Down-regulation of Wild-type p53-induced Phosphatase 1 (Wip1) Plays a Critical Role in Regulating Several p53-dependent Functions in Premature Senescent Tumor Cells*

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Crescenzi, Elvira; Raia, Zelinda; Pacifico, Francesco; Mellone, Stefano; Moscato, Fortunato; Palumbo, Giuseppe; Leonardi, Antonio

2013-01-01

Premature or drug-induced senescence is a major cellular response to chemotherapy in solid tumors. The senescent phenotype develops slowly and is associated with chronic DNA damage response. We found that expression of wild-type p53-induced phosphatase 1 (Wip1) is markedly down-regulated during persistent DNA damage and after drug release during the acquisition of the senescent phenotype in carcinoma cells. We demonstrate that down-regulation of Wip1 is required for maintenance of permanent G2 arrest. In fact, we show that forced expression of Wip1 in premature senescent tumor cells induces inappropriate re-initiation of mitosis, uncontrolled polyploid progression, and cell death by mitotic failure. Most of the effects of Wip1 may be attributed to its ability to dephosphorylate p53 at Ser15 and to inhibit DNA damage response. However, we also uncover a regulatory pathway whereby suppression of p53 Ser15 phosphorylation is associated with enhanced phosphorylation at Ser46, increased p53 protein levels, and induction of Noxa expression. On the whole, our data indicate that down-regulation of Wip1 expression during premature senescence plays a pivotal role in regulating several p53-dependent aspects of the senescent phenotype. PMID:23612976

Abrogation of Wip1 expression by RITA-activated p53 potentiates apoptosis induction via activation of ATM and inhibition of HdmX

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Spinnler, C; Hedström, E; Li, H; de Lange, J; Nikulenkov, F; Teunisse, A F A S; Verlaan-de Vries, M; Grinkevich, V; Jochemsen, A G; Selivanova, G

2011-01-01

Inactivation of the p53 tumour suppressor, either by mutation or by overexpression of its inhibitors Hdm2 and HdmX is the most frequent event in cancer. Reactivation of p53 by targeting Hdm2 and HdmX is therefore a promising strategy for therapy. However, Hdm2 inhibitors do not prevent inhibition of p53 by HdmX, which impedes p53-mediated apoptosis. Here, we show that p53 reactivation by the small molecule RITA leads to efficient HdmX degradation in tumour cell lines of different origin and in xenograft tumours in vivo. Notably, HdmX degradation occurs selectively in cancer cells, but not in non-transformed cells. We identified the inhibition of the wild-type p53-induced phosphatase 1 (Wip1) as the major mechanism important for full engagement of p53 activity accomplished by restoration of the ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) kinase-signalling cascade, which leads to HdmX degradation. In contrast to previously reported transactivation of Wip1 by p53, we observed p53-dependent repression of Wip1 expression, which disrupts the negative feedback loop conferred by Wip1. Our study reveals that the depletion of both HdmX and Wip1 potentiates cell death due to sustained activation of p53. Thus, RITA is an example of a p53-reactivating drug that not only blocks Hdm2, but also inhibits two important negative regulators of p53 – HdmX and Wip1, leading to efficient elimination of tumour cells. PMID:21546907

Abrogation of Wip1 expression by RITA-activated p53 potentiates apoptosis induction via activation of ATM and inhibition of HdmX.

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Spinnler, C; Hedström, E; Li, H; de Lange, J; Nikulenkov, F; Teunisse, A F A S; Verlaan-de Vries, M; Grinkevich, V; Jochemsen, A G; Selivanova, G

2011-11-01

Inactivation of the p53 tumour suppressor, either by mutation or by overexpression of its inhibitors Hdm2 and HdmX is the most frequent event in cancer. Reactivation of p53 by targeting Hdm2 and HdmX is therefore a promising strategy for therapy. However, Hdm2 inhibitors do not prevent inhibition of p53 by HdmX, which impedes p53-mediated apoptosis. Here, we show that p53 reactivation by the small molecule RITA leads to efficient HdmX degradation in tumour cell lines of different origin and in xenograft tumours in vivo. Notably, HdmX degradation occurs selectively in cancer cells, but not in non-transformed cells. We identified the inhibition of the wild-type p53-induced phosphatase 1 (Wip1) as the major mechanism important for full engagement of p53 activity accomplished by restoration of the ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) kinase-signalling cascade, which leads to HdmX degradation. In contrast to previously reported transactivation of Wip1 by p53, we observed p53-dependent repression of Wip1 expression, which disrupts the negative feedback loop conferred by Wip1. Our study reveals that the depletion of both HdmX and Wip1 potentiates cell death due to sustained activation of p53. Thus, RITA is an example of a p53-reactivating drug that not only blocks Hdm2, but also inhibits two important negative regulators of p53 - HdmX and Wip1, leading to efficient elimination of tumour cells.

Agricultural costs of the Chesapeake Bay total maximum daily load.

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Kaufman, Zach; Abler, David; Shortle, James; Harper, Jayson; Hamlett, James; Feather, Peter

2014-12-16

This study estimates costs to agricultural producers of the Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs) developed by states in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed to comply with the Chesapeake Bay total maximum daily load (TMDL) and potential cost savings that could be realized by a more efficient selection of agricultural Best Management Practices (BMPs) and spatial targeting of BMP implementation. The cost of implementing the WIPs between 2011 and 2025 is estimated to be about $3.6 billion (in 2010 dollars). The annual cost associated with full implementation of all WIP BMPs from 2025 onward is about $900 million. Significant cost savings can be realized through careful and efficient BMP selection and spatial targeting. If retiring up to 25% of current agricultural land is included as an option, Bay-wide cost savings of about 60% could be realized compared to the WIPs.

WIP1 deficiency inhibits HTLV-1 Tax oncogenesis: novel therapeutic prospects for treatment of ATL?

PubMed Central

2012-01-01

Attenuation of p53 activity appears to be a major step in Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) Tax transformation. However, p53 genomic mutations are late and rather infrequent events in HTLV-1 induced Adult T cell leukemia (ATL). The paper by Zane et al. shows that a mediator of p53 activity, Wild-type p53-induced phosphatase 1 (Wip1), contributes to Tax-induced oncogenesis in a mouse model. Wip1 may therefore be a novel target for therapeutic approaches. PMID:23256570

Wound-Induced Polyploidization: Regulation by Hippo and JNK Signaling and Conservation in Mammals.

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Losick, Vicki P; Jun, Albert S; Spradling, Allan C

2016-01-01

Tissue integrity and homeostasis often rely on the proliferation of stem cells or differentiated cells to replace lost, aged, or damaged cells. Recently, we described an alternative source of cell replacement- the expansion of resident, non-dividing diploid cells by wound-induced polyploidization (WIP). Here we show that the magnitude of WIP is proportional to the extent of cell loss using a new semi-automated assay with single cell resolution. Hippo and JNK signaling regulate WIP; unexpectedly however, JNK signaling through AP-1 limits rather than stimulates the level of Yki activation and polyploidization in the Drosophila epidermis. We found that polyploidization also quantitatively compensates for cell loss in a mammalian tissue, mouse corneal endothelium, where increased cell death occurs with age in a mouse model of Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD). Our results suggest that WIP is an evolutionarily conserved homeostatic mechanism that maintains the size and synthetic capacity of adult tissues.

Wound-Induced Polyploidization: Regulation by Hippo and JNK Signaling and Conservation in Mammals

PubMed Central

Losick, Vicki P.; Jun, Albert S.; Spradling, Allan C.

2016-01-01

Tissue integrity and homeostasis often rely on the proliferation of stem cells or differentiated cells to replace lost, aged, or damaged cells. Recently, we described an alternative source of cell replacement- the expansion of resident, non-dividing diploid cells by wound-induced polyploidization (WIP). Here we show that the magnitude of WIP is proportional to the extent of cell loss using a new semi-automated assay with single cell resolution. Hippo and JNK signaling regulate WIP; unexpectedly however, JNK signaling through AP-1 limits rather than stimulates the level of Yki activation and polyploidization in the Drosophila epidermis. We found that polyploidization also quantitatively compensates for cell loss in a mammalian tissue, mouse corneal endothelium, where increased cell death occurs with age in a mouse model of Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD). Our results suggest that WIP is an evolutionarily conserved homeostatic mechanism that maintains the size and synthetic capacity of adult tissues. PMID:26958853

Methodological Framework for Analysis of Buildings-Related Programs with BEAMS, 2008

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Elliott, Douglas B.; Dirks, James A.; Hostick, Donna J.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) develops official “benefits estimates” for each of its major programs using its Planning, Analysis, and Evaluation (PAE) Team. PAE conducts an annual integrated modeling and analysis effort to produce estimates of the energy, environmental, and financial benefits expected from EERE’s budget request. These estimates are part of EERE’s budget request and are also used in the formulation of EERE’s performance measures. Two of EERE’s major programs are the Building Technologies Program (BT) and the Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program (WIP). Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) supports PAEmore » by developing the program characterizations and other market information necessary to provide input to the EERE integrated modeling analysis as part of PAE’s Portfolio Decision Support (PDS) effort. Additionally, PNNL also supports BT by providing line-item estimates for the Program’s internal use. PNNL uses three modeling approaches to perform these analyses. This report documents the approach and methodology used to estimate future energy, environmental, and financial benefits using one of those methods: the Building Energy Analysis and Modeling System (BEAMS). BEAMS is a PC-based accounting model that was built in Visual Basic by PNNL specifically for estimating the benefits of buildings-related projects. It allows various types of projects to be characterized including whole-building, envelope, lighting, and equipment projects. This document contains an overview section that describes the estimation process and the models used to estimate energy savings. The body of the document describes the algorithms used within the BEAMS software. This document serves both as stand-alone documentation for BEAMS, and also as a supplemental update of a previous document, Methodological Framework for Analysis of Buildings-Related Programs: The GPRA Metrics Effort, (Elliott et al. 2004b). The areas most changed since the publication of that previous document are those discussing the calculation of lighting and HVAC interactive effects (for both lighting and envelope/whole-building projects). This report does not attempt to convey inputs to BEAMS or the methodology of their derivation.« less

A cucurbit androecy gene reveals how unisexual flowers develop and dioecy emerges.

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Boualem, Adnane; Troadec, Christelle; Camps, Céline; Lemhemdi, Afef; Morin, Halima; Sari, Marie-Agnes; Fraenkel-Zagouri, Rina; Kovalski, Irina; Dogimont, Catherine; Perl-Treves, Rafael; Bendahmane, Abdelhafid

2015-11-06

Understanding the evolution of sex determination in plants requires identifying the mechanisms underlying the transition from monoecious plants, where male and female flowers coexist, to unisexual individuals found in dioecious species. We show that in melon and cucumber, the androecy gene controls female flower development and encodes a limiting enzyme of ethylene biosynthesis, ACS11. ACS11 is expressed in phloem cells connected to flowers programmed to become female, and ACS11 loss-of-function mutants lead to male plants (androecy). CmACS11 represses the expression of the male promoting gene CmWIP1 to control the development and the coexistence of male and female flowers in monoecious species. Because monoecy can lead to dioecy, we show how a combination of alleles of CmACS11 and CmWIP1 can create artificial dioecy. Copyright © 2015, American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Wip1 and p53 contribute to HTLV-1 Tax-induced tumorigenesis

PubMed Central

2012-01-01

Background Human T-cell Leukemia Virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infects 20 million individuals world-wide and causes Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma (ATLL), a highly aggressive T-cell cancer. ATLL is refractory to treatment with conventional chemotherapy and fewer than 10% of afflicted individuals survive more than 5 years after diagnosis. HTLV-1 encodes a viral oncoprotein, Tax, that functions in transforming virus-infected T-cells into leukemic cells. All ATLL cases are believed to have reduced p53 activity although only a minority of ATLLs have genetic mutations in their p53 gene. It has been suggested that p53 function is inactivated by the Tax protein. Results Using genetically altered mice, we report here that Tax expression does not achieve a functional equivalence of p53 inactivation as that seen with genetic mutation of p53 (i.e. a p53−/− genotype). Thus, we find statistically significant differences in tumorigenesis between Tax+p53+/+versus Tax+p53−/− mice. We also find a role contributed by the cellular Wip1 phosphatase protein in tumor formation in Tax transgenic mice. Notably, Tax+Wip1−/− mice show statistically significant reduced prevalence of tumorigenesis compared to Tax+Wip1+/+ counterparts. Conclusions Our findings provide new insights into contributions by p53 and Wip1 in the in vivo oncogenesis of Tax-induced tumors in mice. PMID:23256545

14 CFR 1204.1510 - Efforts to accommodate intergovernmental concerns.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Efforts to accommodate intergovernmental concerns. 1204.1510 Section 1204.1510 Aeronautics and Space NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION... Programs and Activities § 1204.1510 Efforts to accommodate intergovernmental concerns. (a) If a state...

WIP and WIT-Women in Physics and Technology

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Iga, Kenichi

We review the status of Japanese women researchers in science and technology. Although the ratio of women working in science and technology has not necessarily been large in Japan, some active programs have been conducted to promote gender equalization by government, universities, research organizations, industries, and academic societies. Some examples in Tokyo Institute of Technology and Japan Women's University will be introduced.

49 CFR 17.10 - How does the Secretary make efforts to accommodate intergovernmental concerns?

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2010-10-01

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10 CFR 1005.10 - How does the Secretary make efforts to accommodate intergovernmental concerns?

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2011-01-01

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10 CFR 1005.10 - How does the Secretary make efforts to accommodate intergovernmental concerns?

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2012-01-01

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45 CFR 660.10 - How does the Director make efforts to accommodate intergovernmental concerns?

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2012-10-01

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2013-10-01

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45 CFR 660.10 - How does the Director make efforts to accommodate intergovernmental concerns?

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2014-10-01

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45 CFR 660.10 - How does the Director make efforts to accommodate intergovernmental concerns?

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2011-10-01

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45 CFR 660.10 - How does the Director make efforts to accommodate intergovernmental concerns?

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2010-10-01

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28 CFR 30.1 - What is the purpose of these regulations?

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2010-07-01

...? 30.1 Section 30.1 Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 30.1 What is the purpose of these regulations? (a) The regulations in this part implement Executive Order 12372, “Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs...

45 CFR 303.7 - Provision of services in intergovernmental IV-D cases.

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2011-10-01

... ENFORCEMENT (CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM), ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STANDARDS FOR PROGRAM OPERATIONS § 303.7 Provision of services in intergovernmental IV-D cases. (a) General responsibilities. A State IV-D agency must: (1) Establish and use...

The IPA--An Opportunity for Intergovernmental Understanding. Resource Paper No. 13.

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Anderson, Christine E.

The Intergovernmental Personnel Act Program (IPA), begun in 1971, provides for the temporary exchange of personnel between federal executive agencies and states, local governments, institutions of higher education, and Indian tribal governments to do work of mutual benefit and concern. In the five years following the program's inception, more than…

Squalene Inhibits ATM-Dependent Signaling in γIR-Induced DNA Damage Response through Induction of Wip1 Phosphatase.

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Tatewaki, Naoto; Konishi, Tetsuya; Nakajima, Yuki; Nishida, Miyako; Saito, Masafumi; Eitsuka, Takahiro; Sakamaki, Toshiyuki; Ikekawa, Nobuo; Nishida, Hiroshi

2016-01-01

Ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) kinase plays a crucial role as a master controller in the cellular DNA damage response. Inhibition of ATM leads to inhibition of the checkpoint signaling pathway. Hence, addition of checkpoint inhibitors to anticancer therapies may be an effective targeting strategy. A recent study reported that Wip1, a protein phosphatase, de-phosphorylates serine 1981 of ATM during the DNA damage response. Squalene has been proposed to complement anticancer therapies such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy; however, there is little mechanistic information supporting this idea. Here, we report the inhibitory effect of squalene on ATM-dependent DNA damage signals. Squalene itself did not affect cell viability and the cell cycle of A549 cells, but it enhanced the cytotoxicity of gamma-irradiation (γIR). The in vitro kinase activity of ATM was not altered by squalene. However, squalene increased Wip1 expression in cells and suppressed ATM activation in γIR-treated cells. Consistent with the potential inhibition of ATM by squalene, IR-induced phosphorylation of ATM effectors such as p53 (Ser15) and Chk1 (Ser317) was inhibited by cell treatment with squalene. Thus, squalene inhibits the ATM-dependent signaling pathway following DNA damage through intracellular induction of Wip1 expression.

An Analysis of CNO Availability Performance Metrics and Their Relation to Availability Performance

DTIC Science & Technology

2013-06-01

burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instruction, searching...2. Decide how to exploit the constraint. 3. Subordinate everything else to the above decision. 4 . Restructure the system to exploit the system’s...15 work items. 4 . Significance of WIP Management Along with the production bow wave, WIP is actively managed but not directly controlled like

75 FR 38611 - Child Support Enforcement Program; Intergovernmental Child Support

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2010-07-02

...This rule revises Federal requirements for establishing and enforcing intergovernmental support obligations in Child Support Enforcement (IV-D) program cases receiving services under title IV-D of the Social Security Act (the Act). This final rule revises previous interstate requirements to apply to case processing in all intergovernmental cases; requires the responding State IV-D agency to pay the cost of genetic testing; clarifies responsibility for determining in which State tribunal a controlling order determination is made where multiple support orders exist; recognizes and incorporates electronic communication advancements; and makes conforming changes to the Federal substantial compliance audit and State self-assessment requirements.

Why coastal upwelling is expected to increase along the western Iberian Peninsula over the next century?

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Sousa, Magda Catarina; deCastro, Maite; Alvarez, Ines; Gomez-Gesteira, Moncho; Dias, João Miguel

2017-08-15

Former studies about coastal upwelling along the Western Iberian Peninsula (WIP) using historical data indicated contradictory results, showing either its strengthening or reduction, while previous studies using Global Climate Models (GCMs) indicated that global warming is likely to intensify this phenomenon although predicting different rates and not justifying the patterns found. Taking advantage of the recent high spatial resolution Regional Climate Models (RCMs) projections from EURO-CORDEX project (Representative Concentration Pathway, RCP 8.5), detailed higher accuracy estimations of the spatio-temporal trends of Upwelling Index (UI) along the WIP coast were performed in this study, integrating the coastal mesoscale effects within the framework of climate change. Additionally, this research brings new insights about the origin of the WIP coastal upwelling intensification over the next century. These new projections clarified the upwelling strengthening rates predicted along the coast of the WIP from 2006 to 2099 revealing more prominent changes in the northern limit of the region (25-30m 3 s -1 km -1 per decade between 41.5 and 42.5°N). Trends observed at high latitudes of the region were found to be induced by the displacement of the Azores High, which will intensify (0.03hPa per decade) and drift northeastward (10km per decade) during the 21st century. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

45 CFR 1152.10 - How does the Chairman make efforts to accommodate intergovernmental concerns?

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2011-10-01

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45 CFR 1152.10 - How does the Chairman make efforts to accommodate intergovernmental concerns?

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2010-10-01

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Managing the Federal Direct Student Loan Program. Hearing before the Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations. House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session (June 10, 1993).

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Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations.

The House Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations met to hear testimony from leaders in government and higher education on managing the federal direct student loan program. Focus was on the Department of Education's plans to correct existing management problems of the Guaranteed Student Loan Program and implement the…

Stable structural color patterns displayed on transparent insect wings.

PubMed

Shevtsova, Ekaterina; Hansson, Christer; Janzen, Daniel H; Kjærandsen, Jostein

2011-01-11

Color patterns play central roles in the behavior of insects, and are important traits for taxonomic studies. Here we report striking and stable structural color patterns--wing interference patterns (WIPs)--in the transparent wings of small Hymenoptera and Diptera, patterns that have been largely overlooked by biologists. These extremely thin wings reflect vivid color patterns caused by thin film interference. The visibility of these patterns is affected by the way the insects display their wings against various backgrounds with different light properties. The specific color sequence displayed lacks pure red and matches the color vision of most insects, strongly suggesting that the biological significance of WIPs lies in visual signaling. Taxon-specific color patterns are formed by uneven membrane thickness, pigmentation, venation, and hair placement. The optically refracted pattern is also stabilized by microstructures of the wing such as membrane corrugations and spherical cell structures that reinforce the pattern and make it essentially noniridescent over a large range of light incidences. WIPs can be applied to map the micromorphology of wings through direct observation and are useful in several fields of biology. We demonstrate their usefulness as identification patterns to solve cases of cryptic species complexes in tiny parasitic wasps, and indicate their potentials for research on the genetic control of wing development through direct links between the transregulatory wing landscape and interference patterns we observe in Drosophila model species. Some species display sexually dimorphic WIPs, suggesting sexual selection as one of the driving forces for their evolution.

Stable structural color patterns displayed on transparent insect wings

PubMed Central

Shevtsova, Ekaterina; Hansson, Christer; Janzen, Daniel H.; Kjærandsen, Jostein

2011-01-01

Color patterns play central roles in the behavior of insects, and are important traits for taxonomic studies. Here we report striking and stable structural color patterns—wing interference patterns (WIPs)—in the transparent wings of small Hymenoptera and Diptera, patterns that have been largely overlooked by biologists. These extremely thin wings reflect vivid color patterns caused by thin film interference. The visibility of these patterns is affected by the way the insects display their wings against various backgrounds with different light properties. The specific color sequence displayed lacks pure red and matches the color vision of most insects, strongly suggesting that the biological significance of WIPs lies in visual signaling. Taxon-specific color patterns are formed by uneven membrane thickness, pigmentation, venation, and hair placement. The optically refracted pattern is also stabilized by microstructures of the wing such as membrane corrugations and spherical cell structures that reinforce the pattern and make it essentially noniridescent over a large range of light incidences. WIPs can be applied to map the micromorphology of wings through direct observation and are useful in several fields of biology. We demonstrate their usefulness as identification patterns to solve cases of cryptic species complexes in tiny parasitic wasps, and indicate their potentials for research on the genetic control of wing development through direct links between the transregulatory wing landscape and interference patterns we observe in Drosophila model species. Some species display sexually dimorphic WIPs, suggesting sexual selection as one of the driving forces for their evolution. PMID:21199954

State and Local Governments: Fiscal Pressures Could Have Implications for Future Delivery of Intergovernmental Programs. Report to the Ranking Member, Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives. GAO-10-899

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Czerwinski, Stanley J.

2010-01-01

State and local governments work in partnership with the federal government to implement numerous intergovernmental programs. Fiscal pressures for state and local governments may exist when spending is expected to outpace revenues for the long term. GAO (Government Accountability Office) was asked to examine (1) the long-term fiscal pressures…

A J-modulated protonless NMR experiment characterizes the conformational ensemble of the intrinsically disordered protein WIP.

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Rozentur-Shkop, Eva; Goobes, Gil; Chill, Jordan H

2016-12-01

Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are multi-conformational polypeptides that lack a single stable three-dimensional structure. It has become increasingly clear that the versatile IDPs play key roles in a multitude of biological processes, and, given their flexible nature, NMR is a leading method to investigate IDP behavior on the molecular level. Here we present an IDP-tailored J-modulated experiment designed to monitor changes in the conformational ensemble characteristic of IDPs by accurately measuring backbone one- and two-bond J( 15 N, 13 Cα) couplings. This concept was realized using a unidirectional (H)NCO 13 C-detected experiment suitable for poor spectral dispersion and optimized for maximum coverage of amino acid types. To demonstrate the utility of this approach we applied it to the disordered actin-binding N-terminal domain of WASp interacting protein (WIP), a ubiquitous key modulator of cytoskeletal changes in a range of biological systems. One- and two-bond J( 15 N, 13 Cα) couplings were acquired for WIP residues 2-65 at various temperatures, and in denaturing and crowding environments. Under native conditions fitted J-couplings identified in the WIP conformational ensemble a propensity for extended conformation at residues 16-23 and 45-60, and a helical tendency at residues 28-42. These findings are consistent with a previous study of the based upon chemical shift and RDC data and confirm that the WIP 2-65 conformational ensemble is biased towards the structure assumed by this fragment in its actin-bound form. The effects of environmental changes upon this ensemble were readily apparent in the J-coupling data, which reflected a significant decrease in structural propensity at higher temperatures, in the presence of 8 M urea, and under the influence of a bacterial cell lysate. The latter suggests that crowding can cause protein unfolding through protein-protein interactions that stabilize the unfolded state. We conclude that J-couplings are a useful measureable in characterizing structural ensembles in IDPs, and that the proposed experiment provides a practical method for accurately performing such measurements, once again emphasizing the power of NMR in studying IDP behavior.

