits. 521.22 Section 521.22 Foreign Relations BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT § 521.22 Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits. (a) At least...

  18. 22 CFR 35.22 - Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits. 35.22 Section 35.22 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE CLAIMS AND STOLEN PROPERTY PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES § 35.22 Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits. (a) At least 15 days...

  19. 22 CFR 62.71 - Control and production of the electronic Form DS-2019.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Control and production of the electronic Form DS-2019. 62.71 Section 62.71 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND EXCHANGES EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) § 62.71 Control and...

  20. Numerical calculation of a sea water heta exchanger using Simulink softwear

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Preda, A.; Popescu, L. L.; Popescu, R. S.

    2017-08-01

    To highlight the heat exchange taking place between seawater as primary agent and the working fluid (water, glycol or Freon) as secondary agent, I have used the Simulink softwear in order to creat a new sequence for numerical calculation of heat exchanging. For optimum heat transfer we opted for a counter movement. The model developed to view the dynamic behavior of the exchanger consists of four interconnected levelsess. In the simulations was found that a finer mesh of the whole exchanger lead to results much closer to reality. There have been various models meshing, starting from a single cell and then advancing noticed an improvement in resultsSimulations were made in both the summer and the winter, using as a secondary agent process water and glycol solution. Studying heat transfer that occurs in the primary exchanger of a heat pump, having the primary fluid sea water with this program, we get the data plausible and worthy of consideration. Inserting into the program, the seasonal water temperatures of Black Sea water layers, we get a encouraging picture about storage capacity and heat transfer of sea water.

  1. COED Transactions, Vol. X, No. 6, June 1978. Concentric-Tube Heat Exchanger Analysis and Data Reduction.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Marcovitz, Alan B., Ed.

    Four computer programs written in FORTRAN and BASIC develop theoretical predictions and data reduction for a junior-senior level heat exchanger experiment. Programs may be used at the terminal in the laboratory to check progress of the experiment or may be used in the batch mode for interpretation of final information for a formal report. Several…

  2. Project Teen-Ager - A Skills Exchange Program: High School Students Volunteering with the Elderly in a Rural Community.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Morris, Judson H., Jr.

    Designed to improve self esteem and quality of life for rural adolescents and elderly, Project Teen-Ager enables these groups to exchange knowledge and skills for their mutual benefit. Initial sponsors of the program were Manning High School and South Carolina Community Long Term Care, a state agency for elderly/disabled persons who need help to…

  3. [International academic mobility program in nursing experience report].

    PubMed

    de Oliveira, Mariana Gonçalves; Pagliuca, Lorita Marlena Freitag

    2012-03-01

    An experience of studying abroad or of academic exchange, really adds value to the professional and personal development of exchange students. This report aims to describe a student's experience in an international academic mobility program. It was developed from 2008 to 2009 in Brazil and Spain. The experiences, observations and activities of the student were emphasized believing that the training of students and researchers is not only restricted to the university and the students' home country, and that it is important to have possibilities of new experiences and differentiated knowledge. The conclusion is that this opportunity promoted a profound effect on psychological, cultural social and scientific development of the exchange student.

  4. The allowance exchange - ALEX

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

    Mangis, J.K.; Miller, C.; Nicholas, J.

    1997-12-31

    The success of market approaches to pollution control in reducing the cost of compliance with environmental regulation, has insured the inclusion of emissions trading programs in current and future regulatory programs. As these environmental trading programs multiply, (SO{sub 2}, NO{sub x}, Ozone Precursors, Wetlands, CO{sub 2} and others), utility companies will need a central location to buy, sell, and trade these allowances to meet regulatory needs. In response, SAIC has designed and prototyped an electronic trading system that can provide a common forum for the location and exchange of environmental allowances, marketable permits, and other market based instruments for environmentalmore » management. SAIC intends to open and operate the Allowance Exchange (ALEX) for the trading of all environmental allowances, associated with the operation of electric utilities, as a service to the nation, the industry, and the environmental community.« less

  5. Geology Exchange Program

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Because geology professors cannot bring ore deposits from around the globe into their classrooms, the next best thing is to take their students to the deposits, according to David Norman, an associate professor of geochemistry at New Mexico Tech and Angus Moore of the Royal School of Mines. They organized a new exchange program between the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro, N.M., and the Royal School of Mines in London, England. In May, 14 students from England toured deposits in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado; in the photograph, Norman (on the right) describes a rock from a New Mexico ore deposit to some of the visitors from England. In early June a contingency from New Mexico Tech began studying deposits in England, Spain, and Portugal. Norman and Moore say that the exchange program may be expanded next year.

  6. The NASA Scientific and Technical Information (STI) Program's Implementation of Open Archives Initiation (OAI) for Data Interoperability and Data Exchange

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Rocker, JoAnne; Roncaglia, George J.; Heimerl, Lynn N.; Nelson, Michael L.

    2002-01-01

    Interoperability and data-exchange are critical for the survival of government information management programs. E-government initiatives are transforming the way the government interacts with the public. More information is to be made available through web-enabled technologies. Programs such as the NASA's Scientific and Technical Information (STI) Program Office are tasked to find more effective ways to disseminate information to the public. The NASA STI Program is an agency-wide program charged with gathering, organizing, storing, and disseminating NASA-produced information for research and public use. The program is investigating the use of a new protocol called the Open Archives Initiative (OAI) as a means to improve data interoperability and data collection. OAI promotes the use of the OAI harvesting protocol as a simple way for data sharing among repositories. In two separate initiatives, the STI Program is implementing OAI In collaboration with the Air Force, Department of Energy, and Old Dominion University, the NASA STI Program has funded research on implementing the OAI to exchange data between the three organizations. The second initiative is the deployment of OAI for the NASA technical report server (TRS) environment. The NASA TRS environment is comprised of distributed technical report servers with a centralized search interface. This paper focuses on the implementation of OAI to promote interoperability among diverse data repositories.

  7. Positive Exchange of Flight Controls Program

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1995-03-10

    This advisory circular provides guidance for all pilots, especially student pilots, flight instructors, and pilot examiners, on the recommended procedure to use for the positive exchange of flight controls between pilots when operating an aircraft.

  8. NJDOT research peer exchange, October 2001 : information package.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2001-10-01

    Summary of the Peer Exchange Take Home Ideas: : Be proactive in regularly meeting with key stakeholder managers to identify their : strategic needs in moving their program responsibilities forward. : Incorporate discussion of strategic ...

  9. Contraception and clean needles: feasibility of combining mobile reproductive health and needle exchange services for female exotic dancers.

    PubMed

    Moore, Eva; Han, Jennifer; Serio-Chapman, Christine; Mobley, Cynthia; Watson, Catherine; Terplan, Mishka

    2012-10-01

    Young women engaged in exotic dancing have a higher need for reproductive health services than women not in this profession, and many also use drugs or exchange sex for money or drugs. Few report receiving reproductive health services. We describe a public health, academic, and community partnership that provided reproductive health services on needle exchange mobile vans in the "red light district" in downtown Baltimore, Maryland. Women made 220 visits to the vans in the first 21 months of the program's operation, and 65% of these visits involved provision of contraception. Programmatic costs were feasible. Joint provision of needle exchange and reproductive health services targeting exotic dancers has the potential to reduce unintended pregnancies and link pregnant, substance-abusing women to reproductive care, and such programs should be implemented more widely.

  10. Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Programs: Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes for Medicaid and Other Provisions Related to Eligibility and Enrollment for Medicaid and CHIP. Final rule.

    PubMed

    2016-11-30

    This final rule implements provisions of the Affordable Care Act that expand access to health coverage through improvements in Medicaid and coordination between Medicaid, CHIP, and Exchanges. This rule finalizes most of the remaining provisions from the "Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Programs, and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternative Benefit Plans, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes for Medicaid and Exchange Eligibility Appeals and Other Provisions Related to Eligibility and Enrollment for Exchanges, Medicaid and CHIP, and Medicaid Premiums and Cost Sharing; Proposed Rule" that we published in the January 22, 2013, Federal Register. This final rule continues our efforts to assist states in implementing Medicaid and CHIP eligibility, appeals, and enrollment changes required by the Affordable Care Act.

