Sample records for integrated specificity comment

  1. In Search of Integrated Specificity: Comment on Denson, Spanovic, and Miller (2009)

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    Miller, Gregory E.

    2009-01-01

    Psychologists have long been interested in the integrated specificity hypothesis, which maintains that stressors elicit fairly distinct behavioral, emotional, and biological responses that are molded by selective pressures to meet specific demands from the environment. This issue of "Psychological Bulletin" features a meta-analytic review of the…

  2. On the complex interaction between mathematics and the sciences of living systems. Comment on "Move me, astonish me...delight my eyes and brain: The Vienna Integrated Model of top-down and bottom-up processes in Art Perception (VIMAP) and corresponding affective, evaluative, and neurophysiological correlates" by Matthew Pelowski et al.

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    Bellomo, Nicola; Outada, Nisrine

    2017-07-01

    Cultural framework: Our comment looks at the general framework given by the interactions between the so-called ;soft; and ;hard; sciences. Specifically, it looks at the development of a mathematics for living systems. Our comment aims at showing how the interesting survey [11] can contribute to the aforementioned challenging task.

  3. 78 FR 56268 - Pipeline Safety: Public Workshop on Integrity Verification Process, Comment Extension

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    2013-09-12

    .... PHMSA-2013-0119] Pipeline Safety: Public Workshop on Integrity Verification Process, Comment Extension... public workshop on ``Integrity Verification Process'' which took place on August 7, 2013. The notice also sought comments on the proposed ``Integrity Verification Process.'' In response to the comments received...

  4. IRIS Toxicological Review of Tetrahydrofuran (THF) ...

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    EPA is releasing the draft report, Toxicological Review of Tetrahydrofuran, that was distributed to Federal agencies and White House Offices for comment during the Science Discussion step of the IRIS Assessment Development Process. Comments received from other Federal agencies and White House Offices are provided below with external peer review panel comments. EPA is undertaking an Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) health assessment for tetrahydrofuran. IRIS is an EPA database containing Agency scientific positions on potential adverse human health effects that may result from chronic (or lifetime) exposure to chemicals in the environment. IRIS contains chemical-specific summaries of qualitative and quantitative health information in support of two steps of the risk assessment paradigm, i.e., hazard identification and dose-response evaluation. IRIS assessments are used in combination with specific situational exposure assessment information to evaluate potential public health risk associated with environmental contaminants.

  5. 78 FR 63170 - Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2013-2016; Extension of Public Comment...

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    2013-10-23

    ... DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2013-2016; Extension of Public Comment Period; Correction AGENCY: Department of Education. ACTION: Correction notice... entitled, ``Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2013-2016''. The comment period for this...

  6. Integrated Mission Precision Attack Cockpit Technology (IMPACT). Phase 1: Identifying Technologies for Air-to-Ground Fighter Integration.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1994-10-31

    No comment S4: No comment 63 3. The HMD would my...released (i.e., not hung) without looking down on the PACS page is very good." S4: No comment 6. The HMD would my SITUATIONAL AWARENESS during the INGRESS...Substantially Degrade 0 (Subject 1: NO RATING) HOW? S 1: No comment S2: "Previous reasons, visibility REF # 2, 4" S3: No comment S4: No comment 65 7. The

  7. Life sciences payload definition and integration study, task C and D. Volume 4: Preliminary equipment item specification catalog

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1973-01-01

    A specification catalog to define the equipment to be used for conducting life sciences experiments in a space laboratory is presented. The specification sheets list the purpose of the equipment item, and any specific technical requirements which can be identified. The status of similar hardware for ground use is stated with comments regarding modifications required to achieve spaceflight qualified hardware. Pertinent sketches, commercial catalog sheets, or drawings of the applicable equipment are included.

  8. Risk Mechanisms in Development: Some Conceptual and Methodological Considerations.

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    O'Connor, Thomas G.; Rutter, Michael

    1996-01-01

    Comments on problems raised in this special issue, focusing on the distinctive aspects of the risk research reported. Highlights issues like sample characteristics, measurement strategies, specificity of risk factors, and risk mechanisms. Discusses the challenges of integrating alternative models of risk, with special references to research into…

  9. 78 FR 56752 - Interim Staff Guidance Specific Environmental Guidance for Integral Pressurized Water Reactors...

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    2013-09-13

    ... (iPWR). This guidance applies to environmental reviews associated with iPWR applications for limited... received on or before this date. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods (unless... this document. You may access publicly-available information related to this document by any of the...

  10. 78 FR 52764 - Extension of Public Comment Period Hydrogen Energy California's Integrated Gasification Combined...

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    2013-08-26

    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Extension of Public Comment Period Hydrogen Energy California's Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Project Preliminary Staff Assessment and Draft Environmental Impact Statement... California's Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Project Preliminary Staff Assessment/Draft Environmental...

  11. 78 FR 54640 - Extension of Public Comment Period Hydrogen Energy California's Integrated Gasification Combined...

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    2013-09-05

    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Extension of Public Comment Period Hydrogen Energy California's Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Project Preliminary Staff Assessment and Draft Environmental Impact Statement... Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Project Preliminary Staff Assessment and Draft Environmental Impact...

  12. IRIS Toxicological Review of Tert-Butyl Alcohol (Tert-Butanol) ...

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    On April 29, 2016, the Toxicological Review of tert-Butyl Alcohol (tert-Butanol) (Public Comment Draft) was released for public comment. The draft Toxicological Review and charge were reviewed internally by EPA and by other federal agencies and the Executive Office of the President during Step 3 (Interagency Science Consultation) before public release. As part of the IRIS process, all written interagency comments on IRIS assessments will be made publicly available. Accordingly, interagency comments with EPA's response and the interagency science consultation drafts of the IRIS Toxicological Review of tert-Butanol and charge to external peer reviewers are posted on this site. EPA is undertaking a new health assessment for t-butyl alcohol (tert-butanol) for the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). The outcome of this project will be a Toxicological Review and IRIS and IRIS Summary of TBA that will be entered on the IRIS database. IRIS is an EPA database containing Agency scientific positions on potential adverse human health effects that may result from chronic (or lifetime) exposure to chemicals in the environment. IRIS contains chemical-specific summaries of qualitative and quantitative health information to evaluate potential public health risks associated with environmental contaminants. The IRIS database is relied on for the development of risk assessments, site-specific environmental decisions, and rule making.

  13. 78 FR 38811 - Small Business Size and Status Integrity

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    2013-06-28

    ... made by a judge, jury, or other decider of fact. Given the fact-specific nature of such a finding, SBA... certification is a factual determination best made by a judge, jury, or other decider of fact. One commenter..., jury or other decider of fact. SBA has made minor wording changes in the limitation of liability...

  14. Reply to: Comment on “Soybean Aphid Population Dynamics, Soybean Yield Loss, and Development of Stage-Specific Economic Injury Levels” by M.A. Catangui, E.A. Beckendorf, and W.E. Riedell, Agron. J. 101:1080-1092 (2009)

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    As this manuscript is a response to a Letter to the Editor of the Agronomy Journal, no technical abstract exists. Presented below is the technical abstract for the paper in question. Stage-specific economic injury levels form the basis of integrated pest management for soybean aphid (Aphis glycine...

  15. 78 FR 16259 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Integrated Postsecondary Education...

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    2013-03-14

    ...; Comment Request; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2013-2016 AGENCY: National Center... Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2013-2016. OMB Control Number: 1850-0582. Type of Review: Revision...,030. Abstract: The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) is a web-based data...

  16. Quality of Operative Performance Feedback Given to Thoracic Surgery Residents Using an App-Based System.

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    Karim, Azad S; Sternbach, Joel M; Bender, Edward M; Zwischenberger, Joseph B; Meyerson, Shari L

    Residents frequently report inadequate feedback both in quantity and quality. The study evaluates the quality of faculty feedback about operative performance given using an app-based system. Residents requested operative performance evaluation from faculty on a real-time basis using the "Zwisch Me!!" mobile application which allows faculty to provide brief written feedback. Qualitative analysis of feedback was performed using grounded theory. The 7 academic medical centers with thoracic surgery training programs. Volunteer thoracic surgery residents in both integrated and traditional training pathways and their affiliated cardiothoracic faculty. Residents (n = 33) at 7 institutions submitted a total of 596 evaluations to faculty (n = 48). Faculty acknowledged the evaluation request in 476 cases (80%) and in 350 cases (74%) provided written feedback. Initial open coding generated 12 categories of feedback type. We identified 3 overarching themes. The first theme was the tone of the feedback. Encouraging elements were identified in 162 comments (46%) and corrective elements in 230 (65%). The second theme was the topic of the feedback. Surgical technique was the most common category at 148 comments (42.2%) followed by preparation for case (n = 69, 19.7%). The final theme was the specificity of the feedback. Just over half of comments (n = 190, 54.3%) contained specific feedback, which could be applied to future cases. However, 51 comments (14.6%) contained no useful information for the learners. An app-based system resulted in thoracic surgery residents receiving identifiable feedback in a high proportion of cases. In over half of comments the feedback was specific enough to allow improvement. Feedback was better quality when addressing error prevention and surgical technique but was less useful when addressing communication, flow of the case, and assisting. Faculty development around feedback should focus on making feedback specific and actionable, avoiding case descriptions, or simple platitudes. Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier Inc.

  17. 76 FR 50188 - Notice of Proposed Methodology for the Delaware River and Bay Integrated List Water Quality...

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    2011-08-12

    ... Integrated List Water Quality Assessment AGENCY: Delaware River Basin Commission. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY... Integrated List Water Quality Assessment is available for review and comment. DATES: Comments must be... should have the phrase ``Water Quality Assessment 2012'' in the subject line and should include the name...

  18. IRIS Toxicological Review of Ammonia Noncancer Inhalation ...

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    In September 2016, EPA finalized the IRIS assessment of Ammonia (Noncancer Inhalation). The Toxicological Review was reviewed internally by EPA and by other federal agencies and White House Offices before public release in June 2016. Consistent with the May 2009 IRIS assessment development process, all written comments on IRIS assessments submitted by other federal agencies and White House Offices are made publicly available. Accordingly, interagency comments and the interagency science discussion materials provided to other agencies, including interagency review drafts of the IRIS Toxicological Review of Ammonia (Noncancer Inhalation) are posted on this site. Note: No major science comments were received on the Interagency Science Discussion Draft. EPA is undertaking an Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) health assessment for ammonia. IRIS is an EPA database containing Agency scientific positions on potential adverse human health effects that may result from chronic (or lifetime) exposure to chemicals in the environment. IRIS contains chemical-specific summaries of qualitative and quantitative health information in support of two steps of the risk assessment paradigm, i.e., hazard identification and dose-response evaluation. IRIS assessments are used in combination with specific situational exposure assessment information to evaluate potential public health risk associated with environmental contaminants.

  19. IRIS Toxicological Review of Ammonia (Interagency Science ...

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    On June 1, 2012, the draft Toxicological Review of Ammonia and the draft charge to external peer reviewers were released for external peer review and public comment. The Toxicological Review and charge were reviewed internally by EPA and by other federal agencies and White House Offices before public release. Consistent with the May 2009 IRIS assessment development process, all written comments on IRIS assessments submitted by other federal agencies and White House Offices are made publicly available. Accordingly, interagency comments and the interagency science consultation materials provided to other agencies, including interagency review drafts of the IRIS Toxicological Review of Ammonia and the charge to external peer reviewers, are posted on this site. EPA is undertaking an Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) health assessment for ammonia. IRIS is an EPA database containing Agency scientific positions on potential adverse human health effects that may result from chronic (or lifetime) exposure to chemicals in the environment. IRIS contains chemical-specific summaries of qualitative and quantitative health information in support of two steps of the risk assessment paradigm, i.e., hazard identification and dose-response evaluation. IRIS assessments are used in combination with specific situational exposure assessment information to evaluate potential public health risk associated with environmental contaminants.

  20. IRIS Toxicological Review of n-Butanol (Interagency Science ...

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    On September 8, 2011, the Toxicological Review of n-Butanol (External Review Draft) was released for external peer review and public comment. The Toxicological Review and charge were reviewed internally by EPA and by other federal agencies and White House Offices before public release. In the new IRIS process, introduced by the EPA Administrator, all written comments on IRIS assessments submitted by other federal agencies and White House Offices will be made publicly available. Accordingly, interagency comments with EPA's response and the interagency science consultation draft of the IRIS Toxicological Review of n-Butanol and the charge to external peer reviewers are posted on this site. EPA is undertaking an Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) health assessment for n-butanol. IRIS is an EPA database containing Agency scientific positions on potential adverse human health effects that may result from chronic (or lifetime) exposure to chemicals in the environment. IRIS contains chemical-specific summaries of qualitative and quantitative health information in support of two steps of the risk assessment paradigm, i.e., hazard identification and dose-response evaluation. IRIS assessments are used in combination with specific situational exposure assessment information to evaluate potential public health risk associated with environmental contaminants.

  1. In search of integrated specificity: comment on Denson, Spanovic, and Miller (2009).

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    Miller, Gregory E

    2009-11-01

    Psychologists have long been interested in the integrated specificity hypothesis, which maintains that stressors elicit fairly distinct behavioral, emotional, and biological responses that are molded by selective pressures to meet specific demands from the environment. This issue of Psychological Bulletin features a meta-analytic review of the evidence for this proposition by T. F. Denson, M. Spanovic, and N. Miller. Their review concluded that the meta-analytic findings support the "core concept behind the integrated specificity model" (p. 845) and reveal that "within the context of a stressful event, organisms produce an integrated and coordinated response at multiple levels (i.e., cognitive, emotional, physiological)" (p. 845). I argue that conclusions such as this are unwarranted, given the data. Aside from some effects for cortisol, little evidence of specificity was presented, and most of the significant findings reported would be expected by chance alone. I also contend that Denson et al. failed to consider some important sources of evidence bearing on the specificity hypothesis, particularly how appraisals and emotions couple with autonomic nervous system endpoints and functional indices of immune response. If selective pressures did give rise to an integrated stress response, such pathways almost certainly would have been involved. By omitting such outcomes from the meta-analysis, Denson et al. overlooked what are probably the most definitive tests of the specificity hypothesis. As a result, the field is back where it started: with a lot of affection for the concept of integrated specificity but little in the way of definitive evidence to refute or accept it.

  2. Evidence for Neuropsychological Effects of PCBs in Environmental Studies: Getting Better All the Time

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    Rice, Deborah C.

    2004-01-01

    This invited response to the paper by D.V. Cicchetti, A.S. Kaufman, and S.S. Sparrow (CKS), and the responses by the investigative teams of the studies criticized by them, addresses specific errors of logic and interpretation by CKS, and integrates comments made by the study investigators. CKS provide a flawed analysis of the literature on the…

  3. 76 FR 63941 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Business Transformation-Automated Integrated Operating...

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    2011-10-14

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Citizenship and Immigration Services Agency Information Collection Activities: Business Transformation--Automated Integrated Operating Environment (IOE), New Information... Environment (IOE). The comment period expired May 27, 2011. USCIS is reviewing all comments received and will...

  4. Health care fraud and abuse data collection program: technical revisions to healthcare integrity and protection data bank data collection activities. Interim final rule with comment period.

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    2004-06-17

    The rule makes technical changes to the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB) data collection reporting requirements set forth in 45 CFR part 61 by clarifying the types of personal numeric identifiers that may be reported to the data bank in connection with adverse actions. Specifically, the rule clarifies that in lieu of a Social Security Number (SSN), an individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) may be reported to the data bank when, in those limited situations, an individual does not have an SSN.

  5. RE: Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic: In Support of the Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System -- Comments Submitted for Review by the SAB Workgroup

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    Submission of comments by the Organic Arsenical Products Task Force on the draft document Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic: In Support of the Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS).

  6. 76 FR 68791 - Notice of Availability for Public Comment on the Interagency Ocean Observing Committee Draft...

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    2011-11-07

    ... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Notice of Availability for Public Comment on the Interagency Ocean Observing Committee Draft Certification Criteria for Non-Federal Asset Integration Into IOOS AGENCY... eligibility for integration into the System and to ensure compliance with all applicable standards and...

  7. Reply to "Comment on 'Defocusing complex short-pulse equation and its multi-dark-soliton solution' ".

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    Feng, Bao-Feng; Ling, Liming; Zhu, Zuonong

    2017-08-01

    Our paper [Phys. Rev. E 93, 052227 (2016)PREHBM2470-004510.1103/PhysRevE.93.052227], proposing an integrable model for the propagation of ultrashort pulses, has recently received a Comment by Youssoufa et al. [Phys. Rev. E 96, 026201 (2017)10.1103/PhysRevE.96.026201] about a possible flaw in its derivation. We point out that their claim is incorrect since we have stated explicitly that a term is neglected to derive our model equation in our paper. Furthermore, the integrable model is validated by comparing with the normalized Maxwell equation and other known integrable models. Moreover, we show that a similar approximation has to be performed in deriving the same integrable equation as explained in the Comment.

  8. Cargo Movement Operations System (CMOS). Software Requirements Specification

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1990-03-12

    was erroneously deleted. CMOS PMO ACCEPTS COMMENT: YES [ ] NO [ ] ERCI ACCEPTS COMMENT: YES [ ] NO [ ] COMMENT DISPOSITION: COMMENT STATUS: OPEN...previous SRS. CMOS PMO ACCEPTS COMMENT: YES [ ] NO [ ] ERCI ACCEPTS COMMENT: YES [ ] NO [ ] COMMENT DISPOSITION: COMMENT STATUS: OPEN [ ] CLOSED...ACCEPTS COMMENT: YES [ ] NO [ ] ERCI ACCEPTS COMMENT: YES [ ] NO [ ] COMMENT DISPOSITION: COMMENT STATUS: OPEN [ ] CLOSED [ ] 0 ORIGINATOR CONTROL NUMBER

  9. Cargo Movement Operations System (CMOS). System Segment Specification, Updated, Increment II

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1990-05-02

    CMOS PMO ACCEPTS COMMENT: YES [ ] NO [ ] ERCI ACCEPTS COMMENT: YES [ ] NO [ ] COMMENT DISPOSITION: ACCEPT [ ] REJECT [ 3 COMMENT STATUS: OPEN [ ] CLOSED...ACCEPTS COMMENT: YES [ ] NO [ ] ERCI ACCEPTS COMMENT: YES [ ] NO [ ] COMMENT DISPOSITION: COMMENT STATUS: OPEN [ ] CLOSED [ ] ORIGINATOR CONTROL...the LAN. CMOS PMO ACCEPTS COMMENT: YES [ ] NO [ ] ERCI ACCEPTS COMMENT: YES [ ] NO [ ] COMMENT DISPOSITION: COMMENT STATUS: OPEN [ ] CLOSED

  10. 76 FR 38387 - Draft Toxicological Review of Acrylonitrile: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated...

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    2011-06-30

    ... session is to allow all interested parties to present scientific and technical comments on draft IRIS... should also submit written comments during the public comment period using the detailed and established... period begins June 30, 2011, and ends August 29, 2011. Comments should be in writing and must be received...

  11. IRIS Toxicological Review of Tetrahydrofuran (THF) (External ...

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    EPA is conducting a peer review and public comment of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of tetrahydrofuran (THF) that when finalized will appear on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database. EPA is undertaking an Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) health assessment for tetrahydrofuran. IRIS is an EPA database containing Agency scientific positions on potential adverse human health effects that may result from chronic (or lifetime) exposure to chemicals in the environment. IRIS contains chemical-specific summaries of qualitative and quantitative health information in support of two steps of the risk assessment paradigm, i.e., hazard identification and dose-response evaluation. IRIS assessments are used in combination with specific situational exposure assessment information to evaluate potential public health risk associated with environmental contaminants.

  12. 75 FR 63441 - Notice of Availability for Public Comment on the Interagency Ocean Observation; Committee...

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    2010-10-15

    ... Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Program publishes this notice on behalf of the Interagency Ocean... process mandated by the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (ICOOS Act). The IOOC... Ocean Observing System (System). DATES: Written, faxed or e-mailed comments must be received no later...

  13. 76 FR 11443 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission For OMB Review; Comment Request

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    2011-03-02

    ... anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find it difficult to do so within that period, you should... also be provided to EIA's Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration at the address below... Statistical Integration (EI-21), Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW...

  14. 77 FR 46753 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

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    2012-08-06

    ... Steel Manufacturing (Renewal). ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 2003.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0517. ICR...: The NESHAP for Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing are subject to the General Provisions of the... Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Integrated Iron and Steel...

  15. 76 FR 62842 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

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    2011-10-11

    ... Certain Integrated Solar Systems and Components Thereof, DN 2847; the Commission is soliciting comments on... importation of certain integrated solar systems and components thereof. The complaint names as respondents Zep... Commission has received a complaint filed on behalf of Westinghouse Solar, Inc. on October 4, 2011. The...

  16. IRIS Toxicological Review of Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (Etbe) ...

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    In September 2016, EPA released the draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (ETBE) for public comment and discussion. The draft assessment was reviewed internally by EPA and by other federal agencies and White House Offices before public release. Consistent with the May 2009 IRIS assessment development process, all written comments on IRIS assessments submitted by other federal agencies and White House Offices are made publicly available. Accordingly, interagency comments and the interagency science consultation materials provided to other agencies, including interagency review drafts of the IRIS Toxicological Review of Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether are posted on this site. EPA is undertaking an new health assessment for ethyl tertiary butyl ether (ETBE) for the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). The outcome of this project will be a Toxicological Review and IRIS Summary of ETBE that will be entered on the IRIS database. IRIS is an EPA database containing Agency scientific positions on potential adverse human health effects that may result from chronic (or lifetime) exposure to chemicals in the environment. IRIS contains chemical-specific summaries of qualitative and quantitative health information in support of two steps of the risk assessment process, i.e., hazard identification and dose-response evaluation. IRIS assessments are used nationally and internationally in combination with specific situational exposure assessment infor

  17. 76 FR 32375 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The Partnership...

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    2011-06-06

    ... OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The Partnership Fund for Program Integrity Innovation Pilot Idea Template AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget. ACTION: Notice and request for public comments. SUMMARY: The Office of...

  18. 76 FR 61753 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; the Partnership...

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    2011-10-05

    ... OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; the Partnership Fund for Program Integrity Innovation Pilot Idea Template AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget. ACTION: Notice and request for public comments. SUMMARY: The Office of...

  19. Deadline extended for public comment on IOOS' Draft Plan for Data Management and Communications Component

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    The U.S. Integrated ocean Observing System (IOOS) is encouraging public comment on the draft plan for its Data Management and communications (DMAC) component. The deadline for receipt of comments has been extended to 18 November 2003.

  20. Cargo Movement Operations System (CMOS). Software Requirements Specification (Applications CSCI) Increment 1, Update

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1990-05-31

    12. CMOS PMO ACCEPTS COMMENT: YES [ ] NO [ ] ERCI ACCEPTS COMMENT: YES [ ] NO [ ] COMMENT DISPOSITION: COMMENT STATUS: OPEN [ ] CLOSED...ERCI ACCEPTS COMMENT: YES [ ] NO [ ] COMMENT DISPOSITION: COMMENT STATUS: OPEN [ ] CLOSED [ 3 ORIGINATOR CONTROL NUMBER: SRS1-0004 PROGRAM OFFICE...operational state of the SBSS. CMOS PMO ACCEPTS COMMENT: YES [ ] NO [ ] ERCI ACCEPTS COMMENT: YES [ ] NO [ ] COMMENT DISPOSITION: COMMENT STATUS: OPEN

  1. Levels of analysis in neuroscientific studies of emotion: Comment on "The quartet theory of human emotions: an integrative and neurofunctional model" by S. Koelsch et al.

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    Kuiken, Don; Douglas, Shawn

    2015-06-01

    In the conduct of neuroscience research, methodological choices and theoretical claims often reveal underlying metamethodological and ontological commitments. Koelsch et al. [1] accentuate such commitments in their description of four "neuroanatomically distinct systems," each the substrate of "a specific class of affects" (p. 1). Explication of those classes of affect require theoretical integration across methodologically diverse disciplines, including "psychology, neurobiology, sociology, anthropology, and psycholinguistics" (p. 3). (Philosophy is noticeably missing from this list, but several aspects of the authors' stance indicate that it is not ignored.)

  2. Propulsion System Airframe Integration Issues and Aerodynamic Database Development for the Hyper-X Flight Research Vehicle

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    Engelund, Walter C.; Holland, Scott D.; Cockrell, Charles E., Jr.; Bittner, Robert D.