Switch-like Arp2/3 activation upon WASP and WIP recruitment to an apparent threshold level by multivalent linker proteins in vivo.

PubMed

Sun, Yidi; Leong, Nicole T; Jiang, Tommy; Tangara, Astou; Darzacq, Xavier; Drubin, David G

2017-08-16

Actin-related protein 2/3 (Arp2/3) complex activation by nucleation promoting factors (NPFs) such as WASP, plays an important role in many actin-mediated cellular processes. In yeast, Arp2/3-mediated actin filament assembly drives endocytic membrane invagination and vesicle scission. Here we used genetics and quantitative live-cell imaging to probe the mechanisms that concentrate NPFs at endocytic sites, and to investigate how NPFs regulate actin assembly onset. Our results demonstrate that SH3 (Src homology 3) domain-PRM (proline-rich motif) interactions involving multivalent linker proteins play central roles in concentrating NPFs at endocytic sites. Quantitative imaging suggested that productive actin assembly initiation is tightly coupled to accumulation of threshold levels of WASP and WIP, but not to recruitment kinetics or release of autoinhibition. These studies provide evidence that WASP and WIP play central roles in establishment of a robust multivalent SH3 domain-PRM network in vivo, giving actin assembly onset at endocytic sites a switch-like behavior.

Expeditionary Economics: The Military’s Role in Conflict-Related Development

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-06-08

self-sustaining economy , transition to responsible and productive member of the international community. It is important to note that there is...Emergency Response Program COIN Counterinsurgency COMISAF Commander International Security Assistance Force CORDS Civil Operations and...Foreign Internal Defense FM Field Manual GDP Gross Domestic Product IGO Intergovernmental Organization JIIM Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental

Slow-slip events on the Whillans Ice Plain, Antarctica, described using rate-and-state friction as an ice stream sliding law

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Lipovsky, Bradley Paul; Dunham, Eric M.

2017-04-01

The Whillans Ice Plain (WIP), Antarctica, experiences twice daily tidally modulated stick-slip cycles. Slip events last about 30 min, have sliding velocities as high as ˜0.5 mm/s (15 km/yr), and have total slip ˜0.5 m. Slip events tend to occur during falling ocean tide: just after high tide and just before low tide. To reproduce these characteristics, we use rate-and-state friction, which is commonly used to simulate tectonic faulting, as an ice stream sliding law. This framework describes the evolving strength of the ice-bed interface throughout stick-slip cycles. We present simulations that resolve the cross-stream dimension using a depth-integrated treatment of an elastic ice layer loaded by tides and steady ice inflow. Steady sliding with rate-weakening friction is conditionally stable with steady sliding occurring for sufficiently narrow ice streams relative to a nucleation length. Stick-slip cycles occur when the ice stream is wider than the nucleation length or, equivalently, when effective pressures exceed a critical value. Ice streams barely wider than the nucleation length experience slow-slip events, and our simulations suggest that the WIP is in this slow-slip regime. Slip events on the WIP show a sense of propagation, and we reproduce this behavior by introducing a rate-strengthening region in the center of the otherwise rate-weakening ice stream. If pore pressures are raised above a critical value, our simulations predict that the WIP would exhibit quasi-steady tidally modulated sliding as observed on other ice streams. This study validates rate-and-state friction as a sliding law to describe ice stream sliding styles.

F-16X MSIP (Multi-National Staged Improvement Program) Case Example: Operating and Support Cost Estimation Using VAMOSC (Visibility and Management of Operating and Support Costs).

DTIC Science & Technology

1984-08-17

MODIFICATION-SPECIFIC RELIABILITY SCALAR DERIVATION A 8 C MOD LDZfl 11-R P-1F SI RZLaB.=l sUC NOD # 0g5SXpnflWIP rH SCALAR 1. 42DC 0822 Provide Direct 1964...WSSC Cost x F-16X MSIP Depot Avionics Maint.Mat F-16A Depot Avionics Maint.Materiel - $.028M x $81 297 liT2-2,000 = $. 103M /Squadron/Year C-1O DEPOT

Climate Change Draws World Attention: The 2007 Nobel Peace Award Goes to Gore and IPCC

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Bisland, Beverly Milner; Ahmad, Iftikhar

2008-01-01

In the fall of 2007, the Nobel Committee awarded their Peace Prize to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (a scientific intergovernmental body set up by the World Meteorological Organization and by the United Nations Environment Program) and to former Vice-President Al Gore, Jr. The committee praised the United Nations panel for creating…

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Roundtable Summary

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None

2011-04-14

TULSA EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Tulsa, Oklahoma DOE Tribal Roundtable convened on April 14th, at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The meeting was hosted by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Policy and Programs and facilitated by Debra Drecksel, Senior Program Manager, Senior Facilitator, Udall Foundation’s U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution (U.S. Institute) and Brian Manwaring, Program Manager, U.S. Institute. They were assisted by Lindsey Sexton, Program Associate, U.S. Institute.  Tribal leaders and representatives from multiple tribal communities attended the roundtable. David Conrad, Director of Tribal and Intergovernmental Affairs, DOE Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs represented DOEmore » at the meeting.  « less

Radiocaesium accumulation in stemwood: integrated approach at the scale of forest stands for contaminated Scots pine in Belarus.

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Goor, François; Thiry, Yves; Delvaux, Bruno

2007-10-01

Twenty years after the Chernobyl accident, root uptake from the surface layers of contaminated forest soils plays a major role in radiocaesium ((137)Cs) transfer to the trees and accumulation in perennial compartments, including stemwood. Trustworthy long-term predictions (modelling) of stemwood contamination with (137)Cs should accordingly be based on a reliable picture of this source-sink relationship. Considering the complexity of the processes involved in (137)Cs cycling in forest stands, elementary ratios like transfer factors (TF) were shown to be not very relevant for that purpose. At the tree level, alternatives like the wood immobilisation potential (WIP) have therefore been proposed in order to quantify the current net (137)Cs accumulation in stemwood. Our objective was here to compare WIP values determined for a series of contaminated forest stands in Belarus with the corresponding pools of (137)Cs available in the soil for root uptake. The comparison reveals that both indices are quite proportional, whatever the forest ecosystem features. This corroborates the relevancy of WIP as an indicator of the current (137)Cs root uptake by the trees, which could accordingly help to improve the existing models of (137)Cs cycling and the long-term management of contaminated forest ecosystems.

Characterizing porosity of selected Early Palaeozoic shales from the Baltic Basin: organic petrology, gas adsorption and WIP and KIP approach.

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Słomski, Piotr; Mastalerz, Maria; Szczepański, Jacek; Derkowski, Arkadiusz; Topór, Tomasz

2017-04-01

The porosity in the selected Ordovician and Silurian mudstones from the Baltic Basin collected from three wells (W1, M1, B1 and O3) was examined in a suite of 78 samples representing the Kopalino, Sasino, Prabuty, Pasłęk (including Jantar Member) and Pelplin Formations. Organic petrology, mineral composition along with N2 low-pressure adsorption (NLPA), water and kerosene immersion porosimetry (WIP and KIP, respectively) as well as image analysis techniques were used to determine pore volumes, pore sizes and pore-size distributions and to evaluate factors controlling porosity. The majority of the investigated samples represent argillaceous mudstones. Only a few samples from O3 and W1 are different lithologically and represent siliceous-argillaceous, calcareous, or calcareous-argillicaous mudstones. The samples are characterized by total organic carbon (TOC) content ranging from 0.13 to 7.20 wt. % and vitrinite reflectance (Ro) ranging from 1.02 to 1.22%, indicating late mature rocks within condensate - wet gas window. Total porosity measured using WIP is in the range from 4.6 % to 10 %, while KIP gave values from 1.5 % to 8.9 %. NLPA technique on the 75 µm size fraction revealed that mesopores area is in the range from 10.59 to 34.34 m2/g, while mesopores volume ranges from 0.024 to 0.062 cm3/g. Correlation between mesopores surface area and Ro is weak, but in general the surface area of mesopores is the largest in the least mature samples. Moreover, as indicated by gas adsorption data, both pores greater than 30 nm and smaller than 4 nm are important contributors to the total mesoporess surface area. In general, rather weak correlation between different mudstone constituents (including kerogen types) and porosity measured by means of various techniques (WIP, KIP and NLPA) reveal that there is no single factor controlling porosity in the investigated suite of samples. This conclusion is also confirmed by image analysis performed on large-scale high-resolution BSE images for selected representative samples. However, for mesopores, the dominant contribution comes from organic matter for the Jantar, Prabuty and Sasino Formations, as indicated by NLPA technique. Furthermore, importance of clay minerals for macropore volume is indicated by WIP and KIP technique. Acknowledgments: the study was supported from grant SHALESEQ (No PL12-0109) and SHALEMECH (No BG2/ShaleMech/14) funded by the National Centre for Research and Development.

45 CFR 1152.3 - What programs and activities of the Endowment are subject to these regulations?

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2011-10-01

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5 CFR 900.704 - Discrimination prohibited.

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2010-01-01

... objectives of the recipient's program with respect to handicapped persons, or (iii) That perpetuate the... substantially impairing the accomplishment of the objectives of the program or activity with respect to... REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL ACT PROGRAMS Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in...

Cheapest insertion heuristics algorithm to optimize WIP product distributions in FBS Fashion Industry

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Tanjung, WN; Nurhasanah, N.; Suri, QA; Jingga; Aribowo, B.; Mardhika, DA; Gayatri, AM; Safitri, R.; Supriyanto, A.

2017-12-01

The textile industry is one of the 10 commodities of industrial products which are still survives in Indonesia due to the crisis in the year 2009 until 2016. Drawback happened in 2017 by increased the number of demand by approximate 3% compares with previous year. In this case, the research conducted in Small Medium Enterprise (SME) called FBS. SME is a business group that is able to absorb a lot of labor and a source of income for society. SME FBS producing clothing boys and domiciled in Jakarta. To complete FBS product, the WIP products are sent to CMT or depot in Sukabumi. In this study, aims to do the shortest route in the determination of the distribution of WIP product to 10 CMT scattered in the area of Sukabumi. After optimization hapened, the route must be started from the Depot SME FBS Sukabumi-Shell Sand Village - village of Sukamaju Village - Margaluyu Village - Narogong Cicurug, - the village of Parakanlima, Cuguha - Padabeunghar Village - Sagaranten Village - village of Ciherang, Ciguyang, Sagaranten - the village of Bojong Waru, Pasirsalam Village, Purabaya - Students - return to Depot SME FBS Sukabumi with mileage in a single trip of 403.6 kilometers. It spents 10 hours 09 minutes and cost distribution issued amounting to IDR 296,928.52. The route length was optimized 47% from 759.1 become 403.6 kilometers.

Revealing determinants of two-phase dynamics of P53 network under gamma irradiation based on a reduced 2D relaxation oscillator model.

PubMed

Demirkıran, Gökhan; Kalaycı Demir, Güleser; Güzeliş, Cüneyt

2018-02-01

This study proposes a two-dimensional (2D) oscillator model of p53 network, which is derived via reducing the multidimensional two-phase dynamics model into a model of ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) and Wip1 variables, and studies the impact of p53-regulators on cell fate decision. First, the authors identify a 6D core oscillator module, then reduce this module into a 2D oscillator model while preserving the qualitative behaviours. The introduced 2D model is shown to be an excitable relaxation oscillator. This oscillator provides a mechanism that leads diverse modes underpinning cell fate, each corresponding to a cell state. To investigate the effects of p53 inhibitors and the intrinsic time delay of Wip1 on the characteristics of oscillations, they introduce also a delay differential equation version of the 2D oscillator. They observe that the suppression of p53 inhibitors decreases the amplitudes of p53 oscillation, though the suppression increases the sustained level of p53. They identify Wip1 and P53DINP1 as possible targets for cancer therapies considering their impact on the oscillator, supported by biological findings. They model some mutations as critical changes of the phase space characteristics. Possible cancer therapeutic strategies are then proposed for preventing these mutations' effects using the phase space approach.

Development of composite outcomes for individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis on the effects of diet and lifestyle in pregnancy: a Delphi survey.

PubMed

Rogozinska, E; D'Amico, M I; Khan, K S; Cecatti, J G; Teede, H; Yeo, S; Vinter, C A; Rayanagoudar, G; Barakat, R; Perales, M; Dodd, J M; Devlieger, R; Bogaerts, A; van Poppel, M N M; Haakstad, L; Shen, G X; Shub, A; Luoto, R; Kinnunen, T I; Phelan, S; Poston, L; Scudeller, T T; El Beltagy, N; Stafne, S N; Tonstad, S; Geiker, N R W; Ruifrok, A E; Mol, B W; Coomarasamy, A; Thangaratinam, S

2016-01-01

To develop maternal, fetal, and neonatal composite outcomes relevant to the evaluation of diet and lifestyle interventions in pregnancy by individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis. Delphi survey. The International Weight Management in Pregnancy (i-WIP) collaborative network. Sample Twenty-six researchers from the i-WIP collaborative network from 11 countries. A two-generational Delphi survey involving members of the i-WIP collaborative network (26 members in 11 countries) was undertaken to prioritise the individual outcomes for their importance in clinical care. The final components of the composite outcomes were identified using pre-specified criteria. Composite outcomes considered to be important for the evaluation of the effect of diet and lifestyle in pregnancy. Of the 36 maternal outcomes, nine were prioritised and the following were included in the final composite: pre-eclampsia or pregnancy-induced hypertension, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), elective or emergency caesarean section, and preterm delivery. Of the 27 fetal and neonatal outcomes, nine were further evaluated, with the final composite consisting of intrauterine death, small for gestational age, large for gestational age, and admission to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Our work has identified the components of maternal, fetal, and neonatal composite outcomes required for the assessment of diet and lifestyle interventions in pregnancy by IPD meta-analysis. © 2015 Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Hurricane Katrina Wind Investigation Report

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

Desjarlais, A. O.

This investigation of roof damage caused by Hurricane Katrina is a joint effort of the Roofing Industry Committee on Weather Issues, Inc. (RICOWI) and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory/U.S. Department of Energy (ORNL/DOE). The Wind Investigation Program (WIP) was initiated in 1996. Hurricane damage that met the criteria of a major windstorm event did not materialize until Hurricanes Charley and Ivan occurred in August 2004. Hurricane Katrina presented a third opportunity for a wind damage investigation in August 29, 2005. The major objectives of the WIP are as follows: (1) to investigate the field performance of roofing assemblies after majormore » wind events; (2) to factually describe roofing assembly performance and modes of failure; and (3) to formally report results of the investigations and damage modes for substantial wind speeds The goal of the WIP is to perform unbiased, detailed investigations by credible personnel from the roofing industry, the insurance industry, and academia. Data from these investigations will, it is hoped, lead to overall improvement in roofing products, systems, roofing application, and durability and a reduction in losses, which may lead to lower overall costs to the public. This report documents the results of an extensive and well-planned investigative effort. The following program changes were implemented as a result of the lessons learned during the Hurricane Charley and Ivan investigations: (1) A logistics team was deployed to damage areas immediately following landfall; (2) Aerial surveillance--imperative to target wind damage areas--was conducted; (3) Investigation teams were in place within 8 days; (4) Teams collected more detailed data; and (5) Teams took improved photographs and completed more detailed photo logs. Participating associations reviewed the results and lessons learned from the previous investigations and many have taken the following actions: (1) Moved forward with recommendations for new installation procedures; (2) Updated and improved application guidelines and manuals from associations and manufacturers; (3) Launched certified product installer programs; and (4) Submitted building code changes to improve product installation. Estimated wind speeds at the damage locations came from simulated hurricane models prepared by Applied Research Associates of Raleigh, North Carolina. A dynamic hurricane wind field model was calibrated to actual wind speeds measured at 12 inland and offshore stations. The maximum estimated peak gust wind speeds in Katrina were in the 120-130 mph range. Hurricane Katrina made landfall near Grand Isle, Louisiana, and traveled almost due north across the city of New Orleans. Hurricane winds hammered the coastline from Houma, Louisiana, to Pensacola, Florida. The severe flooding problems in New Orleans made it almost impossible for the investigating teams to function inside the city. Thus the WIP investigations were all conducted in areas east of the city. The six teams covered the coastal areas from Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, on the west to Pascagoula, Mississippi, on the east. Six teams involving a total of 25 persons documented damage to both low slope and steep slope roofing systems. The teams collected specific information on each building examined, including type of structure (use or occupancy), wall construction, roof type, roof slope, building dimensions, roof deck, insulation, construction, and method of roof attachment. In addition, the teams noted terrain exposure and the estimated wind speeds at the building site from the Katrina wind speed map. With each team member assigned a specific duty, they described the damage in detail and illustrated important features with numerous color photos. Where possible, the points of damage initiation were identified and damage propagation described. Because the wind speeds in Katrina at landfall, where the investigations took place, were less than code-specified design speeds, one would expect roof damage to be minimal. One team speculated that damage to all roofs in the area they examined was less than 10% when improper installation and deterioration were eliminated as causes. Roofs designed to code and installed according to manufacturers recommendations performed very well.« less

Patterned basal seismicity shows sub-ice stream bedforms

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Barcheck, C. G.; Tulaczyk, S. M.; Schwartz, S. Y.

2017-12-01

Patterns in seismicity emanating from the bottom of fast-moving ice streams and glaciers may indicate localized patches of higher basal resistance— sometimes called 'sticky spots', or otherwise varying basal properties. These seismogenic basal areas resist an unknown portion of the total driving stress of the Whillans Ice Plain (WIP), in West Antarctica, but may play an important role in the WIP stick-slip cycle and ice stream slowdown. To better understand the mechanism and importance of basal seismicity beneath the WIP, we analyze seismic data collected by a small aperture (< 3km) network of 8 surface and 5 borehole seismometers installed in the main central sticky spot of the WIP. We use a network beamforming technique to detect and roughly locate thousands of small (magnitude < 0), local basal micro-earthquakes in Dec 2014, and we compare the resulting map of seismicity to ice bottom depth measured by airborne radar. The number of basal earthquakes per area within the network is spatially heterogeneous, but a pattern of two 400m wide streaks of high seismicity rates is evident, with >50-500 earthquakes detected per 50x50m grid cell in 2 weeks. These seismically active streaks are elongated approximately in the ice flow direction with a spacing of 750m. Independent airborne radar measurements of ice bottom depth from Jan 2013 show a low-amplitude ( 5m) undulation in the basal topography superposed on a regional gradient in ice bottom depth. The flow-perpendicular wavelength of these low-amplitude undulations is comparable to the spacing of the high seismicity bands, and the streaks of high seismicity intersect local lows in the undulating basal topography. We interpret these seismic and radar observations as showing seismically active sub-ice stream bedforms that are low amplitude and elongated in the direction of ice flow, comparable to the morphology of mega scale glacial lineations (MSGLs), with high basal seismicity rates observed in the MSGL troughs. These results have implications for understanding the formation mechanism of MSGLS and well as understanding the interplay between basal topographic roughness, spatially varying basal till and hydrologic properties, basal resistance to fast ice flow, and ice stream stick-slip.

[Sex determination in cucurbits].

PubMed

Foucart, Camille; Boualem, Adnane; Lasseur, Bertrand; Eleblu, John; Fahraj, Izhak; Bendahmane, Abdelhafid

2012-01-01

Sex determination in plants leads to the development of unisexual flowers from an originally bisexual floral meristem. Cucurbits are not only species of agronomic interest but they also represent model species for the study of plant sex determination, because of their ability to harbor different sexual types. Such sexual forms are controlled by the identity of the alleles at the following loci: andromonoecious (a) and gynoecious (g) in melon, or androecious (a), Female (F), and Monoecious (M) in cucumber. We firstly showed that the andromonoecious a gene in melon encodes for an ACC synthase (CmACS7) and demonstrated that andromonoecy results from a mutation in the active site of the enzyme. Expression of the active enzyme inhibits the development of the male organs and is not required for carpel development. Because the a gene in melon and M gene in cucumber control the same sexual transition, monoecy to andromonoecy, we isolated the andromonoecy M gene in cucumber using a candidate gene approach in combination with genetic and biochemical analysis. We demonstrated the co-segregation of CsACS2, a close ortholog of CmACS7, with the M locus, and showed that the cucumber andromonoecious phenotype is also due to a loss of ACS enzymatic activity. CsACS2 is expressed specifically in carpel primordia of female flowers and should play a similar role to that of CmACS7 in melon in the inhibition of stamina development. Finally, we also showed that the transition from male to female flowers in the gynoecious lines results from epigenetic changes in the promoter of a C(2)H (2) zinc-finger transcription factor, CmWIP1. This epigenetic change is elicited by the insertion of a DNA transposon, which causes the spreading of DNA methylation to the CmWIP1 promoter. Expression of CmWIP1 leads to carpel abortion, resulting in the development of unisexual male flowers. From all these results, we built a model in which CmACS7 and CmWIP1 interact to control the development of male, female and hermaphrodite flowers in melon. © Société de Biologie, 2012.

Stick-slip Cycles and Tidal Modulation of Ice Stream Flow

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Lipovsky, B.; Dunham, E. M.

2016-12-01

The reactivation of a single dormant Antarctic ice stream would double the continent's mass imbalance. Despite importance of understanding the likelihood of such an event, direct observation of the basal processes that lead to the activation and stagnation of streaming ice are minimal. As the only ice stream undergoing stagnation, the Whillans Ice Plain (WIP) occupies a central role in our understanding of these subglacial processes. Complicating matters is the observation, from GPS records, that the WIP experiences most of its motion during episodes of rapid sliding. These sliding events are tidally modulated and separated by 12 hour periods of quiescence. We conduct numerical simulations of ice stream stick-slip cycles. Our simulations include rate- and state-dependent frictional sliding, tidal forcing, inertia, upstream loading in a cross-stream, thickness-averaged formulation. Our principal finding is that ice stream motion may respond to ocean tidal forcing with one of two end member behaviors. In one limit, tidally modulated slip events have rupture velocities that approach the shear wave speed and slip events have a duration that scales with the ice stream width divided by the shear wave speed. In the other limit, tidal modulation results in ice stream sliding velocities with lower amplitude variation but at much longer timescales, i.e. semi-diurnal and longer. This latter behavior more closely mimics the behavior of several active ice streams (Bindschadler, Rutford). We find that WIP slip events exist between these two end member behaviors: rupture velocities are far below the inertial limit yet sliding occurs only episodically. The continuum of sliding behaviors is governed by a critical ice stream width over which slip event nucleate. When the critical width is much longer than the ice stream width, slip events are unable to nucleate. The critical width depends on the subglacial effective pressure, ice thickness, and frictional and elastic constitutive parameters. One implication of our work is that, because the transition from steady to episodic sliding may occur by changing subglacial effective pressure, changing effective pressure may be responsible for the stagnation of the WIP.

45 CFR 1152.6 - What procedures apply to the selection of programs and activities under these regulations?

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2011-10-01

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45 CFR 1152.6 - What procedures apply to the selection of programs and activities under these regulations?

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2010-10-01

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49 CFR 17.3 - What programs and activities of the Department are subject to these regulations?

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2010-10-01

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44 CFR 360.1 - Purpose.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... Purpose. The Emergency Management Training Program is designed to enhance the States' emergency management... give States the opportunity to develop new capabilities and techniques. The Program is an ongoing intergovernmental endeavor which combines financial and human resources to fill the unique training needs of local...

44 CFR 360.1 - Purpose.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... Purpose. The Emergency Management Training Program is designed to enhance the States' emergency management... give States the opportunity to develop new capabilities and techniques. The Program is an ongoing intergovernmental endeavor which combines financial and human resources to fill the unique training needs of local...

EPA Evaluations of Phase I Watershed Implementation Plans in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

This page provides the PDF documents of EPA's evaluation of the Phase I WIPs submitted by the jurisdictions (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia).

Planning Targets for Phase II Watershed Implementation Plans

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

On August 1, 2011, EPA provided planning targets for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment for the Phase II Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs) of the Chesapeake Bay TMDL. This page provides the letters containing those planning targets.

Medicaid Long-Term Care: State Variation and the Intergovernmental Lobby.