  11. 75 FR 70337 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-11-17

    ... individual stocks would allow the Exchange to offer investors additional opportunities to use the $0.50... change is to modify the Exchange's rules to expand the $0.50 Strike Program in order to provide investors... market participants, such as traders and retail investors, and thereby enhance their ability to tailor...

  12. 45 CFR 2554.27 - Are witness lists exchanged before the hearing?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 4 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Are witness lists exchanged before the hearing? 2554.27 Section 2554.27 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT REGULATIONS Hearing Provisions § 2554.27 Are witness lists exchanged before the...

  13. 78 FR 75627 - Self-Regulatory Organizations: Miami International Securities Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-12-12

    ... Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change for the Extension of a Pilot Program for SPY Position and Exercise... eliminates the position and exercise limits for physically-settled options on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust... Exchange Rule 307, Commentary .01, Position Limits, and Exchange Rule 309, Commentary .01, Exercise limits...

  14. State Data Exchange: 45 Years and Still Counting. 2013-14 Indicators Report

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2015

    2015-01-01

    The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)-State Data Exchange is a one-of-a-kind regional program with 23 statewide higher education governing and coordinating board partners. The Data Exchange annually collects, compiles, and publishes: (1) the most current and detailed comparative statistics on postsecondary education in the 16 SREB states;…

  15. International Exchange for Educators and Librarians in Higher Education. Resource Guide.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Clarke, Christine

    This guide will help librarians and educators in U.S. colleges and universities to develop an overview of the topic of international exchange, target those U.S. and international government organizations that have relevant information on exchange programs, and use the information tools as a gateway to more detailed research. It is assumed that the…

  16. 76 FR 74111 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-11-30

    ... that CBSX is not currently the primary listing market for any stocks, and thus, will not be issuing any... Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Related to the Individual Stock Trading Pause Pilot Program November 23... Change The Exchange is proposing to amend CBOE Stock Exchange, LLC's (``CBSX'', the CBOE's stock trading...

  17. 17 CFR 200.19c - Director of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Director of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations. 200.19c Section 200.19c Commodity and Securities Exchanges SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ORGANIZATION; CONDUCT AND ETHICS; AND INFORMATION AND REQUESTS Organization and Program Management General Organizatio...

  18. 78 FR 48738 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-08-09

    ... depend upon the Application Programming Interface (``API'') a Permit Holder is using.\\4\\ Currently, the Exchange offers two APIs: CBOE Market Interface (``CMi'') API and Financial Information eXchange (``FIX... available APIs, and if applicable, which version, it would like to use. \\4\\ An API is a computer interface...

  19. 76 FR 2158 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-01-12

    ... Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Establish a $5 Strike Price Program January 6, 2011. Pursuant to... Exchange. The Exchange filed the proposal as a ``non- controversial'' proposed rule change pursuant to... $5 or greater where the strike price is more than $200 in up to five option classes on individual...

  20. 76 FR 72470 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-11-23

    ... Simplify the $1 Strike Price Interval Program November 17, 2011. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the... by the Exchange. The Exchange has designated the proposed rule change as constituting a non...) of the Rules of the Boston Options Exchange Group, LLC (``BOX'') to simplify the $1 Strike Price...

  1. NASA ELV Payload Safety Program Information Exchange

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Staubus, Cal; Palo, Tom; Dook, Mike; Donovan, Shawn

    2007-01-01

    This presentation details the Expendable Launch Vehicle (ELV) Payload Safety Program in its development and plan for implementation. It is an overview of the program's policies, process and requirements.

  2. Multistate Health Plans: Agents for Competition or Consolidation?

    PubMed

    Moffit, Robert E; Meredith, Neil R

    2015-01-01

    We discuss and evaluate the Multi-State Plan (MSP) Program, a provision of the Affordable Care Act that has not been the subject of much debate as yet. The MSP Program provides the Office of Personnel Management with new authority to negotiate and implement multistate insurance plans on all health insurance exchanges within the United States. We raise the concern that the MSP Program may lead to further consolidation of the health insurance industry despite the program's stated goal of increasing competition by means of health insurance exchanges. The MSP Program arguably gives a competitive advantage to large insurers, which already dominate health insurance markets. We also contend that the MSP Program's failure to produce increased competition may motivate a new effort for a public health insurance option. © The Author(s) 2015.

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

    King, A.G.

    The Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL)/Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (ACL) and the Westinghouse Hanford Company (WHC)/Process Analytical Laboratory (PAL) provide analytical support services to various environmental restoration and waste management projects/programs at Hanford. In response to a US Department of Energy -- Richland Field Office (DOE-RL) audit, which questioned the comparability of analytical methods employed at each laboratory, the Sample Exchange/Exchange (SEE) program was initiated. The SEE Program is a selfassessment program designed to compare analytical methods of the PAL and ACL laboratories using sitespecific waste material. The SEE program is managed by a collaborative, the Quality Assurance Triad (Triad). Triad membershipmore » is made up of representatives from the WHC/PAL, PNL/ACL, and WHC Hanford Analytical Services Management (HASM) organizations. The Triad works together to design/evaluate/implement each phase of the SEE Program.« less

  4. Marine Language Exchange Program: A 21st Century International and Interdisciplinary Partnership

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Robigou, V.; Nichols-Pecceu, M.

    2001-12-01

    The ability of scientists to communicate across cultural and linguistic barriers is crucial for the global economic sustainability and protection of the world\\'{}s oceans. Yet students with majors in the sciences and engineering constitute less than 2% of those who study abroad each year. And even rarer are students who study in countries where English is not the first language. The Marine Language Exchange program is a case study of an international and interdisciplinary collaboration between faculties in the languages and the sciences who address this gap. A consortium of U.S. and European institutions including Eckerd College (Florida), University of Washington (Washington), University of Hilo (Hawaii), Université de la Rochelle (France), Université de Liège (Belgium), and Universidad de Las Palmas (Spain) is developing a multilingual, marine sciences exchange program in an effort to internationalize their Marine Sciences departments. The program includes a three-week, intensive "bridge" course designed to reinforce second language skills in the context of marine sciences, and prepare undergraduate students for the cultural and educational differences of their host country. Following this immersion experience students from each institution enroll in courses abroad including marine sciences specialization for full academic credit. This session will review the Marine Language Exchange program activities since 2000 and will discuss the ideological and practical aspects of the program. The program successes, difficulties and future directions will also be presented. Different disciplinary approaches -Second Language Acquisition, English as a Second Language and Marine Science- prepare science students to contribute to the study and the management of the world\\'{}s oceans with an awareness of the cultural issues reflected by national marine policies. Based on this case study, other universities could initiate their own international and interdisciplinary collaboration to facilitate a better understanding of other planetary issues.

  5. Fostering Practical Young Engineers through Mutual Exchange Internship Program between Japan and China

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Suda, Yoshiaki; Kawasaki, Hiroharu; Shigematsu, Toshinobu; Ono, Bunji; Watanabe, Tetsuya; Morishita, Koji; Inoue, Masahiro

    Sasebo National College of Technology started a mutual exchange internship program in 2005 in partnership with Xiamen University of Technology. The aim of this program is to educate and train young Japanese engineers who can apply their knowledge and skills fully to their work in the factories in China. This program also aims to educate and train young Chinese engineers who will acquire not only technological knowledge and skills but also an understanding of the organizational structure and cultural background of Japanese companies. By deepening mutual understanding between Japan and China through this program, young Japanese and Chinese engineers can work toward their common goal of economic prosperity in their respective countries, while building partnerships based on mutual trust and respect.

  6. Cation Exchange Water Softeners

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    WaterSense released a notice of intent to develop a specification for cation exchange water softeners. The program has made the decision not to move forward with a spec at this time, but is making this information available.

  7. A Mating of Tarantulas

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Lewis, Robert L.

    1978-01-01

    The role of the trustee in interinstitutional cooperation is discussed. Benefits include: plant facilities sharing, joint credit unions, library exchange, joint health care facilities, joint counseling, joint apprenticeship programs, cross registration, faculty exchange joint appointments, etc. (Author/LBH)

  8. FDOT transportation research peer exchange : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-02-01

    Each of FDOTs peer exchanges has been substantially different in composition and theme. The first focused on overall research program management; the second on opportunities for enhancing the Research Centers relationships with FDOT project man...