    1999-01-01

    NASA's Hyper-X Research Vehicle will provide a unique opportunity to obtain data on an operational airframe integrated scramjet propulsion system at true flight conditions. The airframe integrated nature of the scramjet engine with the Hyper-X vehicle results in a strong coupling effect between the propulsion system operation and the airframe s basic aerodynamic characteristics. Comments on general airframe integrated scramjet propulsion system effects on vehicle aerodynamic performance, stability, and control are provided, followed by examples specific to the Hyper-X research vehicle. An overview is provided of the current activities associated with the development of the Hyper-X aerodynamic database, including wind tunnel test activities and parallel CFD analysis efforts. A brief summary of the Hyper-X aerodynamic characteristics is provided, including the direct and indirect effects of the airframe integrated scramjet propulsion system operation on the basic airframe stability and control characteristics.

  3. IRIS Toxicological Review of Tert-Butyl Alcohol (Tert-Butanol) (Public Comment Draft)

    EPA Science Inventory

    EPA is developing an Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessment of tert-butyl Alcohol (tert-butanol) and has released the public comment draft assessment for public comment and external peer review. When final, the assessment will appear on the IRIS databa...

  4. 77 FR 51025 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection Renewal; Comment Request (3064-0161)

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    2012-08-23

    ... a consumer report based on a direct request from a consumer. Request for Comment Comments are... information: Title: Procedures to Enhance the Accuracy and Integrity of Information Furnished to Consumer... received directly from consumers 8 hours to implement the new dispute notice requirement. Estimated burden...

  5. 77 FR 65883 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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    2012-10-31

    ... a consumer report based on a direct request from a consumer. Request for Comment Comments are...: Procedures to Enhance the Accuracy and Integrity of Information Furnished to Consumer Reporting Agencies... complaints received directly from consumers. 8 hours to implement the new dispute notice requirement...

  6. Cargo Movement Operations System (CMOS) Updated Draft Software Requirements Specification (Applications CSCI) Increment II

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1990-11-29

    appropriate to combine them into one paragraph. CMOS PMO ACCEPTS COY24ENT: YES [ ] NO [ ] ERCI ACCEPTS COMMENT: YES [ ] NO [ ] COMMENT DISPOSITION: COMMENT...COMMENT: YES [ ] NO [ ] ERCI ACCEPTS COMMENT: YES [ ] NO [ ] COMMENT DISPOSITION: COMMENT STATUS: OPEN [ ] CLOSED [ ] ORIGINATOR CONTROL NUMBER: SRS1-0004...ERCI ACCEPTS COMMENT: YES [ ] NO [ ] COMMENT DISPOSITION: COMMENT STATUS: OPEN [ ] CLOSED [ ] ORIGINATOR CONTROL NUMBER: SRS1-0005 PROGRAM OFFICE

  7. Cargo Movement Operations System (CMOS). Software Requirements Specification, Increment 1, Change 02

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1990-05-24

    COMMENT: YES [ ] NO [ ] COMMENT DISPOSITION: COMMENT STATUS: OPEN [ CLOSED [ ] ORIGINATOR CONTROL NUMBER: SRS2-0002 PROGRAM OFFICE CONTROL NUMBER: DATA...ACCEPTS COMMENT: YES ( J NO [ ) COMMENT DISPOSITION: COMMENT STATUS: OPEN [ J CLOSED [ ] ORIGINATOR CONTROL NUMBER: SRS2-0003 PROGRAM OFFICE CONTROL...NO [ ] ERCI ACCEPTS COMMENT: YES [ ] NO ( ] COMMENT DISPOSITION: COMMENT STATUS: OPEN [ ] CLOSED [ J ORIGINATOR CONTROL NUMBER: SRS2-0004 PROGRAM

  8. Cargo Movement Operations System (CMOS) Final System Segment Specification (Change 04), Increment II

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    1991-11-14

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  9. Instruments, conductors, dancers, and intendants. Reply to comments on "The quartet theory of human emotions: An integrative and neurofunctional model"

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    Koelsch, Stefan

    2015-06-01

    I am happy about each commentator's contribution [1-27], about the wealth of the kind and generally positive comments, and the many interesting and enriching remarks, observations, and extensions. In the following, I will summarize some major points of the comments, and relate them to the Quartet Theory (henceforth QT) proposed in the target article [28].

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  13. Evolutionary considerations on complex emotions and music-induced emotions. Comment on "The quartet theory of human emotions: An integrative and neurofunctional model" by S. Koelsch et al.

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    Gingras, Bruno; Marin, Manuela M.

    2015-06-01

    Recent efforts to uncover the neural underpinnings of emotional experiences have provided a foundation for novel neurophysiological theories of emotions, adding to the existing body of psychophysiological, motivational, and evolutionary theories. Besides explicitly modeling human-specific emotions and considering the interactions between emotions and language, Koelsch et al.'s original contribution to this challenging endeavor is to identify four brain areas as distinct "affect systems" which differ in terms of emotional qualia and evolutionary pathways [1]. Here, we comment on some features of this promising Quartet Theory of Emotions, focusing particularly on evolutionary and biological aspects related to the four affect systems and their relation to prevailing emotion theories, as well as on the role of music-induced emotions.

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  15. EPA scientific integrity policy draft

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    2011-08-01

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its draft scientific integrity policy on 5 August. The draft policy addresses scientific ethical standards, communications with the public, the use of advisory committees and peer review, and professional development. The draft policy was developed by an ad hoc group of EPA senior staff and scientists in response to a December 2010 memorandum on scientific integrity from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The agency is accepting public comments on the draft through 6 September; comments should be sent to osa.staff@epa.gov. For more information, see http://www.epa.gov/stpc/pdfs/draft-scientific-integrity-policy-aug2011.pdf.

  16. Guide for Commenting on NEEDS and IPM

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  1. Towards a synergy framework across neuroscience and robotics: Lessons learned and open questions. Reply to comments on: "Hand synergies: Integration of robotics and neuroscience for understanding the control of biological and artificial hands"

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    Santello, Marco; Bianchi, Matteo; Gabiccini, Marco; Ricciardi, Emiliano; Salvietti, Gionata; Prattichizzo, Domenico; Ernst, Marc; Moscatelli, Alessandro; Jorntell, Henrik; Kappers, Astrid M. L.; Kyriakopoulos, Kostas; Schaeffer, Alin Abu; Castellini, Claudio; Bicchi, Antonio

    2016-07-01

    We would like to thank all commentators for their insightful commentaries. Thanks to their diverse and complementary expertise in neuroscience and robotics, the commentators have provided us with the opportunity to further discuss state-of-the-art and gaps in the integration of neuroscience and robotics reviewed in our article. We organized our reply in two sections that capture the main points of all commentaries [1-9]: (1) Advantages and limitations of the synergy approach in neuroscience and robotics, and (2) Learning and role of sensory feedback in biological and robotics synergies.

  2. Aesthetic emotions goals. Comment on "The quartet theory of human emotions: An integrative and neurofunctional model" by S. Koelsch et al.

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    Perlovsky, Leonid

    2015-06-01

    Review by Koelsch et al. [10] presents an interdisciplinary theory of emotions, including a neurobiological emotion theory originating in four core emotional systems. The Quartet Theory (QT) includes specifically human emotions and considers the role of language for emotions. This comment considers questions about how the QT can address aesthetic emotions, what class of emotions they are, and what their function in cognition is. Can QT help defining aesthetic emotions neurally and functionally? Such a definition of aesthetic emotions would be necessary for their scientific exploration, because as widely used today there is no definition, aesthetics is defined through art, and art through aesthetics. Since contents of many art museums are not accepted as art by many artists and admirers of art, it is not clear what should be the subject of aesthetic emotions research.

  3. IRIS Toxicological Review of Benzo[a]pyrene (Public Comment Draft)

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  5. Is knee pain information on YouTube videos perceived to be helpful? An analysis of user comments and implications for dissemination on social media.

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    Meldrum, Sarah; Savarimuthu, Bastin Tr; Licorish, Sherlock; Tahir, Amjed; Bosu, Michael; Jayakaran, Prasath

    2017-01-01

    There is little research that characterises knee pain related information disseminated via social media. However, variances in the content and quality of such sources could compromise optimal patient care. This study explored the nature of the comments on YouTube videos related to non-specific knee pain, to determine their helpfulness to the users. A systematic search identified 900 videos related to knee pain on the YouTube database. A total of 3537 comments from 58 videos were included in the study. A categorisation scheme was developed and 1000 randomly selected comments were analysed according to this scheme. The most common category was the users providing personal information or describing a personal situation (19%), followed by appreciation or acknowledgement of others' inputs (17%) and asking questions (15%). Of the questions, 33% were related to seeking help in relation to a specific situation. Over 10% of the comments contained negativity or disagreement; while 4.4% of comments reported they intended to pursue an action, based on the information presented in the video and/or from user comments. It was observed that individuals commenting on YouTube videos on knee pain were most often soliciting advice and information specific to their condition. The analysis of comments from the most commented videos using a keyword-based search approach suggests that the YouTube videos can be used for disseminating general advice on knee pain.

  6. Is knee pain information on YouTube videos perceived to be helpful? An analysis of user comments and implications for dissemination on social media

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    Meldrum, Sarah; Savarimuthu, Bastin TR; Licorish, Sherlock; Tahir, Amjed; Bosu, Michael; Jayakaran, Prasath

    2017-01-01

    Objective There is little research that characterises knee pain related information disseminated via social media. However, variances in the content and quality of such sources could compromise optimal patient care. This study explored the nature of the comments on YouTube videos related to non-specific knee pain, to determine their helpfulness to the users. Methods A systematic search identified 900 videos related to knee pain on the YouTube database. A total of 3537 comments from 58 videos were included in the study. A categorisation scheme was developed and 1000 randomly selected comments were analysed according to this scheme. Results The most common category was the users providing personal information or describing a personal situation (19%), followed by appreciation or acknowledgement of others’ inputs (17%) and asking questions (15%). Of the questions, 33% were related to seeking help in relation to a specific situation. Over 10% of the comments contained negativity or disagreement; while 4.4% of comments reported they intended to pursue an action, based on the information presented in the video and/or from user comments. Conclusion It was observed that individuals commenting on YouTube videos on knee pain were most often soliciting advice and information specific to their condition. The analysis of comments from the most commented videos using a keyword-based search approach suggests that the YouTube videos can be used for disseminating general advice on knee pain. PMID:29942583

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  16. Reply to comment on "Validation of two innovative methods to measure contaminant mass flux in groundwater" by Goltz et al. (2009)

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    Goltz, Mark N.; Huang, Junqi

    2014-12-01

    We thank Sun (2014) for his comment on our paper, Goltz et al. (2009). The commenter basically makes two points: (1) equation (6) in Goltz et al. (2009) is incorrect, and (2) screen loss should be further considered as a source of error in the modified integral pump test (MIPT) experiment. We will address each of these points, below.

  17. Observer Comments Provided at the Peer Consultation Workshop (Appendix E)

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  20. Integration of Basic and Clinical Science Courses in US PharmD Programs

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    Talukder, Rahmat M.; Taheri, Reza; Blanchard, Nicholas

    2016-01-01

    Objective. To determine the current status of and faculty perceptions regarding integration of basic and clinical science courses in US pharmacy programs. Methods. A 25-item survey instrument was developed and distributed to 132 doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) programs. Survey data were analyzed using Mann-Whitney U test or Kruskal-Wallis test. Thematic analysis of text-based comments was performed using the constant comparison method. Results. One hundred twelve programs responded for a response rate of 85%. Seventy-eight (70%) offered integrated basic and clinical science courses. The types of integration included: full integration with merging disciplinary contents (n=25), coordinated delivery of disciplinary contents (n=50), and standalone courses with integrated laboratory (n=3). Faculty perceptions of course integration were positive. Themes that emerged from text-based comments included positive learning experiences as well as the challenges, opportunities, and skepticism associated with course integration. Conclusion. The results suggest wide variations in the design and implementation of integrated courses among US pharmacy programs. Faculty training and buy-in play a significant role in successful implementation of curricular integration. PMID:28179715

  1. Integration of Basic and Clinical Science Courses in US PharmD Programs.

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    Islam, Mohammed A; Talukder, Rahmat M; Taheri, Reza; Blanchard, Nicholas

    2016-12-25

    Objective. To determine the current status of and faculty perceptions regarding integration of basic and clinical science courses in US pharmacy programs. Methods. A 25-item survey instrument was developed and distributed to 132 doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) programs. Survey data were analyzed using Mann-Whitney U test or Kruskal-Wallis test. Thematic analysis of text-based comments was performed using the constant comparison method. Results. One hundred twelve programs responded for a response rate of 85%. Seventy-eight (70%) offered integrated basic and clinical science courses. The types of integration included: full integration with merging disciplinary contents (n=25), coordinated delivery of disciplinary contents (n=50), and standalone courses with integrated laboratory (n=3). Faculty perceptions of course integration were positive. Themes that emerged from text-based comments included positive learning experiences as well as the challenges, opportunities, and skepticism associated with course integration. Conclusion. The results suggest wide variations in the design and implementation of integrated courses among US pharmacy programs. Faculty training and buy-in play a significant role in successful implementation of curricular integration.

  2. Competencies "plus": the nature of written comments on internal medicine residents' evaluation forms.

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    Ginsburg, Shiphra; Gold, Wayne; Cavalcanti, Rodrigo B; Kurabi, Bochra; McDonald-Blumer, Heather

    2011-10-01

    Comments on residents' in-training evaluation reports (ITERs) may be more useful than scores in identifying trainees in difficulty. However, little is known about the nature of comments written by internal medicine faculty on residents' ITERs. Comments on 1,770 ITERs (from 180 residents in postgraduate years 1-3) were analyzed using constructivist grounded theory beginning with an existing framework. Ninety-three percent of ITERs contained comments, which were frequently easy to map onto traditional competencies, such as knowledge base (n = 1,075 comments) to the CanMEDs Medical Expert role. Many comments, however, could be linked to several overlapping competencies. Also common were comments completely unrelated to competencies, for instance, the resident's impact on staff (813), or personality issues (450). Residents' "trajectory" was a major theme (performance in relation to expected norms [494], improvement seen [286], or future predictions [286]). Faculty's assessments of residents are underpinned by factors related and unrelated to traditional competencies. Future evaluations should attempt to capture these holistic, integrated impressions.

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  18. Multiscale ecology of agroecosystems is an emerging research field that can provide a stronger theoretical background for the integrated pest management. Reply to comments on “Multiscale approach to pest insect monitoring: Random walks, pattern formation, synchronization, and networks”

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    Petrovskii, Sergei; Petrovskaya, Natalia; Bearup, Daniel

    2014-09-01

    We would like to thank all commentators for their insightful and thought-provoking commentaries [1-4] that also helped to further broaden the scope of our review [5] as well as to extend the list of references. We very much appreciate the positive comments on the relevance, timeliness and comprehensiveness of our work.

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  1. Theoretical Orientation and Psychotherapy Integration: Comment on Poznanski and McLennan.

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    Arnkoff, Diane B.

    1995-01-01

    Considers Poznanski and McLennan's (1995) discussion and proposals for measurement of theoretical orientation in light of recent interest in psychotherapy integration. Presents suggestions to allow better assessment of the orientation of counselors who espouse integrative theories or technical eclecticism. (JPS)

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    ... Arlington, Virginia. This notice supplements that original meeting notice. DATES: The DHS Data Privacy and... original notice. Please include the Docket Number (DHS 2011-0076) in your comments. A public comment period... original notice or sign up at the registration desk on the day of the meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...

  3. 78 FR 22801 - Request for Comments on Developing a Program To Provide Loan Guarantees to Small- or Medium-Sized...

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    ... manufacturing; manufacture an innovative technology product or an integral component of such a product; or, to... use or production of innovative technologies for manufacturing? Dated: April 10, 2013. Matt Erskine.... SUMMARY: The Economic Development Administration (EDA) seeks public comment on, how to design and...

  4. 75 FR 48731 - Notice of Availability for Public Comment on the Draft Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and...

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    ..., the academic community and the private sector in providing IOOS environmental information, products... Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology--Interagency Ocean Observation Committee Public-Private Use Policy... a 60-day public comment period for the Public-Private Use Policy mandated by the Integrated Coastal...

  5. Coherence between Text Comments and the Quantitative Ratings in the UK's National Student Survey

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    Langan, A. Mark; Scott, Nick; Partington, Shobana; Oczujda, Agnieszka

    2017-01-01

    Institutions are understandably interested in the profile of their own reputations based upon publicly available data about student experiences. The UK's National Student Survey (NSS) metrics are integrated into several "Good University" calculations, whereas teaching teams most often use the survey's text comments to change practices,…

  6. A Quest for Efficiencies: Total System Performance Responsibility

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2002-04-01

    Program Office................................ 22 Contract Law Comments...resources and suppliers. 25 Contract Law Comments An integral member of any acquisition team is the legal expert(s) from the Staff Judge...Eglin AFB and Hanscom AFB were sent surveys in order to determine what cautions and concerns exist based on their contract law experiences. Getting

  7. Direction and Integration of Experimental Ground Test Capabilities and Computational Methods

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    Dunn, Steven C.

    2016-01-01

    This paper groups and summarizes the salient points and findings from two AIAA conference panels targeted at defining the direction, with associated key issues and recommendations, for the integration of experimental ground testing and computational methods. Each panel session utilized rapporteurs to capture comments from both the panel members and the audience. Additionally, a virtual panel of several experts were consulted between the two sessions and their comments were also captured. The information is organized into three time-based groupings, as well as by subject area. These panel sessions were designed to provide guidance to both researchers/developers and experimental/computational service providers in defining the future of ground testing, which will be inextricably integrated with the advancement of computational tools.

  8. ACHP | News | ACHP Issues Program Comment for Disposal of Navy vessels

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    Search skip specific nav links Home arrow News arrow ACHP Issues Program Comment for Disposal of Navy vessels ACHP Issues Program Comment for Disposal of Navy vessels March 8, 2010 – The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) has issued a Program Comment, pursuant to 36 CFR 800.14(e), to the U.S. Navy

  9. Attitudes towards chiropractic: an analysis of written comments from a survey of north american orthopaedic surgeons

    PubMed Central

    2011-01-01

    Background There is increasing interest by chiropractors in North America regarding integration into mainstream healthcare; however, there is limited information about attitudes towards the profession among conventional healthcare providers, including orthopaedic surgeons. Methods We administered a 43-item cross-sectional survey to 1000 Canadian and American orthopaedic surgeons that inquired about demographic variables and their attitudes towards chiropractic. Our survey included an option for respondants to include written comments, and our present analysis is restricted to these comments. Two reviewers, independantly and in duplicate, coded all written comments using thematic analysis. Results 487 surgeons completed the survey (response rate 49%), and 174 provided written comments. Our analysis revealed 8 themes and 24 sub-themes represented in surgeons' comments. Reported themes were: variability amongst chiropractors (n = 55); concerns with chiropractic treatment (n = 54); areas where chiropractic is perceived as effective (n = 43); unethical behavior (n = 43); patient interaction (n = 36); the scientific basis of chiropractic (n = 26); personal experiences with chiropractic (n = 21); and chiropractic training (n = 18). Common sub-themes endorsed by surgeon's were diversity within the chiropractic profession as a barrier to increased interprofessional collaboration, endorsement for chiropractic treatment of musculoskeletal complaints, criticism for treatment of non-musculoskeletal complaints, and concern over whether chiropractic care was evidence-based. Conclusions Our analysis identified a number of issues that will have to be considered by the chiropractic profession as part of its efforts to further integrate chiropractic into mainstream healthcare. PMID:21970333

  10. 78 FR 14238 - Determination of Group Eligibility for MBDA Assistance

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    ... that the ADC Petition is not currently supported by sufficient evidence to establish social or economic... sufficient evidence to prove the necessary elements of social or economic disadvantage within the specific... days and requested general comments and comments on specific social and economic issues related to Arab...

  11. 77 FR 46952 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Wisconsin; Regional Haze

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    ... ``its Draft Economic Incentives Program Guidance is relevant to this rulemaking.'' Sierra Club states... Economic Incentive Program Guidance and in program-specific guidance that more directly addresses specific... Economic Incentives Program Guidance. Comment: Sierra Club comments that, ``the emission limits proposed by...

  12. 77 FR 11481 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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    ... estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the... form FNS 698, Profile of Integrity Practices and Procedures; FNS 699, the Integrity Profile Report Form...

  13. Head-up and head-down displays integration in automobiles

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Betancur, J. Alejandro; Osorio-Gómez, Gilberto; Agudelo, J. David

    2014-06-01

    In automotive industry, the dashboard has been ergonomically developed in order to keep the driver focused on the horizon while driving, but the possibility to access external electronic devices constraints the driver to turn away his face, generating dangerous situations in spite of the short periods of time. Therefore, this work explores the integration of Head-Up Displays and Head-Down Displays in automobiles, proposing configurations that give to drivers the facility to driving focused. In this way, some of the main ergonomic comments about those configurations are proposed; and also, some technical comments regarding the implemented arrangements are given.

  14. The integration of environmental geology methods and concepts within the framework of a regional administration; the case of the Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Aurenheimer, C.

    The process of transfer of jurisdictions on environmental matters from the central administration to an autonomous regional government is described. The main approaches taken by different autonomous regions in Spain, to deal with the problems of setting up an environmental administrative organization are also briefly commented here. Finally, the specific structure of the environmental administration in the Comunidad Valenciana and the main guidelines of its environmental policies are explained. It is concluded that earth science can provide a very useful basis for the drafting of these policies in the region, because of the specific nature of the problems to be dealt with, related mainly to water management, soil conservation, land occupation, natural hazards and preservation of natural areas.

  15. 76 FR 32367 - Agency Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Integrated Public...

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    ...; Integrated Public Alert and Warning Systems (IPAWS) Inventory AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency... proposed revision of the information collection concerning public alert and warning systems at the Federal... evaluation and assessment of existing public alert and warning resources and their integration with the...

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    ... Request, Integrated Public Alert and Warning Systems (IPAWS) Inventory AGENCY: Federal Emergency... system to alert and warn the American people in situations of war, terrorist attack, natural disaster, or... inventory of public alert and warning resources, capabilities, and the degree of integration at the Federal...

  17. 77 FR 21158 - VA Directive 0005 on Scientific Integrity: Availability for Review and Comment

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    ... the Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy's Memorandum of December 17, 2010, on scientific integrity. It addresses how VA ensures quality science in its methods, review, policy application, and...: Background The Presidential Memorandum on Scientific Integrity and the Office of Science and Technology...

  18. 77 FR 22316 - Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Ecological Processes and...

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    ...) document, ``Integrating Ecological Assessment and Decision-Making at EPA, 2011 RAF Ecological Assessment... document, ``Integrating Ecological Assessment and Decision- Making at EPA, 2011 RAF Ecological Assessment... review comments on the EPA RAF draft document ``Integrating Ecological Assessment and Decision-Making at...

  19. 77 FR 19032 - Certain Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Devices and Products Containing Same Notice of Receipt...

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    ... INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [DN 2888] Certain Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Devices and... Integrated Circuit Devices and Products Containing Same, DN 2888; the Commission is soliciting comments on... Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov , and will be available for inspection during...

  20. 75 FR 60767 - Office of the Commissioner; Request for Comments on the Food and Drug Administration Fiscal Year...

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    ... Science and Innovation, (2) Strengthen the Safety and Integrity of the Global Supply Chain, (3) Strengthen... comments to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA- 305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane... strengthen the strategic management structure currently in place. For comparison purposes, the current FDA...

  1. 77 FR 12836 - Draft Toxicological Review of Biphenyl: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk...

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    ... prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the EPA Office of Research and... comments and/or provide written comments at the meeting regarding the draft assessment under review. Space... the Recent Additions and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea . A limited number of paper...

  2. Online Problem-Based Learning in Postgraduate Medical Education--Content Analysis of Reflection Comments

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    Gonzalez, Maria L.; Salmoni, Alan J.

    2008-01-01

    We developed the Med-e-Conference, an online tool to teach clinical skills to medical students, which integrated problem-based learning with collaborative group tasks. The final task asked students to consider what they had done (reflection). These comments were analysed using content analysis, and 10 themes were elicited. The number of agreements…

  3. 78 FR 2646 - Proposed Modification of Class B Airspace; Las Vegas, NV

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    2013-01-14

    ..., NV AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); Reopening of comment period. SUMMARY: This action reopens the comment period for an NPRM that was published... reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory...

  4. 75 FR 27346 - Agency Information Collection Request. 30-Day Public Comment Request

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    ... of a proposed collection for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments... plans, employers, and health care providers. We know very little about why consumers, and specifically... the newer, more robust Internet-based tools for tracking their health and health care services. This...

  5. 75 FR 7268 - Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment Request

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    2010-02-18

    ... information collection request for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding... plans, employers, and health care providers. We know very little about why consumers, and specifically... the newer, more robust Internet-based tools for tracking their health and health care services. This...