PubMed

Thompson, Frank J; Cantor, Joel C; Farnham, Jennifer

2016-08-01

Medicaid is vastly more important than Medicare or private insurance in funding long-term care (LTC). However, states vary tremendously in their commitment to Medicaid LTC. This article advances knowledge of the origins, nature, and implications of this variation. After examining the degree of variation in state spending on Medicaid LTC, we show how federal policy has over the past fifty years steadily increased state discretion to shape these services. This decentralization largely reflects the potency of the intergovernmental lobby-governors and other state officials-in influencing federal policy. While fueling state variation, the intergovernmental lobby has also provided valuable political support that has helped Medicaid grow and resist retrenchment. After considering policy options that could mitigate Medicaid LTC inequities rooted in state differences, we assess how the catalytic forces that have fueled growth in Medicaid LTC may be insufficient to protect the program from future erosion. Copyright © 2016 by Duke University Press.

45 CFR 660.3 - What programs and activities of the Foundation are subject to these regulations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

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Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

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Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

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2011-10-01

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2010-10-01

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76 FR 41411 - West Virginia Regulatory Program

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-07-14

... of Environmental Protection (WVDEP). The interim rule provided an opportunity for public comment and... 30 CFR Part 948 Intergovernmental relations, Surface mining, Underground mining. Dated: July 5, 2011...

Modular Manufacturing Simulator: Users Manual

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

1997-01-01

The Modular Manufacturing Simulator (MMS) has been developed for the beginning user of computer simulations. Consequently, the MMS cannot model complex systems that require branching and convergence logic. Once a user becomes more proficient in computer simulation and wants to add more complexity, the user is encouraged to use one of the many available commercial simulation systems. The (MMS) is based on the SSE5 that was developed in the early 1990's by the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). A recent survey by MSFC indicated that the simulator has been a major contributor to the economic impact of the MSFC technology transfer program. Many manufacturers have requested additional features for the SSE5. Consequently, the following features have been added to the MMS that are not available in the SSE5: runs under Windows, print option for both input parameters and output statistics, operator can be fixed at a station or assigned to a group of stations, operator movement based on time limit, part limit, or work-in-process (WIP) limit at next station. The movement options for a moveable operators are: go to station with largest WIP, rabbit chase where operator moves in circular sequence between stations, and push/pull where operator moves back and forth between stations. This user's manual contains the necessary information for installing the MMS on a PC, a description of the various MMS commands, and the solutions to a number of sample problems using the MMS. Also included in the beginning of this report is a brief discussion of technology transfer.

HCFA and the states: politics and intergovernmental leverage.

PubMed

Gormley, W T; Boccuti, C

2001-06-01

In this article, we seek to explain variations in the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) relationship to state governments. After reviewing several alternative models of the policy-making process, we argue that the utility of each model depends on certain issue characteristics, especially salience and conflict. We further argue that HCFA's choice of intergovernmental tools, rooted in a political setting, depends on the same issue characteristics. We illustrate our arguments by examining HCFA's behavior during the Clinton administration and by focusing on four cases: HMO performance measurement, nursing home regulation, lead screening for children, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

13 CFR 101.401 - What programs and activities of SBA are subject to this subpart?

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2010-01-01

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13 CFR 101.401 - What programs and activities of SBA are subject to this subpart?

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[Effects of noninvasive proportional assist vs pressure support ventilation on respiratory work in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with hypercapnia].

PubMed

Zhang, J H; Luo, Q; Zhang, H J; Chen, R C

2017-06-12

Objective: To investigate the effect of noninvasive proportional assist ventilation (PAV) on respiratory work in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) patients, in comparison to noninvasive pressure support ventilation(PSV). Methods: Ten severe COPD patients with hypercapnia during acute exacerbation were examined. The baseline inspiratory pressure of PSV (PS) and the assistance level of PAV(PA) were titrated by patients' tolerance. In addition to the baseline PS and PA, an additional decrease by 25% (PS-=75% PS, PA-=75% PA) or increase by 25% (PS+ =125% PS, PA+ =125% PA) of the assist level were applied to the patients. After the assessment of unassisted spontaneous breathing (SB), the patient was placed on the 6 levels of noninvasive-PSV and noninvasive-PAV in random sequence. Each level lasted at least 20 minutes. Respiratory rate (RR), tidal volume (Vt), and respiratory work(Wex, Wip and Wv) were measured. Asynchrony index (AI) was calculated. Results: During ventilation, Vt was significantly higher with each assist level than with SB. The Vt was significant increased with PS+ than with PA+ . An increase in expiratory work(Wex) and decrease in inspiratory work(Wip) were observed respectively, with the increasing assist level. The inspiratory muscles assessed by Wip were more unloaded at PS compared with PA [PS: (1.59±1.27) J/min vs PA: (4.99±3.48) J/min P <0.01]. However, the Wex was significantly higher with PS+ than with PA+ [PS+ : (1.17±0.54) J/min vs PA+ : (0.49±0.56)J/min, P <0.01]. The AI was increased with the increasing assist level of PSV [PS-: (0.46±0.57)%, PS: (1.36±1.24)% PS+ : (5.26±4.77)]. No asynchrony events were observed at PA- and PA. "Runaway" (expiratory asynchrony) was observed during PA+ [AI: (2.62±2.72)%]. Conclusions: Noninvasive-PAV can increase the Vt and decrease the Wip of the COPD patients with hypercapnia and avoid the over-assistance. The "Runaway" will occur at assist level higher than that set by tolerance. Physiological data can monitor the patient's responses and the ventilator-patient interaction, which may provide objective criteria for ventilator setting.

15 CFR 923.92 - Allocation.

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2011-01-01

... intergovernmental cooperation in that a state, in accordance with its coastal zone management program, may allocate some of its coastal zone management responsibilities to several agencies, including local governments... could directly affect the State's coastal zone. ...

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2012-10-01

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2011-10-01

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2011-10-01

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2010-10-01

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DCE-MRI Parameters Have Potential to Predict Response of Locally Advanced Breast Cancer Patients to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Hyperthermia: A Pilot Study

PubMed Central

Craciunescu, Oana I.; Blackwell, Kimberly L.; Jones, Ellen L.; MacFall, James R.; Yu, Daohai; Vujaskovic, Zeljko; Wong, Terence Z.; Liotcheva, Vlayka; Rosen, Eric L.; Prosnitz, Leonard R.; Samulski, Thaddeus V.; Dewhirst, Mark W.

2009-01-01

Purpose To use a novel Morpho-Physiological Tumor Score (MPTS) generated from dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) to predict response to treatment. Materials and Methods A protocol was designed to acquire DCE-MRI images of 20 locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NA ChT) and hyperthermia (HT). Imaging was done over 30 minutes following bolus injection of Gd-based contrast agent. Parametric maps were generated by fitting the signal intensity to a double exponential curve and were used to derive a morphological characterization of the lesions. Enhancement-variance dynamics parameters, washin and washout parameters (WiP, WoP) were extracted. The morphological characterization and the WiP and WoP were combined into a MPTS with the intent of achieving better prognostic efficacy. The MPTS was correlated with response to NA therapy as determined by pathologic residual tumor and MRI imaging. Results The contrast agent in all tumors typically peaked in the first 1–4 minutes. The tumors WiP and WoP varied considerably. The MPTS was highly correlated with whether the patients had a pathologic response. This scoring system has a specificity of 78% and a sensitivity of 91% for predicting response to NA chemotherapy. The kappa was 0.69 with a 95% confidence interval of [0.38, 1.0] and a p-value of 0.002. Conclusions This pilot study shows that the MPTS derived using pre-treatment MRI images has the potential to predict response to NA ChT and HT in LABC patients. Further prospective studies are needed to confirm the validity of these results. PMID:19657852

A Lean Approach to Scheduling Systems Engineering Resources

DTIC Science & Technology

2013-05-01

The CoS that have been identified for the heath care system KSS Network are presented in Table 1. The definition of initial WIP Limits, collaboration...Garry Roedler (Lockheed Martin), Karl Scotland (Rally Software, UK), Alan Shalloway (NetObjectives), Neil Shirk (Lockheed Martin), Neil Siegel

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2012-10-01

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2013-10-01

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2010-10-01

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2013-10-01

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2010-10-01

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2011-10-01

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2012-10-01

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How federalism shapes public health financing, policy, and program options.

PubMed

Ogden, Lydia L

2012-01-01

In the United States, fiscal and functional federalism strongly shape public health policy and programs. Federalism has implications for public health practice: it molds financing and disbursement options, including funding formulas, which affect allocations and program goals, and shapes how funding decisions are operationalized in a political context. This article explores how American federalism, both fiscal and functional, structures public health funding, policy, and program options, investigating the effects of intergovernmental transfers on public health finance and programs.

Innovation in environmental streamlining and project delivery : the Oregon State Bridge Delivery Program.

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2007-01-01

Surface transportation planning in the United States has become a complex system of intergovernmental planning : and environmental compliance requirements over the past several decades. As a result, the process from planning : stage to project implem...

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2010-07-01

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2011-10-01

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2011-10-01

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2010-10-01

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2010-10-01

... Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES...

16 CFR 1000.12 - Organizational structure.

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2014-01-01

...) Office of Human Resources Management; (6) Office of Information and Technology Services; (7) Office of International Programs and Intergovernmental Affairs. (c) The following units report directly to the Assistant...) Office of Financial Management, Planning and Evaluation; (2) Office of Hazard Identification and...

16 CFR § 1000.12 - Organizational structure.

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2013-01-01

... Operations; (5) Office of Human Resources Management; (6) Office of Information and Technology Services; (7) Office of International Programs and Intergovernmental Affairs. (c) The following units report directly... the Commission: (1) Office of Financial Management, Planning and Evaluation; (2) Office of Hazard...

16 CFR 1000.12 - Organizational structure.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

...) Office of Human Resources Management; (6) Office of Information and Technology Services; (7) Office of International Programs and Intergovernmental Affairs. (c) The following units report directly to the Assistant...) Office of Financial Management, Planning and Evaluation; (2) Office of Hazard Identification and...

45 CFR 660.8 - How does the Director provide states an opportunity to comment on proposed Federal financial...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 660.8 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 660.8 How does the Director...

45 CFR 660.8 - How does the Director provide states an opportunity to comment on proposed Federal financial...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 660.8 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 660.8 How does the Director...

45 CFR 660.8 - How does the Director provide states an opportunity to comment on proposed Federal financial...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 660.8 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 660.8 How does the Director...

45 CFR 660.8 - How does the Director provide states an opportunity to comment on proposed Federal financial...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 660.8 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 660.8 How does the Director...

45 CFR 660.8 - How does the Director provide states an opportunity to comment on proposed Federal financial...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 660.8 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 660.8 How does the Director...

30 CFR 755.10 - Information collection.

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2011-07-01

... 30 Mineral Resources 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Information collection. 755.10 Section 755.10... LANDS PROGRAM TRIBAL-FEDERAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS § 755.10 Information collection. The information collection requirements contained in this part do not require approval from the Office of...

30 CFR 755.10 - Information collection.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 30 Mineral Resources 3 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Information collection. 755.10 Section 755.10... LANDS PROGRAM TRIBAL-FEDERAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS § 755.10 Information collection. The information collection requirements contained in this part do not require approval from the Office of...

30 CFR 755.10 - Information collection.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 30 Mineral Resources 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Information collection. 755.10 Section 755.10... LANDS PROGRAM TRIBAL-FEDERAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS § 755.10 Information collection. The information collection requirements contained in this part do not require approval from the Office of...

Climate change policy : preliminary observations on options for distributing emissions allowances and revenue under a cap-and-trade program

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2009-08-01

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changea United Nations organization that assesses scientific, technical, and economic information on the effects of climate changeglobal atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases have inc...

45 CFR 660.2 - What definitions apply to these regulations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... Section 660.2 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 660.2 What definitions apply to these regulations? Foundation means the National Science Foundation. Order means...

45 CFR 660.2 - What definitions apply to these regulations?

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2010-10-01

... Section 660.2 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 660.2 What definitions apply to these regulations? Foundation means the National Science Foundation. Order means...

45 CFR 660.2 - What definitions apply to these regulations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... Section 660.2 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 660.2 What definitions apply to these regulations? Foundation means the National Science Foundation. Order means...

45 CFR 660.2 - What definitions apply to these regulations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... Section 660.2 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 660.2 What definitions apply to these regulations? Foundation means the National Science Foundation. Order means...

45 CFR 660.2 - What definitions apply to these regulations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... Section 660.2 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 660.2 What definitions apply to these regulations? Foundation means the National Science Foundation. Order means...

Department of Education Information on Consolidation Opportunities and Student Aid. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Human Resources and the Intergovernmental Relations Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives. Statement of Cornelia M. Blanchette, Associate Director, Education and Employment Issues, Health, Education, and Human Services Division.

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Blanchette, Cornelia M.

This report evaluates Department of Education opportunities to consolidate overlapping education programs, to find cost savings, and to strengthen its "gatekeeping" over schools' participation in student financial aid programs. It notes that, besides already proposed program consolidation, other programs that could be streamlined include…

Positive Actions for Promoting Women Physicists in Korea

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Park, Youngah; Yoon, Jin-Hee

We review the recent activities of Women in Physics (WIP) Committee of the Korean Physical Society (KPS) in networking and communication from the view point of international collaborations and domestic efforts. We also present the history of affirmative action in Korea and the Act on Fostering and Supporting Women Scientists and Engineers.

Closing the prediction gap between agricultural nutrient losses and riparian zone ecology

USDA-ARS?s Scientific Manuscript database

The ecological health of the Chesapeake Bay is an ongoing concern and, as the more obvious and direct contributors are mitigated, focus is moving upstream to the agricultural headwaters of the basin. TMDLs and Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs) have been developed by all states in the basin to co...

Community Environmental Response Facilitation Act (CERFA) Report, Former Nike Site, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

DTIC Science & Technology

1994-04-11

Field 3 is possibly contaminated with napalm-gasoline mixtures, white phosphorous (WiP), thermite , and high explosives (HE) from the various munitions...Scale in Feet l/ ATf j CERFA Category and Designation Map ’S-t-HWWj NO. Figure f .5. |DRAWN | M.K. Bond/CMP DATE

Predictors, spatial distribution, and occurrence of woody invasive plants in subtropical urban ecosystems

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Christina L. Staudhammer; Francisco J. Escobedo; Nathan Holt; Linda J. Young; Thomas J. Brandeis; Wayne Zipperer; Other

2015-01-01

We examined the spatial distribution, occurrence, and socioecological predictors of woody invasive plants (WIP) in two subtropical, coastal urban ecosystems: San Juan, Puerto Rico and Miami-Dade, United States. These two cities have similar climates and ecosystems typical of subtropical regions but differ in socioeconomics, topography, and urbanization processes. Using...

Neural network-based motion control of an underactuated wheeled inverted pendulum model.

PubMed

Yang, Chenguang; Li, Zhijun; Cui, Rongxin; Xu, Bugong

2014-11-01

In this paper, automatic motion control is investigated for one of wheeled inverted pendulum (WIP) models, which have been widely applied for modeling of a large range of two wheeled modern vehicles. First, the underactuated WIP model is decomposed into a fully actuated second order subsystem Σa consisting of planar movement of vehicle forward and yaw angular motions, and a nonactuated first order subsystem Σb of pendulum motion. Due to the unknown dynamics of subsystem Σa and the universal approximation ability of neural network (NN), an adaptive NN scheme has been employed for motion control of subsystem Σa . The model reference approach has been used whereas the reference model is optimized by the finite time linear quadratic regulation technique. The pendulum motion in the passive subsystem Σb is indirectly controlled using the dynamic coupling with planar forward motion of subsystem Σa , such that satisfactory tracking of a set pendulum tilt angle can be guaranteed. Rigours theoretic analysis has been established, and simulation studies have been performed to demonstrate the developed method.

Fact sheet for Applicants Intergovernmental Review Process

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

When submitting your application for Federal assistance, please observe the following steps pertaining to the intergovernmental review process. This is the Fact sheet for Applicants Intergovernmental Review Process.

Survey on the Present State of Bibliographic Recording in Freely Available Printed Form of Government Publications and Those of Intergovernmental Organizations.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Sinnassamy, Francoise

Results of a survey of 87 countries and 42 intergovernmental organizations on the present state of bibliographies, catalogs, and lists of official national and intergovernmental publications are presented in this report. Conclusions and recommendations are made based on a summary of the survey and intergovernmental publications. An alphabetical…

Federal Funding Alternatives. White House Conference on Library and Information Services: Pre-Conference Meetings on Special Themes, June 8-9 and September 14, 1978.

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Trezza, Alphonse F.

Existing and potential federal funding programs for libraries are discussed in this special conference theme summary. The relation of library funding to the total intergovernmental grant system is explained, and eight existing federal programs are outlined that support (1) public library services, (2) interlibrary cooperation, (3) school libraries…

76 FR 24372 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware; Update to Materials...

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2011-05-02

... Emissions From Industrial Process Operations New Castle County.'' 12. Regulation 1112 ``Control of Nitrogen... the State Implementation Plans.'' 25. Regulation 1139 ``Nitrogen Oxides (NO X ) Budget Trading Program... by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter...

76 FR 55678 - Tribal Consultation Policy

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2011-09-08

...) ``ACF'' and ``ACF program offices'' are interchangeable and a definition for ACF was added to the policy... of outcomes is included in this policy. Another comment felt that the definition of ``consultation'' was too vague. It was recommended that the definition should incorporate more of the intergovernmental...

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs Phoenix, Arizona, Roundtable Summary

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none,

The Phoenix, Arizona, Roundtable on Tribal Energy Policy convened at 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 5th, at the downtown Phoenix Hyatt. The meeting was hosted by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs (DOE Office of Indian Energy) and facilitated by the Udall Foundation’s U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution (U.S. Institute). Approximately thirty-eight people attended the meeting, including representatives of ten different tribes, as well as representatives of the Colorado Indian Tribes, the All Indian Pueblo Council and the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona. Interested state, federal, university, NGO and industry representatives also were present. Amore » full list of attendees is at the end of this summary. DOE representatives were Tracey LeBeau, Directory of the DOE Office of Indian Energy, Pilar Thomas, Deputy Director-Policy of the DOE Office of Indian Energy, and David Conrad, Director of Tribal and Intergovernmental Affairs, DOE Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs.« less

75 FR 48582 - Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Operating Permits Program; State of Nebraska

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2010-08-11

... the basis that these compounds make a negligible contribution to tropospheric ozone formation. These... has a negligible contribution to tropospheric ozone formation, and need not be considered in..., Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting...

18 CFR 1311.11 - What are TVA's obligations in interstate situations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY FEDERAL FINANCIAL... interstate situations? (a) TVA is responsible for: (1) Identifying proposed Federal financial assistance and... officials and entities in states which have adopted a process and which select TVA's program or activity; (3...

18 CFR 1311.11 - What are TVA's obligations in interstate situations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY FEDERAL FINANCIAL... interstate situations? (a) TVA is responsible for: (1) Identifying proposed Federal financial assistance and... officials and entities in states which have adopted a process and which select TVA's program or activity; (3...

18 CFR 1311.11 - What are TVA's obligations in interstate situations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY FEDERAL FINANCIAL... interstate situations? (a) TVA is responsible for: (1) Identifying proposed Federal financial assistance and... officials and entities in states which have adopted a process and which select TVA's program or activity; (3...

75 FR 40855 - Notice of Action Subject to Intergovernmental Review Under Executive Order 12372

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2010-07-14

... training, counseling and other business development assistance to small businesses. Each SBDC provides... objectives. Services include training and counseling to existing and prospective small business owners in... groups, including veterans, women, exporters, the disabled, and minorities. SBDC Program Requirements An...

Medical Device Plug-and-Play Interoperability Standards and Technology Leadership

DTIC Science & Technology

2015-10-01

implemented connectivity to an EHR as an HL7 FHIR gateway from OpenICE. The monitor we used can measure heart rate from EKG, from the pulse oximeter , or... Pulse 2014:5(6):37-39. 2. Wu PL, Raguraman D, Sha L, Berlin RB, Goldman JM. WiP abstract: A treatment coordination protocol for cyber-physical-human

El Ro De Gente: U.S. Military Role in Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multi-National Operations to Help Manage the River of People from Central America to the U.S.

DTIC Science & Technology

2016-06-10

THE U.S. 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6. AUTHOR(S) CDR Brett T. Baker, USN 5d. PROJECT NUMBER 5e. TASK...32 D. Enhance the Foreign Service Officer Program ... programs and grants directing financial resources to target specific problems. While some diplomacy is required to coordinate this, the U.S. military is

El Rio De Gente: U.S. Military Role In Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multi-National (JIIM) Operations to Help Manage the River of People from Central America to the U.S.

DTIC Science & Technology

2016-06-10

THE U.S. 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6. AUTHOR(S) CDR Brett T. Baker, USN 5d. PROJECT NUMBER 5e. TASK...32 D. Enhance the Foreign Service Officer Program ... programs and grants directing financial resources to target specific problems. While some diplomacy is required to coordinate this, the U.S. military is

A Bill to Amend the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968 to Improve . . . Strengthening of State and Local Offices of Consumer Protection. H.R. 2198. 95th Congress, 1st Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC.

This U.S. House of Representatives bill (H.R. 2198), to be cited, if enacted, as the Intergovernmental Consumer Assistance Act, would add a new title to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968: Title VII-Intergovernmental Cooperation with Respect to Consumer Assistance and Protection. The objective is to establish greater cooperation among…

77 FR 38183 - Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designations of Areas for Air Quality...

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2012-06-27

... protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations... materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Atmospheric...., excluding Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: In Region 7, Steven Brown, Atmospheric Programs...

10 CFR 1005.11 - What are the Secretary's obligations in interstate situations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 10 Energy 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false What are the Secretary's obligations in interstate situations? 1005.11 Section 1005.11 Energy DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS) INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 1005.11 What are the Secretary's obligations in...

45 CFR 1152.2 - What definitions apply to these regulations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 1152.2 What definitions apply to these regulations? Chairman means the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts or an official or employee of...

15 CFR 13.1 - Purpose.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 15 Commerce and Foreign Trade 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Purpose. 13.1 Section 13.1 Commerce and Foreign Trade Office of the Secretary of Commerce INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 13.1 Purpose. (a) The regulations in this part implement Executive Order...

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Seventh Session. Summary Report.

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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France).

A summary of discussions on agenda items is presented in this report. Besides the financial, administrative, and constitutional aspects, the topics concentrate on long-term and expanded oceanic exploration programs, conduct and follow-up of cooperative investigations, legal problems in the scientific investigations of the oceans, and education and…

77 FR 11533 - Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2010; Notice of Availability and...

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2012-02-27

... recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and reported in a format consistent with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reporting guidelines. The Inventory... of Atmospheric Programs, Climate Change Division, (202) 343-9432, [email protected

75 FR 63186 - Administration on Developmental Disabilities; Statement of Organization, Functions, and...

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2010-10-14

..., executes and supports the development of interagency, intergovernmental and public-private sector... office, Office of Innovation. The notice also serves to re-establish the Deputy Commissioner position... Office of the Commissioner (KCA) The Office of Program Support (KCB) The Office of Innovation (KCC) II...

49 CFR 17.11 - What are the Secretary's obligations in interstate situations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 49 Transportation 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false What are the Secretary's obligations in interstate situations? 17.11 Section 17.11 Transportation Office of the Secretary of Transportation INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 17.11 What are the Secretary's...

45 CFR 1152.2 - What definitions apply to these regulations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 1152.2 What definitions apply to these regulations? Chairman means the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts or an official or employee of...

7 CFR 3015.306 - Communication with State and local elected officials.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Order. All communications should be sent to the Office of Finance and Management, Room 143-W... 7 Agriculture 15 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Communication with State and local elected officials... Intergovernmental Review of Department of Agriculture Programs and Activities § 3015.306 Communication with State...

45 CFR 660.1 - What is the purpose of these regulations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 3 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false What is the purpose of these regulations? 660.1 Section 660.1 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 660.1 What...

45 CFR 660.11 - What are the Director's obligations in interstate situations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 3 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false What are the Director's obligations in interstate situations? 660.11 Section 660.11 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES...

45 CFR 660.11 - What are the Director's obligations in interstate situations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false What are the Director's obligations in interstate situations? 660.11 Section 660.11 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES...