  9. 10 CFR 1050.102 - Applicability.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7262), except as set forth in § 1050.202(d) of this part... employees in foreign cultural exchange programs pursuant to the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act...

  10. 5 CFR 370.101 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXCHANGE... establish an Information Technology Exchange Program. This statute authorizes the temporary detail of information technology employees between the Federal Government and private sector organizations. The statute...

  11. 5 CFR 370.101 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXCHANGE... establish an Information Technology Exchange Program. This statute authorizes the temporary detail of information technology employees between the Federal Government and private sector organizations. The statute...

  12. 5 CFR 370.101 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXCHANGE... establish an Information Technology Exchange Program. This statute authorizes the temporary detail of information technology employees between the Federal Government and private sector organizations. The statute...

  13. Research performance measures and program evaluation.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2003-10-01

    The Iowa Department of Transportation hosted a Peer Exchange on October 8-9, 2003. The : purpose of this exchange was to give research managers from several state departments of : transportation the opportunity to discuss research performance measure...

  14. Peer exchange for Southwestern states, May 7-10, 2013.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-05-01

    The objectives of the peer exchange were the following: : Create networks and open lines of communication. : Develop an understanding of product evaluation programs in other states. : Seek commonalities in research being done and challeng...

  15. Darwin-Bali Exchange School Visits

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Stone, T.

    1974-01-01

    Describes an exchange program between Indonesian language students and teachers from Darwin and a group of students and teachers from Bali. The visits related to the subject areas of history, geography, Asian studies, and Bahasa Indonesia. (RM)

  16. WisDOT research peer exchange, October 16-19, 2006.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2006-10-01

    The overall theme for the peer exchange was program evaluation with an emphasis on : performance measures, effectiveness, structure, and partnerships (especially with universities). : The meetings were structured around four main topic areas: Partner...

  17. CGH Short Term Scientist Exchange Program (STSEP)

    Cancer.gov

    STSEP promotes collaborative research between established U.S. and foreign scientists from low, middle, and upper-middle income countries (LMICs) by supporting, in part, exchange visits of cancer researchers between U.S. and foreign laboratories.

  18. NUL Youth Programs

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Cooper, Maudine Rice

    1977-01-01

    This article indicates some of the ways in which the National Urban League has dealt with the problem of minority youth. These ways include programs such as the Street Academy Program, student internship programs, and the Black Executive Exchange Program, a conference on youth employment, and affiliation with other programs. (Author/AM)

  19. 75 FR 80088 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-12-21

    ... change from interested persons. \\1\\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). \\2\\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4. I. Self-Regulatory... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34-63545; File No. SR-NYSE-2010-82] Self... Proposed Rule Change To Extend for 12 Months the Pilot Program Permitting the Exchange's Ownership Interest...

  20. The Effectiveness of Web-Based Foreign Exchange Trading Simulation in an International Finance Course

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Chou, Chen-Huei; Liu, Hao-Chen

    2013-01-01

    The purpose of this article is to study if trading simulation is an effective tool to increase students' knowledge of the foreign exchange market. We developed a real-time multiuser web-based trading system that replicates an electronic brokerage foreign exchange market. To assess the effectiveness of the program, we conducted surveys in three…

  1. Theoretical Studies in Enhancing the Efficiency of Cathode and Anode Materials in PEMFC (Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-03-04

    efficiency of cathode and anode materials in PEMFC (Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells) 5a. CONTRACT NUMBER FA23861014012 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM...Rev. 8-98) Prescribed by ANSI Std Z39-18 Theoretical studies in enhancing the efficiency of cathode and anode materials in PEMFC (Proton Exchange

  2. 78 FR 50476 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-08-19

    ... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34-70166; File No. SR-BATS-2013-035] Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1 Thereto, To Amend the Competitive Liquidity Provider Program August 13, 2013. On June 17,...

  3. 17 CFR 200.13b - Director of the Office of Public Affairs, Policy Evaluation, and Research.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Director of the Office of Public Affairs, Policy Evaluation, and Research. 200.13b Section 200.13b Commodity and Securities Exchanges SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ORGANIZATION; CONDUCT AND ETHICS; AND INFORMATION AND REQUESTS Organization and Program Management General...

  4. 75 FR 16535 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Order Granting...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-04-01

    ... NYSE OpenBook March 25, 2010. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the... its pilot program for a revised unit-of-count methodology for NYSE OpenBook until July 31, 2010. The...Book product packages.\\3\\ Under the proposal, the Exchange no longer defines the Vendor- Subscriber...

  5. 75 FR 16537 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-04-01

    ... Permanent a Unit-of- Count Metric Alternative for NYSE OpenBook March 25, 2010. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1... its NYSE OpenBook product packages. Under the Pilot Program, the Exchange no longer defines the Vendor.... The Exchange recognizes that each Vendor and Subscriber will use NYSE OpenBook data differently and...

  6. The Exchange Visitor Program: Options for Review and Revision. A Position Paper Prepared by NAFSA: Association of International Educators for the Task Force on Regulatory Reform, United States Information Agency.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    National Association for Foreign Student Affairs, Washington, DC.

    This position paper addresses four general areas of concern relating to the Exchange Visitor Program (EVP) and discusses specific proposals and related foreign policy implications. The areas of concern are as follows: (1) the role of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in EVP; (2) the relationship between the United States Information…

  7. National briefing summaries: Nuclear fuel cycle and waste management

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

    Schneider, K.J.; Lakey, L.T.; Silviera, D.J.

    The National Briefing Summaries is a compilation of publicly available information concerning the nuclear fuel cycle and radioactive waste management strategies and programs of 21 nations, including the United States and three international agencies that have publicized their activities in this field. It presents available highlight information with references that may be used by the reader for additional information. The information in this document is compiled primarily for use by the US Department of Energy and other US federal agencies and their contractors to provide summary information on radioactive waste management activities in other countries. This document provides an awarenessmore » to managers and technical staff of what is occurring in other countries with regard to strategies, activities, and facilities. The information may be useful in program planning to improve and benefit United States' programs through foreign information exchange. Benefits to foreign exchange may be derived through a number of exchange activities.« less

  8. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; annual eligibility redeterminations for exchange participation and insurance affordability programs; health insurance issuer standards under the Affordable Care Act, including standards related to exchanges. Final rule.

    PubMed

    2014-09-05

    This final rule specifies additional options for annual eligibility redeterminations and renewal and re-enrollment notice requirements for qualified health plans offered through the Exchange, beginning with annual redeterminations for coverage for benefit year 2015. This final rule provides additional flexibility for Exchanges, including the ability to propose unique approaches that meet the specific needs of their state, while streamlining the consumer experience.

  9. Calculation of total electron excitation cross-sections and partial electron ionization cross-sections for the elements. Ph.D. Thesis

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Green, T. J.

    1973-01-01

    Computer programs were used to calculate the total electron excitation cross-section for atoms and the partial ionization cross-section. The approximations to the scattering amplitude used are as follows: (1) Born, Bethe, and Modified Bethe for non-exchange excitation; (2) Ochkur for exchange excitation; and (3) Coulomb-Born of non-exchange ionization. The amplitudes are related to the differential cross-sections which are integrated to give the total excitation (or partial ionization) cross-section for the collision. The atomic wave functions used are Hartree-Fock-Slater functions for bound states and the coulomb wave function for the continuum. The programs are presented and the results are examined.

  10. 77 FR 20687 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Form DS-3097, Exchange Visitor Program Annual...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-04-05

    ... the proposed information collection and supporting documents from Robin J. Lerner, Deputy Assistant.... Robin J. Lerner, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Private Sector Exchange, Bureau of Educational and...

  11. Four-state virtual research peer exchange 2015 : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-01-01

    The transportation research programs in Idaho, Nevada, South Dakota, and Wyoming each hosted a multi-state : online webinar-based peer exchange consisting of a series of four webinars addressing four topics: : - Research Quality: optimizing the value...