  6. 76 FR 25331 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Oil and...

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    ... Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency... http://www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft collection of information, submit or view... comments: 1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific examples. 2. Describe any...

  7. COMMENTS CONTRIBUTED BY ALAN HUBER TO AWMA AB-3 COMMITTEE FOR POSSIBLE INCLUSION IN THE COMMITTEE'S PRESENTATION AT EPA'S 8TH CONFERENCE ON AIR QUALITY MODELING - A&WMA AB-3 COMMENTS ON NONSTANDARD MODELING APPROACHES

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    Technical comments are provided to the Air and waste Management Associations AB-3 committee for potential inclusion into the committee's comments to be made at EPA's 8th Conference on Air Quality Modeling. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations can model specific cases wh...

  8. 75 FR 44589 - Health Information Technology: Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and...

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    2010-07-28

    ..., one of which included the ``use of certified EHR technology in a meaningful manner.'' This means that... comments received by ONC related to the Interim Final Rule. In some cases, due to the simultaneous... or eligible hospital would be required to use adopted standards. One commenter specifically requested...

  9. 76 FR 329 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Reporting Requirements for the Ocean Salmon...

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    ... Collection; Comment Request; Reporting Requirements for the Ocean Salmon Fishery Off the Coasts of Washington..., designated regulatory areas in the commercial ocean salmon fishery off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and... requirements to land salmon within specific time frames and in specific areas may be implemented in the...

  10. 75 FR 78944 - Proposed Establishment of the Pine Mountain-Mayacmas Viticultural Area; Comment Period Reopening

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    ...The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is reopening the comment period for Notice No. 105, which concerned a proposal to establish an American viticultural area having the name Pine Mountain- Mayacamas. This reopening of the comment period solicits comments from the public on issues that were raised in public comments received in response to Notice No. 105. Three specific issues which we seek comments on concern the proper name for the proposed viticultural area, the viticultural significance of a suggested alternative name for the viticultural area, and the propriety of expanding the boundary of the proposed viticultural area.

  11. Comment and response document for the long-term surveillance plan for the Bodo Canyon Disposal Site, Durango, Colorado, Revision 0

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    NONE

    1995-11-01

    This report contains the comment and response document for the Draft Long-Term Surveillance Plan of the Bodo Canyon Site in Durango, California. This is a part of the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project. Questions and comments regarding specific sections or statements in the report are described and then a response to each review comment or question is provided.

  12. Integrative Treatment of Personality Disorder. Part I: Psychotherapy.

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    Jovanovic, Mirjana Divac; Svrakic, Dragan

    2017-03-01

    In this paper, we outline the concept of integrative therapy of borderline personality, also referred to as fragmented personality, which we consider to be the core psychopathology underlying all clinical subtypes of personality disorder. Hence, the terms borderline personality, borderline disorder, fragmented personality, and personality disorder are used interchangeably, as synonyms. Our integrative approach combines pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy, each specifically tailored to accomplish a positive feedback modulation of their respective effects. We argue that pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy of personality disorder complement each other. Pharmacological control of disruptive affects clears the stage, in some cases builds the stage, for the psychotherapeutic process to take place. In turn, psychotherapy promotes integration of personality fragments into more cohesive structures of self and identity, ultimately establishing self-regulation of mood and anxiety. We introduce our original method of psychotherapy, called reconstructive interpersonal therapy (RIT). The RIT integrates humanistic-existential and psychodynamic paradigms, and is thereby designed to accomplish a deep reconstruction of core psychopathology within the setting of high structure. We review and comment the current literature on the strategies, goals, therapy process, priorities, and phases of psychotherapy of borderline disorders, and describe in detail the fundamental principles of RIT.

  13. IRIS Toxicological Review of Ammonia (Revised External ...

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    In August 2013, EPA submitted a revised draft IRIS assessment of ammonia to the agency's Science Advisory Board (SAB) and posted this draft on the IRIS website. EPA had previously released a draft of the assessment for public comment, held a public meeting about the draft, and then revised it based on the comments received. The SAB CAAC-Ammonia panel will review this draft assessment. Details about the meeting dates, times, and location are available via the Federal Register Notice posted on March 25, 2014. The SAB provided information on how the public can participate in the external peer review meetings, as well as instructions about how to provide comments to the SAB in the notice. Additional information on the SAB review of ammonia is on the SAB website. Report Information: The Toxicological Review of Ammonia was originally released for a 60-day public comment period on June 8, 2012. [Federal Register Notice Jun 8, 2012] EPA revised the toxicological review in response to the public comments received. EPA has released the revised external review draft ammonia assessment and the SAB CAAC is conducting a peer review of the scientific basis supporting the assessment that will appear in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database. Information regarding the peer review can be found at the SAB review of ammonia website. EPA is undertaking an Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) health assessment for ammonia. IRIS is an EPA database cont

  14. 76 FR 50726 - Integrated System Power Rates: Correction

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    2011-08-16

    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Southwestern Power Administration Integrated System Power Rates: Correction AGENCY: Southwestern Power Administration, DOE. ACTION: Notice of public review and comment; Correction. SUMMARY: Southwestern Power Administration published a document in the Federal Register (76 FR 48159) on...

  15. Integrated Insect Control May Alter Pesticide Use Pattern

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    Worthy, Ward

    1973-01-01

    Discusses the use of predators, parasites, bacteria, viruses, hormones, pheromones, and sterile-male release and insect-resistance imparting techniques in pest control. Concludes with comments from chemical pesticide companies as popular attitudes toward the integrated pest management. (CC)

  16. 77 FR 6790 - Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Portsmouth

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    .... Federal Coordinator's Comments. Liaisons' Comments. Presentations: [cir] The Ohio Valley Regional Development Center (OVRDC) Overview, John Hemmings, Executive Director of OVRDC. [cir] Waste Acceptance...

  17. 76 FR 74051 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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    ... your comment. If you send an email comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov , your... your views. 4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you arrived at the estimate that you provide. 5. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns. 6. Offer alternative ways to...

  18. 77 FR 47835 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Consolidated...

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    ... Number 2050-0096 (National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP)). The first ICR... or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those... comments: 1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific examples. 2. Describe any...

  19. 75 FR 76731 - Request for Comment for Report on In-State Broadcast Programming

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    ...; solicitation of comments. SUMMARY: This document solicits public comments and data for use in preparation of a.... In addition, the Bureau requests data for use in preparation of the report. 4. Section 304(1... use in preparation of the required report. 2. Specifically, Section 304 of STELA states: SEC. 304...

  20. Does Mind Wandering Reflect Executive Function or Executive Failure? Comment on Smallwood and Schooler (2006) and Watkins (2008)

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    McVay, Jennifer C.; Kane, Michael J.

    2010-01-01

    In this comment, we contrast different conceptions of mind wandering that were presented in 2 recent theoretical reviews: Smallwood and Schooler (2006) and Watkins (2008). We also introduce a new perspective on the role of executive control in mind wandering by integrating empirical evidence presented in Smallwood and Schooler with 2 theoretical…

  1. The Use of Non-Specific Comments in a Conversation Aid for Non-Speaking People.

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    Todman, John; Morrison, Zara

    1995-01-01

    TALK (Talk Aid using pre-Loaded Knowledge) is a computer system linked to a speech synthesizer which enables nonspeaking people to engage in real-time social conversation. TALK provides categories of general comments that can be used whenever a suitable specific response is unavailable. Results are reported of a study evaluating effectiveness of…

  2. 76 FR 4654 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

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    2011-01-26

    ... Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Chemical-Specific Rules, TSCA Sec. 8... of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Chemical-Specific Rules, TSCA Sec. 8(a); ICR... the following ICR to OMB for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320...

  3. Release 1.0 System Integration Test Report

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1996-05-23

    The purpose of this report is to present the findings of the System Integration : Test Team which relates to the compliance with the C-TIC Release 1.0 : requirements. This report summarizes the tests performed, the procedures and : any comments relat...

  4. Cargo Movement Operations System (CMOS) Draft Software Product Specification, Increment I

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1990-12-13

    NO [ ] COMMENT DISPOSITION: ACCEPT [ ] REJECT [ ] COMMENT STATUS: OPEN [ ] CLOSED [ ] Cmnt Page Paragraph No. No. Number Comment 1. 2 1.3 Delete "Software Product Specification" from lines 4 & 5 of the first paragraph. 2. 11 3.4 Change "Table 3.4" to "Appendix E". 3. App B (all) Change the term "Deskview" used to describe the development language to "DESQview". ORIGINATOR CONTROL NUMBER: SPS1-0002 PROGRAM OFFICE CONTROL NUMBER: DATA ITEM DISCREPANCY WORKSHEET CDRL NUMBER: A014-02 DATE: 12/13/90 ORIGINATOR NAME:

  5. Evaluation of the Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide (2006 ...

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA conducted a peer review and public comment of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of ethylene oxide (cancer) that when finalized will appear on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database. EPA is announcing a 30-day public comment period for this document. The release of this draft document is solely for the purpose of seeking public comment and for review by the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) via a meeting to be held later in 2006. The time and place of the SAB meeting will be announced in a separate Federal Register notice. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA and does not represent, and should not be construed to represent, any Agency policy or determination. EPA will consider any public comments submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in the Notice of Public Comment Period when revising this draft document.

  6. 76 FR 8359 - Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Portsmouth

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    ..., Piketon, Ohio 45661, (740) 897-3822; e- mail: [email protected] . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION... Transport for Moving Waste. Public Comments. Final Comments. Adjourn. Public Participation: The meeting is...

  7. 78 FR 60281 - Media Bureau Seeks Comment on Catalog of Eligible Expenses and Other Issues Related to the...

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    ... Spectrum Act, the Commission seeks comment on the types of expenses broadcasters might incur, the price of... specific types of expenses within cost categories that broadcasters might incur following channel...'' costs, such as legal and engineering services. The Notice seeks comment not only on the types of...

  8. 78 FR 30300 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Implementation of...

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    2013-05-22

    ....regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft collection of information, submit or view public comments... helpful for preparing your comments: (i) Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific... and/or data you used that support your views. (iv) If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain...

  9. 75 FR 37339 - Airworthiness Directives; EADS CASA (Type Certificate Previously Held by Construcciones...

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    ..., Avenida de Arag[oacute]n 404, 28022 Madrid, Spain; telephone +34 91 585 55 84; fax +34 91 585 55 05; e... the beginning of your comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory, economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We will consider all comments received by the closing...

  10. The quartet theory: Implications for autism spectrum disorder. Comment on "The quartet theory of human emotions: An integrative and neurofunctional model" by S. Koelsch et al.

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    Pehrs, Corinna; Samson, Andrea C.; Gross, James J.

    2015-06-01

    Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by social and communication deficits as well as restricted and repetitive behaviors [1]. Specific deficits include failure to initiate reciprocal social interactions, verbal and non-verbal communication difficulties, decreased sensitivity to social and emotional cues, and limited perspective-taking abilities. Social withdrawal, avoidance or indifference to affection or physical contact, lack of eye contact, and decreased joint attention and facial responsiveness are also common [2]. In addition to these core features, there is a growing body of literature that describes problematic patterns of emotional reactivity (increased negative and decreased positive emotions) and emotion regulation (increased use of maladaptive and decreased use of adaptive emotion regulation strategies) [3-5]. The present comment seeks to link difficulties in socio-emotional domains to the Quartet Theory of Human Emotions by mapping characteristic ASD social deficits and emotion dysregulation onto two of the affect systems described in this theory: the hippocampal and orbitofrontal-centered systems.

  11. Devices and Desires: Integrative Strategy Instruction from a Motivational Perspective.

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    Vauras, Marja; And Others

    1993-01-01

    This critique of Edwin Ellis's Integrative Strategy Instruction model comments that analyses are needed concerning the mutual social adaptations of differently disposed (cognitively, motivationally, and emotionally) students with learning disabilities and teachers within the social frames of learning environments. (JDD)

  12. Comment on Perry and Winne's "Learning from Learning Kits: gStudy Traces of Students' Self-Regulated Engagements with Computerized Content"

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    Nenniger, Peter

    2006-01-01

    The comment starts with a review of the authors' four phase model of SRL as metacognitive, motivated, and strategic where it is suggested to complete the model with aspects of motivation, emotion, and attribution. Furthermore, integrating theories about "online motivation" within the model's internal regulatory part and framing it with elements of…

  13. 78 FR 25337 - Federal Aviation Administration

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Operations Specifications AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice and request for comments...

  14. 7 CFR 1940.329 - Commenting on other Agencies' EIS's.

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    2010-01-01

    ... Federal agencies. In so doing, comments should be as specific as possible. Any recommendations for the... under study to the State Office's natural resource management guide and the objectives of the Department...

  15. 7 CFR 1940.329 - Commenting on other Agencies' EIS's.

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    2011-01-01

    ... Federal agencies. In so doing, comments should be as specific as possible. Any recommendations for the... under study to the State Office's natural resource management guide and the objectives of the Department...

  16. 78 FR 30245 - Electric Reliability Organization Interpretation of Specific Requirements of the Disturbance...

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    ... print-to-PDF format and not in a scanned format. Mail/Hand Delivery: Commenters unable to file comments.... FERC, 564 F.3d 1342 (DC Cir. 2009). 3. In March 2007, the Commission issued Order No. 693, evaluating... should be filed in native applications or print-to-PDF format and not in a scanned format. Commenters...

  17. 77 FR 42339 - Improving Contracting Officers' Access to Relevant Integrity Information

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    ... OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET Office of Federal Procurement Policy Improving Contracting Officers' Access to Relevant Integrity Information AGENCY: Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget. ACTION: Notice of Request for Comment. SUMMARY: The Office of Federal Procurement...

  18. 76 FR 31507 - Domestic Licensing of Source Material-Amendments/Integrated Safety Analysis

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    2011-06-01

    ... Licensing of Source Material--Amendments/Integrated Safety Analysis AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission... rule announced the availability of a draft regulatory analysis for public comment. This document... in Section XI, ``Regulatory Analysis.'' The correct ADAMS accession number is ML102380243. DATES: The...

  19. NOAA draft scientific integrity policy: Comment period open through 20 August

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    Showstack, Randy

    2011-08-01

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is aiming to finalize its draft scientific integrity policy possibly by the end of the year, Larry Robinson, NOAA assistant secretary for conservation and management, indicated during a 28 July teleconference. The policy “is key to fostering an environment where science is encouraged, nurtured, respected, rewarded, and protected,” Robinson said, adding that the agency's comment period for the draft policy, which was released on 16 June, ends on 20 August. “Science underpins all that NOAA does. This policy is one piece of a broader effort to strengthen NOAA science,” Robinson said, noting that the draft “represents the first ever scientific integrity policy for NOAA. Previously, our policy only addressed research misconduct and focused on external grants. What's new about this policy is that it establishes NOAA's principles for scientific integrity, a scientific code of conduct, and a code of ethics for science supervision and management.”

  20. Response to Germann's "Comment on 'theory for source-responsive and free-surface film modeling of unsaturated flow'"

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    Nimmo, J.R.

    2010-01-01

    Germann's (2010) comment helpfully presents supporting evidence that I have missed, notes items that need clarification or correction, and stimulates discussion of what is needed for improved theory of unsaturated flow. Several points from this comment relate not only to specific features of the content of my paper (Nimmo, 2010), but also to the broader question of what methodology is appropriate for developing an applied earth science. Accordingly, before addressing specific points that Germann identified, I present here some considerations of purpose and background relevant to evaluation of the unsaturated flow model of Nimmo (2010).

  1. 77 FR 4799 - Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Paducah

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    ...] Recommendation 12-02: Pro Nuclear Future Use for Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Site Public Comments Adjourn... clean-up science and technology activities). Comments outside of the scope may be submitted via written...

  2. Sociolinguistically Informed Natural Language Processing: Automating Irony Detection

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    2017-10-23

    ML and NLP technologies fail to detect ironic intent empirically. We specifically proposed to assess quantitatively (using the collected dataset...Aim 2. To analyze when existing ML and NLP technologies fail to detect ironic intent empirically. We specifically proposed to assess quantitatively ...of the embedding reddit thread, and the other comments in this thread) constitute 4 sub-reddit (URL) description number of labeled comments politics

  3. Comments on localized and integral localized approximations in spherical coordinates

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    Gouesbet, Gérard; Lock, James A.

    2016-08-01

    Localized approximation procedures are efficient ways to evaluate beam shape coefficients of laser beams, and are particularly useful when other methods are ineffective or inefficient. Comments on these procedures are, however, required in order to help researchers make correct decisions concerning their use. This paper has the flavor of a short review and takes the opportunity to attract the attention of the readers to a required refinement of terminology.

  4. Personality Theories Facilitate Integrating the Five Principles and Deducing Hypotheses for Testing

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    Maddi, Salvatore R.

    2007-01-01

    Comments on the original article "A New Big Five: Fundamental Principles for an Integrative Science of Personality," by Dan P. McAdams and Jennifer L. Pals (see record 2006-03947-002). In presenting their view of personality science, McAdams and Pals (April 2006) elaborated the importance of five principles for building an integrated science of…

  5. 77 FR 15365 - Agency Information Collection Extension

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  6. Final Comments from Professors George and Beane.

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    Beane, James; George, Paul S.

    1996-01-01

    Concludes this journal focus section on curriculum integration with transcripts of questions asked by conference attendees and answers by Professors Beane and George. Areas addressed included experience levels with children and teachers, studies that point to the failure of curriculum integration, and how teachers can continue curriculum…

  7. 77 FR 41476 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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  8. 75 FR 22186 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Proposed Collection... Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments... Fund supports financial institutions around the country that are specifically dedicated to financing...

  9. 75 FR 32313 - Specifications and Drawings for Construction Direct Buried Plant

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  10. 78 FR 79636 - Restructuring of Regulations on the Importation of Plants for Planting

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    ...We are reopening the comment period for our proposed rule that would restructure the regulations governing the importation of plants for planting. We are requesting comments on our proposed framework for integrated pest risk management measures for plants for planting. We are especially interested in: The differences commenters perceive between International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No. 36 and the North American Plant Protection Organization's Regional Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No. 24, and reasons to prefer one over the other as a basis for such measures; and how to address the risk posed when plant brokers purchase and move plants for planting after they leave their place of production and before they are exported to the United States. This action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments on these topics.

  11. 76 FR 65716 - Combined Notice of Filings #1

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  12. 76 FR 72919 - Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants

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  18. Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Sulfur Oxides – Health Criteria (External Review Draft, Nov 2015)

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  19. 76 FR 44865 - Domestic Licensing of Source Material-Amendments/Integrated Safety Analysis

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  20. Acquisition Documentation Streamlining, the SEP, and the PESHE

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    2012-05-21

    identifying any other ESOH requirements (e.g., ban on use of Ozone Depleting Substances or hexavalent chrome )  "Description/Comments:" Use 2-3...limitations on use of hexavalent chrome )  "Description/Comments:" Use 2-3 paragraphs to describe the strategy for integrating ESOH into SE processes...optional tasks) and identifying any other ESOH requirements (e.g., ban on use of Ozone Depleting Substances or hexavalent chrome )  "Description

  1. Problems with McAdams and Pals's (2006) Proposal of a Framework for an Integrative Theory of Personality

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    Epstein, Seymour

    2007-01-01

    Comments on the original article "A New Big Five: Fundamental Principles for an Integrative Science of Personality," by Dan P. McAdams and Jennifer L. Pals (see record 2006-03947-002). Here, the current author begins with a critique of McAdams and Pals's (April 2006) five principles for a framework for an integrative theory of personality. The…

  2. Anatomy and history of an external quality assessment program for interpretative comments in clinical biochemistry.

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    Vasikaran, Samuel D

    2015-05-01

    The provision of clinical interpretation of results, either verbally or in the printed report, may be considered an integral part of clinical biochemistry diagnostic service. Proficiency testing or external quality assessment (EQA) of such activity may be useful in education, training, continuing professional development and ensuring the quality of such service. Details of the Patient Report Comments Program (RPCProgram) developed by the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) Chemical Pathology Quality Assurance Programs Pty Ltd (QAP) is described in this review. The program is aimed at pathologists, clinical scientists and trainees. Registered participants are provided a report with case details and a set of clinical biochemistry results at monthly intervals and submit an interpretative comment for the report. Comments received are broken up into components that are translated into common key phrases. An expert panel evaluates the key phrases, classifies them according to appropriateness and drafts a suggested comment, a case summary and a rationale, which are included in a summary report returned to participants. There is considerable diversity in the quality of interpretative comments received from participants of the PRCProgram. The primary purpose of EQA of interpretative commenting is educational self-assessment, and they are recognized as a continuing professional development activity. Whilst there is some evidence for the utility of interpretative comments in improving patient outcomes, evidence for the utility of EQA in improving quality of comments is awaited. Copyright © 2014 The Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  3. 76 FR 30367 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Title: Measurement Development: Quality of Caregiver-Child Interactions... child care settings, specifically the quality of caregiver-child interaction for infants and toddlers in...

  4. 76 FR 28989 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Title: Measurement Development: Quality of Caregiver-Child Interactions... child care settings, specifically the quality of caregiver-child interaction for infants and toddlers in...

  5. 76 FR 12966 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Title: Measurement Development: Quality of Caregiver-Child... child care settings, specifically the quality of caregiver-child interaction for infants and toddlers in...

  6. 76 FR 31340 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Title: Measurement Development: Quality of Caregiver-Child Interactions... child care settings, specifically the quality of caregiver[hyphen]child interaction for infants and...

  7. Increasing play-based commenting in children with autism spectrum disorder using a novel script-frame procedure.

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    Groskreutz, Mark P; Peters, Amy; Groskreutz, Nicole C; Higbee, Thomas S

    2015-01-01

    Children with developmental disabilities may engage in less frequent and more repetitious language than peers with typical development. Scripts have been used to increase communication by teaching one or more specific statements and then fading the scripts. In the current study, preschoolers with developmental disabilities experienced a novel script-frame protocol and learned to make play-related comments about toys. After the script-frame protocol, commenting occurred in the absence of scripts, with untrained play activities, and included untrained comments. © Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior.

  8. A case of collegial communication and a patient who does not pay.

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    Peltier, Bruce; Rosenblum, Alvin; Bebeau, Muriel J; Koerber, Anne

    2011-01-01

    Four individuals who teach ethics in dental schools comment on a case in which negative financial information is revealed by one dentist when transferring records of a potential patient to another dentist. All commentators find varying degrees of ethical problem with disclosing such information. Professional codes discourage this practice. All commentators stress the importance of the potential new dentist developing a relationship based on professional standards, with the greatest emphasis placed on the patient's health needs. Several of the commentators discuss positive ways of conducting a patient interview, including specific useful language.

  9. Mission Operations and Information Management Area Spacecraft Monitoring and Control Working Group

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    Lokerson, Donald C. (Editor)

    2005-01-01

    Working group goals for this year are: Goal 1. Due to many review comments the green books will be updated and available for re-review by CCSDS. Submission of green books to CCSDS for approval. Goal 2.Initial set of 4 new drafts of the red books as following: SM&C protocol: update with received comments. SM&C common services: update with received comments and expand the service specification. SM&C core services: update with received comments and expand the service the information model. SM&C time services: (target objective): produce initial draft following template of core services.

  10. Medicare program; revisions to payment policies under the physician fee schedule, clinical laboratory fee schedule & other revisions to Part B for CY 2014. Final rule with comment period.

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    2013-12-10

    This major final rule with comment period addresses changes to the physician fee schedule, clinical laboratory fee schedule, and other Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that our payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services. This final rule with comment period also includes a discussion in the Supplementary Information regarding various programs. (See the Table of Contents for a listing of the specific issues addressed in the final rule with comment period.)

  11. 75 FR 67666 - Use of Various Winemaking Terms on Wine Labels and in Advertisements; Request for Public Comment

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    ...The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is considering amending the regulations concerning various winemaking terms commonly used on labels and in advertisements to provide consumers with information about the growing or bottling conditions of wine. We invite comments from industry members, consumers, and other interested parties as to whether and to what extent we should propose specific regulatory amendments for further public comment.

  12. Are Alcohol Expectancies Associations? Comment on Moss and Albery (2009)

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    Wiers, Reinout W.; Stacy, Alan W.

    2010-01-01

    Moss and Albery (2009) presented a dual-process model of the alcohol-behavior link, integrating alcohol expectancy and alcohol myopia theory. Their integrative theory rests on a number of assumptions including, first, that alcohol expectancies are associations that can be activated automatically by an alcohol-relevant context, and second, that…

  13. Workshop D9. The Community for Integrated Modeling (CIEM): Current Status and future direction

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    At the 2010 iEMSs conference a workshop entitled "Web Portal for the Community for Integrated Environmental Modelling" was presented. The goals of the workshop were to introduce the CIEM web-portal (iemHUB.org) to the wider modelling community, obtain feedback and comments, and e...