45 CFR 660.9 - How does the Director receive and respond to comments?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 3 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false How does the Director receive and respond to comments? 660.9 Section 660.9 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES...

45 CFR 660.13 - May the Director waive any provision of these regulations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 3 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false May the Director waive any provision of these regulations? 660.13 Section 660.13 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES...

45 CFR 660.13 - May the Director waive any provision of these regulations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false May the Director waive any provision of these regulations? 660.13 Section 660.13 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES...

45 CFR 660.1 - What is the purpose of these regulations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 3 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false What is the purpose of these regulations? 660.1 Section 660.1 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 660.1 What...

45 CFR 660.13 - May the Director waive any provision of these regulations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 3 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false May the Director waive any provision of these regulations? 660.13 Section 660.13 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES...

45 CFR 660.11 - What are the Director's obligations in interstate situations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 3 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false What are the Director's obligations in interstate situations? 660.11 Section 660.11 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES...

45 CFR 660.13 - May the Director waive any provision of these regulations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 3 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false May the Director waive any provision of these regulations? 660.13 Section 660.13 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES...

45 CFR 660.1 - What is the purpose of these regulations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 3 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false What is the purpose of these regulations? 660.1 Section 660.1 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 660.1 What...

45 CFR 660.9 - How does the Director receive and respond to comments?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false How does the Director receive and respond to comments? 660.9 Section 660.9 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES...

45 CFR 660.9 - How does the Director receive and respond to comments?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 3 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false How does the Director receive and respond to comments? 660.9 Section 660.9 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES...

45 CFR 660.13 - May the Director waive any provision of these regulations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 3 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false May the Director waive any provision of these regulations? 660.13 Section 660.13 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES...

45 CFR 660.11 - What are the Director's obligations in interstate situations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 3 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false What are the Director's obligations in interstate situations? 660.11 Section 660.11 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES...

45 CFR 660.9 - How does the Director receive and respond to comments?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 3 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false How does the Director receive and respond to comments? 660.9 Section 660.9 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES...

45 CFR 660.1 - What is the purpose of these regulations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false What is the purpose of these regulations? 660.1 Section 660.1 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 660.1 What...

45 CFR 660.9 - How does the Director receive and respond to comments?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 3 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false How does the Director receive and respond to comments? 660.9 Section 660.9 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES...

45 CFR 660.1 - What is the purpose of these regulations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 3 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false What is the purpose of these regulations? 660.1 Section 660.1 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 660.1 What...

45 CFR 660.11 - What are the Director's obligations in interstate situations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 3 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false What are the Director's obligations in interstate situations? 660.11 Section 660.11 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES...

State and Local Innovations in Educations Choice. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs. United States Senate, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session, October 22, 1985.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.

Testimony concerning innovative state and local programs which expand family choice in education, and the Federal government's role in facilitating such programs, is presented. Testimony reviews research findings that bear on the issue, variables involved in planning educational choice, reforms proposed in the Minnesota plan for K-12 education,…

40 CFR 52.13 - Air quality surveillance; resources; intergovernmental cooperation.

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2014-07-01

... 40 Protection of Environment 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Air quality surveillance; resources... § 52.13 Air quality surveillance; resources; intergovernmental cooperation. Disapproved portions of the plan related to the air quality surveillance system, resources, and intergovernmental cooperation are...

40 CFR 52.13 - Air quality surveillance; resources; intergovernmental cooperation.

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2011-07-01

... 40 Protection of Environment 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Air quality surveillance; resources... § 52.13 Air quality surveillance; resources; intergovernmental cooperation. Disapproved portions of the plan related to the air quality surveillance system, resources, and intergovernmental cooperation are...

40 CFR 52.13 - Air quality surveillance; resources; intergovernmental cooperation.

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2010-07-01

... 40 Protection of Environment 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Air quality surveillance; resources... § 52.13 Air quality surveillance; resources; intergovernmental cooperation. Disapproved portions of the plan related to the air quality surveillance system, resources, and intergovernmental cooperation are...

40 CFR 52.13 - Air quality surveillance; resources; intergovernmental cooperation.

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2012-07-01

... 40 Protection of Environment 3 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Air quality surveillance; resources... § 52.13 Air quality surveillance; resources; intergovernmental cooperation. Disapproved portions of the plan related to the air quality surveillance system, resources, and intergovernmental cooperation are...

40 CFR 52.13 - Air quality surveillance; resources; intergovernmental cooperation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 40 Protection of Environment 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Air quality surveillance; resources... § 52.13 Air quality surveillance; resources; intergovernmental cooperation. Disapproved portions of the plan related to the air quality surveillance system, resources, and intergovernmental cooperation are...

Multi-objective Analysis for a Sequencing Planning of Mixed-model Assembly Line

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Shimizu, Yoshiaki; Waki, Toshiya; Yoo, Jae Kyu

Diversified customer demands are raising importance of just-in-time and agile manufacturing much more than before. Accordingly, introduction of mixed-model assembly lines becomes popular to realize the small-lot-multi-kinds production. Since it produces various kinds on the same assembly line, a rational management is of special importance. With this point of view, this study focuses on a sequencing problem of mixed-model assembly line including a paint line as its preceding process. By taking into account the paint line together, reducing work-in-process (WIP) inventory between these heterogeneous lines becomes a major concern of the sequencing problem besides improving production efficiency. Finally, we have formulated the sequencing problem as a bi-objective optimization problem to prevent various line stoppages, and to reduce the volume of WIP inventory simultaneously. Then we have proposed a practical method for the multi-objective analysis. For this purpose, we applied the weighting method to derive the Pareto front. Actually, the resulting problem is solved by a meta-heuristic method like SA (Simulated Annealing). Through numerical experiments, we verified the validity of the proposed approach, and discussed the significance of trade-off analysis between the conflicting objectives.

The Evolution of Dust in the Multiphase ISM: Grain Destruction Processes

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Wolfire, Mark

1999-01-01

This proposal covered year one of a long term project in which we acquired the necessary hardware and softwaxe needed to calculate grain destruction processes in the interstellar medium (ISM). The long term goal of this research is to develop a model for the dust evolution in the ISM capable of explaining observations of elemental depletions, the grain size distribution, and the emission characteristics of the ISM from the X-ray through the FIR. We purchased a SUN Ultra 10 workstation and peripheral devices including an Exabyte Tape drive, HP Laser Printer, and Seagate External Hard Disk. The PI installed the hardware and Solaris operating system on the workstation and integrated the hardware into the network. Software was also purchased to enable connections to the workstation from a PC (Hummingbird Exceed). Additional freeware required to carry out the proposed program was installed on the system including compilers (g77, gcc, g++), editors (emacs), a markup language (LaTeX), and display programs (WIP, XV, SAOtng). We have also successfully modified the required plot files to work with our system which display the results of grain processing.

78 FR 29034 - Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Determination 28 for Significant New Alternatives Policy Program

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... Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Solomon, S., D. Qin, M. Manning, Z. Chen, M... is used to replace an ODS. The Agency has identified four possible decision categories for...

10 CFR 1005.1 - What is the purpose of these regulations?

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2010-01-01

... 10 Energy 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false What is the purpose of these regulations? 1005.1 Section 1005.1 Energy DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS) INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 1005.1 What is the purpose of these regulations? (a) The regulations in...

Spending Money when It Is Not Clear What Works

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Hill, Paul T.

2008-01-01

Public school funding in the United States is not a product of intelligent design. Funding programs have grown willy-nilly based on political entrepreneurship, interest group pressure, and intergovernmental competition. Consequently, now that Americans feel the need to educate all children to high standards, no one knows for sure how money is used…

Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program - Portal to New Jobs in Home Weatherization (Green Jobs)

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

None

2010-04-01

Expanding training opportunities in the weatherization of buildings will accelerate learning and provide a direct path for many Americans to find jobs in the clean energy field. The National Weatherization Training Portal (NWTP), which is now in the final stages of testing, features multi-media, interactive, self-paced training modules.

28 CFR 30.11 - What are the Attorney General's obligations in interstate situations?

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2010-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false What are the Attorney General's... INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 30.11 What are the Attorney General's obligations in interstate situations? (a) The Attorney General is responsible for: (1) Identifying proposed...

49 CFR 17.13 - May the Secretary waive any provision of these regulations?

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2010-10-01

... 49 Transportation 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false May the Secretary waive any provision of these regulations? 17.13 Section 17.13 Transportation Office of the Secretary of Transportation INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 17.13 May the Secretary waive any...

49 CFR 17.9 - How does the Secretary receive and respond to comments?

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2010-10-01

... 49 Transportation 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false How does the Secretary receive and respond to comments? 17.9 Section 17.9 Transportation Office of the Secretary of Transportation INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 17.9 How does the Secretary receive and...

49 CFR 17.5 - What is the Secretary's obligation with respect to Federal interagency coordination?

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2010-10-01

... 49 Transportation 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false What is the Secretary's obligation with respect to Federal interagency coordination? 17.5 Section 17.5 Transportation Office of the Secretary of Transportation INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 17.5 What is...

49 CFR 17.1 - What is the purpose of these regulations?

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2010-10-01

... 49 Transportation 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false What is the purpose of these regulations? 17.1 Section 17.1 Transportation Office of the Secretary of Transportation INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 17.1 What is the purpose of these regulations? (a) The...

45 CFR 100.8 - How does the Secretary provide states an opportunity to comment on proposed Federal financial...

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2010-10-01

... 100.8 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GENERAL ADMINISTRATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 100.8 How does the Secretary... the review, coordination, and communication with the Department have been delegated. (c) Applicants...

45 CFR 100.11 - What are the Secretary's obligations in interstate situations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... situations? 100.11 Section 100.11 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GENERAL ADMINISTRATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 100... communication with the Department have been delegated. (b) The Secretary uses the procedures in § 100.10 if a...

75 FR 19665 - Notice of Action Subject to Intergovernmental Review Under Executive Order 12372

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... the address section. A copy of this notice also is being furnished to the respective State single... area-wide small business assistance plan adopted by a State authorized agency. DATES: A State single..., women, exporters, the disabled, and minorities. SBDC Program Requirements An SBDC must meet programmatic...

76 FR 62593 - Delegation of Authority for the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations

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... Delegation of Authority for the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations; Order of Succession... DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5515-D-01] Delegation of Authority for the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD. ACTION: Notice of delegation of authority. SUMMARY...

76 FR 62594 - Order of Succession for the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations

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... DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5516-D-01] Order of Succession for the... Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, HUD. ACTION: Notice of order of succession. SUMMARY: In this... Succession for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations. This...

Patterns of Local Intergovernmental Cooperation in Illinois School Districts

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Wilkey, Kathleen M.

2014-01-01

This study identified the use of intergovernmental cooperatives in Illinois school districts as a resource to improve the budget process. More specifically, the study focused on the types of intergovernmental cooperatives in Illinois school districts and the reason for entering into the cooperatives. The results of this research suggest that…

15 CFR 13.10 - Accommodation of intergovernmental concerns.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 15 Commerce and Foreign Trade 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Accommodation of intergovernmental concerns. 13.10 Section 13.10 Commerce and Foreign Trade Office of the Secretary of Commerce... intergovernmental concerns. (a) If a state process provides a state process recommendation to the Department through...

The Role of Biosphere Reserves in Environmental Education and Training = Le Role des reserves de la biosphere dans l'education et la formation environnementales. Report of the Unesco/MAB Symposium Held During the Unesco/UNEP International Congress on Environmental Education and Training (Moscow, USSR, August 17-21, 1987). Report 20.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Francis, George, Ed.

Environmental education and training have been key elements of Unesco's Program on Man and the Biosphere (MAB) since its inception in 1971. The MAB Program is an intergovernmental program of research, training, demonstration and distribution of information, aimed at providing the scientific background and the trained personnel to deal with…

An X-Ray of Inter-Governmental Relation Conflicts and Resource Control in the Fourth Republic in Nigeria

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Ojo, John Sunday

2014-01-01

Intergovernmental relation is a necessary political tool for mutual intertwines among the levels of government for the realization and facilitation of government goals and objectives. Intergovernmental wrangling has been a morphological characteristic of Nigerian federalism. The 1999 Nigerian constitution stipulates unequivocal and unambiguous…

Corrosion Fatigue

DTIC Science & Technology

1981-10-01

particularly under conditions of cathodic polarization. Sul- fate ion , while less damaging under free corrosion conditions, is equally aggressive at...Editing and Reproduction Ltd Harford 11ouse, 7-9 Charlotte St, London, WIP 1HD I I - PREFACE Failure by fatigue and degradation by corrosion continue to...of halide ions . In the unstressed state, this degrada- tion may be manifested by localized corrosion such as pitting, crevice corrosion or ex

The perceived impacts of monitoring activities on intergovernmental relationships: some lessons from the Ecological Monitoring Network and Water in Focus.

PubMed

de Kool, Dennis

2015-11-01

An increasing stream of monitoring activities is entering the public sector. This article analyzes the perceived impacts of monitoring activities on intergovernmental relationships. Our theoretical framework is based on three approaches to monitoring and intergovernmental relationships, namely, a rational, a political, and a cultural perspective. Our empirical insights are based on two Dutch case studies, namely, the Ecological Monitoring Network and the Water in Focus reports. The conclusion is that monitoring activities have an impact on intergovernmental relationships in terms of standardizing working processes and methods, formalizing information relationships, ritualizing activities, and developing shared concepts ("common grammar"). An important challenge is to deal with the politicization of intergovernmental relationships, because monitoring reports can also stimulate political discussions about funding, the design of the instrument, administrative burdens, and supervisory relationships.

18 CFR 1311.6 - What procedures apply to the selection of programs and activities under these regulations?

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2010-04-01

... 18 Conservation of Power and Water Resources 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false What procedures apply... Conservation of Power and Water Resources TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF TENNESSEE... changes in its selections at any time. For each change, the state shall submit to TVA an assurance that...

18 CFR 1311.6 - What procedures apply to the selection of programs and activities under these regulations?

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2011-04-01

... 18 Conservation of Power and Water Resources 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false What procedures apply... Conservation of Power and Water Resources TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF TENNESSEE... changes in its selections at any time. For each change, the state shall submit to TVA an assurance that...

Where the Rubber Meets the Road: New Governance Issues in America's Rural Communities.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Garkovich, Lori; Irby, Jon

Control over a broad range of programs is being shifted back to state and local jurisdictions. Based on focus groups, interviews, and surveys of those who live in or represent organizations with a strong interest in rural America, this report highlights the concerns of rural communities towards these changing intergovernmental relations.…

28 CFR 30.12 - How may a state simplify, consolidate, or substitute federally required state plans?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... substitute federally required state plans? 30.12 Section 30.12 Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 30.12 How may a state simplify... with law, a state may decide to try to simplify, consolidate, or substitute federally required state...

28 CFR 30.13 - May the Attorney General waive any provision of these regulations?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false May the Attorney General waive any... INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 30.13 May the Attorney General waive any provision of these regulations? In an emergency, the Attorney General may waive any provision of these...

49 CFR 17.8 - How does the Secretary provide states an opportunity to comment on proposed Federal financial...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 17.8 Transportation Office of the Secretary of Transportation INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 17.8 How does the Secretary provide states an opportunity... 49 Transportation 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false How does the Secretary provide states an...

49 CFR 17.12 - How may a state simplify, consolidate, or substitute federally required state plans?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 49 Transportation 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false How may a state simplify, consolidate, or substitute federally required state plans? 17.12 Section 17.12 Transportation Office of the Secretary of Transportation INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 17.12 How may a...

University research in aeronautics

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Duberg, J. E.

1975-01-01

The contributions which universities can make to aeronautical research projects are discussed. The activities of several facilities are presented to show the effectiveness of the educational and research programs. Reference is made to the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 which permits an exchange of federal agency personnel with state and local governments and with public and private higher education schools.

Intergovernmental (Dis)incentives, Free-Riding, Teacher Salaries and Teacher Pensions. Upjohn Institute Working Paper No. 15-220

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Fitzpatrick, Maria D.

2015-01-01

In this paper, I document evidence that intergovernmental incentives inherent in public sector defined benefit pension systems distort the amount and timing of income for public school teachers. This intergovernmental incentive stems from the fact that, in many states, local school districts are responsible for setting the compensation that…

Intergovernmental Immunities in Litigation, Taxation, and Regulation: Separation of Powers Issues in Controversies About Federalism

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Tribe, Laurence H.

1976-01-01

The author argues that attention to the question of who should decide an intergovernmental immunity issue--the states, the federal courts, the federal executive, or Congress--illuminates the law of eleventh amendment immunities and intergovernmental tax and regulatory immunities and supports all but a handful of the results courts have reached.…

75 FR 3516 - Invitation for Recommendations for U.S. Authors and Reviewers to the Fifth Assessment Report of...

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... Reviewers to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ACTION... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State invites recommendations for... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which will be developed and finalized over the coming four years...

Impact of Federal Spending Cuts on Maternal and Child Health Care. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Economic Goals and Intergovernmental Policy of the Joint Economic Committee. Congress of the United States, Ninety-Eighth Congress, First Session (November 17, 1983).

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC.

The second in a series investigating child and maternal health care in the United States, this hearing explores the social impact of the 1981 spending cuts in funds for the federal maternal and child health block grant program. Statements from three senators describe the legislative history and successes of the program and detail the senators'…

Copyright: 1971-1981.

DTIC Science & Technology

1982-01-01

mark; whereas the best-selling writer, with a package of rights for sale to film , tele- vision, etc., may have more concern over national taxation... Rights Reserved ISBN 92-835-1411-4 Printed by Technical Editing and Reproduction Ltd Harford Houe, 7-9 Charlotte St. London, WIP IHD Hi CONTENTS Page...officially released anywhere else. And certainly the record publishers, and more recently the film and video industry, have much cause for complaint

Near-optimality of special periodic protocols for fluid models of single server switched networks with switchover times

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Matveev, A. S.; Ishchenko, R.

2017-11-01

We consider a generic deterministic time-invariant fluid model of a single server switched network, which consists of finitely many infinite size buffers (queues) and receives constant rate inflows of jobs from the outside. Any flow undergoes a multi-phase service, entering a specific buffer after every phase, and ultimately leaves the network; the route of the flow over the buffers is pre-specified, and flows may merge inside the network. They share a common source of service, which can serve at most one buffer at a time and has to switch among buffers from time to time; any switch consumes a nonzero switchover period. With respect to the long-run maximal scaled wip (work in progress) performance metric, near-optimality of periodic scheduling and service protocols is established: the deepest optimum (that is over all feasible processes in the network, irrespective of the initial state) is furnished by such a protocol up to as small error as desired. Moreover, this can be achieved with a special periodic protocol introduced in the paper. It is also shown that the exhaustive policy is optimal for any buffer whose service at the maximal rate does not cause growth of the scaled wip.

Inclusion of Population-specific Reference Panel from India to the 1000 Genomes Phase 3 Panel Improves Imputation Accuracy.

PubMed

Ahmad, Meraj; Sinha, Anubhav; Ghosh, Sreya; Kumar, Vikrant; Davila, Sonia; Yajnik, Chittaranjan S; Chandak, Giriraj R

2017-07-27

Imputation is a computational method based on the principle of haplotype sharing allowing enrichment of genome-wide association study datasets. It depends on the haplotype structure of the population and density of the genotype data. The 1000 Genomes Project led to the generation of imputation reference panels which have been used globally. However, recent studies have shown that population-specific panels provide better enrichment of genome-wide variants. We compared the imputation accuracy using 1000 Genomes phase 3 reference panel and a panel generated from genome-wide data on 407 individuals from Western India (WIP). The concordance of imputed variants was cross-checked with next-generation re-sequencing data on a subset of genomic regions. Further, using the genome-wide data from 1880 individuals, we demonstrate that WIP works better than the 1000 Genomes phase 3 panel and when merged with it, significantly improves the imputation accuracy throughout the minor allele frequency range. We also show that imputation using only South Asian component of the 1000 Genomes phase 3 panel works as good as the merged panel, making it computationally less intensive job. Thus, our study stresses that imputation accuracy using 1000 Genomes phase 3 panel can be further improved by including population-specific reference panels from South Asia.

Projecting county-level populations under three future scenarios: a technical document supporting the Forest Service 2010 RPA Assessment

Treesearch

Stanley J. Zarnoch; H. Ken Cordell; Carter J. Betz

2010-01-01

County-level population projections from 2010 to 2060 are developed under three national population growth scenarios for reporting in the 2010 Renewable Resources Planning Act (RPA) Assessment. These population growth scenarios are tied to global futures scenarios defined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a program within the United Nations...

Senior Conference 50, The Army We Need: The Role of Landpower in an Uncertain Strategic Environment, June 1-3, 2014

DTIC Science & Technology

2015-02-01

Landpower in an Uncertain Strategic Environment, June 1-3, 2014 5a. CONTRACT NUMBER 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6. AUTHOR(S) 5d...3: THE ARMY AS PART OF THE JOINT, INTERAGENCY, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL TEAM Panelists: Lieutenant General Edward Cardon , Commander, U.S. Army

43 CFR 9.9 - How does the Secretary receive and respond to comments?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... to comments? 9.9 Section 9.9 Public Lands: Interior Office of the Secretary of the Interior INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 9.9 How does the Secretary receive and respond to comments? (a) The Secretary follows the procedures in § 9.10 if: (1) A state office or...

Proceedings of the Conference on the Design of Experiments in Army Research Development and Testing (4th) Held in Natick, Massachusetts on October 22-24, 1958

DTIC Science & Technology

1959-08-01

quality evaluation. Biometrics, 9, 22-38 (1953). 12. Campbell, W.I.P. and Blakeslee, A.F. Would a rose smell so sweet by any other name? Horticulture ... Therapeutics , 65, 275-280 (1939). 35. Scheffe, H. An analysis of variance for paired comparisons. J. Am., Stat. Assoc., 47, 381-4oo (1952). 36. Youden, W.J

15 CFR 13.8 - Opportunity to comment on proposed Federal financial assistance and direct Federal development.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 15 Commerce and Foreign Trade 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Opportunity to comment on proposed Federal financial assistance and direct Federal development. 13.8 Section 13.8 Commerce and Foreign Trade Office of the Secretary of Commerce INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES § 13.8 Opportunity to comment on...

43 CFR 9.8 - How does the Secretary provide states an opportunity to comment on proposed federal financial...

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2010-10-01

... 43 Public Lands: Interior 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false How does the Secretary provide states an opportunity to comment on proposed federal financial assistance and direct federal development? 9.8 Section 9.8 Public Lands: Interior Office of the Secretary of the Interior INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PROGRAMS AND...

45 CFR 1233.8 - How does the Director provide states an opportunity to comment on proposed federal financial...

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2010-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 4 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false How does the Director provide states an opportunity to comment on proposed federal financial assistance? 1233.8 Section 1233.8 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF ACTION PROGRAMS § 1233.8 How...

Interagency, Intergovernmental Organization, and Nongovernmental Organization Coordination During Joint Operations. Volume 2

DTIC Science & Technology

2006-03-17

energy programs, fossil energy, nuclear energy information, and civilian radioactive waste management; oversight of the power marketing administrations...ADMINISTRATION ALASKA BONNEVILLE SOUTHEASTERN SOUTHWESTERN WESTERN AREA OFFICE OF CIVILIAN RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT ASST SECRETARY ( FOSSIL ENERGY) OFFICE ON...Cutter Service and the Lifesaving Service. The USCG remained in the Department of Treasury until 1967 when it transferred to the Department of

Weatherization Innovation Pilot Program (WIPP): Technical Assistance Summary

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

Hollander, A.

2014-09-01

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Weatherization and Intergovernmental Programs Office (WIPO) launched the Weatherization Innovation Pilot Program (WIPP) to accelerate innovations in whole-house weatherization and advance DOE's goal of increasing the energy efficiency and health and safety of low-income residences without the utilization of additional taxpayer funding. Sixteen WIPP grantees were awarded a total of $30 million in Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) funds in September 2010. These projects focused on: including nontraditional partners in weatherization service delivery; leveraging significant non-federal funding; and improving the effectiveness of low-income weatherization through the use of newmore » materials, technologies, behavior-change models, and processes.« less

Hybrid evolutionary computing model for mobile agents of wireless Internet multimedia

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Hortos, William S.