  12. Peer exchange conference, September 19-21, 2006.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2006-09-01

    The objectives of the peer exchange process were to: : Learn how the Hawaii Department of Transportation manages and : conducts their Research, Development and Technology Transfer : (RD&TT) Program; also to learn how Montana and Nevada DOTs : man...

  13. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2018; Amendments to Special Enrollment Periods and the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Program. Final rule.

    PubMed

    2016-12-22

    This final rule sets forth payment parameters and provisions related to the risk adjustment program; cost-sharing parameters and cost-sharing reductions; and user fees for Federally-facilitated Exchanges and State-based Exchanges on the Federal platform. It also provides additional guidance relating to standardized options; qualified health plans; consumer assistance tools; network adequacy; the Small Business Health Options Programs; stand-alone dental plans; fair health insurance premiums; guaranteed availability and guaranteed renewability; the medical loss ratio program; eligibility and enrollment; appeals; consumer-operated and oriented plans; special enrollment periods; and other related topics.

  14. Challenges of implementating a doctoral program in an international exchange in Cuba through the lens of Kanter's empowerment theory.

    PubMed

    Scanlan, Judith M; Abdul Hernandéz, C

    2014-08-01

    The literature in international education focuses primarily on the experiences of western students in developing countries, international students in western universities, the development of an educational program in a developing country, or internationalization of curricula in western universities. There is little in the literature that addresses the challenges students and participating faculty face when implementing a graduate program in a developing country. The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze the challenges of implementing a doctoral program in an international exchange through the lens of Kanter's theory of empowerment. Recommendations to address these challenges will be made. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  15. Program of operation for the National Water Data Ex. (NAWDEX)

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Edwards, M.D.

    1985-01-01

    The National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX) has been established as a nationwide program directed at improving access to water and water-related data and disseminating information about the availability of these data throughout the entire water-resources community. NAWDEX is composed of a confederation of water-oriented organizations working together to facilitate the exchange of data and to improve the technology of data handling and transfer. This program of operation is directed at providing guidelines to assure that all member organizations participate equally and that a climate of cooperation and open communication be established among participating members.

  16. Research peer exchange, 2017 : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-04-01

    State DOT research programs are applied research programs, historically focused on materials and structures. In the last several years, the pace and nature of FDOTs research program have evolved. Increased emphasis on implementation and performanc...

  17. Crossing 138: two approaches to churn under the Affordable Care Act.

    PubMed

    Ravel, Gabriel; DeSantis, J Angelo

    2014-01-01

    A predicted side effect of the Medicaid expansion and state-based Exchanges under the Affordable Care Act is churn. Churn is the shifting into and out of eligibility for insurance affordability programs due to income changes. Because the line between Medicaid and Exchange eligibility is fine -138% of the federal poverty level -millions of Americans are expected to gain and lose eligibility. Frequently, this churning undermines continuity of care, raises costs, and frustrates those affected. This article explores two proposed programs to mitigate the effects of churn: the Basic Health Program and the Bridge Program. This article evaluates both programs' ability to mitigate the effects of churn, the likely side effects to states' implementing them, and legal and practical obstacles to their implementation. It concludes that the Bridge Program is the better approach.

  18. I-10 Corridor Coalition : a TPCB peer exchange

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-11-01

    This report highlights key outcomes identified at the I-10 Corridor Coalition Peer Exchange held on June 2, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. This event was sponsored by the Transportation Planning Capacity Building (TPCB) Peer Program, which is jointl...

  19. 17 CFR 200.13 - Executive Director.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Section 200.13 Commodity and Securities Exchanges SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ORGANIZATION; CONDUCT AND ETHICS; AND INFORMATION AND REQUESTS Organization and Program Management General Organization... and Information Services, the Office of Freedom of Information and Privacy Act Operations, and the...

  20. New Jersey Department of Transportation : research peer exchange, June 21-22, 2006 report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2006-06-01

    The 2006 NJDOT Research Peer Exchange selected topics are: : -Implementation of Research Project Findings and Projects : -Tracking the Performance of the Innovations : -Marketing the Research Bureau and Program and Marketing Project Findings and : Pr...

  1. Maine DOT Research Peer Exchange : June 13-15, 2017

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-10-13

    On June 13 15, 2017 the Maine Department of Transportation hosted a research peer exchange to promote the research program within the department, provide a mechanism for sharing research management ideas amongst the team members, identify opportun...

  2. 75 FR 11970 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by New York Stock...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-03-12

    ... Program, the Exchange had considerable historical experience with the continued listing of companies that... does not raise any novel regulatory issues. In addition, the Exchange notes that the Commission stated...

  3. Research & development, Alabama Department of Transportation : 2005 peer exchange : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2005-01-01

    This report documents a 2005 Peer Exchange of the Research & Development Bureau of the Alabama Department of : Transportation (ALDOT). It was conducted with the participation of DOT research program managers from Georgia, : Mississippi, North Carolin...

  4. Exchange ideology as a moderator of the procedural justice-satisfaction relationship.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1991-07-01

    The present study of 92 civilian Federal Government employees in a 2-month, full-time training program tested the hypothesis that exchange ideology would moderate the relationship between procedural justice perceptions and satisfaction with the train...

  5. Enhancing fire science exchange: The Northern Rockies Fire Science Network [poster

    Treesearch

    Vita Wright

    2011-01-01

    The Joint Fire Science Program is developing a national network of knowledge exchange consortia comprised of interested management and science stakeholders working together to tailor and actively demonstrate existing fire science information to benefit management.

  6. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017. Final rule.

    PubMed

    2016-03-08

    This final rule sets forth payment parameters and provisions related to the risk adjustment, reinsurance, and risk corridors programs; cost-sharing parameters and cost-sharing reductions; and user fees for Federally-facilitated Exchanges. It also provides additional amendments regarding the annual open enrollment period for the individual market for the 2017 and 2018 benefit years; essential health benefits; cost sharing; qualified health plans; Exchange consumer assistance programs; network adequacy; patient safety; the Small Business Health Options Program; stand-alone dental plans; third-party payments to qualified health plans; the definitions of large employer and small employer; fair health insurance premiums; student health insurance coverage; the rate review program; the medical loss ratio program; eligibility and enrollment; exemptions and appeals; and other related topics.

  7. Can Vocational Programmes Change Use and Exchange Value Attributions of School Leavers: A Kenyan Case Study?

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Saunders, Murray; Sambili, Helen

    1995-01-01

    A survey of Kenyan school leavers (200 responses) and 34 interviews show that the exchange value of school-leaving exams is predominant and the use value of vocational programs has little impact. Apparently, 80% of school effort has actual exchange value for only 20% of school leavers, whereas 20% of effort directed at self-employment has…

  8. 78 FR 8655 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-02-06

    ... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34-68789; File No. SR-BATS-2013-005] Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Modify the Competitive Liquidity Provider Program to, Among Other Things, Modify the Calculation of Size Event Tests January 31, 2013. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of...

  9. Translations on Telecommunications Policy, Research and Development No. 57

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1978-10-27

    Finland’s Telephone Service To Be Improved (UUSI SUOMI, 2 Sep 78) . 72 FINLAND SPAIN Decision to Censor Nordsat Programs Not Favored by Majority...Television Commission to conclude a coopera- tion treaty. The treaty provides for the exchange of television news and films as well as tapes for radio...agreement on cooperation was signed on Monday. It provides for exchange of television films and radio programs about the life of the people of the

  10. A Review of Established Guidelines and Standards for International Education Travel and Exchange Programs for Students. Report of the Department of Education to the Governor and the General Assembly of Virgina. House Document No. 25.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Virginia State General Assembly, Richmond. House.

    This study of existing guidelines and standards for international travel by students in local school divisions is the result of a Virginia Department of Education team effort over four months. The interdisciplinary team reviewed guidelines and standards for international travel and student exchange programs from major organizations and developed…

  11. Federal employees health program experiences lack of competition in some areas, raising cost concerns for exchange plans.