  14. 78 FR 20093 - Notice of Availability for Public Comment on the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Advisory...

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    ... advice are: administration, operation, management, and maintenance of IOOS, including integration of Federal and non-Federal assets and data management and communication aspects of IOOS, and fulfillment of..., operation, maintenance, or use of IOOS, or use of data products provided through IOOS. Members are appointed...

  15. 77 FR 26605 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

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    ... about the accuracy of information contained in a consumer report based on a direct request from a... Integrity of Information Furnished to Consumer Reporting Agencies under Section 312 of the Fair and Accurate... Accuracy and Integrity of Information Furnished to Consumer Reporting Agencies under Section 312 of the...

  16. Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Oxides of Nitrogen – Health Criteria (First External Review Draft, 2013)

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    EPA is announcing the availability of the First External Review Draft of the Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen – Health Criteria for public comment and independent peer review. This draft document provides EPA’s evaluation and synthesis of the most polic...

  17. 78 FR 15039 - Extending Scoping Period To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs Extending Scoping Period To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Navajo Nation Integrated Weed Management Plan Within... Integrated Weed Management Plan on the Navajo Indian Reservation. DATES: Scoping comments are due on March 20...

  18. Implications of the Vienna Integrated Model of Art Perception for art-based interventions in clinical populations: Comment on "Move me, astonish me... delight my eyes and brain: The Vienna Integrated Model of top-down and bottom-up processes in Art Perception (VIMAP) and corresponding affective, evaluative, and neurophysiological correlates" by Matthew Pelowski et al.

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    Taruffi, Liila; Koelsch, Stefan

    2017-07-01

    Pelowski et al. present a holistic framework within which the multiple processes underlying art viewing can be systematically organized [1]. The proposed model integrates a broad range of dynamic mechanisms, which can effectively account for empirical as well as humanistic perspectives on art perception. Particularly challenging is the final section of the article, where the authors draw a correspondence between behavioral and cognitive components and brain structures (as well as networks). Here, we comment on the implications of the Vienna Integrated Model of Art Perception for art therapy in clinical populations, particularly focusing on (1) expanding Pelowski et al.'s considerations of the Default Mode Network (DMN) into discussion of its relevance to mental diseases, and (2) elaborating on empathic resonance in aesthetic contexts and the capacity of art to build up empathic skills.

  19. Toward an integrative view of human pain and suffering. Reply to comments on “Facing the experience of pain: A neuropsychological perspective”

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    Fabbro, Franco; Crescentini, Cristiano

    2014-09-01

    We would like to begin this response by recognizing the important contribution made by Grant [1], Pagnoni and Porro [2], Avenanti, Vicario and Borgomaneri [3], Masataka [4], Gard [5], and De Anna [6] to our review [7]. Through their thought-provoking and insightful commentaries, and with their diverse expertise, all commentators have contributed to enrich the discussion on human pain and suffering.

  20. 78 FR 39296 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

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    ... Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Proposed Projects Title: State Abstinence Education Program... accurate and effective abstinence-based plans responsive to their specific needs and inclusive of vulnerable populations. These plans must provide abstinence education, and at the option of the State, where...

  1. 76 FR 34077 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

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    ... materials describing the project and specific survey pre-test. Respondents: The respondents will be... Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Title: Pre-testing of Evaluation Surveys. OMB No.: 0970-0355... field tests, respondent debriefing questionnaires, cognitive interviews and focus groups in order to...

  2. Online media report on a Hungarian double suicide case: comparison of consecutively published articles.

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    Balázs, Judit; Keresztény, Agnes; Pelbát, Gergely; Sinka, Lea; Szilvás, Fanni; Torzsa, Tímea

    2013-09-01

    Certain types of news coverage can increase the likelihood of suicide. This study explores, how media covered a suicide case in a country, where there was no available guideline, though it was among the leading countries in suicide statistics. The specific aim was to compare the first and second waves of reporting on suicide from the same website. In 2011, two young women committed double suicide in Budapest, Hungary. We analyzed the first and second waves of the reported articles about this double suicide case, in online daily newspapers, news portals and also the readers' comments. Provocative aspects were present in 38.9-100.0% of the articles, while preventive aspects were found in 0-22.2% of the articles. Readers commented in 49.6% "Other Aspects" (comments about all other aspects not belonging to any other category, i.e. Risk Behavior, Family Relations, Suicide Place and Methods, Prevention, Media Style Reporting) and in 25.4% "Without Content" (comments without a specific content: e.g. chatting), while "Prevention" (comments about possible safety preventive measures) was mentioned only in 1.5% of the comments. In 34.1% the emotional tonality of the comments was "Neutral" (indifferent comments: e.g. chatting). Though articles published for the second time were significantly longer than the firstly published ones, the preventive aspects of reporting were not added to the second articles either, but significantly more provocative aspects were found in them. The suicide reports, both in the first and second waves of reporting, were not in line with the recommendation of the international guidelines on suicide reporting. It draws the attention of professionals to the importance of developing national guidelines on media suicide coverage.

  3. 76 FR 59660 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; National Marine Sanctuary Permits

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  4. 8 CFR 1208.11 - Comments from the Department of State.

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    2010-01-01

    ....11 Section 1208.11 Aliens and Nationality EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS PROCEDURES FOR ASYLUM AND WITHHOLDING OF REMOVAL Asylum and Withholding of... relevant. (c) Asylum officers and immigration judges may request specific comments from the Department of...

  5. 78 FR 53134 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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    ... and Uses: Require the collection of specific information on prospective Air Force contract flight... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Air Force [Docket ID: USAF-2013-0034] Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Air Education and Training Command (AETC/A5TS), Department of the Air Force...

  6. 75 FR 45144 - Recovery Fact Sheet 9580.203, Debris Monitoring

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    ...] Recovery Fact Sheet 9580.203, Debris Monitoring AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION... accepting comments on Recovery Fact Sheet 9580.203, Debris Monitoring. DATES: Comments must be received by... guidelines. Specifically, the fact sheet provides information on debris monitoring roles and responsibilities...

  7. Presidential laugh lines. Candidate display behavior and audience laughter in the 2008 primary debates.

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    Stewart, Patrick A

    2010-09-01

    Political humor has long been used by candidates to mobilize supporters by enhancing status or denigrating the opposition. Research concerning laughter provides insight into the building of social bonds; however, little research has focused on the nonverbal cues displayed by the individual making humorous comments. This study first investigates whether there is a relationship between facial display behavior and the presence and strength of laughter. Next, the analysis explores whether specific candidate displays during a humorous comment depend on the target of the comment. This paper analyzes the use of humor by Republican and Democratic candidates during ten 2008 presidential primary debates. Data analyzed here employs laughter as an indicator of a successful humorous comment and documents candidate display behavior in the seconds immediately preceding and during each laughter event. Findings suggest specific facial displays play an important communication role. Different types of smiles, whether felt, false, or fear-based, are related to who laughs as well as how intensely the audience is judged to laugh.

  8. 78 FR 77029 - Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Seeks Comment on a Proposal To License the 600 MHz Band Using...

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    ...In this document, the Commission seeks comment on an alternative proposal submitted by the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA), to adopt a new geographic area size called Partial Economic Areas to license the 600 MHz Band and seeks comment on the specific boundaries proposed by CCA, which would enable smaller and rural carriers to bid on portions of Economic areas to obtain more efficiently sized spectrum licenses.

  9. Forward-backward scheme on the B/E grid modified to suppress lattice separation: the two versions, and any impact of the choice made?

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    Mesinger, Fedor; Popovic, Jelena

    2010-09-01

    Ever since its introduction to meteorology in the early 1970s, the forward-backward scheme has proven to be a very efficient method of treating gravity waves, with an added bonus of avoiding the time computational mode of the leapfrog scheme. It has been and it is used today in a number of models. When used on a square grid other than the Arakawa C grid, modification is or modifications are available to suppress the noise-generating separation of solutions on elementary C grids. Yet, in spite of a number of papers addressing the scheme and its modification, or modifications, issues remain that have either not been addressed or have been commented upon in a misleading or even in an incorrect way. Specifically, restricting ourselves to the B/E grid does it matter and if so how which of the two equations, momentum and the continuity equation, is integrated forward? Is there just one modification suppressing the separation of solutions, or have there been proposed two modification schemes? Questions made are addressed and a number of misleading statements made are recalled and commented upon. In particular, it is demonstrated that there is no added computational cost in integrating the momentum equation forward, and it is pointed out that this would seem advantageous given the height perturbations excited in the first step following a perturbation at a single height point. Yet, 48-h numerical experiments with a full-physics model show only a barely visible difference between the forecasts done using one and the other equation forward.

  10. A review and evaluation of numerical tools for fractional calculus and fractional order controls

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    Li, Zhuo; Liu, Lu; Dehghan, Sina; Chen, YangQuan; Xue, Dingyü

    2017-06-01

    In recent years, as fractional calculus becomes more and more broadly used in research across different academic disciplines, there are increasing demands for the numerical tools for the computation of fractional integration/differentiation, and the simulation of fractional order systems. Time to time, being asked about which tool is suitable for a specific application, the authors decide to carry out this survey to present recapitulative information of the available tools in the literature, in hope of benefiting researchers with different academic backgrounds. With this motivation, the present article collects the scattered tools into a dashboard view, briefly introduces their usage and algorithms, evaluates the accuracy, compares the performance, and provides informative comments for selection.

  11. 77 FR 70994 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families [OMB No. 0970... 412(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF... Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and Families is soliciting public comment on the specific...

  14. 75 FR 59797 - Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request

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    ...-2686 (facsimile); or [email protected] (e-mail). Please send separate comments for each specific... collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up..., Cigarette Papers, or Cigarette Tubes. OMB Control Number: 1513-0025. TTB Form Number: 5200.11. Abstract...

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    ... soliciting comments concerning Revenue Procedure 2010-13, Section 469 Grouping activities. DATES: Written... . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Section 469 Grouping activities. OMB Number: 1545-2156. Notice Number: Revenue... Service their groupings and regroupings of activities and the addition of specific activities within their...

  16. 76 FR 7591 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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    ... NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). ACTION... in a timely fashion the volume of requests received for these records and the need to obtain specific...

  17. 75 FR 51986 - Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage Contingent Cost Allocation

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    ... period also supports DOE's interest in obtaining detailed and comprehensive commentary from nuclear suppliers and other interested stakeholders. DOE is hereby extending the comment period to October 27, 2010...- Anderson Act indemnification. The NOI requested public comment from interested persons regarding specific...

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    ..., and basis for, the proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule... Euronext acquired the American Stock Exchange LLC (``Amex'').\\5\\ As part of the integration of the... Integration'' (``AEMI'') platform, which Amex operated from September 2006 to November 2008 for trading of...

  20. The Integrity of Water: Proceedings of a Symposium, Washington, D.C., March 10-12, 1975.

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    Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Water Programs.

    This volume resulted from the formal papers and comments presented at an invitational symposium by recognized water experts representing a variety of disciplines and societal interests. The focus of the symposium was on the definition and interpretation of water quality integrity as viewed by representatives of state governments, industry,…

  1. The Integrated Library System: From Innovation to Relegation to Innovation Again

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    Primich, Tracy; Richardson, Caroline

    2006-01-01

    The Integrated Library System remains a true innovation that forms the baseline of service provided by the contemporary library. The purpose of this paper is to take a moment and reflect upon this innovation, and also to comment about ways to boost and revive innovative endeavors that can further develop the ILS. (Contains 1 table.)

  2. E3Net: a system for exploring E3-mediated regulatory networks of cellular functions.

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    Han, Youngwoong; Lee, Hodong; Park, Jong C; Yi, Gwan-Su

    2012-04-01

    Ubiquitin-protein ligase (E3) is a key enzyme targeting specific substrates in diverse cellular processes for ubiquitination and degradation. The existing findings of substrate specificity of E3 are, however, scattered over a number of resources, making it difficult to study them together with an integrative view. Here we present E3Net, a web-based system that provides a comprehensive collection of available E3-substrate specificities and a systematic framework for the analysis of E3-mediated regulatory networks of diverse cellular functions. Currently, E3Net contains 2201 E3s and 4896 substrates in 427 organisms and 1671 E3-substrate specific relations between 493 E3s and 1277 substrates in 42 organisms, extracted mainly from MEDLINE abstracts and UniProt comments with an automatic text mining method and additional manual inspection and partly from high throughput experiment data and public ubiquitination databases. The significant functions and pathways of the extracted E3-specific substrate groups were identified from a functional enrichment analysis with 12 functional category resources for molecular functions, protein families, protein complexes, pathways, cellular processes, cellular localization, and diseases. E3Net includes interactive analysis and navigation tools that make it possible to build an integrative view of E3-substrate networks and their correlated functions with graphical illustrations and summarized descriptions. As a result, E3Net provides a comprehensive resource of E3s, substrates, and their functional implications summarized from the regulatory network structures of E3-specific substrate groups and their correlated functions. This resource will facilitate further in-depth investigation of ubiquitination-dependent regulatory mechanisms. E3Net is freely available online at http://pnet.kaist.ac.kr/e3net.

  3. First Steps Towards AN Integrated Citygml-Based 3d Model of Vienna

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    Agugiaro, G.

    2016-06-01

    This paper presents and discusses the results regarding the initial steps (selection, analysis, preparation and eventual integration of a number of datasets) for the creation of an integrated, semantic, three-dimensional, and CityGML-based virtual model of the city of Vienna. CityGML is an international standard conceived specifically as information and data model for semantic city models at urban and territorial scale. It is being adopted by more and more cities all over the world. The work described in this paper is embedded within the European Marie-Curie ITN project "Ci-nergy, Smart cities with sustainable energy systems", which aims, among the rest, at developing urban decision making and operational optimisation software tools to minimise non-renewable energy use in cities. Given the scope and scale of the project, it is therefore vital to set up a common, unique and spatio-semantically coherent urban model to be used as information hub for all applications being developed. This paper reports about the experiences done so far, it describes the test area and the available data sources, it shows and exemplifies the data integration issues, the strategies developed to solve them in order to obtain the integrated 3D city model. The first results as well as some comments about their quality and limitations are presented, together with the discussion regarding the next steps and some planned improvements.

  4. Cargo Movement Operations System (CMOS) System Segment Specification

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    1990-04-19

    NO [ ] COMMENT DISPOSITION: COMMENT STATUS: OPEN [ ] CLOSED ( ] 0 ORIGINATOR CONTROL NUMBER: SSS-0003 PROGRAM OFFICE CONTROL NUMBER: DATA ITEM DISCREPANCY WORKSHEET CDRL NUMBER: A004-25 DATE: 04/06/90 ORIGINATOR NAME: Patrick Combs OFFICE SYMBOL: SAIC TELEPHONE NUMBER: 272-2999 SUBSTANTIVE: X EDITORIAL: PAGE NUMBER: 44 PARA NUMBER: 3.2.1.2.4.2.11 COMMENT OR RECOMMENDED CHANGE: Change the fifth sentence to read, "The system shall require the operator to input status into the remarks section to clear the management notice." RATIONALE:

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  10. Sheltered and Supported Work Comparison: A Response to Wehman's Comments.

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    Lam, Chow S.

    1987-01-01

    Responds to comments made by Wehman, Hill, Kregel, and Moon (1987) concerning the results of Lam's 1986 study comparing supported and sheltered employment programs for persons with mental retardation. Addresses specific questions raised by Wehman and his colleagues and discusses research issues on sample comparability. (Author/NB)

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    ... Information Collection: Comment Request; Request for Acceptance of Changes in Approved Drawings and... also lists the following information: Title of Proposal: Changes in Approved Drawings and... proposed use: Builders who request changes to HUD's accepted drawings and specifications for proposed...

  12. 78 FR 36533 - Information Collection; Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request

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    ... appropriate next step for RSVP projects. The data submitted at the mid-point each year will also allow CNCS to..., electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology... project management responsibilities. Four of the 19 comments specifically noted that grantee time is...

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  14. 78 FR 19326 - Resale Royalty Right; Public Hearing

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    ... is reviewing: (1) how the current copyright legal system affects and supports visual artists; and (2... interested parties to address the legal and factual questions raised in the comments received by this Office... parties. The comments raised a variety of issues, including purely legal matters as well as specific...

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    ...-2686 (facsimile); or [email protected] (e-mail). Please send separate comments for each specific... techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs... cigarette papers and tubes produced. However, these items can be removed without the payment of tax if they...

  16. Comments on the Joint Proposed Rulemaking to Establish Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards

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    Wenzel, Tom

    2009-10-27

    Tom Wenzel of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory comments on the joint rulemaking to establish greenhouse gas emission and fuel economy standards for light-duty vehicle, specifically on the relationship between vehicle weight and vehicle safety.

  17. 77 FR 60655 - Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

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  18. 76 FR 27622 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Adoption of Control...

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    ... SIP revision includes amendments to Maryland's regulation for Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific... amendments will reduce emissions of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from large appliance coating... second comment period. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time...

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    ... Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Operations... intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for to renew an information collection. The FAA assesses the information collected and issues operations specifications to foreign air...

  20. The Principles of Economics from Now until Then: A Comment.

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    Amacher, Ryan C.

    1988-01-01

    Comments on Bell's article "The Principles of Economics from Now until Then," responding to the author's two general premises as well as citing specific arguments. Concludes that Bell's premises are based on a small and unrepresentative number of textbooks. Many textbooks that present material according to the recommendations were…

  1. 76 FR 42015 - Prohibition Against Payment of Interest on Demand Deposits

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    ... also sought comment on four specific issues related to the proposal: 1. Does the repeal of Regulation Q..., consumer lending and small business lending. Commenters argued that smaller institutions, as they lose... received from smaller banks because the business model of smaller banks focuses on relationships and...

  2. Look Who's Talking - The Role of the IARPC Collaborations Website in Supporting Mutli-Institution Dialog on Arctic Research Imperatives

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    Starkweather, S.; Stephenson, S. N.; Rohde, J. A.; Bowden, S.

    2015-12-01

    The IARPC Collaborations website (www.iarpccollaborations.org) was developed to support collaborative implementation of the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee's (IARPC) 5-Year Plan for Arctic Research. The Plan describes an ambitious agenda for advancing understanding of the changing Arctic, a challenge that requires innovative approaches to integrate disparate research activities. IARPC was created by Congress to address this integration with a mandate that includes developing interagency collaboration and outside partnerships, specifically those with the State of Alaska, indigenous communities, academia, industry and non-governmental organizations. The IARPC Collaborations website was introduced in October of 2014 as an innovative means to address IARPC's mandate. It is an open, social networking platform with member-driven content and features to support dialog and milestone tracking. In its first year, IARPC Collaborations has attracted more than 600 members. Member-supplied content added to the site includes more than 575 research planning documents and scientific presentations and 300 updates on research plans and resources; all content is tagged with descriptive keywords to expedite discovery and elucidate connectivity across members and topics. Applying a social network analysis to metadata from the site reveals the strength and nature of this connectivity. This analysis demonstrates that Collaboration Team phone meetings remain the dominant form of communication. Dialog on the site through comment forums has been slow to emerge despite its merits of persistence and transparency. While more than 80 members have used the comment features at least once, the strong centrality of the IARPC Secretariat to website dialog is apparent. An analysis of content keywords demonstrates the potential for improved dialog based on overlapping interests as revealed by trending topics like "sea ice prediction", "traditional knowledge" and "permafrost carbon". Less than one year into launch, this analysis of IARPC's experiment in collaborative integration reveals the enduring strengths of traditional collaboration tools like secretariat support and phone meetings; the full potential of IARPC's social networking tools remains to be seen.

  3. 75 FR 16129 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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    ... use the Internet as a virtual collaborative met with disappointing results. Another barrier to... while attending to their financial realities. The result was Implementing Integrating Chronic Care and...

  4. Intelligent computer-aided training and tutoring

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    Loftin, R. Bowen; Savely, Robert T.

    1991-01-01

    Specific autonomous training systems based on artificial intelligence technology for use by NASA astronauts, flight controllers, and ground-based support personnel that demonstrate an alternative to current training systems are described. In addition to these specific systems, the evolution of a general architecture for autonomous intelligent training systems that integrates many of the features of traditional training programs with artificial intelligence techniques is presented. These Intelligent Computer-Aided Training (ICAT) systems would provide, for the trainee, much of the same experience that could be gained from the best on-the-job training. By integrating domain expertise with a knowledge of appropriate training methods, an ICAT session should duplicate, as closely as possible, the trainee undergoing on-the-job training in the task environment, benefitting from the full attention of a task expert who is also an expert trainer. Thus, the philosophy of the ICAT system is to emulate the behavior of an experienced individual devoting his full time and attention to the training of a novice - proposing challenging training scenarios, monitoring and evaluating the actions of the trainee, providing meaningful comments in response to trainee errors, responding to trainee requests for information, giving hints (if appropriate), and remembering the strengths and weaknesses displayed by the trainee so that appropriate future exercises can be designed.

  5. Updates to the Demographic and Spatial Allocation Models to Produce Integrated Climate and Land Use Scenarios (ICLUS) (Version 2) (External Review Draft)

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    EPA announced the availability of the draft report, Updates to the Demographic and Spatial Allocation Models to Produce Integrated Climate and Land Use Scenarios (ICLUS) for a 30-day public comment period. The ICLUS version 2 (v2) modeling tool furthered land change mod...

  6. Energy Integrated Design of Lighting, Heating, and Cooling Systems, and Its Effect on Building Energy Requirements.

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    Meckler, Gershon

    Comments on the need for integrated design of lighting, heating, and cooling systems. In order to eliminate the penalty of refrigerating the lighting heat, minimize the building non-usable space, and optimize the total energy input, a "systems approach" is recommended. This system would employ heat-recovery techniques based on the ability of the…

  7. IRIS Toxicological Review of Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5 ...

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    On March 10, 2016, the public comment draft Toxicological Review of Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine and the draft charge to external peer reviewers were released for public review and comment. The Toxicological Review and charge were reviewed internally by EPA and by other federal agencies and White House Offices before public release. Consistent with the May 2009 IRIS assessment development process, all written comments on IRIS assessments submitted by other federal agencies and White House Offices are made publicly available. Accordingly, interagency comments and the interagency science consultation materials provided to other agencies, including interagency review drafts of the IRIS Toxicological Review of Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine and the charge to external peer reviewers, are posted on this site. EPA is undertaking an update of the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) health assessment for RDX. The outcome of this project is an updated Toxicological Review and IRIS Summary for RDX that will be entered into the IRIS database.

  8. 75 FR 1070 - Cargo Securing Methods for Packages in Transport Vehicles or Freight Containers

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG-2009-1079] Cargo Securing Methods for... for comments. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks comments from the public on methods for securing cargo in... proper condition for transportation. Currently, the specific method for securing cargo is left to the...

  9. 76 FR 38401 - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Revision to Proposed Collection...

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    ... Methodology Studies for the National Children's Study SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section... comments expressed support for the broad scope of the study. The written comments were identical and questioned the cost and utility of the study specifically and of federally funded biomedical research overall...

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    ... for OMB Review; Comment Request; Impact Evaluation of the YouthBuild Program ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY... proposal for a new information collection titled, ``Impact Evaluation of the YouthBuild Program,'' to the... support of an impact evaluation of the YouthBuild Program. Specifically, the DOL seeks to conduct a census...

  11. Design and quality standards for custom hybrid microcircuits

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    Allen, R. V.

    1977-01-01

    A hybrid microcircuit standard was developed after a thorough review of applicable NASA, military, industry, and technical society specifications and standards and compilation of comments from technical reviewers throughout the hybrid industry. The draft of the standard submitted to the technical reviewers, the comments from the reviewers, and the completed standard are discussed.

  12. 78 FR 76710 - Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

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    ... on these forms to prepare estimates of the employee compensation component of national income and state personal income. Specifically, data on the number of employee injuries and deaths from forms FRA F... comments to OMB within 30 days of publication to best ensure having their full effect. 5 CFR 1320.12(c...

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    ... information, ozone depleting potential, global warming potential, toxicity, and flammability, and use-specific... at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains... instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train personnel to be able to respond to a...

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    ... visitor log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray machine and subject to search. Visitors will... your comments: 1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific examples. 2. Describe... that support your views. 4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you arrived at the...

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  1. 78 FR 18837 - Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Visual Disorders

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    ... introductory text. Vision Testing Comment: One commenter suggested that we maintain the specific references to the Humphrey Field Analyzer (HFA) and Octopus perimeters that were provided in the introductory text... note). 0 2. Amend appendix 1 to subpart P of part 404 by: 0 a. Revising item 3 of the introductory text...