2001-03-01

The ecosystem is used as an evolutionary paradigm of natural laws for the distributed information retrieval via mobile agents to allow the computational load to be added to server nodes of wireless networks, while reducing the traffic on communication links. Based on the Food Web model, a set of computational rules of natural balance form the outer stage to control the evolution of mobile agents providing multimedia services with a wireless Internet protocol WIP. The evolutionary model shows how mobile agents should behave with the WIP, in particular, how mobile agents can cooperate, compete and learn from each other, based on an underlying competition for radio network resources to establish the wireless connections to support the quality of service QoS of user requests. Mobile agents are also allowed to clone themselves, propagate and communicate with other agents. A two-layer model is proposed for agent evolution: the outer layer is based on the law of natural balancing, the inner layer is based on a discrete version of a Kohonen self-organizing feature map SOFM to distribute network resources to meet QoS requirements. The former is embedded in the higher OSI layers of the WIP, while the latter is used in the resource management procedures of Layer 2 and 3 of the protocol. Algorithms for the distributed computation of mobile agent evolutionary behavior are developed by adding a learning state to the agent evolution state diagram. When an agent is in an indeterminate state, it can communicate to other agents. Computing models can be replicated from other agents. Then the agents transitions to the mutating state to wait for a new information-retrieval goal. When a wireless terminal or station lacks a network resource, an agent in the suspending state can change its policy to submit to the environment before it transitions to the searching state. The agents learn the facts of agent state information entered into an external database. In the cloning process, two agents on a host station sharing a common goal can be merged or married to compose a new agent. Application of the two-layer set of algorithms for mobile agent evolution, performed in a distributed processing environment, is made to the QoS management functions of the IP multimedia IM sub-network of the third generation 3G Wideband Code-division Multiple Access W-CDMA wireless network.

Characteristics of Flight Simulator Visual Systems

DTIC Science & Technology

1981-05-01

0 . C,...)l .l.Li J ; I a= c I 0 a= c ~ LEVEL1r AGARD ADVISORY REPORT No.164 Characteristics of Flight Simulator Visual Systems...OT\\g . E L E C l ·: .. ;. . . . . , .. , • I ,t l• • ’f) . JIJL 1 6 \\98\\ .. ~ DISTRIBUTION AND AVAILABILITY ON BACK COVER 1 NORTH ATLANTIC...Printed by Technical Editing and Reproduchton Ltd Harford House, 7-9 Charlotte St. London, WIP )HD I PREFACE The Flight Mechanics Panel (FMP) of the

Precision Positioning and Inertial Guidance Sensors. Technology and Operational Aspects

DTIC Science & Technology

1981-03-01

Ueberlingen, GE EVALUATION D’UN SYSTEME EUROPEEN DE NAVIGATION HYBRIDE A - - GYROLASER POUR HELICOPTERE: "SEXTAN" by D Regnault, Centre d’Essais en Vol de...NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND STANDARD STATE ELEMENT DEVIATIONMEASUREMENT SOURCES( Dead-reckoning with position fxP fy 5000 En ]TAS, heading and wind scale...Reproduction Ltd ilarford House. 7-9 Charlotte St. London. WIP JIHD [i Ii THEME A new class of precision positioning systems , including GPS (Global

Naval War College Review. Volume 60, Number 1, Winter 2007

DTIC Science & Technology

2007-01-01

hospital system predates World War II, when each service provided for all of its own health care.1 In the sixty years since the conclusion of that conflict...Department of Military and Emergency Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Mary- land. He is also professor...and former president of the Uniformed Services Univer- sity of the Health Sciences. Naval War College Review, Winter 2007, Vol. 60, No. 1 C:\\WIP\\NWCR

System to improve the Understanding of Collected Logistic Data, to Optimize Cycle-Time and Delivery Performance

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

van Rooijen, Wim-Jan; Rodriguez, Ben

2002-12-01

A complex production mask-house faces the issue of handling and understanding the logistics information from the production process of the masks. We managed to control key performance indicators like cycle-time, flow-factor, line-speed, WIP, etc. To improve the line flow, we set-up rules for optimising batching at operations and forbid batching between operations, we defined maximum and minimum WIP at the operations, scheduled urgency of the different lots and built rules for bottleneck management. Also we restricted the number of "hot lots". By migrating to the modern MES (manufacturing execution system) MaTISSe, which manages the shopfloor control, and a reporting database, we are able to eliminate the time deviations within our data, caused by data-extraction for different reports at different moments. This gives us a better understanding of our fixed bottleneck and a faster recognition of the temporarily bottlenecks caused by missing availability of machines or men. In this paper we describe the features and advantages of our new MES, as well as the migration process. We have already achieved considerable benefits. Our plan is to extend decision support within the MES, to help both managers and operators to make the right decisions. The project behind this paper reaped major benefits described here and we are looking forward to further challenges and successes.

Measuring progress of the global sea level observing system

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Woodworth, Philip L.; Aarup, Thorkild; Merrifield, Mark; Mitchum, Gary T.; Le Provost, Christian

Sea level is such a fundamental parameter in the sciences of oceanography geophysics, and climate change, that in the mid-1980s, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) established the Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS). GLOSS was to improve the quantity and quality of data provided to the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL), and thereby, data for input to studies of long-term sea level change by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). It would also provide the key data needed for international programs, such as the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) and later, the Climate Variability and Predictability Programme (CLIVAR).GLOSS is now one of the main observation components of the Joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM) of IOC and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Progress and deficiencies in GLOSS were presented in July to the 22nd IOC Assembly at UNESCO in Paris and are contained in the GLOSS Assessment Report (GAR) [IOC, 2003a].

Implementing health care reform in the United States: intergovernmental politics and the dilemmas of institutional design.

PubMed

Béland, Daniel; Rocco, Philip; Waddan, Alex

2014-05-01

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted, and continues to operate, under conditions of political polarization. In this article, we argue that the law's intergovernmental structure has amplified political conflict over its implementation by distributing governing authority to political actors at both levels of the American federal system. We review the ways in which the law's demands for institutional coordination between federal and state governments (and especially the role it preserves for governors and state legislatures) have created difficulties for rolling out health-insurance exchanges and expanding the Medicaid program. By way of contrast, we show how the institutional design of the ACA's regulatory reforms of the insurance market, which diminish the reform's political salience, has allowed for considerably less friction during the implementation process. This article thus highlights the implications of multi-level institutional designs for the post-enactment politics of major reforms. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

Scientific Integrity and Consensus in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Assessment Process

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Barrett, K.

2017-12-01

Scientific integrity is the hallmark of any assessment and is a paramount consideration in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment process. Procedures are in place for rigorous scientific review and to quantify confidence levels and uncertainty in the communication of key findings. However, the IPCC is unique in that its reports are formally accepted by governments through consensus agreement. This presentation will present the unique requirements of the IPCC intergovernmental assessment and discuss the advantages and challenges of its approach.

Naval War College Review, Volume 59, Number 4, Autumn 2006

DTIC Science & Technology

2006-01-01

strong defen- sive structure. Fort Fisher lies on a peninsula jutting south from Wilmington in what looks like an elon - gated and inverted pyramid...had been blocked since May in the Bermuda Hundred, a bight of land enclosed by a loop of the James River about twenty miles south of the city. C:\\WIP... Muske - teer, November 27, 1956 [hereafter Air Task Force Report], TNA, PRO, p. 2; Lt. Cdr. Roy Everleigh, RN, quoted in Brian Cull, David Nicolle, and

Restoration algorithms for imaging through atmospheric turbulence

DTIC Science & Technology

2017-02-18

the Fourier spectrum of each frame. The reconstructed image is then obtained by taking the inverse Fourier transform of the average of all processed...with wipξq “ Gσp|Fpviqpξq|pq řM j“1Gσp|Fpvjqpξq|pq , where F denotes the Fourier transform (ξ are the frequencies) and Gσ is a Gaussian filter of...a combination of SIFT [26] and ORSA [14] algorithms) in order to remove affine transformations (translations, rotations and homothety). The authors

Institutional Context of Carbon Cycle Science Research in the U.S. and North America - A SOCCR perspective

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Shrestha, G.; Cavallaro, N.; Ste-Marie, C.

2016-12-01

Carbon cycle science has been a research priority in the U.S. for decades. Interagency coordination interests and research needs in U.S. carbon cycle science led to the establishment of the U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Program, the North American Carbon Program (NACP), the Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Program (OCB) and other intergovernmental collaboration platforms such as CarboNA, involving the U.S., Mexico and Canada. This presentation highlights some of these activities, and the historical context, the institutional frameworks and the operational mechanisms that have helped to facilitate and advance large scale collaborative research in carbon cycle in the U.S. and North America.

Medicaid Disproportionate Share and Other Special Financing Programs

PubMed Central

Ku, Leighton; Coughlin, Teresa A.

1995-01-01

Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) and related programs, such as provider-specific taxes or intergovernmental transfers (IGTs), help support uncompensated care and effectively reduce State Medicaid expenditures by increasing Federal matching funds. We analyze the uses of these funds, based on a survey completed by 39 States and case studies of 6 States. We find that only a small share of these funds were available to cover the costs of uncompensated care. One method to ensure that funds are used for health care would be to reprogram funds into health insurance subsidies. An alternative to improve equity of funding across the Nation would be to create a substitute Federal grant program to directly support uncompensated care. PMID:10142580

Student Loan Defaults. Department of Education Limitations in Sanctioning Problem Schools. Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Blanchette, Cornelia M.

This report examines the effectiveness of recent federal government efforts through amendments to the Higher Education Act (1993) to reduce student loan defaults. Key measures to curb defaults had been to make schools with high student loan default rates ineligible for federal student loan programs. However, many institutions have challenged…

Global Temperature and Salinity Pilot Project

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Searle, Ben

1992-01-01

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

Combating terrorism : intergovernmental cooperation in the development of a national strategy to enhance state and local preparedness

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2002-04-02

This is the statement of Patrica A. Dalton, Director, Strategic Issues, before the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives regarding prepar...

Theory of Intergovernmental Grants and Local Government

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Rittenoure, R. Lynn; Pluta, Joseph E.

1977-01-01

The article prepares the ground for an investigation designed to trace the economic effects of intergovernmental transfers by examining the motivations for the expenditure behavior of local governments and anticipates local responses to revenue sharing, both general and special. (Author/NQ)

76 FR 34120 - Action Subject to Intergovernmental Review

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76 FR 34119 - Action Subject to Intergovernmental Review

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ROS-dependent activation of JNK converts p53 into an efficient inhibitor of oncogenes leading to robust apoptosis

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Shi, Y; Nikulenkov, F; Zawacka-Pankau, J; Li, H; Gabdoulline, R; Xu, J; Eriksson, S; Hedström, E; Issaeva, N; Kel, A; Arnér, E S J; Selivanova, G

2014-01-01

Rescue of the p53 tumor suppressor is an attractive cancer therapy approach. However, pharmacologically activated p53 can induce diverse responses ranging from cell death to growth arrest and DNA repair, which limits the efficient application of p53-reactivating drugs in clinic. Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms defining the biological outcome upon p53 activation remains a grand challenge in the p53 field. Here, we report that concurrent pharmacological activation of p53 and inhibition of thioredoxin reductase followed by generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), result in the synthetic lethality in cancer cells. ROS promote the activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and DNA damage response, which establishes a positive feedback loop with p53. This converts the p53-induced growth arrest/senescence to apoptosis. We identified several survival oncogenes inhibited by p53 in JNK-dependent manner, including Mcl1, PI3K, eIF4E, as well as p53 inhibitors Wip1 and MdmX. Further, we show that Wip1 is one of the crucial executors downstream of JNK whose ablation confers the enhanced and sustained p53 transcriptional response contributing to cell death. Our study provides novel insights for manipulating p53 response in a controlled way. Further, our results may enable new pharmacological strategy to exploit abnormally high ROS level, often linked with higher aggressiveness in cancer, to selectively kill cancer cells upon pharmacological reactivation of p53. PMID:24413150

15 CFR 930.93 - Intergovernmental review process.

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2014-01-01

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15 CFR 930.93 - Intergovernmental review process.

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2011-01-01

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Intergovernmental Conference on Environmental Education Organized by UNESCO with the Co-operation of UNEP (Tbilisi, USSR, 14-26 October 1977). Regional Meetings of Experts on Environmental Education - A Synthetic Report.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France).

Five regional meetings of 24-30 experts each, in environmental education, were held during the autumn/winter of 1976-77 in the Congo, Thailand, Kuwait, Colombia, and Finland. The topics discussed at these meetings were: (1) environmental problems and development; (2) the nature and scope of environmental education; (3) the development of programs;…

UFOs, NGOs, or IGOs: Using International Documents for General Reference.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Shreve, Catherine

1997-01-01

Discusses accessing and using documents from international (intergovernmental) organizations. Profiles the United Nations, the European Union and other Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs). Discusses the librarian as "Web detective," notes questions to focus on, and presents examples to demonstrate navigation of IGO sites. Lists basic…

15 CFR 930.54 - Unlisted federal license or permit activities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... or permit activities (e.g., by use of intergovernmental review process established pursuant to E.O... NEPA EISs that are submitted to the State agency, or a State's intergovernmental review process). The... learn of the activity, determine the activity's geographic location, and determine whether coastal...

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. First Assessment Report Overview.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

International Environmental Affairs, 1991

1991-01-01

Presented are policymakers' summaries of the three working groups of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)--science, impacts, and response strategies, the report of the IPCC Special Committee on the Participation of Developing Countries, and a discussion of international cooperation and future work. (CW)

7 CFR 3015.309 - Accommodation of intergovernmental concerns.

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2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 15 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Accommodation of intergovernmental concerns. 3015.309 Section 3015.309 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) OFFICE OF THE CHIEF... concerns. (a) If a State process provides a State process recommendation to the Department through its...

18 CFR 801.2 - Coordination, cooperation, and intergovernmental relations.

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2011-04-01

... with sources of technical and scientific expertise. (5) Share with interested parties results of... 18 Conservation of Power and Water Resources 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Coordination, cooperation, and intergovernmental relations. 801.2 Section 801.2 Conservation of Power and Water Resources...

18 CFR 801.2 - Coordination, cooperation, and intergovernmental relations.

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2013-04-01

... with sources of technical and scientific expertise. (5) Share with interested parties results of... 18 Conservation of Power and Water Resources 2 2013-04-01 2012-04-01 true Coordination, cooperation, and intergovernmental relations. 801.2 Section 801.2 Conservation of Power and Water Resources...

18 CFR 801.2 - Coordination, cooperation, and intergovernmental relations.

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2012-04-01

... with sources of technical and scientific expertise. (5) Share with interested parties results of... 18 Conservation of Power and Water Resources 2 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Coordination, cooperation, and intergovernmental relations. 801.2 Section 801.2 Conservation of Power and Water Resources...

18 CFR 801.2 - Coordination, cooperation, and intergovernmental relations.

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2014-04-01

... with sources of technical and scientific expertise. (5) Share with interested parties results of... 18 Conservation of Power and Water Resources 2 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Coordination, cooperation, and intergovernmental relations. 801.2 Section 801.2 Conservation of Power and Water Resources...

Addressing Production System Failures Using Multi-agent Control

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Gautam, Rajesh; Miyashita, Kazuo

Output in high-volume production facilities is limited by bottleneck machines. We propose a control mechanism by modeling workstations as agents that pull jobs from other agents based on their current WIP level and requirements. During failures, when flows of some jobs are disrupted, the agents pull alternative jobs to maintain utilization of their capacity at a high level. In this paper, we empirically demonstrate that the proposed mechanism can react to failures more appropriately than other control mechanisms using a benchmark problem of a semiconductor manufacturing process.

Intergovernmental Approaches for Strengthening K-12 Accountability Systems

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Armour-Garb, Allison, Ed.

2007-01-01

This volume contains an edited transcript of the Rockefeller Institute's October 29, 2007 symposium (Chicago, IL) entitled "Intergovernmental Approaches to Strengthen K-12 Accountability Systems" as well as a framework paper circulated in preparation for the symposium. The transcript begins with a list of the forty state and federal education…

The Quest for Environmental Quality, Federal and State Action, 1969-70, Annotated Bibliography.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Stanfield, Rochelle L.

This report and annotated bilbiography is issued by the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations as part of its function to provide information on emerging issues with intergovernmental implications. Legislative and administrative environmental action of the Federal government during 1969-70 is reported. This covers policy and…

Uniform Federal Policy for Quality Assurance Project Plans: Evaluating, Assessing, and Documenting Environmental Data Collection and Use Programs. Part 1. UFP-QAPP Manual

DTIC Science & Technology

2004-07-01

sampler, project manager, data reviewer, statistician , risk assessor, assessment personnel, and laboratory QC manager. In addition, a complete copy of...sample • Corrective actions to be taken if the QC sample fails these criteria • A description of how the QC data and results are to be documented and...Intergovernmental Data Quality Task Force Uniform Federal Policy for Quality Assurance Project Plans Evaluating, Assessing, and Documenting

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Summary Report. Twelfth Session of the Assembly (Paris, France, November 3-19, 1982).

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission.

Summarized in this report are the discussions which took place during the twelfth session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Assembly. Summaries are provided in 15 sections: opening comments; administrative arrangements; adoption of triennial commission report; ocean sciences; ocean services; training, education, and mutual…

Spanning the Globe: Inter-Governmental Organization (IGO) Information on the Internet.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Harley, Bruce

1995-01-01

Describes gateway systems that can be used to access intergovernmental organization (IGO) information via the Internet, especially IGOs belonging to or affiliated with the United Nations. Highlights include United Nations World Wide Web Site, United Nations Gopher, the World Wide Web Virtual Library, and the Library of Congress's MARVEL Gopher.…

Global Warning: Project-Based Science Inspired by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Colaianne, Blake

2015-01-01

Misconceptions about climate change are common, which suggests a need to effectively address the subject in the classroom. This article describes a project-based science activity in which students report on the physical basis, adaptations, and mitigation of this global problem, adapting the framework of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel…

28 CFR 30.10 - How does the Attorney General make efforts to accommodate intergovernmental concerns?

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2010-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false How does the Attorney General make... the Attorney General make efforts to accommodate intergovernmental concerns? (a) If a state process... form as the Attorney General in his or her discretion deems appropriate. The Attorney General may also...

Time-based management of patient processes.

PubMed

Kujala, Jaakko; Lillrank, Paul; Kronström, Virpi; Peltokorpi, Antti

2006-01-01

The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual framework that would enable the effective application of time based competition (TBC) and work in process (WIP) concepts in the design and management of effective and efficient patient processes. This paper discusses the applicability of time-based competition and work-in-progress concepts to the design and management of healthcare service production processes. A conceptual framework is derived from the analysis of both existing research and empirical case studies. The paper finds that a patient episode is analogous to a customer order-to-delivery chain in industry. The effective application of TBC and WIP can be achieved by focusing on through put time of a patient episode by reducing the non-value adding time components and by minimizing time categories that are main cost drivers for all stakeholders involved in the patient episode. The paper shows that an application of TBC in managing patient processes can be limited if there is no consensus about optimal care episode in the medical community. In the paper it is shown that managing patient processes based on time and cost analysis enables one to allocate the optimal amount of resources, which would allow a healthcare system to minimize the total cost of specific episodes of illness. Analysing the total cost of patient episodes can provide useful information in the allocation of limited resources among multiple patient processes. This paper introduces a framework for health care managers and researchers to analyze the effect of reducing through put time to the total cost of patient episodes.

Implications of basal micro-earthquakes and tremor for ice stream mechanics: Stick-slip basal sliding and till erosion

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Barcheck, C. Grace; Tulaczyk, Slawek; Schwartz, Susan Y.; Walter, Jacob I.; Winberry, J. Paul

2018-03-01

The Whillans Ice Plain (WIP) is unique among Antarctic ice streams because it moves by stick-slip. The conditions allowing stick-slip and its importance in controlling ice dynamics remain uncertain. Local basal seismicity previously observed during unstable slip is a clue to the mechanism of ice stream stick-slip and a window into current basal conditions, but the spatial extent and importance of this basal seismicity are unknown. We analyze data from a 2010-2011 ice-plain-wide seismic and GPS network to show that basal micro-seismicity correlates with large-scale patterns in ice stream slip behavior: Basal seismicity is common where the ice moves the least between unstable slip events, with small discrete basal micro-earthquakes happening within 10s of km of the central stick-slip nucleation area and emergent basal tremor occurring downstream of this area. Basal seismicity is largely absent in surrounding areas, where inter-slip creep rates are high. The large seismically active area suggests that a frictional sliding law that can accommodate stick-slip may be appropriate for ice stream beds on regional scales. Variability in seismic behavior over inter-station distances of 1-10 km indicates heterogeneity in local bed conditions and frictional complexity. WIP unstable slips may nucleate when stick-slip basal earthquake patches fail over a large area. We present a conceptual model in which basal seismicity results from slip-weakening frictional failure of over-consolidated till as it is eroded and mobilized into deforming till.

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission. Reports of Governing and Major Subsidiary Bodies. Thirteenth Session of the Assembly (Paris, 12-28 March 1985.)

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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission.

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) functions within the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (Unesco) to promote scientific investigation into the nature and resources of the world's oceans. Summarized in this report are discussions that took place during the thirteenth session of the IOC Assembly.…

76 FR 48073 - Hazardous Waste Management System: Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste: Carbon Dioxide...

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VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS IN THE POSTWAR PERIOD.

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DAVIE, BRUCE F.; PATTERSON, PHILIP D., JR.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS ON THE NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS WAS THE FOCUS OF THIS STUDY ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. A HISTORY OF FEDERAL GRANTS-IN-AID TO VOCATIONAL EDUCATION WAS TRACED FROM THE SMITH-HUGHES ACT OF 1917 TO THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1963. THE SPECIFIC AREAS INVESTIGATED WERE (1) THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPROVED…

31 CFR 515.562 - Officials of the U.S. government, foreign governments, and certain intergovernmental...

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... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Officials of the U.S. government, foreign governments, and certain intergovernmental organizations traveling to, from, and within Cuba on... Cuba on official business. The travel-related transactions set forth in § 515.560(c) and such...

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25 CFR 900.198 - Are Federal employees assigned to a self-determination contractor under the Intergovernmental...

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2012-04-01

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2013-04-01

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Recent Trends in Intergovernmental Relations: The Resurgence of Local Actors in Education Policy

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Marsh, Julie A.; Wohlstetter, Priscilla

2013-01-01

In this essay, the authors explore trends in intergovernmental relations (IGR) by analyzing recent education policies--No Child Left Behind Act, Common Core State Standards, and local empowerment policies. Identifying a resurgent role for local actors in education policy, the authors argue that recent federal efforts to exert more control have in…

25 CFR 900.198 - Are Federal employees assigned to a self-determination contractor under the Intergovernmental...

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2010-04-01

... contractor under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act or detailed under section 214 of the Public Health... Personnel Act or detailed under section 214 of the Public Health Service Act covered to the same extent that....198 Section 900.198 Indians BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, AND INDIAN HEALTH...

25 CFR 900.198 - Are Federal employees assigned to a self-determination contractor under the Intergovernmental...

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2011-04-01

... contractor under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act or detailed under section 214 of the Public Health... Personnel Act or detailed under section 214 of the Public Health Service Act covered to the same extent that....198 Section 900.198 Indians BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, AND INDIAN HEALTH...

Pulse Repetition Frequency Effects In A High Average Power X-Ray Preionised Excimer Laser

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Fontaine, Bernard L.; Forestier, Bernard M.; Delaporte, Philippe C.; Canarelli, Patrick

1989-10-01

Experimental study of waves damping in a high repetition rate excimer laser is undertaken. Excitation of laser active medium in a subsonic loop is achieved by means of a classical discharge, through transfer capacitors. The discharge stability is controlled by a wire ion plasma (w.i.p.) X-rays gun. The strong acoustic waves induced by the active medium excitation may lead to a decrease, at high PRF, of the energy per pulse. First results of the influence of a damping of induced density perturbations between two successive pulses are presented.

78 FR 68471 - Action Subject to Intergovernmental Review

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The BGC Feedbacks Scientific Focus Area 2016 Annual Progress Report

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Hoffman, Forrest M.; Riley, William J.; Randerson, James T.