    PubMed

    McBride, Timothy D; Barker, Abigail R; Pollack, Lisa M; Kemper, Leah M; Mueller, Keith J

    2012-06-01

    The Affordable Care Act calls for creation of health insurance exchanges designed to provide private health insurance plan choices. The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program is a national model that to some extent resembles the planned exchanges. Both offer plans at the state level but are also overseen by the federal government. We examined the availability of plans and enrollment levels in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program throughout the United States in 2010. We found that although plans were widely available, enrollment was concentrated in plans owned by just a few organizations, typically Blue Cross/Blue Shield plans. Enrollment was more concentrated in rural areas, which may reflect historical patterns of enrollment or lack of provider networks. Average biweekly premiums for an individual were lowest ($58.48) in counties where competition was extremely high, rising to $65.13 where competition was extremely low. To make certain that coverage sold through exchanges is affordable, policy makers may need to pay attention to areas where there is little plan competition and take steps through risk-adjustment policies or other measures to narrow differences in premiums and out-of-pocket expenses for consumers.

  12. Program Contacts and Mailing/Courier Information

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This page provides the contact information for the staff at EPA responsible for the different sections of the Review of New Chemicals program, including contacts for PMN Prenotice and Exemptions and the Central Data Exchange program.

  13. Freight P2P Peer to Peer Program : Final Report

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-03-07

    This report describes highlights from a one-day peer exchange held in December 2010 at the Minnesota Department of Transportations (Mn/DOT) offices in St. Paul, Minnesota. Mn/DOT and the Metropolitan Council (Met Council) hosted the exchange, whic...

  14. NYSDOT research peer exchange : creating an effective SPR research program.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-09-01

    This following report summarizes the results of the New York State Department of : Transportation (NYSDOT) State Planning and Research (SPR) research peer exchange held in : Albany, New York, on September 23-24, 2015. Managers and staff from NYSDOT...

  15. 77 FR 3827 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Y-Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-01-25

    ... Rule Change to Extend Pilot Program Related To Trading Pauses Due to Extraordinary Market Volatility... Market Volatility.'' The text of the proposed rule change is available at the Exchange's Web site at http...

  16. October 2003 Maine DOT research peer exchange.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2003-10-01

    A theme or focus area for this exchange was to follow NCHRP Synthesis 280, Seven : Keys to Building a Robust Research Program. These keys are: : 1. Found it on trust Ensure a trusting relationship between research unit and : department. : 2. Mark...

  17. Exploring knowledge exchange at the research-policy-practice interface in children's behavioral health services.

    PubMed

    Leslie, Laurel K; Maciolek, Susan; Biebel, Kathleen; Debordes-Jackson, Gifty; Nicholson, Joanne

    2014-11-01

    This case study explored core components of knowledge exchange among researchers, policymakers, and practitioners within the context of the Rosie D. versus Romney class action lawsuit in Massachusetts and the development and implementation of its remedial plan. We identified three distinct, sequential knowledge exchange episodes with different purposes, stakeholders, and knowledge exchanged, as decision-making moved from Federal Medicaid policy to state Medicaid program standards and to community-level practice. The knowledge exchanged included research regarding Wraparound, a key component of the remedial plan, as well as contextual information critical for implementation (e.g., Federal Medicaid policy, managed care requirements, community organizations' characteristics).

  18. Development of a contact heat exchanger for a constructable radiator system

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Howell, H. R.

    1983-01-01

    A development program for a contact heat exchanger to be used to transfer heat from a spacecraft coolant loop to a heat pipe radiator is described. The contact heat exchanger provides for a connectable/disconnectable joint which allows for on-orbit assembly of the radiator system and replacement or exchange of radiator panels for repair and maintenance. The contact heat exchanger does not require the transfer of fluid across the joint; the spacecraft coolant loop remains contained in an all welded system with no static or dynamic fluid seals. The contact interface is also "dry' with no conductive grease or interstitial material required.

  19. Dynamic NMR under nonstationary conditions: Theoretical model, numerical calculation, and potential of application

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

    Babailov, S. P., E-mail: babajlov@niic.nsc.ru; National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenin Avenue 30, Tomsk 634050; Purtov, P. A.

    An expression has been derived for the time dependence of the NMR line shape for systems with multi-site chemical exchange in the absence of spin-spin coupling, in a zero saturation limit. The dynamics of variation of the NMR line shape with time is considered in detail for the case of two-site chemical exchange. Mathematical programs have been designed for numerical simulation of the NMR spectra of chemical exchange systems. The analytical expressions obtained are useful for NMR line shape simulations for systems with photoinduced chemical exchange.

  20. Health insurance exchanges of past and present offer examples of features that could attract small-business customers.

    PubMed

    Gardiner, Terry

    2012-02-01

    The Affordable Care Act calls on states to create health insurance exchanges serving small businesses by 2014. These exchanges will allow small-business owners to pool their buying power, have more choices of health plans, and buy affordable health insurance. However, creating an exchange that appeals to small-business owners poses several challenges. Past and current exchanges provide valuable insights into the role exchanges can play, services they can offer, and design features that can make them successful. For example, states should allow insurance brokers to provide employers with advice and analysis regarding plans offered in the exchanges. Exchanges should also provide services to ease enrollment, such as a single application for all of the plans they offer, and make additional benefits, such as wellness programs, available on a stand-alone basis or within insurance plans.

  1. WONCA 2015 preconference exchange: Self-discovery, friendship, and innovation amidst diversity and uncertainty

    PubMed Central

    Hoorick, Indra Van; Yakubu, Kenneth; Tsipou, Alexandra; Figueiredo, Ana Beatriz; Özkan, Nurşah; Atalay, Süheyla

    2016-01-01

    This commentary is the result of a long-distance creative writing project between young general practitioners (GPs) from around the world. They wrote this after participating in an exchange program in Turkey, where they had the opportunity to shadow a Turkish GP, and talk about primary health care around the world. This program was organized by the Vasco da Gama Movement (Vasco da Gama Movement is WONCA Europe's Working group for New and Future GPs: http://vdgm.woncaeurope.org/). PMID:27843816

  2. Intergenerational Projects: Idea Book.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Clay, Rebecca; Ventura-Merkel, Cathy; Eades-Goudy, Dianne; Dubich, Teresa

    This book profiles 74 intergenerational programs in the United States. The programs range from basic tutoring projects to a sophisticated corporate-based day care center. Project selection was based on replicatable programs involving mutually beneficial exchanges. Grouped by subjects, profiles include programs targeting both young and old. Most…

  3. Programs that Internationalize Nursing Curricula in Baccalaureate Schools of Nursing in the United States.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Lindquist, Gay J.

    1986-01-01

    Results of a national survey of baccalaureate nursing programs are presented concerning programs for study abroad, international exchange programs, and other approaches to internationalizing nursing curricula, including courses dealing with health care and nursing in foreign countries. (Author/MSE)

  4. A computer program for condensing heat exchanger performance in the presence of noncondensable gases

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Yendler, Boris

    1994-01-01

    A computer model has been developed which evaluates the performance of a heat exchanger. This model is general enough to be used to evaluate many heat exchanger geometries and a number of different operating conditions. The film approach is used to describe condensation in the presence of noncondensables. The model is also easily expanded to include other effects like fog formation or suction.

  5. The Use of E-Mail as a Tool To Enhance Second Language Education Programs: An Example from a Core French Classroom.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Lawrence, Geoff

    2002-01-01

    Outlines reasons why electronic mail, and specifically e-mail exchanges, are valuable tools for promoting authentic target language interaction in the second language (L2) classroom. Research examining the use of e-mail exchanges on the L2 learning process is outlined, followed by one specific example of an e-mail exchange in a secondary core…

  6. Speeding decisions. Social security's information exchange program.

    PubMed

    Winter, Kitt; Hastings, Bob

    2011-05-01

    The Social Security Administration has plenty of reasons to streamline its records request process-more than 15 million reasons each year, in fact. That's why it has been pioneering information exchange projects with the private sector, including use of the Nationwide Health Information Network.

  7. Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Arizona Department of Transportation : research programs peer exchange, October 31 - November 2, 2011.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-10-01

    The objectives of the peer exchange were to explore and identify: : Effective research advisory council structures : Strategic research topic/focus areas : Effective research project selection practices : Effective strategies to embed...

  8. Calorimetry exchange program amendment to 3rd quarter CY92 report LLNL isotopic data

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

    Barnett, T.M.