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  3. Theory and Metatheory in the Study of Dual Processing: Reply to Comments.

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    Evans, Jonathan St B T; Stanovich, Keith E

    2013-05-01

    In this article, we respond to the four comments on our target article. Some of the commentators suggest that we have formulated our proposals in a way that renders our account of dual-process theory untestable and less interesting than the broad theory that has been critiqued in recent literature. Our response is that there is a confusion of levels. Falsifiable predictions occur not at the level of paradigm or metatheory-where this debate is taking place-but rather in the instantiation of such a broad framework in task level models. Our proposal that many dual-processing characteristics are only correlated features does not weaken the testability of task-level dual-processing accounts. We also respond to arguments that types of processing are not qualitatively distinct and discuss specific evidence disputed by the commentators. Finally, we welcome the constructive comments of one commentator who provides strong arguments for the reality of the dual-process distinction. © The Author(s) 2013.

  4. Environmental Statement. Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Program, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. Appendix E

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    1987-12-01

    than vehicular exhaust. The other sources include wood -burning stoves for space heating. Details are described in FEIS Section 3.11.3.3. 99 7 COMMENT...habitats and the Integrity of ecological systems" (FEIS Seciton 4.8.1.2). E-46 99 23 COMMENT: Page 4-203, Section 4.2.1.4: Wetland areas destroyed or...lot of people using these roads to 12 After construction is romplete the picture doesn’t 13 do a lot of things. They go fishing, wood cutting. 13 get a

  5. An Asymmetrical Look at Air Force Human Capital Management: More Emphasis on Qualifications and Less on Rank

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2006-03-01

    will need to become integrated organizations if they expect to make the most of the knowledge, skills, and abilities of their people . (GAO 2000: 7 ...Case – 316 Rank – E- 7 Comment – It is extremely difficult to seperate rank within the structure of the enlisted/officer structures. People look for...is a life long joyful battle but get’s put aside to easily for convenience. 154 Case – 317 Rank – E- 7 Comment – The majority of Highly

  6. Beauty and sublime. Comment on "Move me, astonish me…" delight my eyes and brain: The Vienna Integrated Model of top-down and bottom-up processes in Art Perception (VIMAP) and corresponding affective, evaluative, and neurophysiological correlates; by Matthew Pelowski et al.

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    Perlovsky, Leonid

    2017-07-01

    The VIMAP model presented in this review [1] is an interesting and detailed model of neural mechanisms of aesthetic perception. In this Comment I address one deficiency of this model: it does not address in details the fundamental notions of the VIMAP, beauty and sublime. In this regard VIMAP is similar to other publications on aesthetics.

  7. 78 FR 74229 - Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule, Clinical...

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    ...This major final rule with comment period addresses changes to the physician fee schedule, clinical laboratory fee schedule, and other Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that our payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services. This final rule with comment period also includes a discussion in the Supplementary Information regarding various programs. (See the Table of Contents for a listing of the specific issues addressed in the final rule with comment period.)

  8. Cargo Movement Operations System (CMOS). Final Software Product Specification Increment 1

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    1991-02-17

    NO ( ] COMMENT DISPOSITION: COMMENT STATUS: OPEN [ ] CLOSED [ ] ORIGINATOR CONTROL NUMBER: SPSl-0002 PROGRAM OFFICE CONTROL NUMBER: DATA ITEM DISCREPANCY WORKSHEET CDRI NUMBER: A014-02 DATE: 02/17/91 ORIGINATOR NAME: Vivian L. Martin OFFICE SYMBOL: SAIC TELEPHONE NUMBER: 272-2999 SUBSTANTIVE: X EDITORIAL: PAGE NUMBER: E-1 PARA NUMBER: 10. COMMENT OR RECOMMENDED CHANGE: Footnote the AUTOEXEC.BAT entry to indicate that it is identified as CUlAO001 in the SDD (20 Dec 90). RATIONALE: This will synchronize the SPS with the SDD. CMOS PMO ACCEPTS

  9. 77 FR 39711 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request

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    ... support these goals. The HCCN model focuses on the integration of certain functions and the sharing of... efficiencies and economies of scale. Through this grant, HCCNs will provide support for the adoption...

  10. 76 FR 23316 - National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) Meeting

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    ... oral comments concerning the ten (10) accrediting agencies and one (1) Federal institution scheduled..., the agenda will now include ten (10) accrediting agencies that submitted petitions for the renewal of...

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    ... Dodd-Frank Act abolishes the OTS, provides for its integration with the Office of the Comptroller of... information technology; and (e) Estimates of capital or start up costs and costs of operation, maintenance...

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    ... virtual collaborative met with disappointing results. Another barrier to adoption of the CCM in settings... realities. The result was Implementing Integrating Chronic Care and Business Strategies in the Safety Net. A...

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    ... clearance request seeks approval to pre- test: (1) Data collection from hospital ambulatory departments... will test the data collection procedures involved in integrating the NHAMCS into the NHCS. NHAMCS has...

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    Gundersen, Linda C.

    2012-01-01

    The AGU Task Force on Scientific Ethics welcomes your review and comments on AGU's new Scientific Integrity and Professional Ethics Policy. The policy has at its heart a code of conduct adopted from the internationally accepted "Singapore Statement," originally created by the Second World Conference on Research Integrity (http://www.singaporestatement.org/), held in 2010. The new policy also encompasses professional and publishing ethics, providing a single source of guidance to AGU members, officers, authors, and editors

  1. Yangian symmetry for bi-scalar loop amplitudes

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    Chicherin, Dmitry; Kazakov, Vladimir; Loebbert, Florian; Müller, Dennis; Zhong, De-liang

    2018-05-01

    We establish an all-loop conformal Yangian symmetry for the full set of planar amplitudes in the recently proposed integrable bi-scalar field theory in four dimensions. This chiral theory is a particular double scaling limit of γ-twisted weakly coupled N=4 SYM theory. Each amplitude with a certain order of scalar particles is given by a single fishnet Feynman graph of disc topology cut out of a regular square lattice. The Yangian can be realized by the action of a product of Lax operators with a specific sequence of inhomogeneity parameters on the boundary of the disc. Based on this observation, the Yangian generators of level one for generic bi-scalar amplitudes are explicitly constructed. Finally, we comment on the relation to the dual conformal symmetry of these scattering amplitudes.

  2. Improving Distress in Dialysis (iDiD): A tailored CBT self-management treatment for patients undergoing dialysis.

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    Hudson, Joanna L; Moss-Morris, Rona; Game, David; Carroll, Amy; Chilcot, Joseph

    2016-12-01

    There is significant psychological distress in adults with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). However, psychological treatments tailored to address the unique challenges of kidney failure are absent. We identified psychological correlates of distress in ESKD to develop a cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) treatment protocol that integrates the mental health needs of patients alongside their illness self-management demands. Studies which examined relationships between distress and psychological factors that apply in the context of ESKD including: health threats, cognitive illness representations and illness management behaviours were narratively reviewed. Review findings were translated into a CBT formulation model to inform the content of a renal-specific seven session CBT treatment protocol, which was commented on and refined by patient representatives. Health threats related to distress were grouped into four themes including: acute ESKD events, loss of role, uncertainty and illness self-management. Having pessimistic illness and treatment perceptions were associated with elevated distress. Non-adherence and avoidance behaviours were related to feelings of distress, whereas cognitive reappraisal, acceptance, social support and assertiveness were associated with less distress. The dialysis-specific CBT formulation identifies the importance of targeting ESKD-specific correlates of distress to allow the delivery of integrated mental and physical health care. The 'Improving Distress in Dialysis (iDiD)' treatment protocol now requires further evaluation in terms of content, feasibility and potential efficacy. © 2016 European Dialysis and Transplant Nurses Association/European Renal Care Association.

  3. Development and testing of a text-mining approach to analyse patients' comments on their experiences of colorectal cancer care.

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    Wagland, Richard; Recio-Saucedo, Alejandra; Simon, Michael; Bracher, Michael; Hunt, Katherine; Foster, Claire; Downing, Amy; Glaser, Adam; Corner, Jessica

    2016-08-01

    Quality of cancer care may greatly impact on patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Free-text responses to patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) provide rich data but analysis is time and resource-intensive. This study developed and tested a learning-based text-mining approach to facilitate analysis of patients' experiences of care and develop an explanatory model illustrating impact on HRQoL. Respondents to a population-based survey of colorectal cancer survivors provided free-text comments regarding their experience of living with and beyond cancer. An existing coding framework was tested and adapted, which informed learning-based text mining of the data. Machine-learning algorithms were trained to identify comments relating to patients' specific experiences of service quality, which were verified by manual qualitative analysis. Comparisons between coded retrieved comments and a HRQoL measure (EQ5D) were explored. The survey response rate was 63.3% (21 802/34 467), of which 25.8% (n=5634) participants provided free-text comments. Of retrieved comments on experiences of care (n=1688), over half (n=1045, 62%) described positive care experiences. Most negative experiences concerned a lack of post-treatment care (n=191, 11% of retrieved comments) and insufficient information concerning self-management strategies (n=135, 8%) or treatment side effects (n=160, 9%). Associations existed between HRQoL scores and coded algorithm-retrieved comments. Analysis indicated that the mechanism by which service quality impacted on HRQoL was the extent to which services prevented or alleviated challenges associated with disease and treatment burdens. Learning-based text mining techniques were found useful and practical tools to identify specific free-text comments within a large dataset, facilitating resource-efficient qualitative analysis. This method should be considered for future PROM analysis to inform policy and practice. Study findings indicated that perceived care quality directly impacts on HRQoL. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/

  4. Comments on the Draft U.S. EPA Document Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic: In Support of the Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)

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    The Organic Arsenical Products Task Force (OAPTF) hereby submits the appended list of materials from the scientific literature on inorganic arsenic for inclusion in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) docket maintained in support of the Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Report (Report)

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  7. Response to a comment on Cullen K "From Squires Quest! II: A serious video game intervention": Methodological issues

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    In response to comments about our article, "Meal-specific dietary changes from Squires Quest! II: a serious video game intervention," we concur that studies on video game interventions are important. A future study with a control group receiving no video game intervention and the collection of poten...

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  10. Cross-Cultural Career Psychology: Comment on Fouad, Harmon, and Borgen (1997) and Tracey, Watanabe, and Schneider (1997).

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    Leong, Frederick T. L.

    1997-01-01

    Uses the theoretical framework of cultural validity and cultural specificity in career psychology to comment on theoretical and methodological issues raised by two articles on cross-cultural career psychology. Discusses the distinction between etic and emic approaches to cross-cultural research and the role of cultural context in understanding…

  11. 75 FR 10294 - Strengthening the Center for Devices and Radiological Health's 510(k) Review Process; Public...

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  13. Rejoinder to MacCallum, Edwards, and Cai (2012) and Rindskopf (2012): Mastering a New Method

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    Muthen, Bengt; Asparouhov, Tihomir

    2012-01-01

    This rejoinder discusses the general comments on how to use Bayesian structural equation modeling (BSEM) wisely and how to get more people better trained in using Bayesian methods. Responses to specific comments cover how to handle sign switching, nonconvergence and nonidentification, and prior choices in latent variable models. Two new…

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  20. Qualitative content analysis of online news media coverage of weight loss surgery and related reader comments.

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    Glenn, N M; Champion, C C; Spence, J C

    2012-10-01

    The media has the ability to affect public opinion and policy direction. Prevalence of morbid obesity in Canada is increasing; as is the only effective long-term treatment, weight loss surgery (WLS). Limited research has explored media re/presentations of WLS. The purpose of this study was to examine national online news coverage (and reader comments) of WLS using content analysis. We sought to understand the dominant messages being conveyed within the news texts and reader comments, specifically whose voice was represented, who was the intended audience and what was the overall tone. Articles and comments were retrieved from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation news web site and analysed using line-by-line techniques. Articles were predominantly 'positive/supportive' (63%) in tone and frequently presented the voices and opinions of 'experts' conveying a biomedical perspective. Comments were overwhelmingly 'negative' (56%) and often derogatory including such language as 'piggy' and 'fatty'. Comments were almost exclusively anonymous (99%) and were frequently directed at other commenters (33%) and 'fat' people (6%). The potentially problematic nature of media framing and reader comments, particularly as they could relate to weight-based stigmatization and discrimination is discussed. © 2012 The Authors. Clinical Obesity © 2012 International Association for the Study of Obesity.

  1. IRIS Toxicological Review of Hexachloroethane (External Review Draft)

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    EPA is conducting a peer review and public comment of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of hexachloroethane that when finalized will appear on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database.

  2. 75 FR 11164 - Integration of Variable Energy Resources; Notice Extending Comment Period

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  7. Final Report from the External Peer Review of the IRIS ...

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    This document is the final report for the 2004 external peer review for the EPA IRIS Reassessment of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Naphthalene, prepared by the Office of Research and Development's National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA), for the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Database. A panel of external peer reviewers met to discuss the IRIS report and their responses to the charge questions on July 30, 2004. This document contains the final written comments of the external peer reviewers. This document is the final report for the 2004 external peer review for the IRIS Reassessment of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Naphthalene, prepared by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA), for the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). A panel of external peer reviewers met to discuss their responses to the charge questions on July 30, 2004. This document contains the final written comments of the external peer reviewers.

  8. Systematic and Open Identification of Researchers and Authors: Focus on Open Researcher and Contributor ID

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    Akazhanov, Nurbek A.; Voronov, Alexander A.; Kitas, George D.

    2014-01-01

    Unique identifiers of researchers and authors can help all stakeholders of scientific communications improve their workflows. There have been several attempts to establish professional networks of scholars and list their scholarly achievements on digital platforms. Some of these platforms such as Google Scholar, Web of Knowledge and PubMed are searched to pick relevant peer reviewers, assess authors' publication history or choose suitable candidates for research and academic projects. However, each of these hubs has its specific applications, limiting the universal use for permanent tagging of researcher profiles. The Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) initiative, launched in 2012, is aimed at registering scholarly contributors and averting the persistent ambiguity of recorded author names. The ORCID registry is growing fast and integrating with other ID-generating platforms, thereby increasing the functionality of the integrated systems. ORCID identifiers are increasingly used for selecting peer reviewers and acknowledging various scholarly contributions (e.g., published articles, reviewer comments, conference presentations). The initiative offers unique opportunities for transparent disclosures of author contributions and competing interests and improving ethical standards of research, editing, and publishing. PMID:25408574

  9. Evolutionary perspectives on emotions and their link to intentions, dispositions and behavior. Comment on "The quartet theory of human emotions: An integrative and neurofunctional model" by S. Koelsch et al.

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    Wildgruber, Dirk; Kreifelts, Benjamin

    2015-06-01

    Koelsch and coworkers present a sophisticated neuroanatomical model of emotions comprising four affect-systems and four output-systems, each bound to a specific brain area [1]. Moreover, they suggest the emergence of distinct components of subjective feelings or "emotion percepts" due to integration of the activation across these subsystems. Incorporating numerous neurobiological, psychological and philosophical findings on human emotions, the model reflects an extensive interdisciplinary approach. Considering an evolutionary perspective, however, we would like to address some issues concerning emotions and their link to intentions, dispositions and behavior that are not fully covered by the Quartet Model. Charles Darwin pointed out that individuals that are better adapted to their environment have increased chances of survival and reproduction. Therefore, natural selection leads to a rising prevalence of properties offering a survival benefit across generations [2]. To better understand the biological functions of emotions we propose to ask the question: How do emotions provide a benefit for survival and reproduction?

  10. Systematic and open identification of researchers and authors: focus on open researcher and contributor ID.

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    Gasparyan, Armen Yuri; Akazhanov, Nurbek A; Voronov, Alexander A; Kitas, George D

    2014-11-01

    Unique identifiers of researchers and authors can help all stakeholders of scientific communications improve their workflows. There have been several attempts to establish professional networks of scholars and list their scholarly achievements on digital platforms. Some of these platforms such as Google Scholar, Web of Knowledge and PubMed are searched to pick relevant peer reviewers, assess authors' publication history or choose suitable candidates for research and academic projects. However, each of these hubs has its specific applications, limiting the universal use for permanent tagging of researcher profiles. The Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) initiative, launched in 2012, is aimed at registering scholarly contributors and averting the persistent ambiguity of recorded author names. The ORCID registry is growing fast and integrating with other ID-generating platforms, thereby increasing the functionality of the integrated systems. ORCID identifiers are increasingly used for selecting peer reviewers and acknowledging various scholarly contributions (e.g., published articles, reviewer comments, conference presentations). The initiative offers unique opportunities for transparent disclosures of author contributions and competing interests and improving ethical standards of research, editing, and publishing.

  11. Using assistive technology adaptations to include students with learning disabilities in cooperative learning activities.

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    Bryant, D P; Bryant, B R

    1998-01-01

    Cooperative learning (CL) is a common instructional arrangement that is used by classroom teachers to foster academic achievement and social acceptance of students with and without learning disabilities. Cooperative learning is appealing to classroom teachers because it can provide an opportunity for more instruction and feedback by peers than can be provided by teachers to individual students who require extra assistance. Recent studies suggest that students with LD may need adaptations during cooperative learning activities. The use of assistive technology adaptations may be necessary to help some students with LD compensate for their specific learning difficulties so that they can engage more readily in cooperative learning activities. A process for integrating technology adaptations into cooperative learning activities is discussed in terms of three components: selecting adaptations, monitoring the use of the adaptations during cooperative learning activities, and evaluating the adaptations' effectiveness. The article concludes with comments regarding barriers to and support systems for technology integration, technology and effective instructional practices, and the need to consider technology adaptations for students who have learning disabilities.

  12. Commentary.

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    Molenaar, Peter C. M.; van der Maas, Han L. J.

    1994-01-01

    Comments on Lewis's ideas about reconciling stage and specificity in neo-Piagetian theory in this issue. Focuses on whether general stages, domain specificity, and individual diversity are compatible from a nonlinear, dynamic perspective. Suggests that, by using catastrophe theory, intra- and interindividual diversity and domain specificity can be…

  13. Cargo Movement Operations System (CMOS) Interface Requirements Specification (Draft). Increment II

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    1990-05-17

    NO [ ] COMMENT DISPOSITION: COMMENT STATUS: OPEN [ 3 CLOSED [ ] ORIGINATOR CONTROL NUMBER: IRS1-0003 PROGRAM OFFICE CONTROL NUMBER: DATA ITEM DISCREPANCY WORKSHEET CDRL NUMBER: A004-05 DATE: 05/17/90 ORIGINATOR NAME: Ronald J. Lacour OFFICE SYMBOL: SAIC TELEPHONE NUMBER: 272-2999 SUBSTANTIVE: X EDITORIAL: PAGE NUMBER: 9 PARA NUMBER: 3.2 c. COMMENT OR RECOMMENDED CHANGE: Change line 2 to read, "CMOS IRD/SBSS-01 and SBSS-03." Move "CMOS IRD/SBSS-02" to paragraph 3.3 c. RATIONALE: The CMOS IRD/SBSS-02 covers the Shipment Suspense

  14. Cargo Movement Operations System (CMOS). Interface Requirements Specification. Revised Draft. Increment 2

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    1990-08-02

    NO [ ] COMMENT DISPOSITION: ACCEPT [ ] REJECT [ ] COMMENT STATUS: OPEN [ ] CLOSED [ ] Cmnt Page Paragraph No. No. Number Comment ------------ ---- --------- -------------------------------------------- 1. 12 Table 3.1.2 Add "(On-Base)" to CC0205 - ADAM III to CMOS. 2. 28 3.10.2 c. Add reference to Table 3.11.21. 3. 30 3.12.1 b.(2) Change "Conformation of Listed Manifest" to "Confirmation of Lifted Manifest". 4. 50 3.34 d. Change this paragraph ref 2rence to 3.33 d. 5. 58 Table 6.3 Change the second "CMOS to ADAM III

  15. IRIS Toxicological Review of Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) (External Review Draft)

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    EPA is conducting a peer review and public comment of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of Dichloromethane that when finalized will appear on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database.

  16. IRIS Toxicological Review of Tetrahydrofuran (THF) (External Review Draft)

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    EPA is conducting a peer review and public comment of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of tetrahydrofuran (THF) that when finalized will appear on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database.

  17. IRIS Toxicological Review of Trichloroethylene (TCE) (External Review Draft)

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    EPA is conducting a peer review and public comment of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of Trichloroethylene (TCE) that when finalized will appear on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database.

  18. Law School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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    1977-01-01

    The University of Minnesota Law School is a winner in the AS&U 1977 College & University Architectural Competition. The jury commented on the strong recognition of energy conservation and the skillful integration of the building with the existing campus. (Author/MLF)

  19. EarthEd Online: Open Source Online Software to Support Large Courses

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    Prothero, W. A.

    2003-12-01

    The purpose of the EarthEd Online software project is to support a modern instructional pedagogy in a large, college level, earth science course. It is an ongoing development project that has evolved in a large general education oceanography course over the last decade. Primary goals for the oceanography course are to support learners in acquiring a knowledge of science process, an appreciation for the relevance of science to society, and basic content knowledge. In order to support these goals, EarthEd incorporates: a) integrated access to various kinds of real earth data (and links to web-based data browsers), b) online discussions, live chat, with integrated graphics editing, linking, and upload, c) online writing, reviewing, and grading, d) online homework assignments, e) on demand grade calculation, and f) instructor grade entry and progress reports. The software was created using Macromedia Director. It is distributed to students on a CDROM and updates are downloaded and installed automatically. Data browsers for plate tectonics relevant data ("Our Dynamic Planet"), a virtual exploration of the East Pacific Rise, the World Ocean Atlas-98, and a fishing simulation game are integrated with the EarthEd software. The system is modular which allows new capabilities, such as new data browsers, to be added. Student reactions to the software are positive overall. They are especially appreciative of the on demand grade computation capability. The online writing, commenting and grading is particularly effective in managing the large number of papers that get submitted. The TA's grade the papers, but the instructor can provide feedback to them as they grade the papers, and a record is maintained of all comments and rubric item grades. Commenting is made easy by simply "dragging" a selection of pre-defined comments into the student's text. Scoring is supported by an integrated scoring rubric. All assignments, rubrics, etc. are configured in text files that are downloaded from the course web server. Students rate the writing assignments as the most effective learning activity in the course. This project is in an evaluation and dissemination phase. An open source model is planned for distribution. For documentation and information about the EarthEd team, see: http://oceanography.geol.ucsb.edu/Collab/software.html

  20. Acquisition Program Lead Systems Integration/Lead Capabilities Integration Decision Support Methodology and Tool

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    2015-04-30

    from the MIT Sloan School that provide a relative complexity score for functions (Product and Context Complexity). The PMA assesses the complexity...collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources...gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or

  1. The Integrated Distributed Virtual Research Network: An Introduction

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    2014-06-01

    Tom Kile , Theron Trout, and Gary Cohn for their extensive contribution to this document to include reviews, comments, and edits, which contributed...to the quality of the document. The ARL Integrated Distributed Virtual Research Testbed (IDVRT) team, consisting of Alex Tarantin, Khoa Bui, Tom Kile ...n. Network Engineer (non-voting member) Tom Kile o. Network Engineer (non-voting member) Theron Trout p. Non-voting members (serving at the

  2. RE:RE: Comments on the Draft US EPA Document Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic: In Support of the Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS).

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    Letter from the Organic Arsenical Products Task Force expressing concern about aspects of the Science Advisory Board Workgroup's review of a draft document Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic: In Support of the Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) and decision not to grant more time to prepare for meeting.

  3. Curriculum Translation and Environmental Education: Considering Issues of Discursive Intentionality, Interpretation, and Validity

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    Oliveira, Alandeom W.; Colak, Huseyin; Akerson, Valarie L.

    2009-01-01

    We would like to thank our commentators Reis, Ercikan and Alper for their insightful comments on our research study and respond in brief to a few of their criticisms. More specifically, we would like to address what we consider to be the three main issues they raise with regard to the practices of curriculum translation and implementation across…

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    ... comment must include the factual and legal basis for the request, and must identify the specific portions... comments to consider and use in this proceeding as appropriate. The Commission will consider all timely and..., including routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act, in the Commission's privacy policy, at http://www.ftc...

  6. Comment on ‘A note on heat reservoirs and the like’

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    Anacleto, Joaquim; Ferreira, J. M.

    2017-07-01

    This comment addresses some points in the paper by de los Santos and López-Lacomba (2013 Eur. J. Phys. 34 659). More specifically, we clarify the use of the Clausius relation and argue that the proposed new definition of reversibility is flawed. Our motivation is the pedagogical need to clarify issues which, despite being subtle, are perfectly tractable.