2016-06-01

The BGC Feedbacks Project will identify and quantify the feedbacks between biogeochemical cycles and the climate system, and quantify and reduce the uncertainties in Earth System Models (ESMs) associated with those feedbacks. The BGC Feedbacks Project will contribute to the integration of the experimental and modeling science communities, providing researchers with new tools to compare measurements and models, thereby enabling DOE to contribute more effectively to future climate assessments by the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Regionalization and political dynamics of Brazilian health federalism.

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Dourado, Daniel de Araujo; Elias, Paulo Eduardo Mangeon

2011-02-01

The implications from the Brazilian federal structure on the regionalization of health actions and services in the National Unified Health System (SUS) were analyzed, considering that the regional health planning in Brazil takes place within the context of intergovernmental relations as an expression of cooperative federalism in health. The analysis was based on a historical approach to Brazilian health federalism, recognizing two development periods, decentralization and regionalization. Regional health planning of SUS was explored in light of the theoretical framework of federalism. It is concluded that relative centralization of the process is needed in intergovernmental committees to actualize federal coordination and that it is essential to consider formalizing opportunities for dissent, both in regional management boards and in the intergovernmental committees, so that the consensus decision-making can be accomplished in healthcare regionalization.

Improvement of production layout based on optimum production balancing scale results by using Moodie Young and Comsoal method

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Ikhsan, Siregar; Ulina Anastasia Sipangkar, Tri; Prasetio, Aji

2017-09-01

This research was conducted at a make to order production system company which is engaged in the car body of the vehicle. One of the products produced is dump truck which is one kind of transportation for the transport of goods equipped with hydraulics to facilitate goods’ loading and unloading process. The company has 7 work stations with different cycle times. Companies often experience delays in order delivery. The production process on the production floor has not been done optimally where there is a build up of work in process in some work centres. The build up of work in process (WIP) products is seen in the welding and painting stations. Stacking that occurs on the production line may cause the company to be liable for damages due to delays in product completion. The WIP occurs due to unbalanced paths can be seen from the variance of cycle time of each station is very diverse. The time difference of each work element is due to the allocation of work elements to each work centre unevenly. On the basis of the allocation of uneven work elements, the dump truck assembly line is made. The analysis is done by using Moodie Young and Comsoal method to do the balancing of production line. The result of layout improvement by using systematic layout planning (SLP) method is change the composition of the work centre from 7 into 4 work centre which enables the movement of material to be more effective and efficient so that it can get an efficient and effective production trajectory and can solve existing problems. The result of the track balancing is then used as a guide in constructing a new layout based on the balancing result with the most optimum method.

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission. Reports of Governing and Major Subsidiary Bodies. Fourteenth Session of the Assembly (Paris, 17 March-1 April 1987).

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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission.

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission was organized by Unesco to promote scientific investigation with a view to learning about the nature and resources of the oceans through the concerted action of its members. This report contains a summary of the discussions that took place at the 14th session of the Commission. This includes the…

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Eleventh Session of the Assembly, Including Resolutions from the Tenth and Eleventh Sessions of the Executive Council, Paris, 15 October - 3 November 1979. Summary Report.

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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission.

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) functions within the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (Unesco) to promote scientific investigation into the nature and resources of the world's oceans. Summarized in this report are discussions that took place in both preparatory meetings and plenary sessions of…

The Global Ocean Observing System: One perspective

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Wilson, J. Ron

1992-01-01

This document presents a possible organization for a Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) within the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission and the joint ocean programs with the World Meteorological Organization. The document and the organization presented here is not intended to be definitive, complete or the best possible organization for such an observation program. It is presented at this time to demonstrate three points. The first point to be made is that an international program office for GOOS along the lines of the WOCE and TOGA IPOs is essential. The second point is that national programs will have to continue to collect data at the scale of WOCE plus TOGA and more. The third point is that there are many existing groups and committees within the IOC and joint IOC/WMO ocean programs that can contribute essential experience to and form part of the basis of a Global Ocean Observing System. It is particularly important to learn from what has worked and what has not worked in the past if a successful ocean observing system is to result.

Intergovernmental Conference of Experts on the Scientific Basis for Rational Use and Conservation of the Resources of the Biosphere (Paris, France, September 4-13, 1968), Recommendations.

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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France).

This document contains twenty recommendations put forth at the Intergovernmental Conference of Experts on the Scientific Basis for Rational Use and Conservation of the Resources of the Biosphere under the direction of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). The conference was held at the UNESCO House, Paris,…

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission. Reports of Governing and Major Subsidiary Bodies. Session of the Assembly (15th, Paris, France, July 4-19, 1989).

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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission.

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission was organized by UNESCO to promote scientific investigation with a view to learning about the nature and resources of the oceans and disseminating this knowledge through the concerted action of its members. The report contains a summary of the discussions that took place at the 15th Session of the…

Procurement: National Institute of Education's Procurement Practices. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations and Human Resources, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives.

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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources.

This document comprises the General Accounting Office's (GAO) report to the House Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations concerning the GAO's review of the contract awarding process of the National Institute of Education (NIE) for fiscal year 1983. The review focused on 39 of NIE's 52 newly negotiated procurement contracts; a sample of…

Preventing Teen Pregnancy: Coordinating Community Efforts. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

The Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations of the House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform and Oversight met to consider the causes of and solutions to teen pregnancy and the role of community organizations in prevention efforts. Opening remarks by Representative Christopher Shays were followed by statements…

Global health: governance and policy development.

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Kelley, Patrick W

2011-06-01

Global health policy is now being influenced by an ever-increasing number of nonstate and non-intergovernmental actors to include influential foundations, multinational corporations, multi-sectoral partnerships, and civil society organizations. This article reviews how globalization is a key driver for the ongoing evolution of global health governance. It describes the massive increases in bilateral and multilateral investments in global health and it highlights the current global and US architecture for performing global health programs. The article closes describing some of the challenges and prospects that characterize global health governance today. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Global outlook for wood and forests with the bioenergy demand implied by scenarios of the intergovernmental panel on climate change

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Ronald Raunikar; Joseph Buongiorno; James A. Turner; Shushuai Zhu

2010-01-01

The Global Forest Products Model (GFPM) was modified to link the forest sector to two scenarios of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and to represent the utilization of fuelwood and industrial roundwood to produce biofuels. The scenarios examined were a subset of the “story lines” prepared by the IPCC. Each scenario has projections of population and...

A Report to the President of the United States [from the] Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Education, National Networking Conference [on] The Absent Parent (Washington, D.C. May 9-10, 1988).

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Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Education (ED), Washington, DC.

This report on child care and the Federal government's role in child care is based on the National Networking Conference on the Absent Parent which was held May 9-10, 1988 under the sponsorship of the President's Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Education (IACE). The report begins with 12 recommendations concerning day care and latchkey…

The Impact of Inter-Governmental Grants and Municipal Overburden on School Spending and Simulations of the Impact of Alternative Grant Formulas. [and] Policy Proposals Resulting from Research on "The Impact of Intergovernmental Grants and Municipal Overburden on School Finance Equity."

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Conte, Michael; And Others

In five chapters, this document's first part reports on research on the interrelationship of school and municipal finance in New Hampshire. The document's second part briefly summarizes the research report and discusses policy changes suggested by the results. Chapter 1 of the research report describes New Hampshire schools and the state aid…

Why some family planning program fail.

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1976-04-01

40 experts representing Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Korea, and the Philippines participated in a 3-day workshop in Manila in March 1976 for the purpose of discussing and proposing ways of dealing with the financial problems confronting the population programs of the individual countries. The Inter-Governmental Coordinating Committee for Southeast Asia Family/Population Planning sponsored the workshop. The recommendations made at the meeting were: 1) standardization of financing reporting procedures by the region's country programs on family planning; 2) closer coordination between donor agencies and policy-making bodies of country programs in the disbursement of funds; 3) frequent exchanges of experiences, ideas, technicaL knowledge, and other matters pertaining to the financial management of such programs; and 4) inclusion of applicable financial management topics in the training of clinical staffs and those involved in follow-up operations. Additionally, a proposal was made that national population organizations or committees develop research and evaluation units. Workshop discussion sessions focused on financial planning and management, accounting and disbursement of funds, use and control of foreign aid, cost of effectiveness and benefit analysis, and financial reporting.

Medicaid At 50: Remarkable Growth Fueled By Unexpected Politics.

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Sparer, Michael S

2015-07-01

Medicaid has grown exponentially since the mid-1980s, during both conservative Republican and liberal Democratic administrations. How has this happened? The answer is rooted in three political variables: interest groups, political culture, and American federalism. First, interest-group support (from hospitals, nursing homes, and insurers) is more influential than the fragmented group opposition (from underpaid office-based physicians). Second, Medicaid provides a partial counterweight to conservative charges of a federal health care takeover because of the states' roles in administering the program. Third, Medicaid's intergovernmental fiscal partnership creates financial incentives for state and federal officials to expand enrollment-expansions that these policy makers often favor, given the program's increasingly important role in the nation's health care system. This institutional dynamic is here called catalytic federalism. Project HOPE—The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc.

Essential biodiversity variables

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Pereira, H.M.; Ferrier, S.; Walters, M.; Geller, G.N.; Jongman, R.H.G.; Scholes, Robert J.; Bruford, M.W.; Brummitt, N.; Butchart, S.H.M.; Cardoso, A.C.; Coops, N.C.; Dulloo, E.; Faith, D.P.; Freyhof, J.; Gregory, R.D.; Heip, C.; Höft, R.; Hurtt, G.; Jetz, W.; Karp, D.S.; McGeoch, M.A.; Obura, D.; Onada, Y.; Pettorelli, N.; Reyers, B.; Sayre, R.; Scharlemann, J.P.W.; Stuart, S.N.; Turak, E.; Walpole, M.; Wegmann, M.

2013-01-01

Reducing the rate of biodiversity loss and averting dangerous biodiversity change are international goals, reasserted by the Aichi Targets for 2020 by Parties to the United Nations (UN) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) after failure to meet the 2010 target (1, 2). However, there is no global, harmonized observation system for delivering regular, timely data on biodiversity change (3). With the first plenary meeting of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) soon under way, partners from the Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON) (4) are developing—and seeking consensus around—Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) that could form the basis of monitoring programs worldwide.

Improving cancer prevention at the worksite: how are Belgian companies dealing with smoking regulations?

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Razavi, D; Vandecasteele, H; Primo, C; Bodo, M; Debrier, F; Verbist, H; Paesmans, M

1997-09-01

Little is known about the impact of smoking policy on companies' policies related to smoking in Belgium. The study was designed in order to compare the companies' policies related to smoking (CPRS) in 1990 and in 1993. During this 3 year period, numerous information and regulation inputs (media, brochures) were aimed at companies to regulate smoking behavior in the workplace, so as to reduce the risks of passive smoking. A short questionnaire was mailed to 3543 Belgian companies in October 1990 and in June 1993 to assess: designation of smoke free areas (SFA); willingness to offer a worksite information program (WIP); willingness to offer a worksite smoking cessation program (WSCP); willingness to subsidize a WSCP; willingness to offer a WSCP during working hours; willingness to offer a meeting room for a WSCP and actual organization of a WSCP. In 1990, 773 companies (22%) and in 1993, 890 companies (25%) responded to the questionnaire. The results showed that small companies and companies with a high blue/white collar ratio were less able to implement health policy recommendations. A total of 325 (9%) companies responded to the 1990 and 1993 questionnaires. Comparison of 1990 and 1993 dataset showed that during this 3 year period, no major changes occurred for a majority of companies. Amongst the small positive changes, only the designation of smoke free areas and the organization of a small number of WSCP was observed. The conclusion is that despite inputs, little impact on smoking policies is noticeable. Strategies designed to intensify inputs and to promote implementation of regulation of WSCP should therefore further be studied.

The true distribution and accumulation of radiocaesium in stem of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.).

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Thiry, Yves; Goor, Francois; Riesen, Thomas

2002-01-01

The radial and vertical distributions of radiocaesium, potassium and calcium were determined in two Scots pine stands (17 and 58 yr old) similarly affected by the Chernobyl fallout. For both age classes, concentrations are always the lowest in the stemwood, highest in the inner bark and intermediary levels were observed for the outer bark. Due to the cumulative character of its biomass. however. stemwood is a long-term major reservoir of 137Cs. With tree development, changes in the 137Cs radial distribution are well described by variations in the sap ascent pattern and reveal an important transfer between tree rings. It is shown that. both the biomass evolution and knowledge of the evolution of the 137Cs radial gradient are important to predicting 137Cs accumulation in wood with time. According to the common transfer factor (TF) approach, one would expect a decrease in radiocaesium accumulation with time (from 0.0047 +/- 0.0013 to 0.0035 +/- 0.0008 m2kg(-1) for the 17 and 58 yr old trees, respectively). With the wood immobilisation potential (WIP) approach, it was, however, clearly shown that additional annual uptake was highest for the older stand (3.12 +/- 0.23 Bq cm(-3) yr(-1) for the 58-year-old stand compared to 1.99 +/- 0.30 Bq cm(-3) yr(-1) for the younger stand). Following the WIP approach, it was moreover possible to distinguish between the 137Cs incorporated via the root uptake process and a possible lasting effect of interception. It is shown that, whereas for the younger stand (5 yr old at the time of the accident) root uptake contributed exclusively to the wood contamination, the former process explained only 48% of the measured total 137Cs content in the wood of the older tree.

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs Las Vegas, Nevada, Roundtable Summary

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None

2011-03-16

LAS VEGAS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Las Vegas, Nevada DOE Tribal Roundtable convened on March 16th, at the Las Vegas Hilton. The meeting was hosted by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Policy and Programs (DOE Office of Indian Energy) and facilitated by JR Bluehouse, Program Manager, Udall Foundation’s U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution (U.S. Institute). Mr. Bluehouse was assisted by Tamara, Underwood, Program Assistant, U.S. Institute.  Tribal leaders and representatives from multiple tribal governments and communities attended the roundtable. Tracey LeBeau, newly appointed Director of the Office of Indian Energy attended.    LaMont Jackson from DOE’s Office of Electricitymore » attended. Also attending from the administration and federal agencies were Kim Teehee, Senior Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs, The White House; Charlie Galbraith, Associate Director of the Office of Public Engagement and Deputy Associate Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, The White House; Jodi Gillette, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development, the Bureau of Indian Affairs.« less

WiFi-based person identification

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Yuan, Jing

2016-10-01

There has been increased interest in WIFI devices equipped with multiple antennas, which brings various wireless sensing applications such as localization, gesture identification and motion tracking. WIFI-based sensing has a lot of benefits such as device Free, which has shown great potential in smart scenarios. In this paper, we present WIP, a system that can distinguish a person from a small group of people. We prove that Channel State Information (CSI) can identify a person's gait. From the related-work, different people have different gait features. Thus the CSI-based gait features can be used to identify a person. We then proposed a machine-learning model-ANN to classify different person. The results show that ANN has a good performance in our scenario.

Atmospheric Aerosol Properties and Climate Impacts

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Chin, Mian; Kahn, Ralph A.; Remer, Lorraine A.; Yu, Hongbin; Rind, David; Feingold, Graham; Quinn, Patricia K.; Schwartz, Stephen E.; Streets, David G.; DeCola, Phillip;

Trawler Icing: A Compilation of Work Done at N.R.C. (Givrage des Chalutiers: Compilation des Recherches Effectuees au C.N.R.).

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1980-12-01

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Tsunami Ready Recognition Program for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions Launched in 2015

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von Hillebrandt-Andrade, C.; Hinds, K.; Aliaga, B.; Brome, A.; Lopes, R.

2015-12-01

Over 75 tsunamis have been documented in the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions over the past 500 years with 4,561 associated deaths according to the NOAA Tsunami Database. The most recent devastating tsunamis occurred in 1946 in Dominican Republic; 1865 died. With the explosive increase in residents, tourists, infrastructure, and economic activity along the coasts, the potential for human and economic loss is enormous. It has been estimated that on any day, more than 500,000 people in the Caribbean could be in harm's way just along the beaches, with hundreds of thousands more working and living in the tsunamis hazard zones. In 2005 the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission established the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (ICG CARIBE EWS) to coordinate tsunami efforts among the 48 participating countries in territories in the region. In addition to monitoring, modeling and communication systems, one of the fundamental components of the warning system is community preparedness, readiness and resilience. Over the past 10 years 49 coastal communities in the Caribbean have been recognized as TsunamiReady® by the US National Weather Service (NWS) in the case of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands and jointly by UNESCO and NWS in the case of the non US jurisdictions of Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands. In response to the positive feedback of the implementation of TsunamiReady, the ICG CARIBE EWS in 2015 recommended the approval of the guidelines for a Community Performance Based Recognition program. It also recommended the adoption of the name "Tsunami Ready", which has been positively consulted with the NWS. Ten requirements were established for recognition and are divided among Preparedness, Mitigation and Response elements which were adapted from the proposed new US TsunamiReady guidelines and align well with emergency management functions. Both a regional ICG CARIBE EWS and national/territorial "Tsunami Ready" boards will administer the recognition program. With the "Tsunami Ready" program, it will be possible for to better track the full implementation of tsunami warning system in the Caribbean and Adjacent regions. Member States and donor agencies have been invited to support pilot projects.

The strategy for improving water-quality monitoring in the United States; final report of the Intergovernmental Task Force on Monitoring Water Quality; technical appendices

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1995-01-01

The Intergovernmental Task Force on Monitoring Water Quality (ITFM) prepared this report in collaboration with representatives of all levels of government and the private sector. The report recommends a strategy for nationwide water-quality monitoring and technical monitoring improvements to support sound water-quality decisionmaking. The strategy is intended to achieve a better return on public and private investments in monitoring, environmental protection, and natural resources management. It is also designed to expand the base of information useful to a variety of users at multiple geographic scales. Institutional and technical changes are needed to improve water-quality monitoring and to meet the full range of monitoring requirements. Monitoring must be incorporated as a critical element of program planning, implementation, and evaluation. The strategy includes recommendations in many key elements, such as the development of goal-oriented monitoring and indicators, institutional collaboration, and methods comparability. Initial actions have been taken to implement the strategy. Several Federal agencies have jointly purchased and shared remotely sensed land-cover information needed for water assessment. Major agency data systems are using common data-element names and reference tables that will ensure easy sharing of data. A number of States have held meetings with collectors of water information to initiate statewide monitoring strategies. New monitoring guidance has been developed for Federal water-quality grants to States. Many State offices have changed monitoring programs to place emphasis on priority watersheds and to improve assessment of water quality. As the competition increases for adequate supplies of clean water, concerns about public health and the environment escalate, and more demands are placed on the water information infrastructure. To meet these demands, the collaborative approach has already produced benefits, which will continue to grow as the recommendations are implemented

Dams and Intergovernmental Transfers

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Bao, X.

2012-12-01

Gainers and Losers are always associated with large scale hydrological infrastructure construction, such as dams, canals and water treatment facilities. Since most of these projects are public services and public goods, Some of these uneven impacts cannot fully be solved by markets. This paper tried to explore whether the governments are paying any effort to balance the uneven distributional impacts caused by dam construction or not. It showed that dam construction brought an average 2% decrease in per capita tax revenue in the upstream counties, a 30% increase in the dam-location counties and an insignificant increase in downstream counties. Similar distributional impacts were observed for other outcome variables. like rural income and agricultural crop yields, though the impacts differ across different crops. The paper also found some balancing efforts from inter-governmental transfers to reduce the unevenly distributed impacts caused by dam construction. However, overall the inter-governmental fiscal transfer efforts were not large enough to fully correct those uneven distributions, reflected from a 2% decrease of per capita GDP in upstream counties and increase of per capita GDP in local and downstream counties. This paper may shed some lights on the governmental considerations in the decision making process for large hydrological infrastructures.

Assessment of the US Department of Energy's Sustainable Energy Resources for Consumers Grant Program

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Lenahan, Tim; Bausch, Daniel; Carroll, David

This report presents the results of an assessment of the Sustainable Energy Resources for Consumers (SERC) grant program that was administered by the US Department of Energy Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program Office. Grants totaling $90 million were awarded to 101 local weatherization agencies located in 27 states. More than 15,000 housing units were touched by the SERC program. Close to 29,000 SERC technologies were installed and/or services delivered. The report summarizes the results of site visits to 27 agencies in which the following 14 technologies were observed: solar photovoltaic panels, solar hot water heaters, solar thermal air panels for spacemore » heating, tankless water heaters, heat pump water heaters, geothermal heat pumps, super-evaporative cooling systems, combination boilers and indirect water heaters, small-scale residential wind systems, cool roofs, masonry spray foam insulation, attic radiant barriers, mini-split heat pumps, and in-home energy monitors. The evaluation found that the national weatherization network is capable of installing and delivering a wide range of new and innovative technologies, but the usability and adoptability of some technologies may prove impractical for the weatherization network and the demographic for which it serves.« less

OCEAN-PC and a distributed network for ocean data

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Mclain, Douglas R.

1992-01-01

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) wishes to develop an integrated software package for oceanographic data entry and access in developing countries. The software, called 'OCEAN-PC', would run on low cost PC microcomputers and would encourage and standardize: (1) entry of local ocean observations; (2) quality control of the local data; (3) merging local data with historical data; (4) improved display and analysis of the merged data; and (5) international data exchange. OCEAN-PC will link existing MS-DOS oceanographic programs and data sets with table-driven format conversions. Since many ocean data sets are now being distributed on optical discs (Compact Discs - Read Only Memory, CD-ROM, Mass et al. 1987), OCEAN-PC will emphasize access to CD-ROMs.

Revision of the European species of Omphale Haliday (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae)

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Hansson, Christer; Shevtsova, Ekaterina

2012-01-01

Abstract The European species of Omphale Haliday (Eulophidae: Entedoninae) are revised. The revision includes 37 species, of which eleven are newly described and the remaining 26 species are redescribed. The species are classified into six species groups, with six unplaced species. All species are fully diagnosed and thoroughly illustrated. Identification keys are provided for females and males. Two new morphological features to aid classification and identification are introduced: male genitalia and wing interference patterns (WIPs). The former has been used successfully in the classification of New World Omphale and the latter is used for the first time in a taxonomic revision. Male genitalia in Omphale have considerable interspecific variation, an unusual trait among chalcidoid Hymenoptera, and are demonstrated to be useful for classification of species and species-groups, and they also possess the only autapomorphy for Omphale. WIPs are useful to help separate some species, but cannot be used to define either the genus or species groups. Distributional data are compiled for each species and suggest a pan-european distribution for most species. Gall-midges are the known hosts for 14 species, and the absence of host overlap between species suggests that host specialization is a driving force for speciation. Several Omphale species are known only from females, or have a strong female biased sex ratio, suggesting thelytokous development. Apart from the 37 species included in this revision, the status for nine additional species (names) in species group aetius remain unsolved. For nomenclatorial stability, a neotype is designated for Eulophus lugens Nees (= Omphale lugens (Nees)). Elachestus obscurus Förster and Derostenus sulciscuta Thomson are transferred from Holcopelte to Omphale comb. n. Derostenus radialis Thomson and Achrysocharella americana Girault are synonymized with Omphale theana (Walker), and Omphale teresis Askew is synonymized with Omphale phruron (Walker), syn. n. The status of genus Pholema Graham is revised as it is removed from synonymy with Omphale and instead synonymized with Neochrysocharis Kurdjumov, syn. n., and the type species for Pholema, Pholema microstoma Graham, is transferred to Neochrysocharis, comb. n. Eugerium orbatum Szelényi, previously transferred to Omphale, is synonymized with Asecodes congruens (Nees), syn. n. PMID:23226702

45 CFR 1612.2 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... electronically transmitted communication or any advertisement, telegram, letter, article, newsletter, or other..., ratification of treaties and intergovernmental agreements, approval of appointments and budgets, and approval...

The Intergovernmental Marine Bioenergy and Carbon Sequestration Protocol: Environmental and Political Risk Reduction of Global Carbon Management (The IMBECS Protocol Draft)

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Hayes, M.