    1996-08-01

    This report is a series of ammendments to the Calorimetry Exchange Quarterly Data Report for third quarter CY1992. The ammendment is needed due to reporting errors encountered in the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory isotopic data.

  9. Extension Learning Exchange: Lessons from Nicaragua

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Treadwell, Paul; Lachapelle, Paul; Howe, Rod

    2013-01-01

    There is a clear need to support global professional development, international education, and collaborative learning opportunities in Extension. The program described here established an international learning exchange in Nicaragua to lead to global professional development and future international collaboration. The primary lessons and outcomes…

  10. 45 CFR 155.730 - Application standards for SHOP.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 155.730 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS EXCHANGE ESTABLISHMENT STANDARDS AND OTHER RELATED STANDARDS UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Exchange Functions: Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) § 155.730 Application standards for SHOP...

  11. 45 CFR 155.710 - Eligibility standards for SHOP.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 155.710 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS EXCHANGE ESTABLISHMENT STANDARDS AND OTHER RELATED STANDARDS UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Exchange Functions: Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) § 155.710 Eligibility standards for SHOP...

  12. 45 CFR 155.710 - Eligibility standards for SHOP.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 155.710 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS EXCHANGE ESTABLISHMENT STANDARDS AND OTHER RELATED STANDARDS UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Exchange Functions: Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) § 155.710 Eligibility standards for SHOP...

  13. 45 CFR 155.715 - Eligibility determination process for SHOP.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ....715 Section 155.715 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS EXCHANGE ESTABLISHMENT STANDARDS AND OTHER RELATED STANDARDS UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Exchange Functions: Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) § 155.715 Eligibility...

  14. 45 CFR 155.715 - Eligibility determination process for SHOP.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ....715 Section 155.715 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS EXCHANGE ESTABLISHMENT STANDARDS AND OTHER RELATED STANDARDS UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Exchange Functions: Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) § 155.715 Eligibility...

  15. 17 CFR 149.102 - Application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Application. 149.102 Section 149.102 Commodity and Securities Exchanges COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT OF... COMMISSION § 149.102 Application. This part applies to all programs or activities conducted by the agency. ...

  16. Harmonizing disease prevention and police practice in the implementation of HIV prevention programs: Up-stream strategies from Wilmington, Delaware

    PubMed Central

    2012-01-01

    Introduction Improving access to sterile injection equipment is a key component in community-based infectious disease prevention. Implementation of syringe access programs has sometimes been complicated by community opposition and police interference. Case description In 2006, the Delaware legislature authorized a pilot syringe exchange program (SEP). A program designed to prevent, monitor, and respond to possible policing and community barriers before they had a chance to effect program implementation and operation. A program designed to prevent, monitor, and respond to these barriers was planned and implemented by a multidisciplinary team of legal practitioners and public health professionals. Discussion We report on an integrated intervention to address structural barriers to syringe exchange program utilization. This intervention employs community, police and client education combined with systematic surveillance of and rapid response to police interference to preempt the kinds of structural barriers to implementation observed elsewhere. The intervention addresses community concerns and stresses the benefits of syringe exchange programs to officer occupational safety. Conclusions A cohesive effort combining collaboration with and educational outreach to police and community members based on the needs and concerns of these groups as well as SEP clients and potential clients helped establish a supportive street environment for the SEP. Police-driven structural barriers to implementation of public health programs targeting populations engaged in drug use and other illicit behavior can be addressed by up-stream planning, prevention, monitoring and intervention strategies. More research is needed to inform the tailoring of interventions to address police-driven barriers to HIV prevention services, especially among marginalized populations. PMID:22591836

  17. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; exchange and insurance market standards for 2015 and beyond. Final rule.

    PubMed

    2014-05-27

    This final rule addresses various requirements applicable to health insurance issuers, Affordable Insurance Exchanges (``Exchanges''), Navigators, non-Navigator assistance personnel, and other entities under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively referred to as the Affordable Care Act). Specifically, the rule establishes standards related to product discontinuation and renewal, quality reporting, non-discrimination standards, minimum certification standards and responsibilities of qualified health plan (QHP) issuers, the Small Business Health Options Program, and enforcement remedies in Federally-facilitated Exchanges. It also finalizes: A modification of HHS's allocation of reinsurance collections if those collections do not meet our projections; certain changes to allowable administrative expenses in the risk corridors calculation; modifications to the way we calculate the annual limit on cost sharing so that we round this parameter down to the nearest $50 increment; an approach to index the required contribution used to determine eligibility for an exemption from the shared responsibility payment under section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code; grounds for imposing civil money penalties on persons who provide false or fraudulent information to the Exchange and on persons who improperly use or disclose information; updated standards for the consumer assistance programs; standards related to the opt-out provisions for self-funded, non-Federal governmental plans and related to the individual market provisions under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 including excepted benefits; standards regarding how enrollees may request access to non-formulary drugs under exigent circumstances; amendments to Exchange appeals standards and coverage enrollment and termination standards; and time-limited adjustments to the standards relating to the medical loss ratio (MLR) program. The majority of the provisions in this rule are being finalized as proposed.

  18. 22 CFR 62.15 - Annual reports.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... engaged, including an evaluation of program effectiveness; (b) Reciprocity. A description of the nature and extent of reciprocity occurring in the sponsor's exchange visitor program during the reporting...

  19. 22 CFR 62.15 - Annual reports.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... engaged, including an evaluation of program effectiveness; (b) Reciprocity. A description of the nature and extent of reciprocity occurring in the sponsor's exchange visitor program during the reporting...

  20. 22 CFR 62.15 - Annual reports.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... engaged, including an evaluation of program effectiveness; (b) Reciprocity. A description of the nature and extent of reciprocity occurring in the sponsor's exchange visitor program during the reporting...

  1. 22 CFR 62.15 - Annual reports.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... engaged, including an evaluation of program effectiveness; (b) Reciprocity. A description of the nature and extent of reciprocity occurring in the sponsor's exchange visitor program during the reporting...

  2. 22 CFR 62.15 - Annual reports.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... engaged, including an evaluation of program effectiveness; (b) Reciprocity. A description of the nature and extent of reciprocity occurring in the sponsor's exchange visitor program during the reporting...

  3. 7 CFR 1435.1 - Applicability.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... AGRICULTURE LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS SUGAR PROGRAM General Provisions § 1435.1 Applicability... inventory disposition program to sell CCC inventory to bioenergy producers and exchange CCC inventory for...

  4. A Multistate Program to Educate Physicians: Successful, Economical, but Endangered.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Roberts, Allan; And Others

    1995-01-01

    The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine's successful interstate educational exchange program through the Southern Regional Education Board is described, and concerns are expressed for the program's future. Suggestions are offered for establishing similar multistate programs that promote education in medical specialties and encourage…

  5. Teaching young people who are blind and have autism to make requests using a variation on the picture exchange communication system with tactile symbols: a preliminary investigation.

    PubMed

    Lund, Shelley K; Troha, Jeanette M

    2008-04-01

    This study used a single-subject multiple baseline across participants design to evaluate the effectiveness of a modified picture exchange communication system (PECS) teaching protocol with tactile symbols. Three students (two male, one female) aged 12-17 years who had autism and were blind participated in the study. The instructional program involved three phases. First, each participant learned to exchange a tactile symbol with his/her communication partner to request a preferred item/activity. Second, the distance between the communication partner and the participant was increased. Third, the participants were required to discriminate between two dissimilar tactile symbols. One out of three participants completed all phases of the instructional program. Although the other two participants did not complete the program, they demonstrated improvement from baseline responding rates. This study provided preliminary results that using tactile symbols with strategies from PECS may be an effective method to teach requesting to youth who are blind and have autism.

  6. 76 FR 59182 - Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs; Exchange Visitor Program; Summer Work Travel Program...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-09-23

    ... Visitor Program; Summer Work Travel Program Sponsor On-Site Reviews ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Pursuant to..., the Department announces its intent to conduct on- site reviews of sponsors in the Summer Work Travel... Work Travel Program provides foreign college and university students the opportunity to work and travel...