  7. How to Make Friends and Influence People on the Internet: A Dissertation on Popular Comments on Blogs

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    Yucel, Ibrahim

    2011-01-01

    Blogs, specifically special-interest blogs, generate in-depth discussions. These discussions offer a new window for researching emerging trends in both consumer behavior and social-political attitudes. Many people try to influence these discussions and trends via participation, but making an impact is not guaranteed. Not all comments have the same…

  8. What is reconfigured?. Comment on "The quartet theory of human emotions: An integrative and neurofunctional model" by S. Koelsch et al.

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    Engelen, Eva-Maria

    2015-06-01

    The research group around Koelsch presents a neurobiological emotion theory that is supposed to have the following plus factors: (1) Interdisciplinary approach towards understanding human emotions and their neural correlates, (2) concentration on human emotions, (3) interaction between language and emotion, (4) allows research on short-term emotional phenomena and takes long-term emotional phenomena into account, as well as the differences of the neural correlates underlying short-term and long-term emotions [5]. This is a very ambitious program. My comment will focus on (3) and (4).

  9. IRIS Toxicological Review of Trimethylbenzenes (Final Report ...

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    EPA has finalized the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Assessment of Trimethylbenzenes (TMBs). This assessment addresses the potential non-cancer and cancer human health effects from long-term exposure to TMBs. Now final, this assessment will be the first IRIS assessment for TMBs that may be used by EPA’s program and regional offices to inform decisions to protect human health. The IRIS Toxicological Review of Trimethylbenzenes was originally released for a 60-day public comment period on June 29, 2012. EPA revised the toxicological review in response to the public comments received and released the finalized TMB assessment.

  10. 75 FR 33311 - Guidance for Industry on Bioequivalence Recommendations for Specific Products; Availability

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    ... available recommendations on how to design product- specific bioequivalence (BE) studies to support... meaningful opportunity for the public to consider and comment on product-specific BE study recommendations... available recommendations on how to design product-specific BE studies to support ANDAs. Under this process...

  11. IRIS Toxicological Review of Tert-Butyl Alcohol (Tert-Butanol) ...

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    EPA is developing an Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessment of tert-butyl Alcohol (tert-butanol) and has released the public comment draft assessment for public comment and external peer review. When final, the assessment will appear on the IRIS database. This draft report is being released for public viewing and comment prior to a public meeting, providing an opportunity for the IRIS Program to engage in early discussions with stakeholders and the public on data that may be used to identify adverse health effects and characterize exposure-response relationships. EPA welcomes all comments on the draft literature search, preliminary evidence tables, and preliminary exposure-response arrays, such as remarks on the following: • the clarity and transparency of the materials; • the approach for identifying pertinent studies; • the selection of studies for data extraction to preliminary evidence tables and exposure-response arrays; • any methodological considerations that could affect the interpretation of or confidence in study results; and • any additional studies published or nearing publication that may provide data for the evaluation of human health hazard or dose-response relationships.

  12. Defining the Field of Behavioral Medicine: A Collaborative Endeavor.

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    Dekker, Joost; Stauder, Adrienne; Penedo, Frank J

    2017-02-01

    To respond to comments on our proposal for an update of the definition and scope of behavioral medicine. We identify common themes in the comments and provide a response. We discuss the relationship of behavioral medicine to other disciplines and fields, the scope of behavioral medicine, and issues related to the application of behavioral medicine. Based on the comments of our esteemed colleagues and our reflection on those comments, we now offer the following refined definition and scope of behavioral medicine. 'Behavioral medicine can be defined as the field characterized by the collaboration among multiple disciplines concerned with the development and integration of biomedical and behavioral knowledge relevant to health and disease, and the application of this knowledge to prevention, health promotion, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and care. The scope of behavioral medicine extends from bio-behavioral mechanisms (i.e. the interaction among biomedical, psychological, social, societal, cultural and environmental processes related to health and disease), to clinical diagnosis and intervention, and to public health'. We propose to use this refined definition and scope as the starting point for seeking further input from the ISBM member societies.

  13. The interface between population and development models, plans and policies.

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    Cohen, S I

    1989-01-01

    Scant attention has been given to integrating policy issues in population economics and development economics into more general frameworks. Reviewing the state of the art, this paper examines problems in incorporating population economics variables in development planning. Specifically, conceptual issues in defining population economics variables, modelling relationships between them, and operationalizing frameworks for decision making are explored with hopes of yielding tentative solutions. Several controversial policy issues affecting the development process are also examined in the closing section. 2 of these issues would be the social efficiency of interventions with fertility, and of resource allocations to human development. The effective combination between agriculture and industry in promoting and equitably distributing income growth among earning population groups is a 3rd issue of consideration. Finally, the paper looks at the optimal combination between transfer payments and provisions in kind in guaranteeing minimum consumption needs for poverty groups. Overall, the paper finds significant obstacles to refining the integration of population economics and development policy. Namely, integrating time and place dimensions in classifying people by activity, operationalizing population economics variable models to meet the practical situations of planning and programs, and assessing conflicts and complementarities between alternative policies pose problems. 2 scholarly comments follow the main body of the paper.

  14. Social media as a platform for health-related public debates and discussions: the Polio vaccine on Facebook.

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    Orr, Daniela; Baram-Tsabari, Ayelet; Landsman, Keren

    2016-01-01

    Social media can act as an important platform for debating, discussing, and disseminating information about vaccines. Our objectives were to map and describe the roles played by web-based mainstream media and social media as platforms for vaccination-related public debates and discussions during the Polio crisis in Israel in 2013: where and how did the public debate and discuss the issue, and how can these debates and discussions be characterized? Polio-related coverage was collected from May 28 to October 31, 2013, from seven online Hebrew media platforms and the Facebook groups discussing the Polio vaccination were mapped and described. In addition, 2,289 items from the Facebook group "Parents talk about Polio vaccination" were analyzed for socio-demographic and thematic characteristics. The traditional media mainly echoed formal voices from the Ministry of Health. The comments on the Facebook vaccination opposition groups could be divided into four groups: comments with individualistic perceptions, comments that expressed concerns about the safety of the OPV, comments that expressed distrust in the Ministry of Health, and comments denying Polio as a disease. In the Facebook group "Parents talk about the Polio vaccination", an active group with various participants, 321 commentators submitted 2289 comments, with 64 % of the comments written by women. Most (92 %) people involved were parents. The comments were both personal (referring to specific situations) and general in nature (referring to symptoms or wide implications). A few (13 %) of the commentators were physicians ( n  = 44), who were responsible for 909 (40 %) of the items in the sample. Half the doctors and 6 % of the non-doctors wrote over 10 items each. This Facebook group formed a unique platform where unmediated debates and discussions between the public and medical experts took place. The comments on the social media, as well as the socio-demographic profiles of the commentators, suggest that social media is an active and versatile debate and discussion-facilitating platform in the context of vaccinations. This paper presents public voices, which should be seen as authentic (i.e. unmediated by the media or other political actors) and useful for policy making purposes. The policy implications include identifying social media as a main channel of communication during health crises, and acknowledging the voices heard on social media as authentic and useful for policy making. Human and financial resources need to be devolved specifically to social media. Health officials and experts need to be accessible on social media, and be equipped to readily provide the information, support and advice the public is looking for.

  15. Development of a Prototype Continuity of Care Record with Context-Specific Links to Meet the Information Needs of Case Managers for Persons Living with HIV

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    Cimino, James J.; Bakken, Suzanne

    2012-01-01

    Objectives (1) To develop a prototype Continuity of Care Record (CCR) with context-specific links to electronic HIV information resources; and (2) to assess case managers’ perceptions regarding the usability of the prototype. Methods We integrated context-specific links to HIV case management information resources into a prototype CCR using the Infobutton Manager and Librarian Infobutton Tailoring Environment (LITE). Case managers (N=9) completed a think-aloud protocol and the Computer System Usability Questionnaire (CSUQ) to evaluate the usability of the prototype. Verbalizations from the think-aloud protocol were summarized using thematic analysis. CSUQ data were analyzed with descriptive statistics. Results Although participants expressed positive comments regarding the usability of the prototype, the think-aloud protocol also identified the need for improvement in resource labels and for additional resources. On a scale ranging from 1 (strongly agree) to 7 (strongly disagree), the average CSUQ overall satisfaction was 2.25 indicating that users (n=9) were generally satisfied with the system. Mean CSUQ factor scores were: System Usefulness (M=2.13), Information Quality (M=2.46), and Interface Quality (M=2.26). Conclusion Our novel application of the Infobutton Manager and LITE in the context of case management for persons living with HIV in community-based settings resulted in a prototype CCR with infobuttons that met the majority of case managers’ information needs and received relatively positive usability ratings. Findings from this study inform future integration of context-specific links into CCRs and electronic health records and support their use for meeting end-users information needs. PMID:22632821

  16. 77 FR 31815 - Hazardous Materials Regulations: Combustible Liquids

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    ... are: Safety (hazard communication and packaging integrity); International commerce (frustration/delay... exempt seasonal workers from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Commercial Driver's...: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written communications and comments received into any...

  17. IRIS Toxicological Review of Methanol (External Review Draft, 2013)

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    EPA is conducting a peer review and public comment of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of methanol (non-cancer) that when finalized will appear on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database.

  18. IRIS Toxicological Review of Urea (External Review Draft)

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    EPA conducted a peer review and public comment of the scientific basis of a draft report supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of Urea that when finalized will appear on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database.

  19. IRIS Toxicological Review of Trichloroacetic Acid (TCA) (External Review Draft)

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    EPA is conducting a peer review and public comment of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of Trichloroacetic acid (TCA) that when finalized will appear on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database.

  20. 77 FR 21723 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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    ... on actual operational planning, development of procedures, and implementation of programs to update... clearance. Geographic Support System Initiative (GSS-I)--The GSS-I is an integrated program designed to... of children's demographic characteristics currently available. Information is distributed through the...

  1. 78 FR 32532 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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    2013-05-30

    ... recordkeeping requirements for integrated debt instruments. Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other... qualified health plans available to individuals and employers. Affected Public: Private Sector: Not-for...: The regulations provide definitions, general rules, and reporting requirements for debt instruments...

  2. IRIS Toxicological Review of Beryllium and Compounds (2008 External Review Draft)

    EPA Science Inventory

    EPA is conducting a peer review and public comment of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of Beryllium that when finalized will appear on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database.

  3. 77 FR 9272 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

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    2012-02-16

    ... Engineering Research Centers (ERCs). OMB Number: 3145-New. Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to establish an information collection. Abstract: Proposed Project: The Engineering Research Centers (ERC) program supports an integrated, interdisciplinary research environment to advance fundamental engineering...

  4. Response to “Accurate Risk-Based Chemical Screening Relies on Robust Exposure Estimates”

    EPA Science Inventory

    This is a correspondence (letter to the editor) with reference to comments by Rudel and Perovich on the article "Integration of Dosimetry, Exposure, and High-Throughput Screening Data in Chemical Toxicity Assessment". Article Reference: SI # 238882

  5. Evaluation of the Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide (2006 External Review Draft)

    EPA Science Inventory

    EPA conducted a peer review and public comment of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of ethylene oxide (cancer) that when finalized will appear on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database.

  6. A new concept: Epigenetic game theory. Comment on: ;Epigenetic game theory: How to compute the epigenetic control of maternal-to-zygotic transition; by Qian Wang et al.

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    Zheng, Xiu-Deng; Tao, Yi

    2017-03-01

    The evolutionary significance of the interaction between paternal and maternal genomes in fertilized zygotes is a very interesting and challenging question. Wang et al. developed the concept of epigenetic game theory, and they try to use this concept to explain the interaction between paternal and maternal genomes in fertilized zygotes [1]. They emphasize that the embryogenesis can be considered as an ecological system in which two highly distinct and specialized gametes coordinate through either cooperation or competition, or both, to maximize the fitness of embryos under Darwinian selection. More specifically, they integrate game theory to model the pattern of coordination of paternal genome and maternal genomes mediated by DNA methylation dynamics, and they called this epigenetic game theory.

  7. Learning dynamics by theoretical tools of game theory. Comment on "Move me, astonish me...delight my eyes and brain: The Vienna Integrated Model of top-down and bottom-up processes in Art Perception (VIMAP) and corresponding affective, evaluative, and neurophysiological correlates" by M. Pelowski et al.

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    Burini, Diletta; De Lillo, Silvana

    2017-07-01

    The VIMAP model presented in the survey [5] aims at analyzing the processes that can occur in the human perception in the front of an artwork. Such a model combines the bottom-up (artwork derived) processes with the top-down mechanisms which describe how individuals adapt or change their own art processing experience. The cognitive flow consists of seven stages connected to five outcomes, which account for all the main ways of responding to art. Moreover this model can also identify the specific regions of the brain that are posited to be main centers of the processes that may coincide with the proposed cognitive checks.

  8. Aesthetic episodes, domains, and the mind. Comment on: "Move me, astonish me... delight my eyes and brain: The Vienna Integrated Model of top-down and bottom-up processes in Art Perception (VIMAP) and corresponding affective, evaluative, and neurophysiological correlates" by Matthew Pelowski et al.

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    Jacobsen, Thomas

    2017-07-01

    Aesthetic episodes, as all behavior, are situated. They take place as an interaction of person and situation variables [1]. There are different artistic and aesthetic domains that afford, in part, mutual mental processes, but also fundamentally different, e.g., modality-specific ones [2]. For the infinite number of possible aesthetic episodes a plethora of component processes can be selectively combined and dynamically configured. Following psychophysics' pragmatic dualism of mind and body, this results in dynamically configured (neuro-) biological networks subserving these mental processes [1]. These are, of course, also subject to evolutionary, biological, historical, cultural, and social change [1,3].

  9. Regulatory Forum Opinion Piece: Review of FDA Draft Guidance Testicular Toxicity-Evaluation during Drug Development Guidance for Industry.

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    Hukkanen, Renee R; Halpern, Wendy G; Vidal, Justin D

    2016-10-01

    In July 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted a new draft guidance entitled "Testicular Toxicity: Evaluation during Drug Development Guidance for Industry," with a 90-day public comment period. As the nonclinical assessment of testicular toxicity often relies on the expert interpretation of pathology affecting the male reproductive tract, this draft guidance is considered directly relevant to the toxicologic pathology community. Therefore, a working group was formed through the Scientific and Regulatory Policy Committee of the Society of Toxicologic Pathologists (STPs) to provide a detailed review of the draft guidance. Specific comments on the guidance were submitted to the FDA by the STP. The draft guidance and all comments received are currently under review with the FDA. This commentary provides a summary of the components of the draft guidance and the comments submitted by the STP with acknowledgment of different perspectives reflected in comments from other respondents. © The Author(s) 2016.

  10. 77 FR 12588 - Long Fence & Home, LLLP; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment

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    ... homeowners can realize by replacing their windows, including the home's geographic location, size, insulation... window of a specific composition in a building having a specific level of insulation in a specific region..., energy savings, energy [[Page 12590

  11. Work Habits Are Valid Components of Evaluations of Anesthesia Residents Based on Faculty Anesthesiologists' Daily Written Comments About Residents.

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    Dexter, Franklin; Masursky, Danielle; Szeluga, Debra; Hindman, Bradley J

    2016-05-01

    In our department, faculty anesthesiologists routinely evaluate the resident physicians with whom they worked in an operative setting the day before, providing numerical scores to questions. The faculty can also enter a written comment if so desired. Because residents' work habits are important to anesthesiology program directors, and work habits can improve with feedback, we hypothesized that faculty comments would include the theme of the anesthesia resident's work habits. We analyzed all 6692 faculty comments from January 1, 2011, to June 30, 2015. We quantified use of the theme of Dannefer et al.'s work habit scale, specifically the words and phrases in the scale, and synonyms to the words. Approximately half (50.7% [lower 99.99% confidence limit, 48.4%]) of faculty comments contained the theme of work habits. Multiple sensitivity analyses were performed excluding individual faculty, residents, and words. The lower confidence limits for comments containing the theme were each >42.7%. Although faculty anesthesiologists completed (numerical) questions based on the American College of Graduate Medical Education competencies to evaluate residents, an important percentage of written comments included the theme of work habits. The implication is that the theme has validity as one component of the routine evaluation of anesthesia residents.

  12. 78 FR 42027 - Proposed Amendment To Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Pension Benefit Statements

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    2013-07-15

    ...The Department of Labor is extending until August 7, 2013, the comment period for an advance notice of proposed rulemaking focusing on lifetime income illustrations given to participants in defined contribution pension plans, such as 401(k) and 403(b) plans. The ANPRM serves as a request for comments on specific language and concepts in advance of a proposed regulation.

  13. Squeezing through the Now-or-Never bottleneck: Reconnecting language processing, acquisition, change, and structure.

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    Chater, Nick; Christiansen, Morten H

    2016-01-01

    If human language must be squeezed through a narrow cognitive bottleneck, what are the implications for language processing, acquisition, change, and structure? In our target article, we suggested that the implications are far-reaching and form the basis of an integrated account of many apparently unconnected aspects of language and language processing, as well as suggesting revision of many existing theoretical accounts. With some exceptions, commentators were generally supportive both of the existence of the bottleneck and its potential implications. Many commentators suggested additional theoretical and linguistic nuances and extensions, links with prior work, and relevant computational and neuroscientific considerations; some argued for related but distinct viewpoints; a few, though, felt traditional perspectives were being abandoned too readily. Our response attempts to build on the many suggestions raised by the commentators and to engage constructively with challenges to our approach.

  14. IRIS Toxicological Review of Benzo[a]pyrene (Interagency ...

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    On August 21, 2013, the draft Toxicological Review of Benzo[a]pyrene and the draft charge to external peer reviewers were released for public review and comment. The Toxicological Review and charge were reviewed internally by EPA and by other federal agencies and White House Offices before public release. Consistent with the May 2009 IRIS assessment development process, all written comments on IRIS assessments submitted by other federal agencies and White House Offices are made publicly available. Accordingly, interagency comments and the interagency science consultation materials provided to other agencies, including interagency review drafts of the IRIS Toxicological Review of Benzo[a]pyrene and the charge to external peer reviewers, are posted on this site. EPA is undertaking an update of the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) health assessment for benzo[a]pyrene (BaP). The outcome of this project is an updated Toxicological Review and IRIS Summary for BaP that will be entered into the IRIS database.

  15. 77 FR 38024 - Oil and Gas; Well Stimulation, Including Hydraulic Fracturing, on Federal and Indian Lands

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    ...On May 11, 2012, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule to regulate hydraulic fracturing on public land and Indian land. The rule would require disclosure to the public of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing on public land and Indian land, strengthen regulations related to well- bore integrity, and address issues related to flowback water. This rule is necessary to provide useful information to the public and to help ensure that hydraulic fracturing is conducted in a way that adequately protects the environment. Due to the complexity of the rule and the issues surrounding it, the BLM is extending the comment period for 60 days beyond the end of the initial comment period. As a result of this extension, the comment period will now close on September 10, 2012.

  16. IRIS Toxicological Review of Methanol (Non-Cancer) ...

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    EPA is conducting a peer review and public comment of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of methanol (non-cancer) that when finalized will appear on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database. EPA is conducting a peer review of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of methanol (non-cancer) that will appear in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database.

  17. Posting behaviour patterns in an online smoking cessation social network: implications for intervention design and development.

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    Healey, Benjamin; Hoek, Janet; Edwards, Richard

    2014-01-01

    Online Cessation Support Networks (OCSNs) are associated with increased quit success rates, but few studies have examined their use over time. We identified usage patterns in New Zealand's largest OCSN over two years and explored implications for OCSN intervention design and evaluation. We analysed metadata relating to 133,096 OCSN interactions during 2011 and 2012. Metrics covered aggregate network activity, user posting activity and longevity, and between-user commenting. Binary logistic regression models were estimated to investigate the feasibility of predicting low user engagement using early interaction data. Repeating periodic peaks and troughs in aggregate activity related not only to seasonality (e.g., New Year), but also to day of the week. Out of 2,062 unique users, 69 Highly Engaged Users (180+ interactions each) contributed 69% of all OCSN interactions in 2012 compared to 1.3% contributed by 864 Minimally Engaged Users (< = 2 items each). The proportion of Highly Engaged Users increased with network growth between 2011 and 2012 (with marginal significance), but the proportion of Minimally Engaged Users did not decline substantively. First week interaction data enabled identification of Minimally Engaged Users with high specificity and sensitivity (AUROC= 0.94). Results suggest future research should develop and test interventions that promote activity, and hence cessation support, amongst specific user groups or at key time points. For example, early usage information could help identify Minimally Engaged Users for tests of targeted messaging designed to improve their integration into, or re-engagement with, the OCSN. Furthermore, although we observed strong growth over time on varied metrics including posts and comments, this change did not coincide with large gains in first-time user persistence. Researchers assessing intervention effects should therefore examine multiple measures when evaluating changes in network dynamics over time.

  18. Cargo Movement Operations System (CMOS) Software Requirements Specification Increment II

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    1990-05-17

    NO [ ] COMMENT DISPOSITION: ACCEPT [ ] REJECT [ ] COMMENT STATUS: OPEN [ ] CLOSED [ ] Cmnt Page Paragraph No. No. Number Comment 1. 6 Table 1.2 Change SC1.4 to SC14. 2. 11 2.1.3.5 Add the following document: Preliminary Interface Design Document (IDD) for CMOS Increment I, CDRL A008, DCN: 3231 IDD *182*.01, April 9, 1990. 3. 19 3.1.19 In the "Brief Description" paragraph, line 12, hyphenate the word "off line". 4. 25 Fig. 3.2b The number ř" at the top of this figure is out of order. The preceding figure is Ŕ" and the

  19. Cargo Movement Operations System (CMOS). Revised System Segment Specification Increment II

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    1990-02-05

    NO [ ] COMMENT DISPOSITION: ACCEPT [ ] REJECT [ ] COMMENT STATUS: OPEN [ ] CLOSED [ ] Cmnt Page Paragraph No. No. Number Comment 1. 3 2.1.2.2 j. Delete the hyphen in "maintain-ability". 2. 7 3.1.2 Delete "UNIX-based" from the first line. This term should not be applied to hardware. 3. 13 3.1.3.2 Change the title of thiJs paragraph or paragraph 3.1.3.3, since they are two different ways of saying the same thing. 4. 15 3.1.4 Change line 9 in the second column to read, "the sending activity will provide advanced shipping information to

  20. Medicare program; model fee schedule for physicians' services--HCFA. Notice with comment period.

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    1990-09-04

    This notice announces and invites comments on a model fee schedule for physicians' services that is required by section 6102 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989. The model fee schedule provides very preliminary estimates for some, but not all, services to illustrate the effects of the Medicare physician payment fee schedule that will begin to take effect in January 1992. In accordance with section 6102(f)(11), we are making the model fee schedule available to the public through publication of this notice. Any comments received from the public will be considered carefully, but not specifically addressed in a subsequent proposed rule.

  1. IRIS Toxicological Review of 1,4-Dioxane (External Review Draft, 2009)

    EPA Science Inventory

    EPA is conducting a peer review and public comment of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of 1,4-dioxane that when finalized will appear on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database.

  2. 77 FR 6089 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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    ...) 767-6870. Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Certification of Qualified Products; DD Form 1718... (QMLs). DD Form 1718, ``Certification of Qualified Products'' records and certifies, from the... of the DD Form 1718 is essential in maintaining the integrity of the qualification program. Dated...

  3. 76 FR 29781 - Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Emergency Comment Request...

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    ... involvement and integrate housing, land use, land cleanup and preparation for reuse, economic and workforce... authorized in the Clean Air Act Section 103(b)(2), Clean Water Act Section 104(b)(2), and CERCLA Section 104...

  4. 77 FR 11544 - Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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    ... Outcome Evaluation of ``Teenage Pregnancy Prevention: Integrating Services, Programs, and Strategies... teens ages 15-19 years. Although the evidence strongly suggests that teenage pregnancy is a multifaceted problem stemming from interrelated internal and external factors, pregnancy prevention programs have...

  5. IRIS Toxicological Review of Methanol (Non-Cancer) (External Review Draft; April 2011)

    EPA Science Inventory

    EPA is conducting a peer review and public comment of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of methanol (non-cancer) that when finalized will appear on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database.

  6. IRIS Toxicological Review of Halogenated Platinum Salts and Platinum Compounds (External Review Draft)

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    EPA released the draft toxicological review for public comment under the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Program. The original draft assessment (January 2009) has been archived but is available on this web page for the sake of transparency.

  7. Flight Crew Integration (FCI) ISS Crew Comments Database & Products Summary

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    Schuh, Susan

    2016-01-01

    This Crew Debrief Data provides support for design and development of vehicles, hardware, requirements, procedures, processes, issue resolution, lessons learned, consolidation and trending for current Programs; and much of the data is also used to support development of future Programs.