2014-12-01

The IMBECS Protocol concept employs large cultivation and biorefinery installations, within the five Subtropical Convergence Zones (STCZs), to support the production of commodities such as carbon negative biofuels, seafood, organic fertilizer, polymers and freshwater, as a flexible and cost effective means of Global Warming Mitigation (GWM) with the primary objective being the global scale replacement of fossil fuels (FF). This governance approach is categorically distinct from all other large scale GWM governance concepts. Yet, many of the current marine related GWM technologies are adaptable to this proposals. The IMBECS technology would be managed by an intergovernmentally sanctioned non-profit foundation which would have the following functions/mission: Synthesises relevant treaty language Performs R&D activities and purchases relevant patents Under intergovernmental commission, functions as the primary responsible international actorfor environmental standards, production quotas and operational integrity Licence technology to for-profit actors under strict production/environmental standards Enforce production and environmental standards along with production quotas Provide a high level of transparency to all stakeholders Provide legal defence The IMBECS Protocol is conceptually related to the work found in the following documents/links. This list is not exhaustive: Climate Change Geoengineering The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change: A guide to the debate IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy and Climate Change Mitigation DoE Roadmap for Algae Biofuels PodEnergy Ocean Agronomy development leaders and progenitor of this proposal. Artificial Upwelling of Deep Seawater Using the Perpetual Salt Fountain for Cultivation of Ocean Desert NASAs' OMEGA study. Cool Planet; Land based version of a carbon negative biofuel concept. Cellana; Leading developer of algae based bioproducts. The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture Mariculture: A global analysis of production trends since 1950 BECCS /Biochar/ Olivine UNFCCC/IMO/CBD The President's Climate Action Plan The conclusion of this analysis calls for funding of an investigational deployment of the relevant technologies for an open evaluation at the intergovernmental level.

IHP Intergovernmental Council

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Representatives of 69 countries, five United Nations organizations, and eight international non-governmental organizations (NGO) met March 19-24, 1990, in Paris, France, at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to evaluate and approve projects for the fourth phase of the International Hydrological Program (IHP-IV), which will be active during 1990-1995. The International Association of Hydrological Sciences was represented by AGU members and IAHS officers Vit Klemes, President, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada; Henny Colenbrander, Secretary General, TNO, The Hague, The Netherlands; and Ivan Johnson, Honorary President, A. Ivan Johnson, Inc., Arvada, Colo. The International Water Resources Association was represented by AGU member and IWRA Secretary General Glenn Stout, IWRA, Urbana, 111. The U.S. representatives (observer status) were David Rickert, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va., and Glenn Stout.

33 CFR 143.207 - Requirements for foreign MODUs.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

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33 CFR 146.205 - Requirements for foreign MODUs.

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2010-07-01

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FREE Act

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7

2011-06-15

House - 06/30/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

78 FR 23491 - National Forest System Land Management Planning; Correction

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... April 19, 2013. ADDRESSES: Written inquiries about this correction document may be sent to the Director..., Indians, Intergovernmental relations, National forests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Science...

Logan's Law

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29

2011-03-15

House - 04/01/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

75 FR 81484 - Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Emissions Banking and Trading of...

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2010-12-28

... 52 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping...

Personal Privacy Clarification Act

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-19

2011-01-26

House - 02/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Small Business Growth Act

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11

2011-05-10

House - 05/13/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Federal Agency Transparency Act

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27

2011-03-14

House - 04/01/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

All-American Flag Act

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1

2011-04-04

House - 04/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

International Space Station Execution Replanning Process: Trends and Implications

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

McCormick, Robet J.

2007-01-01

International Space Station is a joint venture. Because of this, ISS execution planning- planning within the week for the ISS requires coordination across multiple partner, and the associated processes and tools to allow this coordination to occur. These processes and tools are currently defined and are extensively used. This paper summarizes these processes, and documents the current data trends associated with these processes and tools, with a focus on the metrics provided from the ISS Planning Product Change Request (PPCR) tool. As NASA's Vision for Space Exploration and general Human spaceflight trends are implemented, the probability of joint venture long duration programs such as ISS, with varying levels of intergovernmental and/or corporate partnership, will increase. Therefore, the results of this PPCR analysis serve as current Lessons learned for the ISS and for further similar ventures.

UNESCO's activities in ethics.

PubMed

ten Have, Henk A M J

2010-03-01

UNESCO is an intergovernmental organization with 193 Member States. It is concerned with a broad range of issues regarding education, science and culture. It is the only UN organisation with a mandate in science. Since 1993 it is addressing ethics of science and technology, with special emphasis on bioethics. One major objective of the ethics programme is the development of international normative standards. This is particularly important since many Member States only have a limited infrastructure in bioethics, lacking expertise, educational programs, bioethics committees and legal frameworks. UNESCO has recently adopted the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights. The focus of current activities is now on implementation of this Declaration. Three activities are discussed that aim at improving and reinforcing the ethics infrastructure in relation to science and technology: the Global Ethics Observatory, the Ethics Education Programme and the Assisting Bioethics Committees project.

Uncertainty quantification of US Southwest climate from IPCC projections.

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

Boslough, Mark Bruce Elrick

2011-01-01

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) made extensive use of coordinated simulations by 18 international modeling groups using a variety of coupled general circulation models (GCMs) with different numerics, algorithms, resolutions, physics models, and parameterizations. These simulations span the 20th century and provide forecasts for various carbon emissions scenarios in the 21st century. All the output from this panoply of models is made available to researchers on an archive maintained by the Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (PCMDI) at LLNL. I have downloaded this data and completed the first steps toward a statisticalmore » analysis of these ensembles for the US Southwest. This constitutes the final report for a late start LDRD project. Complete analysis will be the subject of a forthcoming report.« less

Climate Change Now Apparent and Unequivocal, New Report Warns

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Showstack, Randy

2009-06-01

Climate change is happening now in the United States and globally, and its impacts are expected to become increasingly severe for more people and places unless the rate of emissions of heat-trapping gases is substantially reduced, according to a new report, “Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States,” issued at a 16 June White House briefing. The 190-page report, a product of the interagency U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), states that “global warming is unequivocal and primarily human-induced.” Among other key findings of the report—which drew on USGCRP results and other studies including Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports and the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment—is that climate change will have numerous impacts on water resources, ecosystems, agriculture, coastal areas, human health, and other sectors.

Thermal disposal of waste containing nanomaterials: first investigations on a methodology for risk management

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Ounoughene, G.; LeBihan, O.; Debray, B.; Chivas-Joly, C.; Longuet, C.; Joubert, A.; Lopez-Cuesta, J.-M.; Le Coq, L.

2017-06-01

Considering the wide use and production of NMs since last two decades, these trendy nanomaterials (NMs) are expected to end up in thermal disposal and waste incineration plants (WIP). It seems relevant to assess the risks related to the thermal disposal and incineration of waste containing NMs (WCNMs). The objective of this work is to present a first approach to develop a preliminary methodology for risk management in order (1) to give insights on nanosafety of exposed operators and on potential environmental risks related to the incineration and thermal disposal of WCNMs, and (2) to eventually support decision-makers and incineration plant managers. Therefore, the main challenge is to find (a) key parameter(s) which would govern the decision related to risk management of NMs thermal disposal. On the one hand, we focused on the relevant literature studies about experimental works on incineration of NMs. On the other hand, we conducted an introductory discussion with a group of experts. The review of this literature highlights that the nano-object’s nanostructure destruction appears as a relevant indicator of the risks related to the NMs incineration. As a consequence, we defined a “temperature of nanostructure destruction” (TND) which would be the temperature from which the nanostructure will be destroyed. This parameter has been assumed to be a consistent indicator to develop a preliminary methodology. If the combustion chamber temperature is higher than the TND of the NM (or if they are close to each other), then the nanostructure will be destroyed and no risks related to NMs remain. If the TND of the NMs is higher than the combustion chamber temperature, then the nanostructure will not be destroyed and risks related to NMs have to be considered. As a result, five groups of NMs have been identified. WCNMs including carbonic NMs appear to be in good position to be destroyed safely in WIP. On the other hand, based on this criterion, there would be no available thermal disposal plants to safely manage WCNMs including CeO2 and ZrO2. Finally, a decision tree has been designed. TND is used as criteria to assess if a waste can be managed safely or not by a specific thermal disposal and which safety measures have to be taken.

Faster FOIA Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27

2011-04-14

House - 04/27/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

FEMA Flexibility Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7

2011-09-23

House - 10/03/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Detroit Jobs Trust Fund Act

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Clarke, Hansen [D-MI-13

2011-09-14

House - 10/03/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Technology Security and Antiboycott Act

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28

2011-05-26

House - 06/20/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Government Neutrality in Contracting Act

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1

2011-02-16

House - 02/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3

2011-09-15

House - 10/03/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

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Parental Title Protection Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4

2011-02-10

House - 02/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2

2011-04-12

House - 04/27/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Public Online Information Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2

2011-04-04

House - 04/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Fairness to Veterans Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8

2011-04-06

House - 04/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Fairness in Federal Contracting Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4

2011-05-13

House - 06/20/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13

2011-05-03

House - 05/13/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Local Disaster Contracting Fairness Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7

2011-05-05

House - 05/13/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Restoration of State Sovereignty Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7

2011-09-14

House - 10/03/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Federal Grant Solicitations Improvement Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large

2011-06-24

House - 06/30/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

American Jobs Matter Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5

2011-04-04

House - 04/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Construction Quality Assurance Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14

2011-05-05

House - 05/13/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Territorial Funding Information Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16

2011-01-07

House - 02/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Federal Acquisition Improvement Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11

2011-04-07

House - 04/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Reclaiming Oversight of Executive Branch Spending Act

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12

2011-10-06

House - 11/02/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Transparency and Openness in Government Act

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7

2011-03-17

House - 04/01/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9

2011-03-17

House - 04/01/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Intergovernmental relations and Long Term Care reforms: lessons from the Italian case.

PubMed

Gabriele, Stefania; Tediosi, Fabrizio

2014-05-01

The article aims at analysing the reasons why Italy failed to reform Long Term Care (LTC) policies, focusing on an aspect which has been overlooked: the interplay between LTC policies and the intergovernmental multilevel relationships. In the Italian LTC system, the main central intervention has been the regularisation of migrant care work, while the automatic growth of the cash benefits has accompanied the care needs evolution. Therefore the only institutional change has been a "gradual transformation". The causes of the failure to reform LTC have been mainly related to a strong fragmentation of the policy field, the existence of a universalistic cash benefit, the fiscal constraint. We argue that a further obstacle to reform LTC policies has been the weak and uncertain legislative framework of federalism. The uncertainty on the allocation and distribution of resources and the delay to apply the equalisation mechanism based on needs engendered a lame federalism that contributed to hindering welfare innovations and to increasing the institutional fragmentation. The analysis is partly consistent with previous literature, although it places less emphasis on the role of the constituencies and the scarcity of resources in influencing decisions, focusing more on the implications of the failure to fully realise the federalist reform. This focus shows that to implement institutional change in the welfare system, it is important to take into account the features of the federal governance, the intergovernmental relations, and to address the challenges that are connected to them. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

A history of the science and politics of climate change: the role of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

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

Bolin, B.

2007-11-15

In response to growing concern about human-induced global climate change, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was formed in 1988. Written by its first Chairman, this book is a unique overview of the history of the IPCC. It describes and evaluates the intricate interplay between key factors in the science and politics of climate change, the strategy that has been followed, and the regretfully slow pace in getting to grips with the uncertainties that have prevented earlier action being taken. The book also highlights the emerging conflict between establishing a sustainable global energy system and preventing a seriousmore » change in global climate. Contents are: Part I. The Early History of the Climate Change Issue: 1. Nineteenth century discoveries; 2. The natural carbon cycle and life on earth; 3. Global research initiatives in meteorology and climatology; 4. Early international assessments of climate change; Part II. The Climate Change Issue Becomes One of Global Concern: 5. Setting the stage; 6. The scientific basis for a climate convention; 7. Serving the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee; 8. The Second IPP Assessment Report; 9. In the aftermath of the IPCC Second Assessment; 10. The Kyoto Protocol is agreed and a third assessment begun; 11. A decade of hesitance and slow progress; Part III. A Turning Point in Addressing Climate Change?: 12. Key scientific finding of prime political relevance; 13. Climate change and the future global energy supply system; Concluding remarks. 9 figs.« less

National Activity Based Total Accountability Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-15

2011-04-05

House - 04/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4

2011-10-13

House - 11/02/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Fix United States Government Contracting Deficit with China Act

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5

2011-01-20

House - 02/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Congressional Made in America Promise Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9

2011-03-29

House - 04/01/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Climate Literacy Ambassadors

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Ackerman, S. A.; Mooney, M. E.

2011-12-01

The Climate Literacy Ambassadors program is a collaborative effort to advance climate literacy led by the Cooperative Institute of Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. With support from NASA, CIMSS is coordinating a three-tiered program to train G6-12 teachers to be Ambassadors of Climate Literacy in their schools and communities. The complete training involves participation at a teacher workshop combined with web-based professional development content around Global and Regional Climate Change. The on-line course utilizes e-learning technology to clarify graphs and concepts from the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Summary for Policy Makers with content intricately linked to the Climate Literacy: The Essential Principles of Climate Science. Educators who take the course for credit can develop lesson plans or opt for a project of their choosing. This session will showcase select lesson plans and projects, ranging from a district-wide action plan that engaged dozens of teachers to Ambassadors volunteering at the Aldo Leopold Climate Change Nature Center to a teacher who tested a GLOBE Student Climate Research Campaign (SCRC) learning project with plans to participate in the SCRC program. Along with sharing successes from the CIMSS Climate Literacy Ambassadors project, we will share lessons learned related to the challenges of sustaining on-line virtual educator communities.

Onchocerciasis in the Americas: from arrival to (near) elimination

PubMed Central

2011-01-01

Onchocerciasis (river blindness) is a blinding parasitic disease that threatens the health of approximately 120 million people worldwide. While 99% of the population at-risk for infection from onchocerciasis live in Africa, some 500,000 people in the Americas are also threatened by infection. A relatively recent arrival to the western hemisphere, onchocerciasis was brought to the New World through the slave trade and spread through migration. The centuries since its arrival have seen advances in diagnosing, mapping and treating the disease. Once endemic to six countries in the Americas (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico and Venezuela), onchocerciasis is on track for interruption of transmission in the Americas by 2012, in line with Pan American Health Organization resolution CD48.R12. The success of this public health program is due to a robust public-private partnership involving national governments, local communities, donor organizations, intergovernmental bodies, academic institutions, non-profit organizations and the pharmaceutical industry. The lessons learned through the efforts in the Americas are in turn informing the program to control and eliminate onchocerciasis in Africa. However, continued support and investment are needed for program implementation and post-treatment surveillance to protect the gains to-date and ensure complete elimination is achieved and treatment can be safely stopped within all 13 regional foci. PMID:22024050

US fishing industry participation in NASA's earth resources survey program: Communications between NASA and the US fishing industry

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Maughan, P. M.; Marmelstein, A. D.; Hecht, K.; Broadhead, G. C.; Alverson, F. G.; Peckham, C. G.

1971-01-01

A study to evaluate the applications of remote sensing in commercial fishing is reported, and the basis for effective communications between NASA and the U.S. fishing industry are established. Detailed information is presented in the following areas: organization of the fishing complex and communication levels within and between the components; organization of the fishing industry and the communications within and between both selected fisheries and various industry groups; relationships and communications between federal, state, and local government agencies and the fishing industry; relationships and communications between international and regional fisheries commissions; and intergovernmental agency relationships relevant to the fishing industry. It will be necessary to educate those individuals having access to the techniques and resultant data, and channels for distribution of the information to selected fisheries are recommended. Procedures for feedback information loops are also established.

Future sea ice conditions and weather forecasts in the Arctic: Implications for Arctic shipping.

PubMed

Gascard, Jean-Claude; Riemann-Campe, Kathrin; Gerdes, Rüdiger; Schyberg, Harald; Randriamampianina, Roger; Karcher, Michael; Zhang, Jinlun; Rafizadeh, Mehrad

2017-12-01

The ability to forecast sea ice (both extent and thickness) and weather conditions are the major factors when it comes to safe marine transportation in the Arctic Ocean. This paper presents findings focusing on sea ice and weather prediction in the Arctic Ocean for navigation purposes, in particular along the Northeast Passage. Based on comparison with the observed sea ice concentrations for validation, the best performing Earth system models from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) program (CMIP5-Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 5) were selected to provide ranges of potential future sea ice conditions. Our results showed that, despite a general tendency toward less sea ice cover in summer, internal variability will still be large and shipping along the Northeast Passage might still be hampered by sea ice blocking narrow passages. This will make sea ice forecasts on shorter time and space scales and Arctic weather prediction even more important.

IGO-NGO relations and HIV / AIDS: innovation or stalemate?

PubMed

Jonsson, C; Soderholm, P

1995-01-01

This paper is concerned with the emergence of transnational cooperative structures in response to AIDS. Of chief concern are efforts to create and maintain links among and between intergovernmental organizations (IGO) in the UN system and the many heterogenous organizations usually included under the nongovernmental organization (NGO) label. After discussing the nature of the AIDS issue, the authors focus upon the various ways of framing the AIDS issue and the effort by the Global Program on AIDS to coordinate IGO and NGO activities. In closing, they identify lessons and insights of broader applicability emanating from the AIDS case. The paper discusses the nature of AIDS, AIDS as a medical problem, AIDS as a human rights problem, AIDS as a socioeconomic problem, forging IGO-NGO links, an international NGO forum, informal networking, NGOs and AIDS-related foreign assistance, representation, formal versus informal coordination, costs of network building, degree of organization, and expertise.

Cost of areal reduction of gulf hypoxia through agricultural practice.

PubMed

Whittaker, Gerald; Barnhart, Bradley L; Srinivasan, Raghavan; Arnold, Jeffrey G

2015-02-01

A major share of the area of hypoxic growth in the Northern Gulf of Mexico has been attributed to nutrient run-off from agricultural fields, but no estimate is available for the cost of reducing Gulf hypoxic area using agricultural conservation practices. We apply the Soil and Water Assessment Tool using observed daily weather to simulate the reduction in nitrogen loading in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (UMRB) that would result from enrolling all row crop acreage in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Nitrogen loadings at the outlet of the UMRB are used to predict Gulf hypoxic area, and net cash farm rent is used as the price for participation in the CRP. Over the course of the 42 year simulation, direct CRP costs total more than $388 billion, and the Inter-Governmental Task Force goal of hypoxic area less than 5000 square kilometers is met in only two years. Published by Elsevier B.V.

Payload advisory panel recommendations

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Moore, Berrien, III

1991-01-01

The Payload Advisory Panel proposes a restructured Earth Observing System (EOS) mission to address high-priority science and environmental policy issues in Earth System Science. These issues have been identified through studies conducted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences (CEES). The restructured EOS defers efforts to improve the understanding of the middle and upper stratosphere and solid earth geophysics. The strategy of the mission combines high priority new measurements with continuation of critical data sets begun by missions which precede EOS. Collaborative arrangements with international partners are an essential part of the program and additional arrangements are posed. The need for continuity in Earth observations and the urgency of environmental questions require launch of some EOS elements as soon as possible. They further require maintenance of the EOS objective of obtaining consistent 15-year measurement records.

Payload advisory panel recommendations

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Moore, Berrien, III

1991-11-01

The Payload Advisory Panel proposes a restructured Earth Observing System (EOS) mission to address high-priority science and environmental policy issues in Earth System Science. These issues have been identified through studies conducted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences (CEES). The restructured EOS defers efforts to improve the understanding of the middle and upper stratosphere and solid earth geophysics. The strategy of the mission combines high priority new measurements with continuation of critical data sets begun by missions which precede EOS. Collaborative arrangements with international partners are an essential part of the program and additional arrangements are posed. The need for continuity in Earth observations and the urgency of environmental questions require launch of some EOS elements as soon as possible. They further require maintenance of the EOS objective of obtaining consistent 15-year measurement records.

A Global Repository for Planet-Sized Experiments and Observations

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Williams, Dean; Balaji, V.; Cinquini, Luca; Denvil, Sebastien; Duffy, Daniel; Evans, Ben; Ferraro, Robert D.; Hansen, Rose; Lautenschlager, Michael; Trenham, Claire

2016-01-01

Working across U.S. federal agencies, international agencies, and multiple worldwide data centers, and spanning seven international network organizations, the Earth System Grid Federation (ESGF) allows users to access, analyze, and visualize data using a globally federated collection of networks, computers, and software. Its architecture employs a system of geographically distributed peer nodes that are independently administered yet united by common federation protocols and application programming interfaces (APIs). The full ESGF infrastructure has now been adopted by multiple Earth science projects and allows access to petabytes of geophysical data, including the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) output used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment reports. Data served by ESGF not only include model output (i.e., CMIP simulation runs) but also include observational data from satellites and instruments, reanalyses, and generated images. Metadata summarize basic information about the data for fast and easy data discovery.

Collaborative Preservation of At-Risk Data at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Casey, K. S.; Collins, D.; Cooper, J. M.; Ritchey, N. A.

2017-12-01

The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) serves as the official long term archive of NOAA's environmental data. Adhering to the principles and responsibilities of the Open Archival Information System (OAIS, ISO 14721), and backed by both agency policies and formal legislation, NCEI ensures that these irreplaceable environmental data are preserved and made available for current users and future generations. These goals are achieved through regional, national, and international collaborative efforts like the ICSU World Data System, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission's International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) program, NSF's DataOne, and through specific data preservation projects with partners such as the NOAA Cooperative Institutes, ESIP, and even retired federal employees. Through efforts like these, at-risk data with poor documentation, on aging media, and of unknown format and content are being rescued and made available to the public for widespread reuse.

Developments in Space Research in Nigeria

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Oke, O.

2006-08-01

Nigeria's desire to venture into space technology was first made known to ECA/ OAU member countries at an inter-governmental meeting in Addis Ababa, 1976. The Nigerian space research is highly rated in Africa in terms of reputation and scientific results. The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Nigeria's space research coordinating body; has taken a more active role to help Nigeria's space research community to succeed internationally. The paper presents recent examples of Nigeria's successes in space and its detailed applications in areas such as remote sensing, meteorology, communication and Information Technology. and many more. It gave an analysis of the statistics of Nigerian born space scientists working in the other space-faring nations. The analysis have been used to develop a model for increasing Nigerian scientist's involvement in the development of space research in Nigeria. It concluded with some thoughts on the current and future of Nigeria's space borne scientific experiments, policies and programs.

Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2

2011-01-05

House - 02/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

EPA Region 7 Intergovernmental Review Process

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

Executive Order 12372 & EPA's implementing regulation 40 CFR Part 29 require that all interested state, area-wide, regional, and local agencies be given the opportunity to review & comment on proposed Federal assistance within their area(s) of jurisdiction

78 FR 72609 - Approval and Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants...

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2013-12-03

..., subpart B and part 62, subpart A. Section 129 of the CAA regulates air pollutants that include organics... pollution control, Aluminum, Fertilizers, Fluoride, Intergovernmental relations, Paper and paper products...

Manufacture Renewable Energy Systems: Make it in America Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-10

2011-01-26

House - 02/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

40 CFR 31.11 - State plans.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Pre-Award... before receiving grants. Under regulations implementing Executive Order 12372, “Intergovernmental Review...

EPA Region 4 Intergovernmental Review Process

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

Executive Order 12372 & EPA's implementing regulation 40 CFR Part 29 require that all interested state, area-wide, regional, and local agencies be given the opportunity to review & comment on proposed Federal assistance within their area(s) of jurisdiction

37 CFR 501.3 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA), 5 U.S.C. 1304 and 3371-3376, or a part-time consultant or part-time employee... by the Secretary. (d) The term invention, as used in this part, means any art or process, machine...

Stop Excessive Taxpayer Payments to Government Contractors Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-21

2011-09-20

House - 10/03/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Controlling Our Air-travel Costs at Home Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1

2011-01-05

House - 02/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

To repeal a limitation on Federal procurement of certain fuels.

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11

2011-10-05

House - 11/02/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

No fudging on geoengineering

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Parker, Andy; Geden, Oliver

2016-12-01

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is preparing a report on keeping global warming below 1.5 °C. How the panel chooses to deal with the option of solar geoengineering will test the integrity of scientific climate policy advice.

76 FR 76929 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey...

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2011-12-09

... active outdoors, and individuals with a pre-existing respiratory disease, such as asthma. On April 30... in 40 CFR Part 52 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone...

77 FR 24230 - Excepted Service

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2012-04-23

... Congressional and Relations Officer. Legislative Affairs. Office of Communications PM120009 12/21/2011 Communications and Specialist. Public Liaison. Securities and Exchange Division of Confidential SE120001 12/21.../2011 Development. Congressional and and Public Intergovernmental Engagement Liaison. Relations...