  7. Coordinating unspecified living kidney donation and transplantation across the blood-type barrier in kidney exchange.

    PubMed

    Glorie, Kristiaan M; de Klerk, Marry; Wagelmans, Albert P M; van de Klundert, Joris J; Zuidema, Willij C; Claas, Frans H J; Weimar, Willem

    2013-11-15

    This article studies multicenter coordination of unspecified living kidney donation and transplantation across the blood-type barrier in kidney exchange. Important questions are whether such coordination should use domino paired donation or non simultaneous extended altruistic donor chains, what the length of the segments in such chains should be, when they should be terminated, and how much time should be allowed between matching rounds. Furthermore, it is controversial whether the different modalities should be coordinated centrally or locally and independently. Kidney exchange policies are simulated using actual data from the Dutch national kidney exchange program. Sensitivity analysis is performed on the composition of the population, the time unspecified and bridge donors wait before donating to the wait list, the time between matching rounds, and donor renege rates. Central coordination of unspecified donation and transplantation across the blood-type barrier can increase transplants by 10% (PG0.001). Especially highly sensitized and blood type O patients benefit. Sufficient time between matching rounds is essential: three-monthly exchanges result in 31% more transplants than weekly exchanges. Benefits of non simultaneous extended altruistic donor chains are limited in case of low numbers of highly sensitized patients and sufficient unspecified donors. Chains are best terminated when no further segment is part of an optimal exchange within 3 months. There is clear synergy in the central coordination of both unspecified donation and transplantation across the blood-type barrier in kidney exchange. The best configuration of a national program depends on the composition of the patient Y donor population.

  8. 5 CFR 370.109 - Agency plans.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Agency plans. 370.109 Section 370.109 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXCHANGE... under this part, an agency must establish an Information Technology Exchange Program Plan. The plan must...

  9. 45 CFR 155.725 - Enrollment periods under SHOP.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ....725 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS EXCHANGE ESTABLISHMENT STANDARDS AND OTHER RELATED STANDARDS UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Exchange Functions: Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) § 155.725 Enrollment periods under SHOP. (a) General...

  10. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; establishment of the multi-state plan program for the Affordable Insurance Exchanges.

    PubMed

    2013-03-11

    The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final regulation establishing the Multi-State Plan Program (MSPP) pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, referred to collectively as the Affordable Care Act. Through contracts with OPM, health insurance issuers will offer at least two multi-State plans (MSPs) on each of the Affordable Insurance Exchanges (Exchanges). One of the issuers must be non-profit. Under the law, an MSPP issuer may phase in the States in which it offers coverage over 4 years, but it must offer MSPs on Exchanges in all States and the District of Columbia by the fourth year in which the MSPP issuer participates in the MSPP. This rule aims to balance adhering to the statutory goals of MSPP while aligning its standards to those applying to qualified health plans to promote a level playing field across health plans.

  11. Nondestructive evaluation techniques for high-temperature ceramic components. Quarterly report, October--December 1977. [Silicon carbide

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

    Not Available

    1978-02-01

    The overall objective of this program is to assess and develop nondestructive evaluation procedures for high-temperature ceramics. The program is currently evaluating ceramic heat-exchanger tubing. Ceramic heat exchangers would be useful, for example, in coal-fired Brayton conversion or waste heat-recovery systems. The use of ceramic heat exchangers will allow working fluids to reach temperatures up to 1230/sup 0/C, and, with further materials development, possibly 1650/sup 0/C. If superalloys were employed, working fluids would be limited to approximately 800/sup 0/C. The use of working fluids at higher temperatures would result in more efficient systems. Furthermore, ceramic components are lighter than metallicmore » ones and are made from less costly and more abundant elements. In addition, ceramic heat exchangers would be more resistant to corrosion. In the current NDE effort, several acoustic, optical, and radiographic techniques are being examined for their effectiveness in testing silicon carbide tubing. Some results employing dye-enhanced radiography are discussed.« less

  12. 76 FR 44635 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-07-26

    ... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34-64929; File No. SR-C2-2011-015] Self-Regulatory... Rule Change To Extend a Pilot Program Related to the Exchange's Automated Improvement Mechanism July 20...(b)(1). \\2\\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4. \\3\\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii). \\4\\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). I. Self...

  13. NASA's experience in the international exchange of scientific and technical information in the aerospace field

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Thibideau, Philip A.

    1990-01-01

    The early NASA international scientific and technical information exchange arrangements were usually detailed in correspondence with the librarians of the institutions involved. While this type of exchange grew to include some 200 organizations in 43 countries, NASA's main focus shifted to the relationship with the European Space Agency (ESA), which began in 1964. The NASA/ESA Tripartite Exchange Program provides more than 4000 technical reports from the NASA-produced Aerospace Database. The experience in the evolving cooperation between NASA and ESA has established the model for more recent exchange agreements with Israel, Australia, and Canada. The results of these agreements are made available to participating European organizations through the NASA File.

  14. Wanted: interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and knowledge translation and exchange training for students of public health.

    PubMed

    Mishra, Lipi; Banerjee, Ananya T; MacLennan, Mary E; Gorczynski, Paul F; Zinszer, Kate A

    2011-01-01

    Students vocalized their concern with public health training programs in Canada at the 2010 CPHA Centennial Conference. Given these concerns, we reviewed the objectives and curricula of public health graduate (master's) programs in Canada. Our objective was to understand to what extent public and population health graduate programs in Canada support interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and knowledge translation and exchange (KTE) training. This was achieved through a review of all public and population health master's programs in Canada identified from the public health graduate programs listed on the Public Health Agency of Canada website (n = 33) plus an additional four programs that were not originally captured on the list. Of the 37 programs reviewed, 28 (76%) stated that interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary or cross-disciplinary training opportunities are of value to their program, with 12 programs (32%) providing multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary training opportunities in their curriculum. Only 14 (38%) of the 37 programs provided value statements of KTE activities in their program goals or course objectives, with 10 (27%) programs offering KTE training in their curriculum. This review provides a glimpse into how public health programs in Canada value and support interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary collaboration as well as KTE activities.

  15. 17 CFR 200.650 - Program accessibility: Existing facilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Conducted by the Securities and Exchange Commission... or activity so that the program or activity, when viewed in its entirety, is readily accessible to... the nature of a program or activity or in undue financial and administrative burdens. In those...

  16. Asian Radiology Forum 2015 for Building an Asian Friendship: A Step toward the Vigorous Intersociety Collaboration in Asia

    PubMed Central

    Kim, Ho Sung; Choi, Jung-Ah

    2016-01-01

    According to the reports presented at the Asian Radiology Forum 2015, organized by the Korean Society of Radiology (KSR) during the Korean Congress of Radiology (KCR) in September 2015 in Seoul, there is an increasing need to promote international exchange and collaboration amongst radiology societies in Asian countries. The Asian Radiology Forum was first held by KSR and the national delegates of Asian radiological partner societies, who attended this meeting with the aim of discussing selected subjects of global relevance in radiology. In 2015, current stands, pros and cons, and future plans for inter-society collaboration between each Asian radiological partner societies were primarily discussed. The Asian radiology societies have international collaborations with each other through various activities, such as joint symposia, exchange programs, social exchange, and international membership. The advantages of continuing inter-society collaboration in most of the Asian radiology societies include international speakers, diverse clinical research, and cutting edge technology; while limited range of financial and human resources, language barrier, differences in goals and expectations are claimed as disadvantages. With regard to the future, most of the Asian radiology societies focus on expanding partner societies and enhancing globalization and collaboration programs through various international meetings and exchange programs. PMID:26957902

  17. Protecting the Public From Mercury Exposure: Success Through Microexchange Events

    PubMed Central

    Shoemaker, Paul A.; Ghaemghami, Jalal

    2003-01-01

    Mercury is a growing environmental threat that can cause serious health problems and birth defects. Household thermometers are high-risk sources of mercury because most people lack the knowledge to properly dispose of one when it is broken. The Boston Public Health Commission’s Environmental Health Office, with local and national partners, created the Boston Mercury Thermometer Exchange Program to address this hazard. Large central exchanges are successful, but multiple smaller targeted “microexchanges” can be another effective way to reach the general public and specific vulnerable subpopulations such as the elderly, the homebound disabled, or recent immigrants. By conducting exchanges in community health centers and public housing developments for the elderly and disabled, and by working through home health care providers, the program collected 4477 thermometers. PMID:14652320

  18. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Lavi, A.