  8. 77 FR 59626 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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    2012-09-28

    ... provision, program administration, consumer involvement, evaluation planning, organizational capacity... impacted by HIV/ AIDS. The program also supports the integration of behavioral health services (i.e., prevention, treatment, and substance abuse) into the CDC's Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevention Plans (ECHPP...

  9. 78 FR 57450 - State Rail Plan Guidance

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    ... development of State rail plans, as appropriate. A commenter recommended that the FRA Regional Manager be... integration of State rail plan development within the statewide/nonmetropolitan transportation planning... Guidance is to describe the processes for the development, submission, and acceptance of State rail plans...

  10. 78 FR 33331 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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    ... network architecture. The Act also charges NTIA with establishing a grant program to assist state... and effective means to use and integrate the infrastructure, equipment, and other architecture... for the standard three years. Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations. Frequency...

  11. Joint analyses of open comments and quantitative data: Added value in a job satisfaction survey of hospital professionals.

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    Gilles, Ingrid; Mayer, Mauro; Courvoisier, Nelly; Peytremann-Bridevaux, Isabelle

    2017-01-01

    To obtain a comprehensive understanding of the job opinions of hospital professionals by conducting qualitative analyses of the open comments included in a job satisfaction survey and combining these results with the quantitative results. A cross-sectional survey targeting all Lausanne University Hospital professionals was performed in the fall of 2013. The survey considered ten job satisfaction dimensions (e.g. self-fulfilment, workload, management, work-related burnout, organisational commitment, intent to stay) and included an open comment section. Computer-assisted qualitative analyses were conducted on these comments. Satisfaction rates on the included dimensions and professional groups were entered as predictive variables in the qualitative analyses. Of 10 838 hospital professionals, 4978 participated in the survey and 1067 provided open comments. Data from 1045 respondents with usable comments constituted the analytic sample (133 physicians, 393 nurses, 135 laboratory technicians, 247 administrative staff, including researchers, 67 logistic staff, 44 psycho-social workers, and 26 unspecified). Almost a third of the comments addressed scheduling issues, mostly related to problems and exhaustion linked to shifts, work-life balance, and difficulties with colleagues' absences and the consequences for quality of care and patient safety. The other two-thirds related to classic themes included in job satisfaction surveys. Although some comments were provided equally by all professional groups, others were group specific: work and hierarchy pressures for physicians, healthcare quality and patient safety for nurses, skill recognition for administrative staff. Overall, respondents' comments were consistent with their job satisfaction ratings. Open comment analysis provides a comprehensive understanding of hospital professionals' job experiences, allowing better consideration of quality initiatives that match the needs of professionals with reality.

  12. Joint analyses of open comments and quantitative data: Added value in a job satisfaction survey of hospital professionals

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    Gilles, Ingrid; Mayer, Mauro; Courvoisier, Nelly; Peytremann-Bridevaux, Isabelle

    2017-01-01

    Objective To obtain a comprehensive understanding of the job opinions of hospital professionals by conducting qualitative analyses of the open comments included in a job satisfaction survey and combining these results with the quantitative results. Design A cross-sectional survey targeting all Lausanne University Hospital professionals was performed in the fall of 2013. Material and methods The survey considered ten job satisfaction dimensions (e.g. self-fulfilment, workload, management, work-related burnout, organisational commitment, intent to stay) and included an open comment section. Computer-assisted qualitative analyses were conducted on these comments. Satisfaction rates on the included dimensions and professional groups were entered as predictive variables in the qualitative analyses. Participants Of 10 838 hospital professionals, 4978 participated in the survey and 1067 provided open comments. Data from 1045 respondents with usable comments constituted the analytic sample (133 physicians, 393 nurses, 135 laboratory technicians, 247 administrative staff, including researchers, 67 logistic staff, 44 psycho-social workers, and 26 unspecified). Results Almost a third of the comments addressed scheduling issues, mostly related to problems and exhaustion linked to shifts, work-life balance, and difficulties with colleagues’ absences and the consequences for quality of care and patient safety. The other two-thirds related to classic themes included in job satisfaction surveys. Although some comments were provided equally by all professional groups, others were group specific: work and hierarchy pressures for physicians, healthcare quality and patient safety for nurses, skill recognition for administrative staff. Overall, respondents’ comments were consistent with their job satisfaction ratings. Conclusion Open comment analysis provides a comprehensive understanding of hospital professionals’ job experiences, allowing better consideration of quality initiatives that match the needs of professionals with reality. PMID:28296974

  13. Architecture of PFC supports analogy, but PFC is not an analogy machine.

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    Speed, Ann

    2010-06-01

    In the preceding discussion paper, I proposed a theory of prefrontal cortical organization that was fundamentally intended to address the question: How does prefrontal cortex (PFC) support the various functions for which it seems to be selectively recruited? In so doing, I chose to focus on a particular function, analogy, that seems to have been largely ignored in the theoretical treatments of PFC, but that does underlie many other cognitive functions (Hofstadter, 2001 ; Holyoak & Thagard, 1997 ). At its core, this paper was intended to use analogy as a foundation for exploring one possibility for prefrontal function in general, although it is easy to see how the analogy-specific interpretation arises (as in the comment by Ibáñez). In an attempt to address this more foundational question, this response will step away from analogy as a focus, and will address first the various comments from the perspective of the initial motivation for developing this theory, and then specific issues raised by the commentators.

  14. A Conceptual Model for Episodes of Acute, Unscheduled Care.

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    Pines, Jesse M; Lotrecchiano, Gaetano R; Zocchi, Mark S; Lazar, Danielle; Leedekerken, Jacob B; Margolis, Gregg S; Carr, Brendan G

    2016-10-01

    We engaged in a 1-year process to develop a conceptual model representing an episode of acute, unscheduled care. Acute, unscheduled care includes acute illnesses (eg, nausea and vomiting), injuries, or exacerbations of chronic conditions (eg, worsening dyspnea in congestive heart failure) and is delivered in emergency departments, urgent care centers, and physicians' offices, as well as through telemedicine. We began with a literature search to define an acute episode of care and to identify existing conceptual models used in health care. In accordance with this information, we then drafted a preliminary conceptual model and collected stakeholder feedback, using online focus groups and concept mapping. Two technical expert panels reviewed the draft model, examined the stakeholder feedback, and discussed ways the model could be improved. After integrating the experts' comments, we solicited public comment on the model and made final revisions. The final conceptual model includes social and individual determinants of health that influence the incidence of acute illness and injury, factors that affect care-seeking decisions, specific delivery settings where acute care is provided, and outcomes and costs associated with the acute care system. We end with recommendations for how researchers, policymakers, payers, patients, and providers can use the model to identify and prioritize ways to improve acute care delivery. Copyright © 2016 American College of Emergency Physicians. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  15. A cognitive perspective on health systems integration: results of a Canadian Delphi study.

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    Evans, Jenna M; Baker, G Ross; Berta, Whitney; Barnsley, Jan

    2014-05-19

    Ongoing challenges to healthcare integration point toward the need to move beyond structural and process issues. While we know what needs to be done to achieve integrated care, there is little that informs us as to how. We need to understand how diverse organizations and professionals develop shared knowledge and beliefs - that is, we need to generate knowledge about normative integration. We present a cognitive perspective on integration, based on shared mental model theory, that may enhance our understanding and ability to measure and influence normative integration. The aim of this paper is to validate and improve the Mental Models of Integrated Care (MMIC) Framework, which outlines important knowledge and beliefs whose convergence or divergence across stakeholder groups may influence inter-professional and inter-organizational relations. We used a two-stage web-based modified Delphi process to test the MMIC Framework against expert opinion using a random sample of participants from Canada's National Symposium on Integrated Care. Respondents were asked to rate the framework's clarity, comprehensiveness, usefulness, and importance using seven-point ordinal scales. Spaces for open comments were provided. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the structured responses, while open comments were coded and categorized using thematic analysis. The Kruskall-Wallis test was used to examine cross-group agreement by level of integration experience, current workplace, and current role. In the first round, 90 individuals responded (52% response rate), representing a wide range of professional roles and organization types from across the continuum of care. In the second round, 68 individuals responded (75.6% response rate). The quantitative and qualitative feedback from experts was used to revise the framework. The re-named "Integration Mindsets Framework" consists of a Strategy Mental Model and a Relationships Mental Model, comprising a total of nineteen content areas. The Integration Mindsets Framework draws the attention of researchers and practitioners to how various stakeholders think about and conceptualize integration. A cognitive approach to understanding and measuring normative integration complements dominant cultural approaches and allows for more fine-grained analyses. The framework can be used by managers and leaders to facilitate the interpretation, planning, implementation, management and evaluation of integration initiatives.

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  20. Quality Parameterization of Educational Resources from the Perspective of a Teacher

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    Objective assessment of the quality of available educational resources presupposes the existence of specific quality standards and specific evaluation tools which consider the specificities of digital products with educational ambitions. The study presents the results of research conducted on a representative sample of teachers who commented on…

  1. [Comments on "A practical dictionary of Chinese medicine" by Wiseman].

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    Lan, Feng-li

    2006-02-01

    At least 24 Chinese-English dictionaries of Chinese Medicine have been published in China during the recent 24 years (1984-2003). This thesis comments on "A Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine" by Wiseman, agreeing on its establishing principles, sources and formation methods of the English system of Chinese medical terminology, and pointing out the defect. The author holds that study on the origin and development of TCM terms, standardization of Chinese medical terms in different layers, i.e. Chinese medical in classic, in commonly used modern TCM terms, and integrative medical texts, are prerequisites to the standardization of English translation of Chinese medical terms.

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  13. Beyond blanket terms: Challenges for the explanatory value of variational (neuro-)ethology. Comment on "Answering Schrödinger's question: A free-energy formulation" by Maxwell James Désormeau Ramstead et al.

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    Bruineberg, Jelle; Hesp, Casper

    2018-03-01

    Ramstead et al. [9] integrate the free-energy principle (FEP) [5] and evolutionary systems theory (EST) [1] in order to develop a "meta-theoretical ontology of life", called 'variational neuro-ethology' (VNE). In drawing upon such abstract notions and integrating them even further, they prove themselves to be the ultimate "hedgehogs" [2]: aiming for the ultimate integration of the life sciences and social sciences under one unifying principle. We endorse this pursuit of theoretical integration, especially when derived from first principles. The fundamental nature of their work is exemplified by the book the authors take as their starting point: Schrödinger's What is Life?[10]. Given the variety and levels of complexity involved in defining "life", providing an answer to this question is challenging. We first briefly comment on VNE as a label and then highlight some possible problems for the kinds of explanations that would follow from VNE. We address the interrelated charges of (1) merely providing Bayesian and evolutionary "just-so" stories [4,6], and (2) limited interpretative clarity when casting "life" as a series of nested Markov blankets. As a pre-emptive response to these critical remarks, we sketch a few ways forward that we find promising.

  14. Comment on id-based remote data integrity checking with data privacy preserving

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    Zhang, Jianhong; Meng, Hongxin

    2017-09-01

    Recently, an ID-based remote data integrity checking protocol with perfect data privacy preserving (IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, doi: 10.1109/TIFS.2016.2615853) was proposed to achieve data privacy protection and integrity checking. Unfortunately, in this letter, we demonstrate that their protocol is insecure. An active hacker can modify the stored data without being detected by the verifier in the auditing. And we also show malicious cloud server can convince the verifier that the stored data are kept intact after the outsourced data blocks are deleted. Finally, the reasons to produce such attacks are given.

  15. A Commentary On De Sousa's “Towards An Integrative Theory Of Consciousness”

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    Pereira, Alfredo

    2013-01-01

    De Sousa's comprehensive two-part review of a diversity of contemporary approaches to the study of consciousness is highly welcome. He makes us aware of a proliferation of theoretical and empirical approaches targeting a common theme, but diverging in many ways. He skilfully accomplishes a classification of kinds of approach, identification of the main representatives, their contributions, and respective limitations. However, he does not show how the desired integration could be accomplished. Besides summarising De Sousa's efficient analytical work, I make critical comments and briefly report my contribution for the integration project. PMID:23678243

  16. Health improvements for a healthy Shanghai rising: Comment on "Shanghai Rising: health improvements as measured by avoidable mortality since 2000".

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    Ren, Yuan

    2015-03-01

    The commentator suggests that it is necessary to extend the classical connotation of global city which focuses much on the functions of controlling global capital and production. Global city should also include the dimensions of the leading role and capacity on health improvements and well-being promotion. The commentator agrees with authors' assessments about Shanghai's substantial progress on health services and health system reform, however, we should pay much attention to the significant inequality of health services between central city and outskirt, and between local residents and non-hukou migrants. The commentator also suggests that future researches could study the successful experiences of Avoidable Mortality (AM) decline and also disease specific AM decline in main global cities, in order to make more effective policy implications and social schemes recommendations for health improvements in Shanghai and in other cities.

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  10. Reviews: Books for American Indian Students and Their Teachers .

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  1. A review of path-independent integrals in elastic-plastic fracture mechanics

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    Kim, Kwang S.; Orange, Thomas W.

    1988-01-01

    The objective of this paper is to review the path-independent (P-I) integrals in elastic plastic fracture mechanics which have been proposed in recent years to overcome the limitations imposed on the J-integral. The P-I integrals considered are the J-integral by Rice (1968), the thermoelastic P-I integrals by Wilson and Yu (1979) and Gurtin (1979), the J-integral by Blackburn (1972), the J(theta)-integral by Ainsworth et al. (1978), the J-integral by Kishimoto et al. (1980), and the Delta-T(p) and Delta T(p)-asterisk integrals by Alturi et al. (1982). The theoretical foundation of the P-I integrals is examined with an emphasis on whether or not the path independence is maintained in the presence of nonproportional loading and unloading in the plastic regime, thermal gradient, and material inhomogeneities. The simularities, difference, salient features, and limitations of the P-I integrals are discussed. Comments are also made with regard to the physical meaning, the possibility of experimental measurement, and computational aspects.

  2. A review of path-independent integrals in elastic-plastic fracture mechanics, task 4

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    Kim, K. S.

    1985-01-01

    The path independent (P-I) integrals in elastic plastic fracture mechanics which have been proposed in recent years to overcome the limitations imposed on the J integral are reviewed. The P-I integrals considered herein are the J integral by Rice, the thermoelastic P-I integrals by Wilson and Yu and by Gurtin, the J* integral by Blackburn, the J sub theta integral by Ainsworth et al., the J integral by Kishimoto et al., and the delta T sub p and delta T* sub p integrals by Atluri et al. The theoretical foundation of these P-I integrals is examined with emphasis on whether or not path independence is maintained in the presence of nonproportional loading and unloading in the plastic regime, thermal gradients, and material inhomogeneities. The similarities, differences, salient features, and limitations of these P-I integrals are discussed. Comments are also made with regard to the physical meaning, the possibility of experimental measurement, and computational aspects.

  3. Image, word, action: interpersonal dynamics in a photo-sharing community.

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    Suler, John

    2008-10-01

    In online photo-sharing communities, the individual's expression of self and the relationships that evolve among members is determined by the kinds of images that are shared, by the words exchanged among members, and by interpersonal actions that do not specifically rely on images or text. This article examines the dynamics of personal expression via images in Flickr, including a proposed system for identifying the dimensions of imagistic communication and a discussion of the psychological meanings embedded in a sequence of images. It explores how photographers use text descriptors to supplement their images and how different types of comments on photographs influence interpersonal relationships. The "fav"--when members choose an image as one of their favorites--is examined as one type of action that can serve a variety of interpersonal functions. Although images play a powerful role in the expression of self, it is the integration of images, words, and actions that maximize the development of relationships.

  4. Musical rhythm and affect. Comment on "The quartet theory of human emotions: An integrative and neurofunctional model" by S. Koelsch et al.

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    Witek, Maria A. G.; Kringelbach, Morten L.; Vuust, Peter

    2015-06-01

    The Quartet Theory of Human Emotion (QT) proposed by Koelsch et al. [1] adds to existing affective models, e.g. by directing more attention to emotional contagion, attachment-related and non-goal-directed emotions. Such an approach seems particularly appropriate to modelling musical emotions, and music is indeed a recurring example in the text, used to illustrate the distinct characteristics of the affect systems that are at the centre of the theory. Yet, it would seem important for any theory of emotion to account for basic functions such as prediction and anticipation, which are only briefly mentioned. Here we propose that QT, specifically its focus on emotional contagion, attachment-related and non-goal directed emotions, might help generate new ideas about a largely neglected source of emotion - rhythm - a musical property that relies fundamentally on the mechanism of prediction.

  5. Comment on “In-depth Plasma-Wave Heating of Dense Plasma Irradiated by Short Laser Pulses”

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    Kemp, A. J.; Sentoku, Y.

    2016-04-14

    Sherlock et al. have reported on the heating of solid density targets by collisional damping of wakefields that are driven by relativistic electron bunches generated in relativistic laser matter interaction. Analyzing collisional particle-in-cell simulations they calculate the fast electron current jf inside the plasma by adding contributions from electrons with energies greater than E cut = 50 keV; time-integrating the specific resistive energy deposition η j2f they arrive at a temperature profile and compare the result to the one 'measured' in their simulation, defined as the energy of particles with E < 30 keV; the discrepancy is due to collisionalmore » damping of wake fields (CDW). Here, we disagree with their metric of fast current, which leads to false conclusions about CDW heating being a volumetric, rather than surface effect.« less

  6. The Research Base in Languages for Specific Purposes.

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    Grosse, Christine Uber

    More than 200 publications regarding Languages for Specific Purposes (LSP) from the past 25 years, excluding work on English for Specific Purposes, are compiled in this literature review. In introductory comments that precede the bibliography, it is noted that most of the activity in this field has occurred in the last decade, with eight…

  7. 75 FR 45677 - Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-1216,”Plant-Specific Applicability of Transition Break Size Specified...

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    ... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2010-0229] Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-1216,''Plant-Specific... Commission (NRC) is extending the public comment period for DG-1216 from August 25, 2010 to November 8, 2010... [email protected] . The Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-1216, ``Plant- Specific Applicability of...

  8. A transdisciplinary focus on drug abuse prevention: an introduction.

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    Sussman, Steve; Stacy, Alan W; Johnson, C Anderson; Pentz, Mary Ann; Robertson, Elizabeth

    2004-01-01

    This article introduces the scope of the Special Issue. A variety of scientific disciplines are brought together to establish theoretical integration of the arenas of drug use, misuse, "abuse," and drug misuse prevention. Transdisciplinary scientific collaboration (TDSC) is utilized as a process of integration. Introductory comments regarding the strengths and limitations of TDSC are presented. Then, the relevance of genetics to substance misuse and substance misuse prevention is presented. Next, the relevance of cognition for prevention is discussed. Specifically, neurologically plausible distinctions in cognition and implicit cognition and their relevance for prevention are discussed. At a relatively molar social-level of analysis, social network theory, systems dynamic models, geographic information systems models, cultural psychology, and political science approaches to drug misuse and its prevention are introduced. The uses of both quantitative and qualitative statistical approaches to prevention are mentioned next. Finally, targeted prevention, bridging the efficacy-effectiveness gap, and a statement on overcoming disbalance round out the Special Issue. The bridges created will serve to propel drug misuse "prevention science" forward in the years to come. Advances in understanding etiological issues, translation to programs, and ecological fit of programming are desired results.

  9. Theory of Soliton Waves.

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    1984-11-01

    equation of Kadomtsev and Petviashvili (1970): (ut + 6uu x + U )x = 3 a Uyy, 0 - ± 1. (12) This equation turns out to be integrable for a = ± 1. For...1982b: "Comments on Inverse Scattering for the Kadomtsev - Petviashvili equation ", in Math methods in Hydro. & Integrability in Dyn. Systems, A. I. P. Conf...358. . Joseph, R. I., 1977: J. Phys. A., vol 10, p L225-L227. Kadomtsev , B. B. and Petviashvili , V. I., 1970: Soy. Phys. Doklady, vol 15, pp 539-541

  10. Asymptotic Theory of Transonic Wind Tunnel Wall Interference

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    1991-12-01

    completing and reviewing the collection Of Information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of...integrated term by t~m. These integrals are convergent for the ray limits (R t ~ 0, 0 fixed) of interest. 16 AEDC-TR-91-24 Collecting results, the...w h ~ e t ~ f a c t t h ~ # ~ ~ I n r + g ( z ) + - . . has been used in (2 - 65b). Noting that rl = 0, and collecting results, I [ ~ S’(z

  11. IRIS Toxicological Review of Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5 ...

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    EPA is developing an Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessment of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) and has released the draft assessment for public comment. When final, the assessment will appear on the IRIS database. EPA is undertaking an update of the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) health assessment for RDX. The outcome of this project is an updated Toxicological Review and IRIS Summary for RDX that will be entered into the IRIS database.

  12. IRIS Toxicological Review of Benzo[a]pyrene (Public ...

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    EPA is developing an Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessment of benzo[a]pyrene and has released the draft assessment for public comment and external peer review. When final, the assessment will appear on the IRIS database. EPA is undertaking an update of the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) health assessment for benzo[a]pyrene (BaP). The outcome of this project is an updated Toxicological Review and IRIS Summary for BaP that will be entered into the IRIS database.

  13. [Comments on policy--elderly count for much, or counting the elderly? A new statement on policy for the elderly].

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    Knapen, M; van der Zanden, G H

    1990-12-01

    The Dutch government has published a new white paper 'Elderly count for much' on policy for the aged. In this document the central principle for social policy is the integration of the elderly in society. Old age policy is characterized as 'integral policy' that is it tries to integrate the traditional fields of social and economic policy, and as 'complementary' policy, that is it tries to complement general policy. The main characteristics of the action program 1990-1994 include: prevention, the integration of housing and services, care for elderly with chronic diseases, education, strengthening of labor-market participation of 50+, the position of elderly women and societal attitudes towards aging and the elderly. In this comment it is argued that this white paper initiates positive developments, but there remain several minor and major problems. We are critical about the role of education, the instruments for an active labor-market policy, the lack of attention for the European dimension, and about the lack of attention for future developments in generational equity and age-rationing of service allocation. We appreciate the attention for age discrimination, and possibilities for longitudinal research. We conclude that 'integrated policy' is only in its initial phase. In this white paper the government is only successful in an integrated policy in the fields of housing and care, not in other fields like technology, labor and education. 'Complementary' policy is not enough to create a firm infrastructure in the aging field. If initiatives in the field of aging are considered as 'extra's' this policy will soon be confronted with the boundaries it creates itself. Although attention for the challenges of graying is growing, old age policy is still marginal compared to the main general policy.

  14. 77 FR 26474 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Approval of 2011 Consent...

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    ...EPA proposes to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). These revisions approve specific provisions of a 2011 Consent Decree between MDE and GenOn to reduce particulate matter (PM), sulfur oxides (SOX), and nitrogen oxides (NOX) from the GenOn Chalk Point generating station (Chalk Point). These revisions also remove the 1978 and 1979 Consent Orders for the Chalk Point generating station from the Maryland SIP as those Consent Orders have been superseded by the 2011 Consent Decree. In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP submittal as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to this action, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second comment period. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time.

  15. Teaching Comments: Intercultural Communication Skills in the Digital Age

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    Ware, Paige

    2013-01-01

    This paper explores the pedagogical and conceptual issues that accompany the integration of intercultural communication skills into the secondary curriculum by analyzing the interactions of 102 adolescents in Spain and the USA during a 15-week, classroom-based, international online exchange. Focusing on the skills of discovery and interaction…

  16. Effective Spelling Strategies for Students with Dyslexia in Hong Kong Secondary Schools

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    Wai, Nicole; Chan, Ying; Zhang, Kaili Chen

    2014-01-01

    This study examines the effectiveness of five spelling strategies used to teach junior secondary school students with dyslexia. Participants were 30 secondary school teachers in Hong Kong. The teachers commented on five spelling strategies: the phonological strategy, an integration of phonological and orthographical strategies, the rule-based…

  17. Contextualizing Women Domestic Violence Survivors' Economic and Emotional Dependencies

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    Chronister, Krista M.

    2007-01-01

    Comments on the article by Robert Bornstein, "The Complex Relationship Between Dependency and Domestic Violence,". Bornstein's attention to both types of dependency and women's experiences of domestic violence. I believe that his discussion of these complex relationships and social policy recommendations may be enhanced with a more integrated and…

  18. 78 FR 22511 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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    ...;and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, #0;delegations of authority... number. Rural Housing Service Title: 7 CFR 1951-F, Analyzing Credit Needs and Graduation Review. OMB... graduate their direct loan borrowers to other credit when they are able to do so. Graduation is an integral...