Waiver of intergovernmental immunity in Federal environmental statutes

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

Murchison, K.M.

1977-01-01

Congress assigned the Federal government the responsibility for setting substantive environmental quality standards and the states the responsibility for implementing and enforcing those standards in four statutes--the National Environmental Policy Act; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; Clean Air Act; and the Noise Control Act. In two recent decisions (EPA v. California ex rel. State Water Resources Council Bd., 96 S. Ct. 2022, 1976 and Hancock v. Train, 96 S. Ct. 2006, 1976) the U.S. Supreme Court considered the extent to which Congress intended these environmental statutes to waive Federal immunity from state regulation. This article examines these decisions inmore » light of the doctrine of intergovernmental immunity, the statutes and their legislative histories, and the concept of federalism embodied in the environmental legislation. The article concludes that Congress intended a broad waiver of Federal immunity, but because of two fundamental flaws in the Court's approach it has construed the waiver narrowly. (MCW)« less

Responding to Public Health Emergencies on Tribal Lands: Jurisdictional Challenges and Practical Solutions.

PubMed

Barnard, Justin B

2015-01-01

Response to public health emergencies on tribal lands poses a unique challenge for state and tribal public health officials. The complexity and intensely situation-specific nature of federal Indian jurisprudence leaves considerable question as to which government entity, state or tribal, has jurisdiction on tribal lands to undertake basic emergency measures such as closure of public spaces, quarantine, compulsory medical examination, and investigation. That jurisdictional uncertainty, coupled with cultural differences and an often troubled history of tribal-state relations, threatens to significantly impede response to infectious disease outbreaks or other public health emergencies on tribal lands. Given that tribal communities may be disproportionately impacted by public health emergencies, it is critical that tribal, state, and local governments engage with each other in coordinated planning for public health threats. This Article is offered as a catalyst for such planning efforts. The Article identifies some of the most pressing jurisdictional issues that may confront governments responding to a public health emergency on tribal lands, with the aim of highlighting the nature of the problem and the need for action. The Article goes on to examine the most promising means of addressing jurisdictional uncertainty: intergovernmental agreements. Already utilized in many areas of shared interest between tribe and state, intergovernmental agreements offer neighboring state, local, and tribal governments a vehicle for delineating roles and authorities in an emergency, and may lay the groundwork for sharing resources. The Article surveys various representative tribal public health intergovernmental agreements, and concludes with suggestions for tribes and state or local governments looking to craft their own agreements.

The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES): Enhancing Collaboration to Support Science-Based Decision-Making

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Duke, C. S.; Quach, K.; Jackson, S. T.

2015-12-01

The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) offers major opportunities to enhance scientific collaboration and advance global environmental sustainability. IPBES was established in 2012 as an independent intergovernmental body dedicated to assessing the state of the planet's biodiversity, its ecosystems, and the essential services they provide to society. IPBES has four functions: 1) identify and prioritize key scientific information needed for policymakers and catalyze efforts to generate new knowledge by engaging relevant scientific, policy and funding organizations; 2) perform regular and timely assessments of knowledge on biodiversity and ecosystem services and their interlinkages; 3) support policy formulation and implementation by identifying policy-relevant tools and methodologies; and 4) prioritize key capacity-building needs to improve the science-policy interface and catalyze related financing. To date, IPBES has brought together representatives of 124 countries at three annual plenary meetings and numerous panel meetings about specific assessments. This presentation will summarize IPBES' opportunities and achievements to date. These include a conceptual framework for IPBES processes and products, an assessment of the status of pollination and pollinators associated with food production, draft reports on scenario analyses and capacity building, and scoping for assessments of land degradation and restoration and of biodiversity in five regions of the world. IPBES provides natural and social scientists and other experts with important opportunities to support collaborative, science-based environmental decision-making at global to local scales. The presentation will conclude by describing opportunities to participate as expert panel members, contributors to assessments, and reviewers.

Correction of Long-Standing Errors in Agencies' Unsustainable Procurements Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3

2011-05-23

House - 06/20/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

75 FR 53907 - Revisions to the Arizona State Implementation Plan, Maricopa County

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... health and the environment, including premature mortality, aggravation of respiratory and cardiovascular disease, decreased lung function, visibility impairment, and damage to vegetation and ecosystems. Section... protection, Air pollution control, Intergovernmental relations, Particulate matter, Reporting and...

To repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6

2011-01-05

House - 02/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Impact of groundwater flow on permafrost degradation and transportation infrastructure stability.

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2013-02-01

A warming climate has been identified as unequivocal by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change with greater and faster temperature increase demonstrated at : northern latitudes, and with an overall increase in precipitation. Analysis of field ...

40 CFR 1.37 - Office of External Affairs.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... policies concerning special environmental areas and cultural resources; (3) Compliance with Executive... Resources Management in matters pertaining to appropriations legislation. It works closely with the Office... the Appropriations Subcommittees of Congress. (e) Office of Community and Intergovernmental Relations...

Global Public Leadership in a Technological Era

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Masciulli, Joseph

2011-01-01

Good (ethical and effective) global public leadership--by national politicians, intergovernmental and nongovernmental international organizational leaders, multinational corporate leaders, and technoscientists--will make a significant positive difference in our global system's capacity to solve contemporary and futuristic global problems. High…

76 FR 64344 - Amended Record of Decision for the Nuclear Facility Portion of the Chemistry and Metallurgy...

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2011-10-18

... potential impacts of each alternative on: Land use and visual resources; site infrastructure; air quality... intergovernmental efforts to protect indigenous practices and locations of concern. NNSA will continue to conduct...

Governance and Finance.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

McGhehey, M. A.

Court litigation concerning governance and finance in higher education demonstrates lawyers' attempts to extend the legal principles established in one educational system to different systems. Intergovernmental relations cases involve educational institutions' connections with counties, cities, states, and various public agencies. Because of an…

76 FR 56362 - National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan National Priorities List

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2011-09-13

... and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan National Priorities List AGENCY: Environmental... protection, Air pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous Waste, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water pollution control, Water...

33 CFR 384.10 - How does the Corps of Engineers make efforts to accommodate intergovernmental concerns?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... either: (1) Accepts the recommendation; (2) Reaches a mutually agreeable solution with the state process... Corps official, has reviewed the case and determined that, because of unusual circumstances, the waiting...

33 CFR 384.10 - How does the Corps of Engineers make efforts to accommodate intergovernmental concerns?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... either: (1) Accepts the recommendation; (2) Reaches a mutually agreeable solution with the state process... Corps official, has reviewed the case and determined that, because of unusual circumstances, the waiting...

77 FR 42777 - Excepted Service

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... Congressional Relations. Special Assistant. DA120081 05/24/2012 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE......... Office of Deputy... Communications and Outreach. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Special Assistant. DE120087 05/09/2012 Assistant.../2012 DEVELOPMENT. Congressional and Relations Officer. Intergovernmental Relations. Office of the...

76 FR 42055 - National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List

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2011-07-18

... protection, Air pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous Waste, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water pollution control, Water... and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List AGENCY: Environmental...

Parametric estimation for reinforced concrete relief shelter for Aceh cases

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Atthaillah; Saputra, Eri; Iqbal, Muhammad

2018-05-01

This paper was a work in progress (WIP) to discover a rapid parametric framework for post-disaster permanent shelter’s materials estimation. The intended shelters were reinforced concrete construction with bricks as its wall. Inevitably, in post-disaster cases, design variations were needed to help suited victims condition. It seemed impossible to satisfy a beneficiary with a satisfactory design utilizing the conventional method. This study offered a parametric framework to overcome slow construction-materials estimation issue against design variations. Further, this work integrated parametric tool, which was Grasshopper to establish algorithms that simultaneously model, visualize, calculate and write the calculated data to a spreadsheet in a real-time. Some customized Grasshopper components were created using GHPython scripting for a more optimized algorithm. The result from this study was a partial framework that successfully performed modeling, visualization, calculation and writing the calculated data simultaneously. It meant design alterations did not escalate time needed for modeling, visualization, and material estimation. Further, the future development of the parametric framework will be made open source.

Safe use of epidural corticosteroid injections: recommendations of the WIP Benelux workgroup.

PubMed

Van Boxem, Koen; Rijsdijk, Mienke; Hans, Guy; de Jong, Jasper; Kallewaard, Jan Willem; Vissers, Kris; van Kleef, Maarten; Rathmell, James P; Van Zundert, Jan

2018-05-14

Epidural corticosteroid injections are used frequently worldwide in the treatment of radicular pain. Concerns have risen involving rare major neurologic injuries after this treatment. Recommendations to prevent these complications have been published, but local implementation is not always feasible due to local circumstances and necessitating local recommendations based on literature review. A workgroup of 4 stakeholder pain societies in Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) has reviewed the literature involving neurological complications after epidural corticosteroid injections and possible safety measures to prevent these major neurologic injuries. Twenty-six considerations and recommendations were selected by the workgroup. These involve the use of imaging, injection equipment particulate and non-particulate corticosteroids, epidural approach and maximal volume to be injected. Raising awareness about possible neurological complications and adoption of safety measures recommended by the work group aim at reducing the risks of these devastating events. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

7 CFR 3015.303 - Secretary's general responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 15 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Secretary's general responsibilities. 3015.303 Section 3015.303 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE UNIFORM FEDERAL ASSISTANCE REGULATIONS Intergovernmental Review...

77 FR 64036 - Determination of Attainment of the 1-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards in the...

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2012-10-18

...); letter dated June 16, 2011. 2. Tim Shesteck, American Chemistry Council (ACC); letter dated June 17, 2011..., Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Volatile organic compounds. Dated: October 3, 2012. Jared...

75 FR 72653 - Alternate Fracture Toughness Requirements for Protection Against Pressurized Thermal Shock Events...

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2010-11-26

..., Criminal penalties, Fire protection, Intergovernmental relations, Nuclear power plants and reactors... Requirements for Protection Against Pressurized Thermal Shock Events; Correction AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory... fracture toughness requirements for protection against pressurized thermal shock (PTS) events for...

32 CFR 230.4 - Policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... the Treasury under statutory authority that is separate from State or Federal laws that govern... agreements, other intergovernmental agreements, or host-country law. (2) Financial services at overseas DoD... franchise and, where applicable, as authorized by the pertinent status of forces agreements, other...

7 CFR 3015.303 - Secretary's general responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

..., proposed Federal financial assistance from, or direct Federal development by, the Department. (b) If a State adopts a process under the Order to review and coordinate proposed Federal financial assistance... FINANCIAL OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE UNIFORM FEDERAL ASSISTANCE REGULATIONS Intergovernmental Review...

76 FR 56294 - National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan National Priorities List

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2011-09-13

... and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan National Priorities List AGENCY: Environmental... pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous Waste, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water pollution control, Water supply. Authority: 33 U...

Towards a global terrestrial species monitoring program

USGS Publications Warehouse

Schmeller, Dirk S.; Julliard, Romain; Bellingham, Peter J.; Böhm, Monika; Brummitt, Neil; Chiarucci, Alessandro; Couvet, Denis; Elmendorf, Sarah; Forsyth, David M.; Moreno, Jaime García; Gregory, Richard D.; Magnusson, William E.; Martin, Laura J.; McGeoch, Melodie A.; Mihoub, Jean-Baptiste; Pereira, Henrique M.; Proença, Vânia; van Swaay, Chris A.M.; Yahara, Tetsukazu; Belnap, Jayne

2015-01-01

Introduction: The Convention for Biological Diversity’s (CBD) Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 envisions that “By 2050, biodiversity is valued, conserved, restored and wisely used, maintaining ecosystem services, sustaining a healthy planet and delivering benefits essential for all people.” Although 193 parties have adopted these goals, there is little infrastructure in place to monitor global biodiversity trends. Recent international conservation policy requires such data to be up-to-date, reliable, comparable among sites, relevant, and understandable; as is becoming obvious from the work plan adopted by the Intergovernmental Panel for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES: www.ipbes.net/; http://tinyurl.com/ohdnknq). In order to meet the five strategic goals of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its 20 accompanying Aichi Targets for 2020 (www.cbd.int/sp/targets/), advances need to be made in coordinating large-scale biodiversity monitoring and linking these with environmental data to develop a comprehensive Global Observation Network, as is the main idea behind GEOSS the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (Christian 2005)...Here we identify ten requirements important for the successful implementation of a global biodiversity monitoring network under the flag of GEO BON and especially a global terrestrial species monitoring program.

Anticipating and preventing pollution -- How governments in Canada are meeting the challenge of pollution prevention

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

Wilkes, B.D.

1997-12-31

Provincial, territorial governments in Canada, along with the federal government, are putting in place innovative, interesting programs that are aimed at implementing pollution prevention. All governments, through the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, have reached a consensus on the meaning of pollution prevention, and have adopted a national strategy to guide program development within each jurisdiction. Pollution prevention holds the promise of improving environmental protection and at the same time relieving regulatory burdens. This paper will trace the development of the consensus in Canada over the direction being taken by governments on pollution prevention, outline the principal programsmore » now underway within selected jurisdictions, and look at some of the institutional and policy responses that have been developed to address key challenges. Among these are shifting the culture in government and industry from control to prevention, and finding effective ways of building prevention into government permitting and licensing. The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) is the major intergovernmental forum in Canada for discussion and joint action on environmental issues of national and international concern. It is comprised of environment ministers from the federal, provincial and territorial governments.« less

The Real Challenge of ESD

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Jackson, M. G.

2011-01-01

Between the Inter-governmental Conference on Environmental Education at Tbilisi in 1977 and the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Education at Ahmedabad in 2007, our conception of the challenge posed by the global crises of climate change, environmental destruction, social disintegration, poverty, natural resources exhaustion and…

76 FR 81901 - Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designations of Areas for Air Quality...

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2011-12-29

....071 0.082 0.082 1009). Rowan County (NC) 301 West St & Gold Hill Ave. (37-159- 0.084 0.071 0.077 0.077... Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations...

Environmental Concern, Social Capital and the Social Context of Tailpipe Emissions-Related Knowledge in Northern Climates

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2012-06-30

Approximately a quarter of all greenhouse gases originate from motor vehicle tailpipe emissions (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007). Along with reducing household energy usage, changes in transportation behavior would have the most dire...

Maritime Tactical Command and Control Analysis of Alternatives

DTIC Science & Technology

2016-01-01

JIIM joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational LCC life-cycle cost MANA Map Aware Non-Uniform Automata MDA milestone decision authority...Map Aware Non-Uniform Automata (MANA), a combat and C4I, surveillance, and reconnaissance model developed by the New Zealand Defence Technology

Code of conduct for the International Space Station Crew. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Interim final rule.

PubMed

2000-12-21

NASA is issuing new regulations entitled "International Space Station Crew," to implement certain provisions of the International Space Station (ISS) Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) regarding ISS crewmembers' observance of an ISS Code of Conduct.

Needs Assessment on Homeless Children and Youth.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Social Planning Council of Winnipeg (Manitoba).

This assessment of the needs of homeless runaway youth in Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada) indicates the need for a cooperative intergovernmental, interdepartmental, and interagency initiative incorporating prevention, intervention and protection, and repatriation. Information was gathered from the Winnipeg Police Department, interviews with 127…

Douglas J. Arent - Deputy Associate Lab Director, Scientific Computing

Science.gov Websites

Coordinating Lead Author for the 5th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC of Sciences Panel on Limiting the Magnitude of Future Climate Change, and also served on the

75 FR 13270 - State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB)

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2010-03-19

... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB) AGENCY: Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of open teleconference. SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the State Energy Advisory... Technical Advisor, Intergovernmental Projects, Golden Field Office, U.S. Department of Energy, 1617 Cole...

Analysis of anthropogenic contributions to record high Australian summer rainfall (2010-2012) using CMIP5 simulations

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Lewis, Sophie; Karoly, David

2013-04-01

Changes in extreme climate events pose significant challenges for both human and natural systems. Some climate extremes are likely to become "more frequent, more widespread and/or more intense during the 21st century" (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007) due to anthropogenic climate change. Particularly in Australia, El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has a relationship to the relative frequency of temperature and precipitation extremes. In this study, we investigate the record high two-summer rainfall observed in Australia (2010-2011 and 2011-2012). This record rainfall occurred in association with a two year extended La Niña event and resulted in severe and extensive flooding. We examine simulated changes in seasonal-scale rainfall extremes in the Australian region in a suite of models participating in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5). In particular, we utilise the novel CMIP5 detection and attribution historical experiments with various forcings (natural forcings only and greenhouse gas forcings only) to examine the impact of various anthropogenic forcings on seasonal-scale extreme rainfall across Australia. Using these standard detection and attribution experiments over the period of 1850 to 2005, we examine La Niña contributions to the 2-season record rainfall, as well as the longer-term climate change contribution to rainfall extremes. Was there an anthropogenic influence in the record high Australian summer rainfall over 2010 to 2012, and if so, how much influence? Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2007), Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis, Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, edited by S. Solomon et al., 996 pp., Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, U. K.

28 CFR 0.27 - General functions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false General functions. 0.27 Section 0.27 Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 2-Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs § 0.27 General functions. The following-described matters are...

32 CFR 231.10 - Financial institutions on DoD installations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... statutory authority that is separate from State or Federal laws that govern commercial banking. Section 265... forces agreements, other intergovernmental agreements, or host-country law. (ii) Financial services at... a geographic franchise and, where applicable, as authorized by the pertinent status of forces...

45 CFR 310.1 - What definitions apply to this part?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... existing automated data processing computer system through an Intergovernmental Service Agreement; (4...) Office Automation means a generic adjunct component of a computer system that supports the routine... timely and satisfactory; (iv) Assurances that information in the computer system as well as access, use...

45 CFR 310.1 - What definitions apply to this part?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... existing automated data processing computer system through an Intergovernmental Service Agreement; (4...) Office Automation means a generic adjunct component of a computer system that supports the routine... timely and satisfactory; (iv) Assurances that information in the computer system as well as access, use...

45 CFR 310.1 - What definitions apply to this part?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... existing automated data processing computer system through an Intergovernmental Service Agreement; (4...) Office Automation means a generic adjunct component of a computer system that supports the routine... timely and satisfactory; (iv) Assurances that information in the computer system as well as access, use...

45 CFR 310.1 - What definitions apply to this part?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... existing automated data processing computer system through an Intergovernmental Service Agreement; (4...) Office Automation means a generic adjunct component of a computer system that supports the routine... timely and satisfactory; (iv) Assurances that information in the computer system as well as access, use...

45 CFR 310.1 - What definitions apply to this part?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... existing automated data processing computer system through an Intergovernmental Service Agreement; (4...) Office Automation means a generic adjunct component of a computer system that supports the routine... timely and satisfactory; (iv) Assurances that information in the computer system as well as access, use...

77 FR 51097 - Notice of Action Subject to Intergovernmental Review Under Executive Order

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2012-08-23

... an SBDC. SBDCs offer training, counseling and other business development assistance to small... counseling to existing and prospective small business owners in management, marketing, finance, operations... particular attention to SBA's priority and special emphasis groups, including veterans, women, exporters, the...

Intergovernmental Relations in Education.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Bartunek, Frank

1994-01-01

The relationships between provincial and local goverments in Canada have important effects on the course of public education. School districts in British Columbia use a wide variety of political strategies to influence provincial government behavior. Greater knowledge of the nature of such political strategies by school districts would make…

78 FR 5290 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Reasonably Available...

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2013-01-25

...: Paper, film, and foil coatings; industrial cleaning solvents; miscellaneous metal and plastic parts... solvents; (3) miscellaneous metal and plastic parts coatings; (4) large appliance coatings; (5) offset... protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, Reporting...

18 CFR 801.2 - Coordination, cooperation, and intergovernmental relations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... water resources problems within a local and regional context, but when faced with obviously needed... rendered. (3) Should it become necessary for the Commission to undertake development, management and operation of projects, arrangements for repayment of all project costs and eventual operation and...

Property.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Piele, Philip K.

Numerous cases in this year's chapter dealt with the same topics of previous years--contracts and bids for building construction, and detachment and annexation of a portion of a school district. The courts continued to attribute board discretionary authority to school boards in school property matters. Intergovernmental disputes over ownership or…

75 FR 27975 - Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan; Imperial County Air Pollution Control...

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Theme 1 Overview: Living in Communities in the Circumpolar North.

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Hodge, Tony

1998-01-01

An eight-nation intergovernmental council concerned with sustainable development in the Arctic conducted workshops on ecosystem health, youth, alternative energy, housing, transportation, and waste management. Seven themes emerged that included community involvement in decision making, consideration of local capacities, development of information…

Potential Adverse Environmental Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Strategies

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For Frank Princiotta’s book, Global Climate Change—The Technology Challenge The Fourth Assessment Report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Cli-mate Change (IPCC) in 2007 was unequivocal in its message that warming of the global climate system is now occurring, and found...

Intergovernmental Relations and Ethnicity.

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Kuropas, Myron B.

Three conceptual ideologies--Anglo conformity, the melting pot, and cultural pluralism--have competed in American thinking to explain the absorption of immigrants into American society. Federal policy has reflected public opinion, as exemplified by the immigrant exclusion acts of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, tolerance of…

[Health councils, intergovernmental commissions, and interest groups in the Unified Health System

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Ribeiro

1997-01-01

Health councils have developed in Brazil in keeping with arrangements under the 1988 Constitution, and the logic of their political consensus has expanded among interest groups relevant to public policy. Collegiate bodies, such as intergovernmental commissions, represent an extension of that logic to executive relationships and also express political intermediation by expertise, following the tradition of the European Welfare State. The state technical bureaucracy has thus developed a remarkable role in policy-making and in State-level modeling of interest groups. This article argues that such collegiate bodies should be analyzed through State action and defines two models for health councils. One, the vocal political model, is characterized by a prevalence of outspoken denunciation and an overload of demands on the political agenda. The other, the consensus model, expresses self-limitation amongst interest groups in drafting demands. These models are not hierarchically fixed and are usually linked to the political platforms of interest groups participating in the collegiate bodies.

Navigating the profits and pitfalls of governmental partnerships: the ICRC and intergovernmental relief, 1918-23.

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Lowe, Kimberly A

2015-10-01

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is today a staunch proponent of the need for humanitarian organisations to remain independent of state interests, yet it deliberately solicited intergovernmental intervention in international relief after the First World War of 1914-18. This paper examines why an organisation committed to upholding the independence and impartiality of humanitarian action might still choose to partner with governmental bodies. It also highlights the historical beginnings of a linkage between international aid and geopolitics. To secure governmental funding for refugee relief during the 1920s, the ICRC argued that the humanitarian crises of the post-war years were a threat to the political and social stability of Europe. While this has become axiomatic, the interwar history of the ICRC demonstrates that the perceived connection between relief and geopolitical stability is historically constructed, and that it must continue to be asserted persuasively to be effective. © 2015 The Author(s). Disasters © Overseas Development Institute, 2015.

Access to health care as a human right in international policy: critical reflections and contemporary challenges.

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Castillo, Camilo Hernán Manchola; Garrafa, Volnei; Cunha, Thiago; Hellmann, Fernando

2017-07-01

Using the United Nations (UN) and its subordinate body, the World Health Organization (WHO), as a frame of reference, this article explores access to healthcare as a human right in international intergovernmental policies. First, we look at how the theme of health is treated within the UN, focusing on the concept of global health. We then discuss the concept of global health from a human rights perspective and go on to outline the debate surrounding universal coverage versus universal access as a human right, addressing some important ethical questions. Thereafter, we discuss universal coverage versus universal access using the critical and constructivist theories of international relations as a frame of reference. Finally, it is concluded that, faced with the persistence of huge global health inequalities, the WHO began to reshape itself, leaving behind the notion of health as a human right and imposing the challenge of reducing the wide gap that separates international intergovernmental laws from reality.

The Law of the Sea: The United Nations and Ocean Management,

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International Fisheries Arrangements; International Machinery for Seabed Development; The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission; The US Position...Sea, Anglo-America, Latin America. Among the contributed papers are one on policy recommendations regarding ocean mineral resources, on the European economic community , and on Soviet maritime law. (Author)

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1981 World Refugee Survey.

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de Sherbinin, Michael J., Ed.

This report presents an update and analysis of refugee and/or resettlement situations in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Canada, and Latin America. Described are activities undertaken by the following refugee organizations: (1) the Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); (2) the Intergovernmental Committee for…