    1977-01-01

    Energy Research and Development Administration research progress in Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) is outlined. The development program is being focused on cost effective heat exchangers; ammonia is generally used as the heat exchange fluid. Projected costs for energy production by OTEC vary between $1000 to $1700 per kW.

  19. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department research peer exchange, October 1 - 4, 2007.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2007-10-01

    The Team wishes to thank the AHTD for the opportunity to take part in this Peer Exchange. : Items we wish to note as general observations are as follows: : Overall impression of the Team is of a responsive research program geared toward : meeting...

  20. Electronic Data Interchange: Using Technology to Exchange Transcripts.

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    Stewart, John T.

    1994-01-01

    Describes the Florida Automated System for Transferring Educational Records (FASTER) project, which permits the electronic exchange of student transcripts; uses of similar electronic data interchange (EDI) programs in other states; and the national SPEEDE/ExPRESS project, which uses a standard format for transferring electronic transcripts.…

  1. Peer exchange May 3-5, 2016 : Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities : research development & technology transfer.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-01-01

    Members of the Peer Exchange Team identified actions Alaska should consider to : improve effectiveness of the research program: : 1. Conduct Research Strategic Visioning Workshop with Staff and Research : Advisory Board in Fall, 2016 : 2. Develop a T...

  2. 45 CFR 155.720 - Enrollment of employees into QHPs under SHOP.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ....720 Section 155.720 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS EXCHANGE ESTABLISHMENT STANDARDS AND OTHER RELATED STANDARDS UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Exchange Functions: Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) § 155.720 Enrollment of employees...

  3. 45 CFR 155.720 - Enrollment of employees into QHPs under SHOP.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ....720 Section 155.720 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS EXCHANGE ESTABLISHMENT STANDARDS AND OTHER RELATED STANDARDS UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Exchange Functions: Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) § 155.720 Enrollment of employees...

  4. 45 CFR 155.700 - Standards for the establishment of a SHOP.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... Section 155.700 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS EXCHANGE ESTABLISHMENT STANDARDS AND OTHER RELATED STANDARDS UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Exchange Functions: Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) § 155.700 Standards for the establishment...

  5. 45 CFR 155.700 - Standards for the establishment of a SHOP.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... Section 155.700 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS EXCHANGE ESTABLISHMENT STANDARDS AND OTHER RELATED STANDARDS UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Exchange Functions: Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) § 155.700 Standards for the establishment...

  6. Graduate Intern Exchange: Increasing Competencies and Awareness through Professional Development

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    Blanchard, Joy; Broido, Ellen M.; Stygles, Katherine N.; Rojas, Frank A.

    2016-01-01

    In this article, the authors describe a student affairs graduate student internship exchange program between Florida International University, a large, urban, Hispanic-serving institution, and Bowling Green State University, a rural, residential, midwestern university, and present findings from a survey of past participants. Results indicate…

  7. Diversity in Family Medicine: The Art of Thinking Independently Together – Reflections on the RCGP exchange 2016

    PubMed Central

    Figueiredo, Ana Beatriz; Pesolillo, Gabriella; Kanwal, Sidra; Tezen, Amelia

    2017-01-01

    This narrative summarizes the reflections of a UK conference exchange experience of four young general practitioners (GPs) from Peru, Portugal, Italy, and Pakistan. This article was written after participating in a RCGP exchange program in October 2016. This consisted of 2 days of observation in a GP practice in Liverpool followed by attendance at the RCGP preconference and annual conference. The exchange was organized by the RCGP Junior International Committee, which links to the Vasco da Gama Movement, a European network of new and future GPs. PMID:29564249

  8. System for exchanging tools and end effectors on a robot

    DOEpatents

    Burry, David B.; Williams, Paul M.

    1991-02-19

    A system and method for exchanging tools and end effectors on a robot permits exchange during a programmed task. The exchange mechanism is located off the robot, thus reducing the mass of the robot arm and permitting smaller robots to perform designated tasks. A simple spring/collet mechanism mounted on the robot is used which permits the engagement and disengagement of the tool or end effector without the need for a rotational orientation of the tool to the end effector/collet interface. As the tool changing system is not located on the robot arm no umbilical cords are located on robot.

  9. 78 FR 77534 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-12-23

    ... further analysis of the Pilot Program and a determination of how the Program shall be structured in the... Program will allow for further analysis of the Pilot Program and a determination of how the Pilot Program should be structured in the future. During this extension of the Pilot Program, C2 proposes that it may...

  10. 78 FR 77526 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and...

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    2013-12-23

    ... analysis of the Pilot Program and a determination of how the Program shall be structured in the future. In.... CBOE believes that extending the Pilot Program will allow for further analysis of the Pilot Program and a determination of how the Pilot Program should be structured in the future. During this extension...

  11. A Simulation Program for Dynamic Infrared (IR) Spectra

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Zoerb, Matthew C.; Harris, Charles B.

    2013-01-01

    A free program for the simulation of dynamic infrared (IR) spectra is presented. The program simulates the spectrum of two exchanging IR peaks based on simple input parameters. Larger systems can be simulated with minor modifications. The program is available as an executable program for PCs or can be run in MATLAB on any operating system. Source…

  12. Modeling with Microcomputers.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Litaker, R. Gregory

    The applications of a recently developed computer program for microcomputers in developing models in an institutional research environment are considered. The VISICALC program requires no user programming skills, is available for all major brands of microcomputers, and provides for easy exchange of information between users of different computing…

  13. ARSENIC REMOVAL COST ESTIMATING PROGRAM

    EPA Science Inventory

    The Arsenic Removal Cost Estimating program (Excel) calculates the costs for using adsorptive media and anion exchange treatment systems to remove arsenic from drinking water. The program is an easy-to-use tool to estimate capital and operating costs for three types of arsenic re...

  14. Microcomputer-Aided Control Systems Design.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Roat, S. D.; Melsheimer, S. S.

    1987-01-01

    Describes a single input/single output feedback control system design program for IBM PC and compatible microcomputers. Uses a heat exchanger temperature control loop to illustrate the various applications of the program. (ML)

  15. 75 FR 5637 - Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs; Secondary School Student Sponsor On-Site Reviews

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    2010-02-03

    ... School Student Sponsor On-Site Reviews ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department has designated United States organizations to conduct Secondary School Student exchange programs since 1949, following passage... foreign exchange students have lived in and learned about America through these Secondary School Student...

  16. 77 FR 50757 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Exchange Visitor Program Participant Survey...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-08-22

    .... Type of Request: New Collection. Originating Office: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, ECA/EC... of technology. Abstract of proposed collection: This collection of information is under the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act, as amended, and its implementing regulations...

  17. 78 FR 10229 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-02-13

    ...\\ These include, without limitation, options, equities, futures, derivatives, indexes, exchange traded... platforms (e.g. equity and ETF, index, derivatives, futures, foreign currency, and even commodities products... Rule Change To Modify the Short Term Options Series Program February 7, 2013. Pursuant to Section 19(b...

  18. 22 CFR 62.25 - Secondary school students.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Secondary school students. 62.25 Section 62.25 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND EXCHANGES EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM Specific... afforded the opportunity for up to one year of study in a United States accredited public or private...

  19. UMIST, IDN, NTUA, TUM, ULB: A Successful European Exchange Programme.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Borne, Pierre; Singh, Madan G.

    1989-01-01

    Describes the exchange programs that existed for a decade in the fields of automatic control and computer science including the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, the "Institut Industriel du Nord," the National Technical University of Athens, the Technical University of Munich, and the Free University of…

  20. The Role of Language-Game in Sociocultural Adaptation: Russian Students in France

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Sablina, Svetlana; Kopiatina, Olga

    2013-01-01

    Higher educational institutions throughout the world are involved in communication with each other, exchanging instructional ideas and practices, as well as exchanging students through a number of international mobility programs. This paper examines sociocultural adaptation of international students with special attention to the dimensions of…

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