  19. Concentrating Solar Power Projects - Colorado Integrated Solar Project |

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    Energy's Cameo Station's Unit 2 (approximately 2 MWe equivalent) in order to decrease the overall MW Status: Currently Non-Operational Start Year: 2010 Do you have more information, corrections, or comments? Background Technology: Parabolic trough Status: Currently Non-Operational Country: United States

  20. Culture in Southeast Asian Language Classes.

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    Liem, Nguyen Dang

    A view of the status of Southeast Asian language programs in American schools leads the author to comment on five interrelated issues. They include: (1) the importance of Southeast Asian language and culture teaching and learning, (2) integrating culture in Southeast Asian language classes, (3) teaching techniques, (4) staffing, and (5)…

  1. 75 FR 32738 - Gallatin National Forest-Hebgen Lake Ranger District; MT; Lonesome Wood Vegetation Management...

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    ...; Lonesome Wood Vegetation Management Project 2 AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement. SUMMARY: This integrated forest vegetation management project... comments to Gallatin National Forest, Attn: Lonesome Wood Vegetation Management Project 2, Bozeman Ranger...

  2. 78 FR 44956 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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    ... alcohol-exposed pregnancies among women of childbearing age and pregnant women and to improve the quality... appropriate interventions based on their pregnancy status. The FASD CFE will be integrating Screening and... guide the program. Participants in SBI will be assessed throughout their pregnancy to monitor alcohol...

  3. 78 FR 58326 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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    ... alcohol-exposed pregnancies among women of childbearing age and pregnant women and to improve the quality... appropriate interventions based on their pregnancy status. The FASD CFE will be integrating Screening and... guide the program. Participants in SBI will be assessed throughout their pregnancy to monitor [[Page...

  4. 75 FR 51502 - Proposed Collection Renewal

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    ...-0006). This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. DATES: Comments must be submitted on... description of collection: The form is an integral part of the screening and selection process conducted by the Office of Volunteer Recruitment and Selection. The purpose of this information collection is to...

  5. Evolutionary Psychology and Intelligence Research Cannot Be Integrated the Way Kanazawa (2010) Suggested

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    Penke, Lars; Borsboom, Denny; Johnson, Wendy; Kievit, Rogier A.; Ploeger, Annemie; Wicherts, Jelte M.

    2011-01-01

    This article shares the authors' comments on a record by Kanazawa. Evolutionary psychologists search for human universals, differential psychologists for variation around common human themes. So far, evolutionary psychology and differential psychology seem somewhat disparate and unconnected, although Kanazawa is certainly not the first to attempt…

  6. 78 FR 72087 - Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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    ... days of this notice. Proposed Project Data Calls for the Laboratory Response Network (0920-0881... Response Network (LRN) was established by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease... LRN's mission is to maintain an integrated national and international network of laboratories that can...

  7. 75 FR 34451 - Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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    ... Response Network (LRN) was established by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease... LRN's mission is to maintain an integrated national and international network of laboratories that can respond to acts of biological, chemical, or radiological terrorism and other public health emergencies...

  8. Computers in Electrical Engineering Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

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    Bennett, A. Wayne

    1982-01-01

    Discusses use of computers in Electrical Engineering (EE) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Topics include: departmental background, level of computing power using large scale systems, mini and microcomputers, use of digital logic trainers and analog/hybrid computers, comments on integrating computers into EE curricula, and computer use in…

  9. 76 FR 76732 - Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment Request

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    ... on Research Misconduct (42 CFR part 93)--OMB No 0937-0198-Extension--Office of Research Integrity... Annual Report on Possible Research Misconduct (Annual Report) form is to provide data on the amount of research misconduct activity occurring in institutions conducting PHS supported research. In addition this...

  10. 75 FR 13287 - Agency Information Collection Request: 60-Day Public Comment Request

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    ...) from Institutions with Research Misconduct Allegation or Investigation in Past 5 Years. Total 75 Seleda...) proposes to do a study to determine what questions whistleblowers want answered from Research Integrity...-prepared to provide answers to the kinds of questions that complainants (whistleblowers) and potential...

  11. 78 FR 46940 - Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Identification and Listing of Special Wastes...

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    ... your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and....epa.gov/epawaste/nonhaz/industrial/special/fossil/ccr-rule/index.htm . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I... Integrity Surface Impoundment Assessments at: http://www.epa.gov/wastes/nonhaz/industrial.special/fossil...

  12. 75 FR 81965 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Census Barriers, Attitudes, and Motivators...

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    ... Publicity Office (C2PO) conducted a series of qualitative, quantitative, attitudinal, and behavioral research initiatives to serve as a foundation for the 2010 Census Integrated Communications Program. Research results informed and validated marketing decisions throughout the entire campaign. C2PO researched...

  13. 76 FR 58186 - Swap Transaction Compliance and Implementation Schedule: Clearing and Trade Execution...

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    ...(h) of the CEA, by any of the following methods: Agency Web site, via its Comments Online process at... promote market integrity within the financial system by, among other things: (1) Providing for the... existing and potential market infrastructures, including clearinghouses, trading platforms, and swap data...

  14. 78 FR 49760 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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    ... transparent method for identifying high-quality programs that can receive continuing five-year grants without... will employ a mixed-methods design that integrates and layers administrative and secondary data sources, observational measures, and interviews to develop a rich knowledge base about what the DRS accomplishes and how...

  15. Development of a Relative Potency Factor (Rpf) Approach for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures (External Review Draft)

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    EPA is conducting a peer review and public comment of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) mixtures that when finalized will appear on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database. ...

  16. 77 FR 51965 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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    ... number. Food and Nutrition Service Title: The Assessment of Contribution of an Interview to SNAP Eligibility and Benefit Determination Study OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW. Summary of Collection: The Food and..., customer service, and program integrity. The authority for this collection in contained in Section 17 [7 U...

  17. 76 FR 76434 - Certain Integrated Circuits, Chipsets, and Products Containing Same Including Televisions...

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    ... soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT... Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000. General information concerning...://edis.usitc.gov . Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained...

  18. 78 FR 4477 - Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants, Introduction

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    ... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2012-0268] Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power... Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition.'' The new subsection is the Standard Review Plan... Nuclear Power Plants: Integral Pressurized Water Reactor (iPWR) Edition.'' DATES: Comments must be filed...

  19. 75 FR 60460 - Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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    ... one integrated database. The mission of the SEPDPO is to prepare an applied public health workforce... candidates, maintaining a current alumni database, documenting the impact of the fellowships on alumni's... to the questions in the online application; submission of academic transcripts and letters of...

  20. Integrative Perspectives on Acculturation

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    Killian, Caitlin

    2011-01-01

    Comments on the original article, "Rethinking the concept of acculturation: Implications for theory and research," by S. J. Schwartz, J. B. Unger, B. L. Zamboanga, and J. Szapocznik. Schwartz et al are to be commended for their attempts "to propose an expanded, multidimensional model of acculturation and of the demographic and contextual forces…

  1. 75 FR 27345 - Agency Information Collection Request, 30-Day Public Comment Request

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    ... to ensure effective integration of Federal public health and medical assets during an emergency. ASPR... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES [Document Identifier: OS-0990-0344; 30-day notice] Agency... of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following summary...

  2. 77 FR 77076 - Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability

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    ...-557-5107. EIS No. 20120397, Final EIS, BLM, AK, National Petroleum Reserve-- Alaska (NPR-A) Integrated.... EIS No. 20120398, Final EIS, NPS, WI, Ice Age Complex at Cross Plains General Management Plan... Flood Risk in the Sutter Basin, Sutter and Butte Counties, CA, Comment Period Ends: 02/13/2013, Contact...

  3. 77 FR 5268 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comment Request

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    ... Indian tribes are working partners and are an integral part of the overall onshore and offshore... must provide periodic accounting documentation to ONRR. Title 30 CFR part 1228--Cooperative Activities... Respondents: 10 states and 6 Indian tribes. Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: 5...

  4. 78 FR 57179 - Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments

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    ... temporary items). Records of printing services. 7. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (DAA-0257... used to track the costs of highway construction. 12. Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Office of the Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Intelligence Integration (N1-576-11-12), 13...

  5. 75 FR 48932 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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    ... separate topics to be integrated to form a single and unified database so that the interaction between tax... policymakers, the Congress, State and local governments, and Federal agencies that administer social welfare or transfer payment programs, such as the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of...

  6. 75 FR 4041 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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    ... be integrated to form a single and unified database so that the interaction between tax, transfer... policymakers, the Congress, state and local governments, and federal agencies that administer social welfare or transfer payment programs, such as the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of...

  7. 76 FR 45506 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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    ... information for separate topics to be integrated to form a single and unified database so that the interaction... policymakers, the Congress, state and local governments, and federal agencies that administer social welfare or transfer payment programs, such as the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of...

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    ... separate topics to be integrated to form a single and unified database so that the interaction between tax... Congress, state and local governments, and federal agencies that administer social welfare or transfer payment programs, such as the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture...

  9. Black on White: A Common Sense Approach

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    Munn, Carol

    1972-01-01

    Carol Munn makes suggestions for integration based on experience in a large university's residence hall, which may provide some ideas from which a model, suitable to individual needs can be drawn. A comment by J.J. Pietrofesa and D.L. Shappell and a rejoinder by C. Munn follow. (Author/BY)

  10. 76 FR 44961 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Alternative...

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    ... of the IRAs such as rates of return and any restrictions on withdrawals. Moreover, general... requirements, and any withdrawal restrictions; and the tax treatment of the SEP-related IRA. Furthermore... requirements to participants and information regarding social security integration (if applicable); and timely...

  11. ‘It has saved thousands of lives, so why change it?’ Content analysis of objections to cervical screening programme changes in Australia

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    Bonner, Carissa; Jansen, Jesse; McCaffery, Kirsten

    2018-01-01

    Objectives The incidence and mortality of cervical cancer have halved since introduction of the Australian cervical screening programme in 1991, involving 2-yearly Pap smears from ages 18–69 years. In 2017, the programme changed to 5- yearly primary human papillomavirus (HPV) testing for women aged 25–74 years. This study investigated reasons for opposition to the renewed screening programme within the open-ended comments of an online petition, ‘Stop May 1st Changes to Pap Smears—Save Women’s Lives’, opposing the changes, which received over 70 000 signatures and almost 20 000 comments. Methods Content analysis of a random sample of 2000 comments, reflecting 10% of the 19 633 comments posted in February–March 2017. Results Nineteen codes were identified, reflecting four themes: (1) valuing women’s health and rights, (2) political statements, (3) concerns about healthcare funding cuts and (4) opposition to specific components of the new screening programme. The most prevalent codes were: placing value on women’s health (33%), concerns about increasing screening intervals (17%) and opposition to the changes related to personal experiences with cervical cancer or cervical abnormalities (15%). Concern about the key change in technology (HPV testing instead of Pap smears) was expressed in less than 3% of comments, and some opposition to the changes from health professionals was noted. Conclusions Screening changes within this selected group were perceived as threatening women’s health, as a political policy created by male decision-makers and as a cost-cutting exercise. Many commenters were concerned about increased screening intervals and later screening onset, but little opposition was expressed regarding the testing technology itself. This analysis may inform public education and communication strategies for future changes to cervical screening programmes internationally, to pre-emptively address specific concerns about the changes. PMID:29440214

  12. Enabling Energy-Awareness in the Semantic 3d City Model of Vienna

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    Agugiaro, G.

    2016-09-01

    This paper presents and discusses the first results regarding selection, analysis, preparation and eventual integration of a number of energy-related datasets, chosen in order to enrich a CityGML-based semantic 3D city model of Vienna. CityGML is an international standard conceived specifically as information and data model for semantic city models at urban and territorial scale. The still-in-development Energy Application Domain Extension (ADE) is a CityGML extension conceived to specifically model, manage and store energy-related features and attributes for buildings. The work presented in this paper is embedded within the European Marie-Curie ITN project "CINERGY, Smart cities with sustainable energy systems", which aims, among the rest, at developing urban decision making and operational optimisation software tools to minimise non-renewable energy use in cities. Given the scope and scale of the project, it is therefore vital to set up a common, unique and spatio-semantically coherent urban data model to be used as information hub for all applications being developed. This paper reports about the experiences done so far, it describes the test area in Vienna, Austria, and the available data sources, it shows and exemplifies the main data integration issues, the strategies developed to solve them in order to obtain the enriched 3D city model. The first results as well as some comments about their quality and limitations are presented, together with the discussion regarding the next steps and some planned improvements.

  13. 2015 Space Human Factors Engineering Standing Review Panel

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    Steinberg, Susan

    2015-01-01

    The 2015 Space Human Factors Engineering (SHFE) Standing Review Panel (from here on referred to as the SRP) met for a site visit in Houston, TX on December 2 - 3, 2015. The SRP reviewed the updated research plans for the Risk of Inadequate Design of Human and Automation/Robotic Integration (HARI Risk), the Risk of Inadequate Human-Computer Interaction (HCI Risk), and the Risk of Inadequate Mission, Process and Task Design (MPTask Risk). The SRP also received a status update on the Risk of Incompatible Vehicle/Habitat Design (Hab Risk) and the Risk of Performance Errors Due to Training Deficiencies (Train Risk). The SRP is pleased with the progress and responsiveness of the SHFE team. The presentations were much improved this year. The SRP is also pleased with the human-centered design approach. Below are some of the more extensive comments from the SRP. We have also made comments in each section concerning gaps/tasks in each. The comments below reflect more significant changes that impact more than just one particular section.

  14. Deadline Extended for Public Comment on IOOS' Draft Plan for Data Management andCommunications Component

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    The U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) is encouraging public comment on the draft plan for its Data Management and Communications (DMAC∥ component. The deadline for receipt of comments has been extended to 18 November 2003. The plan can be found at http://www.dmac.ocean.us/dacsc/imp_plan.jsp. The plan was developed by the DMAC Steering Committee, which includes representatives from federal and state agencies, private industry, and academia. This committee was tasked by Ocean.US (the national office for IOOS) with the preparation of a detailed, phased DMAC implementation plan, and initial oversight of its implementation. The scope of the plan includes the IOOS DMAC infrastructure, data archive and access, and basic information products needed for assessing the availability and quality of data within IOOS. Four expert teams (Data Transport, Metadata and Data Discovery, Data Archive and Access, Applications and Products), and two outreach teams (Data Facilities Management, and User Outreach), were assembled to assist in developing material for the plan.

  15. 77 FR 40611 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

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    ...In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is scheduled to expire on November 30, 2012. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.

  16. U.S. Dental students' and faculty members' attitudes about technology, instructional strategies, student diversity, and school duration: a comparative study.

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    Abdelkarim, Ahmad; Benghuzzi, Hamed; Hamadain, Elgenaid; Tucci, Michelle; Ford, Timothy; Sullivan, Donna

    2014-04-01

    In this study, attitudes and perceptions of U.S. dental students and faculty members were evaluated regarding four aspects of dental education: technology integration, instructional strategies, student diversity, and school duration. A survey instrument with eight statements using a five-point Likert scale and a free-text comment section was developed and distributed through Survey Monkey. A total of 426 students and 187 faculty members from ten U.S. dental schools participated, a response rate of 17 percent of those surveyed. Faculty and student responses were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test. The results of this analytic procedure revealed that the groups differed in their average responses for seven of the eight statements. Analysis of the faculty and student comments revealed similar themes between the two groups. Both dental students and dental faculty members stated that technology integration should be viewed as only a supplement to conventional instruction and showed mixed opinions about electronic textbooks. Further, both groups had positive views of the roles of problem-based learning, community service, and the integration of research practice into dental education. Both groups also valued diversity in the student body and supported the current four-year duration of dental school.

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  20. The Aesthetic Turn in Mental Health: Reflections on an Explorative Study into Practices in the Arts Therapies.

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    Samaritter, Rosemarie

    2018-04-23

    The paper will draw on materials from arts therapies literature and comments from experts’ panels to discuss some specific characteristics of the arts therapies and to investigate the role of aesthetic engagement for resilience and mental well-being. The arts increasingly find their way as interventions in mental health domains. However, explorations into the specific mechanisms that underpin the therapeutic effect of arts-based activities are still scarce. Qualitative data were collected from a thematic literature review and expert comments on meaningful working procedures in arts therapies. Analysis of multiple data sources revealed core themes and core procedures that occur across arts therapy modalities. This paper presents a practice informed model of arts-based methods in mental health that may serve as a conceptual frame of reference for arts therapists and as study material on the applicability of arts therapy interventions for specific mental health settings.

  1. The Aesthetic Turn in Mental Health: Reflections on an Explorative Study into Practices in the Arts Therapies

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    Samaritter, Rosemarie

    2018-01-01

    The paper will draw on materials from arts therapies literature and comments from expert panels to discuss some specific characteristics of the arts therapies and to investigate the role of aesthetic engagement for resilience and mental well-being. The arts increasingly find their way as interventions in mental health domains. However, explorations into the specific mechanisms that underpin the therapeutic effect of arts-based activities are still scarce. Qualitative data were collected from a thematic literature review and experts’ comments on meaningful working procedures in arts therapies. Analysis of multiple data sources revealed core themes and core procedures that occur across arts therapy modalities. This paper presents a practice informed model of arts-based methods in mental health that may serve as a conceptual frame of reference for arts therapists and as study material on the applicability of arts therapy interventions for specific mental health settings. PMID:29690592

  2. A cognitive perspective on health systems integration: results of a Canadian Delphi study

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    2014-01-01

    Background Ongoing challenges to healthcare integration point toward the need to move beyond structural and process issues. While we know what needs to be done to achieve integrated care, there is little that informs us as to how. We need to understand how diverse organizations and professionals develop shared knowledge and beliefs – that is, we need to generate knowledge about normative integration. We present a cognitive perspective on integration, based on shared mental model theory, that may enhance our understanding and ability to measure and influence normative integration. The aim of this paper is to validate and improve the Mental Models of Integrated Care (MMIC) Framework, which outlines important knowledge and beliefs whose convergence or divergence across stakeholder groups may influence inter-professional and inter-organizational relations. Methods We used a two-stage web-based modified Delphi process to test the MMIC Framework against expert opinion using a random sample of participants from Canada’s National Symposium on Integrated Care. Respondents were asked to rate the framework’s clarity, comprehensiveness, usefulness, and importance using seven-point ordinal scales. Spaces for open comments were provided. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the structured responses, while open comments were coded and categorized using thematic analysis. The Kruskall-Wallis test was used to examine cross-group agreement by level of integration experience, current workplace, and current role. Results In the first round, 90 individuals responded (52% response rate), representing a wide range of professional roles and organization types from across the continuum of care. In the second round, 68 individuals responded (75.6% response rate). The quantitative and qualitative feedback from experts was used to revise the framework. The re-named “Integration Mindsets Framework” consists of a Strategy Mental Model and a Relationships Mental Model, comprising a total of nineteen content areas. Conclusions The Integration Mindsets Framework draws the attention of researchers and practitioners to how various stakeholders think about and conceptualize integration. A cognitive approach to understanding and measuring normative integration complements dominant cultural approaches and allows for more fine-grained analyses. The framework can be used by managers and leaders to facilitate the interpretation, planning, implementation, management and evaluation of integration initiatives. PMID:24885659

  3. Weight Stigma Goes Viral on the Internet: Systematic Assessment of YouTube Comments Attacking Overweight Men and Women

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    Hale, Brent; Knackmuhs, Eric; Mackert, Michael

    2018-01-01

    Background Anonymous verbal attacks against overweight individuals on social media are common and widespread. These comments often use negative, misogynist, or derogatory words, which stigmatize the targeted individuals with obesity. These verbal attacks may cause depression in overweight individuals, which could subsequently promote unhealthy eating behavior (ie, binge eating) and further weight gain. To develop an intervention policy and strategies that tackle the anonymous, Web-based verbal attacks, a thorough understanding of the comments is necessary. Objective This study aimed to examine how anonymous users verbally attack or defend overweight individuals in terms of 3 themes: (1) topic of verbal attack (ie, what aspects of overweight individuals are verbally attacked), (2) gender of commenters and targeted overweight individuals, and (3) intensity of derogation depending on the targeted gender (ie, the number of swear words used within comments). Methods This study analyzed the content of YouTube comments that discuss overweight individuals or groups from 2 viral videos, titled “Fat Girl Tinder Date” and “Fat Guy Tinder Date.” The twin videos provide an avenue through which to analyze discussions of obesity as they organically occurred in a contemporary setting. We randomly sampled and analyzed 320 comments based on a coding instrument developed for this study. Results First, there were twice as many comments verbally attacking overweight individuals (n=174) than comments defending them (n=89). Second, overweight women are attacked for their capacities (eg, laziness, maturity; 14/51, 28%), whereas overweight men are attacked for their heterosocial skills (eg, rudeness, annoyance; 24/29, 83%). Third, the majority of commenters who attacked overweight women are male (42/52, 81%). Fourth, attacking comments generated toward overweight women included more swear words (mean 0.44, SD 0.77) than those targeting men (mean 0.23, SD 0.48). Conclusions Our data elucidate a worrying situation of frequent disinhibited aggressive messages against overweight individuals online. Importantly, the patterns of verbal aggression differ depending on the gender of the targeted overweight individuals. Thus, gender-tailored intervention strategies that specifically tackle Internet users’ verbal aggression against overweight individuals need to be developed. PMID:29559426

  4. Effects of empathic social responses on the emotions of the recipient.

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    Seehausen, Maria; Kazzer, Philipp; Bajbouj, Malek; Heekeren, Hauke R; Jacobs, Arthur M; Klann-Delius, Gisela; Menninghaus, Winfried; Prehn, Kristin

    2016-03-01

    Empathy is highly relevant for social behavior and can be verbally expressed by voicing sympathy and concern (emotional empathy) as well as by paraphrasing or stating that one can mentally reconstruct and understand another person's thoughts and feelings (cognitive empathy). In this study, we investigated the emotional effects and neural correlates of receiving empathic social responses after negative performance feedback and compared the effects of emotionally vs. cognitively empathic comments. 20 participants (10 male) underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging while receiving negative performance feedback for a cognitive task. Performance feedback was followed by verbal comments either expressing cognitive and emotional empathy or demonstrating a lack of empathy. Empathic comments in general led to less negative self-reported feelings and calmer breathing. At the neural level, empathic comments induced activity in regions associated with social cognition and emotion processing, specifically in right postcentral gyrus and left cerebellum (cognitively empathic comments), right precentral gyrus, the opercular part of left inferior frontal gyrus, and left middle temporal gyrus (emotionally empathic comments), as well as the orbital part of the left middle frontal gyrus and left superior parietal gyrus (emotionally empathic vs. unempathic comments). The study shows that cognitively and emotionally empathic comments appear to be processed in partially separable neural systems. Furthermore, confirming and expanding on another study on the same subject, the present results demonstrate that the social display of cognitive empathy exerts almost as positive effects on the recipient's feelings and emotions in states of distress as emotionally empathic response does. This can be relevant for professional settings in which strong negative emotions need to be de-escalated while maintaining professional impartiality, which may allow the display of cognitive but not emotional empathy. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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  11. Can social media be used as a hospital quality improvement tool?

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    Lagu, Tara; Goff, Sarah L; Craft, Ben; Calcasola, Stephanie; Benjamin, Evan M; Priya, Aruna; Lindenauer, Peter K

    2016-01-01

    Many hospitals wish to improve their patients' experience of care. To learn whether social media could be used as a tool to engage patients and to identify opportunities for hospital quality improvement (QI), we solicited patients' narrative feedback on the Baystate Medical Center Facebook page during a 3-week period in 2014. Two investigators used directed qualitative content analysis to code comments and descriptive statistics to assess the frequency of selected codes and themes. We identified common themes, including: (1) comments about staff (17/37 respondents, 45.9%); (2) comments about specific departments (22/37, 59.5%); (3) comments on technical aspects of care, including perceived errors and inattention to pain control (9/37, 24.3%); and (4) comments describing the hospital physical plant, parking, and amenities (9/37, 24.3%). A small number (n = 3) of patients repeatedly responded, accounting for 30% (45/148) of narratives. Although patient feedback on social media could help to drive hospital QI efforts, any potential benefits must be weighed against the reputational risks, the lack of representativeness among respondents, and the volume of responses needed to identify areas of improvement. © 2015 Society of Hospital Medicine.

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    An operator equivalence between the Thirring model and the fermionic sector of a Dirac field interacting via derivative coupling with two scalar fields is established in the path-integral framework. Relations between the coupling parameters of the two models, as found by Gomes and da Silva, can be reproduced.

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    Comments on article by Blakeney and Blakeney in which they offer metatheoretical perspective for counseling and therapy that gives primacy to developmental issues and to understanding worldview of client. Goes on to further demonstrate holistic and integrative nature and potential of Blakeney framework, using Developmental Counseling and Therapy…

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